Open calls for performance artists
18 calls for performance artists open now, closing soonest first.
1 of them has no entry fee.
The next deadline is 11 November 2026.
Most listed by Prairie Ronde Artist Residency and Banff Centre for Arts & Creativity.
Where a cash award in USD is stated, the median is US$2,500.
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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
- JobSenior Curator, Exhibitions and Time-Based Practices. Fee not stated. 5 days left, closes 15 November 2026 at 23:59, Amsterdam time.Van Abbemuseum · Eindhoven · EstablishedSenior curatorial post at the Van Abbemuseum
- 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
- 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
- ResidencySAIKONEON Artist-in-Residence 2026. Fee not stated. Closes 1 December 2026 at 23:59, Tokyo time.SAIKONEON · Lake Saiko, Yamanashi · Any stage30 to 90 day residency near Lake Saiko with limited local transport support
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Open callOpen Call for Artists: Workshops, Talks and Events. Fee not stated. Closes 31 December 2026 at 23:59, London time.NICOLA Arts · United Kingdom · Any stageGallery space, promotion and an audience; financial terms set by the artist
- 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.
- 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
- 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
- ResidencyArtist-in-Residence (AIR) Program. Fee not stated. Closes 1 March 2027 at 23:59, Los Angeles time.Kala Art Institute · Berkeley · Any stageSubsidised residency with 24-hour access to print studio, digital lab, darkroom and sculpture and textiles lab, storage, possible exhibition, and housing and project space for artists from outside the
- 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
