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
MONSTER DRAWING RALLY
Deadline: Aug. 15| Park City
Call to Artists
Monster Drawing Rally is a live drawing event and party
that allows spectators to spy on the creative process,
build relationships with local artists,
and grow their art collections.
Learn how to apply here.
Deadline: Aug. 29 | Park City Call for Artists & Makers
PCMC is inviting proposals for an Artistic Playground Surface Design for PIP Installation at the Park City Community Center as part of its playground renovation.
Artist or artist teams will create a playful design that will be scanned, formatted to square footage, and then placed on the playground using Poured-In-Place rubber surfacing. See the full RFP here.
ARTES DE MÉXICO EN UTAH
Deadline: Rolling
Call to Culinary Artists
Salt Lake City
Artes de México en Utah is excited to invite traditional cooks, chefs, restaurant owners, and food trucks to apply as exhibitors for the 1st Mexican Gastronomic Festival. Access the application here.
SUMMIT COUNTY FAIR FINE ARTS EXHIBIT
Deadline: Jul. 31 & Aug. 5
Call for Artists
Coalville
Get creative and share your talent with Summit County! The Fine Arts Show offers residents from novice to the professional the opportunity to exhibit their craft in a public display. It includes: Fine Art painting, drawing, photography, pottery, sculpture, and ceramics. Learn how to participate here.
UTAH DIVISION OF ARTS & MUSEUMS
Deadline: Aug. 15
Individual Artist Advancement Grant
This grant is being offered to support the professional development and career advancement of individual artists. These grants are specifically designed to support artists by helping them take advantage of timely external professional opportunities and providing access to resources to advance their artistic careers. Learn more here.
OPEN STREETS
Deadline: Rolling throughout May | Salt Lake City
Call to Artists
Open Streets, a project of the Salt Lake City Department of Economic Development, is looking for visual artists to either create art live during the event (e.g., murals, paintings, sculptures) or showcase existing works that are interactive and experiential in nature. Open Streets is also seeking creative vendors. Selected artists will activate a 10 ft x 30 ft space near the Kearns Building on Main Street, engaging Salt Lake City residents and visitors and inviting them to experience art in new and unexpected ways. Apply here.
Dr. Ceylon Mitchell, M3 Mitchell Media & Marketing
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.
SALT LAKE CITY ARTS COUNCIL
Deadline: Jun. 1| Salt Lake City
Grant
Project Support grants are awarded to individuals, groups, and nonprofit organizations for specific arts projects and programs which are determined to be of value to the community. Concerts, murals, performances, festivals, workshops, and readings are examples of projects eligible for funding through Project Support grants. Apply here.
Deadline: Rolling | Park City
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
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.
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.
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.
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.