Artist Call

Post an Artist Call


Performing, visual and literary artists are in constant demand in California, and the California Arts Council’s website is designed to help streamline the search for artistic talent. Take a look at our current listing of artist calls by the categories noted below. Public Art calls may be found on the Public Art Calls page. Artist Call listings that do not have set deadlines have been set with a “January 1, 2010” deadline for listing purposes.

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To post an Artist Call, please fill out the appropriate form. All postings are at the discretion of the California Arts Council, and are not posted until reviewed by a California Arts Council staff member for content, appropriateness, and accuracy. Please also note that some listings may be more appropriate for The Grantfinder, Arts Compete, or Arts Jobs listings.

The information in this section is provided as a service only, and the California Arts Council does not endorse or support the organizations listed. Questions and/or concerns about listings may be directed to the web editor at editor@caartscouncil.com.

Title Details
Beauty for Ashes-Oct. 22-25, 2008
Modesto, CA
Visual Arts
Description
Deadline: 10-20-2008
Artist of the Month
Danville
General/mixed
Description
Deadline: 01-01-2010
Juried Fine Arts Exhibition
St. James
Visual Arts
Description
Deadline: 10-21-2008
SURFACE
Brooklyn, NY
General/mixed
Description
Deadline: 10-02-2008
San Francisco Ocean Film Festival 2009
San Francisco
Film
Description
Deadline: 10-15-2008
b.j. spoke Gallery Expo 28 Annual Fine Arts Competition
Huntington
Visual Arts
Description
Deadline: 10-31-2008
Embracing Our Differences - Call to Artist - Cash Awards
Sarasota, Florida
General/mixed
Description
Deadline: 01-12-2009
Bailando con la Muerte - Dancing With Death
Salinas
General/mixed
Description
Deadline: 10-16-2008
Call for Entries from Emerging and Established Artists: Exhibit at Redux, the premier Non-Profit Contemporary Art Center in South Carolina, located in historic downtown Charleston
Charleston
General/mixed
Description
Deadline: 01-08-2011
Rohnert Park Public Safety Station One Art Installation Project
Rohnert Park
General/mixed
Description
Deadline: 10-03-2008
The Los Angeles Women's Theatre Is Now Accepting Submissions!
North Hollywood
General/mixed
Description
Deadline: 08-31-2008
Phyllis Stein Art - Call for Artists
Los Angeles
Visual Arts
Description
Deadline: 09-30-2009
Studio Visit Magazine
Boston
Visual Arts
Description
Deadline: 08-31-2008
The Crucible's Holiday Gifty Art Sale
Oakland
General/mixed
Description
Deadline: 11-03-2008
GRO's 24th Annual January Juried Show
Pt. Reyes Station
General/mixed
Description
Deadline: 10-31-2008
Aferro Studio Residency 12/15/08
Newark
General/mixed
Description
Deadline: 12-15-2008
Fine Contemporary Crafts
Raleigh
Visual Arts
Description
Deadline: 10-01-2008
The Sacramento Housing Alliance Hosts
Sacramento
General/mixed
Description
Deadline: 09-26-2008
BODY + ART + DISEASE SYMPOSIUM
Los Angeles
General/mixed
Description
Deadline: 09-30-2008
2009 Bok Kai Festival Poster Applications
Marysville
Visual Arts
Description
Deadline: 10-01-2008
Call for entries, International Juried Art Exhibition 2008
New York, NY
General/mixed
Description
Deadline: 09-01-2008
Library Sculpture
Redding
Visual Arts
Description
Deadline: 09-30-2008
Call for Poetry Submissions
Los Angeles
Writing
Description
Deadline: 02-01-2009
Music sought for L.A. 311 line
Los Angeles
Music
Description
Deadline: 08-30-2008
Los Angeles Women's Theatre Festival
Los Angeles
Theater
Description
Deadline: 08-30-2008
Public Art RFP: Sacramento Metro Airport Expansion DEADLINE EXTENDED
Sacramento
Visual Arts
Description
Deadline: 09-15-2008
The Ticket Booth
San Francisco
Film
Description
Deadline: 01-01-2010
Free Monthly Art Contests for Cash Prizes
Visual Arts
Description
Deadline: 08-31-2008
call for entries: Paperworks on and of Paper
Pensacola
General/mixed
Description
Deadline: 10-09-2008
Call for Landscape Painters
Stockton
Visual Arts
Description
Deadline: 11-03-2008
Call for artists; international art community
Brussels, Germany
General/mixed
Description
Deadline: 08-31-2008
call for artist
Greve in Chianti FI
Visual Arts
Description
Deadline: 11-15-2008
Art Buzz, The 2009 Collection - call for entries
Seminole
Visual Arts
Description
Deadline: 09-30-2008
25th Annual Northern Mines Exhibition
Grass Valley
Visual Arts
Description
Deadline: 09-06-2008
Call to Visual Artists
Portland, OR
Visual Arts
Description
Deadline: 08-31-2008
Interplay Sculpture Competition
Maryland
Visual Arts
Description
Deadline: 09-02-2008
Call for Eco-Artists and Crafters
(internet based)
Visual Arts
Description
Deadline: 01-01-2010
Art Buzz, The 2009 Collection - competition/opportunity
Seminole, FL
Visual Arts
Description
Deadline: 09-30-2008
Co-curator
San Francisco
Visual Arts
Description
Deadline: 01-01-2010
Alameda County Artwork Purchase Program
Alameda
Visual Arts
Description
Deadline: 05-30-2009
Call for artists - residence in Italy
Florence, Italy
General/mixed
Description
Deadline: 05-01-2009
Sculpture Exhibition and Competition
Carmel, CA
Visual Arts
Description
Deadline: 12-31-2008
2009 Residency in Applied Arts
Milwaukee, WI
Other
Description
Deadline: 03-06-2009
The Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts
Nebraska City,NE
General/mixed
Description
Deadline: 03-01-2009
World Wide Arts
Los Angeles
Visual Arts
Description
Deadline: 03-01-2009
Digital Art & Photography, Call for Entries
Ventura
General/mixed
Description
Deadline: 02-01-2009
The Montana Artists Refuge
Basin, MT
Other
Description
Deadline: 03-01-2009
Ongoing Call to Artists
San Rafael, CA
Visual Arts
Description
Deadline: 03-01-2009
Fresh Surface Call for Artist Submissions
New York City
Visual Arts
Description
Deadline: 03-01-2009