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
TAYLORSVILLE BUS STATION ART DESIGN
Deadline: Jan. 5
Request for Qualifications
The City of Taylorsville is seeking artists to design the artwork for the Midvalley Express (MVX) Bus Rapid Stations planned along 4700 South. Apply here. Budget: $5,000 per station
MOUNTAINLAND TECHNICAL COLLEGE
Deadline: Jan. 10
Request for Qualifications
The Utah Public Art Program is seeking qualifications from Utah-based artists and/or artist teams with rich ties to Utah interested in creating site-specific artwork(s) for the upcoming Mountainland Technical College Heber Campus. Budget: $164,000. Apply here.
UMOCA BLUFFDALE MURAL
Deadline: Jan. 30
Call for Artists
The Utah Museum of Contemporary Art, in partnership with Smith's, is commissioning a large-scale indoor mural for a new Smith's location in Bluffdale, Utah. Budget: $10,000. Apply here.
STUDIO SPACE AVAILABLE
Deadline: Until Filled
Grant
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.
UCROSS
Deadline: Jan. 15
Residency
The residency program is open to visual artists, writers, composers, choreographers, interdisciplinary artists, performance artists, and collaborative teams. Applicants must exhibit professional standing in their field; both established and emerging artists are encouraged to apply. Learn more and 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.
UCROSS NATIVE AMERICAN FELLOWSHIP
Deadline: Jan. 15
Fellowship
Two Ucross Fellowships for Native American Writers are awarded each year. Those selected for the fellowship are offered a four-week residency, a stipend of $2,000, and an opportunity to present work publicly. 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.
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.