Open calls for artists
Every open call, residency, grant, and fair worth applying to, in one place and scored to your work, so the admin stops eating your studio time. The art is the hard part.
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Each call is scored 0 to 100 against your medium, location, and budget, with the reasoning shown.
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ExampleCoastal Light: Juried Landscape Exhibition
San Diego, CA · $35 entry · closes in 12 days
Strong fit: oil landscapes, 20 miles from your studio, entry fee under your cap.
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Grants and residencies are not limited by where you live.
The Foundation offers three main programs: the Joan Mitchell Fellowship (annual awards of $60,000 each to 15 nominated painters and sculptors), residencies at the Joan Mitchell Center in New Orleans (6 or 10 weeks for past grant recipients and New Orleans-based artists), and the Creating a Living Legacy (CALL) initiative providing free legacy planning resources.
Writers submit work samples and support materials for selection by an invited curator to participate in a year-long residency including live readings, recording sessions, podcast production, and anthology publication.
Artists, designers, and collectives are invited to propose a site-responsive installation artwork to be suspended in the gallery's atrium lobby for two years (February 2027 to February 2029).
Request consulting services from Network of Support Capacity Builders (coaches, mentors, consultants) during times of organizational or Tribal crisis or transformation.
Apply for an 11-month working residency at ISCP in New York City (8 February 2027 – 30 January 2028), including studio and living space in Manhattan and Brooklyn.
Artists and cultural practitioners over 18 with research or artistic production experience are invited to apply for two residency formats (Immersion or Connection) in Salvador, Brazil, with deadlines for selection and placement in 2026 cycles.
Submit an original research project on Albert Frisch's photographs of the Brazilian Amazon and related themes at the Instituto Moreira Salles.
Ali Jackson received a $40,000 grant to produce a modern mini documentary series exploring the artistic journeys of master musicians through interviews and personal interactions conducted in New York City and New Orleans.
Answer 5 quick questions and every listing gets a fit score, with a lighter weekly shortlist and overlap checks across your show dates.
Apply for funding (up to EUR 100,000) to facilitate network collaboration and exchange among professional artists and cultural practitioners across the Nordic and Baltic regions.
Organizations apply by invitation to receive grant funding for curating, preparing, and traveling exhibitions of established Oregon visual artists, as well as producing catalogs and documentation materials.
Melodious Thunk, a documentary collective, received a $40,000 grant to fund a fall 2023 residency in New Orleans reconnecting with TBC Brass Band and documenting Second Line parades and live performances.
Postgraduate award supporting exceptional emerging Canadian painters to study and develop their practice in Europe.
Apply for sustainable residencies in Germany, Greece, and Finland centered on slow travel, site-specific practice, and community-engaged creative processes.
Educational programs and support services for nonprofit organizations, including forums on fundraising, human resources, finance, and governance, plus cohort-based training in board leadership and fundraising best practices.
Submit qualifications for the design, fabrication, and installation of a permanent public artwork for a Police Substation exterior boundary wall in Surprise, Arizona.
Apply for affordable studio rental in PAFA's Hamilton Building in downtown Philadelphia.
Submit qualifications for a public art project of five exterior murals at Halo Decatur, a mixed-use development in Decatur, GA; finalists will be invited to develop site-specific concepts in Phase Two.
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Culture and community partnership focused on Gullah Geechee history and culture, with programs including artists-in-residence, community fellows, and student research residencies exploring African American heritage and its connection to contemporary issues like climate change and land preservation.
Professional sculpture artists and design architects are invited to submit a design for a large 3-dimensional public art sculpture with water for the courtyard at the Visitor & Conference Center, with a $50,000 budget.
Submit visual artwork for consideration for cash grants and international curatorial exposure.
Arts organizations may apply for up to 50% reimbursement (maximum $60,000) of venue rental costs for a single exhibition, production, performance, or season of cultural programming in Orange County.
Organizations and Tribes seeking funding for planning and development of cultural, scientific, or historic facilities projects should apply for grants up to $50,000 plus up to 10 hours of consultant support.
Professional visual artists working in painting, sculpture, or works on paper submit an artist statement, resume with exhibition history, cover letter, and 10 digital images of recent work to apply for unrestricted grants.
Non-profit organizations apply for grants to create, continue, or expand community gardens and greenspaces in Central Ohio.
Apply to participate as a curatorial resident for an immersive residency program offering stipends, housing, travel funds, and professional development opportunities.
Cultural collectives managing vacant public spaces in São Paulo are invited to submit a single project proposal requesting financial support for cultural actions.
Answer 5 quick questions and every listing gets a fit score, with a lighter weekly shortlist and overlap checks across your show dates.
Submit two- and three-dimensional art or photo/digital art to be juried for exhibition.
The Ian Potter Creative Fellowships seek to empower mid-career Australian artists with $200,000 grants over two years to focus on their work, innovate their practice, and take creative risks.
Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status submit proposals to represent U.S. art at international biennales.