Deadline extended to 5 November 2026, 23:59 CET (UTC+1).Organiser timezone: Europe/Warsaw
unLoc / University of the National Education Commission in Kraków
Create a site-specific projection for a historic courtyard in Nowa Huta, engaging with contested heritage, power and public space. Selected works will be screened on 23 November 2026; three cash prizes are offered.
Who can apply
Artists worldwide aged 18+ on submission, individually or as collectives, working in video mapping, animation, media art, site-specific projection or public-space art. Maximum one original work per applicant/collective, meeting the organiser’s thematic and technical requirements.
What you receive
Competitive prizes of PLN 10,000, PLN 6,000 and PLN 3,000.
Applications opened 25 September 2026 and close 30 November 2026. Closing time and timezone are not stated.Closing time / timezone not confirmed
Bernheim Forest and Arboretum
Bernheim invites professional visual artists worldwide to develop nature-related work during a six- to eight-week stay in Kentucky. Selected artists receive USD 2,500, a cabin and modest studio. Applications are free, but participants cover travel and living expenses. A donated artwork and public programme are required.
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Who can apply
Emerging or established professional visual artists worldwide, including Africa-based applicants. Working English is required. Undergraduate students, former residents, current Bernheim staff and artists directly associated with staff are ineligible. One place is reserved for a regional artist and one for environmental work. Collaborations share a single stipend.
What you receive
USD 2,500 plus cabin and studio. Not fully funded: participants pay travel and living costs; meals and formal materials funding are not provided.
Friday 4 December 2026. Cutoff time is not stated.Closing time / timezone not confirmed
Responsa Foundation
Submit a digital image of one textile work exploring memory, together with a response of up to 50 words. Selected images will be printed and framed for a London exhibition in 2027. The call welcomes international artists, including those based in Africa; physical artworks are not requested.
Who can apply
Artists worldwide, including Africa-based applicants. Textile practices welcome; AI-generated artwork is excluded. Submit a high-resolution image and a short text.
What you receive
Printing, framing and exhibition of selected images. No cash award stated.
New entries close 15 December, 23:59 GMT. Existing entries may be edited/finalised until 16 December, 23:59 GMT.Organiser timezone: Europe/London
Royal Photographic Society
An international photography exhibition with anonymous selection and a touring presentation. Submit a single image free, or pay to enter a set of four images. Shortlisted entrants must supply prints for final selection.
Who can apply
All ages and experience levels worldwide. Generative-AI work is excluded; follow anonymous-entry rules.
What you receive
Two £1,000 awards, including one for entrants under 30; exhibition and other recognition opportunities.
Application fee
One image free. Paid entry: £35 standard, £27 RPS members, £20 under 30.
Including 21 December, until midnight CET; exact instant ambiguous.Organiser timezone: Europe/Ljubljana
Carnica Institute / Layer House
Carnica Institute invites artists and collectives worldwide to propose recent textile-related work for BIEN 2027 in Slovenia. The exhibition has a paid application route with student and conflict-related exemptions. Artists cover inbound shipping and customs; a separate competitive residency prize is not guaranteed support for exhibitors.
Who can apply
Worldwide artists/collectives; 1–3 works no older than three years, responding to Traces of Grace. No main-call nationality/residence/age restriction stated.
What you receive
No general cash grant. One age-unrestricted main residency prize, up to four weeks in 2028/29, includes travel/accommodation/per-diem/production.
Application fee
EUR 10 nonrefundable; students free via designated route; conflict-related waiver by request. Artists pay inbound shipping/customs. Organizer return shipping/insurance is limited to EUR 999 and the stated size/weight exceptions (side ≤ 150 cm, length plus girth ≤ 300 cm, weight ≤ 20 kg).