Open Calls

Discover residency programs using the open call deadlines listings.

A person in a studio space surrounded by sculptural items.
An Artist-in-Residence at Bemis Center. Photo courtesy of the Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts. Photography by Colin Conces.

An open call is an opportunity for upcoming or rolling (ongoing) applications. We provide two types of lists to help with the residency search process:

By deadline: 

Open Calls listed below are sorted chronologically by the deadline date.

By name: 

Visit Ongoing Open Call Deadlines to access all ongoing deadlines, sorted alphabetically by open call name.  Open Calls in the Ongoing list do not have a deadline and applications are accepted on a rolling basis.

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Aviário Studio | Aviário Studio Intaglio Printmaking Residency 2026 view Portugal
Buinho | AiR 2026 in Portugal - last vacancies view Portugal
Woodstock Byrdcliffe Guild | Summer 2027 Byrdcliffe Historic Cottage Residency view New York, United States
Banff Centre for Arts & Creativity | Moonlighter Film Camp - Post Production view Alberta, Canada
Banff Centre for Arts & Creativity | Fuse: Music Residency 2027 view Alberta, Canada
Women's Studio Workshop | Women's Studio Workshop: Artist's Book Residency Grant view New York, United States
Essere Residency | Open Call 2027 Essere Residency view Siena, Italy
Popps Packing | 2027 Studio Residency view Michigan, United States
Arte Studio Ginestrelle | Arte Studio Ginestrelle: Creative & writing retreats in Assisi view Perugia, Italy
Eutopia Art Residency | Sea and Urbanism - Kavala Greece - Open Call 2027 view Greece
La Porte Peinte Centre pour les Arts | La Porte Peinte: Open Call for June 2027 view France
Write On, Door County | 2027 Theodore B. Olson Memorial Fellowship and Residency view Wisconsin, United States
La Maldita Estampa | Print Residency - Winter & Spring - Barcelona 2027 - La Maldita Estampa view Barcelona, Spain
ACRE | Applications Open for Summer 2027 Residency Program view Wisconsin, United States
CASA NA ILHA | ILHABELA ISLAND, BRAZIL- JUNE/JULY 2027 SESSIONS view
CASA NA ILHA | ILHABELA ISLAND, BRAZIL - FEBRUARY/MARCH 2027 SESSIONS view
CASA NA ILHA | PATAGONIA ARGENTINA 2027 view Río Negro, Argentina
Banff Centre for Arts & Creativity | Dancers Intensive: Colossus with Stephanie Lake Company view Alberta, Canada
CASA NA ILHA | WRITING SESSION & WORKSHOP 2027 - Ilhabela Island, Brazil view
Banff Centre for Arts & Creativity | Visual Arts - Sounding Like a Mountain view Alberta, Canada
Green Olive Arts | Moroccan Art Residency - Spring 2027 Open Call view Morocco
Obras Residencies | WHAT WE CAN CARRY - A three week marble carving workshop view Portugal
Trillium Arts | The “Miss Sarah” Fellowship for Black Women Writers 2027 view North Carolina, United States
Woodstock Byrdcliffe Guild | Summer 2027 Byrdcliffe Communal Residency view New York, United States
CASA NA ILHA | AMAZON FOREST - AUGUST 2027 view Pará, Brazil
Banff Centre for Arts & Creativity | Art of Piano 2027 view Alberta, Canada
Braziers Park | ACRE Open Call view United Kingdom
Banff Centre for Arts & Creativity | Playwrights Lab 2027 view Alberta, Canada
Aviário Studio | Aviário Studio Ceramics Residency - Winter/Spring 2027 view Portugal
Buinho | Buinho Residency Program - Call for 2027 - Portugal view Portugal
Water & Rock Nature | 🌿 December 2026 nature art residency, Thassos island, Greece 🌿 view Greece
Pedvale International Artist Residency | Open call for Winter Residency 2027 “Winter Landscape” view Latvia
Camp Wonder Wander | Spring Pops - April in Tennessee view Tennessee, United States
Artist in Residence at The Factory | 2027 Artist Residency Open Call at The Factory view New Hampshire, United States
We-Che Art Residency | AUTUMN - Artist in Residency Program - trevelin Chubut - Patagonia Argentina view Chubut, Argentina
West Virginia University Libraries | Call for Proposals: WVU AIR view West Virginia, United States
Ceiba Futures | Casa Ceiba: 2027 Winter/Spring Interest Form view Guatemala
La Maldita Estampa | Print Residency - Winter & Spring - Barcelona 2027 - La maldita Estampa. view Barcelona, Spain
Open AIR | Call for Artist Residencies for 2027-28 in Montana view
La Porte Peinte Centre pour les Arts | La Porte Peinte: Open Call for July 2027 view France
Prairie Ronde Artist Residency | Prairie Ronde Artist Residency Spring Session 2027 view Michigan, United States
Alchemy Artists Residency | Alchemy Artists Residency Toronto Island May 17-25, 2027 view Ontario, Canada
Ruby Mountain Project | Call for artists and creatives- Fall 2026 view California, United States
The Window Arts Foundation | Art Ambassador Residency view Arkansas, United States
Roblar Artist Residency | Roblar Artist Residency - Spring 2027 Session view California, United States
Kent Cultural Alliance | SFW Resident Artist Program: Spring 2027 view Maryland, United States
La Porte Peinte Centre pour les Arts | La Porte Peinte: Open Call for August 2027 view France
Constance Saltonstall Foundation for the Arts | 2027 Residencies view New York, United States
Banff Centre for Arts & Creativity | Choral Art 2027 view Alberta, Canada
Banff Centre for Arts & Creativity | Choral Art Festival 2027 view Alberta, Canada
Banff Centre for Arts & Creativity | Spring Writers 2027 view Alberta, Canada
Aviário Studio | Aviário Studio Slab Building Residency view Portugal
Comunidad Creativa Camino Al Arte A.C. | Writers & Artists Residency in San Miguel de Allende 2027 view Guanajuato, Mexico
Buinho | Buinho (Portugal) - AiR call for 2027 view Portugal
Moku Art Studio | Ocean VIII Virtual Art Residency view
Aviário Studio | Aviário Studio Relief Printmaking Residency 2027 view Portugal
Trillium Arts | 2028 North Carolina Choreographic Fellowships view
Craigardan | Call for Summer Residency Applications view New York, United States
Craigardan | Call for Internship Applications view New York, United States
La Porte Peinte Centre pour les Arts | La Porte Peinte: Open Call for September 2027 view France
Camp Wonder Wander | Homestead Experience Bootcamp program for the creative class view Tennessee, United States
Banff Centre for Arts & Creativity | Indigenous Fashion Creation Residency: Embellishments and Accessories view Alberta, Canada
Bischoff Inn | The Micro-Residency at Bischoff Inn Spring 2027 Program Session view
R.A.R.O. Barcelona | 🌱📣 R.A.R.O. BARCELONA | Spring Residency 2027 📣🌼 view Barcelona, Spain
R.A.R.O. Barcelona | R.A.R.O. BARCELONA | Spring 2027 Multi-Residency Program view Barcelona, Spain
Obras Residencies | 3 week residency in rural Portugal view Portugal
FotoCreativaBA | INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM IN EXPANDED PHOTOGRAPHY + ART RESIDENCY IN CHINA view Chongqing Shi, China
FotoCreativaBA | Expanded Photography Research Residency: Japan 2027-2028 view Okayama, Japan
We-Che Art Residency | Special AIR program for BOOK project (in Trevelin – Chubut – Argentina) view Chubut, Argentina
Flame & Estudio Inverso | Open Art Studio residency in Carabanchel with accommodation in Central Madrid view Madrid, Spain
Tofte Lake Center | 2027 Arts Educators Residency view Minnesota, United States
Tofte Lake Center | 2027 The Art of Fire: Artistic Journeys in Forest Stewardship and Fire residency view Minnesota, United States
Aviário Studio | Aviário Studio Multidisciplinary Art Residency - Spring and Summer 2027 view Portugal
Camp Wonder Wander | Japan 2028 - residency on the road group travel view Tennessee, United States
Camp Wonder Wander | Autumnal Tennessee view Tennessee, United States
Cultivate | La Baldi Residency view Grosseto, Italy
Banff Centre for Arts & Creativity | Cultural Leadership: People and Governance view Alberta, Canada
Banff Centre for Arts & Creativity | VFX and Puppetry for Feature Film and TV 2027 view Alberta, Canada
Banff Centre for Arts & Creativity | Literary Journalism 2027 view Alberta, Canada
Nawat Fes | Funded Residency in Morocco: Open Call view Morocco
Naples Botanical Garden | Naples Botanical Garden Creative Residency view Florida, United States
Anderson Center at Tower View | 2027 Residency view Minnesota, United States
Anderson Center at Tower View | September 2027 Early Career Artist Residency view Minnesota, United States
Aviário Studio | Aviário Studio Ceramics: Glaze Developing Residency 2027 view Portugal
Ucross | Ucross Native American Fellowships for Visual Artists and Writers Fall 2027 Open Call view Wyoming, United States
Monson Arts | Spring 2027 Open Call view Maine, United States
Jentel Artist Residency | Jentel Artist Residency Summer/Fall 2027 Open Call view Wyoming, United States
Ucross | Ucross Fall 2027 Artist Residency Open Call view Wyoming, United States
Virginia Center for the Creative Arts (VCCA) | Fall 2027 view Virginia, United States
Montello Foundation | Solitary Retreat in the Nevada Desert view Nevada, United States
Aviário Studio | Aviário Studio Printmaking Residency - Summer/Fall 2027 view Portugal
Camp Wonder Wander | Taste of Tennessee, writer retreats view Tennessee, United States
North American Cultural Laboratory (NACL) | 2028 Deep Space Performance Residency view New York, United States
Soaring Gardens Artists Retreat | Soaring Gardens Artists Retreat Applications Open view Pennsylvania, United States
CPW- Center for Photography at Woodstock | 2027 Woodstock Artist-in-Residence (AIR) view New York, United States
Alderworks Alaska Writers and Artists Retreat | Alderworks Alaska Summer 2027 view Alaska, United States
Banff Centre for Arts & Creativity | Visual Arts - Embodied Making: Performance Art, Images and Objects view Alberta, Canada
Aviário Studio | Aviário Studio Ceramics Residency Summer/Fall 2027 view Portugal
Surel's Place | Surel's Place: Artist-in-Residency Program (July - December) view Idaho, United States
Prairie Ronde Artist Residency | Prairie Ronde Artist Residency Summer Session 2027 view Michigan, United States
Banff Centre for Arts & Creativity | Funding the Future view Alberta, Canada
Banff Centre for Arts & Creativity | Braided Histories: Basketry and Eco-Dyeing view Alberta, Canada
Aviário Studio | Aviário Studio Ceramics: Coil Building Residency 2027 view Portugal
Aviário Studio | Large Format Printmaking Residency - Summer and Fall 2027 view Portugal
Aviário Studio | Aviário Studio Artist Book Residency - Fall and Winter 2026/7 view Portugal
Moku Art Studio | Ocean IX Virtual Art Residency view
Aviário Studio | Aviário Studio Tiles Residency 2027 view Portugal
Monson Arts | Fall 2027 Open Call view Maine, United States
Aviário Studio | Aviário Studio Multidisciplinary Art Residency - Summer and Fall 2027 view Portugal
6okken | 6okken Residency 2027 at the foot of Mt. Fuji, Japan (rolling applications) view Yamanashi, Japan
Craigardan | Call for Winter Residency Applications view New York, United States
Prairie Ronde Artist Residency | Prairie Ronde Artist Residency Fall Session 2027 view Michigan, United States