April 30, 2025

Artist and Arts Organization Opportunities and Deadlines

By Elizabeth Snell

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Are you an artist, creator, or arts organization seeking new art opportunities to grow your practice, expand your network, or secure funding?

Our rolling roundup of upcoming opportunities is designed to help you stay informed about the latest art grants, residencies, workshops, calls for submissions, and professional development resources. Whether you’re a visual artist, performer, writer, or arts administrator, this curated list connects you to resources that can help you advance your career, strengthen your organization, and bring your creative projects to life.

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Upcoming Deadlines

This list was last updated on April 30, 2025. We’ll continue to add to this list each month.

Opportunities Based in M-AAA’s Region for Artists and Arts Organizations

Mid-America Arts Alliance’s region includes the lower Midwest heartland states of Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas.

May 5 | Northwest AR: CACHE Grant Creative Exchange Fund
May 6 | Topeka, KS: M-AAA’s What Works – business skills virtual workshop
May 6-8 | Kansas City, MO: Artists Thr!ve National Annual Summit in Kansas City, MO – registration open until filled
May 10 | Fayetteville, AR: Elder at Fenix Arts Gallery invites artists to participate in Elder, an exhibition that features artworks exploring the nature of queer existence.
May 12 | St. Louis, MO: Regional Arts Commission of St. Louis (RAC) Artist Support Grants
May 14 | AR: Arkansas Community Foundation Arkansas Fund for small arts nonprofits – $5,000 to support general operations
May 17 | Kansas City, MO: M-AAA’s What Works – business skills virtual workshop
May 28 | Tulsa, OK: Tulsa Artist Fellowship deadline
May 31 | St. Louis, MO: M-AAA’s What Works – business skills virtual workshop
June 2 | Kansas City, MO: M-AAA’s What Works – business skills virtual workshop
June 9 | Topeka, KS: M-AAA’s Artist INC Topeka – open to Topeka-area artists for Fall 2025 professional development program
June 9 | Kansas City, MO: M-AAA’s Artist INC Kansas City – open to KC-area artists for Fall 2025 professional development program
June 15 | Overland Park, KS: Call for Artists – Johnson County Parks Public Art Program Poster Project
May 31 | St. Louis, MO: M-AAA’s What Works – business skills virtual workshop
June 1 | OK: Kirkpatrick Family Fund Project Support Grants – up to $15K to Oklahoma-based arts and humanities nonprofits
June 1 | OK: Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition Thrive Grants for artists’ innovation throughout Oklahoma
June 9 | Kansas City, MO: Artist INC eight-session professional development workshop application deadline
June 9 | Topeka, KS: Artist INC eight-session professional development workshop application deadline
June 24 | Houston, TX: Houston Arts Alliance – City’s Initiative and Let Creativity Happen round two deadline
June 25 | Kansas City, MO: Charlotte Street Rocket Grants for KC area artists and collectives – awards up to $6K
August 31 | Norman, OK: Jacobson House Native Art Center’s Jacobson House Art Biennial Juried Art Show
October 1 | Omaha, NE: Nebraska Arts Council’s Arts Project Grant – supports performances and programming
Rolling | Southeast NE: Nebraska Arts Council School Bus for the Arts Grant
Rolling | Kansas City, MO: The Marion and Henry Bloch Family Foundation – $150K to $500K grants to nonprofits in Kansas City

Nationally & Internationally Based Opportunities for Artists and Arts Organizations

These opportunities are open to anyone throughout the US.

May 1 | Library of Congress Lavine/Ken Burns Prize for Film submission deadline
May 1 | North Adams, MA: MASS MoCA’s January – June 2026 Residencies
May 1 | Lake Forest, IL: Ragdale’s 2026 Residency Program + Fellowships
May 6-8 | Kansas City, MO: Artists Thr!ve National Annual Summit in Kansas City, MO – registration open until filled
May 7 | Banff, Canada: Banff Centre for Arts & Creativity’s Aknumustiǂis: Ecological Engagement Through the Seasons 2025
May 13 | The Hopper Prize – unrestricted cash grants of $3.5K and $1K to international artists
May 15 | Banff, Canada: Banff Centre for Arts & Creativity’s Comics & Graphic Novels 2025, Artist-in-Residence – Fall 2025, Science Fiction 2025, and Artist-in-Residence – Winter 2026
May 15 | Ploughshares Emerging Writer’s Contest
May 15 | Studios of Key West Residency – application deadline
May 15 | American Academy of Poets Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize
May 15 | American Academy of Poets James Laughlin Award
May 16 | Lincoln, NE: LUX Center Annual Exhibitions Open Call 25/26
May 17 | Blue Star Museums Registration (Program Runs May 17–Sept. 1, 2025): Register your venue for the NEA’s Blue Star Museums; Registration for Blue Star Museums is ongoing until the end of the program on Labor Day, September 1, 2025.
May 19 | National Performance Network Creation & Development Fund – experiential exchange between artists and community
May 28 | Tulsa, OK: Tulsa Artist Fellowship deadline
May 31 | Bend, OR: Playa Lake 2026 Art/Sci Residency deadline
June 2 | Wassaic, NY: Wassaic Project 2026 Residency Program deadline
June 2 | Sausalito, CA: Headlands Center for the Arts Residency deadline
June 11 | Banff, AB, Canada: Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity – Banff Residency deadline
June 15 | Chattanooga, TN: Stove Works Residency deadline
June 15 | Vicksburg, MI: Prairie Ronde Artist Residency deadline
June 20 | Sisters, OR: Pine Meadow Ranch Center for Arts and Agriculture Artist Residency deadline
July 10 | National Endowment for the Arts Grants for Arts Projects
September 25 | Rogers, AR: The National Association of Museum Schools Annual Conference, September 25–27, 2025
Rolling | Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant for visual artists who are painters, sculptors, and artists who work on paper, including printmakers.
Rolling | U.S. Bank Foundation supports the arts through Play Grants.

More Resources for Artists and Arts Organizations

M-AAA Resources

See M-AAA’s events calendar for upcoming M-AAA grant deadlines and professional development opportunities.
Subscribe to M-AAA for all updates relevant to arts organizations and creatives throughout our six-state region and beyond.
Sign up for the M-AAA Engage newsletter for organizational resources.
Sign up for the M-AAA ExhibitsUSA newsletter for touring exhibitions.
Sign up for M-AAA’s Pushing the Flywheel for biweekly email newsletters for individual artist opportunities around the globe.
M-AAA’s ExhibitsUSA national touring exhibition program has exhibitions at reduced prices appealing to small-and mid-sized museums, libraries, and organizations.

State, Regional, and National Resources

Visit the US Regional Arts Organization’s website for grants and resources from our partner organizations.
Artist Communities Alliance lists open calls for artist residencies and workshops.
Visit Americans for the Arts for resources, advocacy guides, job listings, and more.
Find your state arts agency for local information and opportunities in your state.