Cross-Sector: Legal Basics For Artists Creative Capitol is offering Legal Basics for Artists, an introduction to essential legal concepts for creative practice, including who owns artwork created across different working relationships—such as partnerships and collectives, employment and independent contracting, and collaborations with presenting organizations. The course also explores when to form a legal entity and provides practical tools to help artists assess copyright ownership, evaluate creative collaborations, and prepare for an initial meeting with a lawyer. This course is free and available in English and Spanish. Learn more.
Call to Artists Newburyport Art Association (NAA) invites artists to submit to Field Notes: Art & Science, an interdisciplinary exhibition exploring the intersection of science and visual art. This show seeks artwork that engages with scientific ideas, methods, data, discoveries, etc — whether through direct collaboration with science or through personal, conceptual interpretation. Up to 3 pieces may be entered, $30 per entry for non-members, $20 per entry for members. Submissions will be curated by the Executive Director. Learn more.
Deadline: February 23, 2026 (by 11:59pm)
Call to Greater Boston Area Emerging Photographers Emerson Contemporary is now accepting submissions for a thematic group exhibition curated by upper-level Emerson College undergraduate students. Seeking photographic series and lens-based works by emerging artists from the Greater Boston area for a one-week exhibition considering ideas and issues related to “GATHER.” No submission fees. Learn more.
Deadline: February 25, 11:59pm
Call to Artists The City of Newton invites artists to participate in Artful Pianos, a public art initiative transforming pianos into vibrant, functional art pieces. Selected artists will paint a piano, which will then be placed in a park or open space for the community to enjoy throughout the summer. These pianos will serve as both art for the eyes and music to the ears, creating interactive, creative experiences for residents and visitors. They welcome applications from artists of all backgrounds and styles. Open to artists of all levels (including high school students). Pianos displayed outdoors throughout Newton. $500 artist stipend. Learn more.
Deadline: February 27, 2026
Hyannis Artist Shanties The Town of Barnstable’s Artist Shanty Program offers Cape Cod–based artists the opportunity to sell original, handmade work in seasonal waterfront shanties at Bismore Park and Harbor Overlook in Hyannis. Learn more.
Deadline: Rolling until filled
Call to Artists Cultural Center of Cape Cod is accepting entries for Curiously Gorey, an exhibition inspired by the eccentric charm and dark whimsy of Edward Gorey. This exhibition calls for interpretation rather than imitation and asks artists to explore Gorey’s elegant melancholy and dry theatricality. Artists may draw inspiration from his precision of line, his stage-like compositions, or his unsettling narratives that linger between humor and discomfort. Mysterious or absurd, irreverent or inexplicable, submissions should embody the same exquisite tension that makes Gorey’s world so curiously irresistible. Entry Fee: $25.00. Learn more.
Deadline: February 18, 2026
Of Note: Creative Sector Advocacy Week Join artists, creatives, and cultural sector leaders for MASSCreative’s annual, statewide Creative Sector Advocacy Week (March 2-6, 2026). This is a week for celebrating the vibrancy of our creative sector and taking action to ensure that it remains strong. Learn more on how to get involved. And be sure to register for the Creative Sector Day at the State House on March 3, 2o26, from 10:00 am -3:00 pm.
Art Museum-based Health Professions Education Fellowship Applications are currently being accepted for the Harvard Macy Institute’s Art Museum-based Health Professions Education Fellowship. The Fellowship prepares participants to be educators and leaders in the field of art-museum based health professions education. A cornerstone of the Fellowship is the development of a museum-based health professions educational project. The Fellowship includes two 3-day immersive experiences in Boston area art museums. Project development is supported by online small group monthly meetings. We also offer optional monthly office hours and presentations by graduates of previous cohorts. For questions, contact Jessica Lewis, Administrative Manager, Harvard Macy Institute Art Museum-based Health Professions Education Fellowship. Learn more.
Deadline: March 13, 2026
Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts & Sciences, New Jersey – Works on Paper
Artists based in the continental US who practice drawing, painting on paper, prints, photography, digital works on paper, and 2D paper constructions can apply to this competition and exhibition juried by Joanna Sheers Seidenstein, Curator in the Department of Drawings and Prints at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The application fee is $35 for up to three entries. Learn more.
Deadline: March 22, 2026
New England Playwrights Entries for the Clauder Competition for New England Writers is open. Every writer who submits a play has that play read and reviewed by at least two readers, and every writer receives a letter from Portland Stage with constructive feedback. Portland Stage will adjudicate the competition and provide a creative home for the winning playwright with a production of their work. Questions, contact clauder@portlandstage.org. Learn more.
Deadline: March 31, 2026
Independent Furniture Makers Grant The Paul and Pascal Edelman Foundation is accepting applications for their grant to woodworkers. Learn more.
Deadline: March 31, 2026
Call to Artists The Massachusetts Environmental Trust (MET) has announced a call for art to Massachusetts artists for North Atlantic Right Whale Conservation artwork to be featured at the Trust’s Massachusetts Right Whale Day Celebration on Friday, April 24, 2026 at the New England Aquarium. Artwork must depict anatomically accurate North Atlantic right whale physical characteristics. Selected artwork will be featured in MET’s charitable online auction to benefit the Marine Mammal Conservation Program. Artists can select a 50/50 split or 100% contribution. No fee to apply. Learn more.
Deadline: April 1, 2026 at 5:00 pm
Call for Sculptures The West Concord Cultural District Committee is sponsoring a one-year installation of a sculpture that will celebrate nature while inviting visitors to enjoy the gardens of Junction Park in West Concord. This lively pocket park is steps away from the West Concord MBTA commuter rail stop, beside the path of the regional Bruce Freeman Rail Trail. The artwork is proposed as a one-year loan, with the potential for renewal. Read the guidelines and apply.
Deadline: April 3, 2026
Call to Artists, Performers The Democracy Cycle is designed to support new live performance works that explore themes relating to the nature, practice, and experience of democracy, especially democracy as it is practiced in the United States. Artists currently creating in theater, dance, music, opera, and multidisciplinary practices are encouraged to apply. Each selected artist or group of collaborators will receive $60,000 in support, consisting of a $30,000 commission and another $30,000 towards each commissioned project’s development process. Learn more.
Deadline: April 28, 2026
Dracut Poet Laureate Dracut Cultural Council has announced a call for applications to serve as the inaugural Poet Laureate of the Town of Dracut. The chosen person will fill a term of two years and will plan and implement public-facing projects or events to promote poetry and the arts in Dracut. This position includes a stipend of $1000/yr to support work and time commitment, as well as access to potential project funding. To learn more and receive an application form, email the Dracut Cultural Council.
Deadline: May 15, 2026
Image credit: Solar system montage by NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. This is a montage of planetary images taken by spacecraft managed by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, CA. Included are (from top to bottom) images of Mercury, Venus, Earth (and Moon), Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. The spacecraft responsible for these images are as follows: the Mercury image was taken by Mariner 10, the Venus image by Magellan, the Earth image by Galileo, the Mars image by Viking, and the Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune images by Voyager. From the Internet Archive.
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