Public bodies

Public bodies running open calls for artists

Public bodies that run open calls for artists: 460 in all, 212 accepting applications now, in Albania, Andorra, Angola, Argentina and more.

460 organisations · 212 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.

Ville de Lille (with DRAC Hauts-de-France)

France

1 openDeadline: 16 Nov 20261 call in totalResidencies

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Gobierno del Estado de Zacatecas

Mexico

1 openDeadline: 19 Nov 20261 call in totalCompetitions

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City of Encinitas Parks, Recreation & Cultural Arts

United States

The City of Encinitas Parks, Recreation and Cultural Arts department in California runs the city's cultural arts programmes. It offers exhibition space for local artists and issues calls for artists for public art projects such as murals…

1 openDeadline: 20 Nov 20261 call in totalOther

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Busan Metropolitan City

South Korea

1 openDeadline: 22 Nov 20261 call in totalCompetitions

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Communauté de communes des Deux Rives

France

Intermunicipal community of the Deux Rives in Occitanie, France, which runs a photography residency-mission on its territory.

1 openDeadline: 30 Nov 20261 call in totalResidencies

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Institut français du Vietnam

Vietnam

1 openDeadline: 30 Nov 20261 call in totalResidencies

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Musicboard Berlin

Germany

1 openDeadline: 30 Nov 20261 call in totalGrants

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Stadt Baden-Baden

Germany

1 openDeadline: 30 Nov 20261 call in totalResidencies

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Town of Manchester — WORK_SPACE Galleries

United States

1 openDeadline: 30 Nov 20261 call in totalExhibitions

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European Commission

Brussels, Belgium

The executive branch of the European Union, based in Brussels; it runs EU funding programmes such as Horizon Europe, including calls for art-led research and the New European Bauhaus.

1 openDeadline: 1 Dec 20269 calls in totalGrants

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Centro de Fotografía de Montevideo

Uruguay

The photography centre of the City of Montevideo, Uruguay, founded in 2002, which preserves, documents, produces, researches and shows photography of interest to Uruguay and Latin America.

1 openDeadline: 8 Dec 20261 call in totalExhibitions

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City of Olympia

United States

The City of Olympia, Washington, commissions public art for its streets and gateways through the Art Crossings programme.

1 openDeadline: 8 Dec 20261 call in totalCompetitions

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City of West Hollywood

United States

City government of West Hollywood, California, which commissions temporary public art through requests for qualifications.

1 openDeadline: 16 Dec 20265 calls in totalCompetitions

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Ayuntamiento de Villamediana de Iregua

Spain

The town council of Villamediana de Iregua in La Rioja, Spain, which runs a painting prize about the town.

1 openDeadline: 21 Dec 20261 call in totalCompetitions

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City of Glendale Office of Arts and Culture

United States

The arts office of the City of Glendale, Arizona. It runs calls to artists for public art, including murals and utility boxes, with selection by the Glendale Arts Commission.

1 openDeadline: 31 Dec 20261 call in totalOther

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Gemeinde Lindern

Germany

1 openDeadline: 31 Dec 20261 call in totalResidencies

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Mississippi Arts Commission

United States

The Mississippi Arts Commission is the official grantmaking and service agency for the arts in Mississippi.

1 openDeadline: 1 Mar 20271 call in totalFellowships

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Cabildo de Tenerife

Spain

1 openDeadline: 5 Mar 20271 call in totalCompetitions

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Seattle Office of Arts & Culture

United States

1 openDeadline: 27 Oct 20261 call in totalGrants

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Câmara Municipal de Sintra

Portugal

1 openDeadline: 30 Oct 20261 call in totalCompetitions

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Corporación Cultural de Las Condes

Chile

1 openDeadline: 31 Oct 20261 call in totalExhibitions

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Kiruna 2029 European Capital of Culture

Sweden

1 openDeadline: 31 Oct 20261 call in totalGrants

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City of Watertown

United States

1 openDeadline: 1 Nov 20261 call in totalExhibitions

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New Mexico Arts

United States

1 openDeadline: 1 Nov 20262 calls 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.