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Mon-Art Residence Programme is calling for applications from artists for a residency at the Valserena Abbey, Parma (Italy), for an average of 3–6 months.

The residency, lasting five working days (between 31 August and 25 September 2026), is intended for the final development of the selected projects.

Trans Europe Halles (TEH) is calling for applications for Duct Tape & Dreams (DTAD), a grassroots mentorship programme for young cultural initiatives and collectives looking for support to take the next step. The programme runs from June to December 2026.

The city of České Budějovice will host the title of European Capital of Culture in 2028 and they now have an Open Call, which aims to enable cultural actors to participate in the ECOC 2028 programme.

Arts Infopoint UK conducted a survey to understand how artists and arts organisations in the UK and the EU are working with each other currently; the impact of the UK’s non-membership of EU funding programmes; changes to artist mobility; and other barriers or opportunities arising from the UK’s exit from the EU.

The Festival of Animation Berlin (FAB) is calling for submissions of animated films and animation projects from for the 8th festival edition, which will take place from 8 – 11 October 2026 at silent green Kulturquartier and City Kino Wedding, Berlin, Germany.

‘Cultural Mobility and Connection: Ireland and the four nations of the UK’ research report captures the importance of artist and cultural professional mobility across Ireland and the four nations of the UK.

The residency at Tihany Abbey, for three to six months between 1 August 2026 and 30 April 2027, focuses on hosting artists whose work responds to the Benedictine rhythm of life, the cultural–spiritual heritage of Tihany Abbey, in the specific landscape of the Balaton Uplands, Hungary, developing site-sensitive works that activate dialogue between monastic tradition, contemporary culture, and the seasonal flow of visitors.

VORBRENNER is a contemporary art platform that promotes process-oriented work across all disciplines and genres. It offers short-term opportunities for collaboration for both collectives and individual artists in search of new insights and contemporary forms of expression that engage with an interdisciplinary concept of art and science.

Camera Austria and Kulturvermittlung Steiermark are collaboratively offering a scholarship for international photographers in 2026.

The LIEVITO residencies opportunity aimed at Italian and international artists and curators under 36 working in the fields of visual, performative, choreographic, and audio-visual arts, with a focus on BODIES, IMAGES, and narratives in MOTION. The first residency cycle is July 2026 – January 2027 and it takes place in Sinalunga, Tuscany, Italy.

Kunstfort Vijfhuizen and Czech Centre Brussels have announced the second edition of Zoöp Connections, a four-week residency for artists, researchers, and creative practitioners with a connection to Czechia, taking place mid-September to mid-October 2026 at a UNESCO world heritage site in Vijfhuizen, the Netherlands.