Open calls closing in October 2026

All open calls here: 230

1. 26 Oct 2026

   Gasworks — Residency for Artists Based in Lebanon, 2027

   GasworksLondon, United Kingdom

   ResidencyFully funded eleven-week residency

2. 26 Oct 2026

   U8 HAUS Open Call «What's going on?» — Free Group Exhibition in Berlin for Berlin-Based Artists of All Media, Works Insured, Deadline 26 October 2026

   U8 HAUSBerlin, Germany

   Exhibition

3. 26 Oct 2026

   XXXIV Salón de Artes Visuales Villa Carlos Paz 2026 — Painting, ARS 900,000 First Prize (Argentina)

   Municipalidad de Villa Carlos PazSalón Rizzuto, Av. Cárcano 75, Villa Carlos Paz, Córdoba, Argentina

   CompetitionARS 900,000 first prize; ARS 350,000 local prize

4. 26 Oct 2026

   Learning Materials 12-Month Fellowship 2027–2028

   HIAP – Helsinki International Artist ProgrammeSuomenlinna, Helsinki, Finland

   Fellowship€1,350/month and €2,000 research

5. 26 Oct 2026

   Illustrators Exhibition 2027 — Bologna Children’s Book Fair

   Bologna Children’s Book FairBologna, Italy

   ExhibitionFree to applyExhibition at BCBF and its international tour

6. 26 Oct 2026

   East Bay Fund for Artists 2026 — $5,000–$25,000 Commissions for Alameda & Contra Costa Artists

   East Bay Community FoundationAlameda & Contra Costa counties, California, USA

   GrantFree to apply$5,000–$25,000; 100% to lead artist fees

7. 26 Oct 2026

   ONX Seeds 2026 — Soft Circuits for Hard Times: Prototype Incubation for New Media Creators

   Onassis FoundationAthens, Greece (and online)

   GrantFree to apply€1,000–€5,000 seed funding, studio and mentoring

8. 26 Oct 2026

   Invisible Cartographies — Two Funded Six-Week Residencies for Neurodivergent Artists at Buinho, Messejana, January–February 2027 (Portugal)

   BuinhoBuinho, Messejana (Aljustrel), Alentejo, Portugal

   ResidencyFree to apply

9. 26 Oct 2026

   Learning Materials International Artist Residency 2027

   HIAP – Helsinki International Artist ProgrammeHIAP Suomenlinna, Helsinki, Finland

   Residency€1,350/month, travel, €750 materials

10. 26 Oct 2026

    WDC 2028 Busan Pavilion International Design Competition — KRW 20M per Stage-2 Team, KRW 50M Winner, Free Entry

    Design Council BusanBusan, South Korea

    CompetitionFree to applyKRW 20,000,000 × 2 (Stage 2) + KRW 50,000,000 winner

11. 26 Oct 2026

    Culture Helps Solidarity — Individual Wellbeing Grants up to €1,200 for Cultural Workers (6th Round)

    European Cultural FoundationUkraine and Creative Europe countries

    GrantUp to €1,200 one-off grant

12. 26 Oct 2026

    Handmade — Juried Online Exhibition, Site:Brooklyn, November – December 2026

    Site:BrooklynOnline (Site:Brooklyn Gallery, New York)

    ExhibitionOnline exhibition

13. 26 Oct 2026

    Light of a Clear Blue Morning — Winter Solstice Group Exhibition, Kinhouse Gallery, Fort Wayne

    Kinhouse GalleryKinhouse Gallery, Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA

    ExhibitionGroup exhibition

14. 26 Oct 2026

    RFQ: Outdoor Sculpture at The Well — City of Hilliard, Ohio ($150,000 Public Art Commission)

    City of HilliardThe Well (Recreation and Wellness Center), Hilliard, Ohio, USA

    OtherFree to apply$150,000 all-inclusive commission budget

15. 26 Oct 2026

    NPG 2026 Photography Scholarship Contest — Prizes of $1,000 to $2,500 for US Undergraduate Students

    Negative Population GrowthUnited States (online submission)

    CompetitionFree to applyMultiple scholarships of $1,000–$2,500

16. 26 Oct 2026

    UTS Library Creative in Residence 2027 — Six-Month Paid Residency in Sydney

    UTS Library, University of Technology SydneyUTS Central, Sydney, Australia

    ResidencyFree to applyA$15,000 remuneration + A$5,000 materials budget

17. 26 Oct 2026

    Aalborg Lysfestival 2027 Open Call — Light Artworks, up to DKK 70,000 incl. DKK 20,000 Artist Fee

    Aalborg LysfestivalAalborg, Denmark (festival 13–27 Feb 2027)

    OtherFree to applyUp to DKK 70,000 incl. DKK 20,000 fee

18. 26 Oct 2026

    Brooklyn Avenue I-70 Underpass Column Murals (Kansas City One Percent for Art) — $30,000 Budget

    City of Kansas City, Missouri One Percent for ArtKansas City, MO, USA

    OtherFree to apply$30,000 all-inclusive; $1,000 semifinalist stipend

19. 26 Oct 2026

    AgroVoices 2026 — Short Film Contest on Farming and Food in Mbour and Lower Casamance, Senegal (XOF 120,000 Production Support for 10 Projects)

    CREATESMbour and Lower Casamance (Bignona, Ziguinchor, Oussouye), Senegal; final screening in Dakar

    CompetitionFree to applyXOF 120,000 each for 10 projects + filming-kit prizes

20. 26 Oct 2026

    Butler Gallery Garden Studio Residencies 2027 — One Month with a €2,500 Stipend, Kilkenny

    Butler GalleryEvans' Home, John's Quay, Kilkenny, Ireland

    Residency€2,500 stipend per month

21. 27 Oct 2026

    Grants for Creative Individuals — Mass Cultural Council ($5,000 Unrestricted, Massachusetts Artists)

    Mass Cultural CouncilMassachusetts, USA

    GrantFree to apply$5,000 unrestricted

22. 27 Oct 2026

    Glasgow Short Film Festival 2027 — Call for Entries (Bill Douglas International Award)

    Glasgow Short Film FestivalGlasgow, Scotland, UK

    CompetitionBill Douglas Award; BAFTA and BIFA qualifying

23. 27 Oct 2026

    Heritage Valuation Contest 2026 — Cemeteries, Temples and Sacred Places

    Fondo Nacional de las ArtesCemeteries, temples and sacred places anywhere in Argentina

    CompetitionARS 3,000,000 first prize

24. 27 Oct 2026

    BRAVA Awards 2027 — International Painting Prize for Artists Aged 19–30, Fundación Brava, Uruguay

    Fundación BravaPunta del Este, Uruguay (finalists' exhibition) and international touring shows

    CompetitionFree to applyUp to $5,000 + 8-week funded residency

25. 27 Oct 2026

    X National Exhibition «Graphic Forum 2026», Stara Zagora — Three €511 Printmaking Prizes (Bulgaria, Open Internationally)

    Съюз на българските художнициLubor Bayer Exhibition Hall, Stara Zagora, Bulgaria

    CompetitionThree equal prizes of €511.29

26. 27 Oct 2026

    Request for Proposals: Public Art for the Visitor & Conference Center Courtyard — City of Avondale, Arizona (from $40,000)

    City of AvondaleAvondale Civic Center campus, Visitor & Conference Center courtyard, Avondale, Arizona, USA

    OtherFree to applyBudget starting at $40,000 (all-inclusive)

27. 27 Oct 2026

    Seattle Arts in Parks Grant 2027 — $2,000–$8,000 to Bring Arts and Culture into City Parks

    Seattle Office of Arts & CultureSeattle parks, Washington, USA

    GrantFree to apply$2,000, $4,000, $6,000 or $8,000

28. 28 Oct 2026

    NSHSS Visual Arts Scholarship 2026

    National Society of High School ScholarsUnited States (NSHSS members worldwide)

    Fellowship4 × $2,000 (2 photography, 2 painting/drawing/digital)

29. 28 Oct 2026

    Medellín Street Art Festival — Muralist Open Call (Stipend, Travel, Lodging, Food, Materials)

    Medellín Street Art FestivalMedellín, Colombia

    OtherFree to applyStipend + travel, lodging, food, materials

30. 28 Oct 2026

    Konstnärsnämnden Project Grant for Theatre 2027 — Small Productions, Workshops and New Methods, Deadline 28 October 2026

    KonstnärsnämndenSweden

    GrantNo defined cap (project budget)

31. 28 Oct 2026

    Ernest Albert Invitational 2027 — Four-Month Paid Residency at Cas-co, Leuven and Group Show at Kunsthal Mechelen, €6,080 per Belgium-Based Early-Career Artist

    Cas-coOff the Grid, Cas-co, Leuven, with the exhibition at Kunsthal Mechelen, Belgium

    Residency€6,080 incl. VAT per artist, plus show fee

32. 28 Oct 2026

    Dublin City Council Bursary Awards 2027 — Up to €5,000 for Professional Artists Living in the Dublin City Council Area, Deadline 28 October 2026

    Dublin City Council Arts OfficeDublin, Ireland

    GrantUp to €5,000

33. 28 Oct 2026

    OAC Visual Arts Projects — up to CA$15,000 for Ontario Artist Collectives and Independent Curators (Exhibitions, Murals, Residencies, Research)

    Ontario Arts CouncilOntario, Canada

    GrantFree to applyUp to CA$15,000 (curatorial research up to CA$10,000)

34. 28 Oct 2026

    Der Greif Guest Room: Difficult Conversations — Online Show Curated by Sofia Krysiak & Jack Latham

    Der GreifOnline (Der Greif, Germany)

    Exhibition

35. 28 Oct 2026

    Portland Arts Project Grant 2027 — $1,000 to $10,000 for Portland Artists' Public Projects in Any Discipline

    Regional Arts & Culture CouncilPortland, Oregon, USA

    GrantFree to apply$1,000–$5,000 (General Fund) or up to $10,000

36. 28 Oct 2026

    ART 4 Water — International Virtual Exhibition Supporting an Animal Sanctuary, Red Bluff Art Gallery

    Red Bluff Art GalleryOnline — 3D virtual gallery of Red Bluff Art Gallery, Corning, California, USA

    ExhibitionInclusion in a 3D virtual exhibition

37. 28 Oct 2026

    Kunst am Bau for a New Kindergarten in Haßloch — €70,000 Commission, Two-Stage Competition (Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany)

    Gemeinde HaßlochKindertagesstätte Müller-Thugau-Straße, Haßloch, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

    CompetitionFree to apply€70,000 gross incl. materials and fee

38. 28 Oct 2026

    Kinderspace: Architecture for Children's Development (Edition #4)

    BuildnerInternational (ideas competition)

    Competition€10,000 fund; €5,000 first prize

39. 28 Oct 2026

    InFocus Photo Exhibit & Awards 2027: Anything Goes — 13th Annual, Edmonton Region

    InFocus Photo Exhibit and AwardsWild Skies Art Gallery, Red Brick Common Public Art Gallery and Stony Plain Town Hall, Alberta, Canada

    ExhibitionExhibition; honorarium for photo-book selections

40. 28 Oct 2026

    McCahon House Parehuia Residency 2027 — Offshore Pathways, Six Weeks with Stipend

    McCahon House TrustParehuia, Titirangi, Auckland, New Zealand

    ResidencyFree to applyMonthly stipend + house, studio, mentoring