Art Comes Alive 2026 / Calls & Submissions
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Submit artwork in any medium for consideration in an annual juried exhibition and awards gala.
Submit original works about scale, largeness, and vastness in any traditional or non-traditional medium.
Apply to work as a painting studio assistant creating commissioned sports memorabilia and commercial artwork in classical realist portraiture style, with compensation per completed item.
Artists are invited to participate in a residency combining art creation with engagement in an agricultural landscape of orange orchards in rural Valencia, with access to workspace, facilities, and materials.
Join an expressive arts workshop exploring creativity as a pathway to resilience, reflection, and self-expression through mindful art viewing, guided visual art-making, journaling, poetry, and breathwork.
Apply for a long-term private studio space within an artist-led community in Berlin offering workspace, equipment access, and peer feedback opportunities.
Apply to a one-semester graduate certificate program in documentary studies with three tracks: Radio & Podcasting, Short Film, or Nonfiction Writing.
International artists working in literature, visual arts, and composition may apply for a stipend-funded residency in Schöppingen, Germany.
Artists and scholars in multiple disciplines (visual arts, music, literature, architecture, design, and humanities) submit applications to compete for residential fellowships at the American Academy in Rome.
A residency exploring the psyche through figurative painting, examining the effects of climate change, technology, and geopolitical proximity on the subconscious, with particular attention to Eastern European folklore, nostalgia, and art history.
Organizations apply for grants to support the presentation of quality arts and culture programming through festival activities.
The Jameel Fellowship invites artists and curators to undertake research-based investigation in conversation with the V&A's collection, with a focus on contemporary practice and the interaction between historical Islamic artistic legacy and contemporary work.
A solo exhibition bringing together paintings and works on paper created during a period of transition in the artist's practice, from black cotton works made in Beirut during wartime to lighter surfaces developed in Paris.
Professional artists worldwide are invited to apply for independent work and contemplation at this rural artist-run residency in Norway.
The exhibition explores love and its costs, waiting, surrender, desire, and the parts of ourselves we quietly give away, examining relationships with the body, power, intimacy, and myth through figures caught in states of tension and negotiation.
Apply for one of 10 unrestricted grants of €10,000 for emerging visual artists working collaboratively to benefit their communities.
Submit a portfolio, resume, and form to participate in a 10-day art residency exploring the theme of Art and Nature under the mentorship of curator Agnaldo Farias.
Artists from Scandinavia may apply to work independently at this artist-in-residence centre on Norway's west coast, with private accommodation, studio space, and a monthly stipend.
Submit an arts, heritage, or historic preservation project proposal for up to $2,500 in funding.
A contemporary reflection on the period between the collapse of the Ottoman Empire and the establishment of French and British Mandates in Lebanon, Syria, and Palestine (1913–1921), examining how historical narratives are constructed and remain embedded in present-day realities.
Artists and scholars are invited to apply for a 10-week research-based residency as part of the Camargo Fellowship program.
A South African visual artist will undertake a residency in September–October 2026 at MuseumsQuartier Wien, creating performance art and installations informed by lunar cycles, ancestral memory, and ritual practices.
Apply for a curatorial practice fellowship as a home-based visual artist with an active professional practice.
Artists and researchers are invited to apply for a 1–6 month artistic residency exploring the notion of trace as a place of transition between presence and absence, with workspace, mentoring, and accommodation provided.
Artists working across disciplines are invited to apply for a one-month or two-month residency in Blanca, Murcia, Spain during August and September to create site-specific work engaged with ecology, place, and artistic practice.