A MONTHLY NEWSLETTER OF THE ARIZONA COMMISSION ON THE ARTS

The opportunities featured below are selected from listings submitted for inclusion on our website's Jobs and Arts Opportunities boards by the organization or company offering the opportunity. Questions regarding a particular opportunity should be directed to the organization or company listed with the opportunity. 

While Arts Commission staff endeavor to offer a broad selection of quality opportunities, inclusion here should not be interpreted as an endorsement.

PUBLIC ART

Call to Artists | City of Surprise Police Substation Public Art

Surprise Arts

Location: Surprise, AZ

Due Date: August 31, 2026

The City of Surprise is seeking professional artists and artist teams to create a permanent public artwork for the new Police Substation in Surprise, Arizona. Up to three finalists will receive a $1,500 honorarium plus travel expenses for proposals.

Request for Qualifications | City of Chandler

City of Chandler

Location: Chandler, AZ

Due Date: August 31, 2026

The City of Chandler is looking for eight Arizona-based artists or artist teams to create digital artwork that will be printed and installed on metal traffic control boxes at locations across the city.

Call to Artists | West Valley HOLA Collaborative 2027

West Valley HOLA Collaborative — Cities of Buckeye, Goodyear, Litchfield Park, Peoria, Surprise, and Tolleson

Location: Arizona, West Valley

Due Date: October 01, 2026

The West Valley HOLA Collaborative invites Arizona artists and artist teams to apply for six site-specific public art opportunities across Buckeye, Goodyear, Litchfield Park, Peoria, Surprise, and Tolleson. Selected projects will respond to the 2027

Call to Artists | Visitor & Conference Center | City of Avondale

City of Avondale

Location: Avondale, AZ

Due Date: October 27, 2026

The City of Avondale is seeking interested artists to provide public art for the courtyard at the Visitor & Conference Center. The City envisions a large 3-dimensional art sculpture with water.

Fire Station 604 Public Art Project - Call for Artists

Scottsdale Public Art

Location: Scottsdale, AZ

Due Date: September 14, 2026

Scottsdale Public Art is accepting qualifications from artists for a permanent public art opportunity for the Fire Station 604 project in Scottsdale, Arizona. Artists living and working in Arizona are encouraged to apply.

Call to Artists | Branches of Honor Mural | City of Goodyear

City of Goodyear

Location: Goodyear, AZ

Due Date: September 28, 2026

The city of Goodyear invites Arizona artists to submit qualifications for a unique temporary public art project honoring the men and women who have served in the United States Armed Forces.

CALLS FOR SUBMISSIONS

Call for Entries | CraftForms | Wayne Art Center

Wayne Art Center 2026 Plein Air Festival

Location: Wayne, PA 19087

Due Date: September 08, 2026

Wayne Art Center is seeking submissions for CraftForms 2026, the 31st International Juried Exhibition of Contemporary Fine Craft, in basketry, ceramics, fiber, furniture, glass, jewelry, metal, mixed media, paper, wearable art, and wood.

Call to Artists | UNPOSED | Decode Gallery

Decode Gallery

Location: 314 South Convent Tucson, Arizona 85701

Due Date: August 21, 2026

Decode Gallery is now accepting submissions for their UNPOSED call for entry.

Arizona photographers are encouraged to apply.

Call to Artist | De La Vega Art Gallery

De La Vega Art Gallery

Location: Tucson, Arizona

Due Date: August 23, 2026

De La Vega Art Gallery invites artists to submit original works for inclusion in the juried companion exhibition of The Guides: Angels & Madonnas, curated by Karyn Holyk alongside featured artists Mariana de la Vega and Ambika Wauters.

Request for Qualifications | Chalk Art Muralists | Surprise Arts

Surprise Arts

Location: Surprise, AZ

Due Date: August 30, 2026

Surprise Arts invites West Valley artists to submit qualifications for a unique, nature-focused sidewalk chalk art mural that will be a feature of the second annual Roots of Creation: Arts and Nature Festival on January 30, 2027.

Call to Artists | Big Exhibit | Herberger Theater Galleries

Herberger Theater Center

Location: Phoenix, AZ

Due Date: August 31, 2026

The Herberger Theater Center is accepting submissions for its Big Exhibit. Open to Arizona artists age 18+. Accepted mediums: painting, drawing, printmaking, mixed media, glass, photography, giclée and sculpture.

Call for Writers | Sunspot Literary Journal

Sunspot Literary Journal

Location: Online

Due Date: August 31, 2026

Sunspot Lit’s open call for very long fiction, CNF, poetry and graphic novels closes August 31. Accepting all genres and categories. See more at: https://sunspotlit.submittable.com/submit.

Call to Artists | Art Quilts 31: Constructed Softly

Vision Gallery

Location: Chandler, AZ

Due Date: September 14, 2026

How will you interpret “Constructed Softly”? You are invited to interpret this theme from your own perspective. Challenge stereotypes, find your own voice and explore the power in your work.

Call to Artists | Best of the West Fest

City of Surprise

Location: Surprise, AZ

Due Date: November 01, 2026

Surprise Arts invites applications from performing artists and performing arts organizations to be featured in the Best of the West Fest, a new performing arts celebration presented at the Vista Center for the Arts.

Call for Papers: “Arts and Culture in Arizona History” | Journal of Arizona History

Journal of Arizona History

Location: Arizona

Due Date: September 01, 2026

Arizona has a vibrant arts and culture scene. Within the field of Arizona history, arts and culture are often understudied, and thus we need more histories of Arizona arts and culture. As such, the Journal of Arizona History is planning to publish a

Call for Artists | Carriage House Studios

Carriage House Studios

Location: Bisbee, AZ

Due Date: September 25, 2026

The show will be juried and curated by David Neufeld, artist and owner of Carriage House Studios, which has a 1200 square foot gallery at 308 Powell Street, Bisbee, Arizona 85603

In-Gallery Exhibition - Art Comes Alive 2026 - $450,000 in Awards

ADC Fine Art

Location: Cincinnati, Ohio

Due Date: September 28, 2026

ADC Fine Art is now accepting applications for Art Comes Alive 2026! All visual artists 18 and older are encouraged to apply for the chance to win over $450,000 in awards!

Call for Entries | Anthology Personal Memoir Competition 2026

Anthology Magazine

Location: Online

Due Date: August 31, 2026

The Anthology Personal Memoir Competition is open to original and previously unpublished short memoir essays. The winning entry will receive publication and a cash prize.

Call for Poets | Publication Opportunity

PopTab Press

Location: Arizona

Due Date: Ongoing

PopTab Press is looking to publish local Arizona artists in their biannual literary magazine: Hydration. Arizona-residential poets, writers, and artists of any print-ready medium are encouraged to apply.

Exhibition Opportunity | Yuma Art Center

Yuma Art Center

Location: Yuma, Az

Due Date: Ongoing

The Yuma Art Center is welcoming emerging and established artists to showcase work in upcoming exhibitions. We welcome all mediums and encourage artists to submit their work for consideration.

Call to Artist | HeART of America

Patty McMullen-Mikles Gallery, Yavapai College

Location: Clarkdale, AZ

Due Date: September 01, 2026

HeART of America is a juried exhibition at the Patty McMullen-Mikles Art Gallery exploring the symbols, icons, and stories that have shaped the American experience. Join us in celebrating America 250!

GRANTS AND FUNDING

Emergency Financial Assistance | The Actors Fund

The Actors Fund

Location: National

Due Date: Ongoing

Emergency financial assistance is available for people who are unable to pay their basic living expenses (food/housing/health care) over the next two months. We ask that if you have the resources to cover that period, please wait to apply. These are

Emergency Grant | Foundation for Contemporary Arts

Foundation for Contemporary Arts Emergency Grant

Location: Online

Due Date: Ongoing

Do you have an unanticipated opportunity to present your work? Did you incur an unexpected expense that you didn’t budget for? The Foundation for Contemporary Arts offers Emergency Grants between $200 and $2,500 for visual and performing artists. Th

Artist Grants | Pollock-Krasner Foundation

The Pollock-Krasner Foundation, Inc.

Location: New York, NY

Due Date: Ongoing

The Foundation welcomes, throughout the year, applications from visual artists who are painters, sculptors and artists who work on paper, including printmakers. There are no deadlines. The Foundation encourages applications from artists who have gen

Gottlieb Emergency Grant Program

Gottlieb Emergency Grant Program

Location: Online

Due Date: Ongoing

This emergency grant provides financial assistance to painters, printmakers, and sculptors whose needs are the result of an unforeseen incident, and who lack the resources to meet that situation.

EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Arts Learning and Leadership AZ Summit

ArtsEd West

Location: Phoenix, AZ

Due Date: September 11, 2026

ArtsEd West is now accepting registrations for the inaugural Arts Learning and Leadership (ALL) AZ Summit! ALL Arts. ALL Communities. ALL AZ. Register today. Our students can't wait.

Innovations Symposium | International Society of Experimental Artists (ISEA)

ISEA International Society of Experimental Artists

Location: Tubac, AZ

Due Date: December 05, 2026

Now welcoming Arizona artists to the ISEA Innovations Symposium 2026, Dec 2–5 in Tubac, AZ at the Tubac Center of the Arts. Artists exploring experimental and innovative approaches are invited to connect, learn, and exchange ideas.

Ignite: Business & Nonprofits

Pima County Public Library

Location: Pima County, AZ

Due Date: Ongoing

Pima County Public Library offers services for businesses and nonprofits. Visit IGNITE for access to the Library's free online resources and collections that will help your nonprofit succeed. Offers boot camp sessions and workshops.

Creative Aging Foundations Trainings | Lifetime Arts

Lifetime Arts

Location: Online

Due Date: Ongoing

Whether you’re an artist, educator, or administrator, this training serves as a comprehensive guide to integrating creative aging into older adult programming, services, and care. Over three interactive, 2-hour sessions, you’ll explore creative agin

Call to Artists | Art Writing Workshop | Kolaj Institute

Kolaj Institute

Location: Online/Virtual

Due Date: Ongoing

Kolaj Institute is accepting rolling applications for its four-week virtual Art Writing Workshop, held 11 April–2 May 2026. Collage artists are encouraged to apply.

RESIDENCIES

2027 Namingha Institute

Museum of Northern Arizona

Location: Flagstaff, AZ

Due Date: January 10, 2027

The Museum of Northern Arizona is now accepting applications for the 2027 Namingha Institute Master Class Residency taught by Dan Namingha and Arlo Namingha at MNA's campus in Flagstaff, Arizona. Emerging artists are welcome to apply.

Silkscreen Printing Residency Program | Puebla, Mexico | Arquetopia

Arquetopia

Location: Puebla, Mexico

Due Date: August 30, 2026

The program connects material practice with anti-colonial perspectives, local histories, and contemporary forms of dissent, exploring how graphic art becomes a tool for visibility, solidarity, and collective resistance.

Call to Artists: Folklore & Collage Virtual Residency 2025

Kolaj Institute

Location: Online/Virtual

Due Date: December 06, 2025

Kolaj Institute is now accepting applications for the Folklore & Collage Residency, a four-week program in December & January, designed to support artists who want to develop a practice that includes folklore in their artmaking.

Halstead Jewelry Residency Program

Halstead

Location: Prescott, AZ

Due Date: September 30, 2026

The Halstead Jewelry Residency Program provides office space and jewelry studio access during business hours to visiting jewelry artists for a period of one to four weeks. The residency is located in Prescott, Arizona.

Artist in Residence Opportunities | National Park Service

National Park Service

Location: United States

Due Date: Ongoing

There are programs for visual artists, writers, musicians, and other creative media. Programs vary, but residencies are typically 2 to 4 weeks in length and most include lodging. Often artists are invited to participate in park programs by sharing t

JOBS

Community Programs Coordinator

The Fox Tucson Theatre

Location: Tucson, AZ

Due Date: Open until filled

The Community Programs Coordinator is a working, frontline coordination position supporting the planning, administration of Fox Tucson Theatre locally produced programs, community partnerships, and mission-aligned venue opportunities.

Member & Stewardship Manager
Museum of Northern Arizona

Location: Flagstaff, AZ

Due Date: Open until filled

The Member and Stewardship Manager at the Museum of Northern Arizona is a key member of the Development team, and is responsible for building and engaging a community of MNA supporters, with a focus on member acquisition, retention and stewardship through management of development events and donor communications.

Booking and Event Services Coordinator
Herberger Theater Center

Location: Phoenix, AZ

Due Date: Open until filled

Herberger Theater Center is Hiring! We are seeking a full-time Booking & Event Services Coordinator to oversee venue rentals, client relationship, and event coordination at one of Arizona's premier performing arts venues.

Violin Instructor

Rosie's House: A Music Academy for Children

Location: Phoenix, AZ

Due Date: Open until filled

Rosie's House seeks a Violin Instructor for its Afterschool Program to teach violin group classes.

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