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Submit a minimum of 3 images of your work to apply for a vendor space at an outdoor arts and crafts festival.
Submit a minimum of 4 images for consideration in this outdoor art festival on Main Street in Algonquin, Illinois.
Submit qualifications for a commission to design, fabricate, and install a permanent outdoor sculpture at Port Clinton in Highland Park to serve as a Place of Remembrance honoring victims of the 2022 Highland Park shooting.
Submit a minimum of 4 images of your original art for jurying into this outdoor art festival in Chicago.
Submit minimum 4 images to apply for a booth at this outdoor art fair in downtown Woodstock, Illinois.
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.
Submit 1 to 20 original works created through traditional analog printmaking processes for jury consideration for an international print biennial exhibition.
Apply for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Painting–Studio Fine Art (with secondary focus in Drawing) at The Art School, DePaul University, beginning September 1, 2027.
Submit a minimum of 4 images of original, handmade arts and crafts for juried selection into this month-long indoor group show.
Submit a minimum of 4 images of high quality, handmade, original work (fine art or craft) to be juried for acceptance into the One of a Kind Spring Show.
Submit a minimum of 4 images for consideration in this one-day indoor holiday gift, jewelry, and home decor art show.
Submit four digital images (three of individual works, one booth display shot) for one or two fine art or craft categories.
Submit a minimum of 4 images of your original artwork for a juried outdoor fine arts fair.
Professional contemporary artists with a distinct visual language are invited to submit their work for possible gallery representation and presentation at Spectrum Chicago 2026.
Apply to exhibit and sell your work at The Other Art Fair Chicago, a fair bringing together independent artists to showcase boundary-pushing works.
Apply for a two-week or longer self-directed residency at a 350-acre farm near Lake Michigan with studio spaces, equipment access, and shared housing.
A transatlantic program fostering dialogue on urban issues, bringing together artists, professionals, and thinkers to address contemporary societal challenges including ecological, social, democratic, digital, and cultural issues through exhibitions, debates, and professional residencies.
Apply to exhibit your work at one of The Other Art Fair's 10 annual in-person fairs across the UK and US, selling directly to collectors and building your artist community.