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Artist Opportunities in the Bag

October 15, 2019 Leave a Comment


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Call to Mural Artists The City of Cambridge, Massachusetts, invites mural artists to submit qualifications to be considered for a $9,500 commission to paint a mural on four large cylindrical storage tanks. Submit your qualifications online to the Cambridge Arts artist registry. Learn more.
Deadline: October 23, 2019

Indigenous Performing Artists Western Arts Alliance (WAA) announces a call for Indigenous performing artists to apply for the 2019-20 Artist Travel Assistance Fund. Artists Travel Assistance Fund is a travel subsidy award program to assist U.S.-based Indigenous performing artists with building partnerships and networking with other artists or presenters, through showcases, conferences, or other related professional development activities that will lead to future presenting and touring opportunities. Learn more.
Deadline: November 1, 5:00 pm PST

Call for Fiber Artists 100 Market Gallery in Portsmouth, NH has announced a call for artists. Artists are asked to submit their fiber art pieces. Rug hooking, felting, braiding, macrame, lace making, flocking, weaving, textile arts, linen, wool, cotton, handmade paper, silk, knitting, crochet, yarn, quilting, applique, and piece-work are all welcome. 100 Market Gallery’s winter exhibition runs from December 13, 2019 to February 28, 2020. 100 Market Gallery is a commission-free gallery devoted to expanding the public’s awareness of the high caliber of artists and art that reside and thrive within New England. Learn more.
Deadline: November 1, 2019

Artist Residency at CCTV Cambridge Community Television is looking for #multimedia artists of color to create new media-based artworks. One artist each to be chosen for 3 residencies, Jan-Mar, Apr-Jun & Sept-Dec, 2020. A residency at CCTV may be used to explore a concept, to research artistic or technical feasibility of a certain idea, develop part of a project, or to bring a work to full production scale. Learn more.
Deadline: November 15, 2019

Call to Artists Essex Art Center (EAC) in Lawrence, MA, is seeking artists of all ages and abilities to take part in a bookmaking and urban exploration project, culminating in a group exhibition in January 2020, titled We went looking for crows. Participants will come to EAC to learn how to create a handmade artist book, then individually explore the city and fill the books with sketches, paintings, poetry, collages, photos, or any other kind of observation, all in response to the city’s annual migration of crows. Lawrence is one of the few cities around the country that experiences a huge influx of crows (15,000+), who come to roost from October to February. This phenomenon is a unique characteristic of the city and brings together bird enthusiasts, artists, scientists, and residents. They will host four bookmaking workshops, all materials provided by EAC. ($15 suggested donation). Click on one of the dates below to sign up for a workshop: Thursday, October 24, 7:00–8:30 p.m.; Monday, November 4, 10:00 – 11:30 a.m.; or Thursday, November 21, 7:00–8:30 p.m/ Learn more.

Curators The City of Boston is creating a list of qualified curators interested in leading in the creation of municipal, private, and public-private public art projects. Apply to join the roster today. Learn more.
Deadline: Rolling

Poets Entries are currently being accepted by Alice James Books for a prize of $2,000 and publication for a poetry collection by a poet residing in the United States. Learn more. Questions, contact info@alicejamesbooks.org.
Deadline: November 4, 2019

Call to Artists ArtsWorcester is currently accepting work for The Seventh Annual One: A Members’ Exhibition. For this open call, ArtsWorcester seeks work of all media and themes. Learn more.
Deadline: November 11, 2019

Music, Photography, & Theater Grants The Puffin Foundation is currently accepting applications for grants that encourage emerging artists whose works might have difficulty being aired due to their genre and/or social philosophy. Learn more.
Deadline: December 30, 2019

Image credit: Photograph of a person playing an upright piano while wearing a paper bag mask.

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