Open calls closing in December 2026

All open calls here: 278

1. 7 Dec 2026

   Autograph "Our Bodies that are Unruly" Call for Photographs 2026 — Free Online Exhibition

   AutographOnline / London, UK

   ExhibitionFree to applyOnline exhibition

2. 7 Dec 2026

   Environmental Artist Residency 2027 — Artists Association of Nantucket

   Artists Association of NantucketNantucket, Massachusetts, USA

   ResidencyFree to apply$3,000 stipend + $500 travel + housing

3. 7 Dec 2026

   ARKO Literature Fellowship 2027 — KRW 10–20 Million Activity Grants for 140 Emerging, Promising and Mid-Career Korean Writers

   Arts Council KoreaRepublic of Korea

   FellowshipKRW 10M / 15M / 20M activity grant

4. 7 Dec 2026

   Amsterdam Light Festival × Amarte Fonds 2027 — Light Artwork Commission for Netherlands-Based Makers New to Light Art

   Amsterdam Light FestivalAmsterdam canals, Netherlands

   CompetitionFree to apply€4,000 artist fee + €20,000 production budget

5. 7 Dec 2026

   Pittenweem Arts Festival 2027 Invited Artist — Funded Solo Show with Fee, Travel and Accommodation (Scotland-Based Artists)

   Pittenweem Arts FestivalPittenweem, Fife, Scotland

   ExhibitionArtist fee + travel and accommodation

6. 7 Dec 2026

   Odds & Ends Experimental Film Festival 2027 — Call for Films up to 20 Minutes, Screening Fee Paid (Charlottesville, Virginia)

   Light House StudioCharlottesville, Virginia, USA

   CompetitionScreening + screening fee

7. 7 Dec 2026

   BBA Artist Prize 2027

   BBA GalleryBerlin, Germany

   Competition€1,000 + solo show at BBA Gallery

8. 7 Dec 2026

   Waterloo Greenway Sir Swante Palm Park Public Art — Portals, 100-ft Wall and Seating, Austin

   Waterloo Greenway ConservancyAustin, Texas, USA

   Competition$80k–120k per major element; seating $10k–15k

9. 7 Dec 2026

   Craft & Design Residency 2027–28 at Harbourfront Centre, Toronto — One-Year Studio Residency for Emerging Makers in Ceramics, Design, Glass, Metal and Textiles

   Harbourfront CentreToronto, Ontario, Canada

   ResidencyNo stipend; studio licence CAD 110.70/mo

10. 7 Dec 2026

    ARKO Novel Writing Support 2027–2028 — KRW 15 Million a Year for 40 Korean Novelists Writing a New Novel (General or Young Adult)

    Arts Council KoreaRepublic of Korea

    GrantKRW 15M a year for 2 years

11. 8 Dec 2026

    Prix Découverte Fondation Louis Roederer 2027 — Rencontres d'Arles Discovery Award (€15,000 Jury / €5,000 Public)

    Les Rencontres d'ArlesRencontres d'Arles, Arles, France

    Competition€15,000 jury + €5,000 public (acquisition)

12. 8 Dec 2026

    Olympia Art Crossings #4 and #5, Washington — Two $55,000 Gateway Public Art Commissions for Artists Connected to Olympia

    City of OlympiaHarrison/Division and Henderson/Eskridge gateways, Olympia, Washington, United States

    Competition$55,000 per project, two projects

13. 8 Dec 2026

    RWS Open 2027 — Royal Watercolour Society Open Exhibition, London

    Royal Watercolour SocietyLondon, UK

    ExhibitionRange of prizes and awards

14. 8 Dec 2026

    CURRENTS 2027 Art & Technology Festival — Open Call, Santa Fe

    CURRENTS New MediaSanta Fe, NM, USA

    ExhibitionExhibition; travel, lodging and equipment support possible

15. 8 Dec 2026

    Centro de Fotografía de Montevideo Open Call 2027–2028 — Solo Photo Exhibitions at CdF Sede, Production Covered + Travel for LatAm Artists

    Centro de Fotografía de MontevideoMontevideo, Uruguay

    ExhibitionProduction, printing, mounting + travel/stay (LAT)

16. 9 Dec 2026

    RESIDE 2027/28 at New Art Exchange, Nottingham — Up to 8 Weeks of Studio Space and a £4,000 Bursary

    New Art ExchangeNottingham, UK (New Art Exchange, 39-41 Gregory Boulevard)

    ResidencyFree to apply£4,000 bursary + up to 8 weeks of studio space

17. 9 Dec 2026

    Working grants and long-term grants (Music)

    KonstnärsnämndenSweden

    GrantFree to applySEK 80,000 (1 yr) – SEK 171,900/yr (5–10 yrs)

18. 9 Dec 2026

    Choral Art 2027 — Nine-Day Residency for Pre-Professional Ensemble Singers with Chanticleer, Banff Centre

    Banff Centre for Arts and CreativityBanff Centre, Banff, Alberta, Canada

    Workshop9 days with Chanticleer: workshops, concerts, room, meals

19. 9 Dec 2026

    Clifford E. Lee Choreography Award 2027

    Banff Centre for Arts and CreativityBanff Centre, Banff, Alberta, Canada

    Fellowship$25,000 CAD

20. 9 Dec 2026

    Spring Writers 2027 — Mentored Writing Residency, Banff Centre

    Banff Centre for Arts and CreativityBanff, Alberta, Canada

    Residency2 weeks: studio, room, meals, mentorship

21. 10 Dec 2026

    Monterey Biennial 2027 — Free Juried Exhibition at Monterey Museum of Art for Central California Artists

    Monterey Museum of ArtMonterey, California, USA

    ExhibitionFree to applyExhibition (no fee)

22. 10 Dec 2026

    Douglas Park Washroom Building Mural, Langley City — CA$12,000 Public Art Commission for Lower Mainland and Fraser Valley Artists

    Langley CityLangley, British Columbia, Canada

    CompetitionCA$12,000 all-inclusive

23. 10 Dec 2026

    Les Ateliers des Arques Drawing Research Residency 2027 — Four Weeks in a Lot Village, €1,500 Grant, for Artists from Occitanie

    Les Ateliers des ArquesLes Arques (Lot), Occitanie, France

    ResidencyFree to apply€1,500 grant + €700 fees and expenses + housing

24. 10 Dec 2026

    Au Naturel: the Nude in the 21st Century 2027 — 17th International Juried Exhibition, Astoria, Oregon

    Clatsop Community CollegeRoyal Nebeker Art Gallery, Astoria, Oregon, USA

    ExhibitionExhibition; possible solo show

25. 10 Dec 2026

    Anna's Garden — AWA Museum Exhibition at Brookgreen Gardens 2027 ($10,000 Grand Prize, Members)

    American Women ArtistsBrookgreen Gardens, Murrells Inlet, SC, USA

    Exhibition$10,000 grand prize + ~$20,000 awards

26. 10 Dec 2026

    Call for Submissions — sākihiwē festival 2027 & summer outreach concert series

    sākihiwē festivalWinnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

    OtherPaid performance slots (festival + outreach)

27. 10 Dec 2026

    Hot Docs Forum 2027, Toronto — Pitch Your Documentary Project to International Commissioners and Financiers

    Hot DocsToronto, Canada

    OtherPitch forum + market access

28. 10 Dec 2026

    Open Art Show: PLAY — Open Call for a Boutique Group Exhibition at JM Gallery, Portobello Road, London, 4–9 February 2027

    Open Art SpacesPortobello Road, London, United Kingdom

    Exhibition

29. 10 Dec 2026

    Green Hub Western Himalayas Video Fellowship 2027–28 — One-Year Residential Environmental Filmmaking Fellowship

    Green Hub Western HimalayasTheog, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India

    FellowshipOne-year residential film fellowship

30. 10 Dec 2026

    4th Southeast Asia International Film Festival (SEAIFF)

    SEAIFFPattaya, Thailand

    ExhibitionNo direct funding

31. 10 Dec 2026

    ACHROME Ensemble International Call for Scores 2026 (10th Edition)

    ACHROME EnsembleBergamo and Milan, Italy

    CompetitionPerformance, publication, radio broadcast

32. 11 Dec 2026

    IFDA 2027 International Furniture Design Competition Asahikawa "Origin" — Gold Leaf JPY 3,000,000

    IFDA International Furniture Design Competition AsahikawaAsahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan

    CompetitionJPY 3,000,000 / 500,000 / 300,000 + 4 × 100,000

33. 11 Dec 2026

    Rural Housing II (Terraviva) — Reusing a Stable in Pavia, €10,000 Prizes

    Terraviva CompetitionsPavia, Italy

    Competition€5,000 / €2,000 / €1,000 + mentions

34. 11 Dec 2026

    Ramsay Art Prize 2027 — $100,000 Acquisitive Prize for Australian Artists Under 40, Art Gallery of South Australia

    Art Gallery of South AustraliaAdelaide, Australia

    CompetitionAUD 100,000 acquisitive

35. 11 Dec 2026

    Freeport Art Museum Regional Arts Partner Grant — Up to $2,000 for Illinois Artists in Six Northwest Illinois Counties, Deadline 11 December 2026

    Freeport Art MuseumStephenson, Ogle, Lee, Carroll, Jo Daviess and Whiteside counties, Illinois, USA

    GrantUp to $2,000

36. 11 Dec 2026

    23rd Akbank Short Film Festival 2027, Istanbul — International Short Film Competition (Films of 1–30 Minutes, All Genres)

    Akbank SanatIstanbul, Türkiye

    OtherBest Film Award, Jury Special Award

37. 11 Dec 2026

    Collie Art Prize 2027 (CAP27), Western Australia — Major Acquisitive Award, Theme 'Identity'

    Collie Art Gallery134 Throssell Street, Collie WA, Australia

    CompetitionMajor acquisitive prize (historically A$50,000)

38. 11 Dec 2026

    Adirondack Experience Artist-in-Residence 2027 — $5,000 Stipend, $500 Travel and Free Housing for a One-Month Residency in a New York Museum, Deadline 11 December 2026

    Adirondack Experience, The Museum on Blue Mountain LakeBlue Mountain Lake, New York, USA

    Residency$5,000 stipend + $500 travel + free housing

39. 11 Dec 2026

    R.A.R.O. Bogotá — 6th Residency Edition

    Colectivo R.A.R.O.Bogotá, Colombia

    ResidencyFree to applySix weeks across 28+ studios; 1 scholarship

40. 13 Dec 2026

    Monochrome — Juried Exhibition at Art Center Sarasota, $1,000 in Awards

    Art Center Sarasota707 N. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, FL, USA

    Exhibition$500 / $300 / $200 + merit awards