Europe

S+T+ARTS AQUA MOTION invites artists from all disciplines to apply for an interdisciplinary residency programme focused on the future of water in Europe. At a time when water scarcity, pollution, climate change, and biodiversity loss are reshaping societies and ecosystems, AQUA MOTION supports artistic experimentation that engages with these challenges through collaboration with scientists, technologists, local communities, and water experts.

The International Touring and Environmental Responsibility (ITER) programme, delivered by Julie’s Bicycle in collaboration with in futurum, is back for its fourth year. This initiative supports arts organisations and individuals in England, Denmark, and Norway to develop sustainable, inclusive, and equitable models for international touring.

The Festival Eñe, the magazine Cuadernos Hispanoamericanos (AECID) and the Casa de Velázquez are launching a new call for applications for a three-month Creative Writing Residency in Madrid for writers living in Latin America or the Caribbean and writing in Spanish.

The Summer Academy is a 14-day long training programme for participants from European and Erasmus+ eligible countries in the framework of Artivism, from 7 to 22 July 2025 in Vác, Metropolitan Area Budapest, Hungary.

Imagining Godzilla is looking for short-term, residential projects to be carried out onboard the sailing catamaran Godzilla in the Baltic Sea during summer 2025.

Fast Forward Festival Forum 2025 is looking for seven students or graduates from the degree programmes theatre directing, dramaturgy / play writing or acting and three theatre professionals from the work fields theatre directing, education and theatre management / production, who are proposed by ETC Member Theatres.

SIT-PLU includes a programme of residencies (SIT-RES) happening in 2026 and 2027, where artists and creative practitioners selected through the open call will be invited to engage with a specific context (social, geographical, historical) for one year and develop new forms of creative intervention/cultural mediation.

Through this open call, 20 artists, collectives, and creatives across Europe will be awarded grants to create community-focused artworks. The selected projects must connect citizens to their aquatic environments and raise awareness of environmental challenges through artistic expression.

Working under the authority of the association’s Board of Directors and in close collaboration with the General Delegate, the Artistic Director defines the ensemble’s artistic and cultural project and leads a careful analysis on strategic orientations, ensuring the coherence of the overall project.

The British Council are calling for applications from artists or organisations for their Connections Through Culture grants programme, which supports creative collaborations between the UK and select countries in Asia and Europe.