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The 20th edition of the Sony World Photography Awards, organized by the World Photography Organisation, includes Series, Single Image, Student, and Youth competitions. The official site states that the competitions are free to enter, with an optional paid route for additional Single Image entries beyond the first three. Official Call / Opportunity Page URL: https://www.worldphoto.org/sony-world-photography-awards Deadline: Student: 27 November 2026. Single Image and Youth: 5

An international poster-design competition for the visual identity of the 2027 AMADEUS Festival Vienna. The official theme is 'PRISMA.' Official Call / Opportunity Page URL: https://www.amadeusfestival.com/international-design-competition-2026 Deadline: 9 October 2026 at 23:59 Austrian time. The application period opened on 9 July 2026 at 00:00. Application Fee / Participation Fee: No application fee is stated on the official competition page. Eligibility • Open to participan

A three-, six-, or nine-month Paris residency programme for artists and cultural professionals living outside France, with applications submitted and supported by an eligible partner organization. Official Call / Opportunity Page URL: https://www.citeinternationaledesarts.fr/en/appels-a-candidature/institut-francais-x-cite-internationale-des-arts/ Deadline: Applications are accepted from 2 July to 8 October 2026. Application Fee / Participation Fee: No application fee is stat

A free regional open call for photographers, video makers, and multimedia artists from the Middle East and North Africa and members of the diaspora who maintain a meaningful connection to the region. Official Call / Opportunity Page URL: https://www.vogue.com/article/mena-panorama-a-regional-open-call-by-photovogue Deadline: 24 September 2026 at 11:59 PM CEST. Application Fee / Participation Fee: Free to submit. Eligibility • Artists aged 18 or older from the Middle East and

A Tainan City Government award and gallery-exhibition programme for young artists, designed to select approximately ten individual or group recipients and connect their work with professional galleries in Tainan. Official Call / Opportunity Page URL: https://next-art.tainan.gov.tw/index.php?id=3&inter=about Deadline: 4 September 2026 at 17:30 Taiwan time. Online applications open on 20 July 2026 at 00:00. Application Fee / Participation Fee: No application fee is stated in th

An international residency at Siao-Long Cultural Park inviting projects responding to 'sugar,' 'salt,' or local culture, including Tainan's sugar industry, salt landscapes, local history, and cultural traditions. Official Call / Opportunity Page URL: https://air-culture.tainan.gov.tw/index.php?id=4&inter=plan Deadline: 31 August 2026 at 23:59 Taiwan time. Applications opened on 1 July 2026. Application Fee / Participation Fee: No application fee is stated on the official prog

An international residency organized by the Cultural Affairs Bureau of Tainan City Government under the 2027 theme Site-Specific Art, with projects linked to Tainan hydrology, terrain, ecology, humanities, and the historic Tsung-Yeh site. Official Call / Opportunity Page URL: https://air-culture.tainan.gov.tw/index.php?id=3&inter=plan Deadline: 31 August 2026 at 23:59 Taiwan time. Applications opened on 1 July 2026. Application Fee / Participation Fee: No application fee is s

A research and creative residency in Paris exploring links between contemporary art, psychiatry, and the humanities. The official page states that the programme is not a therapeutic programme. Official Call / Opportunity Page URL: https://www.citeinternationaledesarts.fr/en/appels-a-candidature/association-francoise-pour-loeuvre-contemporaine-x-cite-internationale-des-arts/ Deadline: Applications are accepted from 9 July to 16 August 2026. Application Fee / Participation Fee:

A project-funding call for site-specific interventions, performances, and sound works in public rural or urban spaces in Tyrol under the 2027 theme Performing Environments! Official Call / Opportunity Page URL: https://www.koer-tirol.at/ausschreibung/2027/ Deadline: 14 August 2026 at 23:59. Application Fee / Participation Fee: No application fee is indicated. Eligibility • Artists, artist collectives, architects, and curators working in contemporary art. • Applicants must hav

A one-week residency in Crinan on the west coast of Scotland for artists who complete an eligible UK fine-art degree or alternative fine-art learning programme in 2026. Official Call / Opportunity Page URL: https://www.mallgalleries.org.uk/open-calls/crinan-residency Deadline: 31 July 2026 at 12 noon. The online form opened on 1 July 2026 at 12 noon. Application Fee / Participation Fee: Online submission is free of charge. Eligibility • Graduates completing an undergraduate o

An open competition for site-specific projects to be presented in Nuremberg's Old Town during The Blue Night preview on 23 April 2027 and the main event on 24 April 2027. The 2027 theme is 'So Close to the Sun.' Official Call / Opportunity Page URL: https://www.nuernberg.de/internet/dieblauenacht_en/ausschreibung_blaue_nacht_kunstwettbewerb.html Deadline: 31 July 2026. Application Fee / Participation Fee: No application fee is stated on the official call page. Eligibility • O

A five-week research, creation, and setup residency at neimënster in Luxembourg, followed by public presentations during the Advent weekends from 29 November to 20 December 2026. Official Call / Opportunity Page URL: https://www.neimenster.lu/en/calls/residences-de-lavent/ Deadline: 26 July 2026. Application Fee / Participation Fee: No application fee is stated on the official call page. Eligibility • Projects are accepted from all artistic disciplines, including visual arts,

A research fellowship for a curator or academic working with the MUUS Collection photography archives. Official Call / Opportunity Page URL: https://www.muuscollection.com/ Deadline 31 July 2026. The official page states that applications are open from 1 May to 31 July 2026. Application Fee / Participation Fee No application fee is stated on the official page. Eligibility The official page describes the fellowship as a 20,000 USD grant awarded to a curator or academic. Applic

A six-week residency in Vármező / Câmpu Cetății, Transylvania, Romania, focused on darkness, photoperiodicity, light pollution, and night-time ecologies. Official Call / Opportunity Page URL: https://www.hypha-etc.ro/events/call-for-applications-night-as-commons-and-the-dark-side-of-light Deadline 1 August 2026. Application Fee / Participation Fee No application fee is stated on the official page. Eligibility Applicants must be legally based in one of the Creative Europe coun

Three paid eight-month residencies for choreographers at K3 | Tanzplan Hamburg. Official Call / Opportunity Page URL: https://www.k3-hamburg.de/en/k3/jobs%26callforproposals/ Deadline 12 August 2026, 16:00 CEST. Application Fee / Participation Fee No application fee is stated on the official page. Eligibility Applicants must be choreographers at the beginning of their career, with previous projects outside an educational context and experience in producing their own work. Onl

A global art award for artists and artist collectives using a .ART domain as the application URL documenting the creative process. Official Call / Opportunity Page URL: https://www.award.art/ Deadline 1 November 2026. The official timeline states that applications opened on 11 May and that the submission deadline is 1 November. Application Fee / Participation Fee There is no submission fee. The official FAQ states that applicants need a .ART domain connected to the submission

An international competition for outdoor sculptures and installations on the theme of Earth at the Domaine de l’Abbaye de Pontigny. Official Call / Opportunity Page URL: https://www.fondationfrancoisschneider.org/en/contemporary-talents-competition/contemporary-talents-competition-the-earth/ Deadline 23 August 2026, 23:59 French time, according to the official regulations. The official page lists the online call period as June to August. Application Fee / Participation Fee No

A grant program supporting early-career visual artists. Official Call / Opportunity Page URL: https://www.lsmartfund.org/artistgrants2026 Deadline 31 August 2026. The official page states that applications must be completed and submitted by this date. Application Fee / Participation Fee No application fee is stated on the official page. Eligibility Artists from any country may apply. The application and supporting materials must be submitted in English. Eligible applicants mu

An artist-in-residence program in Kyoto for an emerging performing artist, researcher, or artist group working in performing arts. Official Call / Opportunity Page URL: https://www.kac.or.jp/en/news/20260615/ Deadline 31 July 2026, 18:00 JST. The official page states that applications are accepted from 30 June to 31 July 2026. Application Fee / Participation Fee No application fee is stated on the official page. The official page states that food, artist fees, and other livin

International collaboration grants for creative and cultural projects. Official Call / Opportunity Page URL: https://arts.britishcouncil.org/connections-through-culture Deadline: 12 August 2026, 23:59 BST. Application Fee / Participation Fee: No application fee is stated on the official British Council page. Eligibility: Applications must involve collaboration between at least one UK-based partner and at least one partner based in an eligible participating country. Each partn