International Art Competitions - art contest for artists

Artist in Residency India

Deadline: 20 February 2020


Artists of all disciplines creating in any media are welcome to apply: dance, theatre, music, sound, performance art, writing, painting, drawing, printmaking, textiles, culinary, photography, video/film, animation, architecture, sculpture (any material), ceramics, mixed-media / multi-media, interdisciplinary, installation, other new/alternative media, etc. Researchers, curators, and art critics are also welcome to apply. Open to emerging and established artists.

Sessions:
1. Session:   10th October – 4th November 2020
2. Session:   5th November – 30th November 2020
3. Session:   1st December – 25th December 2020
4. Session:   6th January – 31st January 2021
5. Session:   1st February – 25th February 2021


No entry fee

Residency fee:
$650 USD Residency fee


Residency offers:
Accommodation (Private tents with bed and bedding)
Meals (Vegetarian breakfast, lunch, dinner included)
Tea (coffee on request)
Studio space
Exhibition opportunity
Invitation letter
Local sight-seeing
Internet
Electricity
Basic kitchen
Printer B/W
First aid kit (medical box)
Basic tools
Farm Studio residency provides three types of working spaces where artists can explore their art and ideas in the rural Rajasthani environment; at the Farm Studio indoor studio, the outdoor and farm environment, and in Andore Village.

Details:
https://farmingstudio.wordpress.com/art-residency/

Artist in residency in Ireland

Deadline: 3 February 2020

Trinity College is pleased to invite applications from artists for a 12 month artist‐in‐residence position commencing in March 2020. The artist will be based at TTEC (Trinity Technology & Enterprise Centre), Grand Canal. The aim is to enable the artist to develop new work through a collaborative process of engagement with communities which should include local residents and school children and may also include technology and creative start‐ups and businesses, as the site transitions towards a new campus at the heart of the proposed Grand Canal Innovation District (GCID). The new site will have a focus on technology and creative arts, housing researchers, industry and start‐ups, as well as providing a welcoming space and opportunities for local residents. It is intended that this artist‐in‐residence position will be the beginning of a long‐term commitment to integrating art into the campus and wider innovation district. Submissions are welcome from artists working in any art form.

The artist‐in‐residence will focus on collaborative, community oriented programming, working with
local residents of all ages, school children and community groups. Applicants will be expected to
produce new work, engage with the history and culture of the area and site, as well as considering the
proposed plans for development. Our hope is that they will listen to the issues that affect this
community and respond to these issues with collaborative art that is ambitious, radical, engaged, and
meaningful. This is an open brief and artists may use a range of art forms, including but not limited to
theatre, story‐telling, film‐making, music, visual art, dance, writing, animation.

No entry fee

Residency offers:
The Artist‐in‐Residence position will be for one year part‐time (3 days/week) with a fee of €33,000 to include the artist fees, materials and other expenses/ inclusive of VAT. Working days/hours are negotiable.

Details:
https://www.tcd.ie/innovation-district/news/2019/12/artist-in-residence/

Exhibition in NY open call

Deadline: 15 January 2020

THE BORDER is a project space that focuses on supporting, nurturing and showing talented immigrant artists and their siblings living in the United States along with a few locals. The open call is for everyone and not just immigrant artists. The Border Project Space was recently featured in Hyperallergic’s top 15 shows of 2018 plus AM New York, Vernisage TV, Medium Magazine, Hamptons Art Club, Quiet Lunch magazine plus many more.


All work must have been done within the last 3 years

Entry fee:
3 images for $25 and 5 images for $30 (or 3 video links – on the email itself) OR a solo show proposal of your work for $25 (pick one).

Prizes:

1st prize:  Solo Show and $500 in expenses for the show plus an interview on ArteFuse.com
2nd prize: Solo show (more possible solo shows will be awarded depending on the submissions)
3rd prize: 1 Group Show and possible inclusion on future groups shows
The PDF file of your work will be kept in a folder for future solo and group shows at THE BORDER or any other location Jamie Martinez/The Border curate at.


Deadline:
https://theborderprojectspace.com/open-call/

Open call for papers and artworks

Deadline: 15 January 2020

Economia – The Limited Edition is a conference taking place at Natlab, the former Philips physics laboratory, aiming to invent new avenues for playful and imaginative future developments in Economics.

In the search for new economic insights and alternatives to the current model, why not start by treating the economy like any other social and cultural construct, taking ownership so that we can reshape and rework it as we see fit? We welcome academic researchers, designers, artists, scientists, students, scholars, (social) entrepreneurs, visionaries and other creative thinkers and practitioners to submit proposals for Economia – The Limited Edition with regards to the following themes:

1. The economy as evolution
2. The economy as a game
3. The economy as magic
4. The economy as a playground
5. The economy as a caretaker
6. The economy of the commons


Proposal Requirements

Proposals should explore at least one (or more) of the proposed themes. The selected participants will be invited to present their paper/research as part of the conference in Eindhoven.

Artwork proposals

We will select art projects based on quality, feasibility and the connection to the theme.

No entry fee

but there are Conference Registration Fee (Notifications of acceptance will be sent before 28th of February 2020)

Early Bird: €30,00 until 1st of April 2020 / Full Price: €40.00.
Student Early Bird: €15.00 / Student Full Price: €20.00.
Early Bird registration will be open from the end of January, 2020.

Conference offers:
- limited funding available to support the travel/ accommodation of independent artists/researchers.
- limited budget to cover for artists fee


Details:
https://www.baltanlaboratories.org/library/call-for-papers-and-artworks-economia-2020

Weeklong residency in Chile

Deadline: 5 March 2020


SACO Contemporary Art Festival is held annually in the region of Antofagasta in northern Chile, as an independent initiative of the Collective SALE Mobile Platform Contemporary Art, under the direction of Dagmara Wyskiel and production of Christian Nunez. Aims to establish a permanent core of reflection, criticism and dialogue through the work in the territory marked by the absence of institutions dedicated to pursuing these purposes. The world capital of copper mining, proposed as an alternative to deepen excavations no less valuable or less urgent and renewable wealth - creativity and dialogue.

The 9th edition of the Contemporary Art Festival invites artists to participate in the open call for its main exhibition entitled Now or Never. The selected artists will take part in a weeklong residence at ISLA, Latin American Superior Art Institute, with all expenses paid, for the realization and installation of their works. After the opening, they will participate in an immersion trip within the territory, into the interior of the Atacama Desert.

Visual artists of any nationality may participate.

No entry fee

Residency offers:
-all travel costs are covered
- accomodation
- food
- A maximum of U$ 1.500 (one thousand five hundred U.S. dollars) is budgeted for
each intervention
- trip to Atacama Desert

Details:
http://proyectosaco.cl/convocatoria-saco9/

Artists residency in Dubai

Deadline: 1 January 2020

Alserkal Residency is a platform for artistic and discursive exchange, seeking to support cultural practitioners as they realise projects pertinent to their respective practices. The programme is designed to be immersive and engage the local interdisciplinary community through a series of public events and conversations. Founded by Abdelmonem Bin Eisa Alserkal and the Alserkal family, the Residency focuses on research-based and socially-engaged practices. Alserkal Residency is part of Alserkal Arts Foundation.


The Alserkal Residency Summer programme will run from 1 June 2020 - 1 August 2020. Proposals are reviewed competitively by our Selection Committee.

The Alserkal Residency Summer Cycle is open to artists, writers, architects, curators and researchers who are currently citizens and/or permanent residents of the MEASA* region (Middle East, Africa, and South Asia).

*Middle East candidates must be citizens and/or permanent residents of the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Syria, and Turkey.
Africa candidates must be citizens and/or permanent residents of the countries of the continent of Africa.
South Asia candidates must be citizens and/or permanent residents of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and/or Sri Lanka.

No entry fee

Residency offers:
-Return flights from the resident’s home city to Dubai
-Single-room accommodation, in a shared space with up to three other residents
-Monthly living stipend
-Research stipend
-Programming stipend
-24-hour access to an individual studio at Alserkal Residency
-Support from Alserkal Residency team
-Introductions and critiques with international and local art professionals, who are part of Alserkal Avenue’s network of peers

Details:
https://alserkalavenue.ae/en/residence.php

Deadline: ongoing



ArtOpenCalls website is visited by both: artists and curators or art gallery owners. That is why we plan to create a special place on the website where the artists will be able to show themselves to the curators, gallery owners and all art fans. It'll be a place where one can look for inspiration for their own work and share their achievements.



Every week or so we will try to pick most interesting artworks, and post them on facebook and/or instagram. Informations about artists will be posted at website of ArtOpenCalls https://artopencalls.blogspot.com/p/blog-page.html

There is no restriction in theme. There is no restriction in art medium.

We want to give you a chance to promote you and your art.



Rules (as simple as it can be):



1. All artists from around the world may enter this contest



2. The Entrant guarantees that the work entered for the competition is original and that he or she is the sole owner of the exploitation rights attached to this work. As such, the Entrant shall personally obtain permission from any third parties [both actual persons featured, and third parties that may claim intellectual property rights to the aforementioned photographs or videos (for example, photographs or videos featuring architectural monuments or sculpture)] having participated directly or indirectly in producing the work and/or who believes themselves to hold any right whatsoever concerning it. In the event of a third party claim, the Entrant will be liable for any eventual payments resulting therefrom.



3. Artists must be over 18 years old


4. Only completed entries will be taken under evaluation


5.  Artists give unlimited in time permission to the ArtOpenCalls to publish images or videos sent by artist in the selection process:

- on the website of ArtOpenCalls

- on Facebook page of ArtOpenCalls

- on instagram account of ArtOpenCalls

All authors will be credited under the image/video of artwork


6. Taking part in the competition means accepting its rules.



No entry fee


Link to submission:

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1YTfpXNE0aHjtAqKuHsD_rthK_cnvcLFb-sh5nX72ikU



contact:

If you have any questions please contact through facebook page:

https://www.facebook.com/artopencalls/

To see artists selected in the past please visit:
https://artopencalls.blogspot.com/p/blog-page.html

one-year scholarship with residence

Deadline: 15 December 2019

The Sparkassen-Kulturstiftung Stormarn announces a one-year scholarship with residence obligation for visual artists. The award is open to artists who have completed their artistic studies and who live and work in Schleswig-Holstein, Hamburg and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.

No entry fee

Details:
https://www.stiftungen-sparkasse-holstein.de/was-wir-tun/kunststipendium/ausschreibung-2020/

Conference

Deadline: 31  December 2019


It is a conference taking place at Natlab, the former Philips physics laboratory, aiming to invent new avenues for playful and imaginative future developments in Economics.
We welcome academic researchers, designers, artists, scientists, students, scholars, (social) entrepreneurs, visionaries and other creative thinkers and practitioners to submit proposals. The selected participants will be invited to present their paper/research as part of the conference in Eindhoven.

Economia – The Limited Edition is a conference taking place at Natlab, the former Philips physics laboratory, aiming to invent new avenues for playful and imaginative future developments in Economics.

Themes:
1. The economy as evolution
2. The economy as a game
3. The economy as magic
4. The economy as a playground
5. The economy as a caretaker
6. The economy of the commons

Proposal Requirements

Proposals should explore at least one (or more) of the proposed themes. The selected participants will be invited to present their paper/research as part of the conference in Eindhoven.

Artwork proposals

We will select art projects based on quality, feasibility and the connection to the theme. We have limited budget to cover for artists fee, lodging and travel.

Travel and Accommodation

Participants are kindly requested to cover their own travel and accommodation costs (limited funding is available in some cases – see below). We will provide you with an official invitation letter, encouraging you to apply for travel support from your home university. During the conference, lunch and drinks will be provided.

Funding for independent applicants

We have limited funding available to support the travel/ accommodation of independent artists/researchers. We also welcome proposals from countries outside the EU. For more information how to be eligible, please contact us after acceptance of your proposal.

Conference Registration Fee

Early Bird: €30,00 until 1st of April 2020 / Full Price: €40.00.
Student Early Bird: €15.00 / Student Full Price: €20.00.
Early Bird registration will be open from the end of January, 2020.


Details:
https://www.baltanlaboratories.org/library/call-for-papers-and-artworks-economia-2020

Art residency in France

Deadline: 15 December 2019


This program is aiming at foreign artists, researchers and culture professionals who aren't living in France and who want to develop projects within French cultural Centers in a heritage site. 14 Centres culturels de rencontre - CCR (Heritage sites for culture) are participating to the programme this year. Each CCR has its own and unique artistic and cultural orientation (cf. list). In order to be validated, the applications projects must be related to the orientation of the selected CCR.

The period of residency can vary between 1 and 6 months.

No entry fee

Residency offers:
1200€ per month and the refunding of their travel fees.
Residents are staying free of charge, within the Centre that has accepted them.
Some Centers offers restauration on the spot, others reimburse restauration fees within a certain limit).
Material necessary for their residency project.

Details:
https://www.accr-europe.org/en/residencies/call-for-application-2020--odyssee-programme

Art prize

Deadline: 22 November 2019

Once every 2 years an international jury select four finalists whose works are exhibited in our gallery. Of the four selected artists, one is awarded the LEAP. We're making a final call for artists connected to Luxembourg or the so-called Greater Region who have reached a significant professional milestone in the last 3 years.

No entry fee

Prize:
Winner gets 12.500€ + a solo exhibition in the RTL Grouo building.
Exhibition for 4 finalists


Details:
https://rotondes.lu/agenda/details/event/leap-2/

Art residency in Ireland

Deadline: 13 December 2019


Artlink are seeking two Visual Artists; one Irish and one International, to take part in paid artist residencies at Artlink Fort Dunree, Donegal, Ireland, in 2020. Applications are open to professional visual artists working in any discipline.

Duration: 4 Weeks, March to December 2020

During the residency artists are expected to develop new work or new ideas based on the unique site, and engage with local artists and Artlink members. Resident artists are expected to actively create within the studio space for at least 20 hours a week and be willing to hold open studio hours with the public for a minimum of one day a week. Public engagement could be through presenting artist talks, workshops, demonstrations or other events.


The [INTL] residency is available to any artist living and working outside the island of Ireland, and the [IRL] Residencies are open to  any artists living and working on the island of Ireland including NI.


No entry fee


Residency offers:
1 x  Visual Artist living anywhere in the world [INTL] - €6500
1 x  Visual Artist living and working in Ireland[IRL]   - €5000
Artilink will offer time, space and professional support for work, reflection, research and experimentation.

Facilities available:
- Links to the local community
- 24-hour secure access to studio space (if required)
- Broadband Internet (intermittent)
- Alternative photographic processing kit (hinged back printing-out frames 1 x 20”x16”, 4 x 12”x16”, UV light, flat hake brushes, weighing scales, thermometers, glass cylinders, developing trays up to 20 x 16, print washer)
- Digital Imaging Suite
- Colour Printer
- Technical assistance
- “The Potting Shed” community garden and studio
- Digital projector
- Large flat screen monitor
- Glass kiln
- Ceramic kiln


Details:
http://www.artlink.ie/residency-open-calls

Support and mentorship for artists, designers and architects

Deadline: 31 December 2019

bang. Prix is Turkey’s leading platform where art, design, technology and science intersect,
founded in 2015 by a team of interdisciplinary minds with backgrounds in various fields and the
common desire to share their curiosities and develop beyond the scope of their fields.
To date, bang. Prix has provided the support and mentorship to 57 participants in the
development of their projects, showcasing them to thousands of audiences in 13 exhibitions in
Turkey and abroad. In its fourth year, bang. Prix is expanding beyond support for project-based
development and exhibitions as a platform that supports practitioners from different disciplines
and countries to develop themselves at the nexus of art, technology, design and science.
Under the scope of the bang. Prix 2020 program, we open our call for applications to those
interested in participating. The program provides resources, mentorship and networking
opportunities customized to each participant.

Who can participate?
Creatives who apply digital technologies or science, including:
● Artists
● Designers
● Architects

Criteria of selection:
● Level of curiosity and motivation towards working in the intersection of art, science,
design and technology
● Need for support provided by the bang.prix program
● How realistic the development goals are
● Clarity in expression of the applicant’s self and work


No entry fee

Details:
http://www.bangprix.org/eng.html

Open call for artists and curators

Deadline: 1 December 2019


The festival is fully supported, designed and created by young artists.

You can be part of KONVOOI 2020...

You are a perfect match for this project when:

You have an artistic idea that can play a central role in an arts festival
You want to co-curate the festival
You are open to collaborate with artists, curators and the organisation
You are between 16 and 30 years old, or your collective mainly exists of people around that age


 Dates:
31.01-01.02: first meeting: starting weekend @ Het Entrepot
01.02 - 01.06: 8-10 curatorial meetings
01.06 - festival: several production meetings


No entry fee

Festival offers:
A fee of 1000 euros
A production budget of 2000 euros
Production and technical support from Het Entrepot and its partners
A possible residence in Het Entrepot 


Details:
https://www.hetentrepot.be/open-call-konvooi-2020

Art residency in Malaga

Deadline: 15 November 2019

La Térmica launches the call for the fifth edition of the international programme Creators 2020. So far, 36 artists have already taken part on this project that started in 2013, and has since closed every edition with group shows exhibiting the artistic works of the Creators every different year.

This support programme to the contemporary creation seeks to boost the creators’ artistic and professional development that requires either spaces for their own projects or financial, technical and training support.


La Térmica promotes this open program to international and national creators, linked to any artistic discipline.

The maximum period for the projects development and the use of the facilities will be 120 days from February to the beginning of June 2020, with no possibility of extension.

 Individual or collective candidates should have training and a career related to the creation and could submit projects related to any artistic discipline.

No entry fee

Residency offers:
Accommodation, workspaces and individual rooms.
Financial support: 2400 euros per creator to production costs.
Maintenance costs will be borne by La Térmica.

Details:
https://www.latermicamalaga.com/la-termica-creators-2020-english-call/

Art residency in South Korea

Deadline: 15 November 2019


Daegu Foundation for Culture recruits International artists for Artist Residency Program. Gachang Art Studio features in contemporary art and offers International residency program. There are programs such as Foreign Artists exchange program, Incubating program, Local community revitalization program and so on. The vision of the project is to enhance the understanding and communication between the artists who are working in Daegu and the internationally invited artists through diverse cultural backgrounds. The organizer of the program expects the diverse background and aesthetic interests of the residents will lead to an exciting and successful exchange, and lasting friendships. We look forward to having a lot of applications from young and passionate artists for the program.

For artists under 40 years old

6 artists will be selected

No entry fee

Residency offers:
- One studio per Artist (33㎡, with cooling and heating facility)
and one accommodation per Artist
- 1,000,000KRW for monthly support fund (total 3,000,000KRW)
- Solo exhibition by the end of residency program

Details:
http://www.gcartstudio.or.kr/21485

Open call for performance and multimedia works

Deadline: 15 November 2019

Now in its fourth year, the Performing Media Festival [PMF~ 2020] will be held February 20-21st in South Bend, Indiana on the campus of IU South Bend. We are seeking performative audio-visual works to present at this year's festival.

There are three categories:
1) Live Multimedia Ensemble Works: For performance by the Audio-Visual Collective (AVC) (see criteria)
2) Audio-Visual Performance (performance hall https://bit.ly/2pdFy4Q or Langlab https://www.langlabsb.com/): video, 2-5 channel. Criteria: The Audio-Visual Collective at South Bend seeks works that meet the following 3 requirements:
1. Involve performative media (Live)
2. Involve at least two media (Audio & Visual)
3. Involve at least two performers (Ensemble)
For more information about the ensemble, visit: https://www.facebook.com/AVC.Ensemble/
3) Screenings (generative or fixed-media, audio-visual): 10 minutes or less, video, 2-70 channels of audio. For our screenings, due to the nature of the festival, we seek works that are either generative or live captures of performative media.

Unfortunately, the Performing Media Festival will not be able to provide compensation or accommodation for artists and performers to attend the festival. Artists who choose to submit a work for performance by the Audio-Visual Collective or for screening during the festival (categories 1 & 4) are not required to attend. For performers and artists who are able to attend and perform during the festival, we will be able to provide you with documentation of your work. We will provide all artists with a copy of the program from the festival.


No entry fee

Submission link:
https://forms.gle/bNM33uSmMwvhfcwQ7

Contact:
musctech@iusb.edu

Art residency in New York

Deadline: 31 October 2019

3 month residencies for 2 artists in a quarterly cycle starting January 1, 2020. Brooklyn, New York.

Starting January 2020, Kunstraum now offers 3-month residencies for two artists (national and international) in a quarterly cycle.

Founded by artists for artists, Kunstraum is a studio hub, incubator, and gallery space in Brooklyn with the mission to provide affordable spaces to artists that fosters exchange and networking opportunities. Located between the historical neighborhood of Clinton Hill and newly developed Navy Yard, Kunstraum spreads out between two bright and renovated artist lofts.

Residency fee:
 $600 per month for a 3-month term


Residency offers:
– Studio space with 24/7 access (workspace only no living)
– Two studio visits per month by New York curators, gallerists, critics, art advisers (full list below) – Social media promotion
– Website promotion
– Access to gallery space between ongoing exhibition program (4 shows per year)
– Summer show participation including professional documentation and online sales for 6 months – Access to events and community, networking with other New York creatives

The studio spaces have 24/7 access with 13ft ceilings, a freight elevator, slop sink, secure Wifi and are used for non-toxic materials only – the painters work on non-toxic basis. Blick Art Supply, hardware stores, post office, print shops, supermarkets, restaurants, and delis are just 1.5 blocks away, and Home Depot is as close as 10 blocks.

No living is included. The resident artist is responsible to find own living arrangements. Referrals to short- term listings can be provided.

Details:
https://www.kunstraumllc.com/single-post/2019/08/22/Open-Call-Kunstraum-Artist-Residency

Art residency in Netherlands

Deadline: 15 November 2019


2 fully-funded residencies available for artists, curators and art writers SEA Foundation – AiR Tilburg invites applicants for its 2020/2021 residency program. The residencies are designed for visual artists, curators and writers whose work and life demands both a rigorous engagement as well as an urgency to propel progress in their practice. The SEA Foundation’s individual shaped residency program is limited to 8 participants per year. Duration up to 3 months.

Minimum age: 25 at the start of the residency

entry fee:
35 euro per application

Residency offers:
Two applicants of the Open Call will receive the award of a fully-funded residency. This
award includes free use of the live/work studio and a stipend of € 550 euro per month
when in residence. In addition, SEA foundation covers the costs of a public event,
exhibition or the production of an artist’s book.

Details:
https://www.seafoundation.eu/call-applications-artist-residence-sea-foundation-netherlands/

NordArt 2020

Deadline 30th November 2019

Artists from all over the world can apply to participate in the exhibition.

The exhibition grounds include the historic aisles of the iron foundry Carlshütte with their 22,000 square meters of ground area, the charming ACO Wagenremise and an 80,000 square meters sculpture park. NordArt counts about 100,000 visitors every summer.

NordArt is one of the largest contemporary art exhibitions in Europe, which is redesigned annually and which presents more than 200 selected artists from all over the world – internationally renowned artists and as well as newcomers.

No entry fee


Prizes
The NordArt-Prize is worth €10,000. Each year one artist is awarded.Public Choice Award.
The visitors of the NordArt can vote for their favourite artist. The three winning artists will be invited to the prize-giving ceremony. Each award is worth €1,000.

Details:
https://www.nordart.de/en/bewerbung-NA20.html