Open call results

Who got in, who won and how many applied — from the organisers’ own announcements

55
calls with results
357
selected artists
1 in42
typical odds, where published
Emma J V Parker—North Queensland Ceramic Awards 2026Sara Alberani—Tentacular Fellowship — Ocean Space VeniceAideen Barry +21—AIB Portrait Prize 2026Hai-Wen Lin—Ellis-Beauregard Visual Arts Award 2026· 1 in 826Josep Manuel Juan Moraleda—VI Eco-Sculpture Urban Art Competition — ValenciaŽeljka Aleksić +11—Vienna Working Grant — Fine & Media ArtsJosé Colazo +2—8th Municipal Visual Arts Salon 2026 — Santiago del EsteroPrateek Vijan—Between Bridges Residency 2027Maria Turchenkova +1—Deloitte Photo Grant 2026Scott Duncan +3—Northern Beaches Environmental Art and Design PrizeFergus Berney-Gibson +2—Waverley Art PrizeValentina Alvarado Matos +5—Centro Botin Art Grants· 1 in 167

55 calls with results

Every call with published results, newest editions first.

Closed in March 202612
GRANTResults out

Italian Council (15th Edition)

ItalyItalyDirectorate General for Contemporary Creativity

WinnersTomás Saraceno, Michela de Mattei, Paola Pietronave +39 more

42named
Applications not published
AwardUp to 80% project funding for organizations. Direct grants of €15,000 gross for independent talent development projects.
FELLOWSHIPResults out

Leipzig Art Fellowship

GermanyGermanyCity of Leipzig

25 stipends of EUR 8,000-10,000 from about 400 applications (EUR 3.9 million requested)

1 in16got in
400 applied · 25 selected
Award€10,000
COMPETITIONCompleted

La Casa Encendida: Generación 2026

SpainSpainLa Casa Encendida, Madrid

WinnersÉlan d'Orphium, Hodei Herreros Rodríguez, Claudia Pagès Rabal +3 more

1 in42got in
250 applied · 6 selected
Award€12,000 total (€10,000 for production + €2,000 in fees).
COMPETITIONCompleted

John Moores Painting Prize 2025/2026

United KingdomUnited KingdomWalker Art Gallery, Liverpool

WinnerAlly Fallon

3named
Applications not published
Award£25,000 first prize
FELLOWSHIPResults out

Academy of American Poets Laureate Fellowships

United StatesUnited StatesAcademy of American Poets

22 poets laureate, USD 50,000 each (USD 1.1 million)

Applications not published
Award$50,000
COMPETITIONIn progress

Contextile 2026 International Exhibition Open Call

PortugalPortugalContextile, Guimarães

Selected artistsAgnieszka Polkowska, Alejandra Ruiz Suárez, Alvar Calvet +48 more

1 in31got in
1,604 applied · 51 selected
Award€6,000
COMPETITIONResults out

S+T+ARTS Prize 2026

AustriaAustriaArs Electronica, Linz

WinnersAgnes Meyer-Brandis, Hito Steyerl

2,719
2,719 applied
Award€20,000 (Two Grand Prizes)
GRANTResults out

Stimuleringsfonds: Digital Culture Grant Scheme

NetherlandsNetherlandsCreative Industries Fund NL

round 1 of 2026: 22 projects, EUR 643,512 of a EUR 650,000 budget; list on stimuleringsfonds.nl

Applications not published
AwardProject dependent (Total budget €380,000 for the round)
COMPETITIONResults out

Prix Ars Electronica 2026

AustriaAustriaArs Electronica, Linz

WinnersAndrew Herzog, Jannis Berner

ATATUSUS
1 in2,174won
4,329 applied · 2 won
AwardGolden Nica statuette + up to €10,000 (Prix)
FELLOWSHIPIn progress

NXTHVN Creative Fellowship

United StatesUnited StatesNXTHVN

FellowsAna Cláudia Almeida, Sachiko Akiyama, Sejiro Avoseh +6 more

9named
Applications not published
Award$35,000 stipend (estimated)
COMPETITIONResults out

The Art of Progress Prize (dsm-firmenich)

SwitzerlandSwitzerlanddsm-firmenich, Kaiseraugst

WinnerXingyu Huang

1named
Applications not published
Award€15,000 (Grand Prize)
RESIDENCYIn progress

Edeiken International Arts Foundation (EIAF) Artist-in-Residence

JapanJapanEdeiken International Arts Foundation, Yokohama

WinnerKen Ueno

1named
Applications not published
Award$10,000 USD
Closed in February 20265
COMPETITIONResults out

World of Wearable Art

New ZealandNew ZealandWorld of WearableArt

WinnerKayla Christensen

1named
Applications not published
Award$200,000 prize pool
RESIDENCYResults out

Berlin Visual Arts Residency (Creative NZ)

New ZealandNew ZealandCreative New Zealand, Wellington

WinnerSorawit Songsataya

1named
Applications not published
Award$45,000 grant
GRANTResults out

Graham Foundation: Grants to Organizations

United StatesUnited StatesGraham Foundation

45 projects, USD 451,000; grantees are organisations (A83, Citygroup, Cooper Hewitt, Lampo, Space.City, MIT Press, The World Around ...)

Applications not published
AwardUp to $30,000
COMPETITIONResults out

XVI Certamen Fundación Unicaja de Artes Plásticas

SpainSpainFundación Unicaja, Málaga

Selected artistsMaría Alcaide, Sonia Navarro, Juan del Junco +3 more

6named
Applications not published
Award€80,000 total acquisition fund
COMPETITIONCompleted

New Salem Museum International Painting Competition

United StatesUnited StatesNew Salem Museum

WinnerT. Allen Lawson

UAUAUSUS
1 in800won
1,600 applied · 2 won
Award$35,000 (Acquisition Award)
Closed in January 20267
COMPETITIONCompleted

SWELL Sculpture Festival 2026

AustraliaAustraliaSWELL Sculpture Festival

WinnersClayton Blake, Tom Pall, Jessica Miglioranza +3 more

6named
Applications not published
Award$15,000 AUD (Major Award)
COMPETITIONResults out

DocsBarcelona Pro 2026 (New Tech Pitch)

SpainSpainDocsBarcelona, Barcelona

WinnerMathilde Lavenne

1named
Applications not published
AwardAwards valued at nearly €60,000 (total festival prize pool).
FELLOWSHIPResults out

NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowship

United StatesUnited StatesNew York Foundation for the Arts

116 fellows and 16 finalists, USD 903,000 total, from 3,985 applicants; five disciplines (craft/sculpture, digital/electronic arts, nonfiction, poetry, printmaking/drawing/book arts)

1 in30got in
3,985 applied · 132 selected
Award$8,000 (unrestricted)
FELLOWSHIPResults out

RAM Artist Fellowships

United StatesUnited StatesRacine Art Museum

FellowsLisa Marie Barber, Rebecca Bissi, Trace Chiodo +2 more

5named
Applications not published
Award$3,000
COMPETITIONIn progress

FluxusMuseum Prize for Experimental Video 2026

GreeceGreeceFluxus Museum, Paros

FinalistsAguyoshi, La Otra*, Bailey Keogh +8 more

600
600 applied
Award€45,000 Total Prize Fund
RESIDENCYResults out

Roman J. Witt Residency

United StatesUnited StatesStamps School of Art & Design

FellowConrad Egyir

1named
Applications not published
Award$20,000 honorarium
FELLOWSHIPResults out

Kresge Artist Fellowships

United StatesUnited StatesKresge Arts in Detroit, Detroit

FellowsGalaxy, Ed Miller, Karen Prall +7 more

10named
Applications not published
Award$50,000

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