Southern Europe

The Castell de Peralada Private Foundation announces the fourth edition of the Carmen Mateu Young Artist European Award, Opera and Dance. The fourth edition of the award is aimed at the opera category, specifically the artistic-educational project. Participants are asked to present a multidisciplinary educational project, suitable for different venues, auditoriums or unique spaces, with the focus ‘The opera is for you’ aimed at teenagers.

Entrellaç – Entrelacs promotes multimedia artistic creation and supports digital media through a professional programme that includes a training and co-creation meeting, a nomadic artist residency, and a dissemination programme.

The Culture Directorate Malta welcomes applications from international artists (not residing in Malta) to benefit from an Artist in Residency programme and develop their work in Malta over a maximum period of one month taking place between 1 October and 5 December 2025. The Artist in Residence theme for 2025 – Pax Kultura – aims to provide a platform for reflection, innovation, and connection across different artistic fields with the overarching aim of providing a point of encounter between the arts, culture, and peace.

Associazione Archeofuturo is calling for applications from X for the In-Ruins Contemporary Art and Archaeology Residency in Puglia, Italy, from 8 September to 12 October 2025.

Malta Biennale is calling for applications from artists for their main programme, as well as applications for the thematic pavilions and satellite events, for the 2026 edition.

The second edition of Moving Balkans Contemporary Dance Showcase will be held in Novi Sad (Serbia) from 13–16 May 2026.

CIMAM (International Committee for Museums and Collections of Modern Art) opens the International Call for Travel Grant Applications for its 2025 Annual Conference, to be held in Turin, Italy, from 28 to 30 November 2025.

Aerowaves is seeking 20 emerging choreographers based in geographical Europe. Applicants can now apply to become an Aerowaves artist with the opportunity to have their work presented at the Spring Forward festival next year on 6-9 May 2026 in Guimarães (Portugal), and also by many of Aerowaves’ partners around Europe.

IdraConnect is calling for applications from international programmers to attend the Wonderland Festival (Brescia, Italy), from 19 to 21 November 2025, to see the the presentation of Italian artists in contemporary performing arts without barriers of genre.