Open Calls


talentCAMPus – a vacation education program

During the school vacations, children and young people have time to gain non-everyday experiences and awaken hidden interests and talents. talentCAMPus makes this possible for 6 to 18-year-olds from educationally disadvantaged families throughout Germany – usually at local adult education centers. In projects lasting one or more weeks, the participants deal intensively with different aspects […]


Open Call – Styrian Autumn

steirischer herbst is an interdisciplinary festival for contemporary art that takes place annually in Graz and Styria. Since the 1980s, it has consisted of both a program curated by the festival team and projects presented independently by the local art scene as part of the festival. Since 2018, there has been an open call for […]


Open Call for Solo Exhibitions 2026

We’re looking for artists to present their work in solo shows next year. Hard Facts: – Running time of the exhibition ~ 1 week– There are no rental costs– Solo Exhibitions only– Application via E-Mail (Slide 2 + 3) Apply now & be part of our 2026 program! (Photos of the room + floor plan […]


Open Call: Parents in Arts 2026

We are delighted to announce, for the second time, a residency fellowship in cooperation with the Ministry of Culture and Media Hamburg @bkm_hh, explicitly aimed at artists and writers who are parents. Six two-week working residencies are being offered at the M.1 of the Arthur Boskamp-Stiftung in Hohenlockstedt for writers, literary translators or comic artists, […]


FORM-A( R )T 2026 International Art Exhibition

The Glinde Art Association is organizing the international art exhibition FORM-A(R)T for the 40th Glinde Culture Weeks 2026 for the 31st time. The exhibition venue is once again the centrally located Marcellin-Verbe-Haus (community center) in Glinde. The traditional Glinder Culture Weeks are a privately initiated series of cultural events featuring music, drama, literature and visual […]


Open Call: Home rehearsal in Salzwedel

Want to get away from the hustle and bustle of the big city? Experience a few quiet days in our charming half-timbered town – including networking, tips & support when you arrive. Trial living is that easy! You are curious about the quiet life of acharming small town in the middle of the Altmark. Fill […]


“ROSE meets ART” 2026 – 7th outdoor art exhibition

Ladies and Gentlemen , “Rose meets art” at the Europa-Rosarium Sangerhausen… From 26.06. – 09.08.2026, the world’s largest rose collection will be the backdrop for the large outdoor art exhibition “Rose meets Art” for the 7th time. The connection between the rose and art runs like a red thread through the over 120-year history of […]


Open Call of OPEN ART

From May 3 to 17, 2026, OPEN ART invites you to experience contemporary art in unexpected places in Freiburg’s urban space. Artists from the Freiburg region or with a connection to the city will develop works of art in businesses, stores, restaurants, parks and public squares that transform everyday spaces and break up familiar perspectives. […]


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Course plant database fall 2025

In fall 2025, the BBK Saxony-Anhalt is offering a new fee-based course for artists, heirs and estate administrators under the direction of art historian Katharina Lorenz M.A., which consists of three dates. The following documents must be submitted for the application: Letter of motivation, short biography, list of exhibitions, list of publications, digital image of […]


Support program Art NOW!

Artists in the daycare center, shaping the future Democracy needs art. Children need art. Art is an indispensable social force. It opens up spaces for new ways of thinking and rethinking, creates understanding and invites people to marvel, question and explore the world. This enriches the educational environment of daycare centers in a special way. […]


Climate Art Collection

With its continous open-call concept the climate art collection aims to be inclusive towards all kinds of artists and art formats relating to climate change, everyone is welcome to contribute to the global collection. Please submit your artwork through the form on the website. If you face any challenges or want to add specific information, […]


Applications for KUNST/MITTE 2025

The regular application phase for KUNSTMITTE 2025 starts on April 1. Dear gallery owners and artists, some of you have been with us for quite some time, some of you have been with us from the very beginning. For us as the organization team and organizers of the art fair, it is particularly important to […]


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Workshop “Tax issues of artists and designers” on May 26, 2025

Which income and expenses belong in the surplus income statement? How can freelance and commercial activities be distinguished from each other? Is the small business regulation suitable for me? These and other questions are the focus of a workshop with tax consultant Ronald Ebersbach on May 26 from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Designhaus […]


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Call for proposals “Artists in schools in Saxony-Anhalt” 2025/26

This year, the Berufsverband Bildender Künstler Sachsen-Anhalt e.V. is once again inviting applications for the implementation of cultural education projects, which are primarily open to the artists of the BBK Sachsen-Anhalt and all general education schools. The projects of approx. 20 hours can take place between August 11, 2025 and March 27, 2026. The “Artists […]


Course plant database spring 2025

In spring 2025, the BBK Saxony-Anhalt is offering a new fee-based course for artists, heirs and estate administrators under the direction of art historian Katharina Lorenz M.A., which consists of three dates. The following documents must be submitted for the application: Letter of motivation, short biography, list of exhibitions, list of publications, digital image of […]


Open Call: Künstlerstadt Kalbe is looking for an intern

The City of Artists Kalbe is looking for an intern for the 11th International Wintercampus. The internship (can be chosen for 4, 5 or 6 weeks – core period 24.2.-23.3.) includes the supervision and support of the national and international artists and the preparation of the studio tours (each Saturday from 2 p.m., Gerichtstr. 31 […]


Open Call – Serendipity – About finding and searching

A group exhibition in July 2025 in the project space “BLECH.” Am Steintor 19, 06112 Halle (Saale) For a joint exhibition, we are looking for positions that see themselves as artistic research. Art that is based on research, art is used for research or Art whose products are research. The non-profit art association “Raum für […]


VII International Bad Video Art Festival OPEN CALL

We are looking for videos that are at the intersection of bad art, bad painting, and bad cinema. We propose to study extreme forms of video art and single out certain works as bad videos or “B-videos”. Join us if you are interested in the issue of quality and boundaries in art. This year, the […]


STUDIO TALKS 24/25

WHAT6 joint online meetings and two individual online discussions over a period of 6 months. The meetings and one-to-one discussions accompany the artistic work in the studio through exchanges between colleagues, the thematic focus on topics that are important to the participants and through reflection opportunities, whichcan be individually deepened between the meetings. An intensive […]


Call for entries for the “Handwerk & Design” 2025 trade fair

From March 12 to 16, 2025, “Handwerk & Design” in Munich will once again open its doors and invite the crème de la crème – especially you – to present yourself in the field of arts and crafts and design. 70% of the space has already been allocated – a clear sign of the enormous […]