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.
13th Sikka Art & Design Festival
Dubai Culture
Deadline: 8 October 2024
Dubai Culture launches an open call for the 13th Sikka Art & Design Festival, which will be held under the patronage of HH Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairperson of Dubai Culture, from 31 January to 9 February 2025, in the historic neighbourhood of Al Shindagha. All Emirati as well as UAE and GCC-based artists, creatives and designers are invited to participate in the festival with their works across the arts, including painting, sculpture, photography, design, murals, multimedia, culinary art and more.
https://dubaiculture.gov.ae/en/events/Sikka-25-Open-Call
Artist Residency
Dastaangoi, Islamabad
Deadline: 15 October 2024
Dastaangoi Artist Residency sits on a 14-acre vineyard, farm and garden. Dastaangoi will offer artists a two-week residency with onsite accommodation and studio space. A programme of talks, workshops and other events will be run by Dastaangoi in collaboration with the residents to promote interaction and exchange of ideas both among the residents and with the wider community. Dastaangoi Artist Residency is open to visual, sculpture and new media artists.
Artistic Research Grant
421, Abu Dhabi
Deadline: 23 October 2024
Open to local and regional early-to-mid-career creative practitioners, the 421 Artistic Research Grant supports research-based art that investigates contemporary social issues through interdisciplinary methodologies and community engagement.
In the 2025 edition of the grant, projects that engage with questions of ecology and our relationship to nature are encouraged to apply, although not mandatory.
A minimum of two grantees will be awarded a budget up to 75,000 AED each to fund their projects.
https://www.421.online/opportunities/artistic-research-grant/
Production Awards Program
Culture Resource (Al-Mawred Al-Thaqafy), Beirut
Deadline: 31 October 2024
The Production Awards Program platforms artists and writers below the age of 35 from the Arab region, including both residents and the diaspora. Production grants are offered in the following disciplines: literature, visual art, music and sound art, performance and cinema.
The programme supports up to 25 projects yearly, five in each discipline.
https://mawred.org/artistic-creativity/production-awards/?lang=en
The information shared here has been sourced from the online platforms of the listed institutions.