Financial Assistance for Musicians Application for one-time financial assistance is open to professional musicians across all genres. You must be a professional music performer, composer/arranger, or educator in a specific time of need caused by an unexpected hardship (e.g., medical or dental situation, natural disaster, or certain housing crises). Learn more.
Deadline: Rolling
Poets Entries are currently being accepted for the Grayson Books Poetry Prize. Open to all poets writing in English, is accepting submissions. Submit 50–90 pages, including title page and contents. No contact info on manuscript. Entry fee: $26. Winner will be awarded $1,000, publication, and 10 copies. Simultaneous submissions acceptable. Chase Twichell will judge this year’s contest. Electronic submissions only. Learn more.
Deadline: August 15, 2024
Open Call New England Art Center has issued an open call for Beyond the Expected: Art in Flux, exhibiting September 6 – 29, 2024 at Galatea Fine Art in Boston. Artists are invited to submit up to two pieces of artwork that embody the theme “Beyond the Expected: Art in Flux.” This theme highlights the artist’s ability to innovate continually, adapt their practices, and explore new frontiers in artistic expression. It suggests artistic processes incorporating elements of chance, spontaneity, or unexpected outcomes, and may refer to works created through experimental techniques or unconventional materials. The juror is LaiSun Keane, Owner at LaiSun Keane Art Gallery located at SoWA, Boston. Learn more.
Deadline: August 18, 2024, 11:59 PM ET
Of Note CreativeStudy offers free, live, online Q&As. August 20, 2024, 5-6 PM ET, Margarita Lila Rosa will share recommendations for creating an impactful Instagram account (register). September 24, 2024, 5-6 PM ET, Sammetria Goodson will provide guidance for working with commercial galleries (register). October 22, 2024, 5-6 PM ET, Alex Paik will share his knowledge of artist-led galleries and his experience co-creating a national, multi-venue, artist-led organization (register). November 19, 2024, 5-6 PM ET, Tamara Bates will explore the importance of long-term financial thinking to care for your future self (register).
Call to Artists Workshop13 in Ware, MA, is currently accepting entries for the 6th Annual Northeast Fine Arts Exhibition. We welcome artwork in Traditional Realism in the following 7 categories: Oil Painting, Watercolor, Sculpture, Drawing/ Graphics, Acrylic (includes casein & egg tempera, Pastel, and Mixed Media. The juror for this show is Todd Casey. Entry deadline: August 27th by midnight. There is a one-time, non-refundable entry fee for submissions. Learn more.
Deadline: August 27, 2024
Artist-in-Residence New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park has announced the open application period for the 2025 Artist-in-Residence program to foster creative exploration and community engagement through the arts. Since 2017, the park has hosted poets, painters, social practice artists, performance artists, writers, collage artists, photographers, textile artists, printmakers, sound artists, musicians, comic illustrators, and marine debris artists. The park offers: $2,500 stipend, studio space, $250 stipend for supplies, and professional development opportunities. Artists from all disciplines are encouraged to apply for this three-month residency. Learn more.
Deadline: Friday, August 30, 2024
Poets The Off the Grid Prize recognizes the work of older poets, highlighting important, often overlooked voices in contemporary poetry. We accept book-length manuscripts by poets over age 60. The prize: $1,000 and publication, promotion, and distribution in print and audiobook formats. Submission fee: $25. Gregory Orr will judge. Learn more.
Deadline: August 31, 2024
Call to Artists The International Visual Literacy Association (IVLA) encourages the submission of work for an online/virtual exhibition in conjunction with the 2024 IVLA conference “Illuminating Perspectives.” You’re invited to submit visual work that examines the realm of personal and collective meaning-making, agentive practice, and the transformation of sociopolitical realities. This work can enhance, expand, or explore perspectives in studio, professional, and educational spaces. Learn more.
Deadline: September 1, 2024
Call for Entry Small Woodworks The Society of Arts and Crafts is currently accepting entries for their exhibition Exploring Function, Form, and Fantasy in Wood. One $1,000 award will be offered. Learn more.
Deadline: September 1, 2024
Mineck Fellowship in Furniture Arts Entries are currently being accepted for the Annual Mineck Fellowship in Furniture Arts, a $25,000 unrestricted fund. Any US-based emerging and mid-career Furniture arts/furniture makers. Note that the Mineck is for anyone working in the furniture arts/furniture-making space. It is NOT only for New England or early career makers! Learn more.
Deadline: September 3, 2024
Artadia Artist Awards The Artadia Awards provide financial support, exposure and recognition to artists. The awards are unrestricted, allowing artists to use the funds in any way they choose. Applicants must be a contemporary visual artist, making artwork for presentation in a contemporary art context: museum, galleries, arts non-profit, the public art realm, etc. Artadia does not fund filmmakers making films for distribution in cinematic venues, or those working in choreography presented outside of a contemporary art context. Boston Application runs from Aug 15 – Sept 15, 2024. Learn more.
Marine Debris Reused for Art The Center for Coastal Studies in Provincetown is hosting a week-long shoreline cleanup on five of the Boston Harbor Islands and anticipates removing tons of wood, plastic and metal debris items. In the past, the Center has diverted some debris materials to artists whose work utilizes marine debris. The Center invites artists from all disciplines to partake in its Boston Harbor Islands cleanup project and collect diverted materials to use in their future artistic output. Contact Laura Ludwig, Program Director of the Center’s Marine Debris & Plastics Program, with questions. Learn more.
Cleanup project: September 15-21, 2024
Virtual Salon Mark DeGarmo Dance’s Virtual Salon Performance Series for Social Change provides an opportunity for the public to view and engage with original performing arts and dance works-in-progress of curated artists. Mark DeGarmo Dance seeks dance artists for the 2025 season on Thursdays Feb. 6, Mar. 6, & Apr. 3 at 7:00 PM ET of its Virtual Salon Performance Series for Social Change, a showcase of original artistic works-in-progress with facilitated audience response. The 2025 theme is No Borders, No Hierarchies. Learn more.
Deadline: September 30, 2024, 11:59 PM ET
Fellowship Applications are currently being accepted for the Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans. This fellowship supports thirty New Americans— immigrants or the children of immigrants—who are pursuing graduate or professional school in the U.S. Each Fellowship supports one to two years of graduate study in any field and in any advanced degree-granting program in the U.S. up to a total of $90,000. Learn more.
Deadline: October 31, 2024
Artist Run Gallery Call for Associate Members The Kingston Gallery is accepted applications for Associate Members. They play a crucial role in enabling Kingston Gallery to engage with diverse artists and showcase a wide range of high-quality contemporary art. This group of 10 dedicated individuals meets regularly throughout the year, actively participating in various gallery activities. Associates contribute to organizing, installing, and staffing the highly anticipated annual Associates’ exhibition, among other events. Learn more.
Deadline: November 15, 2024
Adolph & Esther Gottlieb Emergency Grant Program The Adolph and Esther Gottlieb Emergency Grant program is intended to provide interim financial assistance to qualified painters, printmakers, and sculptors whose needs are the result of an unforeseen, catastrophic incident, and who lack the resources to meet that situation. Each grant is given as one-time assistance for a specific emergency, examples of which are fire, flood, or emergency medical need. The program does not consider requests for dental work, chronic situations, capital improvements, or projects of any kind; nor can it consider situations resulting from general indebtedness or lack of employment. The maximum amount of this grant is $15,000; an award of $5,000 is typical. Learn more.
Deadline: Ongoing
Image credit: Cabaret, touring cast, Friedman-Abeles (Firm) (Photographer), 1969-1970, Billie Rose Theater Division, New York Public Library.
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