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A monthly newsletter from the Arizona Commission on the Arts
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FEATURED OPPORTUNITIES
AZ ArtWorker: Roundtable moderated by Adriana Gallego
Friday, March 3, 6:00 - 8:00 pm | Tucson, AZ
Join us for a lively roundtable conversation of arts professionals from around the country, moderated by Adriana Gallego, artist and Deputy Director of the National Association of Latino Arts and Culture.
This event is free and open to the public. but space is limited, registration required
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Create/Change: AZ
May 22 - May 24, 2017 | Tempe, AZ
Create/Change is a 3-day intensive institute developed by Anne Basting and the TimeSlips team, which focuses on transforming care for elders through creative engagement. Since 2012 the Institute has been held every other year in Milwaukee; Create/Change: AZ brings this exciting learning opportunity to Arizona!
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NEA FY17 Grants for Organizations
Deadline: March 8, 2017
Projects may consist of one or more specific events or activities. Projects do not have to be new. Excellent existing projects can be just as competitive as new activities. Projects do not need to be big either; small projects that can make a difference in their community or field are welcome.
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Liz Lerman's Critical Response Process: One-Day Intensive
Sunday, May 21, 2017 | Tempe, AZ
This introductory workshop explores the values that support useful critique and offers hands-on experience in the four steps and three roles of CRP. Through skill-building in observation, discerning and managing our own responses, and forming powerful questions, we will explore variations on CRP useful in coaching, teaching, collaboration, and creative process.
Planning to attend
Create/Change: AZ? Conference registrants are eligible for a discount on Liz Lerman's Critical Response Process!
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| ARIZONA ARTS OPPORTUNITIES |
Sidney Zuber Photography Award
INFOCUS
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Deadline: February 21, 2017
INFOCUS is now calling for entries for the 2017 INFOCUS Sidney Zuber Photography Award. The award is granted biennially to an emerging or early career photographer who demonstrates artistic promise. The competition is open to photographers who are residents of the United States, working in all photographic media and styles.ive them.
Call to Artists | 10th Annual Fine Art Explosion
Casa Grande Main Street
Location: Casa Grande, AZ
Deadline: March 1, 2017
Casa Grande Main Street invites artists to join the 10th Annual Casa Grande Fine Art Explosion on March 11th, and 12th, 2017 in Casa Grande, Arizona. This event has been established as one of the unique shows of this nature in our region, with attendance estimated at 2,000 for the 2 day event.
Nasty Women Call for Artists
Nasty Women Exhibition Tucson
Location: Tucson, AZ
Deadline: March 3, 2017
Anyone identifying as a Nasty Woman is encouraged to submit their art to be shown and sold, with all proceeds donated to a worthy cause. The exhibition will take place on March 10 - 12th.
A Call to Writers and Artists for the Spring 2017 Blue Guitar
Arizona Consortium for the Arts
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Deadline: March 3, 2017
The Blue Guitar magazine seeks literary and art submissions for the Spring 2017 Edition from Feb. 1 through March 3. Submissions are sought in all literary genres--fiction, poetry, plays, creative nonfiction--and visual art media.
Desert Artisans Gallery
Location: Tucson, AZ
Deadline: Open
Desert Artisans' Gallery, Tucson's longest running artists' cooperative, is currently looking for local artists with emphasis on abstract art, metal, fiber art, blown glass and modern, unusual pottery.
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NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL ARTS OPPORTUNITIES
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Call for Submissions
The Matador Review
Location: Chicago, IL
Deadline: February 28, 2017
The Matador Review is an online literature and art quarterly based in Chicago, Illinois. We publish poetry, fiction, flash fiction and creative non-fiction, inviting all unpublished literature written in the English language (and translations that are accompanied by the original text) as well as many forms of visual art. We are accepting submissions for our Spring 2017 publication through February 28.
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Call for Entry | LIQUID 2017
New York Center for Photographic Arts (NYC4PA)
Location: New York City, NY
Deadline: March 2, 2017
The New York Center for Photographic Arts (NYC4PA) invites photographers world-wide to submit images using any photographic process (print, image transfer, emulsion transfer, encaustic, black and white, color etc.). Winners will receive $4,000 in cash awards and be featured in the NYC4PA Online Gallery. The Grand Prize winning image will be posted on the NYC4PA home page.
Applications Open for Directors Lab West 2017
Directors Lab West
Location: Pasadena, CA
Deadline: March 3, 2017
The Directors Lab West Steering Committee is pleased to announce the 18th annual Directors Lab West will be held Saturday, May 20 through Saturday, May 27, 2017. Applications are now being accepted at directorslabwest.com.
2nd International Open Art Competition for Artists
Art Olympia
Location: International
Deadline: March 15, 2017
Art Olympia is an open art competition held as a biennial event with the goal of discovering talented artists around the world and supporting their activities. It aims to promote exchanges of the world's various cultures through arts. Artworks of approximately 180 pieces (80 pieces from Japan and 100 pieces outside of Japan) will be selected and undergo a final review in Tokyo by a panel of great judges invited from around the world.
Call to Artists | Gallery Exhibits
The Carving Studio and Sculpture Center
Location: West Rutland, VT
Deadline: March 20, 2017
accepting applications for one and/or two person exhibits at the on-site gallery for the 2017 season. Shows are 1-2 months in duration.
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Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference
Virginia G. Piper Center for Creative Writing
Location: Tempe, AZ
Deadline: February 16-18, 2017
The Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference is the pre-eminent literary conference of the Southwest. With over 20 acclaimed faculty members teaching more than 40 sessions in 3 days, sessions include everything from craft workshops and generative exercises to special topic lectures in editing, publishing, agent query, and the latest developments and trends in contemporary literature.
2017 Voices of the Wilderness Alaskan Artist Residency Opportunities
US Forest Service
Location: Alaska, US
VOTW is a unique program-it's modeled after traditional National Parks' residencies, but with a twist: Instead of staying at a remote wilderness cabin, our participating artists are paired with a wilderness specialist and may travel by sea kayak, canoe, float plane or boat.
PLAYA
Location: Summer Lake, OR
Deadline: March 1, 2017
PLAYA, in south central Oregon, is a retreat for creative individuals who are committed and passionate about their work and who will benefit from time spent in a remote location. PLAYA offers seclusion and quiet in a natural environment and the opportunity for interaction, if desired, with a cohort of residents and the local rural community.
The Business of Art Series
Sedona Art Center
Location: Sedona, AZ
Dates: February 27 and March 6
Critique sessions give artists a chance to see their own work from a new vantage point.
Hearing perspectives on their work from a variety of professional artists in different mediums and with different backgrounds in a friendly group setting can help artists appreciate aspects of their own work and process.
Horse and Art Research Program
HARP
Location: Barnag, North side of Lake Balaton, Hungary
Deadline: April 11, 2017
HARP is an intensive program designed for artists, who are interested in combining equine studies and visual arts. Program seeks artists interested in horse culture, as well as riders interested in art. Both weeks will include daily practice and lessons of horsemanship, horse archery, anatomically correct riding.
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Pima County Youth Arts Award (PCYAA)
Arts Foundation for Tucson and Southern Arizona
Location: Tucson, AZ
Deadline: February 21, 2017
The Pima County Youth Arts Award is an opportunity to earn a scholarship toward an Associate Degree at Pima Community College. The awards are made possible in collaboration with the Pima Community College Foundation and the Arts Foundation for Tucson and Southern Arizona. Awards range from $1,000 to $2,000.
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New Works Artist Project Grant
Arts Foundation for Tucson and Southern Arizona
Location: Tucson, AZ
Deadline: March 14, 2017
The New Works Artist Project Grant seeks to support the depth and breadth of new artwork created and produced in the City of Tucson. It supports individual artists' projects that meet the highest standards of excellence across a diverse spectrum of artistic disciplines. All New Works projects must include the development and production of new art work and take an original and imaginative approach to content and form.
Travel Funding Opportunity
USArtists International
Location: Baltimore, MD
Deadline: April 5, 2017
USArtists International supports performances by American dance, music, and theater ensembles and solo artists invited to perform at important cultural festivals and arts marketplaces anywhere in the world outside the United States and its territories. Applications for Round III are due April 5, 2017 at 11:59 PM EST for engagements between July 1, 2017 and June 30, 2018.
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Development Director/Cultural Development Coordinator
Mesa Arts Center/City of Mesa
Location: Mesa, AZ
Deadline: February 21, 2017
The Cultural Development Coordinator is responsible for overseeing fundraising activities of the Arts and Culture Department. Responsibilities involve developing funding sources and implementing a broad number of fundraising programs including: corporate, foundation, state, and federal government grant applications; membership programs; cultivation and solicitation of individual donors; obtaining underwriting for arts and culture programs; and when needed and appropriate, developing endowment and capital campaigns.
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Director of Education and Public Programs
Heard Museum
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Deadline: February 28, 2017
The Director of Education and Public Programs is responsible for the development, planning and implementation of creative and innovative education-based initiatives and materials, festivals and community events, and public dialogues. This includes overseeing the development of standards-based resources for students and educators (including digital resources), teaching and training the museum's volunteer docents and planning and executing a wide variety of public events, performances and conversations.
Shemer Art Center
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Deadline: March 1, 2017
Dynamic, non-profit art center in the heart of Arcadia in Phoenix seeking experienced Program Manager for 35-hour/week position. Responsibilities include the management and executive of the center's art education programs and exhibitions, including classes and workshops, exhibitions, materials, events, and administration.
Eastern Arizona College
Location: Thatcher, AZ
Deadline: March 27, 2017 at 5:00 p.m.
Eastern Arizona College's District Offices are located in Thatcher, Arizona, a beautiful rural area with easy access to arid as well as mountainous recreation. The College is located approximately 125 miles northeast of Tucson and 165 miles southeast of Phoenix. EAC is a comprehensive community college offering five associate degrees across nearly 50 programs of study.
Part Time Art Teacher for Adults
Artsy Smartsy
Location: Valleywide
Deadline: Open until filled
We are looking for a new part time teacher for our growing business! This independent contractor position is part time (only 20-26 hours/month) we have (2) two hour classes each day on over 15 weekdays/month. Our class schedule is solid for the next year so you can see exactly what days each month you will work.
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This monthly online newsletter from the Arizona Commission on the Arts provides Arizona artists with relevant local, national and international opportunities, including announcements of agency programs and services, upcoming artist grant opportunities and application deadlines, and much more.
Job and Arts Opportunities listings on the website are maintained by Arts Commission staff and are not comprehensive. Questions regarding a listed opportunity should be directed to the corresponding contact person identified in the posting.
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