​​​​​Photo credit: Mike Grittani | FY25 Grantee Esprit des Concerts' 2025 Tallgrass Chamber Music Festival

NEW 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

NEW January 2026 Opportunities: Open Calls, Residencies, and Grants for Artists
Colossal
Deadlines: Various

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

NEW Milwaukee County Historical Society Announces Call for Nominations for the 2026 Public Art Award Presented by Janice and Stephen Marcus
Urban Milwaukee
Nominations open from January 2 – 31

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

Sharpe-Walentas Studio Program invites applications from visual artists
Philanthropy News Digest
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

NEW Volunteer with WriteGirl
WriteGirl
Deadline: January 20

RAM Artist Fellowships and Emerging Artist Award
Racine Art Museum
Deadline: January 23

Flynn Breakthrough - Open call for performances for public spaces
The Flynn
Deadline: January 23

NEW Valley Arts Grants | Fueling Creativity. Building Community.
St. Croix Valley Foundation
Deadline: January 23 | WI applicants must be in one of the following counties: Burnett, Polk, Pierce, St. Croix

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

Musical Theater Songwriting Challenge for High School Students
National Alliance for Musical Theater | National Endowment for the Arts
February 2 | Draft 1 Submission Deadline

new NEA FY 2027 Grants for Arts Projects Guidelines Now Available
National Endowment for the Arts
Deadlines: February 12, July 9

NEW Mandel Cultural Leadership Program
Mandel Institute for Nonprofit Leadership
Deadline: February 13

NEW Call for Art | Creative Power
Arts for All Wisconsin
Deadline: February 14

NEW Terra Foundation for American Art invites LOIs for Convening Grants program
Philanthropy News Digest
Deadline: February 16 (Letters of Inquiry)

NEW Create Wisconsin Statewide Artist Grant Program - submission portal now open
Create Wisconsin
February 16 | Application Deadline

NEW TV Writers' Room Workshop Application
Wisconsin Screenwriter's Symposium
Deadline: February 20

USArtists International
Mid Atlantic Arts
Deadline: February 25

new Apply for the John Michael Kohler Arts Center’s 2027 Arts/Industry Residency
Colossal
Deadline: February 28

NEW Spector Family Foundation invites applications for Spector Craft Prize for Emerging Artists
Philanthropy News Digest
Deadline: March 1

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

NEW Call for Proposals
2026 Play Make Learn Conference
Deadline: March 9

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

new Grants Are Back! | Spring 2026 Grant Round
Wisconsin Humanities
Deadline: March 16

NEW Vilcek Foundation invites applications for grants to support nonprofits working with immigrants
Philanthropy News Digest
Deadline: April 30

Beyond Words: the Dollar General School Library Relief Fund
Awards & Grants | American Library Association
Deadline: None. Monthly Review

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Open Grant Solicitations
Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs | US Department of State
Various