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Artist Open Calls
Rowan University Art Gallery and Museum | New Jersey Arts Annual: Artist as Activist | The theme for the Arts Annual 2025 will be Artist as Activist and we will request work that reflects artistic thoughts and responses to that concept. Artist as activist is an artist who harnesses the power of creativity to inspire social and political action. Unlike traditional activism that primarily uses direct action or advocacy, artists engage in activism through various forms. In this case visual art. They use their work to challenge norms, raise awareness about issues, and inspire audiences to think critically about the world around them. We will look for artists whose work tackles a wide range of topics and concerns such as human rights and access to resources, environmental awareness and justice, racial and gender equalities, health and well-being, and the political and cultural climate. Their work may serve as vehicles for expressing advocacy, highlighting injustices, and envisioning alternatives. By capturing emotions, experiences, and truths through their art, they aim to promote empathy, ignite dialogue, and encourage individuals toward collective action. | Deadline: March 3, 2025 | More information and application.
DC Gallery & Studio | Opportunity to Show Your Work | DC Gallery & Studio is seeking local, visual artists to exhibit in the gallery in 2025 & 2026! Visit the website link for more information on application requirements, and direct any inquiries to Danielle Cartier at the contact info provided. | Contact: danielle@dcgallerystudio.com |
La Luz de Jesus | Open Call: Luck of the Draw 2025 | La Luz de Jesus Gallery in Los Angeles, California, showcases figurative and narrative drawings. Mediums accepted are ink, graphite, pencil, chalk, pastels and crayons. There is no theme for the show beyond the medium and showcasing something within or adjacent to the pop-surrealist and lowbrow genre. | Deadline: MARCH 15th, 2025, @ 11:59PM PST | Submission information.
Toms River Artist Community (TRAC) | Vendor Opportunities | Stay on TRAC! Vendor spaces available. Don’t miss this opportunity to showcase and sell your art at the TRAC Gallery. | Call today: (732) 377-0290 | TRAC Website
Riverfront Renaissance Center for the Arts | Open Calls | The RRCA in Millville, NJ, has several ongoing artist open calls and workshops available. Fore more information, visit RRCA.
Fusion Art | Open Call: Into the Wild Art Competition | Fusion Art announces the 2025 Into the Wild Art Competition. For this competition, both 2D and 3D artists worldwide are invited to submit their best art and photography depicting wildlife. The wildlife theme includes any undomesticated animal species including any wild mammal, wild fish, wild bird, or wild reptile. All artists, regardless of location or experience are invited to submit their best representational and/or abstract art and photography. Choice of a cash prize or complimentary one-year membership to Fusion Art’s Members Gallery for Best in Show winners. Winners and finalists are provided with extensive worldwide publicity and promotion. Entry Fees: $25 for 1-2 images / $40 for up to 5 images. | Deadline: February 5, 2025 | More information and submission form.
Fusion Art | Open Call: Black & White Art Competition | Fusion Art announces the Black & White 2025 Art Competition. For this competition, both 2D and 3D artists worldwide are invited to submit their best art and photography using black & white & the nuanced shades in between. This is the 9th annual Black & White Art Competition. All artists, regardless of location or experience, are invited to submit their best representational and/or abstract art and photography. Choice of a cash prize or complimentary one-year membership to Fusion Art’s Members Gallery for Best in Show winners. Winners and finalists are provided with extensive worldwide publicity and promotion. Entry Fees: $25 for 1-2 images / $40 for up to 5 images | Deadline: February 1, 2025. | More information and submission forms.
Art Fluent | Call for Art: Impermanence | Art Fluent invites artists worldwide to submit artwork to their online exhibit, IMPERMANENCE. Let’s celebrate the beauty in the here-today-gone-tomorrow moments. Artists are invited to capture what it means to embrace the temporary and find beauty in what is destined to fade. It’s a chance to get into the passing of time, the fragility of the human experience, the relentless evolution of nature, and the ever-evolving world around us. Show IMPERMANENCE from your perspective. | Deadline: JPEGs due by Friday, February 21, 2025 at midnight MST. | More information and submission forms.
Ten Moir Gallery | Vibrant Colors Online Art Competition & Exhibition | Ten Moir Gallery invites artists and photographers enter the Vibrant Colors online art show. Submissions are open to artist from around the world. Best in show wins cash prizes, a solo exhibition, will have their artwork used as the poster of the contest and more. All winning artists will receive a digital award certificate. $12 per submission. | Deadline: January 31st 2025. | More information and application.
Limner Gallery | Open Call: Arte Natura Exhibition | SlowArt Productions presents the group thematic exhibition, Arte Natura. This exhibition will focus on art inspired by the natural world and will be held at the Limner Gallery from May 15 - June 7, 2025. Eligible are all art forms relating to, or gaining inspiration from the world of nature. Landscapes, skyscapes, flowers, vegetables, fruits and animals are all eligible. The human figure is permitted only as a part of the natural environment. All artist interpretations of the natural world from the realist to the abstract and conceptual will be reviewed and considered. | Deadline: February 28, 2025 | More information and application.
Create! Magazine | Call for Art: International Women’s Issue 2025 | Create! Magazine is thrilled to announce the call for entries for our 2025 Women’s Issue. This annual print and digital publication celebrates the creativity, resilience, and brilliance of women artists around the world. We warmly welcome submissions from women-identifying and gender non-conforming artists who resonate with the theme of celebrating women in art. This special edition is dedicated to increasing representation and visibility in the art world. Whether you’re an emerging or established artist, this is an opportunity to share your work with a global audience of curators, collectors, and art enthusiasts. | Deadline: February 1, 2025 | More information and application.
Artist Resources & Learning Opportunities
New Jersey State Council on the Arts | Teaching Artist Community of Practice | The New Jersey State Council on the Arts is hosting quarterly Teaching Artist Community of Practice meetings. These virtual sessions serve as a platform for teaching artists to share their experiences, discuss new opportunities, and connect with each other and the State Arts Council. These sessions provide an opportunity to network with other New Jersey teaching artists, share challenges and successes of working in our state, and discuss what teaching artistry could look like as we move into the future. | Date & Time: March 5, 2025 from 12:00 - 1:00 PM ET | Register here.
New Jersey State Council on the Arts | Save the Date! Making it Public | This is a free five-week training series designed for artists interested in exploring and expanding their public artmaking practice. | Registration opens: January 22, 2025 | Dates & Times: Wednesdays, March 12 - April 9, 2025 from 6pm to 7:30pm ET | More information.
NJ Department of Labor and Workforce Development | SkillUp NJ: Free Online Learning | New Jersey workers – whether or not they are currently unemployed – can now access more than 5,000 free online Skillsoft courses via the SkillUp New Jersey training program. Courses are offered in a variety of high-demand industry sectors, including information technology, business analysis, customer service, project management, and digital literacy. Visit the website for more information. | SkillUp NJ Website
WheatonArts | New Jersey Glass Workshop | Exciting Opportunityfor New Jersey-Based Artists! WheatonArts is proud to announce the 2025 New Jersey Glass Workshop, funded by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts. This unique program offers artists living and working in New Jersey a chance to collaborate, create, and learn in an immersive glass art experience at our internationally-known Glass Studio. Selected artists will engage in hands-on exploration, network with fellow creatives, and advance their artistic practice in a supportive, resource-rich environment. The workshop will take place on the WheatonArts campus from July 21-26, 2025. Lodging will be provided at a nearby hotel, and some meals and evening activities will be included to foster community. Artists are only responsible for their travel to and from Millville, NJ, and some meals. | Deadline to Apply: February 14, 2025 | More information and application.
Creative Capital | Creative Capital Curriculum for Artists | The Creative Capital Curriculum combines evergreen elements of artist professional development with contemporary critical frameworks in cultural discourse. It offers exercises from working artists, educators, and art industry specialists to enhance artists’ professional development. The Curriculum is FREE for individual, personal use. | More information and registration.
Springboard for the Arts | Art-Train: Professional Development Opportunities for Artists and Organizations | Art-Train is a virtual technical assistance program for artists, municipal agencies, and community-focused organizations in all sectors, in communities of all sizes across the nation. Trainings are free for artists and for Native, Black, Indigenous and People of Color-led and focused community-based organizations. We have a sliding scale fee for other organizations and agencies. | More information here.
Springboard for the Arts | Upcoming Webinars | Springboard for the Arts has several upcoming webinars focusing on funding, grant writing, writing artist statements, and more. | More information here.
Hammonton Art Club | Life Drawing with Art Club | All skill levels and abilities are welcome to attend life drawing with the Hammonton Art Club. Offering an affordable and super fun evening of drawing from a live model! This is a great time for anyone whether you are a beginner or a seasoned artist. Our live models will strike poses of increasing length for approximately one hour. | Date & Time: Thursday, January 9 and 23 from 7:30 p.m - 8:30 p.m. | Location: Stockton University Kramer Hall, Hammonton | RSVP here closer to event date.
Artwork Archive | Webinars, Upcoming and Already Available | Artwork Archive has several webinars on topics such as pricing your work, understanding copyright laws to protect your work, displaying your art to entice collectors, and more. | More information here.
Visionary Art Collective | Free Resources to Level Up Your Art Practice | The Visionary Artist Collective has free, downloadable resources to help artists on a variety of topics ranging from goal setting to writing artist statements and everything in between. Level up your art practice, and learn how to achieve your goals by studying these free and valuable resources. | Resources.
Artwork Archive | FREE eGuide on Finance and Taxes for Artists | Establish solid financial practices with this free eGuide download & worksheets. To get the eGuide, go to: Artwork Archive Guide to Finances and Taxes
New York Foundation for the Arts | Business of Art- Resources | Providing the best free information to artists of all disciplines is an essential part of NYFA’s mission. Here you’ll find a comprehensive archive pertaining to the practical side of artmaking — “The Business of Art” — created by NYFA staff. Click on the link below to access a wide variety of articles, interviews, and helpful links, which document our professional-development resources for artists. | More resources and information.
New York Foundation for the Arts | Professional Development and Career Advice Resources | Our Career Advice services—NYFA Coaching, Doctor’s Hours, and Work Sample Reviews—offer organizations, artists, creatives, students, and arts administrators online opportunities to receive practical and actionable career advice from industry professionals and specialized NYFA staff. Our roster of experts can assist with cover letter, resume, and art statement reviews and speak to you on topics related to finding a job in the arts, proposal writing, fundraising, marketing, and strategic planning. | More resources and information here.
Artist Networking Opportunities
Stories of AC | The Town(e?) Criers! Poetry and Song Open Mic | This gathering usually takes place at Oddball Vintage in Absecon, but this month they are undergoing some renovations. Hayday has graciously offered to host the event for this month. | Date: Saturday, 1/18, 1pm–2:30pm | Location: Hayday Coffee, 155 S New York Ave, Atlantic City, NJ 08401 | More information.
Stories of AC | SOAC Artist-Activist Meetup | SOAC is entering a new "season" of meetups, so this gathering will center conversation around addressing community needs. NOTE: Parking at this location is currently pay-by-phone. | Date: Sunday, 1/19, 2pm–5pm | Location: Community Innovation Reporting Lab (CRIL), 2nd floor of the AC Stockton Academic Building, 3711 Atlantic Ave, Atlantic City, NJ 08401 | RSVP here.
DC Gallery & Studio | January Artist Meet-Up | To start off 2025, DC Gallery & Studio is hosting a South Jersey Artist Meet Up on Thursday, January 16, 2025 starting at 7pm. During this free event, meet & network with other creatives, discuss resources & learn about new & local artist opportunities. As a Cumberland County Cultural Connector, we’re excited to partner with the South Jersey Cultural Alliance for this Artist Meet Up. Please click here to RSVP!
Atlantic City Free Public Library | Dr. King Read-In and Luncheon | Join the Atlantic City Free Public Library and the Noyes Arts Garage of Stockton University for this year’s Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Read-In! Free to attend, catering will be provided for those who RSVP. | Date: Saturday, January 18 from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m | Location: Noyes Arts Garage of Stockton University, Atlantic City | RSVP here.
Murphy Writing Center of Stockton University | World Above Poetry Open Mic | Murphy Writing Center of Stockton University's open mic poetry program, World Above, is held every month at the Noyes Arts Garage of Stockton University from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. For those attending virtually, there will be a synchronous live stream of the reading so that people can tune in if they are not able or comfortable attending in-person events. Questions or concerns can be forwarded to emari@murphywriting.com. | Date: Wednesday, January 29 from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. | Location: Noyes Arts Garage of Stockton University, Atlantic City | More information.
Idea Center for the Arts | Youth Music Collective | This program goes beyond music lessons—it’s a chance for your child to collaborate with peers, gain public performance experience, and have access to state-of-the-art equipment. Your child with have the opportunity to learn their instrument with weekly rehearsals, public performance opportunities, and access to all IDEA Center equipment. This program is a perfect way for young musicians to develop their talent while building confidence and teamwork skills. | Program Starts: January 22, 2025 from 4pm to 6pm. Meetings every MONDAY. | Enroll here.
Rowan University Art Gallery & Museum | Carrying On: Black Panther Artists Continue the Legacy | This exhibition brings together the legacy and current work of four former artists from the Black Panther Party to illuminate the role of art in cultivating a radical imagination and developing activist practices. These cultural pioneers are all dedicated to the belief that art motivates and inspires people to work for their own liberation. Curated by Colette Gaiter | Date: January 21 - March 15, 2025 | Location: 301 High Street Gallery | More information.
Stockton University Kramer Hall | By Her Hands, From Her Garden: Baskets by Mary May and Niki Giberson | Check out the upcoming exhibition "By Her Hands, From Her Garden: Baskets by Mary May and Niki Giberson" this January at the Noyes Galleries at the Noyes Galleries at Stockton University Kramer Hall in Hammonton. This exhibition runs from January 23 through March 21, 2025. The public is welcome to attend the opening reception on Thursday, February 20 from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Light refreshments will be available and live music will accompany the evening. | Opening Reception: Thursday, February 20 from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. | Location: Stockton University Kramer Hall, Hammonton | More information.
Noyes Galleries at Seaview | Art Exhibition: Joanne Coffman, Tim Faherty, Marion Lotka | See the upcoming group exhibition featuring work by Joanne Coffman, Tim Faherty, and Marion Lotka January 10 through March 16, 2025. These three local artists will exhibit their new work. The public is welcome to attend the opening reception on Thursday, January 30 from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. at the Noyes Galleries at Seaview Hotel in Galloway. The Noyes Gallery at Seaview Hotel, a Dolce Hotel by Wyndham is open during operational hours set by the Seaview Hotel. For more information, call 609-652-1800. | Opening Reception: Thursday, January 30 from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. | Location: Noyes Galleries at Seaview, Galloway | More information.
Artist Funding Opportunities
New Jersey State Council on the Arts | New Jersey Heritage Fellowships Grant Program | The New Jersey State Council on the Arts will award up to ten New Jersey Heritage Fellowships to exemplary folk and traditional artists. These Fellowships, which come with an award of $20,000 each, recognize lifetime achievement, artistic excellence, and contributions to our state's living traditional arts heritage. Online and In-Person Information Sessions Available November 2024 - January 2025 | Early Nomination Deadline: January 9, 2025 | Nomination Deadline: February 6, 2025 | More information and nomination form.
The Pollock-Krasner Foundation | Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant | The Foundation welcomes applications from visual artists who are painters, sculptors, and artists who work on paper, including printmakers. Grants are intended for a one-year period of time. The Foundation will review expenditures relating to an artist’s professional work and personal expenses, and amounts range up to $50,000. Artists must be actively exhibiting their current work in professional artistic venues, such as gallery and museum spaces. | Deadline: Rolling | More information and application.
coLab Arts | Monthly Artist Grants | coLAB Arts' Monthly Artist Grant celebrates artists in New Jersey who use creative practice to support their local communities and create greater public good. Nominations are now being accepted for the month of January. | Application and information.
Adolph and Esther Gottlieb Foundation | The Gottlieb Foundation Individual Support Grant | The Foundation wishes to encourage artists who have dedicated their lives to developing their art, regardless of their level of commercial success. Please note that these grants are available only to individual painters, sculptors, and printmakers who have worked in a mature phase of art for 20 years or more. | Deadline: January 15, 2025, at 11:59 pm EST | More information and application.
Adolph and Esther Gottlieb Foundation | The Adolph & Esther Gottlieb Emergency Grant | The Adolph and Esther Gottlieb Emergency Grant program is intended to provide interim financial assistance to qualified painters, printmakers, and sculptors whose needs are the result of an unforeseen, catastrophic incident, and who lack the resources to meet that situation. Each grant is given as one-time assistance for a specific emergency, examples of which are fire, flood, or emergency medical need. This program has no deadlines. | More information and application.
Indian Arts Research Center (IRAC) a division of the School for Advanced Research | Native American Artist Fellowships | The IRAC invites applications for its artist-in-residence program, which annually awards three fellowships, including a monthly stipend, housing, studio space, a supplies allowance, full access to the IARC collections, and travel reimbursement to and from SAR. Fellowships support Native American artists in sculpture, performance, basketry, painting, printmaking, digital art, mixed media, photography, pottery, writing, and film and video. Eligible applicants include people indigenous to North America and its current outlying territories, including Canada, the United States, and Mexico. | Deadline: Wednesday, January 15, 2025 | More information and application.
First Peoples Fund | Yéigo Action Grant | This program offers grants for individual Native artists and culture bearers who are in need of quick financial assistance for an artistic opportunity, emergency situation and/or sudden unanticipated expense related to their art practice or business. The Yéigo Action Grant provides support for the growing landscape of Native artists and culture bearers who need financial assistance with a specific professional development opportunity or towards a hardship that is hindering their creative practice. | Deadline to Apply: the 10th of every month | More information and application.
MidAtlantic Arts | USArtists International Grants | USArtists International® supports in-person performances by artists from any state or territory in the U.S. at engagements at international festivals, global presenting arts markets, and other eligible engagements outside of the United States. The program funds individuals and ensembles across all performing arts practices and disciplines. Mid Atlantic Arts is committed to the development and expansion of both the careers and artistic goals of U.S. performers by providing connections to audiences, presenters, curators, and their peers through the USAI program. By elevating the voices that reflect a vibrant array of creative expression, we are able to celebrate and share the diversity and imagination of the United States. | Deadline: February 26th, 2025. | Application and information.
NewMusic | Reel Change Film Fund | In October 2020, New Music USA announced the launch of Reel Change: The Fund for Diversity in Film Scoring, powered by SESAC and composer Christophe Beck, sponsored by Amazon Studios, and administered by New Music USA. Responding to the fact that the vast majority of films are scored by white men, Reel Change is a five-year grants and mentorship program for composers of diverse backgrounds who have been marginalized in film composition. | Rolling Deadline. | Application and information.
MidAtlantic Arts | Mid Atlantic Tours Performing Arts Grant | Mid Atlantic Tours brings exemplary performing arts ensembles to communities across the mid-Atlantic region. | More information on how to join the Tour.
Dramatists Guild Foundation | Emergency Grants | Dramatists (playwrights, composers, lyricists and librettists in the theatrical genre) facing a financial crisis and needing financial assistance and/or support are eligible to apply for an emergency grant. | Deadline: Rolling | More information.
Musicians Foundation | Emergency Grants from Musicians Foundation | Application for one-time financial assistance is open to professional musicians across all genres. You must be a professional music performer, composer/arranger, or educator in a specific time of need caused by an unexpected hardship (e.g., medical or dental situation, natural disaster, or certain housing crises). | Deadline: Rolling | More information and application.
The Pollock-Krasner Foundation | Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant | The Foundation welcomes applications from visual artists who are painters, sculptors, and artists who work on paper, including printmakers. Grants are intended for a one-year period of time. The Foundation will review expenditures relating to an artist’s professional work and personal expenses, and amounts range up to $50,000. Artists must be actively exhibiting their current work in professional artistic venues, such as gallery and museum spaces. | Deadline: Rolling | More information and application.
