Below is a guide to resources for area artists. Each entry is a link to the relevant website.

Professional Development

Local

• Racine Art Museum (RAM) Professional Artist Development Series

• RAM Photo Studio

Regional

• Milwaukee Artist Resource Network (MARN)

• Chicago Artists Coalition

• Fellowship.art Visual Artist Accelerator (Milwaukee, WI)

Funding

Local

• Racine Arts Council (RAC) ArtSeed Program

• Racine Community Foundation

• Racine County Cultural and Community Services Grant

Regional

• Wisconsin Arts Board Grant Programs

• Arts Midwest Touring Fund

Fellowships and Residencies

Local

• RAM Artist Fellowships

• Racine Writer-in-Residence

• Kenosha/Racine Poets Laureate Program

Regional

• Wisconsin Poet Laureate Program

• Pfister Hotel Artist-in-Residence (Milwaukee, WI)

• Pfister Hotel Narrator (Milwaukee, WI)

• Kohler Arts/Industry Program (Sheboygan, WI)

• Wormfarm Institute Artist Residency Program (Reedsburg, WI)

• Write On Door County Residency Program (Fish Creek, WI)

• ACRE Residency Program (Steuben, WI)

• Ragdale Foundation Residency Program (Lake Forest, IL)

• Chicago Artists Coalition BOLT and HATCH Residencies (Chicago, IL)

• Experimental Sound Studio Residencies and Exchanges (Chicago, IL)

• Hyde Park Art Center - The Residency Program (Chicago, IL)

• Studios Midwest (Galesburg, IL)

Performance Opportunities

The following organizations/series have information on their web sites about how to audition and/or take part in performances.

Local

• Bonk! Performance Series

• Family Power Music Grassroots Open Mic and Feature Showcase

• Racine Theater Guild

Regional

• Rhode Center for the Arts (Kenosha, WI)

• Linneman’s Poet’s Monday (Milwaukee, WI)

Exhibition Opportunities

The following venues review submissions from visual artists on a regular basis and have information on their web sites outlining the submission process. There are other galleries and arts exhibition spaces in the area that show work by local, regional and national artists.

Local

• RAM and Wustum Museums

• Mahogany Gallery

• Gallery on 16th

• Carthage College H.F. Johnson Gallery of Art

• UW Parkside Art Galleries

• Anderson Arts Center

Regional

• Charles Allis Art Museum (Milwaukee, WI)

• Wisconsin Artists Biennial (West Bend, WI) co-sponsored by Wisconsin Visual Artists

• Madison Museum of Contemporary Art Wisconsin Triennial (Madison, WI)

• Walker’s Point Center for the Arts (Milwaukee, WI)

• Var Gallery (Milwaukee, WI)

• Ploch Art Gallery at The Wilson Center for the Arts (Brookfield, WI)

• Overture Center for the Arts (Madison, WI)

• Edgewood College Gallery (Madison, WI)

Directories of Opportunities

Regional

• UW Madison Gallery Guide

The gallery guide is a directory of over 30 exhibition spaces at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.

• Chicago Artists Coalition

CAC hosts an artist-curated directory of  calls for artists, professional development resources, job postings and artist work spaces. It serves visual artists, writers, filmmakers, musicians, dancers and actors.

• Chicago Gallery News

CGN provides a calendar of art exhibitions, along with comprehensive links to galleries, institutions (such as museums, university galleries and alternative spaces)  and art services in the Chicago area. 

National

The following sites provide information about artist opportunities (calls for artists and job postings) throughout the United States. 

• College Art Association

• CaFÉ Calls for Entry

• ArtSlant

Fiscal Sponsorship

Fiscal sponsorship is beneficial for projects and organizations that are seeking funding but do not have tax exempt status. A public charity with 501(c)(3) status (such as Arts Wisconsin) can act as a sponsor, allowing the project or organization to seek grants and solicit tax-deductible donations under the sponsor’s formal tax exempt status.

Regional

• MARN

• Arts Wisconsin

• Experimental Sound Studio

National

• Fractured Atlas

• New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA)

Member Organizations

Local

• Racine Art Guild

• Spectrum School of the Arts and Community Gallery

• Artists Gallery Racine

• Kenosha Writers’ Guild

Regional

• Coalition of Photographic Arts (CoPA)

• Wisconsin Visual Artists

• Wisconsin Fellowship of Poets

Studio and Co-working Spaces

Local

• Racine Arts and Business Center

• Atmosphere Collaborative Space

• Hot Shop Glass

• Kemper Center Art Studios

Regional

• Material Studios + Gallery

• Var Gallery

Local Classes/Workshops

• Wustum Museum

• Black-Eyed Press

• Hot Shop Glass

• Spectrum School of the Arts and Community Gallery

Local Studio Tours

• Get Behind the Arts

• 16th Street Studios Annual Open House

Calendars

• Racine Journal Times Out and About

• Real Racine Calendar of Events

• GO Kenosha Calendar

 Additional Resources

• List of Arts and Culture Resources in Racine (on Wikipedia)

• Galleries/Museums/Performing Arts in Downtown Racine

• ArtForUptown (a grassroots initiative to revitalize Uptown Racine through the arts)

• Build Up Racine (City of Racine Planning and Development)

• Racine Revitalization Partnership

• iMET Industrial Design Fab Lab

• Artdose Magazine (an independent print and digital art magazine committed to connecting and supporting the visual arts in Wisconsin)

• Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts & Letters