Deadline Driven Opportunities
Djerassi Resident Artists Program
Deadline: October 9
The Djerassi Resident Artist Program has awarded over 2700+ writers, visual/media artists, composers, choreographers, filmmakers and scientists for the past 43-years the gift of time and space with a one-month residency on our 583-acre ranch in Northern California’s Santa Cruz Mountains. All at no cost to the artists.
Lenscratch Art and Science Award
Deadline: October 9
For the Art + Science Competition entitled States of Change, we would like to see photography that examines transition, transformation, and instability within lived experience. Change may be gradual or abrupt, visible or difficult to perceive, ranging from emotional shifts to environmental conditions. We invite artists to consider how photography can reveal states of change—where boundaries are not fixed and conditions are continually shifting.
Call for Proposals – Duo Raconteur
Deadline: October 15
Duo Raconteur (Calder Sprinkle, narration, and patrick flannery, piano) is hosting a call for proposals for works written for narration and piano! We are committed to presenting new works of music written for narrator and piano that intertwine storytelling with contemporary performance through collaboration with living composers, promotion of under-heard voices and stories, and connecting with a wide range of audiences. Our focus in performance is in sharing works with any form of communicable narrative, as well as interactive and non-traditional performance elements, such as the usage of extended techniques, staging, and audience participation.
Ecological Remedies: Visualizing the Environment in/as Health
Deadline: October 16
This symposium aims to convene a diverse array of artists and practitioners from art history, visual culture, and related interdisciplinary fields. We invite proposals that move beyond environmental remediation to a more holistic sense of justice-based ecological remedy, which presumes the salubrious co-constitution of human and more-than-human bodies and suggests ethical alternatives for caring, repairing, redressing, and/or living despite/with chronic injury. Such ecological remedies strive to acknowledge the difficulties of and possibilities for fostering long-term multispecies health for the planet.
Falling for You: The Community Collective Artist Exhibit
Deadline: October 16
Let’s see your beautiful artwork inspired by fall colors. Station 3510 provides a 1000 square feet of creative space for the development, cultivation, and sustainment of the arts. As a studio, Station 3510 offers creative workshops, classes, and other creative community-based activities that are hosted and taught by local artists currently practicing in their craft. As a gallery, Station 3510 presents the work of local artists on a rolling basis.
Open call fellows annual selection – Villa Medici
Deadline: October 16
Each year, the French Academy in Rome – Villa Medici organizes an international competition to select fellows who will be hosted at the Villa Medici in Rome for a 12-month residency in creation, experimentation and research. The competition is open to established French-speaking artists, authors and researchers, regardless of nationality. Applications are accepted from all disciplines of literary and artistic creation, arts and crafts, as well as art history and theory, or the restoration of works of art or monuments. This opportunity requires French Language Proficiency.
Seeing Sound – Call for Entries
Deadline: October 16 App Fee: $35
Music and photography have a long and vibrant relationship. The New Orleans Photo Alliance and the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Foundation invite submissions of your best photographs of these interconnected art forms – from stages to streets, from full orchestras to solo practice sessions. Photographers are encouraged to think broadly about form, format, process, and approach: as many ways that there are to arrange sounds into music, there are equally as many ways to make a photograph.
Deadline: October 16
The “Basel Composition Competition brings talented composers from all over the world to the Rhine bend for a musical showdown – in the spirit of the great music patron Paul Sacher. The “Basel Composition Competition” is aimed at composers of all ages from all over the world who compose new works and bring them to Basel for their world premiere. During three competition concerts and a final concert, which will take place in April 2027, three to four works will be honored and rewarded with prize money.
Public Art: Grand Junction, Colorado
Deadline: October 18
The City of Grand Junction and the Grand Junction Commission on Arts and Culture (GJCAC) are seeking an artist to create original artwork for a greenhouse next to the Western Colorado Botanical Gardens. Concepts for the greenhouse can be found in the site details of the call.
DETOUR Low-budget & Experimental Cinema
Deadline: October 18
Detour is a film festival with a pure independent spirit. We believe true creativity and fine art is not entirely dependent on big budgets in order to flourish. Our aim is to support and promote films that are challenging and beautiful, those that speak to our hearts and make us think. We are looking for free-thinking films and filmmakers that create fantastic art despite the budgets and other limitations.
Deadline: October 18
Impacted by the open source movement—which promotes freely shared, educational software and information—Open Source Gallery applies a similar philosophy to create an approachable space dedicated to the accessibility of contemporary visual art. In addition to monthly exhibitions, which feature conceptually-driven art from both local and international artists, we offer many public programs that foster dialogue about art in our neighborhood.
Small Hours – Open Call Application · Collective Z
Deadline: October 20
Small Hours is a December 2026 group exhibition at Collective Z, 325 Broome Street 1W, New York — December 11, 2026 to January 9, 2027. Every artist shows four works in one size — 4 × 4, 8 × 8 or 12 × 12 inches, or portrait 8 × 10, 9 × 12 or 11 × 14 — 1¼–2 in deep, unframed, hung in grids; back-ups in the same size may be accepted at the gallery’s discretion. You can submit a finished set, or propose to make one: for new work we only need to see the direction in your existing work.
Biennale Danza 2026 | New Choreographic Works
Deadline: October 20
For the sixth consecutive year, Biennale Danza renews its support for the new generations of artists and dance companies in Italy and abroad. The winners will receive a production prize of up to a maximum of 30,000 euro from La Biennale di Venezia, which may be used autonomously or in collaboration with other partners for the production of the new choreographic work, to premiere at the 21st International Festival of Contemporary Dance.
Electronic Music Midwest: Call for Submissions
Deadline: October 20
Lewis University and Kansas City Kansas Community College are pleased to announce an international call for submissions for the 25th Annual Electronic Music Midwest Festival, featuring guest performer Shiau-uen Ding, to be held February 4-6, 2027 at Kansas City Kansas Community College. Each concert will feature an 8.1.4 immersive speaker diffusion system, with a lower/main ring of 8 channels (with front and rear centers) and 4 height channels. Acclaimed pianist, Shiau-uen Ding, will be the featured performer and composers are encouraged to submit works for her consideration.
Brooks International Fellow Programme
Deadline: October 21
Tate, in collaboration with Delfina Foundation, invites applications for the Brooks International Fellowship Programme 2027. Now in its thirteenth year, the programme will enable international researchers to work with Tate colleagues for six months in 2027, complemented by activities at Delfina Foundation. Tate is excited to be offering two 6-month Fellowship opportunities open to international researchers based outside of the UK, to be hosted in the Tate Britain Curatorial Division at Tate.
Art in Practice: A Juried Exhibition
Deadline: October 23
The Prince George’s Community College Galleries proudly present Art in Practice, a juried exhibition celebrating the creative work of faculty artists across the Washington, DC metropolitan region. As educators, scholars, and cultural workers, faculty artists sustain their own artistic inquiry while shaping the next generation of thinkers and makers. This exhibition honors that dual role — recognizing the studio as a site of research, reflection, experimentation, and care.
Public Art Call: Ann Arbor, Michigan
Deadline: October 23
The City of Ann Arbor invites artists, designers, or artist teams to submit qualifications to create a permanent, site-specific public artwork along the Nixon Road corridor in Ann Arbor, Michigan. This opportunity is part of the City’s streetscape improvements to Nixon Road, spanning approximately one mile between Huron Parkway and Dhu Varren/Green Road. Three roundabouts and adjacent sidewalk areas near bus stops offer potential locations for artwork. Artists may propose a cohesive series distributed along the corridor or focus on a single location. The City welcomes a range of approaches responding to the community and diverse daily activities along the corridor.
Deadline: October 25
Hugo Rivera Gallery is thrilled to announce a juried open call for our upcoming International group exhibition, ” Raw Perspective” at the Hugo Rivera Gallery in Laguna Beach California, U.S. “Raw Perspective” balances emotional truth with structural form, often subverting how we view everyday existence
Deadline: October 26
The goal of the Lucid Art Residency Program is to provide each artist with a solo residency in a serene, retreat-like natural environment for creative exploration and inquiry into art and consciousness. The Lucid Art Foundation encourages the exploration of art through multimedia, conceptual, ecological, and interdisciplinary approaches.
Rolling Deadlines
Creativity Grants for Projects
Deadline: rolling through March 2027
Creativity Grants for Projects are available to independent artists and arts organizations. There are two options to choose from: the Planning & Development grant is intended to support the early stages of research and development for a proposed project; the Implementation grant is intended to support the execution of a specific arts projects/event/program. Applications are accepted through March 2027 with a monthly review period.
Arts in the Park – Towson Arts Collective
Deadline: rolling
Arts in the Park at the Historic Courthouse is a reimagined outdoor arts experience presented by the Towson Arts Collective. Held on three Thursday evenings this fall from 4:00–7:30 PM, the event transforms the historic courthouse gardens into a vibrant gathering place featuring juried artists, live music by The Music Space, local food and beverages provided by Charles Village Pub, and a welcoming community atmosphere. We invite artists and artisans to apply for this unique opportunity to build relationships with collectors, engage with the community, and sell their original artwork in one of Towson’s most recognizable and picturesque locations. Designed to attract professionals, residents, students, and visitors after work, the event celebrates creativity while supporting local artists and strengthening Towson’s vibrant arts community. With space for only 15–30 juried vendors each evening, artists will enjoy an intimate setting that encourages meaningful conversations, lasting connections, and quality sales.
Deadline: rolling
Arts in Education (AiE) grants are available to support arts learning in Maryland’s schools, libraries, community centers, detention centers, government entities, and nonprofit organizations with programs taught by artists on the Teaching Artist Roster.
Moving Art Exhibition – Supporting Local Artists
Deadline: rolling
Transforming NYC streets into a mobile gallery by showcasing local artists on our moving trucks.
The Galleries at CCBC: Curatorial Application
Deadline: rolling
The Exhibitions Subcommittee meets four times per year, and reviews submissions in the spring. Notifications of acceptance or rejection are sent once per year, in the summer. Exhibits submitted will be considered for the 2nd following calendar year (example: Submission in 2024 will be considered for inclusion in the 2026 roster)
Rolling Deadline
Our 2026 Open Call for Programs invites proposals for artist-led workshops, gatherings, and activations. Selected applicants will have the opportunity to use Hamiltonian Artists’ gallery space, receive marketing support, access gallery inventory, and benefit from on-site assistance from Hamiltonian Artists staff.
Emergency Grants Foundation for Contemporary Arts
Created in 1993 to further FCA’s mission to encourage, sponsor, and promote work of a contemporary, experimental nature, Emergency Grants provide urgent funding for visual and performing artists and poets who have sudden, unanticipated opportunities to present their work to the public when there is insufficient time to seek other sources of funding or incur unexpected or unbudgeted expenses for projects close to completion with committed exhibition or performance dates. Emergency Grants is a year-round, multi-disciplinary program that offers immediate, project-based assistance to artists living and working anywhere in the United States, for projects occurring in the U.S. and abroad.
Open Call: Lead a Public Program – BMA Lexington Market
BMA Lexington Market invites self-defined artists in recovery to lead public programming that explores the role of art in healing and personal growth. This open call for proposals seeks artists of all disciplines who wish to share their stories, practices, and creative tools in talks and workshops focused on how creative practice supported their recovery journey and how art can be a resource for resilience, reflection, and connection.
Le Petit Versailles Open Call for Proposals
No deadline
The urban botanical landscape is similar to country conditions in many ways. Soil replenishment, fertilization, weeding, and watering are essential to growth. Le Petit Versailles also grows culture. With recent changes in government we feel it more important than ever to continue our mission to unify art and social engagement. The call is made for projects and activities that have direct impact and relationship to the physical site in rebuilding and maintaining a green space for urban gardening. Be creative. Propose what it means for you to grow and develop vegetation and community. Investigate tools, architecture, and social interaction that support green, open, public space.
Maryland Hall – exhibition and residency opportunities
Rolling deadlines
Maryland Hall presents art exhibitions that engage audiences on many levels, from community exhibits to curated group and solo shows in several galleries: the Earl Gallery, the Martino Gallery, the Openshaw Balcony Gallery, and the Micro Gallery. The Openshaw Artist-In-Residence program provides accessible studio space and an opportunity to curate and exhibit their work at the Openshaw Balcony Gallery at the end of their residency.
Deadline: Rolling
The Awesome Foundation is an ever-growing worldwide community devoted to forwarding the interest of awesome in the universe. Created in the long hot summer days of 2009 in Boston, the Foundation distributes $1,000 grants, no strings attached, to projects and their creators. There are no limits on project types.
WorthlessStudios Photographer in Residence
Deadline: Rolling
The WorthlessStudios Photographer in Residence program is a unique 1 month long photography residency taking place inside a mobile darkroom Airstream trailer. Since 2019, the Airstream trailer has traveled the nation to serve as a darkroom and community resource for keeping analog photography alive and thriving. Unlike other residencies that require artists to travel to them, this residency brings the facilities to you! This residency expands on WorthlessStudios’ comprehensive approach to helping artists realize their creative visions while ensuring they have resources to advance their skills and careers. This program provides support for artists working in a photography based artistic practice that relies heavily on access to a darkroom facility. This residency also provides a $1,500 Artist Stipend.
Deadline: Rolling
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. Hotel Indigo, Baltimore Downtown is a boutique hotel located in Baltimore, MD. MAP has been working closely with the hotel since it opened, selecting and installing the hotel’s permanent artwork collection including works by Jared Ragland, Gary Kachadourian and Christos Palios. Hotel Indigo and MAP share the same vision of supporting working artists in the region, and both look forward to their continued partnership and the rotation of quarterly exhibitions. Fee is $10 for non-MAP members.
Deadline: rolling
The Clifton Arts Center is planning visual exhibits for the years 2026-2030. The Clifton Arts Center provides approximately 1800 square feet of modern well-lit and upgraded HVAC gallery exhibit space on the grounds of the Clifton Municipal Complex. There is a $10 application fee.
CCA Call for Exhibition Proposals 2025
Deadline: Rolling
CCA invites exhibition proposals from artists, curators, and cultural organizations for rolling review by the CCA Exhibitions Selection Committee. The Main Gallery hosts 3-4 major exhibitions annually, with a rotation of 4-6 exhibitions in the Project Gallery. Interdisciplinary proposals that include digital media or installation elements are encouraged. There is a $10 entry fee.
Arts on a Roll: Call for Teaching Artists
Deadline: Rolling
Arts on a Roll is a mobile, on demand program within the Community Arts team of the Department of Parks and Recreation, Prince George’s County, MD. We are seeking enthusiastic artists and arts educators to lead classes, design workshops, develop curriculum, and assist at events for visual and performing arts programs. Our instructors represent a range of artistic backgrounds and varied levels of expertise, and we invite applicants with no prior teaching experience who can assist at classes and events, to skilled educators who can develop curriculum and lead programs. As an Arts on a Roll Teaching Artist, you will interface with program participants