July Call for Artists part 3-UPDATED
One additional call notification received 7/21/22 making a total of 16 opportunities for sculptors in this call alone!
WOW–we have received 15 more call for artists with deadlines through the end of July. There are many shows, festivals and exhibitions in this post in addition to sculpture commission calls.
Be sure to also check out July Call for Artists part 2 that has sculpture opportunities through the end of July as well
Raleigh Fine Arts Society: 2022 North Carolina Artists Exhibition
Raleigh, North Carolina
Summary: From a small exhibition in 1964, RFAS North Carolina Artists Exhibition has evolved to become the largest annual all-media juried exhibition in the state. This juried exhibition offers artists an opportunity to present their works before a renowned art professional, art aficionados, and potential buyers. In its over 50-year history, thousands of North Carolina artists’ creative work has been celebrated in the North Carolina community.
The maximum dimension of a single work, sculpture included, is 60 inches, Three-dimensional sculpture work will need display stands suitable for presentation.
Budget: The Juror will present awards totaling $10,000. If your work sells, you retain 70% of the sale price
Deadline: 5:00 p.m. on July 20, 2022
How to apply: CaFÉ™
Eligibility Requirements: Applicants must be residents of North Carolina.
Special Notes: The entry fee is $35.00 for up to two works and is nonrefundable.
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Chicago MOPD Field Office Artist in Residence Program
Chicago, IL
Summary: The Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE), in partnership with the Mayor’s Office for People with Disabilities (MOPD) seeks an artist/arts organization to participate in the inaugural Field Office Artist-in-Residence Program (AIR Program)
During the nine-month (October 2022-June 2023) residency studio space will be provided and the artist or arts organization will utilize their unique talents to develop and lead cultural programs for and by persons with disabilities & seniors, help inform a strategic plan for the future of the facility’s spaces and uses and revitalize the public’s understanding of the space.
At the end of the residency the Field Office Artist-in-Residence will produce a final project created with constituents throughout the residency. The artist will also be asked to submit documentation of the activities completed during the residency and will complete an exit interview to identify recommendations that will help inform future art programming at the Field Office.
Budget: the Artist-in-Residence will be given a budget of $60,000. The budget is all inclusive of costs associated with engagement program, activities and final projects–including guest artist/panelist fees, travel, materials and supplies–and includes a $15,000 stipend paid directly to the Artist-in-Residence to support their administration of the program.
Deadline: 7/21/22, 11:59pm Central
How to apply: CaFÉ™
Eligibility Requirements: This opportunity is open to professional artists/ artist teams who live or work in the City of Chicago. The selected artist, artistic team or organization must have a demonstrated commitment to working with and for the benefit of the public.
Special Notes: Artists with disabilities or with a history of artistic engagement with communities with disabilities are highly encouraged to apply.
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Poolside Exhibit
Key West, Florida
Summary: Poolside is a juried exhibit with a call to artists looking for 2D and 3D original artwork that has to do swimming pool(s) as part of the subject or the main subject. (Painting, Drawing, Sculpture, Photography) The entry fee per artwork is $34 per entry. Artists may submit up to three entries.
Budget: Sold work is a 50/50 Gallery Split and will be paid to the artists by October 5th, 2022.
Deadline: 7/21/22
How to apply: CaFÉ™
Eligibility Requirements: It is an open call to to artists for an exhibit in August in Key West, Florida at our brick and mortar gallery as well as online.
Special Notes: Event Dates: 8/19/22 – 9/5/22
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Eagle Rivershore Residency
Eagle, Idaho
Summary: The artist does not have to be present in Idaho during the residency, but we do require one visit to deliver the artwork. (if an in person visit can not be accomplished we will allow delivery of work through mail and arrange a one time zoom conference where the artist will present and talk of the exhibition.) This visit is to be determined and arranged between the artist and the Gallery “Deep Yellow Fine Arts”. We do ask that the artist will donate one piece of work of any size to the Gallery. We are looking for paintings, pottery, ceramics, glass, or sculpture.
Budget: $3,700 stipend
Deadline: 7/21/22
How to apply: CaFÉ™
Eligibility Requirements: 18 years of age or older.
Special Notes: $40.00 entry fee
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Circ Artist Grant
Summary: The Circ Artist Grant provides unrestricted funding to artists with a demonstrated commitment to their artistic work. Two artists per grant cycle are awarded $550 each to enhance and further their creative practice.
Artists are some of the most resourceful, multi-skilled individuals. You not only create important work but also manage marketing, financial management, grant writing, and administrative duties, on top of trying to live a life and manage home and family needs.
Circ Artist Grant believes that artists deserve to be paid for all aspects of their work, which is not limited to creating the actual art. Circ Artist Grants are unrestricted, allowing artists to have some financial breathing room so that they can place their time and energy where they best see fit.
Circ Artist Grant is open to all mediums of visual art (oil, acrylic, watercolor, pastel, drawing, printmaking, mixed media, ceramic, glass, photography, sculpture, fiber, wood, digital art) except video/film.
Budget: Two artists per grant cycle are awarded $550 each to enhance and further their creative practice.
Deadline: 7/22/22
How to apply: CaFÉ™
Eligibility Requirements: The Circ Artist Grant is open to emerging, mid-career, and professional artists in an international open call.
Special Notes: (Entry Fee): $25.00
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2022 Great Northern Art Explosion
Grayling, Michigan
Summary: Artists are invited to submit original artwork for the 2022 Great Northern Art Explosion. AuSable Artisan Village in Grayling, Michigan is proud to present the 4th annual GNAE international art exhibition offering over $10,000 in Awards. The 2022 juried show will be held at Artisan Village art gallery in downtown Grayling. We are seeking artworks from artists in all styles and mediums, with no specific theme.
The show will run from the members & artist only opening reception on August 26, 2022, through the award ceremony on September 11, 2022.
Budget: over $10,000 in Awards
Deadline: 7/23/22
How to apply: CaFÉ™
Eligibility Requirements: over $10,000 in Awards
Special Notes: entry fee
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Nudus 2022
Summary: Nudus 2022 is an all-medium dual art competition presented mutually by Gallerium Art Exhibitions and The Book of Art Publication. For Nudus 2022, we are looking for nude figures as a manifestation of the body, the unveiling, the essence of the true human being, an identity of body and soul, which along with the appearance, leads to the truth within. Selected artworks will be showcased in a smart international online group exhibition organized by Gallerium and will get published in The Book of Arts: Nudus.
Budget: n/a
Deadline: 7/24/22
How to apply: CaFÉ™
Eligibility Requirements: The submission is open to all visual artists creating original artworks in 2 and 3-dimensional media.
Special Notes: Event Dates: 8/10/22 – 9/10/22
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State of the Arts 2022
Prairie Village, Kansas
Summary: State of The Arts 2022 is the R.G. Endres Gallery 16th annual juried competition for all 2D and 3D artworks, excluding photography, held every Fall. The Exhibition runs during the months of September & October.
Budget:
$1,000 award for the R.G. Endres Best in Show (One Presented)
$750 Merit Awards (Two Presented)
$500 People’s Choice award (One Presented)
$100 Honorable Mention Awards (Five Presented)
Deadline: 7/24/22
How to apply: CaFÉ™
Eligibility Requirements: Open to all Artists, 18 years of age or older, within about a 2 hour drive of our gallery. Artists shall be able to attend the artist reception and awards ceremony if selected for the show.
Special Notes: (Entry Fee): $35.00 The Sales Commission to the Gallery is 40%. All work MUST be for sale
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SOLO and Group Exhibition Selections
Austin, Texas
Summary: Online Exhibitions will vary from 3 to 6 months. For Summer Solo Series 2022 we are awarding new solo features monthly, selecting an average of 5-7 artists each month. Gallery Exhibition lengths may vary from 6 to 8 weeks. Featured artists are invited & encouraged to personally attend receptions. A selected few may be invited for a recorded artists interview and/or panel discussion about their exhibit.
GALLERY | Sí Gallery located in the very trendy East Sixth neighborhood of Downtown Austin. East 6th is hipster central for Austin. The eclectic local population of artists, professionals and techie’s have made their home on “the Eastside” of Austin creating a unique and thriving downtown district. It’s home to dozens of galleries, honky-tonks, dive bars, and restaurants. It’s also home to several live music venues, notably The White Horse and Hotel Vegas, both of which serve Austin’s budding musical talent. Home to the new Tesla headquarters and the famed SXSW (South By Southwest) Festival.
ROSTER | Artists selected for exhibition will also be considered for Dab Art Co. gallery representation. Roster artists receive priority consideration for exhibitions, ongoing professional consultation and portfolio assistance, marketing and promotional assistance in selected publications, online market inventory and website profile. Our Roster selections are open and ongoing throughout the year.
Entries on or before 7/31/2022 are for Exhibition Consideration in Downtown Austin, Texas. Early entries are encouraged as submissions are reviewed weekly and selections are made throughout the month.
Budget: Gallery retains a 50% commission on all exhibition sales in gallery & online
Deadline: 7/24/22
How to apply: CaFÉ™
Eligibility Requirements: This is an open call
Special Notes: $35.00 entry fee
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Group Exhibitions, Solo Shows & Representation
Los Angeles, California
Summary:
Online Exhibitions will vary from 3 to 6 months. For Summer Solo Series 2022 we are awarding new solo features monthly, selecting an average of 5-7 artists each month. Gallery Exhibition lengths may vary from 4 to 12 weeks. The number of pieces varies depending on the artist’s medium, sizes and shapes of selected work. Featured artists are invited & encouraged to personally attend receptions. A selected few may be invited for a recorded artists interview and/or panel discussion about their exhibit.
GALLERY | Main Street Gallery has an industrial style, high ceilings and a modern layout maximizing our linear footage. Our program focuses on exhibiting contemporary artists through conceptual group shows and solo exhibitions. Featured on the coveted CURATE LA gallery map, visitors to the Main Street Gallery include local residents, artists and celebrities alike.
LOCATION | Located within Downtown’s historic core in heart of LA’s Arts District and Gallery Row, the Main Street Gallery is one of 25 galleries featured on the Downtown Los Angeles Art Walk. This remarkable organization includes notable institutions such as The Broad and MOCA (Museum of Contemporary Art). Our specific location is also a major hotspot for the film industry; most recently our gallery was used as a backdrop for the series WESTWORLD.
Budget: Gallery retains a 50% commission on all exhibition sales in gallery & online.
Deadline: 7/24/22
How to apply: CaFÉ™
Eligibility Requirements: This is an open call
Special Notes: $35.00 entry fee
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Wastewater Management Building
Denver, Colorado
Summary: The City of Denver’s Public Art Program seeks to commission an artist or team of artists to create an original public artwork, or series of artworks, for the Wastewater Management Building project located at 2000 W. 3rd Ave., Denver, CO 80223. A 10-member selection panel of community representatives, arts and culture professionals, and civic leaders has been assembled to identify art opportunities, and to select and recommend an artist or artist team for this project. The selection panel has identified the entry plaza of the Wastewater Management Building for potential art opportunities and will select one artist or artist team
Budget: $55,000
Deadline: 7/26/22
How to apply: CaFÉ™
Eligibility Requirements: Open to artists or artist teams residing in the state of Colorado
Special Notes: Goals: The panel is invested in creating a space for employees of the building to gather and take pride in; one that is inclusive, accessible and welcoming to all. The panel is committed to celebrating the civic complex, and elevating staff voices and the important work they do every day. The panel hopes to see artwork(s) that celebrate and complement the architectural style of the building. The building is adjacent to the South Platte River and there is an opportunity to tell the story of wastewater management and the processes of returning water to the environment safely, as well as the story of climate change and its impact on wastewater management. Artists should also consider the existing artwork on the eastside of the building and how it could relate to the new work(s).
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Larimer Bridge – Connecting Auraria
Denver, Colorado
Summary: The City of Denver’s Public Art Program seeks to commission an artist or team of artists to create an original public artwork, or series of artworks, for the Larimer Bridge – Connecting Auraria project located on Larimer Street between 14th Street and the Auraria Campus, in Downtown Denver, CO 80202. A 13-member selection panel of community representatives, arts and culture professionals, and civic leaders has been assembled to identify art opportunities, and to select and recommend an artist or artist team for this project. The selection panel will select one artist or artist team
Budget: $55,000
Deadline: 7/26/22
How to apply: CaFÉ™
Eligibility Requirements: Artists residing in the United States. The panel would particularly like to encourage emerging and indigenous artists to apply.
Special Notes: Goals: The panel is invested in creating connections between the Auraria Campus and Downtown Denver. Currently the campus feels separated and isolated from the downtown core; successful artwork will help to bridge the two neighborhoods. The panel is very invested in honoring the people who once inhabited the area and elevating the stories of those who were displaced. Given the proximity of Cherry Creek and the South Platte River, the panel is also invested in the natural history of the land and the relationship of people to the land. The panel seeks to commission artwork that is inclusive, accessible and welcoming to all. The panel is also invested in artwork that activates the space, but also seeks artwork that creates a moment to pause and reflect. Artists should also consider the existing artworks in the immediate area and how they could relate to the new work(s).
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Request for Qualifications -Riverview 6
Bradenton, Florida
Summary: Housing Trust Group seeks to identify firms or individuals with qualified experience to provide Public Art services to create site specific original artwork as part of the enhancement of the public streetscape in the City of Bradenton, FL.
The planned location for this art work is on the exterior façade of a new affordable housing multifamily development. The project was established to further the commitment of the City in providing public art to beautify the appearance of the City, commemorate the City’s history, and to enhance cultural opportunities throughout the City.
Budget: A final award, which will include commission for the artist(s) selected, will be negotiated as part of the selection process. The Preliminary Budget provided in the response should be all inclusive and include but not be limited to design fees, materials, fabrication etc. Maximum budget is estimated at $65,000.
Deadline: 7/29/22
How to apply: email, see link below
Eligibility Requirements: The call for artist is open to artists living in Florida.
Special Notes: The current vision for this art project is a form of decorative and structurally sound, open-air, ALUMINUM PERFORATED METAL WALL PANEL SYSTEM AROUND EXTERIOR PERIMETER OF THE FUTURE PLAYGROUND AREA. (POWDERCOATED ALUMINUM TO MATCH STOREFRONTS, WHICH ARE POWDERCOATED BLACK). Othercreative alternatives that are not perforated aluminum systems can be considered as long as they are open-air solutions and that can be installed to be structurally permanent and long-lasting (i.e. incorporating wood as the main material instead of aluminum). Artwork proposals can also combine other elements such as interactive elements, printing or landscaping/planting.
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Artist Opportunity for Outdoor Sculpture in Herz-Rose Park
Terre Haute, Indiana
Summary: This project will take place in the Ryves neighborhood in Terre Haute, a primarily residential neighborhood that once included a variety of businesses and shops but now with very few remaining. Currently, the Ryves neighborhood is home to Benjamin Franklin Elementary School, The Wabash Valley Health Center, Ryves Neighborhood Youth Center and a handful of businesses and service organizations. At the center of the neighborhood lies Herz-Rose Park, well-positioned to serve as a focal point for neighborhood revitalization efforts aimed at promoting health and well-being, economic development, and personal growth.
Art Spaces will be working with the City of Terre Haute and Land Stewards Design Group to redesign the park to include revitalized and new amenities, and it is the intention that a selected artist visit the site and be integrated into the conversations about park design prior to submitting their full proposal.
Through this project Art Spaces will integrate the arts to help create an inviting park for people of all ages, particularly to serve neighborhood residents while also providing a cultural attraction for all Wabash Valley residents and visitors. Art Spaces sculptures are free of charge at all times.
Budget: $180,000
Deadline: 7/29/22
How to apply: For consideration, please send all of the items on the following list, with your name clearly on each item. Please send all of the materials electronically through WeTransfer or another program that does not require Art Spaces to incur additional costs in receiving them.
Eligibility Requirements: this is an open call
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Request for Qualifications Civic Art – Sheriff Station
Santa Clarita, California
Summary: The Station serves the City in a variety of different ways, some of which include the release of inmates or filing police reports. The Station also serves as a safe space for the community, for example, families may use the Station lobby as a meeting area when transferring custody of children.
Budget: $190,623
Deadline: 7/31/22
How to apply: CaFÉ™
Eligibility Requirements: Artists 18 years of age or older are invited to submit an individual or collaborative artist application. Artist must have a US mailing address for payment to be mailed to and must fill out a W-9.
Special Notes: Up to five (5) artists will be invited to create proposals for site-specific artwork and will receive a $1,000 honorarium.
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32nd Annual All Florida Juried Art Show
Stuart, Florida
Summary: MartinArts invites artists residing in Florida to participate in its 32nd Annual All Florida Juried Art Show. Selected works will be exhibited at the Court House Cultural Center from October 11 through December 3, 2022. This annual exhibition draws visitors and patrons from across the region each year and is an exciting opportunity for Florida artists to share their work and creativity within our community.
Budget: Over $1000 in awards and prizes will be given along with print and digital promotional marketing opportunities for participating artists.
Deadline: 7/31/22
How to apply: CaFÉ™
Eligibility Requirements: artists residing in Florida
Special Notes: $40.00 entry fee, A 25% donation benefiting MartinArts will be deducted from all sales.
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