Taken from the Arts News, please find various funding opportunities, artist residencies, and open calls below:
new March 2025 Opportunities: Open Calls, Residencies, and Grants for Artists
Colossal
Various
Open Calls
Artist Communities Alliance (ACA)
Various
February 2025 Opportunities: Open Calls, Residencies, and Grants for Artists
Colossal
Deadlines: Various
Opportunities for February and March 2025
Creative Capital
Various
Artist Opportunities: March and April 2025
Creative Capital
Various
Public Art Conservation Fund Application and Guidelines
City of Milwaukee Arts Board
Deadline: Rolling, as long as funds remain, in order they are received.
Artist Residency
Wormfarm Institute
Applications reviewed on a rolling basis through Mid-March
America's Invitation | Share Your Story
America 250
Deadline: Before July 4, 2026
Springboard for the Arts Calendar of Events
Springboard for the Arts
Various
Are you raising impact capital for the creative economy?
UpStart Co-Lab
Deadline: Open
RJE Sprout Fund Invites Proposals From Artists Working With Underserved Communities
PND by Candid
Deadline: Rolling
Call for Artwork
Northeast Wisconsin Technical College
Monthly Review
Rauschenberg Medical Emergency Grants
New York Foundation for the Arts
Cycle 29 will be open Through March 11 for emergencies occurring August 1, 2024 and after
Learn more
Rauschenberg Medical Emergency Grants Info Session July 2024
New York Foundation for the Arts
Call for Proposals | 2025 Play Make Learn Conference
UW Professional Learning and Community Education
Deadline for submissions: March 7
Also
Play Make Learn Conference 2025 Call for Proposals
DPI ConnectED
Submission Deadline: March 7
365: AIGA Year in Design
AIGA
Regular Deadline: March 10
Final Deadline: March 31
NEW 2025 NALAC Leadership Institute (NLI)
National Association of Latino Arts and Cultures
Extended Deadline: March 10
Student application for Overture Center’s ACES summer program opens in February
Madison365
Deadline: March 14
Bogliasco Foundation invites applications for arts and humanities fellowships
Philanthropy News Digest
Deadline: March 14 (Extended deadline)
College Art Association invites applications for scholarly art book projects
Philanthropy News Digest
Deadline: March 15
Roswell Artist-in-Residence program invites applications from visual artists
Philanthropy News Digest
Deadline: March 15
Center for Craft invites applications for its Teaching Artist Cohort
Philanthropy News Digest
Deadline: March 17
NEW Teaching Artist Cohort
Center for Craft
Deadline: March 17
Japanese American National Museum Democracy Center invites applications for the Irene Yamamoto Arts Writers Fellowship
Philanthropy News Digest
Deadline: March 17
Call for Art 2025 | Creative Power
Arts for ALL Wisconsin
Deadline: March 17
Rauschenberg Dancer Emergency Grant
New York Foundation for the Arts
Cycle 18 will be open March 18 - April 15
Learn more
Rauschenberg Medical Emergency Grants Info Session July 2024
New York Foundation for the Arts
United States Regional Arts Organizations invite applications for Walking Together: Investing in Folklife in Communities of Color
Philanthropy News Digest
Deadline: March 19
Outagamie County seeking story ideas for Uniquely Wisconsin broadcast and digital series
Kaukauna Community News
Deadline: March 21
new Free Artist Lab: Promoting Projects and Events
Creative Capital
March 26
Frankenthaler Climate Initiative invites applications from cultural institutions for capital projects to reduce emissions
Philanthropy News Digest
Deadline: March 28
Classics for Kids Foundation invites applications from K-12 music programs
Philanthropy News Digest
Deadline: March 31
Want to Play Summerfest? 2025 Online Artist Submissions Now Open
Urban Milwaukee
Deadline: March 31
Up-and-coming artists can now apply to perform during Summerfest this summer
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Deadline: March 31
NEW Joint Effort Marketing (JEM) Grants
Travel Wisconsin
Deadlines: April 1, August 1, November 1 | New Events, Existing Events, Sales Promotion, One Time/One-of-a-kind Event
Deadlines: April 1, September 1 | Destination Marketing
2025 Annual Call for Art
The Phipps Center for the Arts
Deadline: April 1
Human x Machine: Exploring Art in the Age of AI
The Phipps Center for the Arts
Deadline: April 1
Young Artists and Authors Showcase | Friendship: The Heartbeat of Global Peace
Sister Cities International
Deadline: April 1
NEW 2025 Scholarship Applications
Wisconsin Dance Council
Deadline: April 1
NEW 2025 Award Nominations
Wisconsin Dance Council
Deadline: April 1
new Provincetown Art Association and Museum invites applications for Lillian Orlowsky and William Freed Grant
Philanthropy News Digest
Deadline: April 1
new Franklin Furnace invites applications for avant-garde art performances
Philanthropy News Digest
Deadline: April 1
Jazz Road Creative Residencies
South Arts
Application Deadline: April 2
2025 Milwaukee Arts Board Awards Nomination Form
City of Milwaukee Arts Board
Deadline: April 2
2026 Open Call Creative Capital Award + State of the Art Prize
Creative Capital
Application Deadline: April 3
2026 Writers & Literary Arts Administrators Residency
Write On, Door County
Information Sessions: April 5, April 24
Deadline: May 1
Major Grants
Wisconsin Humanities
Application Deadlines: April 15, August 15, December 15
“Grant applications are not currently being accepted due to the delay in approval of the 2025 federal budget.” – Wisconsin Humanities
America's Field Trip
America 250
Deadline: April 16
DNR Now Accepting Entries For 2026 State Park And Forest 12-Month Vehicle Admission Pass
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Deadline: April 30
Also
Do you have what it takes to design the 2026 park pass?
Madison Magazine
Deadline: April 30
NEW READY TO ROCK(ONSIN): Applications Are Now Open for Rockonsin
Volume One Magazine
Deadline: April 30
new Festival of Fine Arts Puts Out Call for Artists
Door County Pulse
Deadline: May 1
new Call for Vendors
Outpost Co-Op
Deadlines: Two weeks prior to event date
Event Dates: May 17, August 16, October 11
new Spirit of the St. Croix Art Festival 2025
The Phipps Center for the Arts
Deadline: May 2
NEW 2025 Stevens Point Sculpture Park Juried Call
The Stevens Point Sculpture Park
Deadline: May 23
NEW 2025 Stevens Point Sculpture Park Bench Call
The Stevens Point Sculpture Park
Deadline: May 23
Vilcek Foundation invites applications for grants to support nonprofits working with immigrants in the arts, sciences, and humanities.
Philanthropy News Digest
Deadline: June 30
NEW DNR Now Accepting Artwork For The 2026 Turkey, Pheasant And Waterfowl Stamp Contest
Urban Milwaukee, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Deadline: August 1
Beyond Words: the Dollar General School Library Relief Fund
Awards & Grants | American Library Association
Deadline: None. Monthly Review
Open Grant Solicitations
Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs | US Department of State
Various