Nasher Sculpture Center Artist Grants are small-sum awards offered to artists to further their personal or professional development. In 2003, Raymond Nasher chose to make a permanent home for the Nasher Collection in Dallas. Since then, the Nasher Sculpture Center has become an indelible part of the city’s cultural landscape and an important focal point of inspiration for artists and art lovers around the world. In this spirit, the Nasher Sculpture Center is pleased to offer a grant program that invests in the art community of North Texas. In presenting these grants, the Nasher recognizes the great artistic talent residing in North Texas and our privilege and responsibility to support it.

The City of San Marcos Mural Arts Committee seeks to commission a professional Indigenous artist or artist team to design and paint a mural located at the City Hall Complex, 630 E. Hopkins.

The Hartnett Gallery at the University of Rochester in Rochester, NY, is now accepting proposals from individual artists, groups, and curators based in the US that are interested in exhibiting their work during the 2023-2024 academic year. Submissions from University of Rochester alumnae artists and artists based in the Rochester area are also welcomed. Each year a panel of undergraduate students and the Hartnett Gallery Advisory Board select three exhibitions to be held during the 2023-2024 academic year.
Selected artists are guaranteed:
• A 3 to 4 week exhibition at Hartnett Gallery during the 2023-2024 academic year
• Assistance installing the exhibition
• A $1000 honorarium paid at the end of the exhibition
• Limited support for shipping, travel, and hotel accommodation for installation and the exhibition reception
• An opening reception and public artist talk
• Press material and PR support
ABOUT HARTNETT
Established in 1972, this unique triangular gallery is located in one of the main buildings of the university, Wilson Commons, which was designed by the renowned architect I.M. Pei. The gallery has a rich exhibition history that includes both artists at the initial stages of their careers and artists who are internationally known. Please visit the Hartnett Gallery Website to see the exhibition space and layout.
APPLICATION:
DEADLINE: Applications are due July 10, 2023 by 11:59pm. Incomplete submissions, late submissions, or submissions that do not conform to the guidelines will not be considered.
EMAIL SUBJECT: Hartnett Call for Exhibitions 2023-2024 Submission for [Artist Name]
To submit your work for consideration, compile and email the following items as one PDF (under 5MB) and send to [email protected]. Please do not send zipped files.
1. Contact Information
Artist Name
Address (City, State, Zip)
Phone Number
Email Address
Website
• Type of Exhibition (alumnae, individual, group, or curated)
• Availability: Please list the exhibition dates you are able to exhibit work. Work must be available for the duration of the exhibition dates. You may list more than one date.
1.
1. Meliora (alumnae) Exhibition: September-October, 2023 (you must be available for an artist reception the weekend of October 5, 2023)
2. Fall Exhibition: November-December, 2023
3. Spring Exhibition: February-March, 2024
2. Title of Exhibition
3. Exhibition Statement
4. Installation Requirements: Specify spatial and technical needs
5. Artist Biography
6. Artist Statement
7. 5 to 10 images of recent artwork. Images do not have to be of works that will definitely be included in the final show, but MUST be representative of the works to be displayed. For video/new media files, please submit as a Vimeo link. For each image include the following information below the image: Artist Name, Title of Work, Medium, Dimensions (with unit of measure indicated), Year
8. Curriculum Vitae
NOTIFICATION: Artists will be notified by the end of August, 2023.

This open call will take four curators and arts researchers to Dakar, Senegal to learn about the city’s artistic context and share their knowledge with their communities. During the one-week guided research trip, the participants, along with members of Mophradat’s team, will meet and share experiences with peers from the art scenes they are visiting. Mophradat will provide flights, travel insurance, accommodation and per diems, and reimburse visa costs. Applicants must be from or living in the Arab world. 

Exhibizone proudly presents Abstract Zone 2023, a unique smart online international group exhibition to celebrate abstraction in art.

Instead of imitating the world as we see it, abstraction explores notions such as color, shape, space, composition or materials.

Abstract art is the freedom of the mind to journey into uncharted territories. It allows artists to perceive beyond the tangible in order to extract the infinite out of the finite.

The subject is free and for Abstract Zone 2023, we encourage talented visual artists working in any 2D and 3D medium to share their brilliant abstract artworks and join us in another popular exhibition by Exhibizone that so far has attracted more than 5.9 million visitors worldwide.

Deadline: July 11, 2023

This annual $10,000 grant will support Black trans women visual artists, drawing attention to an existing body of work. Four finalists will also receive a $1,250 award. Winning artists will receive additional professional development resources and further guidance to bolster their creative development in the field.

Gallerium proudly presents Unreal 2023, a dual juried exhibition and publication art opportunity to present a world beyond ordinary. The subject is free as surreal work includes a vast range of art from abstract to hyper-realism inspired by the world beyond the ordinary.

Express your artistic talent, and share your surreal world to unlock people’s minds and show them a unique experience of the unseen and unknown through the fantastic world of art.

Artists working in any 2D and 3D medium from anywhere in the world are invited to join this unique opportunity.

Learn more about our previous exhibitions at https://www.gallerium.art/exhibitions

The City of San José Office of Cultural Affairs and the Center for Cultural Innovation (CCI) are collaborating on two opportunities for artists who live/work in San José, California. The Creative Economy Fund awards project grants to arts, cultural, and creative-based commercial businesses that are located in San José and involved in the production or distribution of the arts. The San José Business of Art offers entrepreneurial training, tools, and resources for San José artists to sustain and thrive.

The library, in partnership with the Library Foundation of Los Angeles, has established a residency program, Los Angeles Public Library Creators in Residence, designed to engage creative Angelenos from diverse backgrounds to produce new work that is informed or inspired by the Los Angeles Public Library’s collections and services, while also highlighting the impact of the library as a creative haven.

Creators from a wide range of disciplines — including but not limited to: artists, photographers, designers, architects, landscape architects, storytellers, filmmakers, poets, illustrators, cartographers, composers, writers, podcasters, and creators of any media — are invited to apply. Two will be selected based on the strength, originality, and relevance of past work and/or how the proposed project contributes to the Library’s broad mission of providing free and easy access to information, ideas and technology, engaging and inspiring the public, and interpreting critical stories from the collections it holds and the communities it serves.

The residency comes with a $20,000 award. This honorarium is for the creator’s time, including meetings, research, local travel, and for the creation and presentation of deliverables and promotion thereof. Additional support will be provided for materials and production expenses that may arise in the course of the project, and will be determined on a case by case basis. Selected individuals will have the opportunity to work closely with LAPL and LFLA staff, explore the Library's extensive collections, utilize its facilities, and participate in programs while developing and executing their own original projects.

WSP, Landworks Studio and kwED, for the City of Wichita invite professional artists and artist teams with a demonstrated history of completing durable, permanent, outdoor public art projects to submit their qualifications.
Two sites have been identified for art-objects to be installed as a part of Douglas Avenue improvements to be completed by the end of 2025. Douglas Avenue is the primary, multi-modal east/west roadway (approximately 8,500 autos per day) through Wichita’s Historic Delano Neighborhood supporting both residential and commercial activities.

Installation: Estimated Summer to Winter, 2025

63 & 93: Generations in Conversation, an exhibition featuring artwork created by artists 30 years of age and younger on display alongside artwork created by artists 60 and older living in Texas. Fifty works of art split evenly between younger and older artists, twenty-five for each age range. This exhibition will focus on influences and conversations, emphasizing how artists from different generations create artwork. The exhibition is not meant to be a competition but a point of conversation, drawing two age groups often seen in opposition to one another due to preconceived ideas. The exhibition will explore changes in technique, media usage, environmental and technological influences, and how artists representative of two periods, the 1960s and the 1990s, are inspired.

Residency Details
This residency is open to emerging and mid-career artists working in all disciplines across Greater Los Angeles. For four months the artist-in-residence will be given a studio in the Quinn Emanuel Los Angeles office to support their existing practice or a new project as appropriate.

At the end of the residency an exhibition will be held to display the works of the artist and at least one work will be incorporated into the permanent collection. A supporting stipend will be provided, as well as materials allowance. Over the course of a year there will be 2 residency cycles, each with a four month residency and a subsequent exhibition in a location deemed appropriate for the work decided on between the artist and curator.

Residency Period
The residency will begin in September 2023 and end in December 2023.

Compensation
The artist-in-residence will receive $5,000 a month over the course of four months for a total of $20,000. In addition, Quinn Emanuel will provide an allowance of up to $1,500 for purchase of art materials.

Selection Criteria
The artist-in-residence will be an artist working with a distinct and new voice, with clear mastery of their media of choice. Preference will be given to artists who are in the early or middle stages of their career. The selection committee is interested in giving opportunity and a platform to underrepresented artists.

Space & Support
The artist-in-residence will have access to an office to use as a studio at the Los Angeles location.

Exhibition
After the residency is completed, along with the direct help of curator Alexis Hyde, an exhibition will be mounted of the work in a place decided on. Sales of the work will be determined in conversation as well.

Residency Period
The residency will begin in February 2023 and end in June 2023.

Compensation
The artist-in-residence will receive $5,000 a month over the course of four months for a total of $20,000. In addition, Quinn Emanuel will provide an allowance of up to $1,500 for purchase of art materials.

Selection Criteria
The artist-in-residence will be an artist working with a distinct and new voice, with clear mastery of their media of choice. Preference will be given to artists who are in the early or middle stages of their career. The selection committee is interested in giving opportunity and a platform to underrepresented artists.

Space & Support
The artist-in-residence will have access to an office to use as a studio at the Los Angeles location.

Exhibition
After the residency is completed, along with the direct help of curator Alexis Hyde, an exhibition will be mounted of the work in a place decided on. Sales of the work will be determined in conversation as well.

Apply
To apply, please email your application to: [email protected]

Application Due 11:59 PM PST JULY 15, 2023

Applications should include the following components:
Proposal (500 words max) in body of email.
Resume or CV, including contact information, PDF form.
Digital portfolio, submitted in a single PDF, highlighting no more than 8 original works that represent the applicant’s style, quality, and practice over time.
Total file size should not exceed 20MB.
Links for applicable videos or media may be included in body of email.
Timeline
Residency begins September 2023
Residency ends December 2023
Exhibition begins January 2023
Exhibition ends February 2023

The annual Art Ability Exhibition and Sale at Bryn Mawr Rehab Hospital is open to artists with physical, cognitive, visual and/or hearing disabilities.
Art Ability is dedicated to creating community awareness of cognitive and physical disabilities, encouraging people with disabilities to reach beyond their limitations and find fulfillment and inspiration through art. Art Ability provides positive role models for people with disabilities while increasing their access to the arts. The program successfully develops new markets for artists with disabilities where they can gain recognition for their technical skill and artistic vision.
We are currently planning a series of events to celebrate our artists, beginning in late October. The annual exhibit and sale will be on display at Bryn Mawr Rehab Hospital in Malvern, Pennsylvania, from October 28, 2023 to January 28, 2024 and will be open to the public based on current visitor policies.

The Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition is excited to announce the return of the Oklahoma Curatorial Fellowship—previously the Oklahoma Art Writing & Curatorial Fellowship—and is accepting applications beginning June 16, 2023, through July 16, 2023, at 11:59 pm.

The Oklahoma Curatorial Fellowship trains promising emerging curators by catalyzing long-term creative connections and art careers through mentorship, professional development, and hands-on training emphasizing curatorial practice and writing that culminates in an exhibition at prominent gallery spaces in Oklahoma. This 10-month fellowship begins in October 2023 and ends in August 2024, with exhibition programming occurring in Fall 2024. Up to 8 fellows are selected from a regional (OK, AK, KS, TX, NM, CO, MO) pool of applicants to form a cohort led by esteemed mentors who are leaders and professionals in the field.

Must be 21 years old by the start of the Fellowship.

Must have a permanent address in the region (OK, AK, KS, TX, NM, CO, MO) and be able to travel to Oklahoma City and Tulsa*. (Travel costs and accommodations are not provided.)

Applicants may either be individuals or co-curatorial teams of no more than three members with only one Lead Applicant and application per team.

Participate in all ten months of the Fellowship. (Virtual and in-person schedule.)

Attend six in-person panel discussions & workshops.

Read assigned texts monthly.

Prepare assigned written texts (200 – 1500 words) throughout the program.

Participate in small-group workshop sessions outside of the in-person meetings, as necessary. (Can be virtual.)

Visit art exhibitions at various museums and galleries.

Submit one prepared text (750 – 1500 words) and supporting images to the Lead Mentor/Art Focus Editor by the assigned deadline for the final project published in Art Focus Oklahoma.

Remain open to new ideas and criticism and treat Mentors, OVAC staff, and fellow participants with respect.

This free-to-enter prize is an international art initiative from M&C Saatchi Group and Saatchi Gallery. This year’s prize asks emerging artists to creatively respond to the theme of Regeneration. A total prize fund of £20,000 will be split between six winners, and winning artists will be able to exhibit their work at Saatchi Gallery in London. Entry is open to emerging artists based in: UK, Europe, Americas, Asia, Australia, Middle East & Africa. A winner from each location will be decided by the judging panel before a grand jury selects the overall winner.

Applications are being accepted for a 4-month residency (Sept 1 - Dec 30) at The Umbrella Arts Center in Concord, MA offering free studio space and teaching opportunities. (There will be a new application period for the spring, and the fall Artist-in-Residence may renew their application at that time for consideration to extend).

The Umbrella Arts Center in historic Concord, MA is proud to continue its Artist-in-Residence program for the 2023-2024 season. We are seeking artists in any discipline who may be working on a specific project and will make regular use of a 220 square foot studio space in a vibrant, multi-disciplinary arts center that houses an an active community of artists in 50 artist studios, a rapidly expanding Ceramics Studio, Makerspace, performance and gallery spaces. Visit our website for more details and how to apply

Plaza Walls is a curated, rotating mural project in the Plaza District of Oklahoma City managed and produced by The Oklahoma Mural Syndicate (OMS). The project was launched in September 2015 by Dylan Bradway and Kristopher Kanaly with approval by the Oklahoma City Arts Commission and Urban Design Commission. OMS was founded by Brandi Guthery, Dylan Bradway and Kristopher Kanaly with a mission to advocate and create public art throughout Oklahoma.

What to Expect:
✦ Artist stipends (EVERYONE gets paid!)
✦ Creative freedom! No renderings required!
✦ Artist & Staff appreciation dinner!
(We throw a private party in the PW Courtyard the night before the Expo
celebrating your hard work with drinks, food, and entertainment!)
✦ Accommodations for traveling artists
✦ Lifts and scaffolding provided. Most walls are no taller than 12’.
✦ Gallery exhibition featuring participating artists
✦ 1-year runtime on all brick murals and 6-month runtime for all panel murals.
✦ 25,000 attendees during festival
✦ Located in the heart of the coolest district in Oklahoma!
✦ Amazing good vibes in a vibrant and open community

The Arizona Commission on the Arts is now accepting applications for 2024 Research & Development (R&D) Grants! R&D Grants provide up to $5,000 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?
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
This grant is available to Arizona artists working in any discipline. Applicants must be individuals and may submit only one application per year. Organizations are not eligible to apply. At the time an application is submitted, and the grant is awarded, an applicant must be:

18 years of age or older;
not enrolled for more than three credit hours at a college or university;
and a resident of Arizona.
Recipients of the R&D Grant must wait 4 years to reapply and may receive a maximum of 4 awards in their lifetime.

Artists living with a chronic gastrointestinal disorder (such as IBS, Gastroparesis, etc.) or artists who know someone with a gastrointestinal disorder are welcome to apply.

Selected artworks will be displayed on the International Foundation for Gastrointestinal Disorders' website. This digital exhibition aims to help raise awareness for these disorders' emotive and physical struggles.

We are looking for works that explore what it is like to live with a gastrointestinal disorder.

All visual works are considered including photography, painting, drawing, sculpture, and video.

Selected artists will have their works displayed on the website along with your bio and your website information.

Up to five works may be submitted.

Community Impact Micro Grants provide $1,000 in funding to non-profit organizations or individual artists for arts & cultural projects and activities that enable Nassau and Suffolk communities to experience and engage with the performing, literary, media, and visual arts on a bimonthly basis

Sedona Arts Center turns 65 this year. This exhibit kicks off our theme for our anniversary year. Numbers can conjure up many things and Sedona Arts Center wants to know What numbers are important to you? For Example: 2–the number of cats you have; 10 -the number of grandchildren you have; 18 –the first time you got to vote; 1994 –the year you got married, etc. This exhibit asks artists to interpret how and what numbers have impacted their lives. Work should reflect the theme of numbers in some way. All art mediums will be accepted.
● Monetary awards will be given for First Place/Best of Show Award ($500), Second ($250) and Third ($150) place.
● Honorable mention awards will be awarded at the discretion of the jurors and no monetary amount attached.
● People’s Choice Award is announced at the end of the show. No monetary award attached.

The Bicentennial Park group of the Bicentennial Macon 200 seeks artists to submit qualifications for public artwork(s) in the Bicentennial Park. The park is adjacent to the Ocmulgee National Historical Park and the Mill Hill Community Center. The artwork(s) will be sited in locations within the greater Park site. The artwork (s) shall reflect on the history of Macon.
This artwork (s) should:
• Commemorate the history of Macon evoking emotion. Macon’s history includes hurt, segregation, harshness – many feelings that can be acknowledged.
• Create interest in and around healing past and present, reconciliation and restoration.
• Inspire people to see the Macon community with hope and a spirit for equity, empathy, social justice, and wholeness of community for the future.

The Brookings Public Arts Commission is seeking designs that can be reproduced as a vinyl wrap and applied to utility boxes within the City of Brookings. This opportunity is open to amateur and professional artists of all levels, all ages, working in any medium, as long as the final artwork can be translated and digitally reproduced on a 2-dimensional vinyl wrap. Please note red fades faster than cool colors and we ask artists to consider that.
Up to 8 artists will be chosen for this round of art wraps. Selected artists will be awarded $1,000 per box design which includes licensing rights that will enable the Commission to reproduce the final design on utility boxes within the City. Artists can submit up to 4 designs. Vinyl wraps are intended to be installed before Winter 2023.
The general theme to this call is to celebrate Brookings. Artists are encouraged to think about our history, the contributions that inhabitants made, the creativity of our inhabitants, what Brookings is known for, what ideas or products or inventions came from Brookings. The design will be in the style and medium best determined by the artist but must integrate the front, back, and sides of the box to capture the interest of those that drive, ride, and walk by. Attached is a prototype template of the boxes.
The final artwork must be submitted as a high-quality digital file by 5:00 p.mp, Friday, July 28, 2023. If artwork is not inherently a digital file, artist must submit a high-resolution scan or photograph of the work, suitable for use. The City of Brookings will be responsible for printing and installation of the box wraps

The Louisiana Percent for Art Program seeks artists or artist teams to design and implement an interior site-specific sculptural installation of original design for the Coastal Center at Nicholls State University. The installation should represent the wind-swept trees commonly seen on forested islands and other areas directly affected by continuous Gulf winds.

The Clearwater Public Art & Design Program seeks an artist or artist team to develop artwork for the newly constructed Fire Station 46 in Clearwater Beach, Florida. The fire station is located just steps from Pinellas County’s top tourist destination, Clearwater Beach. Being located at such a popular site, the fire station receives thousands of visitors from around the world every year. The city is looking for an engaging sculpture with glass elements to add to the visitor experience. The sculpture will sit in front of the fire station next to a busy sidewalk and commuter street. The structure should also contain a light element, either beneath the base of the sculpture to illuminate from within or uplighting so passersby can enjoy the sculpture in the day or night. Themes and topics suggested but not limited to fire elements, water elements, and/or fire station patches that firefighters exchange with other city and state fire departments.

The 2024 Border Biennial / Bienal Fronteriza 2024 will focus on the unique identity of the borderland, which includes a diversity of experiences. The exhibition will explore how the definition of “the border,” has helped shape artists’ artistic practice and make up who they are, including their history, gender, culture, race, sexuality, etc. The 2024 Border Biennial is curated by Claudia S. Preza M.A., EPMA Assistant Curator, alongside curatorial advisors Edgar Picazo Merino and Jazmín Ontiveros Harvey. Engaging programming and a publication capturing the show will accompany the exhibition. While the artworks in the Border Biennial focus on the United States / Mexico border, the exhibition provides an opportunity to reflect on borders and their conditions worldwide.

The Other Art Fair is a global gathering of creative thinkers, game changers and pleasure seekers sharing emerging talent and unforgettable experiences.

Set against the backdrop of the world’s biggest cities, each of our fairs is different. We combine boundary-pushing yet always accessible artworks from over 100 independent artists like you, with immersive installations, performances and a few curious encounters. The result is an inspiring, evocative, inclusive and fun event that reframes how art can be perceived and creates lasting connections between artists and art lovers.

We’ve been dedicated to representing independent artists since 2011 The Other Art Fair and since then have worked with over 3,000 artists from more than 20 countries. We hosts 11 in-person fairs each year across the UK, US and Australia as well as two virtual Fairs annually.

Read on to find out more about how to apply to showcase your work at one of our Fairs across the globe.

The El Paso Museum of Art (EPMA) announces the 2024 Border Biennial / Bienal Fronteriza 2024 to be presented December 15, 2023 – April 14, 2024.

The 2024 Border Biennial / Bienal Fronteriza 2024 will focus on the unique identity of the borderland, which includes a diversity of experiences. The exhibition will explore how the definition of “the border,” has helped shape artists’ artistic practice and make up who they are, including their history, gender, culture, race, sexuality, etc. The 2024 Border Biennial is curated by Claudia S. Preza M.A., EPMA Assistant Curator, alongside curatorial advisors Edgar Picazo Merino and Jazmín Ontiveros Harvey. Engaging programming and a publication capturing the show will accompany the exhibition. While the artworks in the Border Biennial focus on the United States / Mexico border, the exhibition provides an opportunity to reflect on borders and their conditions worldwide.

Entries can be submitted by individuals of any nationality. Individuals must live and work within a 200-mile radius of the United States / Mexico border. For artists’ collectives, at least one member must live or work in this geographic area and must be the applicant and point of contact for the collective. Artists selected for the Biennial may be asked to exhibit artworks submitted, other existing artworks, or newly commissioned works.

Dates:

Each applicant must submit images or files for no less than two and no more than five artworks dating from January 1, 2021. All questions must be answered for application to be submitted.

The deadline for applications to the 2024 Border Biennial is 11:59 pm MST on Sunday, July 30, 2023. An incomplete or late submission will result in the application not being reviewed. There are no exceptions.

Support for the 2024 Border Biennial is by provided by the Mellon Foundation. Additional support provided by the Texas Commission on the Arts, the El Paso Museum of Art Foundation, and the City of El Paso Museums and Cultural Affairs Department.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT: [email protected]

Submit for a monthly exhibit at Tim Murphy Art Gallery in Merriam Kansas.
Review guidelines, process for selection and submit at:
https://www.merriam.org/Government/Departments/Parks-Rec/TMAG-Call-for-Artists

Application deadline: Jul 31, 2023 at 5:00pm

The City of San Ramon manages 5 community galleries. Applications for the 2024 calendar year are now being accepted for solo and group exhibits. Exhibit durations range from 1-2 months depending on the final Gallery Schedule.

All art submissions & applications will be reviewed by the San Ramon Arts Advisory Committee. The 2024 schedule for all San Ramon Art Galleries will be confirmed by November 15, 2023.

Apply today at https://forms.gle/NVDkeKBMv36sc4W47

For more information about the City of San Ramon galleries including an Artist FAQ please visit www.SanRamon.ca.gov/arts

Questions: Please call Arts Coordinator Ri Thomas at 925-973-3322 or email to [email protected]

The TAKING TIME / PRENDENDO TEMPO Residency Programme is designed to support research, study and/or the development of new work.

Applications are open to creative practitioners such as visual artists, film makers, writers, performance artists, curators, designers, musicians, theatre-makers and researchers who work either individually or collaboratively. Individuals and groups are welcomed. Interdisciplinary applications from creatives who work across disciplines are encouraged.

Each individual residency provides uninterrupted periods of time with no expectation of a final outcome: whether you wish simply to be up close to your practice, be free of the pressures of academia, allow nature to suffuse your thinking and feeling, produce new work or complete a project.

This Residency also offers the opportunity to engage and share with an international and diverse peer-group.

Northwest Film Forum’s Lynn Shelton “Of a Certain Age” Grant is a project-based award that provides $25,000 to an individual woman, nonbinary, and/or transgender US filmmaker, age 39 or older, who is working on their first narrative feature as a director.

This grant seeks to recognize a film director for their distinct vision, storytelling, and singularity.
In 2020, The Lynn Shelton “Of a Certain Age” Grant was established by Northwest Film Forum alongside Duplass Brothers Productions, and with major support from COLOR and Eliza Flug, to honor Seattle filmmaker Lynn Shelton, who passed away on May 16th, 2020. Lynn Shelton often spoke of feeling inspired after seeing filmmaker Claire Denis speak at Northwest Film Forum and learning that Denis did not make her first feature until age 40. Shelton went on to make her own first feature film (We Go Way Back) at the age of 39. In the years since, she built a prolific canon of feature and television work and made an indelible mark on the landscape of American cinema.

This project will commission 3-D, interactive, site-specific work that will celebrate the history and cultural contributions of the Hispanic community in Thornton, Colorado. The work will be challenged to move away from a monolithic approach and explore multilingual, multicultural, and multiethnic themes to bring light to the nationalities, generations, gender identities, and weave the story of the Hispanic Diaspora.

The City of Thornton, in collaboration with the Thornton Arts, Sciences and Humanities Council (TASHCO), is seeking to commission original public art for Pecos Park, a public park located in Ward 1 of Thornton, Colorado. Both parties are seeking a strong visual impact and a project that will push Thornton’s public art program into a contemporary setting.

Artists are strongly encouraged to explore contemporary materials, themes, and utilize interdisciplinary practices to meet the scope of the project in addition to unique and exciting use of technology. This project asks artists to go beyond the use of static imagery/statuary to engage visitors and activate the park with a contemporary, innovative, and permanent public art piece. Artists will be required to research the Hispanic community in the City of Thornton, and Pecos Park area, and reflect their engagement and learnings in the final design for the artwork

Calling Artists who are exploring the intersection of art, ecology and community engagement.

Artists are invited by Nashulai Maasai Conservancy to participate in archiving the community’s oral tradition and to promote their model of sustainable conservation.

To ensure the fast-disappearing Maasai oral traditions are protected and archived, Nashulai is developing the Stories Café. Named Netii Apa, meaning Once Long Ago, this will be where the stories of the Maasai ways of life will be shared, and bear witness to a harmonious relationship with the land.

This Artist in Residence enables artists to collaborate with each other and the community in order to creatively correlate the stories that are being gathered at Nashulai: narratives that celebrate ancestral knowledge and 21st-century innovation.

The program will follow the progression of Netii Apa research and community centre, which the community hopes will serve as an international hub to preserve and share their stories. The residency will challenge artists to think critically about their role in addressing environmental and social issues. It will encourage them to explore new perspectives, push their artistic boundaries, and develop projects with a lasting impactt.

Cosmic Bodies & Beneath the Horizon is a dual group show organized by 2023 CalArts REEF artists-in-residence, Caleb Craig and Dongpu Ling.

Beneath the Horizon is a group exhibition merging the coastal diving community and emerging artists in order to explore the ocean as a vital part of our ecosystem. We are challenging artists to reflect on the ocean’s significance in providing food and resources and the implications of continuing our current environmental policies worldwide. We encourage artists to consider the impact of climate change and other environmental factors on the ocean, as well as the effects of human behavior on the ocean and marine life. This exhibition aims to use art as a tool to inspire and encourage viewers to reflect on our relationship with the ocean and the potential ways art might be used to mitigate the serious implications of continuing with our current environmental policies worldwide.

Cosmic Bodies is an exhibition inviting artists to respond to the body as cosmic – defined in Legacy Russell’s “Glitch Feminism” as “infinitely vast”. We challenge artists to submit work that considers bodies that encrypt, stitch, camouflage, and defy boundaries. We encourage artists to consider various ways of tracing, representing, erasing, choreographing, and exploring human and more than human bodies. We invite work dealing with microscopic and macroscopic body ecologies, traces, paradoxes, points of contact, and porosity.

Selected works will be exhibited at The Reef, Maker City LA in October, 2023. We are looking for works demonstrating high creativity, technical skill, and conceptual depth. Please note that all works must be original and created within the last two years.