Bethany Arts Community (BAC) offers residencies to emerging and established artists for the development of both new works and works-in-progress. BAC welcomes artists working across any discipline and medium, including visual artists, sculptors, writers, playwrights, choreographers, musicians, composers, performance artists, filmmakers, and more to our Fall Multidisciplinary Residency. Any and all artistic mediums are encouraged to apply. Enjoy an environment where artists from different disciplines and walks of life can work in community and near each other, creating opportunities for generative collaboration and cross-pollination.

Residents will be surrounded by uninhibited creativity during their time at BAC, in the form of other Multidisciplinary Residents, local studio artists, BAC staff and board members, those presenting programs on campus, and more!

A unique component of residencies at BAC is Community Programming. As part of a residency, we ask each artist to develop and facilitate a Community Program related to their residency plan. This part of the residency is an opportunity for artists to engage with the local community in Ossining and Westchester County, and for the local community to engage with artists through their work.

The Fall Multidisciplinary Residency runs for two sessions, September 23 to October 7 and October 18 to November 4, each with its own cohort. Artists are provided room & board, a private studio conducive to artists’ medium and/or project, 3 basic meals a day*, and a $225 stipend per week upon completion of the residency. Artist is responsible for transportation to and from BAC and any supplies or materials needed for their practice. We ask that you only apply if you can stay for the entire length of this residency.

*Please note for the 3 meals included during the residency, Bethany Arts Community is only able to accommodate for vegan, plant-based, vegetarian, dairy-free, and/or gluten-free diets. We are currently unable to accommodate severe allergies (celiac's disease, tree nut allergy, peanut allergy, etc.) and other commonly-used ingredient allergies (garlic, allium allergy, etc). Please contact [email protected] with any questions or help making arrangements if you have an allergy.

Artist team applications will only be considered for groups up to 3 members.

Broadway Stages’ Arts Residency Award @ Kingsland Wildflowers is an annual open-call contest for unique, site-specific installations created by local artists for our green rooftops. Typically, the winning proposal is displayed on the Upper Meadow of the Kingsland Wildflowers rooftop community center throughout the outdoor season. The program aims to showcase non-intrusive, sustainable artwork that highlights our one-of-a-kind surroundings and encourages reflection on the environment and the mission and vision of the WE ARE NATURE series.

The award is sponsored by Broadway Stages and presented by NOoSPHERE Arts as part of the annual WE ARE NATURE Rooftop Series. The winner is selected by a jury consisting of representatives of all partners in the coalition behind the Kingsland Wildflowers community center and curated by NOoSPHERE Arts’ Deputy Director, Daniela Holban.

The theme for the 2024 A Vibrant Tapestry:

NOoSPHERE Arts’ guiding philosophy is the holistic view that sees the world not as a collection of separate objects, but rather as a web of relations between the various parts of a unified whole. Modern physics proves what mystical traditions have always known: all parts of the cosmos are interconnected and everything is in a state of dynamic flow.

The constant flux of nature gives rise to novel and diverse forms. A healthy organism integrates emerging variations without losing balance. In these times of opposing factions at seemingly every turn, it is helpful to remember that a multitude of colors and shapes are needed to make up the rich, resplendent, and resilient tapestry that is life. We are all part of a web in which no part is more fundamental than any other.

NOoSPHERE Arts’ long-time mentor and collaborator, leading systems thinker Fritjof Capra, says that ecological awareness, at the deepest level, is the intuitive awareness of the oneness of all life, the interdependence of its multiple manifestations and its cycles of change and transformation. He suggests that spirituality could be defined as the mode of consciousness in which we feel connected to the cosmos as a whole. We now know that whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves.

YICCA is an international call for artists, open to professionals from any country in the world. All kinds of contemporary artworks are allowed in the art contest: drawings, paintings, sculptures, photographs, graphics, mix media, video, installations and performances. The competition's aim is to promote the enrolled artist, giving them chance to join the international market of contemporary art. Internationality and networking make this art call a huge chance for the artists, which can win a cash prize and have the opportunity to exhibit the submitted works in an art gallery of a European city. Jury's final decision will lead to a selection of 18 artists that will participate in the final exhibition.

This aim will be pursued by taking advantage of the opportunities that the contest offers:

Euro 3000,00 (three thousand/00) money prize to the first selected
Euro 1000,00 (one thousand/00) money prize to the second selected
exhibit the selected artworks in a exhibition space, determined by competition.
improvement of the relationship between finalists and critics, curators, gallery owners, public and private art institutions that will have access to this important exhibition.
maximum visibility through the advertising campaign that will follow the competition and all its stages
the works of selected artists will be published on "YICCA" catalogue which will be distributed free of charge to the finalists and will be available for professionals and institutions invited during the inauguration of the event.

A juried group photo show on trees and water at Black Box Gallery.

For more info: https://blackboxgallery.com

VIEW is partnering with the Guild of American Papercutters (GAP) to showcase an artform largely unknown in our region, but found in different forms throughout the world. It is called Scherenschnitte in German-speaking lands, Wycinanki in Poland, Jianzhi in China, and Papel Picado in Mexico.

The theme of “Paper Trails” references our trail-filled Adirondack home as well as the paths papercutting has followed from its origins to our own country. This juried exhibit will include works of original design that are created with scissors, craft knife, and even sheep shears.

The Guild of American Papercutters was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Somerset, PA, where it operates the National Museum of Papercutting. Its members, both national and international, range from beginner papercutters to professional, full-time artists and teachers. More information about GAP and becoming a member can be found at:

https://www.papercutters.org

The Bothell Arts Commission provides funding and support for the arts through a vision of connecting, supporting, and inspiring the community through arts and culture. The 2024 Creative Arts Grant Program is a new program of work and aligns with all four of the Strategic Directions of the Bothell City Council’s adopted, Cultural Plan.

Art grant proposals are selected based on innovative projects by artists; or community/arts organizations that hire artists for their projects. These projects showcase artistic and cultural diversity, community building activities through the arts, and an appreciation for the creative spirit. Every project must end in a culminating event that is accessible to residents and visitors of Bothell.

The Accessibility Grant program provides up to $2,000 for arts and non-arts organizations and unincorporated groups to make arts programs/facilities more accessible.

Program Goal
To encourage groups to enhance accessibility of arts programming and/or facilities to be more inclusive of all audiences and artists. Organizations led by persons with disabilities or programming that includes paid opportunities for disabled artists will be prioritized.
Application Deadlines 2024
Friday, April 12, 2024, 11:59 pm CST (project dates July 1, 2024-June 30, 2025)

Visual artists of all artistic mediums are invited to submit an application to be considered for this community-engaged art opportunity. One artist or creative team will be commissioned to engage with 4-6 communities in Minnesota, culminating in a deliverable artistic intervention that commemorates the Farmer-Labor movement in Minnesota.

The Film Photo Award offers two award cycles per year, each providing three distinct grants of professional photographic film and complementary film processing by Griffin Editions to photographers who demonstrate a serious commitment to the field and are motivated to continue the development of still, film-based photography in the 21st century.

The New York Center for Photographic Art (NYC4PA) invites photographers world-wide to submit images using any photographic process (print, image transfer, emulsion transfer, encaustic, black and white, etc.).

Though we often focus on the new and shiny there is amazing beauty in the decayed, the corroded, the rusted and it can make images of those items so much more compelling and interesting.

Consider the textures and colors in an abandoned, dilapidated factory or prison, the rust on an old bike, contrasting plaster and lathing on a corroded wall and the myriad of possible captures in a junkyard. Neighborhoods, disparagingly called “run down”, are treasure troves of “decayed” tumble down houses, “corroded” discarded toys, “rusted” cars, trash cans and so on.

Decay, Corrosion, Rust…. can take many forms; black and white, color, abstract – all photographic media are welcome.

In “What Good Is a Photograph?”, Ric Kasini Kadour writes, “The photograph as language, as a tool of everyday communication, is not new. Twentieth century theorists have wrung every possible drop out of visual literacy as a concept. It does not explain a problem curator Marvin Heiferman frames as, ‘We know that photographs work, but not quite how they do.’ This is dangerous. We may go misunderstood. Or worse, we may be misunderstood by others…Knowing how something works is key to using it effectively.”

The mediums of collage and photography are bound together in an ongoing dialogue. The photographer makes pictures of the world. The collagist remixes those pictures to tell a story about the world we live in. “Today, we’re taking more photos than at any previous time in history,” noted EyeEm contributor Lars Mensel. “Many photographers are asking themselves how to set their work apart from that of their peers. Photography has become less about the skill to take technically perfect pictures–most modern smartphones accomplish this at the touch of a button–but how pictures are combined to tell a story.”

The Photography & Collage Artist Residency will invite photographers and collage artists to come together in dialogue, learn from one another, and make artwork for a series of exhibitions that explore the intersection of collage and photography. Unfolding in two tracks over the course of a week, we will ask, What happens when a collagist picks up the camera? What happens when a photographer collages their pictures? Presentations will explore collage in theory, artist practice, the ecosystem of art, the state of photography, and the history of photography and collage. Artists will shoot on film, explore the dark room, and make collage with the results. Artists will also shoot digital images which will be printed as collage material.

During the residency, artists will make an artwork that will be exhibited at the New Orleans Photo Alliance Gallery. The exhibition will take place 9 June-28 July 2024 at the New Orleans Photo Alliance Center (7800 Oak Street, New Orleans). A reception will take place on Wednesday, 12 June 2024, 5:30-8:00PM as part of Kolaj Fest New Orleans, 12-16 June 2024.

After the residency, artists will invited to submit 3-5 artworks that will be considered for an exhibition at Kolaj Institute in December as part of PhotoNOLA 2024, an annual celebration of photography in New Orleans, produced by the New Orleans Photo Alliance in partnership with museums, galleries, and alternative venues citywide.

The residency is led by Dafna Steinberg, MFA, professor of darkroom photography at Delaware County Community College, and Lance Rothstein, a photojournalist and street artist who operates the darkroom and teaches photography and collage workshops at the Morean Art Center in Saint Petersburg, Florida. The project is being curated by Ric Kasini Kadour, Director of Kolaj Institute and a 2020-2021 Curatorial Fellow of The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, and produced in partnership with the New Orleans Photo Alliance.

WHO IS THIS FOR?

The residency is intended for artists with a practice of collage and/or photography who want to explore the intersections of the two mediums. Residencies are open to any artist over the age of 21 from anywhere in the world.

COST

The cost of the residency is $950 USD per artist. Kolaj Institute has a limited number of grants available to offset the cost of the residency for those in need. These grants are possible through the generous support of our donors. Travel to and from New Orleans, accommodations in New Orleans, and all meals are the responsibility of the artist.

RESIDENCY LOGISTICS

Virtual Preliminary Session: Monday, 6 May 2024, 4-6PM EDT

Dates of Residency in New Orleans: Monday, 13 May to Friday, 17 May 2024.

In-person activities take place at Kolaj Institute, 2374 Saint Claude Avenue, Suite 230, starting at 10AM on Monday, 13 May 2024 to 4PM, Friday, 17 May 2024.

Participating artists will have 24-hour access to the space from 10AM on Monday, 13 May 2024 to 4PM, Friday, 17 May 2024.

Kolaj Institute stocks general collage-making materials such as cutting mats, scissors, a variety of glues, substrates, and books and magazines. If an artist wishes to use specific materials they may be shipped in advance to the Kolaj Institute Studio & Gallery.

Darkroom activities will take place at the New Orleans Photo Alliance on Oak Street on Tuesday and Wednesday. Cameras and printers will be provided though artists are invited to use their own cameras. Darkroom supplies will be available. Time in the darkroom will be facilitated.

Velvetpark Residency is a project based live-work studio, awarded through a selection process by open application. It is open to LGBTQ+ writers and visual artists to complete a proposed project. Applicants from across the United States are welcome to apply, however, MUST have a permanent residence.

The studio will be awarded bi-yearly, and will alternate between writers Winter/Spring, and visual artists Summer/Fall respectively. This schedule will continue to alternate into the ensuing years.

Velvetpark‘s Residency award is open for for an artists, writers, creators age eighteen and above, who are not enrolled in an academic program. The residency is for a 6 month term, as indicated in application form.

The VP Residency is housed within Crown Studios, an artist building on a floor of eleven working arts professionals in the Crown and Prospect Heights neighborhoods of Brooklyn, New York.

For almost two decades Velvetpark has recognized queer people in the arts, academia and activism, by featuring stories on, by, or about these individuals in the pages of the print magazine and online. It is in the same spirit that our residency program has been launched and expanded to include imaginative and enterprising LGBT+ creators, who need space to support and cultivate their work.

Rhode Island State Council on the Arts
Call for Artists

Rhode Island College
Craig-Lee Hall, the Faculty of Arts and Sciences
600 Mount Pleasant Avenue, Providence 02908

Budget: $100,000 all inclusive.
Application Deadline: April 15, 2024.

Eligibility: This Call is open to all artists regionally from the states of Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, Connecticut, New York, and Maine. Those currently enrolled in undergraduate-level programs are not eligible to apply.

Artwork for the Rhode Island College’s Craig-Lee Hall will be commissioned through Rhode Island’s Public Art Law, which mandates that 1% of all state capital construction and renovation funds be allocated to the purchase and maintenance of public art. Through this program, the State recognizes that “public art creates a more humane environment: one of distinction, enjoyment, and pride for all citizens.”

About Rhode Island College

Rhode Island College (RIC) is the first public institution of higher education in the state of Rhode Island. Rhode Island Normal School opened its doors on May 29, 1854, in the same former church hall that was used previously for private normal school instruction. It was the eighth normal school opened in America. Its goal was to provide teacher preparation to young people from Rhode Island.

Rhode Island College came from these humble origins, providing opportunities for self-transformation to meet the changing needs of the people of Rhode Island – a commitment that continues to this day. This commitment to the education of teachers and public service is still the backbone of the institution.

Today, RIC is a regional comprehensive public college that serves approximately 5,800 undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral students through its five schools: the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, the Feinstein School of Education and Human Development, the School of Business, the Zvart Onanian School of Nursing, and the School of Social Work. Historically, the college has always been a place of opportunity and was among the earliest to educate students of color. Current enrollment shows that 46% of undergraduates are first generation students, 69% are female, and 42% identify as students of color.

From its website, the college’s mission statement reads:

As a leading regional public college, Rhode Island College personalizes higher education of the finest quality for undergraduate and graduate students. We offer vibrant programs in arts and sciences, business, and professional disciplines within a supportive, respectful, and diverse community. Dedicated faculty engage students in learning, research, and career attainment, and our innovative curricula and co-curricula foster intellectual curiosity and prepare an educated citizenry for responsible leadership.

Rhode Island College is proud of its status as a Hispanic-Serving Institution. RIC is additionally guided by core values of Excellence and Innovation, Access and Opportunity.

About the Faculty of Arts and Sciences

The largest school at Rhode Island College, the Faculty of Arts and Sciences is made up of almost 160 professors and more than half of the College’s students in sixteen different departments and programs ranging from the visual and performing arts to the natural and physical sciences, the humanities, and social and behavioral sciences.

About Craig-Lee Hall

Built in 1958, Craig-Lee Hall was named for two important figures in RIC history, Clara Craig and Mary Lee. Read more at https://www.ric.edu/news-events/news/buildings-ric-named-after-women.

The newly renovated Craig-Lee Hall re-opened for classes in Spring of 2019. The reimagined and expanded building now houses History, Psychology, English, Mathematics, Africana, and Film Studies departments. The building has 39 classrooms and communal lounge spaces throughout. Situated prominently at one end of the “quad”, the building has sweeping views of campus and the landscape beyond. The building is central to the college, both geographically and in serving all students, in some way at some point, in their college journey.

About Rhode Island College’s Public Art Master Plan

In 2017, with multiple new construction and renovation projects on the horizon, the college tasked the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts to work with the faculty and staff in creating a public art master plan for the campus. RISCA staff worked closely with the Steering Committee, conducting numerous listening sessions with faculty, staff, and students on campus.

Of note, the plan places emphasis on artworks that convey “freshness”, “newness” and “vitality”; that improve engagement, connectedness, and community on campus; that align with Rhode Island College’s mission; that offer opportunities for all to participate by placing art in accessible locations; and meets sustainability goals.

In 2023, RISCA met again with college leadership, determining that it was desirable for the new Craig-Lee commission to include components of student and alumni engagement and make the artistic process visible to the RIC community as a required part of the commission.

About the Project

The selection panel met in February 2024 and determined that the building presents excellent opportunities for artwork to be incorporated. Artwork might be commissioned for the interior or exterior.

Potential locations for artwork identified by the panel are:

Within the first floor “commuter lounge” (interior artwork).
In the gardens and/or plaza immediately adjacent to the west side of the building (but not to extend into the “quad”).
In the gardens and plaza areas adjacent to the south entrance and rain garden, or
On the south-facing exterior wall.

Guidance from the panel stated that an artwork for Craig-Lee might:

Reflect themes of empowerment, transformation, inclusion, and/or opportunity.
Be thought-provoking or inspire curiosity.
Celebrate RIC’s diversity.
Reflect the goals and values of RIC’s public art master plan.
Be a series of works uniting various spaces throughout or a single large work.
Create a welcoming atmosphere, increase collaborative space, and sense of community.
Artists will be asked to define how they anticipate making their creative process visible to the student body and alumni. Note, however, that a collaborative design process is not desired. Ideas for student interactions include but are not limited to:

Employing students to work with the artist/designer through direct hire, such as summer or winter break employment.
Leading workshops that share their unique process, materials, or methods.
Providing guest critiques of student work.
Being interviewed by students, such as for a campus blog or publication.
Sharing their artistic or design process through lectures, presentations, or weekly check-ins.
Fabricating a portion or all the work on site during the academic year or installing the work during times that are visible (with the caveat that studio space is not available).
If applicant is already a RIC faculty member (full time or adjunct), they will be asked to define how their anticipated engagement is different and in addition to what they are already contracted by the College to provide.
Application Requirements
Intent of the Call and Scope of the Work:

Please note: This Call for Artists is the first step in the RISCA/RIC public art selection process. It is not considered best practice for an agency to ask an artist to craft a proposal without financial compensation. Therefore, RISCA will conduct the application process online, with initial materials submitted in digital format through Café (see below) There is no charge to the artist to apply or to submit digital images. Optional informative sessions will be held on-site on March 24 and 28th. Applicants can learn more about the project, ask questions, and receive technical assistance with their application. More information.

At this preliminary selection stage, we request submissions from artists or art teams consisting of six (6) images representing work completed within the past ten years, and a written statement, narrative or resume that describes the applicant’s interest in the project including a description of how they anticipate interacting with the student body, if commissioned.

Three finalists will be selected from the pool of initial applicants. Finalists will be invited to visit the site then craft a detailed proposal including an itemized budget, scale models and/or renderings, and an in-depth project description. For this they will each be paid a $2,500 stipend for their work. This stipend is intended to cover all travel expenses: hotel, transportation, mileage, etc., for both the site visit and the subsequent presentation meeting. Finalists will not be reimbursed separately for any travel costs.

One finalist will be chosen from those determined to be “emerging”, defined for the purposes of this project as someone who has not yet received a commission in their career of $75,000 or more.

Estimated Timeline:

March 8, 2024: Applications open.
April 15, 2024, at 11:59 p.m. (MST) Deadline for submissions; Applications close.
May 2024 (TBD) panel meeting for review and selection of semifinalists.
May/June (TBD): Finalist site visits.
July/August 2024 (TBD): Finalist presentations to selection panel; work selected.
Fall 2024, Final approval by RISCA Council and RIC President’s Executive Council.
TBD with artist: Contract signed. Fabrication begins.
January-May 2025, student interaction period.
TBD with artist: Work installed and completed. Building construction is already complete.

According to law, recommendations of the selection panel will be presented to the governing council of the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts who will have final approval of the public art selection.

Finalist’s site-specific proposals should convey artist’s ideas...

The 2nd Budapest International Art Show is a one-of-a-kind exhibition at the Golden Duck Gallery, in downtown Budapest, Hungary. The art fair is to be held from 4th June – 6th July 2024, with the Gala Opening on 7th June. Due to the high foot traffic of visitors during the early European summer months, this timeframe was especially chosen to maximize sales and exposure for our participant artists. More than taking part in the month-long exhibition, the artists will be promoted extensively in local news outlets, TV and media channels, and prizegiving event ceremonies.

Our unique platform showcases your masterpieces to a vast audience and helps you earn the recognition you deserve. Our nurturing environment celebrates creativity and offers global exposure. Join us today for a transformative journey toward artistic success.

Our boundless opportunities showcase your artistic skills for modern landscape painting on a global scale to help you learn, earn, and grow. Our prestigious online-juried drawing competition is your gateway to the thriving global art community. Stand out among the pioneers, captivate art enthusiasts worldwide, and seize recognition for large landscape painting.

Queer and trans people invited to share a letter to a place you had to leave behind to preserve your own safety or parts of yourself. Nobody's pieces will be turned away. The project got a yes from publisher well-versed in the topics at hand.

Brought to you by the same editor and publisher behind Lambda Literary Finalist, Written on the Body.

Below are (A) guidelines for sending your letter(s), (B) an overview of the project, (C) an informal intro to the editor (Lexie!). But FIRST Some Essentials for Meet Me There, Another Time: Letters To Places Queer and Trans People Left Behind ~~~

If you want to share this with a loved one: tinyurl.com/meetmethereanothertime is the link!

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A. Guidelines For Sending Your Letter(s) to Meet Me There, Another Time: Letters To Places Queer and Trans People Left Behind

Write a letter to a place you've had to leave to preserve your own sense of safety. This could be as a result of political abuse (legislation, rising fascism, etc.) or interpersonal abuse (domestic, sexual, occupational, etc.). A place include a home, a city, a state, a country. Or, more abstractly, a body part, a person, etc.

If you find yourself questioning whether you belong in this collection, you most likely do.

If you want to share this with a loved one: tinyurl.com/meetmethereanothertime is the link!

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A. Guidelines For Sending Your Letter(s) to Meet Me There, Another Time: Letters To Places Queer and Trans People Left Behind

Write a letter to a place you've had to leave to preserve your own sense of safety. This could be as a result of political abuse (legislation, rising fascism, etc.) or interpersonal abuse (domestic, sexual, occupational, etc.). A place include a home, a city, a state, a country. Or, more abstractly, a body part, a person, etc.

If you find yourself questioning whether you belong in this collection, you most likely do.

To be seen is to be heard. I WANT YOU TO SEE ME is a curated exhibition for art that is about the queer experience by LGBTQIA2+ artists residing in Oregon. Through this exhibition, UVA wishes to give a platform for queer artists to share their artistic practice and experiences. There is no specific theme within the exhibition, except to showcase works that pay homage to the kind of joy, grief, creativity, tragedy, and celebrations that are unique to the queer experience. The goal is to create dialog and conversations recognizing LGBTQIA2+ identities, ideologies, expressions, and politics. UVA is honored to be hosting this call for queer artists and creators.

Artworks for this exhibition will be chosen by a queer artist and/or curator who is prominent in the Pacific Northwest art scene and the LGBTQIA2+ community whom UVA invites to lend their eye and voice to select works for the project.

You are invitied to submit a sculpture for placement in the Jordan Art Walk in East Jordan, Charlevoix County, Michigan. Now going into its fourth year, the walk has 20 sculptures.located along a path connecting the east and west sides of our town where the Jordan River flows into Lake Charlevoix. The walk is currently achored by the river estuary on one side and the city marina/bandshell on the other side. An accessible walking trail into the Jordan Valley will soon be connected. All the above take advantage of our abundant natural environment and is frequented and appreciated by locals and visitors alike. We will be adding 6-7 sculptures in 2024. This is a collaborative project of the City of East Jordan, the East Jordan Area Chamber of Commerce, the Friends of the Jordan River, the Jordan River Arts Council and Active Recovery Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine.

'Nature's Canvas' is an online juried exhibition, which will be presenting 1st, 2nd and 3rd place awards.

The entry fee is $6 for 3 images. You can find more details and how to apply on our website https://www.azaleaartscommunity.com 

Open to artists 18+ working in all mediums, including but not limited to painting, sculpture, photography, digital art, mixed media and video. Applicants are not restricted on number of entries. 

"Nature has long been a source of inspiration for artists, providing endless landscapes, textures, colors, and patterns. From majestic mountains to delicate flora, from roaring oceans to tranquil forests, the beauty and diversity of the natural world offer boundless opportunities for creative interpretation. Artists are encouraged to interpret the theme "Nature's Canvas" broadly, drawing inspiration from various aspects of the natural world".

Email: [email protected]
Website: https://www.azaleaartscommunity.com/

The Interchange program is designed to strengthen individual artists in the M-AAA region (Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Texas) who have a history of impactful work with a socially-engaged creative practice by providing practice-based grant funding, professional development experiences, peer network access, and one-on-one mentoring. A program of M-AAA, the Interchange program is made possible through the support of the Mellon Foundation.

Interchange fellowships of $25,000 will be awarded to 16 regional artists in support of themselves and their socially-engaged creative practices. Fellows will participate in two professional development retreat weekends over the 18-month program. Working in small peer groups with the support of artist peer facilitators, fellows will explore their practices, goals, legal and financial strategies, and emotional-support structures.

THE HORTUS RESIDENCY PROGRAM IS OPEN TO ESTABLISHED AND EMERGING VISUAL ARTISTS
WHO ARE EXPLORING THEMES OF NATURE AND/OR THE HUMAN CONNECTION WITH NATURE.

About the residency – The Hortus Residency is open to established and emerging artists exploring the themes of nature and/or the human connection with nature.

Hortus Arboretum & Botanical Garden is an accredited botanical garden and arboretum located in the lower Hudson Valley.

It was established by two artists turned gardeners. This residency was formed to provide opportunities for artists whose work focuses on nature. The residency will allow artists access to the botanical garden as part of their residency experience.

Housing: The Barnette is a small house situated in the hamlet of Stone Ridge located in the lower Catskill mountains of New York state. The Barnette is situated in a rural region on the edge of the Hortus gardens, surrounded by woods and overlooking NY state-protected wetlands. The Barnett is a greenhouse with solar panels, heat on demand, a wood stove, a 1-large bedroom, a modern bathroom, air conditioning, and an outside deck. It has easy access to the Hortus Arboretum & Botanical Garden. The Barnette has Hi-Speed Internet. Smoking is not permitted on the property.

Meals: Residents make and provide their own meals. The Barnette has a fully stocked kitchen.

For more than 85 years, the Hambidge Center has been nurturing exceptional creative talents within the arts and sciences at a 600-acre creative sanctuary in the Blue Ridge Mountains. The main campus in Rabun Gap, Georgia, hosts the Creative Residency Program and workshops, as well as public programs including artist talks, nature hikes, gristmill visits and other special events. At the Cross-Pollination Art Lab in Atlanta, Hambidge regularly presents pop-up projects, exhibitions and performances

Pots-n-Prints invites artists to submit work to the 2024 Pots-n-Prints national juried exhibition. The juried exhibition is open to artists who work in traditional and alternative methods used in ceramics and printmaking. This call is open to artists who are at different levels in their career.

The Latinx Project is thrilled to announce the next cycle of the Artist-in-Residence program open to emerging and mid-career artists based in the United States. As part of the Artist-in-Residence program, the selected artist will present a solo exhibition on campus with the option of curatorial support and a public program. The most compelling applications engage with larger contemporary or historic dialogues in Latinx Studies. Interested applicants can apply via the Google form linked; applicants should include a concise portfolio that illustrates their artistic practice and approach.

The City of Santa Clarita (City) is inviting artists to submit artwork for consideration for our upcoming “Celebrating Diversity” juried exhibition, which will be on view at the First Floor Gallery located in Santa Clarita City Hall. We are seeking original artwork in any medium that celebrates the myriad of cultures, perspectives, and identities that enrich our community. Artwork should explore our human experiences, aiming to foster dialogue with and understanding through visual narratives.

The Residency- Dorland Mountain Arts is an artist retreat comprised of 5 independent cottages set in picturesque natural surroundings on 300 acres along a northern ridge of the Palomar Mountain range overlooking the Temecula Valley in Riverside County, California. It is located about 65 miles north of San Diego and 100 miles southeast of Los Angeles.
Dorland offers year-round professional development residencies for artists, writers, musicians, composers, and photographers. $350-$625 per week with discounts for residencies of four or more weeks.

Are you passionate about sharing your artistic talents? Do you have a workshop idea that you think would inspire others? ✨ Here’s your chance to shine!
The Brownsville Museum of Fine Art is thrilled to announce our open call for workshops! 🌟 From March 5 to April 15, 2024, we’re inviting artists, educators, and creatives to submit their workshop proposals.
bmfa_open_call_workshop_march_2024.pdf
Whether it’s painting, sculpture, photography, or any other medium, we want to hear from you! 🖌️✨

Street photography is a unique art form associated with a photographer’s skill in capturing a moment that would have gone unseen without their intervention. A street photographer thrives in a time and place where the mundane transforms into the extraordinary, with their surroundings serving as a canvas for artistic expression.

Whether it’s capturing the energy of bustling streets or the quiet solitude of hidden alleyways, we invite you to share your vision of the human condition with us. All forms of two-dimensional images, traditional and non-conventional media, and conventional or alternative processes with a subjective analog or digital photographic base are welcome for submission.

The Chateau Gallery (TCG) is a contemporary art gallery and studio in the heart of the Historic Old Louisville Preservation District. Our ethos is to transcend borders and provide a platform for two-dimensional artists to exhibit and sell their work. TCG strives to transcend borders and broadcast multi-faceted viewpoints through cultural, ideological, and philosophical exchange.

This is a call to Southern California-based artists:

You are invited to submit artwork (2D only) to be considered for inclusion in an exhibition at Oceanside Museum of Art (OMA): More Disruption: Representational Art in Flux, will explore representational painting that has been reshaped and “disrupted”—including by abstraction, web-based imagery, and socio-political concerns—in response to contemporary life and its challenges.

Faced with an overflow of images, today’s artists are challenged to find the combination of subjects and individual hybrid styles that best express what it feels to be alive now. Responding to life’s disruptions engages their artistic imagination and the resulting works energize the flux of contemporary representational art.

This exhibition is inspired by John Seed’s book of the same name as well as his earlier book Disrupted Realism: Paintings for a Distracted World. It also celebrates OMA’s mission to share the art and stories of Southern California artists. Artists Aleah Chapin and Timothy Robert Smith, who are among the 43 artists featured in the book More Disruption: Representational Art, will be featured.

Open Call for Artists: Take Action for Mental Health Art Show

The Take Action for Mental Health Art Show, hosted by the Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance City of Angels Chapter, is set to take place on Friday, May 17, 2024. Featuring the creative works of 10 Los Angeles-based artists exploring mental health themes, this event invites submissions from talented individuals to show their work in a professional gallery setting.

Selected artists will each receive a cash prize of $1,000. This art show is made possible through the generous Take Action LA Grant provided by the California Mental Health Service Authority and the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health.

About the Exhibition/Event:

We're on the lookout for artists whose creations or personal journeys resonate deeply with mental health themes. This connection isn't confined to diagnosed conditions; rather, we're interested in artists whose creative expression or life experiences reflect a meaningful relationship with the mental health challenges we as people face every day.
Our exhibition revolves around the theme "Take Action for Mental Health," aligning with the CalMHSA initiative. The Take Action for Mental Health campaign strives to empower Californians to nurture their own mental well-being and that of their loved ones. The slogan "Take Action for Yourself, Take Action for Others, and Take Action for Your Community," underscores the collective effort needed to foster mental health resilience statewide.
Our aim is to assemble an inclusive and varied group of artists that amplifies voices from all walks of life, including those from backgrounds where mental health awareness or acceptance may be less common. Artists from diverse communities throughout the greater Los Angeles area are encouraged to submit their work.
Each of the 10 chosen artists will receive a $1,000 award for their participation in the event and will retain all proceeds from the sale of their artwork.

Submission Guidelines:

The call is open to Painters, Photographers, Illustrators, Mixed Media and Digital artists living in the Greater Los Angeles area.

An artist statement that focuses on how your relationship with mental health connects to your art. (max 200 words)
Artist Biography - (max 100 words)
3-5 high-resolution images of proposed work(s) saved as a PDF titled [Last Name, First Name_Artwork]. Please include title of work, dimensions, year made, and price under pictures of artworks. All Artworks must be hang-ready.
Instagram Handle and/or Website
Submissions will be accepted until April 15, 2024 11:59 pm PST *no late submissions will be accepted*

Selection Process:

Selections will be based on artistic merit, creativity, relevance to the theme, and overall quality of the work.

Selected artists will be notified via email by May 1, 2024.

Important Dates:
Submission Deadline: Apr 15, 2024 11:59pm
Notification of Acceptance: May 1, 2024
Delivery of Artworks: Wednesday, May 15, from 4pm-7pm
Date of Show: May 17,2024 6pm-9pm
Venue: Studio Buckman: 820 N Hollywood Way, Burbank, 91505

How to Submit:

Click the link below to apply:
https://forms.gle/EQ4j3EeXL1eo6DNeA

For inquiries and further information, please contact [email protected]

Join us in celebrating creativity and expression! We look forward to seeing your amazing artwork.

Street photography is a unique art form associated with a photographer's skill in capturing a moment that would have gone unseen without their intervention. A street photographer thrives in a time and place where the mundane transforms into the extraordinary, with their surroundings serving as a canvas for artistic expression. Whether it's capturing the energy of bustling streets or the quiet solitude of hidden alleyways, we invite you to share your vision of the human condition with us.

The Art of Street Photography is an international open call for photographers ages 18 and older. All forms of two-dimensional images, traditional and non-conventional media, and conventional or alternative processes with a subjective analog or digital photographic base are welcome for submission.

PURPOSE
This grant is designed to assist emerging artists in South Carolina through project grant funding as well as mentorship and professional support during the grant period.

The combination of funding and mentorship is intended to:

deepen artistic practice
encourage career growth
foster artistic growth, relevance, and sustainability
provide professional development and opportunities for collaboration
Learn more about the program and see current and recent emerging artists here.

Note: This grant is awarded twice per fiscal year. Applications are accepted in:

fall for winter/spring projects
winter/spring for fall projects
TERMS
“Emerging artists” are defined as those who are at an early stage in their career development (specifically, artists who are starting their careers and have been active for one to five years).
Age is not a factor in determining an emerging artist.
An “active” or “practicing” artist is one who is creating work regularly (i.e., more than a few times a year).
The term “emerging” refers to professional accomplishments and recognition, not to stylistic evolution.
An emerging artist is expected to have a limited performing, publishing, or exhibition record.
Emerging artists may demonstrate potential in their practice through risk-taking and pushing their work in dynamic ways.

Do you ever feel like creating art is the easy part? Would you like to develop more confidence and insights on how to sell art face-to-face? Join us for an introductory taster session of the Art Sales Academy, hosted by Karen Van Hoey Smith and the Visual Artists Association. This session is a sneak peek into the full program, offering early-career artists and gallerists a firsthand experience of the valuable skills and insights the academy has to offer. Whether you're looking to sell your artwork or seeking effective sales strategies for your gallery, this taster session is tailored for you.

In this session, you'll gain a glimpse into the key components of the full program and have the opportunity to explore the learning outcomes in a condensed format.

Learning Outcomes:

- Experience a preview of the effective communication skills needed to engage potential buyers confidently.

- Gain insight into a sample of proven sales techniques and strategies tailored specifically for selling visual art.

- Get a taste of creating a compelling narrative to capture the interest and imagination of art collectors.

Date: 16 April 2024

Time: 1300 BST

Location: Online (Zoom link will be provided upon registration)

Cost: Free

Speakers:

Karen

Karen is an Artist Manager, Fine Art Auctioneer and Consultant Expert with a Degree in Fine Art Evaluation, previously working as a Gallery Manager for Blue Dot Art & Whitewall Galleries – in addition to this was she was also a partner of White Rose Publishing. With a successful history working as an Art Broker, having sold pieces for the likes of Banksy, Karen found that she was representing and helping Artists on a regular basis achieve more sales and reaching their goals. Now she has joined forces with The VAA as our Artists Mentor.

Agnes

Agnes Gomori is a London based multidisciplinary artist, healer and creative coach, specialising in ‘Healing with Arts’. Agnes has worked for US and UK based non-profit membership organisations for nearly 15 years in various roles. Notably, as the UK member network and programme manager, where she developed and led the UK mentorship programme. Agnes is passionate about helping fellow creatives develop their artistic talents.

Louise

Based in South Africa; Louise followed her passion for art early on, attending Art School for 4 years and going on to achieve a degree in education. Louise brings over 8 years’ experience in the art industry, from art auctions all over the world to working with one of the largest publishers in the UK with Whitewall Galleries. Louise has helped clients from all walks of life get happily involved in collecting artwork, from not only the likes of Picasso and Miro, but also exciting up-and-comers at all stages in their art careers.

Register for your Complimentary Ticket

Secure your place by registering . Don't miss this chance to sample the Art Sales Academy and take the first step toward mastering face-to-face sales!

Alexandria Museum of Art seeks submissions for their Annual Juried Art Competition. See details on application website.

The AWAW EAG will support environmental art projects that inspire thought, action, and ethical engagement. Projects should not only point at problems, but aim to engage an environmental issue at some scale. Proposals should illustrate thorough consideration of a project’s ecological and social ethics. Projects that explore interdependence, relationships, and systems through Indigenous and ancestral practices are encouraged to apply.

The intended impact of the project is an important factor in the selection process. Environmental art projects that qualify for this program may focus on the following themes, but are not limited to:

Regeneration
Eco-social engagement
Decarbonization as decolonization
Ecofeminism
Climate change/climate collapse
Systems-restoration
Interspecies relationships
Natural or built systems
Recycling and repurposing
Clean energy production
Bioplastics
Selected projects must benefit the public in some way, and are required to have a public engagement component by August 31, 2025. The public engagement component must be free to attend, open to the general public, and must add value to the public sphere rather than solely benefiting the artist’s private gain. Online events are acceptable as long as they are attended by a live audience.

NYFA is committed to supporting artists from every background, and at all stages in their creative careers. Artists of color, artists with disabilities, and LGBTQ+ artists are strongly encouraged to apply.

Fellowships for Digital Publication are competitive awards granted to individual scholars to support interpretive research projects that require digital expression and digital publication. To be considered under this opportunity, an applicant’s plans for digital publication must be integral to the project’s research goals. That is, the project must be conceived as digital because the research topics being addressed and methods applied demand presentation beyond traditional print or audio-video publication. Stand-alone documentaries and podcasts are not allowed. Applicants interested in conducting research and writing leading to traditional print or e-book publications should apply to the NEH Fellowships program.

Competitive submissions embody exceptional research, rigorous analysis, and clearly articulate a project’s value to humanities scholars, general audiences, or both. All projects must be interpretive. Projects must advance a scholarly argument through digital means and tools. Stand-alone databases, tool development, digitization, and other projects that lack an explicit interpretive argument are not eligible.