The Memefest festival nurtures and rewards theory, practice and research of communication that works towards a more equal society. Memefest operates  as a small collective and a wider international network of close collaborators. Based in Slovenia and Australia, but united across five continents by its dedication to spreading alternative theory and praxis, the Memefest broader team is [...]

The organisers of the Sea Art Festival in Busan, Korea invite artists to submit works for an international competition to select works for on- and off-shore installation during this autumn 2013 festival, which blends natural environment, the sea and high tech contemporary art. The Sea Art Festival in Busan has established a unique exhibition style [...]

Artists are invited to submit their original work for the main exhibition of the 1st International Festival of Photography in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Entries are free and will remain open until May 20, 2013. must include a series of 5 to 8 images, artist statement, technical specifications of the work, resume and portfolio. The works [...]

Barracão Maravilha Arte Contemporânea International Residency Program 2013 Barracão Maravilha’s International Residency program is an opportunity open to artists, curators and academics from the whole world who wish to explore their practice in a vibrant and challenging new context; meet new people, materials and experience first hand what it is like to live and work [...]

The European Investment Bank (EIB) Institute launches a mentoring programme/artist’s residency, with the inaugural cycle targeting visual artists (aged <35) from the Baltic States, Malta and Cyprus.The EIB Institute aims to highlight/pay tribute to the extraordinary pool of creative talent in Europe. For the first edition of its mentoring programme, it will exclusively focus on artists [...]

Italy | DEFAULT 13 Asia-Europe Masterclass residency | open call DEFAULT 13 is organised by Ramdom (Lecce, Italy) in collaboration with Arthub Asia (Shanghai, China) and with the support of the Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF), Arts Network Asia (ANA) and Trans Europe Halles (TEH) as part of the programme Creative Encounters: Cultural Partnerships between Asia and Europe. RAMDOM Association and Arthub Asia present  [...]

Applications are now open for the 2013 72 Hour Urban Action competition – the world’s first real-time architecture competition. In it, selected international teams are given only three days & three nights to design and build interventions in public space in response to local needs. The competition is scheduled for 25-28 July 2013 in Derry~Londonderry [...]

Fórum Eugénio de Almeida PROJECT OPEN DOORS Creators from around the world are invited to submit works for the inaugural exhibition at Fórum Eugénio de Almeida, which will be held from 11 July to 15 September 2013. Based on a reflection on the origins of the Fórum building, Portas Abertas seeks to open debate on [...]

Open Call Résidence Croisée 2013 Antwerp / Clermont-Ferrand AIR Antwerpen and Artistes en Résidence (Clermont-Ferrand) offer for the first time this year a double residency for a Belgian and a French visual artist. For the Belgian artist a residency of 4 months is offered, of which 3 months take place in Artistes en Résidence (Jan-March [...]

The Manuel Rivera-Ortiz Foundation for Documentary Photography & Film recently announced an expanded 2013 grant program that now includes an award for short documentary filmmaking. Te foundation is now seeking outstanding entries in social documentary film focusing on the lives and populations ravaged by war, famine, disease, poverty, religious persecution, political oppression, forced migration and [...]

Cash Prizes for German Development Media Awards Deadline: 31 May 2013 Open to: journalists from Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Middle East, Eastern Europe and Germany Prize: seven cash prizes valued at 2,000 euros each Description Applicants are invited to apply for German Development Media Awards for Journalists offered by The German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation [...]

Fundación ‘ace para el Arte Contemporáneo invites career as well as emerging artists to apply for residencies within the frame of acePIRAR Artist-in-Residence International Program. Production, exploration, urban intervention and networking are key words of this program Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina, a cosmopolitan city with the perfect combination of European and South America’s roots [...]

Int’l Call to Sculptors & Figurative Artists for Figurativas ’13, Barcelona OPEN TO ARTISTS WORLDWIDE Registration Deadline: May 30 | Submissions due : July 12 2013 | No Fee Prizes: Painting prize of 36.000 €, a Fund for sculpture of 44.000 € and a Buying Fund to be determined. The Foundation of the Arts and the Artists [...]

Giga-Hertz-Award for Sound Art – Sound as Medium of Visual Arts In 2007, the ZKM | Institute for Music and Acoustics and the SWR EXPERIMENTALSTUDIO inaugurated the annual Giga-Hertz-Award for Electronic Music. The Giga-Hertz-Award aims at composers working in the fields of electronic and acousmatic music. To the sum of €94,000 the Giga-Hertz-Award for Electronic [...]

The Manuel Rivera-Ortiz Foundation for Documentary Photography & Film recently announced an expanded 2013 grant program that now includes an award for short-short documentary filmmaking. In addition to their third annual call for documentary photography submissions, the foundation is now seeking outstanding entries in social documentary film focusing on the lives and populations ravaged by [...]

ECF and the leading European Network on Cultural management and cultural policy education, ENCATC, have launched today the call for applications for the 2013 Cultural Policy Research Award (CPRA). The winner of the CPRA  2013, worth 10.000 Euro, will be publicly announced in November in Belgium during the Award Ceremony and 10th CPRA Anniversary Celebration. [...]

New Artist-in-Residence Program 2014 (google translate German-English) Artist-in-Residence programs are from the art and culture scene is now here to stay. The artistic exchange and learning about new cultures enrich the creativity and influence the work significantly on art projects. Previously led both the BMUKK and KulturKontakt Austria by successful artist-in-residence program, which have developed [...]

The European Cultural Foundation and ENCATC, have launched the call for applications for the 2013 Cultural Policy Research Award (CPRA). Candidates (who must hold at least a M.A. degree in social sciences, art & humanities, or public policy research, and must be no older than 35 years old) must submit their applications for the 2013 [...]

Call for works “Autonomies” Institute for Flexible Cultures and Technologies – Napon from 3rd untill 22nd  October 2013 Novi Sad Institute for Flexible Cultures and Technologies – Napon, is looking for works by arts practitioners and others for exhibition “Autonomies”, that will be held from  3rd until 22nd  October 2013 at Museum of Contemporary Art Vojvodina  [...]

Kaninchen-haus viadellafucina A.I.R. Kaninchen-Haus is pleased to announce the new open call for artists and art curators for the second edition of viadellafucina – twinning residency international programme. viadellafucina is an experimental residency, based on an totally inedited concept, designed by artists for artists, and founded on reliable integration devices, aimed to make the experience [...]

The Darling Foundry, located in Old Montreal (Quebec, Canada), is an alternative visual arts complex with an outstanding architectural design. The Darling Foundry provides opportunities for research, creation, production, and exhibition. Its multifaceted spaces, spanning 3500 m², provide room for residency studios, living accommodations, technical workshops, gallery spaces, a restaurant and offices. The International Residency [...]