Artist Opportunities | Vol. 94

Open Calls

Burlington County Parks | OPEN CALL: 50th Annual Juried Art Show | $20 for up to three works of art. Check and credit card payments must be made online. No credit cards, checks, or cash will be accepted during drop off. There will be no refunds once your entry is submitted,  regardless of the status of your entry. Entries will be disqualified for not following entry guidelines. Conditions and Rules for Acceptance: Artists must be 18 years or older. Limit: Three (3) works per artist. Work previously exhibited in a juried show in one of the Burlington County Parks galleries will not be accepted. Work may be listed for sale. Prices cannot be changed once submitted. Artists will be contacted by the interested party. Artwork must hang for the duration of the exhibit. Any sold artwork must be picked up when the exhibit ends. | Deadline: September 24, 2026 | Submission information.

Perkins Center for the Arts | Moorestown: Fall Annual Juried Exhibition - 2026 | Submissions are now open for the Fall Annual Juried Exhibition at Perkins Center for the Arts. | Deadline: September 12, 2026 | Submission information.

Riverfront Renaissance Center for the Arts | OPEN CALL: Looking Inward | We invite artists to explore the theme of introspection and self-discovery through their work. This exhibition aims to showcase diverse perspectives on what it means to look inward, reflecting personal journeys, emotions, and insights. In a hyper-connected world, let's embrace stillness by sharing art that captures memories, emotions, personal reflections, dreamscapes, and the experience of looking inward. All media and styles are welcome. | Deadline: September 11, 2026 | Submission information.

Point Pleasant Publishing | Call for Experimental Visual Art for Hardcover Book Editions | Selected artists are featured with detailed curatorial review essays in the catalogue, which are released in editions. Point Pleasant Publishing accepts experimental and alternative forms of visual art including photography, performance, video, film, installation, assemblage, collage, fiber, printmaking, light design, jewelry, fashion/costume design, and analogue digital (no AI). | Deadline: Rolling | More information. 

The Idaherma Museum of Art Foundation | OPEN CALL: Eighth 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? | Deadline: September 1, 2026 | Submission information.

ArtFluent | OPEN CALL: Pure Abstraction | Abstract art is like breaking the rules of traditional art. It doesn’t try to show things as they are in real life; instead, it uses colors, shapes, and lines in wild and creative ways to express feelings or ideas, often leaving interpretation open to the viewer. It’s a celebration of artistic freedom and imagination. Show Art Fluent PURE ABSTRACTION through your perspective. | Deadline: August 28, 2026 by midnight MST | Submission information.

Composers Guild of New Jersey | Open to Proposals for New Concert Music | 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. See below for some representative examples. Composers are expected to complete the work within a year with a performance scheduled within six months of completion. Special consideration will be given to projects with the potential to have a significant impact on the applicant’s compositional career. The commissioned composer shall grant CGNJ the unrestricted right, without royalty, to non-commercial use of a score and recording of the commissioned composition, but shall retain all other rights to the composition, including copyright and royalties. | Deadline: September 18, 2026 | More information and application.

The Asbury Park Short Film Challenge | OPEN CALL: Submit Your Short Film! | The AP'N3 Short Film Challenge is a creative competition in which participants produce a three-minute movie filmed in Asbury Park that includes a required theme, prop, location, and line of dialogue revealed upon registration. Completed films are judged by a panel of creatives, and the top films will be screened for the public at the Jersey Shore Arts Center. | Deadline: August 31, 2026 | Submission information. 

Point Pleasant Publishing | International Call for Artists: Collective Exhibition & Arts Festival in Princeton | Point Pleasant Publishing proudly presents Crowns of Princeton, an open-themed group exhibition of 10-12 artists at The Solley Theatre at the Paul Robeson Center for the Arts in beautiful Princeton, New Jersey. Princeton is an affluent city and home to the world's leading academic institution, Princeton University. The exhibition is open to all artists internationally working in any form of artistic practice, including performance and moving-image. This one-day exhibition will be promoted on EventBrite, ArtRabbit, LinkedIn, the New Jersey State Council on the Arts and will take place on Saturday, February 20th, 2027 from 11am-4pm.Additionally, there will be a detailed and comprehensive published catalogue documenting this exhibition, available in both print and digital. The extensive exhibition catalogue will contain human-authored curatorial statements / essays, thorough professional photography, and internationally registered with an ISBN. Participating artists will be given a free PDF copy of the exhibition catalogue for Crowns of Princeton. The catalogue will be available in both linen wrap hardcover and perfect bound paperback. | Deadline: January 1, 2027 | Submission information. 

The Hook Experiment | OPEN CALL: Imprint | IMPRINT is a juried, global collective exhibition exploring the impressions that shape us - the visible and invisible traces of memory, identity, history, and human experience. Every person, place, and moment leaves an impression. Artists are invited to explore the stories we inherit, the experiences we carry, and the forces that transform us. Through personal narratives and collective perspectives, IMPRINT examines what remains, what changes, and what we leave behind. Hosted by The Hook Experiment, this exhibition invites artists from around the world to reflect on the memories we preserve, the histories we rewrite, and the traces we leave behind. Through drawing, painting, sculpture, photography, installation, mixed media, and experimental practices, IMPRINT celebrates art as a powerful record of human experience, transformation, and connection. | Deadline: November 11, 2026 | Submission information.

Mainline Art Center | 23rd Annual Betsy Meyer Memorial Exhibition | The Annual Betsy Meyer Memorial Exhibition & Meyer Family Award for Contemporary Art, presented by Main Line Art Center, honors three artists annually with an exhibition in the Center’s gallery and an award of $1,000. This juried award and exhibition program is an effort to support and honor talented contemporary artists and to encourage excellence and experimentation in artistic practice, presentation and community involvement. The exhibition will be on view at Main Line Art Center, 746 Panmure, Haverford, Pa 19041, from November 14 – December 18, 2026. All fine artists are eligible to apply. All mediums are welcome and artists are encouraged to submit work that pushes the boundaries of their medium. | Deadline: Monday, September 28, 2026 | Submission information.

Abington Art Center | OPEN CALL: Small Works To-Go II | Abington Art Center is proud to present a call for submissions for our second installation of Small Works To-Go! We are looking for works that are 10×10” or less, priced $200 or less, to adorn our Community Gallery walls and glass hallway for the holiday season. Like last year, Abington Art Center staff will handle all sales allowing collectors to purchase pieces directly off the gallery walls. | Deadline: October 4, 2026 | Submission information.

Funding

The Bennett Prize | The Bennett Prize Call for Entries | The Bennett Prize, created in 2018, awards $75,000 to a woman artist to create her own solo exhibition of figurative realist paintings, which then travels the country. The Prize propels the careers of women painters who have not yet realized full professional recognition, empowering new artists and those who have painted for many years. The Prize expands opportunities for the public, who may not be familiar with figurative realist painting, to learn more about the creative vision of talented women painters in this increasingly popular genre. | Deadline: September 19, 2026 | Submission information.

Guggenheim | Guggenheim Fellowship | The Guggenheim Fellowship is an annual competition celebrating exceptional achievements in the arts, sciences, and humanities. Roughly 190 Fellowships are awarded each year. The Guggenheim Fellowship supports individuals who have achieved notable success in their careers across the creative arts, humanities, sciences, and social sciences. It is designed for mid-career professionals whose work is well-established. Potential Fellows have already made significant contributions to their field and are eager for time and resources that will allow them to further their meaningful work. The 2027 competition is now open. | Deadline: September 15, 2026 at 11:59 EST | More information and application. 

The Hopper Prize | Grants for Artists | The Hopper Prize is a grant-making institution and digital archiving platform offering a series of individual artist grants on a bi-annual basis totaling $26,000.00 USD. Now offering $4,500 grants. We provide unrestricted cash grants in the amount of $4,500 and $1,000 to artists around the globe. | Deadline: November 17, 2026 | More information and application.

Foundwork | Foundwork Artist Prize | The Foundwork Artist Prize is our annual juried to recognize outstanding emerging and mid-career artists working in any media. Honorees receive $10,000 grants and studio visits with our jurors who include esteemed curators, gallerists, and artists. Three additional artists per year are named to our Short List and each receives a $1,000 micro-grant to support their practice. | Deadline: September 25, 2026 | More information and application.

Foundation for Contemporary Arts | Emergency Grants | Emergency Grants is a year-round, multi-disciplinary program that offers immediate, project-based assistance to artists living and working anywhere in the United States, for projects occurring in the U.S. and abroad. | Deadline: Ongoing | More information and application. 

Adolph & Esther Gottlieb Foundation | Emergency Grants | 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. | Deadline: Ongoing | More information and application. 

Musicians Foundation | Emergency Grants | Our application for one-time financial assistance grants is open to professional musicians across all genres. If you are a professional musician in a specific time of need, please explore below to see if you might qualify for a financial grant to pay an essential bill. | Deadline: Ongoing | More information and application. 

Pollock-Krasner Foundation | Grants for Artists | The Foundation provides unrestricted financial resources to exceptional visual artists. The grants can be used in any way that allows an artist to meaningfully pursue their practice. Grants are typically used to create new work, acquire supplies, rent studio space, prepare for exhibitions, attend a residency, and offset living expenses. | Deadline: Ongoing | More information and application. 

Wish Local Empowerment Program | Small Business Grants for Black-Owned Retail Stores | The Wish Local Empowerment Program provides grants to support Black-owned brick-and-mortar retail businesses across the United States. The $2 million fund awards approximately 4,000 grants to help cover operating expenses such as workforce retention, rent, inventory, customer outreach, and community engagement. The program aims to promote equity and strengthen diversity in entrepreneurship. Eligible businesses must have 20 or fewer employees and annual revenue under $1 million. | Deadline: None | More information and application. 

CERF+ | Emergency Relief Grants | CERF+ can help you get back to doing what you do best. CERF+ offers $3,000 Emergency Relief Grants to craft artists who experienced a recent and substantially disruptive emergency or disaster. | Deadline: Ongoing | More information and application. 

coLAB Arts | Monthly Artist Grant | coLAB Arts' Monthly Artist Grant celebrates artists in New Jersey who use creative practice to support their local communities and create greater public good. Please consider joining coLAB Arts as a recurring donor to expand and sustain this important grant making. If you’d like to nominate yourself or others to be considered for a future monthly artist grant, use the provided button to access the form. | Deadline: Ongoing | Nomination information.

Training & Resources

Artwork Archive | FREE WEBINAR: Write Now: The Essential Writing Workshop for Artists | In this Essential Writing Workshop for Artists, you'll get clear guidance on what goes into each key document—your Artist Statement, Bio, CV, and About Statement. You'll walk away knowing how to make each one truly reflect your voice. | Webinar. 

LBIF | Arts at LBIF | Explore the vibrant world of art at LBIF. From rotating contemporary exhibitions in our light-filled gallery to hands-on workshops and immersive arts events, LBIF is a creative hub where artists and art-lovers connect. Join us to be inspired, make something new, and share in the artistic pulse of the island. | More information. 

Salem Community College | 3 Session Saturday Glassblowing Workshop | Are you interested in expressing your creativity with glass? Join us for our 3-week Adult Glassblowing Workshop!

This exciting, hands-on workshop is an awesome introduction to blown glass and will focus on the art of traditional glassmaking at the furnace, where you'll learn how to manipulate molten glass into a variety of solid and hollow forms. Clear and colored glass will be explored. Whether you're completely new to the process or already have some experience, this class will help you build your skills and explore new techniques! No prior experience with glass is required for this fun and educational glass experience! Ages 18 and up are welcome to participate in this workshop. This class will meet on October 17, 24, and 31. Questions? Email hfels@salemcc.edu or call 856-351-2926. | Dates & Times: October 17, 24, & 31 Saturdays, 9 am - 12 pm | Location: 460 Hollywood Ave. Carneys Point, NJ 08069 | More information and application.

Salem Community College | Stained Glass Saturdays 3 Session Workshop | Find inspiration in glistening glass! Join us for a multi-week stained glass workshop! The focus in this course is to learn the basics of stained glass using the copper foil method.  Participants will develop skills in pattern design, use of colors, cutting and grinding glass, foiling, soldering, and wrapping the finished pieces in came. We will also discuss tools, solutions, and safety considerations for the home studio. Beginners welcome! No prior experience is necessary! | Dates & Times: October 17, 24, & 31; 9:00 am - 1:00 pm | Location: 460 Hollywood Ave. Carneys Point, NJ 08069 | More information and application.

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 are created by art professionals, industry experts, and fellow artists who share vital concepts, skills, and tools to grow artists’ careers. Courses are delivered through Zoom lectures and discussions, long-form videos, and text-based learning formats. Artist Lab includes exercises, tips for best practices, and case studies that can be taken at participants’ own pace. Courses and videos are available in English and Spanish, with ASL interpretation. | Access the Lab.

DC Gallery & Studio | The Art of Shibori: Indigo & Resist Dyeing Workshop | Discover the ancient and beautiful Japanese art of Shibori! In this hands-on workshop, you’ll dive into the world of natural dye processes and learn how to create stunning, unique patterns on fabric using indigo dye. Guided by expert instructor Sarah Lacy, you will explore various resist-dyeing methods—including folding techniques and the use of wooden blocks—to craft your own beautiful floral and geometric designs. You'll leave the session with your own custom-dyed fiber pieces to take home. | Date & Time: Sunday, September 20, 2026 from 12-2pm | More information and registration. 

UCEDC | FREE WEBINAR: Pricing for Small Business Profitability | One of the most difficult decisions business owners face is how much to charge for their product or service. Understanding which price points motivate or dissuade consumers from purchasing is key to setting the right price.  During this workshop, we will focus on the following: Types of pricing strategies, Finding your break-even price, Determining cost structure, Marketing impacts on pricing. The workshop includes an interactive activity that helps participants to determine their business’s cost structure and how it relates to their current pricing. | Date & Time: September 15, 2026 from 6PM to 7:30PM | More information & registration. 

UCEDC | FREE WEBINAR: Intellectual Property Basics | This webinar focuses on the importance of protecting your intellectual property for your small business. This includes trademarks, patents, copyrights to name a few. | Date & Time: November 3, 2026 from 10AM to 12PM | More information and registration. 

UCEDC | FREE WEBINAR: Increase Your Sales with Google Tools | Learn how to promote your products online using Google tools. We’ll show how local brick-and-mortar businesses can list products on a Google Business Profile. We’ll also cover Google Merchant Center, a no-cost tool that allows both e-commerce and brick-and-mortar businesses to create free Product Listings on Google. | Date & Time: September 29, 2026 from 6PM to 7:30PM | More information and registration.

Networking & Opportunities

The Lewis Center for the Arts at Princeton University | Applications Now Being Accepted for the Princeton Arts Fellowship | The Lewis Center for the Arts at Princeton University is now accepting applications for the Princeton Arts Fellowship. In this cycle, Princeton Arts Fellowships will be awarded to early career dance, music, and theater artists who would find it beneficial to spend time teaching and working in a university community. Open to artists demonstrating "much more than ordinary intellectual and literary gifts." | Deadline: September 8, 2026 | More information and application. 

The Lewis Center for the Arts at Princeton University | Applications Now Being Accepted for the Hodder Fellowship | The Lewis Center for the Arts at Princeton University is now accepting applications for the Hodder Fellowship. Open to artists demonstrating "more for promise than for performance," enabling them to pursue an independent project for one academic year. | Deadline: September 8, 2026 | More information and application.

Art Club Hammonton | Hamm-O-Ween 2026 Vendor Application | Step into a world where creativity collides with the creepy. Hamm-O-Ween is a strange, spectacular celebration filled with unexpected performances, creepy crafts, and ghostly delights. It’s Hamm-O-Ween, where memories are made in the moonlight. Artists and crafters are invited to exhibit, sell, and promote their work! Please note, there are only 30 spaces are available at this event. Join us as we create a playground for the weird and wonderful! | Deadline: August 31, 2026 | More information and application.

Brigantine Chamber of Commerce | Goodbye Summer Beach Bonfire | Celebrate the end of summer with an evening on the beach featuring live music from Going Rogue, complimentary s'mores and fun for the entire family.  Bring your beach chairs and blankets for a fun evening by the ocean. | Date & Time: September 12, 2026 | Location: 26th Street Beach | More information.

Atlantic City Arts Foundation | Outside Lines at Fisherman’s Park | Arts Foundation is hosting free community meetups to convene artists, neighbors, collaborators, and the curious at rotating locations in Atlantic City. Not focused exclusively on happy hours or networking, these meetups are intended as informal and inclusive spaces to spark connection and conversation IRL. It’s Outside Lines and it’s happening in 2026. | Date & Time: August 28, 2026 from 4PM to 6PM | More information.

Salem Community College | SCC Glass Education Center's September Open House

Studio Tours, Glass Sale, & Hands-On Glass Experiences | Join us for a fun filled day of glass!

Admission is free! No registration required unless participating in a hands-on glassmaking workshop. Explore everything the Glass Education Center has to offer: Shop the glass sale featuring a variety of handmade glass gift items! Tour the glassmaking studios! Watch live glassmaking in action! Check out the gallery and view the permanent collections, featuring the work of artists from around the world! Sign up for a hands-on glassmaking experience! Details and registration below. | Date & Time: October 25, 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. | Location: SCC Glass Education Center, 460 Hollywood Ave. (parking lot A), Carneys Point, NJ 08069 | More information. 

Salem Community College | SCC Glass Education Center's September Open House

Studio Tours, Glass Sale, & Hands-On Glass Experiences | Join us for a fun filled day of glass!

Admission is free! No registration required unless participating in a hands-on glassmaking workshop. Explore everything the Glass Education Center has to offer: Shop the glass sale featuring a variety of handmade glass gift items! Tour the glassmaking studios! Watch live glassmaking in action! Check out the gallery and view the permanent collections, featuring the work of artists from around the world! Sign up for a hands-on glassmaking experience! Details and registration below. | Date & Time: November 15th, 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. | Location: SCC Glass Education Center, 460 Hollywood Ave. (parking lot A), Carneys Point, NJ 08069 | More information.

Salem Community College | SCC Glass Education Center's September Open House

Studio Tours, Glass Sale, & Hands-On Glass Experiences | Join us for a fun filled day of glass!

Admission is free! No registration required unless participating in a hands-on glassmaking workshop. Explore everything the Glass Education Center has to offer: Shop the glass sale featuring a variety of handmade glass gift items! Tour the glassmaking studios! Watch live glassmaking in action! Check out the gallery and view the permanent collections, featuring the work of artists from around the world! Sign up for a hands-on glassmaking experience! Details and registration below. | Date & Time: December 6th, 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. | Location: SCC Glass Education Center, 460 Hollywood Ave. (parking lot A), Carneys Point, NJ 08069 | More information.

DC Gallery & Studio | September Artist Meetup | Free, casual event. Network with other creatives, discuss and share resources, and learn about new and local opportunities for visual artists. | Date & Time: September 29, 2026 at 7PM | Location: DC Gallery & Studio, Millville, NJ | RSVP and info.