Open calls closing in November 2026

All open calls here: 678

1. 1 Nov 2026

   2026 Holiday Art Competition

   The Delaplaine Arts CenterFrederick, MD, USA (The Delaplaine Arts Center)

   Competition$1,000 Judges' Choice

2. 1 Nov 2026

   AIR Dwingeloo 2027 — Two-Month Gallery Residency for Painters and Drawing Artists up to 35 from the Northern Netherlands

   Galerie DwingelooDwingeloo, Drenthe, Netherlands

   ResidencyFree to applyFree accommodation and a €500 contribution

3. 1 Nov 2026

   El Anatsui Fellowships 2027 — Printmaking Residency in Philadelphia for Africa-Born Artists (US$20,000 + US$5,000)

   Brandywine Workshop and ArchivesPhiladelphia, USA

   ResidencyFree to applyUS$20,000 grant + US$5,000 stipend per artist

4. 1 Nov 2026

   Ukrainian Institute proMOTION 2026 (Third Call) — Up to €8,000 to Promote Ukrainian Feature Films at International Festivals

   Ukrainian InstituteUkraine / International

   GrantUp to €8,000

5. 1 Nov 2026

   Bring Your Art in London

   Arrival GalleryLondon, UK

   ExhibitionNo direct funding

6. 1 Nov 2026

   KRS Light Art Festival 2027 Open Call — NOK 25,000 Grand Prize and Covered Production, Kristiansand, Norway

   KRS LyskunstfestivalKristiansand, Norway

   CompetitionFree to applyNOK 25,000 grand prize + covered production

7. 1 Nov 2026

   The AI Art Magazine No. 4 — Free Open Call for AI Artworks (About 50 Works Selected for the 2027 Print Edition)

   The AI Art MagazineHamburg, Germany (print publication)

   ExhibitionFree to applyPublication in print edition

8. 1 Nov 2026

   Openshaw Artist-in-Residence, Maryland Hall — January–March 2027 Cycle

   Maryland HallAnnapolis, Maryland, USA

   ResidencyFree to applySubsidised studio + $500 + solo show

9. 1 Nov 2026

   Artists with Disabilities Access Program (ADAP) — Ohio Arts Council ($500–2,500, November Round)

   Ohio Arts CouncilOhio, USA

   GrantFree to apply$500 (emerging) to $2,500 (professional)

10. 1 Nov 2026

    Residencia Migra Iberoamericana III — performing arts residency for migrant women and dissident identities

    Abre ProductoraMontevideo, Uruguay

    ResidencyTravel, lodging, meals, artist fee, visa costs

11. 1 Nov 2026

    CreArt 3.0 “We Are All Role Models” — Five-Week Immersive Media Art Residency at Tiima, Oulu (Finland), €3,500 Fee, Travel and Housing

    CreArtOulu, Finland (Museum and Science Centre Tiima, Visio)

    Residency€3,500 artist fee (€6,400 for a duo) + travel, housing

12. 1 Nov 2026

    Artadia Awards 2026 — Houston Cycle ($15,000 Unrestricted)

    ArtadiaHouston, Texas, USA

    Grant$15,000 unrestricted

13. 1 Nov 2026

    Cinéma du réel 2027 (49th Edition), Paris — Call for Documentary Films for the Competition (Closes 1 November 2026 or Earlier at 1,800 Entries)

    Cinéma du réelParis, France

    CompetitionGrand Prix and competition prizes

14. 1 Nov 2026

    Nordic Currents 2027–2028 — Open Call for Nordic-European Culture Projects

    Nordic Council of MinistersNordic region and neighbouring European countries

    Grant€100,000–€800,000 per project

15. 1 Nov 2026

    Il Teatro della Luce — Site-specific Commission for the Goldoni Theatre Ceiling, Livorno

    Fondazione Teatro della Città di Livorno “Carlo Goldoni”Livorno, Italy (Teatro Goldoni)

    Competition€15,000 fee + up to €20,000 production

16. 1 Nov 2026

    Farouk Hosny Foundation Arts Awards 2027 — Photography 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

17. 1 Nov 2026

    Première Competition 2027 — Early Music Ensembles at FestiVita!, Brussels (Theme: Madrid and Spain)

    FestiVita! Brussels Early Music FestivalCercle Royal Gaulois, Brussels, Belgium

    CompetitionFree to apply€1,000 + concert; €500 finalist fee

18. 1 Nov 2026

    artsnb Career Development: Professional Development — CA$3,000 for Studies, Workshops and Mentorships, New Brunswick Artists

    New Brunswick Arts BoardNew Brunswick, Canada

    FellowshipFree to applyCA$3,000

19. 1 Nov 2026

    Emerging Artist Show 2026, The James, Norwell MA — Juried Show, $250 Best in Show

    The James Library & Center for the ArtsNorwell, Massachusetts, USA

    ExhibitionBest in Show $250; $125 / $75 places

20. 1 Nov 2026

    Community Sculpture Walk — 2027 Call for Art, City of Watertown, Massachusetts (Two-Year Outdoor Display)

    City of WatertownWatertown Community Path (Saltonstall Park to Howard Street), Watertown, Massachusetts, USA

    ExhibitionTwo-year outdoor display (terms in the OpenGov call)

21. 1 Nov 2026

    SK Arts Artists in Schools — Development, Projects and 1–5-Month Residencies for Professional Artists in Saskatchewan Schools

    SK ArtsSaskatchewan, Canada

    GrantFree to applyDevelopment up to CA$2,000; other streams vary

22. 1 Nov 2026

    The PASEO 2027 Biennial, Taos — Night-Time Installation, Projection and Performance Art ($500–$15,000 Stipends)

    The Paseo ProjectTaos Historic District, New Mexico, USA

    ExhibitionStipends $500–$3,000; large projects $5,000–$15,000

23. 1 Nov 2026

    Open Genre Book Prize 2026 — Fonograf Editions ($1,500, Publication, 3-Week Residency)

    Fonograf EditionsPortland, Oregon, USA (online submission)

    Competition$1,500 + publication + residency

24. 1 Nov 2026

    Emergent 2026 by Shape Arts — £3,000 Bursary and One-Week Residency at Tate St Ives and Porthmeor Studios for Early-Career Disabled Artists

    Shape ArtsTate St Ives and Porthmeor Studios, Cornwall, with remote mentoring, United Kingdom

    Residency£3,000 bursary

25. 1 Nov 2026

    MLYN Art Fair 2026 — Open Call for Artists Living in Ukraine, Kyiv (Fee per Selected Work)

    MLYN design hubMLYN design hub, вул. Спаська 36/31, Kyiv, Ukraine

    OtherExhibition-sale; 70% of sales to artist

26. 1 Nov 2026

    Bionantism International Art Competition, 2nd Edition — $2,000 in Prizes and Show at TDV ART Gallery, Bucharest (Free Entry, Hand-Made Works)

    TDV ART by Mihai IonescuTDV ART by Mihai Ionescu, Strada Colței 44, Bucharest, Romania

    CompetitionFree to apply$1,000 / $600 / $400

27. 1 Nov 2026

    Open Season Awards 2026 — The Malahat Review (Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction; CAD 2,000 each)

    The Malahat ReviewVictoria, British Columbia, Canada (University of Victoria; submission via Submittable)

    CompetitionCAD 2,000 per genre + publication

28. 1 Nov 2026

    Teatergalleriet Kalmar Open Call 2026 — Solo and Group Exhibitions from 2028 at an Artist-Run Gallery in Sweden, Deadline 1 November 2026

    TeatergallerietKalmar, Sweden

    ExhibitionExhibition; remuneration applied for

29. 1 Nov 2026

    Whose Archive is it Anyway? — Paid Open Call for Speakers (£200) at The Photographers' Gallery, London, 16 April 2027

    The Photographers' GalleryLondon, UK (hybrid, online speakers welcome)

    Other£200 speaker fee

30. 1 Nov 2026

    Compass Fellowship 2027–28 for Emerging DMV Writers — The Writer's Center

    The Writer's CenterBethesda, Maryland, USA

    FellowshipFree to apply$1,000 workshop credit + $300 stipend

31. 1 Nov 2026

    The Studios at MASS MoCA — Residencies July–December 2027 (with Full Fellowships)

    MASS MoCANorth Adams, Massachusetts, USA

    Residency24/7 studio + housing; full fellowships

32. 1 Nov 2026

    SURF Artist in Residence 2027 — Sanford Underground Research Facility

    Sanford Underground Research FacilityLead, South Dakota, USA

    Residency$5,000 stipend + up to $5,000 for materials

33. 1 Nov 2026

    DanseTapas 2026 at Bora Bora, Aarhus — Paid Call for Aarhus-Area Dance Artists to Share Work in Progress (up to 15 min, 9–11 December 2026)

    Bora Bora – Dans og Visuelt TeaterAarhus, Denmark (Bora Bora, Small Stage)

    OtherPaid performance slot

34. 1 Nov 2026

    Follow Fluxus Scholarship 2026/27 — €10,000, Three-Month Studio Residency and Solo Show in Wiesbaden (Germany)

    Nassauischer Kunstverein WiesbadenKunsthaus Wiesbaden and Nassauischer Kunstverein Wiesbaden, Germany

    ResidencyFree to apply€10,000 + rent-free live/work studio

35. 1 Nov 2026

    (UN)ORDNUNG — Group Exhibition at Galerie in der Südhalle, Rathaus Reinickendorf (Berlin Residents)

    Bezirksamt ReinickendorfRathaus Reinickendorf, Berlin, Germany

    ExhibitionFree to applyGroup exhibition (no prize stated)

36. 1 Nov 2026

    Daylight. Savings. Time. — Tiger Strikes Asteroid Philadelphia Open Call Exhibition, January 2027

    Tiger Strikes AsteroidTiger Strikes Asteroid, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

    Exhibition

37. 1 Nov 2026

    XLVIII Concurso Nacional de Arte Joven 2026 — CLP 3,000,000 Acquisition Prize, Universidad de Valparaíso (Chile, Under 35, Free)

    Universidad de ValparaísoSala El Farol, Valparaíso, Chile

    CompetitionFree to applyCLP 3,000,000 top prize; CLP 2,000,000; 3 × 500,000

38. 1 Nov 2026

    Roberto Cimetta Fund Emergency Mobility Grants 2027 — Up to €600 Travel Grants for Performing Artists from Lebanon, Syria, Palestine, Yemen and Sudan

    Roberto Cimetta FundInternational (travel from or to the region)

    GrantFree to applyUp to €600 per grant

39. 1 Nov 2026

    2026 US Native American and Indigenous Artists Purchase Initiative — New Mexico Art in Public Places ($5,000–$50,000 Works)

    New Mexico ArtsPublic buildings across New Mexico, USA

    OtherPurchase of artworks priced $5,000–$50,000

40. 1 Nov 2026

    Prix du Luxembourg 2027 — €2,500 Prize and Group Show at Montauban-Buzenol for Artists Under 35 from Belgian Luxembourg Province

    Centre d'Art Contemporain du Luxembourg BelgeMontauban-Buzenol (Étalle), Belgium

    Competition€2,500 + exhibition