PARIS ART EXPO 2026 Opens International Call for Artists

MUSA International is inviting contemporary artists worldwide to apply for PARIS ART EXPO 2026, the fifth international edition of the exhibition, taking place from 2–6 December 2026 at Galerie 24B, Rue Saint-Roch, Paris.

The exhibition will present selected artists through physical and multimedia formats, with opportunities to connect with curators, collectors, and galleries. Artists may submit work across different media and artistic practices.

Eligibility:

Contemporary artists working internationally across different media and practices

Selection criteria:

• Artistic quality and coherence

• Conceptual strength and originality

• Relevance to the exhibition’s curatorial direction

• Suitability for the available exhibition space

• Emerging research, experimental or interdisciplinary approaches may also be considered

Exhibition formats:

• Physical exhibition: Selected physical artworks displayed at the Paris venue

• Multimedia exhibition: Selected digital works presented on screens at the venue

Artwork requirements for group shipping to Italy:

• Paintings: maximum long side of 100 cm

• Printed photographs: maximum long side of 100 cm

• Sculptures: maximum 70 × 50 cm and 5 kg

Works up to a maximum long side of 150 cm may be shipped directly to the designated storage facility in Paris.

Shipping options for selected artists:

• Group shipping via MUSA Storage, Italy: MUSA coordinates shipment to and from Paris. A €50 contribution applies per artist.

• Direct shipment to Paris: Artists arrange shipment to the designated Paris storage facility.

• Personal delivery: Artists may deliver their work to the venue on 30 November 2026.

Multimedia requirements:

Photographs, digital images, videos, NFTs, and digital artworks are accepted. Minimum image resolution is 300 dpi.

Participation fee:

Applying is free. Selected artists who confirm participation will pay a fee starting from €300, depending on the participation option and exhibition requirements.

Exhibition:

2–6 December 2026

Venue:

Galerie 24B, Paris

Application deadline:

20 October 2026

How to apply:

Submit your application through the PARIS ART EXPO 2026 application page.

RMB Latitudes Art Fair 2027 Opens Applications

RMB Latitudes Art Fair is accepting applications for its 2027 edition, inviting galleries, independent artists, collectives, artist-led initiatives, studios, print workshops, curatorial platforms, arts organizations, foundations, and selected cultural projects to propose presentations for the fair.

The fair takes place at Shepstone Gardens in Johannesburg and provides exhibitors with indoor and outdoor spaces for presenting contemporary art.

Applicants are encouraged to propose focused presentations that support meaningful connections between artists and works.

Who can apply:

• Galleries
• Independent artists
• Artist studios and artist-led initiatives
• Print studios and workshops
• Collectives
• Independent curatorial and exhibition platforms
• Arts organisations and foundations
• Selected cultural and special projects

Selection considerations:

• Strength and quality of the proposed artists and works
• A focused and coherent presentation
• Clear relationships between the artists and works selected
• New artists and new work
• Distinctive presentations
• Contribution to the overall range of practices, regions, media, and perspectives at the fair
• Suitability of the proposal for the available indoor and outdoor spaces

The selection committee will particularly consider presentations featuring new artists and works that have appeared at no more than one other major South African art fair.

Applicants whose proposals show potential but require further development may be invited to revise and resubmit following feedback from the selection committee. Revised proposals may involve changes to artists, works, presentation focus, scale, or stand requirements.

What to submit

Applicants must upload a PDF proposal outlining the proposed presentation. It does not need to be a final exhibition plan.

The proposal should include:

• Artist(s)
• Proposed or representative works
• Artwork information and pricing, where available
• Short explanation of the presentation
• Indicative works list

Where relevant, applicants can also include:

• Technical notes
• Basic sketch, render, or layout

There is no compulsory booth template. If including a stand layout, applicants should use a simple square or rectangular footprint that broadly corresponds to the requested stand size.

Application deadline:

30 November 2026

Venue:

Shepstone Gardens, Johannesburg

Final presentations confirmed:

January 2027

Submit your proposal through the RMB Latitudes Art Fair application page.

Auraland Art invites artists and art practitioners worldwide to submit work for INTERSTICE

Auraland Art invites artists and art practitioners worldwide to submit work for INTERSTICE, a group exhibition exploring the spaces that emerge within continuity.

The exhibition considers deviation, displacement, unfinished connections, repair and the possibilities that develop when structures are not fully integrated.

Application is FREE

Eligibility

• • Open to artists and art practitioners aged 18 and above worldwide

• • Submissions are welcome from both emerging artists and artists with established practices

• • Accepted media include, but are not limited to:

• • Short films (maximum duration: 30 minutes)

• • Photography and image-based works

• • Installation art

• • Painting, printmaking, mixed media

• • Other forms of visual art

Please note:

At this stage, works involving any form of AI-generated or AI-assisted creation will not be considered.

All submitted works must be original and created by the applicant. Any form of plagiarism will result in immediate disqualification.

Submission Guidelines

• 1. Each artist may submit up to 4 artworks.

• Selected artists will be contacted to provide high-resolution files or detailed information regarding the original works.

• 2. Each submitted work must be clearly labeled with the following information:
• • Title

• • Year of creation

• • Medium / materials

• • Dimensions

(Example: work–2025–Digital Photography–30 × 30 cm)

• 3. The following materials are required:

• Artist CV

• • Artwork Statement (maximum 500 words), outlining the relationship between the submitted work and the exhibition theme

• • Optional: Artist Bio (maximum 300 words)

Selection & Participation Confirmation

• The exhibition follows a rolling review process.

• • Applications will be evaluated based on the overall submission pool.

• • Due to limited exhibition spaces:

Participation will be confirmed after completion of the confirmation process.

• Exhibition spaces will be allocated in the order of confirmation.

• • Only selected artists will be notified. Unsuccessful applicants will not receive individual notifications.

• • Exhibition Period: Early November 2026

• • Submission Deadline: 20 October 2026

Submission Method

Please submit all required materials as one complete package to:

auralandart@outlook.com

Email subject line:

Interstice – Submission – Artist Name – Country/Region

Innovate Grant — Fall 2026 Grant / Worldwide Categories: Art and Photography

Innovate Grant supports visual artists and photographers through quarterly grants. For each cycle, one visual artist and one photographer receive $1,800 each, with applications opening four times a year.

Eligibility

Applicants must be 18 years or older and may apply from anywhere in the world.

Art: Painting, printmaking, drawing, sculpture, film/video, mixed media, installation and new media.

Photography: Portrait, conceptual, still life, black and white, documentary, street, composite and collage.

What the Grant Offers

Each quarterly cycle awards:

• 1 × $1,800 grant to a visual artist
• 1 × $1,800 grant to a photographer
• 18 Honorable Mentions

Selected artists and photographers also receive feature profiles, interview pages and social media promotion of their work, announcements and exhibitions through Innovate Grant’s Instagram audience.

How to Apply

The application requires:

• Name
• Email
• Grant category — Art or Photography
• Images of your work
• Application fee - $35

Apply Here: https://innovateartistgrants.org/apply

Art Explora–Cité internationale des arts Residency 2027 Residency / Paris, France Deadline: 30 October 2026

The Art Explora Foundation and the Cité internationale des arts invite applications for their 2027 residency programme in Paris.

The seventh open call offers residencies for individual artists and collectives working across artistic practice and research.

Two residency sessions are available:

• Session 1: March–August 2027
• Session 2: September 2027–February 2028

Residencies last three or six months, as determined by the selection committee.

Eligibility

The call is open to artists, artist collectives, and collaborations involving artists, researchers or curators of any nationality. There is no age limit. Applicants must have at least five years of professional practice and have presented their work or research internationally.

Eligible artistic disciplines include visual arts, performing arts and digital arts.

Research fields include the humanities, social sciences, sciences, technological innovation and ecology.

Residency Support

Solo program

• Furnished, fully equipped live-work studio of approximately 50 m²
• €1,000 monthly grant
• €3,000 production grant
• Return travel to the residency

Collective program

• Furnished, fully equipped live-work studio of approximately 50 m²
• €2,000 monthly grant, shared among members
• €3,000 production grant, shared among members
• Return travel for each member, up to a maximum total of €2,000
  

Each collective receives one studio apartment, with accommodation for one resident and shared use of the workspace. The double bed and sofa bed may be shared if necessary.

Residents must participate in the programme’s activities, including the mandatory Ateliers ouverts: les Rencontres de Montmartre event. A final presentation of work is not required.

Selection Criteria

Applications will be assessed on the quality of the applicant’s professional background and proposed project, with particular attention to:

• The project’s relevance to art and science, contemporary social and political issues, or ecological concerns.

• Its relationship to the French context and how working in France will contribute to the applicant’s research or artistic development.

How to Apply

Submit an application in English through the online application form. Registration is free.

Prepare the following documents:

Project description: Maximum two pages, outlining the project, its development stages and why being based in France is necessary to its conceptual, geographical, practical or social development.

Portfolio: Maximum 15 pages, featuring previous projects relevant to the proposed residency.

CV: Maximum two pages.

Public engagement summary: Maximum 1,500 characters, including spaces, describing activities and workshops conducted with audiences such as schools and community associations.

Collectives must follow the same application requirements. Once submitted, applications cannot be modified.

Apply:Art Explora Residency Application Portal

Selection announcements:

• Session 1: January 2027
• Session 2: June 2027

Enquiries: residences@artexplora.org