International Art Opportunities

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A curated, continuously updated index of art grants, open calls, exhibition opportunities, and artist residencies from around the world.

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About This Platform

OPEN CALL

OPEN CALL is a free, independent aggregator of international art funding and exhibition opportunities. We collect and curate grants, open calls, residencies, and prizes from institutions worldwide, making them accessible in a single searchable index.

Our mission is to reduce the information asymmetry that exists in the art world — where knowledge of opportunities is often gatekept behind institutional networks, expensive newsletters, or geographic proximity to major art centres.

How it works

Opportunities are sourced from institutional websites, cultural ministry announcements, arts funding body publications, and community submissions. Each listing is manually reviewed for accuracy. Deadlines and details are checked monthly.

Data sources

ArtforumClassifieds & open calls
Res ArtisGlobal residency network
Trans ArtistsInternational opportunities
Creative CapitalUS grant listings
Arts CouncilUK & international
Foundation databasesDirect institution feeds
Community submissionsCrowdsourced additions
Biennale networksOfficial open calls

Contributing

OPEN CALL relies on the art community to stay comprehensive. If you know of an opportunity not yet listed, use the + Submit tab to add it. All submissions are reviewed within 3–5 business days.

Disclaimer

OPEN CALL is not affiliated with any of the listed organisations. Always verify current deadlines and requirements directly on the funder's official website before applying.

Art Writing & Editorial

Essential
reading

A curated index of the most important publications, journals, and platforms for contemporary art writing — from institutional critique to artist interviews, exhibition reviews to theory.

News & Critical Discourse

e-flux
The essential distribution network for contemporary art announcements, plus a rigorous journal publishing critical essays by artists, curators, and theorists. Indispensable.
TheoryEssaysAnnouncements
Artforum
The flagship magazine of the contemporary art world since 1962. Exhibition reviews, artist profiles, criticism, and the industry's most-read classifieds.
CriticismReviewsProfiles
Artnet News
Daily art world news, market analysis, exhibition previews, and in-depth features covering the global contemporary art scene.
NewsMarketFeatures
The Art Newspaper
Authoritative news and analysis on the global art world — exhibitions, auctions, cultural policy, museum news, and restitution debates.
NewsPolicyMuseums
Hyperallergic
A platform for playful, serious, and radical thinking about art. Known for exhibition reviews, artist interviews, and socially engaged criticism from an independent editorial perspective.
CriticismReviewsIndependent
Frieze Magazine
Influential contemporary art and culture magazine publishing criticism, artist profiles, and cultural commentary since 1991, alongside the Frieze art fairs.
CriticismProfilesCulture

Academic & Theory

e-flux Journal
Peer-reviewed essays by leading artists and thinkers. Consistently one of the most rigorous forums for contemporary critical thought in the visual arts.
TheoryPeer-reviewed
Afterall Journal
Published by Central Saint Martins, Afterall produces in-depth monographic essays on single artworks. Exceptionally rigorous and beautifully designed.
AcademicMonographs
Art Journal
Published by the College Art Association since 1941, Art Journal is the leading peer-reviewed journal for modern and contemporary art scholarship.
AcademicScholarship
October
MIT Press journal dedicated to contemporary art and culture theory. A cornerstone of critical discourse since 1976, publishing landmark essays on art, film, and media.
TheoryFilmMedia
Third Text
Critical perspectives on contemporary art and culture, focusing on postcolonial and non-Western positions. Essential reading for understanding global contemporary art.
PostcolonialGlobal
Mousse Magazine
Milan-based contemporary art magazine publishing artist interviews, critical essays, and extensive exhibition documentation with a distinctly European perspective.
InterviewsEssaysEuropean

Artist-Led & Independent

ArtReview
London-based international contemporary art magazine known for the influential Power 100 list, exhibition reviews, and long-form critical writing.
ReviewsFeaturesPower 100
ARTnews
One of the oldest and most widely circulated art magazines in the world, covering exhibitions, auctions, artist profiles, and museum news since 1902.
NewsProfilesAuctions
Walker Art Center Magazine
Free digital publication from the Walker Art Center, publishing artists' projects, long-form essays, and experimental writing commissioned directly from artists.
Artists' ProjectsFree
BOMB Magazine
Artist-to-artist interviews since 1981. BOMB publishes some of the most intimate and illuminating conversations between artists, writers, musicians, and filmmakers.
InterviewsArtist-led
Contemporary And (C&)
The leading platform for critical writing on contemporary African art, published in English, German, Portuguese, and French. Essential for global perspectives.
African ArtMultilingual
Ocula Magazine
Asia-Pacific focused art platform publishing in-depth artist profiles, exhibition reviews, and critical writing from across the Asia-Pacific region and beyond.
Asia-PacificProfiles

Photography & Lens-Based

Aperture
The world's foremost photography magazine, publishing artist monographs, critical essays, and portfolios since 1952. The record of photography as a serious art form.
PhotographyMonographs
LensCulture
Online platform for international contemporary photography, publishing photographer profiles, essays, and critical writing from across the globe.
PhotographyInternational
PHmuseum
Platform for contemporary photography publishing artist interviews, photo essays, and critical writing with a focus on emerging and mid-career photographers internationally.
PhotographyEmerging