Paid artist opportunities in Atlanta & beyond
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The City of Suwanee Public Arts Commission (PAC) is seeking professional artists and/or artist teams to submit qualifications to design and install a Signature Sculpture in a new urban-style park in Suwanee, Georgia (approximately 30 miles northeast of Atlanta). Visit Suwanee Public Art to see the City’s existing artworks and approach to public art.
Deadline: April 30, 2026
Artist fee: $35,000
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The Artist Creative Practice Grant supports a variety of professional development opportunities including milestone activities in an artist's career that will likely lead to substantial career growth.
Deadline: April 30, 2026
Award: $500-$3,000
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The City of Chattanooga and the Chattanooga Housing Authority are seeking artist qualifications for a new mural in Chattanooga’s Westside neighborhood. Qualified artists should be willing to collaborate with the assigned Creative Strategist and incorporate community input in the design of a culturally relevant and site specific mural. The mural will transform the newly renovated James A. Henry school into a vibrant community focal point. This opportunity is open to all professional artists and designers over the age of 18 who currently reside in the United States.
Deadline: May 3, 2026
Artist Fee: $35,000
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A new City Fire Station is being constructed to serve the City of Laguna Beach, CA. With this, there is an exciting opportunity to include a significant installation of public art. The Artwork is to be a permanent installation. It should be large-scale, three-dimensional site-specific work which may be suspended, and may include landscaping and hardscaping as part of the unique design.
Deadline: May 31, 2026
Budget: $100,000
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Emergency Grants provide urgent funding for visual and performing artists and poets who:
Have sudden, unanticipated opportunities to present their work to the public when there is insufficient time to seek other sources of funding
Incur unexpected or unbudgeted expenses for projects close to completion with committed exhibition or performance dates
Deadline: Rolling
Artist fee: $500 - $3,000
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The Adolph and Esther Gottlieb Emergency Grant program is intended to provide interim financial assistance to qualified painters, printmakers, and sculptors whose needs are the result of an unforeseen, catastrophic incident, and who lack the resources to meet that situation.
Each grant is given as one-time assistance for a specific emergency, examples of which are fire, flood, or emergency medical need.
Deadline: Rolling
Artist fee: up to $15,000