Monson Arts Residency – Spring 2027
Monson Arts · Monson, Maine
- Deadline
- Opens 1 Dec 2026
- Open to
- Worldwide
- Entry
- Fee not stated
- Prize
- US$500 ≈ £390
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Painting competitions and open calls
Every prize, open call, residency and grant we list that accepts painting, including those open to any medium. Each one shows the deadline, the entry fee and the rules on who can enter, checked against the organiser's own page every day.
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Young Artists' Gallery 2027
CSU San Bernardino / San Bernardino County Schools · San Bernardino
- Deadline
- Opens 1 Dec 2026
- Open to
- United States
- Entry
- Fee not stated
Open call / exhibition
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Statens Kunstfond – Arbejdslegater for billedkunst (Danish Arts Foundation working grants)
Statens Kunstfond (Danish Arts Foundation) · Copenhagen
- Deadline
- Opens 3 Jan 2027
- Open to
- Denmark
- Entry
- Free
- Prize
- Working grants of variable size set…
Grant / bursary
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MacDowell Fellowship – Fall/Winter 2027–28
MacDowell · Peterborough, NH
- Deadline
- Opens 19 Jan 2027
- Open to
- Worldwide
- Entry
- US$30 ≈ £23
- Prize
- Free residency (studio, room, meals…
Residency
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Society of Women Artists 166th Annual Open Exhibition 2027
Society of Women Artists · London
- Deadline
- Opens 1 Dec 2026
- Open to
- Worldwide
- Entry
- £20
- Prize
- Awards for 2027 to be announced.
Open call / exhibition
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Jerwood Foundation funding (formerly Jerwood Arts / Jerwood Survey)
Jerwood Foundation · Ludlow
- Deadline
- Opens 3 Feb 2027
- Open to
- United Kingdom
- Entry
- Free
Grant / bursary
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The Batsford Prize 2027
Batsford Books (B.T. Batsford Ltd) · London
- Deadline
- Opens 22 Feb 2027
- Open to
- United Kingdom
- Entry
- Free
- Prize
- £3,500
Prize / awardTextile & fibreIllustrationPainting+3
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Vermont Studio Center – Residency Fellowships (spring 2027 open call)
Vermont Studio Center · Johnson, Vermont
- Deadline
- Opens 15 Feb 2027
- Open to
- Worldwide
- Entry
- US$25 ≈ £20
- Prize
- Partial fellowships for all accepte…
Residency
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Saari Residence 2028 (Kone Foundation)
Kone Foundation · Mynämäki
- Deadline
- Opens 1 Mar 2027
- Open to
- Worldwide
- Entry
- Free
- Prize
- Residency with accommodation, studi…
Residency
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Salt Spring National Art Prize 2027
Salt Spring National Art Prize (Salt Spring Arts) · Salt Spring Island, BC
- Deadline
- Opens 3 Jan 2027
- Open to
- Canada
- Entry
- CA$35 ≈ £20
- Prize
- CA$52,000 ≈ £30k
Prize / award
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Künstlerdorf Schöppingen – Residency stipends 2028
Stiftung Künstlerdorf Schöppingen · Schöppingen
- Deadline
- Opens 27 Jun 2027
- Open to
- Worldwide
- Entry
- Free
- Prize
- EUR 1,500/month (less ~EUR 100–200…
Residency
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Oppenheim-John Downes Memorial Trust Awards 2027
The Oppenheim-John Downes Memorial Trust · United Kingdom
- Deadline
- Opens 1 Jun 2027
- Open to
- United Kingdom
- Entry
- Free
- Prize
- Individual awards of £250 to £1,000…
Grant / bursary
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Scottish Landscape Awards 2028
Scottish Arts Trust · Aberdeen
- Deadline
- Opens 1 Dec 2027
- Open to
- United Kingdom
- Entry
- £12
- Prize
- £21,000
Prize / awardPaintingDrawingPrintmaking+3
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De Ateliers – working period 2027-2029
De Ateliers · Amsterdam
- Deadline
- Opens 1 Dec 2026
- Open to
- Worldwide
- Entry
- €65 ≈ £55
- Prize
- Two-year programme with studio, sti…
Residency
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Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten – Residency 2028
Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten · Amsterdam
- Deadline
- Opens 1 Jan 2027
- Open to
- Worldwide
- Entry
- €60 ≈ £51
- Prize
- Two-year residency: studio, €19,800…
Residency
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Roswell Artist-in-Residence Program 2027–28
Roswell Artist-in-Residence Foundation · Roswell, New Mexico
- Deadline
- Opens 1 Jan 2027
- Open to
- Worldwide
- Entry
- US$26.32 ≈ £21
- Prize
- US$13,200 ≈ £10k
ResidencyPaintingDrawingPrintmaking+4
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Ruth Borchard Self-Portrait Prize
The Ruth Borchard Collection · United Kingdom
- Deadline
- Opening soon
- Open to
- Worldwide
- Entry
- £40
- Prize
- £10,000
Prize / award
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STRABAG Artaward International 2027
STRABAG Kunstforum / STRABAG ART · Vienna
- Deadline
- Opening soon
- Open to
- Austria, Bulgaria, North Macedonia and 2 more
- Entry
- Free
- Prize
- €48,000 ≈ £41k
Prize / awardPaintingDrawing
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Charlottenborg Spring Exhibition (Forårsudstillingen)
Charlottenborg Fonden · Copenhagen
- Deadline
- Opening soon
- Open to
- Worldwide
- Entry
- DKK 500 ≈ £58
- Prize
- DKK 2,500 exhibition fee per accept…
Open call / exhibition
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McKnight Visual Artist Fellowships 2027
Minneapolis College of Art and Design (MCAD) for the McKnight Foundation · Minneapolis
- Deadline
- Opening soon
- Open to
- United States
- Entry
- Free
- Prize
- US$150,000 ≈ £117k
Grant / bursary
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Premio Nocivelli – contemporary art prize for under-40 artists working in Italy
Associazione Culturale Techne · Lonato del Garda
- Deadline
- Opening soon
- Open to
- Worldwide
- Entry
- €20 ≈ £17
- Prize
- €10,000 ≈ £8.5k
Prize / awardPaintingSculpturePhotography
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Biennale Arte 2026 – 61st International Art Exhibition (Venice)
La Biennale di Venezia · Venice
- Deadline
- Dates unconfirmed
- Open to
- Worldwide
- Entry
- Free
Biennale
Dates unconfirmed
Tokyo Arts and Space (TOKAS) International Creator Residency Program
Tokyo Arts and Space (Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture) · Tokyo
- Deadline
- Dates unconfirmed
- Open to
- Worldwide
- Entry
- Free
- Prize
- JP¥300,000 ≈ £1.6k
Residency
Dates unconfirmed
Rimbun Dahan Southeast Asian Arts Residency
Rimbun Dahan · Kuang, Selangor
- Deadline
- Dates unconfirmed
- Open to
- Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia and 7 more
- Entry
- Fee not stated
- Prize
- Two months' accommodation, studio,…
Residency
Dates unconfirmed