Open calls, grants and residencies in Europe
72 calls in Europe open now, closing soonest first.
6 of them have no entry fee.
The next deadline is 11 November 2026.
Most listed by Aviário Studio, La Porte Peinte Centre pour les Arts and American Academy in Rome.
Where a cash award in EUR is stated, the median is €6,000.
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- Open callStudio B35, Vallila Artists' Houses, Lemuntie 6. €295 fee. Closes today, closes 11 November 2026 at 16:00, Helsinki time.Ateljeesäätiö (via Artists' Association of Finland) · Helsinki · Any stageRental of a 25 m2 studio in Helsinki from 1.1.2027
- Open callArt4Mental: Art, Technology and Mental Health Project. No fee. Closes today, closes 11 November 2026 at 15:00, UTC time.ART4MENTAL · Ukraine · Any stageSub-grant of up to €5,000 and a residency in the Carpathian mountains, Ukraine
- Open callTTT2027 Vienna: Call for Artwork Presentations. No fee. Closes today, closes 11 November 2026 at 23:59, Vienna time.TTTinArtSci · Vienna · Any stagePresentation of work at the TTT2027 conference in Vienna, with documentation
- GrantCareer Research and Development Assistance. No fee. 2 days left, closes 12 November 2026 at 13:00, UTC time.Kultur | lx, Arts Council Luxembourg · Luxembourg · Any stageMobility funding for networking, training or specialisation abroad
- PrizeMalamegi Lab Art Prize. Fee not stated. 2 days left, closes 12 November 2026 at 14:55, Rome time.Malamegi Lab · Italy · Any stage€1,000 cash prize, acquisition prize, monographic catalogue or book, and group exhibition for 12 finalists
- PrizeLab Art Prize Contemporary Art Award (23rd edition). Fee not stated. 2 days left, closes 12 November 2026 at 23:59, Rome time.Malamegi Lab · Italy · Any stage€1,000 cash prize, acquisition of one work up to €2,000, a monograph, a Malamegi collection and a group exhibition for 12 finalists
- ResidencyARCAthens Residency 2027. Fee not stated. 4 days left, closes 14 November 2026 at 23:59, Athens time.ARCAthens · Athens · Any stage$3,000 fellowship prize, round-trip coach airfare, accommodation and a $200 weekly stipend
- ResidencyLa Porte Peinte: Open Call for June 2027. €2,000 fee. 5 days left, closes 15 November 2026 at 23:59, Paris time.La Porte Peinte Centre pour les Arts · Noyers sur Serein · Any stageResidency of 2 weeks to 6 months with accommodation and private studio; no stipend
- ResidencyEssere Residency 2027. US$30 fee. 5 days left, closes 15 November 2026 at 23:59, Rome time.Essere Residency · Italy · Any stageTwo-week self-directed residency in rural Tuscany with lodging, dinners, mentorship and studio space; six partial fellowships of €1,000 off fees
- Open callPEOPLE - Virtual 3D Exhibition. €30 fee. 5 days left, closes 15 November 2026 at 23:59, Berlin time.Light Bear Gallery · Germany · Any stageInclusion in a virtual 3D group exhibition, Instagram feature, and five prizes of certificates plus a feature in the exhibition video guide
- ResidencyResidency: schrit_tmacher X Greylight Projects 2027. Fee not stated. 5 days left, closes 15 November 2026 at 23:59, Amsterdam time.Greylight Projects with schrit_tmacher festival · Heerlen · Any stageThree-month residency with studio and accommodation, €900 per month grant and €500 presentation fee
- ResidencyRome Prize Fellowship in Visual Arts. Fee not stated. 6 days left, closes 15 November 2026 at 23:59, Los Angeles time.American Academy in Rome · Rome · Any stageFull-term or half-term Rome Prize Fellowship with a residency in Rome
- ResidencyRome Prize for Environmental Arts & Humanities. Fee not stated. 6 days left, closes 15 November 2026 at 23:59, Los Angeles time.American Academy in Rome · Rome · Any stageFull stipend, individual living space and meals through the Rome Sustainable Food Program for each of two winners, with a shared workspace, for a full-term (about ten months) or half-term (about five
- ResidencyPrint Residency - Winter & Spring - Barcelona 2027. US$900 fee. 6 days left, closes 16 November 2026 at 23:59, Madrid time.La Maldita Estampa · Barcelona · Any stageA residency of 2 weeks to 2 months with access to a fully equipped printmaking workshop and gallery
- ResidencyWhat We Can Carry: A three week marble carving workshop. €1,795 fee. Closes 18 November 2026 at 23:59, Lisbon time.Obras Residencies · Portugal · Any stageThree weeks of accommodation, studio access, marble carving instruction, materials and quarry visits (fee-paying)
- Open callFOTODOKS Open Call 2027. Fee not stated. Closes 20 November 2026 at 23:59, Berlin time.FOTODOKS Festival · Munich · Any stageArtist fee of €500 (individual), €800 (duo) or up to €1,200 (collective), travel budget, accommodation, production and inclusion in a group exhibition and catalogue
- PrizeTalents Contemporains: Water. Fee not stated. Closes 22 November 2026 at 23:59, Paris time.François Schneider Foundation · Wattwiller · Any stageUp to 7 winners each receive €15,000, an exhibition at Wattwiller Art Centre and acquisition into the collection
- GrantOpen call for digital dramaturgy support. Fee not stated. Closes 23 November 2026 at 23:59, Brussels time.Indra (listed by Flanders Arts Institute) · Belgium · Any stageFree consultation with one of about 15 digital dramaturgs, held before the end of 2026
- ResidencyAviário Studio Ceramics Residency - Winter/Spring 2027. €900 fee. Closes 26 November 2026 at 23:59, Lisbon time.Aviário Studio · Portugal · Any stageStudio access, shared accommodation and technical support (fee-paying, no stipend)
- ResidencyArtists in residence at the Casa de Velázquez 2027-2028. Fee not stated. Closes 27 November 2026 at 13:00, Madrid time.Casa de Velázquez (Académie de France à Madrid) · Madrid · Emerging, Established12-month residency grant (1 September 2027 to 31 August 2028) with use of premises in Madrid
- ResidencyBuinho Residency Program - Call for 2027. €1,000 fee. Closes 27 November 2026 at 23:59, Lisbon time.Buinho · Portugal · Any stageResidency of two weeks to two months with accommodation, studios and access to a Fablab, metal workshop and textile lab; no stipend
- ResidencyDecember 2026 Nature Art Residency, Thassos Island. €1,250 fee. Closes 28 November 2026 at 23:59, Athens time.Water & Rock Nature · Thassos · Any stageThree-week residency (22 nights) with a private bedroom, shared studio, guided excursions and mentoring from the host
- ResidencyWinter Residency 2027 "Winter Landscape". Fee not stated. Closes 29 November 2026 at 23:59, Riga time.Pedvale International Artist Residency · Pedvale · Any stagePrivate bedroom and studio space at Pedvale manor house for 1 to 4 weeks; no stipend
- ResidencyBaldreit Fellowship Baden-Baden 2027/2028. No fee. Closes 30 November 2026 at 00:59, Berlin time.Stadt Baden-Baden · Baden-Baden · Any stageSix-month residency with a rent-free 70 sq m artist's flat and €1,100 per month
- CommissionHalle/Saale Campus Handwerk: Kunst am Bau competition. No fee. Closes 30 November 2026 at 11:00, Berlin time.Handwerkskammer Halle (Saale) · Halle (Saale) · Any stageImplementation budget up to 210,000 EUR gross; 2,500 EUR fee for each invited competition participant
- ResidencyPrisme: ADAGP x Cité internationale des arts residency. Fee not stated. Closes 30 November 2026 at 23:59, Paris time.Cité internationale des arts and ADAGP · Paris · Any stageThree-month residency in Paris with a living allowance of €6,000 (€2,000 per month) and artistic and professional support
- ResidencyPrint Residency - Winter & Spring - Barcelona 2027. US$900 fee. Closes 30 November 2026 at 23:59, Madrid time.La Maldita Estampa · Barcelona · Any stageResidency of 2 weeks to 2 months in a fully equipped print studio with gallery access
- Residency°Ceramic Artist Exchange, Tandem & °Ceramic Artist Duo 2027. Fee not stated. Closes 30 November 2026 at 23:59, Berlin time.Keramikkünstlerhaus Neumünster · Neumünster · Emerging, EstablishedSeven-week residency with free studio, living space, kilns and basic materials, plus €700 per artist towards living costs
- PrizeSnow Much to See: Images & Neige Festival Photo Competition. €5 fee. Closes 30 November 2026 at 23:59, Paris time.Images & Neige festival · Cluses · Any stageExhibition at Images & Neige festival for 7 winners, with prints and framing covered, plus catalogue publication
- Open callAccompagnement d'artiste: one-month exhibition at Château des Charmettes. €700 fee. Closes 30 November 2026 at 23:59, Paris time.Rhizome, MJC André Philip · Torcy · Emerging, EstablishedOne-month exhibition with €700 towards exhibition costs
- ResidencyArtist residency at Rhizome, MJC André Philip. Fee not stated. Closes 30 November 2026 at 23:59, Paris time.Rhizome, visual arts centre of the MJC André Philip · Torcy · Emerging, Established€4,200 creation grant, up to €850 production support and a dedicated studio for two and a half months
- ResidencyKABUFF Residency 2027. Fee not stated. Closes 30 November 2026 at 23:59, Berlin time.KABUFF, E-WERK Freiburg · Freiburg im Breisgau · Any stageAccommodation and a fixed sum for material costs, plus a studio of about 26m²
- ResidencyOne-Month Residency Grant Prösitz. Fee not stated. Closes 30 November 2026 at 23:59, Berlin time.Künstlergut Prösitz · Grimma · Any stage€500 grant, four-week residency with free accommodation and childcare, group exhibition and catalogue
- CommissionKunst am Bau Competition: New Accommodation for the Mounted Police Unit, Dresden. Fee not stated. Closes 1 December 2026 at 13:00, Berlin time.Staatsbetrieb Sächsisches Immobilien- und Baumanagement (SIB) · Dresden · Any stage€56,000 gross implementation budget; €500 expense allowance per shortlisted competition entry
- ResidencyJan van Eyck Academie Residency 2028: Call for Applications. Fee not stated. Closes 1 December 2026 at 23:59, Amsterdam time.Jan van Eyck Academie · Maastricht · Any stageYear-long residency (15 January to 15 December 2028) in Maastricht with advisers, labs and library access
- ResidencyMensch Maschine VISIT Residency 2027. Fee not stated. Closes 1 December 2026 at 23:59, Berlin time.E.ON Stiftung with Junge Akademie der Akademie der Künste, E-WERK Luckenwalde and Ujazdowski Castle Centre for Contemporary Art · Luckenwalde · Any stage€20,000 grant, studio and accommodation for a three-month residency
- ResidencyLa Porte Peinte: Open Call for August 2027. Fee not stated. Closes 1 December 2026 at 23:59, Paris time.La Porte Peinte Centre pour les Arts · Noyers sur Serein · Any stageResidency with accommodation and private studio; no stipends
- PrizeGingerbread Competition 2026. Fee not stated. Closes 1 December 2026 at 23:59, Amsterdam time.Hartwig Art Foundation · Amsterdam · Any stageWinning proposal constructed as a scale model at Hartwig Proxy in 2027, plus a trophy, a festive cake and a hard hat tour of the future Hartwig Museum; a people's choice prize is also awarded.
- GrantRevival Funding for the Year 2027 (Wiederaufnahmeförderung). Fee not stated. Closes 2 December 2026 at 14:00, Berlin time.Senatsverwaltung für Kultur und Gesellschaftlichen Zusammenhalt Berlin · Berlin · Any stageUp to €30,000 per project for revival of an existing production or exhibition
- Open callNationale Expo Nationale. Fee not stated. Closes 2 December 2026 at 23:59, Brussels time.museumPASSmusées · Brussels · Any stageInclusion of 80 winning artworks in an exhibition at Le Botanique extra muros in Brussels in early 2027
- PrizeSwiss Art Awards 2027 Open Call. Fee not stated. Closes 3 December 2026 at 23:59, Zurich time.Swiss Federal Office of Culture (BAK) · Switzerland · Any stage
- ResidencyDirty Lab Residency Programme 2027. Fee not stated. Closes 4 December 2026 at 23:59, Brussels time.European Hybrid Intelligence Network (EHIN) · Any stageUp to €25,000 per residency for artist fee and production, plus travel, accommodation, production support and an exhibition
- PrizeBBA Artist Prize 2027. €39 fee. Closes 7 December 2026 at 23:59, Berlin time.BBA Gallery · Berlin · Any stageCash awards, solo exhibitions at BBA Gallery, online presentations and publications across 4 selections
- GrantInternational Support for Galleries and Independent Exhibition Spaces (ISGIES). Fee not stated. Closes 10 December 2026 at 23:59, Oslo time.OCA - Office for Contemporary Art Norway and Norwegian Crafts · Oslo · Any stageFunding towards participation at eligible international art fairs and art book fairs; 2026 annual budget NOK 4,072,571 split across two semesters
- Open callRotterdam Photo 2027 Open Call: Vibrance. €35 fee. Closes 10 December 2026 at 23:59, Amsterdam time.Rotterdam Photo · Rotterdam · Any stageGroup exhibition in the festival's container village and public space during Rotterdam Art Week
- ResidencyAviário Studio Slab Building Residency. €600 fee. Closes 10 December 2026 at 23:59, Lisbon time.Aviário Studio · Portugal · Any stageSelf-funded ceramics residency focused on slab building, with shared housing, studio access, kilns and equipment
- ResidencyBuinho AiR call for 2027. €1,000 fee. Closes 11 December 2026 at 23:59, Lisbon time.Buinho · Portugal · Any stageResidency of 2 weeks to 2 months with studio and accommodation; no stipend
- ResidencyStudio Residency Grant at the Cité Internationale des Arts Paris 2027/2028. Fee not stated. Closes 13 December 2026 at 23:59, Zurich time.Visarte Ost and Hedwig-Scherrer-Stiftung · Paris · Any stageFour-month studio residency at the Cité Internationale des Arts in Paris with a financial contribution
- ResidencyAviário Studio Relief Printmaking Residency 2027. €600 fee. Closes 14 December 2026 at 23:59, Lisbon time.Aviário Studio · Portugal · Any stageStudio space, equipment access and shared housing for 2 weeks to 6 months; no stipend
- ResidencyART CIRCLE Austria 2027: Artist Residency. Fee not stated. Closes 15 December 2026 at 23:59, Vienna time.ART CIRCLE International · St. Wolfgang · Mid career, EstablishedEight-day residency with hotel accommodation and meals, €500 stipend, up to €400 for materials and a group exhibition
- ResidencyLa Porte Peinte: Open Call for September 2027. €2,000 fee. Closes 15 December 2026 at 23:59, Paris time.La Porte Peinte Centre pour les Arts · Noyers sur Serein · Any stageResidency of 2 weeks to 6 months with private studio and accommodation; no stipend
- GrantBursary Award , Round 1 2027. Fee not stated. Closes 17 December 2026 at 17:30, Dublin time.The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon · Ireland · Any stageUp to €20,000 to support time to develop an artistic practice
- ResidencyZK/U Berlin Open Call 2026: Artist Residency. Fee not stated. Closes 18 December 2026 at 23:59, Berlin time.ZK/U, Zentrum für Kunst und Urbanistik · Berlin · Any stageLive/work studio space, communal facilities, weekly dinners, studio visits, open studios and public programming support
- ResidencyR.A.R.O. Barcelona Spring Residency 2027. €750 fee. Closes 20 December 2026 at 23:59, Madrid time.R.A.R.O. Barcelona · Barcelona · Any stageStudio space at Casa R.A.R.O. and an Open Studio presentation
- Residency3 week residency in rural Portugal. Fee not stated. Closes 29 December 2026 at 23:59, Lisbon time.Obras Residencies · Évoramonte · Any stagePrivate accommodation and studio access for 3 to 8 weeks, with utilities and limited Wi-Fi
- PrizeMamidakis Foundation Art Prize 2027. Fee not stated. Closes 30 December 2026 at 23:59, Athens time.G. & A. Mamidakis Foundation · Agios Nikolaos · Any stage€15,000 plus construction, transport and installation costs, travel to Crete, accommodation, meals, production guidance and a research visit of up to ten days
- Open callQIANKUN 2027. Fee not stated. Closes 31 December 2026 at 23:59, Paris time.Association Esthétique de l'Est · Paris · Any stageExhibition in a public venue in central Paris, documentation and possible sales
- ResidencyOpen Art Studio residency in Carabanchel with accommodation in Central Madrid. €2,000 fee. Closes 31 December 2026 at 23:59, Madrid time.Flame & Estudio Inverso · Madrid · Any stageSelf-funded residency with a private room in Malasaña, a 24/7 studio in Carabanchel, promotion and an open studio showcase
- ResidencyAviário Studio Multidisciplinary Art Residency - Spring and Summer 2027. €600 fee. Closes 31 December 2026 at 23:59, Lisbon time.Aviário Studio · Portugal · Any stageAccommodation, shared studio and equipped workshop access for 2 weeks to 6 months (fee-paying, no stipend)
- ResidencyLa Baldi Residency. Fee not stated. Closes 2 January 2027 at 23:59, Rome time.Cultivate · Montegiovi · Any stageTwo subsidised one-month residencies a year covering the residency fee (1600 EUR); materials and travel not included
- Prizeortung 15: Art Prizes of the City of Schwabach 2027, "Under the Sign of Gold". Fee not stated. Closes 11 January 2027 at 23:59, Berlin time.City of Schwabach, Kulturamt · Schwabach · Any stage€6,000 first prize and €3,000 second prize; 20 selected participants show work in Schwabach's old town at ortung 15
- ResidencyAviário Studio Ceramics: Glaze Developing Residency 2027. €600 fee. Closes 12 January 2027 at 23:59, Lisbon time.Aviário Studio · Portugal · Any stageSelf-funded residency of 2 weeks to 6 months with a dedicated glazing room, kilns, wheels and shared accommodation
- ResidencyAviário Studio Printmaking Residency - Summer/Fall 2027. €600 fee. Closes 20 January 2027 at 23:59, Lisbon time.Aviário Studio · Portugal · Any stageStudio and print workshop access, shared housing and project discussion; no stipend
- GrantStart-up Grants for Fine Art, Design, Photography and Media Art 2027. Fee not stated. Closes 31 January 2027 at 23:59, Vienna time.Federal Ministry of Housing, Arts, Culture, Media and Sport (BMWKMS), Austria · Austria · Emerging, Early career€9,000 for a six-month grant, 23 grants; plus €200 or €400 per month for eligible parents
- ResidencyAviário Studio Ceramics Residency Summer/Fall 2027. €900 fee. Closes 28 February 2027 at 23:59, Lisbon time.Aviário Studio · Portugal · Any stagePrivate bedroom in a shared house, studio access with kilns and pottery wheels, technical support and project discussion
- GrantKooperativa x FAI mobility programme: South-Eastern European arts sector. Fee not stated. Closes 1 March 2027 at 23:59, Brussels time.Flanders Arts Institute with Kooperativa · Belgium · Any stageMobility funding for travel, accommodation and per diems (Erasmus+ rates), plus up to 300 euros for the host organisation
- ResidencyAviário Studio Ceramics: Coil Building Residency 2027. €900 fee. Closes 14 March 2027 at 23:59, Lisbon time.Aviário Studio · Portugal · Any stageA self-funded ceramics residency of three weeks to four months with shared housing, studio access and kilns
- ResidencyLarge Format Printmaking Residency - Summer and Fall 2027. €600 fee. Closes 31 March 2027 at 23:59, Lisbon time.Aviário Studio · Portugal · Any stageShared accommodation, studio and large format printmaking equipment access, and project discussion; no stipend
- ResidencyAviário Studio Artist Book Residency - Fall and Winter 2026/7. €600 fee. Closes 1 April 2027 at 23:59, Lisbon time.Aviário Studio · Portugal · Any stageStudio residency of 2 weeks to 6 months with shared housing and workshop access; no stipend
- Open callInternational Mute Photo Festival 2027: Nature ate the pixels. No fee. Closes 30 April 2027 at 23:59, Athens time.Photonisos Arts & Culture NPO · Samos · Any stageExhibition in Samos, Greece (July 2027), full production coverage, catalogue inclusion; travel and accommodation award for one artist
- ResidencyAviário Studio Tiles Residency 2027. €900 fee. Closes 11 May 2027 at 23:59, Lisbon time.Aviário Studio · Portugal · Any stageStudio space, equipment access and shared accommodation for a paid residency. No stipend or grant.
- ResidencyAviário Studio Multidisciplinary Art Residency - Summer and Fall 2027. €600 fee. Closes 31 May 2027 at 23:59, Lisbon time.Aviário Studio · Portugal · Any stageSelf-funded residency of 2 weeks to 6 months with studio and workshop access and shared accommodation; no stipend
Also open to you: 2 calls open worldwide
These take entries from any country, so they are listed here as well as on the Europe page.
- Prize2. Artplaner Prize. No fee. Closes 29 November 2026 at 23:00, UTC time.Artplaner · Any stage
- GrantThe Vital Impacts Environmental Photography Fellowships and Mentorships 2027. US$25 fee. Closes 30 November 2026 at 23:59, Los Angeles time.Vital Impacts · Any stageOne US$20,000 fellowship, six US$5,000 fellowships and ten mentorship places
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