Deadline Driven Opportunities
Photographic Exploration Project and loop – raum für aktuelle kunst: Entanglement Open Call
Deadline: March 26
“Entanglement” invites photographers to explore the intricate webs of connections that define contemporary experience. From the most intimate human relationships to the vast systems shaping our planet, existence unfolds through networks of dependency, influence, and mutual transformation.
Drawing Rooms Solo Project Space #6 Exhibition
Deadline: March 26
Anything goes for our Drawing Rooms Solo Project Space 6 exhibition! We are looking for an exciting and compelling cohesive body of work or installation on any theme or concept and of any size or media for our Solo Project Space. Multiple solo artists will be chosen by the curator.
Laurel’s Year of the Horse: Open Call
March 27
On behalf of the City of Laurel, the Laurel Arts Council invites local artists to
submit artwork that celebrates the beauty of horses in motion and the
excitement of thoroughbred racing. This call is inspired by
the historic Preakness Stakes, to be held for the first time at Laurel Park in Laurel,
Maryland, on May 16, 2026. Selected artworks will be featured in a virtual gallery and reproduced for public display in and around Laurel.
Beyond the Reel Filmmaker Submission – Artscape
March 27
Beyond the Reel is a new program track spotlighting the intersection of cinema, television, and digital storytelling that includes screenings, panel discussions, and filmmaker showcases, which celebrate the impact of Baltimore’s film and television industry. Create Baltimore & The Baltimore Film Office invite filmmakers from, living or filming in Baltimore to submit film and video projects in consideration for Beyond the Reel at Artscape 2026.
Spectrum Chamber Music Composition Award
Deadline: March 27
Spectrum Chamber Music Society is excited to announce its fourth annual call for new compositions. This year’s contest is for one solo instrument plus piano (piano duo). The instrument other than piano should be drawn from the following list: flute, oboe, B-flat clarinet (or A clarinet), bassoon, F horn, B-flat or C trumpet, tenor trombone, tuba, violin, viola, cello, double bass, or percussion† (one player, see list below). No other instruments can be considered; no instrument doublings, and only one piano. Only one instrument from the above list can be chosen, along with the piano.
Maryland Arts Summit Call for Proposals | MCA
Deadline: March 27
This conference is an opportunity to network, share the fantastic work that is being done across the state, learn about communities different from your own, celebrate the accomplishments of what we as a sector have achieved, and, through dialogue and action, bring to light where systems have fallen short of the support required to help artists and organizations thrive. The Maryland Arts Summit is a place for productive conversations to move the Maryland arts sector forward and ensure its long-term success.
Deadline: March 27
Scout Art Fair will take place at the War Memorial Building in Baltimore, Maryland, May 21-24, 2026, in partnership with Artscape. With artwork priced between $150 and $5,000 created by both emerging and established artists from Baltimore and the surrounding region, Scout creates opportunities for collectors and newcomers alike to invest in exceptional contemporary art.
Baltimore Onstage: – Artscape 2026
Deadline: March 27
We invite theater makers, ensembles, and performance artists presenting original, professional-quality work that is intentional, embodied, and audience-aware. We welcome both emerging and established artists, with priority given to work that centers strong voice and clear artistic identity, engages rhythm, language, and sound, invites reflection, intimacy, or collective attention, translates powerfully in a focused performance setting.
Decatur Arts Alliance | Home v.2: Homeland
Deadline: March 29
The Decatur Arts Alliance and the Decatur Land Trust are partnering with the Decatur Library to present the second edition of powerful art show celebrating the multifaceted meaning of “Home.” We invite artists of all mediums to lend their creative voices to this important cause. A person’s or a people’s native land, we look to explore “homeland” as a geographical point of origin and a state of being. Works should express cultural and ethnic elements, and elucidate the view of “home” from the immigrant to the expatriate, the displaced to the indigenous. How do we find “home” when we are away from the land of our forebears? What do newly arrived peoples do to preserve their culture and heritage? How do we honor and acknowledge the indigenous inhabitants of the lands upon which we all now live?
Maryland – Mt. Rainer Skate Park: Call for Artists
Deadline: March 29
Mount Rainier Skate Park is located just behind the Imagination Theme Playground, on the corner of Wells Avenue and Otis Street, wedged between a residential area and train tracks. At approximately 6,000 square feet, it provides great space for skaters and all. This park is located within the Mount Rainier Historic District and also the Gateway Arts District, which is a haven for creativity with an array of art studios, event and performance venues, and creative spaces. In fact, the skate park is parallel to the artists’ studios located on Otis Street, where you will find larger-than-life, bold, and colorful murals affixed on the brick walls.
Jerusalem International Solo Dance Festival
March 30
JISDF’s artistic mission highlights the performative art of storytelling in a multicultural spectrum. We look for short (5-35 min.) innovative dance works with a unique artistic and personal vision, Maximizing, challenging, and Redefining the concept and medium of Solo/Duo creation and performance. Works researched and developed in reaction to; social, environmental, political, cultural, critical, personal, and actual topics of today’s life. We look for the artist’s story, told, manifested, executed, and expressed through an original, physical, human point of view.
Iscrizione Residency – Minerals
March 30
Set in the rural Taleggio Valley in northern Italy (with an outpost in California since 2021), Nature, Art & Habitat Residency (NAHR) ECO-Laboratory of Multidisciplinary Practice, offers a lively space to productively think and create, collaborate and interact, and take full advantage of the surrounding natural landscapes, as well as Italy’s rich material culture, which combines vernacular traditions with innovative approaches to space, place, people and their communities.
Vision(ary) | Raising Our Voices: The Griffin Museum of Photography
March 30
For this year’s Vision(ary), we seek sustained photographic projects that examine activism within the United States—past or present. We are interested in work that engages with organized movements, grassroots action, community advocacy, and the evolving language of civic expression. Projects may focus on public demonstrations, acts of resistance, intergenerational organizing, or the lasting impact of social movements on individuals and communities.
Frame Rush: A Place for Screendance
March 30
We intend to create a “meeting point” to open up space for negotiation on screendance; how can the convergence of screen, composition, dance, and sound intersect with its subject matter, such as political commentary, social advocacy, and environmental preservation. We invite artists to submit intentional screendance films. We welcome a wide range of films, from abstract to narrative and linear to non-linear, that engage with dance, movement, and the body. Style, technique, and budget are not determining factors. We’re especially drawn to works with strong visual imagery that cultivate empathy, experiment with form, and spark curiosity, play, or joy.
March 31
KODA offers an artist residency program for two mid-career, female-identifying and/or non-binary artists who create conceptual and socially engaged work. The Fall 2026 residency will span from August 1-October 31, 2026. The program is placed under the theme of Utopia. KODA is a Brooklyn-founded nomadic social practice nonprofit arts organization focusing on conceptual mid-career artists ingrained in social justice.
Vermont Studio Center Residency
March 31
The Vermont Studio Center, an international creative community for artists and writers, exists to support intensive, disciplined studio work. VSC is committed to preserve and evolve its campus in keeping with rural Northern Vermont traditions of environmental efficiency, modest comfort, privacy, beauty and an unhurried way of life. Residents and guests are welcomed into a non-competitive community of working artists, writers, and staff, who honor their relationship and responsibility to VSC as well as to the community of Johnson and the world beyond.
March 31
Whether you are an emerging artist seeking a definitive career launchpad or an established professional, the Homiens Art Prize represents a meritocratic and prestigious gateway to significant industry recognition. Open to all artists, the Homiens Art Prize is a high-impact, career-defining opportunity engineered to provide a global stage for our winners and finalists, who feature in our quarterly exhibitions. Our contest accepts all artworks, mediums, and art forms, including but not limited to painting, sculpture, photography, drawing, printmaking, installation, and audiovisual.
Homage to Baltimore Quilting Competition
April 1
We invite quilters and fiber artists of all backgrounds to submit original quilt works inspired by the spirit of Baltimore—past, present, and/or future. This is an opportunity to reflect on the city through fabric, whether your piece is abstract or literal, historical or cultural.
The Franklin Furnace FUND for Performance Art
April 1
The Franklin Furnace FUND for Performance Art is supported by Jerome Foundation, the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, and biennially by the SHS Foundation in honor of Ruth Hardinger. FUND grants range between $2,000 and $10,000 based on the peer review panel allocation of funding received by Franklin Furnace. Artists from all areas of the world are encouraged to apply; however, artists selected by the panel are expected to present their work in New York City.
Residencies – Baltimore Clayworks
April 1
Our long-term residencies offer early to mid-career artists the opportunity to develop their work in a dynamic community environment for one to three years. The selection of residents is highly competitive and based on artistic excellence, potential for growth, strength of proposal, and a commitment to building a clay-oriented community. Open to artists who have completed either undergraduate and/or graduate degree, or have equivalent years of experience are eligible.
Fanny Knapp Allen Artist In Residence
April 3
The Department of Art and Art History at the University of Rochester invites applications for a one or two-year Fanny Knapp Allen Artist in Residence position beginning July 1, 2026. We seek artists or artist collectives whose practice centers on fiber-based and textile processes, including both traditional and experimental modes. Candidates should be engaged with the expanded field of fiber art as a conceptual, socially engaged, or technologically integrated practice and demonstrate a strong connection between material production, surface design, and conceptual inquiry in their work and teaching.
Black Cherry Puppet Theater’s Slamwich
April 3
Black Cherry proudly presents our Puppet Slamwich series, an evening event for grown-ups of puppetry shorts and performance acts by a variety of artists and performers from far and near, along with a musical guest! We’ve been hosting these Puppet Slams four or five times a year since 2010, giving both brand new and seasoned puppeteers alike an outlet to share their work with our enthusiastic audiences!
Open Call: TFC x BTFF x Trans Art Fest (LOVE)
April 3
Trans Arts Fest is partnering with Trans Film Collective and Baby Teeth Film Festival to present an exciting lineup of films celebrating trans love on May 6th at a ticketed event at Life World. This theme is open to interpretation, as our community expresses love in many different ways. If you feel your film reflects or explores these ideas, we would love to see your work and encourage you to submit.
Maryland Art Place: Out of Order
April 4
Maryland Art Place (MAP) is excited to announce Out of Order (OOO), MAP’s Annual Spring Benefit Exhibition & Silent Auction, on Friday, April 10, 2026, at 6 o’clock in the evening. This year marks the 29th year of OOO. The auction will be both a virtual and physical exhibition and will be held in the MAP building located at 218 West Saratoga Street, just within the Bromo Arts District. OOO is a highly celebrated exhibition-event, and a ‘one-night-only’ opportunity for patrons and collectors to acquire contemporary art at unbelievably low silent auction prices.
The Phipps Center for the Arts Annual Call for Art
April 5
We invite visual artists to submit their work for consideration for solo, two-person and small group exhibition opportunities in the six professional exhibition spaces of the Phipps Galleries for the 2027-2028 season. The Phipps Center for the Arts is a multidisciplinary art center located in Hudson, Wisconsin. Artists may additionally choose to be considered for our Enriching Arts program which brings original art to community exhibition locations, including healthcare and senior living facilities in Minnesota and Wisconsin.
April 5
BAZA Screens Dance Films is a curated recurring screening series in Sofia, Bulgaria, dedicated to short dance films created for the screen. The series focuses on dance films that are up to 15 minutes long, where movement is the central artistic material, and the camera actively participates in the choreographic process. We are interested in works in which movement is composed through the use of filming, framing, editing, rhythm, and proximity — rather than the documentation of stage performances.
Edition 01: Political Bodies
Final deadline: Apr 25, 2026
Political Bodies focuses on dance films in which the body appears as a site of resistance, vulnerability, negotiation, and agency.
Edition 02: Choreographing the Frame
Final deadline: Aug 18, 2026
Political Bodies focuses on dance films in which the body appears as a site of resistance, vulnerability, negotiation, and agency.
Edition 03: Movement & Voice
Final deadline: Sep 28, 2026
This edition brings together works in which movement intersects with spoken word, voice/sound, on-screen text, archival material, testimony, or documentary strategies.
NOAA: A Fall from Home — High Line Casting Call
April 5
The High Line and artist Xin Liu are seeking three New York–based performers for NOAA: A Fall from Home, a live performance presented on the High Line in New York City. NOAA: A Fall from Home is a spatial performance that explores the operational histories and technological afterlives of three retired Earth-observing satellites—NOAA-15, NOAA-18, and NOAA-19. In the work, three performers embody the satellites as they move in orbital paths around the audience.
April 5
BodyMeld and BAZA – space for choreographic research invite applications for Dance MELD, an interdisciplinary platform for contemporary dance and performance taking place in Sofia, Bulgaria, between 6 June– 8 July 2026. Dance MELD brings together six choreographers working at the intersection of dance and other artistic practices such as voice, sound, media, technology, and visual art. Over the course of one month, the platform creates a space for artistic research, teaching, exchange, and public sharing.
April 5
The Skidmore Department of Art is seeking applications for its Work+Space Residency Program for Fall 2026. The Work+Space Residency Program hosts an emerging artist for a 3-week residency (approximately November 1st to November 22nd) to make new work, have a one week solo exhibition in the Schick Gallery, and engage with students through a lecture, studio visits, workshop or other project. Preference will be given to artists with recent MFA (completed within 5 years) or equivalent exhibition record.
Western New Mexico University (WNMU) Funded Artist-in-Residence
April 6
We seek a dynamic and innovative artist to join us on our beautiful Silver City, NM, campus. This residency offers a unique opportunity to immerse yourself in an academic and local community steeped in the arts and surrounded by the 3.3 million-acre Gila National Forrest wilderness. This unique residency offers a stimulating environment for artists to create and collaborate with WNMU faculty, students, and engage with the greater Silver City community.
Anonymous Was A Woman Environmental Art Grants
April 7
The AWAW EAG supports environmental art projects that inspire thought, action, and ethical engagement. Projects should not only point at problems, but aim to engage an environmental issue at some scale. Proposals should illustrate thorough consideration of a project’s ecological and social ethics. Projects that explore interdependence, relationships, and systems through Indigenous and ancestral practices are encouraged to apply.
I-Park Composers + Musicians Collaborative Residency
April 7
I-Park’s 2026 Composers + Musicians Collaborative Residency, fifth in the series, seeks to identify an international group of composers who are enthusiastic about the prospect of establishing an immersive, collegial relationship with the musicians who will be performing their pieces at their premieres. These composers appreciate that they stand to benefit from the fresh perspectives, receptivity and can-do energy of the ensemble at this critical juncture in the creative process. With experimentation, goodwill and possibilities in the air, a virtuous transformation of the piece, though not guaranteed, is not out of the question.
Maui Public Art Call to Artists : A Call for Narrative Playscapes
April 7
Our 2026 Request for Qualifications (RFQ) stems from Hui Mo‘olelo, a program that cultivates site-specific stories through community workshops rooted in Maui County. Selected artists will interpret one of these stories as a work of visual, performance, or experiential public art developed in collaboration with community members. The goal of these public art projects is to promote the unique history, culture and community of distinct sites throughout the County of Maui.
April 7
The Arroscia Residency an artist run, non-profit organization open to all emerging and mid-career artists whose focus is on one or more of the following disciplines: painting, drawing, collage, fiber art, photography, murals, installations, and/or mixed media work.
Prospectus: Appalachian Nature Art & Photography Arcadian Gallery
April 7
The Arcadian Gallery is dedicated to showcasing art that reflects the beauty and complexity of the natural world. But what does “nature” mean to us? We’re also looking for what I call ‘art for our sake’—works that bring attention to important issues like global warming, pollution, and habitat destruction. We have a special interest in artists who are willing to donate a portion of their sales profits to support conservation efforts and scientific research. We’ll match their donation.”
Canal Covergence – Call for Art – Scottsdale Arts
April 9
Canal Convergence is deeply connected to the visual and cultural landscapes of Arizona and the American west. Taking place in Scottsdale, Arizona—known as “The West’s Most Western Town,”—the event honors its roots by activating the Arizona Canal with public art, commissioning numerous local artists, musicians, and performers, and more. This year’s Canal Convergence will emphasize its connection to western life and culture further with the featured theme, “Most Western.”
Aomori Contemporary Art Centre (ACAC) Artist in Residence (AIR)
April 10
Since its opening, Aomori Contemporary Art Centre (ACAC) has conducted an Artist in Residence (AIR) program via open call nearly every year. This year, we have classified residencies focused primarily on artistic activities (research, production of artworks, and presentation of results) under a “Creator framework.” In addition, we have added a new “Mediator framework” to encourage participation from a broad range of creatives, such as researchers and curators, whose activities are less focused on the production and presentation of artworks. The results of the “Creator framework” residencies will be presented – as artwork exhibitions, performances, workshops, or other formats – during the Results Presentation period.
Innovator in Residence Program – Library of Congress
April 10
Labs established an Innovator in Residence Program (IIR) in 2017 to invite creative people with diverse perspectives and expertise to enable these transformational experiences, developing work inspired by the Library’s collections that demonstrate possibilities of how the Library relates to and enriches the work, life and imagination of the American people. The residency serves the Library’s Digital Strategy by encouraging creative re-imaginings of how to bring the Library to users, inspire lifelong relationships, and support creativity in emerging styles of research.
Fringe Arts Bath – New Only:Only New
April 10
Let’s visually facilitate a discussion around artistic autonomy. I would like to explore the organic world of process based work. Work that consecutively changes through chance, impulse, making and interaction. To retract from the progression of artificial autonomy by celebrating what cannot be searched or generated. Artwork that is brand new. Drawing, printing, dancing, collaboration, performance, words or and media that hold no influence to this saturation of artificial outlooks.
The Film-Makers’ Cooperative 2026 New Year/New Work Festival
April 10
We are now accepting submissions for our 13th annual New Year/New Work festival! As with previous years, submissions are open to all who would like to share their work, regardless of Coop membership status. However, please note that if your work is selected for the festival, it will be placed into the Coop’s collection.Works of all genres, categories, run times, and formats (16mm, video, digital) are eligible for consideration. However, please note that works with shorter run times (generally 5-15 minutes) are more likely to be selected due to programmatic limitations. We want to showcase as many artists as possible, and it is easier for us to program a larger number of shorter works, as opposed to a smaller number of longer works.
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.
April 22
Join a radical experiment in art, science, and emerging technology where visionary artists are empowered to test bold ideas, prototype the future, and share their discoveries with the world. The Art + Technology Lab at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art is a “safe-to-fail” rapid prototyping environment—a place where the finished work of art is deliberately deemphasized in favor of encouraging artists to test the edges of art and technology. It supports projects that explore artistic applications of new tools and ideas related to technology and culture. The program offers artists and artist collectives financial and in-kind support for new projects, working in collaboration with expert partners from the fields of science, technology, engineering, art history, and museology.
Rolling Deadlines
Maryland State Arts Council – Creativity Grant for Projects
Deadline: Rolling, end of each month through March 31, 2026
The Creativity Grant for Projects is available to independent artists and arts organizations (includes universities). 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. Note to UMBC faculty: please contact Sara Qureshi if you are interested in applying for this grant.
Maryland State Arts Council – Maryland Touring Grant
Deadline: Rolling, end of each month through March 31, 2026
The Maryland Touring Grant provides funding to eligible Maryland-based nonprofit organizations (includes universities) to support the presentation of artists listed on the Maryland Performing Artists Touring Roster. Note to UMBC faculty: please contact Sara Qureshi if you are interested in applying for this grant.
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.
Call for Artists: The Mulberry Network
Deadline: Rolling
The Crow’s Nest is seeking artists who would like to use their skills to support climate activists. Mulberry Network artists should be willing to meet with activists, learn about their direct action campaign priorities and objectives, and if commissioned, be willing to produce artwork in a relatively short time to support the protest actions. Art may include posters, banners, installations, animations, illustrations, and projections. Artists are not expected (but are welcome) to participate in the direct actions. Let us know if you’d like to make art for climate activists on a volunteer or commission basis & provide some basic information at the form on our website to be added to our directory.
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