Open Calls for Sculptors in the US

Are you a sculptor looking for more art opportunities? Or are you looking to get your art noticed by a bigger audience? From public art open calls, to exhibition opportunities, here is a comprehensive guide for sculptors seeking to expand their artistic horizons. This collection is focused on upcoming deadlines for artists all across the US. Here's your chance to be a part of the next big thing.


W.E.B. Du Bois Sculpture Project | Open Call for Sculptors

The Du Bois Sculpture Project is accepting qualifications from sculptors working in figurative bronze to create what will be an integral part of a commemorative memorial intertwining history, art, and landscape. The completed project will be a space of reflection, education, and memorialization of the work that scholar and abolitionist Du Bois accomplished in his lifetime. The selected finalist will be asked to create a permanent commemorative statue of a seated W.E.B. Du Bois in front of the Mason Library in Great Barrington.

Location: Great Barrington, Massachusetts, USA

Rewards: Production & more

 

Image: W.E.B. Du Bois Sculpture Project

 
 

Farmingdale State College | Public Sculpture Proposals

The Public Art Committee is seeking a prominent sculpture that reflects the mission, vision, and values of Farmingdale State College. Proposals are requested from artists interested in creating a new site-specific sculpture or proposing an installation on an existing work for the following site on the campus of Farmingdale State College.

Location: Farmingdale, NY, USA

Rewards: Funding, public art & more.

 

Image: Farmingdale State College

 
 

The Sculpture Center | Revealed Early Career Artist Series

Each year the Sculpture Center invites early career artists of the greater Ohio region whose practice includes sculpture, installation, mixed and expanded media, relational aesthetics, and performance to apply for inclusion in its annual Revealed Early Career Artist Series. Revealed awards artists in the first ten years of their careers and the opportunity to create work for a solo show.

Location: New York, NY, USA

Rewards: Production, exhibition, funding & more

 
 
 

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Kemp Center for the Arts | 19th Annual Sculpture Garden

The 19th Annual Sculpture Garden exhibit takes place at the Kemp Center For The Arts in Wichita Falls, Texas is now open for entries. Each May the annual Sculpture Garden exhibit is opened, which presents a unique viewing opportunity for the community. Pieces are exhibited for a full 12 months on the grounds of the Kemp Center For The Arts.

Location: Wichita Falls, TX, USA

Rewards: $4,000 total prize money, $1,500 for installation and exhibition

 

Image: 102.3 The Bull, Dave Diamond, Kemp Center for the Arts

 

Hunterdon Art Museum | Open Call for Ceramic Art

Hunterdon Art Museum invites applications to their first triennial juried exhibition of ceramics. The form and content of your work will be up to you, the artist/maker. They are seeking lively and interesting interpretations of clay as a material and idea. The artists’ work may – or may not – fall within the traditional terms of description as “functional” or “sculptural”.

Location: Clinton, NJ, USA

Rewards: Exhibition, Funding & more

 

Image: Hunterdon Art Museum

 
 

 

Downtown Fort Collins | Sculpture in the Square 2023

Old Town Square is nestled snuggly amongst historic buildings in the heart Fort Collins, Colorado and is home to weekly concerts in the summer and year-round festivals, shopping, and dining. Six sculptures will be chosen for a year long, outdoor exhibit that will be installed on Saturday, April 22, 2023.

Location: Fort Collins, CO, USA

Rewards: $1,000 honorarium, $1,000 People’s Choice Award, travel and exhibition

 
 

Image: Downtown Development Authority

 
 
 

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