Universities

Universities running open calls for artists

Universities that run open calls for artists: 171 in all, 65 accepting applications now, in Albania, Andorra, Angola, Argentina and more.

171 organisations · 65 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.

Universidade de Caxias do Sul

Brazil

A university in Caxias do Sul, Brazil, offering undergraduate and postgraduate courses and research, and the Mostra UCS Artes Visuais.

1 openDeadline: 11 Nov 20261 call in totalExhibitions

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Eastside Projects / University Collections, University of Birmingham

United Kingdom

Birmingham contemporary art space, an artist-led gallery whose stated mission is that it makes art public, run with University Collections, Birmingham City University.

1 openDeadline: 20 Nov 20261 call in totalResidencies

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Escola Superior de Música de Catalunya

Spain

1 openDeadline: 1 Dec 20261 call in totalCompetitions

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Jan van Eyck Academie

Maastricht, Netherlands

A Dutch academy in Maastricht that gives its participants time, space and expertise to deepen their artistic practice.

1 openDeadline: 1 Dec 20263 calls in totalResidencies

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Tampa Review

United States

Literary magazine published by the University of Tampa that awards the Danahy Fiction Prize and the Richard Mathews Prize for Poetry.

1 openDeadline: 31 Dec 20261 call in totalCompetitions

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Luce Center for Arts and Religion, Wesley Theological Seminary

United States

1 openDeadline: 1 Mar 20271 call in totalResidencies

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Western Illinois University Art Gallery

United States

University art gallery in Macomb, Illinois, presenting changing exhibitions through the academic year.

1 open1 call in totalExhibitions

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Pilchuck Glass School

United States

1 openDeadline: 30 Oct 20261 call in totalFellowships

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Carlow University

United States

1 openDeadline: 31 Oct 20261 call in totalCompetitions

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Universidad de Valparaíso

Chile

1 openDeadline: 1 Nov 20261 call in totalCompetitions

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Stanford University

United States (California), United States

1 openDeadline: 2 Nov 20262 calls in totalFellowships

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Asian/Pacific/American Institute at New York University

United States

The Asian/Pacific/American Institute at NYU supports scholarship, art, and community engagement about and with Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, promoting dialogue through collaborative programming, research, exhibitions, and…

1 openDeadline: 15 Nov 20261 call in totalFellowships

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Del Mar College

United States

1 openDeadline: 30 Nov 20261 call in totalCompetitions

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Co-Designing a Smartwear Revolution, University of Alberta

Canada

1 openDeadline: 15 Dec 20261 call in totalResidencies

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Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo

Mexico

Autonomous university in Hidalgo, Mexico, which has organised the Festival Internacional de la Imagen since 2011, with an annual international image competition.

1 openDeadline: 20 Dec 20261 call in totalCompetitions

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Marshall University Galleries

United States

1 openDeadline: 23 Oct 20261 call in totalExhibitions

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Queensland College of Art and Design

Australia

The Queensland College of Art and Design at Griffith University, which hosts the Elaine Bermingham National Watercolour Prize.

1 openDeadline: 8 Nov 20261 call in totalCompetitions

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Texas Woman's University

United States

1 openDeadline: 8 Nov 20262 calls in totalExhibitions

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Museo Universitario de Artes Digitales MUNAD

Colombia

1 openDeadline: 29 Nov 20261 call in totalCompetitions

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Clatsop Community College

United States

1 openDeadline: 10 Dec 20261 call in totalExhibitions

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Academy of American Poets

United States

1 openDeadline: 15 Dec 20262 calls in totalCompetitions

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Le Arti Orafe

Italy

1 openDeadline: 31 Dec 20261 call in totalCompetitions

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Center for Literary Publishing

United States

1 openDeadline: 14 Jan 20271 call in totalCompetitions

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Indiana University Kokomo

United States

1 openDeadline: 2 Apr 20271 call in totalExhibitions

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Other kinds of organisations

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.