Below is a list of resources we use to find opportunities. You can look through these yourself and see if you find anything helpful to you. As I run across more and more opportunities, I’ll add them here. IF ANY OF THE LINKS ARE NOT WORKING, PLEASE LET ME KNOW.
LOCAL GRANTS, OPEN CALLS, AND OPPORTUNITIES
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CALL FOR ARTISTS: Mural Fest in Oil City! UPDATED
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Call For Artists: The All-New Oil Heritage “ArtScape” Walking Tour is Here!
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CALL FOR ARTISTS: Paint Live at Mural Fest 2026!
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Strut Your Stuff: The Wearable Art Fashion Show is Coming to Pipeline Alley!
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Grants For Local Creatives May 2026
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6 Vending Opportunities in Oil City: Markets and Festivals
LINKS TO RESOURCES AND OPPORTUNITIES
SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS (LOCAL PA) – Organizations in our region that support creatives, small business, and communities
Erie Arts And Culture (NW PA)
https://www.erieartsandculture.org
Commonwealth Of PA Grants
https://www.pa.gov/agencies/coa/resources/due-dates-for-grants
Creative Philadelphia
https://www.creativephl.org/
Leeway Foundation (Philidelphia)
https://www.leeway.org/
Pennsylvania Small Business Development Centers
https://www.pasbdc.org/
PA Dep Of Community & Economic Development
https://dced.pa.gov/programs-funding/
Centre Foundation
https://centrefoundation.org/
French Creek Art Collective (Meadville)
https://www.frenchcreekartscollective.com/
Cory Artist’s Guild (Cory)
https://corryartistsguild.org/events/
HopeCAT (Sharon)
https://www.hopecat.org/
Pennsylvania Council on the Arts
https://www.pa.gov/agencies/coa
Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council (SW PA)
https://www.pittsburghartscouncil.org/
The Pittsburgh Foundation
https://pittsburghfoundation.org/
The Opportunity Fund (Pittsburgh / Western PA)
https://theopportunityfund.org/
Berks Arts (Berks, Lancaster & Schuylkill)
https://www.berksarts.org/
Lancaster County Community Foundation
https://www.lancfound.org/
Cultural Alliance of York County
https://www.culturalalliance-york.org/
Pocono Arts Council (NE PA)
https://poconoarts.org/
Elk County Council on the Arts (NC PA)
https://www.eccota.com/
Perry County Council on the Arts (Central PA)
https://www.perrycountyarts.org/
Lawrence County Arts Council (NW PA)
https://lawrencecountyarts.org/
Lehigh Valley Arts Coalition
https://www.lvartscouncil.org/
OPEN CALL GALLERIES & VENUES (LOCAL WESTERN PA) – This is where we look for local open calls
The Manos Gallery (New Kensington)
https://themanosgallery.webflow.io
Arts & Education at The Hoyt
https://hoytartcenter.org/art-artists/callforartists/
The Gallery At Penn College
https://www.pct.edu/gallery/exhibitions-entry-form
Hatch Hollow (Meadville)
https://www.hatchhollow.com/
City Gallery (Erie)
https://www.facebook.com/citygalleryerie
Clifford’s Carpets (Oil City)
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100051551304743
Red Brick Gallery (Foxburg)
https://alleghenyriverstone.org/red-brick/
10/20 Collective (Erie)
https://www.1020collective.com/
Glass Growers Gallery (Erie)
https://glassgrowersgallery.com/
Art Association Of Harrisburg
https://www.artassocofhbg.com/juriedshow/
OPEN CALL FESTIVALS AND SHOWS (LOCAL WESTERN PA) – This is where we look for festival opportunities
Oil Heritage Festival
https://www.facebook.com/OilHeritageFestival/
ARTS COUNCILS AND CITY ORGS (LOCAL WESTERN PA)
Arts Oil City
https://www.artsoilcity.com/
Venango Chamber Of Commerce
https://venangochamber.org/
Oil Region Alliance
https://oilregion.org/
MUSEUMS (LOCAL PA) – These Have Exhibition Proposals Or Open Calls
Erie Art Museum
https://www.erieartmuseum.org/
State Museum Of PA
https://statemuseumpa.org/artofthestate/
RESIDENCIES (LOCAL PA) – Creative residencies in our area
Brew House Association
https://brewhousearts.org/
MICRO GRANTS (NATIONAL)
The Awesome Foundation
https://www.awesomefoundation.org/
GRANTS FOR ARTISTS (NATIONAL)
The Gottlieb Foundation Grants
https://www.gottliebfoundation.org/
Creative Capital
https://creative-capital.org/
Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation
https://www.elizabethgreenshieldsfoundation.ca/en
Harpo Foundation
https://www.harpofoundation.org/
Hopper Prize
https://hopperprize.org/
Pollock-Krasner Foundation
https://www.pkf.org/
The Lillian Orlowsky and William Freed Grant
https://paam.org/education/the-lillian-orlowsky-and-william-freed-grant/
Artadia
https://artadia.org/
The Bader + Simon Grant
https://www.baderandsimon.com/grant
GRANTS FOR SCULPTURES (NATIONAL)
Alex J. Ettl Grant
https://nationalsculpture.org/programs-awards/ettl-grant/
Dexter Jones Award
https://nationalsculpture.org/programs-awards/dexter-jones/
Marilyn Newmark Memorial Grant
https://nationalsculpture.org/programs-awards/newmark-grant/
The Virginia A Groot Foundation
https://www.virginiaagrootfoundation.org/
The Jonathan and Barbara Silver Foundation
https://jonathanandbarbarasilverfoundation.org/grants/
GRANTS FOR PHOTAGRAPHY (NATIONAL)
Aaron Siskind Foundation
https://artistsatriskconnection.org/organization/aaron-siskind-foundation/
GRANTS FOR JEWELRY (NATIONAL)
Halstead Jewelry Grant
https://grant.halsteadbead.com/
GRANTS FOR MUSICIANS (NATIONAL)
Musician’s Foundation, Inc.
https://www.musiciansfoundation.org/
OPPORTUNITIES & GRANTS FOR WRITERS (NATIONAL)
Smithsonian Magazine Submissions
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/contact/smithsonian-magazine-online-article-submissions/
GRANTS & FELLOWSHIPS FOR ALL TYPES OF CREATIVES (NATIONAL)
Money For Women
https://www.demingfund.org/
Guggenheim Fellowship
https://www.gf.org/
Puffin Foundation
https://www.puffinfoundation.org/
Foundation for Contemporary Arts
https://www.foundationforcontemporaryarts.org/grants/
The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts
https://warholfoundation.org/grants/
GRANTS FOR NON-PROFIT ART ORGANIZATIONS (NATIONAL)
National Endowment For The Arts
https://www.arts.gov/
Instrumentl
https://www.instrumentl.com/browse-grants
SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS (NATIONAL)
National Sculpture Society
https://nationalsculpture.org/
National Endowment Of Humanities
https://www.neh.gov/grants/listing
INTERESTING RESIDENCIES (NATIONAL)
Hayama (Japan) Residency
https://www.hayamaresidency.com/
OPPORTUNITIES (NATIONAL)
Creative Capital
https://creative-capital.org/artist-resources/artist-opportunities/
Art Connect
https://www.artconnect.com/
Rise And Repaint
https://ourweeklyrise.com/
Grant Database
https://www.unrestrictedfunds.com/
Art Deadline Dot Com
https://artdeadline.com/
CAFE
https://artist.callforentry.org/festivals.php
Artwork Archive
https://www.artworkarchive.com/call-for-entry
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