Open calls, residencies, grants & fairs for artists.
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A cross-cultural dialogue exploring themes of freedom, identity, nation states, and Black pride through the perspectives of three featured artists and fellows.
Open callPublication and interview opportunities in UPWARD's print magazine and website, a digital certificate, and a personal artist page on the gallery website.
An Instagram-based visual conversation exploring location, place, collective memory, and social justice, featuring two artists—one based in the Bronx and one in Athens—responding to contemporary events and their local contexts.
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deadline unknown, verify at source·fee unknown·Online
A one-month virtual residency pairing a curator with two visual artists (one in Greece, one in the Bronx) to create daily Instagram conversations exploring community connection during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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deadline unknown, verify at source·fee unknown·Greece And The Bronx, NY
Open callPartial scholarships and economic support offered; platform facilitates endorsements for external grants; final group exhibitions in Gachi Prieto Gallery spaces
Apply to one of three professional development programs: an annual artists program (on-site or online) with critiques and seminars, or an intensive curatorial program combining theory and practical exhibition curation.
Attend a one-day online literary festival celebrating emerging African writers with poetry and fiction readings, keynote panels, and a masterclass on publishing.
deadline unknown, verify at source·fee unknown·Online
Arts and culture organizations in the mid-Atlantic region are invited to submit an interest form to participate in a virtual accessibility self-assessment study group running June through November 2025.
Submit a proposal for an exhibition or publication concept engaging with works from one or more photographers in the MUUS Collection archives, along with CV, cover letter, and professional references.
Submit up to two artworks per artist or collective in up to two categories addressing the theme of cartography and hybridity of the female body for visual and affective representation.
Artists worldwide across all disciplines are invited to participate in a 6-week hybrid creative residency combining 5 weeks of virtual workshops and creative practice with 1 week of in-person graduation ceremony in Atlanta.
Submit up to three photographs or lens-based artworks exploring personal, collective, cultural, historical, or imagined memory for a curated online exhibition.
Artists and photographers worldwide over 18 are invited to submit botanical and floral artwork in any visual medium (except video and sound) for an online contest.
Submit representational or abstract art depicting cityscapes (cities, towns, urban scenes, and related metropolitan subjects) for an online competition.
Open callPublication and interview opportunities in UPWARD's print magazine and website, digital certificate, and personal artist page on gallery website
Scholars selected by partner organizations will participate in a 6-month virtual residency focused on researching and creating Wikipedia entries about Canadian IBPOC artists, communities, and arts movements.