Urban Space

The Artist-in-Residence programme of the City of Munich as part of the Department of Arts and Culture and the art education programme of the Städtische Galerie im Lenbachhaus offer a residency for artists and collectives (up to three persons) who focus on participatory projects in public spaces and explore the intersection of art and play. The artists-in-residence will live and work at the Ebenböckhaus in Munich, Germany, from 6 October to 22 December 2026.

South Specific Festival announces an open call for international co-productions of new site-specific and immersive projects in the field of live arts and audiovisual creation.

Busan International Comedy Festival (BICF) Organising Committee in South Korea has published an Open Call for international street artists for the upcoming festival in August 2026.

Skateholders is an ongoing cultural project based in České Budějovice and the South Bohemian region (it is part of the European Capital of Culture 2028 programme in České Budějovice), aiming to support the development of skateboarding by strengthening community activities and activating public space. Together with skateboarders, architects, and local stakeholders, the organisers work to expand skateboarding infrastructure in the city through small-scale architectural interventions.

The SMUS RBA commission: ec(h)otoning is a fully funded one-year commission, part of a multi-phase research-based art (RBA) programme run by the Mexican artist platform TRES as part of the Global Center of Spatial Methods for Urban Sustainability (SMUS). The project duration is 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027 with two on-site residencies.

The Düsseldorf Art Commission invites applications for ‘stadt.raum.experimente’ (city.space.experiments), an annual open competition promoting contemporary art in public space.

The City of Lublin is inviting applications to a four-week artistic residency in Lublin, Poland, through CreArt 3.0. Two artists will be selected: one local (from Lublin) and one from the broader CreArt network. Residency dates are from 5 November to 6 December 2025.

World Cities Culture Forum and the British Council are commissioning a researcher, either an individual or a team, to produce a report on cultural policy in five Southeast Asian cities: Jakarta, Bangkok, Hanoi, Kuala Lumpur, and Metro Manila.

Outdoor Art Lab is a residency programme focused on the development of performances in public spaces in the city centre of Split, between January and June 2026.

Building Beyond is a multi-disciplinary programme that supports creative practices exploring how communities relate to each other and public space in cities, creating opportunities for collectively imagined realities.