Taken from the Arts News, please find various funding opportunities, artist residencies, and open calls below:
Last updated on: April 22nd, 2025
April 2025 Opportunities: Open Calls, Residencies, and Grants for Artists
Colossal
Deadlines: Various
Open Calls
Artist Communities Alliance (ACA)
Various
Artist Opportunities: March and April 2025
Creative Capital
Various
Artist Opportunities: May and June 2025
Creative Capital
Various | May and June
Public Art Conservation Fund Application and Guidelines
City of Milwaukee Arts Board
Deadline: Rolling, as long as funds remain, in order they are received.
Artist Residency
Wormfarm Institute
Applications reviewed on a rolling basis through Mid-March
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
2026 Writers & Literary Arts Administrators Residency
Write On, Door County
Information Sessions: April 24
Deadline: May 1
"Designed By Me" Competition
Rasmussen Diamonds + Racine Art Museum
Deadline: April 27
Grants for Visual Artists
Harpo Foundation
Deadline: April 28
Kenosha Murals Project Call for Artists
Kenosha Community Foundation, City of Kenosha, and the Kenosha Creative Space
Deadline: April 29
DNR Now Accepting Entries For 2026 State Park And Forest 12-Month Vehicle Admission Pass
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Deadline: April 30
Also
Do you have what it takes to design the 2026 park pass?
Madison Magazine
Deadline: April 30
READY TO ROCK(ONSIN): Applications Are Now Open for Rockonsin
Volume One Magazine
Deadline: April 30
All-Ages Poetry Contest!
Kenosha Public Library
Deadline: April 30
NEW Artist Opportunity: 2025-2026 Residency Application
Center for Afrofuturist Studies
Deadline: April 30
Artist Call Bloom Mural
Madison Public Art Project
Deadline: May 1
Festival of Fine Arts Puts Out Call for Artists
Door County Pulse
Deadline: May 1
Call for Vendors
Outpost Co-Op
Deadlines: Two weeks prior to event date
Event Dates: May 17, August 16, October 11
Spirit of the St. Croix Art Festival 2025
The Phipps Center for the Arts
Deadline: May 2
Sheboygan Film Festival Accepting Submissions
CBS 4 | Indianapolis
May 2 Early Bird Deadline
June 6 | Regular Deadline
July 25 | Late Submissions Deadline
The ArtSeed Re-Granting Program
Racine Arts Council
Deadline: May 2
Invitation to Artists | Public Art Opportunity
Department of Health and Human Services | Milwaukee County
Deadline: May 5
Also
NEW County Wants Public Art For New Coggs Building
Urban Milwaukee
Deadline: May 5
Pump House seeking inspired artists
WXOW
Deadline: May 5
The Andy Warhol Foundation Arts Writers Grant Application is Now Open
The Andy Warhol Foundation
Deadline: May 7
"Beyond O'Keeffe: Contemporary Artists in Wisconsin”
Monarch on Main, Sun Prairie
May 9 | Submission Deadline
June 9 – July 4 | Exhibition
June 20 | Artist Reception
June 27 | Curator Talk
Call for Entries: 63rd Annual Wall-to-Wall Juried Exhibit
The Hardy Gallery
Entries Due: May 16 & 17
Awakening the Senses: Art that Invites Interaction
RAM’s Wustum Museum
Entry Deadline: May 17
2025 Call for Award Nominations
Association of Midwest Museums (AMM)
Deadline: May 23
2025 Stevens Point Sculpture Park Juried Call
The Stevens Point Sculpture Park
Deadline: May 23
2025 Stevens Point Sculpture Park Bench Call
The Stevens Point Sculpture Park
Deadline: May 23
Call for Artists | Hidden History Sculpture Trail
Pleasant Prairie Historical Society
Application Deadline: May 27
65th Arrowhead Regional Biennial
Duluth Art Institute
Deadline: June 2
6th annual USA Miniprints for Peace and Justice 2025
SOS ART
Deadline: June 2
Vilcek Foundation to Award $50,000 Prizes to Immigrants in Fashion Fields
Colossal
Deadline: June 9
Call for Artists | Community Mosaic Project 2025
The Hardy Gallery
Canvases Due: June 22
July 11 - August 24 | Exhibition
Vilcek Foundation invites applications for grants to support nonprofits working with immigrants in the arts, sciences, and humanities.
Philanthropy News Digest
Deadline: June 30
DNR Now Accepting Artwork For The 2026 Turkey, Pheasant And Waterfowl Stamp Contest
Urban Milwaukee, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Deadline: August 1
Joint Effort Marketing (JEM) Grants
Travel Wisconsin
Deadlines: August 1, November 1 | New Events, Existing Events, Sales Promotion, One Time/One-of-a-kind Event
Deadlines: September 1 | Destination Marketing
Fellowships and Grants | Scandinavian Folk Arts & Cultural Traditions in the Upper Midwest
The American-Scandinavian Foundation
Deadline: September 1
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