THE OCP

A historical record of open calls, residencies, and grants that have closed. These opportunities are no longer accepting applications, browse live calls for current opportunities.

All Photography Sculpture Painting New Media Performance Art Theatre Dance and Circus Film and Video Art Ceramics Music and Audio Writing Other

Tombolo Artist Residency Program 2026-2027

TomboloClosed May 2026

PaintingPhotographyNew Media

2027 Vilcek Prizes for Creative Promise in Culinary Arts

Vilcek FoundationClosed May 2026

PhotographyWritingFilm and Video Art

Documentary Lab

Firelight MediaClosed May 2026

Film and Video Art

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New Media

Film and Video Art

Performance Art

Post Material Feminism Exhibition Open Call

Berman ContemporaryClosed May 2026

PaintingPhotographyNew Media

Open Call 2027

VORBRENNERClosed May 2026

PhotographySculptureFilm and Video Art

2027 & 2028 Exhibit Seasons

Maude Kerns Art CenterClosed May 2026

PhotographySculpturePainting

Mon-Art Residence Programme in Hungary – Call For Artists

Pro ProgressioneClosed May 2026

Performance ArtPhotographyFilm and Video Art

Hands-on Residency 2026

Hands-on ProjectsClosed May 2026

PaintingPhotographyNew Media

Library of Congress Lavine/Ken Burns Prize for Film

The Better Angels SocietyClosed May 2026

Film and Video Art

Transitional Justice with Artists (TJA) Grant

AFIELD, Arts of the Working Class, and Framer FramedClosed May 2026

WritingFilm and Video ArtTheatre

#Works That Will Not End - Elsewhere

ELSEHEREClosed May 2026

PhotographyNew MediaPerformance Art

Résidence Airlab 2026-2027

Université de LilleClosed May 2026

PaintingPhotographyFilm and Video Art

Amsterdam Open Art Exhibition

THE HOLY ARTClosed May 2026

PaintingPhotographyFilm and Video Art

VIIAF 2026 : Call for Submissions

Vancouver International Immersive Art FestivalClosed May 2026

New MediaPhotographyFilm and Video Art

Create & Connect

The Laundromat ProjectClosed May 2026

PaintingSculptureNew Media

Alberta Foundation for the Arts: Artists and Education Funding

Alberta Foundation for the ArtsClosed May 2026

PhotographySculpturePainting

THE AIR WE BREATHE™ – Global Monologue & Storytelling Contest

Malibu Theater™Closed May 2026

Performance ArtFilm and Video ArtWriting

Wilhelmina Barns-Graham Trust/RSA Houston Blackadder Bequest Award 2026-2027

British School at RomeClosed May 2026

PaintingSculpturePhotography

VELVET: A Call for Works About, Of, or By the Color Black

Manifest GalleryClosed May 2026

PaintingPhotographySculpture

ReA! Art Fair 2026 Open Call

ReA! ArteClosed May 2026

PhotographySculpturePainting

HAPPENING Open Call: A European Programme for Creative Entrepreneurs

HAPPENING Consortium (ALTER EGO (X), Energie alter-native, Entire Framework, ICHEC)Closed May 2026

TheatreMusic and AudioDance and Circus

Goulburn Art Award 2026

Goulburn Regional Art GalleryClosed May 2026

PaintingPhotographyNew Media

Vila 31 x Art Explora Residency Programme

Art ExploraClosed May 2026

WritingPaintingPhotography

The Jacki Apple Award in Performance and Artist Projects

Franklin FurnaceClosed May 2026

Performance ArtNew MediaFilm and Video Art

Rotating AiRs Open Call

Hotel Maria KapelClosed May 2026

PaintingPhotographyNew Media

Lisbon Showcase open call

Arrival GalleryClosed May 2026

PaintingPhotographyNew Media

Arts Elevate Artist Training Program

Greater Lowell Community FoundationClosed May 2026

PaintingMusic and AudioDance and Circus

Media City Film Festival 2026 Call for Entries

Media City Film FestivalClosed May 2026

Film and Video Art

2026 VISUREAL · International Image Art Festival (VIIAF)

VISUREALClosed May 2026

PhotographyFilm and Video ArtNew Media

BLOOM: Art of Flowers, Foliage & Fruit - Juried Exhibition 2026

Oak Park Art LeagueClosed Apr 2026

PhotographySculpturePainting

ArtBubble Open Call

ArtBubbleClosed Apr 2026

New MediaFilm and Video Art

Dairy Arts Center Annual Call for Art 2027

Dairy Arts CenterClosed Apr 2026

PhotographySculpturePainting

Lievito Residences 26-27

LA CAP RE|HUB in collaboration with IPERCUBOClosed Apr 2026

PaintingPerformance ArtFilm and Video Art

Open Call „was wird“

Bund Offenbacher Künstler e.V. (BOK)Closed Apr 2026

PaintingPhotographyNew Media

MarthaMOCA Artist Residency

MarthaMOCAClosed Apr 2026

PaintingPhotographyNew Media

Full Circle International Residency Award

Messums and Orange Regional GalleryClosed Apr 2026

PaintingSculpturePhotography

The Space 2026 Digital Commissioning – Open Call

The SpaceClosed Apr 2026

New MediaFilm and Video ArtMusic and Audio

Open Call: Festival of Regions 2027

Festival of RegionsClosed Apr 2026

SculpturePerformance ArtNew Media

Call for individual mobility 2025-2026

Culture Moves EuropeClosed Apr 2026

Music and AudioPerformance ArtPhotography

Taideniitty Artist Residencies in Old Varkaus

TaideniittyClosed Apr 2026

PaintingPhotographyFilm and Video Art

Art magazine print + digital issue, vol 7, 2026 | open call

Barbagelata Contemporary Art FoundationClosed Apr 2026

PaintingPhotographySculpture

Olympic Heritage | Artists in Residence 2026

3-2-1 Qatar Olympic & Sports Museum and the Olympic MuseumClosed Apr 2026

New MediaFilm and Video ArtPhotography

Artist Creative Practice

South ArtsClosed Apr 2026

Dance and CircusMusic and AudioTheatre

FuoriFormato 2026 Open Call

Fuoriformato FestivalClosed Apr 2026

Dance and CircusFilm and Video Art

InShadow – Lisbon ScreenDance Festival

InShadowClosed Apr 2026

PhotographyFilm and Video Art

The Open Fund Artist Project Grant

The Open FundClosed Apr 2026

PhotographySculpturePainting

Rethinking Resources: Access, Extraction, and Feminist Perspectives

House of African Feminisms (Goethe-Institut)Closed Apr 2026

New MediaFilm and Video ArtPhotography