Open Calls
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The program supports institutions and venues that present and promote contemporary visual art. In addition, it supports experimental and innovative concepts developed by collectives and independent curators. Funding is provided for comprehensive projects that include, for example, exhibitions, symposia, conferences, or alternative formats. Closing date: August 31, 2026
Mobility Grants – Exchange Between Sub-Saharan Africa and Europe
The mobility program connects artists and cultural professionals from all disciplines across Sub-Saharan Africa and Europe. It supports research trips, collaborative projects, residencies at cultural institutions, participation in festivals and cultural events, and professional development opportunities. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis each month. Submission deadline: June 15, 2027
OPEN CALL BURG Annual Exhibition 26
Burgshop goes BURG! The Burgshop will open its container doors for the annual exhibition at Burg Giebichenstein University of Art and Design Halle on July 18 and 19, 2026. Apply now via the open call with your product or object! For more information about the Burgshop, visit https://designhaus.burg-halle.de/burgshop/ Application and Requirements
OPEN CALL: Development of Artistic Projects in Cologne’s Neighborhoods
For a new project, the ArtAsyl Veedel-Walk, we are looking for artists and cultural workers who would like to collaborate with local residents to develop new artistic projects. Pilot Project in Cologne-Mülheim Neighborhood Walk: July 24, 2026 The ArtAsyl Veedel Walk is a new, participatory cultural project in public spaces that will launch in 2026 […]
“Sketch & Share” Workshop at BBK Leipzig
Workshop: The Third Room: Sketch & Share // Interstices #3 As part of our current exhibition, *The Third Room: Sketch & Share*, we cordially invite you to the Sketch & Share workshop. The Third Room: Sketch & Share is an experimental exhibition format that combines drawing, exchange, and collective artistic practice. Through the accompanying workshops, […]
Open Call: 2026 CULTURAL THEME YEAR City. Light. Life. Energy Project 360° (June 24, 2026)
A collaboration between the Halle (Saale) Cultural Theme Years and the Friends of the Halle Planetarium, with support from Stadtwerke Halle, in coordination with the Silbersalz Festival. At the heart of the project is the KulturDom of the Thematic Year and the newly acquired 360° cameras, which can be used to create video works specifically […]
Open call for Creative Practitioners | Art, Design & Citizen Science
The CitiObs project together with the Distributed Design Platform invites artists, designers, makers, and creative practitioners to submit proposals to collaborate with the project as external service providers. This open call aims to contract creative professionals to develop and implement artistic and participatory actions that engage communities in environmental monitoring and citizen science activities connected […]
OPEN CALL: STATES OF THE AFTERMATH
An open call by FALTE as part of RUNTERKOMMEN / KLUB SOLITAER e.V. FALTE is looking for an artistic position for a coherent project at two exhibition venues: at FALTE in Hanover and at Galerie HINTEN in Chemnitz.As part of the exhibition project RUNTERKOMMEN by KLUB SOLITAER e.V. and the 29th ZINNOBER in Hanover, a […]
Open Call: Imaginarius 2027 // Portugal
This open call is intended for the selection of artistic projects to be included in the program of Imaginarius 2027. Proposals are accepted across the fields of theater, dance, music, circus, performance, intervention, installation, new media, and multidisciplinary practices, including projects that combine languages and explore non-conventional formats. Particular value is given to proposals that […]
Independent Animation Call
GIRAF 22 – International Festival of Independent AnimationQuickdraw Animation Society (QAS) is accepting submissions to the 22nd GIRAF International Festival of Independent Animation.The organizers are looking for animation submissions, in all styles, genres, lengths, and mediums, to present to their audience in Calgary, Canada.Selected films for 2026 will be presented during GIRAF 22 and the […]
Open Call: Video Art 2027: Paths, Routes, Roads
EnzymKultur is planning a series of events on the theme of ‘Paths, Routes, Streets’ for 2027.As part of this series, we would like to present artistic video works and cordially invite artists to submit their work.The selected works will be shown in unusual, everyday contexts – garages, gardens and cellars.This builds on previous projects such […]
Open product workshop
Wed, June 10, 2026, 4 p.m. – 6 p.m. Are you excited about your semester project and want to turn it into a real product? Have you had an idea in your drawer for a long time? Are you in the middle of developing a product but are currently stuck? Do you simply want to […]
Call for Applications: Weissenhof Fine Arts Program
The postgraduate course “Meisterschüler/in im Weißenhof-Programm der Bildenden Kunst” at the Stuttgart State Academy of Art and Design is aimed at selected, particularly talented artists with a master’s or diploma degree whose last practical art degree was completed no more than three years ago and who would like to implement a specific project within the […]
International research laboratory for artists
The art-lab 2026/2027 brings together around 30 artists from diverse contexts and disciplines for two two-week phases of research and exchange in Mexico City and Cologne.In collaboration with international experts from art and academia the thematic field “Syncretism & Ambiguity – Beyond the Binary” will be explored.+++The art-lab brings together around 30 artists from diverse […]
Promotion of the Upper Lusatia-Lower Silesia cultural region
Applications for the year 2027 must be submitted electronically. You can access the online application and information about the application process via the Int website This applies to applications for institutional funding, project funding and applications for investment funding. The application deadline for funding applications to the Upper Lusatia-Lower Silesia Cultural Region for the 2027 […]
Spaces of Culture 2026
With the “Spaces of Culture 2026” call, the European network EUNIC is supporting projects that strengthen cultural relations in sub-Saharan Africa. The program, which is funded by Creative Europe, supports contemporary and innovative projects in various cultural and social areas that are geared towards cooperation and exchange. The focus is on projects that implement key […]
Open Call: Artwork for Feminist Solic Calendar 2027
Kunstpavillon & Neue Galerie, Innsbruck Eine Gesellschaft, die nicht mehr dazu in der Lage ist, die sie umgebenden Systeme zu deuten und zu verstehen, erleidet eine Art Schockzustand, der stetig wachsende Teile der Gesellschaft in konservative und restriktive Muster flüchten lässt. Misogynie als machtstabilisierende Praxis ist eines von vielen Symptomen volatiler Zeiten. Das Gefühl eines […]
German-Czech Future Fund
The German-Czech Future Fund supports projects by individuals or organizations from the Czech Republic and Germany that contribute to greater understanding between Germans and Czechs. The prerequisite for funding is a project partner from the other country. The cultural funding area supports events such as festivals, concerts, theater, dance and film performances as well as […]
Workshop week Lüben
From July 1 to 12, 2027, the village of Lüben will once again become an international place where art is created, perspectives meet and dialogues grow. Professional artists and students from the fields of painting, sculpture, photography & video, installation and performance can now apply to take part. We look forward to publishing the call […]
Workshop: Employment hybridity in the creative industries
Mon, July 1, 2026, 1 p.m. – 4 p.m. Many self-employed people in the creative industries not only work in a clearly defined professional field, but also move between different activities, projects and sources of income. This so-called employment hybridity can open up freedom – but also brings challenges. In this workshop, we will talk […]