Grants, Open Calls & Opportunities
Resources for artists, arts organizations, and programs, including grants, open calls, and funding for professional and artistic development.
Open Calls for Artists
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2027 Utah Arts Festival Artist Applications
Application opens: November 1, 2026
Artist applications for the 2027 Utah Arts Festival open November 1. The festival is accepting applications from artists working in performing arts, visual arts, culinary arts, urban arts, film and the Kids Art Yard.
Artists interested in participating can sign up for the festival newsletter to receive notice when applications open and access the application link.
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Call for Artists and Poets: Earth Immemorial at Alvin Gittins Gallery
Deadline: November 13, 2026
111th Meridian Projects seeks Utah visual artists and writers for Earth Immemorial, an exhibition exploring reciprocal relationships with place and the ways earth, ochre, minerals, and other regional materials can act as co-authors of memory and identity. Visual artists may submit sculpture, ceramics, textiles, mixed media, or video incorporating or conceptually engaging site-sourced materials. Poets and writers may submit standalone work or collaborate with an accepted visual artist on text-based work for the exhibition.
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Student Poetry Writing Contest
Deadline: December 11, 2026
Attention, high school poets! The entry period is open for Poetry Ourselves, the statewide poetry competition. Utah 9th- through 12th-grade students may submit either one or two of their own original poems of any format. Submitted poems must be 25 lines or fewer. Works may be submitted in English or Spanish. Winners will receive a cash award and be invited to present their works on the evening of state finals for Poetry Out Loud, Mar. 3, 2027.
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UMOCA Projects Gallery
Deadline: Ongoing
Located in the front of the building, the Projects Gallery is the first exhibition room that visitors encounter when coming to the Utah Museum of Contemporary Art. Dedicated solely to exhibitions by contemporary artists living in Utah, this gallery will provide a professional exhibition experience for the artist(s).
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Snow Horse Gallery Exhibit
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The Davis Arts Council is seeking local artists to exhibit their work in the Snow Horse Galleries, located at the Davis Conference Center and the Intermountain Layton Hospital.
We are seeking a wide range of mediums and subjects, and are open to various levels of experience and expertise.
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