Fall 2025 Art Competitions, Grants & Exhibition Opportunities
- Gabrielle mills
- Sep 29
- 3 min read
As autumn unfolds, artists across the country and beyond have a wealth of opportunities to apply for funding, prizes, and exhibitions. From major cash awards to local microgrants and open call exhibitions, this season is full of ways to grow your career, gain visibility, and share your work with new audiences.
Below, we’ve gathered upcoming deadlines for art competitions, grants, and calls to exhibit, organized by type and date.
🏆 Art Competitions
TERAVARNA – 12th “Animal” International Art Competition
Deadline: September 30, 2025
Eligibility: Open worldwide
Theme: Animals (2D & 3D accepted across all styles and mediums)
Awards: $3,500 in cash prizes
Fee: Varies by entry (check site)
Artadia Award – Atlanta
Deadline: October 1, 2025
Awards: $25,000 Marciano Artadia Awardee; 3 awards of $15,000 each
Eligibility: Atlanta-based artists
Fee: Free
Be Still Media Prize
Deadline: October 1, 2025
Theme: “Prompt”
Prizes: 1st: $15,000 | 2nd: $8,000 | 3rd: $4,000 | People’s Choice: $3,000
ADC Fine Art – Art Comes Alive (ACA)
Deadline: October 3, 2025
Location: Cincinnati, OH
Awards: Over $450,000, career-making connections with jurors, collectors, and galleries
Event: Held in a 13,000 sq. ft. gallery in Over-the-Rhine arts district
Henki Art Prize
Deadline: October 15, 2025
Theme: Camminare – exploring resilience, pathways, and water as metaphor
Prizes: 1st: $500 | Shortlist: $125 | Online exhibition + feature
Artadia Award – Houston
Deadline: November 1, 2025
Awards: $25,000 Marciano Artadia Awardee; 3 awards of $15,000 each
Eligibility: Houston-based artists
Fee: Free
Hopper Prize
Deadline: November 11, 2025
Awards: 2 grants of $4,500 | 4 grants of $1,000
💰 Grants
Nebraska Arts Council – Arts Project Grant
Deadline: October 1, 2025
Prize: $7,500
Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations incorporated in Nebraska that are federally tax-exempt, public agencies and sub- divisions of governmental agencies.
Buffalo Institute for Contemporary Art – Microgrant
Deadline: October 1, 2025
Prize: $300
Eligibility: New York residents in the greater Buffalo area
Rhizome Microgrants
Deadline: October 10, 2025
Prize: $1,500
Focus: Digital art exploring network commons, personas, narrative systems, or synthetic agents
Salt Lake City Arts Council – Project Support Grants
Deadline: November 2, 2025
Prize: $4,000
Eligibility: Utah residents
Café Royal Cultural Foundation – Exhibition/Project Grant
Deadline: November 3, 2025
Prize: $10,000
New York Foundation for the Arts – Queens Arts Fund
Deadline: November 18, 2025
Prize: $5,000
Eligibility: Queens-based artists (NY)
🖼️ Calls to Exhibit
Main Line Art Center – Betsy Meyer Memorial Exhibition
Deadline: October 6, 2025
Prize: $1,000
William Way LGBT Community Center – Annual Exhibition
Deadline: October 8, 2025
Eligibility: Pennsylvania residents
Prize: $300
Tiger Strikes Asteroid Greenville – Solo or Two-Person Show
Deadline: October 10, 2025
Location: Greenville, SC
Hudson Milliner Art Salon – Nation Faces: Reimagining Americana
Deadline: October 10, 2025
Theme: Exploring the culture, history, and spirit of America
Apexart NYC – Exhibition Open Call
Deadline: October 31, 2025
Grant: $10,000 for each winning exhibition
Ps122 Gallery – 2026 Exhibition Open Call
Deadline: October 31, 2025
Location: New York, NY
Opportunity: Six month-long exhibitions led by curators or artists
Pinkwater Gallery – “Objects of the Everyday”
Deadline: November 1, 2025
Location: Kingston, NY
Exhibition Dates: Jan 8–Mar 10, 2026
Fee: $25
Theme: Reinterpreting everyday objects into art
Open Source Gallery – 2027 Exhibition Open Call
Deadline: November 1, 2025
Location: New York, NY
Focus: Experimental, sustainable, socially engaged practices
Space 776 – “Text & Image” Exhibition
Deadline: November 15, 2025
Location: New York, NY
Theme: Exploring text as material, metaphor, and image
Locust Projects – Main Gallery Open Call
Deadline: November 16, 2025
Location: Miami, FL
Opportunity: Ambitious new installation-based work
Art Department of Sinclair Community College – Exhibition Opportunities
Deadline: December 10, 2025
Location: Dayton, OH
✨ Final Thoughts
This fall is packed with opportunities for artists at all stages of their careers — from small microgrants to major international prizes and exhibitions. Be sure to check eligibility requirements, prepare your materials early, and don’t miss these upcoming deadlines.
Stay tuned for more updates from Black Artist Corner, where we keep you connected to the best opportunities for artists across the globe.
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