Opportunities

Short Description: Gallery Ring announces a new contest — BLUE! The artwork must be driven by the colour blue; it must occupy the majority of the territory or be the focal point, purpose, subject or meaning of the composition. BLUE has been created in celebration of Gallery Ring’s very own, unique SAPPHIRE AWARD. 5 SAPPHIRE Awards will be presented in this single contest. This only happens once a year so if you have been coveting the dazzling SAPPHIRE Award, then now is your chance!  You cannot win this exceptional award anywhere else — it is exclusively offered right here at […]

Short Description We’re thrilled to open our very first international call for applications, and we’re inviting performing artists from across the Asia-Pacific region to join us in Phnom Penh, Cambodia for a one-month residency rooted in process over product, questions over conclusions, and dialogue over isolation. The Performance Lab was born from a desire to hold space for artists to go deeper, to step away from production timelines and toward something slower, more intentional, and more personal. Eligibility — You’re a performing artist (theater, dance, music, performance art, or anything in between) — You hold nationality from an Asia-Pacific country […]

Short Description The Nicholson Project was founded with a deep commitment to providing artists with the time, space, and support to create and further their practice. We want you to feel 100% supported during your time at Nicholson and beyond Eligibility We welcome emerging, mid-career, and established visual artists & designers, but also dancers, poets/writers, makers, chefs, gardeners, architects, engineers, and scientists too! Just let us know what you’re into and why Nicholson is a fit. Local and national creatives are encouraged to apply. Although our residencies are open to all artists, our focus is on BIPOC artists and those […]

Short Description Bundanon’s Artists in Residence program is the largest initiative of its kind in Australia. Operating as an annual call-out for applications, the program provides a unique opportunity for artists and researchers from all creative disciplines, both domestic and international.  The 2026 Artists in Residence program accepts applications from individuals, collaborative groups, and incorporated companies. Whether you’re an emerging talent or an established professional, we invite you to apply. Eligibility The 2026 Artists in Residence program is open to artists and researchers from all creative disciplines, both domestic and international. Applications can be made by individuals, collaborative groups (2 […]

Short Description: A portrait tells a story. Portraits can show us what a person looks like, or how the artist sees them, but they can also capture an idea of a person or what they stand for. Portraits can also reveal how a person wants to be seen, and capture a particular attitude or mood that the sitter wishes to convey. A portrait can do many things. It can give a sense of importance to a person and their life; it can make a person more widely known; it can also give immortality to a person’s character: portraits live on […]

Short Description Share Festival, the Italian exhibition of contemporary art focused on technological evolution and science, announces the theme of the seventeenth consecutive edition of the Share Prize. All submitted works must follow the theme described below: Tomorrow Now: The Art of 2050 Eligibility The competition is open to artists who express the contemporaneity of technological society as a language of creative expression, in all forms and formats, including combinations with analog technologies and/or any other material. The competition is open to both Italian and international artists. Submission Requirements ● Full name of the artist● Residential address● Email address● Title […]

Short Description Designregio Kortrijk and ABBY Kortrijk, museum for visual art are joining forces and invite you to participate in Designers in Residence Kortrijk 2025, with the theme “Metamorphosis”. The residency runs from Friday, September 5 to Friday, December 5, 2025. Since 2014, Designers in Residence Kortrijk has been organized by Designregio Kortrijk, a platform for creativity, innovation, and entrepreneurship in the Kortrijk region. This region is part of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN) and embodies design thinking, visible through its design education, creative manufacturing industry, international events, and inspiring public spaces. Theme: Metamorphosis Metamorphosis is at the heart of how we reinterpret and rediscover materials, […]

The Karl Sczuka Prize calls for “the best production of a work of radio art using musical material and structures in an acoustic performance.” The Karl Sczuka Prize for Works of Radio Art / Ars Acustica, established by the Südwestrundfunk (SWR) in 1955, will be awarded this year for the 64th time. The invitation to submit works is public and the award consists of a main prize, endowed with 12,500 euros, and a support grant of 2,500 euros. Associated with the support grant is the possibility of carrying out a two-week production in a Südwestrundfunk radio play studio. According to the regulations […]

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 role in other projects as part of Artica Svalbard’s vision. In 2019, OCA co-curated Artica Listens. Artica Svalbard is one of Norway’s leading non-profit arts and culture organisations, committed to facilitating artistic and cultural activities that inspire change. By offering a platform for discussion and […]