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The Idaho Commission on
the Arts does not endorse the listings posted on this page. They are
collected from a variety of sources, and artists are advised to contact
organizations directly for information. Most competitions charge a fee
to offset exhibition costs and for cash awards, but excessive fees for
an entry should be questioned. Please report any problems concerning
listings to our office.
If your organization would like an opportunity listed on this page, fax a brief
description to: ICA Web Opportunities at 208-334-2119, or email the
information to us at info@arts.idaho.gov.
Thank you.
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The Utah Arts Council is abundant with arts opportunites, competitions, and commissions online.
New features are added regularly.
Dont Miss Out!
Please visit the site at:
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ISU Has New Artistic Outlets Available!
The Pond Student Union is proud to include the Transition and Mind's Eye galleries in their array of services and activities. The ASISU Program Board provides these galleries with a variety of shows. These two galleries have been host to major touring art shows as well as ISU student art displays.
The Transition gallery is well known for its spacious arena, which provides a display for a wide range of mediums and is located in the basement of the Pond Student Union Building.
The Mind's Eye gallery plays host to smaller more intimate shows usually composed of photographs and drawings. The Mind's Eye gallery will be moving to the new Rendevous Building.
For a complete listing of show dates and gallery hours please visit the ASISU Program Boardwebsite.
Exhibits On Display
Mind's Eye Gallery
Transition Gallery
For application and additonal information go to: www.isu.edu/union/gallery/
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Deadline: Saturday, May 02, 2009
Idaho Falls Arts Council
Willard Arts Center/ Colonial Theater
450 A Street
Idaho Falls, ID 83402
1st Annual Idaho Falls Arts Council
Juried competition March 14 to May 2, 2009
An exhibition of works by more than 30 artists working in a wide variety of mediums.
Awards presentation and opening reception begins at 7:00pm on Saturday, March 21.
Sponsored By:
Intermountian Gas
Jan and Paul Litteneker
The Walt Sullivan Family
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Invitation to Special Egyptian Theatre Event
Please mark your calendars on May 21 at 7 p.m. for a unique opportunity when Hollywood director Donald Petrie (Mystic Pizza, Grumpy Old Men, How to Loose a Guy in Ten Days) screens his new comedy My Life in Ruins at the Egyptian Theatre. This advance showing benefits the Story Initiative at Boise State, a new Program coordinated by writing proffessor Clay Morgan.
Mr. Pet
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Pinellas County Arts Council + Public Art Database Registry
The Pinellas County Arts Council (central Gulf coast Florida) seeks professional artists familiar with public art projects to join an expanding public art database registry. Open to any media; previous public art project experience preferred, but not required. Public Art & Design Program includes commission-based, site-specific competitions, portable studio artworks collection, artist residencies, temporary installations.
Deadline: On-going
Information: http://www.pinellasarts.org/
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Bainbridge Island, WA Public Art Program + Juried Artists Roster
Bainbridge Island Public Art Program invites local and regional NW artists, designers, curators, and crafts persons to apply for its Juried Artists Roster. The roster will be used for selecting artists for site-specific commissions, artist building parts, portable works, curatorial projects, and design team members and as a resource for local builders, architects, and interior designers.
Deadline: On-going
Information: Janice Shaw admin@artshum.org or www.artshum.org
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Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) + Slide Registry
Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) is seeking professional artists for design collaborations and/ or public art commissions for its Art-in Transit Program. Over the next few years, Charlotte is building a rapid transit system and will incorporate public art into its stations, park and rides, and maintenance facilities and has allocated $2.3 million for art. In preparation for Phase I and subsequent phases, artists are requested to submit their materials to a new slide registry that will be used to make selections of artists as the system is phased in. Design fees range from $5,000-$25,000: commissions from $25,000-$250,000
Deadline: On-going
Click here for more information.
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New York City Department of Cultural Affairs + Image Registry
The New York City Department of Cultural Affairs (DCLA) is the largest public funder of arts and culture in the country. The Percent for Art artist slide registry is an up-to-date and important component of the Program. The registry is consulted by the architects, panelists, and City agencies for each project. The Percent for Art staff prepares a slide presentation from the registry for each panel meeting. The registry is open to any professional visual artist residing in the United States.
Deadline: On-going
Information: www.nyc.gov/html/dcla/html/panyc/slide_reg.shtml
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Playwright Submissions
Requested by Heartland Plays Inc., a publishing company of plays and drama products coming online in 2009 marketing to Community, Children's Education and small Professional Theatres. E-mail submissions to playsnow@heartlandplays.com or mail manuscripts with $20 reading fee for full-length play/ $10 per one act to Rebecca Ryland, Literary Manager, Heartland Plays, Inc., 88 Howard Beer Rd., Clancy MT 59634. Manuscripts with the reading fee guaranteed full professional reading with written critique response within 90 days. Manuscripts must include envelope and postage for return. Musicals will be considered if they include vocal/piano score and accompaniment CD. We cannot guarantee a full reading for E-mail submissions and will only respond if we are interested in publishing the material. Our playwrights recieve 50% of royalties.
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Fort Worden State Park, Port Townsend, WA -- The Centrum Institute Residencies
Residencies are awarded on a space-available basis, in week-long blocks. They seek a diverse selection of projects, voices, genres, and styles, and intend to bring a broad mix of applicants and creative work to Centrum. Residencies are open to individuals or groups. They encourage residents to think about how the public might engage with their residencies. Criteria for selection include the strength of the written application, strength of the work sample, current resonance of the work, and potential benefit to you at this point in your career.
Contact: Please direct all inquiries and proposals to Sally Rodgers (sally@centrum.org), 360-385-3102 x 128. PO Box 1158, Port Townsend, WA 98368
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The Anderson Center
The Anderson Center is located at the historic Tower View estate in Red Wing, Minnesota. Situated on 330 acres near the picturesque bluffs of the Mississippi River, the Anderson Center is the largest artist community in Minnesota and the second largest in the Upper Midwest.
Each year, from May through October, the Center makes available private time and space to some 45 artists, writers, and scholars from the United States and abroad. Residencies, which include meals and lodging at the Center, are for two weeks to one month, during which time resident-fellows are expected to work on a clearly defined project and to make a substantive contribution to the community in the form of a talk, class, or performance of their work.
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2008 Residency Season at the Artists’ Enclave at I-Park -- East Haddam, Connecticut
I-Park announces its eighth season hosting The Artists’ Enclave. Artists’ residencies, self-directed/project oriented, will be offered from May through November 2008. Most sessions are four weeks in duration. Residencies will be offered to visual (including digital) artists, music composers, environmental artists, landscape and garden designers, creative writers and architects. Work samples will be evaluated through a competitive, juried process. I-Park is a 450-acre natural woodland retreat in rural East Haddam, Connecticut.
For additional project information, go to: www.i-park.org(Residency Program section). E-mail: ipark2002@ureach.com. Phone: 860-873-2468.
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Artist in Residence Programs - Spring/Summer 2009 Opportunities in France
Artistay is a service for artists, writers, architechts, academics, art teachers, curators...looking for a residency program in France in order to realize a personal artistic project.
We work with several art places offering a professional support to artists from all over the world and in various disciplines.
Applicants are responsible for the funding of the residency participation fees, they can though do an application with artistay even if they haven't secured the funding yet. We can provide a necessary documentation and contacts for funding advice.
Artistay service is free of charge for the applicant.
Contact us with your residency proposal, we'll find an art place for you suited to your requirments.
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Grand Canyon National Park announces our new year-round artist-in-residence program at the South Rim in conjunction with the well-established seasonal artist-in-residency program at the North Rim in conjunction with the well-established seasonal artist-in-residency program at www.nps.gov/GRCA/supportyourpark/air.htm.
Artists must submit their applications for the So. Rim postmarked by July 31. Selected participants will be notified by mid-August. For more information please contact Rene Westbrook at 928-638-7090 or Rene Westbrook@nps.gov
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Creative Outlet for Writer's: The Other Bunch
The Other Bunch contributors are four award-winning writers, Bonnie Dodge, Patricia Santos
Marcantonio, Dixie Thomas Reale and Jennifer Sandmann. The website features new topics every month on the subject of writing and the writing life, and questions are welcomed and encouraged. Also included are writer’s blogs and links.
You may wish to visit their website at
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Art Marketing, Press & Resource Lists for Artists and Arts Organizations
Compiled by Caroll Michels, career coach and artist-advocate, and author.
Available for purchase at www.carolmichels.com:
(All lists are updated on an ongoing basis.)
Art Consultants: Annotated List or Disk Package; Curators; Critics; Interior Design & Architecture
Press Contacts; International, National & Regional Press Contacts; Book: How to Survive & Prosper as an Artist: Selling Yourself Without Selling Your Soul
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Artist Help Network
This free site is packed with publications, organizations, service providers, Web sites, software and audio-visual materials, pinpointing information on a wide range of career-related topics. Divided into headings such as Legal; Money; Exhibitions, Commissions and Sales; and more, each heading unfolds into subheadings that offer artists hundreds of regional, national and international connections.
www.artisthelpnetwork.com
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Genovese Vanderhoof & Associates, A Cultural Management Consulting Firm
Assisting Organizations to Become the Best That They Can Be.
Over the past thirty years, Senior Partners Margaret Genovese and Dory Vanderhoof have built one of North America's leading arts/cultural management consulting firms. GV&A has an unparalleled record of success in assisting their clients in executive search, effective planning, capital campaigns, successful facility development, and dramatic improvement to contributed and earned revenue.
The firm's Clients range from the continent's largest ballet and opera companies, theaters, museums, art galleries, and orchestras, to highly specialized cultural organizations such as modern dance companies, folk festivals, theaters for young audiences, science museums, performing arts facilities, historic theaters, living history museums, arts service organizations and government agencies.
All partners and associates have been on the front lines and have impressive personal track records managing cultural institutions, bringing to clients an invaluable breadth and depth of practices, balanced by practical understanding of what is realistically achievable for each unique client institution in its specific operating enviroment.
GV&A can help your organization in:
* Executive Searches
*Planning and Organizational Development
*Facility Development and Historic Property/ Theater Restorations.
*Marketing and Audience/ Membership Development
*Fundraising and Contributed Income Development
Contact Information:
Genovese Vanderhoor & Associates
77 Carlton Street, Suite 1103
Toronto, Ontario
Canada M5B 2J7
416/340-2762, fax: 416/340-6276
www.genovesevanderhoof.com
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TechSoup Global: TechSoup Global provides software donations to 501(c)3 organizations around the world and offers software donations from 35 major technology providers. For more information on how TechSoup Global can help your organization visit: www.techsoup.org/stock/ or email ghirsch@techsoupglobal.org
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Eagle, ID -- Call to Artists
The Winery at Eagle Knoll would like to offer our Wine Connoisseurs Room and grounds to artists for display their artwork and/or talent free of charge. We have dates available throughout the year and will be scheduled on a first come first served basis. A Vanity Gallery or private reception can also be scheduled at the winery. Please contact Denise Musick, Retail Manager at 208.286.9463 ext. 2. or denise@thewineryateagleknoll.com. We welcome you to visit The Winery at Eagle Knoll at www.thewineryateagleknoll.com.
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Deadline: Saturday, May 30, 2009
HELLO ARTISTS!!!
You are invited to apply to the Art Source Gallery National Juried Art Exhibition, taking place in July 2009. Sue Latta from Boise State University will jury this year and $1000 in prize money will be given to a Best of Show and 3 runners-up. For entry forms, and calendar, contact Barbara Bowling at 208-336-0767 or bbowling@cableone.net. We look foward to recieving your application.
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East Sherman Public Art Project (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho)
Project Overview
The Coeur d'Alene Arts Commission invites artists/artist teams to submit qualifications for public art on a grassy location at the corner of 23rd Street, and Coeur d'Alene Lake Drive, which is a point of entry / exit for Coeur d'Alene's downtown corridor from/to the east. This location provides optimal visibility and allowance for an art piece with significant presence.
The Artwork Should:
- Provide a positive impression and lasting memory for the visitors and citizens.
- Be designed and fabricated for long term outdoor durability and ease of mainenance, including
potential vandalism.
Budget and Payment Schedule:
The budget for this project is $100,000.00 which includes the artists design fee, travel, materials, coordination with the design consultants, fabrication costs, transportation, installation, of the artwork and any costs or consultant fees associated therwith, and recommendation for a maitenance plan.
Eligibility
The Project is open to all artists in the 5-state region (Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, and Utah) regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, age, marital status, or physical or mental disability. Artist teams are eligible to apply, including teams of artists from multiple discaplines. City of Coeur d'Alene employees, as well as selection panelists and their immediate family members are not eligable for partipation.
For a complete Timeline of events, please call (208) 796-2249, or you may email your question to stevea@cdaid.org
Mailing Address:
Cd' Arts Commission
c/o Steve Anthony
710 E. Mullan Ave
Coeur d'Alene, Id 83814
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Deadline: Saturday, June 20, 2009
REEL TEENS FESTIVAL 2009
You are cordially invited to submit your films or videos to the ninth annual Reel Teens Festival.
Deadline for submission: June 30, 2009
- There is no Submission Fee.
- The film or video entered must be made by a teenager and should not be more than 20 minutes
in length.
- Entrants will agree to allow Reel Teens to duplicate and show their works for publicity of the
festival and in use in showing at Reel Teens special events. A winners and runners up DVD will
be made after each festival.
The Mailing address for all submissions is:
Reel Teens
PO Box 1246
Woodstock, NY 12498
More detailed information, and additional applications can be found on our website
845-246-1598.
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Deadline: Saturday, May 30, 2009
Three Island Crossing Art Show
August 7th & 8th, 2009
Application Deadline: Postmarked May 30, 2009
Welcome: The Visual Arts Commission of the Mountian Home Arts Council is presenting the 3rd Annual Three Island Crossing Art show, August 7-8, 2009 at Carmela Winery & Restaurant in Glenns Ferry, Idaho. The art show is a juried fine art and folk arts show held in conjunction with the 23rd Annual Re-enactment of the Oregon Trail Three Island Crossing. The show will benefit visual artist programs associated with the Mountian Home Arts Council.
New Features:
#1 Artist Demonstrations: This year we are encouraging Artist Demonstrations on Friday afternoon and plan on advertising this event to bring more people out on Friday. If you would like to demonstrate your art please let us know. We will provide booth support if you need it while demonstrating. If you need an area outside of your booth space, we will provide that for you. Your acceptance into the show is NOT dependent on you demonstrating your art.
#2 Artist Challenge and Prize Money: One of our local artists, photographer Jerry Kencke has provided the image of the Bruneau Desert Sunset you see across the top of this application. We are challenging each participating artist to interpret this image by creating a work of art in their medium. All entries should be for sale and will be shown in a group display. The public will vote on their "Peoples Choice" and the artist of the winneing entry will recieve a $100 prize award. The original piece by Jerry Kencke will be shown, but will not be eligible for the award. For a better copy of the image, please contact Jerry or Cindy at (208) 580-0026 or JKencke@aol.com. Participating artists need to provide their own display easel for their entry. Display tables will be available.
For more information please visit the Mountian Home Arts Council Website: www.mharts.orgor call 587-3706
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Deadline: Saturday, May 30, 2009
You are Invited to Participate in the Eigth Annual Art Source Gallery Juried Show
Important Dates
May 30: Deadline for recieving slides/CD, entry form, $25 jury fee and SASE.
June 8: Notification of jury sesults mailed to artists.
June 24-27: Hand delivered work accepted at Art Source Gallery.
June 27: All accepted works must be recieved at the at the Art Source Gallery.
July 2: Opening reception, 5-9pm. Awards announced at 6:30pm. Show runs through August 1.
August 1-3: Return of artwork. Pick up all hand delivered entries between 10am and 6 pm.
August 10: All remaining work will be shipped at the artist's expense.
Awards: The best of show and Runners-up award recipients will recieve cash awards totaling $1000.
Juror: Sue Latta is a mixed media sculptor, working with a vast range of materials including resins, metals, rawhide, rubber, and latex creating abstract forms that are emotive as well as visceral. Sue has been a working artist for 15 years, working on number of public projects and has recieved grants fromthe Idaho Commission on the Arts and the Boise City Arts Commission. Her work has been collected throughout the United States and Canada, and is included in the Permanent Collection at the University of Nevada Reno and the Idaho Shakespeare Festival. She recieved her MFA in sculpture in 2007 from Boise State University where she currently works as an adjunct professor of art.
Eligibility: The exhibit is open to al fine artists and media (no video or crafts). All work must be origional and completed within the last three years. Artists may submit up to 3 works of art. Three dimensial works are limited to 75 pounds. Any accepted work that differs from the image will not be displayed.
Jury Fee: The $25 Jury fee is for up to three different entries. The total amount you submit for 1-3 entries is $25.
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2-MINUTE PLAY COMPETITION "ALL CONTENT CONSIDERED"
Submissions must be performed and video-taped
No obscenity or Nudity
Get your friends together and act out your best 2-minute play! Video-tape perfromance and submit to playsnow@heartlandplays.com. Selected plays will appear on the Heartland Play, Inc. website and will be published in text form in our collection of 52 2-minute plays. We will notify writers if interested in publishing plays in hte collection. One over-all winner will receive a three-night stay at Elkhorn View Lodge near Helena, Montana, a prize value over $500.
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Deadline: Friday, June 19, 2009
VSA ARTS/ Accelerate A National Juried Exhibition for Emerging Artists with Disabilities, Ages 16-25
Deadline: June 19, 2009
Theme
Starting from zero, ideas takes shape, momentum builds, creativity gathers speed, and a new work of art is created. How does art propel your success and provide you freedom of expression? As an artist, what sets you in motion- and how do you fuel your imagination? Describe your artistic journey and how disability might shape your creative process. Define how you measure success both artistically and within your career pathway. Share with us your work that will launch you to the next level.
Eligibility
Open to artists ages 16-25 living in the Uniteds States who have a physcial, cognitive, mental, or sensory disabiltiy. Adisability is defined as an impairment that substantially limits a mjor life activity. For more information about disabilities that apply, please review the VSA arts Disability Awareness Guide, located under Resources at
SUBMISSIONS MUST BE ORIGINAL WORK COMPLETED WITHIN THE LAST THREE YEARS AND AFTER THE ONSET OF DISABILITY.
There is no Entry Fee
Please send supplemental materials directly to; VSA arts, c/o Accelerate, 818 Conneticut Ave. NW, Suite 600, Washington, DC 20006. Applicants must complete the full application on CaFE, including images. All supplemental materials must have a corresponding CaFE profile and be postmarked by June 19, 2009.
Please call any one of the numbers for questions, or visit www.vsarts.org to download the narrative questions to be submitted with application.
202-628-2800 (voice)
202-737-0645 (TTY)
800- 933-8721 (Voice)
202- 429-0868 (Fax)
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Eagle Arts Commission/ Call to Artists
July 10, 11, 12 2009
Heritage Park in Downtown Eagle
185 E. State Street
The Eagle Arts Commission mission is to "Grow and Celebrate the Arts to Strengthen Community" and is excited to present the Eagle Arts Faire. Artists of all mediums are invited to apply for the juried show to be held at Heritage Park in downtown Eagle on July 10, 11, 12, 2009. Artists must participate all three days.
Hours for the faire are:
July 10, Friday: 2 pm - 8 pm
July 11, Saturday: 8:30 am - 7 pm
July 12, Sunday: 10 am - 5 pm
Eagle Arts Faire will consist of three fun-filled days with a dynamic and welcoming atmosphere to include a juried fine art show, artist demonstrations, live musical performances, youth art activities, and a variety of food and wine tasting vendors. The cost for a 10" X 15" booth space is $150 with a $25 application fee. Public admission to the faire is free.
Visit www.eaglearts.orgfor artist application and more information on the Eagle Arts Faire. Application must be postmarked by May 15, 2009.
Contact: Commissioner, Melissa Brodt
Eagle Arts Commission
660 E. Civic Lane
Eagle, ID 83616
Telephone: 208-921-0477
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Deadline: Monday, May 25, 2009
CALLING ALL PRINTMAKERS - DEADLINE MAY 25, 2009
The Washington Printmakers Gallery located in the historic Dupont Circle art gallery district in Washinton, DC is calling all printmakers to submit their artwork for its 2009 National Small Works Show in August of this year. Now in its 12th year, the NSW invites printmakers from across this Nation and International printmakers to submit their work for jurying into this very popular and much sought after exhibit.
This year's juror is Jane Haslem, owner and director of the Jane Haslem Gallery in Washington DC, and a renown international print dealer. Ms. Haslem will choose 3 winners plus honorable mentions, and the winner of the 2009 NSW exhibit will be given a solo show in our gallery here in Washinton, DC in August 2010.
If you are interested please go to www.washingtonprintmakers.comand pick up the Prospectus. While there, please view our beautiful gallery and its artitsts. Now in our 24th year here in DC, we are a collective of dedicated, professional printmakers showing and selling our work, as well as designing workshops, demos, and lectures to inform the public of the beauty and value of the original print. For more information, contact our Director, Karisa Senavits at info@washintonprintmakers.com or call her at 202-332-7757 for more detailed information on the exhibit and talk to her about gallery membership. We review new members' portfolios each month.
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Deadline: Monday, May 25, 2009
Art Match City of Bend Oregon: Riverbend Community Park
Art in Public Places (AiPP) on behalf of a public art initiative for the city of Bend, Oregon seeks ot commission a permanent large scale work of art for the roundabout (traffic circle) at Riverbend Community Park at 799 S.W. Columbia Street in Bend, Oregon.
Project Intent/ Theme: The committee will evaluate all submissions based on artistic merit, and artist's past experience, and the ability of the artist to work in large scale. There are numerous possibilities for adding a public artwork to the site that would serve as an "identifying signature" for the new Riverbend Community Park. Given the varied nature of the artwork in other Bend roundabouts, ranging from traditional representations of wildlife to abstract works to kinetic sculptures, there are no restrictions on artistic interpretation. To view examples of existing roundabout sculpures, visit www.artinpublicplaces.org.
Application / Selection Process: This is an open competition for professional artists residing in the Northwest United States, specifically the states of Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, and North California. A team of artists is welcome to apply and the submitted images must reflect the collaborateive work of the team players. One application per artist or team.
Materials to Submit:
1. A current resume including statements regarding your artwork/art education. Brief exhibition records only.
2. A total of 4 artwork images are required. (Please note medium, dimensions, location, and price.)
3. A statement of interest in the project is required. (Please express your initial ideas on the work of art you'll propose for the roundabout at Riverbend Community Park. Please note that the scale of the artwork should be at least 20 feet in height.)
Application Due: June 30, 2009
Questions/ Follow up: Questions about the project may be directed to Marcelene Trujillo via email to marcelene@artscentraloregon.org . ( Arts Central, the Oregon Arts Commission designated Regional Arts and Culture Council for Central Oregon, is the managing agent for ArtMatch and is assisting with the art selection Process.)
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Flagstaff Cultural Partners in Arizona is hosting an international call for Proposals with the opportunity for artists and curators to use our 4,000 square foot gallery for shows in 2010. Please contact Joe Cornett for more information at jcornett@culturalpartners.org
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Deadline: Sunday, May 31, 2009
THE EAGLE ARTS COMMISSION IS OFFERING SCHOLARSHIPS
The Eagle Arts Commission and True North Creative Learning Center are pleased ot welcom tThe Cabin's renowned Idaho Writing Camp to downtown Eagle this summer. Students going into grades 4-9 will have the opportunity to participate in the Idaho Writing Camp's program "Curious City." The Eagle Arts Commssion is offering $75 scholarships towards the cost of this nationally acclaimed program. Scholarship information is available through the schools in Eagle, from the Eagle arts Commission, or at True North in Eagle.
Deadline for entries is May 31st.
For more infromation contact the Eagle Arts Commission at
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