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Over 40 local and regional visual artists display across Ocala's historic downtown, first Friday monthly, October through May. Each artist is paired with a downtown business. Late applications considered on a rolling basis.

The City of Ocala seeks thought-provoking exhibits for public city spaces. Reviewed on viewer engagement, artist intent, originality and technique. All work must be original.

Broward County arts funding organization supporting programming across the sector, with grantee exhibitions at venues including NSU Art Museum.

Community Foundation of Broward funding for arts projects driving social change. Photography is explicitly named among eligible strategies. Requires a 501(c)(3) partner.

Best in Competition wins $1,000 cash, inclusion in a group exhibition at the Florida Museum of Photographic Arts, and consideration for a solo show in Ybor City. Categories span portraits, landscapes, nature, photojournalism, still life, abstract and conceptual.

Seeking a photographer with a distinct vision to document St. Petersburg and the wider Tampa Bay region. Open to all genres. Applicants must be Tampa Bay area residents. Submit 4-10 images with bio and artist statement.

Workshops, photo walks, competitions and guest speakers. Camera Academy runs monthly before the in-person meeting and is open to all levels. Fourth Monday features Zoom talks by nationally recognized photographers.

Small-group photowalks capped around ten photographers, plus classes, webinars, image critiques and portfolio reviews. Regular walks in Ybor City, Tarpon Springs, Gulfport and Clearwater Beach.

Guided street, architecture and documentary photowalks through Lincoln Road, Ocean Drive and the Design District. Led by an instructor with 15+ years of field outings. Phones welcome. Small fee per session.

Immersive field workshops led by Florida Museum staff photographers alongside Santa Fe College, including wildlife sessions at the Teaching Zoo.

Free studio space on Miami Beach with 24-hour access, plus a $15,000 housing stipend for artists who have lived in South Florida two or more years. Open to Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach and Monroe residents aged 21+.

Residency on a historic waterfront estate supporting emerging and mid-career artists across visual, literary and cross-disciplinary practice. Includes exhibition and community engagement.

Up to $5,000 for individual Broward County artists of any discipline. Selected artists must produce an event that is free, accessible and open to the public. Two documentation forms required to prove residency.

Regional grant to artists governed by five county arts agencies across Broward, Martin, Miami-Dade, Monroe and Palm Beach. Includes the Visual and Media Artists Program.

Up to 20 Central Florida artists receive $5,000 each. Must live and work in Lake, Orange, Osceola or Seminole county and remain there through the project period.

Up to $3,000 for individual artists and collaborators. Covers supplies, advertising, studio time, printing and equipment. Reviewed by the Arts Council of Alachua County each September.

Up to $5,000 for artists in Baker, Clay, Duval, Nassau, Putnam or St. Johns county with at least 12 months residency. Artists may receive up to three of these grants in a lifetime.

State funding across several programs. Individuals are eligible for the Artist Project, Artist Performances on Tour and Teaching Artist grants. Cycle dates announced annually.

The state's official listing of open calls, residencies, jobs and commissions submitted by Florida arts organizations. Updated continuously.

$1,800 unrestricted grant awarded to one photographer and one visual artist every quarter, plus 18 honorable mentions. Simple application: name, email, category and images. $35 fee.

Over 20 art fairs and hundreds of exhibitions take over Greater Miami. Official programming includes the photoMIAMI curated gallery exhibition and the inaugural Miami Media Festival.

North America's largest contemporary art fair returns to the Miami Beach Convention Center with 280+ galleries from over 40 countries. Invitation-only VIP previews Dec 2-3.

Official Miami Art Week photography competition and curated gallery exhibition. Selected work screens at the Frost Science Planetarium alongside the awards presentation.

Screenings and awards for the short and micro-short media competition plus the photoMIAMI photography competition, at the Frost Science Planetarium on Biscayne Blvd.

Satellite fair at the Aqua Hotel on Collins Avenue, known for showing emerging and mid-career artists in an intimate hotel-room format. VIP preview Dec 2.

Week-long fair centering art of the African diaspora at Maison AfriKin. Opens with a vernissage Nov 29, public days through Dec 6.

Official opening at the Miami Art Week Gallery in Wynwood. Public hours from noon, community organizations by invitation from 6pm.

Session one of the Miami Art Week Panel Discussion Series at Coral Gables Art Cinema, presented by PNC Bank.

Submit up to five photos taken in Florida State Parks on or after Jan 1, 2026. Public voting on semifinalists runs Jan 29 - Feb 5, 2027.

Nearly 100 seminars and field workshops covering birds in flight, horses on the beach, historic architecture, macro and light painting. Headquartered at Celebration Hall on Anastasia Island.