Lawndale ⁄ For Artists

Lawndale offers artists opportunities throughout the year through exhibitions, the Lawndale Artist Studio Program, and annual events. Sign up for our Artist Opportunities Emailing List to find out about these opportunities as they are announced. Gallery floorplans are listed below for your reference.

Submissions Closed

The Big Show 2023
Juried by Dr. Kanitra Fletcher
June 2 – August 12, 2023

The Big Show is an ambitious exhibition of new work by artists practicing within a 100-mile radius of Lawndale.

Submissions are currently CLOSED.

The Big Show 2023 is sponsored by

Exhibition Proposal / Open Call

Lawndale will announce the next open call for exhibition proposals in 2023.

Artist Studio Program / Open Call

Applications for the Artist Studio Program are currently closed. Applications for the 2023/2024 season are slated to open early 2023. We welcome you to check back then.

Lawndale’s Artist Studio Program (ASP) provides artists with a monthly stipend and 24-hour access to a private studio. We are looking for Houston/Gulf Coast-based artists of diverse backgrounds and experiences whose artistic practice would benefit from the support we can offer. Ideal candidates are at a transitional moment in their career, whether shifting to a new body of work or a different discipline. We embrace a multidisciplinary platform and consider artists who are working with all visual arts media, performance, music, sound art, and written and literary arts as possible applicants for this program. Applicants must be 18 years or older and not enrolled in any degree program. Former ASP participants are not eligible.