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Deadline: April 20, 2025

Artist Opportunity Type: Exhibition
Entry Fee: $25 for one entry, $40 for two to four entries, and $5 per each additional entry.
Open to (any restrictions on entries): Open Internationally
Exhibition/Event Dates: July 11 - August 8, 2025
Event Location (City/Venue):  Manifest Creative Research Gallery and Drawing Center, Woodburn Avenue, Cincinnati, OH, 45206
Contact: Jason Franz, info@manifestgallery.org
Additional Information: The Cincinnati based non-profit arts organization and gallery, Manifest, invites current visual art and design graduate students and MFA/MA degree recipients since January 2024 to submit works of art in any media, genre, subject matter, or content, traditional and non-traditional.
Every year Manifest offers an opportunity just for graduate students to exhibit at our gallery in Cincinnati. This 19th installment of the Master Pieces project will continue to reveal the intensity and professionalism of students working towards their terminal academic degree in the field of art or design. Often the most exceptional work comes out of these artists’ immersion in their culture of study and intellectual pursuit. Manifest’s goal, therefore, is to select works that set the standard of quality that the artist is expected to maintain throughout his or her professional career and justify the degree of Master.
$25 for one entry, $40 for two to four entries, and $5 per each additional entry.
Includes exhibitor honorarium of $50 for each exhibiting artist, and new Grand Jury Award of $1,000 for one jury-selected work from among the exhibits on view.
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Deadline: April 20, 2025

Artist Opportunity Type: Exhibition
Entry Fee: $25 for one entry, $40 for two to four entries, and $5 per each additional entry.
Open to (any restrictions on entries): Open Internationally
Exhibition/Event Dates: July 11 - August 8, 2025
Event Location (City/Venue):  Manifest Creative Research Gallery and Drawing Center, Woodburn Avenue, Cincinnati, OH, 45206
Contact: Jason Franz, info@manifestgallery.org
Additional Information: The Cincinnati based non-profit arts organization and gallery, Manifest, invites visual artists and designers to submit original works which incorporate text or letter forms. Open to all traditional and non-traditional genre and media, including 2D, 3D, etc.
Not long after humanity began drawing, drawings evolved into writing. Pictures became symbols, abstraction blossomed, and language became visual. Two branches, sharing one root, carried forward people's ideas, feelings, and plans. The visual and the verbal arts shared the role of encapsulating civilization's data. And they continue to do so today, in so many wondrous and varied ways. TEXTUALITY is an exhibit that inquires into the overlap of these two branches, seeking examples of where the verbal is made visual, where language returns into image.
$45 for up to three entries. $5 per each additional entry.
Includes honorarium of $50 for each exhibiting artist, and Grand Jury Award of $1,000 for one jury-selected work from among the exhibits on view.

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Deadline: April 20, 2025

Artist Opportunity Type: Exhibition
Entry Fee: $25 for one entry, $40 for two to four entries, and $5 per each additional entry.
Open to (any restrictions on entries): Open Internationally
Exhibition/Event Dates: July 11 - August 8, 2025
Event Location (City/Venue):  Manifest Creative Research Gallery and Drawing Center, Woodburn Avenue, Cincinnati, OH, 45206
Contact: Jason Franz, info@manifestgallery.org
Additional Information: The Cincinnati based non-profit arts organization and gallery, Manifest, invites visual artists and designers to submit original works of art about play, impulse, the fantastic, the fanciful, the mercurial, and the flighty. Open to all traditional and non-traditional genre and media, including 2D, 3D, etc.
A whimsical thing is playful. It is unserious in the best way, shrugging off gravitas to remain unencumbered by serious concerns. Whimsy embraces play and forgoes responsibility; whimsy makes light.
Capricious and cruel, curious and joyful, whimsy is a result of instinct, a spasmodic reaction to an itch. If you do something on a whim, you didn’t think about why you’re doing it, but you permit yourself to follow an impulse. Following that desire leads to unconventional results and embraces unpredicted ends. Whimsy builds to the wonderful and the surreal, inspired by flights of fantasy.
$45 for up to three entries. $5 per each additional entry.
Includes honorarium of $50 for each exhibiting artist, and Grand Jury Award of $1,000 for one jury-selected work from among the exhibits on view.

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Deadline: April 24, 2025

Artist Opportunity Type: Exhibition
Entry Fee: $0
Open to (any restrictions on entries): Open to photographers exploring movement/impressionism.
Exhibition/Event Dates: Summer-Fall 2025 , To be determined, Louisville, KY
Event Location (City/Venue):  To be determined, Louisville, KY
Contact: Chenoa Buster, jcbuster98@gmail.com
Additional Information: Marking It is a photographic impressionism exhibition exploring movement—whether through dance, everyday motion, or other kinetic forms. This exhibition seeks photographers who experiment with blur, distortion, and abstraction to capture the essence of movement rather than static stillness. Selected works will be exhibited alongside photography by Chenoa Buster, and Layla Gritton. The venue is to be determined, but likely will be based in the Louisville area. The exhibition is curated by Chenoa Works.
Submission Deadline: April 24th, 2025
Open to photographers exploring movement/impressionism.
There is no entry fee.
Each artist may submit 3–5 images.
Accepted formats: JPEG, PNG (max file size 10MB each).
Artists will be notified of selection by May 3rd, 2025.
Artists receive entire amount if their work is purchased during the show.
Art must be ready to hang upon delivery of artwork (framed) and can be of any size.
For questions, contact Chenoa Buster at jcbuster98@gmail.com.
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Deadline: April 25, 2025

Artist Opportunity Type: Exhibition/fair/market
Entry Fee: free
Open to (any restrictions on entries): Adult artists
Exhibition/Event Dates: May 1-4, 2025
Event Location (City/Venue):  Logan Street Market, 1001 Logan St, Louisville, KY 40204
Contact: Angela Hagan, angela@louisvillevisualart.org
Additional Information: Louisville Visual Art is seeking adult artists to participate in an open call for booth space during Derby Weekend at Logan Street Market, located at 1001 Logan Street, Louisville, KY 40204. This opportunity runs from May 1–4, 2025, and offers artists a chance to showcase and sell their work during one of the city's most vibrant weekends. There is no entry fee to apply, and space is limited. Interested artists should contact Angela Hagan at angela@louisvillevisualart.org for more information or to reserve a booth.

Deadline: April 25, 2025

Artist Opportunity Type: Exhibition
Entry Fee: $20
Open to (any restrictions on entries): Open to all Kentucky Residents 18+
Exhibition/Event Dates: May 16 - September 15
Event Location (City/Venue):  Sanctuary, 573 N. Limestone, Lexington, KY, 40508
Contact: Brooke Harris, brooke.erin.harris@gmail.com
Additional Information: We invite artists to submit works for our upcoming spring/summer show.
Because of the use of our event space, we are seeking artwork that embodies a sense of quiet beauty, and balance. Pieces should explore soft palettes. All mediums are welcome, including but not limited to painting, sculpture, photography, mixed media, and textiles.
Entry Fee: $20 - up to four works
Exhibition Dates: May 16 - September 15
Exhibition Reception: Friday, May 16 (Gallery Hop)
All mediums accepted provided work can be wall mounted.
Submissions must be wall ready i.e wired etc., when delivered.
Works on paper must be framed.
This gallery seeks art that elevates the space and brings beauty and light. Work that is political or sexual in nature cannot be considered. Accepted work to be for sale. Because of the height of the gallery walls, please submit work that is at least 24 inches wide and at least 24 inches tall.
This exhibition will be at Sanctuary (573 N. Limestone, Lexington, 40508) See more information about the space at sanctuarylex.com. 
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Deadline: April 26, 2025

Artist Opportunity Type: Exhibition
Entry Fee: $0
Open to (any restrictions on entries): all
Exhibition/Event Dates: May 1, 2025
Event Location (City/Venue):  515 West Breckinridge Street, Louisville, Kentucky, 40202
Contact: Max Selby info@artxfm.com
Additional Information: For this exhibition, community members and ALL XOX PROGRAMS are asked to
turn an old vinyl record into a piece of ART! Painted, Melted,
Assembled -- Please get creative with this project!
If you prefer to create with others, we will be hosting a Vinyl
Art-Making Party during the closing ceremonies of Vinylthon 2025
beginning at 5 PM on Sunday, April 13th! Join us for the grill-out!
Once you finish your piece, please complete the Google Submission Doc
below and drop it off at ART FM by Saturday, April 24th. More
information & ideas to get you started are available here:
ART FM: The Art Show
https://www.artxfm.com/theartshow/
Google Submission Doc:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdIUkQj4CwrqZMkHYoGLJ-5aZr_sarAkVXr1EL0TTc06hz5SA/viewform
At the exhibition, the vinyl artwork will be sold as a fundraiser for
the nonprofit operations of ART FM Louisville. These records will
protect free speech and keep community voices on the air!
When things get tough, the tough get creative! This is a fun way to
keep our programming independent and commercial free. We hope you will
participate! OUT OF TOWN PARTICIPANTS
Send at your own risk to
ART FM
P.O. Box 5103
Louisville, Kentucky 40255
Art must be received by April 25th to be included in the exhibit.
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Deadline: May 2, 2025

Artist Opportunity Type: Exhibition
Entry Fee: $30
Open to (any restrictions on entries): A competitive show in all mediums. ). Work must feature trains, in particular the importance of trains in La Grange and Oldham County.
Exhibition/Event Dates: 5/6/2025-5/31/2025
Event Location (City/Venue): Gallery 104, 104 East Main Street, LaGrange, KY, 40031
Contact: Jacqueline Bryan, shows@gallery104.org
Additional Information: No size restrictions within reason.
Please complete a prospectus found at aaooc.org under shows and return with images to shows@gallery104.org
Show information: https://aaooc.org/Upcoming-Shows
Prospectus: https://aaooc.org/ShowProspectus
*Since this is around Derby additional drop off opportunities can be scheduled in advance with the show chair.

Deadline: May 3 2025

Artist Opportunity Type: Exhibition
Entry Fee: $0
Open to (any restrictions on entries): No AI or prints except for photos; canvas size limit is 48x60, sculpture must be table top size. No student work
Please Include medium, size, artist name and price. 

Date: May 8-July 5
Event Location (City/Venue): Chestnuts and Pearls, 157 E Main , New Albany, IN, 47150
Contact: Linda Williams innbridge@aol.com
Additional Information: to form a mental image of (something not actually present to the senses). to think, believe, or fancy
— to think that something exists or is true, although in fact it is not real or true
Imaginary, made up, not real, pretended, false, a tale

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Deadline: May 4, 2025

Artist Opportunity Type: Exhibition
Entry Fee: $20
Open to (any restrictions on entries): Kinhouse Gallery is seeking work for their fiber-based open call, Fiber Friends.
Historically, fiber art has been a medium that brings folks together. From quilting bees to weaving groups, fiber work has the power to bring people together and create circles of connection and care. Juried by internationally acclaimed fiber artist Cassie Arnold, we invite submissions that reflect a range of work related to and including fiber based mediums and materials. Submissions may range from traditional loom weavings to collaged or mixed media works. Submissions should include a fiber based material or technique; innovative, unexpected, and exploratory submissions within the fiber category are encouraged. This exhibition will create a soft circle of fiber related works for viewers to experience, connecting artists and viewers in community.
All artists who submit to this call will be invited to a Fiber Friends Zoom hosted by Kinhouse co-directors Kaylan Buteyn and Dana Caldera as well as our juror Cassie Arnold. During the zoom we will discuss our favorite contemporary fiber based artworks as well as facilitate discussion and connection! Bringing along a fiber based artwork to stitch, knit, sew, or work on during the zoom call is encouraged! ;) 
Exhibition/Event Dates: July 16th, 2025 - August 20th, 2025 
Event Location (City/Venue): Kinhouse Gallery,  1601 Oakland St, Fort Wayne, IN, 46808
Contact: Kinhouse Team kinhouseart@gmail.com
Additional Information:About Juror Cassie Arnold
Cassie received her BFA in Visual Art Studies from the University of North Texas. She has spent the last decade teaching in both private and public secondary schools and has showcased her work in Fiberart International where she received First Prize, Ashurst Art Prize in London, Mother Art Prize in London, Birth Rites Collection at Kings College, Fantastic Fibers International Exhibition, and numerous other Fine Art exhibitions around the United States and Europe. Currently her work is in Acts of Creation: On Art and Motherhood, a traveling exhibition sponsored by Hayward Gallery Touring in the UK and curated by art critic, Hettie Judah. Cassie's work has also been featured in international publications such as SLEEK Magazine in Berlin, Vogue Russia, Glamour Brazil, Maker's Magazine's Women's Issue, Friend of the Artist, and Fiber Art Now's Excellence in Fibers Exhibition. Cassie, her partner, and three kids live, work, and play in Denton, Texas.

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Deadline: May 2, 2025

Artist Opportunity Type: Exhibition
Entry Fee: $45 for up to THREE entries submitted. $5 per each additional entry.
Open to (any restrictions on entries): open Internationally
Exhibition/Event Dates: August 16 - September 13, 2025
Event Location (City/Venue): Manifest Creative Research Gallery and Drawing CenterE, 2727 Woodburn Avenue, Cincinnati, OH, 45206
Contact: info@manifestgallery.org
Additional Information: The Cincinnati based non-profit arts organization and gallery, Manifest, invites visual artists and designers to submit original works of art in any media, any genre/style, and any size in tandem with another artist. Open to all traditional and non-traditional genre and media, including 2D, 3D, etc.
Often artists develop special bonds supporting, critiquing, challenging, and celebrating each other's works over years and lifetimes, all while maintaining an informal peer relationship. Or maybe, sometimes, they just maintain a strong affinity for one another's work—one of the best forms of support and critical validation there is, respect by a peer one respects in-turn.
Out of respect for this artist-artist relationship—perhaps the most vital force in supporting quality and achievement in the visual arts—we offer BUDDY SYSTEM* for the first time ever, aiming to exhibit paired works of art by artists who share mutual respect and participate in this important peer support system.
It is important to note that this project is open to any artist at any level. The sole criteria for the pairing is that the relationship between the two is one of admiration, respect, support, friendship, or other positive peer engagement.
$45 for up to three entries. $5 per each additional entry.
Includes honorarium of $50 for each exhibiting artist, and Grand Jury Award of $1,000 for one jury-selected work from among the exhibits on view.
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Deadline: May 3, 2025

Artist Opportunity Type: Exhibition
Entry Fee: $45 for up to THREE entries submitted. $5 per each additional entry.
Open to (any restrictions on entries): open Internationally
Exhibition/Event Dates: August 15 - September 12, 2025
Event Location (City/Venue): Manifest Creative Research Gallery and Drawing CenterE, 2727 Woodburn Avenue, Cincinnati, OH, 45206
Contact: info@manifestgallery.org
Additional Information: 
The Cincinnati based non-profit arts organization and gallery, Manifest, invites visual artists and designers to submit original works that address the uncovered human form. Open to any and all traditional and non-traditional 2D and 3D visual arts media.
The human body is a popular subject for many reasons, the most obvious being that it is us. Throughout history (and pre-history) the representation of the human form has been charged with tremendous energy. Whether it be a religious edict that one should not depict the human form—a taboo, or the glorious opposite—a revelation of mastery over form in the crafting of sensuous and life-like physical human beauty, the art of the body has moved us through time.
Through all the permutations art has experienced across history, work of the body persists. We use the human nude to master skill, understand ourselves, and push social and psychological buttons for the sake of expression (sensual, delicate, political, social, narrative, spiritual, and so on). We intend for Manifest's ongoing annual NUDE project, now in its 17th year, to explore how our collective body is used today in art to achieve these goals and more.
$45 for up to three entries submitted. $5 per each additional entry.
Includes honorarium of $50 for each exhibiting artist and Grand Jury Award of $1,000 for one jury-selected work from among the exhibits on view.
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Deadline: May 4, 2025

Artist Opportunity Type: Exhibition
Entry Fee: $45 for up to THREE entries submitted. $5 per each additional entry.
Open to (any restrictions on entries): open Internationally
Exhibition/Event Dates: August 15 - September 12, 2025
Event Location (City/Venue): Manifest Creative Research Gallery and Drawing CenterE, 2727 Woodburn Avenue, Cincinnati, OH, 45206
Contact: info@manifestgallery.org
Additional Information: The Cincinnati based non-profit arts organization and gallery, Manifest, invites visual artists and designers to submit original works of art about clothing, things that adorn or extend the body, and anything we wear. Open to all traditional and non-traditional genre and media, including 2D, 3D, etc.
First and foremost, we dress as a matter of utility: to protect ourselves from nature, to augment or facilitate our physical abilities, and to cover the parts of ourselves we do not wish for others to touch or see.
Clothing, however, is a language all its own. The nuances of what we wear are a way to tell the world, and affirm to ourselves, what we are. The quote from RuPaul, “We are born naked, and the rest is drag”, is a pop-cultural sentiment that contains a deep truth: A kid’s dress-up box doesn’t just contain costumes, it contains identities.
What do you put on in the morning? What does it say about you? What are these things that we wear made from, what do they do, what do they say, and where do they go?
$45 for up to three entries. $5 per each additional entry.
Includes honorarium of $50 for each exhibiting artist, and Grand Jury Award of $1,000 for one jury-selected work from among the exhibits on view.
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Deadline: May 7, 2025

Artist Opportunity Type: Fair or Festival
Entry Fee: $0
Open to (any restrictions on entries): Emerging and established designers.
Exhibition/Event Dates: 6/7/25
Event Location (City/Venue): Corydon, IN
 113 E Beaver St, Corydon, Indiana, 47112
Contact:Holly Poole, holly@harrisoncountyarts.org
Additional Information:     Sustainable Couture celebrates the transformation of everyday items into art of fashion. Designers who create fashion out of everyday items, reused items, unusual recycled material, upcycled ensembles, or slow fashion processes please apply!
Sustainable Couture builds on the incredible success of our first fashion show, Upcycle which brought together designers of unique talents. This event will also mark Harrison County Arts 20th anniversary, and we hope to celebrate our longevity with stylish success. Let’s make this event a truly memorable celebration of creativity, confidence, and community!
Provide your own models.
Fashion Show Location TBD, but will be in Corydon, IN
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Deadline: ongoing

Artist Opportunity Type: Volunteer opportunity
Entry Fee: o
Open to (any restrictions on entries): Adults
Exhibition/Event Dates: May 9th
Event Location (City/Venue): Varies
Contact: Savannah, Savannah@louisvillevisualart.org
Additional Information: We’re looking for a few helping hands to support our Centennial Luncheon Fundraiser! Volunteers will assist with event set-up and take-down, ushering guests to their seats, and helping things run smoothly overall. If you're available and would like to be part of this special celebration, we’d love to have you on the team!

Deadline: May 13, 2025

Artist Opportunity Type: Grant
Entry Fee: $40 to submit 10 images
Open to (any restrictions on entries): All visual artists are eligible.
Exhibition/Event Dates: 05/14/25
Event Location (City/Venue): online
Contact: info@hopperprize.org
Additional Information:  The Hopper Prize is now accepting entries for our Spring 2025 artist grants.
We are offering grants in the amount of $3,500 (2 available) and $1,000 (4 available) to artists & photographers worldwide working in all media.
In total, 6 artists will receive unrestricted cash grants totaling $11,000.
Our open call provides you with a direct path to get your work in front of an international community of curators, artists, gallerists, and arts administrators.
In addition to grants, 30 artists will be selected for a shortlist. Additional exposure is available via our online Journal as well as our Instagram feed, currently reaching an audience over 150k.
This is an international open call available to artists around the world. All visual art media is eligible.
Deadline: May 13, 2025
Submit your work at https://hopperprize.org

Deadline: May 16, 2025

Artist Opportunity Type: Fair or Festival
Entry Fee: $25 jury; $230 booth
Open to (any restrictions on entries): Ceramics, Consumables, Drawing, Digital Art, Fiber, Glass, Jewelry, 2D Mixed-Media, 3D Mixed Media, Metal/Blacksmithing, Painting, Photography, Sculpture, Wood.
Exhibition/Event Dates: June 14-15, 2025
Event Location (City/Venue): The Maples Park, 6826 W State Hwy 22, Crestwood, KY, 40014
Contact: Erin Gillespie, artsongreen@aaooc.org
Additional Information:  Arts on the Green is a juried Fine Arts and Crafts Festival benefiting the Arts Association of Oldham County (AAOC), a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Now in its 25th year, this festival takes place in the beautiful 22-acre Maples Park in Crestwood, KY on June 14-15, 2025.
Festival Dates and Times:
Saturday, June 14, 2025: 10am - 5pm
Sunday, June 15, 2025: 10am - 4pm
Key Deadlines:
Rolling Jury Process: Through May 15, 2025
Invite Notifications: By May 16, 2025
Acceptance Deadline: May 23, 2025
Booth Fee Payment Deadline: May 23, 2025
In order to be included on promotional material, fees must be paid by 5/23/2025
Artist Amenities:
Early Bird & AAOC Members discount
Friday check-in & set-up
Golf cart assistance for loading & unloading
Onsite artist parking
Free artist brunch Saturday & Sunday
Booth sitters
Security Friday & Saturday nights
Discounted hotel rates in La Grange (10 minutes from park)
Professional marketing campaign
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Deadline: ongoing

Artist Opportunity Type: Volunteer opportunity
Entry Fee: o
Open to (any restrictions on entries): Adults, High schoolers welcomed
Exhibition/Event Dates: May 18th 2-5pm
Event Location (City/Venue): Varies
Contact: Annette, Annette@louisvillevisualart.org
Additional Information: We're looking for enthusiastic volunteers to help make Family Fun Day a success—come join us for a day of community, creativity, and fun!

Deadline: May 30, 2025

Artist Opportunity Type: Exhibition
Entry Fee: $30
Open to (any restrictions on entries): A competitive art show in all mediums interpreting the equine community.
Exhibition/Event Dates:    6/3/2025-6/28/2025
Event Location (City/Venue): Gallery 104, 104 East Main Street, LaGrange, KY, 40031
Contact: Jacqueline Bryan, shows@gallery104.org
Additional Information: No size restrictions within reason.
Please complete a prospectus found at aaooc.org under shows and return with images to shows@gallery104.org
Show information: https://aaooc.org/Upcoming-Shows
Prospectus: https://aaooc.org/ShowProspectus

Deadline: ongoing

Artist Opportunity Type: Volunteer opportunity
Entry Fee: o
Open to (any restrictions on entries): Adults, High schoolers welcomed
Exhibition/Event Dates: June 2 through August 1
Event Location (City/Venue): Varies
Contact: Annette, Annette@louisvillevisualart.org
Additional Information: We are now accepting sign ups for spring break and summer camp volunteers for 2025. This is a great chance to get teaching experience, volunteer hours, and makes for a great line on a resume! Camps are held at the United Crescent Hill Ministries building (UCHM), the Waterfront Park and the LVA Center for Art & Creativity, please check the location of your camps. Volunteers can learn about the different camps LVA will be offering online here. The Cultural Pass is held at the LVA Center for Art & Creativity and you can learn about our CP summer class here.

Adult Volunteers Sign up HERE | Youth Volunteers Sign Up Here

Deadline: June 1, 2025

Artist Opportunity Type: Exhibition
Entry Fee: $35 for 1 show proposal — Use code “SUPPORT” for $10 off your submission fee if needed, no questions asked
Open to (any restrictions on entries): Kinhouse seeks to support emerging and mid-career artists with this meaningful opportunity to facilitate their own art exhibition in our space! We welcome proposals for solo or small group exhibitions, collaborations, artist collectives or groups, performances, installations, and site-specific artwork. Exhibitions will be considered for our 2026 programming year and we will select between 2-6 proposals. Each selected exhibition proposal will be awarded a stipend of $250 for the artist(s) to use at their discretion.
Curators are also welcome to submit proposals for our space! Proposals are never final but we consider strong proposals to have a clear vision, statement, compelling visuals and consideration towards diversity and inclusion.
Selected artists/curators will receive from us:
- Communication and support leading up to the exhibition
- Installation support at the exhibition
- 2-6 week use of our gallery space for your exhibition
- Promotion and marketing of your artwork and exhibition on our platforms
- $250 stipend for use for your exhibition preparations at your discretion
- Professional documentation of the exhibition and rights to use the images
We welcome submissions from persons of all genders and backgrounds. Work samples may be submitted in a proposed form (not yet finished). See full APPLICATION HERE
Exhibition/Event Dates: TBA
Event Location (City/Venue): Kinhouse Gallery,  1601 Oakland St, Fort Wayne, IN, 46808
Contact: Kinhouse Team kinhouseart@gmail.com
Additional Information: PDF Submission Should Include:
Artist/Curator names at the top of the document
Ensure the document is legible (black text on white background is best)
Proposed exhibition title
Artists to be included (artists should be confirmed) with each artist’s pronouns and location
Artist bios, websites and social media links
Exhibition statement
Images of work (include title, year, materials and dimensions for all work. 20 images maximum)
Link to video work (if included in proposal)

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Deadline: June 1, 2025

Artist Opportunity Type: Exhibition
Entry Fee: Each proposal must be accompanied by a $50 non-refundable submission fee.
Open to (any restrictions on entries): Open Internationally.
Exhibition/Event Dates: September 2025- September 2026
Event Location (City/Venue): Manifest Creative Research Gallery and Drawing Center, 2727 Woodburn Avenue, Cincinnati, OH, 45206
Contact: info@manifestgallery.org
Additional Information:The Cincinnati based non-profit arts organization and gallery, Manifest, invites visual artists and designers to submit proposals of original bodies of work for consideration during the 2025/26 exhibit season.
On average, one-third of Manifest's exhibits are dedicated to solo exhibits. Solo exhibitors have included local, regional, and national artists from as far away as New York City, San Francisco, Canada, and Hong Kong. It is important to our non-profit mission that each of our seasons of free public exhibits consist of a balanced mix of solo and group thematic projects. The group shows provide diversity of approach, media, style, and geographic origin, while the solo exhibits provide a deeper insight into an artist's vision. Open to all traditional and non-traditional genre and media.
Anyone can submit a proposal. Artists should bear in mind the need for a consistent and very strong body of work when submitting. Quality of documentation/images affects the committee's impression of the submitting artist.
Each proposal must be accompanied by a $50 non-refundable submission fee.
Includes honorarium of $100 for each solo exhibiting artist, and Grand Jury Award of $1,000 for one jury-selected work from among the exhibits on view.
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Deadline: June 5, 2025

Artist Opportunity Type: Exhibition
Entry Fee: 0
Open to (any restrictions on entries): Open to all local artists. Original artwork only.
Exhibition/Event Dates: 6/28/2025 
Event Location (City/Venue): StudioWorkZ @ Zoom Group Main Building, 4545 Taylorsville Road, Louisville, KENTUCKY, 40220
Contact: Tory Zakarian, tzakarian@zoomgroup.org
Additional Information:ZG | StudioWorkZ Gallery is seeking artwork for our summer exhibition: Between the Lines. The show will feature artwork inspired by the written word. Artists can use any medium, but entries must be inspired by text from either a book, play, poem, song, or film script. All artwork must be submitted along with an excerpt from the written work that inspired it. Excerpts must be no greater than 1 paragraph.
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Deadline: June 19, 2025

Artist Opportunity Type: Fair or Festival
Entry Fee: 0
Open to (any restrictions on entries): Revelry Gallery is thrilled to present our Artist Alley event! This special pop-up market brings together a curated selection of talented local artists, makers, and creatives, offering a unique opportunity for the community to engage directly with Louisville’s finest. Attendees can explore an inspiring array of original artwork, handmade goods, and one-of-a-kind creations while connecting with the artists behind them.
All applications for the Summerfest Event are due 6/19/25 by 11:59pm. We will respond to all prospective applicants the following week on or before 6/26/25.
Exhibition/Event Dates: 7/19/25
Event Location (City/Venue): Revelry Boutique + Gallery, 742 E Market St, Louisville, KY, 40202
Contact: Jacob Grant, jacob@revelrygallery.com
Additional Information: We are offering 11 spots for 10’ x 10’ size booths. For all prospective vendors, please note the following:
What does being a vendor entail?
Your 50% down payment will be sent to your email upon application approval.
In case of severe weather, Revelry will provide a full refund of your vendor fee.
Booth Area: 10’ x 10’
Please provide your own tables, displays for Merchandise, and indicate whether you will need access to electricity.
Please ensure you have a proper Point of Sale System for your booth (PayPal, Square, Venmo, etc.).
All vendors will be required to pay a $200 booth fee upon acceptance of her application. Our booth fee guarantees protection for artists retaining 100% of the sales they may make on this occasion.
You are responsible for all hand-made products you choose to sell in this event. Any lost, stolen, or damaged merchandise is not liable by Revelry Boutique + Gallery.
We are confined to a small space at Revelry and cannot afford to store any booth materials. Before submitting your application, please note the following:
Our Artist Alley will be active from 12-6pm. Set-up will begin at 10am and Take-Down will begin directly after the event from 6-8pm. 
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Deadline: June 26, 2025

Artist Opportunity Type: Workshop
Entry Fee: $560
Open to (any restrictions on entries): All.
Exhibition/Event Dates:June 27-29, 2025
Event Location (City/Venue): Manifest Drawing Center, 3464 Central Parkway, Cincinnati, Ohio, 45223
Contact: Kevin Leigh-Manuell, kevin@manifestvisualarts.org
Additional Information: This life drawing workshop redefines the practice of “working from the model” by shifting the focus from replicating appearance to seeing the figure through the language of drawing itself. Rather than striving to make drawings look more like figures, participants will explore how figures come into focus by looking more like drawings. Through careful study of select figure drawings and guided exercises, artists will engage with alternative ways of seeing natural forms—modes that even contemporary figurative artists have largely overlooked. This approach places the idea of natural movement at the center of life drawing, allowing participants to break away from rigid, lens-based observation. Artists will learn to recognize the unique qualities of life drawings that prioritize bodily movement over photographic accuracy, construct drawings through comparison rather than direct transcription, and convey the position and direction of the body’s major masses. By embracing this dynamic method, participants will “choreograph” their drawings, allowing each major form to move along its own trajectory, resulting in expressive and compelling figure studies.
About the instructor:
Randy Melick is an accomplished artist and educator specializing in figure drawing and artistic anatomy. With over 35 years of experience teaching life drawing at both the graduate and undergraduate levels, he has instructed students at numerous institutions including the Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts where he was the Deane G. Keller Endowed Chair of Classical Drawing and Figurative Art, and Chair of the Drawing Department. Melick's drawings have been exhibited in prominent galleries and venues around the world, including in Paris, New York, San Francisco, Atlanta, and Cincinnati. His extensive teaching background and artistic practice have established him as a respected figure in the field of figure drawing. Randy currently lives and works in Michigan.

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Deadline: June 27, 2025

Artist Opportunity Type: Exhibition
Entry Fee: $30
Open to (any restrictions on entries): A competitive art show in the watercolor medium of all subjects.
Exhibition/Event Dates: 7/1/2025-7/26/2025
Event Location (City/Venue): Gallery 104, 104 East Main Street, LaGrange, KY, 40031
Contact: Jacqueline Bryan, shows@gallery104.org
Additional Information: No size restrictions within reason.
Please complete a prospectus found at aaooc.org under shows and return with images to shows@gallery104.org
Show information: https://aaooc.org/Upcoming-Shows
Prospectus: https://aaooc.org/ShowProspectus
*Contact the show chair for an alternate drop off date if traveling for the holiday.

Deadline: June 30, 2025

Artist Opportunity Type: Exhibition
Entry Fee: $0
Open to (any restrictions on entries): Open call to artists for solo or small group exhibitions for 2026
Exhibition/Event Dates: Open call to artists for solo or small group exhibitions for 2026
Event Location (City/Venue): Owensboro Convention Center, downtown riverfront in Owensboro, ky. 2nd st, Owensboro, Ky, 42301
Contact: Frederica Huff fredericadiane@hotmail.com
Additional Information: Artwork must be able to hang on the wall

Deadline: July 5, 2025

Artist Opportunity Type: Exhibition
Entry Fee: $45 member, $55 non-member
Open to (any restrictions on entries): This juried competition is open to all artists, 18 years of age and over, who currently reside in the United States.
Exhibition/Event Dates: September 26 – October 18, 2025
Event Location (City/Venue): Gallery Fourty-Two, 42 East Washington St, Indianapolis, Indiana, 46204
Contact: Duane King, saliabstractshow@gmail.com
Additional Information: Call for Entries
SALI National Abstract Art Exhibition XX, September 26 – October 18, 2025.
This juried competition is open to all artists, 18 years of age and over, who currently reside in the United States. Over $2,000 in cash awards. Entry website at www.southsideartleague.org/abstract or SASE to Southside Art League, 299 E. Broadway, Greenwood, IN 46143. Entry fee $45 member, $55 non-member for up to three entries. DEADLINE: JULY 5, 2025

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Deadline: August 15, 2025

Artist Opportunity Type: Exhibition
Entry Fee: $30
Open to (any restrictions on entries): A competitive art show in all mediums with a garden/farm harvest theme.
Exhibition/Event Dates:     8/19/2025-10/13/2025
Event Location (City/Venue): Gallery 104, 104 East Main Street, LaGrange, KY, 40031
Contact: Jacqueline Bryan, shows@gallery104.org
Additional Information: No size restrictions within reason.
Please complete a prospectus found at aaooc.org under shows and return with images to shows@gallery104.org
Show information: https://aaooc.org/Upcoming-Shows
Prospectus: https://aaooc.org/ShowProspectus

Founded in 1909, Louisville Visual Art (LVA) nurtures our city's diverse artists throughout their creative lifecycles with youth art education, professional artist development, and art in public spaces. Since 1925, we've inspired future generations of creative leaders through Children's Fine Art Classes (CFAC). Our outreach programs span the Louisville Metro, enriching diverse communities. From our creative hub in the Portland neighborhood, we encourage artists through the Artists Talk with LVA radio show, Curate Purchase Inspire (CPI), Open Studio Weekend, and weekly calls for artists.

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