Open Call: Visual Languages Across Cultures – ZAO Magazine Special Issue
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Submit up to 6 original artworks exploring visual languages across cultures, cultural diaspora, identity, memory, and cross-cultural communication.
Swedish-based visual and applied arts artists apply directly to develop artistic practice and establish professional networks through a residency in Bangalore; international artists are invited based on proposals from professionals in the field.
Swedish-based visual and applied arts artists apply for accommodation in Paris and participation in the IASPIS residency programme.
Artists are invited to apply for a residency at a former sugar refinery site in Tainan, Taiwan, with partial subsidies for living and working expenses plus funding for presentations.
Artists are invited to apply for a one-month curated residency focused on Afro-Indigenous cultures, Atlantic Forest, and environmental consciousness, with accommodation, studio space, and cultural programming.
Artists of all disciplines are invited to apply for a residency at the Château de La Napoule to engage in creative work within a supportive peer environment.
International exhibitions outside Ukraine must partner with Ukrainian institutions and showcase Ukrainian art or address themes of war, recovery, civil society, Crimea, decolonization, or iconic Ukrainian figures/events to receive co-financing and institutional support.
Artists, architects, and designers worldwide may submit work across ten categories (painting, photography, video-art, sculpture, installation, performing art, architecture, product design, fashion design, computer graphics and AI art, illustration, and drawing) for promotion through ITSLIQUID's platform and events.
Submit up to two works 8x10 or smaller, or one larger work featuring green in whole or in part.
Artists working across multiple disciplines may apply with CV, portfolio, video/photo material, bio, and headshot for residency at an outdoor art space in rural Georgia with performance stages, dance facilities, and technical equipment.
Submit 3–5 artworks (photography or 2D visual art) for consideration in The Fine Odd, a curated fine-art publication and book-fair exhibition project.
Submit original two-dimensional artworks for consideration for display in City Hall's eighth annual Art in City Hall exhibition.
Submit artwork in any medium for consideration in an open-themed group exhibition in Barcelona.
Apply to become a vendor, featured artist, or performer at the monthly Alliance Morning Market.
Paris-based visual artists are invited to apply for an 11-week fully funded residency in London from January to March 2027 to develop their artistic practice through research, experimentation, and international exchange.
Artists, curators, critical writers, and art professionals are invited to apply for a residency to research and develop their practices in Dublin.
Artists across all creative disciplines are invited to apply for a residency at Palette People in Vagamon, Kerala.
Visual artists of all nationalities and experience levels are invited to apply for a residency that includes a bedroom, private studio, and shared rooftop workspace.
Apply to a residency program for artists across diverse creative disciplines to engage in professional development and explore projects.
Artists from all nationalities are invited to apply with a portfolio and artist statement for an immersive residency combining curatorial mentorship, studio visits, and public exhibitions in Rio de Janeiro.
Artists apply for a 4, 8, or 12-week residency in rural Japan with studio space and accommodation, required to present an exhibition at the end of their stay.
Artists, researchers, and curators are invited to apply for a 1-4 month (or longer) artistic residency with studio and optional accommodation in rural Portugal, including mentoring, community engagement, and exhibition of work.
Apply with an application form, statement of intent, CV, and portfolio to join an experimental working group investigating relationships between artistic practice, technology, and social systems.
Submit artwork in drawing, painting, sculpture, photography, graphic design, mixed media, digital art, or video for an international competition selecting 12 finalists for exhibition and prizes.
International visual and applied arts artists are invited to apply for studio residency in Stockholm based on professional proposals; Swedish-based artists apply directly.
Submit artwork for consideration in an international juried exhibition of contemporary art.
International artists, writers, musicians, curators, and speakers may apply for guest studio residencies of 1-6 months at Sweden's largest independent artist workplace.
Performers, companies, and creative practitioners apply to develop interdisciplinary and research-based circus and cross-boundary arts projects in dedicated studio and performance spaces.
Swedish visual artists can apply for studio space in Stockholm or partner cities; international artists participate by invitation only.
Submit up to 5 high-quality images or a video (max 6 minutes) responding to the theme of shelter, along with an artist statement and biography.