Artist Opportunities from the North Carolina Arts Council

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Artist Opportunities

The N.C. Arts Council is pleased to share the following opportunities for artists that have recently been submitted to us. Please contact the organization listed if you have any questions.

The Arts Council does not endorse or recommend any specific opportunities, but provides this list for information only. We encourage artists to research each opportunity thoroughly before applying. Artist opportunities may be submitted to jennifer.huggins@ncdcr.gov.

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General Arts Opportunities

The Surdna Foundation, New York, N.Y.
The Surdna Foundation invites arts teachers from public arts high schools to apply for funding for artistic development through its Arts Teachers Fellowship Program. Eligible schools include specialized public arts high schools, as well as arts-focused, magnet and charter high schools. The program offers teachers the opportunity to immerse themselves in their own creative work, interact with other professional artists and stay current with new practices.

Deadline: November 13
For more information: Visit www.surdna.org/artsteachersfellowship or contact Kimberly Bartosik at artsfellowship@surdna.org.

Performing Artists

Center Stage Theatre, Goldsboro
Center Stage Theatre in Goldsboro will hold open auditions for their production of A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens at the Wayne County Public Library located at 1001 E. Ash St, Goldsboro.

Deadline: Auditions will be held October 13 and 14 from 7–8:45 p.m.
For more information: Visit www.cstheatre.org, email cstheatre@gmail.com or call (919) 440-0827.

Literary Artists

Cave Wall Press, Greensboro
The poetry journal Cave Wall Press is accepting open submissions. Entries are read blind, so the author's name should not be included on any poems submitted. Send a cover letter listing the titles of all poems being submitted as well as a self-addressed stamped envelope for response to the following address: Cave Wall Press, LLC, P.O. Box 29546, Greensboro, N.C. 27429-9546.

Deadline: September 30
For more information: www.cavewallpress.com

North Carolina Poetry Society
The North Carolina Poetry Society announces the seventh year of the Gilbert–Chappell Distinguished Poet Series (GCDPS). In this series, poets in middle school, high school and college as well as adults are invited to apply to be mentored by a Distinguished Poet (DP) in eastern, central or western North Carolina. Three DPs will mentor four student poets each. GCDPS student poets will work with DPs for four to six months on a dozen pages of their original poetry and then read at a regional college or university with other student poets and their mentor in April 2010.

Deadline: November 1
For more information: Visit www.ncpoetrysociety.org or contact Bill Blackley at wjblackley@gmail.com or (336) 835-4630.

Visual Artists

City of Columbia, Mo.
The City of Columbia, Missouri, Office of Cultural Affairs invites artists legally residing in the U.S. to apply for a public art project for its planned parking garage at Fifth and Walnut Streets. An artist or artist team is sought to create new site-specific, original public art for the building and/or overall site. Works in a variety of durable media and forms will be considered, and a budget of $100,000 is available. Apply at www.callforentry.org.

Deadline: October 1
For more information: www.gocolumbiamo.com/Arts/FifthWalnutParkingGaragePercentforArt.php

The LoDi Project, Raleigh
The LoDi Project is asking artists to address the theme of "Architectural Spaces" for a November 2009 exhibition. How does architecture inspire your art? Work can be as technical as architectural construction drawings and plans, or looser interpretations such as photographs or paintings based on current and ancient architectural structures. Traditional and non-traditional styles and media are welcome. The exhibition will run Nov. 6–25.

Deadline: October 6 (mailed entries to be postmarked) or October 11 (online entries)
For more information: Visit thelodiproject.com/call_for_artists.html or email Carrie LeChevallier at carrie@thelodiproject.com.

North Carolina State University, Raleigh
NC State students, staff, faculty and alumni are invited to submit up to two pieces of original 2D or 3D artwork for the Hang It Up! open hanging at the Gregg Museum. The six-week exhibition will run Oct. 22–Dec. 19. All work must be ready to be exhibited when dropped off.

Deadline: Artwork must be dropped off October 14 from 3–6 p.m. or October 15 from 3–6 p.m. at the Gregg Museum (2nd floor, Talley Student Center).
For more information: Visit www.ncsu.edu/gregg/hangitup.html or call (919) 515-3503.

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, Washington, D.C.
The Airports Authority is seeking artists who will create artwork for three permanent installations intended to welcome arriving international passengers to the U.S. and the National Capital Region, to enhance their travel experience and to promote the cultural diversity of the National Capital Region.

Deadline: October 15
For more information: www.mwaa.com/news_publications/publications/artists

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, Washington, D.C.
One project artist will be selected to work with nine classroom/art teachers at schools in the National Capital Region to create student portraits for a public art project titled "Hello and Welcome."

Deadline: October 15
For more information: www.mwaa.com/news_publications/publications/artists

Dublin Arts Council, Dublin, Ohio
Dublin Arts Council is issuing a national call to artists for a commission to create and install a permanent, 3D site-specific public artwork that will recognize and celebrate the 2010 Bicentennial of the City of Dublin, Ohio. The call is open to all professional artists who are U.S. citizens and live and work in the United States. The Bicentennial Public Artwork will be installed in October 2010 on the site of the historic Karrer Barn, a bank barn built in the late-1870s and listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The artwork will be relevant to Dublin's past, present and future, respectful to the historic site and will have a powerful artistic impact. An all-inclusive budget of $150,000 applies.

Deadline: October 15
For more information: Visit www.dublinarts.org or contact Emily Striker at emilystriker@dublinarts.org or Michele Gatz at (614) 889-7444.

Utah Arts Council/University of Utah
University of Utah College of Nursing calls for artists' letters of interest and qualifications for the creation of public artwork for its newly remodeled facility. The Artist Selection Committee wants to integrate art into this newly remodeled facility that will respond to the students, faculty and this place of teaching and learning the art and science of human caring.

Deadline: October 15
For more information: Download the RFQ at www.utahpublicart.org or contact Fletcher Booth at fbooth@utah.gov or (801) 533-3586.

City of Sarasota, Fla.
The City of Sarasota is issuing a national call to artists for a sculpture to be installed within Fredd "Glossie" Atkins Park. No theme for the artwork has been mandated; however, artists are requested to keep in mind the historical significance of the African-American community where Fredd "Glossie" Atkins Park is located. Three finalists will be selected by late October to give presentations by no later than December 15 to the Selection Committee. The three finalists will receive a stipend of $1,000 to cover expenses incurred for all submission requirements and travel. Overall project budget is $75,000.

Deadline: October 15
For more information: www.calpaa.com

Cary Photographic Artists
Cary Photographic Artists is accepting entries for the 2nd Annual CPA Open Juried Photography Exhibition which will take place Nov. 19–Dec. 18 at the Cary Senior Center (120 Maury O'Dell Place in Bond Park). Please complete an entry form and pre-register by mail.

Deadline: October 23
For more information: Prospectus and registration form available at caryphotographicartists.org.

City of Alexandria, Va.
The City of Alexandria, Va., seeks to commission public art for the Alexandria Police Headquarters, currently under construction. There are no geographic requirements on the location of the artists. The art will be paid for by private donations and grants. Installation is anticipated to be in 2011. Artists interested in applying to the Request for Qualifications (RFQ) are encouraged to register with the City of Alexandria's e-procure system located at eprocure.alexandriava.gov/bso. The projected budget for this project is $300,000.

Deadline: October 30
For more information: Visit alexandriava.gov/recreation/info/default.aspx?id=25006 or contact Dominic Lackey at dominic.lackey@alexandriava.gov.

b.j. spoke gallery, Huntington, N.Y.
Expo 29 International Juried Competition is open to all fine art media. Selected artists will show in March 2010 at b.j. spoke gallery. Artists may submit up to six 2D or 3D works.

Deadline: November 1
For more information: Download a prospectus at bjspokegallery.com/expo.html or contact Lisa Meek at lemeekart@aol.com or (216) 375-2078, or Elizabeth Ehrlichman at elize11771@yahoo.com or (631) 424-7524.

Valdosta State University, Ga.
The 2010 Valdosta National Exhibition to be held Jan. 19–Feb. 5 is open to all artists living in the U.S. over the age of 18. Works may be in any medium, traditional or experimental. All works must be original, suitably presented, ready to exhibit, completed in the last two years and not previously exhibited in the Valdosta State University Fine Arts Gallery. Each artist may submit up to three entries. Cash awards totaling $1,500 will be awarded.

Deadline: November 2
For more information: Download a prospectus at www.valdosta.edu/art, email jabowlan@valdosta.edu or call (229) 333-5835.

Baton Rouge Gallery, Baton Rouge, La.
Baton Rouge Gallery announces its second annual Surreal Salon, a national juried exhibition Jan. 3–28, 2010. This exhibition will feature the work of contemporary artists from across the country shedding light on the lasting effects surrealism has on the way that contemporary art is created in the 21st century. This year, eligibility has been expanded to all artists living and creating in the U.S. and its commonwealths and territories.

Deadline: November 3
For more information: Application and prospectus available at batonrougegallery.org.

United States Mint, Plainfield, Ind.
The United States Mint is seeking up to six associate designers for the Artistic Infusion Program (AIP). Artists in the AIP program have the opportunity to take part in American history through the contribution of designs for coins that will be enjoyed by all Americans.

Deadline: November 9
For more information: www.usmint.gov/about_the_mint/artisticInfusion

HarborArts, Boston, Mass.
HarborArts, Inc., is a non-profit organization that uses monumental art installations to raise awareness and to educate the public about social, economic and environmental issues affecting our harbors, waterways and oceans. HarborArts seeks to implement an outdoor artwork loan program for a limited number of large-scale 2D and 3D works at Boston Harbor Shipyard in East Boston, Mass. Works will be exhibited on a rotating schedule lasting a minimum of 3 months to several years, depending on availability and feasibility. Approximately 12–20 works will be installed. Artists will receive a $500 stipend to go toward the cost of transportation and installation. Artists are also invited to offer work for sale.

Deadline: November 9
For more information: Call for entries available at www.massart.edu/x1671.xml.

The Visual Art Center, Punta Gorda, Fla.
The Visual Art Center announces an open call for entries for the 7th Biennial National Art Exhibition to be held Feb. 8–March 12, 2010. This exhibition is limited to 2D paintings and drawings in oil, watercolor, pastel, acrylic, charcoal, colored pencil, graphite or a combination thereof executed in the last two years. No computer generated art or photography will be accepted. Cash awards total over $8,000.

Deadline: November 13
For more information: Download a prospectus at www.visualartcenter.org or contact Michele Valencourt at NAE2010VAC@yahoo.com or (941) 639-8810.

4 Bridges Arts Festival, Chattanooga, Tenn.
4 Bridges Arts Festival will take place April 17–18, 2010, in Chattanooga's beautiful open air (covered) First Tennessee Pavilion. Artist merit awards totaling $10,000 will be available. 4 Bridges provides a Patron Program, complimentary lunches, continental breakfast, booth sitting, discounted hotel rates, on-site parking and 10' x 12' booth spaces.

Deadline: November 15
For more information: Visit www.4bridgesartsfestival.org or contact Jerry Dale McFadden at jdmcfadden@avarts.org or (423) 265-4282, ext. 106.

TransCultural Exchange, Boston, Mass.
TransCultural Exchange is now accepting proposals for its spring 2011 exhibition series Here, There and Everywhere: The Art of Collaboration. TransCultural Exchange invites artists working in all disciplines to reach out to individuals around the world to create works for this second series of collaborative exhibitions. Exhibitions of the resultant collaborative projects will be included in TransCultural Exchange's catalog for Here, There and Everywhere: The Art of Collaboration, on the organization's Web site and at the 2011 Conference on International Opportunities in the Arts, which will take place in Boston April 8–10, 2011.

Deadline: November 15
For more information: transculturalexchange.org/herethere/submissions_2010.htm

Filmmakers

Gen Art Film Festival, New York, N.Y.
Gen Art is currently accepting submissions for both short and feature film categories for the 2010 festival April 7–13 in N.Y. The Gen Art Film Festival only shows one short and one feature each night, and every premiere is followed by a legendary party at one of New York's hottest spots with VIP treatment for filmmakers in attendance. Shorts can be anywhere between 1 and 27 minutes, and features qualify at a minimum length of one hour.

Deadline: October 31 (regular) and December 9 (final)
For more information: www.genart.org/filmfestival

Previous Listings

Listed below are previous postings that are still active with links to our Artist Opportunities archives page. You may check the archives page at any time to review all Artist Opportunities that have been posted to date.

N.C. State Fair
Deadline: September 25

Sundance Film Festival
Deadline: September 25 (late)

Arts & Culture Alliance of Greater Knoxville, Tenn.
Deadline: September 26

Charlotte Art League
Deadline: September 27

Downtown Arts District Sidewalk Painting Festival, Pittsburg, Kan.
Deadline: September 27

The Dayton International Peace Museum, Dayton, Ohio
Deadline: September 30

Durham Art Guild
Deadline: September 30

The Fledgling Fund, New York, N.Y.
Deadline: September 30

Visual Overture Magazine, Atlanta, Ga.
Deadline: September 30

Eye of the Eagle Art, Clayton
Deadline: September 31

Artspace, Raleigh (Emerging Artist-in-Residence)
Deadline: October 1

Artspace, Raleigh (Summer Artist-in-Residence)
Deadline: October 1