Open calls in every art form

Grants, residencies, contests and magazines for visual art, writing, photography, film, music, dance and theater. Each call shows its deadline, fee and who can apply, and links to the organizer’s page.

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AwardNo fee

Call for Nominations for 2027 SIGACCESS/SIGCHI Vicki L. Hanson Award

Sigchi

All Disciplines · Disability

Nov 14, 2026No fee

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ContestClosing soon

TERAVARNA — Fluid Dreams Global Water Art Contest

Teravarna Art Gallery

Photography · Painting

Nov 15, 2026$20.00global

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Open callNo fee

Ploughshares — Manuscript Submission

Ploughshares

Fiction · Nonfiction

Nov 15, 2026No fee

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ContestClosing soon

Illapse Residency Program Winter 2027

Lapse

Writing

Nov 15, 2026Fee not listed

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Data Through Design — Open Call 2027

Data Through Design

Visual Art

Nov 15, 2026Fee not listedglobal

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AwardClosing soon

Call for Nominations for 2027 SIGACCESS/SIGCHI Vicki L. Hanson Award

Sigaccess

Academic

Nov 15, 2026Fee not listed

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ResidencyClosing soon

American Academy in Rome — Rome Prize 2027–28

American Academy in Rome

Visual Art

Nov 15, 2026$50.00global

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Open callNo fee

New Ground: Art and Belonging

Odra

Essays · Writing

Nov 15, 2026No feeglobal

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Open callNo fee

Serf 2027 Exhibition Programme

Serf

Visual Arts · Curating

Nov 15, 2026No feeglobal

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GrantClosing soon

Graham Foundation Grant Programs (Carter Manny Award and Grants to Organizations)

Graham Foundation

Architecture · Writing

Nov 15, 2026Fee not listedUS

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Open callClosing soon

GRACE IN JUSTICE — volume 12 in the Grace & Gravity series

Washingtonwriters

Fiction · Creative Nonfiction

Nov 15, 2026$15.00US, global

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Quarterly West — Poetry & Prose Contests

Quarterly West

Poetry · Prose

Nov 15, 2026Fee not listedUS, global

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ResidencyClosing soon

Essere Residency — 2027 Open Call

Essere Residency

Visual Arts

Nov 15, 2026$30.00global

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MagazineClosing soon

Ploughshares — Journal Open Reading Period

Ploughshares

Fiction · Poetry

Nov 15, 2026$3.75global

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FestivalClosing soon

Thessaloniki Int. Film Festival — 67th Thessaloniki International Film Festival

Thessaloniki Int. Film Festival

Film

Nov 15, 2026Fee not listed

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The Nature Photography Contest — 2026 Photo Contest

The Nature Photography Contest

Photography

Nov 15, 2026Fee not listedglobal

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Call for Song Submissions: MTWC's 3rd Annual New Works Cabaret Benefiting Transgender Rights

Musical Theatre Writing Collective (MTWC)

Musical Theatre · Cabaret

Nov 15, 2026Fee not listedUS

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Barzakh — Open Submissions

Barzakh

Multi Genre · Literary

Nov 15, 2026Fee not listedUS, global

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ResidencyClosing soon

Bushwick Gallery — Electric Tenderness — Where Chaos Meets Care

Bushwick Gallery

Photography · Painting

Nov 15, 2026Fee not listedglobal

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RfpClosing soon

Three Outdoor Sculpture Opportunities

Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee

Poetry · Photography

Nov 15, 2026$25.00

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FellowshipClosing soon

Grafton Regional Gallery — Exhibition Proposals — Open Call

Grafton Regional Gallery

Visual Arts · Visual Art

Nov 15, 2026Fee not listed

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OtherNo fee

Asian American Writers' Workshop — Writing the Short Film: A Six Week Screenwriting Workshop

Asian American Writers' Workshop

Writing & Literature · Screenwriting

Nov 15, 2026No feeUS

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ResidencyClosing soon

The Democracy Foundation — Democracy Residency “European Dream”

The Democracy Foundation

Democracy · Participatory Art

Nov 15, 2026Fee not listedglobal, EU

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ResidencyNo fee

ICCI — Ricciardi Prize

Icci

Visual Arts

Nov 15, 2026No feeglobal

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