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Open calls
Festival, commission and award calls for new-media, light and projection work — deadline first, money stated. We only list calls we could check against the organiser’s own published call; always confirm on the source before you apply.
5 open · ↓ all deadlines (.ics) · feeds & alerts
deadlines · November 2026
- 12 days left
SSA Mapping 6 — Open Call for video mapping on the Mercado Modelo façade
- Budget / fee
- R$500 screening fee (before taxes) per finished work approved for projection; jury and audience awards
- Entry fee
- No entry fee (stated)
- Event
- Shortlist 6 Nov; online mentoring 11–28 Nov; Open Showcase 12–13 Dec 2026
Open to artists from Brazil and worldwide, any theme. At least 15 proposals are shortlisted for two hours of online mentoring; finished works must use the official projection mask for the Mercado Modelo façade.
source: Official regulations (PDF, English) ↗ · more ↗ · ↓ add deadline to calendar (.ics) · checked 21 Oct 2026
- 21 days left
ART4MENTAL Open Call — immersive VR/360° art-therapy works (20 artists)
- Budget / fee
- Up to €5,000 sub-grant (lump sum) per artist, 20 artists (€100,000 total); the grant must also cover travel and subsistence for programme activities
- Entry fee
- No entry fee mentioned in the call
- Event
- 12-month programme; selection announced Jan 2027; residency in the Ukrainian Carpathians, study visits and bootcamps, final exhibition in Poland
Selected artists create immersive VR/360° works to be used in art-therapy sessions across Europe and Ukraine, with training in immersive technologies. Open to professional artists legally resident in Ukraine, Czech Republic, Estonia, Sweden or Austria (Russian and Belarusian citizens excluded); B2 English and a 12-month commitment required.
source: Organiser's open-call page (English), with Guide for Applicants ↗ · ↓ add deadline to calendar (.ics) · checked 22 Oct 2026
- 35 days left
dm-Award “connecting worlds” — projection mapping for SCHLOSSLICHTSPIELE 2027
- Budget / fee
- €10,000 prize + up to €20,000 net production funding
- Entry fee
- No entry fee mentioned in the call
- Event
- 12 Aug – 13 Sep 2027 (SCHLOSSLICHTSPIELE); winners announced Jan 2027
Concept for a 2–5 minute projection mapping on the Karlsruhe Palace façade plus a satellite work on Market Square. The production grant must cover fees, equipment and travel.
source: Official call (PDF, English) ↗ · ↓ add deadline to calendar (.ics) · checked 21 Oct 2026
deadlines · December 2026
- 47 days left
Amsterdam Light Festival Edition 16 — Open Call for light artworks
- Budget / fee
- €4,000 artist fee per selected maker; production and travel costs covered
- Entry fee
- No entry fee mentioned in the call
- Event
- 25 Nov 2027 – 16 Jan 2028
Open to creatives worldwide; new and existing works for the canal route. Works must withstand two months outdoors (no smoke, sound or lasers). A separate Open Call X Amarte (same deadline) is for Netherlands-based makers new to light art: €4,000 fee + €20,000 production budget.
source: Official open call page + FAQ ↗ · more ↗ · ↓ add deadline to calendar (.ics) · checked 21 Oct 2026
- 55 days left
KRONACH leuchtet — “DEIN Lichtprojekt 2027” (objects, 3D mapping & video, live performance)
- Budget / fee
- Material-cost subsidy up to €250 gross (paid after the festival against receipts) — no artist fee stated
- Entry fee
- No entry fee mentioned in the call
- Event
- 29 Apr – 8 May 2027; jury selection by 10 Jan 2027
Three categories: lit or self-illuminated objects, video installations (3D mapping, projections) along the light trail, and nightly live performances. Small-budget community-scale call — the subsidy covers materials only.
source: Official call (PDF, German) ↗ · ↓ add deadline to calendar (.ics) · checked 21 Oct 2026
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coverage note
Open calls are listed for Europe and Latin America. We have not yet found a verifiable open call in North America, Asia-Pacific, Middle East & Africa — if you run or know one with a published deadline and budget, send it in and we’ll check it against the source.
recently closed — watch for the next edition
- Napa Lighted Art Festival 2027 — call for light art & projection ↗ · Napa, California, United States · North America · closed 1 Sep 2026, 23:59 MST · Artist stipends $2,000–$10,000 (or negotiated)
“No entry fee mentioned” means the organiser’s call text we read lists no submission fee. Deadlines are shown in the organiser’s time zone; calendar files use the exact UTC moment and include a 7-day reminder.