Calls for Art

This is an ongoing list of opportunities for experienced and novice artists alike. Some are put on by SCAAC, and are listed as such. Others are calls we've found out about from other art organizations and members of our community.

If you know of a call for art in our area, or would like yours to be listed, please send an email to callforart@scaacwa.org.

For a look at past calls for art, click here.

Current Calls

Art Panel Wraps - City of Bellevue

The City of Bellevue seeks an artist or artist team to design artwork for a series of nine large art panels along a retaining wall in the BelRed Arts District. This opportunity is open to all active visual artists living in King, Pierce and Snohomish counties in Washington State and working in any medium that can be digitally reproduced on a 2D vinyl wrap. The final selected artist or artist team will be required to license their artwork in a digital vector format for the city to reproduce. The city will manage production and installation. Please note that this is a request for qualifications. Artists will be evaluated based on their prior work and are asked not to create new artwork proposals in response to this call.

Deadline : April 28, 2025

For more information on the competition and how to register your entry, please visit the call for art or Bellevue Public Art Opportunities.

"Everyone's A Critic"

A community judged art competition and exhibit that will be on display throughout the Summer of 2025 at the Skagit County Historical Museum. All ages, mediums and skill levels are encouraged to participate. Entry to the competition is free. Winners will be chosen by the community and will be announced on November 15th at the Museum’s annual fall
fundraiser. The prompt for the competition is: “The Past, Present, and Future of Skagit County”

Deadline : June 1st, 2025

For more information on the competition and how to register your entry, please visit SCHM's website or call the museum at 360-466-3365.

Future Art Center Windows (ongoing)

SCAAC is currently designing an art center in Stanwood - it will have galleries, classrooms, a gift shop and more. The new building will be constructed on the site of the former furniture store on Stanwood's west end. (Did you know it used to be a hardware store?) While we wait for construction to begin, why not bring a little beauty to the building?

Learn more about SCAAC's windows - and how to help decorate them!

More info can be found here.

Deadline : Ongoing

For more information contact SCAAC at callforart@scaacwa.org

Stanwood Tattoo (ongoing)

Stanwood Tattoo Company is looking for local artists to highlight monthly in their shop! Opportunity to sell your art or just display, it's up to you! We encourage youth, disabled/neurodivergent, BIPOC, LGBTQIA+ artists to inquire!

Contact Lei at: 360-939 2223 or lei@stanwoodtattoo.com or stop by the shop during regular business hours!

Stanwood Tattoo can be found here.

Deadline : Ongoing

Perry + Carlson (ongoing)

Perry and Carlson Gallery shows local, national and international artist’s work; focusing on contemporary and conceptual art in all media. The Gallery welcomes submissions from artists seeking group and solo show opportunities.

We do not make appointments to view artwork or portfolios
Artists may email examples of their work to christian@perryandcarlson.com
Please include: a link to your website if it contains: images, contact information, curriculum vitae, and artist’s statement.
Or, in the body of the email include: artist's statement, curriculum vitae, and images (including title, size, medium and date). We will not open attachments. Note: please check size of email and limit to 10MB

More info can be found here.

Deadline : Ongoing

Film Location - Submit your property! (ongoing)

Do you own an incredible location that you would like to see in a movie or television series? Washington Filmworks encourages you to submit your location for our online location database.

Deadline : ongoing