Funding Opportunities, Residencies, Open Calls

funding opportunities.pngPhoto credit: Mike Grittani | FY25 Grantee Esprit des Concerts' 2025 Tallgrass Chamber Music Festival

​​​​This list is pulled from the Wisconsin Arts News (subscribe here), our daily newsletter. We update our job opportunities, ​deadlines and events, and funding opportunities​ lists with new additions as often as possible. If you have an opportunity you'd like to include in this listing, please sub​mit it here.​
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Last updated on: August 28, 2026
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NEW Introducing the Arts Funding Finder
Arts Midwest
Deadlines: Various


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


The Mary L. Nohl Suitcase Export Fund Opens 2026 Summer Cycle
Lynden Sculpture Garden
Deadline: Until funds for this cycle are expended


Residency Opportunities | August
Artist Communities Alliance
Various | August


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


RFP - Community Artwork at The Beacon
Advocate Health
Deadline: August 30


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


NEW 2026 - 27 Emerging Artist Application
Wisconsin Dance Council
Deadline: September 15


Nordic Folk Arts & Cultural Traditions in the Upper Midwest
American-Scandinavian Foundation
Deadline: September 15


Our 2026 grant portal is open
Kohler Foundation
Deadline: September 15


NEW Racine Public Library seeks presenters for first Community Science Fair on Oct. 24
Racine County Eye
Deadline: September 15


Independence 250 Call for Creativity
ARTS for ALL Wisconsin
Deadline: September 17


NEW The Call for Proposals Is Now Open | 2027 AAM Annual Meeting & Museum Expo
American Alliance of Museums
Deadline: September 21


Creative Placemaking for Rural & Outdoor Recreation Communities: Building Places People Love Through Arts, Culture & the Outdoors
Harbinger Consultancy
September 24, October 1, 8 | Video Conference Sessions


NEW In The Moment: An Exhibition by PhotoMidwest Members
Isthmus
Entry Deadline: September 25


Mural Friendly Cities
National Mural Awards
Deadline: October 1


NEW Emerging Program Institute (EPI) 2026
Artist Communities Alliance
October 22 – 23; 29 – 30 | Virtual


Small Works Open Call
Carnelian Art Gallery
Deadline: November 2026


NEW Access/VSA Emerging Young Artists Program
Access/VSA International Network
Deadline: November 19


NEW Access/VSA International Young Musicians Program
Access/VSA International Network
Deadline: November 19


NEW Access/VSA Playwright Discovery Program
Access/VSA International Network
Deadline: November 19


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