Over the past 25 years we have provided special arts grants to numerous artists and organizations. We extend our gratitude to the National Endowment for the Arts, the National Endowment for the Humanities, Arts Midwest, the Illinois Arts Council, the Illinois Humanities Council, the Arts Alliance Illinois, the Neil and Mary Ellen Dillard Fund, and our private donors for their significant contributions and support of our vision, mission, and values.
CALL FOR ART
Artspace 304 presents Locality Biennial Exhibition on view June 6 – July 25. In celebration of the rich and diverse talent in Southern Illinois, Locality aims to highlight our region’s artists and craftspeople. The exhibition will showcase artwork with diversity and uniqueness in style, technique and conceptual ideas.
We invite artists to submit one piece each for this exhibition. Artists may submit artwork in any medium, ranging from 2D to 3D to digital. Artwork submissions are due Wednesday, May 14 at 11:59 pm. Find more information in the prospectus link below.
Artspace 304 welcomes all Southern Illinois community members to submit their artworks that follow the theme of Social Justice. The exhibition will be on view during June and July at The Corridor Gallery in the Carbondale Civic Center. This call for art encourages artwork that encounters ideas of resistance, protest, diversity, inclusion, equity, justice and more. Each artist can submit up to three artworks in any 2D medium. Artwork submissions are due Sunday, May 4, 11:59pm. Find more information on the call for art link below.
Exhibit at Artspace 304
We look forward to seeing your work in our space! Applications to exhibit at our galleries are accepted on a rolling basis. Apply to exhibit your artwork in our main gallery at Artspace 304, The Neil and Mary Ellen Dillard Media and Performance Gallery, or The Corridor Gallery located in the Carbondale Civic Center.
Apply for Regional Grants
SOUTHERN ARTS FUND (SAF)
SAF provides financial assistance in the form of grants to artists and organizations whose projects and practice are public in nature.
Eligible applicants for SAF funding opportunities include public, private, and nonprofit organizations, as well as individual artists located in Southern Illinois.
Southern Arts Fund is made possible by funding from the Illinois Arts Council, the National Endowment for the Arts, and regional donors.
2026 SAF Applications will be open in February 2026
ILLINOIS ARTS COUNCIL
Illinois Arts Council (IAC) is committed to building a strong, creative, and connected Illinois through the arts.
They offer several regional grant opportunities for artists, musicians, and creatives.
“The collaboration between Artspace 304 and the Southern Illinois Music Festival has been very rewarding artistically, and benefits our whole community. Funding from the Southern Arts Fund has allowed us to expand our programming to include high quality chamber music and ‘Klassics for Kids‘ concerts at Artspace 304.”