Calls For Art
Hopper Prize Artist Grants applications are now open.
Deadline: May 12.
Eligibility: Artists worldwide, 18 years or older.
Application Fee: $40 to submit 10 artworks.
The Hopper Prize is accepting submissions for $4,500 and $1,000 artist grants in all media. They will award six grants totaling $13,000: two will receive $4,500, and four will receive $1,000. Additional exposure is available. Read more and to apply.
East Providence request for proposals for library lawn Copper Beech tree trunk sculpture
Deadline: March 5.
Eligibility: Artists 18 and older. Proposals must be original and structurally sound. City of East Providence employees and Arts Council board members are ineligible.
East Providence invites sculptors, artists, and artisans to propose a sculpture transforming the remaining stump and trunk of the historic Copper Beech Tree on the Weaver Library lawn. Budget for selected artist: $6,000–$12,000. Read more and to apply.
Midwest Nice Art seeks artists for a spring juried exhibition.
Deadline: March 20.
Eligibility: Open to adults and students.
Application Fee: $5, or free for students.
Midwest Nice Art is looking for artists for a virtual exhibition; This Place is Strange. Open to all mediums. Read more and to apply.
Hyundai Artlab Editorial Fellowship call is now open.
Deadline: March 9.
Eligibility: Writers worldwide, 18 years or older.
Hyundai Artlab has an open call for the Artlab Editorial Fellowship, seeking two writers at any career stage whose texts on contemporary art exercise critical empathy. Read more and to apply.
Scituate Art Festival seeks artists for festival.
Deadline: March 31.
Eligibility: Original fine art or handmade crafts.
Application Fee: $10.
The 60th Scituate Art Festival, held on the Village Green in North Scituate, is looking for fine art and handmade crafts for its juried show in October. Read more and to apply.
Artesian Arts Festival seeks artists for an art show
Deadline: March 6.
Eligibility: Open to artists who are citizens/members of federally recognized tribes.
Application Fee: $50.
The 13th Annual Artesian Arts Festival in Sulphur, Oklahoma, is seeking artists for its competition art show and market, featuring work across multiple fine‑art categories. Read more and to apply.
Gladys Potter Gallery seeks artists for rotating exhibitions
Deadline: March 1.
Eligibility: Open to artists living and/or working in Rhode Island.
The Healing Arts Department of Rhode Island Hospital and Hasbro Children’s Hospital is seeking artists to display their 2-dimensional artwork to highlight the rich cultural diversity of our state and the artists who reside here. Exhibiting artists will rotate every 7-10 weeks. Read more and to apply.
Newport Classical Music Festival Poster Competition seeks submissions
Deadline: April 1.
Eligibility: Open to artists, designers, and creatives of all backgrounds.
The Newport Classical Music Festival Poster Competition’s winning artist will receive $500, and their work will become part of Newport Classical’s growing visual legacy. Read more and to apply.
195 District Park has a call for proposals for curators, programming, and art
Deadline: Rolling.
Eligibility: Individual artists, curators, programmers, organizations, and companies.
The I‑195 Redevelopment District seeks proposals for events or series of events at 195 District Park between March 1, 2026, and March 30, 2027. Read more and to apply.
NEA's Grants for Arts Projects Now Open
Deadline: 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.