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Calls For Art

Call for Art: Radiance a Summer Exhibition at ADC Fine Art

Radiance is a summer exhibition by ADC Fine Art featuring artwork that evokes happiness and warmth. Selected artists will have their work shown in a 13,000 sq. ft. gallery located in Cincinnati, Ohio. All media and styles will be exhibited including painting, sculpture, photography, glass, ceramics, mixed media, installations, and conceptual works. Entry Fee: $25 single, $50 two pieces, $75 three pieces, $100 four pieces, fifth piece free. Application deadline: May 2. Read more and apply.

Call for Art: Rochester Contemporary Art Center

The Rochester (N.Y.) Contemporary Art Center has a call for 6x6 National and Internation Exhibit. Artists of all ages and levels are encouraged to participate with any medium. There is no fee to submit. Application deadline: April 14. Read more and apply.

NEFA’s Public Art Learning Fund Grants Now Open

The Public Art Learning Fund provides grants of $500 to $3,000 to support professional development opportunities for New England-based artists who are looking to deepen and expand their public art practices. 

Application deadline: April 14. Applicants must have a Creative Ground profile. Read more and apply.

Call for Art: RI State Health Laboratory

RISCA has partnered with the R.I. State Health Laboratory to exhibit artwork in its newly constructed building's first-floor corridor at 150 Richmond St., Providence, a state-of-the-art custom-built facility. This new public gallery space, which will be visible from the sidewalk level, will feature for six months solo exhibitions of artwork that preferably sit at the intersection of art, science, innovation and discovery.

Call for Art: Atrium Gallery's Art Unites Communities Exhibition

RISCA’s Atrium Gallery invites artists working in any medium to submit their artwork for consideration in a group exhibition from Sept. 26 to Jan. 21, 2026. This exhibition celebrates art, creativity, and understanding by bringing together artists from across Rhode Island.

  • April 14 - Application deadline.
  • Artists must be R.I. residents; students are not eligible. Selected artists will be notified.
  • Interested artists should email 2–3 JPEG images of their artwork along with an artist statement to Elena.patino@arts.ri.gov.

Rhode Island College's Gaige Hall seeks artwork

RISCA is working with Rhode Island College (RIC) on a Call for art for its Gaige Hall, the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, 600 Mount Pleasant Ave., Providence. The selection panel stated that an artwork for Gaige Hall might create a welcoming atmosphere, increase collaborative space, and support a sense of community. It also could be a series of artworks that might unite the various spaces throughout, create wayfinding, present an unfolding narrative or be in sequence.

Call for Art: RI Department of Labor and Training Facility

RISCA has partnered with the R.I. Department of Labor and Training to purchase artwork for R.I. DLT’s buildings in Cranston. Wall-hung artwork will be purchased at a fixed price for interior spaces, and classified as small, medium and large (exclusive of framing).

  • $1,000 for small works (up to 24” x 24”, or 576 square inches total).
  • $2,500 for medium works (up to 36” x 48”, or up to 1,728 square inches total).
  • $5,000 for large works (over 1,728 square inches). 

Total budget for acquisition of all artworks: $25,000.

This Call is open to all artists residing in Rhode Island. Undergraduate students are not eligible to apply. Only applications from the artist who created the work(s) will be accepted.

Call for Art: Providence Art Club’s National Open Juried Exhibition

The Providence Art Club is calling for submissions to its annual National Open Juried Exhibition. Awards: Fourteen Prizes totaling $6,000. Best in Show Prize of $1,000. Entry Fee: $35 for one artwork, $10 for up to one additional artwork. PAC Members are eligible for $10 off the initial entry fee. Application deadline: May 8. Read more and see the call on CaFE.