Introducing the Blu-Sky Artist Award (BSAA), your launchpad to art recognition and success. With an unrestricted grant that includes: $500 grant to two artists, a published interview, and a dedicated artist profile.

Eligibility
* Must be 18 years of age or older
* All submissions must be original creations of the participating artists.
* Open to artists worldwide.
* All 2d or 3d visual mediums accepted
* Emerging to established artists welcome

Fees or awards
Early Bird: $25 / regular: $35

The NBA Foundation is now accepting grant applications for 2024 on a rolling basis.  Applications will be reviewed within 12-14 weeks of submission and only applications from organizations serving Black youth within NBA markets will be considered.

In order to be considered for a grant from the NBA Foundation, your organization must meet the following requirements:

Qualify as a registered 501(c)3 tax organization or a T3010 if operating in Canada
Have a current IRS Form 990 from the most fiscal year
Focus on promoting school-to-career employment opportunities that target Black youth ages 14-24 years old
Serve a minimum of 25 youth annually across your programs

A schedule of 2024 grant application webinar dates and registration can be found on the website.

Established to recognize and encourage creative writing and provide a platform for publication, the Anthology Short Story Competition is open to original and previously unpublished short stories in the English language by a writer of any nationality, living anywhere in the world. There is no restriction on theme or style. Stories submitted must not exceed the maximum of 1,500 words. Writers can submit as many entries as they wish. Each submission will require a separate entry form.

Fees or awards
Early bird fee – €15: December – March 2024 / Standard fee – €18: April – July 2024

The Mary Bowman Arts in Activism Award supports accomplished young and emerging art activists ("artivists") who use arts as the vehicle for heath, social justice and/or HIV/AIDS community activism and expression to raise greater awareness about bigotry, stigma, and social inequities. Student and non-student artivists are welcome to apply. Application deadline is July 15. Winners notified by September 1.

Fees or awards
$5000

The Pitt County Arts Council at Emerge, in collaboration with the Pitt County Civic Arts Committee, invites visual and graphic artists to create an original design for the Five Points Archway Public Art Project. Artists with a connection to Greenville, Pitt County, eastern NC, and/or ECU are encouraged to apply.

Fees or awards
No fee, $2000 honorarium

The open call for the Fiberart International 2025 exhibition is now open. The deadline to submit your application is Sunday, June 30, 2024 at 11:59 PM EST.
This call is open to exceptionally talented artists at any stage of their career, who are located within the United States or abroad. All work must be either fiber in content or executed in a fiber technique.

Fees or awards
$45 entry fee

SPRING 2024 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 Artist and one Photographer. Info → innovateartistgrants.org

Fees or Awards:
Awards: 2 x $1,800.00 USD Grants // 12 x Honorable Mentions

"Nostalgia" seeks submissions that evoke feelings of longing, sentimentality, and reflection. Through your artwork, take viewers on a journey to rediscover the beauty and emotion of moments gone by with inspiration from personal or universal experiences.

The deadline is June 15th 2024.

Fees or awards
$6 for 3 artworks. Awards- 1st, 2nd and 3rd place.

Calling all artists and photographers who find inspiration in the mystical realms of dreams and fantasy! Are you ready to transform your wildest dreams into stunning works of art?
Ten Moir Gallery announces a call for entry for their Dreamscapes art competition and exhibition. The artwork must explore the enchanting realm of dreams and imagination.

Fees or awards
Entry fee: $20 up to 2 artworks ; $150 Cash Award

Are you an artist or photographer captivated by the dynamic energy and urban landscapes that define our cities? Do you possess a unique perspective on the bustling streets and towering skylines that shape our urban environments?

Ten Moir Gallery announces a call for entry for their Cityscapes art competition and exhibition. The artwork must explore the vibrant energy and architectural beauty of urban environments. The deadline to submit work is Saturday, June 15th, 2024.

Fees or awards
Entry fee: $20 up to 5 artwork ; $150 Cash Award