Artist Opportunities

Northern Clay Center continually solicits guest curators and exhibition opportunities for the Emily Galusha Gallery.

Each spring, Full Frame brings together filmmakers and film lovers from near and far to celebrate the power and artistry of documentary film. The 23rd annual festival will be held April 2 – 5, 2020, and will feature four days of standout storytelling, conversation, and Southern hospitality in downtown Durham, NC. The Early Deadline to submit is October 15, the Regular Deadline is November 15, and the Late Deadline is December 15. 

The Sundance Documentary Fund supports the work of nonfiction filmmakers from around the globe. In a changing media landscape, the Fund has been a stable, progressive force in supporting work that has expressed the world in creative, complex, beautiful and provocative ways, and has created real cultural and social impact around some of the most pressing issues of our time.

Grant support, outreach, and engagement for social issues documentary film and other storytelling projects. Rolling deadline.

This second iteration of the +GAMMA RAYS prize is seeking to publish and promote first-time novelists. Inspired by the final component of the beta decay nuclear equation for Cobalt-60, the +GAMMA RAYS Book Prize recognizes work that leaves an impression. The winner of the +GAMMA RAYS prize will be a book that is transformative. Up to three books will be selected for publication, and the author will receive a competitive book deal. The work, if published, must be the first published novel or novella written by the author. Novel- or novella-length works will be considered.

Antenna publishes new Comic Books, Chapbooks, or Guidebooks, all through open call processes. Selected projects receive funding, project development support, and books. Entry fee.

We are living in transformative times. People are finding ways to make their voices heard, and some are learning they are activists, when they never thought of themselves that way before. Something happened and made you want to get involved in transforming your organization, neighborhood, community, state, or country. You decided to speak up for something you care about. And, you did so through words, images, or actions. Maybe this is the first time you are speaking out about an issue. Maybe you are finally ready to share your experience, and begin a dialogue about the topic. Whether you worked alone or joined a group in order to fight for change—we want to hear your story. We seek short stories, poems, essays, or creative nonfiction that capture your journey, work, and/or goals regarding your activism.

Bear Review is a biannual journal of poetry, art and micro prose based in Kansas City. Submissions are accepted on a rolling basis. Turnaround time is fast. All published writing is automatically considered for an annual editor's prize which includes an honorarium and interview. The first editor's prize will be judged this fall and will consider work from this issue and the fall issue. Submit up to five original, previously unpublished poems or micro prose pieces (fiction or nonfiction, 500 words or fewer). Rolling deadline.

The literary journal Inch is looking for flash fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. Rolling deadline.

In celebration of Lucille Clifton, Mentor & Muse: Essays from Poets to Poets wishes to compile an issue of craft-centric essays that honor Clifton’s work. We seek essays that explore Clifton’s poetic choices—her voice, diction, figurative language, allusions, music, subject, aesthetic, risks, and so on—and explore how her poetry has influenced your own poems and/or subsequent generations’ poems. We envision—and are open to!—different approaches to the Clifton tribute. For example, one approach is to consider how one of her poems helped you better understand a specific poetic principle. Another approach is to interview someone who apprenticed with Clifton’s poetry, whose own poetic knowledge and inspiration arose from studying Clifton’s language and lines. Another approach is to consider what you learned from workshopping with Clifton, or how you introduce Clifton’s work to your own students. (Surprise us. We are excited to love—and learn from—Clifton further!) To submit to the Clifton tribute, please email the editors. While we occasionally print longer work, we suggest essays range from 750 to 2,500 words. Please query us with your questions about subject, style, or mode via email.

Collections of poetry, collections of Flash fiction/short stories, individual short stories (as part of a Fly on the Wall Press 'shorts' season).

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Gibson House Press seeks fiction manuscripts for their Fall 2019-Spring 2020 list.

Harvard Review publishes short fiction, poetry, essays, drama, and book reviews. Prose: no more than 7,000 words. Poetry: Submit no more than 5 poems.

Submit up to 25 industry standard (double-spaced, 12-point font, pages numbered) pages of a novel, novella, short story, or short collection. Work previously published is eligible and simultaneous submissions are accepted. An excerpt from a larger work is allowed; however, remember that the selection will be judged on its own merit and so should be able to stand on its own. Kim Chinquee is the Final Judge for this year's Calvino Prize.

Successful entries will have no more than four characters and be crafted specifically to exploit our intimate performance space. (18′ x 18′ stage) Changes in scenery or setting should be achievable quickly and with few major set moves. Our focus is on fundamental dramaturgy: plot, character and theme.

Professional, new and previously unproduced one-act play submissions should include a letter of inquiry, a synopsis and a 10-page sample from the script. Running time for each performance should not exceed 45 minutes. Up to Eight plays will be chosen. In addition, a new piece from Mr. LaBute will be performed every night for the run of the festival.

Submissions should be sent to:

LaBute New Theater Festival
St. Louis Actors’ Studio
360 N Boyle Ave
St. Louis, MO 63108

Linden Avenue Literary Journal publishes poetry, short fiction,and creative non-fiction which highlights the intersection between art and everyday life. Please be sure to include your social media information, website,  and a brief biography with your submission. Rolling deadline.

We are currently accepting micro and low budget projects that will be developed solely by LLeju Productions and Films. We do not finance the projects of other companies, nor do we accept animation, biography, or period pieces. LLeju Productions and Films believe that there are many talented individuals who are creating quality material that would be suitable for the production of motion pictures. Therefore, we strive to have an open and inclusive submission policy that does not require you to obtain an agent or a manager. Rolling deadline.

Beginning in 2019, we will offer two awards, one for prose and one for poetry. Eligible Submissions: Any publisher, author, agent or any legal representative or an author may enter full-length books published in the 2018 calendar year. Submissions may be made in ANY GENRE. Submissions may NOT be self-published. Entering the title indicates the author’s willingness to attend and give a reading at the UCA Arkatext Literary Festival spring 2019. All work must be submitted in English. Each book must be a self-contained entity. No anthologies, collaborations, however, are acceptable.

Room publishes original work by women, including trans* persons, gender-variant and two-spirit women, and women of non-binary sexual orientations. To avoid a flood of material by a single submitter or overly frequent submissions, please send only one submission in one category—poetry (up to 5 poems), fiction, or creative nonfiction—per quarter. Fiction and creative nonfiction should be no longer than 3,500 words. 

Savvy: Celebrating Life after 55, publishes monthly as an information service for those 55 and over. The "Trail Tales" column is accepting submissions between 550 and 750 words. You don't necessarily even have to be a hiking enthusiast! But it helps.... The story must be accompanied by an author bio with contact information, and headshot photo. Stories should be submitted as a Microsoft Word document to Vincent Vezza. Stories must be submitted by the 10th day of the month prior to publication date. Rolling deadline.

Seeking submissions of reviews of exhibitions on view within six months of submission date. Rolling deadline.

Our landscape has exploded with presses and magazines over the last few decades with the advent of digital publications—so many good poems have been found, celebrated, and, unfortunately, forgotten. We want to bring light to those lost pieces of poetry—the work that you love but no longer receives the attention it deserves. The poems must have been previously published online or in print to be eligible. Submissions are open internationally, to any poet writing in English.

The Frost Place, a nonprofit center for poetry and the arts at Robert Frost’s old homestead in Franconia, NH, in partnership with Bull City Press, has established a poetry chapbook fellowship. We invite submissions to the Eighth Annual Frost Place Chapbook Competition sponsored by Bull City Press. The 2020 Bull City Chapbook Fellowship at The Frost Place is open to any poet writing in English.

Sponsored by New Ohio Review: "The NORward" is a different kind of poetry contest, with more chances for publication. Entries will be judged by a group—nearly 40 of our past contributors. You may submit up to 6 single-spaced pages of poetry per submission entry. 

Do you have an unanticipated opportunity to present your work? Did you incur an unexpected expense that you didn’t budget for? The Foundation for Contemporary Arts offers Emergency Grants between $200 and $2,500 for visual and performing artists. They review applications once a month, so you can quickly take advantage of momentum or solve any budget errors. Rolling deadline.

New Course is a residency program in Finland for the personal growth of artists, performers and creative professionals. The program is designed to expand and enhance artists' creative practice, routines and way of being through new collaborative methods and professional guidance.

Roots Artist Registry is an online registry and directory of visual, performing, and literary artists. Listing fee.

The Schuylkill Center’s environmental art department accepts submissions of environmentally themed visual artwork. Entry free. Rolling deadline.

Emerging organizations can apply for fiscal sponsorship through NYFA. Fees. Dealines on June 30, September 30, December 31, and March 31

Accepting exhibition proposals for gallery space. Honorarium and non-cash awards. 

Artist and Writer residencies throughout 2019 and 2020

Offering one-on-one Artist Business Brainstorm Sessions for artist entrepreneurs. 

Offering professional development courses through their podcasts, Thriving Artist.

Call for Artists + Photographers — $550.00 Innovate Grants ——— Innovate Grant is now accepting submissions for Fall 2019. Innovate Grant awards (2) $550.00 grants each quarter, to one Visual Artist and one Photographer. In addition to receiving a grant award, winners will be featured and recognized on our website and join a growing community of vibrant and talented artists.

As we advance Southern vitality through the arts, South Arts offers a limited number of Professional Development and Artistic Planning grants to nonprofit performing, visual, media/film, multidisciplinary and literary arts presenting organizations in our nine-state region with support from the National Endowment for the Arts. Funding up to $1,000 is available to support the professional development needs of Southern presenters/programmers/curators, strengthen program design, and increase organizational capacity. For the purposes of these guidelines, “presenters” are defined as organizations that present or host guest artists for engagements in their communities. These grants are very limited and awarded on a first-come/first-served basis, so early submission is encouraged. A dollar-for-dollar cash match is a requirement. Rolling deadline.

South Arts’ new Express Grant program is an opportunity for presenting arts organizations in rural Southern communities (with populations of 50,000 or below) to receive fee support to present Southern guest performing or literary artists from outside of the presenter’s state. These quick turnaround grants offer more flexibility for programming that may not fit within South Arts’ annual grantmaking schedule. Touring support is awarded to theater, music, opera, musical theater, dance, fiction, creative nonfiction and poetry projects that contain both a public performance or reading and an educational component. The maximum request is 50% of the artist fee, up to $2,000. These grants are very limited and awarded on a first-come/first-served basis; so early submission is encouraged. A dollar-for-dollar cash match is a requirement. Rolling deadline.

Springboard’s Work of Art: Business Skills for Artists is a professional development curriculum designed to teach business skills to artists in all disciplines.

Traditional Arts Touring grants work to increase the public awareness, understanding and appreciation of the traditional arts in the South by funding projects that bring a traditional artist/ensemble and a scholar/folklorist for multi-day residencies in Southern communities. This funding program is open to a wide variety of organizations, including community cultural organizations, schools/colleges/universities, libraries, museums, presenters, etc. The program serves both communities and traditional artists. Priority consideration is given to support new applicants and underserved communities.
 

Accepting applications for The Awesome Foundation Grants. The Raleigh-Durham chapter of the Awesome Foundation is a program of VAE Raleigh, with grants being funded with our amazing group of Trustees. Our chapter wants to fund creative ideas that are specific, public, and spark thought in a meaningful way for the Triangle community.

Create stand alone or integrated artwork along Blue Ridge Road. Up to three finalists will be selected for interviews and paid a $1,000 stipend. The project budget is $90,000.

The free Artist Registry is for artists, designers, and architects interested in pursuing public art projects.

Emerging artists are invited to apply for The Bascom’s Residency and Internship Programs with focuses on ceramics, education, community, and 2D and 3D artists.

Vermont Studio Center’s Displaced Artists Fund exists to assist visual artists and writers displaced due to natural disasters, climate change, or political turmoil or threat by providing residencies in a safe and supportive community of creative peers. Rolling deadline.

Offering various residencies and internships in printmaking, book arts, ceramics, and photography.

The Art Therapy Institute hosts 2nd Friday ArtWalks monthly! Throughout the year, we showcase our clinical programs, individual clients and community-based artists. Artists from marginalized backgrounds are especially encouraged. We welcome submissions from any and all artists. Current priority is to secure artists for August and September 2019! Rolling deadline for submission.

Art for Advent 2019 We are inviting artists to participate in our Art for Advent project 2019 Art for Advent is an opportunity for artists to experiment across practice and disciplines, artists involved will be challenged with creating an artwork a day during the 24 day advent period. Artists can work in any medium and are encouraged to adapt their everyday practice to fit the limitations of creating a piece of work consistently for 24 days. 

ReimagineIt Grants are unconditional, non-matching awards made directly to individual artists to help launch or support careers in the inspiring world of repurposed art. Cash awards. Rolling deadline.

The Bonnaroo Works Fund, in partnership with Arts at the Airport, is seeking proposals for four temporary artistic Bonnaroo-themed displays at Nashville International Airport (BNA) in Nashville, Tenn. The displays, which will be suspended from the ceiling from March 16, 2020 - January 24, 2021, encompass four skylights located in the airport concourses on the secure side of the terminal. 

Art@Work is a newer DAG program designed to connect local artists to local businesses. The primary goal being to sell (or lease) local art to local businesses to be displayed in their corporate offices and private or public buildings. Membership fee and non-cash awards. 

The Art Committee reviews applications in early January, April, July and October of each year. You will receive notification on the status of your application by the 15th of the month following the review. The artist is responsible for the exhibit installation and de-installation. Rolling deadline.

Are you interested in displaying your work at the GPAC? We are always interested in seeing new works and helping artist gain the exposure they deserve! Complete our free online application to get started. Rolling deadline.

The Hillsborough Arts Council Gallery’s mission is to empower local artists to forge productive cultural and socio-economic ties with their community through professional exhibit opportunities in HAC Gallery. We are a gallery founded on the principle that art is a vehicle for intellectual, cultural, and socio-economic growth and that it is the community’s responsibility to collectively support the arts. We provide a free space with no commercial pressure so that you can make your best work and actively engage with this community in the way you choose. Rolling deadline.

Provides emergency support to artists working in painting, sculpture, and/or drawing, who have suffered significant losses after natural or manmade disasters that have affected their community.

Our competitions are open to all artists working within the United States. We define the activity of painting broadly, and all styles and media are welcome, as long as the work is singular. There are no educational requirements to apply to our regional competitions, only the MFA competition. Artists applying to the MFA competition may also apply to their respective regional competition in the same calendar year.

Each month, ATI hosts 2nd Friday ArtWalk artists! Throughout the year, we showcase our clinical programs, individual clients and community based artists. If you are interested in showing your work, apply to be an artist! Rolling deadline.

The Painting Center in Chelsea is interested in work in all media (under 36” in any direction) featuring blue and its various shades for this juried exhibition. The exhibition will be highly publicized with a catalogue of artists works.

We invite all North Carolina Artists to enter this year’s Exhibition, the largest annual all media Juried Art Exhibition in NC featuring over $6,000 in awards. The Exhibition will take place March 8 through June 14.  

Rocky Mount Imperial Centre call for entries for Handcrafted Exhibition 2020. Open to all US artists 18 years and older working in ceramics, fiber, glass, metal, wood, paper, or any combination of craft media. 

stARTup LA is a hotel art fair for independent artists and runs February 14-16, 2020 at the Kinney Hotel in Venice, concurrently with Art Los Angeles Contemporary and Frieze LA gallery fairs. Artists can show their work to a myriad of collectors, gallerists, and art consultants, there in LA for a weekend of contemporary art. stARTup is a marketplace for artists to sell work on their own terms and keep 100% of the proceeds of their sales. There are application and exhibitor fees. 

Challenge the social custom of giving boring store-bought greeting cards for every occasion. Artist Klaire A. Lockheart wants you to help celebrate her birthday by altering a standard greeting card into a work of art, which she will display at Gallery 110 at the University of South Dakota. All entries that follow the guidelines will be included in the show from March 4-27, 2020. 

The Bridge Art Gallery in the Department of Psychiatry is now holding an open call for art for their upcoming exhibition, Life is a Journey. Only 2-D mediums less than 1 inch thick will be considered. Locked frames are provided in two sizes, 18x20 inches and 20x24 inches in preset orientations and artwork must be matted to fit the sizes above.

The Transylvania Community Arts Council has placed a call for artists to enter this open show with the theme “Small Wonders – Small Works”.  All mediums will be accepted, artwork just needs to fit the theme. The exhibit will run November 22 thru December 20.  For more information and to get an application call TC Arts at 828-884-2787 or email tcarts@comporium.net. $5 entry fee for non members of TC Arts.