VOLUME 52 | ISSUE 9
A MONTHLY NEWSLETTER OF THE
ARIZONA COMMISSION ON THE ARTS
FEATURED OPPORTUNITIES
Apply Now: 2020 Research & Development Grant
Apply by October 25, 2020
Research & Development (R&D) Grants provide up to $5000 in funding support to Arizona artists as they work to advance their artistic practice, expand their creative horizons, and deepen the impact of their work.

Who’s it for?
Artists working in any discipline who live and work in Arizona. Whether you’re just getting started or you have already experienced many career successes, the R&D Grant is available to help you take your artistic practice to the next level, including:

  • exploration of new techniques
  • experimentation with new materials or technologies
  • creation of new work
  • development of new strategies for engaging your community of practice
Information Sessions & Grantwriting Workshops
Leading up to the application due date, the Arizona Commission on the Arts will present public information sessions online and throughout the state.

(Additional opportunities will be posted here as they are scheduled.)
Phoenix
Onyx Art Gallery
1346 W Roosevelt St

September 17
6:00-7:30 pm
Yuma
Littlewood Community Co-op
176 S Main St

September 18
6:30-8:00 pm
Phoenix
Indian School Visitor Center
300 E Indian School Rd

September 20
6:00–7:30 pm
Phoenix
Xico, Inc.
1346 W Roosevelt St

September 23
6:00-7:30 pm
Flagstaff
Native American Cultural Ctr
318 W McCreary Dr

September 27
3:00-5:00 pm
Online
Click below to watch a recorded info session.
Banner image: Mel “Melo” Dominguez, recipient of a 2019 R&D Grant. Photo by Julius Scholsburg.
Mentor Artist Fellowship
Native Arts and Cultures Foundation
Apply by September 30, 2019
The Native Arts and Cultures Foundation’s (NACF) Mentor Artist Fellowship is a regional individual artist project award that focuses on artistic mentoring in the Upper Midwest, Pacific Northwest, and Southwest regions. The Fellowship is open to eligible, established American Indian and Alaska Native artists of 10 years or more who want to mentor an emerging American Indian or Alaska Native artist apprentice in either the Traditional or Contemporary Visual Arts categories for a period of fifteen months
Photo: TahNibaa Naataanii (Diné/Navajo), courtesy NACF
City Council Chambers | Tempe Public Art Opportunity
City of Tempe
Apply by October 11, 2019
The City of Tempe is undergoing a complete redesign of the City Council Chambers. To enhance this process, Tempe Public Art invites artists to submit previously created and completed artworks for consideration to be displayed in the newly designed Council Chambers. Selected works will be on display for one year and artists will be offered a stipend for this time. Multiple artworks will be selected as part of this opportunity.
Photo: Welcome to Daley Park by Jake Early
The opportunities featured below are selected from listings submitted for inclusion on our website's Jobs and Arts Opportunities boards by the offering/soliciting organization/company. Questions regarding a particular opportunity should be directed to the organization/company listed with the opportunity. 
CALLS FOR ARTISTS
Call for Art Submissions
A Buncha Book Artists Collective
Location: Tempe, AZ
Deadline: September 20, 2019
A Buncha Book Artists (ABBA) is opening artwork submissions to all students for this Fall 2019's exhibition. Not only are book artworks encouraged; any medium of artwork is accepted.

PRISMA Art Prize
Il Varco
Location: US
Deadline: September 20, 2019
The cultural association Il Varco is glad to announce its 2ND PRISMA Art Prize, an exhibition entirely organized by artists for the artists. A painting competition with $2000+ in cash awards and many other prizes.

Call for Artists 2020 | Burton Barr Central Library
Phoenix Public Library
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Deadline: September 30, 2019
Burton Barr Central Library is seeking proposals for exhibitions in its @Cental Gallery in 2020. The 2020 Call for Artists will be open for the entire month of September.

Serrano's Centennial Wall Mural
Serrano's Mexican Restaurants
Location: Chandler, AZ
Deadline: September 30, 2019
Serrano's Mexican Restaurant in Downtown Chandler is now accepting RFQs for a wall mural project in celebration of the family's 100-year anniversary as a small business owner in Chandler.

Call to Artists | Fine Craft Sale
Coconino Center for the Arts
Location: Flagstaff, AZ
Deadline: October 4, 2019
Applications are open for the Fine Craft Sale, a two-day artist marketplace. Artists will be provided a booth in the Coconino Center for the Arts. Artwork must be fine craft.

Call to Artists | Foundations
Coconino Center for the Arts
Location: Flagstaff, AZ
Deadline: October 13, 2019
Student artists at the college level may apply to be in Foundations, the companion exhibition to It's Elemental. Applications are now open. There is no fee to apply.

Call to Artists 2020 | Joel Valdez Main Library Gallery
Pima County Public Library
Location: Tucson, AZ
Deadline: October 23, 2019
Calling all artists who live or work in Pima County. Get ready for the next Call to Artists to fill the Joel Valdez Main Library gallery space with month long shows in the 2020 exhibit season.

Inception | Call for Best Opening
Sunspot Literary Journal
Location: Online
Deadline: October 31, 2019
Sunspot Lit wants your best fiction, nonfiction, or poetry opening. No restrictions on theme, category, or length of the piece from which the beginning is excerpted. Submit up to 250 words for prose, or up to 25 words for poetry.

Open Call to Visual Artists
Ormond Memorial Art Museum
Location: Ormond Beach, FL
Deadline: November 27, 2019
The Ormond Memorial Art Museum is accepting submissions from artists in a variety of styles and media for exhibitions in late 2020 and 2021.

Gallery Exhibit Space Available | Tucson J's Fine Art Gallery
Tucson Jewish Community Center
Location: Tucson, AZ
Deadline: December 10, 2019, 12:00 AM
Are you looking for a gallery space to exhibit and sell your work? The Tucson J's Fine Art Gallery features a track hanging system, recently renovated, open gallery space. Exhibits are rotated every 4 to 6 weeks.
CALLS FOR PUBLIC ART
First Fridays at ASU Law | Downtown Phoenix
ASU College of Law
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Deadline: September 20, 2019
ASU Law is looking for both public art installations/displays and performance artists for "First Friday's" type of events.

IN FLUX Cycle 9 | Public Art Grants
IN FLUX
Location: Chandler, Glendale, Peoria, Phoenix, Scottsdale, and Tempe
Deadline: September 20, 2019
IN FLUX is now accepting applications for Public Arts Grants. Arizona artists working in any media are encouraged to apply.

Call for Public Artists
Cambridge Arts
Location: Cambridge, MA
Deadline: September 30, 2019
The City of Cambridge, Massachusetts, invites artists to submit qualifications to be eligible for a $300,000 public art commission to commemorate the passage, in August 1920, of the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.

Call to Public Artists | Surprise City Hall Bench
City of Surprise
Location: Surprise, AZ
Deadline: October 03, 2019
The City of Surprise, in conjunction with the Surprise Arts & Cultural Advisory Commission (SACAC), is seeking qualified artists to propose artwork that will serve as a centerpiece for a seating area in the Development Center of City Hall.
GRANTS & FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
Membership and Grant Opportunities
Arizona Glass Alliance
Location: Scottsdale, AZ
Deadline: Ongoing
The Arizona Glass Alliance promotes the knowledge, appreciation, and support of studio art made from glass. Within defined parameters, we provide financial assistance to institutions and organizations in support of our vision.

Emergency Grants
Foundation for Contemporary Arts
Location: New York, NY
Deadline: Ongoing
Emergency Grants is the only active, multi-disciplinary program that offers immediate assistance of this kind to artists living and working anywhere in the United States, for projects occurring in the U.S. and abroad.

Seed Grants
The Pollination Project
Location: Berkeley, CA
Deadline: Rolling
The Pollination Project is accepting applications for Seed Grants.
OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUTH
2019 Biosecurity Month Poster Competition
ASU Environmental Health and Safety Department
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Deadline: September 27, 2019
ASU's Department of Environmental Health and Safety is hosting the 2nd Annual Biosecurity Month Poster Contest. Students grades 3-8 are encouraged to submit designs representing "What does biosecurity mean to you?"

Scholarships
Harmony Project Phoenix
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Deadline: October 5, 2019
Do you know a young musician who deserves a scholarship? Harmony Project Phoenix is now accepting applications for a $1,200 scholarship. Students who attend a Title I school in Arizona are encouraged to apply.
 
Young Arts Competition
National Young Arts Foundation
Location: Miami, FL
Deadline: October 11, 2019
The National Young Arts Foundation offers a national contest for 15-18 year-olds. Students have an opportunity to achieve national recognition, mentorship and professional development. 
RESIDENCIES
HARPO Emerging Artist Fellowship Residency
Santa Fe Art Institute
Location: Santa Fe, NM
Deadline: October 1, 2019
The Santa Fe Art Institute is accepting applications for the 2020 HARPO Foundation Emerging Artist Fellowship Residency from August 1 to October 1, 2019.

Free Artist Residency
New York Mills Arts Retreat and Regional Cultural Center
Location: New York Mills, MN
Deadline: October 1, 2019
The New York Mills Arts Retreat residency program is now accepting applications. The deadline is April 1 for residencies from July – December and October 1 for residencies from January – June.

Artist in Residence | Mural Painter
Arkansas Tech University - Department of Art
Location: Russellville, AR
Deadline: October 12, 2019
Arkansas Tech University is now accepting applications for an Artist in Residence - Mural painter for a 5 month residency. All experienced artists with a master's degree may apply.

Artists-in-Residence Program
HMC
Location: Budapest, Hungary
Deadline: October 15, 2019
We are pleased to inform that the call for the Artists-in-Residence Program in 2020 at AIR-HMC, Budapest has been opened.
JOBS
Operations Support Intern
West Valley Arts Council
Location: Surprise, AZ
Deadline: September 21, 2019
The West Valley Arts Council is seeking an Operations Support Intern to provide support for the management of the organization’s exhibits.

Exhibits Curator | Cultural Development Department
City of Chandler
Location: Chandler, AZ
Deadline: September 29, 2019
The primary function of an employee in this class is to perform a variety of Museum and gallery functions including the development, and coordination of both permanent and temporary artifact exhibits and displays including; on-site, offsite, and traveling exhibits, that enhance the educational mission of the museum and support the arts and culture division.

Artist Services Coordinator
Scottsdale Arts
Location: Scottsdale, AZ
Deadline: September 30, 2019
This position will coordinate the non-technical aspects of the performance engagement and ensure a high quality experience for artists contracted with Scottsdale Arts.

Artistic Operations Manager
Chamber Music Northwest
Location: Portland, OR
Deadline: October 1, 2019
The Artistic Operations Manager is the key program leader for CMNW, reporting to the Executive Director and working with Artistic Director to help achieve CMNW’s artistic, education, and community engagement goals.

Volunteers
Tucson Meet Yourself Festival
Location: Tucson, AZ
Deadline: October 11-13, 2109
Tucson Meet Yourself is a folklife festival. We focus on presenting artists and communities that carry on living traditions rooted in a group’s own definition of identity, artistry, and cultural significance.
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