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VisArts is for Artists

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Art is essential to individual, public, and civic life—offering a powerful opportunity for transformation.

VisArts is committed to showcasing diverse art by diverse artists for diverse audiences, and we support artists by providing space and time for research, experimentation, production, exhibition, public programming, teaching opportunities, and community engagement.

To equip artists and emerging curators with the tools they need to thrive, we:

Collaborate with artists to bring their visions to life.
Pay artists for their work.
Provide time, space, and structured support.
Share networks, build community, connect artists with mentors, and open doors to new platforms for professional growth.
Offer teaching opportunities.
Foster a culture of generosity and mutual respect.

Our Values:
Exchange · Collaboration · Experimentation · Reflection

Opportunities for Artists

VisArts offers numerous programs and opportunities for artists including:

These programs, among others, have enabled hundreds of artists to develop their practice, create new work, connect with other artists, and advance their careers.

Building a Community

Our community includes artists, curators, academics, arts administrators, educators, researchers, and other cultural practitioners. By sharing networks, we create connections, spark conversations, and foster opportunities for personal and professional growth. We work with artists at all stages of their careers.

Our sense of community is expansive and inclusive. From the local to the global, across histories, geographies, traditions, and cultures, we nurture and cherish the role of art as a connector.

Call for Artists

VisArts’ artists have gone on to exhibit or curate at The Phillips Collection, National Portrait Gallery, The Kennedy Center, the National Gallery of Art, The Walters Art Museum, New York Theatre Workshop, Biennale Casablanca, IA&A Hillyer, Baltimore Museum of Art, Vox Populi, the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, the Renwick Gallery and Smithsonian American Art Museum, and similarly renowned spaces.

They’ve also been selected for residencies and fellowships at places like Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts and Halcyon Arts Lab, awarded Wherewithal and other grants, and commissioned to create new works by Amazon HQ, the Amazon Prime series As We See It, and more.

Join our community of artists and share your art with the world.

Call for Entries