Along with announcements of our year-round open calls and grants which support emerging and established artists working in contemporary art, Sharjah Art Foundation has compiled a list of reputable local, regional and international open calls, educational opportunities, grants and residencies in other institutions. In keeping with the Foundation’s commitment to supporting the art community, this reference tool is updated on a regular basis.
Cinema Program
Arab Fund for Arts and Culture, Beirut
Deadline: 13 June 2025
Arab Fund for Arts and Culture's Cinema Program supports feature and short-length fiction films in the Arab region. For feature-length films, the programme welcomes submissions by Arab directors whose projects are in development, production or post-production phases. For short films, the programme supports projects in production and post-production, provided the director has not previously made a feature film.
https://www.arabculturefund.org/Programs/12
Music Grant
Arab Fund for Arts and Culture, Beirut
Deadline: 13 June 2025
Arab Fund for Arts and Culture's Music Grant supports music production, performances, collaborations, album recordings, music-related podcasts and festivals.
https://www.arabculturefund.org/Programs/15
Open Call: SFP8 Short Film Production Grant
Sharjah Art Foundation
Deadline: 19 June 2025
Offered alongside Sharjah Film Platform—the Foundation’s annual festival celebrating independent cinema and moving image—the grant supports the completion of short films that push the boundaries of contemporary filmmaking.
https://www.sharjahart.org/en/news/details/open-call-sfp8-short-film-production-grant
Open Call: Corniche 7
Sharjah Art Foundation
Deadline: 30 June 2025
Sharjah Art Foundation invites GCC-based artists to apply for the seventh edition of its annual comic anthology.
https://www.sharjahart.org/en/news/details/open-call-corniche-7
Open Call: Publishing Grant 2025—2026
Sharjah Art Foundation
Deadline: 17 August 2025
Cultural producers, including art and culture scholars, translators, writers, editors, independent publishers and publishing houses, collectives and non-profit institutions, are invited to submit project proposals for Sharjah Art Foundation’s Publishing Grant.
https://www.sharjahart.org/en/news/details/open-call-publishing-grant-2025-2026
The information shared here has been sourced from the online platforms of the listed institutions.