ARCUS Project is accepting applications for the Research Winter 2027 short-term residency program, open to practitioners and professionals in art and other cultural fields, including artists, curators, researchers, university educators, or writers. ARCUS Research Winter is a six-week residency and self-funded program that offers an uninterrupted time and contemplative environment for creative experimentation, in-depth fieldwork, and research for practitioners and professionals in art and other cultural fields. Located around an hour from Tokyo and a half hour from Tsukuba City, known for hosting one of the largest accumulations of science and technology institutes in the world, ARCUS Research allows participants to come into contact with the contemporary art scene and leading research institutions, as well as devote themselves to their creative endeavors in a calm environment. The program provides participants from around the world with valuable time and space to reflect, unwind, and nurture the creative process.

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Circulation(s), the Festival of Young European Photography is currently accepting applications for 2027 and invites all photographers of European nationality and/or resident in Europe to participate. Each year, at the Centquatre-Paris and satellite sites in France and abroad, Circulation(s) reveals the vitality of young creation and speaks for the diversity of photographic expressions through unique exhibitions and events. For the past 16 years, Circulation(s) festival promote a modern and inclusive vision of photography. The festival has more than a decade of discovering new emerging talent, and still a burning desire to make new visual writing accessible to all.

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The 2026 Ocean Awareness Contest – Your Story, Our Ocean – encourages you to explore the many ways our ocean sustains, protects, and inspires us. Bow Seat invite you to think about your personal connection to the ocean – whether you’re coastal or landlocked – through the value it brings to your life. The benefits of the ocean are widespread and multifaceted, from food production to climate regulation to artistic inspiration. How does the ocean sustain, protect, and inspire you? You are invited to submit works of visual art, creative writing, poetry, spoken word, music, dance, film, and multimedia for a chance to win cash awards of up to $1,000 and to join the world’s largest environmental youth community for the creative arts.

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The Architecture & Design Community (ADC) officially invites you to the 4th edition of the Design Skill Awards 2026. If you’ve created work that deserves a global audience and a permanent place in the professional conversation, your journey starts here. Submit your work and gain international recognition among leading designers, studios, and creative professionals.

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