Open calls and residencies
Opportunities for artists across Europe: open calls, residencies, awards and grants. Every listing carries its deadline, whether there is a fee, and the source it was checked against.
Get the calls closing next, every other Tuesday.
Pastel Society Annual Exhibition 2027
A juried open exhibition in pastel and dry media at Mall Galleries, themed "Drawn To Colour", with over GBP 5,000 in prizes. Paid entry, and the framing and minimum-price rules cost real money before you are selected.
BBA Artist Prize 2027
A Berlin open-entry prize with a named jury, cash awards from EUR 300 to EUR 1,000 and a solo show at BBA Gallery for the winner. It charges to enter, so it belongs on the list with the fee showing, not hidden.
Kiruna 2029 — Test an Idea
The early-stage track of the Kiruna 2029 programme, and the only one an individual artist can enter alone. For ideas that might become commissions for the Capital of Culture year.
RBA Annual Exhibition 2027 — Royal Society of British Artists
The largest single award in this calendar's UK open exhibitions: GBP 10,000 for excellence, within a prize pot over GBP 15,000. Open worldwide to anyone over 18, paid per work entered.
2nd Aion Digital Art Prize 2027
An online prize for digital and media art, entered with a link and a description, so there is nothing to ship and nowhere to travel. Read the prize list closely: one Grand Prize of JPY 50,000, and up to 35 further prizes that are certificates only.
Saari Residence — Open Call 2028
A funded Finnish residency open to any nationality, with a long lead time: the round for 2028 runs through March 2027. Two-month individual stays September to April, group stays in summer.
The ones closing next, in your inbox
Every other Tuesday, a short letter from Rebecka: three calls closing in the coming weeks, what each one pays and costs, and the one she would apply to herself. Unsubscribe in one click.
What gets listed
This calendar is for artists who apply on their own behalf. No assistant, no gallery filing it for them. So we list what such an artist can actually enter, and leave out what she cannot.
Nothing invitation-only or nomination-only. Nothing that requires gallery representation to submit. Nothing restricted to enrolled students. Every listing is checked against the organiser’s own announcement before it appears, and where there is an entry fee the amount is on the card rather than four pages in.
There are aggregators with thousands of entries. This one is shorter on purpose.
Running an open call or a residency programme? Send it to rebecka@samlio.com and it will be checked and listed. There is no charge and no paid placement.