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Open arts programs, by the numbers.
Artsume lists 792 open programs and 3,001 public organization profiles. These are independent counts. Exhibition programs are the largest group. United States holds the most listings. Each number is counted when this page loads, from the same public listings you can browse on Explore.
What kinds of programs are open?
Exhibition is the largest category, with 247 of the 792 open programs. Every program carries one type, so the categories add up to the total.
6 smaller categories hold the rest. Program types include grants, residencies, public art and jobs.
Where in the world are they?
791 of the 792 open programs name a country. A program is placed by its own address, or by the address of the organization running it.
23 further countries hold at least one open program. 1 open program does not name a country.
How we count
A program counts when it is public, open for applications, and has a public, published host organization. The count includes an active late application window. It uses the same open-program rules as Explore.
The organization count includes all public, published organization profiles. It is independent of the open-program count and does not count only organizations hosting a current program.
A program's country comes from its own location. When absent, the count uses its host organization's location. Programs without either location remain in the total but leave the country distribution.
These figures describe Artsume listings at the recorded time, not an industry census or an average over a period. Import coverage and publication timing affect the distribution.
This view was counted on 26 October 2026.
Browse the public programs or use a dated edition when you need a stable citation.
Dated editions
A fixed observation, with a source, method and downloadable counts. Cite the edition when a number must stay stable.
- Open arts programs: 9 October 2026
A dated observation of 418 open programs and 2,378 public organization profiles on Artsume, with country and program type counts.
Questions about these numbers
Do these numbers cover the whole art world?
No. They count public listings on Artsume. Many programs never reach a listing platform. The figures describe this collection, not a representative sample of the arts sector.
How often do the numbers change?
The live page counts listings when it loads. Programs join when they open and leave when applications close. Dated editions preserve a separate observation for citation.
Why are acceptance rates and award amounts absent?
Artsume does not hold a sufficiently complete sample of decided applications to report those figures. These observations measure listings, not artists' chances of selection or the value of awards.