Art Calls in Illinois - December Deadlines

Are you looking for a place to hold your classes of any type with up to 30 students? Wanting a quiet space to do your own work? I have a large studio space rarely used during the week. My studio is centrally located, which makes travel easy from almost any area of town.

Ten Moir Gallery’s Monthly Themed Art Challenges celebrate artists who push boundaries and express meaning through visual storytelling. Each month introduces a new theme, inviting you to explore different moods, ideas, and techniques. From vibrant colors to Free Flow, these challenges are designed to keep your creative practice active, visible, and inspired all year long.

Ten Moir Gallery’s Monthly Themed Art Challenges celebrate artists who push boundaries and express meaning through visual storytelling. Each month introduces a new theme, inviting you to explore different moods, ideas, and techniques.

Join Our Incredible Team of Volunteers at IF Theatre. Experience vibrant arts and culture in the heart of Indianapolis. IF Theatre is Indy’s home for bold new theatrical experiences. Volunteering is a great way to support the performing arts community while experiencing fabulous performances for free.

Sculpture Forest is seeking sculptors to publicly exhibit outdoor work for sale or public exhibition at this new sculpture park in Coupeville, Washington. Early participants will receive zero commission (100% to artist), marketing of their work, and no jury submission fee. The park presents two focus themes: Nature Nurtured, evoking natural elements, ecosystems, wildlife, or human interaction...

Lacawac welcomes a select group of professional and emerging artists for week-long residencies. During their stay, artists are encouraged to explore, reflect, and create, drawing inspiration from the Sanctuary's remarkable natural beauty. Housing and studio space are provided to support a focused and meaningful creative experience. Eligibility is open to national applicants working in...

The annual Gold Rush Days & Artisans' Fair is back! Celebrating Wickenburg's past as a ranching and gold mining center, this popular winter event is held in Wickenburg's historic downtown. This year, this heritage event celebrates its 77th anniversary and will draw tens of thousands of visitors during the 3 days of fun-filled activities.

Join the Cain’s Creative Chaos Gallery Collective! Now accepting new artists for 2026! Cain’s Creative Chaos is looking for motivated, community-minded artists who want to be part of an active, supportive, and high-energy creative space. We’re especially interested in artists who are active on social media, willing to share and promote gallery events, and interested in teaching workshops or...

Ten Moir Gallery’s Monthly Themed Art Challenges celebrate artists who push boundaries and express meaning through visual storytelling. Each month introduces a new theme, inviting you to explore different moods, ideas, and techniques.

ArtMix is looking for volunteers to assist in various roles including administrative tasks, gallery support, community engagement, and event execution. Opportunities range from helping with class registrations to assisting at community events.

Our volunteers are essential to the success of our productions. Whether you volunteer as an usher, house manager, or in the pub or box office, we appreciate your efforts to create a welcoming environment for our patrons. Footlite Musicals uses a volunteer management app, Civic Champs, where volunteers can sign-up for specific dates and positions. Two to three weeks before each show, the Volunteer...

Volunteers truly are the heart, face, hands and feet of Heartland Film. It takes hundreds of volunteers to help put on the Heartland International Film Festival, Indy Shorts International Film Festival and year-round programs. We have all types of volunteer opportunities including planning of events, working at the theaters and providing our signature Hoosier hospitality for filmmakers and guests.

CERF+ offers $3,000 Emergency Relief Grants to craft artists who experienced a recent and substantially disruptive emergency or disaster. Applicants must have been living and working in the U.S. or U.S. Territories for the past two years and should not have received an Emergency Relief Grant in the previous year or exceeded the maximum lifetime limit of 4 grants.

IWA needs a group who will sponsor a youth art exhibit. The Indiana Wildlife Artists (IWA) wants to encourage youth wildlife artists by giving significant gift cards specified for art supplies. The sponsoring organization needs to be in Indiana at a physical location that is open for others to view. The exhibit does not have to be limited to wildlife art; however, awards will only be given to...

Emergency Grants: Cancellation Funds are available to experimental artists with previously confirmed public presentations that have been cancelled due to sudden losses of federal funding. Grants are accepted on a rolling basis and distributed monthly in amounts up to $3000.

Portable pottery wheel rentals for your home. Same power as a full size wheel. Fits well on any tabletop. Easy to move and weighs around 25-35 lbs.

Community Powered Infrastructure allows you to play an active role in the development of your community. Whether you’re looking to make permanent infrastructure changes in your neighborhood, test possible infrastructure alternatives for safety improvements, or to celebrate your neighborhood’s identity through art, there’s a program at the City for you! Community Powered Infrastructure encompasses...

Coconino Center for the Arts (CCA) is central to Northern Arizona’s vibrant creative culture, fostering an engaged, equitable, and imaginative community. Managed by Creative Flagstaff, CCA serves the arts, science, and cultural sectors of Flagstaff. CCA invites exhibition proposals from artists, curators, and cultural organizations for rolling review by the CCA Exhibitions Selection Committee....

This opportunity accepts emerging artists and requires 5 images plus a booth shot for submission. The application is free of charge. The event typically receives an average of 20 applications each year, with approximately 20 artists selected through the jury process and an additional 20 artists invited to participate exempt from jury review. Images are reviewed by jurors using ZAPP® JuryBuddy™...

Morning Brown, Inc., is pleased to offer a four-unit interactive and interdisciplinary curriculum exploring the life and work of Mrs. Coretta Scott King and the orchestral work composed in her honor by James Lee III, Phenomenal Queen: Coretta Scott King. Designed for middle and high school students, this curriculum can be used to prepare for a live performance or as an enrichment activity after...