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EFA Studio Program – 2027 Membership Application

Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts · New York

Deadline
Closes 1 Dec 2026
Open to
United States
Entry
Fee not stated
Prize
Subsidised studio for up to two yea…
ResidencyPaintingDrawingPrintmaking+11
Open

Dirty Show 27 Call for Erotic Art

The Dirty Show · Detroit

Deadline
Closes 1 Dec 2026
Open to
Worldwide
Entry
US$20 ≈ £16
Prize
Exhibition only; no prizes listed.…
Open call / exhibition
Open

Ray and Nancy Loeschner Art Competition

Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park · Grand Rapids

Deadline
Closes 1 Dec 2026
Open to
Worldwide
Entry
Free
Prize
Winning entries acquired into Meije…
Prize / award
Open

Project Paintings Conservator at The Huntington

The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens · San Marino

Pay
$75,000–$80,000 a year, full time,…
Deadline
Closes 1 Dec 2026
Open to
United States
On-siteFull-timePainting

Posted 7 days ago

Open

Swiss Art Awards 2027 – Open Call

Federal Office of Culture (FOC/BAK) · Basel

Deadline
Closes 3 Dec 2026
Open to
Switzerland
Entry
Free
Prize
Federal art prizes awarded at the B…
Prize / award
Open

Conservator at SCHAUWERK Sindelfingen

SCHAUWERK Sindelfingen · Sindelfingen

Pay
Pay in line with TV-L pay group 12…
Deadline
Closes 3 Dec 2026
Open to
Germany
On-siteFull-timePaintingSculptureInstallation+2

Posted 8 days ago

Open

ArtScape 18

ShenArts (Shenandoah Arts Council) · Winchester

Deadline
Closes 5 Dec 2026
Open to
United States
Entry
Fee not stated
Open call / exhibition
Open

BBA Artist Prize 2027

BBA Prizes / BBA Gallery · Berlin

Deadline
Closes 7 Dec 2026
Open to
Worldwide
Entry
€49 ≈ £42
Prize
€2,500 ≈ £2.1k
Prize / award
Open

Royal Watercolour Society Open 2027

Royal Watercolour Society · London

Deadline
Closes 8 Dec 2026
Open to
Worldwide
Entry
£15
Prize
2026 prizes: David Gluck Memorial A…
Open call / exhibitionPainting
Open

Au Naturel: The Nude in the 21st Century 2027

Clatsop Community College, Royal Nebeker Art Gallery · Astoria

Deadline
Closes 10 Dec 2026
Open to
Worldwide
Entry
US$45 ≈ £35
Prize
US$1,000 ≈ £780
Open call / exhibitionDrawingPaintingPrintmaking
Open

Ramsay Art Prize 2027

Art Gallery of South Australia · Adelaide

Deadline
Closes 11 Dec 2026
Open to
Australia
Entry
A$50 ≈ £26
Prize
A$115,000 ≈ £60k
Prize / award
Open

Collie Art Prize 2027 (CAP27)

Collie Art Gallery / Collie Gallery Group Inc. · Collie, WA

Deadline
Closes 11 Dec 2026
Open to
Australia
Entry
A$44 ≈ £23
Prize
A$62,500 ≈ £33k
Prize / awardPaintingDrawingPrintmaking+5
Open

Golden Fleece Award 2027

The Golden Fleece Award (Lillias Mitchell Trust) · Dublin

Deadline
Closes 11 Dec 2026
Open to
Ireland, United Kingdom
Entry
Free
Prize
€30,000 ≈ £26k
Grant / bursaryCeramics & glassTextile & fibreSculpture+6
Open

Woodworker / Framer at The Gilder

The Gilder · Toronto

Pay
C$25–C$33 an hour, full or part tim…
Deadline
Closes 12 Dec 2026
Open to
Canada
On-sitePart-time

Posted 3 weeks ago

Open

HCA Member Show 2027

Hopkinton Center for the Arts · Hopkinton

Deadline
Closes 15 Dec 2026
Open to
Worldwide
Entry
Free
Prize
1st, 2nd and 3rd place plus three h…
Open call / exhibition
Open