Open calls for Music artists — 290 active grants, residencies and exhibitions with checked deadlines, entry fees and what the funding covers. Updated daily.
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290 active listings for Music, tagged by how each programme describes the practices it accepts. Add your works to your portfolio, and Call Match checks how well they fit each call’s brief.
GrantPartial FundingNational Arts Council Singapore
The National Arts Council (NAC) is Singapore’s statutory board for the arts; its grants are applied for through the OurSG Grants portal in three general cycles a year, and priority goes to self-employed arts practitioners.
Singapore
GrantPartial FundingCreate NSW
Create NSW and the Western Sydney Arts Alliance run micro-grants for independent artists and grassroots arts organisations in Western Sydney.
New South Wales, Australia
ResidencySelf-fundedArt Factory Malakta
Rolling countryside AiR in western Finland — €277/week with studios, saunas, and family-friendly communal living.
Malax, Ostrobothnia, Finland
CompetitionPartial FundingContemporary Music Lab, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
This is the most prestigious academic competition for sound researchers, continuing the legacy of Iannis Xenakis and stochastic music. It requires a deep understanding of psychoacoustics, spectromorphology, and spatial positioning, evaluating the architecture of timbre rather than commercial beats. The pinnacle of this event is the performance of winning works on an acusmonium, allowing sound t...
Thessaloniki, Greece
GrantFully FundedAustrian Federal Ministry for Housing, Arts, Culture, Media and Sport
The Austrian federal arts ministry (BMWKMS) awards Startstipendien each year to professional artists at the beginning of their careers, in several fields; applications are accepted for one field only.
Austria
OtherCentro Cultural Paraguayo Americano
The Centro Cultural Paraguayo Americano's annual open call for its season in Asunción.
Asunción, Paraguay
GrantThe Ian Potter Cultural Trust
Australian philanthropic trust supporting emerging artists.
Australia (travel usually overseas)This includes programs that explicitly specify Music as the main or one of the priority mediums, ranging from specialized contests to interdisciplinary open calls.
Yes, when they meet the call’s submission rules — each listing spells out the formats and sizes the organiser asks for.
Specialised residencies often offer equipped studios, print presses, darkrooms, labs or technical help — listed with each programme’s facilities.
Provide a cohesive portfolio of 5-10 recent works, with descriptions detailing the concept, dimensions, and materials used.
Yes. Production grants often set aside a budget for materials and new work — each listing shows the award and what it covers.