Author: Julia Chance

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.

 

New Opportunities

Call to Artists, Pyramid Atlantic Art Center | Fall Keyholder Resident — Hyattsville, MD

Deadline: July 19    Pyramid Atlantic Art Center’s Keyholder Residency is a competitive opportunity for emerging to mid-career artists who want unlimited access to the studios in exchange for working 8 hours a week for Pyramid Atlantic. The residency is awarded to artists who hope to learn more and improve their printmaking, papermaking, or book arts skills. Click here for details.

Call for Entries, Falls Church Arts Gallery, Geometrix — Falls Church, VA

Deadline: August 2    Geometrix, an exhibition scheduled for August 29–October 4 at Falls Church Falls Church Arts Gallery,  invites artists to explore the power of shape, structure, and form. From bold abstractions to delicate patterns, this exhibit celebrates geometry in all its dimensions. Explore how lines, angles, and curves shape both our art and our world. Click here for details.

Call for Entries: Glen Echo Park 55th Annual Labor Day Art Show — Glen Echo, MD

Deadline: August 3    The Glen Echo Park Partnership for Arts and Culture invites artists from the DC metro area to submit entries for its 55th Annual Labor Day Art Show—a longstanding tradition that showcases a wide range of local artistic talent and attracts thousands of
art enthusiasts to the Park each year. Click here for details.

Call to Artists, Pennsylvania Watercolor Society 47th Annual International Exhibition — Mechanicsburg, PA

Deadline: August 15    Pennsylvania Watercolor Society announces a call for entries for the 47th Annual International Juried Exhibition. Open to all artists 18 or older, all work must be original paintings, hand created, entirely the work of the entrant, and free from any copyright infringement. Click here for details.

Call to Artists, Pyramid Atlantic Art Center | Fall Studio Internship — Hyattsville, MD

Deadline: August 19    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.

 

Re-runs: These were previously posted, but it’s not too late to enter!

McLean Project for the Arts Seeks Part-Time Ceramic Studio Manager

Deadline: June 30    McLean Project for the Arts (MPA) seeks a part-time Ceramics Studio Manager (15–20 hours per week) to support and help shape MPA Clay, a new ceramics studio at the MPA Berlage Arts & Education Center. Click here for details.

Call to Artists, City of Alexandria Mural Artist Roster — Alexandria, VA

Deadline: June 30    City of Alexandria’s Public Art Program seeks artists to apply to join the City’s first Mural Artist Roster. The roster will be used to place artists with upcoming mural opportunities in the City of Alexandria, Virginia, beginning in Summer 2026. This call is open to all local and regional muralists living in Virginia, Maryland, Washington D.C., Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. Click here for details.

Call for Entries, 2026 Peggy Doole National Small Works Competition & Exhibition — D.C.

Deadline: July 3    The Washington Print Foundation is pleased to present the 28th annual Peggy Doole National Small Works Exhibitionto be held July 31st to August 31st at the long-established Washington Printmakers Gallery in Washington, DC.  This a national juried exhibition of contemporary printmaking that includes hand-pulled prints, screen prints, digital prints, fine art photographs, and three-dimensional work with print components. This year’s juror is noted art critic Mark Jenkins. Click here for details.

Latine Call for Art, Unearthing Foundations —

Deadline: July 6    Montpelier Arts Center invites DC, Maryland, and Virginia based Latinx/Latine artists to submit artwork for the juried exhibition “Unearthing Foundations” on view September 11 – November 1, 2026. Click here for details.

Call for Entries, Art on Climate International Illustration Competition

Deadline: July 31    Since its inception in Spain in 2019, the “Art on Climate” competition has evolved from a regional project into a significant global movement. Over the past seven years, it has become a powerful platform for creators worldwide to express the urgency of environmental stewardship. Participants are invited to submit original works on the theme of “climate change.” Click here for details.

Call for Proposals, Athenaeum Solo or Group Show 2025-2026 — Alexandria, VA

Deadline: September 30    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 Entries, Sony World Photography Awards 2027

Deadline: January 12    Now in their 20th year, the Sony World Photography Awards represent two decades of celebrating photographers worldwide, and they’re as committed as ever to continuing that legacy. As always, the competition remains completely free to enter and is open to all photographers shooting on any device and at all stages of their careers. Click here for details.

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. 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 inquiries 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)

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

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

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.

Maryland Art Place Seeks Proposals for Rotating Exhibition Partnership with Baltimore’s Hotel Indigo (MD)

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

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)

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)

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].

Call to Artists, VisArts’ Gibbs Street Resident Artists 2026 -2027 — Rockville, MD

Deadline: May 31    VisArts invites applications and proposals from local, national, and international artists for one of two six-month residencies at our studios in Rockville, Maryland. Studio space is provided free of charge. Artists receive a $3,000 stipend ($500 a month). Gibbs Street Artists in Residence present their work in culminating solo exhibitions. Click here for details.

Call for Artists,, City of Alexandria Mural Artist Roster — Alexandria, VA

Deadline: June 30    The City of Alexandria Public Art Program is seeking artists to apply to join the City’s first Mural Artist Roster for upcoming public art opportunities in Alexandria beginning in Summer 2026. Open to local and regional muralists living in Virginia, Maryland, Washington, D.C., Pennsylvania, and West Virginia, the roster will serve as the primary resource for selecting artists for City-commissioned interior and exterior wall murals, ground murals, street murals, and participatory mural projects. Professional and emerging muralists—especially those who collaborate with youth and communities in developing concepts and installing projects—are encouraged to apply. Click here for details.

Call to Artists, Arlington Arts Grant Program — Arlington, VA

Deadline: June 17    The Arlington Arts Grants Program is pleased to announce the opening of applications for Fiscal Year 2027 funding opportunities for Arlington, Virginia-based artists and arts organizations. Through this competitive program, Arlington County supports artists and arts organizations in creating vibrant, inclusive, and high-quality cultural experiences for the community. Click here for details.

Call to Fiber Artists, Fiber Iterations — New York

Deadline: June 20    Textile Art Gallery NYC invites artists working in fiber and textile-based practices to submit work for an upcoming exhibition, juried by artist & curator Petra Fallaux, celebrating the versatility, innovation, and expressive potential of these mediums. This call is open to artists exploring traditional and contemporary approaches, including but not limited to weaving, embroidery, quilting, felting, tapestry, soft sculpture, mixed media, and experimental textile processes. Click here for details.

Call to Artists, Sculpture NOW 2026, Washington Sculpture Group (WSG) — DC

Deadline: June 23    This is a non-thematic exhibition of new works, finished within the last two years. Three-dimensional, free-standing sculpture, wall-hung and ceiling-hung sculpture, and installations as well as multimedia and performance-based works are welcome. Click here for details.

 

Re-runs: These were previously posted, but it’s not too late to enter!

Call for Muralists, Leesburg Executive Airport — Leesburg, VA

Deadline: May 29    The Town of Leesburg is seeking design submissions from artists and artist teams for the first mural in a planned series of aviation-themed public artworks at Leesburg Executive Airport. The series will eventually span multiple hangars, with each mural representing a stage in the aviation journey, from the spark of inspiration to the promise of innovation. Click here for details. 

Call for Artists, Resilience & Reverberation 

Deadline: June 1    Arts for Global Development welcomes artists whose work engages resilience, climate change, social justice, identity, community, and impact. Artists receive opportunities for long-term and pop-up exhibitions, professional exposure, meaningful connections with creatives and change makers, and visibility within an international, multidisciplinary audience—with no participation fee. Click here for details.

Request for 2027 Proposals, Glen Echo Park Partnership Galleries  — Glen Echo, MD

Deadline: June 5   The Glen Echo Park Partnership for Arts and Culture requests proposals from individuals, groups of artists or curators to present exhibitions in the Popcorn Gallery, Stone Tower Gallery and Park View Gallery venues at Glen Echo Park for the calendar year 2027. Click here for details. 

Call for Artists, Past and Present Performance Mural Open Call — Winchester Virginia

Deadline: June 16    Friends of Old Town is seeking to install a two-part mural across two buildings near the Taylor Pavilion in downtown Winchester. We’re looking for a mural artist interested in creating a work with the theme, “Past and Present Performance” referencing the Taylor Pavillion’s history as a theater and its current use as a community performance space. Click here for details. 

McLean Project for the Arts Seeks Part-Time Ceramic Studio Manager

Deadline: June 30    McLean Project for the Arts (MPA) seeks a part-time Ceramics Studio Manager (15–20 hours per week) to support and help shape MPA Clay, a new ceramics studio at the MPA Berlage Arts & Education Center. Click here for details. 

Call for Proposals, Athenaeum Solo or Group Show 2025-2026 — Alexandria, VA

Deadline: September 30    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.

 

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. 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 inquiries 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)

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

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

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.

Maryland Art Place Seeks Proposals for Rotating Exhibition Partnership with Baltimore’s Hotel Indigo (MD)

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

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)

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)

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].

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.

 

New Opportunities

Call for Entries, 2026 Virginia Watercolor Society Annual Juried Exhibition 

Deadline: May 22    Exhibition is open to members of the Virginia Watercolor Society only. For details on becoming a member, click here.

Call to Artists, VisArts’ Gibbs Street Resident Artists 2026 -2027 — Rockville, MD

Deadline: May 31    VisArts invites applications and proposals from local, national, and international artists for one of two six-month residencies at our studios in Rockville, Maryland. Studio space is provided free of charge. Artists receive a $3,000 stipend ($500 a month). Gibbs Street Artists in Residence present their work in culminating solo exhibitions. Click here for details.

Call for Artists, Resilience & Reverberation 

Deadline: June 1    Arts for Global Development welcomes artists whose work engages resilience, climate change, social justice, identity, community, and impact. Artists receive opportunities for long-term and pop-up exhibitions, professional exposure, meaningful connections with creatives and change makers, and visibility within an international, multidisciplinary audience—with no participation fee. Click here for details.

Call for Artists, Past and Present Performance Mural Open Call — Winchester Virginia

Deadline: June 16    Friends of Old Town is seeking to install a two-part mural across two buildings near the Taylor Pavilion in downtown Winchester. We’re looking for a mural artist interested in creating a work with the theme, “Past and Present Performance” referencing the Taylor Pavillion’s history as a theater and its current use as a community performance space. Click here for details. 

McLean Project for the Arts Seeks Part-Time Ceramic Studio Manager

Deadline: June 30    McLean Project for the Arts (MPA) seeks a part-time Ceramics Studio Manager (15–20 hours per week) to support and help shape MPA Clay, a new ceramics studio at the MPA Berlage Arts & Education Center. Click here for details. 

 

Re-runs: These were previously posted, but it’s not too late to enter!

Call for Art, Stamp Gallery Basement Exhibition — College Park, MD

Deadline: May 17    The Stamp Gallery invites all artists to submit their work for consideration for Basement, a Summer exhibition curated by Sydney Feurer, UMD ‘29. Basement is an exhibition that celebrates the hidden lives of the strangers we take for granted. All artists are welcome to apply, regardless of their affiliation or lack thereof with the University of Maryland. Click here for details.

Call for Proposals, Riverviews Artspace 2027 Exhibition Season — Lynchburg, VA

Deadline: May 20   Riverviews Artspace in downtown Lynchburg, Virginia, is currently accepting proposals for our 2027 exhibition season. This is an open call. We welcome submissions from emerging and established artists at all career stages, working in any and all media, as individuals or as groups. Click here for details.

Call for Art, Rich with Love – A Decade of Remembrance at Stamp Gallery at the University of Maryland — College Park, MD

Deadline: May 25    In honor of the 10-year anniversary* of the murder of 1st Lt. Richard W. Collins III, the Bowie State University-University of Maryland Social Justice Alliance invites students, artists, faculty, staff, and community members to submit original artwork for a commemorative, community centered exhibition at the STAMP Gallery. This call seeks to honor Lt. Collins’ life, legacy, and humanity while creating space for collective reflection on love, loss, justice, belonging, and remembrance. Click here for details.

Call for Muralists, Leesburg Executive Airport — Leesburg, VA

Deadline: May 29    The Town of Leesburg is seeking design submissions from artists and artist teams for the first mural in a planned series of aviation-themed public artworks at Leesburg Executive Airport. The series will eventually span multiple hangars, with each mural representing a stage in the aviation journey, from the spark of inspiration to the promise of innovation. Click here for details. 

Request for 2027 Proposals, Glen Echo Park Partnership Galleries  — Glen Echo, MD

Deadline: June 5   The Glen Echo Park Partnership for Arts and Culture requests proposals from individuals, groups of artists or curators to present exhibitions in the Popcorn Gallery, Stone Tower Gallery and Park View Gallery venues at Glen Echo Park for the calendar year 2027. Click here for details. 

Call for Proposals, Athenaeum Solo or Group Show 2025-2026 — Alexandria, VA

Deadline: September 30    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.

 

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. 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 inquiries 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)

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

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

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.

Maryland Art Place Seeks Proposals for Rotating Exhibition Partnership with Baltimore’s Hotel Indigo (MD)

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

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)

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)

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].

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.

 

New Opportunities

MoCA Arlington, Assembly 2026: Independent Curator Request for Proposals — Arlington, VA

Deadline: May 15    With an eye towards the 250th birthday of the United States, MoCA Arlington’s 2026 biennial will focus on the current practices of contemporary artists who live and work in the regions that made up the original thirteen colonies: Maine, Vermont, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia as well as Washington, DC. The museum is seeking proposals from independent curators based in these states for exhibitions that explore current material and conceptual trends within contemporary art. Click here for details.

Call for Art, Stamp Gallery Basement Exhibition — College Park, MD

Deadline: May 17    The Stamp Gallery invites all artists to submit their work for consideration for Basement, a Summer exhibition curated by Sydney Feurer, UMD ‘29. Basement is an exhibition that celebrates the hidden lives of the strangers we take for granted. All artists are welcome to apply, regardless of their affiliation or lack thereof with the University of Maryland. Click here for details.

Call for Muralists, Leesburg Executive Airport — Leesburg, VA

Deadline: May 29    The Town of Leesburg is seeking design submissions from artists and artist teams for the first mural in a planned series of aviation-themed public artworks at Leesburg Executive Airport. The series will eventually span multiple hangars, with each mural representing a stage in the aviation journey, from the spark of inspiration to the promise of innovation. Click here for details. 

Re-runs: These were previously posted, but it’s not too late to enter!

 

Call for Entries, Mid-Atlantic New Painting 2026 — Fredericksburg, VA

Deadline: May 15   The University of Mary Washington Galleries is now accepting submissions for our upcoming juried exhibition, the 2026 Mid-Atlantic New Painting Biennial. This biannual celebration of contemporary painting showcases artists from Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia. Begun in 1997, MANP is celebrating its thirteenth iteration. Click here for details.

Call for Entries, International Nature Photography Competition & Exhibition — Cumberland, MD

Deadline: May 15    The International Nature Photography Competition & Exhibition celebrates outstanding nature photography—plants and animals, landscapes, and conservation storytelling—from photographers worldwide. Images accepted for exhibition will be presented in a professionally curated, in-person gallery exhibition in Cumberland, Maryland, a growing arts destination in the heart of the central Appalachians and within easy reach of Washington, DC, Baltimore, and Pittsburgh. Awards total $5,000 in prize money, plus a $500 conservation cause award to a conservation organization chosen by the Conservation Storytelling award winner. Click here for details. 

Call for Proposals, Riverviews Artspace 2027 Exhibition Season — Lynchburg, VA

Deadline: May 20   Riverviews Artspace in downtown Lynchburg, Virginia, is currently accepting proposals for our 2027 exhibition season. This is an open call. We welcome submissions from emerging and established artists at all career stages, working in any and all media, as individuals or as groups. Click here for details.

Call for Art, Rich with Love – A Decade of Remembrance at Stamp Gallery at the University of Maryland — College Park, MD

Deadline: May 25    In honor of the 10-year anniversary* of the murder of 1st Lt. Richard W. Collins III, the Bowie State University-University of Maryland Social Justice Alliance invites students, artists, faculty, staff, and community members to submit original artwork for a commemorative, community centered exhibition at the STAMP Gallery. This call seeks to honor Lt. Collins’ life, legacy, and humanity while creating space for collective reflection on love, loss, justice, belonging, and remembrance. Click here for details.

Request for 2027 Proposals, Glen Echo Park Partnership Galleries  — Glen Echo, MD

Deadline: June 5   The Glen Echo Park Partnership for Arts and Culture requests proposals from individuals, groups of artists or curators to present exhibitions in the Popcorn Gallery, Stone Tower Gallery and Park View Gallery venues at Glen Echo Park for the calendar year 2027. Click here for details. 

Call for Proposals, Athenaeum Solo or Group Show 2025-2026 — Alexandria, VA

Deadline: September 30    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.

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. 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 inquiries 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)

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

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

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.

Maryland Art Place Seeks Proposals for Rotating Exhibition Partnership with Baltimore’s Hotel Indigo (MD)

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

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)

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)

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].

Artwork: “Fruity Decor” by Rana Geralis; Oil

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.

 

 

New Opportunities

 

Call for Artwork, Banners-Suitland Watertower — Suitland, MD

Deadline: April 26    The Prince George’s County Planning Department of the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission (M-NCPPC) is seeking an artist or artist team (collectively, Artist) to lead a collaborative public art opportunity with a cohort of visual arts students from Suitland High School’s Center for the Visual and Performing Arts (CVPA). The selected Artist will receive a fee of ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00) for their services engaging with Suitland CVPA High School students, co-creating the artwork and producing the necessary files for banner production, fabrication, and installation.  Click here for details.

Bethesda Arts & Entertainment District Seeking Artists for Signal Box Public Art Project — Bethesda, MD

Deadline: April 30    The Bethesda Arts & Entertainment District and Bethesda Urban Partnership are seeking artists for the second phase of the Signal Box Public Art Project. Each artist will be paid $650 for the license to use their image. Click here for details. 

Call for Entry: Seeing America in Scale: A Humongous Photography Exhibition — D.C.

Deadline: April 30    American University’s Art Department is pleased to announce a call for entries for a photography exhibition in the Katzen Arts Center’s Kreeger Lobby in fall 2026. Photographers are invited to submit high-resolution images suitable for 44 x 60 inch prints, capturing moments, experiences, and narratives that reflect the richness and complexity of contemporary America. By enlarging each image to massive proportions, the exhibition amplifies stories that might otherwise go unnoticed, giving them presence and significance. Click here for details.

Call for Artists, 2026 Mary B. Howard Invitational at Tephra ICA — Reston, VA

Deadline: May 1    This open call invites artists to respond to the idea of ‘assimilation’ as a complex and layered condition— that includes regional, social, political, historical, and material interventions. It is a concept that suggest not only as inclusion, but also serves as a site of tension, negotiation, and resistance. Click here for details. 

Call for Submissions, Alper Initiative for Washington Art – D.C.

Deadline: May 1    The Alper Initiative for Washington Art (AIWA) invites you to help shape our upcoming Spring and Summer 2027 exhibition cycles at the American University Museum! We are seeking applications for our Spring and Summer 2027 exhibition cycles. Whether you are an emerging artist or an established curator, don’t miss this opportunity to bring your work into conversation with the broader currents of contemporary art! Click here for details. 

Open Call, Tools For Radical Cooperation Collaborative Artist Book  

Deadline: May 1    Tools for Radical Cooperation is a new collaborative publication that will feature the work of contributing artists, designers, writers, philosophers, and dreamers on different tools and modalities to overcome social division. The book will house a collection of works and ideas that will address the challenges of today and provide frameworks of hope, speculative design and actionable steps for the readership of this text and the current human condition. Click here for details. 

Call to artists, 2026 NoMa in Color Mural Festival Call for Artists — D.C.

Deadline: May 4    The NoMa Business Improvement District (BID) announces their Call for Artists for the 2026 NoMa in Color Mural Festival. We seek to gather a diverse and dynamic cohort of local and regional artists to paint public, large- scale murals in the NoMa BID.  This opportunity is open to established and emerging visual artists who live in the Capitol Region. Any large-format artist in the DMV who wants to include outdoor murals in their professional practice is encouraged to apply. Click here for details. 

Call for Art, Rich with Love – A Decade of Remembrance at Stamp Gallery at the University of Maryland — College Park, MD

Deadline: May 25    In honor of the 10-year anniversary* of the murder of 1st Lt. Richard W. Collins III, the Bowie State University-University of Maryland Social Justice Alliance invites students, artists, faculty, staff, and community members to submit original artwork for a commemorative, community centered exhibition at the STAMP Gallery. This call seeks to honor Lt. Collins’ life, legacy, and humanity while creating space for collective reflection on love, loss, justice, belonging, and remembrance. Click here for details.

 

Re-runs: These were previously posted, but it’s not too late to enter!

 

Call for Exhibitors, Spring 2026 DC Print Fair — D.C.

Deadline: April 21    East City Art’s Spring 2026 DC Print Fair, held June 6–7, 2026, at Eastern Market’s North Hall, celebrates traditional printmaking techniques and the artists who make them. Click here for details.

Call for Artists, 2026 The Trawick Prize: Bethesda Contemporary Art Awards — Bethesda, MD

Deadline: April 24     The Trawick Prize: Bethesda Contemporary Art Awards is open and accepting applications now through April 24! This juried art competition awards $14,000 in prizes to four selected winners. Up to eight finalists may be chosen to display their work at Bethesda’s Gallery B in September 2026. Click here for details. 

Call to Artists, 3pts Artists & Makers Impact Fund

Deadline: April 27    The 3pts Artists & Makers Impact Fund is a $3,500 award supporting U.S.-based artists and makers who create tangible objects or goods and are working to sustain and grow a business. Funding may be used for materials, equipment, workspace costs, professional development, production expenses, or other needs that strengthen an artist or maker’s practice. Click here for details. 

Call for Entries, Mid-Atlantic New Painting 2026 — Fredericksburg, VA

Deadline: May 15   The University of Mary Washington Galleries is now accepting submissions for our upcoming juried exhibition, the 2026 Mid-Atlantic New Painting Biennial. This biannual celebration of contemporary painting showcases artists from Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia. Begun in 1997, MANP is celebrating its thirteenth iteration. Click here for details.

Call for Entries, International Nature Photography Competition & Exhibition — Cumberland, MD

Deadline: May 15    The International Nature Photography Competition & Exhibition celebrates outstanding nature photography—plants and animals, landscapes, and conservation storytelling—from photographers worldwide. Images accepted for exhibition will be presented in a professionally curated, in-person gallery exhibition in Cumberland, Maryland, a growing arts destination in the heart of the central Appalachians and within easy reach of Washington, DC, Baltimore, and Pittsburgh. Awards total $5,000 in prize money, plus a $500 conservation cause award to a conservation organization chosen by the Conservation Storytelling award winner. Click here for details. 

Call for Proposals, Riverviews Artspace 2027 Exhibition Season — Lynchburg, VA

Deadline: May 20   Riverviews Artspace in downtown Lynchburg, Virginia, is currently accepting proposals for our 2027 exhibition season. This is an open call. We welcome submissions from emerging and established artists at all career stages, working in any and all media, as individuals or as groups. Click here for details.

Request for 2027 Proposals, Glen Echo Park Partnership Galleries  — Glen Echo, MD

Deadline: June 5   The Glen Echo Park Partnership for Arts and Culture requests proposals from individuals, groups of artists or curators to present exhibitions in the Popcorn Gallery, Stone Tower Gallery and Park View Gallery venues at Glen Echo Park for the calendar year 2027. Click here for details. 

Call for Proposals, Athenaeum Solo or Group Show 2025-2026 — Alexandria, VA

Deadline: September 30    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.

 

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. 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 inquiries 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)

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

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

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.

Maryland Art Place Seeks Proposals for Rotating Exhibition Partnership with Baltimore’s Hotel Indigo (MD)

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

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)

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)

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].

“Lunatic II: a conceptual self-portrait of intuition and the wild power within,” by Diana Sherblom; Photography.

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 Art Submissions to Vita Poetica Journal

Deadline: December 31    Vita Poetica Journal seeks visual art for publication in our online quarterly journal. This includes but is not limited to painting, drawing, photography, ceramics, textile, and sculpture. The work should engage, whether directly or indirectly, with our publication’s focus on art and spirituality. Click here for details. 

Call for Submissions, Your Documentary Short to the Bethesda Film Fest — Bethesda, MD

Deadline: January 9    The Bethesda Arts & Entertainment District invites filmmakers to submit recent, original work for the 14th annual Bethesda Film Fest, set for spring 2026. Click here for details. 

Call for Entry, Strathmore Mansion Gallery | Steeped 34th Annual Juried Exhibition — North Bethesda, MD

Deadline: January 19   Whether as a morning inspiration for the day, or a warm moment at the end of one, tea is always comforting. Tea carries a rich history, spanning thousands of years and is a part of many cultures. The beverage may be an individual indulgence or shared with a neighbor on a hot summer day. A cup of tea sets the stage for conversation or for ceremony. This call for art welcomes creative minds to contemplate the tastes, smells, traditions, and emotions in various media. We encourage artists to expand on the theme of tea in representational and abstract forms that may include tea vessels, depictions of tea/tea traditions, artwork made with tea, or the sense of warmth, belonging, and so much more. Artwork may be of any style and medium and may invite the viewer to actually touch the artwork. Artists from within the DMV region and beyond are encouraged to apply. Click here for details.

Call for Submissions: Frame & Frequency X — Rockville, MD

Deadline: January 20   Frame + Frequency is an ongoing International film and video art screening series presented by VisArts in Rockville, Maryland that highlights artists whose new media, experimental film, and video works explore contemporary visual culture, and presents an intimate panorama of the variety and breadth of video art in artistic practice today. This edition will take place in the Kaplan Gallery from May 22–July 19, 2026. Click here for details. 

Western Loudoun Art and Studio Tour — Loudoun County, VA

Deadline: January 31, 2026    The 2026 Western Loudoun Art and Studio Tour (WLAST) is the 19th anniversary of the Tour. Our mission is to help promote Loudoun County as a scenic and cultural destination by producing a tour of our county’s visual artists, celebrating their work, and providing an educational experience for the public. Professional and emerging visual artists whose studios in Western Loudoun County meet specified criteria may apply as Studio Artists. Loudoun County artists who do not have a Western Loudoun studio suitable for visitors may apply as Guest Artists. Click here for details. 

Call for Entries, No Boundaries 2026

Deadline: February 2, 2026    Artists are invited to interpret the theme “No Boundaries” in an original piece of fiber-based artwork. Boundaries can keep things in or keep things out. They may be physical, geographical, or even emotional. This exhibition asks artists to explore the creation of art with “No Boundaries.” Artwork will be considered in any media but MUST contain a minimum of 25% fiber components or fiber techniques. Click here for details. 

Re-runs: These were previously posted, but it’s not too late to enter!

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.

 

Call for Volunteers, Academy Art Museum — Easton, MD

Deadline: December 31    The Academy Art Museum seeks detail-oriented volunteers to assist the Collections Manager and Registrar with an inventory of the Museum’s works on paper collection. This position offers hands-on experience in collections care while supporting the Museum’s mission to preserve and document its holdings. Prior experience with museum collections is appreciated but not expected, as volunteers will be trained in how to safely handle artwork and record information. Click here for details.

Call for Entries, 2026 Mid-Atlantic Juried Show — Charlottesville, VA

Deadline: January 15    You are invited to apply to be a part of McGuffey Art Center’s Second-Annual Mid-Atlantic Juried Show! Any artist residing in Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, Washington DC, or North Carolina may enter. All work must be original and completed within the last three years.The competition is open to the following categories: painting, drawing, photography, printmaking, fiber, sculpture and mixed media. 2-D entries should not exceed 8 feet in any direction. No entry that requires the artist to be present for moving or assembly will be accepted. Click here for details.

Call for Entries, Virginia Quilt Museum No Boundaries 2026 Exhibit — Dayton, VA

Deadline: February 2, 2026    Artists are invited to interpret the theme “No Boundaries” in an original piece of fiber-based artwork. Boundaries can keep things in or keep things out. They may be physical, geographical, or even emotional. This exhibition asks artists to explore the creation of art with “No Boundaries.” Artwork will be considered in any media but MUST contain a minimum of 25% fiber components or fiber techniques. 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. 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 inquiries 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)

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

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

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.

Maryland Art Place Seeks Proposals for Rotating Exhibition Partnership with Baltimore’s Hotel Indigo (MD)

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

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)

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)

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].

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 to Artists, 2026 Ashland Artist Residency Program — Ashland, VA

Deadline: November 11    Located in the heart of downtown Ashland Virginia, the Hanover Arts & Activities Center (the Center) has long served as a home for artists and cultural activity. In partnership with the Town of Ashland (the Town), the Center invites artists working in various media to apply for a yearlong studio residency program through a juried selection process that will provide affordable, professional studio space to local artists. Click here for details.

 

Call fro Entries, Radius 250 2026 – Artspace Gallery’s 11th Biennial Regional Juried Exhibition — Richmond, VA

Deadline: December 5    Enter Radius 250 2026, Artspace’s 11th Biennial Regional Juried Exhibition, for a chance to exhibit your artwork at Artspace’s gallery located at 2833-A Hathaway Rd., Richmond, VA 23225. This exhibition is open to all themes and media from artists living and/or working within 250 miles of Richmond, VA. Click here for details.

 

Call for Volunteers, Academy Art Museum — Easton, MD

Deadline: December 31    The Academy Art Museum seeks detail-oriented volunteers to assist the Collections Manager and Registrar with an inventory of the Museum’s works on paper collection. This position offers hands-on experience in collections care while supporting the Museum’s mission to preserve and document its holdings. Prior experience with museum collections is appreciated but not expected, as volunteers will be trained in how to safely handle artwork and record information. Click here for details.

 

Call for Entries, 2026 Mid-Atlantic Juried Show — Charlottesville, VA

Deadline: January 15    You are invited to apply to be a part of McGuffey Art Center’s Second-Annual Mid-Atlantic Juried Show! Any artist residing in Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, Washington DC, or North Carolina may enter. All work must be original and completed within the last three years.The competition is open to the following categories: painting, drawing, photography, printmaking, fiber, sculpture and mixed media. 2-D entries should not exceed 8 feet in any direction. No entry that requires the artist to be present for moving or assembly will be accepted. Click here for details.

 

Call for Entries, Virginia Quilt Museum No Boundaries 2026 Exhibit — Dayton, VA

Deadline: February 2, 2026    Artists are invited to interpret the theme “No Boundaries” in an original piece of fiber-based artwork. Boundaries can keep things in or keep things out. They may be physical, geographical, or even emotional. This exhibition asks artists to explore the creation of art with “No Boundaries.” Artwork will be considered in any media but MUST contain a minimum of 25% fiber components or fiber techniques. Click here for details.

 

Call to Artists, Athenaeum Solo or Group Show 2025-2026 — Alexandria, VA

Deadline: September 30, 2026    The Athenaeum Gallery invites artists and curators to submit show proposals. 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.

 

Re-runs: These were previously posted, but it’s not too late to enter!

 

Call to Artists, Request for Proposals for the Christ Church, Alexandria, Virginia Inclusive Memorial Project — Alexandria, VA

Deadline: October 25  Christ Church in Old Town Alexandria, built in 1773, acknowledges that enslaved people contributed to the parish’s wealth, local economy, and likely the church’s construction. In commemoration of its 250th anniversary, the Church seeks to commission a monument honoring their vital contributions. Selected artists are invited to submit proposals to collaborate with the Church’s Inclusive Memorialization Working Group to conceptualize and realize the memorial. Click here for details.

 

Call for Entries, Falls Church Arts | Call for Artists: Kinship–All Media — Falls Church, VA

Deadline: October 26 Artists are invited to submit works that reference the bonds that exist between or among communities, families, cultures, or other groups. Click here for details.

 

Open Call, 2026 Post-Grad Residency at the Torpedo Factory Art Center — Alexandria, VA

Deadline: October 31    The 2026 Post-Graduation Residency is open to recently graduated art students who earned a bachelor’s or master’s degree in the visual arts from an accredited university or college. Selected artists will receive a free studio space and will have the opportunity to be active participants in the Art Center’s unique creative community, benefiting from engagement with local, national, and international artists. Artists will be encouraged to be active in the Art Center’s programing. 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.

 

Call to Artists, VisArts Call for Solo Exhibitions 2026 — Rockville, MD

Deadline: November 14    VisArts invites artists working in all media to apply for 2026 solo exhibitions in the Gibbs Street Gallery, Common Ground Gallery, and Concourse Gallery. Exhibitions in each of the galleries explore the breadth of contemporary art and feature emerging to mid-career artists. Exhibits reflect a wide range of media and experimental approaches that offer the viewer unexpected interactions with art. Click here for details

 

Academy Art Museum Teen Council Paid Internship — Eastong, MD

Deadline: November 15    Now in its fifth year, the Academy Art Museum Teen Council is a paid internship program for area high school students interested in creativity and community engagement through art. Selected students will join the museum community, collaborate with staff and peers on new projects, share their ideas, and help lead teen-focused activities at the Museum. Click here for details.

 

Call for New Members, Multiple Exposures Gallery — Alexandria, VA

Deadline: December 1    Multiple Exposures Gallery (MEG), located at the Torpedo Factory Art Center in Alexandria, VA, represents fifteen photographers recognized for excellence in fine art photography. The gallery presents thoughtfully curated rotating exhibitions, often in collaboration with nationally acclaimed jurors and curators, and offers an outstanding selection of original photographs and photography books. Now in its 40th year, MEG is a vibrant forum for artistic exchange, appreciation, and education. With two long-standing members stepping away, MEG has issued a Call for New Members and invites local photographers interested in gallery membership to apply for consideration. Click here for details.

 

Pyramid Atlantic Art Center Spring Studio Internship — Rockville, MD

Deadline: December 3    Pyramid Atlanticoffers a paid internship opportunity for college or post-college artists. Our interns are a vital part of the Pyramid team, gaining 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.

 

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.

 

Call to Artists, Exhibit at The Superfair– DC, Austin, Houston & Beyond!

Deadline: January 15    Exhibit your artwork at The Superfair with 150+ artists and 6000 attendees! At The Superfair, we do one thing: build art fairs for artists. Not for mega-galleries or sponsors — for you. We’re here to break down the barriers around showing and selling your work in the strongest art markets in the country — DC, Austin, Houston, San Francisco and New York. Click here for details.

 

Call for Jurors, Falls Church Arts 2026-2027 Exhibit Season — Falls Church, VA

Deadline: February 28   Falls Church Arts, a non-profit art organization in Northern Virginia, seeks jurors for its 2026-2027 exhibit season. Click here for details.

 

 

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].

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 to Artists, James Renwick Alliance For Craft Chrysalis Award For Emerging Artists

Deadline: September 24    This is a $5,000 award for emerging artists in mixed-media craft regardless of their age. Click here for details.

 

Call to Artists, Foundwork Artist Prize

Deadline: September 26    This annual juried award to support outstanding artistic practices includes an unrestricted $10,000 grant. Click here for details.

 

Call to Artists, MoCA Arlington Artist Residency Program — Arlington, VA

Deadline: September 28    The Museum of Contemporary Art Arlington’s Artist in Residence Program supports emerging and mid-career professional contemporary artists by offering a unique platform for exposure and connection, affordable studio space, and time to develop their practices. Through short- and long-term studio residencies, the program fosters lasting relationships among artists, providing a cohort experience, support and opportunities to test new ideas, exhibit work, and engage in dialogue with curators, peers and the public. Click here for details.

 

Call for Exhibitors, East City Art’s 2025 DC Print Fair — D.C.

Deadline: September 29    Applications are now Open for East City Art’s 2025 DC Print Fair. The 2025 DC Print Fair will take place Sunday, November 2, 2025 from 10am-4pm. Click here for details.

 

Call to Artists, Richmond Highway Bus Rapid Transit | Community Charm Artist Request for Qualifications — Fairfax, VA

Deadline: September 30    ArtsFairfax, in partnership with Fairfax County Department of Planning and Development, seeks artists to submit their qualifications to design digital artwork to be placed upon windscreens in the planned Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) (“The One”) stations along a 7.5 mile stretch of Richmond Highway in Southeast Fairfax County, VA. The project – titled “Community Charm” – will incorporate elements of the surrounding neighborhoods into the station design based on themes developed with each community. Click here for details.

 

Open Call, Recycled Artist in Residency (RAIR) — Philadelphia, PA

Deadline: September 30    The Recycled Artist in Residency’s (RAIR’s) mission is to challenge the perception of waste culture by providing a unique platform at the intersection of art and industry, and community. Situated inside a construction and demolition waste recycling company in northeast Philadelphia, RAIR creates and provides artist residencies, fellowships, new project commissions, interdisciplinary partnerships, and public programs. RAIR currently has openings for two residency programs: THE STANDARD RESIDENCY and THE BIGGIE SHORTIE. Click here for details.

 

Open Call, Culture Push Fellowship for Utopian Practice

Deadline: October 5    Through the Fellowship for Utopian Practice, Culture Push serves artists by providing creative, analytical, and logistical tools in the creation of truly transformative projects. The Fellowship program is open to artists and other professionals working in any discipline who wish to expand the boundaries of their practice. Click here for details.

 

Call to Artists, Request for Proposals for the Christ Church, Alexandria, Virginia Inclusive Memorial Project — Alexandria, VA

Deadline: October 25  Christ Church in Old Town Alexandria, built in 1773, acknowledges that enslaved people contributed to the parish’s wealth, local economy, and likely the church’s construction. In commemoration of its 250th anniversary, the Church seeks to commission a monument honoring their vital contributions. Selected artists are invited to submit proposals to collaborate with the Church’s Inclusive Memorialization Working Group to conceptualize and realize the memorial. Click here for details.

 

Call for Entries, Falls Church Arts | Call for Artists: Kinship–All Media — Falls Church, VA

Deadline: October 26 Artists are invited to submit works that reference the bonds that exist between or among communities, families, cultures, or other groups. Click here for details.

 

Call for New Members, Multiple Exposures Gallery — Alexandria, VA

Deadline: December 1    Multiple Exposures Gallery (MEG), located at the Torpedo Factory Art Center in Alexandria, VA, represents fifteen photographers recognized for excellence in fine art photography. The gallery presents thoughtfully curated rotating exhibitions, often in collaboration with nationally acclaimed jurors and curators, and offers an outstanding selection of original photographs and photography books. Now in its 40th year, MEG is a vibrant forum for artistic exchange, appreciation, and education. With two long-standing members stepping away, MEG has issued a Call for New Members and invites local photographers interested in gallery membership to apply for consideration. Click here for details.

 

 

Re-runs: These were previously posted, but it’s not too late to enter!

 

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.

 

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 — Leesburg, VA

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.

 

Call to Artists, Exhibit at The Superfair– DC, Austin, Houston & Beyond!

Deadline: January 15    Exhibit your artwork at The Superfair with 150+ artists and 6000 attendees! At The Superfair, we do one thing: build art fairs for artists. Not for mega-galleries or sponsors — for you. We’re here to break down the barriers around showing and selling your work in the strongest art markets in the country — DC, Austin, Houston, San Francisco and New York. Click here for details.

 

 

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].

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

 

Open Call for Proposals, 2026 Artspace Exhibitions  — Richmond, VA

Deadline: October 8    Artspace’s Exhibition Committee will review proposals for exhibitions of art for the 2026 season in our gallery in Richmond, Virginia. We welcome submissions for exhibitions of art from all genres and media. Click here for details.

 

Call to Artists, The Homiens Art Prize

Deadline: October 31    The Homiens Art Prize, which awards over $12,000 USD annually to artists, is an internationally celebrated event that elevates art careers to new heights. Our prize is open to all art forms and artists internationally. We celebrate our chosen artists across our media, exhibiting their art online where it is viewed by artists and collectors throughout the world. Click here for details.

 

Call for Entries, Unexpurgated: Freedom in Form and Color, Limner Gallery — Hudson, NY

Deadline: November 8    SlowArt Productions presents the thematic exhibition: Unexpurgated: Freedom in Form and Color. This exhibition will be held at the Limner Gallery from March 5 – 28, 2026. The exhibition invites artists to explore the concept of art as a form of speech and expression. Works may address themes of personal truth, social commentary, identity, resistance, or the uninhibited creative voice. All media and stylistic approaches are welcome. All interpretations of the theme Unexpurgated: Freedom in Form and Color, will be reviewed and considered. Click here for details.

 

Call to Artists, The Hopper Prize Grants for Artists

Deadline: November 11    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. The Hopper Prize is accepting submissions for $4,500 and $1,000 artist grants. They will be providing 6 grants totaling $13,000 USD. 2 artists will each receive $4,500 and 4 artists will each receive $1,000. All media is eligible. Click here for details.

 

VisArts Call for Solo Exhibitions 2026 — Rockville, MD

Deadline: November 14    VisArts invites artists working in all media to apply for 2026 solo exhibitions in the Gibbs Street Gallery, Common Ground Gallery, and Concourse Gallery. Exhibitions in each of the galleries explore the breadth of contemporary art and feature emerging to mid-career artists. Exhibits reflect a wide range of media and experimental approaches that offer the viewer unexpected interactions with art. Click here for details.

 

Call for Entries, No Boundaries 2026, Virginia Quilt Museum — Dayton, VA

Deadline: February 2    Artists are invited to interpret the theme “No Boundaries” in an original piece of fiber-based artwork. Boundaries can keep things in or keep things out. They may be physical, geographical, or even emotional. This exhibition asks artists to explore the creation of art with “No Boundaries.” Artwork will be considered in any media but MUST contain a minimum of 25% fiber components or fiber techniques. Click here for details

 

 

Re-runs: These were previously posted, but it’s not too late to enter!

 

Call to Artists: Leesburg: A Town with Heart — Leesburg, VA

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.

 

Open Call, Culture Push Fellowship for Utopian Practice

Deadline: October 5    Through the Fellowship for Utopian Practice, Culture Push serves artists by providing creative, analytical, and logistical tools in the creation of truly transformative projects. The Fellowship program is open to artists and other professionals working in any discipline who wish to expand the boundaries of their practice. 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 to Artists, Request for Proposals for the Christ Church, Alexandria, Virginia Inclusive Memorial Project — Alexandria, VA

Deadline: October 25  Christ Church in Old Town Alexandria, built in 1773, acknowledges that enslaved people contributed to the parish’s wealth, local economy, and likely the church’s construction. In commemoration of its 250th anniversary, the Church seeks to commission a monument honoring their vital contributions. Selected artists are invited to submit proposals to collaborate with the Church’s Inclusive Memorialization Working Group to conceptualize and realize the memorial. Click here for details.

 

Call for Entries, Falls Church Arts | Call for Artists: Kinship–All Media — Falls Church, VA

Deadline: October 26 Artists are invited to submit works that reference the bonds that exist between or among communities, families, cultures, or other groups. 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.

 

Call for New Members, Multiple Exposures Gallery — Alexandria, VA

Deadline: December 1    Multiple Exposures Gallery (MEG), located at the Torpedo Factory Art Center in Alexandria, VA, represents fifteen photographers recognized for excellence in fine art photography. The gallery presents thoughtfully curated rotating exhibitions, often in collaboration with nationally acclaimed jurors and curators, and offers an outstanding selection of original photographs and photography books. Now in its 40th year, MEG is a vibrant forum for artistic exchange, appreciation, and education. With two long-standing members stepping away, MEG has issued a Call for New Members and invites local photographers interested in gallery membership to apply for consideration. 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.

 

Call to Artists, Exhibit at The Superfair– DC, Austin, Houston & Beyond!

Deadline: January 15    Exhibit your artwork at The Superfair with 150+ artists and 6000 attendees! At The Superfair, we do one thing: build art fairs for artists. Not for mega-galleries or sponsors — for you. We’re here to break down the barriers around showing and selling your work in the strongest art markets in the country — DC, Austin, Houston, San Francisco and New York. Click here for details.

 

 

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].

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 Artists, Showplace Arena Public Art Project — Upper Marlboro, MD

Deadline: August 31    The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission, Department of Parks and Recreation, Prince George’s County invites Artists (both individual artists and artist teams) with interest and professional experience in creating public art and site-specific commissions to submit qualifications for an original interior public art feature at The Show Place Arena in Upper Marlboro, MD. Click here for details.

 

Call for 2026 Bresler Resident Artists + Montgomery College Collaborative AiR

Deadline: September 5    The Bresler Residency provides three dynamic individual artists or collaborative artist groups the gift of time, space, and financial support, along with a unique opportunity to create a new body of work, evolve an existing body of work, or develop a project in a stimulating, supportive environment. · The Bresler Residency encourages interaction, dialogue, experimentation, and exploration with the VisArts artist community and the local community. Bresler Residents present their work in solo exhibitions at VisArts. VisArts provides studio space free of charge, and provides a $2,000 stipend (paid over 4 months). Click here for details.

 

Call to Artists, Exhibit at The Superfair– DC, Austin, Houston & Beyond!

Deadline: January 15    Exhibit your artwork at The Superfair with 150+ artists and 6000 attendees! At The Superfair, we do one thing: build art fairs for artists. Not for mega-galleries or sponsors — for you. We’re here to break down the barriers around showing and selling your work in the strongest art markets in the country — DC, Austin, Houston, San Francisco and New York. Click here for details.

 

 

Re-runs: These were previously posted, but it’s not too late to enter!

 

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.

 

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.

 

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 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 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, 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.

 

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.

 

 

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].

 

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.

 

 

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].

 

 

 

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, The Art League Art on the Rocks Special Exhibit — Alexandria, VA

Deadline: August 15    As the official kickoff to Old Town Cocktail week, Art on the Rocks  is a festive fundraiser that help support the local arts community while spotlighting our fabulous local bar restaurants right here in Alexandria. Accepted artworks will be paired with a participating restaurant to inspire their cocktail & appetizer creation. Artists of the accepted artworks will receive a complimentary event ticket for themselves and one guest.  This exhibit is open to current exhibiting members of The Art League Gallery. Click here for Art on the Rocks Special 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 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 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.

 

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.

 

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 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 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.

 

 

Re-runs: These were previously posted, but it’s not too late to enter!

 

Call for Artists | Riverdale Park Art Initiative: Sculptures — Hyattsville, MD

Deadline: August 15    The town of Riverdale Park and the Hyattsville CDC are seeking applicants for the annual Riverdale Park Sculpture Initiative, which will feature seven pieces at sites across the town. Artists will receive an honorarium of $2,500. Click here for details.

 

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

 

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.

 

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, 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 

 

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 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 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.

 

 

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].

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 Artists | Riverdale Park Art Initiative: Sculptures — Hyattsville, MD

Deadline: August 15    The town of Riverdale Park and the Hyattsville CDC are seeking applicants for the annual Riverdale Park Sculpture Initiative, which will feature seven pieces at sites across the town. Artists will receive an honorarium of $2,500. Click here for details.

 

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

 

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, 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.

 

 

Re-runs: These were previously posted, but it’s not too late to enter!

 

Call for Artists: Second Time Around at Delray Artisans — Alexandria, VA

Deadline: August 10    Seeking art that focuses on sustainable creativity and enhancing the artistic environmental ethos. Artists are encouraged to use recycled materials, found objects, old canvases or panels and more to repurpose them into a new piece of art. This call for entry requires that your submitted art pieces utilize at least 50% recycled materials. The exhibit is open to all area artists. Del Ray Artisans members pay a discounted entry fee. 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.

 

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, 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 

 

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 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 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.

 

 

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].

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 Entry, Hill Center Galleries 2025 Inaugural Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition — D.C.

Deadline: July 31    Sculptors living in the District of Columbia, Virginia, and Maryland are invited to participate in the inaugural Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition in the gardens of Hill Center on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. All Artists who work in durable materials suited for long-term, outdoor display are welcome to apply. Click here for details.

 

Call for Entries, PHOTOGRAPHY 4 HUMANITY 2025

Deadline: August 5    The competition is open to anyone 18 years or older. Photography 4 Humanity is an international photo contest created by David Clark Cause (DCC). ″ All photography must relate to people being impacted by climate change, and/or people trying to reverse and/or mitigate climate change. All images must have been taken within between August 1, 2024 and August 5, 2024. 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, 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 to Artists, Summer 2025 Innovate GrantmOpen 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 

 

 

 

Re-runs: These were previously posted, but it’s not too late to enter!

 

Call for Entry, American Wildlife Art Competition and Exhibition 2025 — Cumberland, MD

Deadline: July 31    The Arcadian Gallery is proud to announce its inaugural American Wildlife Art Competition and Exhibition, a celebration of nature-themed original art and prints. This unique competition showcases the beauty of wildlife and provides artists with the opportunity to exhibit their work in both an online exhibition as well as an elegant, brick-and-mortar gallery setting in the heart of downtown Cumberland, Maryland. Click here for details.

 

Call to Artists, The Homiens Art Prize

Deadline: July 31    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. 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. Click here for details.

 

Call for Entry, Hill Center Galleries, Photography 2025 Juried Show — D.C.

Deadline: July 31    Open to artists residing in the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia. Original wall-hung photographs will be considered. Cash prizes and and honorable mentions to be awarded. Click here for details. Click here for details.

 

Call for Artists, Maximalism! Regional Juried Show – Arlington, VA

Deadline: August 1    Alliance Gallery invites artists to apply for its second Regional Juried Show Maximalism! featuring artists from the DC Metro Area. This group exhibition seeks to celebrate themes including but not limited to excess, abundance, bold visual expression, indulgence, or sensory overload. In contrast to minimalism’s quiet restraint, Maximalism! embraces rich design elements such ornamentation, texture, color, and attention to detail. Artists could also interpret this theme through complex subject matter or amplified emotional expression. Click here for details.

 

Call for Artists, Glen Echo Park Labor Day Art Show — Glen Echo, MD

Deadline: August 4    Entry is open to all artists with original works created within the last two years. All works must be for sale and submissions must reflect the work that you will be exhibiting in the Labor Day Art Show. All artwork must be your own and must not have been entered in a prior Labor Day Art Show. An application must be completed and submitted to be considered. A limited section of children’s work will also be accepted. Click here for details.

 

Call for Artists: Second Time Around at Delray Artisans — Alexandria, VA

Deadline: August 10    Seeking art that focuses on sustainable creativity and enhancing the artistic environmental ethos. Artists are encouraged to use recycled materials, found objects, old canvases or panels and more to repurpose them into a new piece of art. This call for entry requires that your submitted art pieces utilize at least 50% recycled materials. The exhibit is open to all area artists. Del Ray Artisans members pay a discounted entry fee. 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.

 

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 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 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 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.

 

 

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].