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    Call for Art: Houston Abilities Expo 2019

    NRG Center 8400 Kirby Drive, Houston, TX, United States

    Submission deadline: June 3, 2019* We invite artists with disabilities living in the Houston area to submit a booth proposal for the Artist Market at Abilities Expo 2019 in Houston, TX.

    $20 – $45
  • painting of sailboats on water

    Call for Art: Return to the Water

    Imagine Art 2830 Real Street, Austin, TX, United States

    RETURN TO THE WATER encourages artists to ponder the wonders of water and submit artwork reflective of its multi-dimensional gift. Nature scenes (Lakes, Rivers, Streams), Boats, Tones of Blues, Meditations on Ocean Waves, Baptisms for the Soul and Inner Depths, Aquatic Abstractions.

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    Call for Art: IOD Calendar

    Institute on Disability (IOD) 10 West Edge Drive, Suite 101, Durham, NH, United States

    The University of New Hampshire Institute on Disability (IOD) is currently inviting artists to submit artwork for its 2020 Calendar. For the past 20 years, the IOD has produced beautiful, full-color calendars featuring 13 original works of art coupled with inspirational quotes. This is a wonderful opportunity to share your talent on a global scale.

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    Call for Art: Opulent Mobility 2019

    Dora Stern Gallery 544 Freeman St,, City of Orange, NJ, United States

    Submission deadline: June 30, 2019* Opulent Mobility is accepting artwork that re-imagines disability.  Opulent Mobility is accepting 2-D and sculptural artwork, music files, and performances on video/film. The challenge is to imagine a world where mobility, disability, and access are not merely functional, but opulent.

    $20.00
  • LEAD conference agenda book cover call for art

    Call for Art: LEAD Conference Agenda Cover

    The Kennedy Center Office of VSA and Accessibility is seeking artwork by artists and designers with disabilities for the cover of the 2019 LEAD® conference agenda book.

  • texas governor's committee national disability employment awareness month 2018 poster

    Call for Art: Governor’s Committee Poster Competition

    Disability Employment Awareness Month is celebrated in Texas every October. The Texas Governor’s Committee on People with Disabilities produces a colorful poster for display in businesses, government offices and schools. The posters are intended to spark a conversation about employment of people with disabilities. Artwork for the poster is selected by a submission and judging process and is open to any Texas artist with a disability.

  • Pen 2 Paper, a disability-focused Creative Writing Contest

    Call for Creative Writing: Pen 2 Paper Creative Writing Competition

    TX, United States

    The annual disability focused Pen 2 Paper Creative Writing Competition (P2P) is open for 2019! P2P will be celebrating its tenth year of sharing and recognizing fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and comics on the topic of disability. Submissions are accepted from anywhere in the world and from writers of any age, ability or disability, and writing level.

  • packed movie theatre, screen says "Cinema Touching Disability"

    Call for Short Films: Cinema Touching Disability Film Festival

    Alamo Drafthouse Village 2700 West Anderson Lane, Austin, TX, United States

    The Cinema Touching Disability Film Festival dispels common misperceptions about disability by showing films that portray people with disabilities in an accurate and interesting way. The selected films show that individuals with disabilities live the same sort of full and independent lives as all other people. The short film competition invites filmmakers to share their personal views of disability through a short film. The films with the most imaginative and interesting portrayals of people with disabilities will be featured at Cinema Touching Disability. The three best films will also win a cash prize and an award certificate.

    $40

  • Drawing of baseball player shattering the word stigma with his bat

    Call for Art: Mental Illness Awareness Week

    We invite artist ages 18 and up living in the San Antonio area who have mental illness to submit artwork to our annual Mental Illness Awareness Week exhibition in San Antonio.

  • Call for Art: Annual Holiday Art and Gift Show

    AGE Building 3710 Cedar Street, Room 101, Austin, TX, United States

    It's time for 11th annual Holiday Art and Gift Show! We are looking for artwork by Texas artists with disabilities including visual art, crafts, handmade gift items, literary works and more.

  • artist poses in front of her booth of artwork at abilities Expo

    Call for Art: Dallas Abilities Expo

    Dallas Market Center 2100 N Stemmons Fwy, Dallas, TX, United States

    For the first time ever, Abilities Expo is coming to Dallas in December! We have partnered with the Abilities Expo for 10 years to host the Artist Market in Houston, Texas each year, offering opportunities for our Houston artists to show and sell their work. Now we have the chance to highlight our Dallas artists with disabilities at the Dallas Market Center December 13-15, 2019. We only have space for 5 artists, so apply today!

    $20