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State of the Arts Fellowship

“A year inside a New York State agency, working with its staff on real public problems, for $60,000. Open to artists of any discipline.”

New York State Council on the Arts

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Asymmetry Assistant Curator Fellowship

“A salary, not a stipend: two years on Nottingham Contemporary's curatorial team, for curators who identify with Chinese or Sinophone cultures.”

Nottingham Contemporary

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Asian Cultural Council Hong Kong 2027 Fellowships and Grants

“Six months in New York with no pressure to produce or show work, on a US$38,000 grant.”

Asian Cultural Council Hong Kong

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Residency

Any nationalityIspra, Varese, ItalyFree entry

2027 European Commission Artist-in-Residence: Decoding Depression

15,000 EUR total, covering artist fees, living allowance, accommodation, and travel. Six-month residency, January to June 2027, with at least 20 non-consecutive days on-site in Ispra, Italy.

The European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC) invites applications for a six-month artist-in-residence programme exploring the relationship between contemporary art and mental health science.

European Commission Joint Research Centre

Any nationalityWerdenberg Castle, canton of St. Gallen, SwitzerlandEntry fee See official site

Schlossmediale Art Residency 2027

CHF 4,000 grant, CHF 1,000 for travel, transport and meals, up to CHF 1,000 for materials, plus housing in Werdenberg.

The 14th Schlossmediale, an international festival of early music, new music and audiovisual art, takes place from 17 to 26 June 2027 at Werdenberg Castle in the canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland.

Schlossmediale Werdenberg

Limited by country or regionMinnesota, United StatesEntry fee See official site

2027 Mid-Career Project Grant, Forecast Public Art

Five grants of USD 10,000 each for a new public artwork in Minnesota; grant-funded period January 1 to November 30, 2027.

Forecast Public Art, based in St. Paul, Minnesota, United States, offers five Mid-Career Project Grants of USD 10,000 each, funded by the McKnight Foundation.

Any nationalityLondon, United KingdomEntry fee £23

An eXhibition of SMALL things with BIG ideas , 5th Edition

Exhibition at White Conduit Projects, London. Works under 40 x 30 cm framed, priced under 700 GBP. Gallery commission 50% on any sales.

White Conduit Projects, London, invites artists worldwide to submit small works for the 5th edition of its annual group exhibition. Each work must be under 40 x 30 cm framed and priced under 700 GBP.

White Conduit Projects

Any nationalitySkopje, North MacedoniaFree entry

Open Call for Project Proposals: Skopje European Capital of Culture 2028

EUR 3,000-9,999 (small scale); EUR 10,000-24,999 (mid scale); EUR 25,000-150,000 (large scale)

The Foundation European Capital of Culture Skopje 2028 invites artists, cultural organisations, public institutions, and international partners to submit project proposals for the official cultural programme of Skopje 2028.

Foundation European Capital of Culture Skopje 2028

Any nationalityToronto, Ontario, CanadaFree entry

Howard Tanenbaum Fellowship for Artistic Research

CAD 4,000 stipend for travel, research and other related expenses, paid in two instalments of CAD 2,000. The stipend does not include access to production facilities such as printing labs and darkrooms. Fellows are offered access to the Peter Higdon Research Centre and collection materials.

The Image Centre in Toronto offers the Howard Tanenbaum Fellowship for artists conducting artistic research in its photography collections, including the Black Star Collection of photo-reportage.

Any nationalityGothenburg, SwedenFree entry

Fotosalongen 2027

Each photographer selected for the exhibition at Hasselblad Center, Gothenburg (23 April to 26 September 2027) is paid a fee of SEK 3,200; work is included in the catalogue. The Foundation buys works for its collection; all works are for sale, profits to the photographers.

In the summer of 2027 the Hasselblad Foundation will present Fotosalongen for the second time, Sweden's largest photography salon. Amateur and professional photographers working across all genres are invited to submit work through an open call that runs from 1 August to 18…

Hasselblad Foundation

Any nationalityToronto, Ontario, CanadaFree entry

The Wendy Snyder MacNeil Research Fellowship 2027

CAD 2,500 to 4,000 travel and research stipend. The fellowship description states 4,000 while the payment schedule on the same page states 2,500 in two instalments of 1,250. Confirm with The Image Centre before applying.

The Image Centre in Toronto offers six competitive fellowships for research related to photography in 2027, and the Wendy Snyder MacNeil Research Fellowship is one of them.

Any nationalityBrooklyn, NY, United StatesEntry fee $15

Open Source Gallery 2028 Exhibitions Open Call

Artist fees per W.A.G.E. certification schedule; production budget; planning, production, and communications support from the gallery.

Open Source Gallery in Brooklyn, New York, invites applications from artists worldwide for 2028 solo and group exhibitions. Inspired by the open-source movement, the gallery seeks conceptually-driven art from both local and international artists whose practices emphasize…

Any nationalityAntigua, GuatemalaEntry fee See official site

La Nueva Fábrica 2027-2028 Residency Open Call

USD 2,000 stipend, on-site housing, airport transfers from and to La Aurora International Airport, curatorial and logistical support

La Nueva Fábrica (LNF), a nonprofit contemporary art space in a former textile factory in Antigua, Guatemala, opens its 2027-2028 residency cycle to emerging and established artists, curators and cultural practitioners from Guatemala and around the world.

Any nationalityParis (Marais site), FranceEntry fee See official site

Trame Residency 2027, Cité internationale des arts

Three-month studio-apartment in Paris, EUR 1,000 net monthly living allowance, EUR 1,000 research and production grant, visa fees, travel insurance and return transport to Paris covered (capped).

Trame is a residency programme of the Cité internationale des arts, supported by the French Ministry of Culture, for French-speaking artists from around the world and all disciplines (exhibition curating, visual arts, performance, literature, cinema, music, architecture and…

Cité internationale des arts

Any nationalityProjects must take place in the UK, United KingdomEntry fee See official site

The Elephant Trust Grants 2026

Grants usually between £2,000 and £5,000 for new work or exhibitions.

The Elephant Trust, founded in 1975 by Roland Penrose and Lee Miller, gives grants to artists and to small organisations and galleries in the United Kingdom so they can make new work or produce exhibitions.

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