Calls For Art

CERF+ is now accepting applications for its Get Ready Grants for Artists. 
Title: Get Ready Grants.
Deadline: Nov. 11.
Craft Emergency Relief Fund's Get Ready Grants provide up to $1,000 to individual craft artists for activities that strengthen studio security, protect practices, plan artistic legacies, and prepare for emergencies. Learn more and apply.

HopeHealth Hospice & Palliative Care RI Art Gallery Exhibition.
Deadline: Jan. 17.
HHPCRI is seeking 2D artwork for an upcoming exhibition. The call is open to artists in New England who can hand-deliver their work to HHPCRI. Students are ineligible. Four artists will be selected for the exhibit, with each exhibiting artist receiving a $250 honorarium. Read more and apply.

NHAA's 26th Annual Joan L. Dunfey Open Juried Exhibition
Deadline: Oct. 12.
Fee: Members $20–$30; Non-members $40–$50, depending on the number of entries.
The New Hampshire Art Association is presenting an open call for entries for its 26th Annual Joan L. Dunfey Juried Exhibition. New England artists are invited to submit works in all media. Awards include $800 for first place, $500 for second, and $300 for third. Read more and apply.

NEFA's Public Art Learning Fund
Deadline: Oct. 14.
NEFA is accepting applications for its Public Art Learning Fund that provides grants of $500 to $3,000 to support professional development opportunities for New England artists to strengthen their public art practices. 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.

Notable Works' 2025 Call for Poetry Submissions
Deadline: Nov. 1.
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.
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.