NEW August 2026 Opportunities: Open Calls, Residencies, and Grants for Artists
Colossal
Deadlines: Various
NEW The Mary L. Nohl Suitcase Export Fund Opens 2026 Summer Cycle
Lynden Sculpture Garden
Deadline: Until funds for this cycle are expended
Residency Opportunities | July + August
Artist Communities Alliance
Various | July + August
July 2026 Opportunities: Open Calls, Residencies, and Grants for Artists
Colossal
Deadlines: Various
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
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
WinterWorks New Play Festival Announcement
Third Avenue PlayWorks
Submissions Accepted Through August 2
America@250: Colors of Freedom
Junior Artists
Submission Deadline: July 31
Midwest Tintamarresque
Chippewa Valley Museum + UW-Eau Claire
Extended Deadline: August 1
Also
For The Playful Artist: ‘Midwest Tintamarresque’ Calls For Submissions
Volume One Magazine
Extended Deadline: August 1
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
2026 Call for Art: Dia de Los Muertos (Day of the Dead)
Latinos Organizing for Understanding and Development (LOUD)
Deadline: August 1
City Of E.C. Seeks Applications For Transit Center Mural
Volume One Magazine
Deadline: August 6
Now Accepting Applications: 2026 Midwest Culture Bearers Award
Arts Midwest
Deadline: August 18
Miller Museum Calls For Artists
Door County Pulse
Submission Deadline: August 21
NEW Apply For the ILI Year 8 Fellowship
Intercultural Leadership Institute
Deadline: August 21
Wisconsin Photography 2026
Racine Art Museum
Deadline: August 24
Are you ready to pack a massive punch into a tiny dramatic space? Mini Plays Review is officially open for submissions for our upcoming issue!
Playwrights Ink
Deadline: August 31
Calling all artists and makers! | Art Market
Madison Museum of Contemporary Art
Deadline: August 31
Auditions
Master Singers of Milwaukee
September 1
Nordic Folk Arts & Cultural Traditions in the Upper Midwest
American-Scandinavian Foundation
Deadline: September 15
Independence 250 Call for Creativity
ARTS for ALL Wisconsin
Deadline: September 17
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