Open Calls

Germany-based sound/music creators; collaborative radio commissions + legacy outputs; fits Berlin electronic practice.

Residency for instrument inventors/designers/developers (electronic, digital, software-hardware, controllers); online seminars from Oct 21 + presentation at Bled Contemporary Music Week June 2027. Note: participation fee (EUR 600 standard).

Present at IRCAM Paris (24–26 Mar 2027) on sound interaction, sound design, 3D audio, generative/improvised music; strong fit for Max/M4L instrument work.

Up to DKK 50k (no co-funding) for experimental cross-border ideas with Nordic anchoring; individuals outside the Nordics eligible if the initiative has a clear Nordic relation. Good for testing a sound/interactive R&D collaboration with Nordic partners before a fuller production.

Six-month EC Joint Research Centre residency (min. 20 days onsite Ispra); €15k total; digital, performative, speculative practices welcome. Angle via interactive/sonic environments and mental-health/policy dialogue — stretch theme but Italy + research labs fit his EU practice.

Make and present an immersive work for the SAT dome (93+5-channel spatial audio plus 360° projection). Strong fit for spatial sound/AV. Montréal, travel not covered. Deadline in 4 days.

5-week paid residency (CHF 4000 + expenses) for sound art, audiovisual art, and experimental instrument makers; festival presentation at Schloss Werdenberg — strong match for interactive sound / Aylesim Devices.

Open to international creative professionals for Skopje ECOC programme strands including CreARTing (innovation). Small/mid €3k–25k due 2026-10-18; large-scale concept notes due 2026-10-03. Fit for interactive sound/media with local/EU partners.

Sound, interactivity, AR/AI and audience participation welcome; 19-27 Nov 2026 in Maribor; EUR 1,300 fee + travel up to EUR 300 + accommodation; EU residents.

Berlin project grants (~€500k pool) for underrepresented perspectives in free arts; spartenoffen; needs Berlin Hauptwohnsitz; projects in 2027 publicly presented in Berlin.

First outdoor light-art festival in Aalborg (13–27 Feb 2027); international artists; up to DKK 70k/work; weatherproof interactive light/sound; apply aalborglysfestival@huset.dk.

Italian state/SIAE funding for under-35 artists resident in Italy or Italian citizens living abroad. Covers music and multimedia: international tours/festivals, new works and professional development. Only applies if you are 35 or under.

International AV/public-space projection competition (prizes PLN 10k/6k/3k); workable if pairing generative visuals with sound design—secondary fit vs pure sound residencies.

Paris Montmartre residency SOLO 3–6 months; explicitly welcomes new technologies / art–science / digital arts; stipend €1000/mo + up to €3000 production + travel; 5+ years professional practice.

Portugal (São Luís) international interdisciplinary residency Mar 2027 (7–30 days); €1300 fee + up to €1600 production + €500 travel; interactive/installation/audio outputs welcome; ecology/community focus.

Germany-based participatory experimental-music funding (€25–50k) for process-forward formats—strong match for interactive sound / MaxBerlinNetwork workshop or public-space instrument projects.

Free call for AI-based artworks for Parma European Youth Capital 2027; Italian/international artists under 35 only, check age.

EU Creative Europe mobility grant (€85/day + travel) for a 7–60 day music project with a partner in another Creative Europe country; rolling monthly deadlines through Apr 2027. Strong to fund Italy/EU collaborator trips, R&D visits, or short production residencies from Berlin.

ECOC programme inclusion; individuals via Test an Idea (to 2026-12-31); larger Artistic Projects need org capacity and co-funding (Kiruna up to 50%); interactive/sound possible if tied to Movement/Arctic criteria.

Portugal conference (Mafra, 5–7 May 2027) on music/sound and algorithmic systems—AI, interactive composition, rights/labour—strong practice-research fit for Max + music-tech work.

6-month paid residency (Feb–Aug 2027) for under-36 artists/makers in visual/performative/audiovisual practice; €500/month + production budget + mentors (incl. Video Sound Art). Italy angle if age-eligible (18–35) and available for continuous on-site stay.

€10k + 3-month Wiesbaden studio residency (Jun–Aug 2027) + exhibition for Fluxus-related intermedia/experimental music; English OK.

Graz academy special program for composers/electronics/sound/multimedia with Simon Steen-Andersen + zone expérimentale; selection guarantees Academy place. Related: K!ART Call for Concepts deadline 15 Oct on same page.

Fully funded 4-year SNSF PhD at ICST Zurich (Max/MSP, spatial audio, instrument design, HfMT Hamburg doctorate) — strong research track for Max + interactive sound.

3-month Germany residency (Apr–Jun 2027); €1000/month + housing + travel + materials; interdisciplinary design encouraged; age ≤35 or ≤2 years post-degree — only if age/graduation-eligible.

EUR 5k-30k for participatory socio-cultural projects in Germany; not for individuals (needs a Verein/company or a 3-person initiative), could suit a MaxBerlinNetwork community/workshop project.

Public-space installation/intervention in Klagenfurt; interdisciplinary welcome; up to €4k production + €2.5k fee + €1k travel; site/ecology theme fits interactive/sound practice.

Berlin satellite programme (15–31 Jan 2027) for digital art & experimental music/sound events alongside CTM/transmediale. Needs venue access and self-produced event — natural MaxBerlinNetwork / Aylesim Devices host angle; promo support from CTM/tm, no production budget from organisers.

Open call to present sound/installation/performance/WIP for one week at W139 Amsterdam (26 Feb–25 Apr 2027); open eligibility, small materials budget.

Two-week self-directed live/work residency in Snæfellsnes, Iceland, for musicians, producers and sound artists in any genre; curated by the Erased Tapes founder, which suits an electronic-music practice. Studio only: travel, car and gear are at your own cost. 25+.

Athens digital-arts festival (Music/Installation/Performance/Workshops); techno-animism theme suits interactive sound and Max/M4L work.

One-week composer residency 11-17 Jan 2027 in Plein Theater's black box with tech support, EUR 2,000 budget and a public concert; explicitly wants sound/space/technology/hybrid electronics work; apply by email.

Germany-based artists, all disciplines, under 36, art-academy degree; 1-year rent-free studio + €1000/mo + solo show — check age/eligibility.

Free-to-enter call for interactive sound installations, live performances and workshops on the theme 'Sounds of the City' (5-6 Jun 2027); open to all artists, honorarium USD 500-1,500, but travel and lodging not covered and on-site presence required.

Berlin-only fellowship (from Feb 2027) to build an interactive culture project synthesising AI + XR at HTW; music eligible; theme Anthropomorphism. High fit for Max/interactive sound + immersive systems; info session 21 Oct 2026.

Italian call for stereo/4/8-channel acousmatic and experimental AV works that treat the studio (software, spatialisation, ML) as a sound lab, which matches the electronic-music practice. €15 per work.

International interactive projection + public-space satellite under PLAYGROUND; €10k award + up to €20k production; English OK; ZKM curatorial partner.

6-month residency (Feb–Jul 2027) at Castello Aldobrandesco, Arcidosso (Tuscany) incl. sound art & digital arts; call opens 1 Nov; under 36, Italian B1, unemployed/self-employment-seeking only — check eligibility.

Peer-reviewed AES journal special issue. Topics include interactive sound, audio for location-based installations, spatial audio and game-engine audio, a good fit for documenting interactive/M4L installation work. Online submission, no attendance needed.

Paid 2–3 month Lille residency (Jan–Jul 2027) for mapping/digital artists; studio + housing + travel; collab with sound designer/musician — strong AV/interactive fit. ALSO: Facade mapping commission for Palais des Beaux-Arts Lille (Apr 2027 opening); production grant + prize path for winners; open to music/sound design collaborators.

EU makers mobility: Track A €1000 expert workshop travel (incl. Berlin) or Track B €850 Berlin/Barcelona cohort; open-technologies theme fits creative technologist / MaxBerlinNetwork community practice.

Revamped Berlin music project funding for organisers/project makers/venues (fits MaxBerlinNetwork-style events); call publishes late Oct, info session 2 Nov at silent green.

Worldwide canal light-art open call (25 Nov 2027–16 Jan 2028) with technical/financial support; route for interactive light/sound installation (use general call, not NL-only Amarte).

Categories include interactive installations, audio experiences, kinetic/robotic work and multimedia performance, so it matches the interactive sound-installation practice. US festival, $30 entry fee, international shipping may not be covered.

Osnabrück European Media Art Festival: interactive/installative media art + performances/workshops; free entry; archive theme for Installation; fees if selected.

Moffat, Scotland, 15–19 Jul 2027; papers, live electronics, workshops, spatial audio, installations; £250 participant fee incl. 4 nights.

Open to all; fixed media up to 16ch, live electronics/coding, interactive installations, papers; no submission fee, attendance not required (about $350 registration if accepted).

Open to any nationality and age: one fixed-media electroacoustic piece (7–15 min, up to 8 channels), €15 fee. Prizes €600/400/300 and a concert in Nov 2027. Jury chaired by Daniel Teruggi.

Glasgow festival (27–28 Feb 2027) seeks electroacoustic, sound-art and audiovisual works for headphone listening/viewing posts; existing works welcome, no fee (festival ticket only).

Electronic Visualisation and the Arts conference, London 12-16 Jul 2027; papers/demos on art+tech; call opens 26 Oct 2026.

Italy CFP covering controllers/interfaces for musical expression, HCI, sonic interaction design, AI in music—natural venue for Max-for-Live / instrument-design research.

ACM CHI demos track for hands-on interactive systems/installations/experiences (art & design welcome); in-person Pittsburgh 10–14 May 2027. Strong venue to show a Max/MSP or interactive instrument prototype; travel to US required.

Fully virtual SIGCHI conference with an Artworks track, themed 'Creativity and the Unseen' (improvisation, craft, human–AI co-creativity). Remote-friendly way to present instrument/installation work. Abstracts due 19 Jan.

Berlin Akademie der Künste electroacoustic/sound-art studio residency (up to 2 weeks, Apr–Jun 2027 window); next deadline 31 Jan 2027.

Fixed-media stereo or up to 8-channel works (≤10 min) for two conference concerts. Open to all ages and career stages, no fee stated. Attendance in Beijing is required, so lower priority on location.

ACM Designing Interactive Systems track for interactive installations, performances, and artworks (Sensuous Knowing theme). High fit for Max/MSP / creative-coding interactive pieces; in-person Stockholm 28 Jun–2 Jul 2027; ACM companion publication.

Oslo conference on human–AI music collaboration; papers/panels/workshops due 12 Mar 2027 — strong fit for music-tech practice.

Berlin onsite Voice/audio AI customer deployments; real-time audio pipelines; no German required; STEM master’s listed — stretch but strong audio-tech overlap.

Hybrid London brand-studio role (~3 days/week onsite) for interactive prototypes, creative coding, WebGL/Three.js, generative AI tools. Adjacent creative-tech fit; less Max/sound-specific than installation studios. (rolling / no close date)

Berlin hybrid, rolling / no close date; testing immersive-audio apps, plugins and spatial audio; QA-heavy, needs Python + audio-plugin testing experience.

Munich interactive sound / audio-software studio always open to Audio Software Developer applications (C/C++, DSP, plugins; Max/MSP historically a plus). Fit for Max for Live / instrument-tooling skills toward product/audio software. (rolling / no close date)

Berlin-based remote AI music/media startup building a new consumer music/video product from scratch as a full-stack builder. Suits music + creative dev. The same company also has a remote Music Producer role (mixing/mastering). (rolling / no close date)

Berlin hybrid, English: TypeScript/React products on generative sound/music-from-video models; strong music-tech match (AWS Lambda/S3 + 5+ yrs TS are gaps).

Creative-tech role bridging quantum research and public-facing media; explicitly values Max/MSP, Pure Data, audio/DSP, TouchDesigner—close match for Aylesim Devices practice.

Berlin on-site full-time role owning visual quality of an AI music-video generator (prompting, workflows, scripting); rolling / no close date — posted Mar 2026, still listed active, verify before applying.

Rolling self-funded stays of 1 day to 2 weeks on a multichannel spatial-audio system plus a 24-channel studio and makerspace, with a possible talk at Kunstuni Linz. Good for spatial M4L/installation R&D. €50/day, travel at your own cost. (rolling / no close date)

Remote-from-Germany C++/JUCE real-time audio DSP role (Req #2026-049); rolling / no close date; listed since Feb 2026 and reposted, verify still open on Ross Dayforce careers.

Berlin plugin company, remote, rolling / no close date; synth/DSP plugin dev; asks 5+ years JUCE with commercial releases.

Fully remote, full-time or contract: own C++/JUCE plugins (VST3/AU/AAX), DSP and hardware modelling, plus the backend and licensing. CTO-track. Needs shipped JUCE plugins (a stretch), but the backend/web and ML-audio parts fit. (rolling / no close date)

Berlin on-site, English. Stack: Python, FastAPI, TypeScript/Node, LiveKit and real-time audio, which matches the Python/FastAPI/Node skills. Some cloud experience (AWS/GCP/Azure) is expected. €85–160k + equity. Employer is a Clera client. (rolling / no close date)