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Painting open calls & residencies

54 open calls, residencies, grants and prizes for painters. Sourced weekly from 30+ global art platforms. Browse all active opportunities.

• Art + Technology Grant – LACMA 2026 Call For Proposals (Up To $50,000)

  Los Angeles County Museum of Art · Grant

  Apr 22
• Art+Tech—Call for Proposals 2026

  Los Angeles County Museum of Art · Grant

  Apr 22
• International FiKVA Award for painters 2026

  FiKVA Foundation · Alabama, USA · Prize

  Apr 23
• NBCUniversal Local Impact Grants

  NBCUniversal · USA · Grant

  Apr 24
• CANVAS Amplify Grant

  CANVAS · USA · Grant

  Apr 27
• CICA Museum : “Doers Do” International Exhibition

  CICA Museum · Gimpo-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea · Exhibition

  Apr 27
• The Homiens Art Prize ($12,000 Annually)

  https://www.facebook.com/ArtRabbit · Prize

  Apr 28
• 2027 Open Call for Art

  The Dairy Arts Center · Boulder, CO 80302, United States · Exhibition

  Apr 30
• Summer/Autumn 2026 international artist residency

  bEam arts · Thessaloniki, Greece · Residency

  Apr 30
• International Residency Open Call 2026 - Welcome to The Art House

  The Art House · Wakefield, UK · Residency

  May 1
• Résidences en estampe

  — · Moncton (NB) · Residency

  May 1
• Artist Residency in Vienna (July–August 2026)

  Almaty Museum of Arts · Vienna, Austria · Residency

  May 1
• Land of Liberty: National Call for Artists – $ Awards / Exhibition

  — · South Carolina, USA · Exhibition

  May 5
• marehalm Kunstpreis

  — · Niebüll, Germany · Prize

  May 9
• 2026 Summer Juried Show

  Abington Art Center · Jenkintown, PA, USA · Open Call

  May 10
• 100 Emerging Artworks of 2026 - Arts to Hearts Project

  Arts to Hearts Project · Open Call

  May 11
• $4,500 & $1,000 Artist Grants | The Hopper Prize Spring 2026

  The Hopper Prize · New York, USA · Grant

  May 12
• Monsoon Arts - Residency Program

  Monsoon Arts · Monson, Maine, USA · Residency

  May 15
• Motu Viget Grant

  ArtPrize · Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA · Grant

  May 21
• Résidence de recherche-création 2027

  — · Tiohti:áke / Mooniyang / Montréal · Residency

  May 24
• Artist-in-Residence Program 2027 Guidelines

  Joan Mitchell Foundation · New Orleans, LA · Residency

  May 29
• Grants - ArtPrize

  ArtPrize · Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA · Grant

  May 30
• Artist Seed Grant

  ArtPrize · Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA · Grant

  May 30
• Call for Artist Entries: Downtown Utility Boxes

  City of Georgetown Arts and Culture Board · Georgetown, TX, USA · Open Call

  May 31
• Arbeitsstipendien Bildende Kunst 2027

  Hans und Charlotte Krull Stiftung · Berlin, Germany · Grant

  May 31
• Keyholder Residency

  Lower East Side Printshop · New York City, USA · Residency

  May 31
• Open Call for Artists – Chianciano Biennale 2026

  Biennale Chianciano · Chianciano Terme, Tuscany, Italy · Exhibition

  May 31
• Residency open call for artists based in Paris, Île-de-France

  Gasworks · London, UK · Residency

  Jun 2
• Artiste assigné·e à résidence 2027-2028

  — · Québec · Residency

  Jun 10
• The Meridian Award

  Meridian Award · Internet · Grant

  Jun 15
• Open Call 2027 Essere Residency

  Artist Communities Alliance · Tuscany, Italy · Residency

  Jun 15
• NATURAL FLOW – The Second Edition 2026

  Dr. Carmela Loiacono, Art Historian & Independent Curator · Lecce · Exhibition

  Jun 15
• Exhibition Proposals 2027

  Bountiful Davis Art Center · Bountiful, Utah, USA · Open Call

  Jun 29
• Atelierstipendium in Belgrad

  Stadt Uster · Belgrad · Residency

  Jun 30
• Strange Figurations Entry Information

  SlowArt Productions · Limner Gallery, USA · Exhibition

  Jun 30
• Artist-in-Residence Program - Kala Art Institute

  Kala Art Institute · Berkeley, California, USA · Residency

  Jul 1
• Submit Art | 2027 Exhibition

  Embracing Our Differences · Florida, USA · Exhibition

  Jul 1
• Opportunity for Artists to Join the České Budějovice 2028 Programme

  — · České Budějovice, Czech Republic · Open Call

  Jul 10
• Apply for an artist grant — next deadline November 15

  Artist Grant · Grant

  Jul 15
• 2026 Manhattan Arts Grants

  LMCC · New York City · Grant

  Jul 31
• Game commission seeks entries for 2027 wildlife art contest

  Pennsylvania Game Commission · Pennsylvania, USA · Prize

  Jul 31
• Bewerbungsphase für den Kunstpreis – Stadt Bremervörde

  Dr. Marlene Trentwedel-Stiftung · Bremervörde, Germany · Prize

  Aug 10
• ArtPrize 2026

  ArtPrize · Grand Rapids, MI · Exhibition

  Sep 17
• International Prize for Emerging Artist of the Year

  Luxembourg Art Prize · Luxembourg · Prize

  Sep 30
• 2027 Artist Residency Open Call / Residencies

  The Factory on Willow · Manchester, NH · Residency

  Nov 30
• Aviário Studio Printmaking Residency - Summer/Fall 2027

  Aviário Studio · Residency

  Jan 20
• Large Format Printmaking Residency - Summer and Fall 2027

  Aviário Studio · Open to artists based anywhere in the world · Residency

  Mar 31
• Large Format Printmaking Residency - Summer and Fall 2027

  Aviário Studio · Residency

  Mar 31
• 2027 Art on Market Street Poster Series - Market Street: The Next 175 Years: Request for Qualifications (RFQ)

  San Francisco Arts Commission · San Francisco, California, USA · Open Call

  Apr 17
• Submission Info - The Salt Spring National Art Prize

  Salt Spring National Art Prize · Salt Spring Island, Canada · Exhibition

  May 31
• Artist Residency — arts letters & numbers

  arts letters & numbers · Averill Park, NY, USA · Residency

  Rolling
• Artist Residency — Sosta House

  Sosta House · Willamette Valley, Oregon, USA · Residency

  Rolling
• Saye Collective Artist Residency 2027 – Open Call for Artists & Researchers

  Saye Collective · Istanbul, Turkey · Residency

  Rolling
• Apply to the Residency — Monterroso Gallery

  Monterroso Gallery · Houston, TX, USA · Residency

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