Visual and Performing Artists Emergency Grants The Foundation for Contemporary Art is accepting applications for Emergency Grants of up to $2,000 to innovative visual and performing artists who have unanticipated, sudden opportunities to present their work to the public (in a short timeline); or who incur unexpected expenses for projects close to completion with committed exhibition or performance dates. Learn more.
Deadline: Ongoing
Curatorial Proposals Gallery 263 in Cambridge has issued an open call to individuals and groups for the Curatorial Proposal Series, which provides artists in all media and experience levels an opportunity to experiment with curating contemporary art. Gallery 263 provides guidance, support, and modest financial assistance to artists to cover the cost of promotional materials. Proposals should come from New England residents (for individuals) or 50% New England residents (for groups). Learn more.
Deadline: Sunday May 29, 11:59pm
Artist Residency The Joshua Tree National Park Artist-in-Residence Program offers visual, performing, and literary artists a 2-4 week residency at the park’s Lost Horse Ranger Station, a rustic and self-sufficient cabin with nearby panoramic views of the park. In exchange for the adventure of living and working in a national park, the resident artist will have the opportunity to create a body of work and to share it with the surrounding regional and Southern California communities. Learn more.
Deadline: June 1, 2016
Emerging Immigrant Artists The Vilcek Foundation will award three prizes of $50,000 each to young artists, born outside but currently living in the U.S., who demonstrate outstanding early achievement. Artists practicing in a variety of media such as painting, drawing, printmaking, photography, sculpture, and other visual arts processes are eligible. Applications will be evaluated based on quality, level of creativity, clarity of vision, and impact. Learn more.
Deadline: June 10, 2016
Choreography Luminarium Dance has announced that applications are open for the fifth 24-Hour ChoreoFest. The 2016 festival will take place from Friday, September 9 through Saturday, September 10, with an overnight creation period and a morning production period followed by two Saturday performances. ALL work must be created overnight. Learn more.
Deadline: June 10, 2016
Performing Contemporary Composition The Aaron Copland Fund for Music has launched the Performance Program, a grant program where performing ensembles, presenting organizations, and festivals can seek support for the performance and presentation of contemporary American concert music and contemporary jazz. Learn more.
Deadline: June 30, 2016
Calls for Public Art and Artists/Artisans Hyde Square Task Force has issued two calls to artists. First, the organization seeks proposals for the Domino Installation, a domino-themed permanent art installation in the plaza of the Blessed Sacrament Church in Jamaica Plain. Designs should be site specific and incorporate elements of the cultural history of the neighborhood, and may include sculpture, mural, and other elements such as seating. Artist payment of $10,000. Learn more. Second, Hyde Square Task Force is looking for visual artists and artisan vendors to show or sell at the Latin Quarter Fiesta on September 17, 2016. The Latin Quarter Fiesta will showcase arts and artists, live music, local Afro-Latin food, and participatory family-friendly art installation. Email Emma@HydeSquare.org if you’re interested in being a vendor or for more information.
Deadline for both opportunities: July 1, 2016
Thriller/Horror/Thriller/SciFi/Fantasy Filmmakers Entries are currently being accepted to Shriekfest, a festival dedicated to getting horror/thriller/scifi/fantasy filmmakers and screenwriters recognition. The festival will be held in Los Angeles at Raleigh Studios. Prizes awarded to the winning filmmaker in each category. Learn more.
Deadline: July 1, 2016 (Late); August 10, 2016 (Extended)
Mid-Career Artist Grants The Artist’s Resource Trust provides support to the creative work of mid-career (aged 35 and older) visual artists who have demonstrated substantial commitment, development and quality in their work. Visual artists who live in New England and in the towns in NY that are part of Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation’s catchment area can apply for the grants, which generally range from $1,000 to $10,000. Learn more.
Deadline: August 1, 2016
Project Grants The Creative City grants enable artists to create projects of all disciplines that take place in the public realm in the city of Boston and that integrate public participation into artistic process and/or presentation. Learn more.
Deadline: September 12, 2016
Sculptors National Sculpture Society is accepting submissions from individual sculptors for the 2016 Dexter Jones Award. Through the annual competition, an unrestricted prize of $5,000 will be presented to a sculptor for an outstanding work of sculpture in bas-relief. Preference will be given to figurative or realist sculpture. Learn more.
Deadline: October 3, 2016
Image: A PATH TO THE MOON by 19th century artist and mystic William T. Horton, from Public Domain Review.
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