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Artist Open Calls
New Jersey State Council on the Arts | Lt. Governor Way, Monument Lab, State Agencies Announce Call for Artists to Commemorate the 250th Anniversary of the American Revolution | Monument Lab, in partnership with the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, the New Jersey Historical Commission, and RevolutionNJ, has launched an Open Call for Artist Ideas for a new performance series – Revolutionary Acts – that will animate stories of the American Revolution in time for the 250th anniversary in 2026. Artists who live or work in New Jersey are invited to submit ideas for performance-based work that will unfold across specific, historically significant sites in Camden, Trenton, and Fort Lee. The selected artist will work with local community partners to activate these locations, weaving together stories of the state’s and nation’s past, present, and future. | Deadline: Monday, June 16, 2025, 5:00 p.m. EST | More information and application.
Limner Gallery | OPEN CALL: Surreal Visions | The exhibition is open to all artists, national and international, working in all media. All forms of painting, drawing, sculpture, photography, graphics, digital and installation art, video, etc. are eligible. Entrants must be 18 years of age or older to apply. Wall mounted works must not be taller than 72" no wider than 120".
Sculptural work must fit through a 36" wide entry door. | Deadline: June 30, 2025 | Submission information.
Artworks Trenton | Currently Accepting Curatorial Proposals for 2026 | Are you an artist looking for a gallery to exhibit your works, but haven’t found the right place to do it? ARTWORKS is the place! Artworks Trenton is currently accepting curatorial proposals for their 2026 exhibition season. | Deadline: Ongoing | More information and application.
Powell Lane Arts | OPEN CALL: Disrupted Realism | From Powell Lane Arts: “So… is Abstraction untidy? Is Realism uptight? No. Like much of art, we all know each exists in conversation with other schools of thought: one defined by a time-tested order, the other often associated with intuition. Both can be methodical and vibrant and full of nuance. Like Peanut Butter and Jelly, these two very different ideas come together to make one heck of a sandwich. And that’s what this show is about. No, not sandwiches: two ideas coming together to make something wonderfully dynamic. For this show, we are seeking work that defies being strictly labeled as abstract or realism, but comfortably exists in both. It’s the perfect theme for the season that brought us such contradictions as the Pumpkin Spice Latte and even Sweet Potatoes. So! Let’s see your most realistic abstracts and your most abstracted realism, but mostly, let’s see some pretty great art.” | Submission Fee: $20 per 3 pieces of Artwork. | Deadline: July 22, 2025 by 11:59pm | Submission information.
Pine Shores Art Association | OPEN CALL: 2025 BLACK/WHITE | Black and White Art conjures drama, mystery, and emotion. Working in a limited pallet is a challenge that can surprise you. Take the color away from your photograph. Step out of your accustomed artistic parameters – leave your comfort zone. We can’t wait to see what you create! | Deadline: June 25, 2025 | Submission information.
Powell Lane Arts | OPEN CALL: As You Wish | A show that’s for the holidays (i.e. people buying gifts). These pieces can be any size, any medium, any style, any theme. There is but one rule: they all must be $450 or less. | Deadline: October 7, 2025 | Submission information.
Powell Lane Arts | Coffee for Creatives | Creativity is amazing … but takes energizing. Help renew and fuel it with Coffee for Creatives. Meet with other artists for some coffee and discussion that may fuel new ideas! | Date & Time: July 6, 2025 at 12 PM | RSVP here.
Craftforms 2025 | Call for Submissions | Call for submissions in the following mediums: basketry, ceramics, fiber, furniture, glass, jewelry, leather, metal, mixed media, paper, wearable art, and wood. | Deadline: September 10, 2025 | Submission information.
Aedra Fine Arts | International Call for Artists - Curatorial Review Catalogue Publication & Online Exhibits | No application, publication, participation, or selection fees. No fees. Up to six best in show artists will have their work published in the catalogue with detailed curatorial essays written by the curator. Artists participating in the online exhibit will have two works of art on display and a link to their artist website. Artists keep 100% sales of their work. | Deadline: Ongoing | Submission and information.
Ghostmachine Gallery | Open Call for SOLO/TWO-person Exhibition | GHOSTMACHINE Gallery is pleased to announce an Open Call for SOLO/TWO-person Exhibition (individual applications only) that will be on view from August 1st, 2025 through August 30th, 2025 in our storefront location on 23 Monroe St in Chinatown/LES neighborhood in New York. The Open Call is for individual applications. This year’s selected artists will be chosen by guest curator Pallavi Surana, an arts writer and curator based in New York. We welcome submissions from visual artists of all disciplines, ages, and backgrounds. Finalist/s will be selected based on the strength of their work and demonstrated commitment to their practice. Please note that selected artist/s will be expected to participate in installation, deinstallation, and the opening reception. | Deadline: Sunday, June 15th, 2025, 11:59 PM, EST | Submission information.
BBA 360 | Online Exhibition Opportunity | BBA 360 is back and searching for international artists and photographers to be part of an online exhibition in 2025. Any medium, no restrictions on themes or experience, no shipping necessary. 15 artists will be chosen to be seen by thousands across the world! Artworks will also be featured on Artsy and promoted through BBA Prizes channels. Join their growing online community and expand your audience today. Special considerations: no sculptures or videos. | Deadline: June 23, 2025 | Submission information.
Woman Made Gallery | Drawing Resistance: The Artist’s Dilemma in Political Conflict | A Virtual Exhibition | Woman Made Gallery (WMG) is seeking entries for Drawing Resistance: The Artist’s Dilemma in Political Conflict, a virtual group exhibition open to women and non-binary artists. Virtual Platform The exhibition will be hosted online and accessible worldwide. WMG will actively promote the exhibiting artists and their work by creating a dynamic, immersive virtual gallery with space for artist statements and viewer engagement via social media. Accessibility and Inclusion Submissions in multiple languages are welcome. If you need assistance with formatting or translation, please contact us at general@womanmade.org. We are committed to making this exhibition inclusive, accessible, and reflective of a global artistic community. Artists may submit up to three works plus an artist statement related to the exhibition theme. ALL accepted works with statements will be viewable online. | Deadline: Jul 10, 2025 | Submission information.
Art Fluent | Open Call for Obscura Online Exhibit | Let’s talk shadows, secrets, and mystery. Bring us the moody. The dark. The silenced. The distorted. The vulnerable. The unsaid. Go full obscura on us. We’re ready to get lost in it. Show us OBSCURA from your perspective. | Deadline: Friday, August 8 at midnight MST | Submission information.
Art Fluent | Calls for Art | Online Gallery Art Fluent has a few calls for art open right now! Check them out here.
Funding
New Jersey State Council on the Arts | SAVE THE DATE: Individual Artist Fellowship | New Jersey State Council on the Arts Individual Artist Fellowships are awarded to practicing New Jersey artists through an anonymous, competitive application process to help them pursue their artistic goals. Grant support range: Past awards have ranged from $4,000 – $32,000. This year’s categories include: Film/Video, Digital/Electronic, Interdisciplinary, Painting, Prose, Printmaking/Drawing/Book Arts. Application OPENS June 2, 2025. | More information.
South Jersey Cultural Alliance | Individual Artist Fellowship Technical Session | Join SJCA for a presentation about the 2026 Individual Artist Fellowship featuring our guest speakers, Jackie Domenus from Mid-Atlantic Arts and Steph Nerbak from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts on Tuesday, July 1, 2025 at 11:00 AM. Tune in to learn more about the application process and requirements! Registration is required to attend! | Date & Time: Tuesday, July 1, 2025 at 11:00 AM | More information and registration.
National Endowment for the Humanities | National Garden of American Heroes: Statues Program | The National Endowment for the Humanities is accepting applications for the National Garden of American Heroes: Statues program. This program supports the design and creation of statues of historical figures from America’s past who have contributed to our cultural, scientific, economic, and political heritage. The National Garden of American Heroes is set to open in July 2026 in celebration of the 250th Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. | Deadline: July 1, 2025. | More information and application.
coLab Arts | Monthly Artist Grants | coLAB Arts' Monthly Artist Grant celebrates artists in New Jersey who use creative practice to support their local communities and create greater public good. Nominations are now being accepted for the month of June. | Application and information.
Innovate Grant | Innovate Artist Grants | Innovate Grant distributes two $1,800 grants each quarter, to one visual artist and one photographer. In addition, 12 honorable mentions (six in art and six in photo), will be featured on the website and join a growing community of vibrant and talented artists. Fee: $35. | Deadline: Rolling | More information and application.
Composers Guild of New Jersey | Grants for Compositions | Grants to New Jersey composers for the creation of a new work of concert music and its performance in New Jersey. The size of the grant depends on the scope of the work. | Deadline: Ongoing | More information.
QUEER|ART | Illuminations Grant | This $10,000 grant, awarded to draw attention to an existing body of work, sheds light on the under-recognized contributions of Black trans women visual artists and provides critical support to their continuing work. Four distinguished finalists will also receive $1,250. | Deadline: July 2, 2025 | More information and application.
QUEER|ART | Barbara Hammer Lesbian Experimental Filmmaking Grant | The Barbara Hammer Lesbian Experimental Filmmaking Grant is an annual grant awarded to lesbians for making visionary moving-image art. Work can be experimental animation, experimental documentary, experimental narrative, cross-genre, or solely experimental. | Deadline: July 2, 2025 | More information and application.
The Pollock-Krasner Foundation | Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant | The Foundation welcomes applications from visual artists who are painters, sculptors, and artists who work on paper, including printmakers. Grants are intended for a one-year period of time. The Foundation will review expenditures relating to an artist’s professional work and personal expenses, and amounts range up to $50,000. Artists must be actively exhibiting their current work in professional artistic venues, such as gallery and museum spaces. | Deadline: Rolling | More information and application.
The Awesome Foundation | Awesome Grants | The Awesome Foundation is a global community advancing the interest of awesome in the universe, $1000 at a time. Each fully autonomous chapter supports projects through micro-grants, usually given out monthly. Projects include initiatives in a wide range of areas including arts, technology, community development, and more. Many awesome projects are novel or experimental, and evoke surprise and delight. | Deadline: Rolling | More information and application.
Adolph and Esther Gottlieb Foundation | The Adolph & Esther Gottlieb Emergency Grant | The Adolph and Esther Gottlieb Emergency Grant program is intended to provide interim financial assistance to qualified painters, printmakers, and sculptors whose needs are the result of an unforeseen, catastrophic incident, and who lack the resources to meet that situation. Each grant is given as one-time assistance for a specific emergency, examples of which are fire, flood, or emergency medical need. This program has no deadlines. | More information and application.
Musicians Foundation | One-Time Financial Assistance Grants Available | One-time financial assistance grants are available to U.S.-based musicians who have actively worked as professional musicians in the last 5 years in the United States, have filed taxes in the last 5 years in the United States, and are currently experiencing an unexpected financial hardship such as a medical or dental situation, a natural disaster, or a housing crisis. | Rolling Deadline | More information and application.
CERF+ | Emergency Relief Grants | CERF+ offers $3,000 Emergency Relief Grants to craft artists who experienced a recent and substantially disruptive emergency or disaster. | Deadline: Rolling basis. | More information and application.
First Peoples Fund | Yéigo Action Grant | The Yéigo Action Grant provides support for the growing landscape of Native artists and culture bearers who need financial assistance with a specific professional opportunity or towards a hardship that is hindering their creative practice.
This program offers grants between $100 and $1,000 for individual Native artists and culture bearers. First Peoples Fund (FPF) finds it essential to support artists in their times of need, especially when their work is impacted by sudden hardship. This grant’s name incorporates the Diné word yéigo, often used as a phrase of encouragement that can mean “keep going” or “don’t give up.” | Deadline: 3:00pm MT on the 10th of every month | More information and application.
Franklin Furnace Fund | XENO Prize for Artist Books | March 1, 2025: open for submissions—the 2025 XENO PRIZE for Artists’ Books. The recipient will receive $5,000 to publish an artist’s book on the topic of book banning and burning in an edition of at least 100 copies. The deadline to apply is July 4, 2025. An independent artist jury will select the winner, and the XENO awards will be announced in September 2025. Learn more about Franklin Furnace’s grant opportunities via our website https://shorturl.at/QM3Lb | Deadline: July 4, 2025 | More information and application.
Foundation for Contemporary Arts | Emergency Grants | Artists who make innovative, experimental work are eligible to apply. FCA considers all elements of an application in context to determine if an artist’s work aligns with our mission to support experimental practices. | Deadline: Ongoing | More information and application.
Training and Resources
South Jersey Cultural Alliance | Individual Artist Fellowship Technical Session | Join SJCA for a presentation about the 2026 Individual Artist Fellowship featuring our guest speakers, Jackie Domenus from Mid-Atlantic Arts and Steph Nerbak from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts on Tuesday, July 1, 2025 at 11:00 AM. Tune in to learn more about the application process and requirements! Registration is required to attend! | Date & Time: Tuesday, July 1, 2025 at 11:00 AM | More information and registration.
Springboard for the Arts | FREE WEBINAR: Work of Art: Engaging Customers and Selling Your Work | Learn tools and techniques to communicate the value of your work to potential customers. | Date & Time: June 24, 2025 from 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm CST | More information and registration.
CaFÉ | Call for Entry | Used by more than 175,000 artists and over 800 arts organizations, CaFÉ is the leading application management system for art calls. CaFÉ strives to make art opportunities available to all by offering arts organizations an affordable submission platform and artists an easy way to apply. Artist registration is FREE! | Registration.
Blackwing | ARTICLE: Tiny Rituals, Big Impact: Finding Calm in the Everyday with Analog Practices | We’ve all been there. The feeling of dread and burn-out is unfortunately all too common. What if the path to a calmer, more focused state wasn’t about grand gestures, but about the strength in the small things? In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, we explore the power of tiny rituals. The small, intentional moments that we weave into our day that, while seemingly insignificant on their own, create a profound difference in our well-being. Rather than striving for the marathon, small steps over time can create healthy habits for a lifetime. | Article.
Creative Capital | Creative Capital Artist Lab | Creative Capital Artist Lab is an online professional development curriculum designed to help artists working at any career stage, and in any discipline, build thriving practices. Courses and videos are available in English and Spanish, with ASL interpretation. | Enroll here.
Artwork Archive | Guides and E-Books for the Art Community | Artwork Archive has a variety of wonderful guides available for free as pdf downloads. Print them all and put them in a binder as your art resource guidebook! | Guides available here.
Sunlight Tax | FREE VISUAL GUIDE to Tax Deductions for Your Creative Freelance Work or Small Business | A colorful graphic guide that shows you how to deduct what you’re already spending on your creative work. Home studio? Mileage? Coaching? Never miss a deduction again. All the latest updates, like the latest mileage rate and home office rules. Get tips and resources made for self-employed creatives like you, sent every week. Pick the guide most tailored to you, and get it instantly in your inbox. | Visual Guide Here.
Sunlight Tax | Sunlight Podcast | Making money isn’t usually the top priority for big vision creators — making a difference is. But without financial power, the diverse and unique solutions that you bring to the world as a creative entrepreneur aren’t able to see the light of day. And you are left burned out and exhausted. This show is designed for the big vision creators — artists, designers, freelancers, and purple-haired, punk rock weirdos — to answer the question: “If you had your taxes, retirement, and investing on lock, how big of an impact could you make on the world with your creative work?” Your host, Hannah Cole, is both an artist and a tax expert, and the founder of Sunlight Tax. In each episode, she and her guests will explore the connection between financial power and creative success, uncovering the unique money mindset and financial management shifts that help creators like you have a bigger impact with your work. | Podcast.
Save the Arts | Contact Your Representatives | Use these pages to find contact information for your representative or for your senator. If you would like scripts for phone calls and additional information to contact your representatives, follow these links: Action Alert: Take Action to Protect Humanities Council| Save the NEH | Speak up for the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) | American Association for State and Local History: Defend the IMLS | American Library Association
Americans for the Arts: Arts Action Fund | Why the Arts Matter State Fact Sheets | Every year, the Arts Action Fund creates detailed data and narrative driven state factsheets that help tell the story of "Why the Arts Matter" in each state. These factsheets can be used as both an educational and advocacy tool, empowering arts advocates with a stronger case for the arts that they can bring to their political representatives at the state and local level. | Find your state fact sheet here.
Americans for the Arts | A Comprehensive Guide: Executive Orders & Their Impact on the Arts | Americans for the Arts remains committed to the fundamental principle that the arts and artists from all backgrounds enrich every community and should be accessible to all. As cultural leaders across the country have noted, excellence in the arts is enhanced when we embrace the full spectrum of American creativity and experience. Regardless of political changes, our mission remains steadfast: to support artists, arts organizations, and advocates in protecting and expanding access to the arts for all. | Download Guide Here.
Americans for the Arts: Arts Action Fund | Breaking News Updates on Arts & Culture | Stay up to date with breaking news updates at the federal level affecting the arts and culture scene. | Breaking News.
Springboard for the Arts | Work of Art: Business Skills for Artists Professional Development Curriculum | Springboard’s Work of Art: Business Skills for Artists is a professional development curriculum designed to teach business skills to artists in all disciplines — visual, performing and literary arts. Artists can take the whole series, customized combinations, or individual workshops that best suit their needs, and the curriculum is available for people interested in leading the workshops and offering professional development resources. | Work of Art Curriculum.
Networking and Opportunities
Toms River Artist Community | 4th Annual Senior Art Exhibit | Join the TRAC for the 4th Annual Senior Art Exhibit highlighting the art of Ocean County Senior Residents! | Reception Date & Time: Saturday, June 14, 2025 from 4PM to 7PM | More information.
Art Club Hammonton | Pints & Poses at Snouts & Stouts | This summer we're leaving the classroom behind for a more relaxed drawing experience. This is a great time for anyone whether you are a beginner or a seasoned artist. Our live models will strike poses of increasing length for approximately one hour. We ask that you please arrive a few minutes earlier and patronize our hosts for the evening. Snouts and Stouts have nonalcoholic beverages if beer isn't your thing. | Date & Time: June 19, 2025 at 7:30 PM | Location: Snouts and Stouts Brewing, 300 Unit B 12th Street Hammonton, NJ 08037 | Tickets and more information.
Murphy Writing Center & Noyes Arts Garage of Stockton University | World Above Poetry Open Mic: Featuring Reet Starwind | The Murphy Writing Center and the Noyes Arts Garage of Stockton University present the return to World Above: Poetry Open Mic to Stockton University’s Noyes Arts Garage (2200 Fairmount Ave, Atlantic City, NJ 08401). For those attending virtually, there will be a synchronous livestream of the reading so that people can tune-in if they are not able or comfortable attending in-person events. Join online via Zoom https://stockton.zoom.us/j/95192100891?pwd=c0had1pIVkFjMVJwZ2VHYmwwaVdSUT09 | Date & Time: June 18, 2025 from 7 PM to 9 PM | Location: Noyes Arts Garage, 2200 Fairmount AvenueAtlantic City, NJ, 08401 | More information.
Clifton Arts Center | Professional Visual Artists / Art Groups Wanted | The Clifton Arts Center provides approximately 1800 square feet of modern well-lit and upgraded HVAC gallery exhibit space on the grounds of the Clifton Municipal Complex. Members of the Advisory Board of Trustees and the professional city staff of the Arts Center review submissions for exhibit. In order for submissions to be considered they must be presented and prepared in their entirety at the time of application. | Deadline: Ongoing | Submission information.
LBI Artist Studio Tour | Coming in August: The LBI Artist Studio Tour | This is a free self guided tour of local artist studios and galleries on Long Beach Island, NJ. Artists on the tour demonstrate their process and their work on display is for sale. It’s a great way to spend your weekend on August 9 and 10 in Long Beach Island. For information, visit the LBI Studio Artist Tour Website.
The Kyoto Retreat | Apply to The Kyoto Retreat | The Kyoto retreat offers artists, curators, and writers an opportunity to spend TIME in Japan for research and exploration. Application fee: $95. If you are selected for The Kyoto Retreat, you will receive a roundtrip flight to Kansai International Airport (KIX), located in Osaka Bay. You will have a private bedroom in a shared, private house for 4 weeks (October 16 - November 13, 2025). You will also receive $800 USD to supplement your meals and local transportation. | Deadline: July 15. 2025 | More information and application.
Absecon Cultural Arts Alliance | The 2025 Best Flower Pot in Town - Garden Party | Come party in the garden at the Dr. Jonathan Pitney House for the 10th annual Best Flower Pot in Town Contest! Join us for an evening of live music, light fare and summer sips, and bring your dollar bills to vote for your favorite crafted pot and to purchase a work of art to bring home. Meet the artists who have worked so hard on their potted creations and enjoy the ambience of the Pitney House grounds as well as self-guided tours of the historic bed and breakfast. | Date & Time: Wednesday, July 9, 2025 at 6pm (Rain date July 10, 2025 at 6pm) | General Admission Tickets: $25 advance purchase / $30 after June 1st, Kids Tickets: $10 | Location: Dr. Jonathan Pitney House, 57 North Shore Road, Absecon, NJ 08201 | Tickets and information.
Underground Railroad Museum of Burlington County | Save the Date: “Experience of a Lifetime”- Juneteenth Celebration | Experience our 3.5 Mile Freedom Trail Walk through the Rancocas State Park to Timbuctoo (11am, 1pm, and 3pm). Once you reach Timbuctoo enjoy the celebratory events that include entertainment, dancing, storytellers, Taste of Freedom, vendors, food trucks, and a gospel concert! FREE EVENT | Date & Time: Saturday, June 14, 2025 (11am - 6pm) | Location: Starts at Rancocas State Park in Westampton, NJ | More information.
