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Open calls for musicians and composers
Open calls for musicians and composers
Commissions, residencies, grants and competitions open to musicians, composers and sound artists, with the deadline and fee for each.
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212 open now on Missa, each linked to the organizer's own page. Check the instrumentation or format asked for, recording requirements, the fee and who keeps the rights to the work.
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48 opportunities to explore
Contest
Residency
Nordic Culture Fund: ENTER Programme for Collaboration with a Nordic Focus
Performing Arts
Oct 16, 2026Fee not listedglobal, EU
2026 H2 Open Call from Japanese Artist In Residence “SAIKONEON” nearby Mt.Fuji. Application for the second Half of 2026
Saikoneon
Photography · Painting
Oct 31, 2026Fee not listedglobal
2026 H1 Open Call from Japanese Artist In Residence “SAIKONEON” nearby Mt.Fuji. Application for the First Half of 2026
Saikoneon
Photography · Painting
Oct 31, 2026Fee not listedglobal
Fellowship
European Festivals Fund for Emerging Artists #5 (EFFEA)
Dance · Visual Art
Nov 3, 2026Fee not listedglobal, EU
European Media Art Platform Residency Programme 2027
Performing Arts
Nov 6, 2026Fee not listedglobal, EU
Proyecto La Zona — 2027 Sankofa-Cohort 1- Hybrid Art Residency- Colorado, USA
Proyecto La Zona
Music · Dance
Nov 7, 2026No feeglobal
Conference
Residency
Sixi Museum — SIXI AiR OPEN CALL 2027 SPRING & AUTUMN
Sixi Museum
Translation · Music
Nov 15, 2026Fee not listedglobal
Festival
Busan Metropolitan City: Land and Ecological Art (South Korea)
Performing Arts
Nov 22, 2026Fee not listedglobal, EU
Hangar / Center of Artistic Research — Open Call — Residency at Hangar for Musicians, DJ’s and Producers
Hangar / Center of Artistic Research
Photography · Music
Nov 30, 2026Fee not listedglobal
The Interdisciplinary Art Group SERDE — Open Call — Residency at Hangar for Writers
The Interdisciplinary Art Group SERDE
Poetry · Fiction
Nov 30, 2026Fee not listedglobal
Hangar / Center of Artistic Research — Open Call — Residency at Hangar for Curators and Researchers
Hangar / Center of Artistic Research
Photography · Film
Nov 30, 2026Fee not listedglobal
Hangar / Center of Artistic Research — Open Call — Residency at Hangar for Visual Artists
Hangar / Center of Artistic Research
Photography · Painting
Nov 30, 2026Fee not listedglobal
RFPMart LLC — USA (Texas) — Family Engagement and Home-based Child Care Services
RFPMart LLC
Translation · Painting
Nov 30, 2026Fee not listed
Hangar / Center of Artistic Research — Open Call — COWORK ARTISTS RESIDENCY (No accommodation)
Hangar / Center of Artistic Research
Music · Dance
Nov 30, 2026Fee not listedglobal
Residency
NG Art Creative — 50% Discount for Artists Under 30 in Shared Accommodation for Two
NG Art Creative
Sculpture · Music
Nov 30, 2026Fee not listedglobal
Residency
´ace — Palimpsest Project 2026 — Mural Painting Open Call
´ace
Photography · Painting
Dec 18, 2026Fee not listedglobal
Ortaklaşa: EU-Türkiye Cultural Partnership Programme
Performing Arts
Dec 18, 2026Fee not listedglobal, EU
Residency
Kiruna 2029 European Capital of Culture: Artistic Projects and Early Ideas (Sweden)
Performing Arts
Dec 31, 2026Fee not listedglobal, EU
cultivarte — Tropical Art Retreat Open Call
cultivarte
Photography · Painting
Dec 31, 2026Fee not listedglobal
2027 A4 Residency Art Center International Residency Program launch
A4 Residency Art Center
Music · Dance
Dec 31, 2026Fee not listedglobal
Fellowship
A4 Residency Art Center International Residency 2027
All Disciplines · Multidisciplinary
Dec 31, 2026Fee not listedglobal, EU
Wonderwood — Co-Creators, Residents & Worldbuilders
WonderWood
Music · Dance
Jan 1, 2027Fee not listedglobal
Watershed Studio’s Open Call! Now taking application for January 2026 to December 2027.!!
Watershed Studio’s
Sculpture · Music
Jan 1, 2027Fee not listedglobal
Fall 2027 Artist Residency in Morocco with Green Olive Arts
Green Olive Arts
Translation · Film
Mar 20, 2027Fee not listedglobal
Make-a-thek: Mobility Scheme and Knowledge Exchange Programme 2026–2027
Performing Arts
Mar 31, 2027Fee not listedglobal, EU
The Nord Family Foundation — Apply for a Grant
The Nord Family Foundation
Music
Apr 1, 2027Fee not listed
Fellowship
New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) — Anonymous Was A Woman Environmental Art Grants
New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA)
Poetry · Fiction
Apr 7, 2027Fee not listedUS, global
Rimbun Dahan — Permanent Call — Non toxic printmaking in Patagonia
Rimbun Dahan
Visual Arts · Music
Apr 30, 2027Fee not listedglobal
Grant
Entente Education Canada — Grants for district projects
Entente Education Canada
Music · Hybrid
May 28, 2027Fee not listed
Theatre and Dance NI — Wise Children: Summer Open Residency. Deadline 17th
Theatre and Dance NI
Music · Dance
Jun 17, 2027Fee not listed
Contest
Open call: 2027 SXSW Pitch for global start-ups
Music In Africa
Film · Music
Jun 23, 2027$105.00Africa, global
Contest
Nigeria news. — Apply: NIMC Calls on Nigerian Students to Participate
Nigeria news.
Photography · Documentary
Jul 8, 2027Fee not listed
The Rush Magazine — Call for Submissions
Calls & Opportunities
Poetry · Microfiction
Jul 24, 2027No feeglobal
venezia Contemporanea — Hub Feenix Digital Nomads Aug-Dec 2026
venezia Contemporanea
Music · Dance
Jul 31, 2027Fee not listedglobal
Festival
No fee
School Reading List — Children's Writing Competitions
School Reading List
Poetry · Fiction
Aug 5, 2027No fee
Airtable — Performer Paid Dear Evan Hansen Video Submissions White Plains Performing Arts Center White Plains, NY US 08/08/2026
Airtable
Music · Dance
Aug 8, 2027Fee not listedUS