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JOBS/INTERNSHIPS
Michigan State University seeks a senior director of development, cultural arts to lead the fundraising programs for three innovative and forward-thinking cultural organizations: the Broad Art Museum, the MSU Museum and the Science Gallery Detroit. Application deadline is March 26, 2021. Learn more.

LOCAL CALLS
Riverwalk Theatre announces a call for stand-up comedians, funny peeps, dad-joke tellers and goofballs for its upcoming virtual Comedy Variety Show. Submit a video to: rora07@gmail.com of any of the following (multiple submissions are welcome): previous stand-up performance; original comedic monologue; your latest comedy routine; skit or comedy sketch ala TikTok or Vine. Please keep submissions PG-13. Submission deadline is March 18, 2021.

Riverwalk Theatre announces call for actors for their upcoming musical, "Working." They are seeking actors of diverse backgrounds, including ethnicities, ages (can play 18 and older), genders and theatre acting and voice “types” that are willing to portray masons, fast-food workers, housewives, truck drivers, call center reps, sex workers and more. They're asking everyone interested to prepare their best 1-2 minutes of singing that shows their vocal range and ability to portray a character, as well as a reading of one of the provided sides. This production will be rehearsed virtually (beginning in Mid-March and working through May), and individual scenes will be recorded and edited to produce a full show. Submission deadline is March 12, 2021. Learn more.

The East Lansing Arts Commission announces a call to artists for a public mural that will celebrate the city’s commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion, the importance that art plays in defining a sense of place and community and the diversity of the East Lansing community. It will be located in downtown East Lansing on the fourth and fifth floors of the Albert Avenue Garage, 218 Albert Ave., which is part of the Center City development and cover an area approximately 23 ft. tall and 53 ft. wide. Application deadline is March 23, 2021. Learn more.

LAFCU announces a call to Michigan artists for the "Act with Love & Equality" art initiative. Their mission is to showcase daily reminders of important words (as they relate to love & equality) through the use of art pieces that will be showcased on billboards and digital channels. Artists are asked to create their piece using their medium of choice based on one of 10 words (Love, Humanity, Change, Peace, Kind, Empathy, Unity, Equal or One, Hope, Heal) that represent love and equality. Application deadline is March 31, 2021. Learn more.

MICHIGAN/MIDWEST CALLS
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts announces a call to artists for the West Michigan Area Show 2021. This annual juried exhibition showcases work in all media by artists in a 14-county region surrounding Kalamazoo. Each year, a renowned artist, educator or museum specialist selects the works to be exhibited and over a dozen works to be awarded more than $5,000 in prizes, including a $1,000 grand prize. Application deadline is March 31, 2021. Learn more.

ARC Gallery & Educational Foundation in Chicago seeks entries for its juried art exhibition, "Observing Motherhood," April 30-June 19, 2021. Three "juror awards" will be selected for a small monetary award ($100 each); and awarded work will be featured on ARC social media sites. They are seeking innovative approaches to the representation of motherhood, shifting the viewpoint from the overly nostalgic imagery promoted by popular culture, to a critical exploration of the subject. Application deadline, March 21,2021. Learn more.

John Michael Kohler Arts Center invites artists to submit artwork for the July 17-18, 2021, Midsummer Festival of the Arts, one of Wisconsin's most popular juried art festivals. Jurors will select 135 artists for this festival, which features live concerts, family art-making activities and more, all on the John Michael Kohler Arts Center's beautiful campus in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. Artist amenities include an Art Patron Breakfast and $3,000 in cash awards. Application deadline, March 31, 2021. Learn more.

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL CALL
for entries for its 30th annual open exhibition, entitled “Innovations.” ISEA gives all mediums a venue to show work in an annual international juried exhibit. Experimental artists explore new techniques, compositions and concepts to create an attitude of “what ifs.” Art can be realistic or abstract, the approach is what counts. Exhibition will take place Sept. 6-Oct. 24, 2021, at Mission Point Resort, Mackinac Island, Michigan. Application deadline is March 31,2021. Learn more.

The Indianapolis Art Center announces a call for entry to their Women’s Work exhibition, a juried exhibition centered on gender and feminist politics. Historically, women have been excluded from the art world, from being kept out of academies and apprenticeships to being woefully underrepresented in galleries and museums today. Along with this, the art skills that were deemed feminine or appropriate for women, such as sewing, embroidery, or weaving are dismissed as “just” crafts and hobbies. This exhibition, open to women-identified and non-binary artists from the local and national community, seeks to highlight female artists and intersectionality in femininity. Application deadline is May 21, 2021. Learn more.

Contemporary Art Gallery Online is proud to announce their eighth annual “ALL Cityscape” online art competition for 2021. Artists should submit their best representational and non-representational art related to the “Cityscape” theme. The “Cityscape” theme is considered to be any art which depicts cities, towns, urban scenes and any related metropolitan subjects. We are excited to see your artwork. A group exhibition of all entrants will be held online at the Contemporary Art Gallery from April 22-May 20, 2021. Learn more.