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Opportunities

Open calls and opportunities for sculptors

Open calls, residencies, and grants that accept sculpture, as the organizer tags them. Each listing shows the deadline and the entry fee.

50 opportunities
  1. 2027 Open Call: Annual Group ShowcaseArch Enemy ArtsOpen callPhiladelphia, PADeadline
  2. 2027-28 Ames Annual Outdoor Sculpture ExhibitionCity of Ames Public Art CommissionOpen callAmes, IAFree to applyDeadline
  3. Holocaust Memorial Art RFQ: Three Outdoor Sculpture CommissionsThe Jewish Federation of Sarasota-ManateeCommissionSarasota, FLDeadline
  4. RENEWAL: Winter 2027 Juried ExhibitionBlue Mountain GalleryOpen callNew York, NYDeadline
  5. Visual Arts Residency: Sounding Like a Mountain 2027Banff Centre for Arts & CreativityResidencyBanff, Alberta, CanadaDeadline
  6. Chicago Sculpture Exhibit 2027-28 Call for ArtistsChicago Sculpture ExhibitOpen callChicago, ILFree to applyDeadline
  7. Manship Artists Residency: Walker Hancock Sculptor-in-ResidenceNational Sculpture SocietyResidencyGloucester, MAFree to applyDeadline
  8. Raleigh Greenway Tunnels Public Art CallRaleigh ArtsCommissionRaleigh, NCFree to applyDeadline
  9. Open Call for Land·Ecological Art on Eulsukdo, BusanEulsukdo Land-Ecological Art (Busan Metropolitan City)CommissionBusan, South KoreaFree to applyDeadline
  10. Talents Contemporains – L'Eau, 16th EditionFondation François SchneiderGrantWattwiller, FranceDeadline
  11. Guelph Central Library Children's Area Public Art CommissionGuelph Public LibraryCommissionGuelph, ONFree to applyDeadline
  12. Chulitna Lodge Summer 2027 Fellowships and ResidenciesChulitna LodgeResidencyChulitna, AKFree to applyDeadline
  13. °Ceramic Artist Duo 2027Keramikkünstlerhaus NeumünsterResidencyNeumünster, GermanyFree to applyDeadline
  14. °Ceramic Artist Exchange – Tandem 2027Keramikkünstlerhaus NeumünsterResidencyNeumünster, GermanyFree to applyDeadline
  15. 2027 Beam Camp Project Open CallBeam CenterCommissionStrafford, NHFree to applyDeadline
  16. 800 Monroe Resiliency Park Interactive SculptureCity of HobokenCommissionHoboken, NJFree to applyDeadline
  17. Gallery Without Walls 2027–2029Arts Council of Lake OswegoOpen callLake Oswego, ORDeadline
  18. Guelph Central Library Atrium Public Art CommissionGuelph Public LibraryCommissionGuelph, ONFree to applyDeadline
  19. Horizons Arts-Nature en Sancy 2027Horizons Arts-Nature en SancyCommissionSancy, FranceFree to applyDeadline
  20. SAVAGE Emerging Artist Competition 2027Art MelanatedOpen callInternationalDeadline
  21. 2027 Craft Apprentice ProgramMaine Arts CommissionFellowshipMaine and New HampshireDeadline
  22. Phil Pindzola Biennial Sculpture Exhibition 2027-2029Johnson City Public ArtOpen callJohnson City, TNDeadline
  23. Material Works Art Award 2026Material Works ArtGrantInternationalDeadline
  24. Moab 2027 Public Art Funding: Sculpture, Murals and CrosswalksMoab ArtsCommissionMoab, UTFree to applyDeadline
  25. Saltonstall 2027 ResidenciesConstance Saltonstall Foundation for the ArtsResidencyIthaca, NYFree to applyDeadline
  26. Au Naturel: The Nude in the 21st Century 2027Royal Nebeker Art Gallery, Clatsop Community CollegeOpen callAstoria, ORDeadline
  27. Earth MattersAtlantic GalleryOpen callNew York, NYDeadline
  28. Temporary Public Art Exhibition, Santa Monica Blvd at Doheny Drive RFQCity of West Hollywood Arts DivisionCommissionWest Hollywood, CAFree to applyDeadline
  29. A Historical Reflection of Women's Right to VoteLeague of Women Voters of Nevada (own site)Open callLas Vegas, NVDeadline
  30. G. & A. Mamidakis Foundation Art Prize 2027G. & A. Mamidakis FoundationCommissionAgios Nikolaos, Crete, GreeceFree to applyDeadline
  31. Price Sculpture Forest Opening ExhibitionPrice Sculpture ForestOpen callCoupeville, WAFree to applyDeadline
  32. From a Woman's Hand 2027Key West Art & Historical SocietyOpen callKey West, FLDeadline
  33. GLEAM 2027 Light-Based Artwork ProposalsOlbrich Botanical Gardens (GLEAM)CommissionMadison, WIFree to applyDeadline
  34. RBA Annual Exhibition 2027 Open CallMall GalleriesOpen callLondon, UKDeadline
  35. 2027 Virginia A. Groot Foundation GrantsVirginia A. Groot FoundationGrantUnited StatesDeadline
  36. ortung 15: Schwabach Art Prize 2027Stadt Schwabach KulturamtOpen callSchwabach, GermanyDeadline
  37. Soaring Gardens Artists' Retreat Summer 2027Soaring Gardens Artists' Retreat (Ora Lerman Charitable Trust)ResidencyLaceyville, PAFree to applyDeadline
  38. Still Life, Still Blooming (Art at City Hall)Cordova Community CouncilOpen callRancho Cordova, CAFree to applyDeadline
  39. 23rd Annual Bryn Du Art ShowBryn Du Art ShowOpen callGranville, OHDeadline
  40. DownEast Sculpture Exhibition 2027Emerge Gallery & Art CenterOpen callGreenville, NCDeadline
  41. Gottlieb Foundation 2027 Individual Support GrantAdolph and Esther Gottlieb FoundationGrantUnited StatesFree to applyDeadline
  42. Sculpture Space Two-Month Residency, 2028 SeasonSculpture SpaceResidencyUtica, NYDeadline
  43. Nice Art Grant 2027: $500 UnrestrictedMidwest Nice ArtGrantUnited StatesDeadline
  44. Red River Valley Museum 2027 Annual Juried Art Show and SaleRed River Valley MuseumOpen callVernon, TXDeadline
  45. 54th Annual Hoyt Regional Juried Art CompetitionHoyt Arts CenterOpen callNew Castle, PADeadline
  46. Alderworks Alaska Summer 2027 ResidenciesAlderworks Alaska Writers and Artists RetreatResidencyDyea, AKDeadline
  47. The International Portrait Competition 2027Portrait Society of AmericaOpen callWashington, DCDeadline
  48. Visual Arts Residency: Embodied Making: Performance Art, Images and Objects 2027Banff Centre for Arts & CreativityResidencyBanff, Alberta, CanadaDeadline
  49. Godecharle Competition for Young Artists 2027Stichting GodecharleGrantBelgium-based artistsFree to applyDeadline
  50. Glass Lifeforms 2027Glass Lifeforms (Pittsburgh Glass Center)Open callPittsburgh, PAFree to applyDeadline

Entering sculpture calls well

Check the dimensions, weight, and installation needs before you apply. Many calls limit size or ask for work that can be installed without special rigging.

Find out whether the call is indoor or outdoor. Outdoor commissions and sculpture parks have different rules on materials and durability.

Submit images from several angles, with something for scale. Jurors can’t walk around the work.

Ask who pays for shipping, crating, and insurance. For sculpture these costs can be well above the entry fee.