Open Calls

Open Calls © Goethe Institut, Groupe Dejour

Here you will find a selection of current international and national open calls and opportunities (i.e. competitions, prizes, exhibitions, awards, proposals, residencies and grants) across art forms for artists, creators, translators and makers to participate in exciting international programmes.

If you would like to see an opportunity added to our listing, please don’t hesitate to contact us. Listings are regularly updated.

Application Deadline 31.03.2025
 Open Call for context-specific projects in the Ruhr area

Together with its regional cooperation partners, Urbane Künste Ruhr is awarding six artist residencies in the Ruhr region for the year 2025. During the three-month stay, we invite you to develop a context-specific project that is planned to be presented to the public in a curated exhibition in Dortmund in 2025.

Application deadline: 15.05.2025
 International Coproduction Fund

Project funding
With the IKF, we support coproductions worldwide that arise from collaborative and dialogical work processes between professional artists in the fields of music, dance, theater and performance.

Keine spezielle Bewerbungsfrist
The Arts Infopoint UK initiative

Arts Infopoint UK is a pilot initiative to support the arts sector with information on practical issues relating to artist mobility. The project will look at ways to provide support for international artists visiting the UK as well as venues or companies in the UK who want to invite an international artist or company to perform here.