No entry fee
3 sculpture calls with no entry fee
3 sculpture calls open now, closing soonest first.
The next deadline is 15 November 2026.
Updated
- 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
- Prize2. Artplaner Prize. No fee. Closes 29 November 2026 at 23:00, UTC time.Artplaner · Any stage
- 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
Recently closed
- Open callIf/Then: Chance and Creativity - Vol. 2: Ritual. No fee. Closed 9 November 2026 at 23:59, London time.Brandon J. Barnard / If/Then: Chance and Creativity · Plymouth · Any stagePublication in a digital-first quarterly magazine and a PDF copy; no payment
- Residencyrésidence EXTRA. No fee. Closed 9 November 2026 at 15:00, UTC time.EXTRA éditeur d'espaces · Bordeaux · Any stage€6,000 grant
- Open callTuwaiq Sculpture 2027. No fee. Closed 7 November 2026 at 23:00, UTC time.Riyadh Art · Riyadh · Any stagePlace in a three-week live sculpture symposium in Riyadh with an on-site working area and production support; finished work joins Riyadh's public realm
- GrantVisual Arts Fellowships. No fee. Closed 6 November 2026 at 22:45, UTC time.Virginia Museum of Fine Arts · United States · Any stageFellowship funding
- Open callUnjuried Open Show. No fee. Closed 6 November 2026 at 22:00, UTC time.Selnau · Zurich · Any stage
- Open callAbstract Art - Open Call. No fee. Closed 4 November 2026 at 23:59, London time.Open Gallery CIC · Halifax · Any stageExhibition at Open Gallery, Halifax, with inclusion in a printed catalogue and online promotion
- Open callMerry Making Open Call Exhibition. No fee. Closed 3 November 2026 at 23:59, London time.Cupola Contemporary Art · Sheffield · Any stageInclusion in a festive group exhibition with work offered for sale
- GrantVisual Arts Grant. No fee. Closed 2 November 2026 at 22:45, UTC time.Cafe Royal Cultural Foundation · New York · Any stageExhibition or project grant, budget capped at $10,000
- Open call2027 Governors Island Ice Sculpture Show. No fee. Closed 2 November 2026 at 22:45, UTC time.The Trust for Governors Island · New York · Any stage$2,000 award per selected artist or team, plus tools, production materials and pairing with a professional ice carver
- PrizeScottish Emerging Sculptor Award. No fee. Closed 2 November 2026 at 14:00, UTC time.Edinburgh Park · Edinburgh · Emerging£750 each for five shortlisted artists, mentoring and exhibition of proposals; winner chosen partly by public vote
- Residency2027 Artist Residencies. No fee. Closed 1 November 2026 at 22:45, UTC time.Gladstone House · Toronto · Any stageFree use of a shared studio space for a 3 month block in 2027, with access 7 days a week
- Open call2027 Temporary Public Art - Trailhead Sculpture. No fee. Closed 1 November 2026 at 22:45, UTC time.City of Santa Clarita (Santa Clarita Art) · Santa Clarita · Any stage$8,500 total package per artist and a 2.5-year outdoor display on the city trail system
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