Open Calls

Fundación Ama Amoedo, in partnership with Pivô (São Paulo, Brazil), has an open call for visual artists of Uruguayan nationality, whether they reside in the country or not. One spot will be awarded for a three-month residency in São Paulo, taking place from August 6 to October 31, 2025. The application deadline is Friday, April 11, 2025.

The fair has officially announced the opening of applications for exhibiting galleries interested in participating in this edition. The application deadline is May 15, 2025.

apexart welcomes proposals for group exhibitions as part of its 2025-26 International Open Call, which will be open from February 1 to March 1, 2025. The five winning initiatives will each receive a $10,000 USD exhibition budget and become official “apexart exhibitions” in their respective locations around the world. Curators, artists, writers, and creative individuals—regardless of experience level or location—are invited to submit a proposal online.

Onassis AiR has officially launched its Open Call for the 2025/26 season, inviting artists and creative practitioners from diverse disciplines and backgrounds to participate in a dynamic and immersive research-based residency in Athens, Greece.

The Delfina Foundation and Tate announced the 2025 Brooks International Fellowship Programme. This prestigious initiative offers visual arts professionals from around the world a unique opportunity to collaborate with Tate colleagues in London for six months, supported by a residency at Delfina Foundation.

PAC, the educational platform of the Gachi Prieto Gallery in Buenos Aires, opens the inscriptions for three programs that seek to professionalize contemporary artists and curators; through a collaborative and reflexive learning approach, the aim is to promote the construction of affective and professional networks.

The Museum La Tertulia invites artists and creators, both Colombian and foreign residents in Colombia, to participate in the Visión de Ciudad (City Vision) call. This competition aims to integrate art, science, and technology into the creation of a sculptural project for the city of Cali. Deadline to apply: January 10, 2025.

The Watermill Center’s Artist Residency is accepting applications for the 2026 year-round program, open to international artists 21+ years of age of all art disciplines. Deadline to apply: January 15, 2025.

April 2025 marks the arrival of Pinta Lima in its 12th edition. It will be held April 24-27 at Casa Prado, Miraflores, Lima Peru. Applications for galleries will be open until January 18, 2025.

The Medellín Museum of Modern Art (MAMM) is seeking a new Chief Curator, who will build upon the Museum’s decade-long process of growth and transformation, contributing to its consolidation as a vital space for the cultural life of Medellín, Colombia, and the region. Applications open until December 1^st, 2024.

The Studiotopia international program is open for the submission of proposals to the residency program for young scientists or emerging artists. LABoral Centro de Arte y Creación Industrial -in collaboration with other institutions- announces an international call for non-Spanish artists. Deadline to apply: November 7, 2024.

AWARE: Archives of Women Artists, Research and Exhibitions announced a residency at the Villa Vassilieff in Paris for research on women and non-binary photographers and video artists. During this three-month residency, the selected candidate will be invited to present their research during a public event as well as to write a research article for publication on the AWARE website. The residency includes an independent studio apartment within the Villa Vassilieff, a monthly living allowance, and transportation to and from Paris.

apexart is soliciting idea-based group exhibition proposals for its NYC open call October 1–31, 2024. Five winning proposals will receive up to a 10,000 USD exhibition budget and become apexart exhibitions at the NYC space as part of the 2025–26 exhibition season. Curators, artists, writers, and creative individuals, regardless of experience level or location, are invited to submit a proposal online.

Arte Laguna Prize is a contemporary art competition for artists of all ages, nationalities and artistic backgrounds, regardless of gender and with free subject matter. The competition offers numerous opportunities for participating artists to expand their network, gain international visibility and access valuable resources for the development of their careers. Deadline to apply: July 31, 2024.

The Artist Series by American Express is an initiative that supports the development of local artists. Digital artists, illustrators and graphic designers from Peru, emerging or young career, are invited to participate. Deadline to apply: July 15, 2024.

Argentina Performance Art, the first platform dedicated exclusively to the archive and theoretical research on Performance Art in Argentina, has opened a call for interns to join the team in the Internship Program 2024-2025.

The Museo de Arte Moderno de Buenos Aires invites artists and art professionals from Argentina and abroad who have been living in the country for 3 years or more to apply to the Casa Alberto Heredia Residency Program. Applications will be accepted until June 30, 2024 for the periods August-December 2024 and March-June 2025.

Fundación Ama Amoedo announces the call for the Grants Fundación Ama Amoedo 2024. With the aim of providing resources and opportunities for the strengthening of the art ecosystem and its institutions, a total of USD 100,000 will be divided into 10 grants of USD 10,000. Deadline to apply: July 30^th, 2024.

The Seoul Museum of Art is announcing an open call for the position of artistic director of the 13^th Seoul Mediacity Biennale. Deadline to apply: July 28^th, 2024.

Pine Meadow Ranch Center for Arts & Agriculture (PMRCAA) is inviting artists, ecological scientists and scholars whose work explores the theme of Care & Stewardship to apply for a 2025 residency in Sisters, Oregon (USA). Deadline to apply: June 30^th, 2024.

Delfina Foundation announced an international open call for its upcoming winter 2025 residency season (January 6^th–March 30^th) under its recurring thematic program science technology society. Deadline to apply: May 19^th, 2024.

Pinta BAphoto is the most important art fair specialized in photography in Latin America. In its 20th edition, it invites galleries to submit their proposals until April 30, 2024.

Pinta Miami’s 2024 edition will be held from December 5 to 8, at The Hangar in Coconut Grove, Miami. Galleries and artistic projects are invited to apply until May 30, 2024.

For the second consecutive year, the Ama Amoedo Foundation and Casa Wabi Foundation in alliance launched an open call for artists from Argentina to carry out a six-week residency in Puerto Escondido, Mexico. Deadline to apply: May 2, 2024.

The Instituto Cultural Peruano Norteamericano (ICPNA) and Artus are joining forces to launch the call for the Wiels Artist-in-Residence Program, an international multidisciplinary production platform that hosts emerging and mid-career contemporary artists from around the world. Deadline to apply: March 22, 2024.

The fourth edition of the ALA Art Prize is having an open call dedicated to Italian and foreign artists ad collectives of artists aged between 18 al 40 operating in Italy. Deadline to apply: April 10^th, 2024.

Presente Continuo is a two-year training program for artists, thinkers, curators, researchers in the exact sciences, social sciences and humanities, scientists and technologists from all over Argentina. Application deadline: March 17, 2024.

The Brooklyn Museum announced open call for Brooklyn artists to participate in a major upcoming exhibition celebrating the Museum’s 200^th anniversary. Deadline to apply: April 7^th, 2024.

Open call for the Pastizal Residency, Edition #3 Fungi and Lichens to produce, share, reflect and experience artistic practices and research of interest, in the biodiversity of a Natural Reserve environment. Deadline to apply: March 3, 2024.

Espacio El Dorado launched a new edition of En Blanco, an initiative with the intention of being the starting point for emerging ideas that want to be exhibited in a public space and that seek to dialogue with the contemporary creative context. Deadline to apply: February 25, 2024.