Open calls closing in November 2026

All open calls in the CallOpen catalogue with a deadline in November 2026, soonest first.

Open Calls

Open now: 678
Free to apply: 254
With a stipend: 217
Housing included: 140
Travel covered: 121
Prize money: 168
Closing within 30 days: 559
Next deadline: 1 Nov 2026

No country or region limit in the terms: 410. Limited to named countries or regions: 268. · Data of 26 October 2026 · Each call checked against the organiser’s own page.

Other months

December 2026278
October 2026230
January 2027148
February 202770
March 202751
April 202719

All open calls here: 678

19 Nov 2026
Salón de Artes Plásticas 2026 «Cámara de Comercio de Puerto Cabello» — US$1,000 Acquisition Prize for Painting (Venezuela)
Cámara de Comercio de Puerto CabelloPuerto Cabello, Carabobo, Venezuela
CompetitionUS$1,000 / 600 / 400 acquisition prizes
19 Nov 2026
"Miss Sarah" Fellowship for Black Women Writers 2027 (Nonfiction) — Ten-Day Residency in North Carolina with $1,000 Stipend and Travel Covered in the US
Trillium ArtsMars Hill and Asheville, North Carolina, USA
FellowshipFree to apply$1,000 stipend + travel
19 Nov 2026
Edital 01/2026 — Pauta 2027 Galeria de Arte Carlo Barbosa (CUCA/UEFS), Free Exhibition Slot
CUCA/UEFSFeira de Santana, Bahia, Brazil
ExhibitionFree to applyFree 15–45 day exhibition slot; gallery mounts and promotes
19 Nov 2026
Dumfries House Residency — Funded Studio and Accommodation on a Scottish Estate for Scottish Artists and Royal Drawing School Alumni
Royal Drawing SchoolDumfries House Estate, East Ayrshire, Scotland, UK
ResidencyFunded place: private studio + self-catering accommodation
19 Nov 2026
CALQ Québec–Bavaria Exchange — Two Months at Villa Concordia, Bamberg, for a Québec Writer or Comics Artist (CA$8,000)
Conseil des arts et des lettres du QuébecInternationales Künstlerhaus Villa Concordia, Bamberg, Bavaria, Germany
ResidencyFree to applyCA$8,000 + residency at Villa Concordia
19 Nov 2026
Cork City Council Artist Bursary 2027 — up to €5,000 for Training, Mentoring or Development Abroad, Cork City Artists
Cork City CouncilCork, Ireland
FellowshipFree to applyUp to €5,000
19 Nov 2026
Yamanashi Media Art Award 2026–27 — ¥500,000 Grand Prize for Online Media Art, Free Entry, Deadline 19 November 2026 (Japan)
Yamanashi PrefectureOnline application; finalists' exhibition in Yamanashi, Japan
Competition¥500,000 Y-GOLD; ¥200,000 Y-SILVER x2; ¥500,000 Y-CRYSTAL
19 Nov 2026
Arts Council Theatre Project Award 2027, Round 2 — up to €26,000 for Theatre Artists and Companies in Ireland
Arts Council of IrelandIreland
Grantup to €26,000
19 Nov 2026
2027 Access/VSA Emerging Young Artists Program: Thrive — Kennedy Center
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing ArtsUnited States (touring exhibition)
Competition$3,000 stipend + touring exhibition
19 Nov 2026
Concurso de Grabado 2026 “México creo en ti. Zacatecas hoy” — Printmaking Contest, Zacatecas
Gobierno del Estado de ZacatecasZacatecas, Mexico
CompetitionPrintmaking kits worth MXN 10,000 / 5,000 / 3,000
19 Nov 2026
Cryptic Nights 2027/28 Open Call — £800 Fee (up to £2,000 Groups) for Scotland-Based Emerging Sound/Music + Visual Artists
CrypticGlasgow, Scotland, UK
Competition£800 solo / up to £2,000 group
19 Nov 2026
Don Bachardy Fellowship 2027, Royal Drawing School, London — Summer Term with a $7,500 Stipend for International Post-Graduate Artists
Royal Drawing SchoolLondon, UK (Royal Drawing School, Shoreditch)
Fellowship$7,500 stipend + studio and courses for one term
19 Nov 2026
Wherewithal Grants 2027 — $7,500 Project Grants and $5,000 Research Grants for Artists in the Washington, DC Area, Deadline 19 November 2026
Washington Project for the Arts (Wherewithal Grants)Washington, DC area (DC, Arlington, Alexandria, Fairfax, Montgomery or Prince George's counties)
Grant$7,500 project / $5,000 research
19 Nov 2026
Cork City Council × Cow House Studios Visual Artist Bursary 2027 — Funded Week-Long Residency on a Wexford Farm
Cork City CouncilCork, Ireland
ResidencyFree to applyFully subsidised one-week residency
19 Nov 2026
Cork City Council Artist and the Community Award 2027 — up to €10,000 for Socially Engaged Projects with Cork Community Groups
Cork City CouncilCork, Ireland
GrantFree to applyUp to €2,000 (R&D) or €10,000 (realisation)
19 Nov 2026
CALQ Art, Architecture and Environment Research Residency at the Pavillon de l’Arsenal, Paris — CA$8,000, Housing and up to €5,000 Production
Conseil des arts et des lettres du QuébecPavillon de l’Arsenal, Paris, France (housing at the Centre des Récollets)
ResidencyFree to applyCA$8,000 + housing + up to €5,000 production
20 Nov 2026
Electric Forest 2027 Art Installations RFP — Paid Commissions $10k–70k, Rothbury MI
Electric ForestRothbury, Michigan, USA
OtherFree to applyPaid budgets $10k–70k per project
20 Nov 2026
Power Plant Grant 2026
Big Car CollaborativeIndiana, USA
Grant$12,000 project grant
20 Nov 2026
AQUEDUCTO Open Call — Art, Science & Technology Residency in Industrial Contexts (Portugal)
AQUEDUCTO ResidênciasPortugal
ResidencyFree to applyResidency (see call)
20 Nov 2026
Silent Film Fund Production Grant 2027 — Up to ¥300,000 plus a ¥100,000 Prize for Young Creators in Japan (Film, Art, Theatre), Deadline 20 November 2026
Public Interest Promotion Association (Silent Film Fund)Japan (applicant must live and be based in Japan)
GrantUp to ¥300,000 + ¥100,000 prize
20 Nov 2026
“Fény a hétköznapokban” (Light in Everyday Life) 2026 — Zsilip National Art Competition and Budapest Exhibition
Zsilip Művészeti EgyesületBudapest, Hungary
CompetitionVouchers 100,000 / 50,000 / 10,000 HUF + exhibition
20 Nov 2026
TEXTILE 2027 — Südtiroler Künstlerbund Open Calls, Bolzano & Karthaus (€800 Fee + up to €1,000 Production)
Südtiroler KünstlerbundSKB ARTES, Weggensteinstraße 12A, Bolzano; Stoffraum Karthaus, Schnals, Italy
ExhibitionFree to apply€800 artist fee + up to €1,000 production
20 Nov 2026
Cultural Endowment of Estonia (Kulka) — Grants and Creator's Salary, 20 November 2026 Round
Cultural Endowment of EstoniaEstonia
GrantFree to applyGrants, scholarships, Creator's Salary
20 Nov 2026
GO GREEN — Art Fluent Online Juried Exhibition ($750 Best of Show)
Art FluentOnline — art-fluent.com (Art Fluent, Boston, Massachusetts, USA)
CompetitionBest of Show $750; two awards of $250
20 Nov 2026
Rexhibit 2026 Winter Solo Exhibition × DART Magazine — Online Solo Show
RexhibitOnline / New York
ExhibitionOnline solo exhibition + DART editorial feature
20 Nov 2026
Circuscentrum Open Call — Join the Flemish Delegation to FRESH CIRCUS #6 in Stockholm (17–20 Feb 2027), up to €500 Support per Participant
CircuscentrumStockholm, Sweden (FRESH CIRCUS #6 / CirkusExpo)
GrantUp to €500 per participant (max. 10)
20 Nov 2026
Encinitas Skate Park (Poods) Mural — $30,000 Public Art Commission for Southern California Mural Artists, Deadline 20 November 2026
City of Encinitas Parks, Recreation & Cultural ArtsEncinitas, California, USA
Other$30,000 total budget; $500 per finalist
20 Nov 2026
Blue — Juried Photography Exhibition at Decode Gallery, Tucson, January 2027 (Free Professional Printing and Framing)
Decode GalleryTucson, Arizona, USA (Decode Gallery)
ExhibitionExhibition with free printing and framing (26+ images)
20 Nov 2026
Circ'UIT Open Call Fall 2026 — Funding (min. €5,000), Mentoring and Guaranteed Programming for New Outdoor and Site-Specific Circus Creations (Belgium)
Circ'UITFlanders and Wallonia, Belgium
GrantMin. €5,000 + mentoring + programming
20 Nov 2026
Pastel Society 128th Annual Exhibition 2027 — Open Call, Mall Galleries London
The Pastel SocietyMall Galleries, London, United Kingdom
ExhibitionPrizes and awards worth over £5,000
20 Nov 2026
Kolegium Tłumaczy 2027 (Book Institute Translators' College) — Funded Residencies in Kraków or Warsaw for Translators of Polish Literature
Instytut KsiążkiKraków or Warsaw, Poland
ResidencyApartment, travel + 100 PLN per day
20 Nov 2026
Media Art Award 2027 Sammlung Goetz — €5,000 Production + Exhibition for Munich Academy Graduates
Sammlung GoetzMunich, Germany
CompetitionFree to apply€5,000 production + AkademieGalerie show
20 Nov 2026
Contemporary Horizons — TCG Gallery Open-Theme Photography Call, Online Exhibition December 2026 (USD 15 Entry, Fee Waivers Available)
TCG GalleryOnline exhibition (gallery based in New York City)
Exhibition
20 Nov 2026
Radical Sabbatical 2027, University of Birmingham — £3,500 Fee and £500 Production Budget for a Six-Month Research Residency on «Touch», UK-Based Artists, Deadline 20 November 2026
Eastside Projects / University Collections, University of BirminghamBirmingham, England, United Kingdom
Residency£3,500 fee + £500 production budget
20 Nov 2026
28th International Ice Sculpture Festival 2027, Jelgava — Travel, Hotel and Prizes up to EUR 3,000
Jelgavas valstspilsētas pašvaldības iestāde KultūraJelgava, Latvia
CompetitionEUR 600 sketch prize; up to EUR 3,000 team / 1,500 solo
20 Nov 2026
Kerkini Wetlands Photo Award 2026
Kerkini Wetlands Photo AwardLake Kerkini National Park, Greece
Competition€1,000 Photo of the Year
20 Nov 2026
Chicago Sculpture Exhibit 2027–28 — Public Sculpture Call ($2,000 Honorarium)
Chicago Sculpture ExhibitChicago, IL, USA
ExhibitionFree to applyUS$2,000 honorarium per selected work
20 Nov 2026
Kerry County Council Creative Work Development Grant 2027 — For Artists Living in or from Kerry
Kerry County CouncilCo. Kerry, Ireland
GrantGrant (amount at council discretion)
20 Nov 2026
Gateway85 Live Oak Parkway Mural RFP, Gwinnett County GA — Paid Commission, Theme “A Place in Motion”
Gateway85 Community Improvement DistrictNorcross area, Gwinnett County, Georgia, USA
OtherFree to applyPaid commission; budget set by scope
20 Nov 2026
Mural Artist RFQ: Roseville Veterans Memorial Hall — $17,850 for an 880 sq ft Exterior Mural, Open to Mural Artists Across the United States, Deadline 20 November 2026
Blue Line ArtsRoseville, California, USA
Other$17,850 ($17,600 installation + $250 design stipend)

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FAQ

How many of these open calls are free to apply?

Free to apply: 254 of 678. A fee to apply or to take part: 149. Fee not stated by the organiser: 275.

What do these open calls provide?

Out of 678: stipend: 217; housing: 140; travel: 121; studio: 117; production budget: 139; prize money: 168; exhibition: 248.

Can artists from any country apply?

No country or region limit in the terms: 410 of 678. Limited to residents or citizens of named countries or regions: 268 — each card names who may apply.

When is the next deadline?

2026 Holiday Art Competition: 1 November 2026. Closing within 30 days: 559. Open on a rolling basis: 0.