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Open Call for Play Submissions

artsforla on August 16, 2024

We’re thrilled to announce that CloudBreak Theatre Company is now accepting script submissions from early career playwrights, for our upcoming October workshop sessions! This is a great chance to showcase your work and refine it with your fellow workshop participants.

A group semi-finalists will be invited to participate in the workshops, and one finalist will be selected from this group for a staged reading in December.

📅 Submission Deadline: September 10, 2024
📍 Workshop Dates: October 5 & 6, 2024
🎟️ Staged Reading: Mid-December 2024

Visit the application link in our bio for guidelines and details. We can’t wait to read your script and bring your story to life!

Salary: N/A

Benefits: The finalist selected for the mid-December workshop will receive a small stipend, and a staged reading of the selected play.

Education requirements: None.

Deadline to apply: September 10, 2024

Documents required to apply: Resume, References, Writing Sample, Other.

How to apply: Submit your script through this link by September 10, 2024.

Grant for Performing Artists and Arts Organizations

artsforla on August 15, 2024

Notice of Funding Availability, Culver City Performing Arts Grant Program, Grant guidelines and applications for 2025 performances are available on the CulverCity.org website

The City of Culver City offers grants to support theatre, dance, and music performances. This program brings performing arts events to the community and helps make them accessible to everyone. Culver City wants everyone to have a chance to experience and enjoy the arts. Our grants support a variety of cultural experiences for Culver City’s residents, businesses, artists, and visitors. Performing arts organizations of all sizes are encouraged to apply. To be eligible for consideration, applicants must have a mission that is focused on performance, be based in Los Angeles County, and be a current 501(c)(3) organization or have an agreement with a fiscal receiver. Public performances from January to December 2025 are eligible to apply.

Visit the Arts & Culture grants page for guidelines, deadlines, eligibility and application.

Salary: Maximum Grant Request is $12,000

Benefits: The amount of grant funding available is dependent upon the total deposits made into the City’s Cultural Trust Fund each fiscal year, allocated by City Council as part of the Art in Public Places Program.

The grant request limit is $12,000

Additionally, the Performing Arts Grant Program is supported by a contribution from Sony Pictures Entertainment.

Education requirements: None.

Deadline to apply: September 12, 2024 at 5:00PM

How to apply: More information here.

Teaching Artist

artsforla on August 6, 2024

The Wende Museum is seeking a dynamic and innovative teaching artist to facilitate a multi-workshop arts project for high school students of the Wende Teen Council during the 2024-25 school year.

Teaching artists are invited to propose a collaborative project in which students learn multidisciplinary creative skills and apply digital and/or material assets from the Wende Museum Collection and current exhibitions into their works.

Project workshops will be facilitated primarily on-site at the Wende Museum between November 2024 and May 2025, and proposed workshops can encompass up to six to ten two-hour sessions. Final presentation of the completed projects will take place at the Wende Teen Night in May 2025.

Candidates will be considered based on the artistic merit and institutional fit of their proposal and demonstrated experience in arts education, especially with high school-age students.

Salary: $1,500

Benefits: N/A

Education requirements: None.

Deadline to apply: August 31, 2024

Documents required to apply: Cover letter, work sample/portfolio, other

How to apply: Submit a brief concept proposal (no more than two pages), budget, and CV to Head of Education Michael Balot-Garza at education@wendemuseum.org. Questions are also welcome–please direct any inquiries to the same contact.

SUMMER * $1,800.00 Innovate Grants for Art + Photo

artsforla on July 25, 2024

SUMMER 2024 OPEN FOR SUBMISSIONS — Innovate Grant is thrilled to introduce our newly increased award amounts of $1,800.00.

Innovate Grant awards (2) $1,800.00 grants each quarter, to one Visual Artist and one Photographer. In addition, (12) honorable mentions (6 in art and 6 in photo), will be featured on our website and join a growing community of vibrant and talented artists. Innovate Grant’s commitment extends beyond the grant cycle by promoting the work of selected winners and honorable mentions into the future. For more information and to apply visit https://innovateartistgrants.org

Innovate Grant supports artists and photographers through quarterly grants. We’ve simplified the grant process, so that artists and photographers can focus on making their innovative work. The work should speak for itself and our application reflects that.

Innovate Grant awards:
+ 1 x $1,800.00 Grant to a Visual Artist
+ 1 x $1,800.00 Grant to a Photographer
+ 12 x Honorable Mentions

Explore the work of ALL Past Innovate Grant recipients and read their interviews at https://innovateartistgrants.org

How to Apply: Visual Artists and Photographers 18 years and older, from all around the world, are eligible to apply. All media and genres are accepted. All applicants retain the right to the work they submit. Apply today at https://innovateartistgrants.org

Category: Multiple disciplines and genres accepted
Deadline: Thursday, September 12, 2024 – Submit by 11:59PM Pacific Standard Time
Region: US & International
Awards/Compensation: 2 x $1,800.00 USD Grants // 12 x Honorable Mentions
How to apply: apply here.

Call for Art-GETAWAY

artsforla on July 23, 2024

Art Fluent invites artists worldwide to submit artwork to our online exhibit, GETAWAY.

JPEGs due by Friday, October 25, 2024 at midnight (MST). Visit their website for a full prospectus.

Travel connects us to new traditions, challenges us with unique experiences, and broadens our perspectives. Every destination paints a vivid picture with its unique aromas, sounds, and atmosphere, creating unforgettable memories. From colorful festivals to historic villages and serene countryside lanes, share with us the places you’ve explored and the people you’ve encountered. We seek artwork that captures the thrill of travel and the joy of discovering new cultures. Show us GETAWAY from your perspective.

Salary: cash prizes

Benefits: Over $1,200 in cash prizes. All accepted pieces will be displayed in our online gallery at www.art-fluent.com

Education requirements: None.

Deadline to apply: October 25, 2024

Documents required to apply: Work sample/portfolio

How to apply: 

ENTRY PROCEDURE
Entry is done through CaFÉ, a web-based service that allows artists to upload images and organize their artwork for submissions to galleries. To apply for a call, you must leave our website and go to the CaFÉ website at www.callforentry.org where you can create a FREE artist account. You will add your details and upload your images to CaFÉ and then you can submit work to GETAWAY. If you have any questions, please contact us at hello@art-fluent.com we are happy to walk you through the process.

MEDIA PREPARATION
Please only submit properly cropped images of your work that are in focus. We have a free resource for artists for tips on how to get high quality images of your work. Visit www.art-fluent.com/resources for a free download. CaFÉ also offers tips on their blog which you can find here www.callforentry.org/photographing-artwork/.
All images must be in JPEG/JPG format using CaFÉ guidelines. The image size must be 1,200 pixels or greater on the longest side. Maximum file size is 5 mb.
Accepted video formats include MOV, MP4, WMV. Aspect ratio 4:3 or 16:9, resolution minimum 640×480, maximum 1920 x1080, bit rate recommended above 240 kbps, recommended frame rate 30 fps. File size must be under 100 MB. If your video work has been selected for the exhibit, we kindly request that you provide us with the file link via Vimeo. Please ensure the linked video is set to be shared publicly. Your video will not play if it is set to private.

Call for Entry – Abstract

artsforla on July 12, 2024

The Blue Koi Online Art Competitions continue to celebrate diversity and excellence in the visual arts on a global scale. The Abstract theme accepts all mediums and styles, e.g., Traditional Art, Mixed Media, Digital Art, Sculpture and Photography.

Join us in celebrating the innovative and boundary-pushing world of abstract art. We invite you to participate in our upcoming Abstract themed art show, where you can share your unique vision and creativity with a global audience. Showcase your compelling, and controversial pieces in this vibrant and influential show. This genre challenges the observer to engage with the artwork on a deeper, more intuitive level, evoking emotions and thoughts.

All winners will have the honor of being exhibited in the Blue Koi Online Art Exhibition alongside hundreds of the world’s best contemporary artists.

Salary: $150

Benefits:The winner of the Abstract Competition will receive a $150 USD cash prize, a professionally designed certificate, and extensive media exposure. The 1st, 2nd, and 3rd prize winners will be prominently featured on our website, in media posts, newsletter blasts, and will receive a certificate. Awards will also be given to qualifying Honorable Mention and Finalists.

Education requirements: None.

Deadline to apply: September 30, 2024

Documents required to apply: Work sample/portfolio

How to apply: Submit your entry here.

Call for artists: Utility Box Public Art Pilot Program

artsforla on May 13, 2024

The City of Torrance and its Cultural Arts Commission invites artists to participate in the City’s Utility Box Public Art Pilot Program. The City and the Commission are seeking artists to showcase their work to beautify utility boxes located throughout Torrance. The goals of the program are to use public art to contribute to the vitality and attractiveness of the City’s streetscapes and bring art to unexpected places.

This Public Art Pilot Program ‘Call For Artists’ is open to all residents in the South Bay Cities. All artwork submissions must be of an original design and artwork must be suitable for viewing by people of all ages. No advertising, copy-written material or branding will be accepted.

Please click on the following links below for more information.

Salary: You’ll be paid a $500 stipend for each box your work is chosen for.

Benefits: 1. Utility Box public art designs must be applicable
usable, covering all four sides and the top of a box
2. You can submit multiple designs with one
application.
3. You’ll be paid a $500 stipend for each box your work is chosen for.
4. Artworks are printed on vinyl that is finished with a UV protective/ anti-graffiti coating and installed by a 3rd party vendor.

Deadline to apply: September 30, 2024

How to apply: Torrance Utility Box Public Art Pilot Program Application

Call for Art: Working Artist Purchase Award

artsforla on April 1, 2024

We’re proud to offer a small art purchase award to help serious artists keep working. Our award is open worldwide to all visual artists, including but not limited to those working in traditional mediums, e.g., painting, drawing, printmaking, mixed media, sculpture, glass, or with digital/new media, installation, photography and film/video.

Pay Range: $1000.00

See our complete submission guidelines at: https://www.workingartist.org/

Working Artist Org. is dedicated to discovering, collecting, and promoting great art and artists.