Western Europe

The Festival of Animation Berlin (FAB) is calling for submissions of animated films and animation projects from for the 8th festival edition, which will take place from 8 – 11 October 2026 at silent green Kulturquartier and City Kino Wedding, Berlin, Germany.

VORBRENNER is a contemporary art platform that promotes process-oriented work across all disciplines and genres. It offers short-term opportunities for collaboration for both collectives and individual artists in search of new insights and contemporary forms of expression that engage with an interdisciplinary concept of art and science.

Camera Austria and Kulturvermittlung Steiermark are collaboratively offering a scholarship for international photographers in 2026.

Kunstfort Vijfhuizen and Czech Centre Brussels have announced the second edition of Zoöp Connections, a four-week residency for artists, researchers, and creative practitioners with a connection to Czechia, taking place mid-September to mid-October 2026 at a UNESCO world heritage site in Vijfhuizen, the Netherlands.

HAPPENING is a one-year programme aimed to create open-access digital tools and a vision for the future network of young creatives across Europe.

A joint initiative by the 3-2-1 Qatar Olympic & Sports Museum (QOSM) and the Olympic Museum in Lausanne, Switzerland, the Olympic Heritage | Artists in Residence programme aims to push the boundaries of how audiences experience the Olympic Games by bringing together digital art with the Olympic Games’ historic and cultural significance.

The Critical Pathways community at Utrecht University, in collaboration with Towards a Circular Economy and Society, is inviting applications for the 2026 Fellowship Programme.

GRUND1535 and Positive Futures Festival (PFF) announce an open call for artists working at the intersection of sound, voice, and performance to apply for a residency in Tyrol, Austria, taking place from 1–26 October 2026.

The University of Lille, with the support of the Hauts-de-France Region and in partnership with Le Fresnoy – Studio national des arts contemporains, has launched a call for applications for the AIRLab residency (Artist in Immersion Research in a Laboratory) for the 2026–2027 academic year.

Art Zoyd Studios invites applications for its 2026/2027 residency programme, offering periods of research, experimentation and development for artists working in electroacoustic and electronic music.