Attention makers, actors, performers, artists, and creatives! Check out the following opportunities to get your work seen by the world:
MAY
2nd ANNUAL NUDE: Call for Submissions
Deadline: May 28, 2010
An International Competitive Exhibit Exploring the Uncovered Human Form in Current Art. Open call. All traditional and non-traditional genre and media.
PHILADELPHIA FILM FESTIVAL: Call for Submissions
Deadline: May 28, 2010.
The Philadelphia Film Festival is seeking entries in the following categories: feature, documentary feature, and short (under 50 minutes; any genre). The festival will present films that showcase filmmaking as a powerful form of artistic expression and a unique force for promoting the understanding of cultural, social, and economic diversity and will take place October 14–24, 2010, in Philadelphia.
FREE LEGAL CLINIC FLEA MARKET FUNDRAISER: Call for Artists and Artisans
Deadline: May 29, 2010
Antiques, collectibles, tag sale items, artists will sell their art, musicians will sell their CDs, organizations will have tables displaying their brochures.
WATERMILL CENTER RESIDENCIES OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE: Call for Proposals
Deadline: May 31, 2010.
Watermill is seeking ambitious proposals from emerging artists for the creation of collaborative works that critically investigate, challenge, and extend the existing norms of performance practice. Watermill also welcomes research proposals from established scholars. Proposals from non-U.S. artists are strongly encouraged.
JUNE
SHAKESPEARE & COMPANY SUMMER TRAINING INSTITUTE: Call for Applications
Deadline: June 1, 2010
The Summer Training Institute provides young actors the opportunity to immerse themselves in Shakespeare six days a week for nearly five weeks, on S&Co.’s thirty-acre campus in historic downtown Lenox. S&Co.’s renowned faculty, including Company artists and longtime veterans of the Training Program, lead participants through a comprehensive tour of the methodologies at the heart of S&Co.’s performance aesthetic.
STAGE DIRECTORS AND CHOREOGRAPHERS FOUNDATION GUEST ARTIST INITIATIVE
Deadline: June 1, 2010.
The Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation (SDCF) is accepting applications for its Guest Artist Initiative Program, which aims to partner colleges and universities with guest directors and choreographers. SDCF publicizes the guest artist position to professional directors and choreographers nationwide, collects and collates applicants’ materials, and helps to facilitate a hiring decision. One college or university will be selected to receive funds of up to $5,000 to match the fee budgeted for the guest artist. A second college or university will be awarded $1,000 to increase the guest artist fee.
BECA INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR ART + DESIGN: Call for Submissions
Deadline: June 3, 2010
The BECA Foundation is pleased to offer the following exhibition opportunity to two artists, designers, duos, groups or collectives to each exhibit new works of art or design at BECA ICAD (International Center for Art + Design) located at 527 St. Joseph Street, New Orleans, LA 70130, USA. Two artists, designers, duos, groups or collectives will be selected by BECA Foundation directors + advisors to receive the double-solo exhibition opportunity from July 3 – 31, 2010. All creative culminations are welcome.
WASHINGTON POST-AMERICA’S NEXT GREAT CARTOONIST: Call for Submissions
Deadline: June 4, 2010
EASTHAMPTON CITY ARTS: Call to Artists/Muralists
Deadline: June 4, 2010
Easthampton City Arts invites artists and/or arts groups to submit a proposal for a mural to be created on the wall located on the corner of Pine and Cottage Streets.
ARTS WRITERS GRANT PROGRAM 2010 OPEN FOR SUBMISSIONS
Deadline: June 7, 2010.
Spearheaded by the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts as part of its broader Arts Writing Initiative and administered by the Creative Capital Foundation, the Creative Capital Warhol Foundation Arts Writers Grant Program supports individual writers whose work addresses contemporary visual art. Designed to encourage and reward rigorous, passionate, eloquent, and precise writing about contemporary art, as well as to create a broader audience for arts writing, the Arts Writers Grant Program aims to strengthen the field as a whole and to ensure that critical writing remains a valued mode of engaging the visual arts. In partnership with the International Association of Art Critics/USA Section, the program also offers applicants the opportunity to strengthen their work through one-on-one consultations with leading art critics.
BERKSHIRE ARTS FESTIVAL: Call for Berkshire Artists
Deadline: June 10, 2010
Richard Rothbard the founder of the 9th Berkshires Arts Festival is opening the lower lodge this July 4th weekend for the first Insiders Art Fair Gallery Show. The lower lodge will be transformed into a white walled gallery that will feature only artists residing in the berkshires. This will be the 9th year for the artist festival which is held at Ski Butternut and features 165 juried artists from across the country. Attendance is around 8,000 for the three day show.
FOX FOUNDATION RESIDENT ACTOR FELLOWSHIP: Call for Applications
Deadline: June 11, 2010.
The Fox Foundation seeks to transform and deepen the relationship between an actor and a nonprofit theater. The fellowship selects one actor (and his/her affiliated nonprofit theater) in two categories: one for early- or mid-career actors (the Extraordinary Potential category) and one for actors with considerable experience (the Distinguished Achievement category). The selected actors will receive money based on their category and their affiliated TCG member host theater will receive $7,500.
CALDERA ARTIST RESIDENCY OPPORTUNITIES: Call for Applications
Deadline: June 15, 2010.
Caldera in Portland, OR, is offering residences of two to four weeks to playwrights, actors, and directors, as well as all other types of writers and performers during December 2010–March 2011.
METRO ARTS IN TRANSIT: REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS: Call for Artists
Deadline: June 18, 2010.
Metro Arts in Transit (AIT) in St. Louis, MO, is currently seeking qualifications from artists for a number of new public art projects. Metro has received approximately $45 million in federal stimulus funding, known as the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. As a result, and in line with Metro policy, one percent (or $450,000) was dedicated to AIT for public art. AIT will commission seven new public artworks for seven stations that were constructed during the first phase of MetroLink.
GOVERNORS ISLAND ART FAIR: Call for Applications
Deadline: June 30, 2010
An art fair organized entirely by artists on Governor’s Island, NYC.
JULY
2010 DRUCKER AWARD FOR NONPROFIT INNOVATION: Call for Nominations
Deadline: July 1, 2010.
The Drucker Institute at Claremont Graduate University is accepting nominations for the 2010 Peter F. Drucker Award for Nonprofit Innovation. Administered annually since 1991, the Drucker Award is granted to a social-sector organization that demonstrates Peter Drucker’s definition of innovation—”change that creates a new dimension of performance.” Supported by a grant from the Coca-Cola Foundation, the first place prize is $100,000; the second place prize is $7,500; and the third place prize is $5,000.
UNITED STATES MINT: Call for Artists
Deadline: July 6, 2010
The United States Mint invites artists, designers, and illustrators to apply for a paid position as a contracted, Associate Designer in their Artistic Infusion Program (AIP). Artists chosen to be a part of the AIP program can work from anywhere and have the tremendous opportunity to take part in American history by contributing potential designs for the next generation of coins. Chosen artists will receive $2,000 for each assigned design submission as well as an additional $5,000 if their design is selected to be sculpted into a coin.
AUGUST
THE AMY CLAMPITT RESIDENCY PROGRAM: Residency for Poets/Literary Scholars
Deadline: August 1, 2010
The Residency award consists of the use of the Amy Clampitt House free and clear for a six month
or twelve month period beginning on February 1, 2011 and ending on January 27th, 2012.
ARTIST’S RESOURCE TRUST (A.R.T) FUND: Call for Grant Applications (Individuals)
Deadline: August 1, 2010
Grants awarded to professional New England visual artists in painting, sculpture, printmaking, photography or mixed media who have a financial need. Awards range from $1,500 to $10,000 and may be applied toward any expense that may enhance the artist’s ability to create his/her work.
ARTIST’S RESOURCE TRUST (A.R.T) FUND: Call for Grant Applications (Organizations)
Deadline: August 1, 2010
1:1 Matching grants ranging from $3,000 to $10,000 for Nonprofit organizations that wish to commission new
work or purchase existing works by mature, mid-career artists living in New England.
LILLIAN ORLOWSKY/WILLIAM FREED FOUNDATION GRANTS: Call for Applications
Deadline: August 16, 2010
Grants will be offered to American painters aged 45 or older who demonstrate financial need. The primary emphasis is to promote public awareness and a commitment to American art, as well as encouraging interest in artists who lack adequate recognition.
ROLLING
SODUS ART BANCK: Residency and Workshop Applications
Deadline: One month before session
Painters, sculptors, mixed-media artists, explorers in expressive visual art, and/or collaborative artists may now apply for 1 week workshops or 3-4 week residency sessions, which provide unique artists with creative environment, professional critiques, artist presentations, accommodations, foundry, and studio space to focus on their work.
HILLTOWN FAMILIES: Call for Submissions, Writing and Photography
Deadline: Rolling
Hilltown Families welcomes writings that reflect the positive work and educational efforts activists, families, teachers, and artists work towards and accomplish and how that affects, supports and empowers our families.
INDEARTS: Call for Submissions, Writing
Deadline: Rolling
Great Opportunity for a Mime or a Dancer Extraordinaire for a solo full length performance piece with text in French & English. For details please email indearts@aol.com
InDeArts…announces a call for poets worldwide to submit up to three of their unpublished pieces that are three lines in length to be considered for publication.
Now accepting listings from arts oriented organizations, businesses in the arts, individuals and others in the arts for its online publication, as well as reviews of arts events and commentaries on the arts. For consideration, please send your information in the body of an email to: indearts@aol.com.
PITTSFIELD FARMERS MARKET: Call for Artisans and Crafters
Deadline: Rolling
Opportunity for farmers, culinary artisans, and hand crafters to participcate in the Pittsfield Farmers Market.
WILLIAMSTOWN SUNDAYS @ 6: Call for Artisans and Crafters
Deadline: Rolling
Call for artistans and craftersns to participate in the monthly downtown Williamstown community event.
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