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. Artist Communities Alliance (ACA) provides two types of lists to help with the residency search process. Note that only ACA members and their residency programs are listed.

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

 

 

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 Photography Residency 2026 view Portugal
Casey Droege Cultural Productions | Pedantic Open Call: Summer 2026 and Fall 2026 Terms view Pennsylvania, United States
Edward F. Albee Foundation | Edward F. Albee Foundation Winter/Spring Residency view New York, United States
Dorland Mountain Arts | Early Winter 2025 Residencies view California, United States
Art Omi | Open Call 2026 view New York, United States
Dora Maar Cultural Center | Dora Maar House Open Call for 2026 Residencies view France
La Porte Peinte Centre pour les Arts | La Porte Peinte: Open Call for Summer 2026 view France
Lighthouse Works | 2026 Lighthouse Works Fellowship - $1750 and Six Weeks on Fishers Island, NY view New York, United States
Banff Centre for Arts & Creativity | Spring Writers Residency 2026 view Alberta, Canada
Grand Marais Art Colony | Grand Marais Art Colony: Group Residencies | July - Dec. 2025 view Minnesota, United States
Aviário Studio | Aviário Studio Printmaking Residency - Winter/Spring 2025-26 view Portugal
Grand Marais Art Colony | Grand Marais Art Colony: Self-Guided Residencies | July - December 2025 view Minnesota, United States
Pedvale International Artist Residency | Residency for Performance artists 2025 “Arrival of Light” view Latvia
Pedvale International Artist Residency | Open call for Winter Residency 2026 “Winter Landscape” view Latvia
Banff Centre for Arts & Creativity | Leighton Artist Studio Residency: Groups 26/27 view Alberta, Canada
Banff Centre for Arts & Creativity | Independent Studio Residency: Performing Arts & Music 26/27 view Alberta, Canada
Banff Centre for Arts & Creativity | Leighton Artist Studio Residency: Solo 26/27 view Alberta, Canada
Banff Centre for Arts & Creativity | Dance Production Residency 2026 view Alberta, Canada
Mudhouse Residency | Early Acceptance - Mudhouse Artist Residency 2026 view Greece
´ace | 4th Open Call for 2025-2026 Exploration Residency view Argentina
´ace | micro-Residencies Open Call for 2025 view Buenos Aires, Argentina
MASS MoCA | July – December 2026 Studios at MASS MoCA Residency view Massachusetts, United States
Write On, Door County | 2026 Theodore B. Olson Memorial Fellowship and Residency view Wisconsin, United States
Mesa Refuge | Mesa Refuge 2026 Residencies view California, United States
Dorland Mountain Arts | Winter 2025 Residencies view California, United States
Aviário Studio | Aviário Studio Intaglio Printmaking Residency 2026 view Portugal
Banff Centre for Arts & Creativity | Directors Intensive 2026 view Alberta, Canada
Alchemy Artists Residency | Alchemy Artists Residency Spring Island 2026 view Ontario, Canada
Kent Cultural Alliance | Kent Cultural Alliance - Spring 2026 Residency Session view Maryland, United States
Sculpture Space, Inc. | Sculpture Space 2026 Open Call (Nov 2025) view New York, United States
Trillium Arts | Miss Sarah Fellowship for Black Women Writers 2026 view North Carolina, United States
Banff Centre for Arts & Creativity | Fuse: Music Residency 2026 view Alberta, Canada
Aviário Studio | Aviário Studio Ceramics Residency - Winter/Spring 2026 view Portugal
Arteles Creative Center | Way Beyond – Thematic residency program in Finland 2026 view Finland
´ace | SGCI micro-Residency | Special Program view Buenos Aires, Argentina
Aviário Studio | Aviário Studio Relief Printmaking Residency view Portugal
Aviário Studio | Aviário Studio Multidisciplinary Art Residency - Spring and Summer 2026 view Portugal
Center for Contemporary Printmaking | Printmaking Residency: Summer Session 2026 view Connecticut, United States
Mudhouse Residency | Full Fellowship Award - Mudhouse Artist Residency 2026 view Greece
Monson Arts | Spring 2026 Open Call view Maine, United States
Craigardan | Call for Applications view New York, United States
Emmanuel College Artist Residency | Emmanuel College Artist Residency (ECAR) view Massachusetts, United States
Montello Foundation | Solitary Retreat in the Nevada Desert view Nevada, United States
Aviário Studio | Aviário Studio Printmaking Residency - Summer/Fall 2026 view Portugal
Aviário Studio | Aviário Studio Ceramics Residency Summer/Fall 2026 view Portugal
Surel's Place | Surel's Place: Artist-in-Residency Program (July - December) view Idaho, United States
Aviário Studio | Large Format Residency - Summer and Fall 2026 view Portugal
Aviário Studio | Aviário Studio Artist Book Residency - Fall and Winter 2026/7 view Portugal
Aviário Studio | Aviário Studio Tiles Residency 2026 view Portugal
Monson Arts | Fall 2026 Open Call view Maine, United States
Aviário Studio | Aviário Studio Cyanotype Residency view Portugal
Aviário Studio | Aviário Studio Ceramics Furniture Making Residency view Portugal
Aviário Studio | Aviário Studio Multidisciplinary Art Residency - Summer and Fall 2025 view Portugal