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A monthly newsletter from the Arizona Commission on the Arts
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We're Hiring: Join the Arizona Commission on the Arts Team
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Arts Learning Manager
The Arizona Commission on the Arts, an agency of the State of Arizona, seeks a creative and collaborative Arts Learning Manager, responsible for providing thought leadership, conceptual and managerial oversight related to the Arts Commission's comprehensive slate of Arts Learning programs and services, grantmaking, partnerships, and strategic initiatives.
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Operations and HR Associate
The Arizona Commission on the Arts seeks a highly-motivated and industrious Operations and Human Resources Associate, an integral member of the Arts Commission team who manages agency operations and human resources processes, coordinates logistics related to the agency's gubernatorially-appointed commission, and provides administrative support to agency leadership.
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Applications will be accepted until the positions are filled. First review of applications will take place on November 1, 2017.
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Professional Development Grants
CYCLE C Application Deadline: 11:59pm Thursday, February 1, 2018
For activities between March 1, 2018 and June 30, 2018
Professional Development Grants (PDG) are designed to assist Arizona artists, arts administrators and arts educators with funding support for participation in professional development and skills-building activities which contribute to significant professional growth.
Learning activities include (but are not limited to) the following:
- Participation in conferences or symposia
- Artist or administrator residencies
- Training with mentors/master artists
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Governor's Arts Awards | Nominations Now Open
Arizona Citizens for the Arts
Location: Statewide
Deadline: November 17, 2017
Each year, our friends at Arizona Citizens for the Arts, a statewide arts advocacy network, partner with the Office of the Governor to recognize Arizona artists, arts organizations, businesses, educators, and individuals for their passion, creativity, and devotion to the excellence and diversity of Arizona's arts and cultural community.
Arizona Citizens for the Arts has issued a call for nominations in eight categories:
(click below for more information or to submit your nomination)
While the Arizona Commission on the Arts greatly appreciates this annual celebration of Arizona's arts sector, the agency is not involved in or responsible for any aspect of the program, including collection of nominations, selection of nominees and award recipients, or the production of the awards ceremony. Please direct your questions or comments about the program to Arizona Citizens for the Arts.
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stARTup Art Fair LA 2018 | Call for Independent Artists
stARTup Art Fair
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Deadine: November 15, 2017
stARTup Art Fair Los Angeles is a juried contemporary hotel art fair for independent artists. Taking place the same weekend as Art Los Angeles Contemporary in Santa Monica, stARTup Art Fair is the only other LA satellite event that week where the public can view and acquire work from 50+ independent artists. At stARTup, artists will have access to the myriad of international collectors, curators, dealers, consultants, art writers, and designers who come to Los Angeles for a weekend of art.
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Display Work in Salon
Wags & Whiskers Pet Salon
Location: Sahuarita, AZ
Deadine: November 20, 2017
Wags and Whiskers would love the opportunity to show artwork from local artist. The nature of the art is up to the artists, but must be ready to hang. Wags and Whiskers will only be asking for 10% of the sale for transactions. There is no application fee.
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Alternative art and literature magazine seeks work for Winter 2018
The Matador Review
Location:
Online
Deadine:
November 30, 2017
Alternative art and literature magazine
The Matador Review is now accepting submissions for the Winter 2018 publication. They publish poetry, fiction, flash fiction, and creative non-fiction, inviting all unpublished literature written in the English language (and translations that are accompanied by the original text) as well as many forms of visual art.
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Emerging Writers and Artists
Absolutely Wild Enchanted Faerie Portals & Other Whimsy
Location:
Online
Deadine:
January 5, 2018
This is a call for young writers and creatives (ages 15-ish to 25-ish)-and invited professionals-to submit content for potential inclusion in
The Storytelling Book of the Ancient Traveler. James Artimus Owen-author/illustrator of the
Chronicles of the Imaginarium Geographica-contributed his brilliant work to jump-start the book with his opening pages.
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Annual Outdoor Sculpture Garden Exhibition
Tucson Jewish Community Center
Location:
Tucson, AZ
Deadine:
October 27, 2017
The Tucson Jewish Community Center is accepting applications for its Annual Outdoor Sculpture Garden Exhibition (April 8, 2018 - March 1, 2019).
All sculpture materials/installations should be appropriate for an outdoor, desert environment and sculptures will be available for sale with 65% commission to the artist and 35% commission to the Tucson Jewish Community Center.
Each selected entry will receive a $500 honorarium.
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35mm Slide Show
Fort Worth Community Arts Center
Location:
Fort Worth, TX
Deadine:
November 1, 2017
This is an international call to artists over the age of 18, open to all disciplines with no theme. The only stipulation is all works must be presented on 35mm slide to be displayed on a rotating projector during the month of December. All artwork submitted must not infringe upon any copyright or the rights of any person.
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Holiday Festival of the Arts
Southern Arizona Arts & Cultural Alliance
Location:
Oro Valley, AZ
Deadine:
November 3, 2017
The Oro Valley Holiday Festival of the Arts has quickly become one the largest regional art events in Southern Arizona. Held twice annually, this two day festival features up to 150 artists and exhibitors in all mediums, live music, food vendors, Holiday Tree Lighting and TUBACHRISTMAS, as well as family arts activities.
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Tucson Skies Photography Exhibition
Tubac Center of the Arts
Location:
Tubac, AZ
Deadine:
November 10, 2017
An exhibition of photography illustrating the skies over Tucson in collaboration with the Tucson Symphony Orchestra, photography will display in an exhibition at the Tubac Center of the Arts and subsequently select digital images of the work will be shown at the Tucson Symphony Orchestra during an original composition of Tucson native composer Anthony Constantino. Photographs should illustrate Tucson skies at day, dusk, and/or night.
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13th International Art Renewal Center Salon Competition
Art Renewal Center
Location:
Port Reading, NJ
Deadine:
November 15, 2017
The Art Renewal Center (ARC), a non-profit institution leading the revival of realism in the Visual Fine Arts, is now accepting entries for the 13th International Art Renewal Center Salon competition, the largest, most prestigious realist art competition in the world. Entrants will compete for over $100,000 in cash awards and exclusive opportunities with magazines, galleries and museums.
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Open Call to Visual Artists | Ormond Memorial Art Museum
Ormond Memorial Art Museum
Location:
Ormond Beach, FL
Deadine:
November 27, 2017
The Ormond Memorial Art Museum is accepting submissions from artists in a variety of styles and media for exhibitions in late 2018 and 2019. Individual and small group submissions are welcome. The museum is not able to cover shipping costs of work. Details for submitting can be found at ormondartmuseum.org. Follow the "get involved" tab on the top right to the Call for Artist link.
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Emerging Artists 2018
Limner Gallery
Location:
Hudson, NY
Deadine:
November 30, 2017
EMERGING ARTISTS 2018 is the 26th annual competition for exhibition at the Limner Gallery. This exhibition is devoted to the discovery, introduction and promotion of Emerging Artists. The exhibition will be held in March 1 - 24, 2018 at the Limner Gallery and is open to all artists working in any media.
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60th Haggin Museum Juried Exhibition
Stockton Art League
Location:
Stockton, CA
Deadine:
March 16, 2018
The 60th Juried Exhibition at the Haggin Museum sponsored by the Stockton Art League. May 17 - July 15, 2018. Cash awards over $5000. Open to all US artists. No photography or computer art. Deadline March 16, 2018
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Centerline Arts & Cultural Initiative
City of Glendale Public Art Program
Location:
Glendale, AZ
Deadine:
Rolling
The Glendale Public Art Program is pleased to announce an expansion in funding for arts and culture, the 2017-2018 Centerline Arts and Cultural Initiative. The city has developed this program to motivate, increase and support free cultural events and performances to enrich the quality of life and experiences of all Glendale citizens, while increasing foot traffic in the Centerline District. The Glendale Arts Commission awards support up to $10,000 per applicant for unique visual and temporary interactive arts events, theater, dance, music and interdisciplinary performing arts.
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Henry Luce Foundation Grants
The Henry Luce Foundation
Location:
New York City, NY
Deadine:
Rolling
The Henry Luce Foundation seeks to bring important ideas to the center of American life, strengthen international understanding, and foster innovation and leadership in academic, policy, religious and art communities. The Luce Foundation pursues its mission today through the following grant-making programs: American Art; East Asia; Luce Scholars; Theology; Higher Education and the Henry R. Luce Professorships; the Henry R. Luce Initiative on Religion in International Affairs; Public Policy and the Environment; and the Clare Boothe Luce Program for women in science, mathematics and engineering.
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Hearst Foundation Grants
Hearst Foundation
Location:
New York City, NY
Deadine:
Rolling
The Hearst Foundations fund cultural institutions that offer meaningful programs in the arts and sciences, prioritizing those which enable engagement by young people and create a lasting and measurable impact. The Foundations also fund select programs nurturing and developing artistic talent.
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Artist Fellowships
First Peoples Fund
Location: Rapid City, SD
Deadline: October 31, 2017
Through the Artists in Business Leadership and Cultural Capital Fellowships, First Peoples Fund partners with Native artists and culture bearers to strengthen their business skills and to ensure that art, culture and ancestral knowledge are passed from one generation to the next. 20-25 artists are selected annually for First Peoples Fund's one-year fellowship programs. Fellows receive $5,000 project grants, technical support and professional training to start or grow a thriving arts business and to further their important work in their communities.
HMC International Artist Residency Program
Artist Residency in Upstate New York
Main Street Arts
Location: Clifton Springs, NY
Deadine: November 30, 2017
Main Street Arts is accepting applications for the first quarter of our 2018 residency program. Artists in residence will have 24-hour access to a large studio on our second floor, the option to show work in the gallery, and the opportunity to teach paid workshops. Facilities include 200 sq. ft. studio spaces, an electric kiln, potters wheel, etching press, and more.
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[nueBOX] Studio/LAB Residency
[nueBOX]
Location: Mesa, AZ
Deadine: December 1, 2017
[nueBOX] is currently accepting applications from individual artists and/or artist teams to create work from February-May 2018 in a residency at the Mesa Arts Center. The Spring residency is for an interdisciplinary solo artist or collaborative team with a strong center in physical, movement-based practice (i.e. dance, physical theatre, performance art, somatics) to take a deep dive into creative research, and physicalize that research into something that may be shared in a final, ticketed performance.
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Artist Residency with Stipend
Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts
Location: Nebraska City, NE
Deadine: March 1, 2018
The Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts offers approximately 70 juried residencies per year to visual artists, writers, composers, and interdisciplinary artists from across the country and around the world. The KHN Center accommodates up to five artists at a time for stays that vary from two to eight weeks. Each resident is provided with comfortable accommodations, ample studio space, and a weekly $100 stipend for the duration of their stay.
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Creative Gateways Resident Artists
Creative Gateways
Location: Sedona, AZ
Deadine: Rolling
Creative Gateways is now accepting applications for resident artists. This residency supports artists working across all disciplines through one year residencies, creating a space for artistic dialogue and cultural exchange. Creative Gateways offers 24/7 access to unfurnished, private studio spaces (169-208 sq. ft.) in our diverse artist community in Sedona, Arizona. As a studio based residency, the focus is on the artistic process and the cross-collaboration that results from working alongside other artists.
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Teaching Artist
Scottsdale Arts
Location: Scottsdale, AZ
Deadine: October 29, 2017
The teaching artist will co-design with the arts education coordinator two age and experience appropriate visual arts lessons for one middle school and one high school. The residency artist will guide students to discuss and express their own social and/or political commentary through their artwork in relation to SMoCA's upcoming exhibition, southwestNET: Claudio Dicochea. Services will take place between December 7, 2017 through February 15, 2018.
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Artistic Director | Phoenix Chorale
Phoenix Chorale
Location:
Phoenix, AZ
Deadine:
November 1, 2017
This individual will exhibit exemplary musical, conducting, and artistic skills, demonstrate an innate ability to nurture and lead the Chorale's singers, and offer a charismatic personality and energetic attitude for engaging in meaningful ways with the Chorale's local and national audience. The selected Artistic Director will join the Chorale's leadership team to implement the organization's future vision to serve its audience through the art and passion of music.
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Tumamoc Arts Fellow
University of Arizona
Location: Tucson, AZ
Deadine: November 1, 2017
The Desert Laboratory in collaboration with the University of Arizona Confluencenter for Creative Inquiry is initiating a Transdisciplinary Arts Program to explore, document, and share the stories and richness of Cemamagi Du'ag, the hill of the horned lizard. The Tumamoc Arts Fellow will serve multiple roles and be at the center of this new program, with space and opportunity to develop their own creative endeavors through an office at the Desert Laboratory.
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Senior Editor for Hayden's Ferry Review
The Virginia G. Piper Center for Creative Writing
Location: Tempe, AZ
Deadline: November 1, 2017
The Virginia G. Piper Center for Creative Writing is seeking a Senior Editor for Hayden's Ferry Review
, a semi-annual international literary journal edited by the Creative Writing Program at Arizona State University. In addition to general management and editorial duties, the Senior Editor will also be responsible for directing a special translation project and academic database using literature previously published in Hayden's Ferry Review.
Director of Performing Arts
Scottsdale Arts
Location: Scottsdale, AZ
Deadine: Open until filled
Scottsdale Arts is looking for a visionary team leader with a proven track record of presenting innovative performing arts programming.
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Public Art Assistant
Scottsdale Public Arts/Scottsdale Arts
Location: Scottsdale, AZ
Deadine: Open until filled
Scottsdale Arts is looking for
a Public Art Assistant to provide a variety of support to all events related to exhibitions, temporary projects and Canal Convergence, including coordination of installations/de-installations, and follow-up on fund-raising events and efforts.
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Dance, Music, and Drama Teachers
Arts for All, Inc.
Location:
Tucson, AZ
Deadine:
Open until filled
Arts for All seeks teachers of Dance, Music, and Theatre. Since 1985, Arts for All, Inc., a Tucson-based, 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, has been inspiring children with and without disabilities to participate in the arts. An adult day program was added in 1998. They offer services through creative programs including Adult Day activities, Out-of-School Time, and Summer and Winter Arts Camps.
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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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