Open calls closing in December 2026

All open calls here: 278

1. 15 Dec 2026

   Treehouse Climate Action Poem Prize 2026 — Academy of American Poets ($1,000, Free Entry)

   Academy of American PoetsOnline (Academy of American Poets, New York, USA)

   CompetitionFree to apply$1,000 first; $750; $500; $250

2. 15 Dec 2026

   Budva Coastal Zone Urban & Architectural Concept Competition (Montenegro) — €42,000 First Prize, Free Entry

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

   CompetitionFree to apply€42k / €27k / €16k + 2 × €7k

3. 15 Dec 2026

   Bibliothek Andreas Züst Studio Residency Stipends 2027, Appenzell — Six Weeks for Duos and Collectives (up to 5 People), Travel and Board Covered

   Bibliothek Andreas ZüstAlpenhof, St. Anton (Oberegg), Appenzell, Switzerland

   ResidencyBoard, studio, travel + up to CHF 750

4. 15 Dec 2026

   RPS International Photography Exhibition 168 — One Free Image, £1,000 Awards, UK Tour

   Royal Photographic SocietyUK touring venues (partnered)

   ExhibitionIPE Award £1,000; Under 30s Award £1,000; tour of 100 prints

5. 15 Dec 2026

   Wilder Series Poetry Book Prize 2026 — $1,000 and Publication for a Poetry Manuscript by a Woman Over 50

   Two Sylvias PressKingston, Washington, USA

   Competition$1,000 + publication

6. 15 Dec 2026

   Flatiron Film Project Spring 2027 Grants — $500–$5,000 Packages for U.S. Film, TV, Web and Theatre Projects

   Flatiron Film ProjectUSA (Colorado-based)

   Grant$500–$5,000 + festival waivers and post-production discounts

7. 15 Dec 2026

   European Media Art Festival 2027 — Call for Entries

   European Media Art FestivalOsnabrück, Germany

   ExhibitionA place in the festival programme

8. 15 Dec 2026

   Writer's Digest Short Short Story Competition (26th Annual) — $3,000 First Prize, Publication and a Trip to the Writer's Digest Conference

   Writer's DigestOnline / USA

   Competition$3,000 first prize

9. 15 Dec 2026

   Smartwear Revolution Artist Residencies, University of Alberta — CA$12,000 In-Person or CA$8,000 Virtual Residency Ahead of the SUPPORT 2028 Festival, Open Internationally, Deadline 15 December 2026

   Co-Designing a Smartwear Revolution, University of AlbertaEdmonton, Alberta, Canada, or fully online

   ResidencyCA$12,000 in person / CA$8,000 virtual

10. 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

11. 16 Dec 2026

    Jeonju Cinema Project: Next Edition 2027 (JEONJU IFF) — Up to KRW 100 Million Investment for Independent Feature Art Films

    Jeonju International Film FestivalJeonju, South Korea

    GrantUp to KRW 100 million investment

12. 16 Dec 2026

    Arts Council of Wales Create and Engage (Large) — £10,001–60,000 for Artists Making and Sharing Work with the Public in Wales

    Arts Council of WalesWales, United Kingdom

    GrantFree to apply£10,001–60,000 (small: up to £10,000, rolling)

13. 16 Dec 2026

    2027 Honeywell Annual Fine Art Competition — Clark Gallery, Wabash, Indiana

    Honeywell Arts & EntertainmentClark Gallery, Honeywell Center, Wabash, Indiana, USA

    CompetitionCash prizes and award placings

14. 16 Dec 2026

    CALQ × UQAR Arts-Sciences Call — up to CA$50,000 for a Fulldome Digital Work or a Choreography with Ocean-Climate Researchers

    Conseil des arts et des lettres du QuébecRimouski and Montréal, Québec, Canada

    GrantFree to applyUp to CA$50,000 each (2 artists)

15. 16 Dec 2026

    Masur Museum 64th Annual Juried Competition — $3,200 in Prizes, All Media, Monroe, Louisiana (Juror Moment Solomon)

    Masur Museum of ArtMonroe, Louisiana, USA

    Exhibition$3,200 in cash prizes

16. 16 Dec 2026

    House of Poetry (YAC × Marradi) — Architecture Competition for Dino Campana's House, €15,000 Prizes

    Young Architects CompetitionsMarradi, Tuscany, Italy

    Competition€8,000 / €4,000 / €2,000 + 2 × €500

17. 16 Dec 2026

    West Hollywood RFQ — Temporary Public Art Exhibition at Santa Monica Blvd/Doheny Drive «Inventing Traditions» (up to $72,000; $3,000 Semifinalist Fees)

    City of West HollywoodWest Hollywood, CA, USA

    CompetitionUp to $72,000; $3,000 per semifinalist

18. 16 Dec 2026

    Indigenous Fashion Creation Residency 2027: Embellishments and Accessories — Fully Funded Five Weeks, Banff Centre

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

    ResidencyFull scholarship: tuition, room and meals ($8,605.80)

19. 17 Dec 2026

    Arts Council Bursary Award 2027, Round 1 — up to €20,000 for Individual Artists in Ireland to Research and Reflect on Their Practice

    Arts Council of IrelandIreland

    Grantup to €20,000

20. 18 Dec 2026

    Second Annual International Mural Challenge 2026: Walls Against Border Violence

    Aidez Nous à AiderWorldwide (with digital exhibitions in Germany, Italy and the Netherlands)

    CompetitionBillboard exhibition across Europe; $100 honourable mention

21. 18 Dec 2026

    Prix Occitanie-Médicis 2027 — Three Months at Villa Medici in Rome with Studio, Housing and €10,500 for Visual Artists Tied to Occitanie, France

    Occitanie RegionVilla Medici (Académie de France à Rome), Rome, Italy

    Competition€10,500 grant plus studio and housing

22. 18 Dec 2026

    Palimpsest Project — Mural Painting Residency, Buenos Aires

    Proyecto ´aceBuenos Aires, Argentina

    ResidencySeven days painting a mural

23. 18 Dec 2026

    Griffin Poetry Prize 2027 — C$130,000 International and C$65,000 Canadian Prize, Plus C$10,000 Canadian First Book (Publisher Submissions)

    Griffin Trust for Excellence in PoetryToronto, Canada

    CompetitionC$130,000 / C$65,000 / C$10,000

24. 18 Dec 2026

    ´ace micro-Residency — Two Weeks in Buenos Aires

    Proyecto ´aceBuenos Aires, Argentina

    ResidencyFree to applyTen studio days + print workshop

25. 18 Dec 2026

    Fondazione Carifol Call for Art Under 35, Foligno — €7,000 Commission for Umbrian Artists

    Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di FolignoFoligno, Umbria, Italy

    CompetitionFree to apply€7,000 gross

26. 18 Dec 2026

    Jones Fellowship 2027 — $10,000 to Complete a Book of Fiction, Poetry or Nonfiction (Texas Institute of Letters)

    Texas Institute of LettersTexas, USA

    Fellowship$10,000

27. 18 Dec 2026

    BAFICI 2027 — Free Film Submissions, 28th Buenos Aires International Independent Film Festival

    BAFICIBuenos Aires, Argentina

    OtherFree to applyFestival selection and competition prizes

28. 18 Dec 2026

    Okanagan Print Triennial 2027 — Vernon Public Art Gallery Juried Print Show (Free in Canada / CA$40 Abroad)

    Vernon Public Art GalleryVernon, British Columbia, Canada

    ExhibitionSolo exhibition at VPAG in 2030

29. 18 Dec 2026

    Ortaklaşa EU–Türkiye Cultural Partnership Grants — €60,000–€120,000 for CSO and Municipality Consortia

    Istanbul Foundation for Culture and ArtsTürkiye and Europe

    GrantFree to apply€60,000–€120,000 per project (70–95% of costs)

30. 19 Dec 2026

    Arte Intruso 2027 — Free Exhibition Slots in the Lobby of the Centro Comarcal de Humanidades Sierra Norte, La Cabrera (Madrid)

    Centro Comarcal de Humanidades Sierra NorteCentro Comarcal de Humanidades Sierra Norte, La Cabrera, Madrid, Spain

    ExhibitionFree to applyExhibition in the centre's lobby (no fee paid)

31. 19 Dec 2026

    Alfonso Crujera Electro-Etching Residencies 2027 — Two Under-30 Grants (Housing Free; €1,320 Tuition)

    Alfonso Crujera E-Etching WorkshopGran Canaria, Spain

    ResidencyFree to applyFree 15-day housing + transfers; tuition €1,320

32. 20 Dec 2026

    Cdanslaboite — Exhibition Call 2027 for Photographers in Nouvelle-Aquitaine

    CdanslaboiteLa Réole (Gironde), France

    ExhibitionExhibition in 2027 season

33. 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)

34. 20 Dec 2026

    Down the Lane × Culture Focus Artist Residency 2027 — One Month in Melbourne with Airfare and Studio

    Culture FocusCollingwood, Melbourne, Australia

    ResidencyAirfare, housing, studio, A$500 production budget

35. 20 Dec 2026

    FINI 2027 International Image Competition — Indigenous Peoples Theme, Pachuca, Mexico

    Universidad Autónoma del Estado de HidalgoPachuca de Soto, Hidalgo, Mexico

    CompetitionMXN 5,000–50,000 prizes; festival trip for intl winners

36. 20 Dec 2026

    Yaddo Winter Application Cycle

    YaddoSaratoga Springs, New York, USA

    ResidencyNo direct funding

37. 20 Dec 2026

    Haba ArtLab — Research, Production and Exhibition Residency, Barcelona

    Haba ArtLabBarcelona, Spain

    Residency350 m² studio + curatorial support

38. 20 Dec 2026

    Cranium Showcase 2027, Ottawa — Paid Industry Showcase for Music Artists

    Cranium Arts ProjectOttawa, Canada (6–9 May 2027)

    OtherFree to applyHonorarium (amount not stated)

39. 20 Dec 2026

    Concours International de Photo Nature 2027 (Réserve des Marais de Séné) — Free, €500 Prizes + Exhibition

    Réserve Naturelle des Marais de SénéSéné, Brittany, France

    CompetitionFree to apply€500 / €350 / €250 + exhibition

40. 20 Dec 2026

    Primera Mirada 2027 (IFF Panamá) — Post-Production Fund up to USD 15,000 for Central American and Caribbean Feature Films

    Festival Internacional de Cine de PanamáPanama (Central America and the Caribbean)

    GrantUp to USD 15,000 in post-production support