Calls For Art

NEA's Grants for Arts Projects Now Open
Deadlines: Feb. 12 and July 9. 
Eligibility: Artists in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. jurisdiction.
Guidelines and application materials for the National Endowment for the Arts’ Grants for Arts Projects, are now available. Read more and to apply.

Studios Without Walls seeks sculptures for an outdoor exhibition
Deadline: Jan. 11.
Eligibility: Open to all artists.
Fee: $35 per sculpture.
Studio Without Walls seeks proposals from sculptors for its annual outdoor exhibition in Brookline. Read more and to apply.

Midwest Nice Art Grant seeks emerging and mid-career artists
Deadline: Jan. 20.
Eligibility: Artists over the age of 18; located in the United States.
Fee: $10 non-refundable.
The Nice Art Grant offers unrestricted grant of $500. At least two artists will be selected to enhance their creative practices. Read more and to apply.

International haiku competition seeks poems for submission
Deadline: Jan. 11.
Eligibility: Open to adults and youth worldwide.
The Golden Triangle Business Improvement District invites entries for its annual haiku competition. Read more and to apply.

Notable Works has a call for art for a publication
Deadline: Feb. 1.
Eligibility: Artists over the age of 18; under 18 may submit with parent or guardian permission. 
Notable Works Publication and Distribution Co. seeks artwork submissions for an upcoming publication. Read more and to apply.

Warren's Imago gallery seeks artwork for community exhibit
Deadline: Dec. 29.
Eligibility: Artists over the age of 18.
Fee: $20 for one submission or $30 for two.
Imago Gallery is seeking submissions for 2026. Read more and to apply.

National Creative Forces® Community Engagement matching grant program is now open
Deadline: Jan. 15. 
Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations with a history of arts programming for military communities. 
The Creative Forces Community Engagement Grant is a program of NEA in partnership with Mid-America Arts Alliance. Read more and to apply.

Call for 2D artwork for hospice care gallery
Deadline: Jan. 17.
Honorarium: $250.
Eligibility: New England artists.
Ineligibility: Students.
HopeHealth Hospice & Palliative Care is seeking four artists to create 2D artwork for an upcoming exhibition. Read more and to apply.