How many of these open calls are free to apply?

Free to apply: 16 of 35. A fee to apply or to take part: 4. Fee not stated by the organiser: 15.

What do these open calls provide?

Out of 35: stipend: 25; housing: 24; travel: 5; studio: 26; production budget: 4; exhibition: 19.

Can artists from any country apply?

No country or region limit in the terms: 23 of 35. Limited to residents or citizens of named countries or regions: 12 — each card names who may apply.

When is the next deadline?

Neuwerk Lake Residency 2027, Konstanz — Two Months in a 116 m² Studio on Lake Constance plus an Exhibition: 31 October 2026. Closing within 30 days: 21. Open on a rolling basis: 2.

Artist residencies in Germany, 2026–2027

31 Oct 2026

Neuwerk Lake Residency 2027, Konstanz — Two Months in a 116 m² Studio on Lake Constance plus an Exhibition

Neuwerk eGNeuwerk, Konstanz (Lake Constance), Germany

ResidencyFree to applyStudio with living space and utilities + exhibition budget

31 Oct 2026

HAP Studio Programme 2027–2031 at basis Frankfurt — Four Years of Free Studio Space and Mentoring for Four Early-Career Artists from Hesse, Deadline 31 October 2026

basis e.V.Frankfurt am Main, Germany

ResidencyFree studio, no stipend

1 Nov 2026

Follow Fluxus Scholarship 2026/27 — €10,000, Three-Month Studio Residency and Solo Show in Wiesbaden (Germany)

Nassauischer Kunstverein WiesbadenKunsthaus Wiesbaden and Nassauischer Kunstverein Wiesbaden, Germany

ResidencyFree to apply€10,000 + rent-free live/work studio

1 Nov 2026

Hanne-und-Hermann-Lenz-Aufenthaltsstipendium 2027 — Three-Month Writers’ Residency in Munich with €2,500/Month

Kulturreferat der Landeshauptstadt MünchenHermann-Lenz-Stiftung, Mannheimer Straße 5, Munich, Germany

ResidencyFree to apply€2,500/month for three months + housing

2 Nov 2026

Designers in Residence 2027 — Pforzheim Scholarship

EMMA — Kreativzentrum PforzheimPforzheim, Germany

Residency€1,000 a month, accommodation, workshop space and a materials grant

3 Nov 2026

TANZRECHERCHE x SPRUNGBRETT 2027

NRW KULTURsekretariatWuppertal or Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

ResidencyEUR 5,000 per residency

6 Nov 2026

EMAP Residencies 2027

European Media Art PlatformVarious (15 European Countries)

Residency€4,000 artist grant (€6,000 for a duo) + €4,000 budget

6 Nov 2026

Häuser für die Kunst 2027 — 3-Month Arbeitsstipendium in Worpswede, €2,500/Month

Künstlerhäuser WorpswedeWorpswede, Lower Saxony, Germany

Residency€2,500/month for 3 months + live/work studio

8 Nov 2026

Budapest Galéria Művészcsere 2027 — Artist Exchange Residencies in 11 European Cities for Budapest-Based Artists and Curators (Housing, Studio, Stipend)

Budapest GalériaPartner residencies in Austria, Germany, France, Iceland, Portugal, the Netherlands, Slovenia and Slovakia

ResidencyHousing, studio and stipend (14 residency places)

9 Nov 2026

Schaufler Residency 2027 — Six Months at the Intersection of Art and Science, TU Dresden

TUD Dresden University of TechnologyDresden, Germany

Residency€3,000 net per month for six months

9 Nov 2026

ada Studio Residency Program 2027 — Four Senate-Funded Residencies for Berlin Dance Duos

ada StudioBerlin, Germany

ResidencyFree to applyBerlin Senate residency funding

9 Nov 2026

Schaufler Residency@TU Dresden 2027 "Energy Cultures in Transition" — €3,000/Month for 6 Months + €10,000 Production

TUD Dresden University of TechnologyDresden, Germany

ResidencyFree to apply€3,000/month x 6 + up to €10,000 production

10 Nov 2026

Künstler:innenhaus Lauenburg 2027 — International Four-Month Writers' Residency for Authors Publishing in German (€1,000/Month)

Künstler:innenhaus LauenburgLauenburg/Elbe, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Residency€1,000/month for 4 months + flat and studio

10 Nov 2026

Künstler:innenhaus Lauenburg 2027 — International Four-Month Residency for Visual Artists (€1,000/Month + Studio-Flat)

Künstler:innenhaus LauenburgLauenburg/Elbe, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Residency€1,000/month for 4 months + flat and studio

10 Nov 2026

Künstler:innenhaus Lauenburg 2027 — International Four-Month Residency for Composers (€1,000/Month + Studio-Flat)

Künstler:innenhaus LauenburgLauenburg/Elbe, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Residency€1,000/month for 4 months + flat and studio

12 Nov 2026

Albrecht-Lempp-Stipendium 2027 — One-Month German–Polish Work Stay for Writers and Translators (Berlin or Kraków)

Literarisches Colloquium BerlinBerlin, Germany / Kraków, Poland

ResidencyOne-month work stay

15 Nov 2026

Artist-in-Residence Munich × Salta art 2027 — Ebenböckhaus Residency for Two Visual Artists from South America (€1,300/Month + Flights)

Salta artMunich, Germany

Residency€1,300/month + return flights + €600 research allowance

15 Nov 2026

Lemgo Young Art Stipend 2027/28 — A Year in a Studio House, €1,000 a Month and a Solo Show, for Artists up to 35

Alte Hansestadt LemgoAtelierhaus, Lemgo (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany

ResidencyFree to apply€1,000 a month for 12 months + rent-free studio flat

15 Nov 2026

Künstler:innenhaus Lauenburg 2027 — International Four-Month Residency for Literature Curators, New Literary Formats with LIT Hamburg

Künstler:innenhaus LauenburgLauenburg/Elbe, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Residency€1,000/month for 4 months + flat and studio

19 Nov 2026

CALQ Québec–Bavaria Exchange — Two Months at Villa Concordia, Bamberg, for a Québec Writer or Comics Artist (CA$8,000)

Conseil des arts et des lettres du QuébecInternationales Künstlerhaus Villa Concordia, Bamberg, Bavaria, Germany

ResidencyFree to applyCA$8,000 + residency at Villa Concordia

22 Nov 2026

ACC Galerie Weimar 33rd International Studio Program «On Absence» — Four-Month Residency in Weimar with €1,100 a Month, Free Apartment and 30 m² Studio, Deadline 22 November 2026

ACC Galerie Weimar (with the City of Weimar)Weimar, Germany

Residency€1,100 a month, free apartment and studio

30 Nov 2026

Prösitz Sculpture Symposium 2027 — Four-Week Residency for Artist Mothers, with Childcare, Saxony

Künstlergut PrösitzKünstlergut Prösitz, Grimma (Saxony), Germany

ResidencyFree to apply€500 stipend + free room and childcare for 4 weeks

30 Nov 2026

Gaildorf Town Painter Residency 2027 — A Year's Studio and Flat in the Old Castle plus €500 a Month

Stadt GaildorfAltes Schloss, Gaildorf, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

ResidencyFree to apply€500 a month for 12 months + rent-free flat and studio

30 Nov 2026

Baldreit Residency Grant 2027/2028 — Six Months in Baden-Baden with a Rent-Free Flat and €1,100/Month

Stadt Baden-BadenBaden-Baden, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

ResidencyFree to apply€1,100/month for 6 months + rent-free flat

30 Nov 2026

°Ceramic Artist Duo 2027, Keramikkünstlerhaus Neumünster — Seven-Week Residency for Ceramic Artist Duos with Studio, Housing and €700 Each

Keramikkünstlerhaus NeumünsterNeumünster, Germany

ResidencyStudio + apartment + €700 per artist

15 Dec 2026

Kunststipendium Trittauer Wassermühle 2027/28 — One Year with Flat, Studio, €1,000 a Month and a €10,000 Show for Artists from Northern Germany

Sparkassen-Kulturstiftung StormarnWassermühle Trittau, Kreis Stormarn, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Residency€1,000 a month, flat, studio, show up to €10,000

20 Dec 2026

Dortmund Atelierstipendien 2027–2029 — Three Two-Year Studios for Graduates of the Last Two Years, With Two Group Shows (Kulturbüro Dortmund)

Kulturbüro DortmundKreishandwerkerschaft, Lange Reihe, Dortmund (Innenstadt-Ost), Germany

ResidencyStudio for two years, free of rent (no cash grant stated)

31 Dec 2026

VII International Sculpture Symposium Lindern 2027 — Four Artists Carve in Stone, Wood or Metal for Two Weeks, €2,000 Fee and Hotel with Full Board

Gemeinde LindernLindern (Oldenburg), Lower Saxony, Germany

Residency€2,000 fee + hotel with full board + materials

10 Feb 2027

Konstnärsnämnden / IASPIS Residency in Berlin — Künstlerhaus Bethanien, SEK 130,000 (Application 8 January – 10 February 2027)

KonstnärsnämndenBerlin, Germany

ResidencyFree to applySEK 130,000 grant, studio and flat

20 Feb 2027

Canton of St. Gallen Studio Residencies 2027 Call — Three Months in Rome or Berlin with CHF 9,000

Canton of St. GallenRome, Italy and Berlin, Germany

ResidencyFree to applyStudio flat for 3 months + CHF 9,000

28 Feb 2027

Stendal Art Scholarship 2027 — Six-Week Residency with Free Studio and Housing, €1,200 Stipend, €500 Materials and a Show for Painters and Photographers, Deadline 28 February 2027

H. und H. Kaschade-Stiftung StendalStendal, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

Residency€1,200 stipend + €500 materials

1 Mar 2027

9th Wadersloh Sculpture Symposium 2027 — €150/Day, Materials up to €2,000 and Possible €4,000 Purchase (Germany)

Gemeinde WaderslohLiesborn, Wadersloh, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany (Museum Abtei Liesborn)

ResidencyFree to apply€150/day (9 days), materials up to €2,000

1 Apr 2027

14th International Plein Air at the Atelier Otto Niemeyer-Holstein 2027 — Ten Days on Usedom for Six Figurative Artists

Freundeskreis Otto Niemeyer-HolsteinAtelier Otto Niemeyer-Holstein, Lüttenort, Koserow, Usedom Island, Germany

ResidencyFree to apply€500 + accommodation + expense allowance

No fixed deadline; applications year-round

Stiftung Starke — Artist in Residence (Löwenpalais Berlin)

Stiftung StarkeBerlin, Germany (Löwenpalais)

ResidencyFree to applyRent-free live/work space, 3–12 months

Rolling applications

NOVOPO — Artist Stay in Weitenhagen

NOVOPOWeitenhagen, Western Pomerania, Germany

ResidencyFree to applyFree live/work room (€25/week utilities)

Artist residencies in Germany

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All open calls here: 35

FAQ

How many of these open calls are free to apply?

What do these open calls provide?

Can artists from any country apply?

When is the next deadline?

Artist residencies in Germany

More open calls in Germany

Artist residencies in other countries

All open calls here: 35

FAQ

How many of these open calls are free to apply?

What do these open calls provide?

Can artists from any country apply?

When is the next deadline?