Calls For Art

City of Providence has two Calls 
Deadline: Dec. 3.
Budget: $250,000 for each site ($500,000 total).
Eligibility: local, regional, national, and international artists.
The calls are for Neutaconkanut Hill Park and the North Burial Ground. Learn more and apply.

Newport Restoration Foundation Seeks Artist for its Keeping History Above Water Initiative.
Deadline: Nov. 5.
Budget: $5,000.
Eligibility: local, regional, and national artists.
Newport Restoration Foundation is seeking an artist to interpret and share predicted sea-level rise in the City of Newport. Read more and apply.

R.I. DMV has a Call for Artists
Deadline: Nov. 17.
Budget: $19,000.
Eligibility: R.I. artists 18 years and older.
R.I. State Council on the Arts is seeking qualifications from artists for a public art piece at a new safety and emissions facility.  Read more and 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 apply.

Notable Works' 2025 Call for poetry submissions.
Deadline: Nov. 1.
Eligibility: R.I. artists.
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.
Eligibility: Artists 18 years and older.
Fee: $40. 
The Hopper Prize is now accepting submissions from artists working in any visual art medium.  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.