Open calls for sculptors
48 calls for sculptors open now, closing soonest first.
3 of them have no entry fee.
The next deadline is 10 November 2026.
Most listed by Aviário Studio, Prairie Ronde Artist Residency and Alberta Foundation for the Arts.
Where a cash award in USD is stated, the median is US$7,500.
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- ResidencyEilean Shona Residency 2027. Fee not stated. Closes today, closes 10 November 2026 at 23:59, London time.Royal Society of Sculptors · Eilean Shona · Any stageFour-week residency with accommodation and studio, £1,000 stipend and £500 towards travel
- Open callOpen Call for Photography & Sculpture: The Black & White Gallery at Red Dot Miami 2026 & Artsy. US$45 fee. Closes today, closes 10 November 2026 at 23:59, New York time.The Black & White Gallery · Miami · Any stageExhibition space at Red Dot Miami during Miami Art Week, gallery representation and Artsy profile
- 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 callAmes Annual Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition 2027-28. No fee. 5 days left, closes 15 November 2026 at 22:45, UTC time.Ames Public Art Commission · Ames · Any stage$2,000 honorarium per selected sculpture, consideration for a Best in Show award and possible purchase for the city collection
- 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
- 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)
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Commission2027 Beam Camp Project Open Call. Fee not stated. Closes 30 November 2026 at 23:59, New York time.Beam Center · Strafford · Any stage$5,000 award and a $15,000 fabrication budget
- 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
- 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.
- 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
- 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
- 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
- GrantThe Mick Bateman Memorial Award. Fee not stated. Closes 29 December 2026 at 23:59, London time.Bow Arts · London · EmergingTwo years of studio cost support at Bow Arts (up to £2,000 a year) plus up to £1,000 of courses or workshop time at London Sculpture Workshop
- 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
- 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
- CommissionPublic Art Commission: 220 Blackfriars Road. Fee not stated. Closes 4 January 2027 at 23:59, London time.Southwark Charities · London · Any stageOverall budget of around £200,000 to £300,000 covering all costs; up to five shortlisted artists paid to develop proposals
- 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
- PrizeFirst Plinth: Public Art Award 2027. £34 fee. Closes 12 January 2027 at 23:59, London time.Royal Society of Sculptors · London · Any stage£20,000 to create a work for the sculpture terrace at Dora House and a second site, plus a gallery show; shortlisted artists receive a maquette grant
- 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
- Grant2027 Windgate-Lamar Fellowship. US$10 fee. Closes 31 January 2027 at 23:59, New York time.Center for Craft · Asheville · Students, Emerging$15,000 unrestricted fellowship over twelve months, plus cohort convenings and professional development
- 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
- 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
- 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 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
- 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
- PrizeJing Shan Creative Art Awards 2026/2027. Fee not stated. Closes 30 April 2027 at 23:59, Taipei time.Xia Jing-Shan Arts and Culture Foundation · Taiwan · Any stageUp to NT$150,000 per category for the Gold Award, plus Silver, Bronze, concept, popularity and judges' awards with exhibition opportunities
- 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
