Performance
Artica Svalbard Art Residency
Short Description OCA is a key partner of Artica Svalbard Art Residency, one of Norway’s leading not-for-profit residency foundations. Based in Longyearbyen, Svalbard is a place for thinking slowly in a fast-changing world. As key partner we are responsible for nominating artists for their residency programme and supporting them curatorially, as well as playing an active […]
European Emerging Bands Contest
About the European Emerging Bands Contest This is your chance to shine! Enter the European Emerging Bands Contest and take the stage at #EYE2025 (European Youth Event) in front of an electric crowd of 5,000+ young people. Picture this: performing live in the stunning city of Strasbourg, in front of the European Parliament, on the […]
YICCA – International Prize of Contemporary Art
Short Description YICCA – International Prize of Contemporary Art is an international call for artists, open to professionals and not only from any country in the world. All kinds of contemporary artworks are allowed in the art contest: drawings, paintings, sculptures, photographs, graphics, mix media, video, installations and performances. The competition’s aim is to promote […]
Brut Wien Open Call: Rehearsal Residencies
Residency 1: brut nordwest, Black Box & Grey space Nordwestbahnstraße 8-10, 1200 Vienna Period: 27–30 May 2025 & 02–06 June 2025 Black Box stage dimensions: length: 13.80 m / width: 14.50 m / height: 4.10 m lower edge of rigging Rehearsal times: from 10:00 to 18:00 Residency 2: brut nordwest, Black Box & Grey Space Nordwestbahnstraße 8-10, 1200 […]
Klub Żak: Solo Dance Contest
Short Description Klub Żak starts an OPEN CALL for the 14th edition of Solo Dance Contest, an international competition that every year gathers dancers and choreographers from all over the world. The competition will take place during the 17th Gdańsk Dance Festival on September 22–25, 2025. The competition is addressed to all professional dancers from Poland and abroad who […]
Bau AIR Base
Short Description Bau AIR Base is a six-week residency for experienced, independent makers in the (performing) arts who are in need of a studio space to explore the themes of a new project and/or to immerse themselves in new ways of working, presenting, or collaborating. Eligibility We invite anyone to submit a research plan […]
The Democracy Cycle
Short Description The Perelman Performing Arts Center (PAC NYC) and Civis Foundation (a Galvan Initiatives affiliate) are calling for applications for the second round of the The Democracy Cycle, a commissioning programme designed to support new works that illuminate the promise, practice, imperfection, and opportunity of democracy. Over a five-year period, The Democracy Cycle will […]
Agility Award
Short Description The Agility Award is an Arts Council funding scheme for individual professional artists and arts practitioners who have not been previously funded as an individual by the Arts Council. Eligibility The Agility Award supports professional artists and arts practitioners. In 2025, you can apply if: • You have never received Arts Council […]
Fire Island Artist Residency
Brief Description:FIAR is the first U.S. residency exclusively for LGBTQIA+ artists. The four-week summer residency takes place in Cherry Grove, Fire Island—an iconic LGBTQ community. Selected emerging artists will share a live/work space and engage in studio visits and public lectures by leading figures in contemporary art, scholarship, activism, and curation. Information & Application Details: […]