Calls you can enter before you graduate.
25 made for students, 59 for emerging and early-career artists, 180 free to enter and open to anyone. Fee, prize and deadline on every one, read off the organizer’s own page, so you know what you’re getting into before you pay to apply. Verified September 10.
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Made for studentsthe rules say student, undergrad, MFA or enrolled
252026 Juried Undergraduate Exhibition
Juried undergraduate exhibition for currently enrolled students in East Carolina…
Closes tomorrow · Free to apply
$1,000 in awardsManifest Creative Research Gallery
TAPPED (17th Annual: Artists and Their Current or Former Instructors)
Annual group exhibition showcasing paired works by current or former student-teacher pairs…
Closes in 3 days · $45 to apply
$25K commission.Fitzsimons Innovation Community in
Fitzsimons Innovation Community Teaching Artist for Public Mural
A teaching artist commission to guide a 12th grade class through collaborative creation of…
Closes in 10 days · Free to apply
$150 in awardsWorcester Center for Crafts (Kriko
Cup Show 2026
Annual ceramic cup show exhibition at Worcester Center for Crafts' Krikorian Gallery, with…
Closes Sep 26 · $35 to apply
Soundweavings 2027
A three-week residency for musicians and ensembles exploring cross-connections between…
Closes Sep 30 · $65 to apply
$29K commission.Orange County Arts & Cultural Affa
Barber Park Recreation Center—RFQ
Request for Qualifications for public artwork commission at Barber Park Recreation Center…
Closes Oct 7 · Free to apply
ResidencyDjerassi Resident Artists Program
2027 Artist Residencies
A one-month competitive residency on a 583-acre ranch in Northern California's Santa Cruz…
Closes Oct 9 · Free to apply
AiA Fiber Arts Show 2026
A juried fiber arts exhibition showcasing textile art created using knitting, weaving…
Closes Oct 14 · $30 to apply
$500 commission.City of Wilsonville & Arts, Cultur
Wilsonville Wrapped - A Utility Box Public Art Program
A pilot public art program inviting artists to submit designs for vinyl wraps on utility…
Closes Oct 21 · Free to apply
Graduate Fellowship for Immigrant Artists & Creatives
The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans supports immigrants and children of…
Closes Oct 29 · Free to apply
3 weeks residencyLiTE-HAUS Galerie + Projektraum
LiTE-HAUS Artist Residency in Berlin (November 2026)
A 3-week self-guided artist residency in Berlin (October 28–November 16, 2026) culminating…
Closes Nov 1 · Free to apply
2027 Volland Residencies
A residency program offering 2-4 weeks of living and studio space in the Flint Hills of…
Closes Nov 2 · Free to apply
$30K commissionWESTAF
Public Art RFQ (Colorado)
Request for Qualifications seeking artists for a public art project in Colorado.
Closes Nov 3 · $30 to apply
2026 Next Generation – University Art Competition
A statewide juried exhibition for currently enrolled college students in Indiana pursuing…
Closes Nov 5 · Free to apply
46th Annual Western Spirit Juried Art Show and Sale
46th Annual Western Spirit Juried Art Show & Sale, a premier juried exhibition in the Rocky…
Closes Nov 15 · $20 to apply
Group showIndy Art Center
89th Annual Student Show in Memory of Judy Christofolis
The 89th Annual Student Show is a juried exhibition for students of the Indy Art Center or…
Closes Nov 30 · Free to apply
Collections Stewardship Funding
NEH funding for projects to preserve and make available physical and digital collections…
Closes Dec 15 · Free to apply
Foundation for Contemporary Arts Emergency Grants
Emergency grants addressing financial impact of cancelled public presentations due to…
Closes Dec 31 · Free to apply
$100 in awards.Indiana Wildlife Artists
Indiana Wildlife Artists Seeks Sponsor for Youth Exhibition
Indiana Wildlife Artists seeks an organization to sponsor a youth art exhibition featuring…
Closes Dec 31 · Free to apply
Solo show + $25KWorld Photography Organisation (So
Sony World Photography Awards
International photography competition with multiple categories rewarding outstanding…
Closes Jan 12 · Free to apply
$5,000Society of Illustrators
Will Eisner Scholar
A merit-based scholarship for junior-level undergraduate students in comics/sequential art…
Closes Apr 1 · Free to apply
$10K prizeSociety of Illustrators
Zankel Scholar
A $10,000 scholarship for junior-level undergraduate illustration students to support their…
Closes Apr 1 · Free to apply
Windgate Artist in Residence
A semester-long residency program for artists, designers, and craftspeople to create work…
Closes Aug 23 · Free to apply
Group showAssociation Esthétique de l'Est (E
QIANKUN 2027 Open Call – Art Exhibition in Paris
International open call for an art exhibition in Paris exploring gender, identity, and…
Closes Dec 31 · $40 to apply
$6,000 in awardsEmbracing Our Differences
Embracing Our Differences — 2028 International Juried Art Exhibition
International outdoor juried art exhibition where 50 selected artworks are reproduced as…
Closes Jul 1 · Free to apply
Emerging and early careerthe rules say emerging, early-career or recent graduate
592026 Emerging Vision: CPAC Biennial Student Show
A biennial juried exhibition for student photography work organized by the Colorado…
Closes tomorrow · $20 to apply
Mural Apprenticeship: City of Henderson
Six-month mural apprenticeship (November 2026–May 2027) with a professional muralist…
Closes tomorrow · Free to apply
$900K commissionEsperance
EOI: Esperance Sculpture Trail
A public art commissioning project calling for up to 21 permanent sculptural artworks…
Closes in 4 days · Free to apply
1 month, room & boardEdward F. Albee Foundation
Edward F. Albee Foundation Winter/Spring Residency
One-month residency at The Barn in Montauk, New York for writers and visual artists to work…
Closes in 4 days · Free to apply
ResidencyLower East Side Printshop
Keyholder Residency
A nine-month residency offering emerging artists 24-hour access to printmaking facilities…
Closes in 5 days · Free to apply
Two-Dimensional Temporary Public Art, Fall 2026
Rochester Contemporary Art Center invites artists to propose three images for a temporary…
Closes in 5 days · Free to apply
Group showWaseca Art Center
2027 Exhibition Schedule Proposals
Call for artist proposals for solo and group exhibitions at Waseca Art Center's two gallery…
Closes in 5 days · Free to apply
3 weeks, room & board.VCCA
VCCA Fully-Funded Fellowships
VCCA offers rotating fully-funded fellowships for artist residencies at Mt.
Closes in 5 days · $30 to apply
Hambidge Residency
A self-directed artist residency program on 600 forested acres in north Georgia offering…
Closes in 5 days · Free to apply
$25K commissionSandy Spring Museum
Sandy Spring Museum Call for Artists: Functional Art on the Trails
Sandy Spring Museum (Maryland) is commissioning permanent functional artworks for its…
Closes in 8 days · Free to apply
Call for Artist, Public Art for 10th Street Emerging Cultural District
A commission for a mural or sculpture along East 10th Street in Indianapolis's Emerging…
Closes in 10 days · Free to apply
$1,250 commissionIndy Arts Council
Call for Graphic Artist, Logo for 10th Street Emerging Cultural District
Commission to create a logo and light brand for the East 10th Street Emerging Cultural…
Closes in 10 days · Free to apply
$1,800South Carolina Arts Commission
Emerging Artist Grants
Project-based grant supporting artistic and career development of emerging South Carolina…
Closes in 14 days · Free to apply
Roy G Biv Gallery 2027 Exhibition Season
ROY G BIV Gallery for Emerging Artists invites art submissions for its 2027 exhibition…
Closes Sep 25 · $25 to apply
Art Edu 2026
A juried exhibition celebrating art educators as practicing artists, showcasing original…
Closes Sep 27 · $25 to apply
QM-Jerome Foundation Fellowship for Emerging Artists (2027-28)
Fellowship awarding two emerging visual artists $20,000 each, professional development…
Closes Sep 28 · Free to apply
Open Call: 2027–28 QM-Jerome Foundation Fellowship for Emerging Artists
The Queens Museum launches its eighth QM-Jerome Foundation Fellowship for Emerging Artists.
Closes Sep 28 · Free to apply
ResidencyPittsburgh Glass Center
Wissmach Flat Glass Artist Residency
A residency for emerging through mid-career artists working in flat glass, offering…
Closes Sep 30 · Free to apply
$3,000 prizeLucie Foundation
Lucie Foundation Scholarship Program 2026
Four cash grants ($3,000 or $1,000) for professional and emerging photographers working in…
Closes Sep 30 · $15 to apply
$10K prizeMiami University
2027 Miami University Young Painters Competition
Annual juried competition for emerging painters ages 25–35.
Closes Sep 30 · $25 to apply
Emerging Traditional Artists Program
A grant program supporting emerging traditional artists in early career stages through…
Closes Sep 30 · Free to apply
The Paul Wissmach Glass Company Flat Glass Artist Residency
A residency for emerging through mid-career artists working in flat glass, offering…
Closes Sep 30 · Free to apply
ACENTRICSPACE Residency 2026-2027 Winter Open Call
An artist residency in Shanghai offering 1–3 month stays with private accommodation and…
Closes Sep 30 · You pay $1,188 to attend
36th Annual All Florida Juried Art Show
A juried exhibition presented by MartinArts.
Closes Oct 1 · $40 to apply
Group showArrival Gallery
Open Call — Osaka, Japan (October 16–19, 2026)
Arrival Gallery is accepting submissions for a curated group exhibition in Osaka, Japan…
Closes Oct 1 · Free to apply
$1,500 in awards.SculptureWalk Sioux Falls
2027 SculptureWalk Call for Art
Annual public sculpture exhibition in downtown Sioux Falls that transforms the city into…
Closes Oct 1 · Free to apply
Hamiltonian Studio Residency
A two-year fellowship program for emerging visual artists culminating in a solo exhibition…
Closes Oct 2 · $20 to apply
Nebraska Wesleyan Staircase Mural
Commission to design and install a staircase mural on the risers of two upper-level…
Closes Oct 2 · Free to apply
12 weeks + stipend.Center for the Arts Evergreen
Center for the Arts Evergreen - Artist in Residence 2027
Artist-in-Residence program offering emerging and established artists a 12-week residency…
Closes Oct 3 · Free to apply
Residency.Mesa Refuge
Mesa Refuge Residency (Environmental Writers)
A two-week residential retreat for writers and activists working on projects addressing…
Closes Oct 4 · $35 to apply
Mesa Refuge 2027 Residencies
Two-week residential retreat for writers and activists working on social justice…
Closes Oct 4 · $35 to apply
Wolf River Cultural Greenway: Rotating Sculpture Exhibition
A rotating sculpture exhibition for the Wolf River Cultural Greenway in Germantown…
Closes Oct 4 · Free to apply
The Resonance Residency Open Call for 2027 Applications
The Resonance Residency offers three 3-month studio residencies to jewelry artists to…
Closes Oct 10 · Free to apply
ace/121 Gallery 2027 Call for Artists (4 themed group shows)
Call for artists to submit work for four themed group exhibitions in 2027 exploring color…
Closes Oct 11 · Free to apply
Dora Maar House Residency Fellowships
Fully funded residency of one to two months at Dora Maar House in Ménerbes, France for…
Closes Oct 15 · $25 to apply
1 week, you payGrounded Print + Paper Shop
Grounded Residency – Studio Access Residency
Studio access residency at Grounded Printshop in Erie, PA, offering private studio space…
Closes Oct 15 · $150 to apply
Wolf Studio Jaipur India and Beyond 2026
Artist residency in Jaipur, India on a farm near the city.
Closes Oct 15 · You pay $2,662 to attend
$10K in awards.Forecast Public Art
2027 Artist Grants (Early-Career + Mid-Career Project Grants)
Four grant programs for Minnesota-based artists to create public art projects or advance…
Closes Oct 18 · Free to apply
Room & boardKinhouse Art
Kinhouse Open Door: 2027 Exhibition & Residency Open Call
Annual open call for solo, two-person, and three-person exhibitions plus curated shows at…
Closes Oct 19 · Free to apply
sƛ̓x̣etkʷ Artist-in-Residence Program, Round 3
A three-month artist-in-residence program at Spokane Falls Community College supporting…
Closes Oct 21 · Free to apply
Room & boardFarm Studio India
Farm Studio India International Artist Residency
International artist residency in rural Rajasthan, India hosting 3-6 resident artists per…
Closes Oct 31 · $850 to apply
GrantTrinity Buoy Wharf Trust
The 9th John Ruskin Prize - 'Not for Present Delight'
The 9th John Ruskin Prize is a multidisciplinary art prize inviting entries from artists…
Closes Nov 15 · Free to apply
Solo showMercury 20 Gallery
The Sacred Ordinary
Open call for a themed group exhibition.
Closes Nov 16 · $35 to apply
$4,500 and $1,000 Artist Grants - The Hopper Prize Fall 2026
Bi-annual open call for individual artist grants totaling $26,000 USD annually ($4,500 and…
Closes Nov 17 · $40 to apply
$4,500 prize.Indy Arts Council
$4,500 Artist Grants | The Hopper Prize Fall 2026
Bi-annual open call for individual artist grants totaling $26,000 USD annually ($4,500 and…
Closes Nov 18 · $40 to apply
13th Annual LA Billboard Exhibition: No Walls
Annual public art exhibition that transforms billboards across Los Angeles into an open-air…
Closes Nov 22 · $28 to apply
3 months residency.Euroatla
Winter and Summer RESIDENCY in LISBON – EUROATLA Residency
An artist residency in Lisbon offering 1-3 month stays in a self-contained living and…
Closes Nov 30 · Free to apply
Group showArt Melanated
Savage 2027 Art
A juried emerging artist competition celebrating bold creative voices from the African…
Closes Dec 1 · $35 to apply
Lacawac Artist Residency
Week-long artist residency at Lacawac Sanctuary in Lake Ariel, PA where artists explore and…
Closes Dec 31 · $10 to apply
Residency + $400VCCA (Virginia Center for the Crea
Marian Treger Fellowship for Enduring Creativity
A two-week artist residency fellowship at VCCA's Mt.
Closes Jan 15 · $30 to apply
GrantLandis & Gyr Stiftung, Zug
Landis & Gyr Stiftung Werkstipendien
Annual studio residency stipends for Swiss or Swiss-resident artists and cultural workers…
Closes Jan 31 · Free to apply
Residency + stipendArrowmont School of Arts and Craft
Arrowmont Artists-in-Residence Program
Eleven-month Artist-in-Residence program for five emerging craft artists at a 14-acre…
Closes Feb 15 · $35 to apply
2027 Emerging Perspectives Exhibition
A juried exhibition for emerging artists aged 18–35, with accepted work displayed in April…
Closes Feb 22 · Free to apply
14 weeks, you payNE SCULPTURE | Gallery Factory
NE SCULPTURE | Gallery Factory Emerging Artist Fellowship Residency
A paid residency program for emerging artists of all mediums offering studio access…
Closes Mar 1 · Free to apply
3 months residency.Lower East Side Printshop
Summer Keyholder Residency
A 3-month summer residency offering emerging artists free 24-hour access to printmaking…
Closes Mar 1 · Free to apply
Group showWilliam and Florence Schmidt Art C
Call for Art: 2028-2029 Exhibition Season
Call for submissions to the William and Florence Schmidt Art Center's 2028-2029 exhibition…
Closes May 1 · $35 to apply
5 weeks residencyOak Spring Garden Foundation
Oak Spring Fellowship for Distinction in Fine Crafts and Design
A $10,000 fellowship grant and 2–5 week residency at Oak Spring Garden Foundation in…
Closes Jun 30 · Free to apply
Residency + $50KOolite Arts
Oolite Arts Cinematic Residency
A residency program for Miami-area first-time feature filmmakers, providing financial…
Closes Jun 30 · Free to apply
Public commission.Munich Creative Business Week (mcb
mcbw Public Space 2027: €30,000 Design Call
Commission for a large-scale, interactive public installation in Munich during mcbw 2027…
Closes Oct 5 · Free to apply
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That’s every open call on the shelf right now.Residencies that pay you, museum walls, $100K fellowships, public commissions. Most have no career wall at all. This page is the on-ramp; the shelf is the whole road.Free to enter, open to anyoneno fee, no residency wall, soonest first
ALL 180 →Harvard Radcliffe Institute Fellowship
A one-year residential fellowship for scientists, writers, scholars, public intellectuals…
Closes today · Free to apply
AweSnapp Monthly Art Awards – Free to Enter
Monthly juried exhibition celebrating exceptional artists worldwide with recognition, cash…
Closes today · Free to apply
3 months residencyMadrid Institute for Advanced Stud
Residencia científica de investigación 2026
A 3-month scientific research residency offered by Madrid Institute for Advanced Study…
Closes today · Free to apply
$25K in awardsCreative New Zealand
International Engagement Fund (Round One)
Funding for artists, practitioners and organisations towards opportunities for…
Closes today · Free to apply
Skyline of Venice Partially Funded Residencies
A creative residency in Venice's historic Jewish Ghetto offering housing and exhibition…
Closes today · You pay $1,320 to attend
Ingleside Police Station Public Art Project
Artists are invited to submit qualifications for a two-dimensional artwork commission for…
Closes tomorrow · Free to apply
City of Highland Park, IL – Sculpture Commission (Place of Remembrance)
Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for an artist or artist-led team to design, fabricate, and…
Closes tomorrow · Free to apply
Let Your Art Be the Light - Art Exhibtion
Local juried art exhibition for a gala event themed 'Illumination,' inviting artists to…
Closes tomorrow · Free to apply
Group show.Martin Roth Initiative
Temporary Relocation to Germany for Artists at Risk 2027
Temporary relocation programme supporting artists and cultural actors at risk to work in…
Closes tomorrow · Free to apply
Group shownot named in digest
Arizona Sculptors at The Post House
A rotating outdoor sculpture exhibition at the Historic Post House in Tucson, Arizona.
Closes in 2 days · Free to apply
4 weeks residencyLa Casa Etruria
Open Call residencies Autumn '26, LATERA (ITALY)
International artist residency program in Latera, Italy offering 2-4 week stays in a…
Closes in 2 days · Free to apply
City of Bloomington, IN Seeks Artist for Traffic Signal Box
Request for Qualifications (RFQ) to design and paint a traffic signal box in downtown…
Closes in 3 days · Free to apply
William Flanagan Memorial Creative Persons Center
Artist residency at The Barn in Montauk, New York offering individual bedrooms, separate…
Closes in 4 days · Free to apply
Fire Station 604 Public Art Project — Call for Artists / RFQ
A permanent public art commission for the exterior of a new fire station in Scottsdale…
Closes in 4 days · Free to apply
Slammin' Cans 2026
A mural arts festival where artists compete to design beer can artwork for Pittsburgh…
Closes in 4 days · Free to apply
$100 in awardsHarrison Center for the Arts
Applications Open: Harrison Center's 2026 Winter Window Walk
Window display installation opportunity for Harrison Center's 2026 Winter Window Walk…
Closes in 4 days · Free to apply
Flower District Roundabout Signature Sculptures
Commission to create signature sculptures for one or two roundabouts in Carmel's newly…
Closes in 5 days · Free to apply
$600K commissionCity of Carmel, IN
City of Carmel Flower District Roundabout Signature Sculptures
Request for qualifications (RFQ) for signature sculptures to be installed in the Flower…
Closes in 5 days · Free to apply
Group show株式会社千修
第23回 千修イラスト＆写真コンテスト
The 23rd Senshu Illustration & Photo Contest, a public call for illustration and…
Closes in 5 days · Free to apply
21c Artadia Award
Annual unrestricted cash award to contemporary visual artists.
Closes in 5 days · Free to apply
Group show.GALLERY jENSEITS
GALLERY jENSEITS: BI-ANNUAL OPEN CALL 2027
Gallery jENSEITS, located in Cincinnati, invites artists to submit work for consideration…
Closes in 5 days · Free to apply
Footlite Musicals Accepting Show Proposals for the 2027-2028 season
Footlite Musicals is accepting proposals for directors to stage shows in their 2027-2028…
Closes in 5 days · Free to apply
Group show丸亀市猪熊弦一郎現代美術館、公益財団法人ミモカ美術振興財団
第2回 MIMOCA EYE
Public call for contemporary art works by emerging artists, organized by Marugame Genichiro…
Closes in 5 days · Free to apply
$3,000 commissionIndy Arts Council
Request for proposals: Three images for panels on Wishful Thinking art piece in Fountain Square
Request for visual artists to submit artwork (3 images) to be digitally reproduced and…
Closes in 5 days · Free to apply
$400 commissionIndy Arts Council
Call for Art: Two-Dimensional Temporary Public Art Installation for Fall 2026
Rochester Contemporary Art Center invites artists to propose three two-dimensional images…
Closes in 5 days · Free to apply
Museum wallMuseum for Art in Wood
Call to Artists: Queering Wood Craft
Exhibition call for queer-identified makers working in wood.
Closes in 5 days · Free to apply
Solo show + $10KManifest Creative Research Gallery
$10,000 Manifest Prize (17th Annual)
Annual competitive award of $10,000 cash to one artist, with a four-week solo exhibition of…
Closes in 5 days · Free to apply
Teen Center Public Art
Call for artists to create site-specific public artwork for an updated Teen Center facility…
Closes in 7 days · Free to apply
$85K commissionCity of Bellingham, WA
City of Bellingham, WA – Library Renovation Artwork Commission
Request for Qualifications for artist(s) or artist team(s) to design, fabricate, and…
Closes in 8 days · Free to apply
$7,500 commissionCity of Newport Beach / Arts Orang
Newport Beach Civic Center Sculpture Exhibition - Phase XI
Call for up to ten sculptures to be exhibited in Newport Beach Civic Center Park for three…
Closes in 8 days · Free to apply
Group showSculpture Walk Springfield
Public Sculpture for Historic Revitalization Project
Invitation for artists to submit proposals for a permanent sculpture to be installed at the…
Closes in 9 days · Free to apply
$300 in awardsSt. Louis Artists Guild
Collectors Choice XXVI
An annual juried exhibition and fundraising event where artists donate 1–2 original…
Closes in 9 days · Free to apply
$1,000 in awards.Masterpiece in a Day
Masterpiece in a Day Competition 2026
A free one-day art competition held in Fountain Square, Indianapolis where artists create…
Closes in 9 days · Free to apply
ResidencySculpture Space NYC
SCULPTURE SPACE NYC- RESIDENCY OPEN CALL
The SSNYC-CCA Artist-in-Residence program provides artists access to a communal studio in…
Closes in 9 days · Free to apply
Group showArt in the Berkshires Gallery & Cr
Art in the Berkshires Gallery - Call for Artists for 12-Month Representation
Gallery representation opportunity for 12 months (December 2026–November 2027) with up to…
Closes in 10 days · Free to apply
GrantCATAPULT
Catapult Film Pitch Competition
A structured development program for filmmakers to develop and pitch production-ready film…
Closes in 10 days · Free to apply
Public commissionMiami-Dade County Dept. of Cultura
Miami-Dade Art in Public Places
Miami-Dade County Art in Public Places solicits artists for public art commissions and…
Closes in 11 days · Free to apply
Marilyn Newmark Memorial Grant 2027
A $5,000 prize for a sculptor specializing in animal sculpture who demonstrates commitment…
Closes in 11 days · Free to apply
$5,000 prizeNational Sculpture Society
Stanley Bleifeld Memorial Grant 2027
Annual $5,000 prize awarded to a sculptor with outstanding ability who has created a mature…
Closes in 11 days · Free to apply
River of Dreams
Farmington Land Trust annual fundraiser exhibition with 14 spots for artists' work on the…
Closes in 11 days · Free to apply
Group showMiami-Dade County Art in Public Pl
Miami International Airport Capital Improvement Program
Miami-Dade County Art in Public Places seeks qualifications from artists to develop…
Closes in 11 days · Free to apply
$18K commission.City of Rancho Cordova
Zinfandel Bicylce and Pedestrian Overcrossing Artist-in-Residence Program
Six artist-in-residence positions for the Zinfandel Bicycle and Pedestrian Overcrossing…
Closes in 11 days · Free to apply
Art on Loan: Tallyn's Reach Library, Aurora CO
Temporary multi-month exhibition of completed artworks at Tallyn's Reach Library in Aurora…
Closes in 11 days · Free to apply
$500K commissionMiami-Dade County Department of Cu
Miami International Airport Art in Public Places Program
This is a submission portal aggregating multiple opportunities from Miami-Dade County…
Closes in 11 days · Free to apply
$10K in awardsArts & Science Council of Charlott
ASC Venue Access Grants – Creative Individuals
A grant to help Mecklenburg County creatives afford publicly and privately owned venues for…
Closes in 12 days · Free to apply
4 weeks residencyBanff Centre for Arts and Creativi
Write Over Here: Indigenous Futurism Residency 2027
A 4-week hybrid screenwriting residency for Indigenous artists to develop screen…
Closes in 13 days · Free to apply
$15KMid-America Arts Alliance
Artistic Innovations
A grant program supporting the development of new, original works of art by individual…
Closes in 14 days · Free to apply
Center for Performance Research AiR
Year-long Artist-in-Residence program for NYC-based artists working in contemporary dance…
Closes in 14 days · Free to apply
$9,500 commissionGreater Augusta Arts Council on be
"Snappy" – Common Snapping Turtle Sculpture at Phinizy Nature Park
Commission to create a durable, low-maintenance outdoor sculpture of a Common Snapping…
Closes Sep 25 · Free to apply
City's Initiative Grants
City's Initiative (CI) grant program provides funding to individual artists, creatives, and…
Closes Sep 26 · Free to apply
AVA Community Art Center's 25th Annual Art Matters Art Auction
AVA Community Art Center's 25th Annual Art Auction & Fundraiser in Gillette, WY, inviting…
Closes Sep 26 · Free to apply
In-Gallery Exhibition – Art Comes Alive 2026 – $450,000 in Awards
Annual in-gallery exhibition and awards gala showcasing 250 living artists across all…
Closes Sep 28 · Free to apply
York County Community College Center of Excellence Manufacturing Public Art Commission
A public art commission for York County Community College's Center of Excellence for…
Closes Sep 28 · Free to apply
$75K commissionCity of Montrose, Colorado
Montrose Roundabout & Gateway Corridor | Large-Scale Steel Sculpture Opportunity
Commission for a large-scale steel public art installation at the Rio Grande Avenue and Oak…
Closes Sep 28 · Free to apply
Wilderness Immersion Hosted Artist Residencies in the UNESCO World Heritage Listed Blue Mountains near Sydney
Hosted artist residencies in the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Blue Mountains near Sydney…
Closes Sep 29 · Free to apply
Eidolon Grant 2026 (Centre for Everyday Photography)
International grant programme for projects exploring, promoting, and conserving vernacular…
Closes Sep 30 · Free to apply
Solo showPennswood Art Gallery
Pennswood Art Gallery 2028 Solo Exhibit Series
Open call for solo exhibitions at Pennswood Art Gallery in 2028.
Closes Sep 30 · Free to apply
$250K commissionCity of Clearwater Public Art & De
City of Clearwater Public Art & Design Program – Coachman Park Artwork
Commission for an iconic sculptural landmark artwork at Coachman Park, a 3-acre waterfront…
Closes Sep 30 · Free to apply
$1.0M commissionLexArts and Central Bank Center
LexArts / Central Bank Center – Major Public Art Commission
A national RFQ for a major public art commission on the west façade of Central Bank Center…
Closes Sep 30 · Free to apply
3 months residency.Singapore Art Museum
SAM Residencies Open Call: Cycle 4 (2027/2028)
A residency programme run by Singapore Art Museum for Cycle 4 (June 2027–December 2028)…
Closes Sep 30 · Free to apply
Big doors open to anyone$5,000 and up, no career wall, biggest first
ALL 73 →$1.0M commissionLexArts and Central Bank Center
LexArts / Central Bank Center – Major Public Art Commission
A national RFQ for a major public art commission on the west façade of Central Bank Center…
Closes Sep 30 · Free to apply
Plymouth Harbor Campus Expansion Architecturally Integrated Artwork
Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for a landmark public art commission at Plymouth Harbor…
Closes Oct 15 · Free to apply
$600K commissionCity of Carmel, IN
City of Carmel Flower District Roundabout Signature Sculptures
Request for qualifications (RFQ) for signature sculptures to be installed in the Flower…
Closes in 5 days · Free to apply
$500K commissionMiami-Dade County Department of Cu
Miami International Airport Art in Public Places Program
This is a submission portal aggregating multiple opportunities from Miami-Dade County…
Closes in 11 days · Free to apply
$500K commission.City of Chicago Department of Cult
Chicago O'Hare International Airport New Concourse D Public Art
Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for integrated public art commissions at 7 locations in…
Closes Sep 30 · Free to apply
In-Gallery Exhibition – Art Comes Alive 2026 – $450,000 in Awards
Annual in-gallery exhibition and awards gala showcasing 250 living artists across all…
Closes Sep 28 · Free to apply
$348K commissionPalm Beach County Art in Public Pl
Palm Beach County Art in Public Places - Calls to Artists
Palm Beach County Art in Public Places seeks to commission an artist or artist team to…
Closes Oct 19 · Free to apply
$348K commission.Palm Beach County
Palm Beach County's Art in Public Places program
Palm Beach County seeks to commission an artist or artist team to create artwork for the…
Closes Oct 19 · Free to apply
$250K commissionCity of Clearwater Public Art & De
City of Clearwater Public Art & Design Program – Coachman Park Artwork
Commission for an iconic sculptural landmark artwork at Coachman Park, a 3-acre waterfront…
Closes Sep 30 · Free to apply
$250K prize.State Foundation on Culture and th
Community Arts Grants
Funding for nonprofit 501(c)3 arts and culture organizations throughout Hawaii to support…
Closes Oct 30 · Free to apply
City of Highland Park, IL – Sculpture Commission (Place of Remembrance)
Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for an artist or artist-led team to design, fabricate, and…
Closes tomorrow · Free to apply
$130K commissionCity of Orlando, FL
Lake Nona Community Park Monumental Sculpture Commission
Commission for design, fabrication, and installation of a permanent monumental…
Closes Oct 18 · Free to apply
$100K commission.Town of Basalt, CO Basalt Public A
Town of Basalt, CO – Roundabout Sculpture Commission
Commission to create a permanent public sculpture for a landscaped roundabout at Willits…
Closes Oct 16 · Free to apply
Willits Town Center Roundabout Sculpture
The Town of Basalt Public Arts Commission is accepting proposals to create a unique…
Closes Oct 23 · Free to apply
$100K commission.Chicago City Murals
Chicago City Murals Large-Scale Outdoor Mural Commission
Large-scale outdoor mural commission in Chicago.
Closes Dec 31 · Free to apply
$85K commissionCity of Bellingham, WA
City of Bellingham, WA – Library Renovation Artwork Commission
Request for Qualifications for artist(s) or artist team(s) to design, fabricate, and…
Closes in 8 days · Free to apply
Harvard Radcliffe Institute Fellowship
A one-year residential fellowship for scientists, writers, scholars, public intellectuals…
Closes today · Free to apply
Fire Station 604 Public Art Project — Call for Artists / RFQ
A permanent public art commission for the exterior of a new fire station in Scottsdale…
Closes in 4 days · Free to apply
The Bennett Prize
Biennial prize for women figurative realist painters.
Closes in 9 days · $50 to apply
$75K commissionCity of Montrose, Colorado
Montrose Roundabout & Gateway Corridor | Large-Scale Steel Sculpture Opportunity
Commission for a large-scale steel public art installation at the Rio Grande Avenue and Oak…
Closes Sep 28 · Free to apply
City of Arvada, CO – Sculpture Commission (Aquatics Center)
Commission to design, fabricate, and install an original, permanent outdoor sculpture near…
Closes Oct 4 · Free to apply
$74K commissionCity of Arvada
The City of Arvada's Arts & Culture Commission
The City of Arvada's Arts & Culture Commission invites professional artists and artist…
Closes Oct 4 · Free to apply
National Gallery of Art | Senior Fellowships
Senior fellowships providing scholars with full-time research residency at the National…
Closes Oct 15 · Free to apply
$40K prizeDenver Art Museum
James Balog Earth Vision Awards
Biennial juried prizes for photographers responding to complex environmental issues through…
Closes Oct 1 · Free to apply
York County Community College Center of Excellence Manufacturing Public Art Commission
A public art commission for York County Community College's Center of Excellence for…
Closes Sep 28 · Free to apply
In These Mountains: Infrastructure Grants
Grants of $30,000 to nonprofit organizations in Appalachian Regional Commission counties in…
Closes Sep 30 · Free to apply
Open Interval: Turbulence
Open Interval is a Simons Foundation program that supports trios of artists, scientists…
Closes Oct 21 · Free to apply
12 months residencyIndy Arts Council
Work//Shift Fellowship
A 12-month part-time hybrid fellowship for gig workers, freelancers, and independent…
Closes Oct 26 · Free to apply
Kenneth R. Trapp Craft Assistant / Curatorial Fellowship
An 11-month curatorial fellowship for post-graduate and early-career curators, arts…
Closes Jan 15 · Free to apply
Skate Park Mosaic Steps
Commission to design, fabricate, and install a ceramic, glass, or tile mosaic artwork on 23…
Closes Oct 2 · Free to apply
$25K in awardsCreative New Zealand
International Engagement Fund (Round One)
Funding for artists, practitioners and organisations towards opportunities for…
Closes today · Free to apply
Sony World Photography Awards 2027 — Professional / Series Competition
A photography competition for series/projects of 5-10 images rewarding outstanding…
Closes Jan 12 · Free to apply
Forge Project Fellowship
A funded fellowship program for Indigenous artists, scholars, organizers, cultural workers…
Closes Feb 15 · Free to apply
$20K in awards.Cocoa Beach Art Show
Cocoa Beach Art Show 2026
A juried art exhibition held Thanksgiving weekend (November 28-29, 2026) in downtown Cocoa…
Closes Nov 28 · $40 to apply
$18K commission.City of Rancho Cordova
Zinfandel Bicylce and Pedestrian Overcrossing Artist-in-Residence Program
Six artist-in-residence positions for the Zinfandel Bicycle and Pedestrian Overcrossing…
Closes in 11 days · Free to apply
6 months residencyMuseum of Arts and Design
Artist Residency | Cycle 46 and 47
Six-month artist residency at Museum of Arts and Design in New York with studio space in…
Closes today · $5 to apply
21c Artadia Award
Annual unrestricted cash award to contemporary visual artists.
Closes in 5 days · Free to apply
$15KMid-America Arts Alliance
Artistic Innovations
A grant program supporting the development of new, original works of art by individual…
Closes in 14 days · Free to apply
Old Florida Celebration of the Arts in Cedar Key 2027
A juried art festival taking place April 3 & 4 on historic 2nd Street in Cedar Key…
Closes Nov 15 · $25 to apply
$14K in awards.Allegany Arts Council
2027 Mountain Maryland Plein Air
A juried plein air painting competition and exhibition in Cumberland, Maryland, now in its…
Closes Jan 10 · $40 to apply
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