Top Exhibitions Open Calls 2026

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Deadline

Oct 5, 2026

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Dublin Art Book Fair

Genre: Exhibition Open Call
Art field: Digital / Painting / Drawing / Photography / Video / Printmaking / Installation / Performance / Sculpture / Textile Art / Ceramics
Theme: Artist’s Books
Period: 03.12.2026 - 13.12.2026
Prize: No

Budget

unknown

Location

Dublin
Ireland

Eligibility conditions

Resident of Ireland
Resident of Northern Ireland

Deadline

Oct 11, 2026

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A Space - Save / Die / Retry

Genre: Exhibition Open Call
Art field: Digital / Painting / Drawing / Photography / Video / Printmaking / Installation / Performance / Sculpture / Textile Art / Ceramics
Theme: Save / Die / Retry
Period: 28.10.2026 - 06.11.2026
Prize: No

Budget

unknown

Location

Brooklyn
United States of America

Eligibility conditions

Deadline

Oct 13, 2026

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Pallas Projects/Studios

Genre: Exhibition Open Call
Art field: Digital / Painting / Drawing / Photography / Video / Printmaking / Installation / Performance / Sculpture / Textile Art / Ceramics
Theme: No theme
Prize: No

Budget

2,000 €

Location

Dublin
Ireland

Eligibility conditions

Resident of Ireland
For early/mid-career, emerging artists and recent graduates

Deadline

Oct 15, 2026

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Genre: Exhibition Open Call
Art field: Digital / Painting / Drawing / Photography / Video / Printmaking / Installation / Performance / Sculpture / Textile Art / Ceramics / Curatorial
Theme: No theme
Prize: No

Budget

unknown

Location

Westmount
Canada

Eligibility conditions

McClure Gallery prioritizes submissions from contemporary artists living in the province of Quebec, but does not exclude artists from other provinces or countries

Deadline

Oct 15, 2026

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Eon aitrtnwssti

Genre: Exhibition Open Call
Art field: Architecture / Installation / Sculpture / Designer
Theme: isWnttni oSater
Prize: No

Budget

17,000 CAD

Location

Toronto
Canada

Eligibility conditions

Deadline

Oct 15, 2026

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G ecssiara

Genre: Exhibition Open Call
Art field: Curatorial
Theme: No theme
Period: 19.09.2027 - 21.11.2027
Prize: No

Budget

unknown

Location

Valdilana
Italy

Eligibility conditions

Resident of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden
Curators need to be able to come in person and help arrange the arrival of the artwork they are curating.

Deadline

Oct 15, 2026

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Genre: Exhibition Open Call
Art field: Digital / Painting / Drawing / Photography / Video / Printmaking / Installation / Sculpture / Textile Art / Ceramics
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Period: 01.04.2027 - 30.06.2027
Prize: No

Budget

10,000 €

Location

Dublin
Ireland

Eligibility conditions

Deadline

Oct 15, 2026

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Genre: Exhibition Open Call
Art field: Photography
Theme: exoniohtbrOidtio u
Prize: No

Budget

10,000 €

Location

Paris
France

Eligibility conditions

Deadline

Oct 18, 2026

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Genre: Exhibition Open Call
Art field: Digital / Painting / Drawing / Photography / Video / Printmaking / Installation / Performance / Sculpture / Textile Art / Ceramics
Theme: No theme
Prize: No

Budget

unknown

Location

New York
United States of America

Eligibility conditions

Deadline

Oct 18, 2026

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Genre: Exhibition Open Call
Art field: Painting / Drawing / Photography / Textile Art / Ceramics
Theme: No theme
Period: 05.12.2026 - 23.01.2027
Prize: No

Budget

unknown

Location

London
United Kingdom

Eligibility conditions

Please keep the price of the artwork under £700, including gallery commission.

Deadline

Oct 24, 2026

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Genre: Exhibition Open Call
Art field: Painting / Drawing / Photography / Printmaking / Ceramics
Theme: No theme
Period: 05.12.2026 - 22.01.2027
Prize: No

Budget

unknown

Location

Meißen
Germany

Eligibility conditions

No students
Resident of Sachsen (DE)

Deadline

Oct 25, 2026

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Genre: Exhibition Open Call
Art field: Digital / Video / Installation
Theme: AgcyerTo nho&t l
Period: 02.04.2027 - 22.08.2027
Prize: No

Budget

2,000,000 ₩ + Artist fee + Travel + Accommodation

Location

Gwangju
Korea, South

Eligibility conditions

Born between 1986 (included) and 2008 (included)
For emerging artists nationals of an Asian country

Deadline

Oct 25, 2026

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Genre: Exhibition Open Call
Art field: Digital / Painting / Drawing / Photography / Video / Printmaking / Installation / Performance / Sculpture / Textile Art / Ceramics
Theme: iis foeSceiskwtcpr
Prize: No

Budget

unknown

Location

Chur
Switzerland

Eligibility conditions

Resident of Switzerland

Deadline

Oct 25, 2026

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Lgphm icnlasmie

Genre: Exhibition Open Call
Art field: Digital / Painting / Drawing / Photography / Video / Printmaking / Installation / Performance / Sculpture / Textile Art / Ceramics / Curatorial / Music
Theme: No theme
Prize: No

Budget

7,500 € + Accommodation

Location

Linz
Austria

Eligibility conditions

Deadline

Oct 26, 2026

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Genre: Exhibition Open Call
Art field: Digital / Painting / Drawing / Photography / Video / Printmaking / Installation / Performance / Sculpture / Textile Art / Ceramics
Theme: Red
Prize: No

Budget

unknown

Location

Dublin
Ireland

Eligibility conditions

Resident of Ireland

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