Open calls, grants and residencies in Germany
13 calls in Germany open now, closing soonest first.
2 of them have no entry fee.
The next deadline is 15 November 2026.
Where a cash award in EUR is stated, the median is €6,600.
Updated
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
Also open to you: 2 calls open worldwide
These take entries from any country, so they are listed here as well as on the Germany 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