Ucross strives to provide a respectful, comfortable, and productive environment, freeing artists from the pressures and distractions of daily life. Each year, they provide residencies to approximately 115 individuals. Residencies range from two weeks to six weeks in length. At any one time, there are up to ten individuals in residence, typically four writers, four visual artists, and two composers. Ucross provides each artist with living accommodations, meals, work space, and uninterrupted time so that the artists can focus on their creative process. Residents are responsible for providing their own working materials and for their travel to Sheridan, Wyoming. There is no charge for a residency. The residency program is open to visual artists, writers, composers, choreographers, interdisciplinary artists, performance artists, and collaborative teams.

The Jentel Artist Residency Program offers dedicated individuals a supportive environment in which to further their creative development.  Here artists and writers experience unfettered time to allow for thoughtful reflection on the creative process in a setting that preserves the agricultural and historical integrity of the land. Solitude is balanced with opportunity to form a community. Jentel awards residencies to artists and writers who are focused and serious about their intent, who may have proven themselves by publication or solo exhibition or who may not necessarily be well known, but who have developed a personal vision or personal voice in their work. The program welcomes visual artists in all media and writers in fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry.

The Bryn Du Art Show is an annual juried exhibition held at the beautiful Bryn Du Mansion. Just east of Columbus, this historic Federal-style mansion has dominated the landscape of the 52-acre estate in the charming Village of Granville, Ohio since 1905. This year’s 21st Annual Art Show will be held from March 7-29, 2025 featuring current works of visual art. A $1000 prize will be awarded for Best in Show, and 2 additional Excellence Awards of $500 each will be awarded to two additional artists. Free and open to the public.

The Blake School in the Twin Cities, MN, welcomes proposals for its 2025-2026 McGuire Visiting Artist residency. Established in 1993 by Dr. Bill and Nadine McGuire, the biennial program seeks a teaching artist to collaborate with visual art faculty and students in grades Pre-K through 12.

Their most successful McGuire visiting artists enrich Blake’s visual arts curriculum with their cultural diversity, hands-on learning experiences, and community-driven art projects. The program’s structure is flexible and a residency will be scheduled between October 2025 and April 2026. Minimum residency length is two weeks. The typical budget range is $4,000 to $6,500. Travel and lodging expenses are typically covered for resident artists from outside the Twin Cities Metro Area.

The Art Colony provides artists with independent work space in professional studios amidst the backdrop of a stunning landscape. An environment of creative freedom supports the process and development of new works, allowing for a combination of aesthetic inquiry, creative risk-taking, experimentation, and artistic development. The Art Colony has two application periods for self-guided residencies. This application is for artists who are looking to schedule a residency from January - June, 2025. Self-guided residencies are fee-based residencies. Artists can work with outside grant sources to fund their time at the Art Colony. The Art Colony also has scholarships available through the Belvo/Jorgenson Scholarship Fund.

Monson Arts’ residency program supports emerging and established artists and writers by providing them time and space to devote to their creative practices. During each of our 2-week and 4-week programs throughout the year, a cohort of 5 artists and 5 writers are invited to immerse themselves in small town life at the edge of Maine’s North Woods and focus intensely on their work within a creative and inspiring environment. They receive a private studio, private bedroom in shared housing, all meals, and $500 stipend ($250 for 2-week programs).

The Gold Coast Art Fair, produced by Amdur Productions, is a prestigious juried fine art fair held annually in Chicago, Illinois. Celebrating its 65th year in 2025, the fair showcases the work of over 200 artists from across the nation, attracting thousands of art enthusiasts and collectors. The event offers artists a prime opportunity to exhibit and sell their original artworks in a vibrant urban setting. The fair provides overnight security and is well-promoted through various media channels, ensuring high visibility for participating artists.

The Don Bachardy Fellowship at the Royal Drawing School enables a gifted and dedicated post-graduate artist from outside the United Kingdom to join the Royal Drawing School during the Summer Term each year. The fellowship gives one artist the opportunity to join London’s vibrant art scene, with the School’s Shoreditch campus and artists' studios located in the heart of East London’s art, design and fashion scene.

The next Don Bachardy Fellowship will take place during the Royal Drawing School Summer Term 28 April – 5 July 2025. The Don Bachardy Fellow will spend 3 full days per week for ten weeks, drawing alongside postgraduate students studying on the Royal Drawing School's MA level programme, The Drawing Year.

To assist with travel and accommodation costs, the Don Bachardy Fellow will be awarded a $5,000 stipend.

The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, in collaboration with Historic Cane Hill, Inc. and the Arkansas Game and Fish Foundation, invites artists to participate in the 2025 Arkansas State Quail and Turkey Stamp Art Competition. Artists are encouraged to submit original designs featuring the northern bobwhite quail or eastern wild turkey within their natural Arkansas habitats. Winning artworks will be featured on the 2025 state quail and turkey stamps, promoting habitat restoration awareness. Accepted works will be exhibited at the Historic Cane Hill Gallery in Canehill, Arkansas.

The Hambidge Center is situated on 600 forested acres in the mountains of north Georgia and offers miles of nature trails, meadows, waterfalls, a swimming hole and an abundance of wildflowers.
The oldest residency program in the Southeast, Hambidge provides a self-directed program that honors the creative process and trusts individuals to know what they need to cultivate their talent, whether it’s to work and produce, to think, to experiment or to rejuvenate. Residents’ time is their own; there are no workshops, critiques, nor required activities.
Each resident is given their own private studio which provides work and living space with a bathroom and full kitchen. The studios are designed to protect residents’ time, space and solitude.

Call for Artists! Now accepting applications for the 8th edition of The Other Art Fair Dallas, happening at Dallas Market Hall from May 15-18, 2025.

The Fair package includes a booth at a 4-day in-person event at the Design District’s Dallas Market Hall (May 15-18, 2025), pre-fair operations and marketing workshops, booth curation feedback, and more. Fees start at $2,050. For more information about The Other Art Fair and the application process, please check out www.theotherartfair.com/artists-apply/.

Application submission is free and simple at the link provided in this post. All submissions are due by January 26th and will be reviewed by their selection committee of art world experts on a rolling basis through early March 2025.

Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery announces the 15th Annual “Botanicals” Online Art Competition.
The “Botanicals” theme is the artist’s interpretation and depiction of botanical and/or floral art. Botanical subjects include flowers, herbs, fruit, leaves, plants and related botanical and floral subjects. Both 2D & 3D artists (including photography & digital arts) are invited to submit their best representational and/or abstract art.
Best in Show winner will receive a cash prize. Winners receive extensive worldwide publicity and promotion.
Entry Fees: $18.00 for 1 to 2 entries / $26.00 for 3 to 5 entries. Early entry and art student discounts.
The deadline to apply is January 27, 2025.
For further information and to apply online: https://lightspacetime.art/15th-annual-botanicals-art-competition-2025/

Montresso* Art Foundation’s residency at Jardin Rouge is open to visual artists (drawing, painting, sculpture, and photography).
There are no restrictions based on nationality or age, but applicants must demonstrate a significant professional artistic background.
The residency duration is between one and three months. Artists may be invited to return to continue their research based on the initial project or to develop new projects in collaboration with the Foundation.

Bighorn Canyon will be taking applications for the 2025 season. The park is looking for four artists to participate in 2025. Applications will be taken from November 15, 2024 to January 31, 2025.

Artists in this program will be able to discover and interpret Bighorn Canyon through their own creative projects. Writers, sculptors, musicians, composers, photographers, painters, culinary and performing artists are all welcome to apply for this program.

To apply, artists must submit a resume and a letter of intent via email to Christy Fleming, Interpretation and Education Division Lead ([email protected]). The letter should include why the artist is interested in helping to preserve Bighorn Canyon’s resources through their work, a rough idea of when the artist is available, one reference, and photos or online links to their work."

& Gallery Australia is excited to announce the launch of a prestigious new art prize, designed significantly to impact the artist's career. Sixty artists from across Australia will be showcased over an eight week exhibition, enriched with a series of artist talks, forums and events. Exhibition Dates 28 June - 31 August 2025 Australia’s Largest Art Prize

Weir Farm’s Artist-in-Residence (AIR) Program is envisioned to be an outstanding National Park Service residency program that reflects the values and character of Weir Farm National Historical Park (NHP) by continuing the creative conversations started by the Weir Family through the work of contemporary artists. Weir Farm’s AIR Program fosters contemporary artistic expression on site and prioritizes experimental and thought-provoking approaches to examining and interpreting our world through the medium of contemporary visual art practice. The AIR Program keeps Weir’s experimental tendencies alive allowing the Park to share new ideas broadly with ever more diverse artists, communities, and visitors.

Located in the peaceful village of Fornelo, just 30 minutes from Porto, ORTO is a creative hub within a historic farmstead, offering a distinctive setting for artistic exploration and cultural exchange. They believe in the power of artistic exchange and the importance of reconnecting with the land. Here, you’ll find a peaceful retreat designed for inspiration and collaboration, surrounded by lush gardens, diverse wildlife, and the tranquil rhythms of nature.
ORTO is preparing to welcome its first cohort of artists in 2025, hosting up to 10 residents for a minimum of 3 weeks of stay. Open to all mediums and artistic disciplines, ORTO is a space for exploration, creation, and cultural exchange, with a focus on sustainability, community, and connection to the land.

Entries to the 2025 National Photographic Portrait Prize are now open. It is free to enter the Prize. Entering its 18th year, the National Photographic Portrait Prize (NPPP) is one of the Gallery's most popular annual events. The prize provides a powerful visual record of the year that was - a celebration of identity, both collective and individual.

The Art Gallery at East Central College in Union, MO is pleased to announce an open call for proposals for exhibitions in Fall 2025 and Spring 2026. Open to artists in North America working in all visual media, the call encourages proposals for exhibition by both individuals and groups. The ECC Art Gallery enhances the education and culturally enriches the daily life of Art and Design majors, non-majors, ECC faculty and staff, and the broader community. In choosing exhibition programming for the Art Gallery, attention is paid to crafting a schedule that is diverse in media, style, and content providing students and the community with a wide range of art forms, means of visual communication, and messages.

The Kinder Padon Gallery at the Center for the Arts Crested Butte is seeking Colorado-based artists for a June 2025 group exhibition. Artists are invited to create works on blank skate decks, exploring traditional, non-traditional, and contemporary interpretations of the rainbow, with an emphasis on the use of color. This exhibition honors Pride Month, encouraging participation from allies and members of the LGBTQIA+ community. Final works must be completed by May 1, 2025. Artists of all 2D media are encouraged to apply. This show will be in honor of Pride Month, and allies and members of the LGBTQIA+ community are also encouraged to apply.

For this competition, both 2D and 3D artists, worldwide, are invited to submit their best art and photography using black & white & the nuanced shades in between. This is the 9th annual black & white art competition that competitions has held.
All artists, regardless of location or experience, are invited to submit their best representational and/or abstract art and photography.
Choice of a cash prize or complimentary one-year membership to Fusion Art's Members Gallery for Best in Show winners. Winners and finalists are provided with extensive worldwide publicity and promotion.

Wave Farm welcomes submissions from artists, researchers, tinkerers, and writers, from a variety of disciplines who will embrace this opportunity to create work for a terrestrial radio station that celebrates risk-taking work and prioritizes the uniquely urgent and intimate nature of the radio medium. This is an opportunity open to international applicants. Women, gender non-conforming people, and people of color are encouraged to apply. Artists-in-residence will spend 10-days on-site at Wave Farm (Acra, NY) developing a new 55-minute radio artwork designed explicitly for terrestrial radio broadcast on Wave Farm’s creative community radio station WGXC 90.7-FM: Radio for Open Ears. In 2025, residencies will be offered monthly, May through October.

Create! Magazine is thrilled to announce the call for entries for our 2025 Women’s Issue. This annual print and digital publication celebrates the creativity, resilience, and brilliance of women artists around the world. Create! Magazine warmly welcome submissions from women-identifying and gender non-conforming artists who resonate with the theme of celebrating women in art. This special edition is dedicated to increasing representation and visibility in the art world. Whether you’re an emerging or established artist, this is an opportunity to share your work with a global audience of curators, collectors, and art enthusiasts.

ARCUS Research is a short-term and self-funded program that offers an uninterrupted time and contemplative environment for creative experimentation, in-depth fieldwork, and research for practitioners and professionals in art and other cultural fields, including artists, curators, researchers, university educators, or writers. Located around an hour from Tokyo and a half hour from Tsukuba City, known for hosting one of the largest accumulations of science and technology institutes in the world, ARCUS Research allows participants to come into contact with the contemporary art scene and leading research institutions, as well as devote themselves to their creative endeavors in a calm environment. The program provides participants from around the world with valuable time and space to reflect, unwind, and nurture the creative process.

Kala Fellowship is an artist residency for international, national, and local artists producing innovative work in and across multiple media. For over 30 years, Kala Art Institute has provided artists with equipment, time, space, and financial support for their work through Kala Fellowship. The Fellowship is geared towards supporting artists in completing specific projects or bodies of work that would benefit from Kala’s specialized equipment.

In 2025, Kala will support up to 6 artists with a $3000 stipend, 1 month of housing for artists outside of the 9 Bay Area counties, 24/7 access to Kala’s facilities for 1-9 months, a Kala class or workshop, and a culminating group show in the Kala Gallery.

Apply by the February 2nd, 2025 (9:00 PM PST) deadline.

Kala Fellowship is an artist residency for international, national, and local artists producing innovative work in and across multiple media. For over 30 years, Kala Art Institute has provided artists with equipment, time, space, and financial support for their work through Kala Fellowship. The Fellowship is geared towards supporting artists in completing specific projects or bodies of work that would benefit from Kala’s specialized equipment. In 2025, Kala will support up to 6 artists with a $3000 stipend, 1 month of housing for artists outside of the 9 Bay Area counties, 24/7 access to Kala’s facilities for 1-9 months, a Kala class or workshop, and a culminating group show in the Kala Gallery.

The Untitled Space invites artists to apply for a Solo Exhibition to take place at the gallery in Tribeca, New York in 2025. The selected artist will be awarded a solo exhibition that will be presented as an in-person solo show at the gallery on Lispenard Street located in the Tribeca Arts District of New York City. The solo exhibition will be supported by an online exclusive of the exhibition on Artsy, as well as special coverage of the exhibition on a variety of media outlets including The Untitled Magazine, Art Forum, Art Week, and Widewalls, among many other publications. The exhibition will be promoted online on the gallery’s websites, social media channels, and on a variety of publishing platforms.

Calling all artists – SWELL’s indoor autumn exhibition is back! Local, national, and international artists working in 2D and 3D multidisciplinary mediums are invited to apply. The 10-day exhibition is an opportunity for artists to sell works and editions, connect with a lineup of emerging and established artists, and showcase art to SWELL’s national audience. From 14 – 23 March 2025, SWELL Sculpture will transform Broadbeach studio space into a vibrant indoor gallery with artist panels, creative programming including masterclasses, culinary adventures and more. Artists will vie for the People’s Choice Award of $2,000.

Arts Council Korea is inviting Artists, Producers, and Engineers who are keen on the convergence of arts & technology to participate in APE CAMP2025, to be held in Seoul from 24 to 27 May 2025.

Over 4 days in Seoul, selected participants will collaborate in multidisciplinary teams to refine innovative project ideas addressing the intersection of arts & tech, receiving mentorship from global professionals. Two outstanding overseas campers will be awarded a prestigious certificate of excellence by the chairperson of the Arts Council Korea. They provide partial support for round-trip airfare, accommodation, and meals during the program.

Join them to Awaken your aspiration, Pioneer new partnerships, and elevate yourself through APE CAMP 2025.

Incinerator Gallery and Moonee Valley City Council invite expressions of interest from First Nations artists for a playable public art sculpture commission. The artwork will be temporarily installed at Incinerator Gallery to coincide with a major exhibition in mid-2025, before being permanently relocated to the neighbouring Maribyrnong River in Aberfeldie, Victoria, on Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung Country. For over 40,000 years, the Maribyrnong River has been a site of significant cultural connection for the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung First Peoples. Drawing on the diverse histories of the river, artists are encouraged to design a sculpture that explores themes of childhood, play, togetherness, and renewal. The design will reflect the river’s cultural and environmental significance, creating a public art sculpture that fosters inter-generational exchange.

In honor of the WNBA All-Star Weekend, to be hosted in Indianapolis July 18-20, 2025, the Indy Arts Council will commission a new portrait mural depicting former Indiana Fever player and WNBA All-Star Tamika Catchings. Artists are invited to provide their interest and qualifications for this project. $60,000, covers artist fees, labor, and materials for a site approximately 45 ft. h. x 30 ft. w. (approx. 1350-1500 s.f.). With each mural the Arts Council commissions, Indy Arts Council offer the opportunity for an emerging Indianapolis-based muralist to serve as an apprentice to the lead artist. Apprentice artists spend approximately 100 hours working with the lead artist from design development through completion, learning how to design, plan, and paint a major civic-scale artwork. Apprentices are paid between $3,500 and $5,000 depending on the nature of the site. 

The North Shore Art League invites artists to apply for the 12th annual "Art in the Village" juried fine art and fine craft fair, scheduled for June 21 & 22, 2025, in Hubbard Woods Park, Winnetka, Illinois. This boutique show offers great visibility, enthusiastic buyers, and free parking. The event is well-promoted through Chicago media, local publications, and radio stations, providing artists with an excellent platform to showcase and sell their work. Artists must submit five images, including a booth shot, for jurying.

The Fine Arts Work Center offers a seven-month residency program for emerging visual artists. Located in Provincetown, Massachusetts, the program provides artists with time and space to develop their work. Fellows receive a monthly stipend, housing, and studio space. The residency runs from October 1, 2025, to April 30, 2026.

The Daxi Wood Art Ecomuseum is pleased to announce the opening of submissions for the 2nd Daxi International Wood Furniture Craft and Design Competition. Entries are welcome from now until February 3, 2025. The competition calls on creators worldwide to reimagine the potential of wooden furniture design through the lens of “storage.” This theme highlights the harmonious blend of traditional woodworking craftsmanship and contemporary design innovation, celebrating the distinctive aesthetics and functionality of wooden furniture. Designers from around the globe are warmly invited to engage in this dynamic and creative journey.

Chadron State College's Art Program and Galaxy Series are accepting exhibition proposal submissions for the 2025-2026 and 2026-2027 academic years. The exhibitions provide the educational and regional communities with visual art experiences that are aesthetically stimulating and engaging. Exhibition Proposal: Proposals for all forms of visual art, including new media and installations, are encouraged. The exhibition proposals should be professional and cohesive, demonstrate innovative concepts, and be conceptually engaging. Each art exhibition will last approximately four to six weeks and be on display during the academic year. Workshops and gallery talks are also available in conjunction with the exhibit. Solo or group show submissions will be accepted.