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

CREATE PC WINTER/SPRING SHOW

Deadline: Jan. 20
Call for Artists + Launch Party

We are accepting applications for the CREATE PC Local Artist Collective Winter/Spring show. Fine artists in Summit County are invited to apply for the opportunity to showcase their work at the CREATE PC Gallery in Park City.

The exhibit will open with a Launch Party on February 7 and will run from February to June 2025. Applications are open now and will be accepted through January 20th. For more information and to apply, click here. Don’t miss this chance to connect with the community and display your artwork!

JUNCTION COMMONS

Deadline: Jan. 24
Call for Artists

Junction Commons is excited to announce a Call for Artists and Makers for this year’s Valentine’s Maker’s Market, set to take place Saturday-Sunday February 8-9 at Junction Commons. They are looking for regional creatives, artists, and makers of all kinds to showcase their work in a festive community event that highlights the talent and craftsmanship within our region. 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.

PARK SILLY SUNDAY MARKET

Deadline: Multiple
Call for Applications

Are you an artist, designer, or farmer? Do you make gourmet food or want to be part of an amazing food row? Here is all the information you need to apply for this summer's market and join the Park Silly Sunday Market on Historic Main Street.

UTAH ARTIST FELLOWSHIP


Deadline: Application opens Jan. 27
Fellowship

The Utah Artist Fellowships are $5,000 unrestricted awards that recognize the careers of Utah artists demonstrating exceptional creativity in their fields. More here

Dr. Ceylon Mitchell, M3 Mitchell Media & Marketing

MINERS 9 EXHIBIT

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

HENRY LUCE FOUNDATION

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.  

POLLOCK-KRASNER FOUNDATION

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.

SUNDANCE INSTITUTE

Deadline: Multiple
Fellowships

Apply now for the 2025 Sundance Ignite x Adobe and Producers Track Fellowships. More information can be found 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.
— OSCAR WILDE

 public art opportunities

Summit County Public Art - celebrates and unites Summit County residents through public art and oversees the County's public art collection.co.summit.ut.us

Summit County Public Art - celebrates and unites Summit County residents through public art and oversees the County's public art collection.

co.summit.ut.us

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 w…

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.

heritage.utah.gov/public-art

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 preserv…

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.

parkcity.org/public-art-advisory-board

parkcity.org/historic-preservation-board

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.heritage.utah.gov/artops

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.

heritage.utah.gov/artops