Festivals

Geolight Testing Micro Commissions

Quays Culture with Walk the Plank — Salford, United Kingdom

Support — 3 x GBP 1,000 micro commissions + technical, production and development support to test approx. 400 programmable Geolights

Open call — deadline 13 Nov 2026

Entry fee — free

On site — Mandatory in-person workshop at Walk the Plank studios, Salford, 3 Dec 2026, 13:00-17:00, and public testing weekend 12-14 Feb 2027

R&D commissions for the Waves programme (successor to Lightwaves Salford), explicitly not finished artworks. Full Waves programme November 2027.

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SCHLOSSLICHTSPIELE Light Festival Karlsruhe

KME Karlsruhe Marketing und Event GmbH, with ZKM | Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe as curatorial partner — Karlsruhe, Germany

Support — BBBank Award: EUR 10,000 prize + EUR 10,000 production funding for a 7-minute projection mapping on the Karlsruhe Palace facade. Second call at the same festival (dm award connecting worlds): EUR 10,000 prize.

Open call — deadline 25 Nov 2026

Entry fee — free

On site — Winners must attend the award ceremony

Found during the ZKM check: ZKM itself is an institution, not a festival, but it organises the BBBank Award in Projection Mapping 2027 within the SCHLOSSLICHTSPIELE Light Festival (theme 2027: 'Playground - The Art of Playing'). A second call at the same festival, dm award connecting worlds (EUR 10,000 prize + up to EUR 20,000 production), same deadline 25 November 2026, is already in the grants database. Second call at the same festival: dm award connecting worlds (EUR 10,000 prize; submitted projects realised in 2027 as part of SCHLOSSLICHTSPIELE and the exhibition "Media art is here"), same deadline 25 November 2026; call PDF: https://www.schlosslichtspiele.info/media/open_call_connecting-worlds_2026_en_fin.pdf

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Athens Digital Arts Festival (ADAF)

Athens Digital Arts Festival — Athens, Greece

Support — Support not stated

Open call — deadline 1 Dec 2026

Entry fee — free

23rd edition, theme IT'S ALIVE. Open call in 12 categories (Video Art, Animation, Installation, AR/VR/XR, Web Art, Games, Performance, Music, Talks, Workshops, Kids, Digital Image). Deadline extended from 10 November to 1 December 2026 (confirmed on official site and festival Instagram 11 November 2026). No cash prize or artist fee stated.

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Amsterdam Light Festival

Amsterdam Light Festival Foundation — Amsterdam, Netherlands

Support — EUR 4,000 artist fee + production and travel costs covered; separate X Amarte strand (Netherlands-based artists new to light art only): EUR 4,000 fee + EUR 20,000 production budget

Open call — deadline 7 Dec 2026

Entry fee — free

Edition 16, theme Penumbra - Light and shadow. Worldwide eligibility, new or existing works that withstand winter outdoors.

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CURRENTS New Media Festival

CURRENTS New Media / Parallel Studios Inc — Santa Fe, USA

Support — Exhibition slot at the festival; no artist fee, no guaranteed travel or international shipping support

Open call — deadline 8 Dec 2026

Entry fee — $30 per entry ($25 per additional entry)

OPEN NOW, confirmed on the official homepage: artists submissions open, deadline December 8, 2026. International, open to local and international artists. Categories: installations (interactive/non-interactive), audio experiences, VR/AR/MR, robotics/kinetic, electro-mechanical objects, multimedia performance, experimental video, animation. Festival dates per B5 verification; the festival homepage still shows the 2026 dates (June 12-21, 2026) under the 2027 heading, so recheck the 2027 dates before publishing.

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KRONACH leuchtet

Kronach Creativ — Kronach, Germany

Support — Material-cost subsidy up to EUR 250 gross (paid after the festival against receipts); no artist fee stated

Open call — deadline 15 Dec 2026

Entry fee — free

Open call DEIN Lichtprojekt 2027: lit/self-illuminated objects, video installations (3D mapping, projections), nightly live performances. Official call document is in German; URL is the verified listing that links the official call. No entry fee stated in the call.

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Video Mapping Festival

Rencontres Audiovisuelles — Lille, France

Support — Honorary prizes only, no cash; accommodation in Lille 9-10 Apr 2027 for one representative per selected work + travel allowance

Open call — deadline 4 Jan 2027

Entry fee — free

Edition #10. Deadline shown is for the Video Mapping Awards (existing mappings shown in 2026, screening 10 Apr 2027 in Lille). The production Video Mapping Contest was cancelled for 2027 per the official call page (updated 5 Nov 2026). Separate creation residency call closed 30 Nov 2026. Festival tours Hauts-de-France until October 2027.

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LICHTER Filmfest Frankfurt International

LICHTER Filmkultur e.V. — Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Support — Support not stated

Open call — deadline 15 Jan 2027

20th edition. Call covers film, video art (LICHTER Art Award) and VR storytelling; works no older than one year, no German cinema/TV/streaming release. No cash amount or entry fee confirmed in the official regularium.

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Superstudio Open Call FRAMED | UNFRAMED

Superstudio Events — Milan, Italy

Support — Exhibition at Superstudio Village during Milan Design Week 2027; Superstudio Design Award: EUR 1,500 cash prize + exhibition at ICFF New York 2027 (Furniture and Lighting Design categories)

Open call — deadline 31 Jan 2027

On site — Selected exhibitors present their work at Superstudio Village during Milan Design Week

Open call for Furniture & Lighting, prototypes, installations and material/radical research projects from independent designers, collectives, startups and studios worldwide. Selected projects contacted by mid-February 2027. This is a design-week exhibitor call, not a light-art festival call; exhibition costs for selected exhibitors are not published on the open-call page - confirm before applying. Entry fee not stated in sources checked.

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Illuminate Adelaide

Illuminate Adelaide — Adelaide, Australia

Support — Support not stated

Open call — rolling, no deadline

Entry fee — free

Rolling Artist Submissions page: no deadline, submissions accepted throughout the year; submission does not guarantee programming and no feedback is given. No fee or amount published. Annual July festival; 2026 edition ran 3-19 July 2026. 2027 dates not published yet. Status re-checked 12.11.2026: official submissions page states no deadline and the Artists hub offers opportunities throughout the year; direct page open failed in this session (approval timeout), verification via official-page search crawl.

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Reykjavik Winter Lights Festival

City of Reykjavik — Reykjavik, Iceland

Support — ISK 1,000,000 per selected work (2 works), covering production and artist fee

Next open call expected — dates not yet published

Entry fee — free

Light Art Competition for the Light Trail (Ljosslod). Call open as of 12 Nov 2026; a post dated 7 Nov 2026 said it closes in 8 days, i.e. about 15 Nov 2026, but the exact deadline date was NOT confirmed on the city site, so call_deadline is left null - verify on reykjavik.is before applying. International eligibility not explicitly confirmed in sources checked. Festival dates 4-7 Feb 2027 confirmed by City of Reykjavik festival calendar. Exact deadline unconfirmed: only the 2024 competition found in search; expected window ~Nov 2026, to be confirmed on the city site.

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BLINK Cincinnati

BLINK Cincinnati / ArtsWave — Cincinnati, USA

Support — $3,500-$12,500 honorarium per selected project + project fee and technical/logistical support

Next open call expected — dates not yet published

Entry fee — free

On site — On-site installation in Cincinnati required

Biennial festival; 2026 edition Oct 8-11, 2026, call closed Oct 8, 2025. Next edition 2028, next call expected in 2027 (dates not published). Call deadline above is the closed 2026-cycle deadline.

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Nuit Blanche Toronto

City of Toronto — Toronto, Canada

Support — Open Call projects funded to a maximum of $20,000 CAD and produced by the City of Toronto; Independent Projects $1,750 CAD stipend; EU-OCAD projection call $6,000 CAD artist fee (2026 tracks)

Next open call expected — dates not yet published

Entry fee — free

On site — On-site installation in Toronto required

Annual all-night contemporary art event. Official City of Toronto call page states applications are currently closed. 2026 calls: Open Call + Independent Projects closed Jan 9, 2026; EU-OCAD projection call closed May 18, 2026. Next annual call expected late 2026 / early 2027. Call deadline above is the closed 2026-cycle deadline for the main tracks. Toronto call page could not be opened directly in this run (access approval failure); facts corroborated from the official toronto.ca search listing and the B5 report.

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Canal Convergence

Scottsdale Arts — Scottsdale, USA

Support — $5,000-$35,000 project budget (up to $45,000 for major new commissions / large-scale works)

Next open call expected — dates not yet published

Entry fee — free

On site — On-site installation at Scottsdale Waterfront required; international artists must include a remote-installation option

Annual event. Official call page confirms the RFP typically opens February-March; 2026 RFP closed Apr 9, 2026. Next RFP expected Feb-Mar 2027 (2027 festival dates not yet published). Call deadline above is the closed 2026-cycle deadline.

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World of Winter

Downtown Grand Rapids Inc. (DGRI) — Grand Rapids, USA

Support — 2027 program budget up to $400,000 total for up to 10 large-scale installations; per-artist amount not stated in the RFP

Next open call expected — dates not yet published

Entry fee — free

On site — On-site installation in downtown Grand Rapids required

Annual winter festival. 2027 RFP (temporary public art installations and projection mapping) closed May 7, 2026. Next annual RFP expected spring 2027. Call deadline above is the closed 2027-cycle deadline.

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Amman Design Week

Amman Design Week — Amman, Jordan

Support — Support not stated

Next open call expected — dates not yet published

Entry fee — free

2026 edition ran 2-17 Oct 2026 (theme Accumulations). Official site states no current open calls and next edition date not announced. International designers eligible; light and interactive installations fit the curated exhibitions. No application fee stated in past calls. Verified on official page.

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Ars Electronica Festival

Ars Electronica Linz GmbH & Co KG — Linz, Austria

Support — Exhibition slot at the festival for selected works; Prix Ars Electronica winners receive a Golden Nica and up to EUR 10,000 per category

Next open call expected — dates not yet published

Entry fee — free

Festival for Art, Technology and Society, held since 1979. The festival exhibition itself is curated; the open route for artists is the Prix Ars Electronica (separate entry). Prix 2027 submission phase starts January 2027, deadline in March 2027 (exact dates not yet published).

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BLIK BLIK Festival of Light

Not stated in sources checked — Plzen, Czechia

Support — Support not stated

Next open call expected — dates not yet published

Entry fee — free

2026 edition 19-21 Mar, Plzen, 17 installations; Open Call section (Vyzva umelcum) claimed in the source table; no current call page found on 12 Nov 2026; EFFEA residency partner.

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Bella Skyway Festival

Not stated in sources checked — Torun, Poland

Support — Support not stated

Next open call expected — dates not yet published

Entry fee — free

Open call existed historically (90+ applications per year from a dozen countries); no current call page found on 12 Nov 2026; 14th edition held in 2023; 2027 dates TBC.

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Biela Noc

BIELA NOC, o.z. — Bratislava, Slovakia

Support — Support not stated

Next open call expected — dates not yet published

Entry fee — free

2027 dates announced on the official Instagram 2 Oct 2026; festival also held in Kosice; 2026 editions: Bratislava 2-4 Oct, Kosice 9-11 Oct, 30 artworks; Open Call section (Vyzva) listed on the site, no current call details found.

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Bright Brussels

visit.brussels / City of Brussels — Brussels, Belgium

Support — Support not stated

Next open call expected — dates not yet published

2027 edition announced 11-14 Feb 2027 (press release of the 2026 closing). Annual call for projects confirmed for 2026 (launched Jul 2025, international), but the 2027 call window and deadline were not found; monitor the official festival site.

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CPH:DOX - Inter:Active Exhibition

CPH:DOX — Copenhagen, Denmark

Support — INTER:ACTIVE AWARD EUR 1,400

Next open call expected — dates not yet published

Entry fee — 150 DKK (~EUR 20) for interactive works

2027 call closed 3 Nov 2026 (submissions opened 15 May 2026; early deadline 1 Sep 2026 for films completed before that date). Next cycle expected from May 2027, TBC. Interactive formats (VR, AR, mixed media, installations) accepted; Danish premiere rule does not apply to interactive works. Festival in cinemas 10-21 Mar 2027, online 18 Mar-4 Apr 2027.

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Cairotronica

Cairotronica (founding director Haytham Nawar) — Cairo, Egypt

Support — Support not stated

Next open call expected — dates not yet published

Entry fee — free

Cairo International Electronic and New Media Arts Festival, biannual since 2016. Next edition expected 2027; dates and general open call not yet published. Past calls: no fee paid to selected artists. Edition numbering conflicts between sources (British Council calls the 2027 edition the 4th; B5 records the 4th edition Out-Natured as 21-28 Apr 2025). Separate UK-only Biennials Connect residency call for 2027 (British Council) is not open to a Portugal-based artist. Data from search-index copies of official pages; direct open failed (approval timeout).

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Chale Wote Street Art Festival

Accra Dot Alt (ACCRA DALT) — Accra, Ghana

Support — Support not stated

Next open call expected — dates not yet published

Entry fee — free

Annual street art festival in Osu and Jamestown. 15th edition ran 10-17 Aug 2026 (theme Carnival of the Black Sun). 2026 call: deadline 16 Apr 2026, email applications, 2+ years experience, site-specific works, on-site realisation 1-9 Aug. Next call expected Feb-Apr 2027 (TBC). No fee or honorarium stated in 2026 terms. 2027 dates not announced. Data from search-index copy of the 2026 call page; direct open failed (approval timeout).

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City of Light Festival

City of Jyvaskyla — Jyvaskyla, Finland

Support — Support not stated

Next open call expected — dates not yet published

Annual festival in September 2027, exact dates not yet published (2026 edition 25 Sep-3 Oct 2026). Next open call opens January 2027, exact dates TBC; last call 8 Jan-15 Feb 2026, over 210 proposals from 36 countries. No fee or amount stated on the official call page; entry fee not stated in sources checked.

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Clockenflap

Clockenflap — Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Support — HKD 15,000 all-inclusive budget per selected work (2019 Art Open Call; current terms not published)

Next open call expected — dates not yet published

Entry fee — free

Music and arts festival at Central Harbourfront Event Space. Art Open Call existed (2019 call with HKD 15,000 budget; open-call winners also in the 2023 programme) but no 2026 Art Open Call found in search; only a food-supplier open call was advertised for 2026. Monitor clockenflap.com for the next art call.

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Constellations de Metz

City of Metz — Metz, France

Support — Support not stated

Next open call expected — dates not yet published

10th edition 25 Jun-5 Sep 2026; 2027 edition expected June 2027, dates TBC. The City of Metz runs a video mapping competition with an official appel a projets (listed on Media Arts Cities); the current call window and deadline were not found. Check the Pro Area on constellations-metz.fr.

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Copenhagen Light Festival

Copenhagen Light Festival — Copenhagen, Denmark

Support — Funding up to DKK 250,000 per project (per 2027 open call announcement; official page asks applicants to state requested funding amount)

Next open call expected — dates not yet published

Entry fee — free

10th anniversary edition 29 Jan-21 Feb 2027, about 45 installations. 2027 call closed 11 May 2026; next cycle expected spring 2027, dates not yet published. Festival dates confirmed by Visit Copenhagen and IMAGINE PEACE press release.

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DLECTRICITY

Midtown Detroit Inc. — Detroit, USA

Support — Historic open-call terms: up to $2,500 project budget + $1,000 honorarium per selected site-specific project; current-cycle terms not published

Next open call expected — dates not yet published

Entry fee — free

On site — On-site installation in Midtown Detroit required

Festival revived and held Oct 17-18, 2026 in Midtown Detroit. No next-edition call or deadline published yet; monitor the official site. The official site is stale (still shows 2021 content); 2026 dates confirmed via secondary listings. Entry fee not stated in historic call materials; listed as free pending confirmation.

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Dreamy Place

videoclub with Lighthouse — Brighton, United Kingdom

Support — Support not stated

Next open call expected — dates not yet published

Successor of Brighton Digital Festival (launched 2023, builds on its legacy). City-wide digital-arts festival: outdoor installations, exhibitions, immersive sound, film trails, VR, talks. 2026 edition 23-25 Oct 2026, theme nature and the natural world. Programme is curated; no public open call found. 2027 dates TBC.

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EDIGMA Semibreve Award

EDIGMA / Semibreve Festival — Braga, Portugal

Support — EUR 3,500 winner prize + exhibition at the festival

Next open call expected — dates not yet published

Annual international award for interactive installations combining sound and image through digital technology; works from 2023-2026 eligible. 2026 call closed 28 June 2026; winner 2026 Matthew Biederman. Next cycle expected spring 2027, not announced. Entry fee not stated in sources checked.

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Estuary Festival

Estuary Festival CIC — Castle Point, United Kingdom

Support — Support not stated

Next open call expected — dates not yet published

Quadrennial contemporary arts festival for the Thames Estuary (2016, 2021, 2025; next edition ~2029). Open calls are project-specific and mostly local/socially engaged (e.g. Castle Point commission, GBP 3,000 fee + GBP 2,000 production, closed Dec 2024); light is incidental to the programme. Organisation based in Castle Point, South Essex; festival sites span the Essex and Kent shorelines.

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Eufonic STNBL

Eufonic Festival — Amposta, Spain

Support — Showcase slot in the Eufonic programme; no cash amount stated

Next open call expected — dates not yet published

Annual call dedicated to giving a second life to already-created projects (installations, sound/digital proposals, digital-performative pieces). 2026 call closed 18 January 2026; next cycle expected winter 2026/27, not announced. Eligibility: artists and creators residing in Catalonia. Main festival days 16-18 July 2026, installations from 9 July, in Terres de l'Ebre (Amposta and natural sites). Entry fee not stated in sources checked. Separate strands: Eufonic / Lo Pati Creative Residencies (Spain residents, deadline also 18 January 2026) and Reddis / NAF / Eufonic grant EUR 6,000 (Catalonia residents, closed 17 November 2025).

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Festival Visualia

Sonitus Association — Pula, Croatia

Support — Support not stated

Next open call expected — dates not yet published

Croatia's leading new media / light festival, founded 2013; 12th edition 17-19 September 2026. Source table lists an Artists application section, but no dated open call was found; 2026 artists appear invited. Monitor the official site for the 2027 call. Amount and entry fee not stated in sources checked.

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Fete des Lumieres

City of Lyon — Lyon, France

Support — Grants EUR 15,000-50,000 per project; only French associations can receive grants, foreign artists may apply only with a producer (2026 terms)

Next open call expected — dates not yet published

Annual call for projects; 2026 call closed 24 Apr 2026 (published end of February 2026). Next call expected Feb-Apr 2027, dates TBC. 27 artworks in the 2026 programme.

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Frequency Festival of Digital Culture

Threshold Studios — Lincoln, United Kingdom

Support — 2026 commissions: 3x Community Co-Creation GBP 20,000 + GBP 5,000 workshop budget; 2x Digital Hybrid GBP 9,000

Next open call expected — dates not yet published

Entry fee — free

Biennial festival; 2026 edition 19-21 Feb 2026 merged with Lincoln Lights. 2026 commission call closed 27 Oct 2025; next edition likely Feb 2028, call window TBC. 2026 commissions were Lincoln-heritage-focused community co-creation; eligibility for the next cycle not published.

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Genius Loci Weimar

Genius Loci Weimar — Weimar, Germany

Support — EUR 24,000 total for realisation and awards (EUR 7,000 production budget per winning project, 2026 terms)

Next open call expected — dates not yet published

Annual international video mapping competition. 2026 call (theme Democracy and Society) closed 14 Jun 2026; festival 11-13 Sep 2026. Next call expected in 2027, dates TBC. No entry fee stated.

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Glod Light Festival

City of Stavanger — Stavanger, Norway

Support — Installation budget EUR 1,000-15,000 (per 2026 call)

Next open call expected — dates not yet published

3rd edition 16-31 Jan 2027 (LUCI). 2026 call closed; 2027 call dates not found, TBC. No permanent separate festival site; entry point is the LUCI open-call page. Entry fee not stated in sources checked.

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Glow Eindhoven

GLOW Eindhoven — Eindhoven, Netherlands

Support — Support not stated

Next open call expected — dates not yet published

20th edition, theme CONNECT. 2026 Artist Call closed 5 Apr 2026; next Artist Call expected early 2027, dates TBC. The separate Talent Call is for Brainport-region residents only. No fee or amount stated on the call page.

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INOTA Festival

NVC and Centrum Production — Inota, Hungary

Support — Symbolic artist fee only

Next open call expected — dates not yet published

Entry fee — free

2026 call ran 19 May-10 Jun 2026; 5th edition 26-29 Aug 2027 at the former Inota power plant near Varpalota (Turbine Hall); 2027 call expected May-Jun 2027 (TBC); light-based, audiovisual and projection works, site-specific installations.

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International Vilnius Light Festival

Vilnius Cultural Centre — Vilnius, Lithuania

Support — Support not stated

Next open call expected — dates not yet published

2027 call closed 1 Jun 2026 (official open-call page and festival Instagram, 2 Jun 2026 thank-you post); next annual cycle expected spring 2027, dates TBC. No fee or amount stated on the official call page.

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Internet Festival

Internet Festival — Pisa, Italy

Support — Showcase slot at the festival; no cash amount stated

Next open call expected — dates not yet published

16th edition 8-11 October 2026, theme Wisdom. A Call 4 Artists poster for the 2026 edition was published by Openstage (September 2026), but deadline and terms were not found; the main programme is largely curated. Related opportunity: Data Conversations Artistic Residency (Creative Europe, under 30, EU residents, travel/accommodation/meals covered, 10 selected; 2026 call closed 31 May 2026) presented its outcomes at the festival. Entry fee not stated in sources checked.

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LFF Expanded

BFI London Film Festival — London, United Kingdom

Support — Support not stated

Next open call expected — dates not yet published

BFI London Film Festival strand for immersive art and XR. 2026 Expanded programme ran during LFF 2026 (October 2026, incl. VR Lounge at BFI Southbank). No 2026/2027 open call details found; historically an open call ran in 2022 (worldwide, no fee). Next window expected spring 2027, TBC, not confirmed. Main LFF film submissions are UK and Ireland productions only.

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LUMINALE

Messe Frankfurt — Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Support — Support not stated

Next open call expected — dates not yet published

Biennial for Light Art and Urban Design, Frankfurt and Offenbach, held alongside Light+Building. A 2026 edition could NOT be confirmed in this check (2022 and 2024 editions were cancelled); next edition expected alongside Light+Building 5-10 Mar 2028 (trade fair dates confirmed). No open call for 2028 published yet; monitor the official site, call expected in 2027.

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Leeds Light Night

Leeds City Council — Leeds, United Kingdom

Support — Support not stated

Next open call expected — dates not yet published

Annual free multi-arts and light festival; 2026 edition 28-29 Oct 2026 (accessible evening 27 Oct), theme A City Speaks... as part of Leeds 400. No general public artist open call found; works are commissioned, with participatory calls for individual works (e.g. Call My Name, Call Me Home, Leeds-connected participants). 2027 dates TBC.

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Lights in Alingsas

Alingsas Energi — Alingsas, Sweden

Support — Scholarship places for 40 students in the lighting design workshop (amount not stated); Workshop Heads are invited professionals

Next open call expected — dates not yet published

On site — On-site workshop week in Alingsas (Sep-Oct) plus concept meeting in March for Workshop Heads

Month-long lighting festival, 27th edition 2 Oct-1 Nov 2026, theme Stories of Love. This is a workshop call, not an artwork open call: students apply for a scholarship (2026 window 7-28 Apr), young professionals and professionals register for a fee (amounts not stated). Next workshop expected autumn 2027, dates TBC. Supported by IALD.

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Lilu Lichtfestival Luzern

Lilu Lichtfestival Luzern — Lucerne, Switzerland

Support — Artist fee up to CHF 1,000 per installation; project budget open (previous terms, 2027 terms TBC)

Next open call expected — dates not yet published

Official site: not currently accepting project submissions; next call for projects in spring 2027. Previous call deadline was 30 Apr 2025. Separate Residency LILU call closed 21 Jun 2026.

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Lumina Festival da Luz

OCUBO — Cascais, Portugal

Support — EUR 1,000 audience prize (New Lights Prize, 2025 edition)

Next open call expected — dates not yet published

8th edition held 12-14 September 2025. International video mapping open call 2025: applications until 13 July 2025, videos until 31 August 2025, screening on Centro Cultural de Cascais. Dates of the 2026/2027 edition and next call not announced as of 30 September 2026. Entry fee not stated in sources checked; 2025 call was announced via Instagram.

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Luminotherapie (LUMINO)

Quartier des Spectacles Partnership — Montreal, Canada

Support — Production budget for selected installations/projections (competition; historic total budgets: $225,000 for the installations component + $100,000 for video projections, older edition; current-cycle figures not published)

Next open call expected — dates not yet published

Entry fee — free

On site — On-site installation in the Quartier des Spectacles required

Quebec's largest competition for temporary public art installations, now rebranded LUMINO. 17th edition Jan 21-Mar 7, 2027 (confirmed by Tourisme Montreal). No current-edition competition call or deadline found; the 2027 program is already set, so the next competition window is expected in 2027 for the 2028 edition. Historically Quebec/Canada-focused; eligibility of non-Canadian artists unconfirmed. Entry fee not stated in competition materials found; listed as free pending confirmation.

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Lunchmeat Festival

Lunchmeat — Prague, Czechia

Support — Support not stated

Next open call expected — dates not yet published

Entry fee — free

2027 dates per European Festivals Association listing (secondary source); annual festival of advanced electronic music and new media art since 2010; programme curated, no public open call found; official site not confirmed in this check.

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MUTEK Montreal

MUTEK — Montreal, Canada

Support — Performance slot; fees, travel and accommodation negotiated individually with selected artists (no fixed amount published)

Next open call expected — dates not yet published

Entry fee — free

On site — Live performance on site in Montreal required

International festival of digital creativity and electronic music. 2026 call for projects ran Nov 13, 2025-Jan 31, 2026 (festival Aug 25-30, 2026); 2027 call not yet published, expected Nov 2026-Jan 2027 on the same pattern, 2027 festival dates not published. IMPORTANT: the 2026 call was Canada-only (Canadian nationals, artists based in Canada, or Indigenous artists from territories now known as Canada); live performances only, no DJ sets. No application fee is mentioned in the official call FAQ. Atelier Grand Nord XR (SODEC) is a separate Quebec-only XR call with deadline Dec 2, 2026, not the festival call.

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Manif d'art - Quebec City Biennial

Manif d'art — Quebec City, Canada

Support — Support not stated

Next open call expected — dates not yet published

Entry fee — free

Winter contemporary art biennial (12 editions to date; Manif d'art 12 closed in 2026). Next event is Jardin d'hiver 2027, Feb 26-Mar 28, 2027, theme 'A pied d'oeuvre - Art at Play' (dates above are for Jardin d'hiver). The FAQ confirms calls for projects are launched for the Biennial and other events, but no current open call or deadline was found; the program is largely curated. Monitor the official site/newsletter for the next Biennial call. No fee or amount published for the call; listed as free pending confirmation.

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Milano Digital Week

Comune di Milano — Milan, Italy

Support — Slot in the city-wide programme; no fee or funding stated

Next open call expected — dates not yet published

City-wide call for proposals to host events (talks, workshops, activities) during the week, opened 11 June 2026; submission deadline not found in sources checked. This is a call to propose events, not an exhibition call for artists. 2026 edition held 30 September - 4 October 2026, theme The Generative City. Next cycle expected 2027, dates not announced.

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Mons en Lumieres

City of Mons — Mons, Belgium

Support — Support not stated

Next open call expected — dates not yet published

First light festival in Wallonia; international open call confirmed (artists from all backgrounds, any country, per LUCI). 2026 edition 22-25 Jan 2026, theme Entering the Light. 2027 call window and deadline not found; monitor monsenlumieres.be. Not to be confused with the separate local winter event Coeur en Neige in Mons.

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Noor Riyadh

Riyadh Art — Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Support — Support not stated

Next open call expected — dates not yet published

Entry fee — free

5th edition ran 20 Nov-6 Dec 2025 (60 works, 59 artists from 24 countries). 6th edition expected Nov-Dec 2026; dates not announced. No public open call found; works mainly by invitation or commission. Data from search-index copies of official pages; direct page open failed (approval timeout). Monitor riyadhart.sa.

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OFFF Barcelona - The Screen

OFFF Barcelona — Barcelona, Spain

Support — Projection of the selected work on the Disseny Hub Barcelona facade during the festival; no cash prize stated

Next open call expected — dates not yet published

Open call for 15 or 30 second motion works (art, animation, digital mural, 3D mapping). 2026 call closed 2 March 2026. The Screen 2027 show announced for 6-8 May 2027, 21:00-23:00, including a collaborative piece of selected open-call projects; the 2027 call window is not yet published. Entry fee not stated in sources checked. 2026 call page: https://www.offf.barcelona/opencall

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Off Llum BCN

Poblenou Urban District — Barcelona, Spain

Support — Support not stated

Next open call expected — dates not yet published

Alternative circuit of Llum BCN (main programme is curated: invited artists plus design schools). Open call for multidisciplinary artists working with light. Last documented call was the 5th edition for February 2024 (deadline 19 November 2023, via FrikiFish); no call for the 2027 edition found yet. Llum BCN 2027 (16th edition) confirmed 5-7 February 2027. Amount and entry fee not stated in sources checked.

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Patchlab Digital Art Festival

Photon Foundation — Krakow, Poland

Support — Support not stated

Next open call expected — dates not yet published

Entry fee — free

15th edition Dream Sim 15-18 Oct 2026, Krakow; EMAP partner; festival programme curated, no festival open call found — residencies (e.g. 360-degree Gallery) run separately; 2027 dates TBC.

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Prix Ars Electronica 2027

Ars Electronica Linz GmbH & Co KG — Linz, Austria

Support — Golden Nica + up to EUR 10,000 per category (2026 terms; 2027 categories: New Animation Art, Artificial Life & Intelligence, Digital Musics & Sound Art, u19 - create your world, Austria residents only)

Next open call expected — dates not yet published

Entry fee — free

Annual international prize for art made with technology, presented at the Ars Electronica Festival. Submission phase starts January 2027; deadline in March 2027, exact date not yet published on the official site. 2026 call closed 4 March 2026 (extended to 9 March). Winners are presented June/July 2027.

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SIGGRAPH 2027

ACM SIGGRAPH — Anaheim, USA

Support — Exhibition slot in the Art Gallery (Arts & Design track); no cash award

Next open call expected — dates not yet published

Annual conference and exhibition on computer graphics and interactive techniques; theme 2027 is 'Reimagining'. Conference 8-12 August 2027, exhibition 10-12 August 2027, Anaheim Convention Center. Submissions portal reads 'open soon' as of October-November 2026 and opens late 2026; Art Gallery page states 'Submissions details coming soon'. Historically winter deadlines. Submission fee not yet published on the official 2027 Art Gallery page.

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STRP Festival

STRP — Eindhoven, Netherlands

Support — Support not stated

Next open call expected — dates not yet published

Art and technology festival; 2026 edition Soft, Slow and Powerful ran 26-28 Mar 2026. Historically ran open calls for expo/scenario projects, but no current open call was found. The STRP Young ACT Award 2026 (EUR 4,000 per winner) was for recent Dutch academy graduates only, applications 17 Sep-12 Oct 2025. Next edition dates TBC; monitor strp.nl.

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Screen City Biennial

Screen City Biennial — Stavanger, Norway

Support — Support not stated

Next open call expected — dates not yet published

Biennial of the moving image in public space, founded 2013 in Stavanger. Edition Other Minds toured Berlin 2022, Oslo and Stavanger (Stavanger Kunstmuseum, Mar 2025). Works selected partly by invitation, partly through open call (per Wikipedia); no current open call or next-edition dates found, expected about 2027, TBC. Nomadic/touring format - Stavanger is the home base; latest edition city may differ. URL is the 2022 edition site; no current main site found.

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Signal Festival

Signal Festival — Prague, Czechia

Support — Support not stated

Next open call expected — dates not yet published

Entry fee — free

15th edition; 2026 edition 15-18 Oct 2026, 21 installations (13 free, 8 ticketed Signal INSIDE); no public open call found as of 12 Nov 2026 — programme largely curated/invited, verify before approaching.

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Simultan Festival

Simultan Association — Timisoara, Romania

Support — Support not stated

Next open call expected — dates not yet published

Entry fee — free

21st edition 24-27 Sep 2026; international open call for video art ran in all editions before 2026, but not in 2026 (curated retrospective edition); next call expected for the 2027 edition (TBC); no entry fee mentioned in past calls.

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Sonar+D Open Call

Sonar / Advanced Music — Barcelona, Spain

Support — Exhibition of selected projects at Sonar+D; separate Sonar+D / Fundacion Cotec call offered up to EUR 100,000 for an installation at KNOWCASE, Madrid (2026 call closed 7 September 2026)

Next open call expected — dates not yet published

Annual open call for installations, AI, creative coding and music tech projects. Main 2026 call closed 22 February 2026. Sonar 2027 (17-19 June 2027, Sonar by Day back at the Barcelona seafront, Sonar+D reintegrated) announced 3 November 2026; the 2027 open call is not yet published. Entry fee not stated in sources checked.

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Sonica

Cryptic — Glasgow, United Kingdom

Support — Fee GBP 750-1,000 depending on the work and experience (2026 terms)

Next open call expected — dates not yet published

Biennial 11-day festival of audiovisual art and experimental music; 2026 edition 24 Sep-4 Oct 2026, 170+ artists from 22 countries. 2026 open call closed 25 Aug 2025 (12:00); open to artists based in the UK and Ireland, existing completed work only (one project per applicant). Next call expected summer 2027 for the 2028 edition, TBC. No entry fee stated in the listing.

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Spectra

Aberdeen City Council (produced by Live Event Management) — Aberdeen, United Kingdom

Support — Support not stated

Next open call expected — dates not yet published

Scotland's Festival of Light, free, 12th edition 5-8 Feb 2026, theme Be Curious. 2027 dates TBC (February). Programme is largely commissioned/curated by the council; the Northern Lights strand (via Look Again, Gray's School of Art) invites artists with a connection to the North East. No general open call with published terms found.

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Spotlight - Bucharest International Light Festival

Bucharest City Hall via ARCUB — Bucharest, Romania

Support — Support not stated

Next open call expected — dates not yet published

Entry fee — free

10th edition 9-11 Oct 2026, 16 artists from 7 countries, theme Playground; international video mapping contest last ran as an open call in 2018 (CEC Palace); 2027 dates TBC; open-call page not found.

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Staro Riga - Festival of Light

Riga City Council, Education, Culture and Sports Department — Riga, Latvia

Support — Support not stated

Next open call expected — dates not yet published

2026 edition 15-18 Nov 2026, 52 installations, theme Unum momentum, free to visit. No public open call found for 2026 or 2027; programme appears curated/invitation-based. Historically ran an Idea Contest, so a call may return - recheck staroriga.lv for 2027. Entry fee (submission fee) not stated; do not confuse with free public admission.

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Svetlobna Gverila

Not stated in sources checked — Ljubljana, Slovenia

Support — Support not stated

Next open call expected — dates not yet published

Entry fee — free

20th edition 26 May-20 Jun 2026, theme Diversities; Open Call (Poziv) claimed in the source table; no current call details found on 12 Nov 2026; call usually opens autumn/winter (unconfirmed).

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Tartu Light Biennale TAVA

Tartu in Light — Tartu, Estonia

Support — Artist fee up to EUR 1,500 (per 2018 call; current amount TBC)

Next open call expected — dates not yet published

TAVA26 just held 22-24 Oct 2026 (Botanical Garden, Tartu); next biennale expected 2028, dates not published. Next call expected Jan-Feb 2028 by historical pattern (deadlines 15 Jan 2018, 15 Feb 2020), TBC. Entry fee not stated in sources checked. Merged with Tartu Valgus - same festival, one record.

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UMBRA Light Festival

UMBRA Light Festival — Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain

Support — Support not stated

Next open call expected — dates not yet published

Annual international call for light installations. 2026 call ran 1 June - 10 July 2026 for the 2027 edition (confirmed by the festival's official Instagram); next cycle expected June-July 2027, not announced. Festival dates for the next edition not published. Entry fee and artist fee not stated in sources checked.

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WRO Media Art Biennale

WRO Center for Media Art Foundation — Wroclaw, Poland

Support — Support not stated

Next open call expected — dates not yet published

Entry fee — free

22nd edition, theme FRICTION; opening events 12-16 May 2027, exhibitions until end of May; open call for the 2027 edition not found on the official site as of 12 Nov 2026 — verify at wrocenter.pl; WRO Art Center also hosts EMAP residencies.

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Zsolnay Light Festival

City of Pecs — Pecs, Hungary

Support — Support not stated

Next open call expected — dates not yet published

Entry fee — free

10th edition 2-5 July 2026; international Zsolnay Light Art Video Mapping Competition on Pecs Cathedral facade (2026 finalists from Italy, China, Bulgaria); 2027 dates and call window TBC; competition entry fee not stated in sources checked.

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Lumen Prize

Lumen Prize Foundation — London, United Kingdom

Support — USD 30,000 total prize fund: Gold Award USD 15,000 + three category awards USD 5,000 each (2026 terms)

Next open call expected — dates not yet published

Entry fee — $45 per artwork (early bird $35; 2026 terms)

Annual international prize for art made with technology. 2026 cycle ran 26 January - 27 May 2026 (extended from 23 May); finalists announced August 2026, winners October/November 2026. 2027 call not yet announced as of November 2026; next window expected January-May 2027. Base is London, UK; the prize is online, no festival edition.

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Device_art

KONTEJNER — bureau of contemporary art praxis — Zagreb, Croatia

Support — Financial, curatorial and logistical support for realization of selected works (no fixed sum stated)

Open call closed

Entry fee — free

8th edition at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Zagreb; call open to artists/collectives from or residing in Croatia only; next edition TBC (festival runs every 2-3 years).

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Light.Move.Festival

Lux Pro Monumentis Foundation — Lodz, Poland

Support — Support not stated

Open call closed

Entry fee — free

16th edition, theme DREAMS; 2026 call confirmed via official regulations PDF (international, three categories: large-scale projections, art projects, Debut/Experiment); next cycle expected early 2027 (TBC, not announced).

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Speculum Artium

Delavski dom Trbovlje — Trbovlje, Slovenia

Support — Funds for presentation of selected projects; travel covered

Open call closed

Entry fee — free

Annual international festival of new media culture (18th edition 2026); 2026 call confirmed via ArtRabbit listing; next cycle expected early 2027 (TBC); official site speculumartium.si.

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Roppongi Art Night

Roppongi Art Night Executive Committee — Tokyo, Japan

Support — Production budget up to JPY 1,500,000 per work (tiers: JPY 500,000 / 1,000,000 / 1,500,000)

Open call closed

Entry fee — free

Annual Open Call Project since 2015 (101 works shown by 2025), open to anyone regardless of age or experience; categories: performance/music, outdoor installation, video works for large screens. 2026 call closed 6 May 2026; 2027 call dates not yet published. Tokyo Midtown Design Touch is a separate, mainly curated event and is not included.

Multimedia · Cross-disciplinary · Light

Kaohsiung Film Festival - XR Dreamland

Kaohsiung Film Festival — Kaohsiung, Taiwan

Support — Support not stated

Open call closed

Entry fee — $30 early bird / $80 final per entry

Annual International Short Film & XR Competition; XR works (VR/AR/MR/VR360, headset experience required) via FilmFreeway plus a Google Form. Prize amounts not found in sources. Next window expected April-June 2027, unconfirmed. Regulations: https://www.kff.tw/en/about/brochure

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Seoul Design AI Film Festival

Seoul Design Foundation — Seoul, South Korea

Support — Grand Prize KRW 10,000,000; total prize pool KRW 24,000,000 shared by 10 winners; Grand Prize film screened on the 222 m DDP media facade during Seoul Light DDP

Open call closed

Entry fee — free

AI-generated video works (3-5 min, MP4), domestic and international individuals/groups. Awards ceremony 1 October 2026. The Seoul Light DDP festival itself is otherwise commissioned; exact 2026 festival dates not confirmed in English sources. A separate Gwanghwamun media-facade call reportedly closed 16 November 2026 but eligibility could not be confirmed.

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Shining Shanghai International Light Art Open Call

Shining Shanghai (Jing'an) International Light Art Festival — Shanghai, China

Support — Gold, Silver and Bronze awards; prize amounts not confirmed in English sources

Open call closed

Entry fee — free

Annual international open call since 2023; 2026 theme Metamorphosis, 156 submissions from 149 artists/teams in 41 countries, 20 finalists projected on historic Shikumen facades at Shenyuli, Suhewan. Next cycle expected mid-2027, unconfirmed.

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Addis Video Art Festival

Addis Video Art Festival — Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Support — Screening slot at the festival; no fee or prize stated

Open call closed

Entry fee — free

6th edition, open theme. International, single-channel video max 15 minutes, works from the last 3 years, max 2 works per artist, English subtitles required for non-English works, no AI-generated work unless conceptually justified. 669 artists from 71 countries applied to the 6th edition. Found during verification of Addis Foto Fest (not in the original list). Call page verified on Experimental Cinema; festival site is addisvideoartfestival.net.

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Vivid Sydney

Destination NSW — Sydney, Australia

Support — Support not stated

Open call closed

Entry fee — free

Annual EOI, international. Light EOI closing date conflicts between sources: Destination NSW release says 27 July 2026, the festival's own key-dates page says 10 August 2026 (used here). Next cycle expected June-July 2027, unconfirmed. Production support terms for selected artists not published.

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AND Festival (Abandon Normal Devices)

Abandon Normal Devices — Barnsley, United Kingdom

Support — Free participation in the Unsecuring Infrastructures research lab at the festival; main festival commissions are curated/invited, no fee stated

Open call closed

Entry fee — free

On site — In-person attendance at the workshop in Barnsley on 26-27 September 2026 required for selected participants

Nomadic festival of art, technology and digital culture; 10th edition held in Barnsley (South Yorkshire) 25-27 September 2026. The only 2026 open call was 'Unsecuring Infrastructures', for PhD and postdoctoral researchers, not artists. 2027 host city and dates not announced; next call window TBC.

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Sundance Film Festival - New Frontier

Sundance Institute — Boulder, USA

Support — Exhibition/performance slot (New Frontier returns as New Frontier FLUX); no artist fee or prize

Open call closed

Entry fee — $55-$125 depending on category and deadline tier

2027 festival moves from Park City to Boulder, Colorado (new permanent home), Jan 21-31, 2027. 2027 submissions closed: late deadline Sep 21, 2026 (features), shorts Aug 31, 2026. Next cycle expected summer 2027. Call deadline above is the late feature deadline. The old New Frontier program URL (sundance.org/programs/new-frontier/) returns 404; url points to the Sundance homepage as the working entry point, submissions run via FilmFreeway.

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Bangkok Design Week

Creative Economy Agency (CEA) — Bangkok, Thailand

Support — Support not stated

Open call closed

Entry fee — free

10th edition, theme DESIGN TO LAST. Open call for programme partners (exhibition, talk, workshop, event, performance, tour, market) and venue partners, open internationally. No funding or artist fee published; participation as programme partner appears self-funded. Next cycle expected August-September 2027, unconfirmed.

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Hayy Matsuri

Art Jameel (Hayy Jameel) — Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Support — Support not stated

Open call closed

Entry fee — free

4th edition, theme Wabi-Sabi and the Art of Play. Open call welcomed proposals for installations, performances, music, film, design, fashion and culinary experiences. No fee or prize stated; selected participants transport their own works. Annual; next call expected autumn 2027 (TBC). Verified on official page.

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Black Rock City Honoraria Program

Burning Man Project — Black Rock City, USA

Support — Partial funding of art installations on the open playa; grants above $20,000 are rare; organizers recommend requesting 40-60% of the total project budget (2026 cycle: $1.3M across 75 projects)

Open call closed

Entry fee — free

On site — Artists must bring and install the work at Black Rock City, Nevada desert

Grant program of the Burning Man festival (theme 2027: Spellbound). Two-stage process: Letter of Intent closed Oct 29, 2026; invited full proposals due Jan 11, 2027; decisions early March 2027. Next LOI window opens Oct 2027. This is a festival art-grant program, not a curated exhibition slot; artist fees and crew travel are not funded. Official program page could not be opened directly in this run (access approval failure); facts corroborated from official burningman.org search listings.

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CTM Festival

CTM Festival — Berlin, Germany

Support — Support not stated

Open call closed

28th edition, theme Process...ing. 2027 artist calls are closed: Resynthesising the Traditional lab (28 Sep 2026), In Listening call for works (6 Sep 2026), Spatial Audio Experimentation Lab (15 Oct 2026), Research Networking Day (25 Oct 2026). Volunteers call open until 6 Dec 2026 and Vorspiel 2027 (Berlin-based only) closed 6 Nov 2026. Labs offered travel/accommodation support; amounts vary by lab.

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Guangzhou International Light Festival

Guangzhou Municipal People's Government — Guangzhou, China

Support — Support not stated

Open call closed

Entry fee — free

Annual global open call confirmed: 2026 entries from France, UK, US, Australia and others; 36 installations selected after three judging rounds. 2026 cycle judged; call deadline and prize amounts not published in English sources. Applications historically via official site/WeChat and email; URL is the official city-government announcement. One secondary source gives 16-26 November 2026 dates; official government source says 4-14 December 2026 (used here). Next cycle expected mid-2027, unconfirmed.

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Klanglicht

Buhnen Graz — Graz, Austria

Support — Support not stated

Open call closed

No public open call found; programme is curated/invited, with a Young Masters programme via FH Joanneum students. 2026 edition 23 Oct-7 Nov 2026 at Eggenberg Palace, Graz, plus first Vienna edition (Klanglicht im Park, 23 Oct 2026-10 Jan 2027). Next edition dates TBC.

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Lichtrouten Ludenscheid

LICHTROUTEN Kollektiv e.V. — Ludenscheid, Germany

Support — Support not stated

Open call closed

2027 edition theme REALTIME: Public Space Projections. Open call closed 6 Sep 2026 (one stand-alone projection project for the City Library back facade, Corneliusstrasse); results 1 Oct 2026. Next call window TBC. No fee or amount stated in the call materials found.

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Murten Licht-Festival

Region Murtensee / Murten Licht-Festival — Murten, Switzerland

Support — Support not stated

Open call closed

Open call for the 2027 edition announced on the festival Instagram 31 Mar 2026 (ARTISTS Wanted), but no deadline or terms were found in this check; the 2027 programme is already set, so the call is treated as closed. Entry point is the regional tourism page; official site is murtenlichtfestival.ch.

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Wonderfruit Festival

Wonderfruit — Chonburi, Thailand

Support — Support not stated

Open call closed

Entry fee — free

Official Participate page lists Installation Artists, Performance Artists and Art Car Designers calls, all marked Closed for 2026. 11th edition at The Fields, Siam Country Club, Chonburi. No fee or amount published; artist support scheme Intermission is Thailand-based artists only. 2027 window unconfirmed.

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