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Open calls for painters

47 calls for painters open now, closing soonest first.

3 of them have no entry fee.

The next deadline is 11 November 2026.

Most listed by Aviário Studio, Prairie Ronde Artist Residency and Royal Drawing School.

Where a cash award in USD is stated, the median is US$7,500.

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  • Exhibition proposalGalleria WW exhibition call for 2027. Fee not stated. Closes today, closes 11 November 2026 at 23:59, Helsinki time.Walleniuksen Wapriikki / Galleria WW · Juupajoki · Any stageExhibition slot at Galleria WW in 2027
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • ResidencyPATAGONIA ARGENTINA 2027. US$2,495 fee. Closes 17 November 2026 at 23:59, Buenos Aires time.Casa na Ilha · San Carlos de Bariloche · Any stage2 to 3 week residency with private ensuite room, shared studios, two group dinners, field trips and on-site curator guidance
  • ResidencyVisual Arts - Sounding Like a Mountain. CA$65 fee. Closes 19 November 2026 at 00:59, Edmonton time.Banff Centre for Arts & Creativity · Banff · Any stageFive-week faculty-led residency with private studio, shared production facilities, technical support, housing and all meals; Banff Centre Arts Scholarship of about CAD 5,556.87 towards costs
  • ResidencyThe Dumfries House Residency. Fee not stated. Closes 19 November 2026 at 23:59, London time.Royal Drawing School · United Kingdom · Any stageFunded residency with private studio and self-catering accommodation on the estate
  • ResidencyThe Don Bachardy Fellowship. Fee not stated. Closes 19 November 2026 at 23:59, London time.Royal Drawing School · London · Emerging$7,500 stipend towards travel and accommodation and a ten-week Summer Term fellowship at the Royal Drawing School
  • Open callThe Pastel Society Open Call 2027. Fee not stated. Closes 20 November 2026 at 23:59, London time.The Pastel Society / Mall Galleries · London · Any stageExhibition at Mall Galleries, London, and over £5,000 in prizes including the £1,000 Caran d'Ache Prize
  • GrantEl Flotador 2026 production grant. Fee not stated. Closes 23 November 2026 at 23:59, Costa Rica time.TEOR/éTica and Lado V · San José · EmergingSix production grants of US$500 each
  • 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
  • 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
  • Prize2. Artplaner Prize. No fee. Closes 29 November 2026 at 23:00, UTC time.Artplaner · Any stage
  • 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
  • PrizeNovember Salon Art Prize Online Art Competition. Fee not stated. Closes 30 November 2026 at 23:59, New York time.PleinAir & Fine Art Connoisseur Magazines · United States · Any stageMonthly cash prizes of $2,250 in total (1st place $600); monthly winners go into the annual competition with two $15,000 grand prizes and magazine covers
  • ResidencyCasa Ceiba: 2027 Winter/Spring Interest Form. US$840 fee. Closes 30 November 2026 at 23:59, Guatemala time.Ceiba Futures · Santiago Atitlán · Any stageA co-designed residency of one to four weeks with lodging, groceries, shared studio and materials; no artist stipend.
  • ResidencyPrairie Ronde Artist Residency Spring Session 2027. US$25 fee. Closes 1 December 2026 at 23:59, Detroit time.Prairie Ronde Artist Residency · Vicksburg · Any stagePrivate housing, studio space, US$2,000 artist stipend and US$500 travel/materials stipend
  • GrantDedalus Foundation Dissertation Fellowship. Fee not stated. Closes 2 December 2026 at 17:00, New York time.The Dedalus Foundation · New York · Students$25,000 stipend
  • ResidencySaltonstall Residency for New York State Artists and Writers 2027. No fee. Closes 6 December 2026 at 23:59, New York time.Constance Saltonstall Foundation for the Arts · Ithaca · Any stage1 to 4 week residency with private housing and studio, some meals, $100 a week stipend plus up to $1,000 needs-based support; $500 stipend for parent and caregiver one-week sessions
  • CommissionPalm Park Call for Artists. Fee not stated. Closes 7 December 2026 at 23:59, Chicago time.Waterloo Greenway Conservancy · Austin · Any stageCommissions of $80,000 to $100,000 per entry portal (two), $100,000 to $120,000 for a large wall, and $10,000 to $15,000 per seating piece
  • Open callAWA 2027 National Juried Museum Exhibition at Brookgreen Gardens. US$60 fee. Closes 10 December 2026 at 23:59, Chicago time.American Women Artists · Murrells Inlet · Any stage$10,000 Grand Prize plus about $20,000 in other cash and merchandise awards, and a museum exhibition
  • 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
  • ResidencyThe Micro-Residency at Bischoff Inn Spring 2027 Program Session. US$15 fee. Closes 20 December 2026 at 23:59, New York time.Bischoff Inn · Tamaqua · Any stageOne-week residency with a private guest room and bathroom, shared lounge access; no stipend
  • ResidencySpecial AIR Program for Book Project. Fee not stated. Closes 30 December 2026 at 23:59, Catamarca time.We-Che Art Residency · Trevelin · Any stageOne to two months of private accommodation, workspace, book arts facilities and mentoring towards completing a book; no stipend
  • 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)
  • GrantPollock-Krasner Foundation Artist Grants. Fee not stated. Closes 31 December 2026 at 23:59, New York time.Pollock-Krasner Foundation · United States · Mid career, EstablishedUnrestricted grants of up to $50,000
  • Residency2027 Arts Educators Residency. No fee. Closes 31 December 2026 at 23:59, Chicago time.Tofte Lake Center · United States · Any stageLodging and some meals for a residency of up to 10 days. The text says there are no stipends or travel subsidies, though the listing also shows a 700 USD artist stipend.
  • ResidencyJapan 2028 - residency on the road group travel. US$2,200 fee. Closes 31 December 2026 at 23:59, Chicago time.Camp Wonder Wander (Sarasvati Creative Space Rural Residency) · Japan · Any stageTwo-week guided group residency travelling through the Japanese Alps region (Nagano, Hakuba, Matsumoto, Kofu), 24 July to 7 August 2028
  • Open callThe Royal Society of British Artists Open Call 2027. Fee not stated. Closes 8 January 2027 at 23:59, London time.Mall Galleries / Royal Society of British Artists · London · Any stageExhibition at Mall Galleries, London, with £15,000 of prizes and awards including the £10,000 Huaicun Zhang Award for Excellence
  • 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
  • GrantDedalus Foundation MFA Fellowship in Painting and Sculpture. Fee not stated. Closes 15 January 2027 at 17:00, New York time.The Dedalus Foundation · United States · StudentsFour fellowships of $15,000 each
  • GrantGottlieb Foundation Individual Support Grant 2027. Fee not stated. Closes 15 January 2027 at 23:59, New York time.Adolph & Esther Gottlieb Foundation · New York · Established$25,000 grant; 20 grants awarded each year
  • Open callRoyal Institute of Painters in Water Colours 215th Exhibition 2027 Open Call. £22 fee. Closes 22 January 2027 at 14:00, London time.Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours / Mall Galleries · London · Any stageExhibition at Mall Galleries, London, and eligibility for prizes worth over £15,000
  • Open callRoyal Institute of Painters in Water Colours Open Call 2027. Fee not stated. Closes 22 January 2027 at 23:59, London time.Mall Galleries · London · Any stageExhibition at Mall Galleries, London, and over £10,000 in prizes and awards including the Winsor & Newton Prize
  • Open callThe Royal Society of Portrait Painters Annual Exhibition 2027 Open Call. Fee not stated. Closes 2 February 2027 at 23:59, London time.Mall Galleries / Royal Society of Portrait Painters · London · Any stageExhibition at Mall Galleries and over £35,000 in prizes, including the £20,000 William Lock Portrait Prize
  • ResidencyAlderworks Alaska Summer 2027 Residency. US$500 fee. Closes 15 February 2027 at 23:59, Juneau time.Alderworks Alaska Writers and Artists Retreat · Skagway · EmergingThree-week summer residency in a private cabin with shared studio access
  • ResidencyVisual Arts - Embodied Making: Performance Art, Images and Objects. CA$65 fee. Closes 18 February 2027 at 00:59, Edmonton time.Banff Centre for Arts & Creativity · Banff · Any stageFive-week faculty-led residency with private studio, technical support, shared housing and some meals; Banff Centre Arts Scholarship of CAD 5,556.87 towards costs
  • ResidencyAtlantic Center for the Arts Residency #199 with Bob Faust, Chase Hall and Larry Mitchell. US$25 fee. Closes 1 March 2027 at 23:59, New York time.Atlantic Center for the Arts · New Smyrna Beach · Any stageThree-week tuition-free mentoring residency with studio access and all meals; no stipend
  • ResidencyPrairie Ronde Artist Residency Summer Session 2027. US$25 fee. Closes 1 March 2027 at 23:59, Detroit time.Prairie Ronde Artist Residency · Vicksburg · Any stage$2,000 stipend, $500 travel grant and private housing for a 5 to 6 week residency
  • GrantVisual Arts and New Media Individual Project Funding. Fee not stated. Closes 2 March 2027 at 00:59, Edmonton time.Alberta Foundation for the Arts · Canada · Any stageUp to CA$18,000 for a specific visual arts or new media project
  • GrantThe Drawing Year: full-scholarship postgraduate programme. Fee not stated. Closes 31 March 2027 at 23:59, London time.Royal Drawing School · London · Any stageFull scholarship for a year-long postgraduate drawing programme with studio space, tuition and end-of-year exhibitions; living grants available
  • 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
  • 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
  • ResidencyPrairie Ronde Artist Residency Fall Session 2027. US$25 fee. Closes 15 June 2027 at 23:59, Detroit time.Prairie Ronde Artist Residency · Vicksburg · Any stage$2,000 stipend, $500 travel grant and private housing for a 5 to 6 week residency
  • GrantISCP Residency in New York Funding. Fee not stated. Closes 1 September 2027 at 23:59, Edmonton time.Alberta Foundation for the Arts · Canada · Any stageUp to CAD 18,000 for one three-month residency (1 April to 30 June) at the International Studio & Curatorial Program in Brooklyn, New York

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