Calls for Artists
PLEASE NOTE: The opportunities listed below are submitted by external sources and are not affiliated with Arts Mid-Hudson unless explicitly stated otherwise. Please direct any questions or inquiries to the contact provided in the listing.
Have an opportunity we should know about? Email the information to opps@artsmidhudson.org
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+ Call For Art - Super Secret Projects
August Open Call: Out of Office Out Of Office is an open call group show about vacation, escape, rest, refusal, fantasy, and the need to step outside of the usual rhythm.
Vacation or escape, we all need a break sometime. Be it from your normal routine, your standard studio practice , or just everything in general. Maybe it's temporary or maybe you'll never return. What does your break from the norm look like? How will you spend time that is fully your own? We welcome practical answers, full fantasy, and everything in between.
Submission Fee: $28 for 1 artwork submission $32 for 2 artwork submissions
Important Dates: July 27: Submission deadline July 29: Notification decision August 3–5: Drop-off dates August 8: Opening Reception September 5–7: Art pickup:
Submit your work via: https://www.supersecretprojects.com/current-open-call
+ New York, I Love You A Retail Art Exhibtion by Yellow Studio at Beehive
Deadline: Sunday, July 29
Yellow Studio invites women and non-binary artists to submit work for New York, I Love You: a love letter to a state that defies a single picture. The New York of city blocks and country roads, of the Hudson at dusk and the Adirondacks at dawn. All of it. This is New York in full: the glitz and the grit, the hustle and the hush, the overlooked and the unforgettable. We want the bodega roses and the wildflowers growing through the guardrail on the Taconic. The street corner that changed everything and the vista that took your breath away. The New York you moved toward and the one you couldn’t leave behind. Original artwork in all media is welcome.
Submissions Open: Wednesday, July 15 Submissions Close: Sunday, July 29 Exhibition Dates: September 4 to November 15 Venue: Beehive at Yellow Studio (curated retail space) 792 Route 35, Cross River, New York 10518
Full information and submission link at https://yellowstudiony.com/event/submissions-new-york-i-love-you/
+ WAAM Open Calls
+ Artist Proposal Form: The Pollinator Festival — September 12–13, 2026
For full information visit: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSecYKfSngjhWD5VOelHsO4mduZohrb8xlAJsHlteJFEtZL1fw/viewform
+ Call for Artists — The Voice of Art’s Fine Art Festival 2026 (FAF Millerton)
Deadline to Apply: August 1, 2026 (Final Call)
The Voice of Art invites fine artists and craftspeople to apply for its sixth annual outdoor juried show, “Fine Art Festival” — FAF Millerton — Labor Day Weekend, September 5–6, in Downtown Millerton, NY. This is the festival’s first year in Millerton, coinciding with the Village’s 175th Anniversary celebration. The show welcomes original fine art and handmade functional art — painting, sculpture, photography, ceramics, glass, jewelry, and more — juried on originality and craftsmanship. TVOA promotes exhibitors through regional press, lawn signs, postcards, social media, and an online artist catalog reaching thousands across the Tri-State region. Visit our website for full eligibility requirements, categories, and the online application.
Full information and application at https://www.thevoiceofart.org/call-for-fine-art-festival
+ CALL FOR PLEIN AIR ARTISTS | Hudson Valley Plain Air Festival 2026
Deadline for submissions: by August 9, 2026
Additional information:
https://wallkill.art/event/submit-by-august-9-hudson-valley-plein-air-festival-2026
To apply:
https://app.entrythingy.com/wallkill/hudson-valley-plein-air-festival-2026/
+ M&T Bank Clothesline Art Festival Artist Applications
Deadline to Apply: August 16, 2026
The M&T Bank Clothesline Art Festival Call for Artists is now available, and we hope to have it posted on your site. The dates for the festival this year are August 29 & 30, 2026, 10:00 am–5:00 pm. All details can be found at https://mag.rochester.edu/clothesline/, including artist applications for 2026. The M&T Bank Clothesline Art Festival has been MAG’s largest annual fundraiser and biggest celebration of the arts for almost 70 years. Over 300 artists from across the country offer their work for purchase at this juried, two-day festival that takes place on the beautiful grounds of the Memorial Art Gallery. Clothesline is also the place to experience all-day live entertainment, sample food from some of Rochester’s favorite food trucks and vendors, enjoy free family art activities, and visit the museum.
Deadline to Apply: August 16, 2026
+ Arts Society of Kingston's 2027 Solo or Small Group Exhibition Submission Deadline: 10.1.26, 11:59 PM
The Arts Society of Kingston (ASK) invites artists to apply for a solo exhibition in our Spotlight Gallery or Front Gallery. Artists receive a 6-week show in one of our galleries between March - December 2027. We welcome submissions from emerging and established contemporary artists working in visual media, including painting, sculpture, photography, printmaking, fiber, ceramics, and mixed media.
ASK is committed to presenting thought-provoking exhibitions that celebrate artistic excellence, foster dialogue, and reflect the diversity of contemporary creative practice.
Eligibility Open to artists 18 years and older. Individual artists only. All work must be original. Artists must have a cohesive body of work sufficient to fill the gallery. Submit HERE: https://askforarts.org/solo-or-small-group-submission/
+ The Cunneen-Hackett Arts Center - 2027 Exhibits
Deadline to Apply: December 12, 2026
The Cunneen-Hackett Arts Center has begun accepting artists to exhibit with us in 2027. We have three beautiful galleries to fill, and this is a wonderful opportunity for artists to show their work in either solo or group exhibitions. The Artists in our galleries are promoted via our press releases, our website, our newsletters, and through our printed brochures. Please be aware that we are able to exhibit wall-hung art only. Interested artists should contact Carol Padron at CHACexhibits@gmail.com. Please include some introductory information about yourself as well as some images of your work. The Cunneen-Hackett Arts Center is a non-profit organization located at 9 & 12 Vassar Street, Poughkeepsie, NY. Visit us on the web at cunneen-hackett.org.