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Last updated on: December 5ht, 2025
NEW Residency Opportunities | December + January
Artist Communities Alliance
Various
Nonprofit Capacity Building Grant
St. Croix Valley Foundation
Deadline: Rolling
Boost Your Art Career With SVA Continuing Education Courses, Workshops, and Residencies
Colossal
Various
Mary L. Nohl Suitcase Export Fund
The Lynden Sculpture Garden and Greater Milwaukee Foundation
Deadline: Until Funds Are Exhausted for This Cycle
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
Site-Specific Installation for PEEPS® Brand Art Exhibition 2026
Racine Art Museum
Deadline: December 5
Call For Proposals | 2026 SNAAP Research Fellowships
Strategic National Arts Alumni Project
Deadline: December 8
Create Wisconsin Announces the Create Wisconsin Statewide Artist Grant Program with support from the Ruth Foundation for the Arts
Create Wisconsin
December 15 | Application and Submission Materials Available
February 16 | Application Deadline
Fine Arts Work Center invites applications for writing fellowships
Philanthropy News Digest
Deadline: December 15
Artist Submissions Open
Carnelian Art Gallery
Deadlines: December 15
NEW Sharpe-Walentas Studio Program invites applications from visual artists
Philanthropy News Digest
December 15 | Applications Available
January 15 | Application Deadline
PBS Wisconsin offering $500 grants for community conversations on American democracy
Merrill Foto News
Deadline: Apply through December 17
It’s Time to Vote! Milwaukee Election Commission and Milwaukee Public Schools Announce Finalists for the “I Voted Early” Sticker Design Contest
Urban Milwaukee
Voting ends December 17 (for Milwaukee residents)
United for Libraries and Penguin Random House Grants to U.S. Rural and Small Libraries
United for Libraries | American Library Association
Applications Open from December 17 - January 21
Literary Arts Fund invites applications from literary arts nonprofits
Philanthropy News Digest
Deadline: December 19
Submissions for Up-and-Coming Artists Now Open to Perform during Summerfest 2026
Urban Milwaukee
Deadline: December 21
Arts for All Roadtrip
Roadtrip Nation
Deadline: December 21
Bobby Anspach Studios Foundation invites applications for inaugural grants program
Philanthropy News Digest
Deadline: December 30
Classics for Kids Foundation invites applications from K-12 music programs
Philanthropy News Digest
Deadline: December 31
Laura Bush Foundation for America’s Libraries invites applications from schools around the country
Philanthropy News Digest
Deadline: December 31
NEW Golden Haiku Poetry Competition
Golden Triangle
Deadline: January 11
Indian Arts Research Center invites applications for artist-in-residence fellowships
Philanthropy News Digest
Deadline: January 15
Virginia Center for the Creative Arts invites applications for fellowships
Philanthropy News Digest
Deadline: January 15
Wisconsin public school districts encouraged to apply for Fab Labs Grants
WEDC
Deadline: January 15
Nationwide Grant Opportunity to Support Arts Projects for Military-Connected Individuals
Mid-America Arts Alliance
Deadline: January 15
Gottlieb Foundation invites applications from mature artists
Philanthropy News Digest
Deadline: January 15
Les Paul Foundation invites applications for music programs
Philanthropy News Digest
Deadline: January 15
National Endowment for the Arts Big Read
Arts Midwest
January 15 | Intent to Apply
January 29 | Application Deadline
2026 Aviation Art Contest - "Fly to Save Lives"
Wisconsin Department of Transportation
Deadline: January 16, 2026
RAM Artist Fellowships and Emerging Artist Award
Racine Art Museum
Deadline: January 23
2026 North American Competition & Festival
PianoArts
Deadline: January 26
Applying for Shakespeare in American Communities: Schools
Arts Midwest
January 29 | Intent to Apply (Mandatory)
February 12 | Application Deadline
Applying For Shakespeare In American Communities: Juvenile Justice
Arts Midwest
January 29 | Intent to Apply (Mandatory)
February 12 | Application Deadline
Best Communities for Music Education Award
NAMM Foundation
Deadline: January 31
Artist Applications Open For 52nd Annual Stevens Point Area Festival of the Arts
Stevens Point Area Festival of the Arts, ZAPP
Deadline: January 31
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Applications open for 52nd annual Stevens Point Area Festival of the Arts
Point/Plover Metro Wire
Deadline: January 31
NEW Musical Theater Songwriting Challenge for High School Students
National Alliance for Musical Theater | National Endowment for the Arts
February 2 | Draft 1 Submission Deadline
Creative Power
ARTS for ALL Wisconsin
Call for Art submission deadline: February 14
USArtists International
Mid Atlantic Arts
Deadline: February 25
Get ready for a re-imagined fan-favorite exhibition
Racine Art Museum
March 13, 14 | Drop-Off Submissions
No earlier than March 9 and no later than March 13 | Shipped Submissions
Open Call for Artists | In a State of IF
The Art of Infertility
Submission Deadline: March 15
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