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title: 2026 Open Studios Kommetjie New Artist Application
description: Open Studios Kommetjie invites artists living or working in the Kommetjie area to apply to participate in our annual open studios event. Each December, selected artists open their studios to the public for a three-day weekend of studio visits, conversation, and engagement with contemporary fine a...
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type: program
status: closed
createdAt: "2026-03-10"
updatedAt: "2026-09-29"
programType: Open call
organization: Open Studios Kommetjie
organizationUrl: https://www.artsume.com/o/open-studios-kommetjie
deadline: "2026-04-17"
entryFee: free
location: Cape Town, South Africa
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disciplines:
  - Public Art
  - Fine Art
careerStages:
  - Emerging artist
  - Mid-career
  - Established
---

# 2026 Open Studios Kommetjie New Artist Application

**Hosted by:** Open Studios Kommetjie

**Type:** Open call | **Location:** Cape Town, South Africa | **Deadline:** April 17, 2026 | **Entry fee:** Free

## About This Program

Open Studios Kommetjie invites artists living or working in the Kommetjie area to apply to participate in our annual open studios event. Each December, selected artists open their studios to the public for a three-day weekend of studio visits, conversation, and engagement with contemporary fine art practice.

**Who should apply?**

We welcome applications from emerging, mid-career, and established artists with an active, studio-based fine art practice. A broad range of media is considered, including; painting, sculpture, printmaking, drawing, mixed media, installation, and more. Provided the work is original, artist-made, and positioned within a contemporary fine art context. Limited editions or functional pieces may be included if they clearly sit within fine art parameters.

All applications go through an eligibility review by the steering committee. Applications that meet the eligibility criteria are then reviewed by an independent panel of art professionals. Selected artists present new work created during the year of the event and open their studios to visitors over the event weekend.

View more details on our website's [applications page](https://openstudioskommetjie.com/applications/)

**Please note:** your application can be saved as a draft while working on your submission

## Eligibility & Requirements

- **Career Stage:** Emerging artist, Mid-career, Established
- **Geographic Eligibility:** Regional
- **Disciplines:** Public Art, Fine Art
- **Note:** Artist applicants must:
live in Kommetjie or have a permanent working studio in the area;
be actively making art within a fine art context; 
have exhibited work in the past year, or be included in an upcoming curated exhibition or community project; 
present new work created during the year of the event; 
submit original, artist-made work (not mass-produced); 
demonstrate an active, developing studio practice.

## Timeline

- **Opens:** March 13, 2026
- **Deadline:** April 17, 2026
- **Expected Notification:** May 1, 2026
- **Program Start:** December 3, 2026
- **Program End:** December 6, 2026

## How to Apply

Apply through Artsume by visiting the program page and clicking 'Apply'.