Photo credit: Mike Grittani | FY25 Grantee Esprit des Concerts' 2025 Tallgrass Chamber Music Festival
CALLING ALL CREATIVES: Artist Market Of E.C. Opens 2026 Applications
Volume One Magazine
Now Open
NEW March 2026 Opportunities: Open Calls, Residencies, and Grants for Artists
Colossal
Deadlines: Various
Also
February 2026 Opportunities: Open Calls, Residencies, and Grants for Artists
Colossal
Deadline: Various
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
Residency Opportunities
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
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
USArtists International
Mid Atlantic Arts
Deadline: February 25
Wisconsin Screenwriters' Symposium and Screenplay Contest
UW-Madison
February 27 | Deadline: Wisconsin's Own Pitch Contest
Apply for the John Michael Kohler Arts Center’s 2027 Arts/Industry Residency
Colossal
Deadline: February 28
Hardy Calls For Artists
Door County Pulse
Submissions Open February 28 – April 12
Spector Family Foundation invites applications for Spector Craft Prize for Emerging Artists
Philanthropy News Digest
Deadline: March 1
Application period opens for 2026 Arts Grants
Madison Arts Commission
Deadline: March 1
Apply to Compete | Art 64
Discover Wauwatosa
Deadline: March 1
La Crosse County hosting art competition to celebrate La Crosse turning 175
WI Proud
Deadline: April 30
NEW Music Cities Awards 2026
Music Cities Events + Sound Diplomacy
Deadline: March 1 (extended)
Nominations are open for the Wisconsin Visual Art Achievement Awards!
Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts & Letters, the Museum of Wisconsin Art, and Wisconsin Visual Artists
Deadline: March 2
Artists invited to apply for 2026 Midsummer Festival of the Arts
MSN, The Sheboygan Press
Registration Deadline: March 2
NEW Art in Harmony: Application
Harmonic Harvest
Submission Deadline: March 5
NEW A Call for Submissions to the Madison Journal of Literary Criticism for the Spring 2026 Autonomy Edition
Madison Journal of Literary Criticism
March 8 | Written work submission deadline
March 15 | Artwork submission deadline
Call for Proposals
2026 Play Make Learn Conference
Deadline: March 9
Madison looking for feedback on proposed public art for State Street garage
Wisconsin State Journal
Response Deadline: March 9
Wisconsin Historical Society accepting nominations for 2026 Board of Curators Awards
Tomahawk Leader
Deadline: March 10
2026 Spring Gallery Exhibition Call for Art
Impressions Fine Art Gallery
Submission Deadline: March 13
Driftless Area art festival announces call for artists for 2026 event
Vernon Reporter
Submission Deadline: March 13
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
NEW In a State of IF | Open Call for Artists
The Art of Infertility
Submission Deadline: March 15
Wisconsin People & Ideas Fiction and Poetry Contests
Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters
Deadline: March 15
Sauk Prairie Area Chamber of Commerce Issues Call for Artists for Gateway Mural Project
Sauk Prairie Area Chamber of Commerce
Deadline: March 15
Open Call for Artists | In a State of IF
The Art of Infertility
Submission Deadline: March 15
Mayor’s Year of Housing: City of Milwaukee Launches Next Phase of Public Artist in Residence Program With Milwaukee Fire Department to Address Safe Housing
Urban Milwaukee, City of Milwaukee
RFP and RFQ deadline: March 16
Grants Are Back! | Spring 2026 Grant Round
Wisconsin Humanities
Deadline: March 16
NEW CALL FOR ARTISTS | Makers' Gallery
Wisconsin Main Street
Submission Deadline: March 20
NEW Pawditions: Open Dog Auditions
Skylight Music Theatre
March 21
NEW Building Common Ground: Fieldwork
Building Common Ground
Deadline: March 27
Enter to Compete in Get the Gig
John Michael Kohler Arts Center
Deadline: March 27
NEW CALL FOR ARTISTS | Makers' Gallery
Wisconsin Main Street
Submission Deadline: March 20
Second Lady Usha Vance Announces Bookmark Design Challenge to Celebrate America’s 250th Anniversary
National Endowment for the Arts
Deadline: March 31
NEW Moon Tunes returns for 15th year with summer lineup, design contest
Wisconsin State Journal
Submission Deadline: March 31
DNR Accepting Entries For Great Waters Photo Contest & Writing Project
Morning AgClips
Submission Deadline: April 1
Register Now For The Bob-Ross Inspired ‘Happy Little 5K’ In Wisconsin
B105 Country
Registration Deadline: April 1
Green Lake Plein Air Festival
Art MidWisconsin, Community Economic Development Associates, and Town Square Community Center
Registration Deadline: April 1
Teens invited to enter Fond du Lac photo contest by April 10
Fond du Lac Reporter
Deadline: April 10
NEW The Chippewa Valley Blues Society Announces Local Musicians Compete for Chance to Represent Chippewa Valley in Memphis
Blues Festival Guide 2026
April 12
Miller Art Opens Applications for its 2026 Residency Program, Celebrates Program’s Continued Growth
Miller Art Museum
Deadline: April 17
Kenosha Sculpture Walk Seeks Artists and Sponsors for 2026–2028 Exhibit
The City of Kenosha
Deadline: April 30
Also
2026-2028 Sculpture Walk – HarborPark
Art Call
Deadline: April 30
Vilcek Foundation invites applications for grants to support nonprofits working with immigrants
Philanthropy News Digest
Deadline: April 30
Call For Artists In Sister Bay
Door County Pulse
Deadline: May 1
Applications For 2027 Residencies Now Open
Write On, Door County
Deadline: May 1
Information sessions will be held March 25 and April 4.
Arrivals and Departures - CALL FOR ARTISTS
Heyde Center for the Arts
Entry Deadline: May 31
NEW Volunteer at Artspire 2026
Pump House Regional Arts Center
June 12, 13
CALL FOR ARTISTS: The Community Mosaic Project
The Hardy Gallery
Deadline: June 21
NEA FY 2027 Grants for Arts Projects Guidelines Now Available
National Endowment for the Arts
Deadlines: July 9
NEW DNR Now Accepting Artwork For The 2027 Turkey, Pheasant And Waterfowl Stamp Contests
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Deadline: August 1
NEW Nordic Folk Arts & Cultural Traditions in the Upper Midwest
American-Scandinavian Foundation
Deadline: September 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