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Deadline: Ongoing August-December 

Artist Opportunity Type: Workshop
Entry Fee: $25 per session
Open to (any restrictions on entries): All levels of experience welcome. Space is limited.
Exhibition/Event Dates: 8/25/2025-12/01/2025
Event Location (City/Venue): Belmar Studio Arts, 1206 Belmar Drive, Louisville, KY, 40213
Contact: bart@belmartstudioarts.com
Additional Information: These are on going classes. No registration required. Space is limited. Beginners welcome. Students are offered instruction and space to work at their own pace. Students are encouraged to define personal goals to pursue in their work. Owner and Instructor Bart Galloway has 30 + years experience teaching Drawing and Painting to students of all ages and abilities. For more information go to www.belmarstudioarts.com and www.bartgalloway.com. Email: bart@belmarstudioarts.com or call 502-496-3729. Cost*: $25 per session. Some supplies included. Cash or Venmo.
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Deadline: October 10, 2025

Artist Opportunity Type: Exhibit
Entry Fee: $45
Open to (any restrictions on entries): Open Internationally
Exhibition/Event Dates: January 23 - February 20, 2026
Event Location (City/Venue): Manifest Creative Research Gallery and Drawing Center, 2727 Woodburn Avenue, Cincinnati, OH. 
Contact: info@manifestgallery.org
Additional Information: The Cincinnati based non-profit arts organization and gallery, Manifest, invites visual artists and designers to submit works that use or examine repetition, either as a formal approach or as an underlying concept.
Repetition sets precedence. A repeated element, audible, visual, creates a pattern. This pattern, its predictability, leads to rhythm and continuity. It creates a sense of movement in time or place. When you break that pattern and interrupt the flow you have created you subvert that continuity and pull the rug out from the viewer. The use of repetition both builds and disrupts.
Repetition allows for comparison. Being refections of each other, doubles and doppelgängers highlight difference and create a dialogue.
Repetition is action full of care. Re-addressing a familiar subject permits you to return to it again with new knowledge, gained the first time you paid it attention.
Repetition persists. Trying again and again begets mastery. It erodes shorelines and carves canyons.
Repetition disseminates. Multiples, editions, clones, and copies spread, reaching far from where they originated.
$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: October 11, 2025

Artist Opportunity Type: Exhibit
Entry Fee: $45
Open to (any restrictions on entries): Open Internationally
Exhibition/Event Dates: January 23 - February 20, 2026
Event Location (City/Venue): Manifest Creative Research Gallery and Drawing Center, 2727 Woodburn Avenue, Cincinnati, OH. 
Contact: info@manifestgallery.org
Additional Information: The Cincinnati based non-profit arts organization and gallery, Manifest, invites visual artists and designers to submit works that engage with the universal language of numbers, as both measurement and metaphor, structure and symbol.
We live by numbers. We count the days until a child is born, and the days since. We mark time in birthdays, anniversaries, and retirements. We measure progress in grades, salaries, “likes,” years on the job, and steps taken or miles run. Numbers shape how we understand ourselves and the world—our distance traveled, our age, our debts, our hopes.
Numbers are also a language. They describe not only what is tangible but also what lies beyond immediate observation—weather patterns, the speed of light, the pull of gravity, the scale of galaxies. Like letters and type, they carry formal beauty in their shapes and arrangements. Writing the notation for a perfect sphere is so much simpler than drawing one, and yet both actions “mean” the same concept.
$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: October 11, 2025

Artist Opportunity Type: Fair or Festival
Entry Fee: $10
Open to (any restrictions on entries): All are welcome.
Exhibition/Event Dates: Friday & Saturday, October 10–11, 2025, 10 AM – 4 PM
Event Location (City/Venue):Paroquet Springs Conference Center, 395 Paroquet Springs Dr. Shepherdsville KY. 
Contact: info@busyladyquiltshop.com
Additional Information: Calling all quilters, quilt lovers, and fiber artists from across Kentucky and Southern Indiana...
Join us for the 10th annual Bluegrass One Stop Shop Hop!
At this two-day celebration of creativity, the Bluegrass One Stop Shop Hop brings together a variety of quilt shops and vendors, all under one roof. No need to drive from town to town; this unique event delivers the joy of a shop hop with the convenience of a single location. Save money on gas so you can afford to add more fabric to your stash!
Founded by Jennifer Carter, owner of Busy Lady Quilt Shop in Mt. Washington, the Shop Hop has grown into one of the region’s largest quilting gatherings. Whether you are seeking fresh inspiration, specialty supplies, or a vibrant community of fellow quilters and fiber artists, this is one quilting event you don't want to miss!
Highlights include:
~Amazing Vendors featuring fabric, notions, patterns, sewing machines, kits, and more.
~Trunk show with designer Deb Strain, a Moda designer since 1996. Deb has created over 100 collections since she began designing for Moda. Learn how her artwork goes through the stages to get from just an idea to the final product.
~Live demos from area quilt shops, vendors, and instructors
~Door prizes & giveaways throughout the event
~Quilt exhibit by the Mt. Washington Quilting Bees
~Scissors sharpening by Snippy Jim’s. Bring your dull scissors to be sharpened while you shop! 
~Fat quarter pot sponsored by Project Linus
~Inspiration galore!
October 10–11, 2025 
10 AM – 4 PM both days
Located at the Paroquet Springs Conference Center
395 Paroquet Springs Dr
Shepherdsville, KY
For more information visit our website at  https://busyladyquiltshop.com/pages/the-bluegrass-one-stop-shop-hop
Or follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/onestopshophopbluegrass

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Deadline: October 12, 2025

Artist Opportunity Type: Exhibit
Entry Fee: $45
Open to (any restrictions on entries): Open Internationally
Exhibition/Event Dates: January 23 - February 20, 2026
Event Location (City/Venue): Manifest Creative Research Gallery and Drawing Center, 2727 Woodburn Avenue, Cincinnati, OH. 
Contact: info@manifestgallery.org
Additional Information: The Cincinnati based non-profit arts organization and gallery, Manifest, invites visual artists and designers to submit works that examine the aesthetics of technology across time and media.
INTERFACE is an exhibit about the aesthetics of technology, with a focus that includes the emerging trends of new media, but also historical ones. As technologies evolve, so do their looks and feels: business-like terminals, 8-bit pixels, psychedelic pulp, the charm and color of Y2K, even the rhythm and timbre of the never-ending streams in our pockets. Each shift reveals not only technological progress, but cultural mood, nostalgia, and projection into the future.
Yet the aesthetics of our technologies are part of a longer story. Rasping marks in wood, a distinctive brushmark or smudge of oil paint, the crackle of vinyl, or the grain of film all remind us that technology—old or new—imprints itself on the art it makes possible.
$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: October 12, 2025

Artist Opportunity Type: Fair/Festival
Entry Fee: $45
Open to (any restrictions on entries):Any type of LOCAL artist.(No resale of anything manufactured)
Exhibition/Event Dates: Saturday, October 18th 10am-6pm
Event Location (City/Venue): Whet Your Palette Property, 1415 Evergreen Rd
Contact: madison@whetyourpalette.com
Additional Information: Join Us! Whet Your Palette is seeking LOCAL artists to join us for our 4th annual celebration on Sat, October 18th from 10-6pm!
We want to give a space to ANY and ALL artists wether you are just starting out or have been a professional for some time. As long as you are local and you made it, we want to give a reasonably priced space to show what you can do!
Our event will feature:
-Face painting
-Drop-in Painting
-Kids crafts
-Bouncy Castle
-Food truck(s)
-Live music
-Bar
-YOU
Booth cost is $45 for new vendors and booth size is a 10x10 space. If you need a larger space, possibly available upon request. No chairs/tables provided. (Limited number of booths with electricity.)
Please fill out an application and you will be contacted for approval result and further information.

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Deadline: October 12, 2025

Artist Opportunity Type: Grant
Entry Fee: $0
Open to (any restrictions on entries):All professional artists who have been full-time residents in the Great Meadows Foundation region (all 120 counties in Kentucky, plus Clark and Floyd counties in Indiana) for at least one year.
Exhibition/Event Dates: n/a
Event Location (City/Venue):  1131 Logan Street
Contact: natalie@greatmeadowsfoundation.org
Additional Information: Round 29 of Great Meadows Foundation’s Artist Professional Development Grants is now open! To date, we’ve given more than $1.25 million to support Kentucky artists in travel that enriches their artist practice and helps them engage with the global contemporary art discourse. Complete details, including artist eligibility, types of projects funded, and important dates, can be found at greatmeadowsfoundation.org/artist-professional-development-grants/ Remember, ALL applicants are required to have a meeting with the director before applying. The deadline for applicant meetings is October 1, 2025. To schedule a meeting, simply email natalie@greatmeadowsfoundation.org 

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Deadline: October 12, 2025

Artist Opportunity Type: Exhibition
Entry Fee: $36
Open to (any restrictions on entries): Open to all
Exhibition/Event Dates: April 11th - May 15th, 2026
Event Location (City/Venue):  Kinhouse Gallery, 1601 Oakland, Fort Wayne IN
Contact: kinhouseart@gmail.com
Additional Information: Artist parents need time and space to create. And a platform to share their work!
In collaboration with Artist/Mother Podcast, Kinhouse seeks to provide a supportive environment and nourishing resources to help artists who are parents to thrive. 
Two selected artists will receive: 
- 1 month exhibition at our gallery (2 person show)
- a week long stay at our artist residency in Fort Wayne, IN (family friendly and to be used during the 2026 calendar year)
- an interview on the Artist/Mother podcast 
- promotion and marketing of your artwork on our instagram, newsletter and local press outlets
- an exhibition reception on Saturday, April 11th, 2026 
As artist parents ourselves, we understand the challenge and complexity involved when you are making art and raising humans. This exhibition and residency opportunity was created to respond to the need for emerging and mid career artists to have opportunities to make and show their work in inclusive spaces. 
This open call is for individual artists to submit on behalf of themselves. During the selection process we will be curating TWO artists from the submissions to show together and each receive a residency opportunity in 2026. Please do not submit as a “pair” of artists to this open call.
We welcome submissions from persons of all genders and backgrounds as long as you identify as a parent. Please submit work in its finished form. We recognize that the work submitted may not be what you end up exhibiting. 
Exhibition opening will take place: Saturday evening, April 11th, 2026
Residency dates are flexible and can be scheduled any time during the 2026 calendar year
Submission Fee: $36 — Use code “SUPPORT” for $10 off your submission fee if needed, no questions asked
Fees are non-refundable. All art mediums are accepted for exhibition consideration. However if you are submitting video work you will need to provide a display for viewing.
2 Artist Parents will be selected by Kinhouse Co-Directors, Dana Caldera and Kaylan Buteyn . They will each receive a 1 week residency at Kinhouse to be used during the 2026 calendar year. Both artists will participate in a 2 person show April 11th - May 15th, 2026 at our gallery space in Fort Wayne, IN.
Call Ends: October 12th, 2025, Midnight EST
Artist’s Notified by: November 2nd, 2025, Midnight EST
Residency dates: scheduled as per the artists availability, to be completed during the 2026 calendar year
Exhibition opening: Saturday, April 11th, 2026 from 5-8pm, Kinhouse Gallery, Fort Wayne, IN 
Exhibition dates: April 11th - May 15th, 2026
Email us with any questions at kinhouseart@gmail.com

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Deadline: October 13, 2025

Artist Opportunity Type: Workshop
Entry Fee: $65
Open to (any restrictions on entries): Beginner through experienced. Anyone 18 or older.
Exhibition/Event Dates: 10/14/2025
Event Location (City/Venue):  Gallery 104, 104 East Main Street, Lagrange, KY
Contact: lynne.m.adams@gmail.com
Additional Information: Space is limited to 12 participants. 
This workshop is all about experimenting, having fun, and embracing the creative process. Let’s come together, get creative, and explore the beauty of abstract landscapes in a fun, relaxed setting. 
Instructor: Lynne Adams. I’m a traditional and digital artist based in Louisville. My art practice blends realism and abstraction through paintings and drawings in oil, watercolor, pastel, acrylic, ink, charcoal, graphite, and digital media. I also design illustrations and seamless surface pattern designs for fabric, wallpaper, stationery, tech accessories, and home décor.
Materials:  All materials are supplied with your workshop cost. You will leave this workshop with 4-6 pieces of art on watercolor paper.
Inspiration: Feel free to bring your own simple landscape picture for inspiration.

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Deadline: October 13, 2025

Artist Opportunity Type: RFQ or RFP
Entry Fee: $0
Open to (any restrictions on entries): - Professional artists, collaborative teams, or collectives with experience in large-scale public art. 
- Artists with a deep commitment to historical truth, racial justice, and community engagement. 
- Artistic Practice: Large-scale, outdoor sculpture and/or 3D design.
- Geography: Artists should live within 500 miles of Louisville, KY..
Exhibition/Event Dates: Unveiling in F/W 2026
Event Location (City/Venue):  (Un)Known Project site along the Louisville Riverwalk between 9th and 10th St., Louisville Riverwalk Between 9th and 10th St. Louisville, KY. 40202
Contact: unknownproject@ideasxlab.com
Additional Information: The (Un)Known Project Sculpture Park will stand as a testament to the resilience, humanity, and stories of those whose names and lives have too often been erased. The site will embody remembrance, justice, and hope, while creating space for reflection, dialogue, and healing for generations to come.
This RFQ seeks qualified artists for two sculpture commissions connected to the (Un)Known Project Sculpture Park:
1. America 250 – A monumental sculpture honoring and depicting the widespread contributions enslaved people made to the shaping of America, with roles including builders, farmers, seamstresses, artists, cooks, brewers, and more.
- Apprenticeship Component: The selected lead artist will mentor a paid apprentice (emerging artist or fabrication intern) throughout design, fabrication, and installation. The selected artist will be involved in the apprentice selection process, either recommending someone to be engaged or working with (Un)Known Project to identify an apprentice. The goal is to support and cultivate the next generation of artists.
- Artist Stipend: $35,000, Rest and Recovery Stipend $1,000
- Apprentice Stipend: $10,000, Rest and Recovery Stipend $1,000
- Materials/Installation/Transportation budget: $150,000
2. Broken Wings Still Fly – A powerful, multi-generational depiction of Black women’s resilience, hope, and leadership. Inspired by (Un)Known Project’s original play of the same name, rooted in the lived experiences of enslaved women in Kentucky. 
- Artist Stipend: $25,000, Rest and Recovery Stipend $1,000
- Materials/Installation/Transportation Budget: $100,000
Both sculptures will be installed in the (Un)Known Project Sculpture Park along the Ohio River in Louisville, KY and will be part of the City’s permanent public art collection. 
Artists living within 500 miles of Louisville and working in large-scale outdoor sculpture or 3D design are encouraged to apply. No design proposals are required at this stage—just your qualifications and portfolio. Finalists will receive a stipend to develop a preliminary proposal. 
Deadline to apply: October 13, 2025 at 11:59 PM (ET) 
Virtual Info Session: October 6, 2025 at 6pm ET – email unknownproject@ideasxlab.com for access information

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Deadline: October 15, 2025

Artist Opportunity Type: Residency or Fellowship
Entry Fee: $0
Open to (any restrictions on entries):To be eligible for this residency, applicants must be
full-time residents in the Great Meadows Foundation region: the 120 counties of the Commonwealth of Kentucky and Floyd and Clark counties in Indiana
have held their primary residence in the region since September 2024.
Working with digital media or demonstrate a strong interest in expanding their practice into this field
Open to interdisciplinary approaches and experimentation
Comfortable engaging with an international artistic context
This residency is intended for artists whose final output is in a digital format, in line with the languages of new media in contemporary art. This includes but is not limited to:
Video art
VR / AR (Virtual and Augmented Reality)
Video installations
Analog technologies used within digital contexts
AI-generated works (only if the final output is a digital artwork)
Exhibition/Event Dates: April 1, 2026 - April 30, 2026
Event Location (City/Venue):  Recontemporary Fondazione in Turin, Italy, Via Gaudenzio Ferrari, Torino, Italy, 10124
Contact: natalie@greatmeadowsfoundation.org
Additional Information: Great Meadows Foundation and Recontemporary Fondazione ETS are pleased to announce an open call for a fully funded, month-long residency in Turin, Italy, taking place from April 1 to April 30, 2026. 
Applications open September 2, 2025 and close at 5pm EST on Wednesday, October 15, 2025.
Eligible artists must be working in multimedia, video, or digital practices and have been full-time residents in the Great Meadows Foundation region (the 120 counties of Kentucky and Floyd and Clark counties in Indiana) since September 2024. 
The selected artist will have full access to Recontemporary’s space and technical equipment in Turin, Italy, and will be supported throughout the residency with curatorial guidance, mentorship, and production assistance for the development of a new project or the continuation of an existing body of work. 
For more information and to apply, visit greatmeadowsfoundation.org.

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Deadline: October 31, 2025

Artist Opportunity Type: Job Opportunity
Entry Fee: $0
Open to (any restrictions on entries): local Faux Finish Artists and Mural Artists
Exhibition/Event Dates: n/a
Event Location (City/Venue):  n/a
Contact: main@hikespointpaint.com
Additional Information: Please use the subject line: Attention Franklin. Dages Paint Company is a locally owned and operated business in tune with the arts. We are seeking to compile a curated list of local Faux Finish Artists and Mural Artists to hand out to customers in our Design Department. 
Please submit your website and/or images of your work and any other information that might be pertinent regarding your business/practice.
Dages is Louisville's oldest continuously-operated paint company since 1930. We carry Benjamin Moore products with a selection of over 3,500 colors. In addition, we are your local source for Golden Paint Works and Modern Masters products such as Glazes, Metallics, Fluorescents (special order), Venetian Plasters and Limewashes/Slurries.

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Deadline: October 17, 2025

Artist Opportunity Type: Exhibit
Entry Fee: $0
Open to (any restrictions on entries): Open to all forms of visuals. Artists may submit no more than three times.
Exhibition/Event Dates: 

Submission Deadline: Oct. 17, 2025

Acceptance Notifications: Oct. 24, 2025

Art Drop Off/Registration: Oct. 25 - 31, 2025

Opening Reception: Nov. 21, 2025

Exhibit Duration: Nov. 21 - Feb. 13, 2026

Event Location (City/Venue): MOSAIC, 701 Camp St., Louisville, KY, 40203
Contact: alecbrohnson@thirdlutheranchurch.org
Additional Information: From religious tokens sold as souvenirs to spiritual practices marketed as lifestyle brands, religion has become deeply intertwined with consumer culture. We seek works that critically examine this phenomenon, exploring how faith, spirituality, and religious symbols are commodified, branded, and sold in the modern world.
Artwork accepted into the show will be juried, and a cash prize of $300, $200, and $100 will be given to the 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winner, respectively.
The Exhibition will open on November 17, and last until February 13, 2026.
Mosaic is a progressive faith-based organization whose mission is to create an authentic and diverse community for all people, especially centering the voices that the world often decenters, including  LGBTQ, BIPOC, women, people with disabilities, and the economically disadvantaged. 
You can learn more about Mosaic at mosaiclouisville.org

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Deadline: October 17, 2025

Artist Opportunity Type: Workshop
Entry Fee: $50
Open to (any restrictions on entries): Beginner through experienced. Anyone 18 or older.
Exhibition/Event Dates: 10/18/2025
Event Location (City/Venue):  Gallery 104, 104 East Main Street, Lagrange, KY
Contact: lynne.m.adams@gmail.com
Additional Information: Space is limited to 12 participants. 
This workshop is all about experimenting, having fun, and embracing the creative process. Let’s come together, get creative, and explore the beauty of abstract landscapes in a fun, relaxed setting. 
Instructor: Lynne Adams. I’m a traditional and digital artist based in Louisville. My art practice blends realism and abstraction through paintings and drawings in oil, watercolor, pastel, acrylic, ink, charcoal, graphite, and digital media. I also design illustrations and seamless surface pattern designs for fabric, wallpaper, stationery, tech accessories, and home décor.
Materials:  All materials are supplied with your workshop cost. We will be painting on a 12x12 canvas.

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Deadline: October 19, 2025

Artist Opportunity Type: Exhibition 
Entry Fee: $60 for up to five entries submitted. $5 per each additional entry.
Open to (any restrictions on entries): Open Internationally
Exhibition/Event Dates: December 12, 2025 - January 9, 2026
Event Location (City/Venue): Manifest Creative Research Gallery and Drawing Center, 2727 Woodburn Avenue, Cincinnati, OH
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, any size for consideration to be awarded this year’s Manifest Prize. One work will be selected for the $10,000 award, featured in the gallery, and published. Four semi-finalist works will also be recognized and published.
Works submitted must have been completed within the past five years (2020-2025), and must also be available for the exhibition period of early December through mid-January in order to be eligible.
The Manifest Prize was last increased in 2015, during our 12th season. A decade later, we recognize that artists face greater challenges and need, and manic steady support of our community and key donors through our Annual Fund, the Prize is being doubled again this year!

Entry Fee: $60 for up to five entries submitted. $5 per each additional entry.

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Deadline: October 31, 2025

Artist Opportunity Type: Exhibition
Entry Fee: $30
Open to (any restrictions on entries): Open to Kentucky residents, professional artists and students, 18+ years of age. Individual artists and artist groups are acceptable. Any media. Subjects must explore the nude human form. Artworks must be produced since 2019 and have not been shown previously at the Art League.
Exhibition/Event Dates: Dec 12, 2025 to Jan 30, 2026
Event Location (City/Venue): Lexington Art League, The Loudoun House 209 Castlewood Drive, Lexington, Ky. 
Contact: lalexhibitions@gmail.com
Additional Information: The nude human form has been depicted in art since humans first figured out that mud could leave a lasting mark on a wall. Throughout the ages artists have used the nude figure to represent strength, innocence, the ideal human, triumph, fertility, and passion. In this grand tradition, the Lexington Art League has hosted The Nude for most of the past 37 years. It has grown to be one of the most anticipated exhibitions in Lexington. With the redefining and a return to its founding mission, to ‘create opportunities for Lexington area artists and those who appreciate their work,’ the Lexington Art League is proud to present The Nude Biennial every odd year to showcase contemporary nude figurative art by Kentucky artists.
Guest Jurors: Kim Comstock, Kevin Nance, and Brandon C. Smith

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Deadline: October 31, 2025

Artist Opportunity Type: Exhibition
Entry Fee: $25
Open to (any restrictions on entries): Mediums accepted: painting, drawing, mixed media, printmaking, jewelry, and sculpture (clay, glass, wood, fiber, stone, metal).
Not accepted: photography, digital art, installation art, and AI-generated work.
Exhibition/Event Dates: Nov 28, 2025 - Jan 9, 2026
Event Location (City/Venue): UpMarket Gallery - 68-70 Market Street, Asheville, NC, 
Contact: heather@upmarketgallery.com
Additional Information: UpMarket Gallery is hosting a juried exhibition this winter called Art from the Heart, and we’re inviting artists from across the Southeast to submit their work.
The show will run from November 28, 2025 to January 9, 2026, and submissions are open now through October 31. Artists from NC, SC, VA, KY, TN, WV, and GA are eligible to apply. All work must be for sale.
Cash prizes:
First Place: $500
Second Place: $300
Third Place: $200
Mediums accepted: painting, drawing, mixed media, printmaking, jewelry, and sculpture (clay, glass, wood, fiber, stone, metal).
Not accepted: photography, digital art, installation art, and AI-generated work.

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Deadline: November 2, 2025

Artist Opportunity Type: Exhibition
Entry Fee: $0
Open to (any restrictions on entries): All
Exhibition/Event Dates:  Nov 8th 2025
Event Location (City/Venue): Art Sanctuary, 1433 S. Shelby Street
Contact: alexandrarumsey@gmail.com
Additional Information: OPEN CALL FOR ART!
Surreal Soiree: Metallic Dreamland Masquerade
21 Year Anniversary Fundraiser Art Show
Art Sanctuary
Details:
* The theme is surreal artwork. The loose definition being “finding magic and strange beauty in the unexpected and the uncanny, the disregarded and the unconventional.” A lot of artists pull from dream-like or subconscious imagery, sometimes creating illogical but thought provoking work. You can look at the Surrealism art movement for inspiration!
* The secondary theme is brass and nickel, a “metallic dreamland” for 21 years. You do not have to incorporate this into your piece, but you may if you want to.
* The event is Saturday November 8th from 7pm-2am at Art Sanctuary, 1433 S. Shelby Street.
* Artists who submit will receive one free ticket to the Surreal Soiree 21 year anniversary fundraising event for Art Sanctuary
IMPORTANT PLEASE READ ABOUT DROP OFFS THIS YEAR! 
* Artwork may be dropped off:
At Art Sanctuary, 1433 S. Shelby Street, Louisville, KY on these dates and times below, use the front doors, drop off will be immediately when you enter, Alexandra will accept your piece and have you fill out the form. 
Sunday October 26th from 12-4pm
Sunday November 2nd from 12-4pm
Or:
You can drop off at Pale Moon Tattoo, 2209 Charlestown Road, New Albany, IN 47150 on these dates and times:
Tuesday October 28th from 12-4pm
Wednesday October 29th from 12-4pm
* One piece per artist. 
* No size requirement, but 5 feet or under is preferred.
* Any medium is welcome as long as it is an original piece of artwork (NO AI art)
* You do NOT need to email your work beforehand for approval. This is an open call, open submission art show.
* If the piece is sold 60% will go to the artist and 40% will go to Art Sanctuary. You are welcome to donate more of your percentage if you choose, let us know at drop off please.
* Contact Alexandra Rumsey with any questions you may have regarding the art show portion of this event! alexandrarumsey@gmail.com

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Deadline: November 11, 2025

Artist Opportunity Type: Grant
Entry Fee: $40 to submit 10 artworks
Open to (any restrictions on entries): Open to visual artists age 18 and older. All visual media is eligible, there are no restrictions on genre, style, subject matter, or materials.
Exhibition/Event Dates:  online
Event Location (City/Venue): n/a
Contact: info@hopperprize.org
Additional Information:The Hopper Prize is now accepting entries for their Fall 2025 artist grants. 
For this open call, grant amounts have been increased to $4,500.
2 artists will each receive $4,500 and 4 artists will each receive $1,000.
In addition to grants, 30 artists will be selected for a shortlist, interviewed for their online journal, and receive promotion via their Instagram feed, currently reaching an audience over 150k.
This is an open call, all visual art media is eligible. 
Deadline: November 11, 2025
Learn more & apply at
https://hopperprize.org

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Deadline: November 12, 2025

Artist Opportunity Type: Workshop
Entry Fee: $65
Open to (any restrictions on entries): All experience levels, ages 15 and up.
Exhibition/Event Dates: Thurs Nov 13, 6-8pm
Event Location (City/Venue): Calliope Arts printmaking studio, 324 E College Street 
Contact: info@calliope-arts.com
Additional Information: Screenprint Night with Susanna Crum: Use the fundamentals of screenprinting while creating a set of one-color prints from your own photo or hand-drawn image. Perfect for all skill levels. Before the workshop, Susanna will contact you by email to collect an image you'd like to print (max size: 8” x 10”). This can be a photograph or ink drawing, which we'll transfer to a screen in the darkroom. All materials are provided. While we’ll print on paper, feel free to bring T-shirts, fabric, or other flat surfaces to experiment with.

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Deadline: November 21, 2025

Artist Opportunity Type: Workshop
Entry Fee: $250
Open to (any restrictions on entries): All
Exhibition/Event Dates:    11/22/25
Event Location (City/Venue): 147 Stevenson Avenue, Louisville, KY, USA
Contact: Visit link below
Additional Information: Welcome to the exciting event of Forging Knives from Railroad Spikes! Join us at 147 Stevenson Avenue, Louisville, KY, USA for a hands-on experience in creating unique knives from authentic railroad spikes. Learn the art of blacksmithing and take home your very own custom-made knife. Don't miss out on this opportunity to craft something truly special!
Forging Knives from Railroad Spikes"Under a spreading chestnut-tree
⁠The village smithy stands; 
The smith, a mighty man is he,
With large and sinewy hands,
And the muscles of his brawny arms
Are strong as iron bands."Henry Wadsworth LongfellowYour fortunes can be wrought; thus on its sounding anvil shaped. Each burning deed and knife.While making a hand forged knife each student will learn the proper use of the hammer, tong and anvil. Students will have the opportunity to use either a natural gas or coal forge. This 7 hour class starts forging the spikes red hot into shape. first the handle which includes tapering and twisting the metal.

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Deadline: November 28, 2025

Artist Opportunity Type: Workshop
Entry Fee: $498
Open to (any restrictions on entries):Level of Study: OPEN
Open to all levels, this workshop is an opportunity to sharpen your observational skills, deepen your understanding of value, and explore how reductive drawing can bring portraits to life with nuance and depth.
Exhibition/Event Dates: December 19 - 21, 2025
Event Location (City/Venue): Kevin Leigh-Manuell, 3464 Central Parkway, Cincinnati, OH
Contact: kevin@manifestvisualarts.org
Additional Information: Description
This three-day portrait workshop introduces artists to the reductive method—a process that starts with a toned ground and builds form by erasing and pulling out light, rather than only adding dark marks. This approach emphasizes clarity of value and structure, helping artists see the portrait as an interplay of light and shadow rather than just lines.
The workshop begins Friday evening with a class demonstration, followed by two sustained portrait poses over Saturday and Sunday. Participants will work step by step, starting with a flat block-in and gradually modeling form under a single light source. Along the way, instruction will cover anatomy, proportions, and composition, with live demos and individualized critiques to reinforce learning.
Key Topics include:
• Reductive vs. additive drawing methods
• Structure of the head and accurate proportion
• Modeling form with light and shadow
• Designing effective compositions
About the instructor
Savannah Tate Cuff (b. 1993) is a Cincinnati native who trained in classical painting and drawing at the Angel Academy of Art in Florence, Italy (2014) and later completed the four-year program at the Grand Central Atelier in New York City (2018). Specializing in figure painting and portraiture, she has taught at Grand Central Atelier’s part-time program and led workshops internationally at institutions including Manifest Drawing Center (Cincinnati, OH), Glasgow Academy of Fine Art (Scotland), Snow College (Utah), and AARP (Portugal).
In 2020, Savannah was awarded the Alma Shapiro Rome Prize, which allowed her to study classical sculpture and create Old Master copies in Rome’s museums. Today, she works primarily on private portrait commissions while also painting friends and family, continuing her dedication to the tradition of realist painting.

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Deadline: December 1, 2025

Artist Opportunity Type: Exhibition
Entry Fee: $0
Open to (any restrictions on entries): Watercolor Artists within driving distance of Louisville, as works will be delivered and picked up by the artist.
Exhibition/Event Dates: January 3, 2026 - February 28, 2026
Event Location (City/Venue): Roberta Marx Gallery, 4936 Brownsboro Rd. Louisville, KY. 40222
Contact: RobertaMarxGallery@gmail.com
Additional Information: Juried. Please submit at least two high res images by email to RobertaMarxGallery@gmail.com.
The exhibition of "Watercolors" will be hung in the Roberta Marx Gallery, at 4936 Brownsboro Road (All Peoples UU Church), Louisville, Kentucky 40222 from January 3 through February 28, 2026, with works to be delivered and picked up on those dates.
1 or 2 Watercolor works will be chosen per artist. Each watercolor not to exceed 24" X 36". Framed with glass or plexiglas and wired on back.

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Deadline: December 1, 2025

Artist Opportunity Type: Workshop
Entry Fee: $0
Open to (any restrictions on entries): Adults, 16+
Exhibition/Event Dates: 1/29 - 3/6
Event Location (City/Venue): Maybe Its Fate, 1425 Story Ave
Contact: skylar.smith4@gmail.com
Additional Information: 'Color + Flow' is 6-week adult art class. We will explore the worlds of color, design, and intuitive art-making.
This class focuses less on a finished product and more on finding joy in the creative process. You will learn the basics of color theory, two-dimensional design, and techniques with materials including gouache, colored pencil, collage, graphite and charcoal. You will also learn about traditional and contemporary artists.
This class is for ALL LEVELS, limited to 10 people.
The class will meet at Maybe It's Fate, an artist co-op in Butchertown.
There are 2 class times: Thursday evenings 6-8pm and Friday mornings 9:30-11:30am.
Classes start the week of 1/26/26 and end the week of 3/2/26. 
The cost for the class is $325. This includes all supplies valued at $145. If you wish to purchase or bring your own supplies, the supply list will be provided. The cost of the class without supplies is $180. If you'd like to sign up, a deposit of half the class amount is due by 12/1/25. 
If you are interested, please contact skylar.smith4@gmail.com with your class time & cost preference.

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Deadline: December 1, 2025

Artist Opportunity Type: Residency or Fellowship
Entry Fee: $0
Open to (any restrictions on entries): Age 21 and older; not open to college students
Exhibition/Event Dates: January 1  - December 31 2026
Event Location (City/Venue): Bernheim Forest and Arboretum, 2499 Clermont Rd. Hwy 245, Clermont KY 40110
Contact: teresa.koester@bernheim.org
Additional Information: The application period is now open for Bernheim Forest and Arboretum’s 2026 Artist in Residence programs for regional, national, and international artists. Deadline for submissions is midnight EST, December 1, 2025. Artists are invited to apply for one of the 4 residency slots awarded annually, each with a $2500 stipend, housing and staff support. One residency is dedicated to a regional artist currently living in Kentucky or in Clark and Floyd counties of Southern Indiana. One residency is dedicated to an artist whose work addresses environmental issues and climate change. The selected artists will live at Bernheim for six to eight weeks in 2026, where they are encouraged to explore new avenues in the creation of site-specific ecological and environmental artwork. Visual and mixed media artists of all mediums, with the broadest range of diverse perspectives and experiences, are encouraged to submit work for consideration.

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Deadline: December 11, 2025

Artist Opportunity Type: Grant
Entry Fee: $35
Open to (any restrictions on entries): Visual Artists and Photographers 18 years and older, from all around the world, are eligible to apply. All media and genres are accepted. All applicants retain the right to the work they submit. Apply today at https://innovateartistgrants.org
Exhibition/Event Dates: 01/15/2026
Event Location (City/Venue): International, Online
Contact: email@innovateartistgrants.org
Additional Information: FALL 2025 OPEN FOR SUBMISSIONS — Innovate Grant is thrilled to introduce our newly increased award amounts of $1,800.00. 
Innovate Grant awards (2) $1,800.00 grants each quarter, to one Visual Artist and one Photographer. In addition, (12) honorable mentions (6 in art and 6 in photo), will be featured on our website and join a growing community of vibrant and talented artists. Innovate Grant's commitment extends beyond the grant cycle by promoting the work of selected winners and honorable mentions into the future. For more information and to apply visit https://innovateartistgrants.org
Innovate Grant supports artists and photographers through quarterly grants. We've simplified the grant process, so that artists and photographers can focus on making their innovative work. The work should speak for itself and our application reflects that. 
Innovate Grant awards:
+ 1 x $1,800.00 Grant to a Visual Artist
+ 1 x $1,800.00 Grant to a Photographer
+ 12 x Honorable Mentions
Explore the work of ALL Past Innovate Grant recipients and read their interviews at https://innovateartistgrants.org
How to Apply: Visual Artists and Photographers 18 years and older, from all around the world, are eligible to apply. All media and genres are accepted. All applicants retain the right to the work they submit. Apply today at https://innovateartistgrants.org
Category: Multiple disciplines and genres accepted
Deadline:  Thursday, December 11, 2025 – Submit by 11:59PM Pacific Standard Time
Region: US & International
Awards: 2 x $1,800.00 USD Grants // 12 x Honorable Mentions
Apply Online Today
https://innovateartistgrants.org

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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