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A monthly newsletter from the Arizona Commission on the Arts
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FEATURED OPPORTUNITIES
2018 Artist Research and Development Grants
Deadline: August 24, 2017
The application period for Artist Research and Development Grants is now open. This highly-competitive grant program awards up to $5,000 to Arizona artists practicing in a variety of artistic disciplines in support of research and development leading to the creation of new works of art.
Workshops and Information Sessions
To help you prepare your application, the Arts Commission will present online information sessions and host in-person grantwriting workshops throughout the summer leading up to the application deadline.
Online Information Sessions
During a live webinar-style presentation, Arts Commission staff will walk potential applicants through the ARDG guidelines while offering tips and resources for successful grantwriting.
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Online Information Session:
Recorded May 26, 2017 |
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Next Live Online Information Session
July 20, 2017, 3:30 pm
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Competitive Grantwriting Workshops
Free workshops designed to help artists craft superior grant applications will be offered throughout the state. Using the Arts Commission's Artist Research and Development Grant as a model, participants will learn the essential components of a strong application as they play the role of reviewers in a mock grant review panel.
Yuma
June 16, 2017, 5:30 pm
Littlewood Fine Art & Community Co-Op
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Tucson
June 22, 2017, 6:00 pm
MOCA Tucson
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Call for Artists | Puma: Past and Present Juried
Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum
Location: Tucson, AZ
Deadline: June 10, 2017
Chosen artists in all categories will be displayed along with selected master works from around the globe. The Desert Museum is excited to showcase the many creative talents of our members through this exciting component of our upcoming exhibition. Artists must have a current standing membership at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum at the time of submission.
Jewel Gallery at the Coconino Center for the Arts
Flagstaff Arts Council
Location: Flagstaff, AZ
Deadline: June 29, 2017
The Flagstaff Arts Council is seeking concepts for art exhibitions in the Jewel Gallery of the Coconino Center for the Arts. Anyone with an exhibition idea can apply, however the Jewel Gallery is a small space (270 sq. ft.) so this opportunity is ideal for solo artist exhibitions. The Arts Council also has availability in the Hidden Light Gallery (204 sq. ft.).
Public Art | Call to Artists
City of Peoria
Location: Peoria, AZ
Deadline: July 7, 2017
The City of Peoria is seeking submittals for its latest public art projects at Happy Valley Road and 83rd Avenue (budget of $140,000) and Happy Valley Road and Lake Pleasant Parkway (budget of $180,000). The ideal artist should thrive on the challenge of creating exterior artwork that compliments the environment of the designated location.
Pumpkin Fiesta & Autumn Art Show
Location: Tucson, AZ
Deadline: August 8, 2017
Sonoran Glass School invites Tucson-area artists working in all media to participate in our 2017 Pumpkin Fiesta and Autumn Art Show. Work must include glass and integrate well into a autumn-themed show.
Open Call to Artists
Yavapai College
Location: Prescott, AZ
Deadline: September 2017 to April 2018
Reviewing Submissions between September to April - Prescott, Arizona. The Yavapai College Prescott Art Gallery, located within the Performing Arts Center is accepting proposals for exhibitions. This is an attractive space with high ceilings and 1792 sq/ft of exhibition space with moveable walls and LED track lighting.
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Call to Artists | Colors of Copper
Greenlee County Tourism Council
Location: Clifton, AZ
Deadline: October 1, 2017
Artists are invited to demonstrate their creativity by using the multitude of colors copper imparts. Submissions of 2 or 3 dimensional art works will be accepted. Prize Money: 1st $1,000, 2nd $500, 3rd $300, People's Choice $200.
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NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL ARTS OPPORTUNITIES
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Poster Contest
Mississippi Delta Blues & Heritage Festival
Location: Greenville, MS
Deadline: June 30, 2017
Mississippi Action for Community Education, Inc., (MACE), a Mississippi non-profit, announces a design contest to select the graphic for use as the 40th Annual Mississippi Delta Blues & Heritage Festival Poster and T-shirt graphics.The winner will be awarded a $500 prize.
National Juried Exhibition | Colors of the Night
Smithtown Township Arts Council/Mills Pond Gallery
Location: St. James, NY
Deadline: June 30, 2017
Seeking submissions for upcoming juried fine art exhibition. Juror/Judge Tim Newton. This exhibition/competition will encompass all varieties of nocturnal art. No subject is off limits. Open to USA artists age 18 or older. All media considered except photography and computer generated art. Entry fee $45 for up to 3 images. Awards: $1,000 Best of Show, $500 Second Place, $250 Third Place.
Call for Artists | Anima Mundi, Venice
It's LIQUID Group
Location: Venezia, Italy
Deadline: August 27, 2017
Artists, photographers, video/film makers, architects, designers, galleries, museums, institutions, universities and art professionals are invited to submit their project proposals on the festival themes for the exhibitions in Palazzo Ca' Zanardi and other prestigious venues and historical buildings during the festival.
Artist Opportunity | Aesthetica Art Prize
Aesthetica Magazine
Location: York, England
Deadline: August 31, 2017
The 11
th Aesthetica Art Prize is now open for entries, presenting an opportunity for emerging and established artists to further their involvement in the art world. The award is an internationally renowned prize presented by Aesthetica Magazine and judged by industry experts. Categories for entry: Photographic & Digital Art; Three Dimensional Design & Sculpture; Painting, Drawing & Mixed Media and Video, Installation & Performance.
FASA 43rd Annual Juried Fiber Art Exhibit
Fiber Artists of San Antonio
Location: San Antonio, TX
Deadline: September 4, 2017, Midnight
Fiber Artists of San Antonio (FASA) is currently seeking fiber artists to enter the FASA 43rd Annual Juried Fiber Art Exhibit. Artists are invited to submit up to 5 pieces completed within the last two years ($35 entry fee) for consideration. The juror's final selections will be hung in the Semmes and Student Art Galleries at the University of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio TX, Oct 13 to Nov 17, 2017.
Ocala Outdoor Sculpture Competition | Call to Artists
City of Ocala
Location: Ocala, FL
Deadline: September 30, 2017
The City of Ocala in partnership with the Appleton Museum of Art, Fine Arts For Ocala, and Marion Cultural Alliance is accepting submissions from artists working in North America to participate in the Fourth Ocala Outdoor Sculpture Competition. Ten works will be selected for a 20-month exhibition at Tuscawilla Park in Ocala, FL. Best of Show, Second Place, Honorable Mention, and People's Choice awards will be selected. Total Awards: $24,000.
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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT & RESIDENCIES
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Rancho Linda Vista Writers Workshop
Rancho Linda Vista Arts Community
Location: Oracle, AZ
Deadline: July 15, 2017 before Midnight
On the eve of its 50th anniversary, the renowned Rancho Linda Vista Arts Community invites writers at different stages to apply for its inaugural Writers Workshop, Nov. 4-11, 2017. Award-winning poet Adrian Matejka (www.adrianmatejka.com) will lead participants, in a rustic setting of unparalleled beauty. Room/meals included.
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Artist in Residence
Zion National Park
Location: Zion Canyon, UT
Deadline: July 31, 2017
Every year, Zion National Park, in partnership with Southern Utah University's Fine Arts Department, selects four artist to live in a historic cabin for one month in the heart of Zion Canyon in southwestern Utah. Artists interact with the visiting public on a daily basis, present two public programs, and six months after their residency has concluded donate a piece of artwork representative of their time in Zion to the park.
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Residency
MOCA Tucson
Location: Tucson, AZ
Deadline: August 1, 2017
In the fall of 2017, MOCA is re-launching its Artist-in-Residence program. Artists working in all media and at any stage of their career are welcome to apply for residencies for a minimum of 3 weeks and a maximum of 3 months between October 1 and December 31, 2017. The selected artists will each receive a 400 sq. ft. live/work space to create new work at MOCA Tucson with the option of a solo presentation of that work in January 2018.
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Artist Residency in Oregon
PLAYA
Location: Summer Lake, OR
Deadline: September 1, 2017
Two and four week residencies available in a remote, gorgeous location on the edge of the Great Basin. PLAYA offers creative individuals the space, the solitude and the community to reflect and to engage their work through its residency program. PLAYA supports innovative thinking through work in the arts, literature, natural sciences and other fields of creative inquiry and encourages dialogue between disciplines to bring positive change to the environment and the world.
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Residencies
Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts
Location: Nebraska City, NE
Deadline: September 1, 2017
The Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts, located in Nebraska City, NE offers from sixty to seventy juried residencies per year to visual artists, writers, composers, and interdisciplinary artists from across the country and around the world.
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Project Grants
Arizona Humanities
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Deadline: Letter of Intent: June 9, 2017; Application Deadline: July 17, 2017
Arizona Humanities supports innovative, community-based projects that use humanities disciplines to connect Arizonans to the cultures, peoples, and histories of the state and beyond. We welcome proposals from a wide range of nonprofit organizations and encourages projects that are innovative in their approach toward the humanities and public programming.
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Visual Arts Grants
Robert Lehman Foundation
Location: New York, NY
Deadline: September 1, 2017
Grants are made on an individual basis to museums, arts organizations, educational institutions and other cultural organizations with the goal of enhancing the role of the visual arts within American and world culture. Within these broad parameters, the Foundation is open to a wide range of projects from art education programs, museum exhibitions and outreach to art history lectureships and scholarly publications.
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Arts Grants
Elizabeth Firestone Graham Foundation
Location: Albuquerque, NM
Deadline: Letter of Inquiry: August 1, for Deadline September 15.
Dedicated to fostering awareness and appreciation of contemporary visual art, primarily through the support of catalogues and other publications that document exhibitions of work by emerging or under-recognized artists. Of particular interest are projects that attempt to bring together artists and the community, support artists from marginalized populations, and provide exposure to contemporary art where it may not otherwise be seen.
William H. Johnson Prize
William H. Johnson Foundation for the Arts
Location: West Hollywood, CA
Deadline: November 16, 2017
The William H. Johnson Foundation for the Arts is a nonprofit, tax-exempt organization that seeks to encourage African American artists early in their careers by offering financial grants. The Johnson Foundation awards grants to individuals who work in the following media: painting, photography, sculpture, printmaking, installation and/or new genre.
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Accepting Applications from Artists with Financial Need
Pollock Krasner Foundation
Location: New York, NY
Deadline: Ongoing
Dual criteria for grants are recognizable artistic merit and demonstrable financial need, whether professional, personal or both. The Foundation's mission is to aid, internationally, those individuals who have worked as professional artists over a significant period of time.
The Foundation welcomes, throughout the year, applications from visual artists who are painters, sculptors and artists who work on paper, including printmakers. There are no deadlines.
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This monthly online newsletter from the Arizona Commission on the Arts provides Arizona artists with relevant local, national and international opportunities, including announcements of agency programs and services, upcoming artist grant opportunities and application deadlines, and much more.
Job and Arts Opportunities listings on the website are maintained by Arts Commission staff and are not comprehensive. Questions regarding a listed opportunity should be directed to the corresponding contact person identified in the posting.
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