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Painting Open Calls

Open calls for Painting artists — 284 active grants, residencies and exhibitions with checked deadlines, entry fees and what the funding covers. Updated daily.

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284 active listings for Painting, 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.

ResidencyFully Funded

Adirondack Experience Artist-in-Residence 2027 — $5,000 Stipend, $500 Travel and Free Housing for a One-Month Residency in a New York Museum, Deadline 11 December 2026

Adirondack Experience, The Museum on Blue Mountain Lake

A paid one-month museum residency in which the artist works in public view in the Adirondacks.

11 Dec 2026$5,000 stipend + $500 travel + free housing

Blue Mountain Lake, New York, USA

ExhibitionSelf-funded

Open Art Show: PLAY — Open Call for a Boutique Group Exhibition at JM Gallery, Portobello Road, London, 4–9 February 2027

Open Art Spaces

A curated boutique group exhibition for independent and emerging artists on the theme PLAY, run by a London art-events organiser.

10 Dec 2026

Portobello Road, London, United Kingdom

ExhibitionSelf-funded

Vivid

Fine Line Creative Arts Center

Fine Line's 'Vivid' — national call for energetically composed work in bold, saturated color at the Kavanagh Gallery in St. Charles, Illinois.

2 Nov 2026$800 in prizes

St. Charles, IL, USA (Kavanagh Gallery)

ResidencySelf-funded

Lakkos Artists Residency — Winter Rate, Heraklion, Crete

Lakkos Artists Residency

Lakkos Artists Residency is a Modernist house inside the Venetian walls of Heraklion's old town on Crete, known mainly for the murals its residents leave behind — paint for one mural is provided, spray excluded. Two upstairs bedrooms share a kitchen and bathroom; when they are taken, a private downstairs apartment with its own kitchen and bathroom is available, its old living room serving as a ...

2 Apr 2027Room in a Modernist house, old town

Heraklion Old Town, Crete, Greece

ResidencyPartial Funding

AIR Dwingeloo 2027 — Two-Month Gallery Residency for Painters and Drawing Artists up to 35 from the Northern Netherlands

Galerie Dwingeloo

Galerie Dwingeloo turns its gallery into a studio: two young artists live upstairs and work in the open gallery space for two months, next to the Dwingelderveld National Park, ending with an open studio weekend and a final presentation.

1 Nov 2026Free accommodation and a €500 contribution

Dwingeloo, Drenthe, Netherlands

CompetitionSelf-funded

II Alfonso Aramburu Terrades Painting and Sculpture Prize 2026 — €20,000 in Prizes and Exhibition in Huelva for Andalusian Artists

Fundación Caja Rural del Sur

The Fundación Caja Rural del Sur's painting and sculpture prize honours the Huelva architect and painter Alfonso Aramburu Terrades and promotes artists from Andalusia.

10 Nov 2026€10,000 painting; €10,000 sculpture

Huelva, Spain

CompetitionSelf-funded

61st CAIN National Show 2027, Del Mar College — $10,000 in Purchase Awards, Juror Jamie Bates

Del Mar College

Annual open-theme, all-media national exhibition of Del Mar College in Corpus Christi, judged by a guest juror of national stature — this year ceramic artist Jamie Bates (University of Oklahoma).

30 Nov 2026$10,000 in purchase awards

Joseph A. Cain Memorial Gallery, Corpus Christi, Texas, USA

FAQ

What counts as Painting here?

This includes programs that explicitly specify Painting as the main or one of the priority mediums, ranging from specialized contests to interdisciplinary open calls.

Are digital works or performance documentation accepted?

Yes, when they meet the call’s submission rules — each listing spells out the formats and sizes the organiser asks for.

Do residencies provide specialized equipment for Painting?

Specialised residencies often offer equipped studios, print presses, darkrooms, labs or technical help — listed with each programme’s facilities.

How do I demonstrate experience in Painting?

Send a coherent set of recent works — as many as the call asks for — with the concept, size and materials of each.

Are there material grants specifically for Painting?

Yes. Production grants often set aside a budget for materials and new work — each listing shows the award and what it covers.