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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Banff Centre for Arts & Creativity | Early Career Banff Artist in Residence 2026 view Alberta, Canada
Arteles Creative Center | Silence Awareness Existence - residency program in Finland, Winter 2026 view Finland
R.A.R.O. Barcelona | R.A.R.O. BARCELONA | FALL 2025 OPEN CALL view Barcelona, Spain
La Maldita Estampa | Autumn 2025 / Art Print BARCELONA view Barcelona, Spain
AiR Program of Tainan City Government of Taiwan | Soulangh Cultural Park Artists-in-Residence Program 2026 view Tainan City, Taiwan
Arte Studio Ginestrelle | Arte Studio Ginestrelle: Creative & writing retreats in Assisi view Perugia, Italy
Willapa Bay AiR | 2026 Residencies view Washington, United States
Aviário Studio | Aviário Studio Multidisciplinary Art Residency - Winter and Spring 2026 view Portugal
Bryn Du Mansion | Artist in Residency Program (2026) view Ohio, United States
Storyknife Writers Retreat | Residency Applications (2026) view Alaska, United States
Chalk Hill Artist Residency | Call for Artists (2026) view California, United States
Corsicana Artist and Writer Residency | Funded Residency 2026 view Texas, United States
One Longfellow Square | 2026 Longfellow Emerging Artist Fellowship view Maine, United States
Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts | 2026 Session 1 Residencies view Nebraska, United States
Dorland Mountain Arts | Late Fall 2025 Residencies view California, United States
School of Visual Arts | The Artist Residency Project Fall 2025 view New York, United States
Surel's Place | Surel's Place: Artist-in-Residency Program (January-June) view Idaho, United States
R.A.R.O. Barcelona | Fall 2025 | Multi-Residency Program view Barcelona, Spain
Bloedel Reserve | Creative Residency view Washington, United States
La Napoule Art Foundation | Canadian Artist Residency, Spring 2026 view France
La Napoule Art Foundation | International Artist Residency, Spring 2026 view France
Foundation House | Foundation House Artist Residency Open Call view Connecticut, United States
Aviário Studio | Aviário Studio Ceramics Figure Sculpting Residency view Portugal
Banff Centre for Arts & Creativity | Digital Constellations: Production & Post-Production Residency 2026 view Alberta, Canada
MacDowell | Spring Summer 2026 view New Hampshire, United States
Banff Centre for Arts & Creativity | Digital Constellations: Media Production Training Residency 2026 view Alberta, Canada
Buinho | Buinho Residency Program - New call for 2026 - Portugal view Portugal
Jentel Artist Residency | Jentel Residency Winter/Spring Open Call view Wyoming, United States
La Porte Peinte Centre pour les Arts | La Porte Peinte: Open Call for May and June 2026 view France
Hambidge Center for Creative Arts and Sciences | Spring Session (February - May) view Georgia, United States
Banff Centre for Arts & Creativity | Dancers Intensive 2026 view Alberta, Canada
Arts Southeast | Sunny Savannah - Fully Funded - Jan - May 2026 view Georgia, United States
Banff Centre for Arts & Creativity | Contemporary French Literature view Alberta, Canada
Aviário Studio | Aviário Studio Artist Book Residency - Spring/Summer 2026 view Portugal
Nocefresca di Sassu Francesca | Open Call - Sardinia Island, Italy (2026) view Oristano, Italy
Vermont Studio Center | Vermont Studio Center Open Call view Vermont, United States
Buinho | AiR Summer 2026 in Portugal view Portugal
Elf School of the Arts | January-March 2026 Residency view North Carolina, United States
Dorland Mountain Arts | Fall/Winter 2025 Residencies view California, United States
Aviário Studio | Aviário Studio Photography Residency 2026 view Portugal
Edward F. Albee Foundation | Edward F. Albee Foundation Winter/Spring Residency view New York, United States
La Porte Peinte Centre pour les Arts | La Porte Peinte: Open Call for Summer 2026 view France
Dora Maar Cultural Center | Dora Maar House Open Call for 2026 Residencies view France
Art Omi | Open Call 2026 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: Self-Guided Residencies | July - December 2025 view Minnesota, United States
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
´ace | micro-Residencies Open Call for 2025 view Buenos Aires, Argentina
´ace | 4th Open Call for 2025 Exploration Residency view Argentina
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
Kent Cultural Alliance | SFW Residency at Kent Cultural Alliance - 2026 Residency Sessions view Maryland, United States
Sculpture Space, Inc. | Sculpture Space 2026 Open Call (Nov 2025) view New York, United States
Aviário Studio | Aviário Studio Ceramics Residency - Winter/Spring 2026 view Portugal
´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
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 Intaglio Printmaking Residency view Portugal
Aviário Studio | Aviário Studio Tiles Residency 2026 view Portugal
Aviário Studio | Aviário Studio Cyanotype Residency view Portugal
Aviário Studio | Aviário Studio Multidisciplinary Art Residency - Summer and Fall 2025 view Portugal