Sound / Music

Short Description The University of Johannesburg (UJ) is excited to announce the opening of applications for its 2026 Artists in Residence Programme, which has been running since 2022. This programme is designed to foster arts practice as research and is aimed at artist-academics across various disciplines.  Eligibility UJ invites both emerging and established artists from […]

Short Description Music Biennale Zagreb (MBZ) invites individual artists and artistic duos from South East and Central Europe working in sound and music to join MBZ LAB, a ‘project incubator’ experiment. MBZ LAB reimagines how festivals commission and produce new works, particularly collaborative, sound-based projects designed for unconventional spaces. We are seeking bold, imaginative, and […]

Short Description Echo Soho Art Fair is a new art fair founded by and for female-led galleries. Inspired by the myth of Echo, the nymph whose voice lingered long after she was heard, and the historic hunting call that gave Soho its name, Echo Soho is an art fair that celebrates the lasting impact of […]

Short Description The Goethe-Institut Project Space (GPS) Grant seed funding of up to R 105.000 per project to three artistic projects that are realised in rural and peri-urban parts of South Africa, Lesotho and Eswatini between February and November 2026. The Goethe-Institut set up this grant to support art professionals who collaborate with cultural or […]

Organizer Information:  Narva Art Residency (NART) is a cultural platform founded in 2015. It facilitates residencies, art exhibitions, talks and educational workshops. It is located in Narva city on the Estonian-Russian border on the historical Kreenholm site. The international artist-in-residency programme is open for artists operating across a wide range of disciplines.  Title & Description:  […]

Short Description Giancarlo DiTrapano Foundation for Literature & the Arts residency are open to writers, translators, musicians, artists (working in all mediums), actors, directors, dancers, etc. from around the world — anyone who is looking for uninterrupted time to create new creative work. All residencies are fully funded, which means we pay for your airfare […]

Short Description Abu Dhabi International Competition for Composition (ADICC) is a prestigious global platform for emerging and established composers, created to advocate for contemporary music, nurture creative talent and empower the next generation of musical visionaries. Founded by the Abu Dhabi Music & Arts Foundation (ADMAF) as part of Abu Dhabi Festival, ADICC aims to […]

Short Description IMIYENZI Exhibition in Houston is a community-rooted exhibition in Houston, Texas, USA, exploring East-African traditional healing practices, resilience, and cultural memory. We are inviting artists of East-African descent to submit digital work related to these themes.  We are inviting artists of East African heritage—across the continent and the diaspora—to submit digital artworks for IMIYENZI, […]

Short Description The annual Shape Open exhibition Call is now open. This year, to address the cuts to payments and funding that threaten disabled people’s lives, we are seeking work which responds imaginatively to themes of rights, protest, power, and the state of the British welfare system. We are also interested in work that reflects […]