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KaB: Bingen University of Applied Sciences
The new lecture hall building (Audimax) on the grounds of Bingen University of Applied Sciences (TH Bingen) is to be given an artistic design. The new building closes a gap in the university’s teaching facilities and completes the campus area. In addition to a sufficiently large lecture hall with modern equipment, the university will also […]
Bernhard Müller-Feyen Art Prize 2026
The Bernhard Müller-Feyen Art Foundation is awarding the Bernhard Müller-Feyen Art Prize 2026. Bernhard Müller-Feyen created sculptures as well as paintings, which are often in an exciting dialog with each other. His work is characterized by a clear, abstract formal language.(https://www.kunststiftung-bmf.com/ZUM-WERK) The competition is aimed equally at sculptors and painters. Artists who combine both disciplines […]
Residency Program 2026 for Visual Artists
Fukuoka Asian Art Museum (FAAM) Artist in Residence Program invites artists from across Japan and worldwide, including but not limited to Asian countries and regions. The program provides them with opportunities to stay in Fukuoka, create and exhibit their artworks so that they can encourage each other to achieve their full potential and expand careers […]
New Work Development Artist Residency Program 2026
The School of Performance, Visualization and Fine Arts at Texas A&M University has opened the New Work Development Artist Residency program, 4 August to 4 October 2026. The school is committed to inspiring campus and community by incubating new works of art in an environment of creative reciprocity between scholars and artists that crosses, blurs […]
Exhibition Leerraum Vol. 2 “There and away”
An art project by the Fontana Collective that transforms empty spaces in Engen into cultural meeting places and invites artists to shape the small town. The exhibition will take place from 20-22.03.2026. The works should resonate with the title of the exhibition “Hin und weg”. Submit by email to . All techniques are welcome. Other […]
2026 Artist Residency for Artists with Parental Responsibilities
2026 Artist Residency for Artists with Parental Responsibilities Artist and the Others / GermanySubmission deadline: 25-Jan-2026Category: Residency This two-week residency is aimed at visual artists with parental responsibilities who live in Munich or elsewhere in Europe. It offers a flexible, supportive program specifically designed to respond to the needs and realities of artist-parents. This residency […]
Call for proposals Leipzig 2026 “Women make pressure – art flowers | From the right to vote to the right to pay”
In 2024/2025, Kreative Werkstatt Dresden initiated an art project in Dresden and Chemnitz that creatively addresses the gender pay gap. In 2026, the project will take place in Leipzig and will be realized with 20 female artists from Leipzig. They will each design an “art flower” (fake banknote) depicting the likeness (portrait) of a woman. […]
Goethe Fellowship at the Documenta Archive
Our fellowship program in cooperation with the documenta archiv makes it possible to investigate diverse art-historical, contemporary, interdisciplinary and international references to the documenta exhibition and to gain new insights into art production and the networks that have emerged. It aims to contribute to adding new perspectives to the Western European and North American art […]
Artistic assistant for media art in the undergraduate program
Academy of Fine Arts Leipzig / Academy of Fine Arts Leipzig Application deadline: March 8, 2026
Open Call of medienfrische
The Tyrolean Bschlabertal lies at 1400m and is one of the most remote places in Austria. Today, fewer than 90 people live there, and the region is suffering from an ageing population and rural exodus. For the fifth time, medienfrische will be taking place here over 21 days. medienfrische is a contemporary art festival and […]
Katharina Stark in Magdeburg
Workshop – Kelim und Bildwirkerei Picture weaving is one of the oldest forms of weaving and can be traced back to antiquity and probably to prehistoric times. The kilim, as a form of picture weaving, goes back to a centuries-old pre-Islamic tradition of nomads who produced tent hangings, carpets, wall hangings and blankets etc. on […]
Katharina Stark in Magdeburg
IKAT workshop The word “ikat” is derived from the Malay or Indonesian “mengikat”, which means “to bind, to wrap”. Ikat fabrics are not only traditionally produced in Indonesia, where ikats were originally used as ceremonial textiles, but also in Central Asia, Africa, Central and South America. Ikat is a traditional reserve and weaving technique in […]
Open Call ‘fragile’
BBK Leipzig e.V. is initiating the cooperation project “fragil” as part of this year’s annual theme “Zwischenräume”. “fragil” is an interdisciplinary art project with visual artists, composers and music students that artistically explores social, ecological and political upheavals. The starting point is the observation of an increasing fragility of fundamental values, systems and structures – […]
Activities for the UNESCO World Day for Cultural Diversity on May 21, 2026
For the UNESCO World Day of Cultural Diversity on May 21, 2026, the members of the Cultural Integration Initiative – a unique alliance of representatives from the social partners, religious communities, media, politics, administration and civil society – are calling for the first nationwide day of action. In the context of the World Day of […]
W2-Professorship Painting and Graphics
University of Osnabrück Application deadline: February 16, 2026
Nerit tree in Salzwedel
Exhibition ‘Winter Light’ by Nerit Baum & Ukn Lee Events accompanying the exhibition Guided tour & Chi-Gong in the exhibition with Charlotte Knappstein: 12.02.2026 | 17:00 hrs Winter light workshop with Nerit Baum: 14.02.2026 & 15.02.2026 | 11:00 am Performative tour for the finissage: 08.03.2026 | 15:00 hrs
Participation in Girls’ Day and Boys’ Day
The Ministry of Education of Saxony-Anhalt would like to invite you to participate in Girls’Day-Girls’ Future Day/Boys’Day-Boys’ Future Day on April 23, 2026! Future Day is a special career orientation day for school pupils. Girls’ Day is intended to give girls the opportunity to gain an insight into the professional fields of research, science, IT, […]
Eb-Dietzsch Art Prize for Painting
Since 2008, a biennial art prize for painting has been awarded in Gera, dedicated to the Gera painter and graphic artist Eberhard (Eb) Dietzsch. It is intended to commemorate this artist, who had a decisive influence on the creative scene in Thuringia for decades and was actively committed to the realization of humanist ideals. The […]
Art Prize 2026 of the Cultural Foundation of Sparkasse Karlsruhe
The Kulturstiftung der Sparkasse Karlsruhe is awarding an art prize on the subject of “Radical Uncertainty”. The online application is open from January 12, 2026. It will end automatically as soon as the limit of 1,000 registrations is reached, or on January 18, 2026 at the latest. The art prize exhibition with approx. 90 juried […]
August Sander Prize 2026 for portrait photography
The August Sander Prize for Portrait Photography, donated by Ulla Bartenbach and Prof. Dr. Kurt Bartenbach, will be awarded for the fifth time in 2026 in collaboration with the Photographische Sammlung/ SK Stiftung Kultur, Cologne. The idea behind the award is to promote young contemporary artistic approaches in the sense of objective and conceptual photography. […]