Open Calls for Artists in Germany
Find open calls, exhibitions, grants, and residencies for photographers and visual artists in Germany. Browse and apply today.
BBA One Shot Award - Spring 2026
May 25, 2026 · €19
Single-image photo prize. 20 images exhibited at BBA Gallery Berlin. €300 + Artsy listing. Production covered.
Passage Art-Residency-Programme 2026 · Polygona Kunstverein
May 30, 2026 · Free
4-week residency in Wittenberg, Germany. €5,000 grant + accommodation. Themes: Ferropolis power station or Reformation archive.
Passage Art-Residency-Programme 2026 · Polygona Kunstverein / KOBRA
May 30, 2026 · Free
Four-week residency in Wittenberg region for photographers and filmmakers. €5,000 grant + accommodation. Two themed sites.
Sonntag Grant 2026 Photobook Open Call
May 31, 2026 · €10
Berlin photobook open call for FLINTA artists, in collaboration with Replika Publishing. Winner gets photobook with 350+ print run.
Photobook Open Call · Sonntag Grant
May 31, 2026 · €10
Photobook open call for FLINTA artists with Replika Publishing. 350+ copy print run. Book launch at Bildband Berlin.
FILE NOT FOUND — Archive Residencies 2026 · Goethe-Institut
June 7, 2026 · Free
Ten artist residencies at archives worldwide. €4,000 + travel + final exhibition at BLMK Cottbus 2027. With Gerador.
Der Greif Issue 19 — I Am Because of You, Mother Earth · Der Greif
June 20, 2026 · €13/€15
Print issue guest-edited by Zanele Muholi. Theme: "I Am Because of You, Mother Earth" — environment as inseparable from body and breath.
Berlin Photo Awards 2026
June 27, 2026 · €25
International competition with 30 categories. Winners exhibited at ERSTERERSTER Gallery Berlin.