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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.

To post a call for artists listing:

1. Request an account, which will be approved within 1-2 business days: https://chicagoartistscoalition.org/register

2. Log into your CAC account.

3. Click "post your call for artists" on this page and follow the steps.

4. Reach out to contact@chicagoartistscoalition.org with any questions.

[To feature a listing at the top of the Calls for Artists page for 30 days, pay $50 here and send an email to contact@chicagoartistscoalition.org with a link to the post.]

Featured Posts
title
call type
deadline
Location
posted on
title
Call for Artists! Apply for The Other Art Fair Chicago Spring 2026
call type
Visual Art
deadline
01.10.2026
location
Chicago, IL
posted on
12.09.2025
All Calls for Artists
title
call type
deadline
Location
posted on
title
Black & White 2026 Art Competition
call type
Visual Art
deadline
01.31.2026
location
Santa Fe/Online
posted on
12.19.2025
title
Urban Landscapes 2026 Art Competition
call type
Visual Art
deadline
12.31.2025
location
Santa Fe/Online
posted on
12.19.2025
title
16th Annual “Botanicals” Online Art Competition
call type
Visual Art
deadline
01.26.2026
location
Santa Fe/Online
posted on
12.19.2025
title
Back to Basics - Residency program in Finland, Summer 2026
call type
Visual Art
deadline
02.04.2026
location
Hämeenkyrö / Finland
posted on
12.19.2025
title
Artist of the Month | Jan 2026
call type
Visual Art
deadline
01.24.2026
location
Online
posted on
12.18.2025
title
Human Form | 2026 International Art Competition
call type
Visual Art
deadline
02.27.2026
location
Online
posted on
12.18.2025
title
Open Theme | International Art Competition
call type
Visual Art
deadline
01.30.2026
location
Online
posted on
12.18.2025
title
CALL FOR AFRICAN AMERICAN ARTISTS: The Power We Hold –A Century of Remembering & Celebrating Black History
call type
Visual Art
deadline
01.15.2026
location
Chicago, IL, 60608
posted on
12.18.2025
title
Quiet, Piggy: We Cannot be Silenced | A Virtual Exhibition
call type
Visual Art
deadline
01.15.2026
location
Chicago / IL
posted on
12.18.2025
title
Residencies for Writers in 2026 — Oaxaca, Mexico / Cusco, Peru
call type
Literature
deadline
01.01.2026
location
Oaxaca, Mexico / Cusco, Peru
posted on
12.18.2025
title
Day of the Dead 2026 Immersive Learning Artist Residency Program — Oaxaca, Mexico
call type
Visual Art
deadline
01.01.2026
location
Oaxaca, Mexico
posted on
12.18.2025
title
NEW Community Engaged Practice 2-Week Residency Programs in 2026 for Artists & Researchers — Mexico & Peru
call type
Visual Art
deadline
01.01.2026
location
Oaxaca, Mexico / Puebla, Mexico / Cusco, Peru
posted on
12.18.2025
title
Residencies in 2026 for Artists, Designers, Art Historians & Researchers (Independent or Master Instructed) — Oaxaca, Mexico / Puebla, Mexico / Cusco, Peru
call type
Visual Art
deadline
01.01.2026
location
Oaxaca, Mexico / Puebla, Mexico / Cusco, Peru
posted on
12.18.2025
title
Process-Led Performance Ensemble
call type
Theater
deadline
01.07.2026
location
Chicago, IL
posted on
12.17.2025
title
FACES & FIGURES | Monthly Art Challenge (Online)
call type
Visual Art
deadline
03.30.2026
location
Online
posted on
12.17.2025
title
Audition Notice: DIVIDED
call type
Theater
deadline
01.29.2026
location
University Park/Chicago Southland
posted on
12.17.2025
title
BEHIND THE MASK | Monthly Art Challenge (Online)
call type
Visual Art
deadline
03.03.2026
location
Online
posted on
12.17.2025
title
ALL ABSTRACT | Monthly Art Challenge (Free Entry)
call type
Visual Art
deadline
03.03.2026
location
Online
posted on
12.17.2025
title
13th Annual Abstract Sanctuary
call type
Visual Art
deadline
01.06.2026
location
Portland, OR
posted on
12.16.2025
title
Taking Pictures: 2026
call type
Visual Art
deadline
01.08.2026
location
Portland / Oregon
posted on
12.15.2025
title
College and Community Artist in Residence Program
call type
Visual Art
deadline
01.30.2026
location
Glen Ellyn, IL
posted on
12.15.2025
title
Identity | Juried Online Art Exhibition
call type
Visual Art
deadline
01.15.2026
location
Online
posted on
12.15.2025
title
Still Life | Juried Online Art Exhibition
call type
Visual Art
deadline
01.13.2026
location
Online
posted on
12.15.2025
title
Bunnies and Bruised Knees
call type
Visual Art
deadline
01.05.2026
location
Chicago, IL
posted on
12.14.2025
title
Call for Art: 'Face to Face'
call type
Visual Art
deadline
01.07.2026
location
Chicago Heights
posted on
12.11.2025
title
Arrival Gallery — Digital Showcase (Metro Manila, Philippines)
call type
Visual Art
deadline
02.17.2026
location
Manila, Philippines
posted on
12.11.2025
title
Call for Submissions: "International Symposium for Visual Culture & Exhibition 2026" ISVC
call type
Visual Art
deadline
01.04.2026
location
Gimpo-si, Korea
posted on
12.10.2025
title
32nd “Solo Art Series” – An Opportunity to Shine
call type
Visual Art
deadline
01.04.2026
location
Santa Fe, NM / Online
posted on
12.10.2025
title
Call for Artisans! Apply for The Other Art Fair Chicago Spring 2026
call type
Visual Art
deadline
01.10.2026
location
Chicago, IL
posted on
12.09.2025
title
Call for Artists! Apply for The Other Art Fair Chicago Spring 2026
call type
Visual Art
deadline
01.10.2026
location
Chicago, IL
posted on
12.09.2025
title
Evanston Art Center Call for Curators
call type
Visual Art
deadline
01.04.2026
location
Evanston, IL
posted on
12.09.2025
title
$1200 Grant for Visual Artists
call type
Visual Art
deadline
03.14.2026
location
Online, International
posted on
12.08.2025
title
Patterns | Juried Online Art Exhibition
call type
Visual Art
deadline
01.02.2026
location
Online
posted on
12.08.2025
title
Open Call for Black Artists for a Black History Month Showcase
call type
Visual Art
deadline
12.28.2025
location
Chicago, IL
posted on
12.06.2025
title
Open Call: Single Channel VT International Video Festival 2026
call type
Film
deadline
01.23.2026
location
Burlington, Vermont
posted on
12.05.2025
title
EX NIHILO: A Call for Works About the Space Between
call type
Visual Art
deadline
01.04.2026
location
Cincinnati, OH
posted on
12.03.2025
title
DRAWN: 13th Annual Call for Works of Contemporary Drawing
call type
Visual Art
deadline
01.02.2026
location
Cincinnati, OH
posted on
12.03.2025
title
AQUATICA: A Call for Works About Water and its Environment
call type
Visual Art
deadline
01.03.2026
location
Cincinnati, OH
posted on
12.03.2025
title
Revolutions/Resolutions
call type
Visual Art
deadline
01.03.2026
location
Oak Park
posted on
12.03.2025
title
2026 Skokie Storefront Artist Fellowship
call type
Literature
deadline
01.05.2026
location
Skokie, Illinois
posted on
12.03.2025
title
2026 Skokie Storefront Artist Fellowship
call type
Visual Art
deadline
01.05.2026
location
Skokie, Illinois
posted on
12.03.2025
title
2026 Skokie Storefront Artist Fellowship
call type
Dance
deadline
01.05.2026
location
Skokie, Illinois
posted on
12.03.2025
title
2026 Skokie Storefront Artist Fellowship
call type
Music
deadline
01.05.2026
location
Skokie, Illinois
posted on
12.03.2025
title
2026 Skokie Storefront Artist Fellowship
call type
Theater
deadline
01.05.2026
location
Skokie, Illinois
posted on
12.03.2025
title
Calling Skokie Artists!
call type
Visual Art
deadline
01.08.2026
location
Skokie, Illinois
posted on
12.03.2025
title
"Of the Moment" Photography Contest
call type
Visual Art
deadline
01.04.2026
location
Oak Park, IL
posted on
12.03.2025
title
Call for Artists - "Winter Florals"
call type
Visual Art
deadline
12.29.2025
location
Chicago, IL
posted on
12.02.2025
title
Sculptures in the Parks: Beverly Hills MI
call type
Visual Art
deadline
02.14.2026
location
Beverly Hills, Michigan
posted on
12.02.2025
title
LENS 2026
call type
Visual Art
deadline
01.06.2026
location
Perspective Gallery, 1310 1/2 B Chicago Avenue, Evanston, IL 60201
posted on
12.01.2025
title
Collected: a Mixed Media Open Call
call type
Visual Art
deadline
01.10.2026
location
Fort Wayne, Indiana
posted on
11.25.2025
title
Songs of the 4 Communities
call type
Visual Art
deadline
12.28.2025
location
Lakeview, Chicago
posted on
11.22.2025
title
Artist Showcase: The Broadview Public Library District
call type
Visual Art
deadline
12.30.2025
location
Broadview, IL
posted on
11.20.2025
title
Wayne Art Center 18th Annual Plein Air Festival Call for Entry
call type
Visual Art
deadline
02.16.2026
location
Wayne, PA
posted on
11.19.2025
title
Call for Art- WABI-SABI II
call type
Visual Art
deadline
03.05.2026
location
Boston, MA online
posted on
11.18.2025
title
Call for Exhibition Proposals 2026/2027 Cycle
call type
Visual Art
deadline
02.18.2026
location
Chicago, IL
posted on
11.13.2025
title
Light & Shadow 2025 Art Competition
call type
Visual Art
deadline
01.04.2026
location
Santa Fe/Online
posted on
11.13.2025
title
Exhibiting Artist Proposals for 2026 (Evanston, IL)
call type
Visual Art
deadline
01.02.2026
location
Evanston, IL
posted on
11.12.2025
title
15th Annual “All Women” Online Art Competition
call type
Visual Art
deadline
12.26.2025
location
Santa Fe/Online
posted on
11.08.2025
title
57th St Art Fair Call for Artists
call type
Visual Art
deadline
01.14.2026
location
Chicago's Hyde Park
posted on
11.07.2025
title
ALL TYPE) EVOLUTION: Asian American Arts Chicago Festival
call type
Theater
deadline
12.30.2025
location
chicago
posted on
11.06.2025
title
Fluid Abstract | 2025 Art Competition
call type
Visual Art
deadline
12.30.2025
location
Online
posted on
11.06.2025
title
Vibrant Colors Art Challenge 2026
call type
Visual Art
deadline
02.03.2026
location
Remote
posted on
10.29.2025
title
Monthly Themed Art Challenges 
call type
Photography
deadline
12.30.2026
location
Remote
posted on
10.29.2025
title
Monthly Themed Art Challenges 2026
call type
Visual Art
deadline
12.30.2026
location
Remote
posted on
10.29.2025
title
Write That Down! is looking for artists, writers, and creatives
call type
Visual Art
deadline
01.30.2026
location
Chicago
posted on
10.29.2025
title
Rest & Recharge: Practicing Radical Self Care in an Uncertain World
call type
Visual Art
deadline
01.24.2026
location
Chicago North Suburbs
posted on
10.27.2025

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We remain committed to sustaining vibrant and accessible artistic communities in Chicago by offering CAR’s online resources on the Chicago Artists Coalition site. Users can still post and find calls for artists, job opportunities, and available art studio space. Emerging artists, curators, and businesses can also learn more about CAC grants, art advising, and residencies.