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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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.
Submit an application to participate in a five-day intensive artist lab in Montreal focused on place-based collage artwork and contemporary art projects.
Submit CV, public art experience documentation, references, artist statement, and 5-7 images of recent public art work for consideration as the artist to design, fabricate, and install five neighborhood-themed signs at bike fix-it stations.
Submit digital entries of drawing work for consideration in Australia's leading prize for drawing, with the winner receiving a $30,000 acquisitive prize and exhibition.
Apply for grants of up to $10,000 to support creative-sector and cross-sector partnerships that advance Denver's cultural plan and artistic vibrancy.
Submit works exploring movements of nature, bodies, structures, and social/artistic movements for an international juried exhibition across multiple media categories.
Submit a proposal for an exhibition, public programme, or experimental contemporary art project to be realized during a one-month residency at Project 100 gallery in Nelson, New Zealand.
Submit qualifications for a permanent public art commission to design, fabricate, and install artistic features at Fire Station 604 in Scottsdale.
Writers and scholars submit critical and historical studies related to painting, sculpture and allied arts from the twentieth century for fellowship consideration.
Minnesota resident musicians may apply for grants of $250–$1,500 toward recording, performance, equipment, or other music project costs.
Answer 5 quick questions and every listing gets a fit score, with a lighter weekly shortlist and overlap checks across your show dates.
Artists, writers, musicians, and composers apply for residency stays of 1-6 weeks at Dorland Mountain Arts in California.
Submit 3-5 paintings plus one detail image (4-6 images total) for a biennial grant supporting women figurative realist painters.
Submit four images (three artwork completed in 2020 or after, one booth shot) for jurying into this prestigious outdoor fine art festival.
Artists living within 90 miles of Philadelphia are invited to donate artwork measuring exactly 8 x 10 inches to be shown and sold in this juried fundraiser exhibition.
Submit 1–20 images of original artwork in any medium (paintings, drawings, mixed media, photography, ceramics, textiles, sculpture, glass, metal, installation, conceptual works) for consideration in the annual Art Comes Alive exhibition and awards gala.
Submit artwork in any medium for a juried exhibition and award; three artists will be selected to exhibit work and receive a $1,000 award.
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State and regional arts agencies and organizations apply for partnership grants to support arts programs and services.
Create and display an original wall-mounted artwork or small series exploring health, learning, and community; design and deliver one engagement session for hospital staff and students.
Professional creative teams (artists, architects, designers, builders) are invited to propose a human-scale birdhouse design inspired by Aspen's cultural vibrancy, natural history, and avian community for temporary public art installation.
Submit up to 2 sculpture entries for the international Lih Pao Sculpture Biennial Awards with prizes totaling nearly NT$ 5 million.
Submit qualifications for a major public art commission on the west façade of Central Bank Center and Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky, with an anticipated implementation budget of approximately $1,000,000.
Apply for a year-long fellowship in Paris with a $75,000 stipend to work and collaborate with a cohort of up to 15 fellows (faculty, post-docs, and international artists/writers).
Artist in Residence in the glass-blowing town of Lauscha
Glass artists and artists working in drawing, painting, sculpture, installation, printmaking, video, ceramics, photography, and interdisciplinary media are invited to apply for a one-month residency in Lauscha, Germany.
Answer 5 quick questions and every listing gets a fit score, with a lighter weekly shortlist and overlap checks across your show dates.
Submit qualifications as a professional artist or artist team for consideration for integrated public art commissions in seven locations at Chicago O'Hare International Airport's New Concourse D.
The City of Clearwater is seeking professional artists or artist teams to create an iconic public artwork for Coachman Park, a 3-acre waterfront park, that serves as a recognizable landmark and destination feature.
Submit up to 6 artworks (drawing, painting, printmaking, assemblage, wood, glass, ceramics, collage, photography, or mixed media) that are exactly 10x10 inches, along with a statement of up to 150 words and JPEG images.