Artist Opportunities
The N.C. Arts Council is pleased to share the following opportunities for artists that have recently been submitted to us. Please contact the organization listed if you have any questions.
The Arts Council does not endorse or recommend any specific opportunities, but provides this list for information only. We encourage artists to research each opportunity thoroughly before applying. Artist opportunities may be submitted to jennifer.huggins@ncdcr.gov.
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Two Opportunities from the North Carolina Arts Council
Artist Fellowship Awards
The N.C. Arts Council is accepting applications for the 2011–2012 Artist Fellowship awards for poetry, prose writers, songwriters, composers, playwrights and screenwriters. The fellowship award is $10,000.
Deadline: November 1
For more information: Visit http://www.ncarts.org/fellowships or contact Banu Valladares at banu.valladares@ncdcr.gov or (919) 807-6512 about poetry, prose, playwriting and screenwriting. Composers and songwriters may contact Andrea Lawson at andrea.lawson@ncdcr.gov or (919) 807-6511.
Grant Workshops
The N.C. Arts Council will hold two workshops for composers and songwriters interested in applying for its 2011–2012 Artist Fellowship award. The workshops will be held Wednesday, Oct. 6, from noon to 2 p.m. and from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Greensboro Cultural Center in downtown Greensboro, 200 North Davie Street. Andrea Lawson, performing arts director, N.C. Arts Council, will talk about the grant process, offer tips on submitting competitive applications and discuss other resources available to composers and songwriters through the Arts Council.
For more information: Contact Andrea Lawson at andrea.lawson@ncdcr.gov or (919) 807-6511.
General Artist Opportunities
Glendale Area Temporary Exhibitions, Los Angeles, Calif.
GATE invites emerging and established artists to submit their qualifications to exhibit work in temporary exhibition spaces and window displays. Professional artists and artist groups working in all media (including performance) are encouraged to apply. Artists seeking to execute innovative site-specific projects are particularly encouraged to apply. This series of curated temporary exhibitions will take place in downtown Glendale beginning in fall 2010 and continuing through summer 2011.
Deadline: October 15
For more information: http://gateprojects.org/
Regional Arts & Culture Council, Portland, Ore.
The Regional Arts & Culture Council in Portland, Oregon, invites multidisciplinary artist teams in visual, performing, literary and/or media arts to submit qualifications for a project with the Multnomah County Bridge Section which operates six bridges that cross the Willamette River in the Portland area. Artists are encouraged to create work in any media that highlights or comments on some aspect of the bridges in general — real, imaginary or metaphorical — while going beyond strictly literal representation or documentation.
Deadline: October 29
For more information: http://www.racc.org/public-art/overview-opportunities
Literary Artists
Gardner-Webb University, Boiling Springs
The Broad River Review, the literary magazine of Gardner-Webb University, welcomes submissions of original and unpublished fiction, poetry and creative nonfiction for its next annual issue to be published in late April 2011.
Deadline: October 22
For more information: E-mail broadriverreview@gardner-webb.edu or call (704) 406-3224.
Visual Artists
American Tobacco Campus, Durham
The American Tobacco Campus is a beautifully renovated former tobacco factory that now hosts Fortune 500 companies, restaurants and cultural events in Durham. More than a million people visit American Tobacco each year for Broadway shows, concerts, sporting events, restaurants and work. The campus is seeking N.C. visual artists to exhibit in the lobby of one of its buildings. Artists should have experience with exhibiting their own work and have enough new or rarely seen work to fill the gallery, including wall space of approximately 500 square feet. Exhibitions will begin in 2011.
Deadline: Ongoing
For more information: Contact funatamericantobacco@gmail.com.
Town of Carrboro
The Town of Carrboro invites artists to submit original artwork for exhibitions at Carrboro Town Hall and the Century Center. Exhibition space is open to artists with original works in all fine arts categories, including painting, pastel, collage, mixed media, drawing and photography. Exhibiting artists will have the opportunity to participate in the Second Friday Art Walk.
Deadline: Ongoing
For more information: Visit http://www.townofcarrboro.org/AdvBoards/Art/ArtistInfo.htm or contact Kim Andrews at kandrews@townofcarrboro.org or (919) 918-7367.
Adolph and Esther Gottlieb Foundation, New York, N.Y.
The Gottlieb Foundation invites artists working in a mature phase of their careers (at least 10 years of experience) who need interim financial assistance because of an unforeseen catastrophic incident to apply through the Emergency Assistance Program. Artists must work in the disciplines of painting, sculpture or printmaking. Application forms are available throughout the year and may be requested by telephone. Maximum awards are $10,000.
Deadline: Ongoing
For more information: Visit www.gottliebfoundation.org or call (212) 226-0581.
Piola, Raleigh and Chapel Hill
Piola, an international chain of restaurants, seeks painters, graphic artists and photographers to feature in locations at North Hills in Raleigh and East 54 in Chapel Hill.
Deadline: Ongoing
For more information: E-mail artinpiolanc@gmail.com.
Studio 54@70, Tularosa, N.M.
Studio54@70 invites photographers to submit work for Otero Exposed!, a juried show Saturday, Oct. 16, through Sunday, Nov. 28. Entry fee applies.
Deadline: October 13
For more information: http://www.rlmart.com/events.html
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Ark.
The University of Arkansas Public Art Oversight Committee requests qualifications from professional artists or teams of professional artists for a site-specific, original outdoor monument to be commissioned for the Fayetteville campus. The artwork will honor Silas Hunt.
Deadline: October 13
For more information: http://planning.uark.edu/capital_budgeting/RFQ_projects.html
Lake Norman Art League, Davidson
The Lake Norman Art League invites artists working in two- and three-dimensional art and photography to submit up to four works for its 2010 fall exhibition. No digitally altered work accepted. The exhibition will be open to the public Friday, Oct. 22, through Sunday, Jan. 2, 2011, at Carolina Art Garden in Cornelius. Cash prizes awarded. Entry fee applies.
Deadline: Artwork to be delivered Sunday, Oct 17, between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.
For more information: http://www.lknart.org/Lake-Norman-Art-League-Exhibits.asp
One Life International Photography Competition, New York, N.Y.
The One Life International Photography Competition is open to all backgrounds, styles and perspectives. Photographers are invited to submit work illuminating his or her perspective. All participating photographers will be published in a public online gallery to be launched Saturday, Jan. 1, 2011. The winner will receive a feature in PDN magazine and choose from a cash prize or a travel package. Entry fee applies.
Deadline: October 29
For more information: http://www.onelifephotos.com/?f=artcal2
Carolina Designer Craftsmen Guild, Raleigh
Carolina Designer Craftsmen Guild is awarding a $500 scholarship to the best high school designer craftsmen in our annual show in November. All N.C. high school students are eligible to submit one work created within the past two years in the following media: clay, fiber, glass, jewelry, metal, wood, furniture, photography, paper and mixed media. No entry fee.
Deadline: October 30
For more information: Visit http://www.carolinadesignercraftsmen.com/highschool.php or contact Deborah Harris at dharris118@nc.rr.com.
Durham Art Guild, Durham
The Durham Art Guild invites artists working in any medium producing work addressing conflict, environmental degradation and scarcity to submit work for its 56th annual juried art show to be held Friday, Dec. 17, through Thursday, January 20, 2011. Entry fee applies.
Deadline: November 5
For more information: https://dagjas.slideroom.com
Gallery West, Alexandria, Va.
Gallery West announces a call for entries for its 14th annual national juried show. Entries in all media except video accepted. Entry fee applies.
Deadline: November 12
For more information: Visit http://www.gallery-west.info/ or contact Linda Bankerd at lbankerd@verizon.net or (703) 548-8232.
Beers.Lambert Contemporary Art, London, England
Beers.Lambert Contemporary Art is curating the exhibition I Am Solitary – London for Gift 10 Vyner gallery. Curators are seeking progressive contemporary art that responds to questions of identity, individuality and a conceptual understanding of the self in a world typified by conflict, disillusionment and change. Artists at all career stages, from all parts of the world, working in all mediums and practices are encouraged to submit. Entry fee applies.
Deadline: November 14
For more information: http://www.beerslambert.com/opencall.htm
Women’s Caucus Art, New York, N.Y.
Women’s Caucus Art is seeking submissions from women artists in all media for the Hidden Cities juried exhibition. This exhibition will be part of the Live Space: Women+Art+Activism Conference at New Century Artists Gallery in New York City and will run Tuesday, Feb. 1, through Saturday, Feb. 12, 2011. Entry fee applies.
Deadline: November 19
For more information: http://www.nationalwca.org/
Susquehanna International Fine Art Competition, Harrisburg, Pa.
The Susquehanna International Fine Art Competition is accepting up to three entries per artist on the theme of "River Art" for an exhibition which will take place Friday, Feb. 4, through Wednesday, March 2, 2011, at West Shore Gallery in Wormleysburg, Pa. All entries must include a river, real or imagined, in the composition. No entry fee.
Deadline: December 10
For more information: http://www.susquehannaarts.org
Green Rice Gallery, Charlotte
Green Rice Gallery announces a call for entries for the second annual juried exhibition North to South, a regional competitive exhibition of artworks by the artists of North and South Carolina. The exhibition will be presented Friday, Feb. 4, through Sunday, Feb. 27, 2011. Cash prizes will be awarded. Entry fee applies.
Deadline: December 15
For more information: http://www.northtosouthartshow.com/
Adolph and Esther Gottlieb Foundation, New York, N.Y.
The Gottlieb Foundation invites artists working in a mature phase of their careers (at least 20 years of experience) and with a demonstrated financial need to apply through the Individual Support Program. Artists must work in the disciplines of painting, sculpture or printmaking. Application forms are available by mail in early September; only written requests for application forms will be honored. The number and amount of grant awards are determined by the foundation’s board of directors.
Deadline: December 15
For more information: Visit www.gottliebfoundation.org or call (212) 226-0581.
Filmakers
The Big Muddy Film Festival, Carbondale, Ill.
The Big Muddy Film Festival is accepting films in any genre. All types of themes and content are encouraged. The Big Muddy annually provides more than $4,000 in cash prizes to the best works in competition. Entry fee applies.
Deadline: November 11 (regular), December 12 (late)
For more information: http://bigmuddyfilm.com/33/home.html
Strange Beauty Film Festival, Durham
Strange Beauty Film Festival is now accepting entries for its 2011 edition, which will take place Thursday, Feb. 17, through Saturday, Feb. 19. Strange Beauty seeks short films (30 minutes or less) that make you wonder, gasp, shiver and keep your eyes glued to the screen. All genres, all formats welcome. Entry fee applies.
Deadline: December 15
For more information: http://www.strangebeauty.org/index.html
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