Every open call is a series of decisions about site, purpose, budget, process, and timeline. The strongest calls are the ones where those decisions were made deliberately and written down before the call went public. This template gives you the structure to do that.

Built on The P Framework, developed by practitioners from hundreds of interviews with artists and administrators. The same architecture Monochronicle uses to design its own open calls. Each section walks you through a real decision point and prompts you to document it. By the time your call is published, the hard thinking is already done.

Download it, adapt the language, add your logo, and make it your program's own. Use it for a single call or as the standard across your entire program.

What's included

• A fully editable Word document (.docx), built on all ten principles of The P Framework — Place, People & Purpose, Process, Product & Planet, Price, Production, Promotion, Planning, Pace, and Prosperity

• Diagnostic prompts for each principle to assess where your call currently stands

• Pre-call checklists to complete before you publish

• Fillable note fields to record and preserve your program's decisions

• A clean, professional, brandable format you can reuse across calls

• Free template updates for 12 months as the framework evolves

Why it works

• Built from the field, not from theory: every principle traces back to real interviews with artists and administrators

• Produces a documented, defensible process that survives staff transitions and stands up to scrutiny

• Attracts better proposals by giving artists the clarity they need to respond well

• Saves committee time by front-loading the decisions that usually cause problems later

Format: Microsoft Word (.docx), compatible with Google Docs
Delivery: The file will be sent to you via email after purchase
License: Single-program use; customize freely for your own calls

Running a call soon and want expert eyes on it? Add a working session to apply the framework to your specific call — or launch it with a full open call campaign. See options →