Open Calls by Country

From residencies to creative training, explore mobility opportunities by country of destination.

Albania

Art Explora: 2027 Tirana Art Residency at Vila 31 (Albania)

Deadline: 15 May 2026
Mon-Art: ‘Roots and Routes’ Residency Programme 2026 (Albania)

Deadline: 25 May 2026

Australia

The Farm: 2027 Residency for Visual Artists Engaging with the Land (Australia)

Deadline: 1 June 2026

Austria

Rivers of Democracy: 2026 Residencies (France, Austria, Slovakia, Hungary)

Deadline: 17 May 2026
Ars Electronica: Artists at Risk ‘State of the ART(ist)’ 2026 (Online, Austria)

Deadline: 24 May 2026

Cambodia

Mekong Cultural Hub Safe Havens Meeting 2026 Call for Artistic Freedom Workshop Hosts from Asia (Cambodia)

Deadline: 1 June 2026

Canada

Delegation of the European Union to Canada / OCAD University: Site-Specific Work for Nuit Blanche 2026 (Canada)

Deadline: 11 May 2026

Comoros

Indian Ocean Commission: AléVini Regional Mobility Assistance Fund Cycle 6 (Union of Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles and Mozambique)

Deadline: 12 May 2026

Croatia

European Solidarity Residency 2026 Call for Early-career Curators and Cultural Professionals (Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary)

Deadline: 13 May 2026

Czech Republic

European Solidarity Residency 2026 Call for Early-career Curators and Cultural Professionals (Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary)

Deadline: 13 May 2026
České Budějovice 2028 European Capital of Culture (Perma)culture Call for Projects (Czech Republic)

Deadline: 10 July 2026

Denmark

Earthwise Residency: Curious Encounters 5 for Performing and Visual Artists and Researchers (Denmark)

Deadline: 15 May 2026

Estonia

Narva Art Residency: NAIR 2026 Urban Installation Residency (Estonia)

Deadline: 15 May 2026

Europe

‘ZMINA: Resilience’ First Call for Co-creation Funding of Ukraine–Creative Europe Cooperation Projects

Deadline: 10 May 2026
GreenBeat Nexus: Survey about Your Needs and Ideas to Accelerate the Green Transition of the European Music Ecosystem

Deadline: 31 May 2026
Culture Action Europe: State of Culture Barometer 2026 Survey

Deadline: 31 May 2026
Goethe-Institut: Mobility Grants for Artists and Culture Professionals in Sub-Saharan Africa and Europe

Deadline: 15 March 2026 , 15 June 2026 , 15 September 2026 , 15 December 2026 , 15 March 2027 , 15 June 2027
Africa-Europe Partnerships for Culture: Connect and Create Professional Mobilities Fund for Performing Arts Professionals

Deadline: 30 November 2025 , 30 June 2026
Ettijahat: Zad Programme for the Mobility of Artists from the Arab Region Residing in Europe 2026

Deadline: 1 March 2026 , 1 July 2026 , 16 October 2026
EU–Japan Fest Mobility Support 2026

Deadline: 15 August 2026 , 14 February 2027
Goethe-Institut: Mobility Grants for Artists and Culture Professionals in Sub-Saharan Africa and Europe

Deadline: 15 March 2026 , 15 June 2026 , 15 September 2026 , 15 December 2026 , 15 March 2027 , 15 June 2027
Ettijahat: Zad Programme for the Mobility of Artists from the Arab Region Residing in Europe 2026

Deadline: 1 March 2026 , 1 July 2026 , 16 October 2026
Goethe-Institut: Mobility Grants for Artists and Culture Professionals in Sub-Saharan Africa and Europe

Deadline: 15 March 2026 , 15 June 2026 , 15 September 2026 , 15 December 2026 , 15 March 2027 , 15 June 2027
EU–Japan Fest Mobility Support 2026

Deadline: 15 August 2026 , 14 February 2027
Goethe-Institut: Mobility Grants for Artists and Culture Professionals in Sub-Saharan Africa and Europe

Deadline: 15 March 2026 , 15 June 2026 , 15 September 2026 , 15 December 2026 , 15 March 2027 , 15 June 2027
Goethe-Institut: Mobility Grants for Artists and Culture Professionals in Sub-Saharan Africa and Europe

Deadline: 15 March 2026 , 15 June 2026 , 15 September 2026 , 15 December 2026 , 15 March 2027 , 15 June 2027

Fiji

Oceania Pacific Arts Residency 2026 (Fiji)

Deadline: 4 June 2026

France

Fondation Fiminco: La Fabrique des Arts Residency Programme 2026–27 (France)

Deadline: 10 May 2026
Chalet du Parc/Maison Gutenberg: Residency in Parc de la Tête d’Or 2026–2027 (France)

Deadline: 15 May 2026
Rivers of Democracy: 2026 Residencies (France, Austria, Slovakia, Hungary)

Deadline: 17 May 2026
Art Zoyd Studios: 2026/2027 Residency in Electroacoustic and Electronic Music (France)

Deadline: 29 May 2026
French Institutes for Advanced Study Fellowship Programme 2027–2028 (France)

Deadline: 25 June 2026

Georgia

One Caucasus: OASis Music Academy 2026 (Georgia)

Deadline: 20 May 2026

Germany

Polygona Kunstverein: Passage Art Residency Programme 2026 in Photography and Film (Germany)

Deadline: 30 May 2026
Ifa: RAVE Scholarships 2027 on the Management of Cultural Heritage (Germany)

Deadline: 30 June 2026

Greece

European Concert Halls Offering Eco-Solutions: Production and Tour for Artists in Sound, Ecology, and Sustainability (Romania, Greece, Norway, Ukraine)

Deadline: 31 May 2026

Hungary

European Solidarity Residency 2026 Call for Early-career Curators and Cultural Professionals (Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary)

Deadline: 13 May 2026
Liv.in.g.: Shared Futures Cultural Facilitators Call (Remote, Hungary, Italy, Portugal)

Deadline: 13 May 2026
Rivers of Democracy: 2026 Residencies (France, Austria, Slovakia, Hungary)

Deadline: 17 May 2026

Italy

Trans Europe Halles: Duct Tape & Dreams Mentorship for Young Collectives in the Alpine Region (Remote, Italy)

Deadline: 15 May 2026
Mon-Art: Residence Programme 2026–2027 (Italy)

Deadline: 15 May 2026
Kyber Teatro: 2026 Call for Work on the Interaction Between Theatre and New Technologies (Italy)

Deadline: 7 June 2026

Japan

Tokyo Arts and Space: International Creators Residency Programme 2027 (Japan)

Deadline: 16 June 2026
EU–Japan Fest Mobility Support 2026

Deadline: 15 August 2026 , 14 February 2027
EU–Japan Fest Mobility Support 2026

Deadline: 15 August 2026 , 14 February 2027

Madagascar

Indian Ocean Commission: AléVini Regional Mobility Assistance Fund Cycle 6 (Union of Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles and Mozambique)

Deadline: 12 May 2026

Malta

CREAPOLIS 2026 for Ukrainian Professionals in Culture and Civic Engagement (Malta)

Deadline: 4 June 2026

Mauritius

Indian Ocean Commission: AléVini Regional Mobility Assistance Fund Cycle 6 (Union of Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles and Mozambique)

Deadline: 12 May 2026

Mediterranean

Institut français/Goethe-Institut: Deniz Villaları Ecological Crossings Residency 2026 (Turkey, Mediterranean Region)

Deadline: 31 May 2026

Mozambique

Indian Ocean Commission: AléVini Regional Mobility Assistance Fund Cycle 6 (Union of Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles and Mozambique)

Deadline: 12 May 2026

Netherlands

Jan van Eyck Academie: Food Lab Fellowship 2027 (Netherlands)

Deadline: 4 June 2026

Nigeria

Rele Arts Foundation: Young Contemporaries Residency 2027 for African and Diaspora Visual Artists (Nigeria)

Deadline: 11 May 2026

Norway

European Concert Halls Offering Eco-Solutions: Production and Tour for Artists in Sound, Ecology, and Sustainability (Romania, Greece, Norway, Ukraine)

Deadline: 31 May 2026

Portugal

Liv.in.g.: Shared Futures Cultural Facilitators Call (Remote, Hungary, Italy, Portugal)

Deadline: 13 May 2026
OASis: Lisbon Artistic Residency Programme 2026 (Portugal)

Deadline: 24 May 2026

Romania

Seychelles

Indian Ocean Commission: AléVini Regional Mobility Assistance Fund Cycle 6 (Union of Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles and Mozambique)

Deadline: 12 May 2026

Slovakia

Rivers of Democracy: 2026 Residencies (France, Austria, Slovakia, Hungary)

Deadline: 17 May 2026

South Korea

Wonju City of Literature Writers’ Residency 2026 (South Korea)

Deadline: 31 May 2026

Spain

Fundació Caixa Castelló: ‘Nodus 2026’ Contemporary Dance Artistic Residency in Sant Mateu (Spain)

Deadline: 25 May 2026

Sub-Saharan Africa

Goethe-Institut: Mobility Grants for Artists and Culture Professionals in Sub-Saharan Africa and Europe

Deadline: 15 March 2026 , 15 June 2026 , 15 September 2026 , 15 December 2026 , 15 March 2027 , 15 June 2027
Africa-Europe Partnerships for Culture: Connect and Create Professional Mobilities Fund for Performing Arts Professionals

Deadline: 30 November 2025 , 30 June 2026
Goethe-Institut: Mobility Grants for Artists and Culture Professionals in Sub-Saharan Africa and Europe

Deadline: 15 March 2026 , 15 June 2026 , 15 September 2026 , 15 December 2026 , 15 March 2027 , 15 June 2027
Goethe-Institut: Mobility Grants for Artists and Culture Professionals in Sub-Saharan Africa and Europe

Deadline: 15 March 2026 , 15 June 2026 , 15 September 2026 , 15 December 2026 , 15 March 2027 , 15 June 2027
Goethe-Institut: Mobility Grants for Artists and Culture Professionals in Sub-Saharan Africa and Europe

Deadline: 15 March 2026 , 15 June 2026 , 15 September 2026 , 15 December 2026 , 15 March 2027 , 15 June 2027
Goethe-Institut: Mobility Grants for Artists and Culture Professionals in Sub-Saharan Africa and Europe

Deadline: 15 March 2026 , 15 June 2026 , 15 September 2026 , 15 December 2026 , 15 March 2027 , 15 June 2027

Turkey

Institut français/Goethe-Institut: Deniz Villaları Ecological Crossings Residency 2026 (Turkey, Mediterranean Region)

Deadline: 31 May 2026

Ukraine

‘ZMINA: Resilience’ First Call for Co-creation Funding of Ukraine–Creative Europe Cooperation Projects

Deadline: 10 May 2026
European Concert Halls Offering Eco-Solutions: Production and Tour for Artists in Sound, Ecology, and Sustainability (Romania, Greece, Norway, Ukraine)

Deadline: 31 May 2026

United Arab Emirates

Ras Al Khaimah Art: Artist-in-Residence Programme 2026 (UAE)

Deadline: 1 June 2026

United Kingdom

Delfina Foundation: Residency for New Media Artists from USA and Canada (UK)

Deadline: 11 May 2026
Chevening: Overseas Territories in the Atlantic and Caribbean British Library Fellowship 2026–2027 (UK)

Deadline: 15 May 2026
University of Cambridge: Cavendish Arts Science Fellowship 2026–27 (UK)

Deadline: 16 May 2026
Gasworks: 2026 Residency for Artists Based in Southern Africa (UK)

Deadline: 18 May 2026

United States of America

Virginia Center for the Creative Arts: 2027 Wachtmeister Award for Visual Artists (USA)

Deadline: 15 May 2026
Visual Studies Workshop: Project Space Residency 2027 (USA)

Deadline: 18 May 2026