Open Calls


Free use of the stage on the market square in Halle (Saale)

I am pleased to inform you about a special opportunity to present your company / association: From August 1 – 18, the event series “Im Sommer nach 8” will offer an evening musical program on a stage at the market square. During the day, however, the stage will not remain empty and will be made […]


ÜBENÜBENÜBEN³ – RESIDENCY PROGRAM FOR PARTICIPATORY ART

Together with the Montag Foundation for Art and Society, the Mönchengladbach municipal cultural office has developed a funding program for participatory, context-related, interdisciplinary art. The program is located on the Maria-Lenssen-Areal in Mönchengladbach Rheydt. In the dormitory there, two living and studio spaces are used in alternating years by artists working in a participatory way.and […]


Helmut Exhibition Program/Exhibition Program 2025

The Helmut is a place where art, culture, education and politics find space in a variety of event formats. Among other things, we have been organizing a year-round art exhibition programme in our gallery for many years. All shows are solo exhibitions (or by collectives) and will be on display for approx. 7 weeks. Vernissage […]


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Exile Visual Arts Award

The Körber Foundation, supported by the Exilmuseum Berlin Foundation, is presenting the Exile Visual Arts Award, endowed with 10,000 euros. Between July 1 and August 15, 2024, artists with experience of exile who are mainly based in German-speaking countries of exile can apply with their works in the visual arts on the themes of flight, […]


international summer school of design dessau

“schaubau” is the international summer school that has been taking place in the heart of the Bauhaus city of Dessau since 2018. The Design Camp is aimed at designers from all disciplines. This year we are offering you three different workshops over three days. You can take part in one, two or all three workshops. […]


Funding for media art projects in Karlsruhe

The City of Karlsruhe promotes the production and presentation of cooperative, interdisciplinary and outdoor media art projects in Karlsruhe as well as international network activities. Selected works will be exhibited in the summer of 2025 as part of the “Media art is here” presentation in Karlsruhe. The maximum funding amount is 40,000 euros. Further information […]


Open Call: Exhibition for the FEM*FESTIVAL Ingolstadt 2025 (15.08.2024)

The FEM*FESTIVAL is a cooperation project of the Cultural Office and the Equal Opportunities Office of the City of Ingolstadt The festival focuses on providing spaces for artists and exposing structural discrimination and inequalities. It critically questions power structures and discusses current topics on feminism, gender, diversity and the social and societal consequences of different […]


Community Fund Future Paths East (without deadline)

Fast, uncomplicated and without own funds: The micro-project funding of the Zukunftswege Ost joint fund starts on July 1, 2024. At least 100 projects are to be supported with up to 5,000 euros. Applications are possible on an ongoing basis. The first payments are planned for September. In the long term, the fund is to […]


show building. international summer school of design dessau (without deadline)

“schaubau” is the international summer school that has been taking place in the heart of the Bauhaus city of Dessau since 2018. The Design Camp is aimed at designers from all disciplines. This year we are offering you three different workshops over three days. You can take part in one, two or all three workshops. […]


ifa – Exhibition funding (15.08.2024)

The exhibition funding program supports international exhibition projects in public museums, cultural institutions and galleries abroad. The program is open to contemporary visual artists who are from Germany or have lived in Germany for at least five years. Funding is available for solo and group exhibitions, participation in an international exhibition project or a biennial […]


Open Call: Urban Dance Festival Magdeburg

The state capital of Magdeburg is still looking for creative ideas from the city’s artists and cultural workers for the supporting program of the Urban Dance World Championships! A total of around €30,000 is available for this purpose, which has been taken or reserved from the municipal funding pot for the independent cultural scene and […]


The art of amateurs

Dutch futurologist Li Edelkoort predicts an age of amateurs for the 21st century. This is not only reflected in a general trend towards do-it-yourself, but also in the areas of self-management, knowledge acquisition and, last but not least, in the so-called “user-generated content” of our digital media culture. While critical voices point to the risk […]


Promotion: Social cohesion – On site. Networked. Connected

Funding is provided for projects that sustainably improve intercultural coexistence in cities, municipalities and rural areas, support language acquisition, enable participation and encourage joint voluntary work. Associations, organizations, institutions for displaced persons, churches and municipalities that are active in working with immigrants on a national, regional or local level can apply. Max. Funding amount: € […]


Social Startup Pitch “Creating participation”

With the Social Startup Pitch “Creating Participation”, we support founders and innovative projects that have set themselves the task of improving the lives of people with a migration background and that rely on the power of art and culture to achieve this. On December 3, 2024, our 8 finalists will therefore compete for prize money […]


Call for proposals for an exhibition participation”…vs. early work”

Künstlerhaus Dortmund e.V. has been run by artists since 1983 as a self-organized studio and exhibition space for contemporary and experimental art. The exhibition project “…vs. early work” deals with the individual (stylistic) development of artists. To this end, the group exhibition will juxtapose one current work and one early work for each artistic position. […]


Open Call for the Ruckhaberle Sponsorship Award 2024-2025

In 2024/25, Künstlerhof Frohnau (KHF) and the Reinickendorf Department of Art and History will be awarding the Ruckhaberle Prize for the sixth time to commemorate the work of artist, curator and cultural politician Dieter Ruckhaberle. The prize includes an exhibition, a residency and a publication. Previous prizewinners were: Nafis Fatollahzadeh, Uliana Bychenkova & Anna Scherbyna, […]


Special fund for the rescue of affected cultural assets

We are following the devastating floods that have caused major damage in Germany in recent days with great concern. As cultural property is not spared in this situation, the Kulturstiftung der Länder has set up a special fund to rescue affected cultural property as part of the Action Fund for the Emergency Alliance for Culture. […]


Tender for the design and creation of artworks for the International School in Diffe

The purpose of this call is to design and produce one or more artistic works to be integrated into the school grounds. The procedure consists of two phases: – a first phase with a call for tenders and a selection procedure for candidates; – a second tender phase. The information and conditions required for submitting […]


Call for participation in the HAL ART art fair extended

With the Moritzburg Art Museum, the Burg Giebichenstein Art Academy, the gallery scene and the art associations, the city of Halle (Saale) is a recognized art location. The HAL ART art fair, which has been organized since 2017, underlines this claim and offers a presentation opportunity for fine and applied arts, as well as design […]


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Discovery Art Fair – The art fair for explorers

Save the Date | November 1 – 3, 2024 | Opening October 31, 2024 Messe Frankfurt – Hall 1.2 (City Entrance) Ludwig-Erhard-Anlage 1, 60327 Frankfurt am Main For the seventh time, the Discovery Art Fair presents young, contemporary art in the banking metropolis of Frankfurt am Main, the hub of Europe. On the first weekend […]