Open calls closing in December 2026

All open calls here: 278

1. 1 Dec 2026

   Hanns-Lilje-Stiftungspreis 2027 on the theme "The formative power of art and culture"

   Hanns-Lilje-StiftungGermany

   CompetitionFree to apply€10,000 research prize + €10,000 initiative prize

2. 1 Dec 2026

   43rd Chicago Latino Film Festival Poster Contest 2027 — $1,000 and the Festival's Official Poster

   International Latino Cultural Center of ChicagoChicago, IL, USA (online entry)

   CompetitionFree to apply$1,000 + official festival poster

3. 1 Dec 2026

   2026 W.S. Porter Prize for Short Story Collections — Publication by Regal House and a $1,000 Honorarium

   Regal House PublishingUSA

   Competition$1,000 + publication

4. 1 Dec 2026

   Théâtre des Doms — Avignon OFF Festival 2027

   Théâtre des DomsAvignon, France

   ResidencyFree to apply

5. 1 Dec 2026

   La Verrerie d’Alès Appel à Résidence 2028 — Circus Creation Residencies (January–December 2028), Occitanie

   La Verrerie d’AlèsAlès, Gard, France

   ResidencyCreation residency in 2028

6. 1 Dec 2026

   The Aftermath Project 2026 Post-Conflict Photography Grant — US$25,000

   The Aftermath ProjectWorldwide

   GrantFree to applyUS$25,000

7. 1 Dec 2026

   The Japan Foundation Fellowship for Arts and Culture in Asia (WA Project 2.0)

   The Japan FoundationJapan, the 10 ASEAN member countries, and Timor-Leste.

   FellowshipFree to applyRound-trip airfare + stipend and allowances

8. 1 Dec 2026

   Horizon Europe: New European Bauhaus (NEB) Facility

   European CommissionEurope

   GrantFree to apply

9. 1 Dec 2026

   Fumetto International Comic Competition 2027 «Blubb» — Up to CHF 1,111 and an Exhibition at the Lucerne Comic Festival

   Fumetto Comic Festival LuzernGletschergarten, Lucerne, Switzerland

   CompetitionCHF 1,111 / 888 / 666; scenario prize CHF 444

10. 1 Dec 2026

    Tampere Film Festival 2027 — National Competition for Finnish Films (Main Prize €5,000, Final Deadline 1 December 2026)

    Tampere Film FestivalTampere, Finland

    CompetitionMain Prize €5,000 + 'Kiss'; special prizes €1,500

11. 1 Dec 2026

    Franjevački muzej i galerija Široki Brijeg — Open Call for Exhibitions and Curatorial Concepts 2027 (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Free)

    Franjevački muzej i galerija Široki BrijegŠiroki Brijeg, Bosnia and Herzegovina

    ExhibitionFree to applyExhibition slot in the 2027 programme

12. 2 Dec 2026

    Norway–Iceland Cultural Cooperation Grants — Joint Projects with Activity in Both Countries, Deadline 2 December 2026

    Norwegian Directorate for CultureNorway

    GrantFree to applyProject grant

13. 2 Dec 2026

    Finnish Arts and Culture Agency Regional Arts Grant 2026 — Four to Six Months of Work and Costs Funded for Artists in Finland, Period April 2027 to December 2028

    Finnish Arts and Culture AgencyFinland, by region

    GrantNot stated on the call pages read

14. 2 Dec 2026

    Konstnärsnämnden International Exchange and Travel Grants, Visual and Applied Arts — Round Closing 2 December 2026

    KonstnärsnämndenSweden (travel abroad or exchange in Sweden)

    GrantNo fixed maximum; minimum SEK 5,000

15. 2 Dec 2026

    Berlin Revival Funding 2027 — up to €30,000 to Bring Back Successful Productions (Theatre, Dance, Performance, Circus, Music)

    Berlin Senate Department for Culture and Social CohesionBerlin, Germany

    GrantFree to applyUp to €30,000 per project

16. 2 Dec 2026

    De Nationale Expo 2027 — Open Competition and Museum Exhibition for Artists in Belgium (Theme «naturel»)

    museumPASSmuséesBotanique extra muros at Atoma Art Center, Forest (Brussels), Belgium

    ExhibitionFree to applyExhibition of 80 winning works (no cash prize)

17. 2 Dec 2026

    Concours Ateliers d'Art de France 2027 — Free Competition for Craft Professionals in France, €1,000 Regional Prize and Stand at Maison&Objet

    Ateliers d'Art de FranceFrance, by region (Creation and Heritage categories)

    Competition€1,000 regional prize, national prize stand

18. 3 Dec 2026

    Swiss Art Awards 2027 — Federal Competition for Art, Architecture & Critique, Exhibition in Basel

    Federal Office of CultureBasel, Switzerland

    CompetitionFree to applyFederal prizes + exhibition

19. 3 Dec 2026

    JFI Grants 2027 — Completion Funds for Films Exploring Jewish History, Life and Culture (Jewish Film Institute, San Francisco)

    Jewish Film InstituteSan Francisco, USA (international applicants per guidelines)

    GrantCompletion grants (amount not stated on the guidelines page)

20. 3 Dec 2026

    Sundance Institute Sloan Episodic Science Grant 2027 — $17,000 for an Original Series Script About Science

    Sundance InstituteUnited States

    Grant$17,000 + creative craft support

21. 3 Dec 2026

    Kiefer Hablitzel | Göhner Art Prize 2027 — Swiss Young Art Prize with Exhibition at Swiss Art Awards, Art Basel

    Kiefer Hablitzel StiftungBasel, Switzerland

    CompetitionFree to applyPrize money per terms; CHF 1,000 expenses for nominees

22. 3 Dec 2026

    City of Kitchener Artist in Residence 2027 — CA$10,000 Honorarium + $2,500 Expenses (Waterloo Region)

    City of KitchenerKitchener, Ontario, Canada

    ResidencyCA$10,000 honorarium + up to CA$2,500 expenses

23. 3 Dec 2026

    Creative New Zealand International Engagement Fund 2026/27, Round 2 — Up to NZ$25,000 to Take Work Abroad

    Creative New ZealandNew Zealand (for international engagement abroad)

    GrantFree to applyUp to NZ$25,000

24. 4 Dec 2026

    EHIN 2026 Hybrid Intelligence Residency at LABoral (Gijón) — Up to €25,000 + Accommodation, ~12 Months

    LABoral Centro de Arte y Creación IndustrialGijón, Spain (+ EHIN network venue)

    ResidencyFree to applyUp to €25,000 fees + production

25. 4 Dec 2026

    danceWEB 2027 — Five-Week Scholarship Programme for Dancers and Young Choreographers at ImPulsTanz, Vienna (Mentor: Maria Hassabi)

    ImPulsTanzVienna, Austria (ImPulsTanz festival)

    Workshop5 weeks: workshops, mentoring, accommodation

26. 4 Dec 2026

    FIBA Photo Contest 2026 (10th Edition) — Three CHF 2,000 Category Prizes and a Trip to the FIBA Basketball World Cup Qatar 2027

    FIBA FoundationOnline (organiser based in Mies, Switzerland)

    Competition3 × CHF 2,000 in equipment + trip

27. 4 Dec 2026

    IASPIS Residency in Stockholm 2027–2028

    KonstnärsnämndenStockholm, Sweden

    ResidencyFree to applyStudio + grant (and housing for international artists)

28. 6 Dec 2026

    Saltonstall Foundation Residencies 2027, Ithaca — Free Residencies with $100 a Week Stipend for New York State Artists and Writers

    Saltonstall Foundation for the ArtsSaltonstall Arts Colony, eight miles east of Ithaca, New York, United States

    Residency$100 a week stipend, up to $1,000 more by need

29. 6 Dec 2026

    Holter Museum of Art — Exhibition Proposals, Helena, Montana

    Holter Museum of ArtHelena, Montana, USA

    ExhibitionMuseum exhibition, 6 weeks – 3 months

30. 6 Dec 2026

    SAC-FiC Residency Programme 2027 — A Year-Long Studio at Fabra i Coats, Barcelona, for Three Visual Artists

    Sant Andreu ContemporaniBarcelona, Spain (Fabra i Coats – Fàbrica de Creació)

    ResidencyStudio for a year + intensive stage + follow-up

31. 6 Dec 2026

    Kyushu Geibunkan Young Artists Triennale 2027 — ¥500,000 Grand Prize for 2D Works by Japan Residents Aged 15–49

    Kyushu GeibunkanChikugo, Fukuoka, Japan

    Competition¥500,000 / ¥200,000 / ¥100,000

32. 6 Dec 2026

    ECHO — Slovenian Jewellery Week 2027 International Open Call (Ljubljana, Izola, Slovenj Gradec)

    Slovenian Jewelry WeekCenter Rog, Ljubljana; Izola; Slovenj Gradec — Slovenia

    ExhibitionFestival exhibition, 18 March – 17 April 2027; awards

33. 6 Dec 2026

    PAP 2027: Performing Arts Programme Open Call — Bangkok Art and Culture Centre

    Bangkok Art and Culture CentreBangkok, Thailand

    GrantTHB 70,000 grant + 25 days studio space

34. 7 Dec 2026

    Prix de la Monnaie de Paris 2027 — €10,000 + Medal Creation Residency in the Paris Mint Workshops (Artists ≤40)

    Monnaie de ParisParis, France

    CompetitionFree to apply€10,000 + production in Mint workshops

35. 7 Dec 2026

    Faces & Figures

    Fiber Art NowPrint / Springfield Museum of Art

    ExhibitionCash awards

36. 7 Dec 2026

    S.O.S. İstanbul 2026: Future of Harem Bus Station — Free Student Architecture Competition, 125,000 TL First Prize

    İstanbul Serbest Mimarlar DerneğiIstanbul, Türkiye

    CompetitionFree to apply450,000 TL total; 1st 125,000 TL

37. 7 Dec 2026

    Tuzi Sports Center Conceptual Architectural Design Competition (Montenegro) — €27,000 First Prize, Free Entry

    Ministry of Spatial Planning, Urbanism and State Property of MontenegroTuzi, Montenegro

    CompetitionFree to apply€27k / €17k / €8k

38. 7 Dec 2026

    2027 Early Career Artists Show — Lanesboro Arts, Minnesota (Emerging Artists from MN, IA, WI)

    Lanesboro ArtsLanesboro Arts Gallery, 103 Parkway Ave. N., Lanesboro, Minnesota, USA

    ExhibitionGroup exhibition; 60% of sales to the artist

39. 7 Dec 2026

    Amsterdam Light Festival Edition 16 (2027–2028) — Open Call for Light Artworks on the Canals

    Amsterdam Light FestivalAmsterdam canals, Netherlands

    CompetitionFree to apply€4,000 artist fee + production and travel costs covered

40. 7 Dec 2026

    McKnight Fellowships for Fiber Artists 2027 — Two $25,000 Unrestricted Awards, Minnesota

    Textile CenterMinnesota, USA

    Fellowship$25,000 unrestricted + $1,500 professional development