Open Calls

Explore a curated selection of exciting international and national open calls, including competitions, prizes, exhibitions, awards, residencies, grants, and more. These opportunities are perfect for artists, creators, translators, and makers looking to get involved in inspiring global programmes and elevate their work.

If you’d like to see your opportunity featured, we’d be delighted to hear from you! Simply send us an email at info-london@goethe.de.

Our listings are regularly updated.
 

The newly launched foundation 'Error 417 Expectation Failed' is looking for 10 scores against tech fascism. Artists, curators, and collectives worldwide are invited to apply with project ideas, instructions, how-tos, interventions and practices that engage with the contemporary condition. 

The call for entries deadline has been extended. This major event is dedicated to new cinema and contemporary art, it offers every year a curated international programme gathering works by internationally renowned artists and filmmakers, along with works by emerging artists and filmmakers shown for the first time.

Running 8 – 18 October 2025, this weeklong lab held at the Tselinny Center for Contemporary Culture in Almaty, Kazakhstan will focus on aural traditions and the wind as both a powerful cultural symbol and physical element.

Recognising excellence in fiction, life writing, and poetry for over fifteen years, awarding some of the most exciting new voices worldwide. Representing more of the globe than any other prize of its kind, it is dedicated to supporting writers who have not yet published a book-length work, with no limits on age, gender, nationality, or background. 

This translation prize is aimed at new and emerging translators based in the UK and Ireland, whose literary translation work has not yet been published in print. Entry is open to UK and Irish nationals and those who have been resident in the UK or Ireland for the past three years.

Cultural Bridge supports arts and cultural organisations across the UK and Germany to develop partnerships that explore social arts practice.

Arts Infopoint UK is a pilot initiative to support the arts sector with information on practical issues relating to artist mobility. The project will look at ways to provide support for international artists visiting the UK as well as venues or companies in the UK who want to invite an international artist or company to perform here.

The Goethe-Institut promotes culture and the arts in every discipline. We provide funding to enable professional as well as newcomer and amateur artists, whether in groups or individually, to carry out residencies and projects in Germany or abroad.