Santa Fe, New Mexico · Arts council
Santa Fe Arts Collective is an arts council for working artists. We award artist grants, mount gallery exhibitions, run workshops, and open studios to the public across the city.
Project support for artists working in any medium. Tell us what you want to make and what it takes to make it.
Open calls
Five ways to work with us — whether you need funding for new work, wall space for a show, or a room full of people to make something with.
01 — Grants
Project support for artists working in any medium, at any point in their practice.
Apply for a grant →02 — Exhibitions
Propose a solo or group show for the gallery. Submissions are read for each season.
Submit a proposal →03 — Workshops
Hands-on sessions led by artists from across the collective, open to beginners and working artists alike.
Sign up →
04 — Community
Open days, talks and gatherings that put the city's artists and their neighbours in the same room.
Ask about an event →05 — Studio tours
Visit working studios across Santa Fe and meet the artists where the work is actually made.
Join a studio tour →The collective
We exist to move resources toward the people making work in Santa Fe, and to keep the doors between artists and the public open.
Grants fund new work. The gallery gives it a wall. Workshops pass skills from one artist to the next. Community events and studio tours invite the whole city in.
Have a project, a proposal, or a question about one of our calls? Send it over and we will point it at the right program.
Start an inquiryHow to apply
We keep the process short and readable. Here is what to expect once you decide to apply.
Open the call you are answering and check what it asks for: who can apply, what materials to send, and when the round closes.
Most calls want a short project description, a few images of recent work, and a simple budget for what you plan to make.
Use the form on this page, tell us which call you are answering, and describe the work in your own words. No attachments yet — we will ask if we need more.
Applications are read by the program team. If your proposal fits the season, we will be in touch about the next step.
Inquire
One form for grant applications, exhibition proposals, workshop sign-ups, community events and studio tours. Pick a topic and we will take it from there.
Prefer to talk it through? Say so in your message and mention a good time to reach you.