October 2026 Opportunities: Open Calls, Residencies, and Grants for Artists
Colossal
Various
Residency Opportunities | October + November
Artist Communities Alliance
Various | October + November
Introducing the Arts Funding Finder
Arts Midwest
Deadlines: Various
The Mary L. Nohl Suitcase Export Fund Opens 2026 Summer Cycle
Lynden Sculpture Garden
Deadline: Until funds for this cycle are expended
CALLING ALL CREATIVES: Artist Market Of E.C. Opens 2026 Applications
Volume One Magazine
Now Open
Nonprofit Capacity Building Grant
St. Croix Valley Foundation
Deadline: Rolling
Open Call for Queer Artists
OutReach LGBTQ+ Community Center
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.
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
2027 ACC Fellowships and Grants
Asian Cultural Council
Applications Accepted: Through November 10
Fresh Water Press seeks stories of lakeshore life for new anthology
Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter
Submit Through December 15
Wisconsin Creates Statewide K-12 Art Competition
School Choice Wisconsin
Deadline: Art received from October 19 – 30
Emerging Program Institute (EPI) 2026
Artist Communities Alliance
October 22 – 23; 29 – 30 | Virtual
gener8tor ART Appleton and Fox Cities Application
gener8tor ART
Deadline: October 24
Small Works Open Call
Carnelian Art Gallery
Deadline: November 2026
2027 Joy Grant
Joy Engine
Deadline: November 2
Now Accepting Applications for GIG Fund: Interstate Touring
Arts Midwest
Phase 1 Deadline | November 4
Phase 2 Deadline | November 17
NEW A Regional Juried Call for Art: Here & Now
Bristol Art Museum, OnlineJuriedShows.com
Submission Deadline: November 8
Indigenous Wisconsin: Beyond Acknowledgement
Madison365
November 9 - December 11 | Exhibition
Submit an NEA Jazz Masters Fellowship Nomination
National Endowment for the Arts
Deadline: November 12
The Institute of Museum and Library Services is Accepting Fiscal Year 2027 Grant Applications to Strengthen America’s Cultural Heritage
Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)
Deadline: November 13
Racine Art Museum’s “Accidentally Wes Anderson” exhibit asks visitors to find Wisconsin’s cinematic beauty
Milwaukee Independent
Submission Deadline: November 15
NEW Call for Applications: ACRE Summer Artist Residency Program
ACRE Projects
Deadline: November 16
Access/VSA Emerging Young Artists Program
Access/VSA International Network
Deadline: November 19
Access/VSA International Young Musicians Program
Access/VSA International Network
Deadline: November 19
Access/VSA Playwright Discovery Program
Access/VSA International Network
Deadline: November 19
Music Education Partnership Grants
Chorus America
Deadline: November 20
Levitt Family Foundation’s 2027 Festival Grants
Levitt Family Foundation
Deadline: November 20
NEW A National Juried Call for Collage Art: Torn Boundaries
Bristol Art Museum, OnlineJuriedShows.com
Submission Deadline: November 29
18th Annual International Drawing Discourse Exhibition
Creative West
Submission Deadline: November 29
Bristol Art Museum Announces National Call for Collage for Torn Boundaries
Bristol Art Museum
Deadline: November 29
Kenosha seeks nominations for lifetime achievement
Wisconsin State Journal, Kenosha News
Deadline: November 30 (For Kenosha County Residents)
Anthony Quinn Foundation Scholarship
Anthony Quinn Foundation
November 30 | Registration Deadline
January 5 | Application Deadline
Wisconsin’s Own
Wisconsin Film Festival
Deadline: December 31; An early-bird discount on entry fees for non-students is available for films submitted no later than December 1, 2026.
Wisconsin’s Own Student
Wisconsin Film Festival
Deadline: December 31
NEW Now Accepting Applications: 2027-28 National Endowment for the Arts Big Read
Arts Midwest
January 12 | Phase 1 Deadline
January 26 | Final Deadline
Annual Call to Artists Now Open!
Pump House Regional Arts Center
Deadline: January 31 | 2027 - 2028 Gallery Exhibition Season
Deadline: January 31 | 2026 - 2027 Driftless Ceramics Biennial Group Exhibition
Deadline: January 31 | 2027 Artspire Fine Art Fair Vendor
Group Glass Show
Carnelian Art Gallery
Submission Deadline: March 1
2027 Pro Musica International Choral Festival
Albany Pro Musica
July 19 - 24 | Kingston, Ontario Canada
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