Calls for Artists
Browse our curated list of juried exhibitions, solo shows, group shows, festivals, and more calls for artists in Northeast Ohio.
DEADLINE: September 15th, 2024
The Halloween Show ↗
Wayne Center for the Arts
DEADLINE EXTENDED - Wayne Center invites artists to submit original work for “the Halloween Show”, a celebration of all art creepy, dark, macabre, or hauntingly beautiful. 2D and 3D work are both accepted. All work must be accurately represented in JPEG images. Fee is 25 dollars. Juried from digital. Contact Wayne Center for the Arts, 237 S. Walnut Street, Wooster, Ohio, 44692.
DEADLINE: September 16th, 2024
6x6 Exhibition ↗
Wayne Center for the Arts
DEADLINE EXTENDED - Wayne Center for the Arts invites artists to submit work for their third annual “6x6” exhibition. This show aims to bring together hundreds of local artworks, made by artists, community members, youth, and YOU to cover the gallery walls. Bring in works of art that are 6” by 6”, of any theme and media. Works can be created on paper, wood, canvas, etc. For more information, contact exhibits@wayneartscenter.org. Wayne Center for the Arts, 237 S. Walnut Street, Wooster, Ohio, 44692.
DEADLINE: September 20th, 2024
Holiday Shop 2024 ↗
Valley Art Center
Valley Art Center is accepting applications from Northeast artists to consign in their 2024 Holiday Shop. All pieces that fall at or under $250. Holiday shop days: Nov 1 - Dec 21.
DEADLINE: September 21st, 2024
Plein Air Festival: Artistic by Nature ↗
BAYarts
BAYarts invites Plein Air Artists throughout the region to their campus and the surrounding Huntington Reservation of the Cleveland Metroparks for the Artistic By Nature Plein Air Festival which will celebrate the beauty that surrounds us. Awards will be presented at the artists’ reception Sunday, September 22nd between 2 and 4PM. Apply in person only at BAYarts on September 20th or 21st, 2024.
DEADLINE: September 21st, 2024
"In the Making" Call for Work ↗
Quest 4 the Fest
Quest for the Fest invites you to contribute to our upcoming video project for Ingenuity Fest 2024: Era of Ascent. Quest for the Fest is reaching out to the visionaries, the dreamers, the makers, and the shakers to share the magic that's lifting you up and inspiring your current work. Send your images, videos, sketches, or any creative sparks you’re willing to share.
DEADLINE: September 22nd, 2024
Aggregate II: The Revenge of the Rock ↗
Kent State University
This juried exhibit is open to all enrolled art majors (Undergraduate) at any college or university in the states of Ohio, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Indiana or Michigan. Aggregate II, seeks to bring together and highlight the wide array of talents throughout the region. $500 first prize, $300 runner-up. Show Dates: October 18 – December 7, 2024 reception: October 18, 5 – 7 p.m.
DEADLINE: September 23rd, 2024
A Trip to the Moon: Art Exhibition & Gala ↗
Akron Soul Train
Akron Soul Train announces a call for art for the upcoming "A Trip to the Moon" exhibition and benefit at the Highland Universal Gathering Place (HÜG) on Saturday, October 12, 2024. Art should align with the event’s theme: Inspired by early artwork and cinema from the 1890s-1910s, particularly the surreal filmography of George Méliès. Free to apply.
Vendors Wanted: Artists at the Arboretum ↗
Made Cleveland
Made Cleveland invites artists and artisans to apply as vendors for the fourth annual Artisans at the Arboretum, which will be held November 2nd and 3rd. They've added more vendors and booths. No application fee.
DEADLINE: September 26th, 2024
Pop-Up Shop Event ↗
The Emerald Hive
The Emerald Hive invites artists to participate in their upcoming pop-up shop event on September 28 and 29. Your work will be featured in a high-traffic venue, providing excellent exposure to art enthusiasts and buyers. Sell your art directly to attendees, with 100% of the sales going to you. All mediums welcome. To apply: Email your submissions to lisayedidsion@gmail.com with the subject "Pop-Up Shop Artist Submission". Please include any display requirements or special requests in your submission.
DEADLINE: September 28th, 2024
Wonderfest Call for Vendors ↗
West Hill Neighborhood
Applications are open to sell your handmade goods and promote your local business or nonprofit at Wonderfest 2024, an annual community festival that celebrates everything weird and wonderful about Akron’s historic West Hill neighborhood. Wonderfest is Saturday, October 5.
2025 Spotlight Solo Exhibitions ↗
Heights Arts
Heights Arts invites working artists based in the Northeast Ohio area to apply for a 2025 Spotlight Exhibition. Four times a year, Heights Arts uses its 100-square-foot Spotlight Gallery to present an intimate solo exhibition that showcases the work of a single local artist. No application fee.
DEADLINE: September 30th, 2024
Akron Soul Train Residency ↗
Akron Soul Train
Akron Soul Train welcomes regional artists from various disciplines, encompassing visual, performing, and written arts, to submit their applications. Residencies are typically granted for a duration of one month, although they can be tailored to accommodate the artist's preferences and the scope of their proposed project, allowing for a shorter or longer duration for creation. The selection criteria for residencies are rooted in the artist's artistic excellence, innovation, professionalism, and potential for growth.
DEADLINE: September 30th, 2024
Call for Emerging Curators ↗
Summit Artspace
Summit Artspace seeks an emerging curator to propose the curatorial theme, select artworks for exhibiting, and grant awards for the 21st year of their Annual FRESH Juried Exhibition. Stipend provided.
DEADLINE: September 30th, 2024
Mohican Lodge Juried Exhibition ↗
Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR)
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) invites artists to submit work to its first juried art exhibition at Mohican State Park. The exhibition will be presented Friday, November 1, 2024, through Friday, January 3, 2025. Open to Ohio folk and traditional visual artists.
DEADLINE: October 1st, 2024
Call for Photography for Bounce Innovation Hub, 2nd Floor ↗
Hazel Tree Design Studio
Hazel Tree Design Studio, the interior design firm behind the Bounce Innovation Hub second-floor expansion of The Generator co-working space, will highlight and invest in Northeast Ohio’s sustained and thriving art sceneby purchasing the work of local and regional photographers. Interested photographers may submit work for consideration.
DEADLINE: October 4th, 2024
53rd Annual Juried Art Exhibition ↗
Valley Art Center
Valley Art Center invites artists to submit up to 3 pieces to the 53rd Annual Juried Art Exhibition. Exhibition Dates: November 8 – December 16, 2024. Cash prizes. Jurors: Liz Burgess, Christy Davis, and Aaron D. Williams, aka Aawful Aaron.
DEADLINE: October 4th, 2024
Members' Show ↗
FAVA
Members are invited to exhibit their artwork in FAVA's 45th Annual Members' Show from October 26 - December 8th. This exhibition features local and NE Ohio artists of all mediums and skill levels. Submit up to 2 works.
DEADLINE: October 4th, 2024
Artoberfest ↗
Massillon Community Arts Council
Arists and crafters are invited to apply to exhibit and vend at Massillon Community Arts Council Artoberfest on October 5. Artoberfest features local artists, crafters, musicians, and other exhibits in the Massillon Amphitheater. $15 for a 10x10-foot space.
DEADLINE: October 5th, 2024
The SNOW Show ↗
Pinwheel Gallery
Pinwheel Gallery is accepting submissions for The SNOW Show, a large group show November 22, 2024 through January 3, 2025. This is a themed show, so all submissions must in some way relate to SNOW.
DEADLINE: October 8th, 2024
Zeitgeist: The Sixties ↗
White Rabbit Galleries
White Rabbit Galleries announces its next juried exhibition! Zeitgeist: The Sixties opening October 25 and running through November 23. Share your original works documenting the zeitgeist of this defining decade: politics, pop culture, movements, protests, feminism, minimalism, mid-century, Vietnam, civil rights, the first man on the moon, food, color, artistic style.
Artist exhibitions ↗
Phone Gallery
Phone Gallery has openings for artists' exhibitions beginning in March 2025! For more than 10 years, Phone Gallery has shown light – 24/7 – on a tiny, unexpected white boxed gallery inside a formerly vacant payphone box that has shown over 50 local, emerging artists from Northeast Ohio.
DEADLINE: October 11th, 2024
City of Louisville Banner Design ↗
City of Louisville
In partnership with ArtsinStark, the City of Louisville invites artists to submit designs for new city banners. The current banners feature Presidents Washington, Jefferson and Hamilton and will be removed. They are seeking creative and vibrant designs that celebrate our community’s rich heritage. Three banner designs, $500 per banner.
DEADLINE: October 14th, 2024
PRISM RFQ ↗
Cleveland Public Library
Cleveland Public Library presents an open call request for qualifications (RFQ) from artists interested in creating artworks for PRISM, an interdisciplinary initiative platforming public art as advocacy to end mass incarceration. This open call will result in the selection of four (4) artists who will design and install artwork at four (4) library campuses throughout Cleveland. Selected artists will have a $75,000 budget to deliver their project by Fall 2025.
Godis in the Bodhi ↗
Godis in the Bodhi
Open call for involvement in an art project centered around black spirituality, in all form. Email godishbodhi@gmail.com if interested.
DEADLINE: October 18th, 2024
The 1st Annual ActLoCLE Online Juried Art Exhibition ↗
ActLoCLE
ActLoCLE invites NE Ohio artists to submit their best work to the 1st Annual ActLoCLE Online Juried Art Exhibition, hosted at the actlocle.org virtual gallery and promoted on Instagram. Open to photography, sculpture, painting, drawing, collage, digital design, installation, ceramics and video art. Submissions are free, and ActLoCLE will direct any potential buyers to the artists.
DEADLINE: October 20th, 2024
Mysterious and Spooky Show ↗
Maelstrom Collaborative Arts
If you can make yourself or others cry, or know something or someone who can, send an email to charnerart@gmail.com before Oct 20. Wall Art, video art, performance songs. CRYING PARTY takes place Nov 7-10.
DEADLINE: October 25th, 2024
85th Area Artist Annual Exhibition ↗
The Butler Institute of American Art
Butler Art Museum is accepting entries for the 85th Area Artist Annual, a juried exhibition of original work open to artists of all ages residing within the following counties: Mahoning, Trumbull, or Columbiana in Ohio; Mercer or Lawrence in Pennsylvania.
DEADLINE: October 31st, 2024
2025 Artist in Residence ↗
Morgan Conservatory
Morgan Conservatory invites artists to apply for the Artist in Residence (AIR) program, funded by the Windgate Foundation. This program supports emerging and established artists working in papermaking, book arts, and printing, offering them the opportunity to explore focused projects in Morgan's facilities. The Morgan Conservatory serves as a working studio, gallery, community gathering place, educational hub, and purveyor of some of the finest handmade papers in the world. Selected artists will receive stipends, 24-hour access to facilities, and other benefits, including potential housing for BIPOC artists through a partnership with ATNSC. Residencies can range from a few weeks to a few months, based on the project's scope.
DEADLINE: November 3rd, 2024
A New Century: Ceramics Inspired by the Legacy of Art Deco ↗
Rocky River Public Library
Rocky River Public Library and the Cowan Pottery Museum are looking for work for their first year-long group exhibition, A New Century: Ceramics Inspired by the Legacy of Art Deco. 2025 marks the century anniversary of the International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts, which coined the term Art Deco. This call is open to contemporary ceramic works that are inspired by this historic period and its themes.
DEADLINE: November 18th, 2024
Funded Solo Exhibition for BIPOC+ Artist ↗
Summit Artspace
Local BIPOC+ (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) artists are invited to apply for a funded solo exhibition. Through a blind juried process, one artist will be selected to receive a $1,000 stipend to support the creation of a solo exhibition in Summit Artspace's Horizon Gallery. Jurors: Amber Ford & Nick Lee
DEADLINE: December 1st, 2024
Biennial Alumni Exhibition ↗
Kent State University
Kent State University, School of Art invites all alumni (Undergraduate or Graduate) to submit to their free juried exhibition. The Biennial Alumni Exhibition, seeks to bring together and highlight the wide array of talented alumni throughout the eighty-plus year history of the School of Art. Juror: Wendy Earle, Curator, Akron Art Museum.
DEADLINE: December 6th, 2024
NEO Residency 2024 ↗
Zygote Press
The NEO fellowship at Zygote is available to regional university printmaking grads and other emerging printmaking artists. The selected artist will receive unlimited access to Zygote’s facilities for three consecutive months, and inclusion in the Zygote archives. This residency is geared towards supporting emerging artists in completing specific projects or bodies of work that would benefit from Zygote’s specialized equipment and supportive community.
DEADLINE: December 20th, 2024
49th Cleveland International Film Festival ↗
Cleveland International Film Festival
Cleveland International Film Festival (CIFF) call for entries is open for its 49th festival, March 27 - April 5, 2025. CIFF accepts films of any runtime, any genre, and from every country, and it continues to be one of the few Academy Award-qualifying festivals in the world for all three categories of short films: live—action, animated, and documentary. Earlybird deadline: September 6. Final deadline: December 20.
House Gallery Artists ↗
The Red Twig
Apply to be a consigned artist at the in-house art gallery at The Red Twig. Featuring over 1,000 square feet of display space, the gallery houses a variety of creative local and regional artists whose mediums range from paintings to sculptures, woodworking, and custom jewelry.
Curatorial or Group Exhibition Proposals ↗
Morgan Conservatory
Morgan Conservatory has an open call for Curatorial or Group Exhibition proposals on a rolling basis. Open to Northeast Ohio artists and curators. Emerging artists and curators are strongly encouraged to apply.
Emerging Artist Exhibition Proposals ↗
McDonough Museum of Art
Call for submissions from new and emerging visual and performing/performance artists to McDonough Museum of Art, YSU's Center for Contemporary Art. A wide range of perspectives is encouraged. Must live within a 250-mile radius of Youngstown.
Curated Lakewood Art Program ↗
@madeinlkwd
@madeinlkwd is seeking Lakewood artists to become part of @madeinlkwd — a curated rotating art program that places local art in local places. DM https://www.instagram.com/madeinlkwd/ to inquire.
Exhibition Proposals ↗
McDonough Museum of Art
The McDonough Museum of Art invites submissions from artists with a proven exhibition history. All concepts selected for exhibition should be aligned with the mission and goals of the McDonough Museum of Art.
Ongoing Call for Exhibition Proposals ↗
Heights Arts
Heights Arts is accepting proposals for guest curators and exhibitions year-round, from individuals as well as groups residing in Northeast Ohio.
Exhibition Proposals ↗
Kelvin Smith Library
The Kelvin Smith Library (KSL) Exhibition Program welcomes exhibition proposals from the Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) community and from outside community members and organizations. KSL has several exhibition spaces supporting different types of exhibitions, including exhibits featuring the visual arts.
Exhibition Opportunity ↗
Cleveland Botanical Garden
Seeking artists to exhibit work connected to and inspired by botanical and natural worlds in three galleries at the Cleveland Botanical Garden throughout the year.
#Cleveland #University Circle #no application fee #rolling submissions
Fiber Class Proposals ↗
Praxis Fiber Workshop
Accepting class proposals on an ongoing basis. We love learning new techniques and welcome proposals dealing with fiber at any stage. We encourage innovative and experimental ideas. Formats may be 1 or 2-day Workshops or 3-5 week classes.
Solo Exhibition Proposals ↗
Ashtabula Arts Center
Apply for a solo exhibition at Ashtabula Arts Center using their solo show application form.
Group or Solo Show Proposals ↗
Young's Art Center
Young's Art Center is booking group and solo shows for local artists. Open to all visual art. Special interest in immersion, multi-media, installation, augmented reality, and interactive works. Work must be for sale. No fee to apply.
#Fairview Park #group exhibition #solo exhibition #rolling submissions
Group Exhibition Proposals ↗
The Gallery at Lakeland
The Gallery at Lakeland is accepting proposals for group (minimum of 6 artists) fine art exhibitions for upcoming seasons. All forms of creative media.
Apply for Exhibitions ↗
E11even 2
Accepting applications to be considered for upcoming exhibitions at E11EVEN 2 Best Damn Gallery.
Exhibition Proposals ↗
The Galleries at Cleveland State University
The Galleries at Cleveland State University welcome proposals from artists, curators, and organizations that support their mission to educate, edify, and involve diverse audiences by presenting content that promotes the understanding of art and its relationship to society.
#Cleveland #Downtown #no application fee #rolling submissions
Apply to exhibit: Yellow Door Gallery ↗
The Red Twig
Apply to exhibit at Yellow Door Gallery in The Red Twig. The Red Twig hosts solo or duo exhibitions of local artists in their 800-square-foot curated exhibition space, Yellow Door Gallery.
Exhibition Proposals ↗
FAVA
FAVA (The Firelands Association for the Visual Arts) is accepting proposals from artists interested in exhibiting their work or curators interested in curating an exhibition at FAVA.
#Oberlin #group exhibition #solo exhibition #rolling submissions
Apply for Solo or Group Exhibitions ↗
Patina Arts Centre
Apply for a solo show or join the list for group exhibitions at Patina Arts Centre in Canton, Ohio.
#Canton #solo exhibition #group exhibition #rolling submissions
Class Proposals ↗
FAVA
FAVA is looking for instructors! If you are a teaching artist near Oberlin, Ohio, and want to submit a proposal to teach a class or a few classes or teach during summer camp, submit your info online.
Teaching Artists ↗
Art House
Art House is currently accepting resumes for artists teaching in a range of different media. Art House provides art programming to a variety of groups, including early childhood, school-aged children, adults, and seniors. Programs take place onsite and offsite. Art House partners with diverse organizations and businesses and customizes programs to fit their needs.
Exhibition Proposals ↗
UNDERSTORY
UNDERSTORY, an artist-run exhibition space at 78th Street Studios, is accepting exhibition proposals from artists and curators with a connection to Northeast Ohio. No submission fee or exhibition fee.
Vendors Wanted: Coventry Village Market ↗
Made Cleveland
Made Cleveland invites artists and artisans to apply as vendors at their brick-and-mortar in Coventry Village. There is no monthly rent! Everything is on a consignment basis, with commission rates ranging from 25% to 40%. Payouts are monthly. Opportunities to teach classes, offer demos, and host meet & greets.