Visual Arts & Design

Refugio Creativo is an artistic residency programme in a shelter for asylum seekers or refugees, called La Fontana, which takes place in Armunia, Spain.

MAISON PERRIER is launching the first MAISON PERRIER Art Prize, an international artistic competition open to emerging artists from around the world.

As part of Realities in Transition 2 – Unwritten Worlds, V2_ (NL) invite artists and designers to co-create a shared artwork during a residency, called The Reciprocal Trap, that explores the hidden loop between human labour and machine world-building.

Weltkunstzimmer Düsseldorf is calling for applications from artists from Georgia for a residency in Düsseldorf, Germany, from September to November 2026.

AiR SVĚTOVA 1 2026 will provide a one-month creative and research residency programme for one emerging visual artist at the beginning of their career, during which they can focus on developing a new artistic project. The residency is from 1 November to 6 December 2026 in Prague, Czech Republic.

The WARM Foundation is inviting applications for the 8th edition of the WARM Academy, to be held in Sarajevo from 6-12 July 2026, alongside the WARM Festival. Participation is limited to a selected group of participants, chosen through an open call process.

This opportunity is for an emerging or mid-career artist based in Ghana and offers a fully funded three-month residency at Studio Voltaire in London, from July to September 2026.

As a local operator of the UNESCO City of Literature, the Gdańsk House of Literature has announced its first interdisciplinary residency programme, dedicated to writers and visual artists from Poland and abroad.

As part of the Goethe-Institut commissioned project, GamesConnect AFRICA, A MAZE., Goethe-Institut, and Leti Arts are pleased to announce an open call for the PLAYFUL OBSCURA – Arthouse Games Residency, a three-week artist residency will take place from 13 April – 1 May 2026 in Accra, Ghana.

The 4th edition of LINE-UP Academy will take place on 4–5 June 2026 in Sibiu, Romania, as part of the 10th anniversary edition of ESTE FILM Festival.

The Southnord Residency Programme is an opportunity for visual artists and curators of African descent situated in the Nordics to spend time with their practices, while immersed in a contemporary African art context.

CACiS is looking for artists, researchers, and curators working across art, research, activism, and mediation, with a critical perspective on extractivism and territory. Who is it for? Visual, sound, or interdisciplinary artists Researchers and curators Art–research–activism–community practices What does the selected project include?