CREATIVE OPPORTUNITIES
A short list of creative opportunities that we think are cool.
Residencies, Calls for Artists, Public Art Opps, Awards and funding sources for the creative sector.
open calls
ARTIST STUDIO SPACE
Deadline: Until Filled
Studio Space
Park City
CREATE PC Local Artist Collective has an opening for an artist-in-residence studio space! If you are interested in having a 24-hour access 10x10 art studio in a collaborative environment, please contact Emma Brake at emma@pcscarts.org.
CREATE PC provides local artists with studio and gallery exhibition space and sales opportunities. A local artist collective geared towards creating community among local artists, CREATE PC showcases Summit County creatives, giving them a platform to grow and thrive. Learn more about the CREATE PC program here.
LATINO ARTS FESTIVAL 2025
Deadline: Apr. 1
Call for Artists & Makers
Park City
The Arts Council of Park City & Summit County is seeking artists to participate in the 2025 Latino Arts Festival on June 13, 14, and 15 at Canyons Village at Park City Mountain. The Latino Arts Festival is an annual cultural celebration that showcases visual arts and crafts, live music and dance, poetry, film, and cuisine. Learn more here.
UVU MUSEUM OF ART
Deadline: Mar. 28
Call to Artists
Orem
The Utah Valley University Museum of Art at Lakemount is seeking artists to submit work to be considered for an upcoming exhibition focused on Utah Lake. Healing Waters: Restoring Our Relationship with Utah Lake examines the region's connection with the lake over time.
Apply here.
PARK CITY PUBLIC ART
Deadline: Mar. 21
Call to Artists
Park City
Park City Municipal Corporation (PCMC) invites artists and creative teams to submit proposals for artistic panels to be incorporated into the fencing around the pools at the PC MARC. This opportunity is part of an exciting pool renovation project aimed at enhancing the space with creative and engaging artwork. Budget: $75,000. Apply here.
Dr. Ceylon Mitchell, M3 Mitchell Media & Marketing
Deadline: Rolling
Call for Artists
MINERS 9 is an alternative Gallery opportunity for local artists along the Wasatch Back. For more information and to apply please email MINERS9art@gmail.com
Deadline: Rolling
Grant
Through their support for museum projects that foreground diverse experiences and perspectives, the Henry Luce Foundation empowers institutions to challenge accepted histories, elevate underrepresented voices, and promote critical conversations. More here.
Deadline: Rolling
Grant
The Foundation provides financial resources for visual artists to create new work, acquire supplies, rent studio space, prepare for exhibitions, attend a residency and offset living expenses. More here.
POETRY OUT LOUD
Deadline: Rolling
Call for Participants
The National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation have partnered with the Utah Arts & Museums Arts Education Program to support Poetry Out Loud, which encourages Utah’s youth to learn about great poetry through memorization and performance. Learn more here.
CRAFT LAKE CITY DIY FESTIVAL
Deadline: Apr. 2
Call to Artists & Makers
Salt Lake City
Craft Lake City's largest event, the Annual DIY Festival Presented By Harmons, is an event celebrating all things handmade in Utah. In 2025, they’ll be celebrating the 17th anniversary of the festival with over 500 participants, spanning across artisan, vintage, craft food, commercial food (food trucks), performer, youth entrepreneur and STEM innovator categories on August 8, 9 & 10 at the Utah State Fairpark. Learn more and apply here.
UMOCA PROJECTS GALLERY
Deadline: Rolling
Call for Applications
Dedicated solely to exhibitions by contemporary artists living in Utah, this gallery will provide a professional exhibition experience for the artist(s). Learn how to apply here.
AWESOME FOUNDATION
Deadline: Rolling
Grant
Each fully autonomous chapter supports awesome projects through micro-grants, usually given out monthly. Learn more here.
Residencies
Deadline: Rolling
SkopArt, an American owned and operated artist studio located on the gorgeous Greek island of Skopelos is offering artists residencies for 2023. The studio is equipped for ceramists, mixed-media artists, painters, printmakers and sculptors. The length of the residency is 2-4 weeks long and applications can be found at www.skopartfoundation.org. For more information, please contact Jill Somer at info@skopart.org.
Deadline: Rolling
The Houston Center for Contemporary Craft is a nonprofit arts organization founded to advance education about the process, product, and history of craft. HCCC is inviting applications for its Artist Residency Program. The program supports emerging, mid-career, and established artists working in clay, fiber, glass, metal, wood, and mixed media. Through the residency, artists receive an opportunity to gain exposure, make connections with the community in Houston, and help educate the public about craft. Up to ten residencies — which include a 200-sq.-ft. studio, a $1K monthly stipend & a small, quarterly housing/materials allowance — will be awarded. More here.
Deadline: Ongoing Basis
As part of its ongoing mission, Annex:art works with international artists to coordinate self-funded and sponsored artist residency, as well as interim studio programs. These programs are designed to enable the artist an opportunity to complete a project or specific body of work in one of our participating annex locations. Learn more and apply here.
“Now art should never try to be popular. The public should try to make itself artistic.”
public art opportunities
Summit County Public Art - celebrates and unites Summit County residents through public art and oversees the County's public art collection.
Utah Public Art - provides, maintains, and conserves public art all over Utah for people of all ages to enjoy. Public art is most commonly associated with a sculpture or painting in areas accessible or visible to the public, but it can and does go well beyond those media.
Park City Public Art Advisory Board & Historic Preservation Board - curate and solicit public art for Park City. The Park City Public Art Advisory Board oversees the City's public art collection. The Park City Historic Preservation Board preserves and encourages design preferences that reflect Park City's mining heritage and hosts and annual call for a piece to honor the Historic Preservation award-winning building.
ArtOps - dedicated to bringing art opportunities to Utah artists. Opportunities are from local, national and international sources, and include various funding sources, exhibitions, residencies and professional development.