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Chicago Artists Coalition is committed to sharing opportunities for artists across disciplines. Our calls board (formerly part of Chicago Artists Resource) features new posts regularly. Registered users can reach the CAC community by posting calls.

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title
call type
deadline
Location
posted on
title
The (De)evolution of Karen
call type
Visual Art
deadline
05.16.2023
location
Pittsburgh, PA
posted on
03.24.2023
title
Call for Composers: Siren Songs Commission
call type
Music
deadline
04.05.2023
location
TBD
posted on
03.23.2023
title
Odyssey Festival seeking Teaching & Performing Artists (ALL AREAS)
call type
Visual Art
deadline
05.14.2023
location
Lincolnshire, IL
posted on
03.23.2023
title
Call for Art-STILL
call type
Visual Art
deadline
06.22.2023
location
online
posted on
03.22.2023
title
Going Dutch Festival 2023 Performing Artist Application
call type
Dance
deadline
03.28.2023
location
Elgin, IL
posted on
03.21.2023
title
Going Dutch Festival 2023 Performing Artist Application
call type
Music
deadline
03.28.2023
location
Elgin, IL
posted on
03.21.2023
title
Going Dutch Festival 2023 Performing Artist Application
call type
Theater
deadline
03.28.2023
location
Elgin, IL
posted on
03.21.2023
title
Call for Entry - What is for Supper? What is a Meal?
call type
Visual Art
deadline
06.01.2023
location
DeKalb, Illinois
posted on
03.21.2023
title
$3,500 & $1,000 Artist Grants
call type
Visual Art
deadline
05.15.2023
location
International
posted on
03.21.2023
title
$1000 Working Artist Purchase Award | Call for Submissions Deadline: April 30, 2023
call type
Visual Art
deadline
04.29.2023
location
Tacoma, WA
posted on
03.21.2023
title
STNDRD Open Call
call type
Visual Art
deadline
04.23.2023
location
St. Louis Metro/Granite City, IL
posted on
03.19.2023
title
EARN $5 + Shape Literature and Art in Illinois!
call type
Literature
deadline
04.29.2023
location
Chicago
posted on
03.18.2023
title
Darvin Dances Art Contest
call type
Visual Art
deadline
05.14.2023
location
Chicago
posted on
03.17.2023
title
Artist Residencies in Key West, FL
call type
Visual Art
deadline
05.16.2023
location
Key West, FL
posted on
03.17.2023
title
CALL FOR ENTRIES: QUEERwerks
call type
Visual Art
deadline
04.12.2023
location
New Canaan, CT
posted on
03.17.2023
title
Fall into Focus - Residency program for writers, artists and researchers
call type
Literature
deadline
05.02.2023
location
Hämeenkyrö, Finland
posted on
03.17.2023
title
Portrait | Juried Art Exhibition and Competition
call type
Visual Art
deadline
04.19.2023
location
Online
posted on
03.17.2023
title
Call for Artists: the International Exhibition “Drawing Now 2023”
call type
Visual Art
deadline
04.09.2023
location
Republic of Korea, Gimpo, CICA Museum
posted on
03.17.2023
title
SEASON 20 (2023/24) SOLO EXHIBIT PROPOSALS
call type
Visual Art
deadline
05.30.2023
location
Cincinnati, OH
posted on
03.15.2023
title
Oak Spring Garden Foundation's Eliza Moore Fellowship for Artistic Excellence
call type
Visual Art
deadline
05.30.2023
location
Upperville, VA
posted on
03.15.2023
title
Call for ILLINOIS Artists: Chicago State University
call type
Visual Art
deadline
04.28.2023
location
Chicago, IL
posted on
03.15.2023
title
Feelings and Emotions | Juried exhibition for curators
call type
Visual Art
deadline
04.09.2023
location
Online
posted on
03.15.2023
title
OPAL - Abstracted Abstractions Exhibition
call type
Visual Art
deadline
04.10.2023
location
Oak Park, IL
posted on
03.14.2023
title
Tales by Light A National Photography Exhibition
call type
Visual Art
deadline
05.26.2023
location
St. Louis, Missouri
posted on
03.14.2023
title
It Was All Very Queer II
call type
Visual Art
deadline
04.07.2023
location
St. Louis, Missouri
posted on
03.14.2023
title
Focus: Trees and Water
call type
Visual Art
deadline
04.10.2023
location
Portland/ Oregon
posted on
03.13.2023
title
Art in Odd Places (AiOP) 2023: DRESS
call type
Visual Art
deadline
05.13.2023
location
14th Street, New York, NY
posted on
03.12.2023
title
CALL FOR ART: Biophilia: Visions and Explorations of Ecoculture @ UNION STREET GALLERY
call type
Visual Art
deadline
04.10.2023
location
CHICAGO HEIGHTS, ILLINOIS
posted on
03.11.2023
title
Year Round Art Fair Looking for New Works!
call type
Visual Art
deadline
05.30.2023
location
Chicago IL
posted on
03.11.2023
title
Open Call: Arts Area at Wicker Park Fest
call type
Visual Art
deadline
04.20.2023
location
Chicago – Wicker Park Bucktown
posted on
03.10.2023
title
THEATER ARTISTS WANTED!
call type
Theater
deadline
03.30.2023
location
City of Chicago
posted on
03.09.2023
title
MUSIC ARTISTS WANTED!
call type
Music
deadline
03.30.2023
location
City of Chicago
posted on
03.09.2023
title
VISUAL ARTISTS WANTED!
call type
Visual Art
deadline
03.30.2023
location
City of Chicago
posted on
03.09.2023
title
DANCE ARTISTS WANTED!
call type
Dance
deadline
03.30.2023
location
City of Chicago
posted on
03.09.2023
title
SKY: An International Call for Works of Art About the Sky
call type
Visual Art
deadline
03.30.2023
location
Cincinnati, OH
posted on
03.08.2023
title
down low: An International Call for Works of Art Experienced Below Eye Level
call type
Visual Art
deadline
03.31.2023
location
Cincinnati, OH
posted on
03.08.2023
title
UP HIGH: An International Call for Works of Art Experienced Above Eye Level
call type
Visual Art
deadline
03.31.2023
location
Cincinnati, OH
posted on
03.08.2023
title
Residency Opportunity — near Chicago — Summer/Fall 2023
call type
Visual Art
deadline
04.13.2023
location
Driftless Region
posted on
03.08.2023
title
"Figures" - Group Exhibition
call type
Visual Art
deadline
03.29.2023
location
Chicago
posted on
03.08.2023
title
Call for Illinois Artists: Quincy Veterans Home
call type
Visual Art
deadline
04.26.2023
location
Quincy, IL
posted on
03.08.2023
title
SOMETHING WICKED
call type
Visual Art
deadline
09.10.2023
location
Elgin, IL
posted on
03.07.2023
title
¿Estamos…? (We Are…?)
call type
Visual Art
deadline
08.27.2023
location
Elgin, IL
posted on
03.07.2023
title
OFF THE WALL 3 Exhibition at Side Street Studio Arts
call type
Visual Art
deadline
07.22.2023
location
Elgin, IL
posted on
03.07.2023
title
Open Call: Peregrine Falcon Project
call type
Music
deadline
03.30.2023
location
Chicago, IL
posted on
03.07.2023
title
Canal Convergence 2023: Request for Temporary Public Art Proposals
call type
Visual Art
deadline
04.06.2023
location
Scottsdale, Arizona
posted on
03.06.2023
title
“Spring” International Open Call to Artists and Writers—Deadline May 31, 2023
call type
Visual Art
deadline
05.30.2023
location
Online
posted on
03.05.2023
title
Vicinity 2023
call type
Photography
deadline
05.11.2023
location
Evanston, IL
posted on
03.05.2023
title
Grants for Individual Artists of all Disciplines for Creative Endeavors
call type
Photography
deadline
04.30.2023
location
Rock Island, IL / USA Eligibility
posted on
03.05.2023
title
Grants for Individual Artists of all Disciplines for Creative Endeavors
call type
Film
deadline
04.30.2023
location
Rock Island, IL / USA Eligibility
posted on
03.05.2023
title
Grants for Individual Artists of all Disciplines for Creative Endeavors
call type
Literature
deadline
04.30.2023
location
Rock Island, IL / USA Eligibility
posted on
03.05.2023
title
Grants for Individual Artists of all Disciplines for Creative Endeavors
call type
Visual Art
deadline
04.30.2023
location
Rock Island, IL / USA Eligibility
posted on
03.05.2023
title
Grants for Individual Artists of all Disciplines for Creative Endeavors
call type
Dance
deadline
04.30.2023
location
Rock Island, IL / USA Eligibility
posted on
03.05.2023
title
Grants for Individual Artists of all Disciplines for Creative Endeavors
call type
Music
deadline
04.30.2023
location
Rock Island, IL / USA Eligibility
posted on
03.05.2023
title
Grants for Individual Artists of all Disciplines for Creative Endeavors
call type
Theater
deadline
04.30.2023
location
Rock Island, IL / USA Eligibility
posted on
03.05.2023
title
Open Call: MURAL in Wicker Park
call type
Visual Art
deadline
03.30.2023
location
Chicago – Wicker Park Bucktown
posted on
03.03.2023
title
Bloom Printmaking Scholarship
call type
Visual Art
deadline
03.31.2023
location
Chicago Printmakers Collaborative | Chicago, IL
posted on
03.01.2023
title
Bloom Printmaking Residency
call type
Visual Art
deadline
03.31.2023
location
Chicago Printmakers Collaborative | Chicago, IL
posted on
03.01.2023
title
Call for ILLINIOS Artists: Illinois State University Arts Complex
call type
Visual Art
deadline
04.13.2023
location
Normal, IL
posted on
03.01.2023
title
Deadline Extended: Subsidized Residencies in Mexico & Peru – Spring 2023 Only (Limited Time)
call type
Visual Art
deadline
03.31.2023
location
Oaxaca, Mexico – Cusco, Peru – Puebla, Mexico
posted on
02.28.2023
title
Deadline Extended: Subsidized Residencies in Mexico & Peru – Spring 2023 Only (Limited Time)
call type
Literature
deadline
03.31.2023
location
Oaxaca, Mexico – Cusco, Peru – Puebla, Mexico
posted on
02.28.2023
title
3rd Annual New Appalachia Exhibition w/ Guest Curator
call type
Visual Art
deadline
04.14.2023
location
Pittsburgh, PA
posted on
02.27.2023
title
Global Meltdown III
call type
Visual Art
deadline
04.29.2023
location
Hudson, NY
posted on
02.23.2023
title
Are you Really Winning?: Public Art Competition for Problem Gambling Awareness
call type
Visual Art
deadline
04.11.2023
location
Chicago, IL
posted on
02.22.2023
title
Call to Artists - Festival of the Arts
call type
Visual Art
deadline
05.14.2023
location
Libertyville, IL
posted on
02.21.2023
title
CALL FOR ARTISTS: Spring 2024 Exhibition
call type
Visual Art
deadline
03.30.2023
location
Chicago, Lincoln Park
posted on
02.21.2023
title
The Connect Residency at The Beverly Arts Center
call type
Visual Art
deadline
04.14.2023
location
Virtual/in person exhibit Beverly Arts Center
posted on
02.21.2023
title
$500 Grant for Visual Artists
call type
Visual Art
deadline
04.14.2023
location
Online
posted on
02.20.2023
title
The Absurd
call type
Visual Art
deadline
04.14.2023
location
Online
posted on
02.19.2023
title
All Creatures Exhibition
call type
Visual Art
deadline
04.16.2023
location
Edgewater, Chicago
posted on
02.17.2023
title
$1,000 Evolution Grant
call type
Visual Art
deadline
06.01.2023
location
Boston, MA
posted on
02.17.2023
title
Absurdity: In Dada We Trust
call type
Visual Art
deadline
06.02.2023
location
Chicago, IL
posted on
02.16.2023
title
Seeking directors for 2023 short play festival for young audiences
call type
Theater
deadline
03.31.2023
location
Chicago/NorthCenter
posted on
02.16.2023
title
Call for Art-ConTEXT II
call type
Visual Art
deadline
05.18.2023
location
online
posted on
02.16.2023
title
Seeking Ballet and/or Modern Dance Teaching Artists
call type
Dance
deadline
05.30.2023
location
Chicago, IL
posted on
02.15.2023
title
2023 Call for Emerging BIPOC Artists @ Gallery 1701: Exhibits/Talks/Workshops
call type
Visual Art
deadline
05.31.2023
location
Chicago/North Lawndale
posted on
02.15.2023
title
Transformative Craft - 8th Annual Juried Exhibition
call type
Visual Art
deadline
04.30.2023
location
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
posted on
02.15.2023
title
Animation Teacher Wanted for Non-Profit Youth Center
call type
Visual Art
deadline
04.28.2023
location
Chicago, IL 60610
posted on
02.13.2023
title
Artist-in-Residence : Ceramics 2023 - 2024
call type
Visual Art
deadline
04.30.2023
location
Chicago
posted on
02.13.2023
title
Artist-in-Residence : Textiles 2023 - 2024
call type
Visual Art
deadline
04.30.2023
location
Chicago
posted on
02.13.2023
title
Artist-in-Residence : Printmaking and Bookarts 2023 - 2024
call type
Visual Art
deadline
04.30.2023
location
Chicago
posted on
02.13.2023
title
Artist-in-Residence : Metalsmithing & Jewelry 2023 - 2024
call type
Visual Art
deadline
04.30.2023
location
Chicago
posted on
02.13.2023
title
Artist-in-Residence : Drawing and Painting 2023 - 2024
call type
Visual Art
deadline
04.30.2023
location
Chicago
posted on
02.13.2023
title
New collective seeks artists
call type
Visual Art
deadline
04.29.2023
location
Chicago, IL
posted on
02.12.2023
title
New collective seeks artists
call type
Visual Art
deadline
04.29.2023
location
Chicago, IL
posted on
02.12.2023
title
Call for Applications | Artists-in-Residence Program at Peninsula School of Art
call type
Visual Art
deadline
04.03.2023
location
Fish Creek, Wisconsin
posted on
02.08.2023
title
Absurdity: In Dada We Trust
call type
Visual Art
deadline
05.25.2023
location
Highland Park, IL / North Suburb
posted on
02.08.2023
title
Lake County Illinois Artists wanted for Health, Equity & Nature Exhibition and Publication
call type
Visual Art
deadline
04.29.2023
location
Lake County, Illinois, Chicago North Suburbs
posted on
02.07.2023
title
The Art of Protest
call type
Visual Art
deadline
04.18.2023
location
Chicago, IL
posted on
02.07.2023
title
University of Illinois Art in Architecture at SCCIL
call type
Visual Art
deadline
03.29.2023
location
Champaign/Urbana, Illinois
posted on
02.06.2023
title
SCULPTURE: Motley Cruise
call type
Visual Art
deadline
04.16.2023
location
Chicago, IL
posted on
02.03.2023
title
Piedmont Craftsmen's Call for Craft Artists to Apply for Guild Membership
call type
Visual Art
deadline
04.10.2023
location
Winston-Salem, NC
posted on
02.02.2023
title
Visitor Center Artist Camp
call type
Visual Art
deadline
05.31.2023
location
Ewen, MI
posted on
02.02.2023
title
University of Illinois Art in Architecture at Natural History Building - Globe Sculpture
call type
Visual Art
deadline
04.02.2023
location
Champaign/Urbana, Illinois
posted on
01.31.2023
title
Sculpture In The Parks 2023-2025 exhibition season
call type
Visual Art
deadline
04.20.2023
location
Chicago, Ilinois
posted on
01.27.2023

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