Every week we gather a variety of artist opportunities from the DC area and beyond. Find one below and apply today — good luck! Click here for recent opportunities posts, and submit your opportunity listing here.
Opportunities
Call for Entries, Art IDEAL Book Cover Contest
Deadline: August 29 We invite visual artists working in all media that can be depicted on the printed page to submit artwork for consideration. Media Accepted: All artwork that can be depicted on the printed page. (Painting, Photography, Sculpture, Illustration, Drawing, Collage, Printmaking, Digital Art, Mixed media, Installation documentation, Performance documentation, Video Art stills). Click here for details.
Call for Submissions, Washington Studio School CONFAB 2025 — D.C.
Deadline: September 1 We invite artists working in all mediums to submit work for CONFAB, an exhibition that transforms personal expression into a communal conversation. CONFAB, derived from “confabulation,” speaks to the act of deep conversation, a dialogue where ideas are freely exchanged and connections are made. Through diverse techniques and themes, this exhibition explores how art confronts, reveals, and reimagines contemporary challenges, inviting viewers into a shared space of awareness, empathy, and possibility. Click here for details.
Call to Artists, Collage the Planet: Trash as Material Artist Residency — New Orleans
Early Deadline: September 26; Final Deadline: September 14 In this five-day, in-person residency, collage artists will create work that explores environmentalism in art and make artwork that contributes to a broader dialogue on sustainability and ecological consciousness. Residents will reflect on the balance between human activity and the environment and explore strategies to draw attention to issues such as climate change, biodiversity loss, and the impact of industrialization on our planet. Click here for details.
Call for Entries, PhotoGenesis, McLean Project for the Arts — McLean, VA
Deadline: September 26 All Mid-Atlantic artists (DC, VA, MD, PA, NJ, DE, WV ) are invited to submit up to 4 jpegs of 2D, 3D, installation or video works completed in the last two years and not previously exhibited at MPA. Work that springs from photographic images, ideas or techniques will be considered. Work may, but need not necessarily remain within the realm of photography to be included in the exhibit. Works that move beyond the traditional forms of the medium are encouraged. Click here for details.
Re-runs: These were previously posted, but it’s not too late to enter!
Pyramid Atlantic Art Center Fall/Winter 2025/26 Studio Internship Application — Hyattsville, MD
Deadline: August 20 Pyramid Atlantic now offers a paid internship opportunity for college or post-college artists. Our interns are a core part of the Pyramid team and gain hands-on experience in printmaking, papermaking, and book arts. Interns work with various communities, including the general public and professional artists, while gaining experience in the day-to-day operations of a non-profit art center and gallery. Click here for details.
Call for Entry, Out of the Shadows — New York
Deadline: August 20 Out of the Shadows is looking for visual artists working with the concept of shadows and light in every imaginable form, shape and color; touching on memory, mystery, and the revelation that can emerge from obscurity and its inherent possibility of transformation. We invite works that reveal what has long been veiled, layered or hidden; light emerging from darkness, form from fog, or uproar from silence. The exhibition aims to tap into a zeitgeist of transition, transformation, and transgression exploring ambiguities, uncertainties, and hope. Out of the Shadows is a blindly juried open call and will be shown at Carter Burden Gallery in New York, November 20 – December 17, 2025. Click here for details.
Open Call, Juried Outdoor Sculpture Competition — Fredericksburg, VA
Deadline: August 25 Three locations around the City of Fredericksburg, VA have been selected for the display of public sculpture from October, 2025 to September, 2026. Liability insurance provided. We have increased our stipend to $2500. for each site. Artist responsible for delivery and removal. Deadline for submission of existing or proposed work is August 25. Three submissions maximum. No entry fee. Works over six feet in height given preference. Click here for details.
Open Call to Artists, Ashe & Norton—New Gallery Open Call to Artists
Deadline: August 25 Liz Ashe and Mary Pat Norton invite artist submissions for a new gallery in Glover Park. Accepted work will be displayed in the form of either a group or solo exhibition. All interested artists should submit their work one month in advance ( minimum) for consideration. Please submit at minimum three images no larger than 1 MB, a CV, and an artist statement. Click here for details.
Gallery B 2026 Exhibition Applications Open — Bethesda, MD
Deadline: August 29 Bethesda Urban Partnership and the Bethesda Arts & Entertainment District are excited to announce that Gallery B is now taking rental applications for 2026 exhibits for solo or group shows. We offer the opportunity for you to sell your art and receive exposure in downtown Bethesda with no commission on artwork sold. Click here for details.
Pyramid Atlantic Art Center Seeks Gift Shop Coordinator — Hyattsville, MD
Deadline: August 31 Pyramid Atlantic is seeking a part-time Shop Assistant to support Shop Pyramid, our in-house gift shop and mini-gallery that celebrates artist-made goods aligned with our core disciplines: printmaking, papermaking, and book arts. Click here for details.
Call to Artists, Sandy Spring Museum Open Call for 2026 Exhibitions — Sandy Spring, MD
Deadline: September 1 We are now accepting proposals for 2026 exhibitions. Sandy Spring Museum connects diverse communities and advances social equity through shared an inspiring experience of our region’s cultural heritage. We are dedicated to supporting artists from diverse cultural backgrounds, especially those working within the traditions of folklore and community storytelling. Click here for details.
Call for Entries, The Art League Table Top 2025 — Alexandria, VA
Deadline: September 1 Open to both Art League exhibiting members and non-members. This exhibit will showcase the artistry of various functional wares associated with the table. Mediums that will be accepted include ceramic, metal, fiber, wood, and glass. All works must be functional. There is a 40 lbs weight restriction. For artists considering entering furniture, please contact staff at [email protected]. Awards: Best in Show $1,000, Best in Class for ceramics $500, Best in Class for functional work $500. Click here for details.
Call for Entries, The Art League October 2025 Open Exhibit — Alexandria, VA
Deadline: September 1 Open exhibits at The Art League are not limited by theme, medium, process, or content. This exhibit is open to current exhibiting members of The Art League Gallery. Click here for open exhibit details. If you are not an exhibiting member of The Art League but are interested in submitting work, click here for details on becoming a member.
Call for Entries, Paper, Falls Church Arts — Falls Church, VA
Deadline: September 7 Artists are invited to submit work that is created on or includes paper. Works must not be generated through the use of artificial intelligence. Click here for details.
Call for Entries, CraftForms 2025, 30th International Juried Exhibition of Contemporary Fine Craft — Wayne, PA
Deadline: September September 10 Wayne Art Center is seeking submissions for the 30th International Juried Exhibition of Contemporary Fine Craft, in the following mediums: basketry, ceramics, fiber, furniture, glass, jewelry, leather, metal, mixed media, paper, wearable art, and wood. Works created utilizing CAD/CAM technologies and 3D printing tools are also eligible. Selected works will be on display in the Davenport Gallery of Wayne Art Center in Wayne, Pennsylvania from December 7, 2025 through January 24, 2026. This year’s juror, Bruce W. Pepich, will present $10,000 in prize awards funded by Wayne Art Center. Click here for details.
Call to Artists, Summer 2025 Innovate Grant Open for Submissions
Deadline: September 10 The Innovate Grant’s SUMMER 2025 international grant opportunity is now open for submission. Innovate Grant distributes (2) $1,800.00 grants each quarter, to one Visual Artist and one Photographer. Click here for details
Open Call, Art Laguna Prize
Deadline: September 10 The Arte Laguna Prize is an international contemporary art competition that welcomes and exhibits emerging artists of all ages, countries, genres, and artistic backgrounds, without thematic restrictions. With two decades of history, the competition offers numerous opportunities to expand one’s network, gain global visibility, and access resources for professional development. Click here for details.
Call for Entry, Falls Church Arts Scenes in the City Plein Air Festival — Falls Church, VA
Deadline: September 12 Plein Air Festival and Quick Draw Event: Saturday, September 27, 2025 (rain date: October 4)Judging and Quick Draw Event Location: Falls Church City Hall grounds, 300 Park Ave. Click here for details.
Call for Entries, From These Hills: Contemporary Art from the Southern Appalachian Highlands — Abingdon, Virginia
Deadline: September 12 William King Museum of Art (WKMA) located in Abingdon, Virginia is excited to announce our 17th biennial exhibition From These Hills: Contemporary Art in the Southern Appalachian Highlands. This exhibit is one of William King Museum of Art’s longest-standing traditions. If you are from Southwest Virginia, Northeast Tennessee, Western North Carolina, or Southern West Virginia, or Eastern Kentucky, you are eligible to apply for this exhibition. Click here for details.
Call for Artists, Athenaeum Solo or Group Show 2024-2025 — Alexandria, VA
Deadline: September 21 Artists who live or work in Virginia, Maryland, or the District of Columbia may submit a proposal for a solo show. A group of artists who live or work in the area may submit a proposal for a group show. A curator, living or working anywhere, may submit a proposal for a show featuring works by artists living or working in this area. Click here for details.
Call for Entry, East City Art’s 2025 DC Print Fair Call for Exhibitors — D.C.
Deadline: September 22 We accept prints made using traditional fine art printmaking techniques such as relief, intaglio, lithography, screenprinting, monotype, collagraph, and Risograph—as long as they are printed manually, in limited editions, and under the artist’s direct supervision. Click here for details.
Call to Artists, Look: An Unexpected Arts Experience — Arlington, VA
Deadline: September 22 Art builds community . . . help us transform a vacant commercial building into a fun, inventive, and interactive POP-UP art space. Over three weekends, the reinvented space will host art exhibits, performances, and hands-on workshops and classes. We are open to all forms of artwork including installation art, photography, painting, sculpture, 2D digital art, video art, printmaking, and interactive art. Click here for details.
Call to Artists, 2025 Southeastern Art Show and Market — Tishomingo, Oklahoma
Deadline: September 29 The 2025 Southeastern Art Show and Market (SEASAM) and SEASAM Youth will be Oct. 3-4 from 9 a.m.-5p.m. on the Chickasaw Nation Historic Capitol Building grounds in Tishomingo, Oklahoma. The competition art show and market features adult and youth artists from federally recognized Southeastern tribes. Click here for details.
Call to Artists: Leesburg: A Town with Heart
Deadline: October 3 The Town of Leesburg Commission on Public Art (COPA) invites artists across the Washington D.C. Metro region to submit proposals for the design of large-scale heart sculptures as part of our 2025 public art initiative: Leesburg, A Town with Heart. Selected artists will transform fiberglass heart-shaped forms into unique, visually engaging works of art that will be installed throughout the Town of Leesburg for public display. Click here for details.
Call for Entries, Art Quilt Elements 2026 — Wayne, PA
Deadline: October 16 Wayne Art Center seeks submissions for Art Quilt Elements 2026, an international juried group exhibition of contemporary fine art quilts. Selected works will be on display in both the Davenport and Ethel Sergeant Clark Smith Galleries of Wayne Art Center in Wayne, Pennsylvania from March 23 through April 25, 2026. Click here for details.
Call for Entries, The 7th Chelsea International Photography Competition (CIPC) — New York
Deadline: November 4 The 7th Chelsea International Photography Competition provides the selected participants the opportunity to exhibit at one of our New York spaces, located in the heart of the Chelsea art district. The sprawling and elegant street-level space attracts hundreds of visitors with its striking exterior. With prizes valued over $55,000, the competition is open to photographers from around the world at any stage of their careers. Click here for details.
Tour de Force Foundation Monthly Grants for DMV Artists
Deadline: December 7 The Tour de Force Foundation is now accepting applications for its monthly grants, designed to support education and community-based art initiatives in the DMV (D.C., Maryland, and Virginia). As a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering artists, educators, and community leaders, the foundation seeks to promote creative exploration and strengthen local connections by funding projects that benefit the greater D.C. area. Click here for details.
Sandy Spring Museum Open Call for 2026 Exhibitions — Sandy Spring, MD
December 31 Sandy Spring Museum is now accepting proposals for 2026 exhibitions. We are dedicated to supporting artists from diverse cultural backgrounds, especially those working within the traditions of folklore and community storytelling. If this aligns with your artistic mission, whether you’re interested in a solo exhibition (featuring 30–50 pieces) or participating in a group show (we’ll thoughtfully pair your work with others), we invite you to submit a proposal. Sandy Spring Museum would be honored to help curate and showcase your work as part of our commitment to celebrating folklore and cultural heritage through the arts. Click here for details.
Instructors Wanted at The Art League — Alexandria, VA
The Art League is looking for skilled instructors in all visual arts disciplines. We’re particularly keen to recruit new hires for our sculpture, stained glass, and watercolor departments. Preferred applicants will have a personable and patient disposition, excellent communication skills, and the ability to teach their medium to groups of beginning, intermediate, and/or advanced level students. Class sizes range, depending on enrollment, from around 5 to 30 students. Experience teaching is helpful but not an absolute requirement. To apply, send a cover letter with statement of intent, resumé, and 6-10 tiffs or jpegs of current work to Ariane D’Souza via email at [email protected].
Ongoing: These opportunities have rolling deadlines.
Studio Sundays Submissions, Create! Magazine
Every month Create! Magazine! picks several winning images of artists’ studio spaces and features them on their website and social media along with artists’ work and story. Submit a quality image of your workspace, studio or kitchen table where you make work for a chance to be featured. For more information and to submit, click here.
Call for Artists, Prince George’s Arts and Humanities Council
Prince George’s Arts and Humanities Council (PGAHC) is featuring county artists at its newest art space Arts’tination at National Harbor, the premier arts and entertainment destination in our regions Located at 162 Waterfront Street, National Harbor, MD. Arts’tination is dedicated to supporting local artists and curating immersive creative experiences. PGAHC is recruiting artists to show and sell their work and/or to conduct arts related workshops for the public. Artists should submit work samples and inquires to [email protected]. For more information please visit https://www.pgahc.org/artstination.
Foundation for Contemporary Arts Emergency Grants
These monthly grants range from $500–$3,000, with the average amount being $1,700. Visual and performing artists whose work is of a contemporary, experimental nature and who have a US Tax ID Number can apply. For more information, click here.
Call for Art, Links Bridge Vineyards—Thurmont, MD
Links Bridge Vineyards, a small artisan style winery located just outside of Frederick, Maryland, is looking to feature the artwork of various artists on the walls of their tasting barn for two weeks at a time. To learn more, call Joan Cartier 301-602-5733 or email her at [email protected].
Pyramid Atlantic Workshop Proposals – Hyattsville, MD
Pyramid Atlantic offers year-round workshops in printmaking, papermaking, book arts, and hybrids thereof. We offer multi-week, daytime, evening, and weekend intensives for adults in our fully equipped studios. As part of a robust and diverse schedule of offerings, we welcome unsolicited workshop proposals, and hope that you will consider applying! Workshop proposal reviews are ongoing, but for best consideration, submit class proposals by the following dates: 1/15 for Summer Workshops; 4/1 for Fall Workshops; 7/1 for Winter Workshops; 10/1 for Spring Workshops. Questions? Email Gretchen, Artistic Director, [email protected]
Call For Artists, Busboys and Poets
Busboys and Poets is looking for submissions from Maryland and Virginia artists as it expands to new locations in both areas. Submissions can include drawings, painting, photography, sculpture, mixed media, assemblage, fiber, quilts, etc. Art images reflecting life in the city, family, portraits, whimsy, abstraction, social uplift and life experiences within diverse cultures are encouraged for submission. For more information, click here.
Alterwork Studios Online Residency
This residency was designed to give emerging contemporary artists an online platform to create new work and explore their practice. Over the course of four weeks, artists will be encouraged to experiment and explore their concepts and move their work forward in the contemporary art world. Learn more here.
Accepting Artwork for Curatorial Review by AIWA
The Alper Initiative for Washington Art features five exhibitions per year in the newly constructed first floor space in the American University Museum. We accept submissions, on a rolling basis, from Washington artists of all ages and backgrounds, and working in diverse media. The museum’s Director and Curator, Jack Rasmussen, will select curators who will review these submissions for potential use in Alper Initiative exhibitions. For more information click here.
Call For Entry Hamilton Arts Collective Guest Artist Exhibition – Baltimore, MD
The Hamilton Arts Collective (HAC) and the Hamilton Gallery seek applications from artists for month-long Guest Artist exhibitions at Hamilton Gallery located at 5502 Harford Road, Baltimore, MD. The selected guest artists will be invited to exhibit a selection of their current work in Gallery I of the Hamilton Gallery. The Guest Artist exhibition is featured in Hamilton Gallery communications and will be promoted by the HAC and Hamilton Gallery. This is an open call to artists residing within 60 miles of Baltimore City. Baltimore residents are encouraged to apply. Click here to learn more.
Howard County Arts Council Quarterly Call For Artists – Ellicott City, MD
The Howard County Arts Council gallery program was established to enhance the public’s appreciation of the visual arts, provide a venue to exhibit the work of local, regional, and national artists in a professional space, and provide leadership in the arts by presenting a broad spectrum of arts in all media from both emerging and established artists. Artists, ages 18 and older, working in all media and styles including time-based and installation artists, are encouraged to apply either individually or as a group. Proposals from curators and arts organizations are also welcome. Click here to learn more.
Exhibit at Hotel Indigo Downtown Baltimore — Baltimore, MD
The Maryland Art Place (MAP) is working with Hotel Indigo in downtown Baltimore to offer rotating exhibitions in the hotel’s library and Poets Modern Cocktails and Eats restaurant. This opportunity is open to visual artists living or working in Maryland. ’s public art partnership projects (MAP), in partnership with Hotel Indigo, is pleased to announce an open call to artists. MAP will curate four exhibitions a year based on submissions entered through a rolling basis. Click here to learn more.
Solo or Group Shows in Athenaeum Gallery – VA
The Athenaeum Gallery in Alexandria, Virginia exhibits visual arts created solely by artists living or working in the region (DC, Maryland and Virginia) and strives to present visitors with a wide variety of excellent art and unique experiences. In addition to the shows curated by the Gallery Director, the Athenaeum Gallery invites artists and curators to submit show proposals. For more information, click here.
The Creativity Grant Program State of Maryland (MD)
Deadline: Rolling. The purpose of the Creativity Grant Program is to strengthen the vitality and sustainability of artists and small organizations to maintain a strong and stable arts infrastructure in the State of Maryland. The Creativity Grant also provides opportunities to serve the growing needs of relevant arts projects and collaborations within Maryland communities. For more information regarding eligibility and funding timelines, please review the Creativity Grants Guidelines. For more information about the program, and to apply visit the Creativity Grant Program State of Maryland website.
Artist/Writers: Cover Art for Academic Medicine
Deadline: Rolling. Submit original works of art inspired by, but not necessarily representative of, an academic medicine experience from any perspective: caregiver, researcher, teacher, learner, or patient (for example, learning how to be a physician or scientist, caring for patients, exploring research questions, making a new discovery, being a research participant, teaching, or being cared for in a teaching hospital). The journal welcomes photography, sculpture, painting, textile work, and other visual media. Images may be cropped or resized to fit into the allotted cover space. Artists must also submit a related Cover Art essay as a narrative companion to the artwork, to explain the connection between the work and the “academic medicine experience.” The related narrative should be 250 to 600 words and is subject to editing. To apply for this opportunity, and to learn more, visit the Academic Medicine website.
The Awesome Foundation Accepting Applications for Art Projects
Deadline: Open. The Awesome Foundation for the Arts and Sciences is a worldwide network of people devoted to forwarding the interest of “awesomeness in the universe.” Established in 2009, the foundation distributes $1,000 grants on a monthly basis to projects and their creators. The money is pooled from ten or more self-organizing “micro-trustees.” The chapters are autonomous and organized by the trustees around geographic areas or topics of interest. Apply on the Awesome Foundation website.
Call for Artists: Maryland Art Place Seeks Proposals for Rotating Exhibition Partnership with Baltimore’s Hotel Indigo (MD)
Deadline: rolling. Maryland Art Place (MAP), in partnership with Hotel Indigo is pleased to announce an open ‘Call to Artists’. As an extension of MAP’s annual IMPACT public art partnership projects, MAP is working with Hotel Indigo to offer rotating exhibitions in Hotel indigo’s library and Poets Modern Cocktails and Eats. This opportunity is available to visual artists living or working in Maryland. Maryland Art Place will curate four exhibitions a year based on submissions entered through a rolling basis. Guidelines and information here.
Peripheral ARTeries – Biennial Contemporary Art Publication
Deadline: Rolling. Peripheral ARTeries is looking for artists to be featured in the new special Biennial Edition of their art publication, that comes to its 10th edition. This opportunity is great for both established and early career artists who need a boost to their artist portfolio. The 10th edition will once again explore and show current trends and tendencies in Contemporary Art: Peripheral ARTeries cultivates a spirit of openness through a unique collaborative and participatory approach.Each artist may submit a maximum of three works or projects made in any technique: painting, drawing, video art, experimental cinema, fine art photography, experimental media, mixed media, installations, public art, performance. The call is open to all proposed kind of art and media capable of challenging the viewers’ traditional perspective on art itself. To submit, visit the Peripheral ARTeries website.
Exhibit at Hotel Indigo (VA)
Artists works will displayed in the hotel’s gallery (220 S Union St, Old Town Alexandria) for a six-month period. Two-dimensional, framed works only. Artists will install the work using the hotel’s mounting hardware. Labels will be provided by the hotel. All sales handled by artist, no commission. Preference for local or locally influenced selections but not required. The space measures approximately 7’10” by 8’3.″ If interested, contact Kate Ellis, General Manager, [email protected].
The New Project Studio – Ongoing Opportunity (VA)
Ongoing. Located in Studio 8, the New Project Studio is a community-focused arts incubator space that offers a short-term location to test new program ideas, spotlight underrepresented voices, and enhance community engagement. Projects rotate on a regular basis. For more information, click here.
Public Arts Grants & Opportunities (VA)
Ongoing. The City of Alexandria’s Office of the Arts provides grants for nonprofit arts organizations as well as individual artists. See all current opportunities and online applications here.
Residency: Maryland
Deadline: ongoing. Montgomery College, Rockville and Germantown Art Department is seeking proposals for its Artist-in-Residence Program, encouraging proposals that cultivate collaborative work between artists and students.
Looking for artists: Foundry Gallery (DC)
Deadline: ongoing. Foundry Gallery is seeking a few artists in the greater Washington, DC area. If interested in applying for membership please send up to five images (jpg attachments) and an email letter to: [email protected]. The oldest cooperative in Washington, the gallery holds monthly solo and members’ group shows at its beautiful space north of Shaw near the 9:30 Club.
Looking for artists: Printmakers (DC)
Deadline: ongoing. Washington Printmakers Gallery is seeking artist members specializing in printmaking, photography and book arts. An active cooperative for over 30 years, the gallery holds monthly solo and members’ group shows in its lovely space in upper Georgetown. Distant and shared memberships are available. If interested in applying for membership please email [email protected].