Opportunities in Ohio

Browse a curated list of fresh calls for artists, job opportunities, grants and fellowships, and spaces available in Ohio.

DEADLINE: April 1st, 2025

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Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Grant ↗

Ohio Arts Council

Ohio Arts Council is accepting applications for Traditional Arts Apprenticeship (TAA) program grants. TAA provides support for mentor artists to work with apprentices to build understanding and proficiency in folk and traditional art forms. Grants up to $4,000.

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DEADLINE: April 6th, 2025

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Call For Pitches: Creativity at Work in Midwest Communities ↗

Arts Midwest

Arts Midwest is seeking engaging, people-centered stories that showcase the power of creative action across their coverage region—especially from Greater Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, and Wisconsin. Selected pitches will be contracted for 500-word written articles to be published by Arts Midwest’s Creativity News Desk starting May 2025. $500 compensation.

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DEADLINE: April 11th, 2025

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2025 Biennial Juried Exhibition ↗

Ohio Arts Council

Ohio’s professional artists are invited to showcase their artistic talents in the Ohio Arts Council’s (OAC) Riffe Gallery 2025 Biennial Juried Exhibition, October 25, 2025 – January 9, 2026. Selected works will be on display in the OAC Riffe Gallery, located in the Vern Riffe Center for Government and the Arts in downtown Columbus.

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DEADLINE: April 25th, 2025

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2025 Ohio Artist Registry Exhibition ↗

Ohio Arts Council

The Ohio Arts Council (OAC) in partnership with the Friends of the Library and Columbus Metropolitan Library (CML) presents the annual Ohio Artist Registry Juried exhibition. The exhibition features the work of Ohio artists who are members of the Ohio Artist Registry (OAR). The OAR showcases work by Ohio, national, and international artists. No theme. No fee.

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DEADLINE: May 1st, 2025

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Artist Opportunities Grant ↗

Ohio Arts Council

Ohio Arts Council is accepting Artist Opportunity grant applications. Grants are available for individual artists at both the emerging artist level ($500) and professional artist level (up to $2,500), with no cash match required. Open to Ohio artists of all disciplines, at any stage of their career, and any type of artistic practice.

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DEADLINE: May 1st, 2025

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Artists with Disabilities Access Program ↗

Ohio Arts Council

The Artists with Disabilities Access Program (ADAP) provides funding that gives individual artists with disabilities the resources they need to further their artistic development. Must be an Ohio resident. Grants are awarded to individual artists at both the emerging artist level ($500) and professional artist level (up to $2,500).

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Featured Artist in Ohio's Arts Newspaper ↗

The Scribe

Submit your art to The Scribe newspaper! Once a month, The Scribe features Ohio artists, authors, writers, musicians, filmmakers and more. There's no cost or licensing, and it is entirely free for artists. The Scribe is Ohio's first state-wide arts newspaper, and is stocked in 17 Ohio cities.

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