September 2026 Art Opportunities: Open Calls, Residencies, and Grants
Colossal's roundup for September 2026 showcases numerous opportunities for artists, such as grants, fellowships, residencies, and open calls. Notable deadlines include the Hayama Artist Residency in Japan, due by September 30, 2026, and Innovate Grants for Art + Photo, which closes on September 17, 2026. Upcoming open calls feature Hunt Museum (September 7), CraftForms 2026 (September 8), Bridging the Gap (September 9), Hiding in Plain Site (September 10), Dobell Prize (September 14), Queering Wood Craft (September 15), Queensland Regional Art Awards (September 18), All About Photography STREET (September 29), Global Lens Photography Awards (September 30), Field Notes from the Middle (September 30), YICCA Art Prize (October 8), and Arch Enemy Arts (November 13). Various grants and residencies have different deadlines, with some being rolling.
Key facts
- Hayama Artist Residency: four weeks in Japan, airfare, private bedroom, $800 stipend, deadline September 30, 2026.
- Innovate Grants: two $1,800 grants quarterly for visual artist and photographer, deadline September 17, 2026.
- Hunt Museum Open Submission Exhibition: €15 entry fee per image, deadline September 7, 2026.
- CraftForms 2026: 31st International Juried Exhibition of Contemporary Fine Craft, $12,000+ prizes, deadline September 8, 2026.
- Dobell Prize for Drawing: AUD$30,000 acquisitive prize, deadline September 14, 2026.
- Queensland Regional Art Awards: total pool AUD$326,800, deadline September 18, 2026.
- Henry Moore Institute Travel & Research Grants: up to £2,500, deadline September 1, 2026.
- Rauschenberg Medical Emergency Grants: up to $5,000 for medical emergencies, deadline September 15, 2026.
Entities
Artists
- Robert K. Liu
- Patrick Benesh-Liu
- Nathaniel M. Stein
Institutions
- Hayama Artist Residency
- Innovate Grant
- Hunt Museum
- Wayne Art Center
- Scottish Documentary Institute
- Hiding in Plain Site
- National Art School
- Sir William Dobell Art Foundation
- Museum for Art in Wood
- Flying Arts
- AAP Magazine
- Global Lens Awards
- Filter Photo
- Cincinnati Art Museum
- YICCA Art Prize
- Arch Enemy Arts
- Henry Moore Institute
- Dezi Art Prize
- MCAD-Jerome Foundation
- Gibbes Museum
- Society 1858
- NYFA
- Queens Museum
- GOST Books
- The Supporting Act Foundation
- Adolf and Esther Gottlieb Foundation
- Pollock-Krasner Foundation
- Surel's Place
- Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts
- National Gallery of Iceland
- ARTS Southeast
- MacDowell
- Art Omi
- Glen Arbor Arts Center
- INDENT
- Quarantine
- Residencia Corazón
- Colossal
- Exhibizone
- Artsy
- Artists & Illustrators
- Panter & Hall
- Cecil Court Gallery
- Alabama Historical Commission
- Artistonish Magazine
- The Wild Canvas
- Spruill Gallery
- ARTLittle
- Mendocino Art Center
- Big Field Fund
- SKOG Art Space
- Arts Midwest
- Anchorlight
- James Renwick Alliance for Craft
- Liu Shiming Foundation
- Printed Matter
- ARRIVAL Gallery
- BigCi
- TaDA
- Surface Design Association
- Center for Performance Research
- bEam arts
- Culture Moves Europe
- Helpmann Academy
- Creative Europe
- Jerome Foundation
Locations
- Japan
- Limerick
- Ireland
- Scotland
- Northern Ireland
- Minneapolis
- United States
- Australia
- Queensland
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- Nebraska
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- South Dakota
- Wisconsin
- New York City
- Belgium
- France
- Germany
- Greece
- Italy
- Netherlands
- Portugal
- Spain
- United Kingdom
- Garden City
- Idaho
- Nebraska City
- Iceland
- Savannah
- Georgia
- Peterborough
- New Hampshire
- Glen Arbor
- Pittsburgh
- Pennsylvania
- Menorca
- La Plata
- Argentina
- Verona
- London
- Alabama
- Africatown
- Ceiba
- Puerto Rico
- Dunwoody
- Malaysia
- Mendocino
- California
- Oslo
- Norway
- Midwest
- Raleigh
- North Carolina
- Wollemi National Park
- Blue Mountains National Park
- Gardens of Stone National Park
- Eastern Switzerland
- Arbon
- Switzerland
- New York
- Thessaloniki
- Faial
- Azores
- Capelinhos Volcano
- South Australia