Open Calls
OPEN CALL: Women Who Print
Mari Art Collective invites women artists worldwide to submit works to our upcoming online exhibition, *Women Who Print – Fall 2026*. This exhibition celebrates the breadth of contemporary printmaking practices and the women artists who continue to expand and redefine the medium. Exhibition Theme We welcome all forms of printmaking, including but not limited to […]
HAL ART // Call for entries and application
05.-07. FEBRUARY 2027GEORG-FRIEDRICH-HÄNDEL HALLE IN HALLE (SAALE) With the Moritzburg Art Museum, Burg Giebichenstein University of Art and Design, a lively gallery scene and numerous art associations, the city of Halle (Saale) is considered an established art location. The HAL ART art fair, which has been taking place since 2017, reinforces this claim and creates […]
ETTIJAHAT – ZAD MILES FOR CONNECTION
Many Arab artists have migrated to Europe in recent years, facing challenges such as isolation, a lack of opportunities, language barriers, and unfamiliar production processes. Zad helps artists overcome these obstacles, ensuring that their voices remain part of cultural conversations in their new homes. The program aims to connect Arab artists in Europe with new […]
ESF+ Funding from the Halle Local Action Group
We would like to inform you about a current funding opportunity offered by the Local Action Group (LAG) Halle. Funding Area: CLLD/ESF+ under the CLLD Program Application period: June 1, 2026, through July 12, 2026, inclusive Eligible Applicants: Only sole proprietorships and legal entities (e.g., clubs, associations, operators of cultural institutions) Funding Priorities: Requirement: The […]
KUNSTFONDS_Platforms
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 […]