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Welcome to the Iowa Artist Directory! This page is used to search for organizations that support artists in Iowa using any of the search criteria below.

We also provide the ability to search for specific opportunities provide to Iowa artists.

Opportunities for Creatives

Organizations that Support Creatives

57th Annual Art on the Square in Oskaloosa, Iowa

nice;04 – call for art

Call for Artists

Okoboji Writers’ and Songwriters’ Retreat

Professional Development

Making, Taking, Finding, Cutting: Material Explorations at the Intersection of Photography and Collage

Call for Artists

Ceramic and Pottery Wheel Teacher

Call for Artists

Southeastern Community College Exhibition June-July 2026 Murray Gallery

Call for Artists

Arte Natura 2026

Call for Artists

Call to Musicians: Final Fridays on the Polk City Square

Call for Artists

The Shape of Nature All Media Contest at the Clear Lake Arts Center

Art Shows

MLK Park Mural RFQ

Public Art Projects

Indianola Art Festival

Festivals

Ceramics Instructor

Call for Artists

6,371 Records

Call for Artists

Public Art Projects

2026 Summer Music Series Call for Bands

Call for Artists

Performances

Waukee Public Library Art Gallery

Art Shows

Paid Teaching Artist Opportunities

Call for Artists

Actor Combatant

Auditions

Pleasant Hill, Iowa Mural

Call for Artists

Indianola Fall Arts Festival

Call for Artists

LONDON CONTEMPORARY ART FAIR 2026 – 18TH EDITION

Call for Artists

Roar & Explore

Public Art Projects

Call for Art Exhibitions

Art Shows

Live Painter for the Ankeny Art Center Arts Festival

Call for Artists

Performances

Public Art Projects

FREE Art Show

Call for Artists

PedalArt Poster Show

Art Shows

Call for Artists

Seeking Teaching Artists for Partnership with Des Moines Public Schools in Arts Integration

Call for Artists

MacNider Outdoor Art Market

Festivals

Kolaj Fest New Orleans 2026: Call for Artists, Projects, & Papers

Call for Artists

Call for Exhibition Applications

Call for Artists

Digital Art, Assemblage and Collage IV

Art Shows

Call for Artists

2026 Hide & Seek Series “Sun Seekers”

Call for Artists

Judges Needed for the Top of Iowa Art Conference High School Show

Art Shows

Art & Ceramics Educator

Professional Development

PoetryXCollage Residencies Spring 2026

Call for Artists

Strange Figurations

Art Shows

Call for Artists

Brushes and Blooms

Festivals

Virtual Art Classes with Eastern Iowa Community Colleges

Call for Artists

PRISMA ART PRIZE

Call for Artists

Artist Connect

Call for Artists

CommUNITY – Call for Entries

Call for Artists

Neoteric Abstract XIV

Call for Artists

call for art – this place is strange

Call for Artists

Call for Submissions: NOSTALGIA Exhibition

Art Shows

Call for Artists

Artist Opportunity: Sell Your Work in the Art Center of Burlington Artists Market

Call for Artists

Exhibition

Marion Arts Festival 2026

Festivals

Urbandale Artist in the Community Program

Call for Artists

Art in the Park

Art Shows

Call for Artists

Festivals

Quad Cities Ecological Corridor Map

Commissions

Call for Art: Two-Dimensional Temporary Public Art Installation for Spring 2026

Public Art Projects

Creative Escape Mentorship – Plein air painting

Call for Artists

Blanden Art Festival

Call for Artists

Events

Festivals

Kilnforming in the Upper Midwest Exhibition Open Call

Call for Artists

Art work needed for a banner to be displayed at our EMS building for the 25th anniversary of 9/11/26

Public Art Projects

Valley Junction Arts Festival

Art Shows

Clear Lake Art Center’s Art in the Park

Festivals

NewBo Art Fest 2026

Call for Artists

Festivals

A Show of Heads

Art Shows

Call for Artists

Salonnière DSM Salon Series | Salon 25

Call for Artists

Events

Professional Development

Roundabout Public Art RFQ in Iowa

Call for Artists

Commissions

Art Writing Workshop: Call to Artists

Professional Development

City of Cedar Rapids Truck Art

Call for Artists

Des Moines Arts Festival – Call for Musicians / Performance Arts

Call for Artists

Fayette Wine, Beer, and Art Festival

Festivals

Teaching Artist Partnership – In-Person Learning 3/31, 4/1

Call for Artists

Iowa Artist Fellowship Now Open for Applications

Grants

Artist Wanted for Art on the Square

Call for Artists

Call to Photographers – Marshalltown, Iowa

Call for Artists

Art & Ceramics Educator

Professional Development

Cheatom Park Sport Court Mural Design RFQ

Public Art Projects

Flynn Breakthrough

Call for Artists

Ankeny Uptown Association Mural Project

Public Art Projects

CITY INVITES ARTISTS NATIONWIDE TO APPLY FOR NEW ROTATING SCULPTURE EXHIBIT

Call for Artists

Creative Escape Mentorship – plein air painting

Call for Artists

Cedar Rapids Public Library Art Gallery or Display Cases

Call for Artists

Des Moines Arts Festival Juried Art Fair

Festivals

Creatives’ Breakfast Club

Professional Development

MicroGrant Dinner

Call for Artists

Ceramic and Pottery Wheel Teacher

Call for Artists

Art Project Proposals Wanted!

Call for Artists

Call to Photographers – Marshalltown, Iowa

Call for Artists

BARCELONA CONTEMPORARY – 9TH EDITION 2026 July 16 – 25, 2026

Call for Artists

City Of Cedar Rapids Artist Call

Call for Artists

Greater Des Moines Partnership 2026 Hide & Seek Series: “Sun Seekers”

Call for Artists

Nice Art Grant

Grants

City of Urbandale – RFQ / Call to Artists for a Commissioned Artwork project (Barrett Boesen Parks and Natural Playscape Entrance)

Public Art Projects

Curating Collage Workshop

Call for Artists

Professional Development

2026 Reinbeck Art Festival

Festivals

A Wednesday Evening Performance During a Conference Opening Social Event

Performances

Multifaith Action Society – Artist Call for Submissions Opportunity

Call for Artists

Spring Artist Avenue– A Celebration of Women

Events

Festivals

Paint The Fair – plein air competition – Van Buren County

Call for Artists

Artwork display

Call for Artists

Temporary Public Art Installation – Uptown Ankeny

Call for Artists

Commissions

Public Art Projects

Exhibition Opportunity in 2027

Art Shows

Call for Artists

Cedar Rapids 6th Street SW Traffic Signal Box Art

Call for Artists

Painting

Commissions

TABLE READING For Short Faith-Based Play

Call for Artists

Creatives’ Breakfast Club – April 25

Professional Development

Snake Alley Art Fair 2026

Festivals

COLOR ME CREATIVE – YOUTH SUMMER PROGRAM

Call for Artists

City of Cedar Rapids Bus Shelter Art

Call for Artists

Top of Iowa Art Show Judge

Art Shows

Open Call for Entries: Experimental & Innovative Art

Call for Artists

Outdoor Public Art Sculpture in a Senior Living Community, Iowa

Call for Artists

Commissions

CALL FOR ARTISTS: CONTEMPORARY VENICE 2026

Call for Artists

Charles City Art-a-Fest 2026

Art Shows

Call for Artists

Festivals

CALL FOR ARTISTS VISIONS – ANIMA MUNDI 2026

Call for Artists

Public Art Mural

Call for Artists

Public Art Projects

Business of Art Conference

Professional Development

Teach at Creston Arts

Call for Artists

Ankeny Art Center Arts Festival

Festivals

CALL FOR ARTISTS ROME INTERNATIONAL ART FAIR – 18TH EDITION 2026

Call for Artists

Art on the Prairie Festival

Looking for Vibrant Art Vendors and Live Artists

Art Shows

Festivals

Performances

Small mural in Red Oak Iowa

Public Art Projects

Southeastern Community College

Support Services

Tower View Team of Jefferson Matters Main Street

Artistic/Creative Activities

Indigenous Art Alliance

Artistic/Creative Activities

Professional Services

Support Services

Technical Activities

Venue Available for Rent/Use

Ballet Des Moines

Artistic/Creative Activities

Arts + Culture Alliance

Artistic/Creative Activities

Education

Professional Services

Art on the Prairie

Artistic/Creative Activities

Professional Services

Mary Rose Collective

Support Services

Arts on Grand

Artistic/Creative Activities

Education

Professional Services

Support Services

Venue Available for Rent/Use

Kunzler Studios and Gallery

Artistic/Creative Activities

Education

Venue Available for Rent/Use

Civic Music Association (CMA)

Artistic/Creative Activities

Professional Services

Support Services

Siouxland Artists

Artistic/Creative Activities

Education

Professional Services

Hoyt Sherman Place

Education

Fort Madison Area Arts Association

Artistic/Creative Activities

Professional Services

Venue Available for Rent/Use

Burlington Civic Music Association

Artistic/Creative Activities

Professional Services

Think Iowa City

Artistic/Creative Activities

Professional Services

Support Services

Villages Folk School

Artistic/Creative Activities

Education

Professional Services

Support Services

Project Art at UI Health Care

Artistic/Creative Activities

Public Space One

Artistic/Creative Activities

Education

Professional Services

Support Services

Technical Activities

Venue Available for Rent/Use

Clear Lake Arts Center

Professional Services

Octagon Center for the Arts

Artistic/Creative Activities

Education

Professional Services

Support Services

Venue Available for Rent/Use

Main Street Ottumwa

Artistic/Creative Activities

Professional Services

Venue Available for Rent/Use

Ames Community Arts Council

Support Services

Art Center of Burlington

Artistic/Creative Activities

Professional Services

Support Services

Venue Available for Rent/Use

MIX Creative Community

Venue Available for Rent/Use

Community Support Advocates

Artistic/Creative Activities

Education

Venue Available for Rent/Use

Lucius Pham – Milk Chocolate Productions

Artistic/Creative Activities

Professional Services

Support Services

Technical Activities

FilmScene

Artistic/Creative Activities

Venue Available for Rent/Use

Orange City Arts Council

Artistic/Creative Activities

Greater Des Moines Public Art Foundation

Artistic/Creative Activities

Historic Valley Junction Foundation

Artistic/Creative Activities

Professional Services

Support Services

Venue Available for Rent/Use

Cedar Rapids Independent Filmmakers

Artistic/Creative Activities

Professional Services

North River Arts Council

Artistic/Creative Activities

Pottawattamie Arts, Culture & Entertainment (PACE)

Artistic/Creative Activities

Professional Services

Support Services

Venue Available for Rent/Use

Mainframe Studios

Artistic/Creative Activities

Education

Professional Services

Venue Available for Rent/Use

Lied Public Library Clarinda

Artistic/Creative Activities

Education

Professional Services

Venue Available for Rent/Use

Project Art at UIHC

Artistic/Creative Activities

Venue Available for Rent/Use

ARTSwork

Professional Services

Murals & More

Artistic/Creative Activities

Des Moines Arts Festival®

Professional Services

Grinnell Area Arts Council

Artistic/Creative Activities

Support Services

Venue Available for Rent/Use

Creston Arts

Artistic/Creative Activities

Professional Services

Support Services

Venue Available for Rent/Use

Art Center of Burlington Tower View Team of Jefferson Matters Main Street Public Space One Burlington Civic Music Association Ames Community Arts Council Clear Lake Arts Center Mainframe Studios Art on the Prairie Arts on Grand Main Street Ottumwa Grinnell Area Arts Council Southeastern Community College Mary Rose Collective MIX Creative Community Orange City Arts Council Lucius Pham – Milk Chocolate Productions Community Support Advocates Historic Valley Junction Foundation Ballet Des Moines Greater Des Moines Public Art Foundation Pottawattamie Arts, Culture & Entertainment (PACE) Arts + Culture Alliance Kunzler Studios and Gallery Hoyt Sherman Place Cedar Rapids Independent Filmmakers Indigenous Art Alliance FilmScene Murals & More Villages Folk School Project Art at UIHC Project Art at UI Health Care Octagon Center for the Arts Lied Public Library Clarinda Siouxland Artists Think Iowa City Des Moines Arts Festival® Creston Arts North River Arts Council Fort Madison Area Arts Association ARTSwork Civic Music Association (CMA)