Opportunities, funding, and resources for the Baltimore artist community | |
Volunteer to assist with BOPA's flagship programs & events | |
At BOPA, volunteers are essential to our mission. Join us to support Baltimore’s creative community and assist in our diverse programs — from flagship events like Artscape, Baltimore Book Festival, and The Baltimore Farmers' Market to special events like exhibitions and awards ceremonies. Volunteers are also often asked to serve as panelists for the many grant programs and prizes that BOPA manages. We welcome all backgrounds and life stages to apply. Click the button below for more information about BOPA's volunteer program and how to apply. | |
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The Carroll County Arts Council has partnered with the City of Westminster for more than four decades to present Art in the Park. Local restaurants, service organizations, and other food purveyors are invited to participate as a food vendor. The deadline is May 1, 2024. Click below for details and to register. | | |
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Made In Baltimore (MIB) is partnering with Downtown Partnership and Station North Arts & Entertainment District to host an MIB Makers Market at the Charles Street Promenade. The vendor fee to participate is $75. Apply by midnight on May 2, 2024. Click the button below for the application. | | |
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The Sowebo Arts and Music Festival is currently accepting applications for food vendors, artisans and crafters, commercial vendors, and nonprofit organizations. The deadline is May 10, 2024. Click the button below for more information about the festival and links to all applications. | | |
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Taneytown Artisan Fest is looking for artisans with handmade wares of all mediums to participate! They also encourage local restaurants, nonprofit organizations, and other food purveyors to participate as a food vendor. The deadline is June 1, 2024. Click the button below to register. | |
JUST OPENED: New/Next Film Fest is accepting entries | |
New/Next has opened the call for entries for the 2024 festival, which will take place October 3–6, 2024 at The Charles Theatre. This year's festival has been extended to four days and is described as "a celebration of emerging film culture." Get the link to submit at the button below. | |
Made In Baltimore asks artists to submit design qualifications | |
Made In Baltimore has opened up a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) to design new artwork for the shop's shirts, tote bags, and other products. The deadline to submit is midnight on April 28, 2024. To see the timeline for completing the final design, some theme ideas, and the updated process for the final artist selection, click the button below. | |
One-year emerging artists program in new media & technology arts | |
Diriyah Art Futures emerging artists program attracts emerging creative practitioners from all over the world, with a focus on those from the Middle East and North Africa. Applicants should be 35 years or younger, at graduate or postgraduate completion stage and have experience in developing and creating digital and new media art. Applicants can expect an accessible space with exhibitions, screenings, and dedicated technical labs for professional creation & innovative digital development. Throughout the year, the center will host prestigious artists and international institutions engaged in new media and technology arts. The deadline is April 29, 2024. Click below for details and to submit. | |
Apply for an emerging artist studio program in Howard County | |
The Howard County Arts Council is seeking applications from emerging and mid-career artists for whom a short-term artist studio may make a significant difference to their career development or completion of a project. The selected artist will fill one available artist studio space, approximately 216 square feet, sharing access with two other artists in adjoining studios, for $171/month from July 1, 2024–June 30, 2025. The deadline is 11:59 p.m. on April 30, 2024. Click below to apply. | |
Call for submissions from Baltimore-area women writers | |
Yearlong Artist-in-Residence program at Chicago arts center | |
Lillstreet Art Center offers yearlong residencies in the departments of Ceramics and Metalsmithing, and nine-month residencies in Textiles, Drawing & Painting, and Printmaking & Book Arts beginning in September every year. All Artists-in-Residents are expected to teach within their departments and teaching hours are paid. AIRs can expect to teach anywhere between 1–3 classes per session. Lillstreet Art Center’s education calendar has five sessions per year. AiRs can also teach private workshops, demos, and custom classes which are paid. The deadline is May 1, 2024. Click below for details and to apply. | |
Online fellowship program that provides a $10,000 stipend | |
The Processing Foundation announces the open call for the 2024 Fellowship Program, themed "Sustaining Community: Expansion & Access." This year, we seek to support innovative projects from artists, designers, activists, educators, engineers, researchers, coders, collectives, and more, who are working at the intersection of creative technology, art, and open-source software. The fellowship provides a $10,000 stipend, dedicated mentorship, skill-building workshops, public programs, and community engagement opportunities. Participation for the fellowship is entirely online. The deadline is May 2, 2024, by 11:59 p.m. Click below for details and to apply. | |
Two-and-a-half-year fellowship in collaboration with scientists | |
The Fireline Fellowship invites writers, artists, and thought leaders in the humanities to become part of a thinking community that, for two and a half years, will explore issues related to wildfire at the H.J. Andrews Experimental Forest (the Andrews). In October 2024, fellows will meet in person with scientists and stay at the Andrews and then will meet quarterly online. Fellows will receive a stipend, opportunities to learn alongside scientists in the field, and up to four weeks of residency time at the Andrews. Fellows will develop new projects for a public audience and/or involving public engagement, and projects will be presented in collaboration with the Patricia Valian Reser Center for the Creative Arts (PRAx). Eight fellowships will be awarded: three by invitation and five by application. The deadline is 11:59 p.m. on May 3, 2024. Click the button below for more information and to apply. | |
The Hopper Prize a unrestricted artist grants | |
The Hopper Prize was established to provide grants, visibility, and career-enhancing validation to artists who demonstrate a serious commitment to their work. In this grant cycle, unrestricted grants of $3,500 will be awarded to two artists, and $1,000 will be awarded to four artists. Hopper curators also will select a shortlist of 60 artists annually to have their work archived at hopperprize.org. These elevated portfolio presentations are a growing resource for curators, gallery owners, collectors, and art enthusiasts. There is a non-refundable $40 application fee. Eligible applicants include any artist over the age of 18. The deadline is May 14, 2024. Click below to apply. | |
Grants for writers writing about contemporary visual art | |
A program of the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, the Arts Writers Grant Program supports emerging and established writers writing about contemporary visual art. Grants ranging between $15,000 and $50,000 will be awarded in three categories — articles, books, and short-form writing — in support of projects addressing both general and specialized art audiences. To be eligible, applicants must be at least 25 years old, a citizen or permanent resident of the U.S., or an individual with an O-I visa. The deadline to apply is May 15, 2024. For more information and to apply, click the button below. | |
Two opportunities for artists from the Rehoboth Art League | |
The Rehoboth Art League's Exhibitions Committee is organizing solo and group exhibitions for 2025. The Request for Proposals (RFP) is open to all artists, members and non-members. The deadline is midnight on July 21, 2024. Click below to submit. | |  |
All artists who produce fine art works in both 2D and 3D media are invited to submit to the Rehoboth Art League's 11th Regional Juried Biennial Exhibition. There are cash awards totaling $2,500. The deadline is July 22, 2024, at 5:00 p.m. Click below to submit. | |
A $25,000 poetry prize for published poetry books | |
The Academy of American Poets invites applications for the Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize, where $25,000 is awarded to an outstanding book of poetry published in the United States in the previous calendar year. Eligible entries include any original book of poetry written in English and published in the U.S. during 2024 in a standard edition (48 pages or more) by a living poet. Self-published books, translations, and new editions of previously published books are not eligible. The deadline is May 15, 2024. Click below for details and to apply. | |
Apply for a residency & fully-funded fellowships in Virginia | |
Since 1971, the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts (VCCA) has provided uninterrupted time and space for artists to produce works of literature, visual art, and music. VCCA hosts more than 400 fellows each year at Mt. San Angelo in Amherst, Virginia, and the Moulin à Nef in Auvillar, France. Applicants will be considered for a VCCA residency and as many fully funded fellowships for which they are eligible. The deadline is May 15, 2024. Click the button below to read more about each fellowship opportunity and to apply. | |
Grants for projects & enterprises controlled by youth | |
Grants from $500–5,000 are available from Youth As Resources for community building projects and social enterprises created and controlled by youth. Youth up to 23 years old are invited to apply for funds for community organizing projects aimed to address critical issues. Youth-owned businesses are also encouraged to apply. Youth applicants are required to attend one of the three workshops offered. Youth may choose to bring one optional adult supporter. The deadline is May 20, 2024. For details and to apply, click below. | |
Exhibit for free at the Baltimore City Procurement Conference | |
The 2024 City of Baltimore Procurement Conference will take place on Thursday, June 13, 2024, at the Baltimore Convention Center. Attendees will hear directly from procurement officials about opportunities for small, minority and women-owned businesses. There is no cost to exhibit at this conference and exhibitors will be provided with a 6-foot table and 2–3 chairs. Wi-Fi is available for a small fee. The deadline to reserve a spot is May 31, 2024. Click below to register. | |
Apply to be an artist in residence at the Enoch Pratt Free Library | |
The Enoch Pratt Free Library Artist in Residence (AIR) program is open to Maryland-based artists 21+ years of age who are interested in connecting with and teaching the community about art. The stipend is $30,000 for 11 months. The deadline to apply is May 31, 2024. Click the button below for details and to apply. | |
Creekside Arts accepting applications for fall writers residency | |
Creekside Arts Residencies provide an inspiring natural setting among the coastal redwoods of Northern California for a broad range of creative disciplines. Their programs provide each artist with fully equipped private living quarters and individual separate work/studio spaces. In addition to providing a space for solitary work, the program supports and encourages a collaborative atmosphere. Evening gatherings provide an opportunity to get to know the other resident artists as well as the permanent members of the Creekside Arts community. Films, discussion and exchanges with local Northern California artists are a part of these gatherings. The deadline is June 1, 2024. Click below to apply. | |
Reserve your slot at the next round of community auditions | |
The next round of community auditions hosted by the Baltimore Small Stages Coalition is June 1–2, 2024, at Arena Players, Inc. The slots are filling up fast, so click the button below to reserve your audition slot. | |
Request for exhibition proposals at Glen Echo Park | |
The Glen Echo Park Partnership for Arts and Culture requests exhibition proposals from artists for the Popcorn Gallery, Stone Tower Gallery, and Park View Gallery at Glen Echo Park for 2025. The mission of the organization is to showcase the work of diverse artists, including resident artists at Glen Echo Park and artists from the greater Washington, D.C. area. The deadline is June 5, 2024. Click below for details and to submit a proposal. | |
Maryland students asked to submit to art showcase | |
The Maryland Center for School Safety 2024 Art Showcase this year will focus on "Safe Spaces." Students are encouraged to capture the essence of security within the school environment through their unique perspectives. There is no entry fee to submit work to the showcase. A first, second, and third place prize will be awarded for each grade group. The deadline to submit is June 7, 2024. Click below for details. | |
Jobs in the arts & culture sector | |
JOIN THE PASSIONATE TEAM AT BOPA
Right now BOPA has two open positions we are looking to fill with enthusiastic new team members: Director of Development and an additional Farmers' Market Coordinator. Click below for details on both jobs, including compensation, responsibilities, and how to apply.
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TEACHING ARTISTS WANTED IN ANNAPOLIS
Compass Rose Theater in Annapolis is looking for teaching artists for its in-school and after-school residency programs. Applicants are required to have a BA in theatre, arts education, or arts-related field. Teaching artist experience is a must. Click below for details on how to apply.
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MUSICIANS WANTED TO PLAY FOR PATIENTS
Peabody Institute seeks musicians working in diverse genres to join Sound Rounds, a program which brings trained musicians to patients’ bedsides to provide comfort and companionship through music. Click below for qualifications, duties, compensation, and instructions to apply.
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WORK FOR WIDE ANGLE YOUTH MEDIA
Wide Angle Youth Media currently has three open opportunities: Office Administrator, Development Associate, and a Part-Time Design Intern. See descriptions for all three positions, including qualificaitons, salary, and a link to the application, below.
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