Open calls closing in December 2026

All open calls here: 278

1. 1 Dec 2026

   37th Memorial María Luisa — International Mountain, Nature and Adventure Photo & Video Contest

   Memorial María LuisaInfiesto and Oviedo, Asturias, Spain

   Competition€5,000 overall winner; €3,000 best video

2. 1 Dec 2026

   Odjeci Sound Art Fellowship — Winter 2026/2027

   Zvjezdane StazeMijakovici, Bosnia and Herzegovina

   FellowshipFree to apply€500 artist fee + two-week residency

3. 1 Dec 2026

   Refugiet Rævehaugen working residency 2027

   Ole Staxen FondenRefugiet Rævehaugen, Rævehaugen 9, Udsholt, 3220 Græsted, Denmark

   ResidencyDKK 20,000

4. 1 Dec 2026

   NEXT SOUND Awards 2026 — Ten $1,000 Prizes for AI-Assisted Music (Singles and LPs), First Single Free

   NEXT SOUNDOnline

   Competition10 × $1,000 ($10,000 pool)

5. 1 Dec 2026

   Smack Mellon Summer 2027 Group Exhibition, Curated by Alma Chaouachi — Open Call for Emerging NYC-Area Artists (Brooklyn, Stipend)

   Smack MellonBrooklyn, New York, USA

   ExhibitionGroup exhibition + small stipend

6. 1 Dec 2026

   Jersey Short Film Award 2027 — £10,000 to Produce a Short Film Premiering at the 13th Parish Film Festival (ArtHouse Jersey)

   ArtHouse JerseyJersey, Channel Islands

   Grant£10,000

7. 1 Dec 2026

   NPRB Photography Awards 2026 — Alaska Marine Ecosystems, Free Entry, $1,000 Photo Story Prize

   North Pacific Research BoardAnchorage, Alaska, USA

   CompetitionFree to apply$1,000 photo story + 3 × $700 categories + youth $300/$100

8. 1 Dec 2026

   Ishibashi Foundation / Japan Foundation Fellowship for Research on Japanese Art 2027 — 21–59 Days of Research in Japan for Curators and Researchers from Abroad

   The Japan FoundationJapan

   FellowshipAirfare + stipend

9. 1 Dec 2026

   Utopia Science Fiction Magazine — March 2027 «Mystery» Issue

   Utopia Science Fiction MagazineOnline / print magazine

   CompetitionFree to apply

10. 1 Dec 2026

    8th Juana Goergen Poetry Prize — Spanish-Language Poem, Poesía en Abril Festival, Chicago

    Poesía en AbrilChicago, USA

    CompetitionFestival invitation with travel and lodging covered

11. 1 Dec 2026

    Redbud Arts Center Temporary Public Sculpture Houston 2027 — $3,000 Artist Award

    Redbud Arts CenterHouston, TX, USA

    ExhibitionFree to apply$3,000 all-inclusive

12. 1 Dec 2026

    UNIMA-USA Puppetry Scholarship

    UNIMA-USAInternational (Study Abroad)

    FellowshipFree to apply$1,500

13. 1 Dec 2026

    MIFF Furniture Design Competition 2027 "PAW-Nexus" (Malaysia) — RM5,000 First Prize, Free Entry

    Malaysian International Furniture FairKuala Lumpur, Malaysia

    CompetitionFree to applyRM5,000 / 3,000 / 2,000

14. 1 Dec 2026

    Freedom's Journey — Juried Exhibition, New England Black Artists Collective (200 Years of Freedom's Journal)

    New England Black Artists CollectiveWorcester, Massachusetts, USA

    ExhibitionJuried group exhibition

15. 1 Dec 2026

    Institut pour la photographie Grant 2027 — Four €15,000 Research and Creation Grants on “The City and Its Stories”

    Institut pour la photographieLille, Hauts-de-France, France

    GrantFree to apply4 grants of €15,000

16. 1 Dec 2026

    Artists in Queens Grant 2027 — $5,000 for New Community Work

    Flushing Town HallQueens, New York, USA

    GrantFree to apply$5,000 per artist

17. 1 Dec 2026

    Catalyze 2027 (Mid-America Arts Alliance) — 25 × $10,000 Fellowships for Artists in 52 Arkansas Counties

    Mid-America Arts AllianceArkansas, USA

    Fellowship$10,000

18. 1 Dec 2026

    make-a-thek Mobility Scheme — Lead a Workshop Across Europe (Track A)

    make-a-thekEleven host cities: Antwerp, Barcelona, Berlin, Budapest, Helsinki, Kranj, Milan, Opole, Reykjavík, Kyiv, Zaporizhzhia

    WorkshopFree to apply€1,000 flat stipend; 12 places

19. 1 Dec 2026

    Bogliasco Fellowships — Fall 2027

    Bogliasco FoundationBogliasco, Liguria, Italy

    ResidencyNo direct funding

20. 1 Dec 2026

    DCampus Workshops 2027 — Free 10-Month Development Programme for European Documentary and Social Video Projects

    Documentary CampusFour in-person workshops in Europe; pitch at the DCampus Hub, Halle (Saale), Germany

    WorkshopFree to applyFree training, mentoring and pitch

21. 1 Dec 2026

    ELSEHERE x Yasmine Laraqui Studio Residency, Casablanca

    ELSEHERECasablanca, Morocco. Mers Sultan and Palmier.

    Residency

22. 1 Dec 2026

    Abbey Foundation Day-Use Studio Grant, January–June 2027

    Abbey Foundation for the ArtsBoonville, California, USA

    ResidencyFree to apply6 months studio use + up to $5,000

23. 1 Dec 2026

    XXV Joan Guinjoan International Prize for Young Composers 2026

    Escola Superior de Música de CatalunyaBarcelona, Spain

    CompetitionFree to apply€4,000 (net) and a premiere by ESMUC

24. 1 Dec 2026

    Japan Foundation Grant for Dispatching Artists FY2027 — Travel Support for Japan-Based Performers Invited Abroad

    The Japan FoundationJapan (outbound to events abroad)

    GrantFree to applyPartial travel and freight costs (FY2026 max ≈ JPY 4M)

25. 1 Dec 2026

    Prairie Ronde Artist Residency — Spring 2027 Session, Vicksburg, Michigan

    Prairie Ronde Artist ResidencyVicksburg, Michigan, USA (The Mill)

    Residency$2,000 stipend, $500 travel grant and private housing for 5–6 weeks

26. 1 Dec 2026

    Jan van Eyck Academie Residency 2028 — 11-Month Maastricht Residency with Labs

    Jan van Eyck AcademieAcademieplein 1, Maastricht, Netherlands

    Residency11-month residency, studio, advisers, labs

27. 1 Dec 2026

    make-a-thek Knowledge Exchange — Funded Places for Learners (Track B)

    make-a-thekBarcelona (cohort 1, late Nov – early Dec 2026) and Berlin (cohort 2, 9–13 May 2027)

    WorkshopFree to apply€850 flat stipend; 12 places

28. 1 Dec 2026

    Mensch Maschine VISIT Residency 2027 «ENERGY GHOSTS» — Four Fully Funded €20,000 Fellowships at E-WERK Luckenwalde and Akademie der Künste Berlin

    Akademie der KünsteLuckenwalde / Berlin, Germany

    Fellowship€20,000 per fellow + studio and housing

29. 1 Dec 2026

    “Analog vs Digital” Group Show, January 2027 — ArtHaus Gallery, Weehawken, New Jersey (Up to 10 Artists)

    ArtHausHudsonWeehawken, NJ, USA (ArtHaus Gallery, 4700 Park Avenue)

    ExhibitionGroup exhibition, January 2027

30. 1 Dec 2026

    Tobe Maki Foundation Art Activity Grant 2027 — ¥200,000–¥1,000,000 for Exhibitions in Japan by Artists Aged 40 or Under, Deadline 1 December 2026

    Tobe Maki FoundationExhibition or performance held in Japan, April 2027 – March 2028

    Grant¥200,000–¥1,000,000 per project

31. 1 Dec 2026

    Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer Portrait Award 2027 — £35,000 First Prize, National Portrait Gallery, London

    National Portrait GalleryLondon, UK

    CompetitionFree to apply£35,000 first prize; £9,000 Young Artist Award

32. 1 Dec 2026

    Germaine Van Parys Award 2026 (Brussels) — €8,000 Production Grant for Women Documentary Photographers

    Germaine Van Parys AwardBrussels, Belgium

    GrantFree to apply€8,000 + 5 × €1,000 mentorships

33. 1 Dec 2026

    Farouk Hosny Foundation Arts Awards 2027 — Sculpture Award, EGP 75,000 / 50,000 / 25,000 (Egyptian Nationals up to 40)

    Farouk Hosny Foundation for Culture & ArtsCairo, Egypt

    CompetitionEGP 75,000 / 50,000 / 25,000

34. 1 Dec 2026

    Roze Filmdagen 2027 — 30th Amsterdam LGBTQ+ Film Festival: Call for Films

    Roze FilmdagenAmsterdam, Netherlands

    CompetitionJury and audience awards with cash prizes

35. 1 Dec 2026

    workspacebrussels Studio Residencies August–December 2027 — Studio Time in Brussels for Dance, Performance and Theatre Makers

    WorkspacebrusselsBrussels, Belgium (studios at Ultima Vez, Rosas, Kaaistudios or Les Brigittines)

    ResidencyFree to applyStudio time + €750 flat fee (+ guesthouse if abroad)

36. 1 Dec 2026

    New Harmony Book Award & Residency 2026 — $3,000 Prize, $750 Travel Stipend and a 7-Day Residency for a Book of Fiction

    University of Southern IndianaNew Harmony, Indiana, USA

    Competition$3,000 + $750 travel stipend

37. 1 Dec 2026

    Hordaland Kunstsenter Nordic and Baltic Residency 2027/2028 — Two Months in Bergen, NOK 30,000

    Hordaland KunstsenterBergen, Norway

    ResidencyFree to applyNOK 30,000 stipend + housing + up to €500 travel

38. 1 Dec 2026

    Blind Walls Film Fest 2027, Breda — Open Call for Urban / Street-Art Films (€5)

    Blind Walls GalleryBreda, Netherlands

    OtherJury and Audience Awards with monetary prizes

39. 1 Dec 2026

    R.E.D. — Hera Gallery 5th International Virtual Exhibition 2027

    Hera GalleryOnline — heragallery.org (Hera Gallery, Wakefield, Rhode Island, USA)

    ExhibitionYear-long online exhibition; weekly featured artist

40. 1 Dec 2026

    Birdy Poetry Prize 2026 — Publication by Meadowlark Press for a Full-Length Poetry Manuscript

    Meadowlark PressUSA

    CompetitionPublication (prize amount not stated)