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

Open Call for Showcase Program: Sarajevo Theatre Showcase 2026

Sarajevo War Theatre (SARTR) in partnership with Heartefact Foundation, Ulysses Theatre, Para Film and Theatre, Binario Vivo and RealstageClosed Apr 2026

TheatrePerformance ArtDance and Circus

2026-2027 Baldwin Fellowship Program

Baldwin for the ArtsClosed Apr 2026

WritingPerformance ArtTheatre

The TLC Grant

Tiny LungsClosed Apr 2026

Music and AudioFilm and Video ArtWriting

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'Boot Polish' - 2026 Callout

Karma Dance (Mental Health & Trauma) CICClosed Apr 2026

Performance ArtTheatreDance and Circus

Bando Premio TWAIN_direzioniAltre 2026 Open Call

TWAIN Centro Produzione DanzaClosed Apr 2026

Dance and CircusTheatreMusic and Audio

Youth Arts Engagement Grant

Arizona Commission on the ArtsClosed Apr 2026

PaintingPhotographySculpture

Nexus Spring Grant

City of Austin Arts, Culture, Music and Entertainment (AACME)Closed Apr 2026

Performance ArtTheatreDance and Circus

Call for Male Performers: Physical Theatre Ensemble

brother the charityClosed Apr 2026

TheatrePerformance Art

Lifelong Arts Engagement Grant

Arizona Commission on the ArtsClosed Apr 2026

PhotographySculpturePainting

Open Call for 2026-27 Projects at Flux IV

Flux FactoryClosed Apr 2026

PhotographySculpturePainting

Lycée Français de Chicago Artist in Residence 26

Lycée Français de ChicagoClosed Apr 2026

PhotographySculpturePainting

Making It Work: Scratching the Itch

Halfpace Theatre and Ensemble Not FoundClosed Apr 2026

Performance ArtTheatre

Voila! Theatre Festival 2026

The CockpitClosed Apr 2026

TheatrePerformance Art

Monastery Arts Residency

Orein ArtsClosed Apr 2026

PaintingWritingMusic and Audio

Monastery Arts Residency

Orein ArtsClosed Apr 2026

PhotographyDance and CircusSculpture

OPEN CALLS: BABEL + Air 2027/2028

Lademoen KunstnerverkstederClosed Apr 2026

PhotographySculpturePainting

Open Call: Rauschenberg Residencies 2026/27

ZKM | Center for Art and Media KarlsruheClosed Apr 2026

New MediaPerformance ArtTheatre

Fringe Arts Bath Festival 2026 Call to Artists

Fringe Arts BathClosed Apr 2026

PhotographySculpturePainting

Permission to Touch

Fringe Arts BathClosed Apr 2026

PhotographySculpturePainting

Hay Festival: The Platform open call

Hay FestivalClosed Apr 2026

Performance ArtTheatreDance and Circus

2026 Open Call for Centro de Artes

City of San Antonio Department of Arts & CultureClosed Apr 2026

PhotographySculpturePainting

Call for Artists: NOVE Exhibition

Milan Cultural CenterClosed Apr 2026

PhotographySculpturePainting

The Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2026

Edinburgh Festival Fringe SocietyClosed Apr 2026

Performance ArtTheatreDance and Circus

Anonymous Was A Woman Environmental Art Grants

New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA)Closed Apr 2026

PhotographySculpturePainting

Midsummer Festival Open Calls and Opportunities

Midsummer Festival / Milton Keynes City CouncilClosed Apr 2026

Performance ArtDance and CircusTheatre

Dresher Ensemble Artist Residency Program (D.E.A.R.) 2026-27

Paul Dresher EnsembleClosed Apr 2026

Music and AudioPerformance ArtTheatre

The Queer and Trans Research Lab Artist-in-Residence 2026-27

University of Toronto, Mark S. Bonham Centre for Sexual Diversity StudiesClosed Apr 2026

PhotographySculpturePainting

Forgan Arts Centre Residencies: Ecologies of Migration

Forgan Arts CentreClosed Apr 2026

Performance ArtTheatreDance and Circus

LUX Center Arts Artist in Resident 2026-2027

LUX Center for the ArtsClosed Apr 2026

PhotographySculpturePainting

Call for Art: Future of Female

Dayton Society of Artists (DSA)Closed Apr 2026

PaintingSculpturePhotography

Thamesmead Festival 2026 Open Call

Thamesmead NowClosed Apr 2026

Performance ArtMusic and AudioDance and Circus

2027 Creative Capital Open Call

Creative CapitalClosed Apr 2026

PhotographySculpturePainting

Académie des beaux-arts x Cité internationale des arts Residency Programme

Académie des beaux-arts and Cité internationale des artsClosed Apr 2026

PhotographySculpturePainting

BAX Artist in Residence (AIR) 2026–28

Brooklyn Arts ExchangeClosed Apr 2026

TheatrePerformance ArtDance and Circus

2026/27 Artist Residency Program

Vineyard Arts ProjectClosed Apr 2026

Dance and CircusTheatre

Mudhouse Residency 2026 Open Call for Artists

Mudhouse ResidencyClosed Apr 2026

SculptureFilm and Video ArtPhotography

The Shedload-of-Future Fund

ShedinburghClosed Apr 2026

TheatrePerformance ArtMusic and Audio

Toyooka Theatre Festival 2026 Fringe Open Call

Toyooka Theater Festival Executive CommitteeClosed Apr 2026

Performance ArtTheatreDance and Circus

Franklin Furnace Archive - The FUND 26-27

Franklin Furnace Archive, Inc.Closed Apr 2026

Performance ArtTheatre

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

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

FarmstudioClosed Mar 2026

PhotographySculpturePainting

Thessaloniki Fringe Festival 2026

Fringe ArtsClosed Mar 2026

TheatreDance and CircusPerformance Art

Offline Rehearsals: Hypotheses on Returning

A Space GalleryClosed 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