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. When you decide to apply, Samlio turns the works you choose into the portfolio the form asks for.

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Grant·Kiruna, Sweden31 December 2026

Kiruna 2029 — Test an Idea

Kiruna 2029 European Capital of Culture · No application fee stated on the organiser page.

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.

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Every other Tuesday: three calls closing within the fortnight, what each one pays, who it shuts out, and one thing you can do the same evening to be ready. 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.