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Set Sail for Artist Opportunities

August 23, 2016 Leave a Comment

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Of Note: MCC Artist Fellowship applications for Crafts, Sculpture/Installation/New Genres, and Dramatic Writing are now available. Learn more.
Deadline: October 3, 2016

Solo Movement Work Mobius has announced a call for 1 minute solo movement pieces for an evening work performed at Mobius Gallery. The pieces will cycle over the length of the evening. Movement should be freely interpreted. The piece should be strictly one minute in length and should be a finished piece. Performance date: September 24th, 2016 8PM (Sept 23th Dress rehearsal). Email  jimena@mobius.org your submission information: name and contact info;  written proposal of your idea or a link to a video of your work/draft;  link to your website or any other images of past work (links to Vimeo videos preferred but youtube acceptable);  note: you are responsible for your own tech needs, props etc but there will be access to sound and 1 video projector.
Deadline: August 27 2016

Call for Artists The Mayor’s Office of Arts and Culture in Boston is hosting their 2nd Annual Fay Chandler EMERGING Art Exhibition. Artists that live or create in the City of Boston are welcome to apply. They are looking for fresh, original, contemporary work. The art will be displayed at Boston City Hall in the Scollay Square Gallery during the month of October. The art submitted will be judged by a jury of Boston art professionals and peers. $5,000 in prizes will be awarded. Learn more.
Deadline: August 31, 2016

Grants for Artists, Writers with Children The Sustainable Arts Foundation is offering awards of up to $6000 to writers and artists with children. The money can be used for costs such as child care, workspaces, new equipment, research and travel. There are two funding rounds each year and typically a total of ten grants are made in each round: five Sustainable Arts Foundation Awards valued at $6000 each and five Sustainable Arts Foundation Promise Awards valued at $2000. To be eligible, writers must have at least one child under the age of 18. Learn more.
Deadline: September 2, 2016

Photographers Entries are currently being accepted for the Cultural Center of Cape Cod’s APERTURES Photography Competition. Learn more.
Deadline: September 9, 2016 (11:59pm)

Call for Art Entries are now being accepted for the Golden Thread gallery’s exhibition Simplicity, located in West Hartford, CT. the exhibit is from October 1 to December 31, 2016. Learn more.
Deadline: September 13, 2016

Choreographers The New England Foundation for the Arts will award small, catalytic grants of $500 to $1,000 directly to New England choreographers who identify and articulate a critical opportunity that will significantly advance their career in dance. Learn more.
Deadline September 26, 2016

Boston Area Artists The Dorchester Arts Collaborative is currently registering Boston area artists for their annual Dorchester Open Studios taking place Saturday and Sunday, October 22 and 23.  Seeking artists, sculptors, jewelers, photographers, craftspeople and designers to showcase and sell work. Group sites are available at First Parish Church Dorchester and the Erick Jean Center for the Arts for those artists without a private studio. Learn more.
Registration Deadline: September 28, 2016

Image credit: Excelsior-1897 sets sail for the Klondike from San Francisco. Photo by Sam C. Partridge. Library of the University of Washington via Wikimedia Commons. Public Domain.

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