This year, the Morgan Conservatory showcases its 14th Annual Juried Exhibition featuring innovative artworks from artists in Northeast Ohio and around the country that highlight paper as a creative medium and active substrate. Artists who utilize handmade paper, printmaking techniques, or artist books are highly encouraged to apply. This year's exhibition is juried by Brittany Gorelick and Lillian Young.

The Anderson Center’s Winter Retreat program is a short-term residency during the organization’s off-season for artists and writers seeking concentrated creative time for reflection and the advancement of their personal artistic goals. A Winter Retreat at the Anderson Center is a fee-based opportunity for up to four artists at a time to live in community and fellowship while working on their own projects in the inspiring setting of the historic Tower View Estate.

Throughout its rich history, Lakewood has been a place of comfort, solace, and beauty that is shared with our families and the community, providing inspiration for many artistic ideas. As both an active cemetery, and a cultural landscape, Lakewood is committed to providing new ways to honor, remember, and memorialize through a variety of mediums. They encourage creativity in project ideas, whether they are centered on memorialization, remembrance, history, nature, or inspired by Lakewood itself. Priority may be given to projects that highlight remembrance across cultures. The grant must result in a deliverable product, program, or event that is unique to Lakewood Cemetery. All projects will be presented to the public (how and when projects are presented is to be determined by the artist and Lakewood).

UNTITLED 20: SooVAC’s 20TH Annual Juried Show
APPLICATION DEADLINE: December 15, 2025, 11:59 PM.
SooVAC is now taking submissions for Untitled 20, one of their flagship exhibition series. SooVAC invites guest jurors with local, national, and international reputations to select work from open submissions. Untitled offers artists the opportunity to work with a professional art space and influential art figures toward producing an exhibition with a highly regarded reputation. The work will be selected from the submitted work samples, so make sure that the work is available for exhibition.

GUEST JUROR: Tamara Khasanova, an independent curator, researcher and writer based in Brooklyn, New York originally from Ukraine and Uzbekistan.

The Northwest Arts Center is excited to announce the 54th year of the Paperworks juried exhibition at Minot State University. Founded to enhance the study and appreciation of contemporary visual arts in the region, the exhibitions attract excellence in works on paper each year. INT'L Paperworks 2026 continues to welcome entrants from around the world.

Located in the heart of the arts district of Northeast Minneapolis, the bakery and cafe invites visual artists’ responses to the question, “What does warmth mean to you?” At the intersection between literal heat generated from our bakery ovens and café espresso machine steam wands and the friction emanating from political discourse and issues of justice is the center point for our show’s curation. Playful. Charged. Practical. Electric. What is aflame within you? Where is heat rising in your creative world this winter season? They welcome your artistic responses! This show opens January 9 and will hang for 10 weeks. The Cafe will host an opening night party Friday, January 9, from 5:30–8 PM, with guest DJ Megan O and Cafe Marguerite poet-in-residence, Sara Dovre Wudali. Wine, beer, cocktails and food will be available for sale. All artists will receive a drink ticket. There will be an artist talk at 6pm.

Woman Made Gallery seeks entries in all media by women and non-binary artists worldwide for its 27th International Open, on view from February 28–March 28, 2026. Juried by artist and educator, Nirmal Raja, this open theme encourages entries that explore or challenge conceptual and material boundaries. The exhibition will be held at Woman Made Gallery, located at 1332 S. Halsted St., Chicago, IL 60607.

Chicago Art Department is now accepting applications for their 2026 exhibitions calendar!

Calling all sculptors! Submit your large-scale 3D artwork to the 2026 Olathe Outdoor Sculpture Series. Selected artists receive a $2,500 honorarium for a one-year lease, and the chance to be part of a celebrated tradition since 2004. Formerly centered downtown, this juried exhibit now spans the city, transforming public spaces and connecting their community through art. Don’t miss this opportunity to showcase your work in a vibrant and growing city!

The Artist In Residence Program (AIR) serves K – 5 students in all six Jamestown elementary schools following the school calendar. Residency options include a fall semester and a winter/spring semester, or both. Artists follow a visual arts curriculum structured on basic design elements working with teachers and administrators. Each rotation requires a completed “Unit Plan” which includes lesson plans or goals, supplies needed, and a section for teacher feedback. The resident artist may use the rest of the day and the weekends for personal studio time, including access to the pottery studio and print shop, and teaching classes at the Arts Center.