Find other creative opportunities and grants at Artsake, berkstage.com, Massachusetts Cultural Council, New England Foundation for the Arts, Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council and the New York Foundation for the Arts.
MAY
Deadline: May 15, 2013
Made in the Berkshires is a locally grown festival of new works including theatre, film, dance, poetry, short stories, performance, and visual art. Submitting artists must live and work at least part time in the Berkshires. Submissions may include short and full length plays, poetry, short stories, performance art/spoken word, film and dance.
Deadline: May 17, 2013
Applications are being accepted for the Civil War Preservation Grant program, offered by the Massachusetts Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission in honor of the 150th Anniversary of the American Civil War. The program, designed to preserve objects and sites in the Commonwealth that are significant to the history of the Civil War, is open to municipalities and non-profit organizations. The grants will provide matching funds of up to 50% of a project’s total cost, not exceeding $5,000. Eligible projects include the renovation, rehabilitation, preservation or enhancement of existing monuments or memorials relevant to the Civil War and Civil War veterans. Proposals to construct new markers for historically significant sites will also be considered.
JUNE
Deadline: June 1, 2013
American Art Marketing is seeking artists living in the Berkshires for its new Artists of The Berkshires show at the Berkshires Arts Festival July 12 – 14 in Great Barrington, MA. There will be no fee to participate, only a 30% commission on works sold. Your work will be shown on brand new 8 ft. high white gallery walls with lighting, great for those who do not own display equipment. Please send either two images of your work, or a link to your website, along with your phone number to richard@americanartmarketing.com for consideration.
Massachusetts Cultural Council Adams Arts Program
Deadline: June 6, 2013
The Adams Arts Program funds projects that create jobs and income, revitalize downtowns, and draw cultural tourists. Adams-funded projects leverage the assets of the creative sector – artists, cultural organizations, and arts-related businesses – inherent in Massachusetts’ communities to generate real income. Communities as diverse as Boston, Lowell, New Bedford, and Pittsfield have used these funds to more fully realize these assets for the benefit of residents and visitors alike.
JULY
Regular Deadline: July 1, 2013
Late Deadline: August 12, 2013
The Williamstown Film Festival, which has been hailed as “a world-class festival with a small-town heart,” is now accepting submissions for its Fifteenth Anniversary Season. WFF annually considers a broad spectrum of work: narrative, documentaries, animation, shorts and features. First-time filmmakers are especially encouraged. Since 1999, WFF has screened world, American, East Coast, and New England premieres of more than 400 titles at Images Cinema, MASS MoCA, the Clark Art Institute, and the ’62 Center for Theatre and Dance. WFF’s Fifteenth Anniversary Season will run October 30 through November 3, 2013.
AUGUST
Amy Clampitt Residency Program
Deadline: August 1, 2013
The Amy Clampitt Fund seeks to benefit poetry and the literary arts by converting Amy Clampitt’s prior residence into a facility which would provide for a place to foster the study and promotion of poetry and/or a poet in residence through 6-to-12 month residencies at the Amy Clampitt house near Lenox, Massachusetts. Submissions for residencies beginning in 2015 are being considered. Applications are invited from poets or literary scholars of poetry with professional standing in their fields as well as emerging poets/scholars are eligible for residencies.
ROLLING
Deadline: Rolling
413 Glassworks is actively seeking new artists in pottery, woodwork, glass, fiber, drawing, painting, photography, jewelry and other functional objects for consignment. Our mission is to sell high quality, unique, and handmade works of art by regional artists. To be considered, please email a description of your work, a brief bio, and images to Brittany Gabel at info@413glassworks.com.
Bascom Lodge Creative Residency Program: Call for Creative Individuals
Deadline: June-October
Open to individuals in any creative practice, including (but not limited to) the Visual Arts, Literature, Natural Science, and creative mountain top daydreaming. Bascom Lodge is a rustic stone and wood lodge perched atop Mount Greylock in western Massachusetts.
BERKSHIRE CAROUSEL: Call for Volunteers
Deadline: Rolling
The mission of Berkshire Carousel is to create a form of family entertainment and work of art by building an authentic classical wooden carousel. The project involves residents of the entire Berkshire Community who are carving and painting the carousel figures (“ponies”) and creating the artwork on the ride. All are invited to be a part of this collaborative community project, whether you are an experienced artisan or just someone who would like to learn and is willing to devote time to the project. Opportunities exist for people to carve, sand and paint. Professional carvers and painters will be teaching and working side by side with volunteers to provide both a great learning experience and to create exquisite figures and parts of our carousel.
THE CAMBRIDGE ARTS COUNCIL: Call for Artists
Deadline: Ongoing
The Cambridge Arts Council encourages artists to add samples of their work and biographic information to their Public Art Registry at cac.slideroom.com. Once registered, artists are considered for all future Cambridge public art commissions. With 200 permanent artworks throughout the city, Cambridge has the largest contemporary public art collection in the Commonwealth.
The Contemporary Artists Center at Woodside
Deadline: Rolling
The Contemporary Artists Center at Woodside (CAC) provides 2-wk to 3-month long artist residencies in Troy, NY. Emerging artists of all disciplines and from all over the world live and work in a historic Neo-Gothic chapel, featuring 20-ft. high ceilings, adaptable 24-hour studios, lofted bedrooms, kitchen facility and a growing body of specialized tools. Situated just 2.5 hours north of NYC, CAC is conveniently accessible by bus, train or airplane. We encourage creativity, dialogue, experimentation, and a diversity of styles, concepts, and practices (2D, 3D, 4D). All artists receive some form of financial assistance.
Cotuit Center for the Arts Call for Large Sculpture
Deadline: Rolling
The Cotuit Center for the Arts is accepting submissions for interior and exterior three dimensional work to be displayed in their art galleries. The upper gallery of the theater features 60 linear feet of space dedicated to sculpture, pottery and other work which may be displayed on pedestals. These interior shows rotate approximately every 5-10 weeks. The Center also seeks work to be displayed on a long-term basis on the exterior grounds of the Center’s campus. All work, inside and out, may be offered for sale under the standard terms of the gallery. Any artists interested in being considered by the Center’s curatorial committee for a solo or group invitational show should submit inquiries and website links to gallery@cotuitcenterforthearts.org.
EMPAC ARTIST IN RESIDENCE PROGRAM: Call for Applicants
Deadline: Rolling
The combination of artist-driven content with new, high-end technology stands at the center of EMPAC’s artistic activities. Artists’ projects will intersect with research in science, engineering and the humanities, challenge and inform each other, and lead to new approaches and insights in all these disciplines. To this end, EMPAC provides an environment that supports the realization of complex works at any stage from inception to completion. Along with a state-of-the-art facility, EMPAC offers residents the support of a staff of experts in audio, video, interactive interfaces, and stage technologies.
FRAME 301, MONSERRAT COLLEGE OF ART: Call for Installation Artists
Deadline: Ongoing
Montserrat College is looking for installation artists located in the greater Boston area. They seek site-specific work to be exhibited monthly in its alternative, street-side gallery window, located in downtown Beverly, MA. Frame 301 hosts a variety of artistic mediums and motives that strive to connect to the innovative and energetic Beverly and Montserrat communities. Proposals must include artist’s written concept, visual examples of how the artist intends to use the space, and a resume with complete contact information.
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.
Deadline: Rolling
Wodahs Press at www.indearts.org is dedicated to introducing the most eclectic and innovative (short) writings from around the world. To submit your 3 Line Poetry, monologue (< 149 words), poetry (< 19 lines) or flash fiction (<199 words), send it along with a one line bio in the body of an email, not as an attachment, to indearts@aol.com.
Deadline: Rolling
Le Petit Musee @ Wild Sage is now scheduling monthly exhibits with an emphasis on small and affordable works of art. Be a part of Pittsfield’s First Fridays Artswalk and more. For consideration please contact Sherry Steiner at indearts@aol.com.
MASSACHUSETTS CULTURAL DISTRICTS INITIATIVE: Call for Applications
Deadline: Rolling
In July 2010, Massachusetts passed legislation to establish state-designated cultural districts in cities and towns throughout the Commonwealth. The legislation calls for the Massachusetts Cultural Council (MCC) to carry out this mandate by establishing criteria and guidelines for cities and towns to apply for state-designated cultural districts. The statute that created cultural districts has specific goals: to attract artists and cultural enterprises; encourage business and job development; establish the district as a tourist destination; preserve and reuse historic buildings; enhance property values; and foster local cultural development.
THE RED LION INN GIFT SHOP: Call for Local Wares
Deadline: Rolling
The Red Lion Inn is seeking more locally made Berkshire products for its gift shop. Local artisans, crafts people and small businesses are invited to present their Berkshire wares for consideration. All items must be the product of Berkshire Based Artisans or Companies.
Deadline: Ongoing
Salon 241 is looking for artists to display art in their salon located in downtown Northampton, MA. To be considered, email your Web site and/or 4-6 jpgs to salon241@gmail.com. Be advised that their preference is to display artwork on the walls of their salon due to limited floor space. Artists take 100% of the proceeds of any sales of work that result from exhibiting at Salon 241.
