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 Community Arts Grants program is an effort of the Arts Council to support and expand arts programming throughout Somerset County. These funds, allocated by the Maryland State Arts Council, are intended to encourage arts programming and arts participation across the community. Supported arts disciplines include dance, theatre, visual arts, music, film/media arts, literary arts, folk/heritage/traditional and multi-disciplinary arts programming. This grant is designed to assist non-profit organizations to produce and present arts in the county.
The Somerset County Arts Council annually awards grants to talented individual artists. The purpose of these grants is to honor, support, and strengthen individual artists living and working in the area. Artists may apply for up to $1,000. To be eligible applicants must: be a Maryland resident, demonstrate a history of producing original artwork, and be at least 18 years of age.
The Arts Education Programs Grant opportunity is designed to support quality programs and performances provided by visiting performers, artists, authors, poets, master teachers and professionals in the areas of music, visual art, drama, dance, and literature for the educational enhancement of St. Mary’s County residents. Programming must be above and beyond typical curriculum of a school, senior center, or library. Qualified applicants are eligible to receive up to $3000 per fiscal year.
The Lexington Park Lions Club, together with the Lexington Manor Passive Park Community Garden and St. Mary's County Arts Council, seeks up to six artists to paint six wooden benches created by Eagle Scout Keegan Creswell and members from Boy Scout Troop 561.
ACCC is excited to announce a holiday window decorating contest for Calvert County high school students! They are bringing the holiday spirit to downtown Prince Frederick with ART! Downtown businesses are participating by providing a window for students to paint. Students are invited to enter by submitting a holiday themed design they would then paint on the window if chosen. Businesses will select the design they want featured in their front window from submissions. Paint and supplies are provided by the Arts Council to selected students to complete their painting. Once students complete the window painting, voting will begin for the contest! Awards will be given to 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners.
The purpose of the Individual Artist Merit and Creativity (IAM Creativity) award program is to recognize the role of individual artists in Howard County’s creative eco-system and strengthen the diversity and vitality of the Howard County arts community.
The purpose of the Individual Artist Merit and Creativity (IAM Creativity) award program is to recognize the role of individual artists in Howard County’s creative eco-system and strengthen the diversity and vitality of the Howard County arts community.
Scholarships must be used for enrollment in an accredited college program for a degree in the arts.
The Arts Council of Anne Arundel County’s Arts in Education program supports the integration of the arts into educational curricula and has funded programs in Anne Arundel County schools for over a decade. The Auditorium and Residency grants enable schools and PTO/PTA groups to present quality assemblies, performances and residencies for students in dance, history, music, theater, and arts related or arts integrated projects.
Talbot Arts, Arts-in-Education grants offer all Talbot County schools funds for school-based arts enrichment programs during class hours. Arts enrichment programs, introducing students to different cultures and art forms, include school-based assemblies, residencies, workshops, master classes and field trips within the MD/DC region to museums and exhibitions within the MD/DC region for the purpose of arts education.
Grant activities must take place within this grant period, ending June 30, 2025; projects are not funded retroactively, please plan ahead.
Eligible students are those who plan to major in one of the following arts programs at the college or university level: Visual Arts, Music, Drama, Dance or Writing (poetry, plays, short stories).
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.
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The mini-grant program is intended for the following purposes: To provide financial assistance to Caroline County non-profit organizations and local government agencies in offering special arts activities and to support small cultural programs in Caroline County.
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.
The Kent Cultural Alliance serves the residents of Kent County supporting and creating equitable access to artistic and cultural experiences designed to connect communities through shared conversations. It is the vision of the Kent Cultural Alliance that all residents of Kent County engage in important civic and social conversation using artistic and cultural experiences as a conduit for connection. Project Grants are available to community-based organizations in Kent County, Maryland that are producing an arts related project.
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.
The C&O Canal Trust is sponsoring a monthly photo contest highlighting the best photos you have taken of the C&O Canal National Historical Park! Each month, a new contest will begin, so return often to enter your photos. We will post the contest entries on our Facebook page each month for voting. The picture that receives the most “Likes” each month will be featured as our Facebook cover photo and will appear in our monthly email newsletter and our print newsletter, which is published three times a year.
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.
Through this grant opportunity, the Baltimore Office of Promotion and the Arts (BOPA) grants funds to qualified artists and arts and cultural organizations based in Baltimore City. The Creative Baltimore Fund is a grant made annually by the City of Baltimore. The Creative Baltimore Fund has two primary grant programs: General Operating Support and the Mayor's Individual Artist Award.
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.
The Arts in Education Program invites all public and private schools in Anne Arundel County to apply for no more than two grants per school year (i.e. one of each grant or two residency grants or two auditorium grants). These grants are used to fund artistically driven educational programs, in-person or virtually.
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.
Around Maryland
Asian Pasifika Arts Collective (APAC) and the Asian Arts & Culture Center are excited to announce our 2024 AAPI Voices will be a Visual Arts event held at Atrium Art Space from November 8th - November 10th! This year's theme is "Our Aspirations." They are looking for work that explores hope for the future, ourselves, and each other. How do you aspire to see the world you want for yourself and your community?
Applicants must identify as AAPI and be a current undergraduate or graduate student.
Include a headshot, artist statement/bio, and brief descriptions for each art piece. Upon selection, artists will be directed to drop off their physical pieces for installation prior to November 8th and will be responsible for retrieving artwork upon the event's completion. In order to ensure the safety of our artist's work and prevent loss or damages via transit, shipping of pieces will not be an available option.
Email info@baltimoreapac.org to apply.
XoXo Gallery is seeking artwork related to FROSH Week, an exhibition that explores the artist as a chaotic, messy entity who is eager, uncertain and shameless. More specifically, artwork inspired by imposter syndrome, amanature hour,that one person who finishes the group project, self-doubt and existential dread. All media are welcome.
VisArts, with the support of Rockville Economic Development Inc. (REDI) and Promark Partners, invites professional artists to create a site-specific digital mural design. This project will reproduce an original artwork from the selected artist. The final design image will be printed on commercial sign material and installed on the facade of the Gude Plaza Storage Sense building at 1350 E Gude Drive, Rockville, MD 20850, facing Southlawn Lane. The final design will be provided to VisArts as a scalable, vector based file for large scale printing.
In honor of patrons Fleur and Charles Bresler, VisArts invites applications and proposals from local, national, and international artists for a four-month residency at our studios in Rockville, Maryland.
The Bresler Residency provides three dynamic individual artists or collaborative artist groups the gift of time, space, and financial support, along with a unique opportunity to create a new body of work, evolve an existing body of work, or develop a project in a stimulating, supportive environment. · The Bresler Residency encourages interaction, dialogue, experimentation, and exploration with the VisArts artist community and the local community.
The City of Bowie Arts Committee is excited to announce a Call for Artists with the theme "Hope and Joy." They are inviting artists to submit artwork that embodies the spirit of optimism and happiness. Whether through bright colors, joyful imagery, or heartwarming forms, pieces should provide recognizable expressions and displays of light, joy, and hopefulness for this special time of year.
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Create artwork to express thanks – including abstract interpretations, capturing a moment of beauty, or a meaningful object, etc. Please include 1-2 sentences describing what you’re thankful for (as explored in your artwork). 32×40″ max outside frame dimensions. All media, 2D & 3D.
Maryland Federation of Art (MFA) invited all MFA Members residing in any of the states or territories of the US, Canada, and Mexico to enter our Winter Member Show 2025. Any original 2D or 3D work was considered and works selected by the juror are being exhibited in MFA’s Circle Gallery from January 2 – 25, 2025.
The Maryland International Film Festival-Hagerstown welcomes filmmakers to its 13th edition. This year, over 100 films will be showcased during a four-day event at five venues in Downtown Hagerstown. The festival team is excited to celebrate the art of filmmaking with all attendees.
Baltimore Clayworks is accepting Requests for Qualifications (RFQ) from Maryland mosaic artists to design, create, and oversee the installation of an accessible outdoor mosaic seating area on Clayworks’ campus. The installation will be a distinct feature of the “Sacred Place” that Clayworks is currently developing in partnership with Nature Sacred.
Artists will create and display art based on the theme of pink and white blossoms in a county-wide art show held throughout Howard County during March 2025. The art community including private art galleries in Howard County are already on board for this art extravaganza and many other locations including Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center, The Welcome Center, Howard County Libraries, Savage Mill Malls, Robinson Nature Center, and Howard Community College, just to name a few, will also be involved. Maps will be available for the public highlighting all art locations and installations.
General Operating Grants are only available to Kent County based nonprofit arts organizations whose primary mission is the delivery of arts programming.
Maryland Federation of Art (MFA) has been invited to exhibit artwork at the Lowe House of Delegates Building in Annapolis, Maryland. Original 2D work created through any media and following entry guidelines are eligible for entry. The selected works will be on exhibit at the Lowe House of Delegates Building (6 Bladen Street, Annapolis, MD 21401) during the 2025 Legislative Session from January 8 to April 7, 2025
Tendrils is now seeking submissions of visual art and short-form literature for its premiere issue, which will explore the theme of trauma and the body—how it’s held, manifested, and transmitted physically. We’re inviting creators to interpret this theme however they’re inspired, and we hope you can help spread the word by sharing this opportunity with your networks and potentially in the Mid Atlantic Arts newsletter.
Strathmore welcomes artists to submit original artwork for “ Strathmore's 33rd Annual Juried Exhibition: Full Circle ”.. Circles are universal symbols of perpetual motion, balance, and renewal. Nature provides tree rings and seasonal cycles. Music and plays are performed in the round, innovation is marked by the invention of the wheel, and the Earth orbits the sun. This call invites artists to create work depicting subjects with a circular form; or exploring symbolism, metaphor, or traditions expanding the basic circle.
Computer software and technology have forever expanded the ways artists capture and produce their work. Artists can weave together scenes in photoshop, produce paintings through a screen, create videos, animations, and projections that transport us to new worlds, or even sculpt using a 3D printer. Any original 2D or 3D image based work created and/or produced through digital software and following exhibition guidelines will be considered. This includes, but is not limited to digitally produced photography, digital painting, illustration, graphic design, digital video, and non-film projection. Works selected by the Juror will be exhibited in Maryland Federation of Art’s (MFA) fifth annual Digital Directions Exhibition in Circle Gallery from January 30 – Feb 22, 2025.
The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards presented by The Alliance for Young Artists & Writers is the nation's longest-running and most prestigious teen recognition program for students in grades 7–12.
The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery has announced its 2025 Teen Portrait Competition, which is open to students between the ages of 13 and 17 residing in the U.S. and its territories. Teens are invited to submit original digital photography to this national competition hosted by the Portrait Gallery’s Teen Museum Council. Artwork by the winners for each of the two age groups (13–15 and 16–17 years old) will be displayed near the museum’s upcoming “The Outwin 2025: American Portraiture Today” exhibition.
The annual Artist Open Studios (AOS) offers a behind-the-scenes look at a day in the life of a visual artist through an easy-to-navigate, self-guided tour. Each April, visitors from all over are invited to explore hundreds of artist studios and creative spaces throughout Maryland — free of charge. Featured exhibitions, demos, and artist talks connect artists with the public and highlight each neighborhood’s unique flavor and contributions to Maryland’s artistic vibrancy.
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.
Peabody Institute seeks musicians working in diverse genres to join Sound Rounds, a program which brings trained musicians to patients’ bedsides to provide comfort and companionship through music. To support music programs taking place in Baltimore and DC, Peabody seeks local artists from each area.
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.
Project Grants are available to community based organizations in Kent County, Maryland that are producing an arts or culture related project.
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.
Regional
Rhizome DC invites proposals from DC area artists for its inaugural microgrant program. Grantees will be awarded a nominal fee of $100 each towards the production or completion of an original moving picture work with the aim of screening the finished work in December. The categories under consideration include film and video as well as expanded formats that incorporate live performance.
Wayne Art Center is pleased to announce this year's Call for Entry for 'Attraction to Abstraction 2024' a JURIED EXHIBITION accompanying CraftForms, the 29th international exhibition of contemporary fine craft.
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The Small Works 2024 exhibition at the Charles H. Taylor Visual Arts Center is an exhibition open to all Hampton regional and Virginia artists. Awards are given for First ($200), Second ($150) and Third ($100) Places along with five Awards of Merit in two categories, Small Works and Miniatures.
This project asks artists to commemorate a person, place, event, thing, or idea from Virginia or West Virginia’s history. The project will be divided into four themes that artists should consider when making their pieces: Unfinished Revolutions, Power of Place, We the People, and Virginia Experiments.
Applications meeting the following priorities will be given consideration for Special Projects funding:
- The applicant is an arts organization with 501c3 status, or a grassroots arts organization using a fiscal sponsor.
- The project is unique in Erie County, either in artistic discipline, concept, scope, target audience, or any other consideration.
- The project is timely, and will be completed within the fiscal year.
- The applying organization and proposed project align with the values outlined in Erie Arts & Culture’s equity statement.
- The requested need does not qualify for funding through another EAC grant opportunity
Erie Arts & Culture will award grants to nonprofit arts organizations with 501c3 status partnering with artists to develop arts and cultural programming. EAC will prioritize requests that activate partnerships with folk and traditional artists.
The ARPA PA Arts and Culture Recovery (PACR) Grant for Working Artists awards $3,000 grants to artists and creative entrepreneurs who derived the majority of their pre-pandemic income from their artistic practice, and experienced a significant pandemic-related disruption to their income. Funding for this program is provided by the PA Department of Community and Economic Development.
VCU Health is seeking artists to submit digital images of original artwork available for purchase for the new inpatient and outpatient Liver Transplant Units. The call is open to all artists in Virginia, North Carolina, Washington, DC, Maryland and West Virginia. The art selection panel will consider diversity as one factor in the selection process. Artists whose work is selected for purchase will be notified by January 5, 2025.
Marshall University’s School of Art & Design is pleased to invite artists to submit entries for the 14th Annual National
Juried Exhibition. Accepted works will be exhibited at the Charles W. and Norma C. Carroll Gallery located in the Visual Arts Center in Huntington, West Virginia, from March 10 to April 10, 2025.
Non-profit arts organizations in Erie County that present music performances are eligible to apply for up to $5,000 from the Clarence E. Beyers Fund for partial project and program funding. Requests that support innovative projects and/or audience development initiatives are especially competitive.
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.
National & Beyond
Open to all artists, world-wide, above the age of 18 years of age.
All mediums and styles are acceptable.
(2-d and 3-d media, currently not accepting video submissions, work must be documented in jpg/jpeg form).
Submitted work must relate to the theme “Life, Death, Love”. Work may address any or all of the three concepts: Life, Death, and Love. The way in which your work relates to these concepts is open for interpretation.
Dacia Gallery is pleased to invite emerging and established artists to submit artwork for an opportunity to participate in Dacia Gallery's Figurative Art Group Exhibition this November. This is an annual exhibition on figurative art and portraits, with a huge public response from collectors, media and curators that we want to share with you. We are looking for a diverse body of artwork based on the figure and portrait in all mediums and styles, this will be a group show comprised of figurative artwork created by contemporary artists, exhibiting what is being created on today. The gallery will advertise and promote the selected artists for the exhibition and host a formal Opening Reception for the exhibition, including an Artist Talk during the opening reception.
This is a call for all genres of landscape: traditional or contemporary, natural, urban, industrial, abstract. Show how you see the world.
All capture and processing methods are welcome.
Artists working in abstraction often draw inspiration from emotions, inner states, nature, and aesthetic experimentation, among other influences. CollexArt invites artists to submit their work for consideration to become part of the CollexArt Collection.
CollexArt is a curated online gallery where artists are often discovered through art calls held throughout the year.
The Homiens Art Prize is an international, non-acquisitive art prize open to all artists and art forms. They celebrate our chosen artists across our media, exhibiting their art online where it is viewed by artists and collectors in the United States and throughout the world. Homiens sponsors a platform for artists to network and collaborate, reach a global audience of buyers and collectors, gain institutional validation, and locate international professional opportunities.
Fusion Art invites submissions for the 9th Annual Landscapes art competition for an online exhibition during the month of November 2024. For this competition, both 2D and 3D artists, worldwide, are invited to submit their best representational and/or abstract art and photography depicting natural scenery and the physical elements of landforms such as mountains, hills, valleys, deserts, farmland, trees, rivers, lakes, ponds, forests, wilderness, polar regions, rainforests, islands and tropical landscapes.
This program provides one-time grants of up to $3,000 to professional dancers in need, who are in dire financial emergency. You must demonstrate an urgent and critical need for emergency support in your application, and live in the United States, the District of Columbia, a Tribal Nation, or a U.S. Territory. This program is made possible through the support of the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation.
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Warimono invites artists to submit their works for our second exhibition, Limbo. This exhibition explores the tension between stasis and movement, balancing on the edge of being neither here nor there. The exhibition will run on our website from December 1, 2024 to January 10, 2025. There is no fee to apply.
Mark DeGarmo Dance is seeking 10-second long video submissions from anyone (artists of any discipline, non-artists, dancers or non-dancers) who wants to move and share their expression! All submissions will be compiled into one final Global Dance Circle for Social Change video and shared on social media! Our 9th Global Dance Circle for Social Change video will be shared on December 21st, 2024 (the winter solstice) with the theme: “Celebration.”
Visionary Art Collective is a New York City-based contemporary art & artist development company. Their mission is to uplift artists through magazine features, exhibitions, podcast interviews, and our mentorship programs.
Artists from all countries are welcome to submit their works for consideration. You are welcome to submit works in any medium. (painting, photography, printmaking, video art, installation, films, sculpting, mixed media, poems, illustration, etc). The theme of the exhibition is open.
The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards presented by The Alliance for Young Artists & Writers is the nation's longest-running and most prestigious teen recognition program for students in grades 7–12.
Artists from all countries are welcome to submit their works for consideration. You are welcome to submit works in any medium. (painting, photography, printmaking, installation, sculpting, mixed media, poems, illustration, etc). The theme of the exhibition is open.
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.
Vendor Opportunities
Sandy Spring Museum is announcing the annual Fine Arts & Crafts Holiday Gift Show, taking place from November 29 to December 23, 2024. Sandy Spring Museum is committed to supporting artists and artisans of our diverse community. They encourage artists of all backgrounds to apply.
The City of Bowie Arts Committee will host a Holiday Arts + Crafts Market on Saturday, November 16, 2024, from 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. Local artisans and crafters will offer unique handmade fine arts and crafts using various media, including fiber/textiles, glass, photography, and more. Proceeds from vendor fees go towards our Arts Scholarship to assist graduating Bowie high school seniors pursuing a college degree in an art-related major.
University of Maryland Rehab & Ortho will be hosting a Winter Holiday Market on December, 6 2024 from 12:00 - 6:30 p.m. They have 16 available spots open for makers to sell their products!
Rose Squared hosts year-round art and fine crafts shows in DE, NJ, and PA.
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.