Artist Opportunities
Organized below by region, opportunities include Requests for Qualifications (RFQs), grants, other calls for entry, as well as employment, fellowship, workshop, conference, and volunteer opportunities. Our best practice is to post Requests for Qualifications (RFQs) for artists/artworks, rather than Requests for Proposals (RFPs). If you would like to learn more about best practices for public art calls, please reach out to our consulting team at consulting@forecastpublicart.
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For a list of Emergency Relief, Grants, Funding, and other artist resources in response to the pandemic, please follow this link to our message regarding COVID-19.
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Minnesota / Midwest
RFQs, COMMISSIONS, & CALLS for ART
Burn Something Collective seeks visual, film, and installation artwork for “Record”, a public art exhibition featuring Twin Cities-based Black and POCI femme, nonbinary, and trans artists. The outdoor exhibition will open in summer 2021. “Record” will feature 10 artists whose work consists of visual documentation and interpretation of the unrest in Minnesota and the histories that birthed it. These artists will be selected from submissions to this public call by members of the Burn Something Collective. We are primarily seeking visual artwork. We are also accepting video and installation work that could be shown outside. Submissions may be of any size or style. Burn Something Collective will select 10 artists for this exhibition. Selected artists will receive a stipend of $700. Selected work will be installed as an outdoor multi-site public art exhibition in Minneapolis and St. Paul, responding to the ways 2020’s long, hot summer has been propelled by and inscribed into our bodies and into our environments. A digital zine will be released as an exhibition catalogue, available online for free. Submissions are due April 19, 2021.
4RM+ULA, as part of the Riverview Corridor project team, seeks to hire up to three artists with experience using artistic and creative means to build relationships and engage communities. The selected artists will work as part of a team alongside lead project artists, planners, engineers, architects and designers. Together, the team will engage the community in consensus building around the locally preferred alternative for a modern streetcar. The artists will also help build relationships with the neighborhood residents, local businesses and organizations along the 12-mile stretch of the Riverview Corridor. The ideal candidates will have demonstrated backgrounds with community-engaged art, live and/or work along the Riverview Corridor, and have experience working within diverse communities. We strongly encourage applications from people who identify as members of marginalized and underrepresented communities. This opportunity is a part-time independent contractor position, funded through 2023. Much of the work will be concentrated on evenings, weekends and during warmer months. The average stipend for each artist is $4,000 per year. To apply please complete the interest form for 4RM+ULA. If you have questions, please contact 4RM+ULA at riverview.corridor.artists@gmail.com with the subject heading: Community Engagement Artist – Question. Apply by 7:00 PM CDT, April 25, 2021.
The Stevens Point Sculpture Park, located in central Wisconsin, is accepting submissions of sculpture work for their annual, three-year outdoor sculpture exhibition. A local jury will choose pieces for display from August 2021 through August 2024. Apply by May 21, 2021.
The Arts@MSP Program is creating an Artist Roster of emerging, mid-career and established artists who will be prequalified for future public art opportunities at Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport (MSP). This roster will be one method of selecting artists to develop temporary, permanent, free-standing or site-integrated artwork of various complexities, forms, and sizes, indoors and outdoors, at MSP Terminals 1 and 2. This call is open to professional artists residing in the United States. Regional talent is preferred. Project budgets for roster-based selections will vary, depending upon project complexity. Contract awards above $175,000 are subject to approval by the Metropolitan Airports Commission. Applications will be accepted at any time, and reviews are anticipated to be conducted quarterly in January, April, July, and October.
FELLOWSHIPS, RESIDENCIES, & SCHOLARSHIPS
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EMPLOYMENT & PAID INTERNSHIPS
Franconia Sculpture Park is hiring a Program Assistant. Franconia Sculpture Park is looking for a dynamic individual to provide program and administrative support to both our Residency Director and Executive Director. This position requires a positive attitude and passion for Franconia’s work and mission. S/he/they should possess the energy and flexibility to work in a non-traditional environment, prioritize tasks effectively, and execute projects to the highest possible level. This individual should exhibit a willing attention to detail with the ability to take initiative as well as direction, strong communication and interpersonal skills, good judgment, and self-awareness. Must possess the ability to maintain professional boundaries while also being welcoming to artists. A team player and a good sense of humor is necessary. No application deadline listed.
Catalyst Arts seeks Community Producers to curate poetry readings for Our Kitchen series. (Curators identify the theme and 3 guest artists). A modest stipend is offered. Catalyst Arts is an Arts Incubator interested in the intersection of Art + Activism and Artists who define themselves as Changemakers. We place a particular emphasis on increasing the visibility of and providing a platform for artists whose voices have historically been underrepresented in the arts, including (but not limited to): artists of color, LGBTQIA+ artists, women, new and recent immigrant communities, Native and Indigenous artists, low-income artists, and artists exploring non-traditional pathways to success. We are committed to nurturing the development of new work…serving and encouraging emerging artists, career professionals and experimentation. Email interest and inquiries to info.catalystarts@gmail.com. Closing date not specified.
VOLUNTEER, INTERN, APPRENTICESHIPS, & BOARD OPENINGS
Art Shanty Projects seeks board members. If you are passionate about Art Shanty Projects and want to support art in our community, join our Board! We have a variety of roles for you to make an impact. We are seeking participants with skills and experience in a range of areas: fundraising, outreach, communications, marketing, event planning, legal, web skills, and artist backgrounds. Ours is a working board supporting an organization in a growth phase. Board members help map out how our organization is shaped. We are a passionate and collaborative group, committed to making Art Shanty Projects sustainable and to bringing equity and inclusion to our programming and organization. Previous board experience is helpful but not required. Board members dedicate an average of 10 hours per month for committee and board meetings, in addition to other planning activities. To apply for membership on the Art Shanty Projects Board of Directors, please fill out the interest form and upload a brief bio and resume, or email to: admin@artshantyprojects.org. Open until filled.
Minneapolis Art Lending Library (MALL) Seeks dedicated board members and volunteers. MALL’s mission is to provide exposure for artists, build ongoing support of the arts, and share the joy of art with all members of our community through the free lending of artwork. All residents of the Twin Cities have the rare opportunity to borrow original works of art for a three month period, free of charge.
The Franconia Sculpture Park Arts Administration Internship Program provides “hands-on” immersion in the daily operations of a contemporary non-profit arts organization. This position is best suited for those interested in exploring public art, museum studies, arts administration or nonprofit management careers. There are two different types of administrative interns. Program Interns will support Franconia’s artist residency, education, and public programming. Media Interns will support the digital brand presence of Franconia Sculpture Park. Both interns work closely with Franconia’s staff so interns have a rare opportunity to be immersed in many types of projects and work experiences. Applications ongoing.
CONFERENCES, SUMMITS, WORKSHOPS & EVENTS
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PROGRAMS, GRANTS, & AVAILABLE FUNDING
Springboard for the Arts announces Artists Respond: Combating Social Isolation, a new, state-wide call for artists to help people in their communities connect with one another while staying safe and healthy. This is an open call with a rolling deadline for artists with creative ideas, with $500 in project support available. Projects with a focus on higher-risk groups, including but not limited to those in care facilities, elders living at home, new immigrant communities, families lacking access to broadband, and essential workers who may be self-isolating, will be prioritized for funding. Artists should already have a connection with or into the group – through yourself, someone in your family or close network, or other existing relationship.
Southwest Minnesota Arts Council Artist Equity Grants provide up to $4,000 to aid Black, Indigenous, Latinx, and other artists of color with projects that will advance their skills and artistic careers. No match requirements. Application Deadline: Ongoing, September 1, 2020 through May 1, 2021 or until funding for the year has been expended.
The City of St. Louis Park has funds available to pay for the graphic wrapping of city-owned utility boxes. Community and Neighborhood Organizations may apply to wrap a box. Original local artwork is encouraged. If you have a design you’d like to bring to life and need to find a community partner to support the project, contact info@slpfota.org.
The Creative Capital Award is valued at $100,000, including $50,000 in project funding and $50,000 in career development services. Next year’s free application are slated to open in February 2022.
Metro Regional Arts Council (MRAC) offers a variety of arts project support and learning grants, for all artistic disciplines. Varying submission dates.
Springboard for the Arts offers a Community Emergency Relief Fund, which provides up to $500 to use art to respond to community emergencies. The Emergency Relief Fund exists to meet the emergency needs of artists living in Minnesota. The Fund helps to support artists with personal emergencies and to support artists who want to respond to emergencies in their own communities. There is not an expectation of repayment, but the Fund is replenished in part by recipients paying back into the Fund so that others can benefit later. Whether they apply for funding or not, artists can also get a free hour of consulting with Amelia Brown, founder of Emergency Arts. July 2020 update from Springboard: As of July, we have funded 2,101 applications, and allocated $1,050,000 to artists and creative workers. We have paused accepting applications to the Emergency Relief Fund as we assess this work and plan for the future, as well as replenish the fund. We hope to re-open the fund in August in its original iteration, to help artists in Minnesota recover by helping pay an unanticipated, emergency expense.
SPECIAL PROGRAMS, INITIATIVES, & CONTINUING EDUCATION
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National
RFQs, COMMISSIONS, & CALLS for ART
The City of Providence Department of Art, Culture + Tourism and Art in City Life Commission invite artists to submit qualifications for a Landmark Public Artwork in the City’s new Providence Innovation District Park. This inaugural, large-scale, signature, permanent work of art will be the first of its kind in the City and is the first activation of Providence’s Art in City Life Ordinance. Successful proposals will grapple with the historic complexity of the site. A site brief accompanies the RFQ and outlines both the current site condition and use as well as historical context. This call for qualifications is open to professional artists within the United States. Black, Indigenous, People of Color, women, gender nonconforming persons, LGBTQIA+ community members and people with differing physical abilities are highly encouraged to apply. Artists living across Rhode Island are highly encouraged to apply. Budget: $850,000. Submit qualifications by April 18, 2021.
Clark County and the Public Arts Office is proud to present a new Request for Qualification (RFQ) for a Kinetic Sculpture in Las Vegas, NV. Clark County Parks and Recreation Department, Public Art Office, is seeking artists to design, fabricate, and deliver a kinetic sculpture. The County expects the project to be completed by May 1, 2022. This project is open only to artists over the age of 18, who are not part-time or full-time Clark County employees or currently under contract for any Clark County project larger than $50,000. The selected artists will be required to provide their Social Security number or Federal Tax ID Number as well as have a current State and County business license. Apply by April 19, 2021, at 3:00 PM PTD.
Norfolk Arts and Boys & Girls Clubs of Southeast Virginia seek to commission an artist to engage with the community, design, and create asphalt art. Norfolk Arts and Boys & Girls Clubs of Southeast Virginia (BGCSEVA) have received a grant from Bloomberg Philanthropies to create three art interventions, one in each of the three Norfolk Police Patrol Districts. The artwork will remake the streets, improve public safety, inspire people, draw in visitors, and enhance residents’ quality of life creating more vibrant streets for everyone. The total budget for the completed and installed artworks is $3,000. Apply by 11:59 PM EDT Sunday, April 25, 2021.
Palm Beach County Art in Public Places seeks to commission an Artist/Artist team (Artist) to create art that encourages Palm Beach County residents to vote; serving as a call to action to participate in the election process. Artists are invited to create original art inspired by the following statement on Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections’ website: “The right to vote is one of the most fundamental liberties we enjoy as Americans and it is also one of our greatest civic responsibilities. Make freedom count.” Budget: $796,000. Apply by April 30, 2021.
Washington State Arts Commission seeks artist RFQs to incorporate one or more unique artworks into the University of Washington’s new Behavioral Health Teaching Facility, on UW’s Medical Center Northwest campus in Seattle. Through a process managed by ArtsWA, the Art Committee will select an artist or artist team to create an interior work (or multiple works) that engages the building, campus, patients, staff, visitors, and trainees. The artwork should embrace the building design vision of a noninstitutional setting that promotes well-being, healing, and learning in a welcoming and safe environment. The total budget is $355,000, inclusive of design, fabrication, installation, and related sales tax. Apply by 4:00 PM PDT, May 7, 2021.
The City of Wichita- Government Division of Arts and Cultural Services is launching a Public Artist Registry web page to serve as a resource to aid architects and developers in connecting with art consultants and artists when working on City projects. This database of qualified artists is intended to streamline the process of selecting artists and art consultants for cultural and public art projects. Local, regional, state and national artists who have experience working on large scale public projects are encouraged to apply for inclusion. No listed deadline.
The Celebrity Series Boston Public Performing Art Project with a budget of $130,000 has moved to a rolling deadline due to the COVID-19 crisis. If artists were not able to meet the original March 13th deadline but remain interested there is now time to submit an application. Celebrity Series of Boston’s Public Performance Projects Initiative was established in 2013 as part of the organization’s 75th anniversary celebration. From its inception, the goal of each public art project has been to broaden awareness of the organization’s activities by taking the artistic experience outside of the traditional concert venues to public spaces throughout Boston. The initiative conceives of the entire city as a canvas for participatory arts activities to promote the Celebrity Series’ mission and brand. Projects traditionally celebrate the joy of live performance and take place outside, at the end of September, are temporary and free. The public’s participation is an important component of each project. Rolling applications.
FELLOWSHIPS, RESIDENCIES, SCHOLARSHIPS, & OTHER AWARDS
UrbanGlass (Brooklyn, NY) offers 4 deadlines a year for general scholarship applications for our workshops. These four deadlines are at the start of each semester, when there is most funding available for financial aid and students have the best chance of admission into their preferred workshop. To apply for a scholarship, please fill out the Scholarship Application Form found on our website. APPLICATION DATES: Spring 2021 scholarship applications: TBD; Summer 2021 scholarship applications: TBD; Fall 2021 scholarship applications: TBD. Winter 2022 scholarship applications: TBD. No glass experience is required to apply for a scholarship. The opportunity is open to all visual artists.
National Parks Arts Foundation offers a variety of residencies. Check regularly.
EMPLOYMENT & PAID INTERNSHIPS
The Greenway Conservancy, the non-profit responsible for managing all aspects of the public park, seeks a visionary leader for its award-winning Public Art Program. This Curator will take the reins from the founding Director and Curator of Public Art, under whose leadership the program has won six awards from Americans for the Arts, become a core component of the Conservancy’s mission and reputation, and led a cross-sector movement to reinvigorate art in public spaces throughout Greater Boston. Full time / Exempt position. Ideally, the successful candidate will begin work in June or July 2021.
The U.S. Department of Arts and Culture seeks a dynamic, experienced community organizer to help us steward the vision of our #HonorNativeLand program during a significant period of growth and visioning. We envision a teammate who believes in, and has ties to grassroots justice movements, whether hyper-local, national, or in-between. The work will ideally begin in February 2021, beginning with a 12-month contract depending on availability and skillset. Initial contract would be for an amount of $13,000 to $15,500, depending on agreed upon scope. Applications accepted until position is filled.
Meow Wolf hires for a variety of jobs, in Santa Fe, NM, and Las Vegas, NV. Meow Wolf is an arts collective and production company that creates and operates immersive, interactive multimedia experiences that transport audiences of all ages into fantastical realms of storytelling.
VOLUNTEER, INTERN, APPRENTICESHIPS, & BOARD OPENINGS
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CONFERENCES, SUMMITS, WORKSHOPS, & EVENTS
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PROGRAMS, GRANTS, & AVAILABLE FUNDING
Gottlieb Emergency Grant Program. This emergency grant provides financial assistance to painters, printmakers, and sculptors whose needs are the result of an unforeseen incident, and who lack the resources to meet that situation. Each grant is given as one-time assistance for a specific emergency, examples of which are fire, flood, or emergency medical need. No close date.
The Foundation for Contemporary Arts offers Emergency Grants between $200 and $2,500 for visual and performing artists. Applications reviewed monthly, so artists can quickly take advantage of momentum or solve budget errors. Rolling acceptance.
The Maryland State Arts Council Creativity Grant Program strengthens the vitality and sustainability of artists and small organizations, in order to maintain a strong arts infrastructure in the state. The Creativity Grant also provides opportunities to serve the growing needs of relevant arts projects and collaborations within Maryland communities. Close dates for the Creativity Grant Program are rolling. Funded activities must occur within the grant period. Applications must be submitted at least 90 days before the funded activities occur. Applications will be reviewed monthly, and Creativity Grants will be awarded throughout the fiscal year until allocated funding is depleted.
The Maryland Touring Grant assists eligible nonprofit organizations by subsidizing the presentation of any performer on the Maryland Performing Artist Touring Roster. Rolling acceptance.
United States Department of Agriculture Rural Development Community Facilities Technical Assistance and Training Grant. Public bodies, Non-profit organizations, and Federally Recognized Tribes may apply.
International
RFQs, COMMISSIONS, & CALLS for ART
CODAmagazine Call for entries.
Short Édition seeks short stories and poems to delight, inspire, surprise, and, most importantly, move our readers. Starting July 1, 2019, the editorial team at Short Édition will be publishing a monthly selection of original and unpublished short fiction in both the Short Story Dispensers and on our website. Button fiction — very short fiction published at the push of a button — is found in unexpected places, whether it’s when you’re savoring the last sips at the local coffee shop, waiting in line at the DMV, or strolling through the airport. We want to insert a bit of storytelling into the mundane moments, elevating the role of story in the everyday. We pay $125 stipend for each selected short story and $75 for each poem as an advance payment on the royalties that each author will receive on a yearly basis from the Short Story Dispenser subscriptions. Each selected piece will be published as a part of a Rendez-vous collection in our Short Story Dispensers around the world and on our website, short-edition.com/en. Response rate could be anywhere from a few days up to four months, depending on the number of submissions received. Submissions accepted on a rolling basis.
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