{
  "version": 1,
  "updated": "2026-10-19",
  "opportunities": [
    {
      "id": "interplay-2027",
      "title": "Interplay 2027",
      "kind": "Performance",
      "disciplines": ["Sound", "Performance", "Creative coding"],
      "summary": "A 15–45 minute live online performance at the intersection of performance and technology.",
      "location": "Online",
      "remote": true,
      "dates": "February 10–12, 2027",
      "deadline": {"date": "2026-10-08", "at": "2026-10-08T23:59:00-07:00", "note": "23:59 Pacific"},
      "support": {"paid": true, "text": "CAD $1,500", "detail": "Artist fee per selected artist or group."},
      "fee": {"status": "unknown", "text": "Application fee not stated"},
      "eligibility": {"international": true, "text": "International, all disciplines and career stages. Priority for projects led by women, femmes and gender-diverse artists."},
      "requirements": "Bio, proposal, duration, three descriptive words, up to five minutes of support footage, and 3–5 promotional images.",
      "terms": "Selected artists provide a technical breakdown, a five-minute highlight edit and development-process documentation. Live performance must be central to the work.",
      "source": "https://interplay-arts.com/open_call.html",
      "checked": "2026-10-06",
      "published": "2026-10-06"
    },
    {
      "id": "djerassi-2027",
      "title": "Djerassi Artist Residencies",
      "kind": "Residency",
      "disciplines": ["Sound", "Digital art", "Performance"],
      "summary": "One month of studio time in the Santa Cruz Mountains for composers, media artists and other disciplines.",
      "location": "Woodside, California, US",
      "remote": false,
      "dates": "2027 · one month",
      "deadline": {"date": "2026-10-09", "at": null, "note": "Cutoff time not confirmed"},
      "support": {"paid": false, "text": "Room, board + workspace", "detail": "Residency provided at no cost. Cash stipend not confirmed; travel is self-funded."},
      "fee": {"status": "paid", "text": "$35 application fee · reconfirm in form"},
      "eligibility": {"international": true, "text": "National and international artists. Apply in one discipline; attendance for the full residency is required."},
      "requirements": "Recent work samples, with formats and limits depending on discipline. Review the full application before preparing materials.",
      "terms": "No shortened or partial residencies. Collaborators and couples must apply individually. Full form requirements, including references, have not been verified.",
      "source": "https://djerassi.org/apply/application-guidelines/",
      "checked": "2026-10-06",
      "published": "2026-10-06"
    },
    {
      "id": "smallforms-2027",
      "title": "smallforms — Solo Sets",
      "kind": "Performance",
      "disciplines": ["Sound", "Performance"],
      "summary": "Solo experimental music and sound performances, with an optional recording session for a digital release.",
      "location": "Vienna, Austria",
      "remote": false,
      "dates": "March–December 2027 · 30–60 minute set",
      "deadline": {"date": "2026-10-11", "at": null, "note": "Cutoff time not stated"},
      "support": {"paid": true, "text": "€400", "detail": "Confirmed artist fee. Travel and accommodation support not stated."},
      "fee": {"status": "unknown", "text": "Application fee not stated"},
      "eligibility": {"international": true, "text": "Musicians, sound artists and performers. One artist per proposal; no geographic restriction stated."},
      "requirements": "Audio/video links, a proposal of at most 600 characters, and a short CV. State whether you also want a recording session. Apply by email via the official call.",
      "terms": "In-person solo performance. Recording-session releases use the smallforms label; confirm release terms if selected.",
      "source": "https://smallforms.org/open-call-2027/",
      "checked": "2026-10-06",
      "published": "2026-10-06"
    },
    {
      "id": "eyebeam-agency-2026",
      "title": "Eyebeam — AGENCY",
      "kind": "Residency",
      "disciplines": ["Digital art", "Creative coding", "Research"],
      "summary": "A virtual residency for early-stage work exploring agency through art and technology.",
      "location": "Online · US outside New York City",
      "remote": true,
      "dates": "November 4, 2026–February 12, 2027",
      "deadline": {"date": "2026-10-11", "at": "2026-10-11T23:59:00-04:00", "note": "23:59 Eastern"},
      "support": {"paid": true, "text": "$2,000", "detail": "Stipend, mentorship, technical consultation and weekly residency programming."},
      "fee": {"status": "free", "text": "Free to apply"},
      "eligibility": {"international": false, "text": "Individuals based in the US outside NYC, remaining US-based throughout. No full-time degree enrollment or overlapping residency commitments."},
      "requirements": "Written answers, CV, work samples and a personal 1–2 minute introduction video, via Submittable.",
      "terms": "Weekly cohort participation and independent project work. The live application specifies 3–4 cohort hours weekly plus independent work; confirm the schedule before accepting.",
      "source": "https://eyebeam.org/articles/agency-virtual-residency",
      "checked": "2026-10-06",
      "published": "2026-10-06"
    },
    {
      "id": "music-for-your-inbox-2027",
      "title": "Music for Your Inbox",
      "kind": "Open call",
      "disciplines": ["Sound", "Moving image", "Performance"],
      "summary": "Unpremiered experimental sound and music films for an online series and library screenings.",
      "location": "Online · Los Angeles screenings",
      "remote": true,
      "dates": "2027 season · films complete by May 1",
      "deadline": {"date": "2026-10-15", "at": null, "note": "23:59 PST as published; daylight-saving ambiguity — submit early"},
      "support": {"paid": true, "text": "$600", "detail": "Honorarium. Limited production support is available for co-produced films."},
      "fee": {"status": "unknown", "text": "Application fee not stated"},
      "eligibility": {"international": true, "text": "Artists and artist teams; no geographic restriction stated. Music or sound must be central. Films must be 10–20 minutes and not previously premiered."},
      "requirements": "A film proposal and samples demonstrating the proposed work. Finished or nearly finished projects are best suited to the available support.",
      "terms": "One year of exclusive presentation rights. Ordinary concert documentation is excluded. In-person attendance is not required. The organizer discourages creating a new project solely for this call.",
      "source": "https://www.musicforyourinbox.com/apply",
      "checked": "2026-10-06",
      "published": "2026-10-06"
    },
    {
      "id": "lendhauer-2027",
      "title": "Lendhauer — Urban Ecologies",
      "kind": "Commission",
      "disciplines": ["Digital art", "Sound", "Performance", "Research"],
      "summary": "Public artworks exploring coexistence, control and interdependence at Klagenfurt’s Lendhafen.",
      "location": "Klagenfurt, Austria",
      "remote": false,
      "dates": "June–September 2027",
      "deadline": {"date": "2026-11-02", "at": null, "note": "Cutoff time not stated"},
      "support": {"paid": true, "text": "Up to €2,500 + costs", "detail": "Up to €2,500 gross artist fee, €4,000 gross production and €1,000 travel, per selected project."},
      "fee": {"status": "unknown", "text": "Application fee not stated"},
      "eligibility": {"international": true, "text": "Individuals and collectives in Austria and abroad, including artists, designers, performers and interdisciplinary practitioners."},
      "requirements": "One PDF, at most 15 MB: project proposal up to three pages, production estimate, bio/CV and portfolio up to ten pages. Apply by email via the official call.",
      "terms": "The proposal must engage with the actual harbor and its social, ecological and material conditions. Timing is agreed with selected artists. Fee is per project, not per collaborator.",
      "source": "https://www.lendhafen.at/open-call-2027-urban-ecologies-coexistence-and-control/",
      "checked": "2026-10-06",
      "published": "2026-10-06"
    },
    {
      "id": "spot-flux-2027",
      "title": "SPOT FLUX — Sound Art",
      "kind": "Performance",
      "disciplines": ["Sound", "Performance", "Moving image"],
      "summary": "Existing sound works, music films and performances for SPOT Festival’s experimental program.",
      "location": "Aarhus, Denmark",
      "remote": false,
      "dates": "May 7–8, 2027",
      "deadline": {"date": "2026-11-05", "at": null, "note": "14:00 as published; time zone not explicitly stated"},
      "support": {"paid": true, "text": "Performer fee + production", "detail": "Danish Musicians’ Union rate per performer, with approved technical and material costs. Exact fee not stated."},
      "fee": {"status": "unknown", "text": "Application fee not stated"},
      "eligibility": {"international": false, "text": "The work and/or artists must have a connection to Denmark. Existing works only; the artist must attend the presentation."},
      "requirements": "Application form, work documentation and an estimated budget including rights costs. The work must be practical to set up and take down quickly.",
      "terms": "Travel, accommodation and preparation expenses are not covered. The Café Stage is an open, busy space; quiet cannot be guaranteed.",
      "source": "https://spotfestival.dk/spot-flux-2027-open-call/",
      "checked": "2026-10-06",
      "published": "2026-10-06"
    },
    {
      "id": "amsterdam-light-festival-2027",
      "title": "Amsterdam Light Festival",
      "kind": "Commission",
      "disciplines": ["Digital art", "Creative coding"],
      "summary": "Light artworks for the canals of Amsterdam, with technical and financial support to realize selected concepts.",
      "location": "Amsterdam, Netherlands",
      "remote": false,
      "dates": "November 25, 2027–January 16, 2028",
      "deadline": {"date": "2026-12-07", "at": "2026-12-07T23:59:00+01:00", "note": "23:59 CET"},
      "support": {"paid": true, "text": "€4,000 + costs", "detail": "Artist fee plus production and travel costs. General-call production ceiling is not specified in the FAQ."},
      "fee": {"status": "unknown", "text": "Application fee not confirmed"},
      "eligibility": {"international": true, "text": "The general open call is worldwide, including people new to light art. The separate Amarte call is restricted to Netherlands-based makers."},
      "requirements": "Read the artist briefing, prepare a concept using the submission template (up to three pages), and submit through the linked portal.",
      "terms": "Work must withstand two months outdoors and avoid nuisance to residents, including sound, smoke and lasers. Full briefing and contract terms need review.",
      "source": "https://amsterdamlightfestival.com/en/open-call",
      "sources": ["https://amsterdamlightfestival.com/en/faq-open-call"],
      "checked": "2026-10-06",
      "published": "2026-10-06"
    },
    {
      "id": "openfeed-2026-2027",
      "title": "OPENFEED",
      "kind": "Residency",
      "disciplines": ["Digital art", "Creative coding", "Sound", "Performance"],
      "summary": "A virtual residency spanning interactive installations, software art, sound, electronics and participatory work.",
      "location": "Online · FEED Media Art Center, US",
      "remote": true,
      "dates": "2026–27 · program schedule to be confirmed",
      "deadline": {"date": "2027-02-28", "at": null, "rolling": true, "note": "Rolling review within the October 1–February 28 application window"},
      "support": {"paid": false, "text": "Tools + mentorship", "detail": "Hardware, computing, software and mentorship. Cash support and exact program dates are not confirmed."},
      "fee": {"status": "free", "text": "Free to apply · form checked Oct 5"},
      "eligibility": {"international": true, "text": "International artists working across digital, electronic and experimental media. Individual and participatory practices welcome."},
      "requirements": "Artist and project information with work samples through the official application form.",
      "terms": "Development may combine an online edition with an on-site presentation. Confirm resources, dates and any attendance requirements before accepting.",
      "source": "https://www.feed.art/open-feed",
      "checked": "2026-10-06",
      "published": "2026-10-06"
    },
    {
      "id": "sequoia-open-source",
      "title": "Sequoia Open Source Fellowship",
      "kind": "Fellowship",
      "disciplines": ["Open source", "Creative coding"],
      "summary": "Living-expense support for developers sustaining important open-source projects.",
      "location": "Remote",
      "remote": true,
      "dates": "6–12 months",
      "deadline": null,
      "support": {"paid": true, "text": "Living-expense support", "detail": "Six to twelve months of support, equity-free. Amount is individualized rather than a published fixed award."},
      "fee": {"status": "free", "text": "Free to apply · form checked Oct 5"},
      "eligibility": {"international": true, "text": "Open-source developers; no geographic restriction stated in the reviewed application. A small cohort is selected each year."},
      "requirements": "Eight short application fields covering the project, contribution history, impact and need for support.",
      "terms": "No equity or required travel. Confirm the support amount and work expectations with the organizer.",
      "source": "https://sequoiacap.com/oss",
      "checked": "2026-10-05",
      "published": "2026-10-06"
    },
    {
      "id": "michigan-central-newlab-2027",
      "title": "Michigan Central Art × Newlab — Creative Residency 2027",
      "kind": "Residency",
      "disciplines": ["Creative coding", "Digital art", "Research"],
      "summary": "A 12-week research residency in Detroit at the intersection of art, technology, health and society, in an Art & Tech track (Knight Foundation) or an Art & Health track (Henry Ford Health).",
      "location": "Detroit, MI",
      "remote": false,
      "dates": "Session One February 8 – April 30, 2027; Session Two May 17 – August 6, 2027",
      "deadline": {"date": "2026-10-30", "at": null, "note": "Published as 11:59 p.m. EST, though Detroit is on EDT that day — submit early"},
      "support": {"paid": true, "text": "$30,000 unrestricted", "detail": "Plus Newlab fabrication shops, project-aligned research, mentors and a public conversation series."},
      "fee": {"status": "free", "text": "Applications are free"},
      "eligibility": {"international": false, "text": "Single applicants over 25, able to receive taxable US income via SSN, ITIN or EIN. No groups."},
      "requirements": "Submittable application; the organizers suggest about five hours in total, including selected work samples.",
      "terms": "Fellows are announced in January 2027 and are expected in Detroit for their 12-week session.",
      "source": "https://michigancentral.com/michigan-central-art-x-newlab-detroit-opens-applications-for-its-2027-creative-residency-program-supported-by-the-john-s-and-james-l-knight-foundation/",
      "checked": "2026-10-19",
      "published": "2026-10-19"
    },
    {
      "id": "la-dca-near-2027",
      "title": "City of Los Angeles DCA — Neighborhood Engagement Artist Residency (NEAR) 2027–28",
      "kind": "Residency",
      "disciplines": ["Creative coding", "Digital art", "Performance"],
      "summary": "A grant for a participatory, workshop-based artist residency at a non-arts venue in one City of Los Angeles council district — libraries, community and youth centres and the like.",
      "location": "City of Los Angeles",
      "remote": false,
      "dates": "Service period July 1, 2027 – June 30, 2028",
      "deadline": {"date": "2026-10-30", "at": "2026-10-30T23:59:00-07:00", "note": "11:59 pm Pacific"},
      "support": {"paid": true, "text": "$12,000", "detail": "May be reduced to $6,000 for five workshops plus one event if the City's budget is cut."},
      "fee": {"status": "unknown", "text": "Application fee not stated"},
      "eligibility": {"international": false, "text": "Individual artists (or teams under one lead) residing in Los Angeles County with a largely self-directed community practice."},
      "requirements": "A business plan for at least 200 hours: eleven workshops of about 20 participants and a culminating public event of 40+, plus host-venue details and attachments, via SurveyMonkey Apply.",
      "terms": "Notification May–June 2027. The companion CO-UP track is for social-justice nonprofits naming a teaching artist.",
      "source": "https://culture.lacity.gov/grants/near-co-op",
      "checked": "2026-10-19",
      "published": "2026-10-19"
    },
    {
      "id": "processing-foundation-fellowship-2027",
      "title": "Processing Foundation Fellowship 2027",
      "kind": "Fellowship",
      "disciplines": ["Creative coding", "Open source"],
      "summary": "An eight-month fellowship for artists, educators and engineers building open-source tools and resources for the arts. Every project must build on p5.js, the p5.js Editor or Processing.",
      "location": "United States (hybrid in New York or Los Angeles, or remote)",
      "remote": true,
      "dates": "January 25 – September 26, 2027",
      "deadline": {"date": "2026-11-01", "at": "2026-11-01T23:59:00-08:00", "note": "Nominations close 11:59 PM PST; invited nominees submit proposals by November 23"},
      "support": {"paid": true, "text": "$10,000 stipend", "detail": "Plus open-source mentorship, a cohort, professional development and public programs."},
      "fee": {"status": "unknown", "text": "Fee not stated"},
      "eligibility": {"international": false, "text": "US-based nominees only; self-nomination is welcome. Hybrid fellows must be in New York or Los Angeles."},
      "requirements": "A nomination first; selected nominees are invited on November 2 to submit a full proposal, with an info session on November 7.",
      "terms": "Video interviews the week of December 7; fellows notified the week of December 14; final presentations October 2, 2027.",
      "source": "https://processingfoundation.org/programs/fellowships/fellowship-2027/",
      "checked": "2026-10-19",
      "published": "2026-10-19"
    },
    {
      "id": "nlnet-restack-2026-11",
      "title": "NLnet — Open Internet Stack: Restack, first call",
      "kind": "Grant",
      "disciplines": ["Open source", "Research"],
      "summary": "R&D grants for free and open-source software, open hardware, standards and other building blocks of an open internet stack, from the European Commission's NGI successor.",
      "location": "Remote",
      "remote": true,
      "dates": "Projects begin after selection; the fund runs to 2030",
      "deadline": {"date": "2026-11-03", "at": "2026-11-03T12:00:00+01:00", "note": "12:00 noon CET; NLnet now calls every two months, on the third of odd months"},
      "support": {"paid": true, "text": "€5,000–€50,000", "detail": "Scalable later with proven potential; plus security, accessibility, licensing and packaging support."},
      "fee": {"status": "unknown", "text": "Fee not stated"},
      "eligibility": {"international": true, "text": "Open to anyone, but projects need a strong European dimension — normally 60% of funds to people in Horizon Europe-eligible countries; others only for exceptional quality or unique expertise."},
      "requirements": "A proposal through nlnet.nl/propose, selecting the Restack call. All outcomes must be published under recognised open licences.",
      "terms": "Milestone-based payments for completed work.",
      "source": "https://nlnet.nl/restack/",
      "sources": ["https://nlnet.nl/news/2026/20260903-call.html"],
      "checked": "2026-10-19",
      "published": "2026-10-19"
    },
    {
      "id": "swf-fediverse-multimedia-2026",
      "title": "Social Web Foundation — Fediverse Multimedia Grants",
      "kind": "Grant",
      "disciplines": ["Open source", "Moving image", "Sound"],
      "summary": "Grants for a developer team and a creator or publisher who together start a new audio, video or image publication on the Fediverse, improving ActivityPub software for creators along the way.",
      "location": "Remote",
      "remote": true,
      "dates": "Decisions November 18; projects start December 1, 2026",
      "deadline": {"date": "2026-11-04", "at": null, "note": "Cutoff time not stated"},
      "support": {"paid": true, "text": "Up to US$20,000", "detail": "Funded by the Interledger Foundation; a grant, no equity."},
      "fee": {"status": "unknown", "text": "Fee not stated"},
      "eligibility": {"international": true, "text": "Developer-and-creator teams only. The foundation will try to match a developer or publisher who applies without a partner."},
      "requirements": "An application on the foundation's grants portal covering the software, the new publication, collaboration, schedule, budget and impact.",
      "terms": "The publication must be new and on the Fediverse.",
      "source": "https://hypha.swf.pub/",
      "sources": ["https://devgrantsdaily.com/items/2026-10-13-fediverse-multimedia-grants-2026/"],
      "checked": "2026-10-19",
      "published": "2026-10-19"
    },
    {
      "id": "cola-imap-2027",
      "title": "City of Los Angeles DCA — COLA Independent Master Artist Projects 2027–29",
      "kind": "Grant",
      "disciplines": ["Digital art", "Performance", "Research"],
      "summary": "A grant for an accomplished Los Angeles mid-career artist to make a new solo work, with a City catalog and a likely premiere. A new Graphic Design category covers books, typefaces and text–image work.",
      "location": "Los Angeles",
      "remote": false,
      "dates": "Projects July 1, 2027 – June 30, 2029",
      "deadline": {"date": "2026-11-13", "at": "2026-11-13T23:59:00-08:00", "note": "11:59 pm online; a hard copy must be postmarked by November 18"},
      "support": {"paid": true, "text": "$10,000", "detail": "Subject to the City budget; non-selected applicants may be named DCA Cultural Trailblazers with a stipend."},
      "fee": {"status": "unknown", "text": "Application fee not stated"},
      "eligibility": {"international": false, "text": "Los Angeles County residents who live in the City or have presented there for 3+ years, with a 15-year exhibition, publication or performance record. Collaborative or audience-interactive projects are ineligible."},
      "requirements": "Online application via SurveyMonkey Apply after reading the guidelines, plus a mailed hard copy of the proposal.",
      "terms": "Grantees contribute catalog materials and use the funds for a new solo work. Results June–July 2027.",
      "source": "https://culture.lacity.gov/grants/independent-master-artist-projects-grant-program",
      "checked": "2026-10-19",
      "published": "2026-10-19"
    },
    {
      "id": "adk-mensch-maschine-2027",
      "title": "Akademie der Künste — Mensch Maschine VISIT Residency 2027 (“Energy Ghosts”)",
      "kind": "Residency",
      "disciplines": ["Digital art", "Sound", "Research"],
      "summary": "Four funded fellowships for new projects at the intersection of art, energy and ecology, critically engaging the “human machine” and pluriversal approaches to digital technology.",
      "location": "E-WERK Luckenwalde or Akademie der Künste, Berlin",
      "remote": false,
      "dates": "Residency mid-August – mid-November 2027; retreat in Warsaw in September; symposium in autumn 2027",
      "deadline": {"date": "2026-12-01", "at": null, "note": "11:59 pm as published; time zone not stated"},
      "support": {"paid": true, "text": "€20,000", "detail": "For artist fees and production; studio and accommodation provided."},
      "fee": {"status": "unknown", "text": "Fee not stated"},
      "eligibility": {"international": true, "text": "Artists from anywhere, across visual art, performance, film, installation, sound, writing and new media."},
      "requirements": "An application through the programme's portal.",
      "terms": "Fellows live and work on site at least 75% of the three-month residency. Jury in January 2027.",
      "source": "https://adk.de/en/news/2026/10/open-call-human-machine-fellowship",
      "checked": "2026-10-19",
      "published": "2026-10-19"
    }
  ]
}