The Port of Seattle is seeking artists to submit artwork(s) to be sited within SEA’s wall next to baggage claim #2. The artwork(s) should be available for acquisition by the end of April 2024, exploring ideas within the realm of history, craft, landscape, and the subject matter consistent with the artists’ studio practice.
Deadline: Mar 22nd
WALTER GLADWIN RECREATION CENTER CALL FOR ARTISTS
Alongside @NYCParks and @NYCDDC we’re commissioning permanent public artwork for the upcoming Walter Gladwin Recreation Center, which will be located in #theBronx. The center’s namesake was the first Black elected governmental official in the #Bronx. As a community cornerstone, space will offer recreational facilities for people of all ages. Artists, to be considered for this commission (and other future opportunities), submit your work to the Percent for Art Artist Directory
Deadline: Mar 22nd
BUSINESS OF ART WORKSHOP SERIES
The Business of Art Workshop Series is a day-long workshops teaching artists and creatives how to run a sustainable art business practice. NOTE: not free, sliding scale depending on classes.
Class on Mar 23rd
ROCKVILLE SWIM & FITNESS CENTER RFQ
As part of the city of Rockville's Art in Public Architecture (MARYLAND) program, an art installation is proposed for inclusion in renovations of the outdoor pool at the Rockville Swim and Fitness Center. The project aims to bring a unique and vibrant artwork to the community while enhancing the aesthetic appeal of the outdoor pool. The selected artist(s) or artist teams will work to develop a design that complements the pool and surrounding environment.
Deadline: Mar 24th
Announcing our fundraiser event in NYC and an OPEN CALL FOR ARTISTS to submit work for the event! We are calling on artists of all mediums, based in and around New York City, to donate work to be shown and auctioned at our event and online.
Deadline: Mar 25th
The New York Public Library’s Picture Collection, part of the Wallach Division of Art, Prints, and Photographs, is pleased to offer the Picture Collection Artist Fellowship to support artists or scholars engaged in the research, development, and/or execution of a new creative or scholarly work based on the Collection’s holdings.
Deadline: Mar 29th
Join us for a Solidarity Economy 101 Workshop with @chrismyersinc, of @anticapitalismforartists & learn about what are the Solidarity Economy principles, concrete examples of how communities are putting principles such self-governance and cooperativism in practice, & what are some of the challenges & pathways to build ahead. This workshop is led by artist and popular educator Chris Myers, also Organizer of Anticapitalism for Artists, and organized by NEC’s Arts, Culture and Care in the Solidarity Economy Working Group & the folks of @_artcoop. The workshop is open to all, and designed in particular for organizers, artists, and individuals interested in getting grounded in solidarity economies.
Class on Mar 29th
Northern NJ Community Foundation ArtsBergen’s is accepting applications for inclusion on its artist roster. Artists can apply between February 15 – March 30, 2024. This Call is open to local, regional, and national artists.
NNJCF’s ArtsBergen is one of the largest producers of public art in Bergen County, NJ, and is seeking to grow its roster of artists who create public art that is relevant to community and accessible to the public. We are seeking a diverse group of artists and artist teams who are interested and capable of producing innovative and creative artworks and experiences in the municipalities we serve. This is an opportunity for artists to be included in a pool for potential paid work opportunities.
Deadline: Mar 30th
Fire Island Artist Residency (FIAR), the first residency in the United States exclusively for artists identifying as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, non-binary, intersex, two-spirit or queer, annually accepts applications for its prestigious and internationally recognized summer program. Now in its 12th season in the secluded beach community of Cherry Grove, NY, an historic LGBTQ settlement of Fire Island, emerging artists will share a live/work space for a four-week program marked by intimate studio visits with, and public lectures by, renowned leaders in contemporary art, scholarship, activism and curation. Application fee is $40.
Deadline: Apr 1st
NY COMMUNITY TRUST CAN LIER FELLOWSHIP FOR VISUAL ARTISTS
New York Community Trust Van Lier Fellowship for Visual Artists supports a cohort of 3 visual artists between the ages of 18 and 30 years old for a residency at Abrons Arts Center over the course of 21 months. Each fellow will be paired with a professional artist mentor who is an alum of the Abrons Arts Center Visual Artist AIRspace Residency program. The mentor will support the creative and professional development of the fellows during the residency period.
Deadline: Apt 1st
2024 BRONX MEMOIR PROJECT BOOK COVER ART
Bronx Council on the Arts is seeking a Bronx-based photographer and/or visual artist to design a cover for The Bronx Memoir Project Volume VIII, a multi-genre anthology written during the 2023-2024 Bronx Memoir Project Workshop Series. The Bronx Memoir Project offers free, professionally-led memoir-writing workshops across the Bronx. Aligned with BCA’s mission to elevate local narratives and stories, the Bronx Memoir Project helps amplify local voices and document Bronx history through an array of writing tools, along with the professional development needed for writers to publish on their own. The book will be self-published by the Bronx Council on the Arts and distributed through amazon.com.
Deadline: Apr 1st
The Empire State Fellows Program is a full-time leadership training program that prepares the next generation of talented professionals for careers as New York State policymakers. The incoming class of Empire State Fellows will serve from September 2024 to September 2026, and receive an annual salary of $85,000, plus a generous benefits package. At the end of the fellowship, a performance review process will identify Empire State Fellows that will be given the opportunity to continue to serve as leaders in New York State government after completing the program.
Deadline: Apr 1st
The Core Program awards residencies to exceptional, highly motivated visual artists and critical writers who have completed their undergraduate or graduate training and are working to develop a sustainable practice. Residents engage with a wide range of leading artists, critics, curators, and art historians who are invited to meet individually with the residents, lead seminars, and deliver public lectures.
Deadline: Apr 1st
Building on the social activist history of Penington’s founders, original board, and later residents, the Bayard Rustin Residency at Penington Friends House (PFH) is envisioned as an ongoing ladder to empowerment for Black Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) working to end Systemic Racism and to create a culture of anti-Racism and intersectional equality in the United States of America. It is also intended to extend and strengthen the wider Quaker witness to equality. Beginning in September of 2024, this residency will provide up to one year of room and board to a person who demonstrates a strong project that addresses ending Systemic Racism and who has a necessity to be in New York City for up to one year. Areas of focus of their work can include activism in the arts, policy change, human rights, community organizing, and other areas of activism focusing on ending racism and strengthening equality.
Deadline: Apr 1st
Artadia is now accepting applications for the 2024 New York City Awards from all visual artists who have lived and worked throughout the five boroughs: Manhattan, Brooklyn, the Bronx, Queens, and Staten Island for a minimum of two years. Individual artists and collaboratives working in all visual media and at any stage in their career are strongly encouraged to apply. Awardees will be selected through a two-tier jury process that employs a panel of leading curators in the spring of 2024. This is the tenth New York City Award cycle.
Deadline: Apr 1st
The Vancouver Mural Festival in Vancouver, Canada is back for Summer 2024. Artist call is open.
Deadline: Apr 1st
For our 25th Anniversary, Creative Capital welcomes innovative and original new project proposals in visual arts, performing arts, film/moving image, technology, literature, multidisciplinary, and socially engaged forms.
Deadline: Apr 4th
The City of Denver's Public Art Program seeks to commission an artist or artist team to create original public artwork(s) for the Denver Zoo, located in Denver, CO. The goals of the commission are to create artwork for the Denver Zoo’s new “Guest Experience Hub” that celebrates the Zoo as a place of curiosity, gathering, discovery, and inclusivity. An 11-member selection panel of community representatives, arts and design professionals, and civic leaders has been assembled to identify art opportunities and to select and recommend an artist or artist team for this project. The selection panel has identified a 1500 square-foot outdoor garden plaza inside the future Guest Experience Hub for potential art opportunities, and will select one artist or artist team for the allocated total budget of approximately $184,000.00 USD.
Deadline: Apr 5th
GREEN VALLEY RANCH EXTERIOR RFQ
The City of Denver’s Public Art Program seeks to commission an artist or artist team to create original public artwork for the exterior of the Green Valley Ranch Recreation Center, located at 4890 Argonne Way in Denver, CO. The goal of the public art commission is to create a landmark or icon for the neighborhood that celebrates the diversity and intergenerational nature of the recreation center’s ecosystem.
Deadline: Apr 5th
Brooklyn Museum is hosting an open call for a forthcoming exhibition celebrating the Museum’s 200th Anniversary. The Brooklyn Artists Exhibition is open to artists who have maintained primary residence and/or an art studio in Brooklyn during the past five years (2019–24).
Deadline: Apr 7th
Join NYFA and A4 in our Midtown space to meet staff, enjoy refreshments, and learn about our programs and services! New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) and Asian American Arts Alliance (A4) are opening our doors to artists and members of our community interested in learning more about each organization’s programs and services. Not only do the two organizations share space, we share a common mission to support artists through a variety of programs. Staff from NYFA’s Immigrant Artist Program and A4’s What Can We Do? Artist Grant program (and other programs) will give brief presentations, followed by Q&A and mingling. During the Q&A, staff from NYFA’s Learning team, and staff from A4’s online magazine and communications team will also be available to answer questions. Small bites and drinks will be provided.
Event: Apr 11th
2024 LOS MUROS ON MAIN:MIDVALE CITY MURAL FESTIVAL
The Midvale City RDA is working to revitalize Midvale’s Historic Main Street by highlighting the area’s unique culture, identity, history, and community spirit once again by transforming Midvale Main into an arts, culture, and food district. Activating the street by inviting artists, vendors, and visitors to the street is just the start. In the beginning stages of establishing this district, this festival is a vital part of the revitalization process. This year's call is open to all artists 18 years of age and older. While welcoming artists of all skill levels and backgrounds, applicants must have prior mural painting experience to be considered. Midvale City is dedicated to fostering art-focused careers and providing transparent opportunities for the art community. All artists, regardless of background or identity, are encouraged to apply.
Deadline: Apr 12th
The design’s theme(s) are open to the artist’s vision, but since the murals are within the Village Art Plaza the main inspiration/theme should be ART! The design must be family-friendly and suitable for the public realm and capture the interest of those that drive, ride, and walk by. The design should represent the City’s identity, which is a warm and inviting environment that celebrates and embraces a diverse and culturally rich population. The City also requires the designs to be unique to the City and not have been utilized in other places. Designs must be appropriate for display in public spaces and viewing by a general audience. Designs cannot include the following: political or religious content; anything that could be deemed controversial; breach of intellectual property; trademarks; images of illegal activity; advertisements; logos; signage; or promotion of any business, organization, individual, or product.Local South Florida artists preferred but not required.
Deadline: Apr 14th
Jerome Hill Artist Fellowships support early career Minnesota- and New York City-based generative artists who take creative risks in exploring, expanding, imagining, or re-imagining creative practices and experiences; reclaiming or reviving traditional forms in original ways; and/or questioning, challenging, or disrupting cultural norms. Jerome Foundation seeks to support artists who are creating, developing, and presenting imaginative work that is deeply considered, presented with technical skill, is compelling, and offers a distinctive vision and authentic voice.
Deadline: Apr 15th
ANONYMOUS WAS A WOMAN ENVIRONMENT ART GRANT
The AWAW EAG will support environmental art projects that inspire thought, action, and ethical engagement. Projects should not only point at problems, but aim to engage an environmental issue at some scale. Proposals should illustrate thorough consideration of a project’s ecological and social ethics. Projects that explore interdependence, relationships, and systems through Indigenous and ancestral practices are encouraged to apply.
Deadline: Apr 16th
Nosreme Baltimore, in collaboration with the Midtown East Community Association and the Henrietta Lacks Legacy Group, is pleased to announce our call for artists for the Henrietta Lacks mural project in the Middle East Baltimore neighborhood. Our mural project aims to celebrate the life and legacy of Henrietta Lacks, whose immortal HeLa cells have contributed significantly to medical research and advancements. Henrietta Lacks' story is one of resilience, scientific breakthroughs, and ethical considerations, making her an important figure not only in medical history but also in the ongoing conversation about medical ethics and social justice. As weinvite artists to participate in this project, we seek qualifications that capture the essence of Henrietta Lacks' story and its significance to the community. Priority given to African American women artists or women directly affected by diseases facilitated by HeLa cells
Deadline: Apr 17th
Jamaica Center for Arts & Learning (JCAL) is seeking multidisciplinary artists to showcase original work for “An Afro-Latinx Mixtape,” a visual art exhibition conceived and curated by Adrian Bermeo. The show will exhibit artists’ visual interpretations of musical genres that have carried our ancestors, spoken for communities, and influenced global culture. Musical genres inspiring the exhibit include Hip-Hop, Jazz, Motown, Reggaeton, Rumba, Bomba, Salsa, Blues, Reggae, and more. As a celebration of Black and Latin@ musical genres, many being born in Africa, the Americas and Caribbean islands, this exhibition aims to represent a multinational combination of sounds and stories, as told by artists living in the undeniable melting pot that is New York City. The exhibition will be on display in JCAL’s galleries from July 26, 2024 to September 13, 2024 and is part of our Visual Voices curatorial initiative.
Deadline: Apr 20th
The Black Genius Foundation continues its mission to celebrate and invest in the genius of the Black Creative Ecosystem through Strokes of Genius, an open application program that provides artists, curators, journalists and scholars with funding to develop new creative projects. Strokes of Genius fulfills our commitment to invest in the creativity and cultural production of Black artists and arts professionals in addition to the creative health of our communities.
Deadline: Apr 21st
Juried by artist and architect members of the National Academy, the Abbey Mural Prize supports projects with grants ranging from $10,000 to $40,000. Grants are awarded to create or restore public murals, especially those that promote accessibility and serve local audiences. While murals are conventionally defined as paintings or mosaics on a wall, the prize also encourages proposals that broaden and expand the definition of what a contemporary mural can be.
Deadline: Apr 22nd
MURAL ARTS SUMMER 2024 INTERNS
Mural Arts Philadelphia is seeking dedicated individuals for the 2024 Summer Internship Program. Participants will have the opportunity to build a mural alongside a professional muralist team. This learning experience is open to artists working towards a journey in public art and social practice as a way to gain solid mural-making and community engagement skills. Become part of the team and contribute to Philadelphia’s renaissance.
Deadline: Apr 26th
The O+ Festival is a celebration of art, music and wellness that offers access to health care for its participating artists and musicians while providing the community with an opportunity to experience the healing and transformative power of art in all forms. O+ (pronounced Oh Positive) fosters physical, mental and social well-being by connecting visual artists and musicians directly with a coalition of healthcare/wellness providers and resources in a shared vision to nurture the individual and the community. By exchanging the art of medicine for the medicine of art, O+ empowers communities to take control of their collective wellbeing. O+ Festival Kingston is now accepting submissions from artists of ALL mediums and modalities including (but not limited to) 2D or 3D visual art, large-scale murals, sculpture, temporal work, installation, film, animation, projections, sound-based work, dance and performance in public spaces to transform the city into a shared art experience.
Deadline: Apr 28th
The Harpo Foundation Grant for Visual Artists provides direct support to under-recognized artists 21 years or older. Awards are made up to $10,000. There is a $15 application fee.
Deadline: Apr 29th
Call for Artists: London Mural Festival is back, and we want to hear from you! Artist applications are now open for @LondonMuralFest 2024 - the UK’s largest mural festival, happening this September. Join us and help paint the walls of the best city on the planet!
Deadline: Apr 29th
JUST US 2024 ART CALL (EARLY DEADLINE)
StART has received requests from artists interested in doing more projects in support of Black Lives Matter, justice for Indigenous Peoples and social justice issues in support of equity deserving groups. In response, this fourth annual “Just Us” Art Call is for concepts for mural projects that recognize and create awareness of social injustice, and support equity, race relations and community engagement related to Black lives and the rights of Indigenous Peoples and equity deserving groups.
Deadline: Apr 30th
WOLFSONIAN CREATIVE FELLOWSHIP
Wolfsonian creative fellowships invite artists of all kinds—visual artists, designers, performers, writers, filmmakers, and musicians—to immerse themselves in the Wolfsonian collection and draw visual, conceptual or storytelling inspiration from its wide range of historical materials. The program includes a stipend, round-trip travel, accommodations, and access to the collection and collections staff.
Deadline: Apr 30th
SUGARHILL CHILDREN'S MUSEUM ARTIST RESIDENCY
The Sugar Hill Children's Museum of Art & Storytelling is offering a 10-month residency for one visual artist. The selected artist will be granted a non-live in studio, a $10,000 honorarium, and the possibility of earning additional income by leading workshops for museum patrons. For this residency, the Museum is looking to award one visual artist whose artistic practice will resonate with children ages three to eight and their families, and reflect a relationship to the demographics, location, and/or history of Sugar Hill. The selected artist should be comfortable interacting with children and families, and entertaining conversations with curious museum visitors about their studio practice.
Deadline: Apr 30th
CHALEWOTE 2024 STREET ART FESTIVAL
This call is open to all artistes who have been professionally active for at least 2 years and with a visible commitment to their professional artistic practice and media. [Having studied art is NOT a requirement; we accept applications from self-taught professional artists with at least two years constant working experience]. CHALE WOTE is an independently produced by a number of community-based, art collectives across Accra, Ghana. International Artists selected to participate are encouraged to apply for funding from their home countries or other sources to support their travel, living costs and, where possible, funding for the cost of production for their work. Accommodation will be provided to some selected international participants for the period between August 19 25, 2024.
Deadline: May 1st
