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A free international open call by Photoworks for early-career photographers and image-based artists, with selected artists featured in the next issue of Photography+. Official Call / Opportunity Page URL: https://photoworks.org.uk/opportunities/photography-emerging-talent-2026/ Deadline: 15 June 2026, 11.59pm. The official page does not state a timezone in the deadline line. Application Fee / Participation Fee: Free to enter. Eligibility: BA and MA graduates, as well as image-based artists within the first five years of their practice and/or graduation. The opportunity is international. Artwork / Submission Requirements Submit via Picter. Submit up to 15 images from one single project and a statement of no more than 200 words. Only one project may be submitted; multiple projects are not accepted. Prize / Benefits Ten awardees will be featured in the next issue of Photography+, Photoworks’ online magazine. The ten awardees will also be showcased at Kranj Foto Fest in an evening projection. A selected artist will receive one year of Photoworks membership with mentoring from the curatorial and editorial teams; another selected artist will receive a 200 GBP printing voucher from Spectrum Photographic and an Instagram takeover. Application Method Apply through the Picter link on the official Photoworks opportunity page. Recommended for Early-career photographers and image-based artists with a coherent recent project ready to submit as a portfolio. Notes for Applicants This is suitable for international Aion readers because it is free, transparent, and run by Photoworks, a registered charity and Arts Council England National Portfolio organization.

An international residency prize for three artists interested in cultural exchange and community dialogue at Casa Wabi in Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, Mexico. Official Call / Opportunity Page URL: https://casawabi.org/en/events/fundacion-casa-wabi-artreview-prize-2026/ Deadline: 14 June 2026. The official page lists applications opening on 11 May, winners notified on 27 July, and public announcement on 31 July. Application Fee / Participation Fee: No application fee is stated on the official page. Selected artists are responsible for their international airfare or other transportation to Mexico City. Eligibility: Artists from any discipline may apply, regardless of background, age, nationality, or career stage. Collaborative applications are allowed, but collectives must consist of no more than two members and should show an established collaborative practice. Application / Project Requirements Applicants submit one PDF file under 25 MB, in English or Spanish. The PDF should include a brief proposal for a reciprocal community project around Casa Wabi, up to five images or video links summarizing the applicant’s artistic practice, and a CV of no more than two pages. The residency is not production-based. Residents are expected to carry out a community project and leave a “Log” or “Bitacora” reflecting their time at Casa Wabi. Prize / Benefits Approximately five to six weeks at Casa Wabi in 2027, with specific dates coordinated after selection. Local flight from Mexico City to Puerto Escondido, private bungalow with bathroom, studio space, and three meals per day. Project support for the approved community project. Application Method Apply through the Airtable application link on the official Casa Wabi page. The page notes that the application platform does not generate a confirmation email; selected applicants will be notified directly by email. Recommended for Artists working across visual art, film, sound, performance, installation, social practice, or interdisciplinary fields who want to develop a community-oriented project in Mexico. Notes for Applicants This is a strong opportunity, but applicants outside Mexico should calculate the cost of travel to Mexico City, because the prize covers the local flight from Mexico City to Puerto Escondido but not international travel.

Deadline Rolling This is an open call for Asian American and Pacific Islander participants to join the mental health–focused podcast Decolonizing Healing, hosted by Thilini Weerakkody. The podcast explores how colonialism and fascism have shaped AAPI relationships to mental health, healing, and ancestral practices, combining personal narratives with historical and psychological perspectives. The project is structured around four interconnected themes—forgetting, seeing, remembering, and resisting—and centers on grief, cultural loss, survival, reclamation, and active resistance. Guests will participate in a 10–15 minute interview followed by a recorded podcast conversation. A stable internet connection and a quiet recording environment are required. EligibilityAsian American or Pacific IslanderInterest in discussing AAPI mental health and related themes Application / ContactSchedule an interview: https://calendly.com/decolonizing-healing Email : akshay@nayamagazine.org Project link https:// instagram.com/decoheal

Deadline May 1, 2026 This is an open call for playwrights to submit original stage plays for consideration in The Black List x TRW Collection, a publishing and licensing partnership between The Black List and Theatrical Rights Worldwide (TRW). At least six plays are selected each year to be published and licensed, making them available to schools, universities, community theaters, and regional theaters. The program runs on semi-annual review cycles, with deadlines on May 1 and November 1. Writers discovered through blcklst.com may be invited to join the collection and, if selected, will negotiate publishing and/or licensing agreements with TRW. The call is open to all writers aged 18 and over, including writing teams, provided all eligibility and rights requirements are met. Eligibility & NotesOriginal stage plays onlyApplicants must post their play on blcklst.com and opt in to the programSelected writers must agree to publishing and/or licensing termsRights must be wholly owned by the submitting writer(s) Application URL https:// blcklst.com/programs/the-black-list-x-trw-collection

Deadline Rolling Gallery 456, operated by the Chinese American Arts Council, invites contemporary artists of all media to apply for exhibitions in 2026. The open call places particular emphasis on work that reflects or engages with Chinese and/or broader Asian heritage, while welcoming artists of all backgrounds and nationalities. Both emerging and established artists are encouraged to apply. Selected artists will present their work in two-week exhibitions at Gallery 456 in SoHo, New York. A space fee applies to support gallery operations, with fee waivers available for artists facing financial difficulty. Applicants must be 18 or older and able to travel to New York for installation. Application Fee$15 (waivers available upon request) Application MaterialsSingle PDF portfolio (up to 5MB)Website link (if available)CV or résuméArtist statementBrief bio (approximately 150 words)Optional supporting materials (links only) Application Contact info@caacarts.org

Deadline January 23, 2026 This is an international open call for an online exhibition exploring winter as a season of reduction, stillness, comfort, and transformation. Artists are invited to interpret winter’s visual and emotional qualities, from stark cold and bare landscapes to warmth, intimacy, and quiet beauty. All fine art media are accepted, including painting, drawing, printmaking, mixed media, photography, sculpture, fiber, wood, ceramics, film/video, and digital art. AI-generated work is not eligible. Artists whose work has been selected for previous Art Fluent exhibitions are not eligible. All accepted works will be presented in Art Fluent’s online gallery.Awards include:Best of Show: $750Two Director’s Choice Awards: $250 each Entry Fee$25 for the first entry$10 for each additional entry (up to 20 works) EligibilityOpen worldwide to amateur and professional artists Submission is handled through CaFÉ. Application URL https:// artist.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=16182

Deadline Rolling This is an application call for the MFA in Creative Writing at The New School. The program offers 36 credits of graduate-level study in Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Arts Writing, or Writing for Children and Young Adults. Students can expand their practice through graduate minors such as Impact Entrepreneurship or Transmedia and Digital Storytelling, and customize their studies with campus-wide electives in teaching, languages, and media practice. The program also offers teaching experience through WriteOn NYC!, a fellowship that places MFA students in local middle and high schools. The MFA emphasizes creative development within a diverse, interdisciplinary community of writers. Application RequirementsRequired essaysRésumé or CVTwo letters of recommendationCollege transcriptsCreative writing portfolio Application URL https:// www.newschool.edu/nssr/creative-writing/

Deadline Rolling This is an international open call for artists, writers, and collectives to be featured in ELSEHERE Magazine and the ELSEHERE International Artist Catalog. ELSEHERE is a global art label and cultural platform working across visual, performative, kinetic, and digital practices, with an emphasis on experimental, cross-disciplinary, and cross-cultural work. There is no fixed theme. Selected participants receive international exposure through digital magazine features, inclusion in the ongoing artist catalog, dedicated artist or project pages, and potential social media and editorial highlights. Practices may also be considered for future commissions, collaborations, label invitations, and cross-border presentations. All participation is non-exclusive, and copyright remains fully with the artist or writer. There are no submission or publication fees. Eligible submissions include visual art, performance, moving image, installation, photography, sound-based work, digital and hybrid practices, as well as essays, critical writing, poetry, and experimental texts. Works may be completed projects or clearly articulated works in progress. EligibilityOpen worldwide to artists, writers, and collectives Application URL https:// forms.gle/6smLUK9tgAYRbWNu6

Deadline January 15, 2026 This is an international open call for completed works or clearly defined ongoing series across visual, performative, digital, and hybrid practices. ELSEHERE is an artist-centered platform and curatorial label working across the United States, Europe, and Asia, focusing on works with strong conceptual clarity and distinctive artistic language rather than CVs or portfolios alone. Eligible works may include performance and choreography, moving image and film, installation and spatial practices, photography and mixed media, digital or web-based works, and sound or voice-based projects that can be presented visually. ELSEHERE is particularly interested in works that cross cultural, geographic, or linguistic boundaries, engage bodies and technologies, and challenge existing artistic categories. Selected works will be featured in the ELSEHERE International Artist Catalog and presented on the ELSEHERE platform with dedicated project pages. Artists may also be considered for magazine features, future collaborations, residencies, commissions, and cross-border projects. Participation is non-exclusive, artists retain full copyright, and there are no submission or publication fees. EligibilityOpen to artists and collectives of all nationalities, based anywhere Submission RequirementsWorks must be presentable through visual documentation such as images, video, or scores Application URL https:// forms.gle/caTRmFsWoygUswaE7

Deadline March 6, 2026 This is an international open call for an online exhibition inspired by the Japanese concept of WABI-SABI, which embraces impermanence, imperfection, humility, simplicity, and the beauty of the everyday. Artists are invited to explore themes of aging, accidents, unconventional processes, and understated compositions from their own perspective. All fine art media are accepted, including painting, drawing, printmaking, mixed media, photography, sculpture, fiber, wood, ceramics, film/video, and digital art. AI-generated work is not eligible. Artists whose work has been selected for previous Art Fluent exhibitions are not eligible. All accepted works will be shown in Art Fluent’s online gallery.Awards include:Best of Show: $750Two Director’s Choice Awards: $250 each Entry Fee$25 for the first entry$10 for each additional entry (up to 20 works) EligibilityOpen worldwide to amateur and professional artists Submission is handled through CaFÉ. Application URL https:// artist.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=16445

Deadline January 27, 2026 This is an international photography competition inviting photographers worldwide to submit work exploring perception, imagination, and inner vision under the theme “The Mind’s Eye.” The 11th edition of the awards is juried by Steve McCurry and offers significant international exposure through online platforms, print publication, and press coverage. A total of $5,000 in cash prizes will be awarded, with 50 selected winners featured in the All About Photo Winners Gallery and published in the printed AAP Magazine “Special Edition All About Photo Awards 2026.” Additional photographers of particular merit may be invited to showcase their portfolios on the All About Photo website. AwardsGrand Prize: $2,5002nd Prize: $1,0003rd Prize: $7504th Prize: $5005th Prize: $250 EligibilityOpen to photographers worldwideAll experience levels Application URL https:// www.all-about-photo.com/all-about-photo-contest.php?cid=192

Deadline February 18, 2026 This residency program supports emerging and established visual artists by providing focused time, space, and resources to develop new work. Residents work within a community of artists and receive feedback from visiting artists and critics, with an emphasis on experimentation, interdisciplinary exchange, and risk-taking. Housing, studio space, and meals are provided in a setting designed to support sustained artistic production. Residencies are offered in ceramics, new media, photography, furniture design, woodworking, painting, drawing, printmaking, and sculpture. Fall residencies run for 10 weeks, while Spring residencies are 5 weeks. Participation requires a program fee, though a limited number of fully funded fellowships are awarded through a jury process. Applicants must be 21 or older and submit work samples, a statement of purpose, and references. Application URL https:// andersonranch.slideroom.com/#/login/program/87538