Applications closed
The deadline for this open call has passed. It is kept here for reference. Browse open calls accepting applications
Kassel Dummy Award 2026
January 31, 2026Cologne, Germany
A prestigious award for unpublished photobook dummies. While focused on photography, it is highly relevant for new media and installation artists who document their work in book form, offering a path to publication and international exhibition.
publicSeo.openCall.benefits
The winning book is produced and published by MAS Matbaa in cooperation with the PhotoBookMuseum. Shortlisted books are exhibited at international photography events.
publicSeo.openCall.eligibility
International artists with unpublished photobook dummies.
Dates & details
- Deadline
- Registration Deadline: January 31, 2026. Physical book must arrive by February 15, 2026.
- Language
- English
Still accepting applications
- Atelier Galata Istanbul 2027 — Three-Month Residencies in Beyoğlu with €1,300/Month for Cologne Visual Artists and WritersKulturamt der Stadt Köln · Atelier Galata, Beyoğlu, Istanbul, Türkiye · Deadline: Oct 11, 2026
- Der Greif Open Call: Myth, Folk & Superstition — Surreal Fables, Online Exhibition and Group CritiqueDer Greif · Online (Der Greif, Germany) · Deadline: Oct 14, 2026
- Kölner Kunstsäulen 2027 — Design a 360° Motif for Cologne’s 27 Art Advertising Columns (€600 Fee + Printing)Kulturamt der Stadt Köln · 27 Kunstsäulen (advertising columns) across Cologne’s districts, Germany · Deadline: Oct 20, 2026
- Der Greif Guest Room: Difficult Conversations — Online Show Curated by Sofia Krysiak & Jack LathamDer Greif · Online (Der Greif, Germany) · Deadline: Oct 28, 2026
- Franz Hecker Stipend 2026 — €10,000 and a Three-Month Working Stay at the Hasemühle Bersenbrück, for Artists up to 35Kreissparkasse Bersenbrück · Hasemühle, Bersenbrück (Osnabrück district, Lower Saxony), Germany · Deadline: Oct 30, 2026
- NordArt 2027 — International Call for Artists, Büdelsdorf (Free, €10,000 Prize)Kunstwerk Carlshütte · Büdelsdorf, Germany · Deadline: Oct 31, 2026