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Deadlines for gallery call for creatives, art syndicate meetings, and opportunities for creatives in and around the Western PA area. If any of these links are broken or go to the wrong page please let me know.

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April 2026
ARTIST DEADLINE: Gallery Night Emergent Petals Submissions Call for Artists for the Emergent Petals exhibition. Theme: Growth, spring awakening, and organic textures. Submission for Gallery Night at The Exchange. Submit Your Art Here <a href=https://rafiandklee.com/events/art-night/open-call/>https://rafiandklee.com/events/art-night/open-call/</a><br&gt;
12:00am – 12:00am https://rafiandklee.com/events/art-night/open-call/
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April 2026
DEADLINE: Media Artist + Activist Residency (Leeway Foundation) $25,000 residency for media artists focused on social justice. Full Link: leewayfoundation.submittable.com/media-artist-activist-residency
12:00am – 12:00am
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April 2026
DEADLINE: National Artist-in-Residence (Contemporary Craft) Four-month residency (Aug-Dec) for metals, jewelry, blacksmithing, fibers, weaving, or wood. $1,200 monthly stipend + housing/studio. Full Link: https://contemporarycraft.org/artists-in-residence-2/national-artists-in-residence/
12:00am – 12:00am Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, PA
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May 2026
ARTIST DEADLINE: Sweetwater Center for the Arts: Solo Exhibition Eligibility: Local, regional, and national artists (18+). Details: Applications for a solo exhibition in the Mezzanine Gallery. All media welcome. Link: https://sweetwaterartcenter.org/call-for-artists/
12:00am – 12:00am https://sweetwaterartcenter.org/call-for-artists/
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May 2026
DEADLINE: 2026 Spring Art Show: Ripples & Reflections (Corry Artists' Guild) Open to all area artists. The show will be held May 8-9 in the Bracken Room at the Corry-Hi Ed Building. Full Link: https://corryartistsguild.org/events/
12:00am – 12:00am Corry-Hi Ed Building, Corry, PA
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May 2026
DEADLINE: Transformation Award (Leeway Foundation) Stage 1 deadline for the $15,000 unrestricted award for long-term social change art. Full Link: leeway.org/grants/leeway_transformation_award
12:00am – 12:00am
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May 2026
DEADLINE: Creative Entrepreneur Accelerator Program (Erie Arts & Culture) $2,000 grants for creative business growth in NW PA. Window opens April 1. Link: https://www.erieartsandculture.org/pennsylvania-council-on-the-arts-creative-entrepreneur-accelerator-program-ceap
12:00am – 12:00am
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June 2026
DEADLINE: Annual Call for Artists (The Hoyt) Proposals for the 2026-2028 gallery schedule. Link: https://hoytartcenter.org/art-artists/callforartists/
12:00am – 12:00am
01
June 2026
DEADLINE: Bridge Journal Submissions Submission Deadline for the 2026 Bridge Journal. No fee. Email submissions to: bridgelitjournal@gmail.com. Max 2,000 words for prose/plays or 3 poems/art pieces. Include 150-word bio. http://www.bridgeliteraryartscenter.org/journal.html
12:00am – 12:00am
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June 2026
DEADLINE: Creative Catalyst Grant (PA Council on the Arts) (June) Quarterly deadline for projects strengthening the creative sector. Link: https://www.pa.gov/agencies/coa/resources/due-dates-for-grants
12:00am – 12:00am
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July 2026
America250: Celebrating America's History through Traditional Crafting Looking for 10 local artists to set up stations on July 1. Artists will have examples of their craft and an activity for children. Artists will be compensated and a stipend provided for materials. Learn more: https://www.eriechildrensmuseum.org/
12:00am – 12:00am https://www.eriechildrensmuseum.org/
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July 2026
DEADLINE: Sweetwater Ceramic Residency Application 3-month ceramic residency with $500 monthly stipend and solo exhibition. Link: https://sweetwaterartcenter.org/artist-in-residence/
12:00am – 12:00am
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August 2026
DEADLINE: Giving Circle Grants (Centre Foundation) Project-based grants for Centre County programs. Application window July 8 – Aug 21. Link: https://centrefoundation.org/grants/giving-circle-grants/
12:00am – 12:00am
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August 2026
DEADLINE: 2027-28 Exhibition Season (Penn College Gallery) Proposals for solo and two-person exhibitions for the 2027-28 season. Link: https://www.pct.edu/gallery/exhibitions-entry-form
12:00am – 12:00am
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September 2026
DEADLINE: Creative Catalyst Grant (PA Council on the Arts) (Sept) Quarterly deadline for projects strengthening the creative sector. Link: https://www.pa.gov/agencies/coa/resources/due-dates-for-grants
12:00am – 12:00am

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