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Calls For Art

Mark DeGarmo Dance: Virtual Salon Performance Series for Social Change
Deadline: Sept. 30.
No Entry Fee.
Mark DeGarmo Dance seeks dancers and choreographers for its 2026 Virtual Salon Performance Series for Social Change. Selected artists will present an up to 10-minute excerpt via Zoom. Read more and apply.

Vermont Studio Center: Fellowships for Visual Artists and Writers
Deadline: Sept. 30.
Entry Fee: $25
VSC is accepting applications for multi-week residencies for visual artists and writers, set in the scenic Green Mountains of Vermont. Read more and apply.

ADC Fine Art's International Call: Art Comes Alive 2025
Deadline: Oct. 3.
Entry fee $25; additional $25 media fee.
ADC Fine Art invites artists worldwide to apply for its Art Comes Alive exhibition, located in Cincinnati. Read more and apply. 

University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Westbrook Music Building: Call for 2D Artworks 
Deadline: Oct. 14.
The Nebraska Arts Council, through its 1% for Art program, is seeking submissions of 2D artworks for the newly renovated Westbrook Music Building at the University of Nebraska Lincoln.  Read more and apply.

R.I. 250th Community and Statewide Engagement Grant Program 
The Rhode Island Semiquincentennial Commission (RI250) is now accepting applications for its grant program to support vibrant, inclusive and collaborative public programming in honor of the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution. 
Deadline: Rolling deadlines: Round One closes Oct. 1; Final Round closes Jan. 31, 2026.
Applicants: Local 250 Committees and nonprofit 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations, including regional or statewide organizations, cultural institutions, educational institutions, or coalitions of multiple partners in which a 501(c)(3) nonprofit is the lead applicant. 
Read more and apply.

New York Mills Regional Cultural Center Artist Residency Program
Deadline: Oct. 1
No Entry Fee.
Applications for the Artist Residency Program at the New York Mills Regional Cultural Center in New York Mills, Minn., are now open. The program allows artists to focus on their writing, dancing, singing, or visual arts and engage with a small close-knit community.  Read more and apply.

Notable Works' 2025 Call for Poetry Submissions
Deadline: Nov. 1.
No Entry Fee.
Notable Works' is now accepting poetry submissions for their upcoming publication.  Read more and apply.

Hopper Prize is now accepting applications for their Artist Grants 
Title: Hopper Prize Fall 2025 Artist Grants.
Deadline: Nov. 11.
Entry Free: $40. 
The Hopper Prize is now accepting submissions from artists working in any visual art medium.  Read more and apply.

Midwest Nice Art: Dislocated Exhibition
Title: Dislocated.
Deadline: Sept. 20.
Entry Fee: $5; free for students.
Dislocated is an online juried group exhibition open to artists of all mediums. Read more and apply.

Watertown Public Arts and Culture Committee: Community Sculpture Walk
Title: Community Sculpture Walk.
Deadline: Nov. 2.
The 2026-28 Community Sculpture Walk outdoor sculptures exhibit is open to artists at all career stages working in a variety of mediums. Read more and apply.