Funding Opportunities, Residencies, Open Calls

​​Taken from the Arts News, please find various funding opportunities, artist residencies, and open calls below:​​​


Last updated on: June 17th​, 2025


June 2025 Opportunities: Open Calls, Residencies, and Grants for Artists
Colossal
Deadlines: Various


The Creative Collab | Bronzeville Artist-In-Residency Mentor Program
Copywrite Magazine
Deadline: Rolling


Artist in Residence
Grand Canyon Conservancy
Applications accepted through July 15


Open Calls
Artist Communities Alliance (ACA)
Various


Artist Opportunities | June 2025
Creative Capital
Deadlines: Various | June


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


How to Get on the 2025-2029 Public Artist Roster
ARTS WA | Washington State Arts Commission
Deadline: June 17


First Peoples Fund invites applications for Weaving Kinship grant program
Philanthropy News Digest
Deadline: June 18


First Peoples Fund invites applications for Rooted Pathways grant program
Philanthropy News Digest
Deadline: June 20, 2025


American Indian Chamber of Commerce of Wisconsin Announces Grant Opportunities
Native News Online
Deadline: June 20


Sun Prairie area musicians invited to Make Music June 21
Sun Prairie Star
June 21


Call for Artists | Community Mosaic Project 2025
The Hardy Gallery
Canvases Due: June 22
July 11 - August 24 | Exhibition


Bring Free Concerts to Your Community | Applications open for 2026-2028
Levitt Music Series Grants
Deadline: June 30
May 21 |
 Webinars


Vilcek Foundation invites applications for grants to support nonprofits working with immigrants in the arts, sciences, and humanities.
Philanthropy News Digest
Deadline: June 30


2026 Calendar Art Contest | Wisconsin the Beautiful
Horicon Bank
Deadline: June 30


Wisconsin Dance Council 2025 Mini-Festival Application
Wisconsin Dance Council
Deadline: June 30


NEH Announces Grant Opportunity to Create Statues of Iconic Americans for the National Garden of American Heroes
National Endowment for the Humanities
Deadline: July 1

Also
Artists wanted for Trump's National Garden of American Heroes
Culture | NPR
Deadline: July 1


Furthermore grants in publishing invites applications for nonfiction book publishing
Philanthropy News Digest

Deadline: July 1


Now Accepting Applications: 2025 Midwest Award For Artists With Disabilities
Arts Midwest
Deadline: July 10


NEA "Celebrating America250: Arts Projects Honoring the National Garden of American Heroes"
National Endowment for the Arts
Deadline: July 14


League of Wisconsin Municipalities Calls for 127th Annual Conference Artist-in-Residence Proposals
League of Wisconsin Municipalities
Deadline: July 15 


Loghaven Artist Residency invites applications
Philanthropy News Digest
Deadline: July 15


Glass Box Studio Artist Residency
Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum
Deadline: July 15


Call for vendors goes out for the Bronzeville Cultural & Arts Festival
Urban Milwaukee
Deadline: July 21


Sheboygan Film Festival Accepting Submissions
CBS 4 | Indianapolis
July 25 | Late Submissions Deadline


2025 Mark My Words Call for Artists and Writers
ArtCall.org, Pump House Regional Arts Center
Deadline: August 1


DNR Now Accepting Artwork For The 2026 Turkey, Pheasant And Waterfowl Stamp Contest
Urban Milwaukee, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Deadline: August 1


Joint Effort Marketing (JEM) Grants
Travel Wisconsin
Deadlines: August 1, November 1 | New Events, Existing Events, Sales Promotion, One Time/One-of-a-kind Event
Deadlines: September 1 | Destination Marketing


Call for Vendors
Outpost Co-Op
Deadlines: Two weeks prior to event date
Event Dates: August 16, October 11


Fellowships and Grants | Scandinavian Folk Arts & Cultural Traditions in the Upper Midwest
The American-Scandinavian Foundation
Deadline: September 1


new CraftForms 2025, 30th International Juried Exhibition of Contemporary Fine Craft
Caf
é | Wayne State University
Deadline: September 10​


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