**In celebration of its 25th Anniversary, Creative Capital expands its support of individual artists with the 2026 Open Call for the Creative Capital Award and the launch of the new State of the Art Prize.** 

**The Creative Capital Award** provides individual artists with unrestricted project grants for the creation of bold, innovative, original, and imaginative new artistic works. In addition to unrestricted project grants from $15,000 up to $50,000, the Award offers transformative professional development support including strategic advising, peer mentorship, industry connections, and community-building opportunities. Grants are awarded via a national, democratic, open call, external review process.

  
**The Creative Capital Award seeks project proposals in the following disciplines:**

* **Visual Arts**: architecture & design, craft, drawing & illustration, ecological art, installation, painting & printmaking, performance art, photography, public art, sculpture, social practice, sound art, video art, technology, and socially-engaged visual art
* **Performing Arts**: dance, jazz, multimedia performance, music, musical theater, opera, theater, playwriting, technology, and socially-engaged performing arts
* **Film:** animation, documentary film, experimental film, and narrative film
* **Literature**: fiction, nonfiction, and poetry

  

Unrestricted project grants from $15,000 up to $50,000

  
The Award also offers transformative professional development support including strategic advising, peer mentorship, industry connections, and community-building opportunities. 

The Creative Capital Award 2026

Exhibitions bring art, culture, and scientific findings closer to the public, provide new perspectives and better understanding, and serve both educational and entertaining purposes. In times of multimedia oversupply, it is a major challenge to offer outstanding experiences or convey complex content in a way that arouses audience enthusiasm.

  
The 2025 Special Prize is intended to honor exhibition designs that address different sections of the population in an innovative, contemporary and, if possible, barrier-free way, while offering visitors new perspectives on the environment and society through impressive sensory experiences.

  
Individuals or initiatives (associations, offices, studios, etc.) that develop, design or convey the content of temporary or permanent exhibitions in or near Lower Austria can apply for the 2025 Special Prize for Exhibition Design.

  
Documentation in digital form that is suitable for presenting the award-winning project comprehensively and comprehensibly (descriptions, photos, videos, websites, etc.) as well as a biography must be submitted.

The Lower Austrian Cultural Prizes have been awarded since 1960 and are enshrined in the Lower Austrian Cultural Promotion Act. **Two recognition prizes of €6,000 each and one appreciation prize of €13,000 are awarded for each category**.

  
The recognition award is intended to support artists and cultural workers who have already achieved professional recognition for their work. The award can be submitted by an individual or a group of people (e.g., an association).

  
The award is intended to honor the complete work of an artist or group of people of national importance.

kulturpreis Appreciation Prize '25

**AFAC’s Creative and Critical Writings grant provides support to critical arts and culture writing, children’s and youth literature (including both adaptation and original work), graphic novels, short stories and poetry, in addition to analog and digital publishing platforms. The final product must be in Arabic.**

  
AFAC grants are intended for project production, including research and development phases. They may cover project-related expenses, including but not limited to materials, space or equipment rentals, and fees for artistic and technical labor and collaboration.

  
An artist or institutional fee of not more than 30% of the total grant amount is also an allowable expense. If you are hesitant about how this works, you can always contact us with questions before submitting your final budget.

  
Given the high demand for production support, AFAC cannot guarantee that all selected grantees will receive their requested amounts in full. We encourage applicants to diversify their sources of funding whenever possible.

  
AFAC does not offer mobility grants, but travel expenses that are part of a project’s implementation and/or research may be covered by the grant.

  
AFAC will not provide support retroactively to projects that have already been completed.

  
For projects that have already started, we cover only expenses occurring after the agreement's signature date.

  
AFAC launches two open calls every year for its different grant programs. The first is open to applications for Creative and Critical Writings, Documentary Film, Performing Arts, and Visual Arts grants. The second call is open to applications for Cinema, Music, Documentary Photography and Training & Regional Events grants. Each applicant (individual or institution) can only submit one application during each open call.

**The Creative and Critical Writings grant program provides annual grants of up to USD 20,000 for individuals and teams, and up to USD 35,000 for collectives and institutions.**

Creative and Critical Writings Grant

**The Documentary Film program supports creative documentary films in the Arab region. The program welcomes submissions by Arab directors of feature-length documentary film projects that are in development, production or post-production phases, as well as short and medium-length documentaries in production and post-production.**

  
WHAT DOES THE GRANT COVER?

  
* AFAC grants are intended for project production, including research and development phases. They may cover project-related expenses, including but not limited to materials, space or equipment rentals, and fees for artistic and technical labor and collaboration.

  
* A director and producer fee of not more than 30% of the total grant amount is also an allowable expense. If you are hesitant about how this works, you can always contact us with questions before submitting your final budget.

  
* Given the high demand for production support, AFAC cannot guarantee that all selected grantees will receive their requested amounts in full. We encourage applicants to diversify their sources of funding whenever possible.

  
* AFAC does not offer mobility grants, but travel expenses that are part of a project’s implementation and/or research may be covered by the grant.

  
* AFAC will not provide support retroactively to projects that have already been completed.

  
* For projects that have already started, we cover only expenses occurring after the agreement's signature date.

  
* AFAC launches two open calls every year for its different grant programs. The first is open to applications for Creative and Critical Writings, Documentary Film, Performing Arts, and Visual Arts grants. The second call is open to applications for Cinema, Music, Documentary Photography and Training & Regional Events grants. Each applicant (individual or institution) can only submit one application during each open call.

**The Documentary Film program provides annual grants up to USD 10,000 for development grants, up to USD 50,000 for production grants for feature-length films and USD 20,000 for short and medium-length documentaries, and up to USD 25,000 for post-production grants for feature-length films and USD 10,000 for short and medium-length documentaries.**

Documentary Film Funding Program

What are the innovative forms, ideas, and themes happening right now in artistic creation in the Midwest? The **South Bend Museum of Art’s** **_Biennial 33_** will present contemporary artwork in all media. Selected artists are asked to exhibit a body of work, or other presentation modality (site specific installation, projection reel, performance etc.), that gives a comprehensive look into their creative studio practice. 

  
**EXHIBITION DATES: September 27 - December 28, 2025**

  
**Timeline:**

**September 5, 2025:** Deadline for the delivery of shipped work

**September 5 - 21, 2025:** Hand delivery of work and installation

**Saturday, September 27, 2025:** Exhibition opens

**Friday, October 3, 5:00–8:00 p.m. EST:** Artists reception

**Sunday, December 28, 2024:** Exhibition closes

**Monday, January 5 - 16, 2026:** Pick-up of work 

$1,500 in awards will be selected by the juror and $1,500 in purchase awards will be chosen by the South Bend Museum of Art’s Collections Committee.

  
Participation in **South Bend Museum of Art’s** **_Biennial 33_** 

Biennial 33

**The National Gallery of Canada’s General Idea Fellowship encourages and supports advanced research in contemporary art.** 

Research will relate to any aspect of contemporary art, including painting, drawing, sculpture, photography, printmaking, artist’s books and multiples, video, installation and other media, and emphasize the use and investigation of the collections of the National Gallery of Canada, including the Art Metropole Collection, the General Idea fonds, the AA Bronson collection, and related materials in the Gallery’s collections.

Each award is limited to a maximum of $15,000, including expenses and/or a stipend. 

General Idea Fellowship

**Contemporary- Call for Artists:** Showcase your work in a prestigious landmark location in Central London 

  
Have you ever questioned whether your art is good enough? You’re not alone- every artist does. This exhibition challenges that doubt, proving that all styles and expressions have the potential to be powerful.

  
Join the conversation. 

  
Full details Here: 

https://boomergallery.net/contemporary-call-for-artists

Application is free, but a £189 fee (including VAT) applies for each selected artist. This fee covers an extensive suite of benefits

Contemporary- Call For Artists 

Calling all artists worldwide!

  
GlogauAIR’s Online Program is OPEN for applications to participate in the next April – June 2025 online residency.

We’re thrilled to invite creators from diverse backgrounds and artistic disciplines to join our community.

  
Why choose GlogauAIR?

What we offer:

& International community

& Professional evaluation

\# Enriching program

& Work from home or your studio

GlogauAIR provides:

o Catalogue feature (printed and digital)

o Virtual Open Studios

o Networking opportunities

  
DEADLINE 06.04.2025

Find more information and the application form at the link in our bio

NEW GlogauAIR On-Line Residency Q2 2025 Open Call

The Art Eco-Conception Prize was born from the desire of the Art of Change 21 association to **raise awareness among the French artistic scene of environmental and climate issues** , to support it in its ecological transition and to enable it **to anticipate the major changes to come**.

  
Organised **in partnership with the Palais de Tokyo and supported by the Ministry of Culture and ADEME**, the Prize has already supported 24 winning artists in 2023 and 2024\. **100% of the winners** in 2024 were satisfied with the support and declared that it would develop their practice. 

  
**The significant** and **growing** number of applications received, 278 in 2023 and 356 in 2024, demonstrates the importance of such an initiative and **the growing expectations** of artists in terms of **environmental responsibility** . 

  
The Art Eco-Design Prize is part of a **long-term action program** by the Art of Change 21 association for an ecological transition of the cultural sector, including the creation of an online resource center accessible to all, regional support, the publication of a guide in partnership with ADEME and eco-designed artistic programs.

Each year, the Prix Art Éco-Conception **rewards and supports 12 contemporary artists in reducing their environmental impact** , with a three-day tailor-made support program at the Palais de Tokyo, provided by environmental, carbon, and eco-design experts specializing in art, as well as by artists already engaged in an environmental approach. Each winner also receives a **€1,000** bonus at the end of their support.

2025 ECO-DESIGN ART PRIZE

The Hortus Residency Program is open to established and emerging artists, botanical artists, or photographers, who are exploring the themes of nature and/or the human connection with nature. Hortus Arboretum & Botanical Garden is an accredited botanical garden and arboretum established by by two artists turned gardeners. The purpose of this residency is to provide opportunities to artists whose work focuses on nature. The residency would allow artists to have constant access to the botanical garden and produce art derived from that experience in a quiet natural setting. The gardens contain rare decorative and edible plants from all over the world and would provide an artist with a good opportunity to study a rich diversity of plant life concentrated in one place.

  
The Barnett is a GREEN HOUSE with solar panels, heat on demand, a woodstove, 1-large bedroom, modern bathroom, air conditioning, and an outside deck. It has easy access to the Hortus Arboretum & Botanical Garden. The Barnette has Hi-Speed Internet.

  
Meals: Residents make and provide their own meals. The Barnette has a fully stocked kitchen. There are several local places to eat as well several good food markets within 10 minutes drive from the property. Residency participants will also have access to picking organic fresh produce from the garden (as they become seasonably available).

  
Travel: The residency participant is responsible for all travel expenses. A car is necessary due to the rural location.

  
Couples and families: Hortus can extend housing accommodations to a spouse or partner during the period of the residency. Sorry, no children.

  
Duration: Spring Residency- 1 week. May 27th- June 3rd 2025

  
At present time, there is no dedicated studio space on the grounds. Artists would need to use the residency building as their studio. Because of that, there is not space for large projects or messy ones, but there are several places in the house large enough to facilitate art projects and storing materials.
  
  

1 week residency free of charge.

  
Housing: The Barnette is a small house situated in the hamlet of Stone Ridge located in the lower Catskill mountains of New York state. The Barnette is situated in a rural region on the edge of the Hortus gardens, surrounded by woods and overlooking NY state protected wetlands.
  
  

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