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WEEK OF JAN 26TH

January 25, 2022 Ayana Hosten

DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS

The Laundromat Project is currently seeking a Director of Programs. This person will develop, manage, and enhance the implementation of our artist development and community engagement programs and initiatives, in alignment with organizational mission, values, and strategic priorities.


DIRECTOR OF FINANCE & OPERATIONS

The Laundromat Project (The LP) is seeking a first-time Director of Finance and Operations. The person in this new position will develop, manage, and enhance The LP’s multi-pronged financial and administrative operations, including budgeting, people and culture, facilities, and information technology, in alignment with organizational mission, values, and strategic priorities.


WASHINGTON WALLS

The curator behind Underhill walls is looking for interested artists to paint on a new acquired space, Washington Walls.


ARTERVENTIONS

As part of the Arterventions program, DOT Art invites arts and community-based organizations, galleries and business improvement districts to request the necessary permits in collaboration with professional artists to commission artwork or relocate existing artwork currently on exhibit in a gallery, alternative art space or in a storage facility to NYCDOT-owned sites.


ARTSWESTCHESTER CORPORATE & ARTS FOR HEALING PARTNERSHIPS

ArtsWestchester invites artists from Westchester and the broader Hudson Valley/NYC Metro area to submit available artworks for sale or exhibition in our Corporate and Arts for Healing partnerships


THE ELIZABETH GREENSHIELD FOUNDATION

The Elizabeth Greenshield Foundation grant is awarded to emerging representational artists.

Eligibility: Global

Deadline: Rolling


AWESOME FOUNDATION

The Awesome Foundation is a global community advancing the interest of awesome in the universe, $1000 at a time. Each fully autonomous chapter supports awesome projects through micro-grants, usually given out monthly. These micro-grants, $1000 or the local equivalent, come out of pockets of the chapter's "trustees" and are given on a no-strings-attached basis to people and groups working on awesome project.

Deadline: Rolling


EQUIPMENT ACCESS GRANT

Squeaky Wheel is offering our new Equipment Access Grant to those looking to create specific projects that require the tools and time sometimes difficult or unavailable in daily life.  Recipients will receive up to $1000 worth of equipment usage and facilities time, and a free 1 year Squeaky Wheel membership.

Eligibility: Anyone residing in Western New York is eligible to apply.

Deadline: Rolling


SUPERNOVA GRANT

The Supernova Grant provides female entrepreneurs with startup funds to help shape their vision into a reality! Whether it’s an idea, business launch, or small business; if you are a woman striving to be an entrepreneur

Deadline: Rolling


NYC & CO FOUNDATION GRANT APPLICATION 2022

The 2022 Borough Culture Grants are funded by the NYC & Company Foundation – the charitable arm of New York City’s travel and tourism destination marketing organization. This grant program supports New York City as a culturally vibrant destination by funding the promotion of not-for-profit arts and cultural events and programs in all five boroughs.

Deadline: Jan 28th @ 4:59p EST


FAIR STREET USA

The City of White Plains is looking for two artists to work as contractors on a grant funded project. The project, Fair Street USA, combines a public education campaign with an interactive public art display to educate about fair housing laws.

Deadline: Jan 28th @ 5p EST


CREATE MAGAZINE OPEN CALL

Women identifying and non-binary artists are invited to submit their work to a new juried call for entries for the Create! Magazine Women’s Print Issue 2022.

Eligibility: All women-identifying and non-binary artists globally

Deadline: Jan 30th @ 11:59p EST


ARTIST CALL IMPACT 2022: ART THAT BEARS WITNESS

Bethany Arts Community is looking for artists to be a part of the exhibition, “Art That Bears Witness” curated by Juanita Lanzo. Throughout history, artists have played a vital role to bear witness to society’s injustices. As a democracy we have the right to create and exhibit protest art. Whether it is about racism, sexism, human rights, immigration, LGBTQ, food insecurity, housing, health care, criminal justice, or the environment, the creative community has informed, provoked, and influenced for change. Artists amplifying social issues are varied and include examples such as the many paintings of George Floyd by artists around the world amplifying the pain of the Black Lives Matter movement, or the 1937 painting Guernica, by Picasso, with its powerful anti-war statement, or Barbara Kruger’s silkscreen, Your Body is A Battleground, created for the March For Women’s Lives.The exhibition will include a variety of mediums such as painting, sculpture, video, light, photography, and multimedia.

Deadline: Jan 31st


FORELAND FELLOWSHIP

The Foreland Fellowship provides a free 1,000 square foot studio at Foreland to an exceptional Hudson Valley-based artist who identifies as Black, Indigenous, Latinx, AAPI or as a person of color.

Eligibility: Hudson Valley-based artist who identifies as BIPOC

Deadline: Jan 31st


ARSENAL PUBLIC ART

The City of Pittsburgh is soliciting qualifications of artists and artist teams to realize a public art project as part of the Arsenal Park Phase I Improvements located in the Lawrenceville neighborhood of Pittsburgh.

Eligibility: National

Deadline: Jan 31st @ 3p EST


PAINT THE TINY LIBRARY

Books Are Magic and Arts Gowanus are teaming up to find a teen artist to design and paint their tiny free library! Submit your design by January 28th! Artists are encouraged to design something with Books Are Magic's pink theme in mind.

Eligibility: Artists who are 12-18 years old

Deadline: Feb 1st


LIQUITEX RESIDENCY

Liquitex is pleased to announce the launch of the 2022 artists’ residency series at Manufacturers Village in East Orange, NJ. This is a unique opportunity for artists to work in a private studio space with Liquitex materials, while immersed among a diverse community of over 50 creative makers.

Eligibility: National

Deadline: Feb 4th@ 1p EST


NYC ARTIST CALL

Highland is currently looking for emerging visual artists interested in showcasing their work during our upcoming networking event. This opportunity is open to painters, photographers, and digital illustrators.

Deadline: Feb 4th


PROJECT ROOM OPEN CALL

Locust Projects invites local, national, and international visual artists to apply for the opportunity to access the space and resources to create ambitious, large-scale new work. Selected artists will receive curatorial guidance, a $3500 max production budget, an artist stipend, and a private room at the Locust Projects residency house.

Deadline: Feb 5th


BROOKLYN UTOPIAS: ALONG THE CANAL

The project will include both a gallery exhibition at the Old Stone House, and a public outdoor art exhibition of printed banners hung on the fences surrounding J.J. Byrne Playground and Coffey Park. The exhibitions have separate open calls; artists may submit to one or both of the open calls, open to artists of all media and career stages.Arts Gowanus and the Old Stone House & Washington Park (OSH) are currently accepting submissions for Brooklyn Utopias: Along the Canal, a gallery and public outdoor exhibitions inviting artists to consider what a “Utopia” would look like for the communities of the neighborhoods bordering the Gowanus Canal. These include Gowanus, Carroll Gardens/Cobble Hill, and Red Hook. Artists may comment on existing “utopian” endeavors in these communities, or imagine their own. CLICK HERE to read more about the history of the Gowanus Canal.

Deadline: Feb 7th


RAUSCHENBERG MEDICAL EMERGENCY GRANT

This program provides one-time grants of up to $5,000 for recent unexpected medical, dental, and mental health emergencies to artists in financial need* who are practicing in the visual arts, film/video/electronic/digital arts, and choreography.

Deadline: Feb 7th


JOHNSON CITY, TN MURAL PROJECT

The Public Art Committee of Johnson City, TN and Blue Plum Gives Back are seeking qualifications from artists or art teams for the commission of a mural to be located on Commerce Street in downtown Johnson City. The Johnson City Public Art Committee and Blue Plum Gives Back will commission a professional artist to paint a large scale mural that celebrates the city’s musical and artistic heritage by showcasing bluegrass musicians, bluegrass instruments, and quilts of particular patterns.

Deadline: Feb 8th


CALL FOR GHANIAN ARTISTS FOR ONLINE ART AUCTION

Calabar Gallery in partnership with Ghana Artists Club seeks artists interested in participating in Ghanaian Art Auction in March 2022 online. The Auction will show a diversity of work by emerging Ghanaian artists.

Eligibility: Emerging Ghanaian artists

Deadline: Feb 9th


NEW ORLEANS PUBLIC ART PROJECT MANAGER

Arts New Orleans seeks a full-time staff member with strong experience in and passion for public art project management

Deadline: Feb 11th


ALLENTOWN PARKING AUTHORITY MURAL PROJECT

Allentown Mural Arts (AMA) in partnership with the Allentown Parking Authority (APA) seeks artist responses via this Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for the commission of an original work of art by a professional artist(s) to be painted/applied onto the facade over the new 6-story.

Eligibility: National

Deadline: Feb 11th


NEON ARTS GRANT

NeON℠ Arts, a program of the NYC Department of Probation (DOP) in partnership with Carnegie Hall’s Weill Music Institute, integrates arts programming into seven Neighborhood Opportunity Networks (NeONs) across New York City. NeON Arts is seeking artists and arts organizations to implement arts projects in seven neighborhoods across New York City. The program provides grants to create projects that engage youth and community members in arts programming in their neighborhoods. Artists and participants collaborate on creative projects in a variety of disciplines, including dance, music, theater, visual arts, poetry, and digital media. 

Eligibility: NYC based artists

Deadline: Feb 11th


BARRIER BEAUTIFICATION RFP

DOT Art commissions the installation of temporary mural and design treatments along concrete barriers that protect bike lanes and pedestrian walkways throughout New York City. NYC DOT invites artists and/or designers (the “Artists”) to envision the surface of concrete barriers as canvases for art. All interested Artists are eligible to submit designs and supporting materials to this request for proposals. NYC DOT will partner with selected Artists to paint designated barrier sites throughout New York City. Artwork designs may be implemented between spring and fall 2022.

Deadline: Feb 13th @ 11:59p EST


2022 BAC FELLOW

Bethany Arts Community has identified the need and opportunity to support a longer-term residency or “fellowship”. This fellowship is designed to offer financial support and a creative home to promising young and emerging artists who reflect the diversity of our community and artistic vision, as they transition into a professional career and creative practice. BAC will offer significant institutional and monetary support that will allow a pair of fellows to devote uninhibited energy toward developing their creative practice, establishing professional relationships both inside and out of BAC, and learning how to sustain a professional network as they build their careers.

Eligibility: Recipients generally should be current or past Westchester residents, have a strong tie to Westchester, or an interest in serving the Westchester community

Deadline: Feb 15th


SHARPE-WALENTAS STUDIO PROGRAM

The Sharpe-Walentas Studio Program awards rent-free non-living studio space to 17 visual artists for year-long residencies in DUMBO, Brooklyn. Its mission is to provide working studio space and community for artists.

Deadline: Feb 15th


WACO REGIONAL AIRPORT

Artist and artist teams are invited to submit proposals for the design and installation of public art at the Waco Regional Airport in Waco, Texas. Creative Waco, in partnership with the City of Waco, is seeking an artist or artist team to create a Waco-themed mural ideal for a photo station.

Eligibility: National

Deadline: Feb 15th


MURALISTS/ ART ASSISTANTS/ TEACHING ARTISTS/ PROJECT MANAGERS

Are you a creative with a passion for community and the arts? If so, consider joining the Thrive Collective team. They are currently hiring muralists, art assistants, teaching artists & project managers for their 2022 roster. Thrive Artists make up a team of skilled creatives with a drive to bring hope and opportunity to the communities we serve. Our team of artists staff intensive art programs at public schools citywide, lead community murals, and paint live for special single day events. During and between projects, our team actively cultivates space to grow in skill, knowledge and community.

Deadline: Feb 18th


2022 VANCOUVER MURAL FESTIVAL ARTIST OPEN CALL

Vancouver Mural Festival is currently accepting applications from artists to participate in the 2022 Summer festival.

Deadline: Feb 25th


2022 NEWELL FLATHER AWARD FOR LEADERSHIP IN PUBLIC ART

The Newell Flather Leadership Award in Public Art hopes to celebrate and lift up leaders, artists, and arts administrators in the field. For the past two years, NEFA has annually awarded two Massachusetts-based artists, curator, and/or arts administrators who embody different aspects of leadership and are contributing to more just, vibrant, and welcoming public spaces and public life through the evolving field of public art. Each receives an unrestricted award of $5,000 in celebration of their leadership and impact in the public art field. 

Eligibility: Massachusetts based art professionals

Deadline: Feb 28th


DOWNTOWN RUNNEMEDE MURAL NJ

Artists who are residents of New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, or Maryland are invited to submit qualifications to paint an outdoor mural celebrating Downtown Runnemede and its variety of cultures. The purpose of this project is to help make Runnemede a truly enjoyable place to walk where people can experience art daily. It is intended to enhance the sense of community as well as attract visitors to strengthen the local economy.

Eligibility: Artists based in NJ, PA, DE, MD

Deadline: Feb 28th


BLACK IMMERSIVE CREATORS GRANT

The Black Immersive Creators Grant is a new initiative founded by leaders in the experiential space. This is an annual grant in the amount of $10,000. Our ultimate goal is to facilitate the creation of immersive work by Black-identifying creators, which would otherwise not be created without the funding offered by this grant.

Eligibility: Black identifying creators

Deadline: Feb 28th @ 8p PST


WETHOS 10K PITCH COMPETITION

We know leaving a steady paycheck to get your freelance business off the ground isn’t an easy feat. That’s why we’ve launched our first freelance pitch competition, we’ll award $10,000 checks to three entrepreneurs looking to take the leap. Already a freelance founder? You can still submit your application and tell us how you’d use the money to grow.

Deadline: Feb 28th


VERA LIST CENTER FELLOWSHIP

The Vera List Center for Art and Politics at The New School is pleased to invite applications for the 2022–2024 Vera List Center Fellowships. Five two-year, non-residential fellowships will be awarded to commission and support scholarly and creative work that critically engages with the Vera List Center’s 2022–2024 Focus Theme: Correction

Eligibility: Global

Deadline: March 13th @ 11:59p EST


STATEWIDE COMMUNITY REGRANT PROGRAM

Arts Mid Hudson’s Community Arts Grants supports arts and cultural activities that may include, but are not limited to: exhibitions, workshops, performances, festivals, concerts, plays, temporary installations, screenings or readings.

Eligibility: Artists must live in a Dutchess, Orange, or Ulster County in New York State

Deadline: March 14th


INDIVIDUAL ARTIST COMMISSION

Arts Mid Hudson’s Individual Artist Commission supports the creation of new work by an individual artist.

Eligibility: Artists must live in a Dutchess, Orange, or Ulster County in New York State

Deadline: March 14th


LIFT EARLY CAREER SUPPORT FOR NATIVE ARTISTS

The Native Arts and Cultures Foundation (NACF) is now accepting applications for the LIFT–Early Career Support for Native Artists program, a one-year award and early career support program for emerging Native artists to develop and realize new projects. The program’s focus is to provide financial support and professional development to artists whose work aims to uplift communities and advance positive social change.

Deadline: March 16th @ 5p PST


WASSAIC WINTER RESIDENCY

This call is for individual artists, collaborative teams, and groups of two or more individual artists, and artists applying through our Family Residency program. Winter residents receive 24-hour access to an adaptable, semi-private, ~100 square-foot studio space in the historic Maxon Mills. Accommodations include a private bedroom in a shared house, complete with common spaces, 1–2 full bathrooms, and a kitchen (artists participating in our Family Residency will receive a private house). Artists-in-residence also have access to our wood shop and ceramics studio. Monthly programming includes open studios, group studio visits with our embedded critics, Ghost of a Dream, and one-on-one studio visits and artist talks with 2–3 creative professionals, our Director of Artistic Programming, and WP staff.

Deadline: March 22nd


CITY OF OCALA PUBLIC ART ROSTER

The City of Ocala (FL) Public Artist Roster is a pre-qualified list of professional visual artists that serves as a resource for public art selection and commission at the City and as a reference for external organizations and private entities. The Roster may be used in combination with an open call, invitational or as the sole resource for identifying appropriate artists/teams for select projects.

Eligibility: National

Deadline: March 24th


TEACHING ARTIST ROSTER APPLICATION

ArtsWestchester administers a Teaching Artist Roster. It is an online resource for schools and community agencies who want to work in collaboration with an artist and conduct an artist residency.

Eligibility: Artists in the NY- Tri-state area

Deadline: March 31st @5p EST


ARTADIA AWARDS

The Artadia Awards provide financial support, exposure and recognition to artists. The awards are unrestricted, allowing artists to use the funds in any way they choose. Each year, an open-call application is made available in each of the six active partner cities: LA, Chicago, New York and San Francisco each with their own deadline.

Eligibility: New York artists

Deadline: April 1st


SOLO EXHIBITION PROPOSALS

Smack Mellon welcomes proposals from emerging and under-recognized mid-career artists for a solo exhibition in either their two gallery spaces.

Eligibility: Only artists who do not have commercial gallery representation in New York City will be considered.

Deadline: May 4th

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