Calls for Artists
Calling All Local Artists!
ArtsFairfax posts opportunities to apply for new commissions, various art performances, or exhibition opportunities from across the country, throughout the region, or from within the County. If you would like to add your audition, application, or similar opportunity to this list, please use the button below.
ArtsFairfax, in partnership with the Mount Vernon District Office, Fairfax County, seeks an artist or artist team to design, fabricate, and install a permanent sculpture at the Lorton Police Station and Animal Shelter that will signal the site’s offering of hospitality, safety, and community engagement. This location offers visibility and a unique opportunity to create impactful public art that will represent a point of pride at a high traffic Fairfax County facility.
The selected artwork should:
- Welcome visitors to the police station and animal shelter
- Serve as a local landmark for community gathering and engagement
- Reflect the values of the Lorton Community
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| Literary Journal Call for Creatives: “Building an Ecosystem” McCabe’s Printing Group is currently accepting submissions for their new Literary Journal “Building an Ecosystem,” a limited-run paperback journal highlighting the written and visual work of authors and artists in Northern Virginia. Works can accommodate virtually any genre, including fiction, non-fiction, poetry, biographies, playscripts, illustrations, and photography. Submissions should be from authors and artists within the Northern Virginia community. | April 25, 2025 |
| 2025 Best of the Region Fine Art Show and Sale The Prince William Art Society (PWAS) welcomes all artists in the Prince William, Loudon, Fairfax, and Stafford Counties to submit applications to the juried Best of the Region Fine Arts Show and Sale (BoR) at the historic ARTfactory in Manassas, Virginia, in June 2025. Artists can submit 2D works in a variety of media. The PWAS goal in hosting BoR is to further promote the visual arts culture and art appreciation in Northern Virginia and to showcase the wide and diverse talent and creativity found right here where we live, work, and play. | April 30, 2025 |
| Call for Performance Artists: Inova Summer Performance Series The Inova Schar Cancer Arts & Healing Program is pleased to announce a call for performers for their Summer Performance Series, which will be held on two dates in June at the Inova Center for Personalized Health. This series presents an excellent opportunity for musicians, dancers, choirs, bands, orchestras, and other performance groups to showcase their talent and contribute to a vibrant community event. Performances are welcome from all genres and styles, and each performance will be allotted approximately 15-20 minutes. The events will take place in a relaxed, outdoor setting designed to foster engagement and enjoyment for attendees. | May 1, 2025 |
| 2025 NoMa in Color Call for Artists The NoMa Business Improvement District (NoMa BID) is seeking local talented individuals or teams to submit a proposal to create a mural as part of the 2025 NoMa Mural Festival: Celebrating 10 Years of Murals in NoMa, taking place on September 8-15, 2025. Up to 21 artists will be selected to paint large-scale works along the WMATA (metro) wall of the Metropolitan Branch Trail (MBT) at Alethia Tanner Park and at adjacent locations within NoMa. Whether you’re an established muralist or an emerging large format painter seeking an outside canvas for the first time, don’t miss this opportunity to add your creative touch to NoMa’s extensive collection of neighborhood murals. | May 3, 2025 |
| 2025 Congressional Art Competition The Annual Congressional Art Competition provides Members of Congress with the unique opportunity to showcase the artistic creativity and talent of high school students from across the United States. This competition is open to all high school students who are residents of the 11th Congressional District. The first-place winning entry will be displayed for one year in the United States Capitol, the second place entry will be exhibited at the Workhouse Arts Gallery for a year, and with the permission of the artists, additional high-ranking pieces will be displayed in Congressman Gerry Connolly’s Capitol Hill and district offices. | May 5, 2025 |
| 15th Annual Workhouse Clay International The Workhouse Arts Center is excited to announce the Call for Entries for its 15th annual Workhouse Clay International Exhibition in 2025. This is an Open Call for functional and/or sculptural ceramic artworks, to continue Workhouse’s tradition of exhibiting the best of contemporary ceramic artwork being created throughout the US and abroad. All levels of creators are welcome and encouraged to apply. | May 7, 2025 |
| Glen Echo Park Request for Exhibition Proposals The Glen Echo Park Partnership for Arts and Culture requests exhibition proposals from artists, organizations, and curators for the Popcorn Gallery, Stone Tower Gallery, and Park View Gallery at Glen Echo Park for the calendar year 2026. The mission of the Glen Echo Park Partnership Galleries is to showcase the work of diverse artists, including resident artists at Glen Echo Park and artists from the greater Washington, D.C. area, and to exhibit quality art by artists who represent a broad spectrum of the region, with diverse backgrounds, and working in a wide range of artistic media. | June 5, 2025 |
| Workhouse Arts Center Open Call for 2027 Exhibitions Workhouse Arts Center’s open call for proposals facilitates submissions from parties interested in having a solo or group exhibition at Workhouse Arts Center in Building W-16, in the McGuire Woods, Vulcan, and Muse Galleries. Applications are reviewed in January and June of each calendar year. | June 8, 2025 |
| Publishing Opportunity: Fortuna Major Press Fortuna Major Press offers open calls for submissions across a vast array of disciplines and subjects. Fiction, non-fiction, poetry, visual art, and the genre-flux opportunities are open throughout the year. | Ongoing |
| Paint it, Fairfax! The Paint It, Fairfax! Murals program is open to established professional artists living in the Mid-Atlantic region. Artists residing in the DC Metropolitan Area and particularly in Fairfax County are encouraged to apply. | Ongoing |
Community Arts Use at Capital One Hall
ArtsFairfax partners with Capital One Hall to make the venue’s 1500-seat performance hall, 250-seat black box theatre, and classroom spaces available for community use at subsidized rates. This opportunity is designed for arts programming by Fairfax County nonprofit arts groups, Fairfax County agencies, and Fairfax County Public Schools.
Exhibit at Tysons Corner Center
ArtsFairfax has partnered with Macerich, the owners and developers of Tysons Corner Center, to showcase local artists, artist teams, and arts organizations from Fairfax County, the City of Fairfax, and the City of Falls Church. This unique collaboration will enable the 17 million annual visitors who explore Tysons Corner Center’s retail and entertainment offerings to discover the diversity, creativity, and quality of visual artists from the Fairfax region.