RESOURCES & OPPORTUNITIES
Teaching Opportunities
Teaching Artists, Art Institute Spring – The Art Institute is The Art Effect’s signature portfolio development program serving ages 5-19. Teaching Artists are needed for upcoming Spring Art Institute classes starting in Jan/Feb 2023. Candidates specializing in Drawing, Painting, Digital Illustration, and Animation are especially welcome. Compensation: the starting rate for new teachers is $30/hr and will be negotiated upon final hire with consideration to years of experience, degrees earned, etc. To Apply: Please send a cover letter, résumé to jet@thearteffect.org. In Poughkeepsie, NY. For more details, CLICK HERE.
Seeking Teaching Artists – Become a part of the BOCES after school program CROP (Creating Rural Opportunities Program) and teach students in K-8th grade for The Roxbury Arts Group Sessions are one hour long and can be stand alone sessions or short residencies. Teaching artists will design, source materials and teach lessons with groups of students. This is a paid opportunity of $75 per one hour session plus travel and materials reimbursement. Number of sessions is dependent on your availability. The Roxbury Arts Group serves 14 schools in the surrounding area. To apply, see a full list of schools, or for more information: The Roxbury Arts Group
Art Instructors Needed. The Art School of Columbia County, centrally located in Columbia County in Harlemville NY (a 20 minute drive from Hudson), is a not-for-profit [501(c)(3)] art school dedicated to “art for everyone.” ASCC is seeking applications for the developing and teaching art programs for children or seniors, art therapy and teaching art to adults. Send your resume/CV with educational background, exhibitions (if applicable), and teaching experience with your contact information to artschoolofcolumbiacounty@gmail.com Subject Line: application. Please mention in the body of the email in which position(s) you are interested. (Ongoing)
Seeking Art Instructors – Wallkill River School – Looking to teach at the Wallkill River School? Fill out our New Teacher Application and review our Teaching Policy! We love to offer fun and interesting classes and would love to let you share your talent and expertise with others. We’re currently looking for kids and teens teachers for Summer! In Montgomery, NY. (845) 457-ARTS
Teaching Artist Proposals – Seeking artists who would like to teach at Saratoga Arts. Offering courses from drawing and painting to fiber arts and printmaking and looking to expand into offering Language Arts, such as creative writing, poetry, storytelling, and spoken word. If you or someone you know would be interested in teaching with us, please register today! If you are interested in being considered for a teaching role, CLICK HERE for more information.
Calls for Art
Womens Work Art – partnering with The Crafted Kup to curate their exhibition space within the shop, located in the heart of Arlington’s Business District, for the duration of 2022. This Call is open to all artists, and will be accepting submissions on an ongoing basis. For more information: Womens Work Art Deadline: Rolling
Call for Art – International Small Art Phenomenon 6x6x2023 – 6×6 is an annual exhibition of thousands of artworks from all over the world and it’s completely free to enter! Simply create a 6-inch by 6-inch artwork, fill out an entry form, and mail or deliver your piece to Rochester Contemporary Art Center by April 8 (Postmarked Deadline: April 11). 6×6 is hosted by Rochester Contemporary Art Center (RoCo), a small, non-profit art center in Rochester, NY. This annual exhibition raises critical funds needed to pay artists, maintain our building, and administer contemporary art programming to our community this coming year. With just one simple artwork, you can help our mission to provide unique encounters for audiences and extraordinary opportunities for artists. For more details, CLICK HERE. Deadline: April 8
Call for Art – “In The Moment” Athens Cultural Center Spring Members’ Exhibition – Seeking submissions for: In This Moment. All Athens Cultural Center members are invited to submit up to two pieces of art of any medium, with a maximum dimension of 36 inches. A guest juror will award prizes, including a featured exhibition in the Glass Gallery.
Note these key dates:
4/11, Tuesday 4pm to 7pm: Art Drop-off (bring your art to Athens Cultural Center, 24 Second St)
5/5, Friday 5-7pm: Artist Reception and Awards announced
5/21, Sunday 2-5pm: Art Pick-up Date
Please fill out the online form in advance, but if you are unable, you can just come with your art and fill out the form onsite. Deadline is the drop-off date: April 11
Call for Art – The Cunneen-Hackett Arts Center – The Cunneen-Hackett Arts Center has several exhibit opportunities for local artists. We have three beautiful galleries to fill, and this is a wonderful opportunity for artists to show their work in either solo or group exhibitions. Please be aware that we are able to exhibit wall-hung art only. Interested artists should contact Carol Padron at CHACexhibits@gmail.com. Please include some introductory information about yourself as well as some images of your work. The Cunneen-Hackett Arts Center is a non-profit organization located at 9 & 12 Vassar Street, Poughkeepsie, NY. Deadline: April 30
Volunteers Needed
Greene County Community College, Elderhostel Institute Network affiliate programs: local art scene, artist slide lectures, instruction. Class leadership is voluntary, offers wide exposure to interested audience. Adult Learning Institute, Box 1000, Hudson, NY 12453. 518-828-4181 x3431.
To help spread the news about Thomas Cole, father of American landscape painting and founder of the Hudson River School at his newly restored home, Cedar Grove, a National Historic Site in Catskill, NY. Call 518-943-7465. info@thomascole.org
Docents to lead tours of exhibitions & other museum volunteer opportunities. Amy Morrison, Development Assistant, (518) 463-4478, ext. 408 or morrisona@albanyinstitute.org for more information. Albany Institute of History & Art, 125 Washington Ave., Albany, NY 12210
Grants
Local Grants…Support for family friendly, soundly managed organizations that enhance the communities where the funder has a presence. Price Chopper’s Golub Foundation. PO Box 1074, Schenectady, NY 12301. Does not fund film & video projects or individuals. No deadline.
Dance Grants…Administers a variety of grantmaking programs. The Harkness Foundation for Dance, Inc. 145 E. 48th St, Ste. 26C, NY, NY 10017-1259. Contact: Theodore S. Bartwick, Treas. 212-755-5540
Grants… Offering financial, administrative assistance to individual artists’ special projects, help develop collaborative projects, assist locating venues for presentation, sponsor for public presentations. Harvestworks, 596 Broadway, Ste 602, New York, NY 10012 . 212-431-1130
Grants… Communities, small/mid-sized, culturally-specific, community-based arts institutions. Programs showing issues, experiences of underrepresented social justice issues, community concerns of national or multi-state impact: residencies; new performing art, or visual art, cross cultural, multi-state collaborations, dissemination of existing works affecting communities. Nathan Cummings Foundation, 475 Tenth Ave., 14th Fl., New York, NY 10018, 212-787-7300, 787-7377. arts@nathancummings.org
Grants… Municipalities, non profits -$15,000. Public buildings; historic landscape or municipal parks, cultural resource of downtowns, residential neighborhoods. Preservation League of New York State, 44 Central Ave., Albany, NY 12206. 518-462-5658, 462-5684, info@preservenys.org
Grants… $500 for age under 30 creating new project, continue existing project. Specific issue, show concrete action plan, budget, adequate supervision, accountability. Give weekly grants to young people in US, Canada. Do Something, 24-32 Union Square East, 4th Fl. South, New York, NY 10003 help@dosomething.org.
Grant… Newman’s Own Charitable Giving Program. Areas of giving include: arts, education, children, elderly groups, environmental causes, affordable housing, disaster relief, hunger relief. Newman’s Own Charitable Giving Program, 246 Post Road East, Westport, CT 06880.
Film/Video & Theater Grants… Free updated bimonthly Funding Newsletters distributed via email by The Fund for Women Artists. WomenArts 3739 Balboa Street #181 San Francisco, CA 94121 (415) 751-2202 info@womenarts.org
Film, Video Grants… Seeking projects on contemporary issues of human rights, civil liberties, freedom of expression, social justice. Up to $15,000 production funds of up to $50,000. Sundance Documentary Fund, Sundance Institute, 8857 West Olympic Boulevard, Beverly Hills, CA 90211.
Film Grants… Eight grants yearly in many categories except commercial projects. Send a SASE to Bill Creston, with description, inspiration, source material, resume, approx. dates of use, experience, and media to eMediaLoft, 55 Bethune St., A-628, New York, NY 10014. 212-924-4893, email abc@emedialoft.org
Film Grant… Independent documentary filmmakers may apply. We produce, distribute and promote quality ethnographic, documentary and non-fiction films from around the world. Send brief description, one page budget. Cynthia Close, Exec. Dir., Documentary Educational Resources, 101 Morse St., Watertown, MA 02472. Fax – 617-926-9519, email docued@der.org 800-569-6621.
International Artists…Trust for Mutual Understanding funds travel & per diem expenses of professional exchanges, visual & performing arts. Collaborations, curatorial research, performances, lectures. Exchanges relating to Russia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovak Republic & Ukraine, limited funds for others. Funds individuals. www.tmuny.org.
Literary Grants… Contemporary Literature and Non-Fiction. Black Lawrence Press seeks to publish intriguing books of literature and creative non-fiction: novels, memoirs, short story collections, poetry, biographies, cultural studies, and translations from the German and French. The St. Lawrence Book Award is open to any writer who has not yet published a full-length collection of short stories or poems. The winner of this contest will receive book publication, a $1,000 cash award, and 10 copies of the book.
Literary Grants… Children’s Books. General Work-In-Progress grant. $1,500 through Society of Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators. All genres. SCBWI, 8271 Beverly Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90048.
Music Grants… Fostering of musical ideas, new projects promoting original programming & new performers, rather than supporting performances, tickets or tuition. Sparkplug, 877-866-8285.
Music Grant… DeLucia Award for Innovation in Music Education in genres, instruments, methods, other aspects of music education that can be duplicated. The Mockingbird Foundation, c/o Lemery Greiser, LLC, Attn: Jack Leibowitz, Esq., 10 Railroad Place, Ste.1502, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866-3033.
Music Grant… The Society for New Music and the New York Federation of Music Clubs‘ annual Brian M. Israel/Sam Pellman Competition open to composers living in New York State who are 30 years of age or younger as of May 1, whose music has not previously been performed by the Society. Composers may submit one work for 1-7 performers, in any combination, and may include tape or solo voices, but no choral pieces. Two prizes — one for $1,000 and one for $750 — are awarded. Also, each of the two prize-winning compositions will be performed by the Society for New Music during the following season. Scores and tapes must be submitted anonymously by May 1.
Music Grant… Mainly supporting young composers of classical, jazz and musical theatre genres of music. The BMI Foundation, Inc., The Carlos Surinach Fund , and New Music Grants 212-830-2520. info@bmifoundation.org
Performing Arts Production Fund… Program of Creative Capital, for original new work, all disciplines, traditions in live performing arts, to assist artist exploring, challenging dynamics. Special focus on projects bringing insight, critique to cultural difference in class, gender, generation, ethnicity or tradition. Awards range from $10,000-$40,000. Creative Capital
Performing Arts Grants… For developing and producing work in musical theatre. Gilman & Gonzalez-Falla Theatre Foundation, Inc., 109 E. 64th St., NY, NY 10021
Photography Grant…Alexia Foundation award for individual professional photographer to produce a substantial picture story that furthers the foundation’s goals of promoting world peace & cultural understanding. Alexia Foundation, 116 Oceanport Ave., Little Silver, NJ 07739
Photography Grant… Given annually to a U.S. photographer who aspires to perpetuate the spirit and dedication that characterized Smith’s work. Grants for specific project. Add’l grants awarded. W. Eugene Smith Memorial Fund, International Center of Photography, 1130 5th Ave., NY, NY 10028
Youth Grants… Focusing on arts and education. Strives to contribute to the ability of young people to explore their own identity, their relationship to creative process, with high-impact, long-term experience with accomplished professionals. Surdna Foundation, 330 Madison Ave, 3rd fl., New York, NY 10017. 212-557-0010, questions@surdna.org
Visual Artist Grants…Virginia A. Groot Foundation to ceramic and/or sculpture artists to devote a substantial period of time to the development of their work. Three grants up to $35,000, $10,000, $5,000. Virginia A. Groot Foundation, P.O. Box 1050, Evanston, IL 60204-1050.
Visual Artist Grants… based on artistic merit, financial need for painters, sculptors, print-makers, and artists who work on paper are eligible. The Pollack-Krasner Foundation 863 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10021. (212) 517-5400 Grants@pkf.org
Relief Funds, Financial Assistance
Relief Fund… To help professional craft artists sustain their livelihood. Services include access to information, resources, business development support and emergency relief with loans, grants, and in-kind services. Craft Emergency Relief Fund, Box 838, Montpelier, VT 05601. 802-229-2306
Financial Assistance…To help pay medical or dental costs for artists nationwide. Prescriptions, eyeglasses, wheelchairs, surgery, cancer treatments, etc. Funds paid directly to your medical providers. The Artists Charitable Fund. Judy Archibald 970-577-0509. cnysprt@ao.com
Financial Assistance… Relief, fine artists grant for professional painters, graphic artists, sculptors and their families in times of emergency, disability, or bereavement. Artist Fellowship, Inc., 47 Fifth Avenue, NY, NY 10003 212-255-7740 ext. #216.
Financial Assistance… Emergency grants to visual artists of color. Eligible are Native American, African American, Asian American, Latino 21+, living in tri-state greater New York City area to help meet urgent financial needs. The Wheeler Foundation, P.O. Box 300507, Brooklyn, NY 11230. 718-951-0581
Financial Assistance… To provide emergency assistance to qualified artists whose needs are exacerbated by unforeseen, catastrophic incidents and who lack resources to meet the situation. One time for specific emergency: fire, flood, medical. Adolph and Esther Gottlieb Foundation, 380 West Broadway, New York, NY 10013. www.gottliebfoundation.org
Financial Assistance… Up to $5,000 grants for writers and playwrights with AIDS. Candidates must be published. Lannan Foundation Fund for Writers and Editors with AIDS, PEN American Center, 313 Read Street
Santa Fe, New Mexico 87501-2628 ph: 505-986-8160 info@lannan.org
Emergency Resources… New York Foundation for the Arts directory for artists who experience personal hardship, who are impacted by a large-scale disaster, or who need funding for a last-minute opportunity: New York Foundation for the Arts, 20 Jay Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201. (212) 366-6900 x 225 or 230. FAX (212) 366-1778
Photography… Critical Needs Fund for Photographers with AIDS. Initial requests by phone: 212-929-7190.
Internships
Freehold Art Exchange is looking for an intern to assist with fundraising, web development, organic gardening and barn renovations. The ideal candidate has experience with web design, social media campaigns, fundraising, gardening and/or carpentry. Freehold Art Exchange is an artist residency program for visual and interdisciplinary artists invested in social justice, environmental sustainability, and community engagement. Our facility is on 57 acres of land in the Catskill Mountains of NY, including a vegetable garden and hiking trails. We are looking for someone dependable, able to work alone and collaborate, and not afraid to get dirty! Please email Molly Stinchfield, Co-Founder and Director, at freeholdartexchange@gmail.com with a resume and cover letter outlining skills and interest.
Women’s Studio Workshop, a visual arts organization with specialized studios in printmaking, hand papermaking, ceramics, letterpress printing, photography and book arts. PO Box 489, Rosendale, NY 12472. 845-658-9133. Visit: Women’s Studio Workshop
Arts Administration in exchange for housing on the studio complex four miles from beaches of central Florida. Award-winning studios: resource library, painting, sculpture, music, dance, writer’s studios, black box theater, digital computer lab. Atlantic Center for the Arts or Harris House of Atlantic Center for the Arts, Internship Form: Program Dept., Atlantic Center for the Arts, 1414 Art Center Avenue, New Smyrna Beach, FL 32168. (386) 423-1753
High school seniors, college students; Flex-time. Programs in publishing and literary presenting business. Marketing, database maintenance, Literary Curators website, writing, sending press releases, Workshops for Kids program, poetry for radio shorts, video production. Bertha Rogers, Ex. Dir., Bright Hill Press, POB 193, Treadwell, NY 13846. 607-746-7306. wordthur@catskill.net
Administrative Internship – Hudson Valley MOCA is looking for inspired individuals to join their team who would like to develop their knowledge of museum administration and exhibition realization. The Administrative Intern will assist the Executive Administrator with general administration in connection with forthcoming exhibitions and events, as well as supporting our membership initiatives and development programs. This is a great opportunity for motivated individuals who want to learn more about the inner-workings of non-profit arts organizations. Interns will have the opportunity to work closely with staff including the Executive Director and Executive Administrator, as well as local, regional, and international artists. For details, CLICK HERE.
Education Internship – Hudson Valley MOCA is seeking highly organized and motivated part-time interns to support the Education department. Interns will assist with the educational outreach and programs at Hudson Valley MOCA (including teaching artists-in-residence, in-house educational programs, tours, creative workshops and more), day to day operations, and general administrative duties related to education. Education interns can expect a wide variety of responsibilities on a day to day basis, with the opportunity to gain experience in a museum environment by observing and assisting staff while obtaining insight into the administrative and curatorial side of a non-profit contemporary art institution. Interns will have the opportunity to work closely with staff including the Executive Director and Executive Administrator, as well as local, regional, and international artists. For details, CLICK HERE.
Art Institute Intern – The Art Effect offers internships for school credit. The Art Institute Intern should have an art-focused background as well as a strong interest in arts administration and art education. This intern will work on a variety of tasks including welcoming students and families, maintaining studio and materials, documenting programs via photography and video, and assisting our Teaching Artists as needed. Ideal candidates will have a strong fundamental understanding of the principals of fine art/design and critique. Strong communication skills and the ability to work with and engage middle and high school age youth are a must. Availability required is 5-10 hours per week in shifts of two hours or more, including possible nights and weekend in alignment with Art Institute class schedule. Send letters of interests, along with a current resume or CV, to: Mary Ellen Iatropoulos, Director of Programs, at maryellen@thearteffect.org.
Film Production Intern – The Art Effect offers internships for school credit. Production intern supports our production house, Forge Media, as well as our media education programs. Interns will gain experience in pre-production, production, post-production at a professional level through camera operation, non-linear editing, graphic design, digital file management, and other media production and post-production-related tasks. Availability required is 5-10 hours per week during traditional business hours (M-F, 10am – 5pm) Send letters of interests, along with a current resume or CV, to: Mary Ellen Iatropoulos, Director of Programs, at maryellen@thearteffect.org.
Scholarships
Scholarships, apprenticeships & fellowships. Support for emerging artists in theater, dance, film in performing arts, playwriting & film. Deadlines vary depending on program. Princess Grace Awards. 150 East 58h Street, 25 fl. NY, NY 10155 (212) 317-1470 grants@pgfusa.org
Residencies
Ancram Opera House’s Summer Play Lab Artist Residency: Applications for 2023 are Open! – The Summer Play Lab residency serves as an incubator of new and innovative performance. This year, we are seeking proposals from Hudson Valley, Capital District, Berkshires and northwest Connecticut based theater artists of all practices (playwrights, designers, performers, composers, directors, dramaturgs, interdisciplinary artists, etc.) to develop and present a new work as part of AOH’s 2023 Summer Play Lab. The two-month residency will culminate with work-in-progress showings that will be offered to the public. It is anticipated that one artist or artistic team will be selected for this year’s opportunity. This year, we are seeking proposals from Hudson Valley, Capital District, Berkshires and northwest Connecticut based theater artists of all practices (playwrights, designers, performers, composers, directors, dramaturgs, interdisciplinary artists, etc.) to develop and present a new work as part of AOH’s 2023 Summer Play Lab. The two-month residency will culminate with work-in-progress showings that will be offered to the public. It is anticipated that one artist or artistic team will be selected for this year’s opportunity. To apply, artists must submit a proposal and application form to info@ancramoperahouse.org. All proposals will be reviewed by a selection committee convened by AOH. Selection will be made on or around May 1 with the residency to begin the week of May 15. See the full call for proposals HERE Apply Now HERE Deadline: April 14
Two Fully-Funded Recording Retreats – Looking Glass Arts – Looking Glass Arts recognizes that for many musicians, recording can be prohibitively expensive. This retreat has been established to recognize these challenges and support musicians on their journey to document their work. The 3-5 day residency will allow musicians to record in the barn with LGA’s in-house engineer, Rashaan Carter. We encourage the artists who come to LGA to take their time getting into the creative groove. There is no requirement of when and how long you record. You can do what you want with your time at LGA. We have no piano, yet. For more information on how to apply, honorarium, hospitality and more, CLICK HERE. Deadline: April 30, 6pm
Two Fully-Funded Goldfinch Writers’ Retreats – Looking Glass Arts recognizes that some writers come to their craft as mature adults for many reasons, including obligations and hardships that make it challenging to consider writing a career. The Goldfinch Writers’ Retreat is a five-day, fully-funded residency established to support writers 45+ who demonstrate a unique commitment to their craft, by providing the time and space critical to a writing practice. This residency at Looking Glass Arts will be offered to three writers (45 or older) who are not yet published by a major outlet. Works can include a novel, collection of short stories, poetry, memoir, graphic novel, play, screenplay, essays or hybrid work. Residencies are self-directed. There is no requirement to share your work– you can do what you want with the time at LGA. We encourage resident artists to take their time getting into the creative groove. The writers’ retreat applications will be adjudicated in two rounds, the first being a written application and the second being a conversation over Zoom. Looking Glass Arts prioritizes applications from Black and Brown people (this includes those who identify as Indigenous, Asian, Southeast Asian, Middle Eastern, Latinx). Additionally, we highly encourage those of all sexual orientations, gender expressions and gender identities to apply. For more information on how to apply, CLICK HERE. Deadline: April 30, 6pm
Multidisciplinary Retreat for Three Artists – A 5 night, 6 day retreat will be offered to three artists, each from a different creative discipline. We encourage artists of all disciplines to apply (visual artists, writers, musicians, graphic artists, animators, etc.). This residency retreat invites each artist to work on a project of their own in the tranquility of the mountains using any of the spaces we have available; the Barn, the Bull-pen, the Milk House, your room in the Farm House and more. The retreats are self-directed. There is no requirement for sharing your work. You can use your time as you wish at Looking Glass Arts. Each artist is offered a $500 honorarium. To take place: Monday, July 10- Saturday, July 15. Artists will be reimbursed for round trip train/bus travel to and from the New York / Tri-state area up to $100. If you drive your own car, you will be reimbursed at a flat rate of $100 for gas and tolls. For more information and to apply, CLICK HERE. Deadline: April 30, 6pm
Artist Residencies in The Catskills – Catskill Mountain Foundation hosts residencies of performing artist groups ranging from one to six weeks for dance, theatre, and music artists. Funding is provided through grants and private donations. There is no application process; residencies and performances are by invitation from the CMF Director of Performing Arts and the Board of Directors. However, artists may send video links of their work for consideration.
Woodstock Byrdcliffe Guild Artist Residencies – Since its founding in 1902, Byrdcliffe has welcomed artists—Bob Dylan, Philip Guston, Eva Hesse, and hundreds more—to and live and work surrounded by 250 acres of the Catskill Mountains’ serene natural beauty. Byrdcliffe offers several types of residency ranging from four weeks to five months to year-round for artists in multiple disciplines. Creatives and craftspeople in all media including weavers, writers, musicians, composers, architects, filmmakers, playwrights, performance and visual artists, and artists in other disciplines are invited to apply. Emerging as well as established artists are invited to apply. Woodstock Byrdcliffe Guild, 34 Tinker Street, Woodstock, NY 12498 ph: 845-679-2079 info@woodstockguild.org
One month for writers, visual artists and composers creating original work at country estate of poet Edna Vincent Millay. From April through November, Millay Arts hosts 6-7 multidisciplinary artists for month-long stays and two-week residencies in June and September. The Millay Colony for the Arts, Box 3, Austerlitz, NY 12017 518-392-3103. apply@millaycolony.org
For photographers or related media. One month, $2,000 stipend, apartment, private darkroom, 24-hour facility access. Send resume, artist statement, letter of intent, slides, proofs or prints of recent work. Light Work Artist-in-Residence Program, 316 Waverly Ave., Syracuse, NY 13244. info@lightwork.org
Self-directed for research, experimentation and production of visual, television, new media arts. Banff Centre for the Arts, Office of Registrar, Box 1020, Stn. 28, 107 Tunnel Mtn. Dr., Banff, Alberta, Canada TOL OCO. 403-762-6114/6302.
Ranging from 2 weeks to 2 months for screenwriters and film/video makers October to May. Yaddo, Box 395, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866-0395. 518-584-0746.
Year-round, in photography, painting, ceramics, textiles, etc. Contact: Nantucket Island School of Design and Arts. 508-228-9248. nisda@nantucket.net
Two-month residencies year round for professional sculpture artists. Sculpture Space, 12 Gates St., Utica, NY 13502. 315-724-8381. sculptur@borg.com.
Retreat for writers in their work: Gell Writers Center of the Finger Lakes, Writers & Books, 740 University Ave., Rochester, NY 14607. 585-473-2590
Established and emerging artists of all disciplines may create, present, and exhibit experimental work involving sound and technology, with the option of integrating any combination of other disciplines including visual and/or performance art. Artists work with staff audio engineer. Jack Straw Media Gallery 4261 Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle, WA 98105 ph: (206) 634-0919
Literary, Folklore, Storytelling
Two Fully-Funded Goldfinch Writers’ Retreats – Looking Glass Arts recognizes that some writers come to their craft as mature adults for many reasons, including obligations and hardships that make it challenging to consider writing a career. The Goldfinch Writers’ Retreat is a five-day, fully-funded residency established to support writers 45+ who demonstrate a unique commitment to their craft, by providing the time and space critical to a writing practice. This residency at Looking Glass Arts will be offered to three writers (45 or older) who are not yet published by a major outlet. Works can include a novel, collection of short stories, poetry, memoir, graphic novel, play, screenplay, essays or hybrid work. Residencies are self-directed. There is no requirement to share your work– you can do what you want with the time at LGA. We encourage resident artists to take their time getting into the creative groove. The writers’ retreat applications will be adjudicated in two rounds, the first being a written application and the second being a conversation over Zoom. Looking Glass Arts prioritizes applications from Black and Brown people (this includes those who identify as Indigenous, Asian, Southeast Asian, Middle Eastern, Latinx). Additionally, we highly encourage those of all sexual orientations, gender expressions and gender identities to apply. For more information on how to apply, CLICK HERE. Deadline: April 30, 6pm
Call for Proposals – Art Omi: Writers Translation Lab November 7-18, 2023 – Art Omi: Writers is now seeking proposals for Translation Lab 2023, a 12-day fully-funded, special residency for four collaborating writer-translator teams in the fall of 2023. All text-based projects—fiction, nonfiction, theater, film, poetry, etc.—are eligible. The Translation Lab will host English language translators in New York’s Hudson Valley. These translators will be invited along with the writers whose work is being translated into English. This intensive residency will provide an integral stage of refinement for translators to dialogue with the writers about text-specific questions. It will also serve as an essential community-builder for English-language translators who are working to increase the amount of international literature available to English-language readers. To learn more & submit, CLICK HERE. Deadline: July 1
Writing Contests, Grants & Awards… database compiled by Poets & Writers includes details about creative writing contests—including poetry contests, short story competitions, essay contests, awards for novels, and more.
Fiction Prize… The George Garrett Fiction Prize from Texas Review Press. A prize of $1,000, publication by Texas Review Press, and 20 author copies will be given annually for a short story collection or novel. Using only the online submission system, submit a manuscript of 40,000 to 120,000 words with a $28 entry fee by Sept. 30. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
Prize for Women Poets Over 40… Patricia Dobler Poetry Award at Carlow University A prize valued at $2,000 is given annually to a woman poet over 40 who has not published a book in any genre. The winner receives $1,000, publication in Voices From the Attic, and travel and lodging to give a reading with the contest judge at Carlow University. E-mail two poems of up to 75 lines each and submit a $20 entry fee by September 30. Visit the website for complete guidelines. dobleraward@carlow.edu
Creative Nonfiction Prize… The Lascaux Prizes in Creative Nonfiction, Short Fiction and Poetry offer prizes up to $1,000 and publication in The Lascaux Review. Visit website for submission guidelines and details.
Music
Two Fully-Funded Recording Retreats – Looking Glass Arts – Looking Glass Arts recognizes that for many musicians, recording can be prohibitively expensive. This retreat has been established to recognize these challenges and support musicians on their journey to document their work. The 3-5 day residency will allow musicians to record in the barn with LGA’s in-house engineer, Rashaan Carter. We encourage the artists who come to LGA to take their time getting into the creative groove. There is no requirement of when and how long you record. You can do what you want with your time at LGA. We have no piano, yet. For more information on how to apply, honorarium, hospitality and more, CLICK HERE. Deadline: April 30, 6pm
Music… Music instructor needed for youth ages 7-18 years. 3-6 students per week. Must teach piano, other instruments welcome. Call: Elena Mosley 518 -828-3612.
Music… Programming sought by Society for New Music, professional organization in Upstate New York dedicated to performing and commissioning the music of today’s composers. Fees range from $1000 to $4000 depending on the concert and number of performers. Society for New Music, 438 Brookford Rd., Syracuse, NY 13224. 315-446-5733, Npilgrim@aol.com www.societyfornewmusic.org
Music… Information Hotline for grants, auditions, competitions, seminars, health, tax info and more. Contact: The American Guild of Musical Artists, 1430 Broadway, 14th Fl., New York, NY 10018, 212-247-0247 agma@musicalartists.org
Performing Arts
SEEKING PAID THEATER PRODUCTION POSITIONS FOR: A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM By William Shakespeare – Directed by Carol Rusoff and presented in partnership with the Churchtown Dairy, this production will feature an ensemble of 20 actors from in and around Columbia County and will be performed at the beautiful Churchtown Dairy Barn in Hudson, NY.
KEY DATES:
Rehearsals Begin: On or around July 7, 2023
Load-In Begins: August 12, 2023
Tech Begins: August 17, 2023
Performances: August 25 – 27, 2023
SEEKING:
– Stage Manager
– Assistant Stage Manager
– Set Designer
– Lighting Designer
– Sound Designer
– Costume Designer
– Props Designer
– Technical Director
NOTE: The Stage Manager positions must be available for all rehearsals, tech, and
performance dates. The Designer and Technical Director positions must be available for
pre-production meetings (to be set around designer availability), load-in, tech, and
performance dates.
All positions are paid.
TO APPLY: Submit a resume to ChurchtownMidsummer@Gmail.com
Attention: Matthew Decker
Please indicate in the body of the email which position you are interested in, as well as
the best way you can be reached. Thank you!
Performing Arts… Dance classes for children, teens, adults. The Hudson Valley Academy of Performing Arts features a distinguished faculty of professionally and academically accomplished instructors. 957 Route 82, West Taghkanic, NY 12502. Call 518-851-5501
Performing Arts… Always seeking new actors for future performances and volunteers to help each production, throughout year in Columbia County. Watch for audition notices: Ghent Playhouse, Town Hall Rd, POB 64, Ghent, NY 12075. 518-392-6264, ghentplayhouse@aol.com
Visual Arts
Visual Arts for Children (8-12-years-old)… Sept. 14 – Nov. 16, 2022: Learn drawing and painting techniques in a fun and engaging environment with professional Hudson-based artist, Louise Smith. Students build foundational drawing skills as they explore still life, figure drawing, and abstract imagery using pencil, charcoal, oil / chalk pastels, acrylic and watercolor paint (materials are provided by Hudson Hall). No experience necessary. FREE; registration recommended 327 Warren St., Hudson, NY 12534. 518-822-1438. info@hudsonoperahouse.org
Visual Arts… Looking for sculptors, painters and photographers who would like to exhibit their work year round in Palenville, NY at Catskill Mountain Lodge. Very reasonable commission. Contact Al or Kathy at 518-212-7491
Visual Arts… Indoor and Outdoor Art… Unison Arts Center in New Paltz seeks proposals from artists to exhibit their wall-hung artwork in our gallery at Unison and also from artists to exhibit their sculpture in our outdoor sculpture garden. Call Unison at 845-255-1559. or the Exec. Dir. Christine Crawfis at christine@unisonarts.org
Visual Arts… Seeking member artists, a few openings available for visual artists. Members staff the gallery, perform administrative duties. Art in all media welcome. Established mailing list of 1,300 asking to receive show notices. Interested? Susan Kotulak, New Member Coordinator, Tivoli Artists’ Co-op Gallery, 518-537-5888. kotulak@hotmail.com.
Visual Arts… Paint outdoors in nature with state organization, New York Plein Air Painters Society. Will sponsor paint-outs, exhibitions around NYS. NYPAP, J.Baldini, P.O. Box 2332, Niagara Falls, NY 14302-2332. ipapmail@yahoo.com
All Media
Multidisciplinary Retreat for Three Artists – A 5 night, 6 day retreat will be offered to three artists, each from a different creative discipline. We encourage artists of all disciplines to apply (visual artists, writers, musicians, graphic artists, animators, etc.). This residency retreat invites each artist to work on a project of their own in the tranquility of the mountains using any of the spaces we have available; the Barn, the Bull-pen, the Milk House, your room in the Farm House and more. The retreats are self-directed. There is no requirement for sharing your work. You can use your time as you wish at Looking Glass Arts. Each artist is offered a $500 honorarium. To take place: Monday, July 10- Saturday, July 15. Artists will be reimbursed for round trip train/bus travel to and from the New York / Tri-state area up to $100. If you drive your own car, you will be reimbursed at a flat rate of $100 for gas and tolls. For more information and to apply, CLICK HERE. Deadline: April 30, 6pm
All Media… Seeking admissions to slide viewing program. Possible inclusion in group exhibitions. Applications for membership and curated shows also considered. Slides, CV cover letter. The Painting Center, 51 Greene St., New York, NY 10013. 212-343-1060. Ongoing.
All Media… The Sugar Maples Center for Arts and Education – historic church for gatherings, readings, small musical performances, art studio. Art study vacation, stay in hotel room, dorms on property. Two to four week residencies include retreat for performing arts groups. Catskill Mountain Foundation, 7967 Main St., Rte. 23A, POB 924, Hunter, NY, 12442. 518-263-4908. cmf@catskillmtn.org
All Media… Info hotline sponsored by American Council for the Arts has referral service, provides information on a wide variety of programs and services. Call Mon.-Fri, 2-5PM EST: 1-800-232-2789.
Photography
Photography…Nueva Luz, photographic journal of En Foco, Inc. ($45 membership) produces exhibitions, publications and events which support photographers of Latin/Am, African/Am, Asian, Pacific Islander and Native American heritage. View current issue before submitting portfolios of 20 unmounted prints or slides for consideration in future Nueva Luz. Subscription $30 USA. Membership, subscriptions, donations, all tax deductible. En Foco, Inc., 1738 Hone Ave, Bronx, NY 10461. 718-931-9311 FAX 718-409-6445
Photography… Salons monthly, preceded by a potluck meal, bring something to share. Conversations, sharing, seeing, discussions on photography. The Center for Photography at Woodstock, 59 Tinker St., Woodstock, NY 12498. 845-679-9957. info@cpw.org
Photography… Seeking contemporary and traditional work by Native artists. American Indian Community House Gallery, 708 Broadway, New York, NY 10003. 212-598-0100
Sculpture
Sculpture… Call for sculptors living within 150-mile radius of Albany for large-scale works appropriate for high traffic terminal. Prospectus, info: Sharon Bates, Director, Art& Culture Program, Administration Building Ste. 200, Albany International Airport, Albany, NY 12211-1057. 518-242-2241 arts@albanyairport.com