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Last updated on: May 21st, 2026
Residency Opportunities | May + June
Artist Communities Alliance
Various | May + June
May 2026 Opportunities: Open Calls, Residencies, and Grants for Artists
Colossal
Various
CALLING ALL CREATIVES: Artist Market Of E.C. Opens 2026 Applications
Volume One Magazine
Now Open
The Mary L. Nohl Suitcase Export Fund Opens 2026 Winter Cycle
Lynden Sculpture Garden and the Greater Milwaukee Foundation
Deadline: Until the funds for the cycle are exhausted
Nonprofit Capacity Building Grant
St. Croix Valley Foundation
Deadline: Rolling
Boost Your Art Career With SVA Continuing Education Courses, Workshops, and Residencies
Colossal
Various
The Creative Collab | Bronzeville Artist-In-Residency Mentor Program
Copywrite Magazine
Deadline: Rolling
Public Art Conservation Fund Application and Guidelines
City of Milwaukee Arts Board
Deadline: Rolling, as long as funds remain, in order they are received.
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
2026 Stevens Point Sculpture Park Juried Call
Stevens Point Sculpture Park
Deadline: May 23
RISCA Call for Artists: URI Ocean Robotics Laboratory
Rhode Island State Council on the Arts | Café
Deadline: May 26
Call for Instructors - Management Training Series for the Museum Learning Hub
Association of Midwest Museums
Deadline: May 29
Arrivals and Departures - CALL FOR ARTISTS
Heyde Center for the Arts
Entry Deadline: May 31
E.C. County Offering Roughly $250K In Nonprofit Support Grants
Volume One Magazine
Deadline: June 1
Artists & artisans wanted for 9th annual Art & Chalk Fest at Museum of Wisconsin Art
Washington County Insider
Deadline: June 1
Call for performers: Make Music Madison opens registration for 14th annual event
NBC 15 | WMTV
Registration Deadline: June 1
NEH Partners with Freedom 250 to Sponsor a National Student Art Competition on American Heroes
National Endowment for the Humanities
Deadline: June 1
2027 Dane Arts Calendar & Poster Call for Art: The Treasures of Dane County
Dane Arts
Deadline: June 8
NEW Live Mural Painting Contest
TRUE Skool
Deadline: June 8
NEW Dirtbag Artist in Residence Program
Tooth & Nail Studio
Deadline: June 10
Museums and Medical Education: A Convening at the Intersection of Art and Care K
Art Bridges
Application Deadline : June 10
Partner Profile Deadline: June 22
NEW Writer-In-Residence Application
ArtRoot
Deadline: June 12
Preparations Begin for Second Annual Sheboygan Film Festival
Seehafernews.com
June 12 | Regular Deadline
July 17 | Late Deadline
Volunteer at Artspire 2026
Pump House Regional Arts Center
June 12, 13
The Beyond & Black Kettle Tea Shoppe Call For Short Film Entries
Volume One Magazine
Deadline: June 13
NEW ANNOUNCING: New Commission Opportunity Worth up to $100,000 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
CODAworx
Deadline: June 15
NEW Save America's Treasures Grants
Historic Preservation Fund | National Park Service
Deadline: June 16
CALL FOR ARTISTS: The Community Mosaic Project
The Hardy Gallery
Deadline: June 21
new The Vanguard Award
Remuseum
Deadline: June 22
“Remuseum announces The Vanguard, an award and accelerator for innovative leaders in the visual and performing arts, in partnership with the Doris Duke Foundation. The Vanguard’s $100,000 annual award will recognize up to ten leaders who are exploring new ways to strengthen arts institutions, and a year-long accelerator will help them refine, implement, and evaluate their ideas. The first award and accelerator of its kind, The Vanguard celebrates leaders who are ready to center the public in their work in new ways, building models for increased relevance and sustainability in the arts.”
City-Wide WE READ Youth Voices Writing Contest Returns May 1
City of Madison
Deadline: June 30
Great Wisconsin Quilt Show accepting entries
Price County Review
Deadline: June 30
NEA FY 2027 Grants for Arts Projects Guidelines Now Available
National Endowment for the Arts
Deadlines: July 9
DNR Now Accepting Artwork For The 2027 Turkey, Pheasant And Waterfowl Stamp Contests
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Deadline: August 1
Also
DNR accepting artwork for 2027 turkey, pheasant, waterfowl stamp contests
Wausau Pilot & Review
Submission Deadline: August 1
Stamp Artwork Can Still Be Submitted For DNR Waterfowl Design Contest
Seehafernews.com
Deadline: August 1
Nordic Folk Arts & Cultural Traditions in the Upper Midwest
American-Scandinavian Foundation
Deadline: September 15
Small Works Open Call
Carnelian Art Gallery
Deadline: November 2026
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