The Maryland State Arts Council Online Resource Bulletin
The MSAC online Resource Bulletin is maintained by the Maryland Art Place, and includes local, regional, and national opportunities, calls for artists, grants, and vendor opportunities. The Resource Bulletin is updated on a weekly basis and is categorized by deadline date. If you have information that you wish to have included in the Resource Bulletin, please send it to Caitlin Gill at caitlin@mdartplace.org.
This page contains links to opportunities offered by entities other than the State of Maryland. MSAC is not responsible for the content or availability of any external site. Questions about any of these opportunities should be directed to the entity offering the opportunity.
To see a list of funding and programs offered by MSAC, click here.
From County Arts Agencies
The purpose of the Maryland Public Artist Roster is to establish a pre-qualified list of public artists who are interested in creating new, original, and site-responsive artworks for Maryland’s college and university campuses, laboratories, courthouses, police barracks, administrative offices, treatment centers, and other buildings and facilities owned and operated by the state of Maryland. All works commissioned through this program become a part of the State of Maryland’s contemporary public art collection.
The DCA in Cambridge, MD, is seeking fiber artists whose works are deeply rooted in storytelling and/or a reflection of self. This group exhibition welcomes a wide range of stories. Submissions may explore themes of age, sex, gender, sexual orientation, family history / heritage, artistic identity, pride in your Maryland heritage and more. Selected artists will show alongside a solo exhibition of renowned pressed yarn artist, Franciso ‘Paco’ Loza. The connecting thread between the work of Paco Loza and the selected artists is the expression of yarn and fiber art as a vehicle of identity and storytelling.
HoCo Arts manages two galleries with over 2,100 square feet of exhibit space. Our gallery program was established to enhance the public’s appreciation of the visual arts, provide a venue to exhibit the work of local, regional, and national artists in a professional space, and provide leadership in the arts by presenting a broad spectrum of arts in all media from both emerging and established artists.
Howard County Arts Council seeks applicants for teaching artist positions for its Fall Class Session scheduled to run September 13 - November 16, 2025.
Qualified individuals are invited to submit proposals for youth and/or adult courses and workshops in any performing or visual arts discipline.
The Arts Council of Calvert County invites Maryland artists to apply for a public mural project, funded in part by a Maryland250 Inclusive History Grant. This outdoor mural is 128 square feet. The mural will be painted on four (4) panels that measure 8 ft x 4 ft to be installed as a 4 ft height x 32 ft length mural on the wooden boat shed at the Calvert Marine Museum.
The Allegany Arts Council is pleased to announce a Call for Entry for its 25th Annual Wills Creek Exhibition of Fine Art, which will take place at the Roper Gallery located on the Frostburg State University Campus in Frostburg, Maryland, from August 23-September 6, 2025.
BOPA is looking for up to twelve (12) members from Baltimore’s arts, culture, and entertainment community to join its Community Advisory Committee (CAC).
Through Maryland State Arts Council resources, the Carroll County Arts Council is making funds available to 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations for the purpose of bolstering and expanding arts programing opportunities in the community.
Grants are designed to strengthen established Arts Organizations by providing holistic financial support to their general operating budget as well as assist Non-Arts organizations with targeted, financial support aimed at a specific arts-related programming. The primary goal is to foster excellence, diversity, and vitality in arts offerings in Carroll County and ensure growth, sustainability, and awareness of local non-profit organizations.
Arts Council of Anne Arundel County invites Anne Arundel County residents (ages 18 and older) to submit their work for consideration for a solo exhibit at the Arundel Center between September 2025 and August 2026. Artists who have had a solo exhibit at the Arundel Center in the last three years are not eligible to apply.
The Arts Council Exhibition Committee is pleased to judge this call for artists. Members include renowned painter Greta Chapin-McGill, Executive Director of the Nonprofit Center Jennifer Purcell, sculptor and AACC professor Wilfredo Valladares-Lara, and Marketing and Exhibit Manager Cassandra Kapsos.
Artists working in all media, 18 years or older, and reside, are employed, or study in Howard County, are invited to submit up to three works completed in the last two years, and not previously shown in Howard County Arts Council (HoCo Arts) galleries. All artworks must be original, no reproductions (including commercially printed or computer-generated reproductions of paintings, drawings, etc.). All work must fit through a doorway measuring 54” x 80” and fit appropriately in the HoCo Arts gallery. Maximum height is 9’ 6”.
The Washington County Arts Council, Inc. (WCAC) and Washington Goes Purple invite local artists working in any medium to submit their art for the September 2025 exhibit, “The Art of Overcoming: Healing Through Creativity.” The juried community art exhibit will be on display in the galleries from September 4, 2025 through September 30, 2025 and virtually beginning, September 6, 2025. “The Art of Overcoming: Healing Through Creativity - The journey through addiction and recovery looks different for everyone but the outcome benefits individuals, families, and our community. Help us celebrate those who have traveled this path and instill hope in those who are continuing on this journey.”
Arts in Education Grant from Harford County Cultural Arts Board supports high-quality arts experiences for Pre-K through 12th grade audiences, or other institutional or targeted settings for any age underserved population, in Harford County.
What activities can Arts in Education grants funds support?
- High-quality arts experiences for Pre-K through 12th grade audiences, or other institutional or targeted settings for any age underserved population
- These are usually Artists in Residence or Visiting Performances within a school, government facility, or community-based nonprofit setting.
- Artists in Residence: bring a teaching artist on-site to work with students within your setting over a defined period of time
- Visiting Performers: arts performances and/or one-time workshops
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The Baltimore Mural Program through the Baltimore Office of Promotion and the Arts invites all artists who can envision the big picture to apply for inclusion in the city's Muralist Registry. Community representatives use the registry when choosing artists to design and paint city-commissioned murals in their neighborhoods.
For more information click here.
Caroline County Council of Arts (CCCA) is accepting applications for its Artist in Residence programs, of which there are a few options to apply. Chosen artists will have the opportunity to utilize the studio space at the Foundry in Denton, MD.
CCCA is looking for Artists, hobbyists, and instructors of all skill levels are encouraged to apply, helping them provide fun, enriching arts experiences at the Foundry and other locations in 2024. An approach of positivity, patience and kindness is a must.
Carroll County Arts Council is searching for artists to exhibit in their two galleries.
The purpose of these grants is to support bringing Maryland artists and performers into the public schools for residencies, workshops, assembly performances, Master Classes, etc. Applications are accepted on an on-going basis. Performer/Artist rosters can be found at Maryland State Arts Council, Class Acts Arts or Young Audiences of Maryland. Arts in Education funding applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.
This fund is for arts programming and residencies that encourage active community participation. Applicants must be located within Cecil County. One grant per year per organization is our usual policy (special circumstances may warrant a departure from this position). Deadline is the 1st of Every Month
The Arts in Education Program is designed to promote, strengthen, and enhance the arts and arts education in Cecil County’s elementary and secondary schools and other community settings.
The Frederick Arts Council has an annual arts in education fund from which it awards matching grants to schools and other educational entities. The purpose of these grants is to enable teachers and program specialists to enhance their arts curricula by drawing upon the talents of artists and arts organizations in our community.
Talbot Arts invites organizations and schools that sponsor qualifying arts activities in Talbot County to apply for a mini-grant to support arts-related purposes and programs. Organizations and schools can receive between $100 and $500 for a project.
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Project RestART is an initiative geared to supporting and sustaining Baltimore’s cultural economy through an equitable lens. This four part program hires, trains, sponsors and provides opportunities for black creatives, as a means of restarting the black creative economy post Covid.
The CalvART Gallery is seeking emerging and established artists to showcase. Local artists from the tri-county Southern Maryland area are encouraged to apply to display at the gallery. The gallery is a juried gallery and seeks diversity in artwork and membership and has removed the requirement to volunteer to promote greater availability to working artists. While volunteering is not required, volunteering to the extent you are able with the Arts Council is encouraged and welcomed.
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The Washington County Arts Council is currently accepting show proposals for 2025. To submit, please email a proposal with the required materials outlined on Washington County Arts Council website.
Artists, ages 18 and older, working in all media and styles including time-based and installation artists, are encouraged to apply either individually or as a group. They also welcome proposals from curators and arts organizations.
The Frederick Arts Council provides visual art scholarships in memory of our passed Board President, Michael Campagnoli, as well as local artist Brittany Shiben, an opportunity established by her loving family and friends. Scholarships are combined to award to visual art students K-12, seeking visual arts instruction in a group or individualized setting. Grants are awarded on a rolling basis until the budget is exhausted, and the program reopens upon related donations.
Dorchester Center for the Arts (DCA) seeks applications from artists for exhibitions at Dorchester Center for the Arts, located at 321 High Street, Cambridge, MD. The selected artists will be invited to exhibit a selection of their current work in a portion of the Gallery Space at DCA. This is an open call to artists residing within 100 miles of Dorchester County. Residents of Dorchester County are encouraged to apply. All exhibitions will be featured in DCA’s print and online communications.
The Mini-Grant Program is for grant requests between $100 and $500 for organizations, schools, and artists that sponsor qualifying arts activities.
GCAC Board Member and local photographer William “Bill” Hentosh has established an annual scholarship to benefit Garrett County high school students.
These grants are designed to provide financial support to non-profit organizations or individual artists seeking creative, professional development or presenting specific, arts related events, activities, or project
The Arts Council of Anne Arundel County’s Teaching Artist Directory is designed to put the world of the arts at the fingertips of program directors as they apply for their school's or organizations Residency and Auditorium Grants. This directory is a great resource for all schools throughout Anne Arundel County to see the variety of vibrant teaching artists from the visual, performing, historic, and literary arts, as well as community groups looking for quality arts programming. If you would like to be included in our Teaching Artist Directory.
The Frederick Arts Council has an annual arts in education fund from which it awards matching grants to schools and other educational entities. The purpose of these grants is to enable teachers and program specialists to enhance their arts curricula by drawing upon the talents of artists and arts organizations in our community.
Around Maryland
The Chesapeake Gallery at Harford Community College, located in Bel Air, MD, is excited to invite artists, artist groups, and curators to apply for their 2026-2027 exhibition season.
Maryland Federation of Art is looking for visionaries eager to transcend postcard-perfect scenery and craft bold, evocative pieces that rethink what a “landscape” can be. Whether through abstract imagery, mixed-media installations, sculptural forms, data-driven visuals, or inventive uses of color and texture, show us how natural and human forces collide, converge, and coexist.
Gibbs Street Residency at VisArts offers a distinctive opportunity for two innovative individual artists or collaborative artist teams to immerse themselves in a dynamic, supportive environment. Over a six-month period, residents are encouraged to create new work, expand upon an existing body of work, or develop a meaningful project.
Artist interns, ages 14-19, will create original artwork, from idea and design development through production and the final product. Interns will receive 64 total hours of instruction and compensation of up to $500.
Second Street Gallery is currently accepting submissions for our Season 52 Juried Exhibition and Fundraiser, Teeny Tiny Trifecta 8, to be held in the Main Gallery from September 5–26, 2025. Please review the exhibition application requirements HERE and take particular note of the new size requirements: 8 x 8 inches (or round works with a diameter of 8 inches).
Memory Walk Park is a 0.23-acre park with walkways and landscaping. The centerpiece of the park was a public art piece entitled Memory Walk that was installed in 1993. The work was created by artist Christine Hoenstine in collaboration with residents of the Lincoln Park neighborhood, and included the walkways in the park leading to the central piece.
The Richard B. Talkin Family Art Gallery invites students, staff, faculty, alumni, and friends of the HCC community to submit artwork for their Fall 2025 exhibition, Heroes. They invite artwork that reflects the strength, spirit, and impact of everyday heroes. Submissions in all media are welcome.
Email for more information: galleries@howardcc.edu
Ladew Topiary Gardens is thrilled to be hosting its 9th Annual Garden Glow and are currently accepting proposals for glowing art installations. Submissions are due between by July 15th. All artists and creatives are welcome to submit ideas. Works will be on display outside in our gardens during this ticketed event between October 14th and October 18th. This event expects over 10,000 visitors and also receives tremendous publicity as well with reach expanding well over 20,000 people.
For more information or questions contact Halle von Kessler via email at halle@8boxwoodlane.com and or mobile on 551-208-0348.
The Cultural Arts Incubator is a new paid program for performing artists ready to take risks, push boundaries, and experiment across disciplines. Designed for artists working in dance, music, theater, and other performance-based art forms, this program prioritizes creatives who are exploring multidisciplinary and innovative approaches to their craft. Artists will receive a $5,000 monetary stipend, free rehearsal space, and a fully-produced culminating performance at the Montgomery College Cultural Arts Center, complete with professional lighting design, technical support, and professional documentation. With the support of a dynamic cohort of fellow artists, the Cultural Arts Incubator offers the opportunity to experiment, refine, and present daring new work in a collaborative environment.
Maryland Hall requests qualification submissions as a part of the MSAC Public Art Across Maryland
Grant to plan a new public artwork for its Front Lawn area. One selected finalist from this process will be
paid $1500.00 to create a rendering of their artwork that will be used to apply for the MSAC Public Art
Project Grant. If the Project Grant is awarded, a total budget of $30,000 will be available for the
fabrication and installation of the artwork.
Email iwashington@marylandhall.org for more information and to apply.
Developed by artists for artists, the III Artist Fund awards a $1000 grant to a recent MFA graduate in Visual Art.
Founders Jamie Zimchek and Shannon Cleere met during graduate school, where their respective studio practices evolved around a shared appreciation for research coupled with a consideration of cultural and socio-political contexts. Given the current political climate, artists who challenge dominant narratives can face scrutiny, funding difficulties, or censorship. Zimchek and Cleere created the III Artist Fund to assist artists navigating their post-graduate practice in these uncertain times while reinforcing broader art community connections.
The Cultural Arts Curatorial Fellowship is a paid professional development program for emerging performing arts presenters. Fellows will receive a $2,000 stipend for their work, a $3,000 budget for their events, and individualized mentorship from Montgomery College Cultural Arts Center (MCCAC) team members and guest speakers. Designed to offer a hands-on experience that demystifies the presentation process, the program will give fellows real-world experience and understanding of what it takes to be a performing arts curator, including creating new initiatives, balancing budgets, working with artists, running events, and all the magic in between. While mentorship will be a key element, the program also emphasizes independent leadership, encouraging fellows to activate their valuable networks and explore what artistic communities they want to amplify.
The Meeting House Gallery at The Oakland Mills Interfaith Center is accepting applications for future exhibits. Artwork in all media and styles which can be hung, including wall sculptures, is acceptable. The gallery is large, has very good lighting, and has two display cases for three-dimensional work. Between congregational services, a nursery school, meetings, private parties, and other events, more than 3,000 people visit our building each week.
Baltimore Claywork's long-term residency offers early to mid-career artists the opportunity to develop their work in a dynamic community environment for one to three years. The selection of residents is highly competitive and based on artistic excellence, the potential for growth, the strength of the proposal, and a commitment to building a clay-oriented community. Awarded to all early to mid-career artists who have completed either undergraduate and/or graduate degrees, or have equivalent years of experience. Residencies start in September.
Annmarie Garden is accepting proposals for the exhibition of outdoor works in our beautiful sculpture garden located in Southern Maryland. Environmental Art & Site Specific Installations - Artists who create site-specific installations are encouraged to submit proposals, and may want to consider applying to our Artist-in-Residence program. Financial considerations will vary depending on the project. An honorarium, will be awarded to accepted artists.
The Glen Echo Park Partnership for Arts and Culture requests exhibition proposals from artists for the Popcorn Gallery, Stone Tower Gallery, and Park View Gallery at Glen Echo Park for the calendar year 2024. The mission of the Glen Echo Park Partnership Galleries is to showcase the work of diverse artists, including resident artists at Glen Echo Park and artists from the greater Washington, D.C. area. We aim to exhibit quality art by artists who represent a broad spectrum of our region, with diverse backgrounds, and working in a wide range of artistic media. Our exhibitions attract visitors from across the region and bring new audiences to Glen Echo Park.
Maryland Art Place (MAP), in partnership with Hotel Indigo is pleased to announce an open ‘Call to Artists’. As an extension of MAP’s annual IMPACT public art partnership projects, MAP is working with Hotel Indigo to offer rotating exhibitions in Hotel indigo’s library and Poets Modern Cocktails and Eats. This opportunity is available to visual artists living or working in Maryland. Maryland Art Place will curate four exhibitions a year based on submissions entered through a rolling basis.
Maryland Hall is looking for an exhibition to be shown in the Chaney and Martino Galleries. Please note gallery shows are planned 6-18 months in advance and submissions are subject to approval.
Busboys and Poets are accepting art submissions for their Columbia, MD and all locations. Artwork is reviewed for display at their locations year-round, in the order submissions are received. Preference will be given to local artists with a large body of work.
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Compass Rose Theater is actively searching for Teaching Artists to join its in-school and after-school residency programs, with additional opportunities for weekend outreach and on-site workshops. The theater offers a competitive salary for qualified candidates. Compass Rose Theater is particularly interested in passionate teaching artists who can contribute diverse perspectives and skills to their program planning and implementation.
Love Groove Festival is searching for artists, musicians, vendors and more to participate in their upcoming soul-stirring, music and arts festival based in Baltimore, Maryland.
Gallery Unicorn seeks applications from artists for individual or joint exhibitions at Gallery Unicorn, Towson Unitarian Universalist Church, 1710 Dulaney Valley Road, Lutherville, MD, 21093. Gallery Unicorn is the rotating, year-round display of art on the walls of the sanctuary at Towson Unitarian Universality Church (TUUC), featuring painters, photographers, collage makers and more, both from TUUC and beyond. Artists working in any media that can be wall hung are invited to propose a show. Artists interested in showing their work are required to submit to Gallery Unicorn a completed application.
Three studios are housed in a converted 19th-century barn with exposed timber peg joints. A pottery studio, also housed in a converted barn, is located in the courtyard, and two studios are located inside the Museum. Resident artists are sculptors, metalsmiths, potters, and mixed media artists who draw inspiration from nature, history, and the Museum’s collection among many other sources. Studio openings vary, please submit an application if you would like to be considered.
The City of Frederick’s Art in City Hall program is administered by the Office of the Mayor, Department of Arts and Culture. The program presents rotating exhibitions throughout the year, providing opportunities for the public to view artwork from the City’s collection as well from local arts and culture organizations, non-profits, schools, libraries, and other community groups in the public areas of City Hall. The Office of the Mayor is committed to highlighting historically underrepresented communities. Exhibitions are open and free for the public and visitors and displayed for a period of one to three months.
The Arts in Education Grant program is in place to enhance arts experiences for youth and other underserved populations in Harford County by utilizing the talents, skills, and creativity of Maryland-based professional teaching artists.
The Department of Art + Design, Art History, Art Education offers a variety of scholarships and awards based on merit and/or need for incoming freshman or existing students.
Artists in Action is a short-term studio residency program that will take place from April 2 - June 1, 2025. Artists will select residency dates, typically 1-2 weeks, between April 2, 2025 and June 1, 2025. All media are welcome, and artists are allowed to work in a free studio space at Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts Center, at an indoor or outdoor location. The program will include the opportunity to exhibit and sell artwork throughout the duration of the program, and an opportunity to host a workshop or class. Limited housing is available for out-of-town artists.
Small businesses in Southeast Baltimore County, Southeast Baltimore, and North Anne Arundel County communities have faced significant disruption from the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge.
The France-Merrick Foundation concentrates its grant-making within the State of Maryland and primarily within the greater Baltimore area. Applicants must be a non-profit organization holding 501(c)(3) status under the Internal Revenue Code.
The Foundation favors one-time, project-oriented requests which have defined beginnings and endings, as opposed to annual giving or ongoing operational support.
Sandy Spring Museum will have a resident artist studio available for rent starting 7/1/25. The museum offers a limited number of studios for rent to independent artists. Six studios are located within the museum administrative wing and in two outbuildings (a modern barn and a historic barn).
Sandy Spring Museum is now accepting proposals for 2026 exhibitions. Sandy Spring Museum connects diverse communities and advances social equity through shared an inspiring experience of our region’s cultural heritage. We are dedicated to supporting artists from diverse cultural backgrounds, especially those working within the traditions of folklore and community storytelling.
Poets of all ages and locations interested in being a Guest Poet on the show should email Joy Alford with a few samples of their writing.
The Mount Airy Main Street Association is on the lookout for talented mural artists to transform Main Street with a stunning new mural.
Night Owl Gallery, Snake Hill, The Royal Blue - now scheduling shows through 2025 in beautiful Baltimore, Maryland!
They are looking for all types of ORIGINAL art to be featured at these three locations. Work must be recent (within the past 3 years) and ready to install. Artist teams/groups may submit.
Night Owl Art Gallery is delighted to invite talented curators to submit proposals for exhibition in our main gallery space. We are committed to providing a platform for diverse artistic voices and fostering engagement within our community.
Established in 2018, Gallery Blue Door is a boutique contemporary fine art gallery in Mount Vernon - The Cultural District and heart of Baltimore. They primarily highlight emerging and established artists, and regularly exhibit work from regional and East Coast artists, but are expanding their reach. They are looking for artists that are career artists or those who are striving for that.
As a primary focus, Cotyledon aims to present works that center the topics of the natural environment and sustainability. Cotyledon welcomes proposals from practicing artists and guest curators. Cotyledon Arts encourages artists to submit proposals whose groundwork may not necessarily come from an academic artist background. The gallery encourages proposals from BIPOC, women, and nonbinary artists.
The Hamilton Arts Collective (HAC) and the Hamilton Gallery seek applications from artists for month-long Guest Artist exhibitions at Hamilton Gallery located at 5502 Harford Road, Baltimore, MD. The selected guest artists will be invited to exhibit a selection of their current work in Gallery I of the Hamilton Gallery. The Guest Artist exhibition is featured in Hamilton Gallery communications and will be promoted by the HAC and Hamilton Gallery.
Current Space is an artist-run gallery, studio, and outdoor performance space, nourishing an ongoing dialogue between artists, activists, performers, designers, curators, and thinkers. Operating since November 2004, we are committed to showcasing, developing, and broadening the reach of artists locally and internationally. Current Space is currently accepting proposals from individual artists as well as for themed group exhibitions.
Regional
This competitive grant program provides support for the development and public presentation of visual art exhibitions by District resident curators. The program does this through grant support and use of CAH’s exhibition spaces. Exhibition space is both within the building lobby 200 I (Eye) Street Galleries and on CAH's virtual platform. If the gallery is unavailable, the exhibitions will be installed on the on-line platform only. Applicants must be individuals with prior curatorial experience.
The Art and Change Grant (ACG) provides grants of up to $2,500 to fund art for social change projects by women, trans*, and/or gender nonconforming artists and cultural producers living in Greater Philadelphia.
The U.S. Writers Aid Initiative (USWAI) is intended to assist fiction and nonfiction authors, poets, playwrights, translators, and journalists in addressing short-term financial emergencies. To be eligible, applicants must be professional writers based in the United States, and be able to demonstrate that this one-time grant will be meaningful in helping address a short-term emergency situation. The fund is limited, and not every application can be supported. Grant decisions are made on a quarterly basis by a volunteer committee of literary peers in consultation with PEN America staff.
Writers currently enrolled in degree-granting programs are also not eligible. Writers do not have to be Members of PEN America to receive a grant, but all recipients of emergency funding will be given a complimentary one-year PEN America membership. Additionally, recipients of two Writers Aid Grants are ineligible to receive further funding.
The Public Art Building Communities (PABC) grant program supports individual artists and organizations in their effort to design, fabricate and install new permanent or temporary works of public art that connect artists (and their artwork) with communities.
The Lancaster County Art Association is putting out a call for artists and craftspeople to participate in Lancaster County's Fine Art & Craft Show. This juried show will be held indoors on October 11, 2025 at the Solanco Fairgrounds in Quarryville PA.
The Archives of American Art offers internships year-round to students enrolled in undergraduate or graduate programs who wish to learn and gain professional experience in various fields including archival science, information management, museum studies, art administration, art history, and cultural studies.
These scholarships are directed towards graduating students pursuing a career in Fine Art.
Each of the four $500 scholarship recipients may use the funds to purchase supplies or tuition needs for secondary education.
Creative Catalyst grants support new initiatives and opportunities that advance strategies for strengthening the cultural, educational, or economic vitality of Pennsylvania’s communities through the arts.
These grants for individuals are designed to empower artists and creative entrepreneurs in their personal and professional development.
The Window of Opportunity (WOO) grant provides financial assistance of up to $1,500 to Leeway grant and award recipients to help them take advantage of imminent, time-sensitive opportunities to support their art for social change practice.
National & Beyond
New Visionary Magazine, a publication by Visionary Art Collective, features contemporary artists, exclusive interviews with art world professionals, and valuable art career resources. Based in New York City, Visionary Art Collective aims to uplift artists through magazine features, virtual exhibitions, podcast interviews, and mentorship programs.
They are seeking artists of all experience levels to highlight in their upcoming issue. Selected artists will receive a two-page spread, including a custom Q&A and professionally published images of their work.
Open to all artists in the USA and Canada.
Work must be ORIGINAL 2-Dimensional work including paintings in all media, drawings, collage, and printmaking.
Prints must also be original art. All hand-pulled prints, i.e. Lithography, Etching, Screen print, Relief, etc. will be accepted.
Art using a computer as a canvas with digital brushes, such as David Hockney paintings, and original digitally manipulated art will be accepted.
The Levitt Foundation is inviting proposals from U.S.-based nonprofits to present a Levitt Music Series in 2026, 2027 and 2028. These multi-year matching grants of up to $40K/year (up to $120K total) will activate underused public spaces, ensure access to the arts and strengthen the social fabric of communities through creative placemaking, bringing people together of all ages and backgrounds through free, outdoor concert series.
The Vilcek Foundation is a private operating foundation based in New York. Through our grants, prizes, and exhibitions, we aim to raise awareness of immigrant contributions to the United States, and foster appreciation for the arts and sciences more broadly. (The Vilcek Foundation: About Us).
The Vilcek Foundation is currently hosting a call for applications for grants. Grants will be awarded to nonprofits operating under IRS 501(c)(3) whose mission and vision align with our own. The deadline to apply for a grant is June 30, 2025. (New Grant Funds Available: Apply for a Grant from the Vilcek Foundation).
Seeking submissions for an outdoor exhibition featuring 50 billboard size images and original quotations created by artists and writers reflecting the theme ”embracing our differences.” The exhibition will be on display mid-January through mid-April 2026 in two parks in Florida. Cash prizes totaling $10,000 will be awarded.
Fusion Art invites submissions for the Lines, Shapes & Objects 2025 art competition for an online exhibition during the month of July 2025.
For this competition, both 2D and 3D artists, worldwide, are invited to submit their best art and photography depicting lines, shapes & objects. Lines & shapes are two of the seven elements of art. And together they allow artists to create objects. How these elements are used affects the composition and overall outcome of an artwork.
The artwork for this competition can range from realism to surrealism to abstraction and all artists, regardless of location or experience, are encouraged to submit their best work in any media.
Acoss Cultural N.G.O. invites you to participate in an artistic dialogue about soil in a mail art presentation. Submissions may be sent via postal or email and must arrive by July 1 2025. Visual Art, poetry, prose, and music are welcome.
For more information please email Pamela Thompson at goodmicrobes@gmail.com.
The International Human Rights Art Movement (IHRAM) issues a call for literary (poetry; short story and essay) and visual responses (submitted as hi-resolution jpegs) to this unique American moment - how you feel about it, what you think we can do, what form can and should resistance take, etc.
When talking about competitions dedicated to 21st Century Realism, the International ARC Salon is the largest in the world. With over $130,000 in cash awards and international recognition through the ARC website which receives over 2,000,000 visitors annually, the ARC Salon also offers career changing opportunities through partnerships with prestigious magazines, museums, galleries and more. Don't miss your chance to compete! Categories include: Figurative, Portraiture, Imaginative Realism, Drawing, Landscape, Still Life, Plein Air Painting, Fully From Life, Sculpture, Animals, and a special category for teens.
Applications are now open for Size Doesn’t Matter (But Price Does) — an online exhibition celebrating unforgettable small works for bold collectors on a budget.
Midwest Nice Art is excited to announce our summer call for art for archive the west, a virtual juried exhibition. This call is The Western United States has become a long-standing art trope. Images of Monument Valley and other iconic landmarks have saturated the art-sphere, but these often seem like one-offs or fetishization devoid of a necessary context. Absent a larger series or archive, these depictions often rely on shallow understandings of the region’s cultural history. For this call, we want to see depictions of the American West that draw upon personal or collective archives. Use them as inspiration or building blocks in the work itself. Dig into dusty prints or negatives that speak to the wild beauty, austere landscape, and diverse happenings of the American West, or provide original pieces from a current project that incorporates or addresses the archives’ informing role. We want to see them!
Fusion Art invites submissions for the Waterscapes 2025 Art Competition for an online exhibition during the month of August 2025.
For this competition, both 2D and 3D artists, worldwide, are invited to submit their best art depicting Waterscapes. The theme includes any art which depicts any type of body of water including the ocean, lakes, rivers, ponds, streams, coastal living, any ocean activities, seaside vistas, beaches, and any related seashore or lakeside subjects. It can also include rain, puddles and frozen waterscapes.
The artwork can range from realism to surrealism to abstraction and all artists, regardless of location or experience, are encouraged to submit their best waterscapes art in any medium.
The International Human Rights Art Festival, New York City’s pre-eminent arts and human rights performance event, is looking for performers in all media to present work during the week of events and workshops in one of the most welcoming venues for emerging artists in New York City: The Tank!
The submission window is now open for performance work in any form - every discipline!
Work may not have been produced within the last year in NYC, or be scheduled in the next six months of December 14th, 2025.
Word Play invites artists across the U.S. to influence the viewer through the interplay between text and visual elements in contemporary art. In Word Play, we are looking for artworks that creatively engage with text, whether through words, letters, phrases, or entire narratives.
The Siena Art Institute invites professional artists and writers for residencies in Siena throughout the year. They pursue independent projects while providing insight and inspiration to our participants. Visiting artists & writers are asked to give a public presentation upon their arrival in Siena to introduce themselves & their work to our community. They are also asked to hold formal critique sessions with our students.
The Rhonda Gail Williford Award for Poetry honors the courageous, passionate, and justice-oriented life of poet and attorney Rhonda Gail Williford.
Be part of Art On Loop & New York Open Art—a global showcase for artists of all styles and mediums! Open theme.
Artists are welcome to submit work for review by the BMAC curatorial staff. This is not a call for exhibition proposals; it is just a way to have your work reviewed by the museum.
The Pollock-Krasner Foundation provides financial resources for visual artists to create new work, acquire supplies, rent studio space, prepare for exhibitions, attend a residency and offset living expenses.
First Street Gallery provides an excellent opportunity for individuals who are interested in learning about, and gaining hands-on experience in the various aspects of running a (nonprofit) art gallery to include: art-handling, publicity, and administrative, curatorial, exhibition and research activities.
Iris Youth Magazine is accepting submissions from writers aged 12-26 from anywhere in the world through email or their submissions form. Decisions are made on a rolling basis.
The Stochastic Labs offers fully-sponsored residencies to engineers, artists, scientists, and entrepreneurs from around the world. Residencies include a private apartment at the mansion, co-working and/or dedicated work space, shop access, a $1,000 monthly stipend and a budget for materials.
The Awesome Foundation is a global community advancing the interest of awesome in the universe, $1000 at a time. Each fully autonomous chapter supports awesome projects through micro-grants, usually given out monthly. These micro-grants, $1000 or the local equivalent, come out of pockets of the chapter’s “trustees” and are given on a no-strings-attached basis to people and groups working on awesome projects.
South Porch Artists is a retreat space for working artists, scholars and clergy to pursue creative projects. Located on an historic property in downtown Summerville, SC, South Porch immerses residents in the evocative setting of a small Southern town, just half an hour from downtown Charleston. Up to six residents at a time are offered comfortable lodgings and studio work space, either in our 1835 Main House or contemporary Cottage Studio.
La Maison de Beaumont offers an Artist Residency & Retreat Program in the South of France (Provence & Luberon region). The Art Residency Program of La Maison de Beaumont is a multi-disciplinary residency that was created with the goal of offering a beautiful space for musicians, scholars, writers, painters and other artists who seek a quiet place to work undisturbed on their art. The scenery and beauty of the region, as well as the history and comfort of the house, provide an ideal setting to focus on creative work.
The Adolph and Esther Gottlieb Emergency Grant program is intended to provide interim financial assistance to qualified painters, printmakers, and sculptors whose needs are the result of an unforeseen, catastrophic incident, and who lack the resources to meet that situation.
Innovate Grant offers two $1,800.00 grants each quarter—one for Visual Artists and one for Photographers. Additionally, twelve honorable mentions (six in art and six in photography) gain exposure on the website, joining a vibrant community of talented artists. Beyond the grants, Innovate Grant is dedicated to promoting winners and honorable mentions into the future.
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Arts on Broadway invites you to apply for a juried exhibition in their distinct space in Midtown Kansas City, MO. This is a national art exhibition open to emerging, mid-career, or established artists. All media is welcome in their 2500 sq/ft space.
The Arts Letters & Numbers Artist residency seeks to offer creative sanctuary, giving residents the freedom to shape their workspace and working rhythms within the historic Faith Mills Complex in rural Upstate New York. It also presents an opportunity to develop potential emergent relationships with fellow residents, and the broader local community. A warm Victorian home; a big white barn; textile mills turned studio space, and an old country Inn, surrounded by woods and lakes and buzzing with shared dinners and bonfire conversations, await your practice.
Taleamor Park offers self-directed residencies for two or four weeks. We welcome applications from artists, writers, scientists,
humanists, scholars and remote workers in all fields or from those with no specific product-oriented project in mind other than to
simply unwind, walk, and reset. We offer a creative, contemplative, and safe environment free of distractions in which to pursue an
artistic, scholarly, personal, or work-related project.
Vendor Opportunities
Historic Stevensville Arts & Entertainment District is looking for vendors to participate in their Art Market. All artwork for sale must be handcrafted by the vendor and must fall into the categories listed on the application.
Love Groove Festival is searching for artists, musicians, vendors and more to participate in their upcoming soul-stirring, music and arts festival based in Baltimore, Maryland.
Annmarie Garden invites vendors to apply to their NEW Nighttime Christmas Market program, 5-9pm, on weekend evenings during Annmarie Garden In Lights. This program is open to arts and crafts people, fair trade vendors, independent consultants, and other vendors featuring holiday gifts and services. The goal is to create a festive holiday village experience for our guests. The Nighttime Christmas Market coincides with their popular holiday light show, Annmarie Garden In Lights, which typically attracts more than 35,000 guests each season.