Upcoming Deadlines for Paid Exhibition Opportunities

May 20

Finding opportunities to exhibit your work isn’t always easy, especially when you have to sift through open calls with hefty application and participation fees. To make things easier, we’ve collated a list of the best upcoming opportunities worldwide where you can exhibit your work and get paid for it.

This list highlights open calls for emerging to mid-career artists working in sculpture, photography, painting, performance, and everything in between. To help you find the right fit for your practice, here’s a selection of opportunities we found on artconnect.com.

Luxembourg Art Week | (capsules)

Luxembourg Art Week’s (capsules), invites contemporary artists to submit proposals for ephemeral installations in the heart of the city. (capsules) activates vacant storefronts and billboard spaces through temporary window installations visible to the public 24/7.

Rewards: artist fee and/or production contribution of €950, travel, and accommodation

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Artes Mundi | AM12 Exhibition and Prize

Artes Mundi is the flagship international visual arts organisation for Wales based in Cardiff, UK. Established in 2002, the acclaimed Artes Mundi exhibition and prize run alongside an ambitious public programmes that signal their commitment to working with contemporary visual artists, internationally and locally. 

Rewards: Exhibition and GBP 40,000.

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OSTRALE Biennale | 2027 Exhibition

For the 16th time, OSTRALE is hosting its international exhibition of contemporary art, which will take place from June 4th to October 3rd, 2027 in Dresden. This year’s biennale focus is on the human being – as an individual and as a driving force: What does it mean to be human – in today's world?

Rewards: Transport, insurance, catalog, and exhibition costs covered, plus exhibition fee of €300

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NOW ART | Luminex 4.0

NOW ART is inviting artists to send their qualifications to be part of LUMINEX 4.0: Resonance of Connection, which will take place November 7 – 8, 2026 in downtown Los Angeles. They are seeking multiple forms of art across disciplines which include may include projection mapping, interactive pieces, sound, performance, sculpture, and other installations.

Rewards: Exhibition, $1,000 artist fee, production and technical costs covered

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Deloitte | Photo Grant

Deloitte’s Photo Grant aims to stimulate social reflection and, through intellectual awareness, promotes the theme Proximities, offering two grants totaling 75,000 euros. Deloitte’s Photo Grant aims to visually document the daily struggles for the advancement of human rights (for everyone, with no exceptions) and, at the same time, the rejection of all forms of discrimination.

Rewards: €25,000 grant. The resulting work will become an exhibition when the next edition of the Award is held.

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Genius Loci Weimar | Competition for Video Mapping and Facade Projections

Artists are invited to submit their proposals for this year’s competition as part of a competition under the theme “Democracy and Society.” During the festival from September 11 to 13, 2026, the completed works will be presented on the respective buildings/objects and shown in rotation.

Rewards: 7,000 euros production budget, public screening and 3,000 euro award.

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