Open calls for Theater artists — 82 active grants, residencies and exhibitions with checked deadlines, entry fees and what the funding covers. Updated daily.
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82 active listings for Theater, 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 FundingInstituto Nacional del Teatro
A permanent line of the Instituto Nacional del Teatro that helps independent productions travel beyond their place of origin and present Argentine performing arts at festivals and programmes worldwide.
Argentina and abroad
GrantPartial FundingKonstnärsnämnden
Grant of the Swedish Arts Grants Committee (Konstnärsnämnden) decided by the decision-making group for theatre. Open all year with four decision rounds; this card is the round closing 5 November 2026. Selection weighs artistic quality and financial need.
Sweden (travel abroad or exchange in Sweden)
ResidencyPartial FundingWorkspacebrussels
workspacebrussels supports research, experimentation and creation in the performing arts in Brussels, running studio residencies with its structural partners as well as embedded residencies in healthcare (with KAOS), in public space (with Cultureghem) and at Decoratelier. Studio residencies are selected twice a year; the next round after this one closes on 1 April 2027 for January–July 2028.
Brussels, Belgium (studios at Ultima Vez, Rosas, Kaaistudios or Les Brigittines)
GrantFully FundedSK Arts
SK Arts is a Saskatchewan public arts funder, supporting artists, organisations, schools and communities with peer-assessed grants.
Saskatchewan, Canada
ResidencyPartial FundingLandis & Gyr Foundation
The Landis & Gyr Foundation, Zug, runs its own residency houses in East London, Belgrade, Budapest, Bucharest, Sofia and Zug, with a focus on East-Central and Southeast Europe; independent experts and the foundation board select the fellows.
London, Belgrade, Budapest, Bucharest, Sofia or Zug
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
OtherPartial FundingTURBA Festival
TURBA is Ushuaia's national performing-arts festival, now in its third edition.
Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, ArgentinaThis includes programs that explicitly specify Theater 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.