Of Note: MASSCreative’s Creative Sector Summit is an annual convening of cultural thought leaders, artists, creatives, policy advocates, educators, culture bearers, arts administrators, teaching artists, and public officials. Throughout the day, you can expect 16 participatory workshops and cross-sector panel conversations to support your arts activism and community organizing. This year’s Summit is scheduled for Friday, June 6, 2025 at the Northampton Center for the Arts. Doors will open at 10 AM for networking and a light breakfast. The formal program will run from 11 AM to 5 PM. Learn more and register.
Boston Logan Airport Musicians Call Massport is working with Mass Cultural Council to develop a pilot project called Live Music at Logan. The project will connect local musicians with unique opportunities to showcase their talents to a global audience at Boston Logan International Airport. Currently seeking solo acts who thrive in a busking setting and excel at captivating an ever-changing crowd. If you have a dynamic performance style and a history of engaging diverse audiences in lively public spaces, submit your interest and share your talent in action. Please note that this opportunity is contingent upon passing a mandatory security check and is currently in the exploratory phase. Join the process and play a pivotal role in enriching the travel experience for visitors worldwide. This is a paid gig. Learn more.
Deadline: ongoing
Tulsa Artist Fellowship Award Realizing the George Kaiser Family Foundation’s vision, grounded in social change, the Tulsa Artist Fellowship is committed to fostering an environment community-invested artists and arts workers have the opportunity to thrive. The 2026-2028 award term starts in January 2026 and ends in December 2028. A stipend and other benefits are provided. Learn more.
Deadline: May 29, 2025
Call to Writers Sunspot Literary Journal is accepting entries for their Solar Flare 2025 contest. A flare of creativity could net you $100 and publication. Authors and artists eligible in all genres/forms. Sunspot Lit is looking for the single short story, novel or novella excerpt, artwork, graphic novel, or poem that provides a noteworthy flare of creative energy. Literary or genre works accepted. For guidelines and entry form, read more.
Deadline: May 31, 2025
Headlands Center Residency The Headlands Center for the Arts Residency in Sausalito, CA, offers fully sponsored residencies and studios to local, national, and international artists working in all disciplines. The Artist in Residence (AIR) program awards fully sponsored residencies to approximately 50 local, national, and international artists each year. Residencies of four to ten weeks include studio space, chef-prepared meals, housing, travel and living expenses. Learn more.
Deadline: June 2, 2025
Call for Printmaking and Ceramics NH Art Association invites New England artists to submit work for Clay & Ink, a juried exhibition exploring the relationship between ceramics and printmaking—two process-driven mediums rooted in transformation. From the press to the kiln, both disciplines embrace touch, texture, and technical mastery to create compelling visual narratives. Open to all forms of print and ceramic media, this exhibition will highlight the intersections of surface and form, 2D and 3D, tradition and innovation. The exhibit will be on display from July 2-27. Learn more.
Deadline: June 5, 2025
Call for Art Entries are currently being accepted for a summer exhibit at Till Wave Art Gallery in Watertown. Expressions of Freedom, presented by the Metro Region Diversity Committee and the TILL Wave Gallery. Submit up to 3 pieces of art. All mediums. Submit all work in jpg format to tillwave@tillinc.org and maria.stefano@mass.gov. Please include your name, address, phone number, title of artwork, price, medium, dimensions of each work along with an artist statement. Opening Reception is Thursday, June 26th, 4-7pm. Exhibit runs through Thursday, August 28, 2025. Learn more.
Deadline: June 7, 2025
Banff Residency Banff Centre in Alberta, Canada, is designed for visual artists at any stage of their career to focus on their practice in a supportive learning environment. Over five weeks, participants are encouraged to self-direct their research and time, as well as cultivate new directions in their work. Learn more.
Deadline: June 11, 2025
Call to Photographers EXPOSURE 2025, the Photographic Resource Center’s 29th annual juried members exhibition, is now accepting submissions through June 15, 2025. This year’s juror is Conor Moynihan of the RISD Museum. Selected artists will exhibit 2–4 works from a cohesive body of work. Applicants must be PRC members through October 2025. Join or renew at prcboston.org. Entry fee: $35 for 3–6 images. Submission link: Click here to apply.
Deadline: June 15, 2025
Of Note: The Massachusetts Seal, Flag, and Motto Advisory Commission, of which Mass Cultural Council is a named member, is actively seeking public submissions to reimagine our state’s official symbols. Established by the Legislature, the Commission is dedicated to developing new emblems that truly reflect the shared values, dynamic history, and vibrant diversity of our state. The Commission is inviting all residents, students, educators, historians, artists, and community members of all ages, to participate in this important process. You can submit: sketches or ideas for a new state seal or flag; motto proposals that capture the spirit of Massachusetts. The Commission especially encourages young people to lend their creativity and perspectives to this endeavor. Submit your written ideas or visual sketches through this form: Massachusetts Seal, Flag, and Motto Advisory Commission Submission Form.
Deadline: June 18, 2025
Free Workshop for Artists Art on the Menu workshop offered by Practice Best Practice! Art on the Menu: Showing Art at Your Business, June 18, 2025, 5:30pm – 7:30pm, on Zoom. This workshop is for business owners and managers and artists. It is about the best way to make showing art at a business a win for both the artists and the business. There are good reasons business owners who want local art on their walls should consider working with artists to sell the work from their walls directly through their Point of Sale system. Concepts such as the cost of hanging, marketing the work to the businesses’ customers, selling through the businesses POS, etc. will be covered. Learn more and register.
Micro Grants The Awesome Foundation is a global community advancing the interest of awesome in the universe, $1000 at a time. Each fully autonomous chapter supports projects through micro-grants, usually given out monthly. Projects include initiatives in a wide range of areas including arts, technology, community development, and more. Many awesome projects are novel or experimental, and evoke surprise and delight. Learn more.
Deadline: Rolling
Image credit: Ticket booth, Seaside Heights, New Jersey, 1978, color photograph. John Margolies, photographer. John Margolies Roadside America photograph archive (1972-2008), Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.
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