The new Education Building at Northeastern Illinois University is currently being constructed with a projected completion date of Spring 2027. This addition to campus continues a long and rich educational tradition at NEIU, which was founded in 1867 as the Cook County Normal School, the county's fir...
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SPRING 2026 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, (18) honorable mentions (9 in art and 9 in photo), wil...
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Art Fluent’s grant cycle is now open to individual artists through an international open call. The Evolution Grant will provide unrestricted funding to an individual artist with recognized artistic excellence in fine art media and a demonstrated commitment to their art. $1,000 to one visual artist e...
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"Fire and Form" is a juried exhibition celebrating the depth, diversity, and innovation of encaustic and wax-based artists working across New York State. Hosted in Rochester (at Rochester Contemporary Art Center), a city with a strong tradition of experimental modernism and material exploration, thi...
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Twice as funky as the average fine art fair. This juried fair is one of the most popular in the area. Specializing in art that is a bit edgier than most. Sunshine Artists top 100 and voted best in the area. Fashionable Ferndale’s downtown is a thriving business community with distinctive boutiq...
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The Cot Open is a new artist submission opportunity in Kent inviting artists to submit work for our inaugural exhibition, INSIDE | OUT. We are delighted to announce our distinguished guest judges: Leila Alexander, Global Director at White Cube, alongside esteemed collector François Delage, who toge...
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Arquetopia is thrilled to announce the launch of My First Arquetopia Residency, a new two-week introductory program designed exclusively for applicants ages 20 to 25 who are beginning, rethinking, or formalizing their artistic practice. This program is conceived for emerging or first-time residen...
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The Cot Open is an exciting new artist's submission exhibition opportunity in Kent. We are fortunate to have two exceptional judges on board: Leila Alexander (global director of The White Cube) and esteemed collector, François Delage, who will together judge the final selection. This process will t...
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CoZines 2026 - $150 Work Stipend for Zine Makers. We are looking for zines that will benefit the Elgin, IL community. The artist will be given a $150 work stipend, paid marketing, and any profit from the zines sale. These zines will be distributed at low to no cost, or sliding scale in an effort...
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Strange Figurations is an international, thematic group exhibition curated and hosted by the Limner Gallery. The exhibition is open to all interpretations of the concept, Strange Figurations, which would include surreal, visionary and generally all out of the ordinary figurative art. The show is ope...
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