Featured Artist Program Launch

🎨 Featured Artist Program Launch

By: The Art Collective International
When words fail, art bridges the silence.

As we continue growing the creative community at The Art Collective International, we’re excited to announce something we’ve been building behind the scenes for quite some time:

🌟 The Featured Artist Program is officially launching in April~! 

This initiative was born from a simple but powerful belief:

Art deserves to be seen—and artists deserve to be supported.

Whether you're just beginning to put your work into the world, or you've been creating for years with little recognition, this program is about shining a light on artists doing meaningful, beautiful, and bold work—across any medium, culture, or style.

🧵 What Is the Featured Artist Program?

Each season, we'll spotlight one artist from our extended community—a maker, illustrator, painter, sculptor, designer, crafter, or cross-discipline creator whose voice deserves amplification.

As a Featured Artist, you’ll receive:

• A dedicated artist profile on our website + blog

• Promotion across our social platforms

• Optional opportunities to collaborate on a limited drop or digital feature

• A shout-out in our newsletter and a highlight within the ACI Skool space

• Support in crafting your artist statement or portfolio materials if needed

We know how isolating the art world can feel. This is our way of helping more artists feel seen, backed, and lifted up—by artists, for artists.

🧭 Who Can Apply?

Anyone, anywhere. This program is open to all disciplines and all experience levels—you do not need to have a huge following or a perfect portfolio. You just need:

• A body of work that reflects your voice and vision

• A willingness to share your process, story, or perspective

• A desire to grow alongside a collective of kind, fierce creatives

We’re especially excited to feature artists from historically marginalized groups, those exploring unique cultural blends, and those making art that speaks to both inner worlds and outer change.

🖋️ How to Apply

Our application is open with simple questions and a place to share your work. No fancy resume required~ just your art and your truth.

Sign up from our page:  HERE! 

🌱 Why This Matters

There are already enough gatekeepers in the world. This program isn’t about clout, it’s about connection.

We want to amplify voices doing quiet work with deep roots, just as much as those doing loud work with wide reach. We want to create space for both.

Because at The Art Collective International, we believe:

Every artist is a story.
And every story deserves a place to land.

If you have someone in mind who should be featured, let us know.
And if that someone is you?
We can’t wait to see what you’ve been creating.

Can't wait to see and share your stories soon. 
—The Art Collective International