APPLY HERE -- https://meetingofstyles.com/27-29-june-2025-vaasa-finland/ -- Meeting Of Styles is about to enter the beautiful coast city of Vaasa, Finland, for the third time! Have you heard the rumors of a northern MOS event where the sun never set and therefore you could carry on painting all night as there was always light? This is it! Mark your calendars! Welcome to Vaasa, Finland to enjoy a very special atmosphere when 70 artist worldwide get together to paint the outsides of Wasa Graffitilandia during three days! On friday and saturday evenings there is also live performances by: JODAROK, DON OG & ARA 187, DJ’SSS, DJ OLLIO (SE) 28.6.25: MEGAFAUNA, (HANNIBAL & TOMIGUN), DALTTONIT, PUISTOPOJAT, DJ: SANE, ALAMAILMA, C.WINTER Meeting of Styles Finland is hosted by a local association, in their own premises Wasa Graffitilandia that operate as a graffiti- and street art gallery, can shop and event space. Vaasa is accessible by train from the capital Helsinki.

APP LINK -- https://www.stencibility.ee/opencalls/spraycation -- June 11-15, 2025 -- The Stencibility Festival's Spraycation is like a summer camp for street artists, providing similar conditions as working in the wild — creative freedom, walls, paint, and fellow artists to collaborate with. Spraycation gives time to get to know each other, take part in festival events, and most importantly - paint on the streets of Tartu! For us, the most important thing in street art is the creative freedom of the artists, so we won't ask for a design in advance, but we will introduce you to the city and suggest a selection of locations where the artworks can be born on the spot. With this freedom comes also responsibility - we expect the artists to care about the local city dwellers and create artworks that resonate with their surroundings. This year we will select 6 artists from Latvia, Lithuania, Finland, Poland and Estonia to join the festival. Street artists from all mediums are welcome to apply (painting, stencil, sticker, paste-up, sculpture, installation etc). During the festival, one can choose from nearly 30 pre-approved locations to create the artwork, ranging from small electrical cabinets to large walls. Artists can play with the city as a whole by choosing multiple locations, or choose one larger space to work there. In making the final selection, we will give preference to artists who have been more active on the streets independently, rather than participating in gallery exhibitions and doing commissions. - artist fee 300€ (with an invoice) - full artistic freedom – no pre-approved sketches required; - spray paint (MTN 94), acrylic paint, rollers, brushes, etc. - a selection of walls to paint; - accommodation in Tartu (June 11-15); - travel compensation up to 150€; - shared dinners with fellow artists and the festival team; - taking part of festival events: painting jam, street art tours, etc.

APP INFO -- https://www.uituituit.ee/open-call -- Please send your application and portfolio to: festival@uituituit.ee -- 1500€ -- 💡We’re announcing an OPEN CALL for installations themed “PLAYFUL CITY” 💡 Play is not just for children – it is just as important for adults, positively impacting the body, mind, and social interactions. It brings freshness to urban life, encourages spontaneous encounters, and sparks creativity. UIT festival wants to explore how playful interventions shape our relationship with urban space, encourage social interaction, and inspire citizens to co-create a unique and engaging urban environment. The open call is mostly aimed at city-loving students of art and architecture , but everyone interested in experimenting with installations in public space is welcome to participate. The project is supported by the City of Tartu and Estonian Cultural Endowment.

APPLY HERE -- https://www.trencin2026.eu/en/artistic-intervention-for-the-main-underpass/ -- 3 000 € – 1. place 2 400 € – 2. place 1 800 € – 3. place -- ABOUT -- The aim of the competition is to define vision and strategy for the underpass and to transform the underground part of the underpass into a safe, pleasant, illuminated and accessible public space with elements of art and design. The intention, of course, is not to motivate people to spend their free time in the underpass, but to contribute to a change in the perception of the place. Within the framework of the European Capital of Culture Trenčín 2026 project, the Creative Institute Trenčín announces an art-architectural competition. The aim of the competition is to show the potential of the underpass, to improve its overall impression for pedestrians, and at the same time to use this specific public space for the presentation of the activities of Trenčín 2026. Project – design & build, anonymous, public, combined architectural-artistic, one phase competition. This procurement, or the contract award, is not a design competition (according to Section 119 et seq. of the Public Procurement Act and Decree of the Office for Public Procurement No. 157/2016 Coll.), but it is a contract award outside the Public Procurement Act announced according to the Competition Act of the Slovak Chamber of Architects.

APPLY HERE -- https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/news_232961.htm -- Are you a young artist from a NATO member country? Would you like to create a mural for the upcoming NATO Summit in The Hague, the Netherlands, in June? Submit your design for a chance to win a unique opportunity to showcase your talent and creativity. NATO is launching its third annual mural competition to mark a NATO summit and highlight the Alliance’s vital role in protecting one billion people across Europe and North America. The first mural was created for the 2023 Vilnius Summit in Lithuania and unveiled in January 2024. A competition was held to select the designer of the mural commemorating NATO’s 75th anniversary summit in Washington, D.C. in 2024. Now, NATO is calling on young artists from across the Alliance to submit their proposals in view of the upcoming 2025 NATO Summit in The Hague. The winner will work with a local street artist to immortalise their mural on a wall in the city. This year’s competition theme is: “Maintaining our Shared Future”. Young artists are asked to submit entries in a 3D street-art style that creates an optical illusion via three-dimensional impressions on a two-dimensional horizontal surface.

FOR CITIES -- APPLY HERE -- https://cip.placemaking-europe.eu/en/open-call/ -- Want to be part of the Cities in Placemaking programme? This programme is a peer-to-peer learning experience for European cities, designed to provide a comprehensive introduction to Placemaking, its application in the context of urban governance, and its implications for long-term systemic change. The goal is to create a collaborative effort that benefits from a wide range of perspectives, through interactive, participatory, and experiential learning, with a practical focus on the importance of Placemaking as a city-level strategy.