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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

PoetryXCollage Residencies Spring 2026

Call for Artists

Strange Figurations

Art Shows

Call for Artists

Okoboji Writers’ and Songwriters’ Retreat

Professional Development

Art Project Proposals Wanted!

Call for Artists

Open Call for Entries: Experimental & Innovative Art

Call for Artists

Indianola Art Festival

Festivals

Exhibition Opportunity in 2027

Art Shows

Call for Artists

Curating Collage Workshop

Call for Artists

Professional Development

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

Call for Artists

Nice Art Grant

Grants

Kilnforming in the Upper Midwest Exhibition Open Call

Call for Artists

Urbandale Artist in the Community Program

Call for Artists

MacNider Outdoor Art Market

Festivals

Business of Art Conference

Professional Development

CALL FOR ARTISTS: CONTEMPORARY VENICE 2026

Call for Artists

Now Accepting Applications: Founding Studio Artists for Undertow Creative // artist studio space available

Call for Artists

Charles City Art-a-Fest 2026

Art Shows

Call for Artists

Festivals

LONDON CONTEMPORARY ART FAIR 2026 – 18TH EDITION

Call for Artists

Public Art Mural

Call for Artists

Public Art Projects

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

Public Art Projects

Art & Ceramics Educator

Professional Development

Paid Teaching Artist Opportunities

Call for Artists

Ceramic and Pottery Wheel Teacher

Call for Artists

Clear Lake Art Center’s Art in the Park

Festivals

FREE Art Show

Call for Artists

Valley Junction Arts Festival

Art Shows

Brushes and Blooms

Festivals

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

Public Art Projects

Urbandale Art Gallery Call for Artists

Call for Artists

Quad Cities Ecological Corridor Map

Commissions

A Show of Heads

Art Shows

Call for Artists

Ceramic and Pottery Wheel Teacher

Call for Artists

Teach at Creston Arts

Call for Artists

Flynn Breakthrough

Call for Artists

2026 Reinbeck Art Festival

Festivals

call for art – this place is strange

Call for Artists

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

Call for Artists

Cedar Rapids Public Library Art Gallery or Display Cases

Call for Artists

57th Annual Art on the Square in Oskaloosa, Iowa

Spring Artist Avenue– A Celebration of Women

Events

Festivals

Video Editor

Film Production

Invitation to Submit Films & Screenplays – Glendale International Film Festival

Call for Artists

Blanden Art Festival

Call for Artists

Events

Festivals

CommUNITY – Call for Entries

Call for Artists

Call for Artists – DSM Children’s Museum

Call for Artists

Public Art Projects

Instructors Needed: Youth Workshops

Call for Artists

Open Call for Art: Fashion Forward

Art Shows

Call for Artists

Creatives’ Breakfast Club – September 26

Professional Development

City Of Cedar Rapids Artist Call

Call for Artists

PRISMA ART PRIZE — ROME — 20th EDITION International Open Call for Painters, Illustrators, Printmakers and Traditional 2D Artists

Call for Artists

Des Moines Arts Festival – Call for Musicians / Performance Arts

Call for Artists

Art Writing Workshop: Call to Artists

Professional Development

Roundabout Public Art RFQ in Iowa

Call for Artists

Commissions

BARCELONA CONTEMPORARY – 10TH EDITION 2026

Call for Artists

MLK Park Mural RFQ

Public Art Projects

Iowa Artist Fellowship Now Open for Applications

Grants

Paint The Fair – plein air competition – Van Buren County

Call for Artists

Exhibition

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

Call for Artists

Indianola Fall Arts Festival

Call for Artists

Ankeny Uptown Association Mural Project

Public Art Projects

Creative Escape Mentorship – plein air painting

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

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

Call for Artists

nice;04 – call for art

Call for Artists

Ceramics Instructor

Call for Artists

Live Painter for the Ankeny Art Center Arts Festival

Call for Artists

Performances

Public Art Projects

Marion Arts Festival 2026

Festivals

Small mural in Red Oak Iowa

Public Art Projects

Collage on Screen Artist Residency 2026

Call for Artists

The River Bends & So Must We: In-Person Collage Artist Lab

Call for Artists

Cheatom Park Sport Court Mural Design RFQ

Public Art Projects

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

Call for Artists

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

Call for Artists

Roar & Explore

Public Art Projects

Des Moines Arts Festival Juried Art Fair

Festivals

Creative Escape Mentorship – Plein air painting

Call for Artists

Creatives’ Breakfast Club

Professional Development

2026 Hide & Seek Series “Sun Seekers”

Call for Artists

Call for Submissions: NOSTALGIA Exhibition

Art Shows

Call for Artists

PRISMA ART PRIZE

Call for Artists

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

Art Shows

SW IA Art Tour

Art Shows

Call to Photographers – Marshalltown, Iowa

Call for Artists

Virtual Art Classes with Eastern Iowa Community Colleges

Call for Artists

Art on the Prairie Festival

CITY INVITES ARTISTS NATIONWIDE TO APPLY FOR NEW ROTATING SCULPTURE EXHIBIT

Call for Artists

TABLE READING For Short Faith-Based Play

Call for Artists

Fayette Wine, Beer, and Art Festival

Festivals

Top of Iowa Art Show Judge

Art Shows

Temporary Public Art Installation – Uptown Ankeny

Call for Artists

Commissions

Public Art Projects

Neoteric Abstract XIV

Call for Artists

Salonnière DSM Salon Series | Salon 25

Call for Artists

Events

Professional Development

Southeastern Community College Exhibition June-July 2026 Murray Gallery

Call for Artists

NewBo Art Fest 2026

Call for Artists

Festivals

Waukee Public Library Art Gallery

Art Shows

Artist Wanted for Art on the Square

Call for Artists

Outdoor Public Art Sculpture in a Senior Living Community, Iowa

Call for Artists

Commissions

Artist Connect

Call for Artists

Cedar Rapids 6th Street SW Traffic Signal Box Art

Call for Artists

Ceramics Instructor

Call for Artists

Actor Combatant

Auditions

City of Cedar Rapids Truck Art

Call for Artists

“A Story of Iowa” photography exhibit

Call for Artists

Artwork display

Call for Artists

COLOR ME CREATIVE – YOUTH SUMMER PROGRAM

Call for Artists

MicroGrant Dinner

Call for Artists

ROME INTERNATIONAL ART FAIR – 19TH EDITION 2026

Call for Artists

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

Public Art Projects

Monthly Themed Art Challenges | Free Entry Early Bird

Call for Artists

call for art – i can’t get at the poem of this

Call for Artists

City of Cedar Rapids Bus Shelter Art

Call for Artists

Call for Exhibition Applications

Call for Artists

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

Call for Artists

Architecture and Collage Virtual Residency

Call for Artists

Art in the Park

Art Shows

Call for Artists

Festivals

CALL FOR ARTISTS VISIONS – ANIMA MUNDI 2026

Call for Artists

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

Art Shows

Ankeny Art Center Arts Festival

Festivals

Digital Art, Assemblage and Collage IV

Art Shows

Call for Artists

Collage Publishing Workshop

Call for Artists

Professional Development

Call for Art Exhibitions

Art Shows

Montreal: City as Archive Artist Lab

Call for Artists

Call to Musicians: Final Fridays on the Polk City Square

Call for Artists

Call to Photographers – Marshalltown, Iowa

Call for Artists

Art & Ceramics Educator

Professional Development

Snake Alley Art Fair 2026

Festivals

Art Writing Workshop: Call to Artists

Professional Development

Politics in Collage: Midterm Report on the Rise of Authoritarianism

Call for Artists

CALL FOR ARTISTS VISIONS – ANIMA MUNDI 2026

Call for Artists

Looking for Vibrant Art Vendors and Live Artists

Art Shows

Festivals

Performances

Muscatine Plein Air Paint Out

Art Shows

Call for Artists

6,371 Records

Call for Artists

Public Art Projects

Arte Natura 2026

Call for Artists

PedalArt Poster Show

Art Shows

Call for Artists

Pleasant Hill, Iowa Mural

Call for Artists

A Wednesday Evening Performance During a Conference Opening Social Event

Performances

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

Call for Artists

Painting

Commissions

2026 Summer Music Series Call for Bands

Call for Artists

Performances

Multifaith Action Society – Artist Call for Submissions Opportunity

Call for Artists

Public art in large business park long term project

Public Art Projects

Creston Arts

Artistic/Creative Activities

Professional Services

Support Services

Venue Available for Rent/Use

Project Art at UI Health Care

Artistic/Creative Activities

FilmScene

Artistic/Creative Activities

Venue Available for Rent/Use

Greater Des Moines Public Art Foundation

Artistic/Creative Activities

Murals & More

Artistic/Creative Activities

Arts on Grand

Artistic/Creative Activities

Education

Professional Services

Support Services

Venue Available for Rent/Use

Tower View Team of Jefferson Matters Main Street

Artistic/Creative Activities

Southeastern Community College

Support Services

Indigenous Art Alliance

Artistic/Creative Activities

Professional Services

Support Services

Technical Activities

Venue Available for Rent/Use

Siouxland Artists

Artistic/Creative Activities

Education

Professional Services

Community Support Advocates

Artistic/Creative Activities

Education

Venue Available for Rent/Use

Grinnell Area Arts Council

Artistic/Creative Activities

Support Services

Venue Available for Rent/Use

Art on the Prairie

Artistic/Creative Activities

Professional Services

Civic Music Association (CMA)

Artistic/Creative Activities

Professional Services

Support Services

Project Art at UIHC

Artistic/Creative Activities

Venue Available for Rent/Use

Ballet Des Moines

Artistic/Creative Activities

Mainframe Studios

Artistic/Creative Activities

Education

Professional Services

Venue Available for Rent/Use

Burlington Civic Music Association

Artistic/Creative Activities

Professional Services

Lucius Pham – Milk Chocolate Productions

Artistic/Creative Activities

Professional Services

Support Services

Technical Activities

Cedar Rapids Independent Filmmakers

Artistic/Creative Activities

Professional Services

Lied Public Library Clarinda

Artistic/Creative Activities

Education

Professional Services

Venue Available for Rent/Use

Des Moines Arts Festival®

Professional Services

Think Iowa City

Artistic/Creative Activities

Professional Services

Support Services

Kunzler Studios and Gallery

Artistic/Creative Activities

Education

Venue Available for Rent/Use

North River Arts Council

Artistic/Creative Activities

Arts + Culture Alliance

Artistic/Creative Activities

Education

Professional Services

Historic Valley Junction Foundation

Artistic/Creative Activities

Professional Services

Support Services

Venue Available for Rent/Use

Mary Rose Collective

Support Services

Villages Folk School

Artistic/Creative Activities

Education

Professional Services

Support Services

MIX Creative Community

Venue Available for Rent/Use

Clear Lake Arts Center

Professional Services

Public Space One

Artistic/Creative Activities

Education

Professional Services

Support Services

Technical Activities

Venue Available for Rent/Use

Art Center of Burlington

Artistic/Creative Activities

Professional Services

Support Services

Venue Available for Rent/Use

Hoyt Sherman Place

Education

Octagon Center for the Arts

Artistic/Creative Activities

Education

Professional Services

Support Services

Venue Available for Rent/Use

Pottawattamie Arts, Culture & Entertainment (PACE)

Artistic/Creative Activities

Professional Services

Support Services

Venue Available for Rent/Use

ARTSwork

Professional Services

Main Street Ottumwa

Artistic/Creative Activities

Professional Services

Venue Available for Rent/Use

Ames Community Arts Council

Support Services

Orange City Arts Council

Artistic/Creative Activities

Fort Madison Area Arts Association

Artistic/Creative Activities

Professional Services

Venue Available for Rent/Use

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