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Open Calls for Artists in the United States

Residencies, grants, exhibitions, and competitions across the US. Curated and updated weekly.

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Exhibition
Any nationalityMiami, Florida, United StatesFree entry

Open Call for Visual Artists: Miami Art Week 2026

Publication in Art Miami Magazine's Special Print Edition distributed during Miami Art Week alongside Art Basel Miami Beach

Art Miami Magazine invites visual artists of all nationalities and career stages to submit work for publication in its Special Print Edition, distributed during Miami Art Week alongside Art Basel Miami Beach.

Art Miami Magazine
Closing
Tomorrow
20 Oct 2026
Exhibition
Any nationalityNew York, NY (325 Broome Street, 1W), United StatesEntry fee $30

Small Hours

Group exhibition, installation photography, Artsy presentation, press, opening reception, 50/50 sales

Collective Z in New York invites artists to apply for Small Hours, its December group exhibition (December 11, 2026 to January 9, 2027). Every artist shows four works in one small size, hung in grids.

Collective Z
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Tomorrow
20 Oct 2026
Residency
United States onlySpokane, Washington, United StatesFree entry

sƛ̓x̣etkʷ Artist-in-Residence Program, Round 3

Three stipend payments in the amount of $3,000.00 each, totalling $9,000, plus travel reimbursement not exceeding $800, furnished off-campus lodging for three months with kitchen, laundry and WiFi, and access to studio spaces and equipment in the sƛ̓x̣etkʷ Fine and Applied Arts Building.

Spokane Falls Community College hosts a three-month winter-quarter residency for one emerging Native American artist, running 5 January to 26 March 2027.

Spokane Falls Community College
Closing
Tomorrow
20 Oct 2026
Competition
Any nationalityMesa, Arizona (gallery show); online exhibition, United StatesEntry fee $35

Sacred Art Prize 2026

Grand prize $2,500; second prize $750; third place $250

The Catholic Art Institute invites artists worldwide to submit original sacred art for its annual juried online exhibition and physical gallery show.

Catholic Art Institute
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Tomorrow
20 Oct 2026
Grant
United States onlyAnywhere in the US; required meeting in upstate New York, United StatesEntry fee See official site

Open Interval 2027: Artist-Scientist Collaboration on Turbulence

$30,000 grant per trio, at least one third paid to the artist for their time; 15 trios.

Open Interval is a Simons Foundation program for trios of an artist, a scientist and an arts organization who spend April to December 2027 in open-ended collaboration around the theme of turbulence.

Simons Foundation
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21 Oct 2026
Fellowship
United States onlyNew York, United StatesFree entry

State of the Arts Fellowship

$60,000 per artist fellow, inclusive of all project expenses

The State of the Arts Fellowship is a New York State initiative that embeds artists within state government agencies to develop creative solutions to real policy and community challenges.

New York State Council on the Arts
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21 Oct 2026
Residency
Limited by country or regionChicago, Illinois, United StatesEntry fee See official site

Chicago Puppet Lab 2027 Cohort

Each project receives a stipend of 1,000 US dollars. The festival provides video and photo documentation of the work, technical support, stage management and marketing support for the final showing, plus eight months of weekly sessions with the Lab co-directors and guest artists.

The Chicago Puppet Lab is a puppet theater incubator and residency programme run by the Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival that supports artists in bringing new works of puppet theater to life.

Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival
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22 Oct 2026
Exhibition
United States onlyPortland, Oregon, United StatesEntry fee See official site

Art as Power: Blind Insect Holiday Art Exhibition 2026

Up to 4 works shown in the holiday group exhibition, December 3, 2026 to January 18, 2027; sales split 50/50.

Blind Insect Gallery in Portland, Oregon invites U.S.-based artists to its sixth annual holiday exhibition, Art as Power, on art as a voice, a connection and a way to imagine transformation.

Blind Insect Gallery
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23 Oct 2026
Fellowship
Limited by country or regionBrooklyn, New York, United StatesEntry fee See official site

2027 Editorial Fellowship at Wendy's Subway

Honorarium of $11,000 for the year, plus a modest professional development budget and free enrollment in all workshops and reading groups

Wendy's Subway, a publisher and reading room in Brooklyn, New York, United States, is seeking an Editorial Fellow for 2027. The fellowship offers hands-on training, mentorship and professional development to an emerging arts or literary editor, who works closely with the small…

Wendy's Subway
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23 Oct 2026
Fellowship
United States onlyThe Bronx, New York City, United StatesFree entry

2027 AIM Fellowship

A nine-month professional development practicum for a cohort of 14 Fellows at The Bronx Museum; no application fee and no cost to participate.

The AIM Fellowship is The Bronx Museum's annual professional development and career accelerator program for rising visual artists based in New York City, United States, now in its 47th cycle. Fourteen Fellows are selected each year.

The Bronx Museum
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25 Oct 2026
Fellowship
United States and Puerto Rico onlyUnited StatesFree entry

Center for Art and Advocacy Fellowship 2027

USD 20,000 grant plus mentorship and community building opportunities for six fellows. One fellowship designated for an artist aged 18 to 24.

The Center for Art and Advocacy Fellowship (formerly Right of Return) awards six USD 20,000 grants to directly impacted artists who have been incarcerated in US prisons, jails, or detention centers.

Center for Art and Advocacy
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25 Oct 2026
Public Art
Any nationalitySacramento, California, United StatesFree entry

Martin Luther King Jr. Library Public Art RFQ

$151,500 total artist budget: a $1,500 design fee to meet with city staff, library staff and the community, followed by a $150,000 artwork purchase agreement covering final design, engineering, permitting and fabrication.

The Sacramento Office of Arts and Culture, through its Art in Public Places programme, is seeking an artist to create new work for the entrance of the newly renovated Martin Luther King Jr. Library.

Sacramento Office of Arts and Culture
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26 Oct 2026
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US open calls, answered.

The United States has the world’s densest open-call landscape: juried exhibitions, museum and gallery calls, foundation grants, public art commissions, and hundreds of residencies from coast to coast. Fees and eligibility vary more than anywhere else, which makes careful screening matter.

This page gathers US-based opportunities that are open right now, each verified by hand with deadline, fee, eligibility, and award listed, linking directly to the host organization’s official page.

Can artists outside the US apply to American open calls?
Often, yes. Many US juried exhibitions, competitions, and residencies accept international entries. Government-adjacent funding and some foundation grants are limited to US citizens or residents. Arthead marks eligibility on each listing so international artists can filter accordingly.
Why do so many US open calls charge entry fees?
Entry fees, usually $20–50, fund jury honorariums, exhibition costs, and prize pools at organizations that receive little public funding. Plenty of US calls remain free, particularly from universities and nonprofits, and Arthead lets you filter to free-to-apply listings only.
Do exhibition credits in the US matter for visas?
Yes. For the O-1 visa and EB-1 category, exhibition history, jury selections, and press coverage all serve as documented evidence of artistic achievement. Juried shows and competitive awards from recognized US institutions carry particular weight in those applications.
What types of US opportunities does Arthead track?
Juried and gallery exhibitions, art competitions and prizes, foundation and regional grants, residencies, fellowships, and public art commissions. Listings span the whole country, from major coastal institutions to state and regional programs in between.