Open calls

OPEN CALL – Exhibition – Galerie Noord – Groningen

Galerie Noord will kick off its anniversary year in 2027 with Dertig Dertigers (Thirty Thirty-Somethings): an exhibition featuring work by thirty artists who are between the ages of 30 and 39 on 1 January 2027. The exhibition will run from 2 January to 10 February 2027. Each artist will exhibit one work. A jury will select 30 participants from all applications.

But that’s not all. From the thirty selected participants, the jury will choose one winner, who will receive a €1,500 artist fee as well as a solo exhibition at Galerie Noord at the end of 2027.

Application deadline: Saturday, 31 October 2026
More information: https://www.galerienoord.nl/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/2914_NOORD_Open-Call_Dertig-Dertigers_A4_ENG-1.pdf 

Grant – Proven Talent Scheme – Groningen

The Municipality of Groningen offers this grant to cultural organisations run by young artists up to the age of 35. They can apply for funding under a two-year scheme. The scheme is intended to encourage artistic and professional growth and development within the arts. The maximum grant amount is €40,000 per application.

Deadline for the next application round: 1 October 2026
More information: Proven Talent Scheme – Kunstraad Groningen

OPEN CALL – SALES EXHIBITION KEL-30 – HAREN

KEL-30 invites artists to submit work for the 2026 Sales Exhibition. This is a great opportunity to present and sell your work to a wide audience in the unique setting of De Biotoop in Haren. All disciplines are welcome, including painting, sculpture, photography, video, installation and mixed media.
The selected works will be presented during the Sales Exhibition on 27, 28 and 29 November, 5 and 6 December, and 12 and 13 December 2026 at KEL-30 | De Biotoop in Haren.

Deadline: 1 October 2026
More information: https://kel-30.com

OPEN CALL – PHOTOGRAPHY – ROTTERDAM PHOTO

Rotterdam Photo is an international photography festival and platform for contemporary visual art. Since 2016, the festival has brought together emerging and established artists from around the world, presenting photography in all its diversity in Rotterdam’s public spaces. The 2027 edition will take place from 17 to 21 March during Rotterdam Art Week.

Photographers can apply through three categories within the open call. Depending on their work, artists may apply for one or more categories. Each submission will be assessed separately by the selection committee.

PROJECTS – INTERNATIONAL

For photographers working on projects and series, this category offers the opportunity to develop a larger body of work into a solo exhibition at Rotterdam Photo 2027.
Entry fee: €29 per submission until 7 September 2026, 23:59 CET (Early Bird); €35 thereafter
Deadline: 4 October 2026

SINGLE IMAGE – INTERNATIONAL

For photographers with a single photographic work that stands on its own and makes an impact on a large scale.
Entry fee: €19 per image
Deadline: 4 October 2026

ROTTERDAM PHOTO X AMARTE: GRANTS FOR THE DUTCH TALENT PROJECT

Five selected artists will each receive a €3,000 production grant to develop their project into a ‘work-in-progress’ exhibition during Rotterdam Photo 2027.
Deadline: 4 October 2026

For full information and terms and conditions, visit https://rotterdamphoto.eu/

OPEN CALL – Residency – ZOOkeeper EMMEN

Are you a professional artist looking to explore and experiment in an inspiring environment? Spend three months, from 1 April to 1 July 2027, working at Studio Zookeeper. Studio Zookeeper is an inspiring creative space located in the beautiful Rensenpark, the former zoo in the centre of Emmen. The theme for this artist-in-residence period is ‘Boundaries’.

For the three-month period, the ZooKeeper will receive a fee of €1,200 per month (based on working four days a week), €400 per month towards accommodation costs, and a one-off materials budget of €500.

Deadline: 30 September 2026
More information: https://zookeeper.nl/zookeeper-open-call-beeldend-kunstenaar-ontwerper-artist-in-residence/ 

Open Call – PRACHT IN DE GRACHT 2027 – Zaltbommel

For the tenth edition of Pracht in de Gracht, the organisers are seeking visual artists to participate in this unique biennial art route on and around the historic canals of Zaltbommel. Pracht in de Gracht presents contemporary art in the public space, with the canals and their surroundings serving as the backdrop for unexpected encounters between art, the city and its visitors.

For the anniversary edition, taking place from mid-June to mid-September 2027, approximately 15 to 20 artists will be selected, representing a mix of local, regional and national talent. At least one place will be reserved for an emerging young artist.

Submission deadline: 12 September 2026
More information: https://www.prachtindegracht.nl/opencall/

Open Call – Textile Biennale 2027 – Museum Rijswijk

For the upcoming edition of the Textile Biennale (8 July – 21 November 2027), Museum Rijswijk invites artists to reflect on the theme Colonial Patterns from their own artistic practice and perspective. The museum deliberately interprets the concept of patterns in a broad sense: as decorative motifs, repetitions, social or historical systems, visible structures and invisible legacies.

Your approach may be personal, social, political, poetic or speculative. The work may explore visible patterns in textiles, as well as the invisible structures that continue to shape our world today. Textiles take centre stage as a medium for stories, craftsmanship, symbolism and social change.

Application period: 1 September – 1 October 2026
More information: https://museumrijswijk.nl/tentoonstelling-open-call-textiel-biennale-2027–koloniale-patronen-373