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Cliff Edge – Textile Art on the Brink

Open CallGlobal

Cliff Edge – Textile Art on the Brink

Cromer ArtspaceClosing today

TextileWeaving / Fibre

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

Silly Season 2026 EOI

Open CallNZFree to enter

Silly Season 2026 EOI

Basement Theatre1 day left

PerformanceMusic+6 more

Submit your show to Basement Theatre's end-of-year festival in Auckland, running 8–12 December 2026. Free venue hire for emerging and unfunded artists.

The Performance Arcade 2027 — Call for Performance Proposals

Up to $1,000 NZD

Open CallGlobalFree to enter

Up to $1,000 NZD

The Performance Arcade 2027 — Call for Performance Proposals

The Playground NZ / The Performance Arcade4 days left

PerformanceInstallation+4 more

Open call for performance, installation, dance, and live art works on Wellington Waterfront, 24–28 February 2027.

Quilt National '27

Open CallGlobal

Quilt National '27

The Dairy Barn Arts Center6 days left

TextileWeaving / Fibre+1 more

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

The World of Interiors x Montblanc Open Call for New Writing 2026

Open CallGlobalFree to enter

The World of Interiors x Montblanc Open Call for New Writing 2026

The World of Interiors & Montblanc7 days left

Submit a 500-word piece on 'Doors & Drawers' for a chance to be published in The World of Interiors January 2027 issue.

Open Call 2026/27 — ss space space

Open CallGlobal

NTD 22,000 (exhibition production grant)

Open Call 2026/27 — ss space space

ss space space7 days left

MultidisciplinaryInstallation+7 more

Open call for artists, curators & researchers to exhibit at a Taipei artist-run space, with a 6-month development programme and NTD 22,000 production grant.

Rome Open Art Festival

Open CallEUFree to enter

Rome Open Art Festival

Art Number 23 / Medina Roma Gallery8 days left

PaintingSculpture+3 more

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.

Call for Proposals 2027

Open CallNZFree to enter

Call for Proposals 2027

play_station11 days left

PaintingSculpture+14 more

Submit an exhibition proposal to play_station gallery for a month-long public show with full curatorial, installation, and design support.

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

$12,000 USD Total Prize Pool

Open CallGlobalFree to enter

$12,000 USD Total Prize Pool

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

PhotoVogue / Condé Nast18 days left

PhotographyFilm & Video+3 more

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

$2,000 - $6,000 USD

Open CallGlobalFree to enter

$2,000 - $6,000 USD (three grants totalling $12,000 USD)

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

PhotoVogue / Condé Nast18 days left

PhotographyFilm & Video+1 more

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.

Call for Exhibition & Creative Project Proposals 2027

Open CallNZFree to enter

Call for Exhibition & Creative Project Proposals 2027

Northart20 days left

PaintingSculpture+13 more

Northart invites artists, curators, and collectives to submit exhibition and creative project proposals for their 2027 programme in Kaipātiki, Auckland.

WRG Digital Call-Out

Open CallGlobalFree to enter

WRG Digital Call-Out

White Rabbit Gallery21 days left

DigitalDesign+1 more

Emerging artists and designers create an animated artwork for White Rabbit Gallery's website, winning $2,000 AUD and 5 months of featured promotion.

Anonymous Drawings Open Call 2026/27

€200 EUR per work sold

Open CallGlobalFree to enter

€200 EUR per work sold

Anonymous Drawings Open Call 2026/27

Anonymous Drawings / ZAK - Zentrum für Aktuelle Kunst34 days left

Submit one original hand-drawn work to feature anonymously in a Berlin exhibition of 600 drawings, all sold at a fixed price of €250.

Social Dive Open Call – Tokyo Biennale 2027

Up to ¥300,000 JPY travel + ¥200,000 JPY project development + ¥100,000 JPY honorarium

Open CallGlobalFree to enter

Up to ¥300,000 JPY travel + ¥200,000 JPY project development + ¥100,000 JPY honorarium

Social Dive Open Call – Tokyo Biennale 2027

Tokyo Biennale 2027 / Social Dive37 days left

PerformanceInstallation+6 more

Open call for artists and curators worldwide to develop site-specific art projects across ten Tokyo neighbourhoods for Tokyo Biennale 2027.

Tauranga Fringe Festival 2026 — Performer Registrations

Open CallNZFree to enter

Tauranga Fringe Festival 2026 — Performer Registrations

The Incubator Creative Hub41 days left

PerformanceMusic+10 more

Open-access performer registrations for Tauranga's one-day grassroots arts festival at the Historic Village, 24 October 2026.

Starling Magazine Open Submissions

Open CallNZEvery 6 monthsFree to enter

Starling Magazine Open Submissions

Starling Magazine47 days left

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.

UNTITLED — Expression of Interest

Open CallNZFree to enter

UNTITLED — Expression of Interest

Life In Vacant Spaces47 days left

PaintingSculpture+6 more

A temporary pay-what-you-can creative space in central Christchurch inviting artists, makers and collectives to exhibit, perform, workshop or gather.

Annual Autumn Exhibition — Call for Sculpture Proposals

Open CallNZFree to enter

Annual Autumn Exhibition — Call for Sculpture Proposals

Tai Tapu Sculpture Garden47 days left

SculpturePublic Art

Submit a sculpture proposal for Tai Tapu Sculpture Garden's annual outdoor Autumn Exhibition, held each March in Canterbury, NZ.

Billboard Project – Street-Front Gallery for Artists

Open CallNZAnnualFree to enter

Billboard Project – Street-Front Gallery for Artists

MoveSpace129 days left

PaintingPhotography+7 more

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

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

Open CallGlobal

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

Larnaca Biennale219 days left

PaintingSculpture+9 more

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

World Buskers Festival 2027 – Call for Artists

Open CallGlobalFree to enter

World Buskers Festival 2027 – Call for Artists

World Buskers Festival372 days left

PerformanceMusic+1 more

Expression of Interest for street performers, circus artists, comedians, musicians and more to perform at Christchurch's World Buskers Festival in January 2027.

Smithsonian Magazine Submissions

Open CallGlobal

Smithsonian Magazine Submissions

Smithsonian MagazineOpen

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