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

WilderHaven 2026 Artist-in-Residency (Jingmai Mountain)

WilderHavenClosed Apr 2026

PaintingSculptureNew Media

2026 WaveMaker Grant

WaveMaker at Locust ProjectsClosed Apr 2026

Film and Video ArtSculpturePerformance Art

Mudhouse Residency 2026 Open Call for Artists

Mudhouse ResidencyClosed Apr 2026

SculptureFilm and Video ArtPhotography

Idle Hands Incubation Award

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Idle HandsClosed Apr 2026

Film and Video ArtMusic and Audio

The Shedload-of-Future Fund

ShedinburghClosed Apr 2026

TheatrePerformance ArtMusic and Audio

CoG Arts and Science Residency 2026

The Center of Gravity at the Niels Bohr InstituteClosed Apr 2026

PaintingSculpturePhotography

Doc Holliday Festival

City of DenisonClosed Apr 2026

PaintingSculpturePerformance Art

Offline Rehearsals: Hypotheses on Returning

A Space GalleryClosed Mar 2026

PhotographySculpturePainting

“Are You Really Winning?” Public Art Competition for Problem Gambling Awareness

a5 Branding + DigitalClosed Mar 2026

PhotographySculpturePainting

GRACIA Artist Residency Program 2026

GRACIAClosed Mar 2026

SculptureFilm and Video ArtPhotography

FY26 Professional Development Opportunity Grant

Maryland State Arts CouncilClosed Mar 2026

PhotographySculpturePainting

Creativity Grants for Projects

Maryland State Arts CouncilClosed Mar 2026

Dance and CircusMusic and AudioTheatre

Saari Residence Residency Programme 2027

Kone FoundationClosed Mar 2026

PhotographySculpturePainting

Wave Farm Residency Program 2026

Wave FarmClosed Mar 2026

New MediaMusic and AudioPerformance Art

Jerwood Artist in Residence at the Soane

Sir John Soane’s MuseumClosed Mar 2026

PhotographySculpturePainting

City of Burnaby: Deer Lake Artist Residencies 2026

City of BurnabyClosed Mar 2026

PhotographySculpturePainting

British Mycological Society: Massee Arts Grant

British Mycological SocietyClosed Mar 2026

PhotographySculpturePainting

Thessaloniki Fringe Festival 2026

Fringe ArtsClosed Mar 2026

TheatreDance and CircusPerformance Art

Theodor Körner Preis 2026

Theodor Körner FondsClosed Mar 2026

PhotographyPaintingMusic and Audio

Ecologies of Culture | Creative Caravans

Arab Fund for Arts and Culture (AFAC)Closed Mar 2026

Performance ArtWritingFilm and Video Art

Prix Ars Electronica 2026

Ars ElectronicaClosed Mar 2026

New MediaFilm and Video ArtMusic and Audio

Experimental Research Residencies 2026-2027

Institute for Electronic Arts (iea) at Alfred UniversityClosed Mar 2026

New MediaFilm and Video ArtMusic and Audio

Farmstudio Open Call - Visual and Intermedia projects for Artist Residencies with Exhibition

FarmstudioClosed Mar 2026

PhotographySculpturePainting

Create Ireland: AIC Awards (Artist in the Community Scheme)

Create IrelandClosed Mar 2026

PhotographySculpturePainting

Creativity and Wellbeing Week 2026 Commissions

London Arts and Health and the Culture, Health & Wellbeing AllianceClosed Mar 2026

PaintingSculpturePhotography

Online Solo Exhibition for Women Artists from the Middle East

No. 35 GalleryClosed Mar 2026

PaintingPhotographySculpture

Springboard for the Arts Falls Community Arts Exchange 26-27

Springboard for the ArtsClosed Mar 2026

WritingMusic and AudioPainting

Call for art: "Spectrum" - Group Exhibition

The Aplomb ProjectClosed Mar 2026

PaintingPhotographySculpture

New Contemporaries 2026 Open Call

New ContemporariesClosed Mar 2026

PaintingSculpturePhotography

Skopje European Capital of Culture 2028

City of SkopjeClosed Mar 2026

PhotographySculpturePainting

SUB(SCAPE): A Call for Works About What Lies Beneath

Manifest Creative Research Gallery and Drawing CenterClosed Mar 2026

PhotographySculpturePainting

Georgina Magklara: Fragments of Not Knowing group exhibition

Georgina MagklaraClosed Mar 2026

PhotographySculpturePainting

BlackInk Launchpad 2026: Call for Commissions

Serendipity Institute for Black Arts and HeritageClosed Mar 2026

PhotographyPaintingWriting

CALeidescope: Evolving Reflections of California

Bedford GalleryClosed Mar 2026

PhotographySculpturePainting

Artist in Residence (AiR) Studio Program

Fairfield City Museum & GalleryClosed Mar 2026

PhotographySculptureMusic and Audio

D6:EU Assemble Open Call 2026

D6:EUClosed Mar 2026

PhotographySculpturePainting

LocotoResidencia Artística

LocotoClosed Mar 2026

PhotographySculpturePainting

Call4IDEAS

Stazione E.N. RogersClosed Mar 2026

Music and AudioNew MediaFilm and Video Art

Salem Arts Festival Performance Application 2026

Salem Arts FestivalClosed Mar 2026

Performance ArtDance and CircusMusic and Audio

ECRAC Resiliency Grant for Individuals

East Central Regional Arts Council (ECRAC)

PhotographySculpturePainting

IIE Artist Protection Fund

Institute of International Education

PhotographySculpturePainting

SBAC Bursary Program

Stoneboat Arts Centre

PhotographySculpturePainting

JFKL Small Grant Programme

The Japan Foundation, Kuala Lumpur (JFKL)

PhotographySculpturePainting

Artists at Risk (AR) / Ecologists at Risk (ER) Open Call

Artists at Risk (AR)

PhotographySculpturePainting

Call for Ideas: Performative Drawing & Disability

Draw to Perform

Performance ArtPaintingDance and Circus

UK-Ireland collaboration in the creative economy: research networking awards

Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)Closed Mar 2026

PhotographySculpturePainting

RivelinCo “Rubbish” – Call-out for Outdoor Artists (2026)

RivelinCoClosed Mar 2026

PhotographySculpturePainting

Baltic Analog Lab: Artist Residency 2026

Baltic Analog LabClosed Mar 2026

PhotographyFilm and Video ArtMusic and Audio