Closing This Week
Sanchez Art Center — "O Say Can You See" — Sanchez Art Center Apr 14 Arts & Culture Grantmaking — SVCF Apr 15 Studio Art Residency — Root Division Apr 15 Studio Residency — Root Division Apr 15 2027 Art on Market Street Poster Series — SFAC Apr 17
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This Week Sanchez Art Center — "O Say Can You See"
Sanchez Art Center
Juried exhibition for the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. Open to all California visual artists 18+. Exhibition: May 29–June 28, 2026.
Due Apr 14 California Visual Arts Exhibition Entry fee: $15
This Week Arts & Culture Grantmaking
SVCF
The Silicon Valley Community Foundation supports arts organizations serving underrepresented communities throughout Silicon Valley. Grants fund...
Due Apr 15 San Mateo & Santa Clara Counties Multidisciplinary Operating Free to apply
$10,000–$50,000
This Week Studio Art Residency
Root Division
18-month below-market studio in the Mission for emerging artists in exchange for teaching community classes. Includes exhibitions and professional development.
Due Apr 15 San Francisco Visual Arts Residency Free to apply
This Week Studio Residency
Root Division
Root Division offers below-market studio space in San Francisco's Mission District for emerging artists in exchange for teaching community art...
Due Apr 15 San Francisco Visual Arts Residency Free to apply
This Week 2027 Art on Market Street Poster Series
SFAC
Commission for 4 artists/artist teams to create poster series for Market Street bus shelters. Theme: "Market Street: The Next 175 Years." $12,000...
Due Apr 17 United States (Bay Area connection preferred) Visual Arts Commission Free to apply
$12,000
This Month Montclair Village Art Walk 2026
Pacific Fine Arts Festivals
49th annual outdoor art walk along Mountain Blvd in Oakland's Montclair Village. April 25–26, 2026, 10am–5pm. Open to creators of quality...
Due Apr 25 National (USA) Visual Arts Exhibition Entry fee: $15
This Month ACCI Gallery — "Freedom and Consent"
ACCI Gallery
National juried exhibition: "Freedom and Consent: After 250 years of declaring equality, freedom and liberty." Exhibition: June 6–July 12, 2026.
Due Apr 26 National Visual Arts Exhibition
This Month CA$H Theatre — Creates
TBA
$2,500 for theater project development or capacity-building, open to individual artists and theater companies through Theatre Bay Area. Part of the...
Due Apr 29 San Francisco Bay Area Performing Arts Grant Free to apply
$2,500
This Month CA$H Theatre — Performs
TBA
$5,000 for fully produced public theater performances by Bay Area artists or companies with annual budgets under $100,000. Part of Theatre Bay Area's...
Due Apr 29 San Francisco Bay Area Performing Arts Grant Free to apply
$5,000
This Month CA$H Theatre — Sustains
TBA
$5,000 general operating support for Bay Area theater companies with annual budgets under $100,000. Part of the CA$H (Creative Artistic Subsidized...
Due Apr 29 San Francisco Bay Area Performing Arts Operating Free to apply
$5,000
This Month ARC (Artist Residency Commission)
CounterPulse
CounterPulse's ARC program commissions emerging Bay Area performing artists to create ambitious new work. Residents receive 4-6 months of rehearsal...
Due May 1 San Francisco Bay Area Performing Arts Commission Free to apply
$5,000
This Month Gerbode Foundation Music & Sound Design Awards
Gerbode
Up to $50,000 for creation of new works in music composition and sound design by California artists.
Due May 1 California Award Free to apply
$50,000
Artist Fellowship Grant
SJ Cultural
Individual artist grants for San Jose-based artists working in any discipline including visual arts, performing arts, literary arts, media arts, and...
Due May 15 San Jose Multidisciplinary Fellowship Free to apply
$5,000
Arts & Culture Fund
EBCF
The East Bay Community Foundation's Arts & Culture Fund provides grants for arts organizations and cultural projects serving communities of color in...
Due May 30 East Bay / Alameda & Contra Costa Multidisciplinary Project Free to apply
$5,000–$25,000
Artadia Award — San Francisco Bay Area
Artadia
Unrestricted merit-based awards for visual artists living and working in the 9-county San Francisco Bay Area. Artadia awards range from $5,000 to...
Due Jun 1 San Francisco Bay Area Visual Arts Project Free to apply
$15,000
Artist in Residence Program
Headlands
Live/work residency at the Headlands Center for the Arts in the Marin Headlands, one of the most beautiful and inspiring locations in the Bay Area....
Due Jun 1 National / International Visual Arts Residency Free to apply
$500
Creative Work Fund Partnership Grant
Walter & Elise Haas Fund
The Walter & Elise Haas Fund supports artist-nonprofit collaborations that generate new creative work in the Bay Area. Grants of $32,000-$50,000 fund...
Due Jun 1 San Francisco Bay Area Multidisciplinary Project Free to apply
$10,000–$30,000
Lucas Artists Residency Program
Montalvo
Free 1-3 month residency with private studio and housing in the Santa Cruz Mountains for visual artists, writers, composers, interdisciplinary artists.
Due Jun 1 National / International Multidisciplinary Residency Free to apply
GROOVES — Album Art Tribute Show 2026
Faultline
Group exhibition celebrating the enduring power of album art. Each piece reimagines a beloved album cover in 12"x12" format. Panels/canvas provided...
Due Jun 12 National (Bay Area encouraged) Visual Arts Exhibition Free to apply
ProArts Exhibition Opportunity
ProArts
Juried exhibition opportunity at ProArts Gallery in Oakland with an honorarium for selected artists. ProArts has been a vital part of Oakland's arts...
Due Jul 1 East Bay Visual Arts Exhibition
$1,000
SFFILM Rainin Grant
SF Film
Significant production grants from SFFILM for narrative feature films by Bay Area filmmakers at various stages of development, from screenwriting...
Due Jul 1 San Francisco Bay Area Film Media Project Free to apply
$25,000–$100,000
Artist Commission Program
AAM
The Asian Art Museum commissions artists to create new work inspired by the museum's world-class collection or exploring Asian and Asian diasporic...
Due Jul 15 San Francisco Bay Area Visual Arts Commission Free to apply
$5,000–$30,000
Small Arts Grant
Fleishhacker Foundation
$5K-$10K for small/mid-size arts orgs (budgets $100K-$500K) in SF, Alameda, Contra Costa. Dance, music, theater, visual, interdisciplinary, film....
Due Jul 15 San Francisco, Alameda & Contra Costa Multidisciplinary Project Free to apply
$5,000–$10,000
Wattis Foundation New Works Program
Phyllis C. Wattis Foundation
Project support for new and emergent works by small/mid-sized arts organizations in San Francisco, Alameda, and Marin Counties. Budgets under $1.5M.
Due Jul 17 San Francisco, Alameda, Marin Counties Grant Free to apply
$5,000–$50,000
YBCA Fellowship
YBCA
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Fellowship supports Bay Area artists working at the intersection of art and civic engagement. Fellows receive...
Due Aug 1 San Francisco Bay Area Multidisciplinary Fellowship Free to apply
$10,000–$20,000