Public bodies

Public bodies running open calls for artists

Public bodies that run open calls for artists: 460 in all, 213 accepting applications now, in Albania, Andorra, Angola, Argentina and more.

460 organisations · 213 accepting applications

Open calls from organisations of this kind: what each one has open now, the calls it ran before and how often it opens. Look at who runs a call before you apply.

City of Pickering

Canada

1 openDeadline: 6 Nov 20261 call in totalOther

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City of San Diego

United States

1 openDeadline: 6 Nov 20261 call in totalOther

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Parc naturel régional de Brière

France

Regional natural park in the Brière marshes of western France, a public body that works with the people who live in the area and runs artist residencies on the territory.

1 openDeadline: 6 Nov 20261 call in totalResidencies

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Ayuntamiento de Móstoles

Spain

The city council of Móstoles, near Madrid, Spain, which runs a municipal exhibition programme in its cultural centres and city museum.

1 openDeadline: 7 Nov 20261 call in totalExhibitions

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Austrian Federal Ministry of Housing, Arts, Culture, Media and Sport

Austria

The Austrian Federal Ministry of Housing, Arts, Culture, Media and Sport funds arts and culture in Austria; its arts and culture report 2025 records total spending of €623.193 million.

1 openDeadline: 9 Nov 20261 call in totalResidencies

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Ajuntament de Barcelona

Barcelona, Spain

City council of Barcelona, Spain. Its Institut de Cultura (ICUB) runs the Temporals programme of neighbourhood exhibitions for artists and curators in the metropolitan area.

1 openDeadline: 11 Nov 20262 calls in totalExhibitions

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BC Arts Council

Canada

1 openDeadline: 12 Nov 20261 call in totalGrants

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Alte Hansestadt Lemgo

Germany

1 openDeadline: 15 Nov 20261 call in totalResidencies

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City of Palo Alto Public Art Program

United States

The City of Palo Alto, California, whose Public Art Program issues calls for artists such as Code:ART.

1 openDeadline: 16 Nov 20261 call in totalOther

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Nebraska Arts Council

United States

1 openDeadline: 16 Nov 20261 call in totalFellowships

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Arts at CERN

Switzerland

The arts programme of CERN, the European Laboratory for Particle Physics in Geneva.

1 openDeadline: 23 Nov 20261 call in totalResidencies

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Stadt Gaildorf

Germany

1 openDeadline: 30 Nov 20261 call in totalResidencies

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Gemeente Zedelgem

Belgium

Municipality of Zedelgem, Belgium, which hosts the Vloethemveld «Woeste Grond» group exhibition on land, memory and military heritage.

1 openDeadline: 15 Dec 20261 call in totalExhibitions

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Kulturbüro Dortmund

Germany

The Kulturbüro of the City of Dortmund, Germany, supports local arts and awards two-year studio scholarships to art graduates.

1 openDeadline: 20 Dec 20261 call in totalResidencies

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Città di Noale

Italy

The municipality of Noale in the Veneto region, Italy, whose website lists notices and calls such as No@l@rt e Cre@tivity.

1 openDeadline: 31 Dec 20261 call in totalExhibitions

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Stadt Dübendorf

Switzerland

The town of Dübendorf near Zurich, Switzerland, which offers a city studio for artists.

1 openDeadline: 31 Dec 20261 call in totalResidencies

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Gebäudemanagement Schleswig-Holstein

Germany

1 openDeadline: 7 Jan 20271 call in totalOther

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Manitoba Arts Council

Canada

1 openDeadline: 15 Jan 20271 call in totalResidencies

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Brea Gallery

United States

A 6,500 sq ft contemporary art space in Brea, California, presenting four major exhibitions a year.

1 openDeadline: 5 Feb 20271 call in totalCompetitions

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Ville de Clamecy

France

The town of Clamecy in Burgundy, France, which runs cultural events and an art competition at the Musée Romain Rolland.

1 openDeadline: 7 Feb 20271 call in totalCompetitions

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Canada Council for the Arts

Canada

1 open9 calls in totalGrants

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Creative Scotland

United Kingdom

1 open1 call in totalGrants

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City of Redmond

United States

The Redmond Arts Program supports local artists, organizations and the creative community in making Redmond a culturally rich place to live, work and visit.

1 openDeadline: 25 Oct 20261 call in totalOther

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City of Kansas City, Missouri One Percent for Art

United States

Public art programme of the City of Kansas City, Missouri, funded through its One Percent for Art policy.

1 openDeadline: 26 Oct 20261 call in totalOther

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FAQ

Which organisations are listed?

Every foundation, residency, festival, museum, gallery and arts council whose open calls are in our catalogue — including those between calls, with the calls they ran before.

How do I know when an organiser opens its next call?

Each page shows the months its deadlines usually fall in and its past calls. Sign in to get a reminder when it opens a new one.

What does sign-in add?

The links to apply, deadline reminders, artists’ reviews of organisers and who each organiser selected in its past calls. It is free.