Opportunities

Open calls, competitions and awards for creatives

Competitions, open calls, awards, grants and residencies for designers, illustrators, photographers, artists and craftspeople, sorted by deadline.

Open CallFine Arts, Product Design, Craft
Beam Camp 2027 Project Open Call
Deadline 30 Nov 2026Open for entries
CompetitionFine Arts, Illustration, Photography
reEarth International Art Prize 2026
Deadline 30 Nov 2026Open for entries
Open CallFine Arts
Smack Mellon Emerging Artist Summer 2027 Open Call
Deadline 1 Dec 2026Open for entries
CompetitionFine Arts
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer Portrait Award 2027
Deadline 1 Dec 2026Open for entries
GrantFine Arts, Photography, Illustration
Swedish Arts Grants Committee International Exchange and Travel Grants
Deadline 2 Dec 2026Open for entries
Open CallFine Arts, Photography
Material Works Art Award 2026
Deadline 6 Dec 2026Open for entries
CompetitionFine Arts, Photography
BBA Artist Prize 2027
Deadline 7 Dec 2026Open for entries
ResidencyFine Arts, Craft
Adirondack Experience Artist-in-Residence 2027
Deadline 11 Dec 2026Open for entries
CompetitionFine Arts, Illustration
Splash 28: The Best of Watercolor
Deadline 11 Dec 2026Open for entries
GrantFine Arts, Photography
Innovate Grant: $1,800 for Artists and Photographers
Deadline 15 Dec 2026Open for entries
GrantFine Arts, Photography, Illustration
Arts Council of Ireland Visual Arts Bursary Award 2027, Round 1
Deadline 17 Dec 2026Open for entries
Open CallCraft, Fine Arts
BIEN 2027 Textile Art Biennial Open Call
Deadline 21 Dec 2026Open for entries
CompetitionIllustration, Fine Arts
The Adachi UKIYOE Award 2026
Deadline 25 Dec 2026Open for entries
CompetitionFine Arts
G. & A. Mamidakis Foundation Art Prize 2027
Deadline 30 Dec 2026Open for entries
Open CallFine Arts
RBA Annual Exhibition 2027 Open Call
Deadline 8 Jan 2027Open for entries
GrantFine Arts, Craft
Virginia A. Groot Foundation Grant for Sculptors
Deadline 9 Jan 2027Open for entries
Open CallFine Arts, Craft
First Plinth: Public Art Award 2027
Deadline 12 Jan 2027Open for entries
GrantFine Arts
Gottlieb Foundation Individual Support Grant 2027
Deadline 15 Jan 2027Open for entries
GrantFine Arts
Nice Art Grant 2027 by Midwest Nice Art
Deadline 20 Jan 2027Open for entries
Open CallFine Arts
Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours Open Call 2027
Deadline 22 Jan 2027Open for entries
GrantFine Arts, Photography, Graphic Design
Netherland-America Foundation Cultural Grants
Deadline 1 Feb 2027Open for entries
Open CallFine Arts
Royal Society of Portrait Painters Open Call: RP Annual Exhibition 2027
Deadline 2 Feb 2027Open for entries
CompetitionFine Arts, Illustration
Never Such Innocence International Competition 2026/27
Deadline 26 Feb 2027Open for entries
Open CallFine Arts, Photography
Larnaca Biennale 2027 Open Call
Deadline 31 Mar 2027Open for entries
GrantFine Arts, Graphic Design, Product Design
Culture Moves Europe Individual Mobility Grant 2026–2027
Deadline 30 Apr 2027Open for entries
GrantFine Arts
Adolph & Esther Gottlieb Emergency Grant
Rolling deadlineOpenRolling deadline
GrantFine Arts, Photography, Illustration
Arts Council of Northern Ireland Travel Awards for Artists
Rolling deadlineOpenRolling deadline
GrantFine Arts, Digital Design, Craft
Awesome Foundation Grants: $1,000 for Awesome Projects
Rolling deadlineOpenRolling deadline
GrantFine Arts, Photography, Illustration, Craft, Digital Design
Canada Council for the Arts: Artistic Creation Grants
Rolling deadlineOpenRolling deadline
GrantFine Arts, Photography, Illustration, Craft, Graphic Design
Creative Scotland Open Fund for Individuals
Rolling deadlineOpenRolling deadline
GrantFine Arts, Photography
Foundation for Contemporary Arts Emergency Grants
Rolling deadlineOpenRolling deadline
GrantFine Arts
Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant
Rolling deadlineOpenRolling deadline
GrantFine Arts, Photography
SAHA Association Grants for Artists and Curators from Turkey
Rolling deadlineOpenRolling deadline

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