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.

 

Opportunities

 

Call for Entries, 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 to Artists, Gallery B 2026 Exhibition Applications Open, Bethesda, MD

Deadline: August 19     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 to Artists, IA&A at Hillyer Exhibition 2026 Call for Proposals — D.C.

Deadline: August 29    Hillyer is currently accepting proposals for solo and curated exhibitions that will take place at Hillyer’s contemporary art space between January 2026 and January 2027. Proposals are open to local, regional, national, and international solo artists and curators. Click here for details.

 

Call for Artists, 2026 Bresler Resident Artists + Montgomery College Collaborative AiR — Rockville, MD

Deadline: September 5    In honor of patrons Fleur and Charles Bresler, VisArts invites applications and proposals from local, national, and international artists for a four-month residency at our studios in Rockville, Maryland. 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. Click here for details.

 

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

 

Call for Artists, BLC Civic Plaza Mural — Largo, MD

Deadline: July 22    Prince George’s Arts and Humanities Council (PGAHC) is seeking local professional muralists or mural teams to design and install a vibrant, community-focused mural on all four sides of a newly constructed storage structure at BLC Civic Plaza in Largo, Maryland. This project is part of the Blue Line Corridor Placemaking Initiative, a county-wide effort to activate public space through civic identity, storytelling, and bold public art. Click here for details.

 

Call for Entries, The Washington Sculptors Group Artina 2025: Upside Down — Inside Out — Sandy Spring, MD

Deadline: July 27    The realities of today’s world seem to have turned topsy-turvy. How do we reorient ourselves within a world turned upside down and inside out? Quite possibly, creative responses to these questions are best communicated in sculptural form. Through sculpture, installation, sound, performance, and interdisciplinary expression, Upside Down, Inside Out invites artists to explore inversions and reorientations. Click here for details.

 

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].

 

 

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, BLC Civic Plaza Mural — Largo, MD

Deadline: July 22    Prince George’s Arts and Humanities Council (PGAHC) is seeking local professional muralists or mural teams to design and install a vibrant, community-focused mural on all four sides of a newly constructed storage structure at BLC Civic Plaza in Largo, Maryland. This project is part of the Blue Line Corridor Placemaking Initiative, a county-wide effort to activate public space through civic identity, storytelling, and bold public art. 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.

 

Hill Center Galleries 2025 Inaugural Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition

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 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 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 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.

 

 

 

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

 

Call for Entries: Falls Church Arts Layers — Falls Church, VA

Deadline: July 20    Artists are invited to submit work that contains multiple layers. Works must not be generated through the use of artificial intelligence. Exhibition:August 16 – September 28, 2025. Click here for details.

 

DCCAH Fiscal Year 2026 Public Art Building Communities Grant — D.C.

Deadline: July 21    The DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities (CAH) is soliciting applications from qualified individual artists or organizations for its Fiscal Year 2026 Public Art Building Communities Grant Program (PABC). Multiple awards may be made under this Request for Applications (RFA). Award amounts vary. Click here for details.

 

Call for Entries, The Washington Sculptors Group Artina 2025: Upside Down — Inside Out — Sandy Spring, MD

Deadline: July 27    The realities of today’s world seem to have turned topsy-turvy. How do we reorient ourselves within a world turned upside down and inside out? Quite possibly, creative responses to these questions are best communicated in sculptural form. Through sculpture, installation, sound, performance, and interdisciplinary expression, Upside Down, Inside Out invites artists to explore inversions and reorientations. Click here for details.

 

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 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 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 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

 

2025 Peggy Doole National Small Works Competition & Exhibition — D.C.

Deadline: July 3  The 27th annual Peggy Doole National Small Works Exhibition to be held July 31st to August 31stat the long-established Washington Printmakers Galleryin Washington, DC.  This a juried national exhibition of contemporary printmaking that includes hand-pulled prints, screen prints, digital prints, fine art photographs, and three-dimensional work with print components. Click here for details.

 

Open Call, Potomac Yard Innovation District Public Art RFQ  — Alexandria, VA

Deadline: July 9    The City of Alexandria’s Public Art Program is commissioning public art for the northern extension of Potomac Yard Park—a newly constructed city park adjacent to the Virginia Tech Innovation Campus. This initiative aims to introduce compelling, site-specific artwork that reflects the site’s context and history, attracting both residents and visitors to the Potomac Yard Innovation District. The goal is to create dramatic, visually engaging, and unique art installations that foster an interactive environment for people of all ages. Click here for details.

 

Open Call, Art in Public Places — St Michaels, MD

Deadline: July 11    The St. Michaels Public Art Project seeks a permanent public sculpture for the town of St. Michaels, Maryland to be positioned on the grounds of the St. Michaels Museum in St. Mary’s Square.St Michaels is an historic tourist town, located between 2 bodies of water, on Maryland’s Eastern Shore in Talbot County. Click here for details.

 

Call for Entries, LENS ERT: A Local Photography Exhibit of the Elizabeth River Trail — Norfolk, VA

Deadline: July 13    LENS ERTis an exhibition of photographs taken by Hampton Roads Photographers of the Elizabeth River Trail. All selected photographs must be framed and matted in a frame that is no larger than 16” x 20”This exhibition will take place in our smaller exhibition space, The Vault, to create a more intimate and theme based experience for our patrons. The d’Art Center is working with the ERT to create more local awareness and understanding of this 10.5 mile trail. Click here for details.

Call for Entries: Falls Church Arts Layers — Falls Church, VA

Deadline: July 20    Artists are invited to submit work that contains multiple layers. Works must not be generated through the use of artificial intelligence. Exhibition:August 16 – September 28, 2025. 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.

 

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.

 

 

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

 

Applications Open, VisArts | Artist-in-Residence 2025–2026 — Rockville, MD

Deadline: July 2    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. Gibbs Street Artists in Residence present their work in culminating solo exhibitions.Click here for details.

 

Call for Entries, Sitar Arts Center 25th Anniversary Commemorative Poster and T-Shirt Art Contest — D.C.

Deadline: July 11    Sitar Arts Center invites artists of all ages living in Washington, DC to submit original designs for its 25th Anniversary Commemorative Poster and T-Shirt Art Contest! Help Sitar celebrate 25 years of building a creative community of learning and belonging. This is your chance to have your work featured on official anniversary merchandise, win cash prizes, and have your art become part of Sitar’s permanent collection. Click here for details.

 

Registration Now Live for WallMountables 2025 — D.C.

Deadline: July 11    WallMountables is one of D.C.’s largest and most beloved open community art exhibitions—and The DC Arts Center’s biggest annual fundraiser! This is your chance to exhibit your work, connect with a vibrant creative community, and potentially make a sale: last year’s exhibition featured nearly 150 artists and generated over $9,000 in art sales. Click here for details.

 

Call to Artists, Studio Gallery Solicits Fellowship Applications for 2025-2027 Cohort — D.C.

Deadline: July 11    The Studio Gallery is endowing a fellowship in honor of artists Alma Thomas and Jennie Lea Knight. Both are two-year scholarship opportunities for local emerging artists between the ages of 21 and 30. It allows young artists to gain their first entry into a professional gallery, where they can join a broad and diverse artistic community and display and market their work alongside that of established artists. Click here for details.

 

Rhizome DC Fall 2025 Film & Video Open Call — D.C.

Deadline: July 15    Rhizome DC and Filament are accepting submissions for our 2025 Film & Video Open Call. Artists and filmmakers from the DMV region are invited to submit short boundary-pushing, genre-defying, or experimental moving picture works for a screening in September 2025. Click here for details.

 

DCCAH Fiscal Year 2026 Public Art Building Communities Grant — D.C.

Deadline: July 21    The DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities (CAH) is soliciting applications from qualified individual artists or organizations for its Fiscal Year 2026 Public Art Building Communities Grant Program (PABC). Multiple awards may be made under this Request for Applications (RFA). Award amounts vary. Click here for details.

 

Call for Entries, The Washington Sculptors Group Artina 2025: Upside Down — Inside Out — Sandy Spring, MD

Deadline: July 27    The realities of today’s world seem to have turned topsy-turvy. How do we reorient ourselves within a world turned upside down and inside out? Quite possibly, creative responses to these questions are best communicated in sculptural form. Through sculpture, installation, sound, performance, and interdisciplinary expression, Upside Down, Inside Out invites artists to explore inversions and reorientations. Click here for details.

 

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 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.

 

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 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 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 to Artists, Innovate Grant for Artists and Photographers

Deadline: June 26     Innovate Grant awards (2) $1,800.00 grants each quarter, to one Visual Artist and one Photographer. In addition, (12) honorable mentions (6 in art and 6 in photo), will be featured and recognized on our website and join a growing community of vibrant and talented artists. Click here for details. 

 

Call to Artists, Studio Gallery Solicits Fellowship Applications for 2025-2027 Cohort — D.C.

Deadline: July 11    The Studio Gallery is endowing a fellowship in honor of artists Alma Thomas and Jennie Lea Knight. Both are two-year scholarship opportunities for local emerging artists between the ages of 21 and 30. It allows young artists to gain their first entry into a professional gallery, where they can join a broad and diverse artistic community and display and market their work alongside that of established artists. 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 Entries, The Washington Sculptors Group Artina 2025: Upside Down — Inside Out — Sandy Spring, MD

Deadline: July 27    The realities of today’s world seem to have turned topsy-turvy. How do we reorient ourselves within a world turned upside down and inside out? Quite possibly, creative responses to these questions are best communicated in sculptural form. Through sculpture, installation, sound, performance, and interdisciplinary expression, Upside Down, Inside Out invites artists to explore inversions and reorientations. 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.

 

 

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

Open Call to Photographers, Framing the Monument: Photography Challenge & Juried Group Show — D.C.

Deadline: June 30    Foundry Gallery is seeking photographic submissions of the Washington Monument located on the national mall in the District of Columbia to exhibit for a month-long juried group show. Creative Requirement: The Monument must be “framed” in the image. Framing within a frame can add interest to an otherwise familiar object. This photography technique involves using elements within the scene itself to create a frame around a main subject (Washington Monument), creatively drawing the viewer’s focus to that specific area. Click here for details.

 

Call for Mural Artists, Town of Leesburg’s Commission on Public Art — Leesburg, Virginia

Deadline: June 30     The Town of Leesburg’s Commission on Public Art (COPA) in conjunction with Leesburg Movement, is initiating a contest for two detailed renditions in color and design of trompe l’oeil asphalt murals for the ingress and egress of the alley.  Each mural will be treated as a separate Call to Artists, therefore artist/s can submit up to two designs. The winning artist or artist team will receive an award of $3,500 per mural, which includes paint, weatherproof topcoat, and paint supplies, upon submission of receipts. Click here for details.

 

Call for Artists, Maryland Public Art Initiative Public Artist Roster

Deadline: June 30    The Maryland Public Artist Roster is a pre-qualified list of artists and studios eligible for public art commissions at state-owned facilities across Maryland. The Roster includes artists working in diverse media and approaches. It is the primary selection tool for public art commissions managed by the Maryland State Arts Council (MSAC) and the Maryland Public Art Commission (MPAC). Using the Roster streamlines artist selection and reduces the need for repeated applications. Artists on the Roster may be selected for projects with budgets ranging from $50,000 to $1.5 million. Click here for details.

 

Applications Open, VisArts | Artist-in-Residence 2025–2026 — Rockville, MD

Deadline: July 2    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. Gibbs Street Artists in Residence present their work in culminating solo exhibitions.Click here for details.

 

Call for Entries, Sitar Arts Center 25th Anniversary Commemorative Poster and T-Shirt Art Contest — D.C.

Deadline: July 11    Sitar Arts Center invites artists of all ages living in Washington, DC to submit original designs for its 25th Anniversary Commemorative Poster and T-Shirt Art Contest! Help Sitar celebrate 25 years of building a creative community of learning and belonging. This is your chance to have your work featured on official anniversary merchandise, win cash prizes, and have your art become part of Sitar’s permanent collection. Click here for details.

 

Registration Now Live for WallMountables 2025 — D.C.

Deadline: July 11    WallMountables is one of D.C.’s largest and most beloved open community art exhibitions—and The DC Arts Center’s biggest annual fundraiser! This is your chance to exhibit your work, connect with a vibrant creative community, and potentially make a sale: last year’s exhibition featured nearly 150 artists and generated over $9,000 in art sales. Click here for details.

 

Call to Artists, Sitar Arts Center 25th Anniversary Commemorative Poster and T-Shirt Art Contest — D.C.

Deadline: July 11    Sitar Arts Center invites artists of all ages living in Washington, DC to submit original designs for its 25th Anniversary Commemorative Poster and T-Shirt Art Contest! This is your chance to have your work featured on official anniversary merchandise, win cash prizes, and have your art become part of Sitar’s permanent collection. Click here for details.

 

Rhizome DC Fall 2025 Film & Video Open Call — D.C.

Deadline: July 15    Rhizome DC and Filament are accepting submissions for our 2025 Film & Video Open Call. Artists and filmmakers from the DMV region are invited to submit short boundary-pushing, genre-defying, or experimental moving picture works for a screening in September 2025. Click here for details.

 

DCCAH Fiscal Year 2026 Public Art Building Communities Grant — D.C.

Deadline: July 21    The DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities (CAH) is soliciting applications from qualified individual artists or organizations for its Fiscal Year 2026 Public Art Building Communities Grant Program (PABC). Multiple awards may be made under this Request for Applications (RFA). Award amounts vary. Click here for details.

 

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 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 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 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, Maryland Public Art Initiative Public Artist Roster

Deadline: June 30    The Maryland Public Artist Roster is a pre-qualified list of artists and studios eligible for public art commissions at state-owned facilities across Maryland. The Roster includes artists working in diverse media and approaches. It is the primary selection tool for public art commissions managed by the Maryland State Arts Council (MSAC) and the Maryland Public Art Commission (MPAC). Using the Roster streamlines artist selection and reduces the need for repeated applications. Artists on the Roster may be selected for projects with budgets ranging from $50,000 to $1.5 million. Click here for details.

 

Registration Now Live for WallMountables 2025 — D.C.

Deadline: July 11    WallMountables is one of D.C.’s largest and most beloved open community art exhibitions—and The DC Arts Center’s biggest annual fundraiser! This is your chance to exhibit your work, connect with a vibrant creative community, and potentially make a sale: last year’s exhibition featured nearly 150 artists and generated over $9,000 in art sales. Click here for details.

 

Rhizome DC Fall 2025 Film & Video Open Call — D.C.

Deadline: July 15    Rhizome DC and Filament are accepting submissions for our 2025 Film & Video Open Call. Artists and filmmakers from the DMV region are invited to submit short boundary-pushing, genre-defying, or experimental moving picture works for a screening in September 2025. Click here for details.

 

Call to Artists, Sitar Arts Center 25th Anniversary Commemorative Poster and T-Shirt Art Contest — D.C.

Deadline: July 11    Sitar Arts Center invites artists of all ages living in Washington, DC to submit original designs for its 25th Anniversary Commemorative Poster and T-Shirt Art Contest! This is your chance to have your work featured on official anniversary merchandise, win cash prizes, and have your art become part of Sitar’s permanent collection. Click here for details.

 

 

 

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

 

Call to Artists, ArtsFairfax for Lorton Police Station & Animal Shelter — Lorton, VA

Deadline: June 20    ArtsFairfax, in partnership with Mount Vernon District Office, Fairfax County, seeks an artist or artist team to design, fabricate, and install a permanent sculpture at the Lorton Police Station and Animal Shelter that will signal the site’s offering of hospitality, safety, and community engagement. This location offers visibility and a unique opportunity to create impactful public art that will represent a point of pride at a high traffic Fairfax County facility. Click here for details.

 

Call for Exhibitors, MPAartfest 2025 — McLean, VA

Deadline: June 21    McLean Project for the Arts (MPA) is now accepting submissions for the 18th Annual MPAartfest, a one-day juried fine art and craft show and sale featuring the work of more than 40 local and regional visual artists. The festival will take place on Sunday, October 5, 2025, from 10:00 AM–4:00 PM in McLean Central Park. Artists retain 100% of all in-park sales. Click here for details.

 

Open Call to Photographers, Framing the Monument: Photography Challenge & Juried Group Show — D.C.

Deadline: June 30    Foundry Gallery is seeking photographic submissions of the Washington Monument located on the national mall in the District of Columbia to exhibit for a month-long juried group show. Creative Requirement: The Monument must be “framed” in the image.
Framing within a frame can add interest to an otherwise familiar object. This photography technique involves using elements within the scene itself to create a frame around a main subject (Washington Monument), creatively drawing the viewer’s focus to that specific area. Click here for details.

 

Call for Mural Artists, Town of Leesburg’s Commission on Public Art — Leesburg, Virginia

Deadline: June 30     The Town of Leesburg’s Commission on Public Art (COPA) in conjunction with Leesburg Movement, is initiating a contest for two detailed renditions in color and design of trompe l’oeil asphalt murals for the ingress and egress of the alley.  Each mural will be treated as a separate Call to Artists, therefore artist/s can submit up to two designs. The winning artist or artist team will receive an award of $3,500 per mural, which includes paint, weatherproof topcoat, and paint supplies, upon submission of receipts. Click here for details.

 

Applications Open, VisArts | Artist-in-Residence 2025–2026 — Rockville, MD

Deadline: July 2    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. Gibbs Street Artists in Residence present their work in culminating solo exhibitions.Click here for details.

 

Call for Entries, Sitar Arts Center 25th Anniversary Commemorative Poster and T-Shirt Art Contest — D.C.

Deadline: July 11    Sitar Arts Center invites artists of all ages living in Washington, DC to submit original designs for its 25th Anniversary Commemorative Poster and T-Shirt Art Contest! Help Sitar celebrate 25 years of building a creative community of learning and belonging. This is your chance to have your work featured on official anniversary merchandise, win cash prizes, and have your art become part of Sitar’s permanent collection. Click here for details.

 

DCCAH Fiscal Year 2026 Public Art Building Communities Grant — D.C.

Deadline: July 21    The DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities (CAH) is soliciting applications from qualified individual artists or organizations for its Fiscal Year 2026 Public Art Building Communities Grant Program (PABC). Multiple awards may be made under this Request for Applications (RFA). Award amounts vary. Click here for details.

 

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 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 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 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 Stories About Women in the Arts, Maryland State Arts Council

2020 has been dedicated to the Year of the Woman in Maryland. Do you have an inspiring story about vital contributions of women-identifying people who are artists, arts administrators, or cultural workers? Perhaps an exhibition, performance or project featuring women? Share it with the Maryland State Arts Council for potential use in marketing and communications! Send your ideas to [email protected], and include “Year of the Woman” in the subject line. Satff will contact senders whose stories are selected for inclusion in future newsletters, eblasts, or social media postings. Learn more about Maryland’s year of the Woman here.

 

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 Artwork Submissions, Portraits of the Most Known, Stamp Gallery, University of Maryland — College Park, MD

Deadline: May 18    The Stamp Gallery seeks contemporary artwork which offers a perspective on “portraits of the unknown” that will prompt conversation around identification and connection within the human experience, and invite explorations of intimate understandings of the unidentified. All media will be considered for this exhibition. Click here for details.

 

DCAC 2025 Curatorial Initiative — D.C.

Deadline: May 23    The Curatorial Initiative reflects The DC Arts Center’s commitment to fostering underrepresented artists by offering a rare, year-long opportunity to develop the fundamental skills of artistic curation. Each year, one to two Apprentice Curators are selected to work alongside a professional Mentor Curator in planning and mounting two to three full-scale exhibitions at The DC Arts Center. Click here for details.

 

Call to Artists, ArtsFairfax for Lorton Police Station & Animal Shelter — Lorton, VA

Deadline: June 20    ArtsFairfax, in partnership with Mount Vernon District Office, Fairfax County, seeks an artist or artist team to design, fabricate, and install a permanent sculpture at the Lorton Police Station and Animal Shelter that will signal the site’s offering of hospitality, safety, and community engagement. This location offers visibility and a unique opportunity to create impactful public art that will represent a point of pride at a high traffic Fairfax County facility. Click here for details.

 

Call for Exhibitors, MPAartfest 2025 — McLean, VA

Deadline: June 21    McLean Project for the Arts (MPA) is now accepting submissions for the 18th Annual MPAartfest, a one-day juried fine art and craft show and sale featuring the work of more than 40 local and regional visual artists. The festival will take place on Sunday, October 5, 2025, from 10:00 AM–4:00 PM in McLean Central Park. Artists retain 100% of all in-park sales. Click here for details.

 

Call for Mural Artists, Town of Leesburg’s Commission on Public Art — Leesburg, Virginia

Deadline: June 30     The Town of Leesburg’s Commission on Public Art (COPA) in conjunction with Leesburg Movement, is initiating a contest for two detailed renditions in color and design of trompe l’oeil asphalt murals for the ingress and egress of the alley.  Each mural will be treated as a separate Call to Artists, therefore artist/s can submit up to two designs. The winning artist or artist team will receive an award of $3,500 per mural, which includes paint, weatherproof topcoat, and paint supplies, upon submission of receipts. Click here for details.

 

Applications Open, VisArts | Artist-in-Residence 2025–2026 — Rockville, MD

Deadline: July 2    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. Gibbs Street Artists in Residence present their work in culminating solo exhibitions.Click here for details.

 

Call for Entries, Sitar Arts Center 25th Anniversary Commemorative Poster and T-Shirt Art Contest — D.C.

Deadline: July 11    Sitar Arts Center invites artists of all ages living in Washington, DC to submit original designs for its 25th Anniversary Commemorative Poster and T-Shirt Art Contest! Help Sitar celebrate 25 years of building a creative community of learning and belonging. This is your chance to have your work featured on official anniversary merchandise, win cash prizes, and have your art become part of Sitar’s permanent collection. Click here for details.

 

DCCAH Fiscal Year 2026 Public Art Building Communities Grant — D.C.

Deadline: July 21    The DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities (CAH) is soliciting applications from qualified individual artists or organizations for its Fiscal Year 2026 Public Art Building Communities Grant Program (PABC). Multiple awards may be made under this Request for Applications (RFA). Award amounts vary. Click here for details.

 

Sandy Spring Museum Open Call for 2026 Exhibitions —

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.

 

 

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

 

Call for Entry, Plein Air Plus 2025 — Loveladies, NJ

Deadline: May 17    The Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences is pleased to announce the tenth Plein Air Plus” Competition and Exhibition on Long Beach Island, New Jersey. Click here for details.

 

Call for Entries, 2025 Virginia Watercolor Society Annual Juried Exhibition — Radford, VA

Deadline: May 23    You are invited to apply for the Virginia Watercolor Society  46th Annual Juried Exhibition to be held at the Art Museum at the Covington Center,  Radford University , E. Main St, Radford, Va from September 26 until November 4 2025. We welcome applications from paid-up members of the Virginia Watercolor Society (VWS) only. Click here for details.

Open Call, Foundry Gallery Artist’s Choice Artist’s Choice 2025 Regional Juried Show — D.C.

Deadline: May 31    Annual month-long group show at Foundry’s industrial-style exhibition space. As one of Washington DC’s premier contemporary galleries, our mission is to promote local emerging and accomplished artists. Eligibility: There is no theme. Medium is open to painting, drawing, mixed media and photography by artists age 18 and up from the greater Washington DC region. Click here for details.

 

Call for Artists, Athenaeum, | essence: The Characteristics That Define Us — Alexandria, VA

Deadline: June 1    Announcing Athenaeum’s Latest Call for Entries: essence: The Characteristics that Define Us. Visual interpretations of the theme might range from traditional portraiture to abstract and conceptual artworks. We are looking for works that represent the gamut of qualities that define our understanding of particular individuals (both singly or in groups) – including behavioral characteristics and inner emotional life. Click here for details.

 

Call for Artists, Functional Artwork for Regional Trailhead — Ashland, VA

Deadline: June 1    The Town of Ashland, Virginia, invites artists or artist teams to submit proposals for the design, fabrication, and installation of functional public artwork at the northern trailhead of the Fall Line Trail. This project is a collaboration between the Ashland Parks & Recreation Committee and the Public Art Commission. The selected piece will serve as both seating and signage while embodying the themes of Ashland’s identity and the Fall Line Trail. Click here for details.

 

Call to Artists, Glen Echo Park Partnership Galleries Request for Proposals 2026 — Glen Echo, MD

Deadline: June 5    The Glen Echo Park Partnership for Arts and Culture requests exhibition proposals from artists, organizations, and curators for the Popcorn Gallery, Stone Tower Gallery, and Park View Gallery at Glen Echo Park for the calendar year 2026. The mission of the Glen Echo Park Partnership Galleries is to showcase the work of diverse artists, including resident artists at Glen Echo Park and artists from the greater Washington, D.C. area. We aim to exhibit quality art by artists who represent a broad spectrum of our region, with diverse backgrounds, and working in a wide range of artistic media. Our exhibitions attract visitors from across the region and bring new audiences to Glen Echo Park. Click here for details.

 

Call for Artists, Art in Public Places-St Michaels, Maryland — Easton, MD

Deadline: June 14    The St. Michaels Public Art Project is seeking to commission a permanent sculpture to be positioned in the historic district at the original town center. This sculpture will be on the grounds of the St. Michaels Museum at St. Mary’s Square drawing people to the area and serving as an educational tool for children, residents and visitors. The goals for the sculpture are to promote gathering in the Square, to educate visitors on the history of the culture of St. Michaels, and to create a sense of place to those who visit. We are inviting artists, who reside in Maryland, to submit responses to this Request. Click here for details.

 

Open Call to Photographers, Framing the Monument: Photography Challenge & Juried Group Show — D.C.

Deadline: June 30    Foundry Gallery is seeking photographic submissions of the Washington Monument located on the national mall in the District of Columbia to exhibit for a month-long juried group show. Creative Requirement: The Monument must be “framed” in the image.
Framing within a frame can add interest to an otherwise familiar object. This photography technique involves using elements within the scene itself to create a frame around a main subject (Washington Monument), creatively drawing the viewer’s focus to that specific area. Click here for details.

 

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 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 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 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.

 

 

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 Stories About Women in the Arts, Maryland State Arts Council

2020 has been dedicated to the Year of the Woman in Maryland. Do you have an inspiring story about vital contributions of women-identifying people who are artists, arts administrators, or cultural workers? Perhaps an exhibition, performance or project featuring women? Share it with the Maryland State Arts Council for potential use in marketing and communications! Send your ideas to [email protected], and include “Year of the Woman” in the subject line. Satff will contact senders whose stories are selected for inclusion in future newsletters, eblasts, or social media postings. Learn more about Maryland’s year of the Woman here.

 

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

 

Job Opportunity, Glen Echo Park Partnership  Summer Exhibitions Assistant — Glen Echo, MD

Deadline: April 30    Glen Echo Park Partnership for Arts & Culture seeks a part-time, seasonal Summer Exhibitions Assistant. We are looking for a detail-oriented individual to work closely with our exhibitions team in support of our annual Labor Day Art Show public programs and exhibitions. The ideal candidate will have experience in administrative support, visual arts, galleries or exhibitions, and communication with the public. This position is onsite at Glen Echo Park. Click here for details.

 

Call for Entries, 2025 Virginia Watercolor Society Annual Juried Exhibition — Radford, VA

Deadline: May 23   Exhibition is open to members of the Virginia Watercolor Society only. For details on becoming a member and to pay the $40 dues, click here.

 

Call to Artists, Glen Echo Park Partnership Galleries Request for Proposals 2026 — Glen Echo, MD

Deadline: June 5    The Glen Echo Park Partnership for Arts and Culture requests exhibition proposals from artists, organizations, and curators for the Popcorn Gallery, Stone Tower Gallery, and Park View Gallery at Glen Echo Park for the calendar year 2026. The mission of the Glen Echo Park Partnership Galleries is to showcase the work of diverse artists, including resident artists at Glen Echo Park and artists from the greater Washington, D.C. area. We aim to exhibit quality art by artists who represent a broad spectrum of our region, with diverse backgrounds, and working in a wide range of artistic media. Our exhibitions attract visitors from across the region and bring new audiences to Glen Echo Park. Click here for details.

 

 

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

 

Call to Artists, Jefferson School African American Heritage Center – Swords Into Plowshares Request for Qualifications — Charlottsville, VA

Deadline: April 25    The Jefferson School African American Heritage Center (JSAAHC ), a Black-led public research nonprofit in Charlottesville, Virginia, is looking for artists to transform the melted remains of the city’s Robert E. Lee statue into a new public work. Click here for details.

 

Call for Entries, 39th Chelsea International Fine Art Competition — New York

Deadline: April 29   The 39th Chelsea International Fine Art Competition provides artists with the opportunity to exhibit their work in the heart of New York City, placing your artwork on a global platform. With prizes valued over $70,000, this competition welcomes artists from every corner of the world, regardless of their career stage. Click here for details.

 

Open Call Chaos Code: 2025 New York Art Competition — New York

Deadline: April 30    “Chaos Code,” as one of the key themes of Whitelock Art Center’s 2025 New York International Art Competition, invites artists from around the globe to explore and challenge the delicate and complex relationship between humanity and technology. In this rapidly changing digital age, we are confronted with an unprecedented identity crisis. Chaos and order, freedom and control intertwine in artistic creation, reflecting the intricate landscape of human development in the future. Click here for details.

 

Call for Artists, The 2025 Trawick Prize — Bethesda, MD

Deadline: April 30    This juried art competition awards $14,000 in prizes to four selected winners. The deadline for submissions is Wednesday, April 30, 2025. Up to ten finalists will be chosen to display their work at Bethesda’s Gallery B in September 2025. Click here for details.

 

Call for Artists, Dirty Dishes — New York

Deadline: April 30    The Art Vacancy (TAV) invites artists to submit proposals for Dirty Dishes, a conceptual art installation that delves into themes of domestic labor, emotional dynamics in modern day relationships, and interpersonal communication.​ Click here for details.

 

Call for Artists, The Haute-Couture Boat Exhibit — New York

Deadline: May 1    Imagine your artwork being celebrated at a prestigious high-fashion and art event on a stunning yacht. This unique experience will feature an art exhibition, a full runway show, engaging photo and video productions, and extensive social media coverage. Additionally, a visual artist will be invited to design the scenery and lights for the couture show,  enhancing the overall aesthetic. Click here for details.

 

Call for Artists, Washington Studio School: A Matter of Pride — D.C.

Deadline: May 2  Washington Studio School invites LGBTQIA+ artists and allies to submit work that celebrates the beauty, complexity, and strength of queer existence for our upcoming exhibition, A Matter of Pride. Through this exhibition, we aim to create space — for joy, resistance, softness, strength, identity, solidarity, and celebration. Whether your work is bold or tender, personal or political, your voice matters.⁣ Click here for details.

 

Open Call, VisArts NextGen 12.0 Exhibition — Rockville, MD

Deadline: May 9    VisArts welcomes artists ages 17–27 in the DC, Maryland, and Virginia area to submit their application for NextGen 12.0. The exhibit will be presented in the Gibbs Street Gallery from May 30 – July 20, 2025. NextGen 12.0 is a unique opportunity for aspiring artists who have little or no exhibition experience to show their work in a professional gallery and participate in related programming, including: an opening reception and artist talks, conversations with other emerging artists, critiques with local curators and arts administrators – who work with young artists, and additional professional development opportunities. Click here for details.

 

Call for Entries, 2025 Photo Review International Photography Competition

Deadline: May 15    The Photo Review Competition enables thousands of people across the country and the world to see the accepted work in our 2025 competition issue and on our website. Also, the prize-winning photographers will be chosen for an exhibition at the prestigious Woodmere Art Museum, Philadelphia. Click here for details.

 

Call for Entry, 40 Under 40 — Loveladies, NJ

Deadline: May 15    The Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts & Sciences, Loveladies, New Jersey, invites applications to 40 Under 40 2025, a juried exhibition. The competition and exhibition are open to artists 18 to 40 years of age who currently work and live in the continental US. Three cash Prizes and three Honorable Mentions will be awarded by the Juror. Click here for details.

 

Call for Artists, Barraud Park Public Art Project — Norfolk, VA

Deadline: May 15    The City of Norfolk, Virginia seeks to commission an artist to design and create a series of interconnected artworks that reflect the rich history of Barraud Park in Norfolk, Virginia. The artworks should be interwoven, creating a visual journey that ties together different stories, from local athletes to cultural events. Each piece will build on the others, telling a larger narrative. Thought-provoking and symbolic, the art should showcase the park’s role in overcoming segregation, celebrating resilience, and honoring moments of joy and unity. Click here for details.

 

Call for Entry, Plein Air Plus 2025 — Loveladies, NJ

Deadline: May 17    The Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences is pleased to announce the tenth Plein Air Plus” Competition and Exhibition on Long Beach Island, New Jersey. Click here for details.

 

Call for Entries, 2025 Virginia Watercolor Society Annual Juried Exhibition — Radford, VA

Deadline: May 23    You are invited to apply for the Virginia Watercolor Society  46th Annual Juried Exhibition to be held at the Art Museum at the Covington Center,  Radford University , E. Main St, Radford, Va from September 26 until November 4 2025. We welcome applications from paid-up members of the Virginia Watercolor Society (VWS) only. Click here for details.

Open Call, Artist’s Choice 2025 Regional Juried Show — D.C.

Deadline: May 31    Annual month-long group show at Foundry’s industrial-style exhibition space. As one of Washington DC’s premier contemporary galleries, our mission is to promote local emerging and accomplished artists. Eligibility: There is no theme. Medium is open to painting, drawing, mixed media and photography by artists age 18 and up from the greater Washington DC region. Click here for details.

 

Call for Artists, Athenaeum, | essence: The Characteristics That Define Us — Alexandria, VA

Deadline: June 1    Announcing Athenaeum’s Latest Call for Entries: essence: The Characteristics that Define Us. Visual interpretations of the theme might range from traditional portraiture to abstract and conceptual artworks. We are looking for works that represent the gamut of qualities that define our understanding of particular individuals (both singly or in groups) – including behavioral characteristics and inner emotional life. Click here for details.

 

Call for Artists, Functional Artwork for Regional Trailhead — Ashland, VA

Deadline: June 1    The Town of Ashland, Virginia, invites artists or artist teams to submit proposals for the design, fabrication, and installation of functional public artwork at the northern trailhead of the Fall Line Trail. This project is a collaboration between the Ashland Parks & Recreation Committee and the Public Art Commission. The selected piece will serve as both seating and signage while embodying the themes of Ashland’s identity and the Fall Line Trail. Click here for details.

 

Call for Artists, Art in Public Places-St Michaels, Maryland — Easton, MD

Deadline: June 14    The St. Michaels Public Art Project is seeking to commission a permanent sculpture to be positioned in the historic district at the original town center. This sculpture will be on the grounds of the St. Michaels Museum at St. Mary’s Square drawing people to the area and serving as an educational tool for children, residents and visitors. The goals for the sculpture are to promote gathering in the Square, to educate visitors on the history of the culture of St. Michaels, and to create a sense of place to those who visit. We are inviting artists, who reside in Maryland, to submit responses to this Request. Click here for details.

 

Request for Proposals, Glen Echo Park Partnership for Arts and Culture — Glen Echo, MD

Deadline: June 5    The Glen Echo Park Partnership for Arts and Culture requests exhibition proposals from artists, organizations, and curators for the Popcorn Gallery, Stone Tower Gallery, and Park View Gallery at Glen Echo Park for the calendar year 2026. The mission of the Glen Echo Park Partnership Galleries is to showcase the work of diverse artists, including resident artists at Glen Echo Park and artists from the greater Washington, D.C. area. We aim to exhibit quality art by artists who represent a broad spectrum of our region, with diverse backgrounds, and working in a wide range of artistic media. Our exhibitions attract visitors from across the region and bring new audiences to Glen Echo Park. Click here for details.

 

Open Call to Photographers, Framing the Monument: Photography Challenge & Juried Group Show — D.C.

Deadline: June 30    Foundry Gallery is seeking photographic submissions of the Washington Monument located on the national mall in the District of Columbia to exhibit for a month-long juried group show. Creative Requirement: The Monument must be “framed” in the image.
Framing within a frame can add interest to an otherwise familiar object. This photography technique involves using elements within the scene itself to create a frame around a main subject (Washington Monument), creatively drawing the viewer’s focus to that specific area. Click here for details.

 

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 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 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 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.

 

 

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 Stories About Women in the Arts, Maryland State Arts Council

2020 has been dedicated to the Year of the Woman in Maryland. Do you have an inspiring story about vital contributions of women-identifying people who are artists, arts administrators, or cultural workers? Perhaps an exhibition, performance or project featuring women? Share it with the Maryland State Arts Council for potential use in marketing and communications! Send your ideas to [email protected], and include “Year of the Woman” in the subject line. Satff will contact senders whose stories are selected for inclusion in future newsletters, eblasts, or social media postings. Learn more about Maryland’s year of the Woman here.

 

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, Jefferson School African American Heritage Center – Swords Into Plowshares Request for Qualifications — Charlottsville, VA

Deadline: April 25    The Jefferson School African American Heritage Center (JSAAHC ), a Black-led public research nonprofit in Charlottesville, Virginia, is looking for artists to transform the melted remains of the city’s Robert E. Lee statue into a new public work. Click here for details.

 

Call for Artists, Dirty Dishes — New York

Deadline: April 30    The Art Vacancy (TAV) invites artists to submit proposals for Dirty Dishes, a conceptual art installation that delves into themes of domestic labor, emotional dynamics in modern day relationships, and interpersonal communication.​ Click here for details.

 

Call for Artists, Washington Studio School: A Matter of Pride — D.C.

Deadline: May 2  Washington Studio School invites LGBTQIA+ artists and allies to submit work that celebrates the beauty, complexity, and strength of queer existence for our upcoming exhibition, A Matter of Pride. Through this exhibition, we aim to create space — for joy, resistance, softness, strength, identity, solidarity, and celebration. Whether your work is bold or tender, personal or political, your voice matters.⁣ Click here for details.

 

Call for Artists, Barraud Park Public Art Project — Norfolk, VA

Deadline: May 15    The City of Norfolk, Virginia seeks to commission an artist to design and create a series of interconnected artworks that reflect the rich history of Barraud Park in Norfolk, Virginia. The artworks should be interwoven, creating a visual journey that ties together different stories, from local athletes to cultural events. Each piece will build on the others, telling a larger narrative. Thought-provoking and symbolic, the art should showcase the park’s role in overcoming segregation, celebrating resilience, and honoring moments of joy and unity. Click here for details.

 

Call for Artists, Functional Artwork for Regional Trailhead — Ashland, VA

Deadline: June 1    The Town of Ashland, Virginia, invites artists or artist teams to submit proposals for the design, fabrication, and installation of functional public artwork at the northern trailhead of the Fall Line Trail. This project is a collaboration between the Ashland Parks & Recreation Committee and the Public Art Commission. The selected piece will serve as both seating and signage while embodying the themes of Ashland’s identity and the Fall Line Trail. Click here for details.

 

Call for Artists, Art in Public Places-St Michaels, Maryland — Easton, MD

Deadline: June 14    The St. Michaels Public Art Project is seeking to commission a permanent sculpture to be positioned in the historic district at the original town center. This sculpture will be on the grounds of the St. Michaels Museum at St. Mary’s Square drawing people to the area and serving as an educational tool for children, residents and visitors. The goals for the sculpture are to promote gathering in the Square, to educate visitors on the history of the culture of St. Michaels, and to create a sense of place to those who visit. We are inviting artists, who reside in Maryland, to submit responses to this Request. Click here for details.

 

 

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

 

Call for Exhibitors, Arts at the Park Falls Church — Falls Church, VA

Deadline: April 19    Artists are invited to participate in the third annual Arts at the Park in Falls Church. This event offers a unique opportunity to display artwork in the scenic setting of Cherry Hill Farmhouse in Falls Church City. Arts at the Park is designed to foster community engagement and appreciation for the arts. Visitors will enjoy a diverse selection of artwork, as well as Falls Church’s public art installations and live fine art performances. The event will coincide with the City’s popular Saturday Farmers Market, which draws a large and engaged audience. Click here for details.

 

Call for Entries, 39th Chelsea International Fine Art Competition — New York

Deadline: April 29   The 39th Chelsea International Fine Art Competition provides artists with the opportunity to exhibit their work in the heart of New York City, placing your artwork on a global platform. With prizes valued over $70,000, this competition welcomes artists from every corner of the world, regardless of their career stage. Click here for details.

 

Open Call Chaos Code: 2025 New York Art Competition — New York

Deadline: April 30    “Chaos Code,” as one of the key themes of Whitelock Art Center’s 2025 New York International Art Competition, invites artists from around the globe to explore and challenge the delicate and complex relationship between humanity and technology. In this rapidly changing digital age, we are confronted with an unprecedented identity crisis. Chaos and order, freedom and control intertwine in artistic creation, reflecting the intricate landscape of human development in the future. Click here for details.

 

Call for Artists, The 2025 Trawick Prize — Bethesda, MD

Deadline: April 30    This juried art competition awards $14,000 in prizes to four selected winners. The deadline for submissions is Wednesday, April 30, 2025. Up to ten finalists will be chosen to display their work at Bethesda’s Gallery B in September 2025. Click here for details.

 

Call for Artists, The Haute-Couture Boat Exhibit — New York

Deadline: May 1    Imagine your artwork being celebrated at a prestigious high-fashion and art event on a stunning yacht. This unique experience will feature an art exhibition, a full runway show, engaging photo and video productions, and extensive social media coverage. Additionally, a visual artist will be invited to design the scenery and lights for the couture show,  enhancing the overall aesthetic. Click here for details.

 

Open Call, VisArts NextGen 12.0 Exhibition — Rockville, MD

Deadline: May 9    VisArts welcomes artists ages 17–27 in the DC, Maryland, and Virginia area to submit their application for NextGen 12.0. The exhibit will be presented in the Gibbs Street Gallery from May 30 – July 20, 2025. NextGen 12.0 is a unique opportunity for aspiring artists who have little or no exhibition experience to show their work in a professional gallery and participate in related programming, including: an opening reception and artist talks, conversations with other emerging artists, critiques with local curators and arts administrators – who work with young artists, and additional professional development opportunities. Click here for details.

 

Call for Entries, 2025 Photo Review International Photography Competition

Deadline: May 15    The Photo Review Competition enables thousands of people across the country and the world to see the accepted work in our 2025 competition issue and on our website. Also, the prize-winning photographers will be chosen for an exhibition at the prestigious Woodmere Art Museum, Philadelphia. Click here for details.

 

Call for Entry, 40 Under 40 — Loveladies, NJ

Deadline: May 15    The Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts & Sciences, Loveladies, New Jersey, invites applications to 40 Under 40 2025, a juried exhibition. The competition and exhibition are open to artists 18 to 40 years of age who currently work and live in the continental US. Three cash Prizes and three Honorable Mentions will be awarded by the Juror. Click here for details.

 

Call for Entry, Plein Air Plus 2025 — Loveladies, NJ

Deadline: May 17    The Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences is pleased to announce the tenth Plein Air Plus” Competition and Exhibition on Long Beach Island, New Jersey. Click here for details.

 

Call for Entries, 2025 Virginia Watercolor Society Annual Juried Exhibition — Radford, VA

Deadline: May 23    You are invited to apply for the Virginia Watercolor Society  46th Annual Juried Exhibition to be held at the Art Museum at the Covington Center,  Radford University , E. Main St, Radford, Va from September 26 until November 4 2025. We welcome applications from paid-up members of the Virginia Watercolor Society (VWS) only. Click here for details.

Open Call, Artist’s Choice 2025 Regional Juried Show — D.C.

Deadline: May 31    Annual month-long group show at Foundry’s industrial-style exhibition space. As one of Washington DC’s premier contemporary galleries, our mission is to promote local emerging and accomplished artists. Eligibility: There is no theme. Medium is open to painting, drawing, mixed media and photography by artists age 18 and up from the greater Washington DC region. Click here for details.

 

Call for Artists, Athenaeum, | essence: The Characteristics That Define Us — Alexandria, VA

Deadline: June 1    Announcing Athenaeum’s Latest Call for Entries: essence: The Characteristics that Define Us. Visual interpretations of the theme might range from traditional portraiture to abstract and conceptual artworks. We are looking for works that represent the gamut of qualities that define our understanding of particular individuals (both singly or in groups) – including behavioral characteristics and inner emotional life. Click here for details.

 

Request for Proposals, Glen Echo Park Partnership for Arts and Culture — Glen Echo, MD

Deadline: June 5    The Glen Echo Park Partnership for Arts and Culture requests exhibition proposals from artists, organizations, and curators for the Popcorn Gallery, Stone Tower Gallery, and Park View Gallery at Glen Echo Park for the calendar year 2026. The mission of the Glen Echo Park Partnership Galleries is to showcase the work of diverse artists, including resident artists at Glen Echo Park and artists from the greater Washington, D.C. area. We aim to exhibit quality art by artists who represent a broad spectrum of our region, with diverse backgrounds, and working in a wide range of artistic media. Our exhibitions attract visitors from across the region and bring new audiences to Glen Echo Park. Click here for details.

 

Open Call to Photographers, Framing the Monument: Photography Challenge & Juried Group Show — D.C.

Deadline: June 30    Foundry Gallery is seeking photographic submissions of the Washington Monument located on the national mall in the District of Columbia to exhibit for a month-long juried group show. Creative Requirement: The Monument must be “framed” in the image.
Framing within a frame can add interest to an otherwise familiar object. This photography technique involves using elements within the scene itself to create a frame around a main subject (Washington Monument), creatively drawing the viewer’s focus to that specific area. Click here for details.

 

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 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 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 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.

 

 

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 Stories About Women in the Arts, Maryland State Arts Council

2020 has been dedicated to the Year of the Woman in Maryland. Do you have an inspiring story about vital contributions of women-identifying people who are artists, arts administrators, or cultural workers? Perhaps an exhibition, performance or project featuring women? Share it with the Maryland State Arts Council for potential use in marketing and communications! Send your ideas to [email protected], and include “Year of the Woman” in the subject line. Satff will contact senders whose stories are selected for inclusion in future newsletters, eblasts, or social media postings. Learn more about Maryland’s year of the Woman here.

 

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, VisArts NextGen 12.0 Exhibition — Rockville, MD

Deadline: May 9    VisArts welcomes artists ages 17–27 in the DC, Maryland, and Virginia area to submit their application for NextGen 12.0. The exhibit will be presented in the Gibbs Street Gallery from May 30 – July 20, 2025. NextGen 12.0 is a unique opportunity for aspiring artists who have little or no exhibition experience to show their work in a professional gallery and participate in related programming, including: an opening reception and artist talks, conversations with other emerging artists, critiques with local curators and arts administrators – who work with young artists, and additional professional development opportunities. Click here for details.

 

Call for Entries, 2025 Photo Review International Photography Competition

Deadline: May 15    The Photo Review Competition enables thousands of people across the country and the world to see the accepted work in our 2025 competition issue and on our website. Also, the prize-winning photographers will be chosen for an exhibition at the prestigious Woodmere Art Museum, Philadelphia. Click here for details.

 

Open Call, Artist’s Choice 2025 Regional Juried Show — D.C.

Deadline: May 31    Annual month-long group show at Foundry’s industrial-style exhibition space. As one of Washington DC’s premier contemporary galleries, our mission is to promote local emerging and accomplished artists. Eligibility: There is no theme. Medium is open to painting, drawing, mixed media and photography by artists age 18 and up from the greater Washington DC region. Click here for details.

 

Open Call to Photographers, Framing the Monument: Photography Challenge & Juried Group Show — D.C.

Deadline: June 30    Foundry Gallery is seeking photographic submissions of the Washington Monument located on the national mall in the District of Columbia to exhibit for a month-long juried group show. Creative Requirement: The Monument must be “framed” in the image.
Framing within a frame can add interest to an otherwise familiar object. This photography technique involves using elements within the scene itself to create a frame around a main subject (Washington Monument), creatively drawing the viewer’s focus to that specific area. Click here for details.

 

 

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

 

Call to Artists, The Homiens Art Prize

Deadline: April 10    The Homiens Art Prize is an international, non-acquisitive art prize valued at $24,000 annually and open to all artists. All art forms, mediums, and completion dates are eligible. We’re excited to welcome artworks of all dimensions, on any theme. Click here for details.

 

Call for Exhibitors, Arts at the Park Falls Church — Falls Church, VA

Deadline: April 19    Artists are invited to participate in the third annual Arts at the Park in Falls Church. This event offers a unique opportunity to display artwork in the scenic setting of Cherry Hill Farmhouse in Falls Church City. Arts at the Park is designed to foster community engagement and appreciation for the arts. Visitors will enjoy a diverse selection of artwork, as well as Falls Church’s public art installations and live fine art performances. The event will coincide with the City’s popular Saturday Farmers Market, which draws a large and engaged audience. Click here for details.

 

Call for Entries, 39th Chelsea International Fine Art Competition — New York

Deadline: April 29   The 39th Chelsea International Fine Art Competition provides artists with the opportunity to exhibit their work in the heart of New York City, placing your artwork on a global platform. With prizes valued over $70,000, this competition welcomes artists from every corner of the world, regardless of their career stage. Click here for details.

 

Open Call Chaos Code: 2025 New York Art Competition — New York

Deadline: April 30    “Chaos Code,” as one of the key themes of Whitelock Art Center’s 2025 New York International Art Competition, invites artists from around the globe to explore and challenge the delicate and complex relationship between humanity and technology. In this rapidly changing digital age, we are confronted with an unprecedented identity crisis. Chaos and order, freedom and control intertwine in artistic creation, reflecting the intricate landscape of human development in the future. Click here for details.

 

Call for Artists, The 2025 Trawick Prize — Bethesda, MD

Deadline: April 30    This juried art competition awards $14,000 in prizes to four selected winners. The deadline for submissions is Wednesday, April 30, 2025. Up to ten finalists will be chosen to display their work at Bethesda’s Gallery B in September 2025. Click here for details.

 

Call for Artists, The Haute-Couture Boat Exhibit — New York

Deadline: May 1    Imagine your artwork being celebrated at a prestigious high-fashion and art event on a stunning yacht. This unique experience will feature an art exhibition, a full runway show, engaging photo and video productions, and extensive social media coverage. Additionally, a visual artist will be invited to design the scenery and lights for the couture show,  enhancing the overall aesthetic. Click here for details.

 

Call for Entry, 40 Under 40 — Loveladies, NJ

Deadline: May 15    The Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts & Sciences, Loveladies, New Jersey, invites applications to 40 Under 40 2025, a juried exhibition. The competition and exhibition are open to artists 18 to 40 years of age who currently work and live in the continental US. Three cash Prizes and three Honorable Mentions will be awarded by the Juror. Click here for details.

 

Call for Entry, Plein Air Plus 2025 — Loveladies, NJ

Deadline: May 17    The Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences is pleased to announce the tenth Plein Air Plus” Competition and Exhibition on Long Beach Island, New Jersey. Click here for details.

 

Call for Entries, 2025 Virginia Watercolor Society Annual Juried Exhibition — Radford, VA

Deadline: May 23    You are invited to apply for the Virginia Watercolor Society  46th Annual Juried Exhibition to be held at the Art Museum at the Covington Center,  Radford University , E. Main St, Radford, Va from September 26 until November 4 2025. We welcome applications from paid-up members of the Virginia Watercolor Society (VWS) only. Click here for details.

 

Call for Artists, Athenaeum, | essence: The Characteristics That Define Us — Alexandria, VA

Deadline: June 1    Announcing Athenaeum’s Latest Call for Entries: essence: The Characteristics that Define Us. Visual interpretations of the theme might range from traditional portraiture to abstract and conceptual artworks. We are looking for works that represent the gamut of qualities that define our understanding of particular individuals (both singly or in groups) – including behavioral characteristics and inner emotional life. Click here for details.

 

Request for Proposals, Glen Echo Park Partnership for Arts and Culture — Glen Echo, MD

Deadline: June 5    The Glen Echo Park Partnership for Arts and Culture requests exhibition proposals from artists, organizations, and curators for the Popcorn Gallery, Stone Tower Gallery, and Park View Gallery at Glen Echo Park for the calendar year 2026. The mission of the Glen Echo Park Partnership Galleries is to showcase the work of diverse artists, including resident artists at Glen Echo Park and artists from the greater Washington, D.C. area. We aim to exhibit quality art by artists who represent a broad spectrum of our region, with diverse backgrounds, and working in a wide range of artistic media. Our exhibitions attract visitors from across the region and bring new audiences to Glen Echo Park. Click here for details.

 

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 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 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 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.

 

 

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 Stories About Women in the Arts, Maryland State Arts Council

2020 has been dedicated to the Year of the Woman in Maryland. Do you have an inspiring story about vital contributions of women-identifying people who are artists, arts administrators, or cultural workers? Perhaps an exhibition, performance or project featuring women? Share it with the Maryland State Arts Council for potential use in marketing and communications! Send your ideas to [email protected], and include “Year of the Woman” in the subject line. Satff will contact senders whose stories are selected for inclusion in future newsletters, eblasts, or social media postings. Learn more about Maryland’s year of the Woman here.

 

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, Montpelier Arts Center Resident Artist Studio Competition — Laurel, MD

Now Extended Deadline: April 9    Join a thriving community of professional artists in the Montpelier Resident Artist Program. Resident artists work in a diverse variety of media and styles, maintain studio hours for the public to visit, and participate in community events. Resident artists are selected by an annual jury panel and exhibit their work in the Montpelier Arts Center’s Resident Artist Gallery on a revolving basis. Interested artists are encouraged to visit the Arts Center, located on the beautiful grounds of the Montpelier House Museum in Laurel, MD. Click here for details.

 

Call for Entries, 39th Chelsea International Fine Art Competition — New York

Deadline: April 29   The 39th Chelsea International Fine Art Competition provides artists with the opportunity to exhibit their work in the heart of New York City, placing your artwork on a global platform. With prizes valued over $70,000, this competition welcomes artists from every corner of the world, regardless of their career stage. 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 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.

 

 

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

 

Call for Artists: Arlington Road Mural — Bethesda, MD

Deadline: April 7    The Bethesda Arts & Entertainment District, in partnership with Montgomery County, Maryland, announces a new public art mural project located directly on the road at the intersection of Bethesda Avenue and Arlington Road in downtown Bethesda, MD. The Bethesda Arts & Entertainment District is currently seeking qualifications from artists who are 18 years of age or older and residents of Washington, D.C., Maryland or Virginia. Artists must have prior experience with large-scale design work and preparing digital files for the vendor who will install the mural. Click here for details.

 

Call to Artists, The Homiens Art Prize

Deadline: April 10    The Homiens Art Prize is an international, non-acquisitive art prize valued at $24,000 annually and open to all artists. All art forms, mediums, and completion dates are eligible. We’re excited to welcome artworks of all dimensions, on any theme. Click here for details.

 

Call for Exhibitors, Arts at the Park Falls Church — Falls Church, VA

Deadline: April 19    Artists are invited to participate in the third annual Arts at the Park in Falls Church. This event offers a unique opportunity to display artwork in the scenic setting of Cherry Hill Farmhouse in Falls Church City. Arts at the Park is designed to foster community engagement and appreciation for the arts. Visitors will enjoy a diverse selection of artwork, as well as Falls Church’s public art installations and live fine art performances. The event will coincide with the City’s popular Saturday Farmers Market, which draws a large and engaged audience. Click here for details.

 

Open Call Chaos Code: 2025 New York Art Competition — New York

Deadline: April 30    “Chaos Code,” as one of the key themes of Whitelock Art Center’s 2025 New York International Art Competition, invites artists from around the globe to explore and challenge the delicate and complex relationship between humanity and technology. In this rapidly changing digital age, we are confronted with an unprecedented identity crisis. Chaos and order, freedom and control intertwine in artistic creation, reflecting the intricate landscape of human development in the future. Click here for details.

 

Call for Artists, The 2025 Trawick Prize — Bethesda, MD

Deadline: April 30    This juried art competition awards $14,000 in prizes to four selected winners. The deadline for submissions is Wednesday, April 30, 2025. Up to ten finalists will be chosen to display their work at Bethesda’s Gallery B in September 2025. Click here for details.

 

Call for Artists, The Haute-Couture Boat Exhibit — New York

Deadline: May 1    Imagine your artwork being celebrated at a prestigious high-fashion and art event on a stunning yacht. This unique experience will feature an art exhibition, a full runway show, engaging photo and video productions, and extensive social media coverage. Additionally, a visual artist will be invited to design the scenery and lights for the couture show,  enhancing the overall aesthetic. Click here for details.

 

Call for Entry, 40 Under 40 — Loveladies, NJ

Deadline: May 15    The Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts & Sciences, Loveladies, New Jersey, invites applications to 40 Under 40 2025, a juried exhibition. The competition and exhibition are open to artists 18 to 40 years of age who currently work and live in the continental US. Three cash Prizes and three Honorable Mentions will be awarded by the Juror. Click here for details.

 

Call for Entry, Plein Air Plus 2025 — Loveladies, NJ

Deadline: May 17    The Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences is pleased to announce the tenth Plein Air Plus” Competition and Exhibition on Long Beach Island, New Jersey. Click here for details.

 

Call for Entries, 2025 Virginia Watercolor Society Annual Juried Exhibition — Radford, VA

Deadline: May 23    You are invited to apply for the Virginia Watercolor Society  46th Annual Juried Exhibition to be held at the Art Museum at the Covington Center,  Radford University , E. Main St, Radford, Va from September 26 until November 4 2025. We welcome applications from paid-up members of the Virginia Watercolor Society (VWS) only. Click here for details.

 

Call for Artists, Athenaeum, | essence: The Characteristics That Define Us — Alexandria, VA

Deadline: June 1    Announcing Athenaeum’s Latest Call for Entries: essence: The Characteristics that Define Us. Visual interpretations of the theme might range from traditional portraiture to abstract and conceptual artworks. We are looking for works that represent the gamut of qualities that define our understanding of particular individuals (both singly or in groups) – including behavioral characteristics and inner emotional life. Click here for details.

 

Request for Proposals, Glen Echo Park Partnership for Arts and Culture — Glen Echo, MD

Deadline: June 5    The Glen Echo Park Partnership for Arts and Culture requests exhibition proposals from artists, organizations, and curators for the Popcorn Gallery, Stone Tower Gallery, and Park View Gallery at Glen Echo Park for the calendar year 2026. The mission of the Glen Echo Park Partnership Galleries is to showcase the work of diverse artists, including resident artists at Glen Echo Park and artists from the greater Washington, D.C. area. We aim to exhibit quality art by artists who represent a broad spectrum of our region, with diverse backgrounds, and working in a wide range of artistic media. Our exhibitions attract visitors from across the region and bring new audiences to Glen Echo Park. Click here for details.

 

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 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.

 

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.

 

 

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 Stories About Women in the Arts, Maryland State Arts Council

2020 has been dedicated to the Year of the Woman in Maryland. Do you have an inspiring story about vital contributions of women-identifying people who are artists, arts administrators, or cultural workers? Perhaps an exhibition, performance or project featuring women? Share it with the Maryland State Arts Council for potential use in marketing and communications! Send your ideas to [email protected], and include “Year of the Woman” in the subject line. Satff will contact senders whose stories are selected for inclusion in future newsletters, eblasts, or social media postings. Learn more about Maryland’s year of the Woman here.

 

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: Arlington Road Mural — Bethesda, MD

Deadline: April 7    The Bethesda Arts & Entertainment District, in partnership with Montgomery County, Maryland, announces a new public art mural project located directly on the road at the intersection of Bethesda Avenue and Arlington Road in downtown Bethesda, MD. The Bethesda Arts & Entertainment District is currently seeking qualifications from artists who are 18 years of age or older and residents of Washington, D.C., Maryland or Virginia. Artists must have prior experience with large-scale design work and preparing digital files for the vendor who will install the mural. Click here for details.

 

Call for Artists, The 2025 Trawick Prize

Deadline: April 30    This juried art competition awards $14,000 in prizes to four selected winners. The deadline for submissions is Wednesday, April 30, 2025. Up to ten finalists will be chosen to display their work at Bethesda’s Gallery B in September 2025. Click here for details.

 

Request for Proposals, Glen Echo Park Partnership for Arts and Culture — Glen Echo, MD

Deadline: June 5    The Glen Echo Park Partnership for Arts and Culture requests exhibition proposals from artists, organizations, and curators for the Popcorn Gallery, Stone Tower Gallery, and Park View Gallery at Glen Echo Park for the calendar year 2026. The mission of the Glen Echo Park Partnership Galleries is to showcase the work of diverse artists, including resident artists at Glen Echo Park and artists from the greater Washington, D.C. area. We aim to exhibit quality art by artists who represent a broad spectrum of our region, with diverse backgrounds, and working in a wide range of artistic media. Our exhibitions attract visitors from across the region and bring new audiences to Glen Echo Park. Click here for details.

 

Call for Artists, Athenaeum, | essence: The Characteristics That Define Us — Alexandria, VA

Deadline: June 1 Announcing Athenaeum’s Latest Call for Entries: essence: The Characteristics that Define Us. Visual interpretations of the theme might range from traditional portraiture to abstract and conceptual artworks. We are looking for works that represent the gamut of qualities that define our understanding of particular individuals (both singly or in groups) – including behavioral characteristics and inner emotional life. Click here for details.

 

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

 

2025 Summer Camp Positions at Textile Art Center — Brooklyn, NY

Deadline: March 20    TAC staffers are all working artists, designers, researchers, creative practitioners, trained and passionate about working with creative young people. We pride ourselves in creating a nurturing camp community with attention to each individual child while fostering an engaging group dynamic. Campers are sure to leave with incredible textiles, great friendships, and lasting memories. Click here for details.

 

Call for Entries, Works on Paper 2025 — Loveladies, NJ

Deadline: March 21   Works on Paper 2025 is the 27th Annual National Juried Competition and Exhibition at the Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts & Sciences, Long Beach Island, New Jersey. Works on Paper can include but is not limited to Drawing, Painting on Paper, hand pulled Prints, Photographic Prints, Digital Works on Paper, and Paper constructions that can be wall hung. The Juror will select 65 artworks to be on display in our spacious Gallery. Click here for details.

 

Call to Artists, Montpelier Arts Center Opens Resident Artist Studio Competition — Laurel, MD

Deadline: March 23    Join a thriving community of professional artists in the Montpelier Resident Artist Program. Resident artists work in a diverse variety of media and styles, maintain studio hours for the public to visit, and participate in community events. Resident artists are selected by an annual jury panel and exhibit their work in the Montpelier Arts Center’s Resident Artist Gallery on a revolving basis. Click here for details.

 

Call to Artists, Innovative Grant for Artists and Photographers

Deadline: March 27    Innovate Grant distributes (2) $1,800.00 grants each quarter, to one visual artist and one photographer. We accept and encourage submissions from applicants 18 years or older, from around the world. Click here for details. 

 

Call for Entries, Colored Pencil Society of America 33rd Annual International Exhibition — Bethesda, MD

Deadline: March 31    The Colored Pencil Society of America invites you to show the world what you can create with the vibrant, versatile medium of colored pencil. Submit your original artwork created 100% in colored pencil to our 33rd Annual International Exhibition, to be displayed in the historic Mansion at Strathmore in Bethesda, MD. Click here for details.

 

Call for Entry, Works on Paper 2025 National Juried Exhibition — Loveladies, NJ

Deadline: March 31    Works on Paper 2025 is the 27th Annual National Juried Competition and Exhibition at the Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts & Sciences, Long Beach Island, New Jersey. Works on Paper can include but is not limited to Drawing, Painting on Paper, hand pulled Prints, Photographic Prints, Digital Works on Paper, and Paper constructions that can be wall hung. The Juror will select 65 artworks to be on display in our spacious Gallery. Click here for details.

 

Call for Entries, 2025 The Great Wall of Honesdale: Connection — Wayne County, PA

Deadline: March 31    This exhibit, in its tenth year, is a public art project of the Wayne County Arts Alliance (WCAA) and a high-visibility opportunity for artists from around the world to showcase a large-scale vinyl reproduction of their work on The Great Wall of Honesdale, a site where more than five million cars drive past each year. Click here for details.

 

Call to Artists, The Homiens Art Prize

Deadline: April 10    The Homiens Art Prize is an international, non-acquisitive art prize valued at $24,000 annually and open to all artists. All art forms, mediums, and completion dates are eligible. We’re excited to welcome artworks of all dimensions, on any theme. Click here for details.

 

Call for Exhibitors, Arts at the Park Falls Church — Falls Church, VA

Deadline: April 19    Artists are invited to participate in the third annual Arts at the Park in Falls Church. This event offers a unique opportunity to display artwork in the scenic setting of Cherry Hill Farmhouse in Falls Church City. Arts at the Park is designed to foster community engagement and appreciation for the arts. Visitors will enjoy a diverse selection of artwork, as well as Falls Church’s public art installations and live fine art performances. The event will coincide with the City’s popular Saturday Farmers Market, which draws a large and engaged audience. Click here for details.

 

Open Call Chaos Code: 2025 New York Art Competition — New York

Deadline: April 30    “Chaos Code,” as one of the key themes of Whitelock Art Center’s 2025 New York International Art Competition, invites artists from around the globe to explore and challenge the delicate and complex relationship between humanity and technology. In this rapidly changing digital age, we are confronted with an unprecedented identity crisis. Chaos and order, freedom and control intertwine in artistic creation, reflecting the intricate landscape of human development in the future. Click here for details.

Call for Artists, The Haute-Couture Boat Exhibit — New York

Deadline: May 1    Imagine your artwork being celebrated at a prestigious high-fashion and art event on a stunning yacht. This unique experience will feature an art exhibition, a full runway show, engaging photo and video productions, and extensive social media coverage. Additionally, a visual artist will be invited to design the scenery and lights for the couture show,  enhancing the overall aesthetic. Click here for details.

 

Call for Entry, 40 Under 40 — Loveladies, NJ

Deadline: May 15    The Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts & Sciences, Loveladies, New Jersey, invites applications to 40 Under 40 2025, a juried exhibition. The competition and exhibition are open to artists 18 to 40 years of age who currently work and live in the continental US. Three cash Prizes and three Honorable Mentions will be awarded by the Juror. Click here for details.

 

Call for Entry, Plein Air Plus 2025 — Loveladies, NJ

Deadline: May 17    The Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences is pleased to announce the tenth Plein Air Plus” Competition and Exhibition on Long Beach Island, New Jersey. Click here for details.

 

Call for Entries, 2025 Virginia Watercolor Society Annual Juried Exhibition — Radford, VA

Deadline: May 23    You are invited to apply for the Virginia Watercolor Society  46th Annual Juried Exhibition to be held at the Art Museum at the Covington Center,  Radford University , E. Main St, Radford, Va from September 26 until November 4 2025. We welcome applications from paid-up members of the Virginia Watercolor Society (VWS) only. Click here for details.

 

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 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.

 

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.

 

 

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 Stories About Women in the Arts, Maryland State Arts Council

2020 has been dedicated to the Year of the Woman in Maryland. Do you have an inspiring story about vital contributions of women-identifying people who are artists, arts administrators, or cultural workers? Perhaps an exhibition, performance or project featuring women? Share it with the Maryland State Arts Council for potential use in marketing and communications! Send your ideas to [email protected], and include “Year of the Woman” in the subject line. Satff will contact senders whose stories are selected for inclusion in future newsletters, eblasts, or social media postings. Learn more about Maryland’s year of the Woman here.

 

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

 

Job Opening, Art handler/Technician, Lisson — NY

Deadline: March 9    Lisson Gallery is seeking an experienced full-time technician / art handler to join their New York Operations team. We are looking for a self starting individual who has a minimum of 1-3 years experience in a gallery or museum setting. The position reports to the Senior Technician and with their guidance is responsible for the handling, packaging, condition checking and installation of artworks of varied media at the gallery, and offsite locations such as art fairs and client residencies where appropriate. The role is a full-time position with overtime required as needed. Click here for details.

 

Call for Entries, Shape Show Online Exhibit

Deadline: March 10    Site:Brooklyn invites artists working in all mediums to submit works that explore, challenge, and celebrate the role of shape in contemporary art practice. Whether through sculpture, painting, digital media, or installation, submissions should demonstrate innovative and appreciative approaches to form, negative space, and dimensional relationships. The exhibition aims to create a dialogue between diverse artistic practices while highlighting the enduring significance of shape as a visual language. Click here for details.

 

Call to Artists, Taubman Museum of Art’s Sidewalk Art Show — Roanoke, VA

Deadline: March 15    This year, the Taubman Museum of Art is celebrating its 67^th Annual Sidewalk Art Show, taking place May 31 and June 1 (the weekend following Memorial Day). This juried art show has become one of Southwest Virginia’s most anticipated events, a premier destination for fine art shopping – this annual museum fundraiser attracts thousands of art patrons to the historic district of downtown Roanoke. Mediums presented include fine craft, sculpture, original paintings, prints, watercolors, etchings, mixed media, jewelry, and photography. Click here for details.

 

Call for Entries, Fractured Horizons, International Juried Exhibition, NYCxDESIGN FESTIVAL — New York

Deadline: March 15    Fractured Horizons, featured in NYCxDESIGN’s Spotlight program, is a prestigious multidisciplinary art exhibition that explores the intricate relationship between the industrial legacy of human-centric built environments and the speculative futures of posthuman spaces. This exhibition aims to delve into the intertwined destinies of human industrial history and posthuman possibilities, providing a powerful platform for our partners to showcase their leadership in design innovation. Click here for details.

 

Call for Entries, 2025 The Great Wall of Honesdale: Connection — Wayne County, PA

Deadline: March 31    This exhibit, in its tenth year, is a public art project of the Wayne County Arts Alliance (WCAA) and a high-visibility opportunity for artists from around the world to showcase a large-scale vinyl reproduction of their work on The Great Wall of Honesdale, a site where more than five million cars drive past each year. Click here for details.

 

 

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

 

Call to Artists, Artist in Residency Bureau of Land Management King Range National Conservation Area — Whitehorn, CA

Deadline: March 7    The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Shelter Cove Arts and Recreation Foundation (SCARF), and the Friends of the Lost Coast (FOLC) are pleased to announce the Spring 2025 session of the King Range National Conservation Area (KRNCA) Artist in Residence (AIR) Program. The residency will offer an inspirational and unique 4-weeks (4/21/25 to 5/19/25) on California’s remote Lost Coast. Click here for details.

 

Call for Entries, Montpelier Arts Center All on the Wall Community Exhibition — Laurel, MD

Deadline: March 5    Have you ever wanted to see your art on the walls of Montpelier Arts Center? In the antithesis of a curated exhibition, local artists are invited to submit artwork to be included in our 2025 community exhibition, All on the Wall, held in the Library Gallery at Montpelier Arts Center. Open to Prince George’s County artists ages 18+. Click here for details.

 

Call for Entries, VMRC Juried Art Exhibition 2025 — Harrisonburg, VA

Deadline: March 10    An annual juried exhibition, now entering its 22nd year, accepting entries of original art in two and three dimensions from artists nationwide. Approximately 100 works will be selected for display in the Park Gables Gallery on the campus of the Virginia Mennonite Retirement Community (VMRC) during the month of June. The Exhibition will be open to the public as well as to VMRC residents and staff. A total of $6,250 in cash prizes will awarded and grant funding for continued artistic development is available. Click here for details.

 

Call for Artists, SOLOS 2026, Museum of Contemporary Art Arlington — Arlington, VA

Deadline: March 10    Museum of Contemporary Art Arlington is currently accepting proposals for SOLOS 2026, a series of solo exhibitions by Mid-Atlantic artists. Contemporary artists living or working in the Mid-Atlantic region are invited to propose solo exhibitions to take place in one of the Museum’s gallery spaces. Click here for details.

 

2025 Summer Camp Positions at Textile Art Center — Brooklyn, NY

Deadline: March 20    TAC staffers are all working artists, designers, researchers, creative practitioners, trained and passionate about working with creative young people. We pride ourselves in creating a nurturing camp community with attention to each individual child while fostering an engaging group dynamic. Campers are sure to leave with incredible textiles, great friendships, and lasting memories. Click here for details.

 

Call for Entries, Works on Paper 2025 — Loveladies, NJ

Deadline: March 21   Works on Paper 2025 is the 27th Annual National Juried Competition and Exhibition at the Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts & Sciences, Long Beach Island, New Jersey. Works on Paper can include but is not limited to Drawing, Painting on Paper, hand pulled Prints, Photographic Prints, Digital Works on Paper, and Paper constructions that can be wall hung. The Juror will select 65 artworks to be on display in our spacious Gallery. Click here for details.

 

Call to Artists, Montpelier Arts Center Opens Resident Artist Studio Competition — Laurel, MD

Deadline: March 23    Join a thriving community of professional artists in the Montpelier Resident Artist Program. Resident artists work in a diverse variety of media and styles, maintain studio hours for the public to visit, and participate in community events. Resident artists are selected by an annual jury panel and exhibit their work in the Montpelier Arts Center’s Resident Artist Gallery on a revolving basis. Click here for details.

 

Call to Artists, Innovative Grant for Artists and Photographers

Deadline: March 27    Innovate Grant distributes (2) $1,800.00 grants each quarter, to one visual artist and one photographer. We accept and encourage submissions from applicants 18 years or older, from around the world. Click here for details. 

 

Call for Entries, Colored Pencil Society of America 33rd Annual International Exhibition — Bethesda, MD

Deadline: March 31    The Colored Pencil Society of America invites you to show the world what you can create with the vibrant, versatile medium of colored pencil. Submit your original artwork created 100% in colored pencil to our 33rd Annual International Exhibition, to be displayed in the historic Mansion at Strathmore in Bethesda, MD. Click here for details.

 

Call for Entry, Works on Paper 2025 National Juried Exhibition — Loveladies, NJ

Deadline: March 31    Works on Paper 2025 is the 27th Annual National Juried Competition and Exhibition at the Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts & Sciences, Long Beach Island, New Jersey. Works on Paper can include but is not limited to Drawing, Painting on Paper, hand pulled Prints, Photographic Prints, Digital Works on Paper, and Paper constructions that can be wall hung. The Juror will select 65 artworks to be on display in our spacious Gallery. Click here for details.

 

Call to Artists, The Homiens Art Prize

Deadline: April 10    The Homiens Art Prize is an international, non-acquisitive art prize valued at $24,000 annually and open to all artists. All art forms, mediums, and completion dates are eligible. We’re excited to welcome artworks of all dimensions, on any theme. Click here for details.

 

Call for Exhibitors, Arts at the Park Falls Church — Falls Church, VA

Deadline: April 19    Artists are invited to participate in the third annual Arts at the Park in Falls Church. This event offers a unique opportunity to display artwork in the scenic setting of Cherry Hill Farmhouse in Falls Church City. Arts at the Park is designed to foster community engagement and appreciation for the arts. Visitors will enjoy a diverse selection of artwork, as well as Falls Church’s public art installations and live fine art performances. The event will coincide with the City’s popular Saturday Farmers Market, which draws a large and engaged audience. Click here for details.

 

Open Call Chaos Code: 2025 New York Art Competition — New York

Deadline: April 30    “Chaos Code,” as one of the key themes of Whitelock Art Center’s 2025 New York International Art Competition, invites artists from around the globe to explore and challenge the delicate and complex relationship between humanity and technology. In this rapidly changing digital age, we are confronted with an unprecedented identity crisis. Chaos and order, freedom and control intertwine in artistic creation, reflecting the intricate landscape of human development in the future. Click here for details.

Call for Artists, The Haute-Couture Boat Exhibit — New York

Deadline: May 1    Imagine your artwork being celebrated at a prestigious high-fashion and art event on a stunning yacht. This unique experience will feature an art exhibition, a full runway show, engaging photo and video productions, and extensive social media coverage. Additionally, a visual artist will be invited to design the scenery and lights for the couture show,  enhancing the overall aesthetic. Click here for details.

 

Call for Entry, 40 Under 40 — Loveladies, NJ

Deadline: May 15    The Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts & Sciences, Loveladies, New Jersey, invites applications to 40 Under 40 2025, a juried exhibition. The competition and exhibition are open to artists 18 to 40 years of age who currently work and live in the continental US. Three cash Prizes and three Honorable Mentions will be awarded by the Juror. Click here for details.

 

Call for Entry, Plein Air Plus 2025 — Loveladies, NJ

Deadline: May 17    The Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences is pleased to announce the tenth Plein Air Plus” Competition and Exhibition on Long Beach Island, New Jersey. Click here for details.

 

Call for Entries, 2025 Virginia Watercolor Society Annual Juried Exhibition — Radford, VA

Deadline: May 23    You are invited to apply for the Virginia Watercolor Society  46th Annual Juried Exhibition to be held at the Art Museum at the Covington Center,  Radford University , E. Main St, Radford, Va from September 26 until November 4 2025. We welcome applications from paid-up members of the Virginia Watercolor Society (VWS) only. Click here for details.

 

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 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.

 

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.

 

 

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 Stories About Women in the Arts, Maryland State Arts Council

2020 has been dedicated to the Year of the Woman in Maryland. Do you have an inspiring story about vital contributions of women-identifying people who are artists, arts administrators, or cultural workers? Perhaps an exhibition, performance or project featuring women? Share it with the Maryland State Arts Council for potential use in marketing and communications! Send your ideas to [email protected], and include “Year of the Woman” in the subject line. Satff will contact senders whose stories are selected for inclusion in future newsletters, eblasts, or social media postings. Learn more about Maryland’s year of the Woman here.

 

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, 3510 Rhode Island Avenue Mural Project — Mount Rainier, MD

Deadline: February 24    The Mount Rainier Arts Commission is currently accepting qualifications for a building wrap mural located at 3510 Rhode Island Avenue in the City of Mount Rainier, MD. The building is adjacent to a main thoroughfare into Washington, DC and will be viewed by tens of thousands of commuters daily. Part of the Gateway Arts District, Mount Rainier is home to over 150 art studios that contribute to the enrichment of the community. The artist(s) selected for this project will be awarded $17,500 to complete the project. Click here for details.

 

Call for Artists, Public Art Opportunities — Prince George’s County, MD

Deadline: March 2    The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission (M-NCPPC), Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR), Prince George’s County (PGC) invites professional artists and artist teams to submit qualifications for the creation of site-specific public artworks for historic sites in Prince George’s County, Maryland. Selected artists will design, fabricate, and install outdoor public artworks reflecting themes of Black and Indigenous histories. Budgets for commissions range from $15,000 to $150,000. Click here for details.

 

2025 Summer Camp Positions at Textile Art Center — Brooklyn, NY

Deadline: March 20    TAC staffers are all working artists, designers, researchers, creative practitioners, trained and passionate about working with creative young people. We pride ourselves in creating a nurturing camp community with attention to each individual child while fostering an engaging group dynamic. Campers are sure to leave with incredible textiles, great friendships, and lasting memories. Click here for details.

 

Open Call Chaos Code: 2025 New York Art Competition — New York

Deadline: April 30    “Chaos Code,” as one of the key themes of Whitelock Art Center’s 2025 New York International Art Competition, invites artists from around the globe to explore and challenge the delicate and complex relationship between humanity and technology. In this rapidly changing digital age, we are confronted with an unprecedented identity crisis. Chaos and order, freedom and control intertwine in artistic creation, reflecting the intricate landscape of human development in the future. Click here for details.

 

Call to Artists, The Homiens Art Prize

Deadline: April 10    The Homiens Art Prize is an international, non-acquisitive art prize valued at $24,000 annually and open to all artists. All art forms, mediums, and completion dates are eligible. We’re excited to welcome artworks of all dimensions, on any theme. Click here for details.

 

 

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

 

Call for Artists, BAC 2025 Emerging Artist Fellowship — Ossining, NY

Deadline: February 19    In 2022, Bethany Arts Community (BAC) identified the need and opportunity to support a longer-term fellowship specifically for emerging artists ages 21+. In 2025, BAC welcomes their thirdEmerging Artist Fellowship, running in two cohorts from May 22 to September 11, 2025 and July 24 to November 13, 2025. Click here for details.

 

Call for Entries, Wayne Art Center 17th Annual Plein Air Festival — Wayne, PA

Deadline: February 20    Wayne Art Center’s 17th Annual Plein Air Festival will take place May 4 through May 10, 2025 when 32 juried artists from across the country arrive to paint scenes within a 35-mile radius of Wayne, Pennsylvania including historic Main Line towns, rolling farm country, downtown Philadelphia and the Delaware and Schuylkill riverfronts. The work resulting from the 7-day competition will be exhibited at the Wayne Art Center Preview Party & Sale on May 10 and remains on view through June 21, 2025. Juror Larry Moore will choose participating artists from online entries and award cash prizes of $25,000. Click here for details.

 

Call for Artists, Sculpture for The Fitzgerald of Palisades — D.C.

Deadline: February 23    The Fitzgerald of Palisades, a Kisco Signature community, in partnership with Amy Kaslow Gallery, invites artists and artist teams to submit proposals for a new publicly viewed, privately funded sculpture in Washington, DC. The selected artwork will serve as a commanding centerpiece along MacArthur Boulevard in the Palisades neighborhood. Click here for details.

 

Call for Entries, Bethesda Painting Awards — Bethesda, MD

Deadline: February 26    The Bethesda Arts & Entertainment District once again invites local artists to submit work to the 21st annual Bethesda Painting Awards. This juried art competition awards $14,000 in prizes to four selected winners. Click here for details.

 

Call to Artists, 2025 Mountain Maryland Plein Air — Cumberland, MD

Deadline: February 28    This competitive event is a hallmark of the Western Maryland art scene. Located in the Appalachian Mountains, the area is resplendent with magnificent vistas, pristine state forests and historic architecture. The Western Maryland Scenic Railroad adds to the small-town, turn-of-the-century charm, which includes attractions like the C&O Canal, Casselman Bridge, and the Potomac River. Click here for details.

 

2025 New River Art Biennial Exhibition — Blacksburg, VA

Deadline: March 1    This is the 18th New River Art Juried Biennial Exhibition. This exhibit traditionally rotates every two years between the Floyd Center for the Arts, the Fine Arts Center for the New River Valley in Pulaski and the Blacksburg Regional Art Association (BRAA). The 2025 exhibition is sponsored by BRAA and hosted by the Moss Arts Center for the second time! The BRAA, established in 1950, created this juried biennial in 1991 and remains the driving force behind the event. Click here for details.

 

Call for Entries, Art Speaks Juried Exhibition — Mathews, VA

Deadline: March 1    Calling all Virginia artists! The Bay School Community Arts Center is accepting submissions for the 2025 Art Speaks Juried Exhibition, April 26 to May 26. The show is open to any artist living or working in Virginia, 18 or older. Both 2D and 3D media are eligible, and $6,350 in prize money is available for award. Click here for details.

 

Call to Artists, Montpelier Arts Center Solicits Exhibition Proposals — Laurel, MD

Deadline: March 2    Montpelier Arts Center is holding a competition for exhibitions that will be held in the Library Gallery, September 2025–August 2026. Eligible artists must be 18 years and older and reside in Maryland. An honorarium of $500 will be presented for each exhibition (i.e. groups would share the $500 honorarium). Click here for details.

 

Call for Artists, Department of Parks & Recreation, Prince George’s County Commemorative Public Art — Prince George’s County, MD

Deadline: March 2    The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission (M-NCPPC), Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR), Prince George’s County (PGC) is inviting artists and artist-teams with interest and professional experience in creating site-specific public art commissions, to submit their name and qualifications to an Artist Resource Listing, for outdoor public artworks to be created for a variety of historic sites throughout Prince George’s County. At designated intervals of the program, artist or artist-teams will be selected from the Listing, invited to participate and paid a fee to submit a competitive proposal for a specific site. The artist or artist-team chosen to move forward with the project will be contracted to design, fabricate, and install artwork for that designated historical site in Prince George’s County. The anticipated public art commission for each site will range from $15,000 to $150,000. Invited artists or artist-teams that are not selected for the specific project will be returned to the pool for potential invitations for other program sites. Click here for details.

 

Call for Entries, Flourish: An Annual Juried National Exhibit of Floral and Botanical Artworks — Norfolk, VA

Deadline: March 2    Flourish is an exhibition of floral and botanical artworks from across the country. Work must depict flowers and/or plants to be considered. Works can include other objects, but the focal point/subject of the work should focus on the floral or botanical element(s). This is our fourth annual Flourish Exhibit, and this exhibit kicks off The Historic Garden Week in Virginia. Click here for details.

 

Call to Artists, Augusta Savage Grant

Deadline: March 3    The National Sculpture Society presents a $2,500 grant to be awarded to a talented emerging sculptor who self-identifies as Black or African American. Applicants must be citizens of or residents in the United States with a social security number. Works inspired by nature are preferred. Click here for details.

 

Call for Entries, Montpelier Arts Center All on the Wall Community Exhibition — Laurel, MD

Deadline: March 5    Have you ever wanted to see your art on the walls of Montpelier Arts Center? In the antithesis of a curated exhibition, local artists are invited to submit artwork to be included in our 2025 community exhibition, All on the Wall, held in the Library Gallery at Montpelier Arts Center. Open to Prince George’s County artists ages 18+. Click here for details.

 

Call to Artists, Artist in Residency Bureau of Land Management King Range National Conservation Area — Whitehorn, CA

Deadline: March 7    The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Shelter Cove Arts and Recreation Foundation (SCARF), and the Friends of the Lost Coast (FOLC) are pleased to announce the Spring 2025 session of the King Range National Conservation Area (KRNCA) Artist in Residence (AIR) Program. The residency will offer an inspirational and unique 4-weeks (4/21/25 to 5/19/25) on California’s remote Lost Coast. Click here for details.

 

Call for Entries, VMRC Juried Art Exhibition 2025 — Harrisonburg, VA

Deadline: March 10    An annual juried exhibition, now entering its 22nd year, accepting entries of original art in two and three dimensions from artists nationwide. Approximately 100 works will be selected for display in the Park Gables Gallery on the campus of the Virginia Mennonite Retirement Community (VMRC) during the month of June. The Exhibition will be open to the public as well as to VMRC residents and staff. A total of $6,250 in cash prizes will awarded and grant funding for continued artistic development is available. Click here for details.

 

Call for Artists, SOLOS 2026, Museum of Contemporary Art Arlington — Arlington, VA

Deadline: March 10    Museum of Contemporary Art Arlington is currently accepting proposals for SOLOS 2026, a series of solo exhibitions by Mid-Atlantic artists. Contemporary artists living or working in the Mid-Atlantic region are invited to propose solo exhibitions to take place in one of the Museum’s gallery spaces. Click here for details.

 

Call for Entries, Works on Paper 2025 — Loveladies, NJ

Deadline: March 21   Works on Paper 2025 is the 27th Annual National Juried Competition and Exhibition at the Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts & Sciences, Long Beach Island, New Jersey. Works on Paper can include but is not limited to Drawing, Painting on Paper, hand pulled Prints, Photographic Prints, Digital Works on Paper, and Paper constructions that can be wall hung. The Juror will select 65 artworks to be on display in our spacious Gallery. Click here for details.

 

Call to Artists, Montpelier Arts Center Opens Resident Artist Studio Competition — Laurel, MD

Deadline: March 23    Join a thriving community of professional artists in the Montpelier Resident Artist Program. Resident artists work in a diverse variety of media and styles, maintain studio hours for the public to visit, and participate in community events. Resident artists are selected by an annual jury panel and exhibit their work in the Montpelier Arts Center’s Resident Artist Gallery on a revolving basis. Click here for details.

 

Call to Artists, Innovative Grant for Artists and Photographers

Deadline: March 27    Innovate Grant distributes (2) $1,800.00 grants each quarter, to one visual artist and one photographer. We accept and encourage submissions from applicants 18 years or older, from around the world. Click here for details. 

 

Call for Entries, Colored Pencil Society of America 33rd Annual International Exhibition — Bethesda, MD

Deadline: March 31    The Colored Pencil Society of America invites you to show the world what you can create with the vibrant, versatile medium of colored pencil. Submit your original artwork created 100% in colored pencil to our 33rd Annual International Exhibition, to be displayed in the historic Mansion at Strathmore in Bethesda, MD. Click here for details.

 

Call for Entry, Works on Paper 2025 National Juried Exhibition — Loveladies, NJ

Deadline: March 31    Works on Paper 2025 is the 27th Annual National Juried Competition and Exhibition at the Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts & Sciences, Long Beach Island, New Jersey. Works on Paper can include but is not limited to Drawing, Painting on Paper, hand pulled Prints, Photographic Prints, Digital Works on Paper, and Paper constructions that can be wall hung. The Juror will select 65 artworks to be on display in our spacious Gallery. Click here for details.

Call for Artists, The Haute-Couture Boat Exhibit — New York

Deadline: May 1    Imagine your artwork being celebrated at a prestigious high-fashion and art event on a stunning yacht. This unique experience will feature an art exhibition, a full runway show, engaging photo and video productions, and extensive social media coverage. Additionally, a visual artist will be invited to design the scenery and lights for the couture show,  enhancing the overall aesthetic. Click here for details.

 

Call for Entry, 40 Under 40 — Loveladies, NJ

Deadline: May 15    The Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts & Sciences, Loveladies, New Jersey, invites applications to 40 Under 40 2025, a juried exhibition. The competition and exhibition are open to artists 18 to 40 years of age who currently work and live in the continental US. Three cash Prizes and three Honorable Mentions will be awarded by the Juror. Click here for details.

 

Call for Entry, Plein Air Plus 2025 — Loveladies, NJ

Deadline: May 17    The Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences is pleased to announce the tenth Plein Air Plus” Competition and Exhibition on Long Beach Island, New Jersey. Click here for details.

 

Call for Entries, 2025 Virginia Watercolor Society Annual Juried Exhibition — Radford, VA

Deadline: May 23    You are invited to apply for the Virginia Watercolor Society  46th Annual Juried Exhibition to be held at the Art Museum at the Covington Center,  Radford University , E. Main St, Radford, Va from September 26 until November 4 2025. We welcome applications from paid-up members of the Virginia Watercolor Society (VWS) only. Click here for details.

 

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.

 

 

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 Stories About Women in the Arts, Maryland State Arts Council

2020 has been dedicated to the Year of the Woman in Maryland. Do you have an inspiring story about vital contributions of women-identifying people who are artists, arts administrators, or cultural workers? Perhaps an exhibition, performance or project featuring women? Share it with the Maryland State Arts Council for potential use in marketing and communications! Send your ideas to [email protected], and include “Year of the Woman” in the subject line. Satff will contact senders whose stories are selected for inclusion in future newsletters, eblasts, or social media postings. Learn more about Maryland’s year of the Woman here.

 

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

 

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.

 

Open Call PRESS ON: A Juried Exhibition of the Art of Letterpress — Hyattsville, MD

Deadline: February 28    Pyramid Atlantic is pleased to announce an open call for PRESS ON. This juried group exhibition will be focused on the art of letterpress. Qualifying artwork must include letterpress printing and be for sale. Work can be solely letterpress printed or have an element of letterpress printing. Jurors will focus on quality craftsmanship and bold design while welcoming nontraditional ways in which artists use the medium. PRESS ON will be held from May 17 – June 22, 2025, and hosted in the Helen C. Frederick Gallery at Pyramid Atlantic Art Center. Click here for details.

 

Call for Artists, Building Wrap Mural — Mount Rainier, MD

Deadline: February 24    The Mount Rainier Arts Commission is accepting qualifications for a building wrap mural located at 3510 Rhode Island Avenue, Mount Rainier, MD. Situated near a main thoroughfare into Washington, DC, the mural will be viewed by tens of thousands of commuters daily. As part of the Gateway Arts District, Mount Rainier is home to over 150 art studios that contribute to the cultural and artistic enrichment of the community. Click here for details.

 

Call for Entry, 2025 Leesburg Town Banner Project & Art Show — Leesburg, VA

Deadline: February 28    The Leesburg Commission on Public Art (COPA), in partnership with Friends of Leesburg Public Arts (FOLPA), seeks artwork and photography submissions for fourteen 2025 Town banners to be displayed on utility poles and an accompanying art show in spring 2025 featuring the original works. Click here for details.

 

Call for Entries, Falls Church Arts : Faces & Figures — Falls Church, VA

Deadline: March 16    Artists are invited to submit work that focuses on faces and figures. Works must not be generated through the use of artificial intelligence. Click here for details.

 

Call for Exhibitors  Arts at the Park Falls Church — Falls Church, VA

Deadline: April 19    Artists are invited to participate in the third annual Arts at the Park in Falls Church. This event offers a unique opportunity to display artwork in the scenic setting of Cherry Hill Farmhouse in Falls Church City. Click here for details.

 

 

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

 

Call for Artists, Annual Open Call Exhibition Landscapes — D.C.

Deadline: February 14    The Capitol Hill Art League invites artists from the District of Columbia, Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia to participate in our annual open call exhibition. Click here for details.

Open Call, Publication in Art Magazine

Deadline: February 15   Visual Art Journal is a magazine that selects and publishes works of talented emerging artists. Magazine features up to 120 elegantly designed pages, printed on high-quality paper and is distributed worldwide. Artists are encouraged to submit their work. Submission is free and open to artists from any country who are 18 years and older. All forms of visual art are accepted. Click here for details.

 

Call to Artists, Montgomery College Artist-In-Residence Program — Takoma Park/Silver Spring, MD

Deadline: February 15    The Artist In Residence (AIR) program provides artists with studio space for up to one semester in duration. We are looking for artist(s) to creatively capitalize on available in-person and virtual learning environments to engage our students, support and enhance the artistic and educational environment within the Visual and Performing Arts Department, and add to the visibility of the arts at Montgomery College (MC) Takoma Park/Silver Spring Campus. Click here for details.

 

Call to Artists, Long Meadow Art Residency — Berkshire, MA

Deadline: February 15    Long Meadow Art Residency is a six week – three-month solo residency in the Berkshires. LMAR offers studio space and housing, a $3,000 monthly living stipend, a $2,500 supply budget, as well as access to a vehicle for transportation. Click here for details.

 

Call for Entry, Skies Exhibit — Online

Deadline: February 15    Colors of Humanity Art Gallery seeks entries for an online exhibition, March 1-31, 2025. Cash prize for Best of Show. Juror: Janelle Cogan. Theme- “Skies” The sky can tell us so much. You can look towards it for hope in seeing rainbows, in fear during storms, for comfort by the moon and stars, and find pictures written in the clouds. Click here for details.

 

Call for Artists, BAC 2025 Emerging Artist Fellowship — Ossining, NY

Deadline: February 19    In 2022, Bethany Arts Community (BAC) identified the need and opportunity to support a longer-term fellowship specifically for emerging artists ages 21+. In 2025, BAC welcomes their thirdEmerging Artist Fellowship, running in two cohorts from May 22 to September 11, 2025 and July 24 to November 13, 2025. Click here for details.

 

Call for Entries, Wayne Art Center 17th Annual Plein Air Festival — Wayne, PA

Deadline: February 20    Wayne Art Center’s 17th Annual Plein Air Festival will take place May 4 through May 10, 2025 when 32 juried artists from across the country arrive to paint scenes within a 35-mile radius of Wayne, Pennsylvania including historic Main Line towns, rolling farm country, downtown Philadelphia and the Delaware and Schuylkill riverfronts. The work resulting from the 7-day competition will be exhibited at the Wayne Art Center Preview Party & Sale on May 10 and remains on view through June 21, 2025. Juror Larry Moore will choose participating artists from online entries and award cash prizes of $25,000. Click here for details.

 

Call for Artists, Sculpture for The Fitzgerald of Palisades — D.C.

Deadline: February 23    The Fitzgerald of Palisades, a Kisco Signature community, in partnership with Amy Kaslow Gallery, invites artists and artist teams to submit proposals for a new publicly viewed, privately funded sculpture in Washington, DC. The selected artwork will serve as a commanding centerpiece along MacArthur Boulevard in the Palisades neighborhood. Click here for details.

 

Call for Entries, Bethesda Painting Awards — Bethesda, MD

Deadline: February 26    The Bethesda Arts & Entertainment District once again invites local artists to submit work to the 21st annual Bethesda Painting Awards. This juried art competition awards $14,000 in prizes to four selected winners. Click here for details.

 

Call to Artists, 2025 Mountain Maryland Plein Air — Cumberland, MD

Deadline: February 28    This competitive event is a hallmark of the Western Maryland art scene. Located in the Appalachian Mountains, the area is resplendent with magnificent vistas, pristine state forests and historic architecture. The Western Maryland Scenic Railroad adds to the small-town, turn-of-the-century charm, which includes attractions like the C&O Canal, Casselman Bridge, and the Potomac River. Click here for details.

 

2025 New River Art Biennial Exhibition — Blacksburg, VA

Deadline: March 1    This is the 18th New River Art Juried Biennial Exhibition. This exhibit traditionally rotates every two years between the Floyd Center for the Arts, the Fine Arts Center for the New River Valley in Pulaski and the Blacksburg Regional Art Association (BRAA). The 2025 exhibition is sponsored by BRAA and hosted by the Moss Arts Center for the second time! The BRAA, established in 1950, created this juried biennial in 1991 and remains the driving force behind the event. Click here for details.

 

Call for Entries, Art Speaks Juried Exhibition — Mathews, VA

Deadline: March 1    Calling all Virginia artists! The Bay School Community Arts Center is accepting submissions for the 2025 Art Speaks Juried Exhibition, April 26 to May 26. The show is open to any artist living or working in Virginia, 18 or older. Both 2D and 3D media are eligible, and $6,350 in prize money is available for award. Click here for details.

 

Call to Artists, Montpelier Arts Center Solicits Exhibition Proposals — Laurel, MD

Deadline: March 2    Montpelier Arts Center is holding a competition for exhibitions that will be held in the Library Gallery, September 2025–August 2026. Eligible artists must be 18 years and older and reside in Maryland. An honorarium of $500 will be presented for each exhibition (i.e. groups would share the $500 honorarium). Click here for details.

 

Call for Artists, Department of Parks & Recreation, Prince George’s County Commemorative Public Art — Prince George’s County, MD

Deadline: March 2    The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission (M-NCPPC), Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR), Prince George’s County (PGC) is inviting artists and artist-teams with interest and professional experience in creating site-specific public art commissions, to submit their name and qualifications to an Artist Resource Listing, for outdoor public artworks to be created for a variety of historic sites throughout Prince George’s County. At designated intervals of the program, artist or artist-teams will be selected from the Listing, invited to participate and paid a fee to submit a competitive proposal for a specific site. The artist or artist-team chosen to move forward with the project will be contracted to design, fabricate, and install artwork for that designated historical site in Prince George’s County. The anticipated public art commission for each site will range from $15,000 to $150,000. Invited artists or artist-teams that are not selected for the specific project will be returned to the pool for potential invitations for other program sites. Click here for details.

 

Call for Entries, Flourish: An Annual Juried National Exhibit of Floral and Botanical Artworks — Norfolk, VA

Deadline: March 2    Flourish is an exhibition of floral and botanical artworks from across the country. Work must depict flowers and/or plants to be considered. Works can include other objects, but the focal point/subject of the work should focus on the floral or botanical element(s). This is our fourth annual Flourish Exhibit, and this exhibit kicks off The Historic Garden Week in Virginia. Click here for details.

 

Call to Artists, Augusta Savage Grant

Deadline: March 3    The National Sculpture Society presents a $2,500 grant to be awarded to a talented emerging sculptor who self-identifies as Black or African American. Applicants must be citizens of or residents in the United States with a social security number. Works inspired by nature are preferred. Click here for details.

 

Call for Entries, Montpelier Arts Center All on the Wall Community Exhibition — Laurel, MD

Deadline: March 5    Have you ever wanted to see your art on the walls of Montpelier Arts Center? In the antithesis of a curated exhibition, local artists are invited to submit artwork to be included in our 2025 community exhibition, All on the Wall, held in the Library Gallery at Montpelier Arts Center. Open to Prince George’s County artists ages 18+. Click here for details.

 

Call to Artists, Artist in Residency Bureau of Land Management King Range National Conservation Area — Whitehorn, CA

Deadline: March 7    The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Shelter Cove Arts and Recreation Foundation (SCARF), and the Friends of the Lost Coast (FOLC) are pleased to announce the Spring 2025 session of the King Range National Conservation Area (KRNCA) Artist in Residence (AIR) Program. The residency will offer an inspirational and unique 4-weeks (4/21/25 to 5/19/25) on California’s remote Lost Coast. Click here for details.

 

Call for Entries, VMRC Juried Art Exhibition 2025 — Harrisonburg, VA

Deadline: March 10    An annual juried exhibition, now entering its 22nd year, accepting entries of original art in two and three dimensions from artists nationwide. Approximately 100 works will be selected for display in the Park Gables Gallery on the campus of the Virginia Mennonite Retirement Community (VMRC) during the month of June. The Exhibition will be open to the public as well as to VMRC residents and staff. A total of $6,250 in cash prizes will awarded and grant funding for continued artistic development is available. Click here for details.

 

Call for Artists, SOLOS 2026, Museum of Contemporary Art Arlington — Arlington, VA

Deadline: March 10    Museum of Contemporary Art Arlington is currently accepting proposals for SOLOS 2026, a series of solo exhibitions by Mid-Atlantic artists. Contemporary artists living or working in the Mid-Atlantic region are invited to propose solo exhibitions to take place in one of the Museum’s gallery spaces. Click here for details.

 

Call for Entries, Works on Paper 2025 — Loveladies, NJ

Deadline: March 21   Works on Paper 2025 is the 27th Annual National Juried Competition and Exhibition at the Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts & Sciences, Long Beach Island, New Jersey. Works on Paper can include but is not limited to Drawing, Painting on Paper, hand pulled Prints, Photographic Prints, Digital Works on Paper, and Paper constructions that can be wall hung. The Juror will select 65 artworks to be on display in our spacious Gallery. Click here for details.

 

Call to Artists, Montpelier Arts Center Opens Resident Artist Studio Competition — Laurel, MD

Deadline: March 23    Join a thriving community of professional artists in the Montpelier Resident Artist Program. Resident artists work in a diverse variety of media and styles, maintain studio hours for the public to visit, and participate in community events. Resident artists are selected by an annual jury panel and exhibit their work in the Montpelier Arts Center’s Resident Artist Gallery on a revolving basis. Click here for details.

 

Call to Artists, Innovative Grant for Artists and Photographers

Deadline: March 27    Innovate Grant distributes (2) $1,800.00 grants each quarter, to one visual artist and one photographer. We accept and encourage submissions from applicants 18 years or older, from around the world. Click here for details. 

 

Call for Entries, Colored Pencil Society of America 33rd Annual International Exhibition — Bethesda, MD

Deadline: March 31    The Colored Pencil Society of America invites you to show the world what you can create with the vibrant, versatile medium of colored pencil. Submit your original artwork created 100% in colored pencil to our 33rd Annual International Exhibition, to be displayed in the historic Mansion at Strathmore in Bethesda, MD. Click here for details.

 

Call for Entry, Works on Paper 2025 National Juried Exhibition — Loveladies, NJ

Deadline: March 31    Works on Paper 2025 is the 27th Annual National Juried Competition and Exhibition at the Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts & Sciences, Long Beach Island, New Jersey. Works on Paper can include but is not limited to Drawing, Painting on Paper, hand pulled Prints, Photographic Prints, Digital Works on Paper, and Paper constructions that can be wall hung. The Juror will select 65 artworks to be on display in our spacious Gallery. Click here for details.

Call for Artists, The Haute-Couture Boat Exhibit — New York

Deadline: May 1    Imagine your artwork being celebrated at a prestigious high-fashion and art event on a stunning yacht. This unique experience will feature an art exhibition, a full runway show, engaging photo and video productions, and extensive social media coverage. Additionally, a visual artist will be invited to design the scenery and lights for the couture show,  enhancing the overall aesthetic. Click here for details.

 

Call for Entry, 40 Under 40 — Loveladies, NJ

Deadline: May 15    The Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts & Sciences, Loveladies, New Jersey, invites applications to 40 Under 40 2025, a juried exhibition. The competition and exhibition are open to artists 18 to 40 years of age who currently work and live in the continental US. Three cash Prizes and three Honorable Mentions will be awarded by the Juror. Click here for details.

 

Call for Entry, Plein Air Plus 2025 — Loveladies, NJ

Deadline: May 17    The Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences is pleased to announce the tenth Plein Air Plus” Competition and Exhibition on Long Beach Island, New Jersey. Click here for details.

 

Call for Entries, 2025 Virginia Watercolor Society Annual Juried Exhibition — Radford, VA

Deadline: May 23    You are invited to apply for the Virginia Watercolor Society  46th Annual Juried Exhibition to be held at the Art Museum at the Covington Center,  Radford University , E. Main St, Radford, Va from September 26 until November 4 2025. We welcome applications from paid-up members of the Virginia Watercolor Society (VWS) only. Click here for details.

 

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.

 

 

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 Stories About Women in the Arts, Maryland State Arts Council

2020 has been dedicated to the Year of the Woman in Maryland. Do you have an inspiring story about vital contributions of women-identifying people who are artists, arts administrators, or cultural workers? Perhaps an exhibition, performance or project featuring women? Share it with the Maryland State Arts Council for potential use in marketing and communications! Send your ideas to [email protected], and include “Year of the Woman” in the subject line. Satff will contact senders whose stories are selected for inclusion in future newsletters, eblasts, or social media postings. Learn more about Maryland’s year of the Woman here.

 

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, 2025 Mountain Maryland Plein Air — Cumberland, MD

Deadline: February 28    This competitive event is a hallmark of the Western Maryland art scene. Located in the Appalachian Mountains, the area is resplendent with magnificent vistas, pristine state forests and historic architecture. The Western Maryland Scenic Railroad adds to the small-town, turn-of-the-century charm, which includes attractions like the C&O Canal, Casselman Bridge, and the Potomac River. Click here for details.

 

Call for Entries, Flourish: An Annual Juried National Exhibit of Floral and Botanical Artworks — Norfolk, VA

Deadline: March 2    Flourish is an exhibition of floral and botanical artworks from across the country. Work must depict flowers and/or plants to be considered. Works can include other objects, but the focal point/subject of the work should focus on the floral or botanical element(s). This is our fourth annual Flourish Exhibit, and this exhibit kicks off The Historic Garden Week in Virginia. Click here for details.

 

Call for Entry, Works on Paper 2025 National Juried Exhibition — Loveladies, NJ

Deadline: March 31    Works on Paper 2025 is the 27th Annual National Juried Competition and Exhibition at the Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts & Sciences, Long Beach Island, New Jersey. Works on Paper can include but is not limited to Drawing, Painting on Paper, hand pulled Prints, Photographic Prints, Digital Works on Paper, and Paper constructions that can be wall hung. The Juror will select 65 artworks to be on display in our spacious Gallery. Click here for details.

 

Call for Entry, 40 Under 40 — Loveladies, NJ

Deadline: May 15    The Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts & Sciences, Loveladies, New Jersey, invites applications to 40 Under 40 2025, a juried exhibition. The competition and exhibition are open to artists 18 to 40 years of age who currently work and live in the continental US. Three cash Prizes and three Honorable Mentions will be awarded by the Juror. Click here for details.

 

Call for Entry, Plein Air Plus 2025 — Loveladies, NJ

Deadline: May 17    The Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences is pleased to announce the tenth Plein Air Plus” Competition and Exhibition on Long Beach Island, New Jersey. Click here for details

 

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.

 

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

 

Call for Entry, Street Photography Juried Exhibition — Online

Deadline: February 9    The New York Center for Photographic Art (NYC4PA) invites photographers world-wide to submit images using any photographic process (print, image transfer, emulsion transfer, encaustic, black and white, etc.). Winners will receive $4,000 in cash awards, be featured in the NYC4PA Online Gallery and in the winners catalog. The Grand Prize winning image will be posted on the NYC4PA home page. Click here for details.

 

Call for Artists, Annual Open Call Exhibition Landscapes — D.C.

Deadline: February 14    The Capitol Hill Art League invites artists from the District of Columbia, Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia to participate in our annual open call exhibition. Click here for details.

Open Call, Publication in Art Magazine

Deadline: February 15   Visual Art Journal is a magazine that selects and publishes works of talented emerging artists. Magazine features up to 120 elegantly designed pages, printed on high-quality paper and is distributed worldwide. Artists are encouraged to submit their work. Submission is free and open to artists from any country who are 18 years and older. All forms of visual art are accepted. Click here for details.

 

Call to Artists, Montgomery College Artist-In-Residence Program — Takoma Park/Silver Spring, MD

Deadline: February 15    The Artist In Residence (AIR) program provides artists with studio space for up to one semester in duration. We are looking for artist(s) to creatively capitalize on available in-person and virtual learning environments to engage our students, support and enhance the artistic and educational environment within the Visual and Performing Arts Department, and add to the visibility of the arts at Montgomery College (MC) Takoma Park/Silver Spring Campus. Click here for details.

 

Call to Artists, Long Meadow Art Residency — Berkshire, MA

Deadline: February 15    Long Meadow Art Residency is a six week – three-month solo residency in the Berkshires. LMAR offers studio space and housing, a $3,000 monthly living stipend, a $2,500 supply budget, as well as access to a vehicle for transportation. Click here for details.

 

Call for Entry, Skies Exhibit — Online

Deadline: February 15    Colors of Humanity Art Gallery seeks entries for an online exhibition, March 1-31, 2025. Cash prize for Best of Show. Juror: Janelle Cogan. Theme- “Skies” The sky can tell us so much. You can look towards it for hope in seeing rainbows, in fear during storms, for comfort by the moon and stars, and find pictures written in the clouds. Click here for details.

 

Call for Artists, BAC 2025 Emerging Artist Fellowship — Ossining, NY

Deadline: February 19    In 2022, Bethany Arts Community (BAC) identified the need and opportunity to support a longer-term fellowship specifically for emerging artists ages 21+. In 2025, BAC welcomes their thirdEmerging Artist Fellowship, running in two cohorts from May 22 to September 11, 2025 and July 24 to November 13, 2025. Click here for details.

 

Call for Entries, Wayne Art Center 17th Annual Plein Air Festival — Wayne, PA

Deadline: February 20    Wayne Art Center’s 17th Annual Plein Air Festival will take place May 4 through May 10, 2025 when 32 juried artists from across the country arrive to paint scenes within a 35-mile radius of Wayne, Pennsylvania including historic Main Line towns, rolling farm country, downtown Philadelphia and the Delaware and Schuylkill riverfronts. The work resulting from the 7-day competition will be exhibited at the Wayne Art Center Preview Party & Sale on May 10 and remains on view through June 21, 2025. Juror Larry Moore will choose participating artists from online entries and award cash prizes of $25,000. Click here for details.

 

Call for Artists, Sculpture for The Fitzgerald of Palisades — D.C.

Deadline: February 23    The Fitzgerald of Palisades, a Kisco Signature community, in partnership with Amy Kaslow Gallery, invites artists and artist teams to submit proposals for a new publicly viewed, privately funded sculpture in Washington, DC. The selected artwork will serve as a commanding centerpiece along MacArthur Boulevard in the Palisades neighborhood. Click here for details.

 

Call for Entries, Bethesda Painting Awards — Bethesda, MD

Deadline: February 26    The Bethesda Arts & Entertainment District once again invites local artists to submit work to the 21st annual Bethesda Painting Awards. This juried art competition awards $14,000 in prizes to four selected winners. Click here for details.

 

2025 New River Art Biennial Exhibition — Blacksburg, VA

Deadline: March 1    This is the 18th New River Art Juried Biennial Exhibition. This exhibit traditionally rotates every two years between the Floyd Center for the Arts, the Fine Arts Center for the New River Valley in Pulaski and the Blacksburg Regional Art Association (BRAA). The 2025 exhibition is sponsored by BRAA and hosted by the Moss Arts Center for the second time! The BRAA, established in 1950, created this juried biennial in 1991 and remains the driving force behind the event. Click here for details.

 

Call for Entries, Art Speaks Juried Exhibition — Mathews, VA

Deadline: March 1    Calling all Virginia artists! The Bay School Community Arts Center is accepting submissions for the 2025 Art Speaks Juried Exhibition, April 26 to May 26. The show is open to any artist living or working in Virginia, 18 or older. Both 2D and 3D media are eligible, and $6,350 in prize money is available for award. Click here for details.

 

Call to Artists, Montpelier Arts Center Solicits Exhibition Proposals — Laurel, MD

Deadline: March 2    Montpelier Arts Center is holding a competition for exhibitions that will be held in the Library Gallery, September 2025–August 2026. Eligible artists must be 18 years and older and reside in Maryland. An honorarium of $500 will be presented for each exhibition (i.e. groups would share the $500 honorarium). Click here for details.

 

Call for Artists, Department of Parks & Recreation, Prince George’s County Commemorative Public Art — Prince George’s County, MD

Deadline: March 2    The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission (M-NCPPC), Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR), Prince George’s County (PGC) is inviting artists and artist-teams with interest and professional experience in creating site-specific public art commissions, to submit their name and qualifications to an Artist Resource Listing, for outdoor public artworks to be created for a variety of historic sites throughout Prince George’s County. At designated intervals of the program, artist or artist-teams will be selected from the Listing, invited to participate and paid a fee to submit a competitive proposal for a specific site. The artist or artist-team chosen to move forward with the project will be contracted to design, fabricate, and install artwork for that designated historical site in Prince George’s County. The anticipated public art commission for each site will range from $15,000 to $150,000. Invited artists or artist-teams that are not selected for the specific project will be returned to the pool for potential invitations for other program sites. Click here for details.

 

Call to Artists, Augusta Savage Grant

Deadline: March 3    The National Sculpture Society presents a $2,500 grant to be awarded to a talented emerging sculptor who self-identifies as Black or African American. Applicants must be citizens of or residents in the United States with a social security number. Works inspired by nature are preferred. Click here for details.

 

Call for Entries, Montpelier Arts Center All on the Wall Community Exhibition — Laurel, MD

Deadline: March 5    Have you ever wanted to see your art on the walls of Montpelier Arts Center? In the antithesis of a curated exhibition, local artists are invited to submit artwork to be included in our 2025 community exhibition, All on the Wall, held in the Library Gallery at Montpelier Arts Center. Open to Prince George’s County artists ages 18+. Click here for details.

 

Call to Artists, Artist in Residency Bureau of Land Management King Range National Conservation Area — Whitehorn, CA

Deadline: March 7    The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Shelter Cove Arts and Recreation Foundation (SCARF), and the Friends of the Lost Coast (FOLC) are pleased to announce the Spring 2025 session of the King Range National Conservation Area (KRNCA) Artist in Residence (AIR) Program. The residency will offer an inspirational and unique 4-weeks (4/21/25 to 5/19/25) on California’s remote Lost Coast. Click here for details.

 

Call for Entries, VMRC Juried Art Exhibition 2025 — Harrisonburg, VA

Deadline: March 10    An annual juried exhibition, now entering its 22nd year, accepting entries of original art in two and three dimensions from artists nationwide. Approximately 100 works will be selected for display in the Park Gables Gallery on the campus of the Virginia Mennonite Retirement Community (VMRC) during the month of June. The Exhibition will be open to the public as well as to VMRC residents and staff. A total of $6,250 in cash prizes will awarded and grant funding for continued artistic development is available. Click here for details.

 

Call for Artists, SOLO 2026, Museum of Contemporary Art Arlington — Arlington, VA

Deadline: March 10    Museum of Contemporary Art Arlington is currently accepting proposals for SOLOS 2026, a series of solo exhibitions by Mid-Atlantic artists. Contemporary artists living or working in the Mid-Atlantic region are invited to propose solo exhibitions to take place in one of the Museum’s gallery spaces. Click here for details.

 

Call for Entries, Works on Paper 2025 — Loveladies, NJ

Deadline: March 21   Works on Paper 2025 is the 27th Annual National Juried Competition and Exhibition at the Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts & Sciences, Long Beach Island, New Jersey. Works on Paper can include but is not limited to Drawing, Painting on Paper, hand pulled Prints, Photographic Prints, Digital Works on Paper, and Paper constructions that can be wall hung. The Juror will select 65 artworks to be on display in our spacious Gallery. Click here for details.

 

Call to Artists, Montpelier Arts Center Opens Resident Artist Studio Competition — Laurel, MD

Deadline: March 23    Join a thriving community of professional artists in the Montpelier Resident Artist Program. Resident artists work in a diverse variety of media and styles, maintain studio hours for the public to visit, and participate in community events. Resident artists are selected by an annual jury panel and exhibit their work in the Montpelier Arts Center’s Resident Artist Gallery on a revolving basis. Click here for details.

 

Call to Artists, Innovative Grant for Artists and Photographers

Deadline: March 27    Innovate Grant distributes (2) $1,800.00 grants each quarter, to one visual artist and one photographer. We accept and encourage submissions from applicants 18 years or older, from around the world. Click here for details. 

 

Call for Entries, Colored Pencil Society of America 33rd Annual International Exhibition — Bethesda, MD

Deadline: March 31    The Colored Pencil Society of America invites you to show the world what you can create with the vibrant, versatile medium of colored pencil. Submit your original artwork created 100% in colored pencil to our 33rd Annual International Exhibition, to be displayed in the historic Mansion at Strathmore in Bethesda, MD. Click here for details.

Call for Artists, The Haute-Couture Boat Exhibit — New York

Deadline: May 1    Imagine your artwork being celebrated at a prestigious high-fashion and art event on a stunning yacht. This unique experience will feature an art exhibition, a full runway show, engaging photo and video productions, and extensive social media coverage. Additionally, a visual artist will be invited to design the scenery and lights for the couture show,  enhancing the overall aesthetic. Click here for details.

 

Call for Entries, 2025 Virginia Watercolor Society Annual Juried Exhibition — Radford, VA

Deadline: May 23    You are invited to apply for the Virginia Watercolor Society  46th Annual Juried Exhibition to be held at the Art Museum at the Covington Center,  Radford University , E. Main St, Radford, Va from September 26 until November 4 2025. We welcome applications from paid-up members of the Virginia Watercolor Society (VWS) only. 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 Stories About Women in the Arts, Maryland State Arts Council

2020 has been dedicated to the Year of the Woman in Maryland. Do you have an inspiring story about vital contributions of women-identifying people who are artists, arts administrators, or cultural workers? Perhaps an exhibition, performance or project featuring women? Share it with the Maryland State Arts Council for potential use in marketing and communications! Send your ideas to [email protected], and include “Year of the Woman” in the subject line. Satff will contact senders whose stories are selected for inclusion in future newsletters, eblasts, or social media postings. Learn more about Maryland’s year of the Woman here.

 

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, 14th Annual PleinAir Salon Online Competition

Deadline: January 31    The 14th Annual PleinAir Salon is an online art competition, open to a variety of mediums and styles, and not just for plein air painters! $2,150 is awarded monthly. All monthly winners are included in the Annual Competition where the Grand Prize winner receives $15,000 and has their painting featured on the cover of PleinAir Magazine. Click here for details.

 

Call for Artists, Neoteric Abstract XIII Exhibition — Hudson, NY

Deadline: January 31    SlowArt Productions presents the thirteenth Neoteric Abstract exhibition. This exhibition is exclusively for the abstract artist and will represent a full range of abstraction, from the geometric to the lyrical, from the precise to the raw. Entry is open to all artists working in any media. The exhibition will be held at Limner Gallery, April 10 – May 3, 2025. Click here for details.

 

Call for Entry, Street Photography Juried Exhibition — Online

Deadline: February 9    The New York Center for Photographic Art (NYC4PA) invites photographers world-wide to submit images using any photographic process (print, image transfer, emulsion transfer, encaustic, black and white, etc.). Winners will receive $4,000 in cash awards, be featured in the NYC4PA Online Gallery and in the winners catalog. The Grand Prize winning image will be posted on the NYC4PA home page. Click here for details.

 

Call to Artists, Montgomery College Artist-In-Residence Program — Takoma Park/Silver Spring, MD

Deadline: January 15 The Artist In Residence (AIR) program provides artists with studio space for up to one semester in duration. We are looking for artist(s) to creatively capitalize on available in-person and virtual learning environments to engage our students, support and enhance the artistic and educational environment within the Visual and Performing Arts Department, and add to the visibility of the arts at Montgomery College (MC) Takoma Park/Silver Spring Campus. Click here for details.

 

Call to Artists, Long Meadow Art Residency — Berkshire, MA

Deadline: February 15    Long Meadow Art Residency is a six week – three-month solo residency in the Berkshires. LMAR offers studio space and housing, a $3,000 monthly living stipend, a $2,500 supply budget, as well as access to a vehicle for transportation. Click here for details.

 

Call for Entry, Skies Exhibit — Online

Deadline: February 15    Colors of Humanity Art Gallery seeks entries for an online exhibition, March 1-31, 2025. Cash prize for Best of Show. Juror: Janelle Cogan. Theme- “Skies” The sky can tell us so much. You can look towards it for hope in seeing rainbows, in fear during storms, for comfort by the moon and stars, and find pictures written in the clouds. Click here for details.

 

Call to Artists, Innovative Grant for Artists and Photographers

Deadline: March 27    Innovate Grant distributes (2) $1,800.00 grants each quarter, to one visual artist and one photographer. We accept and encourage submissions from applicants 18 years or older, from around the world. Click here for details. 

 

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

 

Call for Artists, Teeny Tiny Art Show — Cumberland, MD

Deadline: January 21    The Allegany Arts Council is pleased to announce a call for entries into its 2025 Teeny Tiny Art Show, taking place in collaboration with Allegany College of Maryland’s Hazen Gallery. The show celebrates small works and offers a total of $1500 in cash prizes and awards. Click here for details.

 

Call for Entries, Montpelier Arts Center 2025 Artists on the Rise: Juried Teen Exhibition — Laurel, MD

Deadline: January 26    Montpelier Arts Center presents the 2025 edition of Artists on the Rise, an annual, juried exhibition designed to provide local teens the opportunity to showcase their artistic accomplishments in a professional setting. Come on, give it a try—YOU are an artist on the rise! Click here for details.

 

Call for Exhibitors, 2025 Capital Art Book Fair — D.C.

Deadline: January 27    Applications are being accepted for exhibitors at the 2025 Capital Art Book Fair scheduled for April 5–6 in Washington, D.C. Click here for details.

 

Call for Artists, Artist Open Studios — Maryland

Deadline: January 31    The annual Artist Open Studios (AOS) offers a behind-the-scenes look at a day in the life of a visual artist through an easy-to-navigate, self-guided tour. Each April, visitors from all over are invited to explore hundreds of artist studios and creative spaces throughout Maryland — free of charge. Featured exhibitions, demos, and artist talks connect artists with the public and highlight each neighborhood’s unique flavor and contributions to Maryland’s artistic vibrancy. Click here for details.

 

Call for Muralists, Waynesboro, Virginia Street Art Festival — Waynesboro, VA

Deadline: January 31    Artists will be chosen based on their portfolios, artistic style, and how well their proposals align with the mural themes, which may include outdoor, historical, or other community-inspired subjects. Selected artists will create their murals live during the festival weekend, working alongside volunteers from Shenandoah Valley Art Center, Destination Downtown Waynesboro, and the community. Spectators will have the chance to witness the creative process firsthand and engage with you as you bring your vision to life. Click here for details.

 

Call to Artists, Western Loudoun Art and Studio Tour — Loudon County, VA

Deadline: January 31    Eligible Loudoun artists working in all visual media may apply to this juried event. Those selected will open their studios to the public for two or three full days, exposing their work to visitors from the metropolitan region. Click here for details.

 

Call to Artists, Harmony Hall Arts Center Open Call for Solo and Group Exhibitions — Ft. Washington, MD

Deadline: February 1    Harmony Hall Arts Center’s (HHAC) Main and Community Galleries are now accepting solo and group visual art exhibition proposals for the 2025 – 2026 season. Harmony Hall Arts Center’s season runs September – July. This call for entry is open to all Visual Artists living or working in the greater Washington D.C. Metropolitan area. Click here for details.

 

Call for Entries Light & Dark: Contrast Fine Art Photography — Falls Church, VA

Deadline: February 2    Photographers are invited to explore the dynamic interplay of light and dark through contrast, in both black-and-white and color photography. Works must not be generated through the use of artificial intelligence. Click here for details.

 

Call for Entries, 15th Annual Patricia Sitar Juried Exhibition: Reflections — D.C.

Deadline: February 3    Reflections is a journey into perception and introspection. We invite you to create a piece that mirrors reality or imagination. This exhibition offers an opportunity to explore what reflections mean to you—whether literal or metaphorical—and how they represent your current stance or direction in life. Click here for details.

Open Call, Publication in Art Magazine

Deadline: February 15   Visual Art Journal is a magazine that selects and publishes works of talented emerging artists. Magazine features up to 120 elegantly designed pages, printed on high-quality paper and is distributed worldwide. Artists are encouraged to submit their work. Submission is free and open to artists from any country who are 18 years and older. All forms of visual art are accepted. Click here for details.

 

Call for Artists, BAC 2025 Emerging Artist Fellowship — Ossining, NY

Deadline: February 19    In 2022, Bethany Arts Community (BAC) identified the need and opportunity to support a longer-term fellowship specifically for emerging artists ages 21+. In 2025, BAC welcomes their thirdEmerging Artist Fellowship, running in two cohorts from May 22 to September 11, 2025 and July 24 to November 13, 2025. Click here for details.

 

Call for Entries, Wayne Art Center 17th Annual Plein Air Festival — Wayne, PA

Deadline: February 20    Wayne Art Center’s 17th Annual Plein Air Festival will take place May 4 through May 10, 2025 when 32 juried artists from across the country arrive to paint scenes within a 35-mile radius of Wayne, Pennsylvania including historic Main Line towns, rolling farm country, downtown Philadelphia and the Delaware and Schuylkill riverfronts. The work resulting from the 7-day competition will be exhibited at the Wayne Art Center Preview Party & Sale on May 10 and remains on view through June 21, 2025. Juror Larry Moore will choose participating artists from online entries and award cash prizes of $25,000. Click here for details.

 

Call for Entries, Bethesda Painting Awards — Bethesda, MD

Deadline: February 26    The Bethesda Arts & Entertainment District once again invites local artists to submit work to the 21st annual Bethesda Painting Awards. This juried art competition awards $14,000 in prizes to four selected winners. Click here for details.

 

2025 New River Art Biennial Exhibition — Blacksburg, VA

Deadline: March 1    This is the 18th New River Art Juried Biennial Exhibition. This exhibit traditionally rotates every two years between the Floyd Center for the Arts, the Fine Arts Center for the New River Valley in Pulaski and the Blacksburg Regional Art Association (BRAA). The 2025 exhibition is sponsored by BRAA and hosted by the Moss Arts Center for the second time! The BRAA, established in 1950, created this juried biennial in 1991 and remains the driving force behind the event. Click here for details.

 

Call for Entries, Art Speaks Juried Exhibition — Mathews, VA

Deadline: March 1    Calling all Virginia artists! The Bay School Community Arts Center is accepting submissions for the 2025 Art Speaks Juried Exhibition, April 26 to May 26. The show is open to any artist living or working in Virginia, 18 or older. Both 2D and 3D media are eligible, and $6,350 in prize money is available for award. Click here for details.

 

Call to Artists, Montpelier Arts Center Solicits Exhibition Proposals — Laurel, MD

Deadline: March 2    Montpelier Arts Center is holding a competition for exhibitions that will be held in the Library Gallery, September 2025–August 2026. Eligible artists must be 18 years and older and reside in Maryland. An honorarium of $500 will be presented for each exhibition (i.e. groups would share the $500 honorarium). Click here for details.

 

Call to Artists, Augusta Savage Grant

Deadline: March 3    The National Sculpture Society presents a $2,500 grant to be awarded to a talented emerging sculptor who self-identifies as Black or African American. Applicants must be citizens of or residents in the United States with a social security number. Works inspired by nature are preferred. Click here for details.

 

Call for Entries, VMRC Juried Art Exhibition 2025 — Harrisonburg, VA

Deadline: March 10    An annual juried exhibition, now entering its 22nd year, accepting entries of original art in two and three dimensions from artists nationwide. Approximately 100 works will be selected for display in the Park Gables Gallery on the campus of the Virginia Mennonite Retirement Community (VMRC) during the month of June. The Exhibition will be open to the public as well as to VMRC residents and staff. A total of $6,250 in cash prizes will awarded and grant funding for continued artistic development is available. Click here for details.

 

Call for Entries, Works on Paper 2025 — Loveladies, NJ

Deadline: March 21   Works on Paper 2025 is the 27th Annual National Juried Competition and Exhibition at the Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts & Sciences, Long Beach Island, New Jersey. Works on Paper can include but is not limited to Drawing, Painting on Paper, hand pulled Prints, Photographic Prints, Digital Works on Paper, and Paper constructions that can be wall hung. The Juror will select 65 artworks to be on display in our spacious Gallery. Click here for details.

 

Call to Artists, Montpelier Arts Center Opens Resident Artist Studio Competition — Laurel, MD

Deadline: March 23    Join a thriving community of professional artists in the Montpelier Resident Artist Program. Resident artists work in a diverse variety of media and styles, maintain studio hours for the public to visit, and participate in community events. Resident artists are selected by an annual jury panel and exhibit their work in the Montpelier Arts Center’s Resident Artist Gallery on a revolving basis. Click here for details.

 

Call for Entries, Colored Pencil Society of America 33rd Annual International Exhibition — Bethesda, MD

Deadline: March 31    The Colored Pencil Society of America invites you to show the world what you can create with the vibrant, versatile medium of colored pencil. Submit your original artwork created 100% in colored pencil to our 33rd Annual International Exhibition, to be displayed in the historic Mansion at Strathmore in Bethesda, MD. Click here for details.

Call for Artists, The Haute-Couture Boat Exhibit — New York

Deadline: May 1    Imagine your artwork being celebrated at a prestigious high-fashion and art event on a stunning yacht. This unique experience will feature an art exhibition, a full runway show, engaging photo and video productions, and extensive social media coverage. Additionally, a visual artist will be invited to design the scenery and lights for the couture show,  enhancing the overall aesthetic. Click here for details.

 

Call for Entries, 2025 Virginia Watercolor Society Annual Juried Exhibition — Radford, VA

Deadline: May 23    You are invited to apply for the Virginia Watercolor Society  46th Annual Juried Exhibition to be held at the Art Museum at the Covington Center,  Radford University , E. Main St, Radford, Va from September 26 until November 4 2025. We welcome applications from paid-up members of the Virginia Watercolor Society (VWS) only. 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 Stories About Women in the Arts, Maryland State Arts Council

2020 has been dedicated to the Year of the Woman in Maryland. Do you have an inspiring story about vital contributions of women-identifying people who are artists, arts administrators, or cultural workers? Perhaps an exhibition, performance or project featuring women? Share it with the Maryland State Arts Council for potential use in marketing and communications! Send your ideas to [email protected], and include “Year of the Woman” in the subject line. Satff will contact senders whose stories are selected for inclusion in future newsletters, eblasts, or social media postings. Learn more about Maryland’s year of the Woman here.

 

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 Muralists, Waynesboro, Virginia Street Art Festival — Waynesboro, VA

Deadline: January 31    Artists will be chosen based on their portfolios, artistic style, and how well their proposals align with the mural themes, which may include outdoor, historical, or other community-inspired subjects. Selected artists will create their murals live during the festival weekend, working alongside volunteers from Shenandoah Valley Art Center, Destination Downtown Waynesboro, and the community. Spectators will have the chance to witness the creative process firsthand and engage with you as you bring your vision to life. Click here for details.

 

Call to Artists, Western Loudoun Art and Studio Tour — Loudon County, VA

Deadline: January 31    Eligible Loudoun artists working in all visual media may apply to this juried event. Those selected will open their studios to the public for two or three full days, exposing their work to visitors from the metropolitan region. Click here for details.

 

Call for Entries, Art Speaks Juried Exhibition — Mathews, VA

Deadline: March 1    Calling all Virginia artists! The Bay School Community Arts Center is accepting submissions for the 2025 Art Speaks Juried Exhibition, April 26 to May 26. The show is open to any artist living or working in Virginia, 18 or older. Both 2D and 3D media are eligible, and $6,350 in prize money is available for award. Click here for details.

 

Call to Artists, Augusta Savage Grant

Deadline: March 3    The National Sculpture Society presents a $2,500 grant to be awarded to a talented emerging sculptor who self-identifies as Black or African American. Applicants must be citizens of or residents in the United States with a social security number. Works inspired by nature are preferred. Click here for details.

 

 

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

 

Call for Artists, Teeny Tiny Art Show — Cumberland, MD

Deadline: January 21    The Allegany Arts Council is pleased to announce a call for entries into its 2025 Teeny Tiny Art Show, taking place in collaboration with Allegany College of Maryland’s Hazen Gallery. The show celebrates small works and offers a total of $1500 in cash prizes and awards. Click here for details.

 

Call for Entries, Montpelier Arts Center 2025 Artists on the Rise: Juried Teen Exhibition — Laurel, MD

Deadline: January 26    Montpelier Arts Center presents the 2025 edition of Artists on the Rise, an annual, juried exhibition designed to provide local teens the opportunity to showcase their artistic accomplishments in a professional setting. Come on, give it a try—YOU are an artist on the rise! Click here for details.

 

Call for Exhibitors, 2025 Capital Art Book Fair — D.C.

Deadline: January 27    Applications are being accepted for exhibitors at the 2025 Capital Art Book Fair scheduled for April 5–6 in Washington, D.C. Click here for details.

 

Call for Artists, Artist Open Studios — Maryland

Deadline: January 31    The annual Artist Open Studios (AOS) offers a behind-the-scenes look at a day in the life of a visual artist through an easy-to-navigate, self-guided tour. Each April, visitors from all over are invited to explore hundreds of artist studios and creative spaces throughout Maryland — free of charge. Featured exhibitions, demos, and artist talks connect artists with the public and highlight each neighborhood’s unique flavor and contributions to Maryland’s artistic vibrancy. Click here for details.

 

Call to Artists, Harmony Hall Arts Center Open Call for Solo and Group Exhibitions — Ft. Washington, MD

Deadline: February 1    Harmony Hall Arts Center’s (HHAC) Main and Community Galleries are now accepting solo and group visual art exhibition proposals for the 2025 – 2026 season. Harmony Hall Arts Center’s season runs September – July. This call for entry is open to all Visual Artists living or working in the greater Washington D.C. Metropolitan area. Click here for details.

 

Call for Entries Light & Dark: Contrast Fine Art Photography — Falls Church, VA

Deadline: February 2    Photographers are invited to explore the dynamic interplay of light and dark through contrast, in both black-and-white and color photography. Works must not be generated through the use of artificial intelligence. Click here for details.

 

Call for Entries, 15th Annual Patricia Sitar Juried Exhibition: Reflections — D.C.

Deadline: February 3    Reflections is a journey into perception and introspection. We invite you to create a piece that mirrors reality or imagination. This exhibition offers an opportunity to explore what reflections mean to you—whether literal or metaphorical—and how they represent your current stance or direction in life. Click here for details.

Open Call, Publication in Art Magazine

Deadline: February 15   Visual Art Journal is a magazine that selects and publishes works of talented emerging artists. Magazine features up to 120 elegantly designed pages, printed on high-quality paper and is distributed worldwide. Artists are encouraged to submit their work. Submission is free and open to artists from any country who are 18 years and older. All forms of visual art are accepted. Click here for details.

 

Call for Artists, BAC 2025 Emerging Artist Fellowship — Ossining, NY

Deadline: February 19    In 2022, Bethany Arts Community (BAC) identified the need and opportunity to support a longer-term fellowship specifically for emerging artists ages 21+. In 2025, BAC welcomes their thirdEmerging Artist Fellowship, running in two cohorts from May 22 to September 11, 2025 and July 24 to November 13, 2025. Click here for details.

 

Call for Entries, Wayne Art Center 17th Annual Plein Air Festival — Wayne, PA

Deadline: February 20    Wayne Art Center’s 17th Annual Plein Air Festival will take place May 4 through May 10, 2025 when 32 juried artists from across the country arrive to paint scenes within a 35-mile radius of Wayne, Pennsylvania including historic Main Line towns, rolling farm country, downtown Philadelphia and the Delaware and Schuylkill riverfronts. The work resulting from the 7-day competition will be exhibited at the Wayne Art Center Preview Party & Sale on May 10 and remains on view through June 21, 2025. Juror Larry Moore will choose participating artists from online entries and award cash prizes of $25,000. Click here for details.

 

Call for Entries, Bethesda Painting Awards — Bethesda, MD

Deadline: February 26    The Bethesda Arts & Entertainment District once again invites local artists to submit work to the 21st annual Bethesda Painting Awards. This juried art competition awards $14,000 in prizes to four selected winners. Click here for details.

 

2025 New River Art Biennial Exhibition — Blacksburg, VA

Deadline: March 1    This is the 18th New River Art Juried Biennial Exhibition. This exhibit traditionally rotates every two years between the Floyd Center for the Arts, the Fine Arts Center for the New River Valley in Pulaski and the Blacksburg Regional Art Association (BRAA). The 2025 exhibition is sponsored by BRAA and hosted by the Moss Arts Center for the second time! The BRAA, established in 1950, created this juried biennial in 1991 and remains the driving force behind the event. Click here for details.

 

Call to Artists, Montpelier Arts Center Solicits Exhibition Proposals — Laurel, MD

Deadline: March 2    Montpelier Arts Center is holding a competition for exhibitions that will be held in the Library Gallery, September 2025–August 2026. Eligible artists must be 18 years and older and reside in Maryland. An honorarium of $500 will be presented for each exhibition (i.e. groups would share the $500 honorarium). Click here for details.

 

Call for Entries, VMRC Juried Art Exhibition 2025 — Harrisonburg, VA

Deadline: March 10    An annual juried exhibition, now entering its 22nd year, accepting entries of original art in two and three dimensions from artists nationwide. Approximately 100 works will be selected for display in the Park Gables Gallery on the campus of the Virginia Mennonite Retirement Community (VMRC) during the month of June. The Exhibition will be open to the public as well as to VMRC residents and staff. A total of $6,250 in cash prizes will awarded and grant funding for continued artistic development is available. Click here for details.

 

Call for Entries, Works on Paper 2025 — Loveladies, NJ

Deadline: March 21   Works on Paper 2025 is the 27th Annual National Juried Competition and Exhibition at the Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts & Sciences, Long Beach Island, New Jersey. Works on Paper can include but is not limited to Drawing, Painting on Paper, hand pulled Prints, Photographic Prints, Digital Works on Paper, and Paper constructions that can be wall hung. The Juror will select 65 artworks to be on display in our spacious Gallery. Click here for details.

 

Call to Artists, Montpelier Arts Center Opens Resident Artist Studio Competition — Laurel, MD

Deadline: March 23    Join a thriving community of professional artists in the Montpelier Resident Artist Program. Resident artists work in a diverse variety of media and styles, maintain studio hours for the public to visit, and participate in community events. Resident artists are selected by an annual jury panel and exhibit their work in the Montpelier Arts Center’s Resident Artist Gallery on a revolving basis. Click here for details.

 

Call for Entries, Colored Pencil Society of America 33rd Annual International Exhibition — Bethesda, MD

Deadline: March 31    The Colored Pencil Society of America invites you to show the world what you can create with the vibrant, versatile medium of colored pencil. Submit your original artwork created 100% in colored pencil to our 33rd Annual International Exhibition, to be displayed in the historic Mansion at Strathmore in Bethesda, MD. Click here for details.

Call for Artists, The Haute-Couture Boat Exhibit — New York

Deadline: May 1    Imagine your artwork being celebrated at a prestigious high-fashion and art event on a stunning yacht. This unique experience will feature an art exhibition, a full runway show, engaging photo and video productions, and extensive social media coverage. Additionally, a visual artist will be invited to design the scenery and lights for the couture show,  enhancing the overall aesthetic. Click here for details.

 

Call for Entries, 2025 Virginia Watercolor Society Annual Juried Exhibition — Radford, VA

Deadline: May 23    You are invited to apply for the Virginia Watercolor Society  46th Annual Juried Exhibition to be held at the Art Museum at the Covington Center,  Radford University , E. Main St, Radford, Va from September 26 until November 4 2025. We welcome applications from paid-up members of the Virginia Watercolor Society (VWS) only. 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 Stories About Women in the Arts, Maryland State Arts Council

2020 has been dedicated to the Year of the Woman in Maryland. Do you have an inspiring story about vital contributions of women-identifying people who are artists, arts administrators, or cultural workers? Perhaps an exhibition, performance or project featuring women? Share it with the Maryland State Arts Council for potential use in marketing and communications! Send your ideas to [email protected], and include “Year of the Woman” in the subject line. Satff will contact senders whose stories are selected for inclusion in future newsletters, eblasts, or social media postings. Learn more about Maryland’s year of the Woman here.

 

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].