Open calls closing in October 2026

All open calls here: 229

1. 30 Oct 2026

   Fairport-Perinton Art Trail, New York — $30,000 Public Artwork along the Erie Canal, Open to All Artists (RFQ)

   Fairport Public Arts CommitteePerinton Park, Erie Canal, Village of Fairport and Town of Perinton, New York, United States

   CompetitionUp to $30,000; $800 for each finalist

2. 30 Oct 2026

   Prémio de Pintura e Escultura D. Fernando II 2026, Sintra — €4,000 Painting and Sculpture Prizes + €3,000 Revelation Prize (Ages 18–35, Portugal Residents)

   Câmara Municipal de SintraSintra, Portugal

   Competition€4,000 + €4,000 + €3,000

3. 30 Oct 2026

   « Paysages en mouvement » — Visual Arts School Residency in the Géoparc Terres d'Hérault (€8,000)

   Département de l'HéraultCollège Maffre-Baugé, Paulhan (Hérault), France

   ResidencyFree to apply€8,000 TTC grant incl. artist fees

4. 30 Oct 2026

   Kulturni centar Pančeva — Open Call for Solo, Group and Multimedia Exhibitions 2027 (Catalogue, Poster, Transport in Serbia)

   Kulturni centar PančevaPančevo, Serbia

   ExhibitionExhibition with catalogue, poster and transport

5. 30 Oct 2026

   Pilchuck Glass School Fellowship 2027 — Two Summer Sessions with Tuition, Housing, Meals and Travel for Emerging Glass Artists

   Pilchuck Glass SchoolPilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, Washington, USA

   FellowshipFree to applyFull tuition, housing, meals and travel

6. 30 Oct 2026

   SPREEWALDATELIER 2027 — Open-Air Sculpture Week in Lübbenau with Free Oak Logs, Lodging, Meals and a €600 Fee, Deadline 30 October 2026

   Freunde der LÜBBENAUBRÜCKE e.V. (for the town of Lübbenau/Spreewald)Lübbenau/Spreewald, Brandenburg, Germany

   Exhibition€600 fee + free logs, lodging, meals

7. 30 Oct 2026

   Cork Gaeilge Writer Pilot 2027 — €30,000 Fee for a Year in the UCC School of Irish Learning, Funded with the Arts Council

   Arts Council of IrelandUniversity College Cork (School of Irish Learning), Ireland

   Residency€30,000 fee (€20,000 Arts Council, €10,000 university)

8. 30 Oct 2026

   Casa Hechale Artist Residency — Winter 2026/27

   Centro Cultural Casa HechaleMexico City, Mexico

   Residency

9. 30 Oct 2026

   Sardiyat Screenwriters' Lab 2027 (4th Cycle), Royal Film Commission – Jordan — Mentored Feature-Script Retreat in Wadi Rum, 21–27 January 2027, with a Place at Sud Ecriture

   Royal Film Commission – JordanWadi Rum, Jordan

   ResidencyFree to applyFree lab with mentors + Sud Ecriture place (1 project)

10. 30 Oct 2026

    Argentina–Paraguay Co-Development Competition 2026 — Two USD 35,000 Awards for Feature Film Projects (INCAA and INAP)

    Instituto Nacional de Cine y Artes AudiovisualesArgentina and Paraguay

    CompetitionFree to apply2 × USD 35,000 (paid in pesos)

11. 30 Oct 2026

    Re-enchanting Villa Medici 2026 — Pavilions G-H-I

    Académie de France à Rome — Villa MédicisRome, Italy

    CompetitionCommission for the interiors of three pavilions

12. 30 Oct 2026

    Films x Games Connection Hub 2027 — Workshop and Matchmaking for Film Producers with a Game Project

    When East Meets WestTrieste, Italy

    WorkshopTraining + matchmaking (scholarships)

13. 30 Oct 2026

    AFTER THE PALACE: Resonance 2026 — International Video Mapping Contest on Nowa Huta's Socialist-Era Architecture, Kraków

    University of the National Education Commission, KrakówNowa Huta, Kraków, Poland

    CompetitionFree to apply1st PLN 10,000; 2nd PLN 6,000; 3rd PLN 3,000

14. 30 Oct 2026

    Barcelona Crea – BAR Project Research Grant 2026 — €6,000 and a Mentored Research Residency for Barcelona-Linked Artists and Curators

    BAR projectBarcelona, Spain

    GrantFree to apply€6,000 gross + mentored residency

15. 30 Oct 2026

    TextielLab TC2 Digital Weaving Residency 2027, Tilburg — 3–6 Months on the Thread Controller 2 Jacquard Loom with €200/Month Fee and Yarn Collection

    TextielMuseum | TextielLabTextielMuseum | TextielLab, Tilburg, the Netherlands

    Residency€200 per month + yarn collection access

16. 30 Oct 2026

    Franz Hecker Stipend 2026 — €10,000 and a Three-Month Working Stay at the Hasemühle Bersenbrück, for Artists up to 35

    Kreissparkasse BersenbrückHasemühle, Bersenbrück (Osnabrück district, Lower Saxony), Germany

    FellowshipFree to apply€10,000 for a three-month stay

17. 30 Oct 2026

    Bronx Community Engagement Grants 2027 — Funding for Community-Based Arts Projects by Bronx Artists, Collectives and Small Nonprofits

    Bronx Council on the ArtsThe Bronx, New York City, USA

    GrantFree to apply

18. 30 Oct 2026

    Stiftung TANZ Scholarships

    Stiftung TANZGermany

    GrantFree to applyCourse fees, travel and childcare costs

19. 30 Oct 2026

    Instytut Teatralny Research & Publishing Competition 2026 (VII edition) — PLN 60,000 and a Book in 'Nowa Biblioteka' for Theatre and Performance Research

    Instytut Teatralny im. Zbigniewa RaszewskiegoWarsaw, Poland

    GrantPLN 60,000 gross per laureate + publication

20. 30 Oct 2026

    Historic South LA Black Cultural District Public Art RFQ — Artist Roster for Banners, Markers, Murals and Monuments

    Historic South LA Black Cultural DistrictSouth Los Angeles, California, USA

    CompetitionRoster for multiple paid public art commissions

21. 30 Oct 2026

    Western University Writer-in-Residence 2027–28, London (Ontario) — $50,000 Stipend

    Western UniversityLondon, Ontario, Canada

    ResidencyFree to apply$50,000 CAD stipend (Sept 2027–early April 2028)

22. 30 Oct 2026

    Wichita Riverfest 2027 Poster & Button Artwork Contest — $4,000 Cash Prize

    Wichita FestivalsWichita, Kansas, USA

    CompetitionFree to apply$4,000 cash to the winning artist

23. 30 Oct 2026

    New Dimensions 2026 — Island Futures Digital Art Competition and Exhibition, British Virgin Islands

    Creative Waves BVIRoad Reef Plaza, Road Town, Tortola, BVI

    Competition5 prizes incl. DLT Solutions Grand Prize

24. 30 Oct 2026

    Fundació Guasch Coranty Art Creation Grants 2026–27 — Up to €9,000 (UB Fine Arts Students/Graduates Only)

    Fundació Guasch CorantyBarcelona, Spain

    GrantFree to applyUp to 2 grants of up to €9,000 per project

25. 30 Oct 2026

    Broken Screens — Between Self-Presentation and Self-Loss: Open Call for a Group Exhibition at hinterconti, Hamburg, 20–22 November 2026

    hintercontiHamburg, Germany

    Exhibition

26. 30 Oct 2026

    Chapel Street Mural Artwork Implementation — District Six, Cape Town

    City of Cape TownDistrict Six, Cape Town, South Africa

    OtherPaid mural commission; budget per City brief

27. 30 Oct 2026

    Last Stop Trieste 2027 — Works-in-Progress Showcase for Documentary Fine Cuts

    When East Meets WestTrieste, Italy

    ExhibitionFree to applyFilm Centre Montenegro Award €2,000

28. 30 Oct 2026

    Transatlantic Stars Film Program 2027 — US Showcase and Industry Meetings for EU Feature Directors

    Delegation of the European Union to the United StatesBerkshire International Film Festival, Los Angeles and Washington, D.C., USA

    FellowshipFree to applyAirfare, visa assistance, accommodation and meals

29. 30 Oct 2026

    CSE Richard Hunt Award 2027 (Chicago) — $10,000 for a Large-Scale Outdoor Public Sculpture

    Chicago Sculpture ExhibitChicago, IL, USA

    OtherFree to apply$10,000 production

30. 30 Oct 2026

    Villa Bloch × Cité internationale des arts — Performing Arts Residency in Poitiers 2027

    Cité internationale des artsPoitiers, France (Villa Bloch)

    Residency€1,250/month + housing and workspace

31. 30 Oct 2026

    Finnish Cultural Foundation Working and Expenditure Grants 2026 — €34,000–38,000/year Working Grants for Artists, All Fields

    Finnish Cultural FoundationFinland

    GrantFree to applyWorking grant €34,000–38,000/year; min. €3,000

32. 30 Oct 2026

    Institut français PIDA 2027 — Support to Present French or France-Based Artists Abroad (Visual Arts, Design, Crafts, Digital, Music, Performing Arts)

    Institut françaisWorldwide (projects abroad featuring French or France-based artists)

    GrantFree to applyProject support (amount set per project)

33. 30 Oct 2026

    XXI Salón Nacional de Artes Visuales Junín 2026 — Acquisition Prizes up to ARS 520,000 at MACA (Argentina)

    Gobierno de JunínMuseo de Arte Contemporáneo Argentino (MACA), Junín, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina

    CompetitionARS 520,000 / 390,000 / 260,000 acquisition prizes

34. 30 Oct 2026

    Michigan Central Art x Newlab — Creative Residency 2027

    Michigan CentralDetroit, Michigan, USA

    Residency$30,000 unrestricted

35. 30 Oct 2026

    “Bom Dia” OASis Residency 2027 — Cultivamos Cultura, São Luís, Portugal (€1,300 Fee + Production)

    Cultivamos CulturaCultivamos Cultura, São Luís, Odemira, Portugal

    Residency€1,300 fee; up to €1,600 production; up to €500 travel

36. 30 Oct 2026

    Iberorquestas Juveniles 2026 Awards, Argentina — €1,000 for a Young Performer (12–22) and €5,000 / €3,000 for Youth Ensembles

    Secretaría de Cultura de la NaciónArgentina

    CompetitionFree to apply€1,000 (performer); €5,000 / €3,000 (ensembles)

37. 30 Oct 2026

    Writer in the Park 2027 — One-Month Residency in Ljubljana with €1,250 for Writers Linked to a UNESCO City of Literature

    Ljubljana UNESCO City of LiteratureLjubljana, Slovenia (Švicarija, Tivoli Park)

    ResidencyFree to apply€1,250 gross (grant + travel) + apartment

38. 30 Oct 2026

    Iberorquestas Juveniles 2026 Awards, Chile — €5,000 / €3,000 / €1,000 for Young Performers (12–22) and Youth Choirs and Orchestras

    Ministerio de las Culturas, las Artes y el PatrimonioChile

    CompetitionFree to apply€5,000; €3,000; €1,000 per participating country

39. 30 Oct 2026

    Wings and Woodlands: A Tribute to Native Birds and Forests — Art Exhibit on Kauaʻi (Kauaʻi Forest Bird Recovery Project)

    Kauaʻi Forest Bird Recovery ProjectKauaʻi Society of Artists Gallery, Kukui Grove Center, Līhuʻe, Kauaʻi, Hawaiʻi, USA

    ExhibitionGroup exhibition; artist chooses sales donation

40. 30 Oct 2026

    VKKF Kultūras radošo rezidenču atbalsts 2027 — Up to €28,000 Lump-Sum for Latvian Organisations Running Creative Residencies

    State Culture Capital FoundationLatvia

    GrantFree to applyUp to €28,000 (€35 per resident-day)