Artist Resources

Open Call: ADMO Art Walk

• Together, in partnership with the Adams Morgan Partnership Business Improvement District (BID), The DC Arts Center is proud to present the ADMO Art Walk — a free, new way to experience art! Every year, local businesses in Adams Morgan are partnered with local artists in DC, who are invited to display their work all month long in the business’ storefront. The result is a neighborhood-wide public art exhibition where Adams Morgan becomes your own personal art gallery!

• Deadline: March 15, 2026

Open Call: Collaborative ART Archive at the Internet Archive

• CARTA invites you to nominate artists’ websites that are created by individual artists and/or estates and showcase their artworks and biographies. Artists are also encouraged to self-nominate their own art websites for inclusion. This call for artists’ websites is open to arts organizations and artists across the globe to expand CARTA’s collections and preserve underrepresented voices.

• Deadline: March 16, 2026

Central Appalachia Living Traditions (CALT) Experiences Grant

• Central Appalachia Living Traditions (CALT) Experiences grants fund public-facing projects and events in Appalachian counties of Ohio, Virginia, and West Virginia that bring community members together around traditional arts and cultural knowledge. Funded projects will encourage broad public awareness, understanding, and appreciation of living traditions and/or grow and disseminate artistic skill and cultural knowledge within the community.

• Deadline: March 18, 2026

DAG Prize

• The DAG Prize is an annual $20,000 award from the DAG Foundation supporting innovation in the arts. It includes prizes in literature, music, and visual art, each aimed at creators whose work expands their field’s boundaries and shows artistic promise. Writers, musicians, and visual artists use the funds to advance significant projects already underway, such as new books, recordings, or exhibitions. Eligibility focuses on originality and meaningful contribution to American cultural life.

• Deadline: March 18, 2026

Open Call 2027: Two Solo Exhibitions at OyG Projects

• OyG Projects is pleased to announce an Open Call for TWO Solo Exhibitions opening in January, 2027: one in the Main gallery space at OyG and one in The Skirt, OyG's dedicated space for site-specific installations. Both opportunities will include an opening reception on Saturday, January 9th, 2027, a programmed event (an artist talk or a closing event), a honorarium of $1000 for each artist/proposal, and promotion on all OyG social media outlets. Application Fee: $25, Fee waivers available 

• Deadline: March 18, 2026

LIFT – Early Career Support for Native Artists

• Now in its fifth iteration, LIFT provides powerful early-career support and encourages artists to explore social, cultural, and environmental issues, including cultural sovereignty, healing, and systemic change. LIFT participants will receive: $15,000 award (with at least $5k for the artist’s well-being); professional and culturally grounded development; evaluation, reporting, and documentation support; communications and marketing support; mentorship guidance; visibility, storytelling, and advocacy opportunities.

• Deadline: March 19, 2026

ASLD Color Scheme Residency | DENVER, CO

• The Color Scheme Residency was born of the recognition that many artists have historically been excluded from formal art spaces, including artist residencies. The residency includes financial support, studio space, and exhibition opportunities for selected artists to immerse themselves in their practice and connect with ASLD’s community. Each residency is tailored to the selected artist’s expertise and discipline. Entry Fee: $25

• Deadline: March 27, 2026

Parks & Recreation: Call for Artists | MOUNT RAINIER, MD

• The Prince George’s County Department of Parks and Recreation is seeking bold, creative artists to help transform the Mount Rainier Skate Park into a vibrant, community-inspired space. This is your chance to design public art that reflects the energy, culture, and creativity of the Mount Rainier neighborhood. Submit your qualifications and be part of shaping a skate park that riders—and the entire community—will be proud of. Apply now and help reimagine the park through art!

• Deadline: March 29, 2026

Aviário Studio: Large Format Residency | FERREIRA DO ZÊZERE, PORTUGAL

• Aviário Studio Large Format Printmaking Residency aims to promote the production and dissemination of Printmaking done in a large format. Artists can develop projects using a wide range of techniques, from relief to intaglio, screen printing, transfer, monotype, among others.

• Deadline: March 31, 2026

MIGRANT FUTURES | Call for Black Immigrant Short Fiction, Poetry, and Illustrators

• Plantin is putting out an open call for ILLUSTRATORS (or artists/designers of any discipline) and BLACK IMMIGRANT WRITERS. If you are a 1st or 2nd generation US or international Black Immigrant and you have a short poem (max 20 lines, format it as you see fit to publish) please share with us.

• Deadline: April 7, 2026

OPEN CALL: 2026 Made in VA Biennial

• Applications are now open for the 2026 Made in VA Biennial! Presented in Virginia MOCA’s new purpose-built home, Made in VA enters its next chapter. Artists across the Commonwealth are invited to submit work and be part of this ongoing story. PRIZES: Over $18,000 in cash prizes will be awarded, including the Goode Prize: a $10,000 best-in-show award and a solo exhibition that will run concurrently with the 2028 Biennial. Beyond cash prizes, Made in VA offers expanded visibility, meaningful professional recognition, and a platform that connects artists to broader audiences.

• Deadline: April 20, 2026

2026 NoMa in Color Call for Artists

• We’re seeking talented local artists to be part of the 2026 NoMa in Color Mural Festival. Every fall, the NoMa in Color Mural Festival transforms the neighborhood into a living canvas, filling walls with bold, imaginative works that celebrate creativity and community. Over the past decade, more than 145 murals have turned NoMa into DC’s undisputed Mural Capital.

• Deadline: May 4, 2026

The Studios at MASS MoCA Residencies | NORTH ADAMS, MA

• The Studios at MASS MoCA runs year-round, hosts up to 10 artists at a time for stays of 2 or 4 weeks, and primarily seeks applications from visual artists and writers in all literary disciplines. Artists from around the world are encouraged to apply. Financial aid and fully-funded fellowships are available for two or four-week residencies. Residency Fees apply, full-ride fellowship and/or need-based financial aid available.

• Deadline: Rolling

Creativity Grants for Projects – Maryland State Arts Council

• The Creativity Grant for Projects is 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.

• Deadline: Rolling

ECRAC Essential Artist Award

• The East Central Regional Arts Council (ECRAC) Essential Artist Award program is designed with McKnight Foundation funding to recognize, reward, and encourage outstanding professional artists and culture bearers. The Council will fund artists at various stages in their professional careers.

• Deadline: Rolling

Foundation for Contemporary Arts Emergency Grants

• Emergency Grants is the only active, multidisciplinary program that offers immediate, project-based assistance of this kind to artists living and working anywhere in the United States, for projects occurring in the U.S. and abroad. Grants range from $500 to $3,000, and the average grant is $2,300.

• Deadline: Rolling

Sarasvati Creative Space Residency | HOHENWALD, TN

• Venture to the rural rolling hills of Appalachia in the Western Highland Rim—one of the best light-pollution-free zones in the region. Explore the flora and fauna of the biodiverse region of midsouth Tennessee. You'll have access to seventeen acres with a variety of habitat, furnished housing, space to work, and interactions with the camp donkeys, chickens and roosters, camp cats, two farm dogs, and a peafowl couple.

• Deadline: Rolling

Belgrade Art Studio Residency

• Belgrade Art Studio Residency is a nonprofit international art program designed to bring artists, creative practitioners, researchers, and writers from around the world to experience a unique cultural environment dedicated to art. Selected artists are invited to live and work in a specially designed studio for a period of up to six months. By bringing artists into a unique setting, the program aims to situate art at the very heart of historical Belgrade.

• Deadline: Rolling

ECRAC Resiliency Grant for Individuals

• ECRAC Resiliency Grant - Supporting Artists Through Change The East Central Regional Arts Council (ECRAC) offers the Resiliency Grant to help artists, culture bearers, and arts organizations respond to unexpected challenges or seize sudden opportunities.

• Deadline: Rolling

Art Omi: Artists Residencies | Ghent, NY

• Art Omi supports a wide variety of artistic disciplines through five distinct residency programs. Their residencies include: visual/studio art (via Art Omi: Artists), architecture (via Art Omi: Architecture), dance / choreography (via Art Omi: Dance), music and composition (via Art Omi: Music), and writing & translation (via Art Omi: Writers).

• Deadline: Rolling

CERF+ Emergency Relief Grants

• Emergency financial assistance for U.S. craft artists following a recent, career-threatening emergency or disaster.

• Deadline: Rolling

My First Arquetopia Residency | Puebla, Mexico

• Arquetopia’s My First Arquetopia Residency supports emerging artists ages 20–25 in defining or reframing their creative foundations through contextual immersion and guided observation. Held in Puebla, Mexico between March and July, participants engage closely with local museum collections, deepen critical reflection through weekly meetings, and take part in field visits that situate artistic practice within wider social, historical, and material contexts.

• Deadline: Rolling

Anderson Ranch Arts Center Residency | Snowmass Village, CO

• Anderson Ranch’s Artists-in-Residence Program fosters creative, intellectual and professional growth for emerging and established visual artists. Residents have access to world-class facilities and studio time, free from everyday pressures. Residents can pursue interdisciplinary projects among a community of working artists, and gain feedback from prominent Visiting Artists and Critics. $30 application fee applies.

• Deadline: Rolling

Pollock-Krasner Foundation grants

• The Foundation welcomes applications from visual artists who are painters, sculptors, and artists who work on paper, including printmakers. Grants are intended for a one-year period of time. The Foundation will review expenditures relating to an artist’s professional work and personal expenses, and amounts range up to $50,000. Artists must be actively exhibiting their current work in professional artistic venues, such as gallery and museum spaces.

• Deadline: Rolling

Indigo Arts Alliance mentorship residency | Portland, ME

• Indigo Arts Alliance fosters mentorship by pairing two artists together during a residency period of 1-2 months to cultivate rich conversation, collaboration, and exchange experiences, knowledge, art industry information and technical skills. Housing, stipend, and 24-hour access to community studio provided. For Black and Brown artists.

• Deadline: Rolling

Alterwork Residency | Long Island City, NY

• This residency allows emerging contemporary artists time and space to create new work exploring their practice. The residency culminates in a solo closing reception that is promoted across an extensive network. Proposals should have a contemporary art focus showing experimentation and career reach for the artist. The program is especially interested in projects that involve conceptual art, practice or theory, or involve the public in their creative process.

• Deadline: Rolling

ART14 Residency | Patton, Pennsylvania

• During their stay, artists’ objectives are self-prescribed. The program welcomes all types of artists, writers, musicians, etc. of all skill levels, welcomes creators to explore new media and techniques, and encourages collaboration but does not require it. Residents are encouraged to explore and engage with the local community. 

• Deadline: Rolling

DC Arts Center Call for Curators | Washington DC*

• Apply to curate and exhibition at the DC Arts Center, send your resume and cover letter/artist statement to info@dcartscenter.org

• Deadline: Rolling basis, apply now!

Adolph & Esther Gottlieb Emergency Grant

• The Adolph and Esther Gottlieb Emergency Grant program provides interim financial assistance to qualified painters, printmakers, and sculptors whose needs are the result of an unforeseen, catastrophic incident.

• The maximum amount of this grant is $15,000; an award of $5,000 is typical.

• Deadline: Rolling

DC Arts Center Open Call For Artists | Washington DC*

• The DC Arts Center accepts applications to exhibit in their Main and Nano Galleries on a rolling basis.

• Deadline: Rolling

Foundation for Contemporary Arts Emergency Grants

• Emergency Grants is the only active, multi-disciplinary program that offers immediate, project-based assistance of this kind to artists living and working anywhere in the United States, for projects occurring in the U.S. and abroad. Grants range in amount from $500 to $3,000, and the average grant is $1,900.

• Deadline: Rolling

The Awesome Foundation

• The Awesome Foundation is a global community advancing the interest of awesome in the universe, $1000 at a time. Each fully autonomous chapter supports projects through micro-grants, usually given out monthly. Projects include initiatives in a wide range of areas including arts, technology, community development, and more. Many awesome projects are novel or experimental, and evoke surprise and delight.

• Deadline: Rolling

Adobe Creative Residency Community Fund

• The Adobe Creative Residency Community Fund provides support to creators during times of extraordinary hardship. Current Fund efforts are focused on supporting creators who have been directly impacted by the 2022 invasion of Ukraine. If selected, you will receive $10,000 from the Adobe Creative Residency Community Fund. 

• Deadline: Rolling

Awesome Foundation on the Water Grant

• This grant awards $1,000 per month to a water-focused project that brings creativity, culture, and inclusion to the water or provides a new way of thinking about the water. Applicants can be based anywhere in the world.

• Deadline: Rolling

Creative Capital Artist Lab

• Creative Capital Artist Lab is a new online professional development curriculum designed to help artists build thriving practices at any career stage and in any discipline. Free for individual use, courses are created by art professionals, industry experts, and fellow artists who share vital concepts, skills, and tools to help grow artists’ careers—including courses on crafting artist statements, grant proposals, managing multiple income streams, and more.

• Deadline: Rolling

Artist Communities Alliance Job Postings

• ACA is hiring for a wide variety of positions. Apply ASAP!