Open Calls Closing in December 2026

Arts Grants for Queens (Flushing Town Hall)

Individual artists: USD $5,000 per artist (Artists in Queens Grant); Arts organizations and collectives: USD $1,000-$7,500 per project (Queens Community Arts Grant). Funded by the New York State Council on the Arts Statewide Community Regrants program.

Flushing Town Hall administers two grant programs for Queens-based artists and arts organizations through the New York State Council on the Arts Statewide Community Regrants program.

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer Portrait Award 2027

Cash prizes for winner and runners-up (amounts in competition rules PDF); exhibition of shortlisted works in London; one of the world's most prestigious portrait photography competitions at the National Portrait Gallery

The Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer Portrait Award 2027, hosted by the National Portrait Gallery in London, is one of the world's most prestigious portrait photography competitions.

GO Queens Grant (Flushing Town Hall)

USD $20,000 two-year general operating support grant ($10,000 paid in spring 2027, $10,000 in January 2028). Funded by the Howard Gilman Foundation. Forty-six grants available.

Flushing Town Hall, funded by the Howard Gilman Foundation, awards 46 general operating support grants of $20,000 (paid over two years) to Queens-based performing arts organizations through the GO Queens Grant program.

RED: International Open Call for Art

No gallery commission; 100% of sales go directly to the artist. Weekly social media promotion as featured artist, plus participation in a planned virtual artist talk.

Hera Gallery invites artists worldwide to submit work exploring the color red and its symbolic meanings, from passion and energy to aggression and emotion. Up to 52 selected artworks across all media will be featured in a year-long virtual exhibition running throughout 2027.

Leonard Pearlstein Gallery: Call for Spring 2027 Exhibition Proposals

Up to $500 for printing and shipping costs, gallery installation support, opening reception. Possible honorarium for public programming (not available to Drexel students).

The Leonard Pearlstein Gallery at Drexel University's Westphal College of Media Arts and Design invites exhibition proposals for Spring 2027. The 3,500 square foot gallery supports artists and curators from the Drexel community and the Mid-Atlantic and Tri-State region.

Culture Forward Grant

$10,000 to $100,000 per project. Part of a $5 million program supporting arts and culture in Downtown San Francisco.

Culture Forward is a $5 million multi-year initiative by the Svane Family Foundation supporting arts and culture projects in Downtown San Francisco. Individual grants range from $10,000 to $100,000 per project.

Open Call for Exhibition Proposals 2028 and 2029

Arts + Literature Laboratory, the contemporary arts centre in Madison, Wisconsin, is taking exhibition proposals for its 2028 and 2029 seasons, for shows on all three floors of its exhibition space.

Material Works Art Award 2026

2,500 US dollars, exchanged for an original artwork of similar value that enters the collection. Shipping covered.

Material Works Art is an artist run platform founded in 2024 that supports artists and the development of their work and careers through awards and exposure opportunities.

Environmental Artist Residency

USD 3,000 artist stipend plus USD 500 travel, three weeks of housing in the Hale apartment, a private studio, and an exhibition in the Champion Gallery.

The Artists Association of Nantucket invites applications for a funded Environmental Artist Residency, a month-long programme for artists whose practice engages with the environment, climate and the natural world. It is supported by the GHYC Foundation.

BBA Artist Prize 2027

1st Prize EUR 1,000 plus a solo show at BBA Gallery Berlin; 2nd EUR 700; 3rd EUR 500; Audience Award EUR 300.

The BBA Artist Prize is an annual international art competition organized by BBA Gallery (Berlin Blue Art). Open to artists aged 18 and older working in any medium, with no restrictions on theme, experience, or educational background. Artists may submit up to 5 artworks.

Amsterdam Light Festival Edition 16 Open Call

Technical and financial support from the festival; amount determined per project

Amsterdam Light Festival Edition 16 invites creatives from around the world to submit proposals for light artworks to be presented along the iconic canals of Amsterdam. The festival runs from 25 November 2027 to 16 January 2028. Both new and existing works are welcome.

ZMINA:Resilience - Support for International Showcasing of Co-Creation Projects (Round 2)

Up to EUR 50,000 per project, covering up to 90% of total project costs; 10% cash co-financing required from applicants

ZMINA:Resilience supports international showcasing of co-created artistic works by partnerships involving at least one Ukrainian organization and one partner from another Creative Europe country.