Of Note: Here’s an opportunity to ask museum curators all over the world your burning questions. You can also listen in by following the hashtag #ASKACURATOR DAY on September 13, 2017. Learn more.
Of Note: Filmmakers Collaborative, LEF Foundation, and The Center for Independent Documentary are co-presenting a seminar, Take Two: A Step-by-step guide to applying for MA Tax Credits, on September 19, 2017, 6:30-8 PM. Free, but registration is required.
Call to Artists: The Second Annual Revere Beach Art Festival is looking for artists to participate. The festival is Saturday, September 16 at 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM EDT. From 1pm-4pm, artists will be competing live, creating original works in front of the audience for first, second and third prize with winnings of $1,500, $1,000 and $500 respectively. Local artists interested in participating in the live arts competition, contact info@reverebeachpartnership.com. Learn more.
Emergency Grants The Foundation for Contemporary Arts offers the program Emergency Grants which is the only active, multi-disciplinary program that offers immediate assistance of this kind to artists living and working anywhere in the United States or U.S. territories, for projects occurring in the U.S. and abroad. Grants range in amount from $200 to $2,500. Learn more.
Deadline: Ongoing
Large Scale Public Sculpture Commission Lendlease Clippership Wharf LLC (“Lendlease”) is interested in commissioning a large-scale sculpture in the round to install in the northwest corner of their Clippership Wharf Development. Lendlease is looking for a landmark sculpture that will promote and reflect the neighborhood, and provide an impactful enhancement to the public realm. Submissions to this RFQ can be summitted via callforentry.org.
Deadline: September 15, 2017
Fiction, Poetry The Robert Watson Literary Prizes for Fiction and Poetry, administered by Greensboro Review, will award $1,000 and publication. Learn more.
Deadline: September 15, 2017
Photographers Administered by Maine Media Workshops + College, The Arnold Newman Prize awards $20,000 to a photographer whose work demonstrates a compelling new vision in the genre of portraiture. Learn more.
Deadline: September 15, 2017
Call for Craft Artists The Society of Cape Cod Craftsmen will hold its next jury for membership on Sept. 21, 2017. Members must be a resident of Cape Cod, the Islands, the South Shore or south coast of Massachusetts. Members may participate in the Society’s annual Craft Fair held every August. Learn more.
Deadline: September 20, 2017
Call to Artists Entries are being accepted for the exhibition Color: Primary to Tertiary (November 3, 2017 – December 3, 2017) at Site:Brooklyn. This exhibition will reflect the ambitious, innovative and contemporary in painting, drawing, printmaking, and photography today. Learn more.
Deadline: September 25, 2017
Artist Residency Applications are currently being accepted for the 2018 Artist-in-Residence Program at Denali National Park. Denali is seeking a diverse suite of voices to help share the unique story of Denali through art, with an eye to the future as they ask applicants to focus on the subjects of sustainability, recycling, re-purposing or climate change. Alaska Native artists and artists between the ages of 16 and 25 are strongly encouraged to apply. The Artist-in-Residence program is dedicated to exploring new ways for visitors to experience Denali. From hundreds of competitive applications each year, about a half-dozen accomplished artists, writers, and composers are invited by the park superintendent to spend ten days in Denali at their own expense the following winter or summer. Visits include a permit for limited access along the Denali Park Road and time alone at a historic ranger patrol cabin. Each participant volunteers to lead a public outreach activity with visitors and to donate a finished work to the program collection. Artists are challenged to create works for visitors that convey a fresh and innovative perspective of Denali drawn from direct experience. With the welcome addition of several year-round gallery spaces beyond park boundaries, more of these donated works enjoy a larger life in the public eye. Costs of program operations and collateral-duty staffing are supported by visitor entry fees. Costs of supplies for free outreach activities are provided by Alaska Geographic with funds derived from purchases at park bookstores. Learn more.
Deadline: September 30, 2017
Artist Residency Fellowships The Vermont Studio Center is accepting applications. ALL artists and writers applying at the 10/1/17 fellowship deadline are automatically considered for a VSC Fellowship. Every VSC residency includes a private room, private studio space, and all meals. They also have a number of special awards (many with stipends), supported by the Helen Frankenthaler Foundation, the Rona Jaffe Foundation, the Educational Foundation of America, and more! In addition, many generous merit-based grants are available. See the complete list of fellowship awards offered.
Deadline: October 1, 2017
Call for Artist Members Kingston Gallery seeks regionally-based artists to join its gallery membership. The gallery showcases a diverse range of contemporary art in a mutually supportive environment that encourages experimentation and growth. The gallery is governed and run by dues-paying, exhibiting artist members. All materials must be submitted online. Learn more.
Deadline: October 1, 2017
Local Cultural Council Grants for Artists Applications to the Local Cultural Council Program are currently being accepted. The Mass Cultural Council’s Local Cultural Council (LCC) Program is the largest grassroots cultural funding network in the nation supporting thousands of community-based projects in the arts, humanities, and sciences annually. Each year, LCCs award more than $3 million in grants to more than 6,000 cultural programs statewide. The program promotes the availability of rich cultural experiences for every Massachusetts residents. Learn more.
Deadline: October 16, 2017
Image credit: Illustration of the Cyclone at Revere Beach. The Cyclone was among the largest roller coasters in the United States. Built in 1925, its cars traveled at speeds of up to 50 miles per hour (80 km/h) and its height reached 100 feet (30 m).
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