Category: Open Calls

Open Call: Loewe Foundation Craft Prize

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This year’s annual international Loewe Foundation Craft Prize is now accepting applications.

Even if you are not interested in applying, please do check out the online exhibition of the previous winner and shortlisters of this fine craft award; their work is inspiring! Each listing includes a video tour of the artist’s studio. And while there doesn’t appear to be any works using the technique of feltmaking, there are some amazing textiles!

Here are just three examples:

The Loewe Foundation Craft Prize celebrates “excellence, artistic merit and newness in modern craftsmanship. A panel of experts will select the winning entry, which will receive a €50,000 prize, from a shortlist of 30 artists. All finalist works will be presented in an exhibition at Singapore, opening in spring 2026.”

Submissions are open until the 30th of October, 2025.

For more information, visit their website –https://craftprize.loewe.com/en/craftprize2026

Their Instagram: @loewefoundation

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Open Call: Craftwork 4.0 All – Residencies in 12 European Countries

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Craftwork 4.0 All has announced an opportunity for craft residencies in twelve countries across Europe, which will take place from November 2026 to Aug 2027. Detailed information on themes, places and conditions will be presented by Residency Hosts during the first online session.

Open to craftspeople from any EU country, the residencies can be held in the following countries: Bulgaria, Croatia, France, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Portugal, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, and Sweden.

Residencies can be for one week, two weeks, or three weeks. The financial support for craft practitioners covers travel, accommodation, daily subsistence, and materials.

Deadline: Register by the 1st of September for the first online Zoom session, which is scheduled for the 19th of September, 2025.

For more information, visit their website – https://www.craftwork4all.com/residencies-onboarding/

Their Instagram: @craftwork4all

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Open Call: Hunt Museum Annual Exhibition

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The Hunt Museum in Limerick invites artists from across Ireland and beyond to submit work for its annual exhibition.

This inaugural show will offer a platform for both emerging and established artists to showcase their work. Submissions are invited from visual artists working in paint, photography, sculpture, print, drawing and mixed media.

The selected pieces will be exhibited at the Hunt Museum, providing artists with the opportunity to gain public exposure and engage with a diverse audience.

Submission deadline: Sunday, the 31st of August, 2025.

For more information, visit their website – https://www.huntmuseum.com/whats-on/hunt-museum-open-submission-exhibition/

Hunt Museum’s Instagram – @huntmuseum

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Open Call: Full Circle Awards for Artists

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The Full Circle Awards is a new initiative designed by Circular, i.e. and The Rediscovery Centre, to honour and celebrate the incredible efforts of everyday people who drive positive change through circular living.

They invite people nationwide for nominations to the Full Circle Awards — ordinary individuals making an extraordinary impact by promoting reuse, repair, recycling, and sustainable living in their communities.

There is a category for Creative Circular Artists: For those who transform waste materials into art, furniture, décor, or other creative expressions through upcycling.

Deadline: the 25th of July.

For more information, visit their website – https://www.circular.ie/full-circle-awards

Instagram: @circular_ie_ @rediscoveryctr

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Open Call: Textile Artist Residencies – Norway

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AiR Green - Tiltile Artist in Residency Open Call 2026

AiR Green offers a residency program tailored for artists working with textile media at Søndre Green Farm, situated at the foot of the Norefjell mountain range in Krødsherad Municipality in Norway.

Through the program, AiR Green aims to provide space for focused work, support the development and dissemination of textile art, and foster connections between artists from around the world.

Air Green offers two residency formats: one for four artists for one month and Studio AiR Green, which is for a single artist for two months.

Residency periods for AiR Green 2026

Spring
AiR Green: April 15th – May 13th 2026
AiR Green Studio: April 15th – June 7th 2026

Fall
AiR Green: August 12th – September 9th 2026
AiR Green Studio: August 18th – October 7th 2026

Deadline: 1st of August, 2025.

For more information- https://www.norsketekstilkunstnere.no/air-green-kunstneropphold-pa-sondre-green/

Their Instagram – @airgreen3536

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Open Call: IMMA Residencies 2026 – Dwell Here

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Dwell Here poster for IMMA 2026 Residencies

The Irish Museum of Modern Art (IMMA) has launched an open call for the second year of ‘Dwell Here’, its Residency Programme supporting creative practices in visual arts, design, architecture, curation, and related humanities.

Selected residents will engage in independent research aligned with suggested thematic areas and participate in a series of research assemblies held throughout the year.

Dwell Here is comprised of three different residency opportunities:

  • One-Year Residency
  • One-Year Studio Residency
  • One Month Residency

Closing Date for applications: Tuesday, 22 July 2025.

For more information, visit their website – https://imma.ie/residency-programme/open-calls/

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Open Call: Apply to August Craft Month – Deadline the 8th of June

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Applications are open for this year’s August Craft Month, which is open to all makers who wish to share what they do. Highlighting the vibrant local craft scene across the island of Ireland, August Craft Month is a unique celebration of the local craft sector, providing various opportunities for the public to #MakeSeeBuy.

Your event could take the form of a workshop, open studio, craft trail, exhibition, talk, meet-the-maker session, demonstration, craft market, fair, or festival. It may be held in person or online and can be designed for adults, children, families, or audiences of all ages.

August Craft Month is organised by the Design and Crafts Council of Ireland and Craft NI.

The deadline to be included in listings is Sunday, the 8th of June.

For more information, visit the August Craft Month website- https://augustcraftmonth.org/

Their Instagram – @August Craft Month

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Open Call: August Craft Month – (Un)Bound Exhibition CraftNI Gallery – Belfast

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CraftNI‘s August Craft Month 2025 exhibition is now accepting applications. Makers are invited to address the contexts of the open call below –

“Do you feel the tug of elements of tradition that are important to you in your craft? Is it the traditional techniques, in use for centuries, that you love to use in a contemporary way? Or is it the traditional values of crafts which are one of your drivers? Co-operation, place, community?

Perhaps you feel released from the bonds of tradition, your chosen discipline enabling you to pursue your ideas freely. Or perhaps you want to turn your creative focus inwards, towards the concept of binding and/or unbinding.”

Deadline for applying: Friday, the 27th of June.

For more information, visit the CraftNI website – https://craftni.org/august-craft-month-exhibition-2025-unbound/

Instagram @augustcraftmonth25 and @craft.ni

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Open Calls: Three Awards Applications for Makers

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Currently, three awards are open to makers in Ireland: the RDS Craft Awards, the Leitrim Design House Awards, and the Design and Craft Council of Ireland’s Future Makers Awards. Two awards are open to those not enrolled in education or recent graduates.


The RDS Craft Awards

Applications will open for the RDS Craft Awards on the 5th of May, 2025. It is a competition open to all craft makers living on the island of Ireland and Irish-born craft makers working overseas.  The work of emerging and established makers is judged separately, with specific prizes to support emerging craftspeople. The Awards will be made from a total prize fund of €60,000.

The Emerging Maker category is open to individuals who aren’t necessarily recent graduates, and there is no age limit. Instead, there are these requirements:

  • Focus on heritage, skills, and sustainable practices.
  • Practice commenced within the past 10 years, with the determination to grow their craft at home and abroad.
  • Work must be made and sourced in Ireland.

The deadline for applying is the 23rd of June. There is no fee to enter.

For more information and to apply, visit their website – https://www.rds.ie/rds-foundation/arts/craft-awards

The Leitrim Design House – National Design, Craft & Art Awards

To mark 25 years of supporting creative Irish businesses, The Leitrim Design House has launched the National Design, Craft & Art Awards to celebrate excellence in craftsmanship. The award stems from the organisation’s resilience and sustainability as a business over the past two decades.

As a reflection of this longevity, The Leitrim Design House invites makers, artists, and designers from across the country to respond to the theme of Reused Sustainability.

The overall winner will receive €2,500 and a solo exhibition at The Leitrim Design House in 2026. A Special Commendation Prize of €1,000 will also be awarded to a runner-up.

Deadline for submission of applications: Friday, the 27th of June, 2025.

For more information, please visit their website – https://leitrimdesignhouse.ie/blogs/news/the-leitrim-design-house-national-design-craft-art-awards

DCCI’s Future Makers Award

DCCI invites students and emerging makers* to apply for this opportunity to showcase their talent.⁠
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Future Makers is a DCCI initiative that recognises the talent, potential, and creativity of designers and makers shaping the future.⁠
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Why apply?⁠
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▪️ Win up to €3,500 to financially support your career⁠
▪️Gain recognition for your talent, potential, and creativity⁠
▪️Each winner will receive a mentoring package valued at €2,000⁠

The deadline is the 20th of June.

* Emerging Makers – Currently in post-graduate studies in a craft or design discipline or graduated from full-time study between 2-6 years ago at the date of entry to Future Makers, and/or have established a craft or design enterprise in the past 6 years.

For more information, visit their website – https://www.dcci.ie/dcci-future-makers/apply-now

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Open Call: Wool in Regenerative Fashion – Dutch Design Week

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Every year, during Dutch Design Week—the biggest design event in Northern Europe—the New Order of Fashion (NOOF) presents a new generation of the most forward-thinking textile and fashion talents. For the 2025 Dutch Design Week (18-26 October), they will focus on the theme of regeneration, exemplified by a deep dive into wool’s material, environmental, and cultural workings. They seek designers who work across themes like biodiversity, community, ecology, animal well-being, indigenous knowledge, decolonisation & more-than-human design.

Deadline: Friday, the 20th of June, 23:59 CEST.

For more information – https://www.neworderoffashion.com/talents/open-call-2025

Their Instagram – @new_order_of_fashion

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