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Open Calls
Open calls closing in February 2027
All open calls in the CallOpen catalogue with a deadline in February 2027, soonest first.
- Open now
- 70
- Free to apply
- 36
- With a stipend
- 25
- Housing included
- 12
- Travel covered
- 11
- Prize money
- 23
- Next deadline
- 1 Feb 2027
No country or region limit in the terms: 49. Limited to named countries or regions: 21. · Data of 26 October 2026 · Each call checked against the organiser’s own page.
All open calls here: 70
- 10 Feb 2027
Copenhagen Architecture Biennial 2027 — Element Pavilion for Husum Nord: DKK 60,000 Prize + up to DKK 280,000 Production
Copenhagen Architecture Forum
Bertel Thorvaldsens Plads (Cultural District), then Husum Nord, Copenhagen, DenmarkOtherFree to applyDKK 60,000 prize + up to DKK 280,000 production
- 11 Feb 2027
- 12 Feb 2027
Danish Arts Foundation — Literature Programmes, February 2027 Round
Danish Arts Foundation
Denmark and abroadGrantDepends on the strand
- 14 Feb 2027
Fine Art Photography Awards 2027
Fine Art Photography Awards
United KingdomCompetition$3,000 professional grand prize; $2,000 amateur grand prize
- 15 Feb 2027
Arts Nova Scotia Arts Equity Funding Initiative — up to CA$15,000 for Indigenous, Black, Racialized, Deaf and Disabled Artists
Arts Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia, CanadaGrantFree to applyCreate up to CA$15,000; Present/PD up to CA$12,000
- 15 Feb 2027
Valli Wine Tasting Room
Buildner
Costa Vescovato, Colli Tortonesi, ItalyCompetition€10,000 prize fund (€5,000 / €2,500 / €1,000)
- 15 Feb 2027
Muestra T 2027, Madrid Orgullo Cultural Festival — Open Call for Visual Artists (Illustration, Photography, Digital, Collage) on Memory, Diversity and Future
Muestra T
Madrid, SpainExhibitionExhibition in the official festival programme
- 17 Feb 2027
29th International Portrait Competition 2027 — $50,000 Rorick Grand Prize, Portrait Society of America (Washington, DC)
Portrait Society of America
Washington, DC, USACompetition$50,000 Grand Prize; over $210,000 in awards
- 17 Feb 2027
Embodied Making: Performance Art, Images and Objects — Five-Week Visual Arts Residency 2027, Banff Centre
Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity
Banff Centre, Banff, Alberta, CanadaResidency5 weeks: studio, room, meals, mentorship
- 17 Feb 2027
Reuse the Convent — Architecture Ideas Competition to Turn the Romanesque Church of Santa Maria di Cartignano (Abruzzo) into a Venue, €3,000 First Prize
Reuse Italy
Bussi sul Tirino, Abruzzo, ItalyCompetition€3,000 / €1,500 / €500 + mentions
- 19 Feb 2027
2027 John Villiers Outback Art Prize "Outback: A Sense of Place" — $22,500 Prize Pool
Waltzing Matilda Centre
Winton, Queensland, AustraliaCompetition$10,000 acquisitive major + $6,000 residency; $22,500 pool
- 19 Feb 2027
Sheffield DocFest 2027 (34th Edition) — Film Entries for Completed Documentaries of All Lengths (Late Deadline 19 February 2027, Early Fee until 20 November 2026)
Sheffield DocFest
Sheffield, United KingdomCompetitionFestival selection and juried awards
- 20 Feb 2027
Art Move Concours 2027 (32nd), Osaka — Open-Genre Art Competition with ¥300,000 Grand Prize and Solo Shows for 18 Artists
PC Art Promotion Council
Osaka, JapanCompetition¥300,000 grand prize + solo exhibitions
- 20 Feb 2027
Canton of St. Gallen Werkbeiträge 2027 — 18 Creation Grants of CHF 20,000 across Art Forms
Canton of St. Gallen
St. Gallen, SwitzerlandGrantFree to applyCHF 20,000 (18 grants a year)
- 20 Feb 2027
Canton of St. Gallen Studio Residencies 2027 Call — Three Months in Rome or Berlin with CHF 9,000
Canton of St. Gallen
Rome, Italy and Berlin, GermanyResidencyFree to applyStudio flat for 3 months + CHF 9,000
- 21 Feb 2027
Unfold 2027 — Fabrica × Sussex Contemporary UK-Wide Judged Open Call, Brighton (£20 per Work)
Fabrica
Brighton, United KingdomExhibitionExhibition + WeAreBrighton Prize & window show
- 22 Feb 2027
The Jury Art Prize 2027 — $40,000 Regional WA Art Prize, $10,000 Acquisitive Judges' Prize, Port Hedland
The Junction CoPort Hedland, Western Australia
CompetitionAUD 40,000 total; AUD 10,000 Judges' Prize
- 23 Feb 2027
Austrian Grants for Playwrights 2027 — Ten Six-Month Grants of €9,000 for Work on Plays
Austrian Federal Ministry for Housing, Arts, Culture, Media and Sport
AustriaFellowshipFree to apply€9,000 (€1,500 × 6 months); 10 grants
- 24 Feb 2027
USArtists International 2027 — Mid Atlantic Arts (Up to $11,000 for US Performers at International Festivals)
Mid Atlantic Arts
USA (touring to international festivals and markets worldwide)GrantFree to applyUp to $11,000 (1:1 match)
- 25 Feb 2027
New York Open Call (Brooklyn) – March 2027
Arrival Gallery
Brooklyn, New York, USAExhibitionNo direct funding
- 27 Feb 2027
NZ Art Show 2027 Emerging Artist Exhibition (BFS Next Generation) — Free, Wellington, Under-25s
NZ Art Show
Wellington, New Zealand (4–6 June 2027)ExhibitionFree to applyNZ$1,000 in awards
- 28 Feb 2027
OPENFEED 2026–27 — Virtual Artist Residency & Exhibition
FEED Media Art Center
Remote residency; exhibition and installation in Erie, Pennsylvania, USAFellowshipFree to applyNo direct funding
- 28 Feb 2027
About Art Residence — Zhujiajiao Water Town, Shanghai
About Art Residence
Zhujiajiao, Shanghai, ChinaResidencyPrivate bedroom in a riverside villa
- 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 Stendal
Stendal, Saxony-Anhalt, GermanyResidency€1,200 stipend + €500 materials
- 28 Feb 2027
A' Computer Graphics and 3D Model Design Award
A' Design Award & Competition
Online / Como, ItalyCompetitionFree to apply
- 28 Feb 2027
Premio de Fotografía San Agustín 2027 “Espera” — €2,000 Photo Series Prize on Coffee Origins (Free Entry)
Café San Agustín
Panama (online)CompetitionFree to apply€2,000
- 28 Feb 2027
10th Krzysztof Penderecki International Competition for Young Composers — String Quartet (Main Prize 12,000 PLN + Kraków Premiere 2027)
Polish Composers' Union, Kraków Branch
Kraków, PolandCompetitionMain Prize 12,000 PLN + premiere
- 28 Feb 2027
CROSSROADS 2027 Call for Entries, San Francisco Cinematheque — Experimental Film, Video and Performance Cinema (Rental Fees Paid)
San Francisco Cinematheque
Gray Area, San Francisco, USAOtherScreening + rental fee for selected works
- 28 Feb 2027
Arte Natura — Limner Gallery, Hudson, New York (Art Inspired by the Natural World)
Limner Gallery
Limner Gallery, Hudson, New York, USAExhibitionGroup exhibition; artist sets price (35% commission)
- 28 Feb 2027
Eileen Lewenstein Prize for Critical Writing 2027 — £4,000 + Ceramic Review Publication + Paid BCB Commission
Ceramic Art London
London, UKCompetitionFree to apply£4,000 first prize
FAQ
How many of these open calls are free to apply?
Free to apply: 36 of 70. A fee to apply or to take part: 18. Fee not stated by the organiser: 16.
What do these open calls provide?
Out of 70: stipend: 25; housing: 12; travel: 11; studio: 12; production budget: 10; prize money: 23; exhibition: 30.
Can artists from any country apply?
No country or region limit in the terms: 49 of 70. Limited to residents or citizens of named countries or regions: 21 — each card names who may apply.
When is the next deadline?
Audrey Flack Short-Term Fellowship 2027–28 — One Month of Research at the Smithsonian American Art Museum: 1 February 2027. Closing within 30 days: 0. Open on a rolling basis: 0.