Art Grants & Opportunities

The Kyoto Retreat

A four-week fully funded residency in Kyoto, Japan for artists, curators, and writers at all career stages — flights and accommodation included.

boorda yeyi Immersive Arts Commission

$75k Immersive Arts Commission at PICA. Create a major tech-driven installation for exhibition & WA tour. Open to all Australian artists.

Ucross Residency Program – Spring 2027

A fully funded residency on a historic Wyoming ranch offering 2–6 weeks of uninterrupted studio time, accommodation, and meals for working artists.

CLNZ | NZSA Writers Award

A $25,000 NZD award for NZ writers to devote time to a new non-fiction book project, including education works.

E.SUN Art Awards

An international painting competition with a US$130,000 prize pool, inviting artists to explore themes of Mt. Jade, Music, or Sustainability.

Open Call: Museum of Homeland

A virtual museum collecting objects and stories from people with migration experience — submit photos and a short text about an everyday object you brought from

Sonic Connections – Open Call 2027

Fully funded one-month residency in Italy for up to 4 international artists exploring experimental music, sound art, and performance.

Hannah Kori x HOTO Gallery Open Call for Group Exhibition

International open call for a curated group exhibition at HOTO Gallery in Berlin, running 21–29 August 2026.

Art Is #3: The International Exhibition

Open call for artists worldwide to exhibit work exploring what art is and why we create it, at CICA Museum in South Korea.

VIA Art Fund – Artistic Production Grants (Fall 2026 Cycle)

Grants of $25,000–$100,000 USD for newly commissioned visual art works in public or non-traditional spaces, open to US-based artists and international artists.

Call for Proposals for Kaipara Coast Sculpture Gardens 2027 Exhibition

Submit proposals for outdoor artworks to be displayed at Kaipara Coast Sculpture Gardens' year-long 2027 exhibition, running December 2026 to November 2027.

Public Art Proposals – Wellington City Council

Submit a public art proposal for Wellington City — the Public Art Panel reviews applications four times a year and funds temporary and permanent projects.

Open Call: Rezydencje Artystyczne 2027 (Artistic Residencies 2027)

Interdisciplinary artist residency at a historic imperial castle in Poznań, Poland — 4–8 weeks with accommodation, studio, fee & production budget.

Nomad Art Prize

International open call for visual artists exploring displacement, journey, and the tension between roots and movement, with exhibition and residency in Lisbon.

Molly Morpeth Canaday Award 2026

A national 2D and 3D visual arts prize open to NZ residents and citizens, exhibited at Whakatāne Art Gallery Nov 2026–Feb 2027.

Artist In Residence Program 2027 – Performing Arts

Residency in Kyoto for emerging performing arts artists, offering studio space, accommodation, airfare, and a ¥200,000 production subsidy for up to 3 months.

Design a Sketchbook Competition

Free-to-enter open call for sketchbook cover artwork, with one winner receiving a $500 print voucher from Inc Productions.

The Residency at Casa Gràcia

A self-directed residency in Menorca, Spain for visual artists and writers, founded by Rashid Johnson and Sheree Hovsepian, with studio, accommodation, and opti

Arts Pasifika Awards

Annual awards celebrating excellence in Pacific arts across eight categories, open to Pasifika artists who are NZ citizens or permanent residents.

Maxwell/Hanrahan Guest Artist Residency 2026

Fully funded fall craft residency in rural New Jersey offering studio access, accommodation, and a stipend for makers in six disciplines.

Art on Climate International Illustration Competition 2026

Global illustration and animation competition exploring climate change themes, open to creators aged 18+ worldwide, with prizes up to €2,000.

Meanwhile Gallery Open Call 2027

Wellington's Meanwhile Gallery seeks proposals for solo and group exhibitions for their 2027 programme, open to emerging contemporary artists across Aotearoa.

Still Human – Posterheroes 15

International open call for poster designers exploring humanity and human diversity in the age of artificial intelligence.

ArtGraduates Fresh Edit Open Call for Emerging Curators

Free curatorial competition for emerging curators aged 18–35 to select works from the ArtGraduates collection and write an original essay.

Reverie Literary Journal Issue VI

Free global open call for poets, writers, and visual artists to submit work for the sixth edition of Reverie Literary Journal.

International Digital Art Contest 2026

Free international digital art contest open to artists worldwide, with physical and metaverse exhibition in Bosnia. No AI tools permitted.

BigCi Environmental Awards 2026

Two international artists win a 4-week residency plus A$5,000 to create environmentally focused work near the Blue Mountains, NSW.

Paddo Painting Prize 2026

A $30,000 Annual National Acquisitive Prize, now in its 23rd year for a painting inspired by the Australian landscape.

Paddo Sculpture Prize 2026

An inaugural $10,000 Annual National Non-acquisitive Prize for a 3D free-standing sculpture inspired by the Australian landscape.

New Emergence Art Prize 2026

International open call for emerging artists working in any medium, with prizes worth over £5,000 including cash, materials, mentoring and a residency.

New Music Kids Funding

Funding up to $11,000 for NZ children's music artists to professionally record and promote singles for tamariki.

Request for Proposals for the 2027 Courtyard Plinth Commission

Commission for a craft, design or architecture installation on Objectspace's outdoor courtyard plinth, displayed March 2027–March 2028.

2027 Summer Exhibition – The Wassaic Project

Open call to exhibit in the historic Maxon Mills building in New York, welcoming ready-to-hang work, site-specific installations, performances, and printed work

Wells Art Contemporary (WAC) 2026 - Gallery Show

Showcase your innovative visual art at the prestigious Wells Cathedral. Open to international artists working in any medium, with cash awards and prizes availab

Call for Exhibition Proposals 2027

Submit exhibition proposals for Auckland Council's five community arts venues across Tāmaki Makaurau for their 2027 programme.

K3 Residency Programme 2027/2028

Three paid 8-month choreography residencies in Hamburg for early-career choreographers, running August 2027 to April 2028.

TaDA Residency 2027

A Swiss residency for international artists and designers to collaborate with leading textile companies and institutions in Eastern Switzerland.

Connections Through Culture Grants 2026

Grants of up to £5,000 for bilateral creative collaborations between UK and Aotearoa New Zealand practitioners, with priority themes of Climate and Māori & Paci

Proximity to Damage — Visions of a Compromised Everyday Life

International photography contest exploring damage as an everyday condition — environmental, emotional, social, and relational. Open to all photographers 18+.

London Short Film Festival 2027

Submit your short film to the UK’s leading BAFTA-qualifying short film festival. Open to all genres under 45 minutes, with cash prizes awarded.

Landscape Open 2026

Submit your landscape-inspired artworks to the Landscape Open at Salisbury Museum. The winning artist receives £1,000 and a solo exhibition!

ILT Murihiku Art Awards 2026

National contemporary visual art competition based in Invercargill offering a $20,000 total prize pool across eight award categories.

Forsyth Barr New Zealand Clay Awards

A national clay art award and exhibition open to NZ-based artists, with prizes up to $8,000 and a public showcase in Nelson.

Hamilton Arts Festival Toi Ora ki Kirikiriroa 2027 – Expressions of Interest

Submit an expression of interest to perform or show work at Aotearoa's largest regional arts festival, held in the Hamilton Gardens in February 2027.

Cliff Edge – Textile Art on the Brink

Open call for textile artists exploring themes of disruption, risk, and tension, exhibited at Artspace on the Prom in Cromer, UK, October 2026.

2024/25 Reo Māori Content Cofund

Co-funding for the production of te reo Māori content across broadcast and digital media platforms in Aotearoa.

Development Fund for Artists and Practitioners

Grants of up to $5,000 for NZ artists and practitioners to undertake professional and creative development activities that benefit their careers.

PADA International Residency 2027

Independent artist-run residency in a unique post-industrial warehouse in Barreiro, Portugal, offering time, space, and curatorial support.

Quilt National '27

International juried exhibition of contemporary quilt art exploring textile as a medium for material, conceptual, and political inquiry.

Grants for Organisations

Annual philanthropic fund supporting NZ arts, culture, and natural heritage projects for registered charities, with grants typically ranging from $3,000–$62,000

Grainger Museum Creative and Research Residency

Flexible residencies for artists and researchers to engage with the Grainger Museum Collection and Archive, with a $5,000 AUD research grant.

Rome Open Art Festival

International open call for artists of all mediums to exhibit at Medina Roma Gallery in the heart of Rome. Open theme, students and emerging artists welcome.

KHN Residency 2027 – Session 1

Juried self-directed residency in Nebraska offering 2–8 weeks of dedicated studio time, housing, and a weekly stipend for artists worldwide.

Aesthetica Art Prize

Enter the Aesthetica Art Prize. Win £10,000, a major gallery exhibition & magazine publication. Open to all media & career stages. Challenge the world through art.

Grants Available for Visual Arts & Science & Technology

Grants of up to $50,000 for Visual Arts and Science & Technology projects benefiting the Manawatū and Rangitīkei region.

Gasparilla Festival of the Arts 2027 – 57th Annual

Juried outdoor fine art festival in Tampa, Florida offering $92,000+ in awards to up to 235 selected artists across all media.

Harvard Radcliffe Institute Fellowship Program 2027–2028

A fully funded academic year fellowship at Harvard for scientists, writers, scholars, and artists to pursue ambitious independent projects.

Brave New Visions: Creativity as Rebellion — PhotoVogue Global Open Call 2026

PhotoVogue's global open call inviting photographers and video makers to submit bold, urgent work that resists indifference — $12,000 in grants up for grabs.

Brave New Visions: Creativity as Rebellion — PhotoVogue Global Open Call 2026

A free global open call for photographers and video makers to submit bold, urgent work that resists indifference — with $12,000 USD in grants up for grabs.

Feature Film Production Investment

NZFC invests up to $2.5M NZD in NZ feature films at production or post-production stage, for scripted and documentary projects.

Belmond Photographic Residency

International jury-led photography award offering a €15,000 prize, residency, mentorship, and publication for early career photographers.

Creative Impact Fund 2026 – Round 2

Grants up to $125,000 NZD for NZ artists and practitioners to create, share and present work that enriches audiences and communities.

Exhibition Space Hire — Photosynthesis Community Gallery

Affordable hire of photography gallery spaces in Ōtautahi Christchurch, open to emerging through established artists, collectives, and curators.

Berlendis Venice Art Prize 2027 | Second Edition

Open call for artists of all ages and nationalities to compete for prizes and an exhibition at Spazio Berlendis in Venice, February–March 2027.

Louis Johnson New Writer's Bursary

Annual $25,000 bursary for a published writer or playwright at an early stage of their career to create new work.

Creative Fellowship Fund 2026 - Round 2

Creative NZ funding round supporting artists and arts practitioners for activities taking place from December 2026 onwards.

Tup Lang Choreographic Award

Annual $25,000 award supporting early career NZ choreographers to develop a new contemporary dance work over six months.

Nature and Humans Photography Competition – Fourth Edition (2026)

International nature photography competition with 15 award categories and over €17,000 in prizes, open to amateur and professional photographers worldwide.

The Queer Britain Art Award

A UK art award celebrating LGBTQ+ artists, with winning work acquired for the Queer Britain national museum collection.

Creative Communication Award (C2A) 2026

International award recognising excellence in communication design, advertising, and digital media across graphic, illustration, photography, and multimedia cat

Early Career Fund - Toi Tipu Toi Rea

Grants of up to $10,000 for early career artists and practitioners in Aotearoa to develop new work, skills, and share their practice with communities.

Earth Partner Prize 2026

Free, open-call prize for climate-focused art by young creators aged 14–30, anywhere in the world, with cash prizes up to $10k.

Starling Magazine Open Submissions

Starling Magazine welcomes submissions of poetry, creative nonfiction, short fiction, and hybrid work from writers worldwide. The publication features emerging and established voices in contemporary literature.

Dora Maar House Residency Fellowships

Fully funded residencies of one to two months for mid-career arts and humanities professionals at the Dora Maar House in Ménerbes, France.

Waiata Takitahi – New Music Funding

Funding of up to $15,000 for NZ artists to record and release a bilingual single with a minimum of 25% te reo Māori in the lyrics.

Adam NZ Play Award 2026

Submit your unproduced script to the Adam NZ Play Award, New Zealand's premier playwriting competition, for a chance to win a share of $8,000 in prizes.

Awesome Foundation Monthly Micro-Grants

Monthly $1,000 no-strings-attached micro-grants for awesome projects in arts, technology, community development and more — open to anyone globally.

Feature Film Finishing Grant

Non-recoupable grant of up to $60,000 NZD to help NZ-based filmmakers complete independently made feature films with a distribution or festival pathway.

Billboard Project – Street-Front Gallery for Artists

Free public billboard spaces on Dominion Road, Mt Eden for artists, poets, designers and storytellers to display work at street level.

Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant for Visual Artists

Rolling grants of up to $50,000 USD for professional painters, sculptors, and works-on-paper artists worldwide, based on artistic merit.

Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant for Visual Artists

Rolling grants of up to $50,000 USD for professional painters, sculptors, and works-on-paper artists worldwide, based on artistic merit.

Adolph and Esther Gottlieb Emergency Grant

Emergency financial assistance of up to $15,000 USD for painters, sculptors, or printmakers facing a sudden catastrophic crisis.

40-Day Residency (BEERS London)

Apply for a 40-day residency in London with BEERS. Selected artists receive studio space, an honorarium, professional support, and a gallery exhibition.

NARS International Artist Residency Program

Three- and six-month residencies offering dedicated time and space for international visual artists with at least three years of professional practice.

Single Image Competition (Sony World Photography Awards)

Free global photography competition celebrating standalone images across ten categories, with a $5,000 USD prize and Sony equipment for winners.

Sony World Photography Awards – Series Competition

Free global photography competition for series of 5–10 images across any category, with finalists and winners announced in April 2027.

MacDowell Fellowship (Fall/Winter 2027-2028)

Prestigious US residency for 300 artists/year. No fees, plus need-based stipends & travel grants. Focus on artistic excellence across 7 disciplines.

Larnaca Biennale 2027 – International Open Call for Artists, Designers & Performers

International open call for artists, designers & performers to exhibit across multiple venues in Larnaca, Cyprus, with awards and catalogue publication.

Believers Fund III

Grants of $5k–$25k for people, projects and programmes unleashing creativity in young people across Australia and New Zealand.

Seoul National University International Student Scholarship 2027

Forrester Gallery Exhibition Proposals – Tarapirohe and Kakī 2027

Open call for 2027 exhibition proposals at Forrester Gallery, Ōamaru — community and general categories welcome.

La Maldita Estampa Artist Residency

Printmaking residency in Barcelona offering 2 weeks to 2 months in a fully equipped studio with silkscreen, lithography, darkroom, and more.

Fish Factory Creative Centre Residency 2025–2026

A multidisciplinary residency in Stöðvarfjörður, Iceland, offering 24/7 studio access and private accommodation.

Fish Factory Creative Centre - Music Residency

Inviting composers, producers, and bands to develop new work in a uniquely equipped coastal arts hub in Iceland.

International Travel Grants for Filmmakers

Grants of up to NZ$6,500 for NZ directors and producers travelling to major international film festivals and markets.

Residencia Corazón Residency Programs

One-month artist residencies in La Plata, Argentina, open to international emerging artists, writers, curators, and researchers on a rolling basis.

Smithsonian Magazine Submissions

Smithsonian Magazine freelance pitch call. Seeking features on art, science, & history. Open internationally. Ongoing deadline.

2026 Residency and Studio Programs

Live and work in Chiang Mai, Thailand at a creative hub offering 2-month residencies with exhibition outcomes or flexible monthly studio memberships.

The Old Knitting Factory Residencies

Artist and rest residencies on the wild west coast of Ireland, with a fully funded track exclusively for single parents.

The Ou-telier Artist Residency & Writing Retreat 2027

A fee-based, process-focused artist residency in a historic boatbuilding workshop in Duncan, Vancouver Island, hosting up to four artists at a time.