Artist Opportunities
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CALL TO ARTISTS: La Baldi Residency, Cultivate, Montegiovi (GR), Italy
DEADLINE: Thursday, January 2, 2025, 11:59 p.m., EST
Located in the historic village of Montegiovi, Italy, in southern Tuscany, Cultivate’s La Baldi Residency is open to artists, writers, and researchers. The multi-disciplinary, self-directed international residency expands Cultivate’s investigative platform centered on land, place, and the commons. Individuals and collaborative teams are free to experiment, develop ideas and projects, rejuvenate, and explore the land and culture of this special area for two-week or one-month stays. Two one-month-long residency awards are granted each year. The residency awards cover the residency fee.
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CALL TO ARTS ORGANIZATIONS: Cultural Sustainability, Community Roots, Mid-Atlantic Arts, US
DEADLINE: Monday, January 6, 2025, 11:59pm EST
PROGRAM PERIOD: May 2025-June 2026
Cultural Sustainability, a new grant program offered by the six U.S. Regional Arts Organizations (USRAOs) in partnership with The Wallace Foundation, provides general operating support to arts organizations rooted in communities of color with annual operating expenses under $500,000.
Mid Atlantic Arts’ Cultural Sustainability: Community Roots program provides unrestricted operational funding to arts organizations founded by, with, and for communities of color, allowing them to sustain and expand their practices, benefiting the communities they serve. It also supports cross-cultural arts experiences and fosters stronger collaboration between artists, communities, and the RAO’s.
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CALL TO ARTISTS: 13TH Annual VisArts’ Rockville Arts Festival, Rockville, MD
DEADLINE: January 10, 2025
APPLICATION FEE: $35 (booth fee is additional once accepted)
FESTIVAL DATES: May 3-4, 2025.
A premier event in a spectacular venue produced by VisArts - the largest visual arts center in Montgomery County Maryland. This festival will create a spectacular outdoor pedestrian gallery on the streets of Rockville Town Square where Every Booth is a Corner.
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CALL TO ARTISTS: The Gottlieb Foundation Individual Support Grant
DEADLINE: January 15, 2025, at 11:59 pm EST
The Foundation wishes to encourage artists who have dedicated their lives to developing their art, regardless of their level of commercial success.
Please note that these grants are available only to individual painters, sculptors, and printmakers who have worked in a mature phase of art for 20 years or more.
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INTERNSHIP (PAID) OPPORTUNITY: 2025-2026 Long Term Internships for Recent Graduates, Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY
DEADLINE: Wednesday, January 15, 2025, 5 p.m., EST
COMPENSATION: $26/HOUR
NOTIFICATION: by the end of April 2025
Full-time nine-month and twelve-month internships are awarded every year to recent graduates of degree-granting programs at the graduate and undergraduate level. Long-term interns begin on the first Monday in June and participate fully in the ten-week Museum Seminar (MuSe) Internship Program. Please read the description of the MuSe Program before applying. At the conclusion of the summer session, they continue work with their supervisors for the remainder of their internship period and participate in weekly programming for the Fall- and Spring-Semester Internship Program.
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CALL TO WRITERS AND POETS: Translation Project Fellowships, National Endowment for the Arts
DEADLINE: Monday, January 16, 2025
GRANTS: range from $10K to $25K
Through fellowships to published translators, the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) supports projects for the translation of specific works of prose, poetry, or drama from other languages into English. The work to be translated should be of interest for its literary excellence and merit. We encourage translation projects that feature languages, perspectives, and writers that are not well represented in English, as well as work that has not previously been translated into English. The NEA is committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and fostering mutual support for the diverse beliefs and values of all individuals and groups.
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CALL TO ARTISTS: Movement, Juried Sculpture Online Exhibition, DECARTS Gallery, Online
DEADLINE: Wednesday, January 29, 2025
ENTRY FEE: $12 (1 entry), $10 (2-4 entries), $9 (5 or more entries)
AWARDS: Interview and other publications in our hard copy magazine and on the website, digital certificate, personal artist page on the gallery website. The exhibition will be promoted online on the our website and social media channels. All artists retain 100% of sales with inquiries directed to them.
All artists 18 and older are encouraged to submit their work in any medium, style, and genre.
The exhibition is open to all artists working with any sculptural material (e.g. stone, wood, metal, clay, ivory, plaster, concrete, resin, wax, etc.) and in any technique.
DECARTS gallery is part of the group of projects of the online platform UPWARD Gallery, which offers artists and artisans a new format for promoting their art. Our online platform is designed to share art with new audiences using modern technologies. We help emerging artists to become known and established artists to expand their influence. DECARTS gallery is part of the group of projects of the online platform UPWARD Gallery, which offers artists and artisans a new format for promoting their art. Our online platform is designed to share art with new audiences using modern technologies. We help emerging artists to become known and established artists to expand their influence.
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CALL TO ARTISTS: Floral, Juried Decorative Arts Online Exhibition, DECARTS Gallery, Online
DEADLINE: Wednesday, January 29, 2025
ENTRY FEE: $12 (1 entry), $10 (2-4 entries), $9 (5 or more entries)
AWARDS: Interview and other publications in our hard copy magazine and on the website, digital certificate, personal artist page on the gallery website. The exhibition will be promoted online on our website and social media channels. All artists retain 100% of sales with inquiries directed to them.
All artists 18 and older are encouraged to submit their work in any medium, style, and genre.
Acceptable mediums include all decorative art media (e.g., beadwork, pottery, embroidery, floristry, batik, stained glass, two-dimensional collage and fabric art as well, etc.).
DECARTS gallery is part of the group of projects of the online platform UPWARD Gallery, which offers artists and artisans a new format for promoting their art. Our online platform is designed to share art with new audiences using modern technologies. We help emerging artists to become known and established artists to expand their influence.
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CALL TO ARTISTS: Abstract Art Competition Open Call, Ten Moir Gallery, Online
DEADLINE: Saturday, March 1, 2025, 10:59 p.m., EST
FEE: $12 per submission
PRIZES: With a potential to win $650 in prizes and awards, this is an opportunity not to be missed! Best in show wins a cash prize, free entry in to the Blu Sky Artist Award with a chance to win $500, and will have their artwork used as the poster of the exhibition and more. All winning artists will receive a digital award certificate.
Ten Moir Gallery invites artists and photographers to explore the boundless realm of imagination and emotion through artworks that push the limits of form, color, and conceptual expression. Submissions to our online art contest is open to artist from around the world.
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STUDIO OPPORTUNITY: Montpelier Arts Center, Laurel, MD
DEADLINE: Sunday, March 23, 2025, 11:59 p.m., EST
Join a thriving community of professional artists in the Montpelier Resident Artist Program. Resident artists work in a diverse variety of media and styles, maintain studio hours for the public to visit, and participate in community events. Resident artists are selected by a jury panel and exhibit their work in the Resident Artist Gallery on a revolving basis.
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JOB OPPORTUNITY: Curator of Modern Art (Full-Time, Permanent), Phillips Collection, Washington, DC
DEADLINE: Open until filled
As The Phillips Collection embarks on an exciting new chapter in its history, we seek a creative, innovative, and seasoned professional to become the Curator of Modern Art. The Curator of Modern Art will help steward its renown historical collection of modern art as part of the museum’s collection of over 6000 works, including painting, sculpture, photography, works on paper, and time-based media. Working alongside a dedicated curatorial team, the Curator of Modern Art will further the museum’s commitment to presenting, acquiring, and fostering greater understanding of modern art by telling more inclusive narratives that expand the art historical canon and reveal continuities between the art of the past and the art of today.
The Curator will bring bold, imaginative thinking to The Phillips Collection, encompassing fresh perspectives and engaging with a multiplicity of transnational, interdisciplinary narratives in modern art. The Curator will provide thought leadership and an energizing vision for curatorial programs and initiatives.
The ideal candidate will have significant curatorial experience organizing major exhibitions, a network within the museum field, knowledge of innovative approaches to curatorial practice, and a desire to engage and reach a broad range of audiences
This is a full-time position reporting to the Chief Curator with full benefit eligibility.
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JOB OPPORTUNITY: Director, People and Culture (full-time), Mid Atlantic Arts, Baltimore, MD, hybrid remote
DEADLINE: Open until filled
COMPENSATION: $95K - $105K with benefits
Are you ready to be a key player in a team dedicated to supporting artistic expression and creating impactful art experiences? Mid Atlantic Arts is excited to welcome an enthusiastic and experienced Director, People and Culture to join our organization. Reporting directly to the Executive Director, this role plays a critical role in fostering an inclusive, engaged, and value-driven organizational culture. As the organization’s sole HR professional, this position combines strategic leadership with hands-on HR management in areas like talent acquisition, employee relations, performance management, and compliance. The Director serves as a cultural steward, leading initiatives that reinforce the mission, strengthen employee connections, and ensure a supportive work environment.
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STUDIO SPACE: 3711 Studios, Mount Rainier, MD
DEADLINE: Open until filled
Located in the heart of Mt. Rainier’s expansive arts district—The 3711 Studio is a group of artists committed to community, education and collaboration. Our goal is to create a space for local and visiting artists to explore their craft and build a strong network of collaborators and followers.
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CALL TO ARTISTS: Capital Art and Craft Spring Festival, Chantilly, VA
DEADLINE: Open until filled
FEE: $35 plus booth fee if accepted
DATE OF EVENT: Friday, March 21-Sunday, March 23, 2025
The Capital Art and Craft Festival, held Indoors at the Dulles Expo Center, Chantilly, VA draws buyers from Virginia, Maryland, DC, West Virginia and beyond. CACF has hosted numerous festivals welcoming thousands of art and craft connoisseurs in search of unique pieces of art for themselves, personal collections and as gifts.
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STUDIO OPPORTUNITY: Scott’s Edition Clay Street Studio Two Three Space, Richmond, VA
DEADLINE: Open until filled
Studio Two Three is moving from one place to another in Richmond. They still have a lease on their original Clay Street location until December, 2024.
What Private Membership at Clay Street will entail:
* A private studio and 24/7 access to the Clay Street building
* Access to basic screen printing tools (washout booth, screen storage, printing presses, flash dryer, drying rack)
* 24/7 access to the Manchester building & all communal tools
* Studios are $300 a month
Think of it as a truly member-run space. Private members will receive 24/7 access to the main studio space and a private studio, as well as full 24/7 access to our new Manchester space. Membership to the Clay Street building will only run until December 2024.
The Clay street building will not be regularly staffed - a cleaner will be on site twice a month for a deep cleaning, but members will be responsible for tidying up after use of the space. We will not be providing printmaking resources beyond tools. We will not have ink, emulsion or tape on hand. Members will be required to bring their own if they are choosing to print at the Clay Street location.
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JOB OPPORTUNITY: Tree Equity Community Ambassadors, Eco-Action Arlington, Arlington, VA
DEADLINE: Open until filled
EcoAction Arlington is hiring three Tree Equity Community Ambassadors. These ambassadors will work up to 20 hours a month during the following months when we are promoting free trees: November, December, April, May, and June. These positions will be paid on an hourly basis with no benefits.
The Tree Equity Community Ambassadors will support the Outreach Manager at EcoAction Arlington. This role requires a dedicated and passionate candidate who enjoys working at the grassroots level to engage diverse groups. This role is critical in advancing our mission to increase tree canopy coverage in Arlington, with a particular focus on engaging communities with low canopy coverage.
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JOB OPPORTUNITY: Assistant Director, Visual Records, Charlottesville, VA
DEADLINE: Open until filled
SALARY: $50k
Visible Records is looking for an Assistant Director. The Assistant Director will play a key role in development efforts, working alongside the Founding Director to research, apply for and execute approximately 4 grants per year that support artist projects, residencies and the general operating expenses of Visible Records. The Assistant Director will also play a key role in studio management, helping to ensure that the daily operations of Visible Records run smoothly.
Visible Records is an artist-run gallery and studio space located in Charlottesville, VA. We seek to provide central Virginians with studio membership, exhibition & community organizing space, artist residencies, and programming, with a focus on compelling contemporary arts and building community power.
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STUDIO AVAILABILITY: Artist and Maker’s Studio, Rockville, MD
DEADLINE: Open until filled
Take your artistic practice to the next level. Apply now for studios available in Maryland and Arizona, we offer amenities you won’t find elsewhere. Galleries, classrooms, meeting spaces, lounges, and a wide variety of floorplans, we have just the space for you. Each art center has a unique feel and unique amenities.
We will help you grow your career and your following with tremendous monthly openings and open studio events that gather crowds of guests and collectors, as well as professional development opportunities. We can help you reach your next career goal with support, knowledge, and guidance you won’t find elsewhere. Community and camaraderie with other artists offers support that is unparalleled.
To apply for a studio, send your resume/bio, a link to your website, and/or 72 dpi jpegs to: Judith@artistsandmakersstudios.com
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CALL TO ARTISTS AND DESIGNERS: Public Art Across Maryland, Maryland State Arts Council, MD
DEADLINE: Thursday, December 19, 2024
GRANTS: up to $30K
Are you passionate about public art? Do you have a vision for a new public artwork, or perhaps a restoration project in your community? Great news! The Public Art Across Maryland program is now accepting applications from until December 19, with funding of up to $30,000 available! This is an exciting opportunity to turn your ideas into reality.
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CALL TO ARTISTS: Space | Juried Online Exhibition, UPWARD Gallery, Online
DEADLINE: Friday, December 27, 2024, 5:00 p.m.
AWARDS: Interview and other publications in our print edition of UPWARD's magazine and on the website, digital certificate, personal artist page on the gallery website. The exhibition will be promoted online on the our website and social media channels such as Instagram. All artists retain 100% of sales with inquiries directed to them. All media is welcome, including: painting, drawing, digital painting, sculpture, printmaking, photography, textiles, mixed media, etc.The UPWARD Gallery was founded in 2021. Our online platform is designed to share art with new audiences using modern technologies. We help emerging artists to become known and established artists to expand their influence.
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CALL TO ARTISTS: Faces and Botanicals, Ten Moir Gallery, Online
DEADLINE: Tuesday, December 31, 2024, 10:59 p.m.
NOTIFICATION: Thursday, January 9-11, 2025
EXHIBITION DATE STARTS: Sunday, January 12, 2025
PRIZES: Up to $650 in cash and prizes awarded to the Best in Show winner
FEE: $12 per image
These exciting competitions are open to creators aged 18 and over, welcoming both 2D and 3D mediums across all art styles and techniques.
Submit your best work exploring the themes of Faces or Botanical art and showcase your talent to a global audience. Whether you work in painting, sculpture, drawing, or mixed media, these competitions offer an excellent opportunity to gain recognition and reward for your creative efforts.
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CALL TO ARTISTS: Tephra ICA Arts Festival, Reston, VA
DEADLINE: Thursday, January 2, 2025
DATES OF EVENT: Saturday, May 17 and Sunday, May 18, 2025
The annual Tephra ICA Arts Festival is a competitive, juried event that is consistently rated as one of the best outdoor art festivals in the country, both for the quality of the artwork presented and for its exceptional artist hospitality. Now in its 34rd year, the Tephra ICA Arts Festival has a long-standing reputation for presenting high quality, hand-crafted, one-of-a-kind artwork in the dynamic, open-air setting of the Reston Town Center. The Festival attracts affluent patrons and knowledgeable collectors from the Washington, DC metropolitan region and beyond.
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ARTIST RESIDENCY: Harlem River Artist in Residence Program, Bronx Council on the Arts (BCA), NY
DEADLINE: Friday, January 3, 2025, 11:50 p.m., EST
BCA is thrilled to partner with the Bronx and Harlem Rivers Urban Waters Federal Partnership (UWFP) and the New York-New Jersey Harbor & Estuary Program (HEP) to present the Harlem River Artist in Residence Program. This residency program invites artists from all disciplines to engage with the Harlem River community in exploring critical water and environmental issues, bringing fresh voices and perspectives to the forefront during this transformative residency experience.
The residency program offers:
+A total of $72,000 is available to the selected artist(s)
+A 13-month residency beginning in March 2025
+Opportunities to connect with and learn about the Harlem River and its community
+A chance to develop a cultural project that reflects the community, as well as the challenges and opportunities faced by these waterways
Interested artists must submit a Letter of Interest (LOI) by Friday, January 3, 2025, 11:59 PM. To learn more about this open call, join us at a virtual Info Session on Monday, December 16, 2024, at 3:00 p.m., EST.
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CALL TO ARTISTS: Water, Juried Online Exhibition, UPWARD Gallery, Online
DEADLINE: Wednesday, January 8, 2025, 5:00 p.m.
AWARDS: Interview and other publications in our print edition of UPWARD's magazine and on the website, digital certificate, personal artist page on the gallery website. The exhibition will be promoted online on the our website and social media channels such as Instagram. All artists retain 100% of sales with inquiries directed to them.
FEE: $15 (1 entry), $12 (2-4 entries), $10 (5 or more entries).
UPWARD Gallery invites artists to submit artwork for our juried online exhibition, Water.
All media is welcome, including: painting, drawing, digital painting, sculpture, printmaking, photography, textiles, mixed media, etc.
The UPWARD Gallery was founded in 2021. Our online platform is designed to share art with new audiences using modern technologies. We help emerging artists to become known and established artists to expand their influence.
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CALL TO ARTISTS: Request for Qualifications: Art at the Intersection, Golden Triangle Business Improvement District, Washington, DC
DEADLINE: Wednesday, January 8, 2025, 5:00 p.m., EST
BUDGET: up to $115,000 will be considered for the project. The final project budget must include an artist contingency of 20% and an artist fee of 15%. The Golden Triangle Business Improvement District (“BID”) is well-regarded for its impeccable streets, vivid landscaping, engaging activations, and world-class public art. The BID is seeking qualifications from an artist or artist team to design, fabricate, install, and de-install a two-year temporary public art installation at the prominent intersection of Connecticut Avenue and K Streets, NW. The artwork will be installed in the summer of 2026. This high-profile urban location, two blocks from The White House has high visibility from both pedestrians and drivers. This location offers a prime opportunity for impactful and iconic public art that will be seen by many people including national political leaders. This location has previously hosted rotating public art projects that frame the lush landscaping in the Connecticut Avenue median. The selected artist should bring a new creative vision to this location while contributing to the neighborhood’s ongoing reputation as a landmark for public art. To ensure visibility from multiple vantage points, the artwork must include elements of height and scale, enhancing the experience during the day and at night for all passersby.
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CALL TO SCREENWRITERS: 20th Annual Baltimore Screenwriters Competition, Baltimore, MD
DEADLINE: Wednesday, January 8, 2024, 11:59 p.m. EST
PRIZES: $500-$1500
The Baltimore Film Office at the BOPA is accepting entries for the 20th annual Baltimore Screenwriters Competition. The competition awards prizes in both the feature and shorts categories for scripts that are set or able to be filmed in Baltimore. The Baltimore Screenwriters Competition is a project of the Baltimore Film Office in conjunction with film programs at Johns Hopkins University and Morgan State University.
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CALL TO ARTISTS: Into The Light, Art Fluent, Boston, MA
DEADLINE: Friday, January 10, 2025
Art Fluent invites artists worldwide to submit artwork to our online exhibit, Into The Light.
What would art be without light? We don’t want to know! Light not only illuminates art but also directs our focus, crafts the atmosphere, defines every detail, and ignites emotion within us. We seek to celebrate all the magical ways light transforms art, show us INTO THE LIGHT from your perspective.
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CALL TO ARTISTS: 48th Annual Baltimore Farmer’s Market, Baltimore, MD
DEADLINE: Sunday, January 12, 2025
EVENT DATES: Sundays from April–December, rain or shine, from 7:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
BOPA is proud to announce that the 48th Annual Baltimore Farmers’ Market is now accepting submissions for the 2025 season. The Baltimore Farmers’ Market is a producer-only market; vendors are required to grow, make, or create what they sell. We also prioritize local vendors in our application process to ensure we’re providing local options for shoppers. The Market operates There are applications for Farms, Food Vendors, Alcohol Vendors, & Artisans.
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CALL TO ARTISTS: Marketing for Artists and Creatives, Arlington Cultural Affairs/Northern Virginia Local Arts Agencies, On-line Zoom
DEADLINE: Sign up by Monday, January 13, 2025 for presentation facilitated by New York Foundation for the Arts on Tuesday, January 14, 2025, 12:00 - 1:30 p.m., EDT
This presentation will focus on how artists can professionally and creatively develop content and build their audience, both digitally and through traditional channels. Whether you’re an artist, writer, performer, musician, or creative, marketing is an essential part of your work. Yet the process is often difficult: what is the best use of your limited time and resources, and can you make sure that you’re using your channels effectively?
To help you answer these questions, marketing expert Molaundo Jones, Director of Marketing and Community Engagement, Flushing Town Hall, will advise how to effectively utilize marketing tools in accordance with your career goals. The session will cover a host of strategies and techniques, focusing on digital marketing. Time for Q&A will be provided.
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CALL TO POETS: Moving Words Adult Competition, Arlington Arts, Arlington, VA
DEADLINE: Wednesday, January 15, 2025
Moving Words makes poetry a part of daily life for commuters riding Arlington Transit (ART) by replacing advertising placards inside public buses with poems by local poets. From November 15th to January 15th, we are looking for poems of 10 lines or less that will be displayed inside ART buses between March and September 2025. This year's competition will be judged by Arlington Poet Laureate Courtney LeBlanc!
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CALL TO ARTISTS: Theme: Space & Time, Goddessarts Magazine, Virtual Gallery
DEADLINE: Sunday, January 19, 2025
PRIZES: You can also win a solo show as first prize or win participation in the next group exhibition as second prize!
We invite artists of all disciplines to submit work for our upcoming exhibition centered around the theme of ‘Space and Time'.
This open call seeks works that delve into the vastness of the cosmos, the intimacy of personal moments, the fluidity of time, or the interplay between physical and metaphysical realms.
We are excited to receive your amazing works of any kind to be included in a stunning virtual exhibition & more!
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CALL TO ARTISTS: Annual Midwest Nice Art Emerging and Mid-Career Artist Grant, Aberdeen, SD
DEADLINE: Monday, January 20, 2025, 11:59 p.m.
GRANTS: Two $500. grants will be distributed. Winners will be asked to help jury Nice Grant in the following year. Winners will receive unrestricted grant funds, a blog profiling their art and creative practice, a post pinned to our profile, and consideration for future jurying and curatorial opportunities.
The Nice Art Grant is an artist grant provided by Midwest Nice Art. Nice Grant is an unrestricted grant of $500 that supports emerging and mid-career artists. At least two artists will be selected to enhance their creative practices. This grant will be juried by Midwest Nice Art co-founders Tim Rickett + Epiphany Knedler.
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CALL TO ARTISTS: Artist of the Year Awards, Visual Artist Association, London
DEADLINE: Tuesday, January 21, 2025
FEES: Free for VAA Premium Members; £20 for 1 artwork, £60 for 5 artworks for non-members
PRIZES: Overall Artist of the Year: £1,000 cash, art supplies, a mentorship, a solo online exhibition, and more. Category Winners: Certificates, memberships, profiling opportunities, and access to VAA Short Courses.
Applications are now open for the VAA Artists of the Year Awards 2024! This exciting competition celebrates creativity and talent across six categories, with a total prize package worth over £10,000. Open to visual artists working in any medium, from painting to digital art, the awards are your chance to gain recognition, exposure, and support for your artistic journey.
Seize the opportunity to showcase your work, gain media exposure, and receive mentorship to grow your practice. Share your masterpieces and let the world witness the power of your art.
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CALL TO ARTISTS: 2025 Capital Art Book Fair, East City Art, Washington, DC
DEADLINE: Monday, January 27, 2025, 11:59 p.m., EST
DATES OF EVENT: Saturday, April 5 and Sunday April 6, 2025
FEE: $450 (if accepted)
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CALL TO ARTISTS: 2025 Earth Day Festival, Langston Boulevard Alliance, Arlington, VA
DEADLINE: Friday, January 31, 2025
FEE: $150 (if accepted)
Planning for our 2025 Earth Day Festival is underway! This year's festival will be held on Sunday, April 27, 2025 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. The festival will feature a juried art market and can accommodate approximately 34 artist vendor tents. All artists are invited to apply, but due to limited availability, not everyone will be selected. As this is an Earth Day event, we are prioritizing vendors with a sustainability component – reclaimed, recycled, upcycled, nature-related, though this criteria is not required. $150 Tent Fee includes 10' x 10' tent, 2 x 6' tables, 2 chairs. We are happy to provide extra tables if you would like to coordinate with and share a tent with a fellow vendor.
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CALL TO ARTISTS: Blu Sky Artist Award, Ten Moir Gallery, Kansas City, MO
DEADLINE: Friday, January 31, 2025, 10:59 p.m., EDT
AWARD: An unrestricted grant that includes: $500 grant to two artists, a published interview, and Social Media Spotlight and a Winner’s Certificate
FEE: Early Bird Discount: $25 USD for 10 works, Regular: $35 for 10 submissions
Eligibility
* Must be 18 years of age or older
* All submissions must be original creations of the participating artists.
* Open to artists worldwide.
* All 2d or 3d visual mediums accepted
* Emerging to established artists welcome
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CALL TO ARTISTS: Vibrant Colors, Ten Moir Gallery, Online
DEADLINE: Tuesday, January 31, 2025
FEE: $12 per submission
PRIZES: Best in show wins cash prizes, a solo exhibition, will have their artwork used as the poster of the contest and more. All winning artists will receive a digital award certificate.
Ten Moir Gallery invites artists and photographers enter the Vibrant Colors online art show. Submissions are open to artist from around the world. All creators worldwide working in 2D & 3D mediums are invited – Paintings, Photography, Digital, Sculpture, Crafts, Mixed Media.
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CALL TO ARTISTS: The anti-colonial curriculum, Arquetopia, Mexico & Peru
DEADLINE: Sunday, February 2, 2025, 11:59 p.m.
As the world reconfigures itself in the 21st century, the role of art has become vital in rethinking our relationship to justice. On its 15th anniversary, Arquetopia celebrates its academic legacy by further expanding its anti-colonial curriculum across all residency programs. Participating artists can now deepen their practice through a diverse range of instructional residencies, including natural pigments, ceramics, printmaking, organic paint, and gold leafing, as well as various textile mediums such as backstrap loom weaving, embroidery, and tapestry.
Arquetopia invites visual artists, designers, writers, and students aged 22 and over to apply for our special artist-in-residence scholarships. Our residencies provide a unique space where resistance, knowledge, and ethics converge. We are committed to imagining a collective present, past, and future that prioritizes the well-being of all participants. Our programs emphasize process-oriented, autonomous, and project-based learning, with a critical focus on studio practices and artistic research.
Seize the chance to join our International Artist Residencies in Mexico and Cusco.
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CALL TO ARTISTS: Wayne Art Center 17th Annual Plein Air Festival, Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA
DEADLINE: Thursday, February 20, 2025, midnight, EST
FEE: $50
AWARDS: $25K in cash and industry prizes will be awarded at the Preview Party
Wayne Art Center invites national artists 18 years+ to submit a maximum of four samples showcasing their plein air work. Thirty-two artists will be chosen by juror Larry Moore to compete in a week-long festival culminating in a Preview Party where over $25,000 in cash and industry prizes will be awarded.
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CALL TO ARTISTS: Impermanence, Art Fluent, Boston, MA / Online
DEADLINE: Friday, February 21, 2025
FEE: $25 for first entry, $10 for each additional entry, you may enter up to 20 total
PRIZES: Over $1,200 in cash prizes. All accepted pieces will be displayed in our online gallery.
Let’s celebrate the beauty in the here-today-gone-tomorrow moments. Artists are invited to capture what it means to embrace the temporary and find beauty in what is destined to fade. It’s a chance to get into the passing of time, the fragility of the human experience, the relentless evolution of nature, and the ever-evolving world around us. Show us Impermanence from your perspective.
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CALL TO POETS: Vulpecula Poetica Journal, Fortuna Major Press, Easthampton, MA
DEADLINE: Friday, February 28, 2025, 11:59pm
Vulpecula Poetica (Little Fox Poetry) is an annual anthology emphasizing creative nonfiction poetry and poetry that plays with form. We’re seeking poetry for our inaugural issue, Memory. Delve into your origins. Speak into silence. Bring us poems saturated (or haunted) by places and people from another time.
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CALL TO ARTISTS: Metamorphosis, Arquetopia Summer Program, Arquetopia, Mexico
DEADLINE: Sunday, June 29, 2025, 12:00 am
ArquetopiaSUMMER is our flagship residency, is an intensive international critical program aimed at expanding artistic practices through the application of new methodologies and innovative approaches. The goal is to recenter ethics in the process of creating images while rethinking creative practices through Arquetopia’s methodology and program framework, by intersecting academic knowledge, scholarly discourse, and local epistemologies. For its 15th anniversary, ArquetopiaSUMMER 2025 will focus on the theme “METAMORPHOSIS: Adjusting in a New Tempo” to reconsider the power of rhythm within the creative process.
As the world has changed, becoming more and more complex, we continuously experience the need to adapt, contest, and survive. What does it mean to be an artist in this unsafe modern world, constantly threatened by the rise of nationalism, environmental extinction, and oppression; particularly when knowing that our work will be appropriated by the narratives of power? Is it possible to interrupt that legacy of Empire and reshape the realm of possibilities of art?
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Ongoing Opportunity Resources
PUBLIC ART
PUBLIC ART AND JOB OPPORTUNITIES: Americans for the Arts maintains both a Public Art and Job Opportunities webpage.
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PUBLIC ART OPPORTUNITIES: CODAworx, a global leader in commissioned artwork, manages a database of RFP’s for public art.
DEADLINE:ongoing
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CALL TO ARTISTS: Temporary Art Installation Opportunity at Tysons Corner Center in Fairfax, VA, ArtsFairfax, Fairfax, VA
DEADLINE: Rolling
ArtsFairfax invites artists, artist teams, and arts organizations who work or live in Fairfax County, the City of Fairfax, or the City of Falls Church to complete the Request for Qualifications (RFQ) at artsfairfax.submittable.com. Macerich will select artists/teams/organizations to provide visual art exhibitions for temporary installation, either static or interactive.
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MURALS
CALL TO ARTISTS: Murals at Mason, Fairfax, VA
DEADLINE: various
Murals at Mason is seeking artists in DC, MD, and VA to submit mural proposals for multiple sites inside the Manassas Regional Airport and other sites in Fairfax County.
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REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS: Artist Roster for Wall Projects, Montgomery County, MD
DEADLINE: rolling
The Artist Roster for Wall Projects (Roster) connects pre-qualified local artists residing in the Greater Washington area to commissions for wall projects in Montgomery County. The Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County (AHCMC) seeks muralists, as well as artists who work in mosaic, tile, low-relief and other installation media suitable for temporary or permanent installation on exterior walls for the Roster. Montgomery County-based ALAANA Artists (African, Latinx, Asian, Arab, and Native American) are encouraged to apply.
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CALL TO ARTISTS: Baltimore Mural Program, Baltimore, MD
DEADLINE: ongoing
The Baltimore Mural Program was created in 1975 to make Baltimore neighborhoods more attractive, instill a sense of pride, provide employment for local artists in their own field, combat graffiti in neighborhoods, and engage young people in the beautification of their own communities. Working with the artists, neighborhood groups/associations and funding sources, the Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts (BOPA) coordinates and directs this ongoing program.
The Baltimore Mural Program has produced more than 250 murals across the city, creating an outdoor public museum for the enjoyment of the people of Baltimore. We work with local mural artists who have experience working with communities.
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BULLETIN BOARDS
EAST CITY ART, a virtually based platform supporting visual arts in the DC area, has an extensive listing of arts opportunities in the area.
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ARTIST OPPORTUNITIES: The Maryland State Arts Council Online Resource Bulletin, updated weekly and maintained by Maryland Art Place, includes regional, national, and international exhibition opportunities, grants, fellowships, residencies and information on available studio spaces in the area. To post your call for entry, email Caitlin Gill at caitlin@mdartplace.org
DEADLINE: rolling
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CALL TO ARTISTS: RevArt Agency Program, RevArt, Anywhere!
DEADLINE: Rolling
RevArt Agency is a leading fine art agency based in the U.S. dedicated to promoting and supporting talented mid-career and upcoming artists. We specialize in providing personalized representation and strategic promotion to help artists thrive in today's competitive art world. Our slogan is: Your focus: Creation. Our commitment: Everything else.
Cultivating Artist Careers: At RevArt Agency, we're dedicated to nurturing the careers of talented artists like you. With our expertise and industry connections, we provide comprehensive support to artists at every stage of their journey.
Diverse Opportunities: Whether you're interested in traditional gallery representation, exploring public art projects, or venturing into licensing opportunities, we're here to help you navigate and succeed in various career development paths.
Proven Track Record: Our portfolio of individual and corporate clients in art collection, investment, and public art projects speaks volumes about our ability to connect artists with diverse opportunities and audiences.
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ARTIST RESIDENCIES: Discover a listing of artist residencies all the world through Artist Communities Alliance
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EXHIBITIONS
CALL TO ARTISTS: Busboys and Poets, DC, Maryland and Virginia area (DMV)
DEADLINE: Rolling
Busboys and Poets, a community gathering place, restaurant and cultural hub for artists, activists, writers, thinkers and dreamers, is looking for visual art in all media to display at its seven locations in the DMV. Artists may submit up to 12 original works to be reviewed, ranging from but not limited to drawings, painting, photography, sculpture, mixed media, assemblage, fiber, quilts, etc. Standing sculpture should be no larger than 24” in height.
THEMES: Art images reflecting equity and social justice, womanism, life in the DMV, COVID-19, community transformation, family, portraiture, whimsy, abstraction and life experiences within diverse cultures are encouraged for submission.
Artists selected will be notified by email at least two weeks in advance of installation.
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CALL TO ARTISTS: The Incubator – Art in Public Libraries Program, Arlington, VA
DEADLINE: Rolling
Arlington Public Library spotlights local artists so that a greater number of diverse perspectives can be seen and more voices can be heard. Partnering with community organizations and individuals, the library promotes art as a means to inspire, to connect and to facilitate thought-provoking and timely conversations. Artists interested in showing their work in a temporary exhibition at the library should submit an application. The library accepts proposals on a rolling basis. There is no submission charge.
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CALL TO ARTISTS: Marfa Open, Marfa, Texas
DEADLINE: rolling
Marfa Open Art Festival and Marfa Open AiR are open to everyone. There are no hard and fast requirements for your project and we’re not concerned with what stage of your career you are in. Marfa Open is about innovation and fostering the creativity of all types of artists making all types of art.
If you’d like to be involved with Marfa Open, we’d love to hear from you. If you’d like to host a workshop or have an idea for an event at Marfa Open House, we’d love to hear about that, too.
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CALL TO ARTISTS: Workhorse Arts Center exhibition opportunities
DEADLINE: rolling
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CALL TO ARTISTS: Creativity Grants for Projects, Maryland State Arts Council, MD
DEADLINE: Rolling
GRANT AMOUNT: $1,000-$3,500
Creativity Grants for Projects offered by the Maryland State Arts Council (MSAC) are intended to support specific arts projects, events, or programs, however, they are available for independent artists as well as organizations. Each application should focus on a proposal for one specific project or program.
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CALL TO ARTISTS: ArtWalk Dupont, Washington, DC
DEADLINE: Rolling
Are you an artist interested in participating in ArtWalk Dupont (third Thursday of the month, 5-8 p.m.), but don't have a space to showcase your artwork? We invite you to submit your portfolio for an opportunity to be featured in one of the Dupont Circle BID businesses or through a public art activation.
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WRITERS AND POETS
CALL TO ARTISTS AND WRITERS: Contributors for digital publication Movable Type, 1455 Literary Arts, USA
DEADLINE: rolling
1455 is always looking for fresh, original contributions to its bi-monthly digital publication Movable Type. Originally conceived as a magazine "by writers for writers" 1455 has greatly expanded its scope and seeks to celebrate storytelling of all types. In 2022, the goal is a more diverse, inclusive multimedia experience; as such, we welcome poetry, flash fiction, essays, memoir, illustrations, visual art, comics, and recorded video of music or dance (interviews and artist statements are also considered). Having already showcased best-selling authors, academics, and creatives, the goal is to further establish Movable Type as a provocative forum for meaningful engagement with art.
Each issue of Movable Type revolves around a theme, and 1455 welcomes submissions year-round. Each issue will be accompanied by a live (virtual) reading, featuring the contributors. Please see the themes for 2022 and send your original work (poetry, fiction, essays, memoir, visual art, photography, etc.) to info@1455litarts.org
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JOB OPPORTUNITIES
CALL FOR ARTISTS: Arlington Public Schools Humanities Project Artist Roster Application, Arlington, VA
DEADLINE: rolling
The Humanities Project is Arlington County’s artist-in-education program that sponsors performances, workshops and residencies for students in Arlington County’s public schools and provides professional development opportunities for teachers. If you have a program, workshop and/or performance that you feel would benefit the students and/or teachers in Arlington, the Humanities Project encourages you to apply.
Applications can be submitted at any time. Applications will be reviewed in the spring of each year. If you have any questions, please contact the Humanities Coordinator at 703-228-6299.
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JOB OPPORTUNITIES: Career listings from leading arts institutions around the country as collected by ArtTable, a professional organization dedicated to advancing the leadership of women in the visual arts.
DEADLINE: open until filled
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JOB OPPORTUNITY: Recreation Class Instructors (Independent Contractors) Arlington, VA
DEADLINE: Open until filled
COMPENSATION: Varies; class contractors are paid 60% of gross revenue collected for each taught session, which is based on number of class attendees.
Arlington Parks & Recreation is looking for enthusiastic, thoughtful and engaged instructors as Independent Contractors for it's large and diverse set of recreation classes, including classes promoted in Enjoy Arlington and 55+ Guide. Instructors will be responsible for teaching their classes in seasonal sessions that run 8-12 weeks at a time.
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JOB OPPORTUNITIES: Phillips Collection, Washington, DC
DEADLINE: Open until filled
Multiple opportunities are available.
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JOB OPPORTUNITY: PLAZA ART- Fairfax, VA
DEADLINE: open until filled
Openings for Sales Associate and Key Holder and other positions throughout the US
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ARTIST SUPPLY EXCHANGE: UPCYCLE REUSE ARTIST MATERIAL SHOP, Alexandria, VA
DEADLINE: none
Durant Arts Center, 1605 Cameron St., Alexandria, VA 22314 | 703-861-8705
Free Parking
Metro: King Street-Old Town
Creative reuse is the process of taking used or recyclable materials and turning them into works of art, home decoration or other useful objects. At UpCycle, we rethink our notion of waste, collecting cast-offs from our community to serve as creative art materials. We collect, organize and prep items for use in a variety of creative capacities.
Visit our reuse shop for all of your creative needs! Our inventory is affordable, dynamic and always changing. Materials memberships are available on a daily (fill a bag for a flat fee) or annual basis (unlimited access to our materials for a period of one year).
Stop in to see what’s in store for you today.