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Please check back often for newly-opened calls.

For other arts opportunities, visit arts.wisc.edu/get-involved.

Open and Future Calls

Interdisciplinary Arts Residency Program (IARP)

The call for Interdisciplinary Arts Residency Program proposals opens in the fall. Applicants are notified by early spring.

The call will open November 14, 2024. If you plan to propose, please first complete the form linked below.

‘show of interest’ form

Creative Arts Awards

The call for the Creative Arts Awards, available to UWMadison faculty, staff, and students, opens in the fall with a deadline in November or December. Winners are notified by January and are honored at the annual Arts Awards celebration in the spring.

The call is currently closed.

The Studio Awards

The call for The Studio Awards, available to current residents of The Studio, opens in the spring semester.

The call is currently closed.

Arts for Healthy Minds

Arts for Healthy Minds: Centering Interdisciplinary and Inclusive Arts Practices in Advancing Human Flourishing, Belonging, and Well-being in Higher Education, generously backed by the Center for Healthy Minds, offers up to $25,000 in mini-grants, with three to five grants expected to be awarded, each ranging from $1,000 to $15,000. The grants are intended to fund creative arts research projects that promote interdisciplinarity and inclusivity while enhancing human flourishing, belonging, and well-being on campus.

The call is currently closed.

Artivism Student Action Program (ASAP) Fund

ASAP facilitates student-led endeavors demonstrating strong intersections of art and activism. Any UW–Madison student is eligible to apply. An individual applicant is eligible for a stipend up to $750. Registered Student Organizations, proposals with defined collaborations between two or more students, faculty, staff, and/or community organizations may apply for up to $1,500.

The call is currently closed.

Arts Business Competition

The call for the Arts Business Competition, available to UWMadison students, opens in October with a deadline in December. Finalists are notified and winners determined in February.

The call is currently closed.