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Artist Open Calls
New Jersey State Council on the Arts | PUBLIC ART OPPORTUNITY: EWR Newark Liberty Airport Digital Art Exhibition 2026 | 250 Years of New Jersey Call for Artists: The 250 Years of New Jersey digital exhibition is part of a large-scale public art project at the airport’s Terminal A, focused on creating a transformative customer experience offering a distinctive New Jersey sense of place. The overall goal of the project is to highlight the broad spectrum of talent, opportunity, and cultures that make the Garden State so vibrant. The next installment of this annual exhibition, featuring artwork displayed in the digital welcome banner spanning the departures area of Terminal A will be unveiled in early 2026. Artists’ names and artwork information will be included with the display and on a supporting website. | Deadline: July 29, 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: July 10, 2025 | Submission information.
Heidi Gallery at JSDD | The WAE Open – Annual Juried Exhibition | Heidi Gallery at JSDD is proud to announce the annual juried exhibition, The WAE Open – 2025. The WAE Open is not thematic; rather, the exhibition seeks to showcase the highest quality visual art being made by established, emerging, and underrepresented artists. We invite artists of all disciplines and backgrounds to share their voice and vision with us. We are seeking work that reflects excellence, authenticity, and bold imagination. Jurors for this exhibit are Sandy Martiny and Kate Moger. | Deadline: July 11, 2025 | Submission information.
Ocean City Fine Arts League | Shows for 2025 | Each month, the Ocean City Fine Arts League Gallery offers: Group Show Reception Second Friday of each month from 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm. Shows for 2025 (General Prospectus for All Shows-Includes Special Instructions for Le Petite Show-Please note that all work entered into the shows must be new and not seen in the gallery previously either in a show or on the artist's wall. Receptions for each show-Second Friday of each month from 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm | Location: 711 Asbury Avenue, Ocean City, New Jersey 08226 | More information.
Rhode Island State Council on the Arts | Call for Artists: Mural for Regan Hospital Courtyard | Artwork for the newly renovated Regan Unit of Eleanor Slater Hospital (ESH) will be commissioned by ESH and the Department of Capital Asset, Management and Maintenance (DCAMM) and the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts (RISCA) through Rhode Island’s Public Art Law, which mandates that 1% of all state capital construction and renovation funds be allocated to the purchase and maintenance of public art. Through this program, the State recognizes that “public art creates a more humane environment: one of distinction, enjoyment, and pride for all citizens.” | Eligibility: Artists residing in New England, New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. | Deadline: July 11, 2025 | Submission information.
National Liberty Museum | Open Call: The Year of Assembly | Why do humans thrive in communities? Why is the act of gathering, both privately and publicly, fundamental not only to a healthy society, but also a thriving democracy? As a part of the National Liberty Museum 2025-2026’s celebration of The Year of Assembly, the NLM invites artists and creatives to explore these pivotal questions through their unique lenses. Opening Friday, November 14, 2025, the Winter exhibition will juxtapose artworks depicting private, personal gatherings with archival materials showcasing a broad history of public assembly. | Deadline: July 20, 2025 by 11:59 PM | Submission information.
Rutgers-Camden Center for the Arts | Open Call: Of the People 2026 Exhibition | The Stedman Gallery of Rutgers–Camden Center for the Arts is pleased to announce a national call for submissions of works on paper for the exhibition Of the People. Coinciding with America’s 250th anniversary and Rutgers University–Camden’s centennial anniversary, this exhibition will celebrate the Stedman Gallery’s commitment to advancing contemporary American artists. | Deadline: July 18, 2025 | Submission information.
Nails In the Wall Gallery | Fall 2025 Call for Art: Growing from the Ruins | Artists may submit up to 5 pieces* by email to exhibits@stlukesmetuchen.org. Images must be named as title_size_medium. In the body of the email, please include your name, address, and phone number with a list of your entries. | Deadline: July 16, 2025 | Submission information.
Creative Philadelphia | Call For Artists, Percent for Art Opportunity: Francis J. Myers Recreation Center | Creative Philadelphia (formerly the City of Philadelphia’s Office of Arts, Culture, and the Creative Economy) and Rebuild announce a competition to commission site-specific, permanent, public artworks to be installed at Francis J. Myers Recreation Center (5801 Kingsessing Ave), which is located in the Kingsessing neighborhood of Southwest Philadelphia. This public art commission is possible through the City's Percent for Art program and is part of a major Rebuild construction project that will include interior and exterior upgrades, a new addition to the recreation center building, and outdoor site improvements. This Percent for Art commission will provide an opportunity for an artist or a team of artists to create two complementary mosaic artworks. A prominent mosaic piece will be located on the exterior of the building’s new addition. A second piece will be placed at the center’s new interior entryway. See pages 3 and 4 for more details about the artworks requested for the site. All interested artists are invited to apply for this public art commission. Priority will be given to artists who reflect the diversity of the Kingsessing community. We strongly encourage applications from BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) and women artists. Local artists who live or work near the Francis J. Myers Recreation Center will also receive priority consideration. In addition, we encourage collaborative proposals that draw on a range of artistic practices, community connections, and lived experiences. However, artists from all backgrounds and locations are welcome to apply. | Deadline: July 17, 2025 | More information.
New Jersey Photography Forum | CALL FOR ENTRIES: New Jersey Photography Forum 31st International Juried Photography Exhibit | International and US-based photographers are invited to submit photographs to be considered for exhibition in the 31st annual Juried Photography Exhibit produced by the New Jersey Photography Forum at the Watchung Arts Center in Watchung, NJ. The exhibit will run from November 1 through November 29, 2025 with the meet-the-artist reception on Sunday, November 2, from 1-4 pm that is free and open to the public. These images will also be on view in a virtual exhibit featured on the NJ Photography Forum’s website www.njphotoforum.com from November 3, 2025 through January 15, 2026. The prospectus for the exhibit and place to submit work is available at www.njpfsubmissions.com. | Deadline: August 4, 2025 | Submission information.
Titan Contemporary | International Call for Artists - Curatorial Review Catalogue Publication |
Artists who are selected for publication are featured with detailed curatorial review essays in the catalogue, written by the curator. Catalogue articles are released in editions and sent to thousands of organic subscribers through a press release / email blast. | Deadline: Ongoing | Submission information.
Box Spring Gallery | Call for Art: Architecture in Abstraction | This Call for Art is for photography submissions. Digital, analog and experimental processes are acceptable, with minimal digital manipulation and enhancement. | Deadline: August 23, 2025 | Submission information.
The Chesapeake Gallery | 2026-2027 Exhibition Proposals | Thank you for considering the Chesapeake Gallery at Harford Community College in your search for exhibition spaces. The Chesapeake Gallery at Harford Community College, located in Bel Air, MD, is excited to invite artists, artist groups, and curators to apply for our 2026-2027 exhibition season. Our brand new gallery space, opening this Fall semester, offers an exciting opportunity to show your work in a spacious and contemporary environment. Artists and/or curators are responsible for the transportation and shipping of all artworks to and from the Chesapeake Gallery. Artists and/or curators must be willing to travel at their own expense to participate in on-campus activities such as workshops and lectures. Honoria is available for participants in on-campus activities. There is no application fee or commission on sold work. | Deadline: August 1, 2025 | Submission information.
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.
Penn Journal of Arts and Sciences | Permanently Install Your Artwork in an Ivy League Institution! (EXTENDED DEADLINE) | This exhibition will feature a diverse array of artwork, carefully selected to reflect the journal’s commitment to celebrating creativity and intellectual exploration. Selected artists will have the opportunity to not only exhibit their work but also compete for a chance to have their pieces permanently installed in West Philadelphia. | Deadline: July 31, 2025 | Submission information.
Decagon Gallery | Patterns In the Wild – Online Photography Exhibition | Decagon Gallery invites photographers worldwide to submit to our upcoming online exhibition, Patterns In the Wild—a visual exploration of the rhythm and repetition that surrounds us in both natural and urban environments. Whether found in the fractals of a fern, the geometry of city grids, the textures of rust and decay, or the symmetry in animal markings—patterns speak a universal language. They reveal order in chaos, beauty in randomness, and design where we least expect it. We welcome work in all photographic styles and techniques, from traditional landscapes to abstract interpretations, macro to aerial, documentary to experimental. Show us how you see pattern in the wild. JUROR: Wendi Schneider | Deadline: July 31, 2025 | Submission information.
The Idaherma Museum of Art Foundation | United by Art - Seventh Annual Online Juried Exhibition | Welcome to the 7th Annual Online Juried Exhibition of the Idaherma Museum of Art Foundation, Inc. This year's theme is "United by Art." Fine Art embraces an aesthetic sensibility that illustrates an underlying truth whether or not the artwork is political or secular in nature or conversely, abstract or realistic by design. Please submit an entry in the visual arts to our online exhibition. The work, of any topic or style in nature should in some way embrace our theme, showing how "a result greater than its parts," was obtained through Art through the concept of coming together or unification. While we are not seeking strictly American themes, we feel that the American slogans, "United We Stand" or "E Pluribus Unum" are important.in American life at this time. How has your art helped to show the beauty in life in some way? Has your work helped to show the way disparate people have overcome their differences? Please visit us at https://www.idaherma.org for more details. | Deadline: July 31, 2025 | Submission information.
Pennsylvania Watercolor Society | Pennsylvania Watercolor Society 46th Annual International Exhibition | For more details on this exhibition, visit the Call for Entry Page. | Deadline: July 31, 2025 | Submission information.
Lore Degenstein Gallery | Lore Degenstein Gallery's 16th Annual Figurative Art Exhibition | Exhibition dates Saturday October 25–Sunday, December 7, 2025. This is a juried visual art competition and exhibition that is open to two-dimensional figurative artists (referencing the human figure), who are over the age of 18, working in painting, drawing, printmaking, or fiber.
This year's juror TBD. Juror will give remarks and award prizes at the opening reception on Saturday, October 25. | Deadline: August 17, 2025 at 11:59 PM MT | Submission information.
Main Line Art Center | OPEN CALL FOR ART: Little Luxuries 2025 | Celebrate the intricacies and beauty found in the details of minute works of art. In it’s second year, Little Luxuries serves as an accessible entry point to art collectors new and old, and provides an opportunity to discover fresh and exciting artists. This regional juried exhibition will feature the works of 100 artists working in a range of styles and materials will be selected by our guest juror, Fred Danzinger. | Deadline: August 8, 2025 | Submission information.
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.
The Hook Experiment Gallery | OPEN CALL FOR ART: A Scrutiny Mutiny | A Scrutiny Mutiny is a juried, global collective exhibition staging a visual revolt against systems of control, surveillance, and internalized judgment. Hosted by The Hook Experiment — a physical and symbolic space for artists, musicians, and creators to come together — this show invites artists from around the world to examine how we are seen, measured, and shaped by institutions, society, and ourselves. | Deadline: September 15, 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.
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.
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 | Applications for Individual Artist Fellowship Grants Now Open! | The 2026 New Jersey State Council on the Arts Individual Artist Fellowship rules and instructions and application are now available! State Fellowships – ranging, in the past, from $3,000 to $31,000 - are awarded to practicing New Jersey artists through an anonymous, competitive application process to help them pursue their artistic goals. The categories for this grant cycle are: Film/Video, Digital/Electronic, Interdisciplinary, Painting, Prose, Printmaking/Drawing/Book Arts. | Deadline: July 16, 2025 by 5 PM EST. | 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 July. | Application and information.
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.
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 | 2026 Native Performing Arts Fellowship Application | The Native Performing Arts (NPA) Fellowship is a year-long program that helps Native Artists create, practice and perform within the Performing Arts (theater, music, dance, live performance, etc.). The program provides them with network-building, professional development training and funding to work toward building a sustainable career within the Performing Arts landscape. | Deadline: July 16, 2025 8:00 PM | More information and application.
First Peoples Fund | 2026 Artist in Business Leadership Application | The Artist in Business Leadership (ABL) Fellowship is a yearlong program that helps independent Native artists leverage art-making as a way to build or grow a business to support themselves and their families. Participants in this self-directed fellowship are offered grant funding for business needs, network-building opportunities, and professional development guidance. As part of the application process, artists submit a proposal of what, if selected, they would accomplish during their fellowship year that will help them launch, grow, and/or sustain their arts business. Artists accepted into the program receive a $10,000 grant to be used towards their proposed activities during their fellowship year. Applications are open to artists at all stages of their career, and all art mediums are eligible for this fellowship with the exception of live performing arts. The Native Performing Arts Fellowship program is the appropriate opportunity for artists who regularly perform live as part of their arts business or creative practice (this includes theater, music, dance, live performance, spoken word and more). | Deadline: July 16, 2025 8:00 PM | More information and application.
First Peoples Fund | 2026 Cultural Capital Application | The Cultural Capital (CC) Fellowship Program strengthens the Collective Spirit of artists who perpetuate generosity, wisdom and integrity within their communities as they further their important cultural work. The fellowship is intended for Native artists who have strong community ties and are dedicated to preserving and transmitting ancestral traditions. Cultural Capital Fellowships offer $10,000 grants to artists and culture bearers dedicated to community outreach and cultural preservation through the arts. | Deadline: July 16, 2025 8:00 PM | More information and application.
Homiens | Homiens Art Prize | The Homiens Art Prize is one of the highest paying art prizes maintained by an independent art gallery, awarding artists over $12,000 USD annually. The announcement of the prize is an internationally celebrated event that elevates art careers to new heights. Ownership of all artworks entered remains with the artist. All entrants are free to exhibit and display their artworks elsewhere. Our prize is open to all artists and art forms internationally. We celebrate our chosen artists across our media, exhibiting their art online where it is viewed by artists and collectors throughout the world. Homiens sponsors a platform for artists to network and collaborate, reach a global audience of buyers and collectors, gain institutional validation, and locate opportunities in the professional artistic industries. | Deadline: July 31, 2025 by 11:59 PM | 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.
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.
Artist Grant | Supporting Visual Artists with Unrestricted Grants | Artist Grant awards an unrestricted $1200 USD grant to one visual artist three times each year. Next deadline: July 15, 2025 | Annual deadlines: March 15, July 15, November 15 | Application fee: $30 USD | Eligibility: Visual artists 18+ worldwide | More information and application.
Training and Resources
LBIF Arts & Sciences | Master Class: Two-Day Portrait Workshop with Edgar Jerins | Join us for a portrait workshop, taught by award winning portrait artist Edgar Jerins. This two-day workshop will focus on capturing a likeness by understanding the proper placement of the features, likeness and shading. Day One (9:30am - 12:30pm) will include an artist demonstration on the proportions of the face, along with light, shadow, and life drawing skills. Day Two (9:30am - 12:30pm) will focus on artists refining their drawings, rendering hair, and adding color if they choose. Material of choice is welcome; drawing is preferred. All skill levels welcome, from beginner to advanced. Bring your own art supplies. | Dates & Times: Monday, July 14, 20259:30 AM - Tuesday, July 15, 2025 12:30 PM | Location: The Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts + Sciences, 120 Long Beach Boulevard, Loveladies, NJ, 08008 | More information and class registration.
The Entertainment Community Fund | Social Service Groups and Workshops | The Entertainment Community Fund understands that a life in the arts has its own unique set of challenges. Their free, online groups and workshops - facilitated by social workers - offer a safe and confidential setting where performing arts and entertainment professionals can share and learn, as well as provide and receive support. | More information.
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.
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.
NJ Treasury | The New Jersey Department of the Treasury’s Grants Management Office is here to help you! | The goal of the Grants Management Office is to make grant opportunities and resources easily accessible for municipalities, counties, nonprofit organizations, and other interested stakeholders. With a mission to increase the amount of federal grant dollars New Jersey receives, GMO works to help build the capacity of its partners to successfully apply for and manage grant programs. | More information.
Yancey Consulting | Survey: Developing Equitable Artists’ Contracts | Yancey Consulting wants to hear from artists about which contract clauses have the most negative impact on current and future earnings, ownership rights, and protections. | Survey.
Networking and Opportunities
New Jersey State Council on the Arts | PUBLIC ART OPPORTUNITY: EWR Newark Liberty Airport Digital Art Exhibition 2026 | 250 Years of New Jersey Call for Artists: The 250 Years of New Jersey digital exhibition is part of a large-scale public art project at the airport’s Terminal A, focused on creating a transformative customer experience offering a distinctive New Jersey sense of place. The overall goal of the project is to highlight the broad spectrum of talent, opportunity, and cultures that make the Garden State so vibrant. The next installment of this annual exhibition, featuring artwork displayed in the digital welcome banner spanning the departures area of Terminal A will be unveiled in early 2026. Artists’ names and artwork information will be included with the display and on a supporting website. | Deadline: July 29, 2025 | Submission information.
New Jersey State Council on the Arts | July 2025 Annual Public Meeting | The New Jersey State Council on the Arts will convene its 2025 Annual Meeting on Tuesday, July 22nd at 10 AM. The agenda will be available at the meeting, as well as a large print option. The Council will host a reception immediately following the meeting, with light refreshments served. More details will be shared in the coming weeks. This event is free and open to the public. Discounted parking ($5) is available at Lafayette Garage, 1 West Lafayette Street. Council staff will be handing out coupons at the meeting. In the event that Lafayette Garage is full, the coupons will be honored at the 16 East Front Street Garage. | Date & Time: Tuesday, July 22nd at 10 AM | Location: Trenton War Memorial, 1 Memorial Drive, Trenton, NJ | More information.
Wheaton Arts | 2026 Creative Glass Fellowship Application | Creative Glass Fellowships provide artists with an exceptional opportunity for artistic exploration in a supportive, respectful, and welcoming environment. During their Fellowships, artists have the use of excellent facilities within a concentrated time. This is a remarkable opportunity for artists to utilize the internationally respected WheatonArts Glass Studio. Not only do artists get access to these facilities, but they also receive stipends, the use of private studios, hot glass, comfortable housing, and institutional support. In addition, they are embraced by a dedicated and warm staff, all on a beautiful 45+ acre campus that is truly a creative sanctuary. | Deadline: September 19, 2025 (11:59 p.m.) | More information and application.
Wheaton Arts | Glass Studio Rentals | Wheaton Arts offers the opportunity to rent their state of the art glass studios for your projects. Rentals must be booked in advance. | More information.
Art Club Hammonton | Pints & Poses at Snouts & Stouts | Bring your sketchbook and a thirst for some great beer. Our live models will strike poses of increasing length for approximately one hour. | Date & Time: July 17, 2025 at 7:30 PM | Location: Snouts and Stouts Brewing, 300 Unit B 12th Street Hammonton, NJ 08037 | Tickets and information.
Toms River Artist Community (TRAC) | Sketchbookers Club | Bring a sketchbook, your favorite drawing tools and come sketch with us! Join a group of artists who come together to discuss art topics and continue to learn from each other. This time could be used to practice new techniques or work on thumbnail sketches to help improve your compositions. Free to Members. $10.00 to non-members to pay at door. | Date & Time: July 10, 2025 from 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM | Location: TRAC, 40 Main St., Toms River, NJ 08753 | More information and registration.
DC Gallery & Studio | ‘The Art of Being You’ Workshop | Unleash your inner artist at The Art of Being You Workshop at DC Gallery & Studio! Join emerging South Jersey visual artist Maryn Olson for an inspiring afternoon dedicated to creativity, self-expression, and embracing your unique individuality. You'll kick things off by warming up your intuitive life drawing skills with guided timed exercises. Then, dive into oil pastel techniques, learning to layer and add texture as you create a vibrant, one-of-a-kind self-portrait to take home! Perfect for all skill levels, this workshop offers a supportive and welcoming space to explore your creativity. We provide all art materials; just bring a digital or printed self-portrait reference image. Connect with fellow creatives, discover the beauty of being yourself, and leave feeling inspired! | Date & Time: July 13, 2025 from 12 PM to 2 PM | Location: DC Gallery & Studio, Millville, NJ | More information and registration.
DC Gallery & Studio | July Artist Meetup | This July, DC Gallery & Studio is hosting a South Jersey Artist Meet Up on Thursday, July 10, 2025 starting at 7pm. During this free event, meet & network with other creatives, discuss resources & learn about new & local artist opportunities. We’re excited to partner with the South Jersey Cultural Alliance for this Artist Meet Up. | Location: DC Gallery & Studio, Millville, NJ | More information and RSVP.
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.
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: September 7, 2025 at 12 PM | RSVP here.
Ocean County Artists Guild | Art Chat 2025 (Free Event) Fourth Friday | Open to Artists of all mediums. Let’s get together to share and talk about our art! Get connected to your local art community! Get feedback from your fellow artists and make new art friends! Let’s talk about what inspires us, the trials and tribulations of being creatives, and other topics related to art making, art business, and art marketing too! Bring your work – a completed piece or a work in progress. Live in person with option to join the group remotely). Contact the moderator, Kim Cesaretti if you are interested in attending or have questions. Mark your Calendars for these 2025 Monthly dates: 7/25, 8/22, 9/26, 10/24, 11/28 | Date & Time: July 25, 2025 from 5 PM to 6:30 PM | Location: 22 Chestnut Avenue, Island Heights, NJ 08732 | More information.
Toms River Artist Community | Workshop: Art for the Non-Artist | Think you can’t draw? Never taken an art class? In this creative empowerment workshop you will be drawing with proficiency and confidence in no time. Join us for this fun, supportive workshop, you’ll learn to draw a feather with ease—breaking it down into simple shapes, lines, and textures. Led by art coach Jenny Santa Maria, you’ll discover that drawing isn’t a talent you’re born with, but a skill you can learn. Perfect for beginners or anyone looking to overcome self-doubt and reconnect with creativity. All materials provided. 16 years and up. | Date & Time: August 5, 2025 from 2:30 PM to 4:30 PM | Location: TRAC Toms River Artist Community, 40 Main Street, Toms River, NJ 08753 | Pricing and information.
Perkins Center for the Arts | Collingswood: Artist Reception: Shutian Cao | “Visions of the Idyllic.” The show runs from July 7-August 17, 2025. Artists’ receptions in Collingswood on July 12 and August 16 from 5-8pm. | Date & Time: July 12, 2025 from 5 PM to 8 PM | Location: 30 Irvin Ave, Collingswood, NJ 08108 | More information.
Perkins Center for the Arts | Moorestown: Lawn Chair Concert: Abe Speller Quartet | Rain Date: July 16,2025. Experience world-class jazz under the stars right here at the Perkins Center for the Arts in Moorestown (395 Kings Hwy, Moorestown, NJ) on Monday, July 14th (rain date: Wednesday, July 16th)! Bring the kids for Children's Entertainment (to be announced) from 6:30 PM to 7:15 PM. Then, prepare to be captivated by the Abe Speller Quartet starting at 7:15 PM until 8:30 PM! Led by Abe Speller, who has toured with top artists worldwide, they'll be bringing you timeless tunes from the Great American Songbook and engaging modern jazz. Bring your lawn chairs and prepare for an evening of exceptional music. This fantastic FREE event is presented by Moorestown Parks and Recreation. Don't miss it. | Date & Time: July 14, 2025 from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM | Location: 395 Kings Highway, Moorestown, NJ 08057 | More information.
Perkins Center for the Arts | Moorestown: World Stage: Dance It Out! Country Swing Style | The Jersey Cornpickers perform original and traditional, high energy bluegrass and Americana roots music. 6:30-7:00 country line dancing lesson. 7:00-8:30 Live music, more dancing and a special line dance performance. Jersey Corn Pickers. Debbie Maxwell, Dance Instructor | Date & Time: July 15, 2025 from 6:30 PM from 8:30 PM | Location: 395 Kings Highway, Moorestown, NJ 08057 | More information.
Perkins Center for the Arts | 2025 Collingswood Crafts and Fine Art Festival | The Collingswood Crafts and Fine Art Festival held annually on the third weekend in August will be the popular highlight of summer 2025! Haddon Avenue, the main shopping and dining street in Collingswood, will showcase contemporary crafts and fine art by 200 artists from the tri-state area selected by jury process. Ringing the booths are the town’s celebrated restaurants, coffee cafes, galleries, and popular shops. The Festival adds ambience with live, gentle music, cutting edge al fresco dining choices, and a raffle tent featuring donated works by Festival artists to benefit a respected charity. | Date & Time: August 16 and 17, 2025 from 10 AM to 5 PM | Location: Collingswood, NJ | More information.
Noyes Arts Garage of Stockton University | "NJ Monuments to Migration and Labor" Community Dialogue | The Noyes Arts Garage of Stockton University will be hosting a Community Dialogue called “The Labor of Tourism: Migrants, Work, and Leisure in Atlantic City” on Monday, August 25th from 5:00 to 8:00 PM. This event is free, open to the public and funded through the NJ Monuments to Migration and Labor, a Mellon Foundation Monuments Project initiative. | Date & Time: August 25, 2025 from 5 PM to 8 PM | Location: 2200 Fairmount Ave, Atlantic City, NJ 08401 | More information and registration.
Noyes Arts Garage of Stockton University | World Above: Poetry Open Mic featuring Mia X | 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). July’s featured poet is Newark Poet Laureate Mia X.
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
Questions about this series can be forwarded to worldabovereading@gmail.com.
Please invite your friends to this event, join and share it on Facebook and social media! | Date & Time: July 16, 2025, 7:00 PM 9:00 PM | Location: 2200 Fairmount AvenueAtlantic City, NJ, 08401 | More information.
