Get your open call in front of more artists

Every call you run on Open Call Manager has its own public page. List that link in these directories, and artists apply straight from your call.

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Free places to list your call

Each of these directories accepts calls hosted on other sites. Share the link to your call’s public page when you submit.

Running a call with no entry fee? ArtRabbit and Fractured Atlas give fee-free calls extra visibility.

TheArtList

Art and photo calls, reviewed by editors before they go live. Needs a free submitter account.

Cost: Free, with optional paid upgrades

Submit to TheArtList (opens in a new tab)
ArtCall

Lists calls hosted on other sites in its open calls directory. Needs a free account.

Cost: Free

List your call on ArtCall (opens in a new tab)
ArtCallEntry.com

Competitions, juried exhibitions, fairs, residencies, and public art. Add your call page as the call website.

Cost: Free

Submit to ArtCallEntry.com (opens in a new tab)
Artjobs

International open calls, shared in a weekly newsletter. Premium listings sit at the top for 30 days.

Cost: Free, or $150 for premium

Post your call on Artjobs (opens in a new tab)
Contest Watchers

Competitions only, not calls for non-competitive events. You need your call’s link and an image at least 620 by 380 pixels.

Cost: Free

Submit to Contest Watchers (opens in a new tab)
Fractured Atlas

A nonprofit opportunity database that highlights calls with no entry fee. Some are shared on Instagram and in its newsletter.

Cost: Free

Submit to Fractured Atlas (opens in a new tab)
ArtRabbit

Editors pick up to 5 free listings a week for calls with no entry fee. Based in the UK.

Cost: Free if selected, otherwise £100

Submit to ArtRabbit (opens in a new tab)
Art Deadline

An artist opportunities newsletter and website, running since 1994.

Cost: Free, with paid promotion

Submit to Art Deadline (opens in a new tab)
Wooloo

International calls and residencies. Listings send artists to your own call page to apply.

Cost: Free account

Sign up to post on Wooloo (opens in a new tab)
Words of Mouth

A weekly newsletter of opportunities across the arts and design. Submit by email with your call’s link.

Cost: Free, with an optional donation if accepted

See how to submit to Words of Mouth (opens in a new tab)
Circus Living

A newsletter of galleries, museums, and open calls accepting artist submissions. The editor welcomes suggestions through Substack messages.

Cost: Free to suggest. Readers pay $5 a month.

Suggest your call to Circus Living (opens in a new tab)
Creative Capital

A national nonprofit that lists artist opportunities with upcoming deadlines. Ask about free and sponsored listings.

Cost: Free or sponsored

Email Creative Capital
Your state arts agency

Many state arts agencies list opportunities for free. Arizona’s, for example, reviews listings within 5 business days.

Cost: Usually free

Find your state arts agency (opens in a new tab)

Paid listings with wider reach

These charge to list your call, and most include an email to their subscribers.

Art Deadlines List

Paid listings are emailed each month to more than 40,000 artists and arts organizations.

Cost: $50 for a first one-month listing

List your call on Art Deadlines List (opens in a new tab)
CallForEntries.com

Art and photography calls. Free listings are visible only to signed-in members.

Cost: $69 for 30 days of public listing

List your call on CallForEntries.com (opens in a new tab)
NYFA Classifieds

The New York Foundation for the Arts opportunities board. Small nonprofits can ask for discounted pricing.

Cost: Paid, priced by listing length

Post on NYFA Classifieds (opens in a new tab)
Side Arts

A featured listing, an email to 50,000+ artists, and targeted social ads. Built for fairs and festivals.

Cost: $195 per call

Promote your call with Side Arts (opens in a new tab)
Hyperallergic

An art magazine that runs sponsored open-call posts alongside its monthly opportunities roundup.

Cost: Ask for rates

Ask Hyperallergic about sponsored posts (opens in a new tab)

Prices and terms were checked in October 2026. Check each site before you submit, since they can change.

Run a fair, well-funded call

Guidance on paying artists, finding funding, and connecting with other organizers.

W.A.G.E.

Fee standards for paying artists, from Working Artists and the Greater Economy.

See W.A.G.E. fee standards (opens in a new tab)
Artist compensation resource guide

A community-maintained guide to paying artists, shared as a Google Doc.

Read the compensation guide (opens in a new tab)
Candid Learning

Training and guides on finding and applying for grants, to help fund awards and artist fees.

Explore Candid Learning (opens in a new tab)
Fractured Atlas

Fiscal sponsorship, so groups without nonprofit status can take tax-deductible donations.

Learn about fiscal sponsorship (opens in a new tab)
Americans for the Arts

Research, advocacy, and a national network for arts administrators.

Visit Americans for the Arts (opens in a new tab)
US Regional Arts Organizations

Six regional organizations that fund and support arts groups across the US.

Find your regional arts organization (opens in a new tab)
Alliance of Artists Communities

A network for organizations that run artist residencies.

Visit the Alliance of Artists Communities (opens in a new tab)

Follow

Newsletters from people who know how shows and the art world work.

Object Labels

A Guggenheim exhibition designer on how shows get made, from layout and color to moving heavy work. Useful when your call becomes an exhibition.

Cost: Free, with paid extras

Read Object Labels (opens in a new tab)
Art Forecast

Art writer Tatum Dooley’s practical art-world advice, including a press-release template you can use to announce your call or its winners.

Cost: Free, with paid extras

Read Art Forecast (opens in a new tab)
The Gray Market

Former Artnet News editor Tim Schneider on the business of art: galleries, auctions, PR, and what’s shifting for the people who run shows.

Cost: Free, with paid extras

Read The Gray Market (opens in a new tab)

Share with your applicants

Link these guides from your call to help artists send stronger entries.

How to write an artist statement

A practical, jargon-free guide to writing a statement.

Read the guide from The Creative Independent (opens in a new tab)
Artist and teaching statements

A suggested structure, tips, and writing exercises from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.

Read the guide from SAIC (opens in a new tab)
How to build a portfolio

Choosing a format, sequencing work, and documenting it well.

Read the portfolio guide from SAIC (opens in a new tab)
Photographing your artwork

Lighting, angle, resolution, and file formats for submission images.

Read the photo tips from the University of Maryland (opens in a new tab)

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