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Culture Empowers – Digital Information Sessions on the Application Process
On August 1, 2026, the final round of calls for proposals for this funding phase of “Culture Makes Us Strong. We Can Do Art” began. Starting immediately, applications for cultural education projects in the field of visual arts may be submitted through September 30, 2026. The earliest possible start date for the project period is […]
Culinary Residency
The MINSK opened in 1977 as a terrace restaurant and is now a museum of modern and contemporary art. Its history as a place of hospitality, exchange, and social life continues to shape the building to this day. The architecture, the building’s history of use, and its transformation from a restaurant to a museum create […]
Carlernst Kürten Scholarship, Unna
OBJECTIVE The scholarship aims to facilitate an in-depth artistic exploration of the life and works of the sculptor Carlernst Kürten (1921–2000). Kürten was one of the leading figures in concrete and constructivist sculpture in North Rhine-Westphalia. The Carlernst Kürten Foundation operates an exhibition and development center in his former home and studio, which carries his […]
W3 Professorship in the Department of Painting
Weißensee School of Art Berlin Application deadline: August 23, 2026
Head of the Design Department
Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK) Application deadline: August 28, 2026
Call for Entries: “Do Your Own Thing”
The City of Halle (Saale), together with its partners, is announcing a competition to develop and test innovative usage and business concepts for a retail store in the city center over a two-year period. The goal of the competition is to help revitalize the downtown area, strengthen the mix of uses, increase the attractiveness and […]
Comic Artist/Illustrator Wanted
Louise Otto Peters Society (remote) Application deadline: August 30, 2026
Design of Marie-Luise-Nikuta-Platz in the Heart of Cologne
The time has come: We are pleased to announce the launch of an ideas competition open to individuals and legal entities, including artists, designers, architects, students, and interdisciplinary teams. We are hereby announcing an open ideas competition to solicit creative and feasible concepts for the artistic and aesthetic enhancement of Marie-Luise-Nikuta-Platz. We are seeking a […]
José Madrigal Despaigne, Elena Kiseleva, Sabine Kunz, and Christina Simon in Weißenfels
Exhibition: And Yet: Love The exhibition *And Yet: Love* is dedicated to the most significant and, at the same time, most multifaceted aspect of the human emotional world. Drawing on various forms of love—love between people and the rituals associated with it, love of nature and one’s homeland, love of God, and love for one’s […]
OPENART Festival | Posa Monastery | Zeitz
Are you an artist who would like to take part in a solidarity-based art project?For our art auction at the OPENART Festival 2026, we are looking for works of art that we can auction off to support a charitable cause. With your support, you’ll help make our self-organized art festival on August 29 in Saxony-Anhalt […]
Art in Architecture Competition for the New Building of the Bavarian Center for Family and Social Affairs in Nuremberg
The Nuremberg State Building Authority is announcing a restricted, single-phase art-in-architecture competition for a site in an outlying area, preceded by an open call for entries. Eligible to participate are professional artists and artist collectives who are citizens of the European Union (EU) at the time of application. The application deadline is September 9, 2026, […]
Art, Psychiatry, and the Humanities – Residency Program
Association Françoise pour l’œuvre contemporaine x Cité internationale des arts The residency program has no age limit and is open to artists and creators from any discipline, whether mid-career or established, and of any nationality. Applicants must demonstrate fluency in French or English and a clear interest in the connections between art (reception, creation, criticism, […]
Call for Concepts
Emerging and established artists from all disciplines are invited to apply. Regional, national, and international submissions are expressly encouraged. We are seeking concepts for artworks to be permanently installed in the Water Garden area. The works should establish a connection to the site and address aspects such as mining culture, industrial history, change, transformation, the […]
Anonymous Drawings 2027
How does one’s own judgment change when one knows nothing about the artists’ names or backgrounds? How does one determine the value of a drawing when all works are offered at the same price? Where is the line between art and non-art? ANONYME ZEICHNER is an international exhibition project that explores these questions in practice. […]
Art in Architecture Competition: Augsburg State and City Library
The Augsburg State Building Authority is announcing an open, two-stage competition for the renovation and expansion of the Augsburg State and City Library. The competition seeks an artistic work for two art sites that engages with the architecture and use of the building. Application deadline: September 11, 2026
Tipping Points: Leftist Art for the Future
Leftist ART for the Future! How do we counter a dystopian present—in the form of right-wing and authoritarian forces, a collapsing climate, isolation and fragmentation, and global militarization? Not only through leftist strategies, but also through leftist art! Leftist poster art and political graphics have a long tradition, whether it’s Käthe Kollwitz’s striking leaflets, seemingly […]
Open Call – Munich Creative Business Week: Public Space
Out of the studio, into the city. This open call invites all designers to engage with public space through creative ideas and reimagine it. Whether you’re an established company, a design studio, or an up-and-coming collective—what matters most is your vision. Submit your concept and turn Munich into a stage for your design. During mcbw […]
Artica Svalbard Artist Residency
The Artica Svalbard Artist Residency is a program of the Office for Contemporary Art Norway (OCA) that offers artists from around the world and from Norway residencies lasting at least 6 weeks. The program supports artistic creation and research in the unique Arctic environment of Svalbard and promotes artistic risk-taking, artistic freedom, and professional development. […]
Open Call: SPREEWALDATELIER 2027 “Open-Air Studio” in Lübbenau — Call for Entries for Sculptors and Cartoonists
We cordially invite you and look forward to receiving YOUR application for the “Open-Air Studio” in Lübbenau! In the heart of the Spreewald, in Lübbenau’s Old Town, a renowned artistic community of sculptors and caricaturists from Germany and abroad has been gathering for over 20 years. For one week, residents and visitors have the extraordinary […]
Residency – Mondriaan Fund
The Mondriaan Fund’s residency program offers artists and curators/critics the opportunity to deepen their practice in a specific location for a defined period of time. The residency provides a workspace, housing, and a monthly stipend. The program aims to support participants’ artistic development and to facilitate the creation of new works and connections within the […]