Calls — Julian Rubisch
A Curated Directory of Sound Art and Electroacoustic Music Related Calls in and around Austria


SKE Fonds

https://ske-fonds.at/show_content.php?hid=2

  • Deadline: rolling; next Beirat sessions Zeitgenössische Musik/Klangkunst 22.10.2026 and 10.12.2026; Pop/Jazz/Elektronik 12.10., 19.10., 26.11., 11.12., 18.12.2026 (submit 2-4 months before the project; audio/video files up to 14 days before the session)

Spatial Sound Institute — Artist Residency (rolling)

https://spatialsoundinstitute.com/OPEN-CALL-ARTIST-RESIDENCY-PROGRAMME

  • Deadline: rolling / open
Details

Spatial-sound residency built around the 4DSOUND system in Budapest, HU. Runs on a rolling/open basis — contact info@spatialsoundinstitute.com with a proposal. Strong fit for spatial/immersive and Ambisonics work.

OTTOsonics — Co-funded Residency (rolling)

https://www.alterbauhof.at/ottosonics/co-funded-residency/

  • Deadline: rolling / open
  • Duration: self-proposed, single days up to 2 weeks
Details

Rolling, self-directed residency at the OTTOsonics immersive sound studio (Alter Bauhof, AT). No fixed deadline; propose your own timeframe (single days up to two weeks). EUR 50/day lump sum, own travel. Apply by emailing a proposal + short CV to contact@ottosonics.com (subject "CO-FUNDED RESIDENCY").

BMWKMS Auslandsstipendien — Musik und darstellende Kunst (rolling)

https://www.bmwkms.gv.at/themen/kunst-und-kultur/sparten/musik-und-darstellende-kunst/stipendien/auslandsstipendien-musik-und-darstellende-kunst.html

  • Deadline: rolling; at least three months before the stay begins
Details

Federal stipend for Austrian music professionals taking up residencies or stays abroad; the natural funding for a residency that only offers studio and housing.

  • EUR 2,000 per month during the stay
  • Austrian citizenship or permanent residence; professionals only; project must not have started; competitions and workshops excluded
  • Online application with project description and timeline, bio, work samples and a confirmation letter from the host

BMWKMS Reise- und Tourneeförderung Musik (rolling)

https://www.bmwkms.gv.at/themen/kunst-und-kultur/sparten/musik-und-darstellende-kunst/foerderungen/reise-und-tourneefoerderung-musik.html

  • Deadline: rolling; at least three months before the project starts
Details

Federal part-funding for tours abroad (or across at least three Austrian federal states) and for composers travelling to premieres of their works abroad.

  • Austrian citizenship or permanent residence; no amateurs or students; project must not have started
  • Online application: project description (7,000 characters), work history, budget, co-funding commitments

Sound Art Lab Struer — Self-funded Residency (rolling)

https://soundartlab.org/residency/ https://soundartlab.org/apply/

  • Deadline: rolling
  • Venue: Sound Art Lab, Struer, DK
Details

Self-funded sound art residencies in Denmark's "City of Sound", with free 24-hour studio access and free accommodation in a shared artist flat. Suits developing an installation or spatial piece.

  • No residence fee; no travel, artist fee, materials or food covered; support letter for outside funding available
  • Stays negotiated individually, at least one month encouraged; residents document the stay for publication
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Apply by PDF (max 20 MB: 1-page project with dates, bio, CV, up to 10-page portfolio, sound links) to residency@soundartlab.org

FWF PEEK — Arts-Based Research (rolling)

https://www.fwf.ac.at/en/funding/portfolio/projects/arts-based-research https://elane.fwf.ac.at/

  • Deadline: rolling (FWF Board decides in May and November/December)
  • Venue: Austrian host research institution, AT
Details

Austria's main funding line for arts-based research projects led by artists. Suits a multi-year research project in spatial audio, generative systems or participatory sound installation.

  • Project-specific personnel and non-personnel costs, no fixed cap; projects up to 48 months; audiovisual material can be linked
  • Restriction: the project must be carried out at an Austrian research institution with the necessary infrastructure (e.g. mdw, Angewandte, KUG/IEM, Mozarteum); the applicant needs the arts-based research qualifications to lead it
  • Submit via the FWF elane portal

Bears in the Park — Sound Studio Residencies (rolling)

https://bearsinthepark.org/events/program/residencies/ https://bearsinthepark.org/contact/

  • Deadline: rolling (by email, subject to availability)
  • Venue: Bears in the Park, Simmering, Vienna, AT
Details

Independent Vienna residency space whose sound studio has been open to sound artists since 2025. A low-threshold local option for working and rehearsal time of 1 to 6 weeks, which can be split across the year.

  • 35 m² studio with monitors, PA and mixer; public presentations possible; mostly free, artists with funding are asked for a modest rent; no artist fee
  • A dedicated sound open call for Vienna-based artists ran for 2026 (closed 7.11.2025, https://bearsinthepark.org/sound-open-call-2026/); a 2027 round may follow around November
  • Ask about availability via the contact page

Kunst im öffentlichen Raum Niederösterreich — Projektförderung (rolling)

https://www.koernoe.at/de/service-institution/forderung https://www.noe.gv.at/noe/Kunst-Kultur/Formulare_Logo_Rechtsgrundlagen.html

  • Deadline: rolling
  • Venue: öffentlicher Raum, Niederösterreich, AT
Details

Förderung des Landes Niederösterreich für ortsspezifische, temporäre oder permanente Kunstprojekte im öffentlichen Raum, auch transdisziplinär. Passt für Klanginstallationen mit klarem Ortsbezug.

  • Antragsberechtigt: Künstler:innen, Vereine, Gemeinden, Institutionen, zivilgesellschaftliche Initiativen
  • Projekte müssen konzipiert, aber noch nicht realisiert sein; rein dekorative Projekte ausgeschlossen
  • Bewilligungen und Gutachten sind Sache der Antragsteller:innen; andere Finanzierungsquellen sind ein Kriterium
  • Formulare unter "Formulare und Richtlinien" des Landes NÖ; Kontakt koernoe@noel.gv.at

GMEM Marseille — Résidences de création (rolling)

https://gmem.org/fr/candidater https://form.heeds.eu/registration/11681/4b739b6a7ac6c35a205c483e010147d1/qXBibG5bq4ado5WR0MpbbFqapY-mhlayV3I

  • Deadline: rolling (quarterly artistic commission)
  • Venue: GMEM, Centre national de création musicale, Marseille, FR
Details

Creation residencies at the Marseille national centre for musical creation, open to composers, instrumental ensembles, sound artists and electronic musicians, including experimental and hybrid forms. The same form also covers programming in the Propagations sound art festival (about ten days in May) and the Modulations/ExtraMod season.

  • Residencies cover composition, recording and rehearsal, and building mechanical, electronic, video or digital devices
  • Files are reviewed by a quarterly artistic commission; residency spaces are booked about six months ahead and replies can be slow
  • Accommodation and fees are not stated; ask GMEM directly
  • Apply through the online form (French or English version)

Maison Messiaen — Résidence d'artistes en Matheysine (rolling)

https://www.maisonmessiaen.com/venir-en-residence/

  • Deadline: rolling
  • Venue: Maison Messiaen, Petichet (Matheysine, Isère), FR
Details

A residency in Olivier Messiaen's former house, run by Arts en Isère Dauphiné Alpes (AIDA) for the Fondation Messiaen. Open to composers, performers, poets, visual artists and researchers; a modest research stay rather than a production residency.

  • Two small houses with pianos; stays from a few days to several weeks (typically about one week); travel and meals are at the resident's cost, no stipend is mentioned
  • Selection weighs project quality, its link to Messiaen's work or influences, and its link to the local area; residents present their work locally (school, music school, senior university)
  • Email a project presentation, bio and preferred dates to direction@aida38.fr

Organised Sound — Calls for Submissions (journal)

https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/organised-sound/information/call-for-submissions

  • Deadlines: 15.1.2027 ("Art and Craft in Electroacoustic Music", issue 32/3); 15.5.2027 ("Phenomenologies of Electroacoustic Music and the Sonic Arts")
  • Publisher: Cambridge University Press (international, peer-reviewed)
Details

The leading academic journal for electroacoustic and sonic-arts research. Each themed issue accepts scholarly articles, often with accompanying audio/media examples. Suits composer-researchers working in fixed-media, spatial, and acousmatic practice.

IRCAM Forum Workshops Paris 2027 — Call for Contributions

https://forum.ircam.fr/article/ateliers-forum-paris-24-26-mars-2027-appel-a-contributions/ https://framaforms.org/open-call-forum-workshops-paris-24-26032027-1748352028

  • Deadline: 29.10.2026, midnight CET (extended from 15.10.)
  • Venue: IRCAM, Paris, FR
  • Workshops: 24.–26.3.2027
Details

Themes: sound interaction, music & movement, sound design, audio processing, 3D immersive audio, generative/improvised music, computer-assisted composition. Proposals in English accepted; only complete submissions considered. Presenters register and cover their own travel/accommodation.

  • Conference (20 min + 10 Q&A), Demo (20 + 10), Installation (up to half a day), Workshop (75 min), Performance (max 30 min)

Art Explora x Cité internationale des arts 2027 — Residency Programme

https://www.citeinternationaledesarts.fr/en/appels-a-candidature/art-explora-x-cite-internationale-des-arts/

  • Deadline: 30.10.2026
  • Venue: Cité internationale des arts, Paris, FR
  • Duration: 3-6 months in 2027
Details

Paris residency for projects on new technologies, art and science, and environmental or social issues. Open to all disciplines and nationalities.

  • EUR 1,000 per month living allowance; production grant up to EUR 3,000 (against receipts); return travel; furnished studio of about 50 m²
  • No age limit; at least five years of professional activity
  • Online form in French or English: project (3,500 characters), motivation letter (2 pages), portfolio (30 pages), CV (5 pages)

OASis Residency 2027 — Cultivamos Cultura, "Bom Dia"

https://cultivamoscultura.com/2026/09/17/bom-dia-oasis-residency-call-for-2027/ https://forms.gle/2DVo28HjyzeoUdYi9

  • Deadline: 30.10.2026, 18:00 CET (closes earlier once 100 applications are received)
  • Venue: Cultivamos Cultura, São Luís (Odemira), PT
  • Dates: 7 to 30 days in March 2027
Details

Art-science and ecology residency at a rural Portuguese centre, part of the OASis network. One proposal is selected; projects using local or natural materials, ecological themes and community interaction are preferred.

  • EUR 1,300 project fee, production up to EUR 1,600 (against invoices), travel up to EUR 500, food per diem, private room in a shared farmhouse
  • International individuals or pairs; full physical presence required; one output goes to the 2027 OASis group exhibition and one to the centre's collection; the local community mostly speaks Portuguese and a car may be needed
  • Google Form with statement (max 500 words), resource list, signed originality declaration, portfolio, CV (max 4 pages), timeline and 5 images; results in the third week of December 2026

Transatlantic Stars Programme 2027 — Visual Arts Residency

https://mailchi.mp/trsproject/3q8lcvd353 https://airtable.com/appAw3VlHCUXNrBYw/pagIiJ5fs1oZNH0n0/form

  • Deadline: 30.10.2026, 23:59 CET (closes earlier once 300 applications are received)
  • Venue: Community residencies in the US, final event in Washington, D.C., US
  • Dates: mid-April to June 2027
Details

EU-funded residency (EU Delegation to the US) that pairs EU artists with American artists to make new work with community engagement, ending in an exhibition in Washington.

  • All visual-art media with a strong physical, spatial component; music, film and writing are excluded and sound is not named, so a proposal has to be framed as installation or sculpture; each pair produces at least one physical work
  • EU citizenship required; mid-career or established (at least 4 of 5 professional criteria); about 8 weeks' availability plus the D.C. event; no application fee
  • Apply via the Airtable form; questions to arts@trsproject.eu

Stadt Wien Kultur — Einzelförderung Bildende Kunst und Medienkunst 2027

https://www.wien.gv.at/amtswege/foerdung-bildende-kunst-medienkunst https://www.wien.gv.at/kultur/foerderungen-bildende-kunst

  • Deadline: 31.10.2026, 23:59 (window 1.10.-31.10.)
  • Venue: Vienna, AT
Details

The City of Vienna's yearly project funding for visual and media art projects taking place in the following year. Suits funding a 2027 installation or media art production.

  • Two tiers: up to EUR 5,000 and above EUR 5,001 (separate financial-plan sheets)
  • Main residence in Vienna (individuals) or Vienna-based organisations
  • Online application with ID Austria (or signed consent form); budget spreadsheet required

Culture Moves Europe 2026-2027 — Individual Mobility

https://culture.ec.europa.eu/culture-moves-europe/call-for-individual-mobility

  • Deadline: 31.10.2026, 23:59 CET (round 1); 30.11.2026 (round 2); 31.1.2027 (round 3); 28.2.2027 (round 4); 31.3.2027 (round 5); 30.4.2027 (round 6)
  • Venue: any Creative Europe country other than the country of residence
Details

EU mobility grant (run with the Goethe-Institut) for artists carrying out a project with an international partner in another Creative Europe country. Suits a studio or residency stay with a host that cannot pay.

  • EUR 85 per day; travel EUR 400 (under 5,000 km) or EUR 800; top-ups for green travel, visa, children and accessibility
  • Legal residence in a Creative Europe country, 18 or older; music is an eligible sector; individuals or groups up to five
  • Invitation letter from the host required; apply in English on the Goethe application portal; results within eight weeks of each deadline

Kiruna 2029 — European Capital of Culture Open Call

https://kiruna.se/2029 https://kiruna.enamnd.se/Kiruna2029ide

  • Deadline: 31.10.2026 (Artistic Project); 31.12.2026 (Test an Idea)
  • Venue: Kiruna, SE
  • Dates: 2029 (selected projects contracted in summer 2027)
Details

Open call for the Kiruna 2029 European Capital of Culture programme, open to all art forms. Individuals can submit early ideas through "Test an Idea"; larger "Artistic Projects" usually need a structure that can handle finances.

  • Kiruna2029 contributes up to 50% of the project budget and cannot be the only funder; budgets need not be final at application
  • International lead applicants are explicitly welcome; projects need a clear connection to Kiruna and the bid-book themes (Homemaking, European Adventure, Perspectives, Finding New Ways, Power of Culture)
  • Review November 2026, feedback January-February 2027, dialogue phase until May 2027; forms at kiruna.enamnd.se/Kiruna2029ide (idea) and kiruna.enamnd.se/Kiruna2029projekt (project)

Neptun Staatspreis für Wasser 2027 — WasserKREATIV

https://www.neptun-staatspreis.at/kategorien/wasserkreativ/ https://neptun.awardsplatform.com/register

  • Deadline: 31.10.2026 (extended)
  • Venue: Award ceremony in Vienna, AT
  • Dates: ceremony 18.3.2027
Details

The Austrian state prize for water has an art category for creative engagement with water. It suits a sound work or installation with a real water or hydrosphere angle.

  • Eligible fields include music, multimedia, film, performance, visual and performing arts; professional artists worldwide may enter
  • EUR 5,000 for the category; judged on originality, documentation, expressive strength and awareness potential
  • Submit via the online awards platform; the category PDF "Ausschreibung 2027 WasserKREATIV" covers usage rights and materials

Stipendium für künstlerische Fotografie + Medienkunst 2027 — Land Kärnten / Klagenfurt residency

https://www.kunstundkultur-kaernten.at/de/foerderwesen/aktuelle-ausschreibungen/detail/stipendium-fuer-kuenstlerische-fotografie-medienkunst https://portal.ktn.gv.at/Forms/AFS/KU7

  • Deadline: 31.10.2026
  • Venue: Europahaus studio flat and Stadtgalerie "living studio", Klagenfurt am Wörthersee, AT
  • Dates: 1.5.2027 – 30.9.2027
Details

A five-month live/work residency from the Province of Carinthia and the Town of Klagenfurt for photographers and media artists whose projects "particularly include the possibilities of new media and technologies". It suits a media or sound artist who wants time to build one project and make local contacts.

  • EUR 6,000 grant (EUR 1,200/month) plus a 60 m² studio flat (rent and running costs paid by the town); travel and material costs are not covered
  • No residence, nationality or age restriction stated; one project per applicant; completed projects and thesis projects are excluded
  • An exhibition in the Stadtgalerie "living studio" at the end of the stay is linked to the grant; a work report is due within 3 months
  • Apply via the online form KU7 (a PDF form is available if geoblocked) with a project description (max. 1,200 characters), current project phase (max. 400 characters), CV and a portfolio of max. 5 A4 pages as PDF (2 MB each). Contact: abt14.kulturstipendien@ktn.gv.at

The Sound of Future — Sound Art Call (New Museum of Networked Art)

https://netex.nmartproject.net/?p=13084

  • Deadline: 1.11.2026 (extended from 1.10.)
  • Venue: Torrance Art Museum, Los Angeles, US (27.3.–8.5.2027); The New Museum of Networked Art, Cologne, DE (9.5.–31.7.2027); online
  • Fee: none
Details

Sound compositions on "spiritual and physical energy and power as a concept for a sustainable future", produced 2020–2026.

  • MP3, 1–15 min, up to three submissions per artist
  • Email entry form (bio max. 100 words, title, year, duration, synopsis max. 100 words) to artvideokoeln@gmail.com, subject "The Sound of Future"; files via WeTransfer/SwissTransfer

Alpaca 2027 — Festival on Algorithmic Patterns in the Creative Arts

https://alpaca.cc/call/ https://calls.alpaca.cc/2027/cfp

  • Deadline: 1.11.2026
  • Venue: Sheffield, UK (partly online)
  • Dates: 6.-9.5.2027
Details

Festival and conference on algorithmic and pattern-based practice, with live performances, workshops and peer-reviewed talks. Suits generative, code-based and live-coded work.

  • Performances (flexible length); workshops (about 2 h); talks (abstract up to 2 pages, about 20 min plus Q&A), published open access with DOI
  • Performances and workshops: artist fee plus national travel; talks: free ticket and lunch only; international travel not covered apart from a limited European train budget
  • Human-authored work only, no generative-AI-made submissions
  • Submit via the online form; decisions in December 2026

La Muse en Circuit 2027 — Résidences de création

https://www.alamuse.com/ https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfZDrv0QtY0xvInU54mhaqO4Lmzi8JVkekHN2KH4pzNhwBfqg/viewform

  • Deadline: 1.11.2026
  • Venue: La Muse en Circuit (CNCM), Alfortville (Paris), FR
  • Duration: 5 days to 4 weeks, May to July 2027
Details

Studio residencies at a French national centre for musical creation, for research, experimentation and creation in experimental music outside commercial formats, at any project stage.

  • Three equipped studios with studio support; fee, accommodation and travel are not stated in the call
  • Open to all: artists, composers, instrumentalists and collectives
  • Apply via the Google form; selection November-December 2026

TURN UP Multimedia Festival 2027

https://turnupfestival.weebly.com/turn-up-2027-call-for-submissions.html

  • Deadline: 1.11.2026
  • Venue: University of Arizona, Tucson, US
  • Dates: 15.-17.4.2027
Details

Annual technology-and-arts festival accepting acoustic, mixed, fixed-media, live-electronics, installation and immersive works.

  • Fixed media and live electronics up to 8.1 channels, with or without video; installations and interactive pieces; preferably under 15 minutes; multichannel works submitted as stereo mixes; max. two works
  • In-person attendance mandatory; suggested (not required) USD 70 registration; no travel stipends or honoraria
  • Notification by 20.11.2026; selected artists confirm attendance by 5.12.2026
  • Submit via New Music Engine (multichannel files uploaded there); the artist brings any non-standard equipment

Follow Fluxus Scholarship 2026/27 — After Fluxus

https://www.kunstverein-wiesbaden.de/en/follow-fluxus/the-scholarship/the-selection-1

  • Deadline: 1.11.2026, 23:59 CET
  • Venue: Nassauischer Kunstverein / Kunsthaus studio house, Wiesbaden, DE
  • Dates: 1.6.-31.8.2027, followed by an exhibition
Details

Three-month scholarship of the Nassauischer Kunstverein and the City of Wiesbaden for projects that carry Fluxus ideas into the 21st century; open to all visual and performing arts, which suits intermedia, game-like and event-score work.

  • EUR 10,000 grant plus rent-free flat and studio; the fellow spends most of the three months in Wiesbaden
  • International; completed art degree plus professional and exhibition experience, or self-taught with documented exhibitions or awards
  • Upload three PDFs (letter/CV/one-page sketch, portfolio with audio and video links, degree) via nowtransfer.de, max 10 MB, and email the link to fluxus@kunstverein-wiesbaden.de with subject "Follow Fluxus Scholarship 202627"; decision in December 2026

Performing Media Festival 2027 — PMF~ 11th edition

http://www.performingmediafestival.com/call-for-works https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfezqW9_HIrl9tZZcjvhKftuPFdWb7IvF3KoI6IkaN51HBHFw/viewform

  • Deadline: 1.11.2026, 23:59 EST
  • Venue: South Bend Museum of Art, Browning Cinema, Langlab and other venues, South Bend, IN, US
  • Dates: 19.-20.3.2027 (video installation January to March 2027)
Details

Annual festival of audio-visual "performing media", with Notre Dame's Arts Biennial as partner. Suits generative or fixed AV pieces, live AV sets and screen-based installations; purely acousmatic work does not fit.

  • Categories: museum video reel (stereo); screenings of generative or fixed-media works (1080p-4K, 2-8 audio channels); live AV performances (2-8 channels); late-night live sets of 15-45 minutes (stereo); live cinema scores; ensemble works; video-wall works (mono audio)
  • Concert works ideally 10 minutes or less; multiple submissions allowed
  • No application or registration fee; no honoraria or accommodation; attendance required only for performers; acceptances by 15.11.2026
  • Submit via the Google Form (streaming link, technical needs, programme note and bio under 250 words each)

EvoMUSART 2027 — Artificial Intelligence in Music, Sound, Art and Design

https://www.evostar.org/2027/evomusart/ https://www.evostar.org/2027/submit-paper/

  • Deadline: 1.11.2026
  • Venue: Mainz, DE (part of EvoStar 2027)
  • Dates: 31.3.-2.4.2027
Details

Peer-reviewed conference on computational and evolutionary systems that generate music, sound and art. Suits an artistic-research paper on algorithmic composition.

  • Topics include systems that generate musical pieces, sounds and instruments, and computer music and computer art in general; presented orally or as posters, linked media encouraged; no exhibition track
  • Author registration mandatory by 3.2.2027 (fee not stated on the page)
  • Submit a paper following the instructions on the submit-paper page

impuls 2027 Academy Graz — K!ART Call for Concepts & Special Programs

https://www.impuls.cc/academy-2027/special-programs https://www.impuls.cc/academy-2027/registration

  • Deadline: 1.11.2026 ("Expanded Music" with Simon Steen-Andersen)
  • Venue: Graz (KUG MUMUTH, IEM Cube, Forum Stadtpark)
  • Academy: 8.–19.2.2027
Details

K!ART (Danish hybrid-music platform) seeks experimental instrumental, staged, multimedia and performance concepts from sound/computer/multimedia artists not yet accepted to the academy; a guaranteed academy place if selected. Final presentation 15.2.2027 at MUMUTH. Analogue Electronics Workshop with Annesley Black at IEM Cube and Forum Stadtpark. "Expanded Music" (installation/performative focus) has a mandatory online meeting on 30.11.2026.

  • €120 academy registration fee (binding on acceptance)
  • K!ART: concept/sketch/finished piece + brief CV (max 1,000 chars), motivation, technical rider; equipment up to 8 small speakers, 4 PA speakers, projector, digital mixer

SURF AiR 2027 — Sanford Underground Research Facility Artist-in-Residence

https://sanfordlab.org/programs/SURFAiR https://sanfordlab.org/programs/SURFAiR/application

  • Deadline: 1.11.2026
  • Venue: Sanford Underground Research Facility, Lead, South Dakota, US
  • Dates: four-week summer visit between 22.5. and 31.7.2027; one-week installation and lecture visit in October 2027
Details

An art and physics residency at the deep underground laboratory, run with Black Hills State University. Work happens partly 4,850 feet underground, and the result is shown in an autumn exhibition with a lecture.

  • Open to all media, musicians included; a strong professional record is expected
  • USD 5,000 stipend, plus up to USD 5,000 for materials; airfare, housing and per diem covered; return shipping covered up to USD 7,000
  • Physical requirement: comfortable in dark spaces and able to walk uneven ground for at least a mile at a time
  • The page does not state a nationality restriction; check before applying
  • Apply via the SURF AiR portal: letter of intent, CV (2 to 5 pages), 15 to 20 work samples from the last five years, materials budget and three references

Lendhauer Open Call 2027 — "Urban Ecologies: Coexistence and Control"

https://www.lendhafen.at/open-call-2027-urban-ecologies-coexistence-and-control/

  • Deadline: 2.11.2026
  • Venue: Lendhafen, Klagenfurt, AT
  • Fee: none; production up to EUR 4,000, artist fee up to EUR 2,500, travel up to EUR 1,000 (gross)
Details

Site-specific work in public space at the Lendhafen waterfront, addressing relationships between human and non-human actors.

  • Any format: installations, interventions, performances, collaborative processes (site-specific sound installation fits)
  • Open to individuals and collectives based in Austria or abroad
  • One PDF (max. 15 MB): project sketch (max. 3 A4 pages), cost estimate, bio/CV, portfolio (max. 10 pages) to office@lendhauer.org, subject "Open Call 2027"
  • Realisation June-September 2027; all applicants notified by end of December 2026

M-ZONE 2027 — Open Call Weinviertel

https://www.noe.gv.at/noe/Kunst-Kultur/M-Zone_2027.html

  • Deadline: 2.11.2026
  • Venue: M-ZONE (nitsch museum / MAMUZ), Weinviertel, AT
  • Dates: March/April 2027 and July/August 2027 (four weeks each)
Details

Two curated four-week shows in a space of about 130 m², with concepts that treat the room as content rather than container. Suits a spatial sound installation built for the room.

  • EUR 3,000 total budget per project; new work or existing work adapted to the space
  • Restriction: applicants need a connection to Lower Austria (residence or workplace)
  • Email one PDF (max 8 MB: concept and images, portfolios and CVs of everyone involved, contact details) to weinviertel@kulturvernetzung.at; jury in November 2026, results January 2027

EFFEA Call #5 — European Festivals Fund for Emerging Artists

https://www.effea.eu/news/item/2026/09/01/effea-call-5-is-open

  • Deadline: 3.11.2026
  • Venue: Festivals in EU and Creative Europe countries
  • Dates: residencies in 2027
Details

European Festivals Association fund for about 50 residencies hosted jointly by festivals. Festivals apply, not artists: one lead festival and at least two partners from three eligible countries apply on the artist's behalf.

  • EFFEA Discovery: 40 grants of EUR 8,000; EFFEA Springboard: 10 grants of EUR 15,000 for nationally established artists, with presentations at all three festivals; at least 80% of each grant goes to artist costs
  • "Emerging" means new to programmers and audiences, not young; any age; artist needs nationality or legal residence in an eligible country; music and digital arts are eligible; festivals must be registered on FestivalFinder.eu
  • Only workable with a festival willing to lead the application

EMAP Residencies 2027 — European Media Art Platform

https://call.emare.eu/

  • Deadline: 6.11.2026, 14:00 CET
  • Venue: 15 hosts across Europe, incl. Ars Electronica, Linz, AT
  • Duration: 2 months in 2027
  • Fee: none; EUR 4,000 grant (+ EUR 2,000 per collaborator), EUR 4,000 production budget, accommodation and travel
Details

Creative Europe production residencies for digital, media, robotic and bio art.

  • Collaboration required, but partners can be found later (also via the host)
  • Residents/taxpayers of an EU or eligible Creative Europe country; PhD candidates eligible, BA/MA students not
  • Register on the portal and choose a preferred host; multiple submissions allowed, editable until the deadline
  • Networking conference March 2027 at LABoral, Gijón, ES

UNK New Music Festival 2027 — Fixed Media Category

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSePg6EXVOmUWCTdBZxzAmym88Jhru54KCUIbzUbncg07Rvu4g/viewform

  • Deadline: 6.11.2026, 23:59 CST
  • Venue: University of Nebraska at Kearney, Kearney, NE, US
  • Dates: 2.-3.4.2027
Details

Small university new-music festival (guest ensemble andPlay) with a separate category for fixed-media compositions and sound installations.

  • Fixed media or sound installation up to 5.1, 1 to 20 min; only one submission per composer
  • Any nationality and age, no fee, no travel funding; attendance not required but preferred
  • Submit via the Google Form: bio (max 250 words), programme note (max 100 words), public streaming link

W139 hosts… 2027 — Open Call, Amsterdam

https://w139.nl/en/hosts/ https://forms.gle/kGRFavupAWcYR8iz8

  • Deadline: 7.11.2026
  • Venue: W139, Amsterdam, NL
  • Dates: 26.2.-25.4.2027
Details

The third edition of W139's open programme. The artist-run space hands over its rooms for one-week presentations of new work, works in progress and experiments. Sound works and installations are explicitly welcome, and career stage plays no role.

  • Each project is shown for one week (Wednesday to Sunday); time-based formats such as performances, screenings or workshops can be shorter
  • W139 offers shared use of the space, promotion, documentation and a contribution to material costs (no artist fee stated)
  • Open to artists, designers, collectives, mediators and communities; no geographic restriction is stated
  • Read the selection criteria PDF (https://w139.nl/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/W139-hosts.-selection-criteria-2027.pdf), then apply via the Google form; results by 11.12.2026

Arctic Canvas Open Call 2027 — Sound and Music Residency

https://www.arctic-canvas.com/opencall

  • Deadline: 8.11.2026
  • Venue: Arctic Canvas Studio, Snæfellsnes, IS
  • Dates: 18.3.–31.3.2027
Details

A two-week stay in a private live/work studio, guest-curated by Robert Raths (Erased Tapes), for musicians, composers, producers and sound artists in any genre.

  • Applicants must be 25 or older; solo or duo
  • Studio and stay are covered; travel, food, equipment and a car (4x4 required in March) are not; no stipend and no application fee
  • The studio is not an equipped recording studio
  • Email hello@arctic-canvas.com, subject "2026 Open Call Application – [Name]": answers to five questions (500 to 600 words) and links to work, no attachments
  • Obligations: document the residency, write a short reflection and credit Arctic Canvas

Musicworks Electronic Music Composition Contest 2026

https://musicworksmag.myshopify.com/products/2026-musicworks-electronic-music-composition-contest

  • Deadline: 9.11.2026, 23:59 PST
  • Venue: Musicworks magazine, Canada (no concert)
Details

Any subgenre of experimental electronic music, open worldwide and at any career stage. Blind jury. Prizes CAD 500 + profile + CD release, CAD 200, CAD 100, plus the Marcelle Deschênes Prize (CAD 300) for female/non-binary entrants.

  • Fee CAD 30 (includes one-year subscription)
  • MP3 or MP4 only, max 10 minutes, previously unreleased

Schaufler Residency@TU Dresden 2027 — Energy Cultures in Transition

https://tu-dresden.de/gsw/schauflerlab/ressourcen/dateien/residency/open-call-schaufler-residency-tu-dresden-2027-english https://tu-dresden.de/gsw/schauflerlab/schaufler-residency/q-a-schaufler-residency-tu-dresden-call-2027

  • Deadline: 9.11.2026
  • Venue: TU Dresden (Kustodie / University Gallery), Dresden, DE
  • Dates: six months from April 2027; solo exhibition in autumn 2027
Details

Six-month art-and-science residency of the Schaufler Lab on how energy and energy transitions shape culture. It suits artists doing artistic research with scientists in media art, conceptual art and performance.

  • EUR 3,000 net per month for six months, campus studio, solo show at the University Gallery with up to EUR 10,000 production budget, help finding accommodation
  • Applicants need international projects and exhibitions; German or English; the call is subject to funding approval
  • One PDF by email to kustodie@tu-dresden.de (subject "Schaufler Residency@TU DresdenSurname"): application form, CV (max 2 pages), portfolio, proposal (max 10,000 characters), plan naming possible TUD partners, 3-minute video, recommendation letter no older than 6 months

Athens Digital Arts Festival 2027 — "It's Alive…"

https://2027.adaf.gr/its-alive/ https://2027.adaf.gr/guidelines/

  • Deadline: 10.11.2026
  • Venue: Athens, GR
  • Dates: 2027 (23rd edition, dates TBA)
Details

The 23rd edition is themed on techno-animism and the "Folklore of Algorithms": the moods, rituals and characters people attribute to machines and generative systems. Suits generative, code-based and web pieces.

  • Categories: Video Art, Installations, Performances, Animation, Games, Web Art, AR/VR/XR, Music, Talks, Workshops, ADAF Kids; up to 4 works per category, one form per work; unfinished works accepted if the concept is complete
  • No fee, artist fee or travel support mentioned; the deadline year is implied by the edition, confirm with info@adaf.gr
  • Submit online at 2027.adaf.gr (progress cannot be saved); add tech riders and cloud links in the comments field

Künstler:innenhaus Lauenburg 2027 — International Residency Fellowship in Composition

https://kuenstlerhaus-lauenburg.de/stipendium_start/ https://kuenstlerhaus-lauenburg.de/stipendium-fuer-komposition-2027-formular-de/

  • Deadline: 10.11.2026
  • Venue: Künstler:innenhaus Lauenburg, Lauenburg/Elbe, DE
  • Dates: mid-May to mid-September 2027
  • Fee: EUR 10 processing fee
Details

A four-month international residency for composers and sound artists in an artists' house on the Elbe, funded by the state of Schleswig-Holstein. It ends in a concert built around a new piece, so it suits someone who wants to turn a residency into a premiere.

  • EUR 1,000 net per month for four months; housing, studio, utilities and internet are free (from the second week of a continuous stay there is a EUR 50 monthly charge)
  • At least half the residency must be spent on site; the May to September window cannot be moved
  • Output: a world premiere of about 20 minutes (not yet performed, recorded or published) within a concert programme of about 50 minutes, a closing presentation with talk, and a joint opening day; presentation fees of EUR 300 in total; a one-page report for the state
  • No age, nationality or residence limit; first-degree students, holders of a concurrent residency and recipients of a Schleswig-Holstein stipend in the past three years are excluded
  • The call does not say whether purely electronic or fixed-media works count; confirm before applying
  • Online form only: one PDF up to 15 MB (NachnameVornameKomposition2027.pdf) with a one-page project description, one-page CV, one page of prizes and a 5 to 10 page portfolio; up to 5 audio/video links that stay online until March 2027; a 500-character summary. The jury decides in late January 2027

Realities in Transition 2 — Open Call #4 "Relational Realities" with Beta Festival

https://www.realities-in-transition.eu/rit-2-open-call-4/ https://www.realities-in-transition.eu/application-form-open-call-4/

  • Deadline: 10.11.2026, 23:59 CEST
  • Venue: Beta Festival, IE (hybrid residency)
  • Dates: March to August 2027 (in person May to June 2027); Test Lab June 2027; showcase at Beta Festival November 2027
Details

An EU-funded six-month hybrid XR residency on relationships between human, artificial and more-than-human intelligence. Three selected artists and a creative technologist build one collective multi-user XR artwork.

  • Medium: XR, interactive, multi-user; open to artists, technologists, storytellers, engineers, hackers and designers (sound is not named explicitly)
  • Three grants of EUR 15,000 (one per artist), plus mentoring, creative technology support and distribution help
  • Applicants must be 18 or older, permanent residents of an EU member state or a Creative Europe associated country, fluent in English, able to invoice, and available for all dates; RiT1 grantees and consortium affiliates are excluded
  • Apply through the online form; contact Sophie Delaney (Sophie@betafestival.ie)

Österreichischer Musikfonds — OMF+ Vermarktung, Produktionsförderung

https://www.musikfonds.at/

  • Deadline: 11.11.2026 (Produktionsförderung, Call 63)
  • Venue: Austria-wide (origin or residence in Austria)
  • Funding: Toursupport up to EUR 20,000 (approx. EUR 300 per performance); OMF+ up to EUR 10,000; Produktionsförderung up to EUR 50,000
Details

Public-private fund for Austrian music productions on sound carriers or audiovisual media, touring and marketing. Genre-open in principle, but weighted towards recorded and touring music; electroacoustic or installation work is not explicitly addressed, so check the guidelines or ask before drafting.

  • Decisions: OMF+ 23.11., Produktionsförderung 14.12.2026
  • Exportförderung runs with project-specific deadlines up to 31.12.2026
  • OMF+ uses a points system (minimum six points for admission)

ART4MENTAL 2026-27 — Art, Technology and Mental Health

https://www.art4mental.com/application https://app.art4mental.com

  • Deadline: 11.11.2026 (date from On the Move, unverified; the organiser page only says "November 2026")
  • Venue: Residency in the Carpathian Mountains, UA; exhibition in PL
  • Dates: selection announced January 2027; residency and exhibition dates not yet published
Details

A Creative Europe project that trains 20 artists to make immersive (VR) works for therapeutic use, in collaboration with mental health professionals. It suits artists interested in participatory or immersive work with a care dimension.

  • Grant of up to EUR 5,000 per artist for VR content creation, plus training in VR and trauma-informed design, mentoring, a residency in the Ukrainian Carpathians and an international exhibition in Poland
  • Partner countries are Ukraine, Czech Republic, Estonia, Sweden and Austria; open to residents of the EU or Ukraine, with at least one artist per EU partner country and at least 10 from Ukraine
  • Mandatory activities include bootcamps, the residency, study visits to rehabilitation centres and ongoing work with therapists; shortlisted applicants have an online interview
  • Two-stage application via app.art4mental.com; confirm the exact deadline with media.art4mental@gmail.com

TENOR 2027 — Notation Strategies for Electronic Music

https://orpheusinstituut.be/en/news/tenor2027 https://orpheusinstituut.be/en/events/tenor2027

  • Deadline: 14.11.2026
  • Venue: Orpheus Instituut, Ghent, BE
  • Dates: 21.-23.4.2027
Details

International conference on music notation and representation, with a 2027 focus on notation for electronic music in the broadest sense (tools, AI/ML, live coding, cross-disciplinary performance). It suits artist-researchers who can pair a work with a paper or workshop.

  • Papers: 4-8 pages in English (LaTeX or Word template), published in digital proceedings; workshop proposals up to 1 hour
  • Theoretical-artistic presentations: fixed media and live electronics for 2- to 8-channel loudspeaker systems; works for solo flute, clarinet/bass clarinet or synthesizer (with or without electronics); works for the Decibel ensemble; works performed by their authors
  • Artistic presentations must be linked to a paper or workshop, unless the work clearly articulates its own notational aspects
  • Notification 21.1.2027, camera-ready 22.2.2027, registration closes 4.4.2027; no registration fee or travel support stated
  • Submission system and templates to be linked from the conference submissions page

Sound Scene 20 — "Sounds of the City" (Smithsonian Hirshhorn)

https://www.soundscene.org/rfp

  • Deadline: 15.11.2026
  • Venue: Hirshhorn Museum, Washington DC, USA (indoor + outdoor)
  • Festival: 5.–6.6.2027
Details

20th edition on the sonic fingerprints of urban spaces and how city living shapes social habits and planetary health. Interactive installations, live performances and small-group workshops; not audio-only, no projection-based work.

  • Free to apply; honorarium USD 500–1,500 (no travel/lodging)
  • Weather-resistant, low-power, low-bleed (headphones/directional speakers) preferred
  • Artists must be on site both festival days

Democracy Residency "European Dream" 2027 — Kuldīga, Liepāja 2027 European Capital of Culture

https://liepaja2027.lv/en/news/kuldiga-invites-europe-to-reimagine-democracy-applications-open-for-the-international-democracy-residency-european-dream/ https://ej.uz/eudream27apply

  • Deadline: 15.11.2026
  • Venue: Kuldīga, LV
  • Dates: 3.-23.8.2027 (Kuldīga Democracy Festival 20.-21.8.2027)
Details

A three-week residency in which six participants develop participatory activities for the Kuldīga Democracy Festival, part of the Liepāja 2027 European Capital of Culture programme. It suits participatory listening or game-like formats.

  • Accommodation in Kuldīga Old Town, EUR 1,000 stipend (covers travel and everyday costs) and up to EUR 1,000 activity budget per participant
  • The activity (game, workshop, performance, new participation format) should turn visitors into active participants; locals help with planning
  • Open to residents of European countries (EU membership not required), from any field; shortlisted applicants are interviewed online, results in January 2027
  • Apply via the online form; questions to info@demokratijasfonds.lv

Kompositionsförderung Wien — Autumn Round

https://www.wien.gv.at/amtshelfer/kultur/projekte/subventionen/kompositionen.html

  • Deadline: 16.11.2026, 24:00 (submission window 1.10.-16.11.2026)
  • Venue: Wien, AT (City of Vienna, MA 7)
Details

Funding for new, not yet premiered compositions; the autumn round covers projects realised in the first half of 2027.

  • Genres: new music, improvisation, electronics, music theatre (opera, film), contemporary cross-genre music, jazz
  • Main residence in Vienna; completed studies or proven professional activity
  • Online form (only available during the window); required documents per the Förderrichtlinie
  • Next spring round: 1.3.-15.4.2027 (projects in the second half of the year)
  • Contact: musik@ma07.wien.gv.at

Résidence Abbaye d'Aniane 2027 — "Une Vallée vivante"

https://www.cc-vallee-herault.fr/actualites/appel-a-candidatures-residence-artistique-a-lancienne-abbaye-daniane/

  • Deadline: 16.11.2026
  • Venue: Ancienne abbaye d'Aniane, Aniane (Hérault), FR
  • Dates: eight weeks (may be split) between January and April 2027
Details

A research and creation residency run by the Communauté de communes Vallée de l'Hérault and Montpellier 2028, open to visual artists and to music or sound creators. Projects must respond to the former abbey and the Hérault valley and include a public-facing element.

  • Solo or duo; two individual applicants may be paired after selection; no age or geographic restriction
  • EUR 6,000 per artist (pay, per diems and return travel); accommodation provided if needed, plus help with local travel
  • Workspaces include the 350 m² chapel of the former penitentiary, available for rehearsal, recording and experimentation
  • One PDF of 20 MB maximum: bio and portfolio (15 pages maximum), intention note (2 pages maximum) and technical needs for production projects. Email it to contact@montpellier2028.eu and abbaye@cc-vallee-herault.fr
  • Jury meets the week of 23.11.2026; results by the week of 30.11.2026

FOG Festival 2027 (Basel) — Proposal Portal

https://www.fogstudio.ch/?page_id=379

  • Deadline: rolling; proposals received until mid-November 2026 are considered for the 2027 program
  • Venue: Basel, CH
Details

General proposal portal (Google Form) for performances, live sets, concerts and hybrid formats in experimental music and sound art; no duration limits, no fee stated. The dedicated sound-art installation call of 2026 has not been reissued for 2027. Organisers archive proposals and do not guarantee a reply.

MA/IN 2027 — 11th edition, supplementary call for works

https://www.mainfest.it/call27/ https://www.mainfest.it/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/CALL27.pdf

  • Deadline: 30.11.2026, 23:59 Rome time
  • Venue: Castrignano De' Greci (Lecce) and Potenza, IT; partner concerts at Artescienza (CRM, Rome) and AGON (Milan)
  • Dates: September to October 2027 (dates TBA); Artescienza July to September 2027, AGON September to December 2027
  • Fee: EUR 20 (LOXOSconcept membership donation, covers one work)
Details

Supplementary open call of the MA/IN festival in southern Italy, with five categories: acousmatic music, mixed media music, audiovisual works, live performance and sound/media art. It suits multichannel fixed-media pieces, live electronics sets and sound installations.

  • Acousmatic: stereo or multichannel; partners CRM (Artescienza, Rome) and AGON (Milan) may also programme works; some are chosen for the online acousmatic mixtape; composer presence not required
  • Mixed media: works for Ensemble Orbis (flute, saxophone, accordion, percussion, any subset including solo + electronics), or solo/duo + electronics for voice, violin, viola, cello, clarinet, oboe, bassoon, trumpet, trombone; must include electronics or multimedia
  • AudioVisual: pre-recorded video + music, single screen up to 4K; presence not required
  • Live Performance (electronics plus other elements, e.g. live coding, laptop improvisation, live video) and Sound and Media Art (installations, pre-recorded or real-time, interactive or not): artist must attend on the festival dates; a performance or artist fee is paid
  • Open to any nationality and age; one work per membership; works sent to earlier editions may be resubmitted only if not selected; results announced January 2027
  • Submit via Google Form (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdHO8Z_YYNrd1frvX0TE32lZs9eTIgePn1fsZKZjP-nimxYtg/viewform), paying the EUR 20 donation first (PayPal or bank transfer, reference "membership 2027"); include a stereo MP3 (also for multichannel works) and/or a compressed video, technical rider and scores as PDF, a spatial diagram for installations, and a public link to a folder that must stay accessible until March 2027; full-length material only, no teasers

HEM Genève / CIMME Artist Residency 2026-27 — 3D Sound Creation and Interactive Media

https://hem.hesge.ch/la-hem/actualites/appel-residence-artistique-2 https://hem.hesge.ch/sites/hem/files/2026-10/Appel-a-residence-artistique-HEM-CIMME-ARTeM-2026-27.pdf

  • Deadline: 1.12.2026
  • Venue: Black Box, Haute école de musique de Genève, Geneva, CH
  • Dates: 4.-10.1.2027 (residency); public presentation date to be confirmed
Details

One week of exclusive access to the HEM Black Box and its 26-speaker dome, for composers, musicians and sound artists working with immersive spatial sound, interactive media and interdisciplinary practice. Only one project is selected; it should be artistic research by artists with an established practice in contemporary sound technologies.

  • Black Box: 120 m², dome of 26 Coda G308 speakers plus Coda G18 subwoofers, 2 video projectors, NDI PTZ camera, Dante network driven by a Mac Studio; Max, Reaper and Ableton Live installed, other software on request; R-IoT (Bitalino) sensors
  • Includes a one-day introduction with the technical team on 4.1.2027, a contact at the ARTeM centre throughout, a preparation meeting in December, and a paid public presentation at the HEM guest-lecturer rate
  • Open regardless of nationality or residence; no accommodation, per diem or travel costs are covered, so Geneva-region artists are prioritised; results announced 7.12.2026
  • One PDF (max 10 MB, French or English): project of max 500 words, tech sheet and rough weekly plan, one-page CV, portfolio of 3 to 5 recent works with links; email to residencesartistiques.hem@hesge.ch with subject "Résidence HEM CIMME Hiver 2026-27"

make-a-thek Mobility Scheme 2026-2027 — Track A "Open Technologies"

https://www.makeathek.eu/opencall https://form.typeform.com/to/aj2o0mVQ

  • Deadline: 1.12.2026 (current round); 31.3.2027 (next round, opens 1.2.2027)
  • Venue: host libraries and makerspaces in Antwerp, Barcelona, Berlin, Budapest, Helsinki, Kranj, Milan, Opole, Reykjavík, Kyiv, Zaporizhzhia
Details

An EU mobility scheme in which experienced practitioners travel to a pilot library or makerspace and lead a workshop, talk or hands-on training. Track A covers open technologies, which fits an open-source audio or DIY loudspeaker workshop.

  • Flat EUR 1,000 stipend for travel, accommodation, materials and time, normally paid in advance (it may have to be repaid if commitments are not met); 12 Track A places per round
  • Open to legal residents of EU member states, Horizon Europe associated countries, or the pilot countries (Ghana, South Africa, Indonesia, Philippines, Chile); sound is not named, so the proposal must fit "Open Technologies"
  • Deliverables: run and document the session, and send an experience report within one month
  • Apply via the Typeform with first and second host preferences; see the Entry Guide PDF

Cluster Festival 2027/2028 — New Music + Integrated Arts, Winnipeg

https://clusterfestival.com/ https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf3Eymj1mFguBWqW47Pq26968AZ7_N9FGPMbF5wQAV4l8-Sww/viewform

  • Deadline: 1.12.2026, 23:59 Central Time (form footer says 15.12.2026; confirm with info@clusterfestival.com)
  • Venue: Cluster: New Music + Integrated Arts Festival, Winnipeg, MB, CA
  • Dates: 27.-30.5.2027 (2027 edition); 24.-28.5.2028 (2028 edition)
  • Fee: up to CAD 2,000 total project budget (artist fees, travel, lodging, technical/material needs)
Details

Sound-focused festival welcoming all disciplines, including multi- and transdisciplinary work. Looks for "thought-provoking, risk-taking work of the highest artistic integrity"; works in progress and unrealised proposals are accepted. Suits an evening-length live electronics or spatial set, or an installation that can be built with a basic rig.

  • Formats: full evening-length performance or presentation (40-70 min), or a comparably significant installation or exhibition project
  • Provided: venue, technician for the evening, three hours of setup and soundcheck, basic PA, mixer, projector and cabling; the CAD 2,000 must cover everything else
  • Open to artists and ensembles from any discipline; multiple projects or applications allowed; apply for 2027, 2028 or both
  • Selection on vision, artistic integrity and viability; notification mid to late January 2027
  • Form: bio (max 800 characters), proposal (max 300 words), technical needs, CV link (max 3 pages), one or two support links with 100-word notes; cloud links only (SoundCloud, Vimeo, open Drive folder, website), valid until at least 15.1.2027; the form cannot be saved, so draft offline first

Gjon Mili Residency Program 2027 — Video Art, Experimental Film and Immersive Media

https://gjonmili-ivaf.com/residency/ https://gjonmili-ivaf.com/residency-apply/

  • Deadline: 15.12.2026
  • Venue: Gjon Mili International Video Art Festival, Dhërmi, AL
  • Dates: 1.-30.5.2027; presentation at the festival in June 2027
  • Fee: USD 25 application fee
Details

A one-month funded production residency on the Albanian coast for video art, experimental film, immersive and projection-based work, multimedia installation, and sound and audiovisual practices.

  • Provides an artist fee, per diem or meals support, accommodation for the full stay and a travel contribution (amounts not published)
  • Open internationally to emerging and established artists; results at the end of February 2027
  • Online form: bio, statement, project proposal, residency preference, CV (PDF, max 5 MB); optional portfolio (max 10 MB), links and technical requirements

Totem Electroacoustic 2026 — 3rd Edition

https://totemcontemporain.com/en/totem-electroacoustic-competition

  • Deadline: 21.12.2026 (registration by 21.11.2026)
  • Venue: Montréal, QC, CA (finalist concert winter 2027)
  • Fee: CAD 45 (waivers possible)
Details

Organised by Productions Totem Contemporain. Electroacoustic works for loudspeakers, no live intervention, stereo or multichannel up to 8 channels, 7–17 minutes, composed primarily from PTC's sound bank (max 50 of ~1,600 sounds). Open to professional composers of all nationalities and ages, all aesthetics.

Prizes: CAD 2,500 / 1,500 / 1,000, plus an AFRIKA Prize, an Akousma Prize (best acousmatic work), commissions, a 10-day residency at Espace Totem, and a CD release on Kohlenstoff.

Eulsukdo Land and Ecological Art 2027 — Busan

https://eulsukdo-ecoart.com/en/

  • Deadline: 22.11.2026, 24:00 KST (submission window opens 2.11.2026)
  • Venue: Eulsukdo island, Nakdong River estuary, Busan, KR
  • Dates: opening May to June 2027
Details

Busan Metropolitan City commission for one site-responsive land and ecological artwork on a migratory-bird estuary island; proposals may combine installations, structures and process-based activities.

  • KRW 380 million for production, installation and stays plus a KRW 20 million fee; four shortlisted teams receive KRW 1 million each for a second-round presentation
  • Individuals or interdisciplinary teams in art, landscape architecture, architecture or design; the page does not say whether non-Korean applicants are eligible, so ask first; no on-site work November to February
  • Email a proposal of about 20 A4 landscape pages (Korean or English) on the official templates to eulsukdo.ecoart@gmail.com

TRACES 2027 — Art & Science @ Energypolis

https://www.traces-opencall.ch/en https://www.traces-opencall.ch/en/postuler

  • Deadline: 22.11.2026, 23:59 CET
  • Venue: Energypolis Campus (EPFL Valais), Sion, CH
  • Dates: 11.1.-18.4.2027; public presentation 15.4.2027
Details

Pilot three-month residency in dialogue with EPFL's Laboratory for Energy Materials, asking how to make perceptible what escapes perception, such as light turning into energy at the scale of materials.

  • Call names "all visual arts disciplines" (installation, digital media, visual performance); sound is not mentioned, so frame a sound installation as installation or digital media
  • Established professionals, at least 25 years old, studies finished at least 2 years ago; English working language; must be available for the whole period
  • CHF 2,000 per month, production budget set by the curator, apartment in Sion, travel up to CHF 1,500; online form with cover letter, statement of intent, portfolio and CV in English or French; laureate chosen 7.12.2026

MID SIDE — Call for Works 2026 (REF Resilience Festival)

https://www.midside.it/callforworks2026/

  • Deadline: 25.11.2026, 23:59 UTC+1
  • Venue: Listening Room, CLAB Studios, Foggia, IT
  • Festival: 27.–30.12.2026
  • Fee: EUR 15 per work (donation to MID SIDE Aps; not reimbursed)
Details

Open to composers and multimedia artists of any nationality and age, individually or as groups. Multiple submissions permitted.

Categories:

  • [A] Acousmatic: stereo or multichannel compositions, up to 20 minutes
  • [B] Audiovisual: experimental productions with stereo or multichannel audio, up to 20 minutes

Technical requirements:

  • Acousmatic stereo: single WAV, 48 kHz, 24-bit
  • Acousmatic multichannel: stereo reduction + interleaved WAV (quadraphonic or octophonic) + channelsetup.pdf
  • Audiovisual: MP4/MOV/M4V, 1080p, H.265/H.264 with embedded stereo mix; multichannel audio as a separate WAV (48 kHz, 24-bit) plus channelsetup.pdf

Submission via a Google Drive link with viewing permissions only.

Contact: empiricarecords@gmail.com

Casa de Velázquez 2027 — Artistes en résidence 2027-2028

https://www.casadevelazquez.org/que-pasa-en-la-casa/detail/appel-artistes-en-residence-2027-2028 https://www.casadevelazquez.org/fileadmin/ContenusSite/Images/creation_artistique/2026-2027/Notice_-_Candidatures_Artistes_en_residence_Casa_de_Velazquez_-_2027-2028.pdf

  • Deadline: 27.11.2026, 13:00 Madrid time (application portal now open)
  • Venue: Casa de Velázquez (Académie de France à Madrid), Madrid, ES
  • Dates: 1.9.2027-31.8.2028
Details

Twelve-month funded residency at the Académie de France à Madrid, with music composition among the main disciplines (about 12 places in total).

  • Composers submit a chamber and/or orchestral work with PDF score, 1-2 MP3s, a 10-page portfolio, CV and up to two recommendation letters
  • 2026-27 rate EUR 3,600/month with housing or EUR 4,600/month without, plus a production fund; residence at the Casa compulsory
  • No nationality or age limit (18+); application and interview in Paris are in French; EU applicants must prove affiliation to an artist/author or self-employed scheme
  • Shortlisting in the week of 8.3.2027

Bernheim Artist in Residence 2027 — Arts in Nature

https://bernheim.org/news/call-for-2027-artist-in-residence/ https://bernheim.org/arts-in-nature/artist-in-residence/

  • Deadline: 30.11.2026, 23:59 EST
  • Venue: Bernheim Forest and Arboretum, Clermont, KY, US
  • Dates: 6 to 8 weeks in 2027 (can be split, at least 3 weeks per stay)
Details

Forest and arboretum residency for visual and mixed-media artists in any medium, explicitly including sound art, making a site-inspired work, temporary installation or project.

  • USD 2,500 stipend, rustic housing, studio and staff support; four residencies a year, one reserved for a regional resident and one for environment and climate work
  • International artists welcome but arrange their own visa; working English; no travel support stated; a work is given in exchange within a year
  • Apply via SlideRoom (bernheim.slideroom.com)

Wave Farm Residency and Fellowship Program 2027

https://wavefarm.org/ta/residency-program/info-apply

  • Deadline: 1.12.2026, 23:59 EST
  • Venue: Wave Farm, Acra, NY, US
  • Fee: none; USD 1,000 (residency) or USD 2,000 (fellowship), own travel and meals
Details

International call for research and production in transmission art and radio art, up to 6 opportunities. Residencies are 10 days on site; fellowships run 2 months including a 10-day visit. Full-time students not eligible, DJ sets excluded. One form for all opportunities; finalists interviewed via Zoom, notification late February 2027.

Bogliasco Fellowships — Fall 2027 / Spring 2028

https://www.bfny.org/

  • Deadline: 1.12.2026 (Fall 2027); 11.3.2027 (Spring 2028)
  • Venue: Bogliasco Center, Bogliasco (Genoa), IT
  • Fee: USD 30 application fee (USD 45 in the final week); room, full board and studio provided
Details

One-month residential fellowships in 14 disciplines including music, open to all ages and nationalities. Submit 3 work samples published, performed or exhibited in the last 5 years plus a project proposal via the applicant portal (requirements: https://www.bfny.org/en/apply/requirements).

EHIN Residencies 2027 — Hybrid Intelligence and Living Systems

https://europeanhybridintelligencenetwork.eu/open-call/ https://europeanhybridintelligencenetwork.eu/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/EHIN-Open-Call-Guide-for-applicants-v2.pdf

  • Deadline: 4.12.2026, 23:59 CET
  • Venue: one of six hosts: ZKM Karlsruhe DE, Kersnikova Ljubljana SI, KONTEJNER Zagreb HR, LABoral Gijón ES, GLUON Brussels BE, CPN Belgrade RS
  • Dates: 1.2.2027-31.1.2028; group exhibition and symposium at ZKM in October 2028
Details

Six Creative Europe art-science residencies on biocomputing and communication between living systems. Each artist works in a field-based "Dirty Lab" with a scientist and a local field practitioner. Suits established artists working with sensors, data streams and generative systems.

  • Up to EUR 25,000 per residency (artist fee capped at 35%, the rest production), paid 40/40/20; travel and accommodation arranged with the host; second co-production phase at another partner lab; at least two public "Open Dirty Labs"
  • EU residents or taxpayers (plus listed non-EU countries) with a fiscal ID; established artists with a sustained record; at least 4 weeks on site in phase 1; one host per application
  • Apply via the online form (https://form.jotform.com/262722403749358) in English with CV, portfolio and sketches as PDF, motivation and budget overview; info sessions 20.10. and 27.10.2026, 10:30 CET

CURRENTS 2027 — Art & Technology Festival

https://currentsnewmedia.org/submission-guidelines-2027/ https://currentsnewmedia.org/artist-submission-form-2027/

  • Deadline: 8.12.2026, 23:59 MST
  • Venue: El Museo Cultural de Santa Fe, Santa Fe, US
  • Dates: 11.-20.6.2027
  • Fee: USD 30 (single), USD 25 each for multiple entries; limited hardship waivers
Details

Long-running Santa Fe new media festival with dedicated Installations and Audio Experiences categories. Suits multichannel installations and live electronic sets.

  • Categories include Installations (multichannel video and sound), Audio Experiences, VR/AR/MR, Robotics/Kinetic, Multimedia Performance, Fabrication and Experimental Single Channel Video (12 min max); work must be viewable online; AI use must be declared
  • Travel, lodging, shipping and equipment support "may" be available, but international travel and shipping may not be covered; no artist fee stated; notification 15.2.2027
  • One form and fee per entry; .jpg images of 2-4 MB

Cities and Memory Autumn Project 2026 — Remixing the Sound Vaults

https://citiesandmemory.com/2026/10/autumn-project-2026/

  • Deadline: 13.12.2026
  • Venue: Online (Cities and Memory)
Details

Global field-recording remix project: each artist gets one recording from the Cities and Memory archive and composes a new piece from it. Open to any background and style, including sound art and drone.

  • 2 to 20 min; must contain the original recording or part of it (processed or not); own material may be added; no AI in the music or text
  • No fee mentioned; selection, rights and payment are not described
  • Email stuart@citiesandmemory.com with the subject "Joining the 2026 Autumn Project" to receive a recording

SAR 2027 — 18th International Conference on Artistic Research: "Beyond the Familiar"

https://sar2027.eu/ https://sar2027.eu/submit

  • Deadline: 25.11.2026
  • Venue: Academy of Performing Arts (VŠMU), Bratislava, SK
  • Dates: 21.-23.4.2027
Details

Annual conference of the Society for Artistic Research. Suits talks and lecture-performances that present artistic research.

  • Formats: project presentation, poster, performance, roundtable, workshop or experimental format; 30, 60 or 90 minutes including discussion
  • Title, abstract (2,800 characters), image, bio (1,000 characters), technical needs, risk/ethics statement; project presentations need a Research Catalogue exposition (peer reviewed)
  • Conference registration is separate; fees not stated in the call; contact sar2027@vsmu.sk

NeverAtHome × Austrian Cultural Forums 2027 — International Open Call

https://culturalforums.never-at-home.at/ https://www.funkhaus.wien/en/event/international-open-call-2027-322

  • Deadline: 30.11.2026
  • Venue: Austrian Cultural Forums in 27 cities (incl. Berlin, Ljubljana, London, New York, Tokyo, Prague, Mexico City); group exhibition in Vienna, AT
  • Dates: international presentations January to December 2027; Vienna group show 2028
Details

Run by NeverAtHome with the Austrian Ministry for European and International Affairs (BMEIA). Austria-based artists develop a new work in dialogue with one of 27 local contexts worldwide; suits a site-responsive sound installation or a spatial live piece presented abroad.

  • Open to artists and creative practitioners based in Austria, any discipline
  • Application period 15.9.-30.11.2026; selection announced by 18.1.2027
  • Budget and fee per project not stated; ask opencall@never-at-home.at
  • Free info session at Funkhaus Wien on 30.11.2026, 19:00 (max. 30 people, registration needed)

Beam Camp Project 2027 — Large-scale collaborative build

https://www.beamcenter.org/events/2027-beam-camp-project-call-3bpb9

  • Deadline: 30.11.2026, 23:59 EST
  • Venue: Beam Camp, Strafford, New Hampshire, US
  • Dates: built during the four-week summer 2027 camp session
Details

Call for a large-scale public artwork designed by an outside proposer and built by more than 100 campers and 20+ staff. Musicians and technologists are explicitly welcome, and the camp has audio equipment and a technology lab, though the call does not mention sound works specifically.

  • USD 5,000 award to the selected proposer; fabrication budget of about USD 15,000
  • Open to anyone worldwide, any age; no entry fee
  • Bi-weekly planning meetings start six months before completion; optional camp visit with reasonable travel reimbursed
  • The page says "July 2026" in one place but "Summer 2027" elsewhere; confirm with contact@beamcenter.org
  • Submit one PDF: title, detailed description, visuals (sketches, renderings or video link) and details of all co-designers; optional Zoom info session on 14.11.2026, 14:00 EST

Baldreit-Stipendium 2027/28 — Aufenthaltsstipendium Baden-Baden

https://www.baden-baden.de/baldreit-stipendium

  • Deadline: 30.11.2026 (Ausschreibung startet am 1. November)
  • Venue: Baldreit, Baden-Baden, DE
  • Dates: Oktober 2027 bis März 2028 oder April bis September 2028
Details

Zwei sechsmonatige Aufenthaltsstipendien der Stadt Baden-Baden und der Sparkasse Baden-Baden Gaggenau für Komposition, Bildende Kunst und Literatur. Keine Altersgrenze genannt.

  • 1.100 Euro pro Monat plus mietfreie Wohnung (ca. 70 qm, Dachgeschoss, kein Atelier, nicht barrierefrei).
  • Präsenz in der Stadt und Vermittlung der eigenen Arbeit vor Ort erwünscht; Deutschkenntnisse wünschenswert.
  • Bewerbungsformular (Lebenslauf, Werdegang, Förderungen, Projektidee) vorab online, dann mit schriftlichem Portfolio (max. 10 DIN-A4-Seiten) per Post an das Kulturbüro, Marktplatz 2, 76530 Baden-Baden. Kompositionen können ergänzend online eingereicht werden, entscheidend für die Jury ist aber das gedruckte Portfolio.

Superpresent Magazine Winter 2027 — "NOIR"

https://superpresent.org/call/

  • Deadline: 10.12.2026
Details

Quarterly arts magazine, free online with a limited print run. Each issue takes visual art, writing, video and sound on a theme; suits a short sound piece shared as a link.

  • Sound/video: link to the hosted file, description up to 100 words, up to three stills for video
  • No submission fee; open worldwide; magazine takes First Serial Rights; no artist payment mentioned
  • Email to editor@superpresent.org with a 50-100 word third-person bio

EMAF 2027 — 40th European Media Art Festival (Installation / Expanded)

https://www.emaf.de/en/news/ https://emaf.filmchief.com/entry-forms https://www.emaf.de/files/docs/emaf-40_call-for-entries_regulations.pdf

  • Deadline: 15.12.2026 (closes earlier if 2,200 entries are reached)
  • Venue: Osnabrück, DE
  • Dates: 21.-25.4.2027 (exhibition until 23.5.2027)
Details

Long-running media art festival with sections for Film, Installation (installative, interactive, site-specific or sculptural media works) and Expanded (performances, live events, workshops). The 2027 theme is the archive as a tool of knowledge production, a site of critical intervention and a space for alternative futures.

  • Max. two works per artist, completed in 2026 or later; Installation entries must relate to the theme; description, tech rider, cost calculation and visuals required
  • Free entry; EUR 500 artist fee for installations and Expanded projects, plus production costs, installation shipping, three hotel nights and a travel contribution
  • Submit via the Filmchief portal; apply early because of the entry cap

DAAD Artists-in-Berlin Program 2028 — Music & Sound residency

https://www.berliner-kuenstlerprogramm.de/en/application/ https://www.berliner-kuenstlerprogramm.de/en/faq/

  • Deadline: 15.12.2026, 23:59 CET
  • Venue: Berliner Künstlerprogramm des DAAD, Berlin, DE
  • Dates: 12-month residency in 2028
Details

A twelve-month Berlin fellowship for established international artists who have developed their own voice; one of the most prestigious residencies for composers and sound artists. The application period opened on 19.10.2026.

  • Monthly stipend for living costs and rent (amount not stated), furnished apartment, economy-class travel, optional insurance (premiums deducted from the stipend) and German courses
  • No upper age limit. Not open to students or recent graduates, German nationals (unless living abroad 6+ years), artists living mainly in Germany (unless registered there less than 15 months before the deadline), or former fellows
  • Two-step online application (personal data form, then application form, English only): one PDF up to 15MB (CV, documentation, scores, press), three named example works, and audio/video only as online links (private links allowed with password; must stay online until August 2027). No email submissions, no recommendation letters

Web Audio Conference 2027 — Papers, Talks, Performances, Artworks

https://wac2027.codigo.xyz https://cmt3.research.microsoft.com/WAC2027

  • Deadline: 20.12.2026
  • Venue: Federal University of South of Bahia, Sosígenes Costa Campus, Porto Seguro, BR
  • Dates: 5.-7.5.2027 (the site also gives 3.-5.5., so confirm)
Details

The eleventh Web Audio Conference accepts papers, practitioner talks, performances and artworks or demos built on web audio technologies. It suits browser-based generative pieces and web instruments.

  • Long papers 6 to 10 pages; short papers 2 to 4 pages; practitioner talks, performances and artworks or demos take a 1 to 2 page extended abstract
  • Performances must work on a stereo system with a standard projector; artworks and demos must run on a computer kiosk with headphones
  • Accepted authors pay registration (professionals EUR 220 early bird until 1.3.2027, more afterwards); proceedings are open access
  • Submit via Microsoft CMT; notification 8.2.2027. The Ubiquitous Music Workshop (UBIMUS) follows at the same campus on 9.-10.5.2027

G & A Mamidakis Foundation Art Prize 2027 — Permanent Outdoor Installation, Crete

https://gnamamidakisfoundation.org/en/vraveio-technis/ https://gnamamidakisfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/OPEN-CALLS-en.pdf

  • Deadline: 30.12.2026, 23:59 Greek time
  • Venue: Agios Nikolaos, Crete, GR
  • Dates: production February to May 2027; unveiling June 2027, then permanent display
Details

International prize for a new, large-scale, site-specific installation on permanent outdoor display; sound installation is named explicitly among the eligible fields. Suits a robust, weatherproof public-space sound work.

  • Proposals must refer to one of three sites (plans and photos in the call PDF); judged on site-specificity, feasibility, public safety and long-term maintenance
  • EUR 15,000 prize (30% on acceptance, 70% on delivery) plus full production, construction and transport costs; return ticket to Crete, accommodation and meals; one research visit of up to 10 days; duos allowed; invoicing required
  • Apply via the form at https://gnamamidakisfoundation.org/en/open-calls-aithseis/ (English or Greek); budgets only from finalists, notified by 15.2.2027; no application fee mentioned

TagTEAMS 2027 — "SuperColliding Spaces" (Thai ElectroAcoustic Music Society)

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSffgkt4VVielPe079YN4vwmo64YqYY6S3NGMao9dV-nS8QkJQ/viewform

  • Deadline: 31.12.2026, 23:59:59 AoE
  • Venue: Bangkok Kunsthalle, TH (festival dates on the form still say April 2026; treat as TBC)
  • Fee: not specified
Details

Fixed electroacoustic works (with or without video), mixed works (instrument + electronics), keyboard + electronics, live electronic performance, and video art with sound. Thai artists especially encouraged, but the call is open; selected artists are not required to attend.

  • Mono, stereo, quad, 5.1, 7.1, octophonic or Ambisonics up to 3rd order
  • Electroacoustic works under 15 min; films 5–40 min
  • Finished works only; no DJs or bands
  • Contact: teams.mulch@gmail.com

A4 Residency Art Center 2028 — International Residency Fellowship

https://www.a4artmuseum.com/en/a4-residencyartcenter/residing/latest-recruitment/

  • Deadline: 31.12.2026
  • Venue: A4 Art Museum / A4 Residency Art Center, Chengdu, CN
  • Dates: Spring 2028 (April–June) or Autumn 2028 (July–October), about 8 weeks
Details

A fully funded residency for international artists from any field. Sound and music are explicitly named among the eligible disciplines.

  • Minimum 8 weeks; private studio and accommodation; economy airfare or second-class rail within a set budget; RMB 10,000 production grant per project
  • Residents must run one or two participatory local activities; results are presented at the end
  • A self-funded "Light Version" is also offered; the fully funded track is the relevant one
  • Email portfolio, CV, project proposal, photo and the PDF form (all in English and Chinese) to a4residency@a4am.cn, subject "A4 International Residency Application – [Name] – 2028 Spring/2028 Autumn"

NYCEMF 2027 — New York City Electroacoustic Music Festival

https://nycemf.org/ https://cmt3.research.microsoft.com/NYCEMF2027/

  • Deadline: 31.12.2026
  • Venue: New York City, US
  • Dates: 15.-21.6.2027
  • Fee: no submission fee; accepted works pay a registration fee of about USD 350
Details

One of the largest annual electroacoustic festivals, with a fixed-media theater on a 16-channel surround system and a stage theater with 8-channel surround for live work. Suits multichannel fixed media, live electronics and installations.

  • Categories: fixed media (up to 16 channels), live electronics incl. live coding and laptop orchestra (up to 8), instruments/voice with electronics (up to 8), video/multimedia (up to 8), papers, installations (participatory, data-driven, interactive), curated concerts (max. 54 min of music)
  • Multichannel works are first submitted as a stereo mixdown; ambisonic files can be supplied for decoding if selected. Works over 20 min only as part of a curated concert. Works previously performed at NYCEMF are ineligible. Anonymous submission preferred
  • Registration on acceptance about USD 350 (curated concert USD 700; festival-provided performers USD 150 each; 50% student discount). Notification 15.3.2027, attendance confirmation 1.5.2027, final files 15.5.2027
  • Submit via Conference Management Toolkit (Author role)

Positive Ambisonics — Immersive Audio Residency

https://positiveambisonics.org/

  • Deadline: 1.1.2027
  • Venue: Tayvallich, Argyll, Scotland, UK
  • Duration: 4 days with full mentoring and tuition (5 nights); longer residencies on request. Residencies run March–October.
  • Fee: self-funded (attendance cost listed on site)
Details

Small independent spatial-audio residency built around a 35 m² studio with an 8-speaker Genelec cube array, offering four days of one-to-one mentoring and tuition (five nights) in ambisonic field recording, editing, binaural/VR production, and deep listening. Private accommodation and 24-hour studio access for up to three people. Formats are flexible and longer residencies are available on request; residencies run March to October.

Iannis Xenakis International Electronic Music Competition

https://xenakis.web.auth.gr/rules/

  • Deadline: 1.1.2027
  • Venue: Noesis Science Museum, Thessaloniki, GR
  • Fee: 15€
Details

– All applicants should submit a single zip file containing the following files inside a single folder:

i. A short biography, contact information, and information about the piece in the following formats: (.doc, .txt, .rtf or .pdf). ii. 1 Audio file (.aiff or .wav format, 16bit or 24bit at 44,1kHz sampling rate) containing the stereo version of the piece. iii. Additionally, for multichannel pieces the audio files corresponding to each of the channels inside a separate folder along with set-up/routing information on a separate sheet iv. Please include also a pdf copy of the payment receipt for the 15€ entry fee

ortung 15 2027 — Schwabach Art Biennale, "Inspired by Gold"

https://www.schwabach.de/ortung https://www.schwabach.de/images/referate/Kulturamt/ortung/ortung_15/ortung_15_Call_online_final.pdf

  • Deadline: 11.1.2027, midnight
  • Venue: town centre sites, Schwabach, DE
  • Dates: 7.-22.8.2027
Details

Competition for the Schwabach Art Prize: 20 artists turn town-centre spaces into exhibition or action sites on the theme of the town's gold-beating heritage. Suits a site-specific sound installation.

  • Open to installation artists (including video and architectural) and computer artists; sound is not named but fits under installation
  • EUR 1,000 expenses per participant; prizes of EUR 6,000 and 3,000 plus audience prizes of EUR 3,000, 2,000 and 1,000; works must be available for sale
  • Mandatory colloquium on 6.3.2027; final concept due 5.4.2027; artists install by 1.8. and remove by 24.8.2027 themselves
  • Upload one PDF (max 20 MB, SurnameFirstnameortung15.pdf) with short CV, up to five reference projects and four photos via https://www.vhs.schwabach.de/ortung-15/

EVA London 2027 — Electronic Visualisation and the Arts

https://eva-london.org/eva-london-2027/ https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=evalondon2027

  • Deadline: 11.1.2027 (main proposals); 22.2.2027 (Research Workshop)
  • Venue: BCS Moorgate, London, UK (hybrid)
  • Dates: 12.-16.7.2027
Details

Long-running hybrid conference on electronic and digital arts, open to artist-researchers. Suits a paper or demo on code-based, generative or web-based sound work.

  • Formats: long paper (8 pp.), short paper (2 pp.), paper with demo (8 pp.), demonstration (2 pp., 10/20 min slot), panel (30 min), workshop/tutorial (90-120 min); Research Workshop (15 min talk) for postgraduates and unaffiliated artists
  • Submit a summary of up to 400 words via EasyChair (long papers need a draft PDF); Research Workshop proposals go by email to Graham Diprose
  • At least one author must register; fees not yet set (online vs. in person); notification 22.2.2027

KÖR Kunst im öffentlichen Raum Wien 2027 — Project Submission

https://www.koer.or.at/einreichung/einreichung/ https://www.koer.or.at/site/assets/files/1705/guidelines_project_submissions_koer_wien.pdf

  • Deadline: 15.1.2027 (further rounds 15.5.2027; 15.9.2027)
  • Venue: Public space, Vienna, AT
Details

Vienna's public-art agency funds artist-initiated projects, especially temporary ones, made for freely accessible public space in Vienna. It suits sited sound installations, outdoor radio-art pieces and long-term participatory work.

  • One-stage decision up to EUR 10,000 excl. VAT; two-stage procedure for EUR 10,000-100,000, with a EUR 2,000 development fee after stage 1; temporary projects can run up to 12 months
  • Applicants 18+ and based in the EEA/EFTA; students not eligible; projects must not have started and full financing must be shown; one-stage projects need permits before contract
  • Online form (koer.or.at/projekteinreichung) with project description, visualisation, bios, timeline and the KÖR cost-calculation template; consultation via einreichung@koer.wien

Neue Musik in St. Ruprecht 2027/28 — "ström ungen / stör ungen"

https://nmr.klingt.org/calls https://nmr.klingt.org/calls-2

  • Deadline: 24.1.2027 (date of receipt)
  • Venue: Ruprechtskirche, Vienna, AT
  • Dates: Sunday concerts, September 2027 to June 2028
Details

Concert series for peripheral new music, acoustic and electronic, from Austria and abroad, in Vienna's oldest church. The season theme plays on "Strömungen/Störungen": continuous developments at the edge of perception, and/or disruptions that create breaks and detours.

  • Stereo PA with a 12-channel mixer (no subwoofer), house lights only, no organ; frontal stereo and multichannel setups possible; rehearsal normally only on the concert day
  • Premieres and 21st-century or real-time music preferred; smaller, low-cost projects favoured since the budget depends on grants and sponsors; applicants state their own fee expectations, and rented equipment comes out of the concert budget
  • Applicants living in Austria are asked about AKM membership
  • Submit a 2-page A4 PDF (German or English) with contact, project description (up to 200 words, tied to the theme), duration, instrumentation incl. sound engineer, possible Sunday dates, past performances, finances, technical and spatial needs; links to scores/recordings (excerpts up to 3 min), no attachments; email nmr@klingt.org, subject "NMR Call 2027/28"

ICLC 2027 — Satellite Events, "Dialogues"

https://iclc.toplap.org/2027/ https://event.fourwaves.com/iclc2027/submission

  • Deadline: 31.1.2027 (declarations of interest before 1.2.)
  • Venue: Royal Conservatoire of Antwerp and De Singel, Antwerp, BE
  • Dates: 9.-13.3.2027
Details

The main call of the 10th International Conference on Live Coding closed on 1.9.2026, but self-organised satellite concerts, installations or workshops around the conference can still be declared.

  • Satellite events are run by the applicant; no direct funding, but ICLC provides a letter of intent for local funding applications
  • No submission fees; English; coordination in the #iclc-satellite-events channel on the TOPLAP Discord; questions to iclc@lambdasonic.be
  • Declare interest via the Fourwaves satellite form

xCoAx 2027 — Computation, Communication, Aesthetics & X

https://xcoax.org/#call

  • Deadline: 31.1.2027, end of day AoE
  • Venue: University of Évora (Department of Visual Arts and Design), Évora, PT
  • Dates: 7.-9.7.2027
Details

Annual conference with an exhibition and a performance programme, and calls for papers, artworks, performances and research works-in-progress. Suits generative and installation work, either as an artwork or performance proposal or as a paper.

  • Artworks and performances: 200-word abstract, main text of 700 to 2,000 words, a 1920×1080 featured image, documentation links and an appendix with a technical rider; performances also need audio or AV documentation and the duration. Review is single-blind.
  • Papers: 3,000 to 6,000 words, double-blind review. Every submission needs a statement on the use of generative AI.
  • No submission fee, but accepted authors must register: EUR 400 with an academic affiliation, EUR 200 without. Accepted works get a 5-minute presentation.
  • Submit via Microsoft CMT using the xCoAx 2027 Word template (link not live yet). Notifications 29.3.2027.

Studio for Electroacoustic Music (AdK Berlin) Residency 2027 — Spring Window

https://adk.de/en/studio-for-electroacoustic-music#residency-programme https://nc.adk.de/index.php/apps/forms/s/jbPk7nwTs3GjoGXnaMk7nPz7

  • Deadline: 31.1.2027 (stay 1.4.–30.6.2027); 30.6.2027 (stay 1.9.–30.11.2027)
  • Venue: Studio für Elektroakustische Musik, Akademie der Künste, Berlin, DE
  • Dates: 1.4.–30.6.2027 (spring window)
Details

The regular residency of the Akademie der Künste's electroacoustic studio, with stays of up to two weeks for 8 to 10 recipients per year. It suits sound-centred work across electronic composition, computer music, radio art, spatialisation and independent research.

  • Eligible: new instrumental or electronic works, acoustics, computer music, radio art, sound-centred work from any discipline, curatorial or educational projects, and research (software development, spatialisation, network technologies)
  • Open to all artists, individuals or groups; no application fee
  • Accommodation is not provided as a rule; travel and accommodation costs may be reimbursed case by case
  • Selection by the studio director and advisory board
  • Apply via the online form only; incomplete or late applications are not considered

EMS27 Beijing — Call for Works "The Nature of Electroacoustic Music"

http://www.ems-network.org/ems27/Works.html http://www.ems-network.org/ems27/call.html

  • Deadline: 1.2.2027, 23:59 Beijing time (results 15.3.2027)
  • Venue: Li Ying Concert Hall, Peking University, Beijing, CN
  • Conference: 24.–27.6.2027; concerts 25.–26.6.2027
Details

Concerts of the Electroacoustic Music Studies Network conference. Live diffusion, preferably by the composer; selected artists must attend and introduce the work.

  • Fixed media stereo or multichannel up to 8 channels on a horizontal 8-ch array; Ambisonic works as decoded 8-ch renders plus stereo reduction and speaker diagram
  • WAV 44.1/48/96 kHz; up to 10 minutes preferred; one work per applicant; works from the last five years preferred
  • Program note ≤150 words, technical note ≤250, bio ≤100
  • A parallel call for papers (same deadline) covers electroacoustic music and nature(s) plus open topics; self-analyses are not accepted

Teaming Up! 2027 — Exploring the Shared Potentials of Music Mediation and Community Music

https://www.mdw.ac.at/teamingup/?PageId=3706 https://www.mdw.ac.at/teamingup/?PageId=3699

  • Deadline: 28.2.2027 (the submission page also gives 31.3.2027, so confirm)
  • Venue: mdw – University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna, AT
  • Dates: 7.10.2027 – 9.10.2027
Details

The first international conference on how Music Mediation and Community Music relate to each other. It is open to researchers, practitioners, educators and cultural workers, and explicitly accepts artistic research and reflections on practice, which suits writing about participatory installation work.

  • Formats: Panel (90 min), Academic Paper (20+10 min), Reflection on Practice (20+10 min), Workshop (60 or 90 min), Poster. Title max. 100 characters, abstract max. 1,500 characters
  • Double-blind peer review; conference language English, with German and French translation planned; no registration fee stated
  • Send two PDFs to teamingup@mdw.ac.at: an anonymised proposal and a separate contributor-information file. Contributors can also submit to a special issue of the International Journal of Music Mediation

BMWKMS Projektförderung Musik

https://www.bmwkms.gv.at/themen/kunst-und-kultur/sparten/musik-und-darstellende-kunst/foerderungen/projektfoerderung-musik.html

  • Deadline: 15.3.2027 (next round)
  • Venue: Austria, AT
  • Fee: none; partial federal funding complementing Land funding
Details

Federal project funding for professional music and music theatre projects realised in Austria.

  • Austrian-based organisations, or individuals with Austrian citizenship/permanent residence
  • Not funded: single concerts, competitions, workshops, projects without public presentation, mainly commercial, educational or scientific projects
  • Online application: project description (max. 7,000 characters), previous work and samples, Excel budget, confirmations of regional funding

Música Viva 2027 — 28th International Electroacoustic Composition Competition

https://www.misomusic.me/concurso-composicoo-2027

  • Deadline: 31.7.2027, 23:59 GMT
  • Venue: Miso Music Portugal, Lisbon, PT
  • Dates: prize work performed in 2027 by the Miso Music Loudspeakers Orchestra
Details

Long-running Portuguese competition for fixed-media electroacoustic works projected on a loudspeaker orchestra; a good fit for acousmatic or multichannel studio pieces.

  • Works for loudspeakers only (no live performers besides sound projection); up to 8 channels; 5 to 15 minutes
  • Open to any nationality and age; one work per person, not commercially published and not prize-winning elsewhere; previous winners must wait two years
  • Prize EUR 1,000 plus concert performance; no entry fee stated
  • Submit one ZIP via WeTransfer or similar to concurso@misomusic.com, named Title28th-Musica-Viva-2027, with a stereo WAV/AIFF, separate per-channel files for multichannel works, bio, photo and programme note