Call to Artists The New Hampshire Art Association invites New England artists working in all mediums to submit work for the 26th Annual Joan L. Dunfey Exhibition. This exhibition honors the life and legacy of Joan L. Dunfey (1925–1998), a devoted mother, Seacoast resident, and steadfast patron of the arts whose generosity continues to support artists today through the Joan L. Dunfey Fund for the Arts. The exhibition is open-themed, welcoming diverse artistic voices and perspectives. Artists may submit 1–3 works for consideration. Learn more.
Deadline: October 12, 2025
Call for Boston Area Artists Emerging artists who live, work, or create in the Greater Boston area are encouraged to submit their artwork to the Fay Chandler Emerging Art Exhibition for an exhibition at Boston City Hall. Prizes: Best in Show: $3,000; 50+: $2,000; New Voice: $2,000; 3 Juror’s Choice Awards: $500 each. Learn more.
Deadline: October 13, 2025
Photographers Entries are currently being accepted for the exhibition Frozen, at the PhotoPlace Gallery, Middlebury, Vermont. Paula Tognarelli is the juror. She will select up to 35 images. Learn more.
Deadline: October 13, 2025
Professional Development for Public Artists The Public Art Learning Fund offers grants of $500 to $3,000 to support professional development opportunities for New England artists to strengthen their public art practices. Artists will be equipped with skills, resources, and connections that contribute to more inclusive and vibrant public spaces. Learn more.
Deadline: October 14, 2025
Artist-In-Residence Program Lighthouse Works in Fishers Island, NY, is seeking applications for their 2026 fellowship season. The Fellowship Program is an artist-in-residence program that strives to support artists and writers working in the vanguard of their creative fields. The program supports artists working in a wide range of disciplines, but we are best able to accommodate visual artists, writers, choreographers, and composers. Fellowships are six weeks in length and occur year-round. They provide fellows with room, board, and studio space on Fishers Island, NY, along with a $1,750 stipend. Artistic excellence is the primary criterion for acceptance as a Lighthouse Works fellow. Learn more.
Deadline: October 15, 2025
Project-Based Grants The City of Boston’s Opportunity Fund provides project-based grants of $3,000 to individuals who are presenting creative, community-centered experiences in Boston’s neighborhoods. Learn more.
Deadline October 16, 2025 at 5pm
Tribal Cultural Council Program Led by tribally appointed volunteers who administer an annual grant program to support local cultural projects that provide benefit to the tribal communities. Individuals, groups, and organizations may apply. Grant amounts vary, and applications are submitted directly to each Tribal Cultural Council. Learn more.
Deadline: October 16, 2025
Massachusetts Cultural Council’s Local Cultural Council (LCC) grant offers funding to individuals, groups, and organizations to support local cultural projects. Learn more.
Deadline: October 16, 2025
Center for Craft Craft Research Fund Applications are currently being accepted for the Craft Research Fund Grant. Grants up to $15,000 are awarded to support new and interdisciplinary research about craft in the United States. Learn more.
October 17, 2025
Call for Youth Art Submissions NextGen-Interarts Foundation is looking for youth art submissions for the XC Creative Art Contest. This youth art opportunity awards up to $1,000 and welcomes cross-disciplinary creativity — with no set theme. Students are encouraged to explore the intersections of art with science, music, literature, and beyond. Learn more.
Deadline: October 20, 2025
The Color Network Studio Stipends The Color Network is pleased to offer two grants of $100 USD per month for artists of color working in ceramics. These grants are intended to support artists of color working in ceramics to use at their discretion and are selected by lottery. Application requirements include a short proposal. Learn more.
Deadline: October 26, 2025
Center for Art & Advocacy Fellowship This fellowship offers an award of $10,000 in unrestricted funds and $10,000 in project development funds to formerly incarcerated artists. Fellows are invited to an annual retreat to network with previous fellows, advocates, industry leaders, and funders. Learn more.
Deadline: October 26, 2025
Artist Pipeline Program for Allston-Brighton Artists Apply now for the 2026–2027 Artist Pipeline Program, an 18-month journey to grow your practice, gain personalized coaching, and launch a paid Harvard engagement project. Cohort artists receive a $1,000 stipend, $1,000 mini-grant, headshots, coaching and professional development with peers. Learn more.
Deadline: October 27, 2025 at midnight
Call for Public Art Proposals The Harvard Ed Portal is seeking local artists for a short-term mural at 224 Western Ave in Allston, MA. They welcome both new and seasoned muralists to propose bold, site-responsive ideas that spark connection, inspire joy, and/or explore themes like social justice, health and healing, community, and wonder. Artists are also encouraged to experiment or add an interactive element. Priority for Allston-Brighton & Cambridge creatives; open to all local artists. Learn more.
Deadline: October 27, 2025 at midnight
Grants for Artists, Culture Bearers, Creative Individuals The Mass Cultural Council’s Grants for Creative Individuals program aims to equitably advance creative expression throughout the Commonwealth with unrestricted grants to Massachusetts artists, culture bearers, and creative individuals. Grants are $5,000. Learn more.
Deadline: October 28, 2025
Fellowship for New Americans Applications are currently being accepted for the Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans. For centuries, the contributions of immigrants, asylum seekers, and refugees have made our nation stronger. Since 1998, they have awarded 805 Fellows from 103 countries more than $80 million to pursue the graduate degrees of their choosing across a breadth of areas from screenwriting to medicine; from physics to painting; from law to neuroscience and from opera to mechanical engineering. Learn more.
Deadline: October 30, 2025
Tallgrass Artist Residency The Tallgrass Artist Residency offers artists time and space to retreat and research within the tallgrass prairie. Based at Matfield Station in Matfield Green, Kansas, the program fosters creativity, community, and connection near the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve. Learn more.
Deadline: October 31, 2025
Free Professional Development Workshops Registration is open for all of Assets for Artists November and December professional development workshops. All workshops are free, online, and open to artists of all disciplines who are based in New England. Here are the upcoming workshops:
Artists Residencies 101 with Yasmine Ameli, Thursday, October 30, 2025 | 2:00PM – 4:00PM. Open to artists of all disciplines.
Show Biz: Independent Production & Collaboration Between Performers and Producers with Daniel Callahan & Mrs. Nerissa Williams Scott, Monday + Wednesday, November 3 + 5, 2025 | 6:00PM – 8:00PM. Best suited for producers and/or performers considering self-producing a performance.
Fostering Relationships with Galleries and Museums with Kristen Becker, Wednesdays, November 12 + 19, 2025 | 2:00PM – 4:00PM. Best suited for visual artists seeking gallery representation or exhibitions.
Resource Mapping for Individual Artists with Ana Tinajero, Wednesday, December 3, 2025 | 6:00PM – 8:00PM. Best suited for artists of all disciplines interested in or already engaging with their larger creative community.
Intro to Taxes for Artists with Amy Smith, Monday, December 8, 2025 | 6:00pm – 8:00pm. Open to artists of all disciplines.
Artist In Residence The Emmanuel College Art Department offers a six-week summer residency (June 8–July 19, 2026) to four artists – one each in ceramics, photography, printmaking, and social practice. Residents receive a $1,500 stipend, housing, and studio access. The residency includes a campus exhibition and brief engagement with students. Learn more.
Deadline: January 15, 2026
Image credit: Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. “Laurie Anderson (playing electric fiddle) in the stage production Empty Places during BAM Next Wave Festival, 1989 The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1989.
Yolanda Gilibert says
I’m a professional artist working with a non-profit organization focused on building affordable housing. I’m always looking to collaborate with other artists and professionals to scale affordable housing solutions that meet Passive House standards—making buildings more energy-efficient while honoring community-driven equity goals.
I’m especially interested in partnering with both public and private organizations to create art projects—such as murals and installations—that restore and enhance building design. My work uses abstract painting to reflect social impact and create meaningful connections with the residents these spaces serve.