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ShowUp's Call For Artists - See It Go!

ShowUp is excited to share an opportunity to take part in Boston’s first edition of the Affordable Art Fair (October 23-26th) through an exhibition focused on the Citgo sign. They seek contemporary artworks that portray, reference or otherwise make use of the Citgo sign in fun and compelling ways. What does it mean when one of our most beloved landmarks is literally a giant logo of an oil company? Artists are invited to submit up to three ready-to-hang works (original or small edition digital, two dimensional or a hanging sculptural pieces $5000 and under) up to 30 x 30 inches for consideration. They will prioritize local artists for this show.

Submission Deadline: July 1

Queer | Art's Illuminations Grant for Black Trans Women Visual Artists

The Illuminations Grant for Black Trans Women Visual Artists is an annual $10,000 grant awarded to provide critical support to Black trans women whose work has often been under-recognized in the visual art field. 

Submission Deadline: July 2

Queer | Art's Barbara Hammer Lesbian Experimental Filmmaking Grant

The Barbara Hammer Lesbian Experimental Filmmaking Grant is an annual grant awarded to lesbians for making visionary moving-image art. Work can be experimental animation, experimental documentary, experimental narrative, cross-genre, or solely experimental. Applicants must be based in the U.S. The grant includes an award of $5,000, and a series of individual studio visits with QA staff members and the grant’s judges. This year’s judges include A.K. Burns, Ela Troyano, and Cheryl Dunye.

Submission Deadline: July 2

Call for Artists - Regan Hospital

The hospital, in Cranston, RI, seeks to commission an exterior courtyard mural (budget of $65,000) and a comprehensive interior artwork plan (budget of $150,000).

Submission Deadline: July 11 

City of Rockville's Call for Artists - Memory Walk Park Public Art Project

Memory Walk Park is a 0.23-acre park with walkways and landscaping in Rockville, MD. The Memory Walk Park Public Art Project is intended to replace the central piece of the original Memory Walk. The original walkways designed by Christine Hoenstine will remain, and it is envisioned that the central piece will tell the story of Lincoln Park, preserving its history while engaging current community members to acknowledge what they hold dear about their neighborhood. While the main focus of the project is to replace the central part of the original piece with a new artwork, the entire park may be taken into consideration with an overarching work that incorporates the existing walkways and expands artistic elements into other areas of the park. The all-inclusive budget is a maximum of $90,000, which must cover design work, engineering, fabrication, delivery, site preparation, installation, as well as other associated expenses, including liability insurance, worker’s compensation insurance, all necessary travel, and the artist’s fee.

Submission Deadline: July 11

Forecast Public Art seeks Change Lab Research Fellow, Focusing on Civic Engagement in Public Art

Forecast’s Change Lab is seeking its fourth Research Fellow to explore how public art contributes to civic engagement and democratic participation, defined as: building civic knowledge and capacity, strengthening social cohesion, and creating more responsive institutions.

Application Deadline: July 13

Call for Entries for the 7th Annual Northeast Fine Arts Exhibition

The 7th Annual Northeast Fine Arts Exhibition aims to showcase art that embodies the principles of realism, highlighting the beauty of precise representation. Juror: David Gray.

Artworks should fall into one of the various styles of realism from traditional to imaginative. They welcome work that falls under these 7 categories: Oil Painting, Watercolor, Sculpture, Drawing/Graphics, Acrylic (includes casein & egg tempera), Pastel, Mixed Media

Submission Deadline: July 15

Vermont Community Foundation's Northeast Kingdom Fund

The Northeast Kingdom Fund is a permanent philanthropic resource that makes annual grant awards to support the people and communities of Caledonia, Essex, and Orleans counties.

Application Deadline: July 15

Community Foundation of Western Mass's Capacity-Building Grants

The Capacity Building Grant program pairs a $2,500 grant with coaching, workshops, business/career building, personal financial literacy resources, and artist community-building. After being accepted into the program, grantees complete a brief onboarding call to learn more about the resources available to them. 

Application Deadline: July 21 at 10:00 AM

Arts Midwest's Midwest Culture Bearer Awards

The Midwest Culture Bearers Award is a $5,000 unrestricted, non-matching award celebrating and supporting the work of Midwest culture bearers and folk arts practitioners.

Application Deadline: July 21

 Boston University's Summer Arts Management Institute 

For more than thirty years, the Boston University Arts Administration Program has prepared arts professionals throughout Greater Boston, the region, and the nation to advance in their careers and assume leadership roles in the field. Through a new partnership with BU’s Center for Professional Education, we are offering early-career arts managers the opportunity to obtain a grounding in the fundamental practices and skills required to run a successful arts organization.

Happening: July 21-31

Vermont Community Foundation's Samara Fund Grants and Scholarships

The Samara Fund at the Vermont Community Foundation is a group of Queer and Trans Vermonters committed to a vision of transformational grants and scholarships to the people and groups throughout Vermont who demonstrate their dedication to the empowerment, health, and safety of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and HIV positive (LGBTQ+) people.

Application Deadline: July 31

Foodstories' Call to All Artists 

Submit your work for a digital - online exhibition of Foodstories focused on the intersection between food, memory, and storytelling.

Submission Deadline: July 31

Ellis-Beauregard Foundation's Project Grants

The Ellis-Beauregard Foundation offers five $10,000.00 grants for projects completed within the grant year 2026 by Maine-based artists. They support bold, compelling, risk-taking work in and outside of the standard exhibition venue. Successful projects value unconventional approaches to art making, critical dialogue, collaboration, and new models of community interface. Applications may address a distinct chapter, aspect, or component of a larger project.

Application Deadline: August 1 

The State of Vermont's 2025 Downtown and Village Center Tax Credit Program

In FY2026, at least $3 Million in state income tax credits will be available. Credits are awarded to projects that improve building safety, attract new business, and create jobs. Projects must be within a state-designated downtown, or village center. Funding supports general rehabilitation and code compliance work. The program also funds flood mitigation upgrades and exterior façade improvements. 

Application Deadline: August 1

LEF Moving Image Fund's Pre-production & Early Development Applications for 2025 Summer/Fall Grant Cycle 

These grants are for documentary filmmakers in New England. A maximum of (6) Pre-production grants of $5,000 each and (6) Early Development grants of $2,500 each will be awarded for the use of: research, travel, location scouting, script or storyboard development, experimentation with shooting picture and sound, distribution planning, fundraising, creating a trailer, schedule and budget development, or staffing (creative, technical, or otherwise).

Application Deadline: August 8

Boston Artadia Awards

The Artadia Awards provide financial support, exposure and recognition to artists. The awards are unrestricted, allowing artists to use the funds in any way they choose.

Application Deadline: September 15 

Choral Arts New England's David Hoose Commissioning Grant

The David Hoose Grant is a biennial, $5,000 grant supporting the commission of meaningful new choral music with instrumental accompaniment. This grant supports new compositions that explore choral music’s unique capacity to help us understand our history, reflect on our present, and envision our future.

Application Deadline: October 31

Vermont Community Foundation's Hills and Hollows Fund

The Hills and Hollows Fund was established at the Vermont Community Foundation in 2003 to support educational opportunities, children and families, and efforts that foster the future sustainability of Poultney and its nearby communities.

Application Deadline: November 1

Efficiency Vermont's Enhanced Rebates for Nonprofits

501(c)(3) nonprofits that provide health, safety, or welfare services in Vermont can receive an enhanced incentive, covering 100% of costs up to $7,500, with a limit of 4 products, in addition to standard rebate offers.

Application Deadline: December 30

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