Artist Opportunities
Calling All Providence Artists
Providence's BUY ART campaign is designed to thank all shoppers who buy art and to help promote Providence based art merchants + artists, all at no cost to the consumer and seller/artist. If you are based in Providence, sell art and wish to participate, please email Michael Christofaro with your name, website address, brief description of the work you produce, address (internal use only), phone number (internal use only) and email address (internal use only).
Call For Artists - Miami, FL
The Patricia and Phillip Frost Museum of Science is requesting qualifications from artists for interior and exterior artwork to be commissioned for the new Patricia and Phillip Frost Museum of Science currently under construction. Deadline February 28.
Call For Artists - Pawtucket Foundation Prize Juried Exhibit
This Juried Exhibition is open to all artists. All accepted work must be hand-delivered. No shipped entries. ALL MEDIA is accepted. Includes sculpture, installation pieces and printmaking. Original
work only. Deadline April 13.
Call For Artists - Marketplace Pawtucket
Welcome to the 2013 Second Annual Arts Marketplace: Pawtucket, a new and exciting exhibition and sale focusing on fine art and craft by artists throughout our region. In partnership with the Pawtucket Arts Festival, the Arts Marketplace: Pawtucket is in keeping with the long history of the festival that celebrates the arts andtraditions in our community. Deadline April 15.
Call For Artists - Phildelphia, PA
Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site in Philadelphia is currently accepting proposals for its 2014 season of site-specific artist installations. Maximum funding is $7,500 per project. Deadline June 13.
Call For Filmmakers - Rhode Island International Film Festival
The FLICKERS: Rhode Island International Film Festival (RIIFF) is now accepting entries for its 17th Annual Film Festival to be held August 6-11th, 2013 at venues throughout the state of Rhode Island. The highly prestigious, world-class event is consistently ranked as one of the top Film Festivals in the United States. Academy Award-qualifying, RIIFF presents an exciting program of over 200 films, seminars and post-film parties and gatherings, and is attended by more than 300 filmmakers and film professionals from around the world. Deadline May 15.
Call For Volunteers - RI Historical Society
The Rhode Island Historical Society's Museum of Work & Culture in Woonsocket and The John Brown House Museum in Providence are currently looking for volunteers to assist in their educational programs, especially those with experience working with special needs students or adults. Good candidates will have a basic knowledge of or interest in RI, Providence, and/or Blackstone River Valley history. Volunteers will be given thorough training in both leading tours and activities before being asked to do so with student groups. The John Brown House Museum is also looking for volunteers to assist with its new audio tour. Audio docents serve to orient visitors taking an audio tour through the Museum, as well provide security and answer questions. For the Museum of Work & Culture, please email Anne Conway. For the John Brown House, please email Dalila Goulart.
Call For Volunteers - Art Connection-RI
The Art Connection-RI (TAC-RI) connects artists and donors to community service organizations through the placement of original artwork. They are currently seeking volunteers to assist with online outreach, event planning, marketing and administration.
Call For Interns - Rhode Island International Film Festival
Flickers is seeking motivated, industrious, self-starting students who care about the community and want to be a part of New England's largest film festival and its only Academy Award qualifier.
All internships with Flickers: Rhode Island International Film Festival are unpaid. A minimum of 15-20 hours per week is expected, although time commitments vary depending on the department. Interns work closely with staff on timely and compelling projects, many with a current focus on marketing, event planning, educational programs, technical operations, design, and community outreach.
Call For Latino Artists - RI Latino Arts Network (RILAN)
The Hispanic Heritage Committee of RI, now celebrating their 25th anniversary, is forming the RI Latino Arts Network to help further define, promote and support the arts as a whole in a community setting. The first gathering of RILAN will take place on Thursday, May 16.
Call For Singers - The Alliance Française Chorus
Something's missing from your life…singing! The Alliance Française Chorus - La Chorale de L'Alliance Française - is a group of 20-30 people who have been singing together since 2006. What holds them together is the desire to sing French songs. If you'd like to sing French songs with the group, can carry a tune well, and perhaps have a little musical training, then this chorus is the place for you. For more information call Tracey Corporan at 401.272.6243.
Opportunities for Creative Workers
RICOM Job Postings
Brown University maintains a comprehensive job posting board of local opportunities in the arts.
RISCA's Arts Jobs Blog
Maintained by RI State Council on the Arts.
Artist Residency Programs
Your one-stop guide to residencies for visual artists, writers, composers, choreographers, scholars, filmmakers, community artists, architects, and more - around the world and in your backyard. Maintained by the Alliance of Artists Communities.
NEA Art Works Grant
To support the creation of art that meets the highest standards of excellence, public engagement with diverse and excellent art, lifelong learning in the arts, and the strengthening of communities through the arts. Within this category, all Arts Education projects will have lifelong learning in the arts as their primary outcome. Innovative projects are strongly encouraged. An organization may request a grant amount from $10,000 to $100,000.
Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant
The Foundation welcomes, throughout the year, applications from visual artists who are painters, sculptors and artists who work on paper, including printmakers. There are no deadlines. The Foundation encourages applications from artists who have genuine financial needs that are not necessarily catastrophic. Grants are intended for a one-year period of time.
Nonprofit Cultural Organizations
Call For Applicants - NEA's Art Works
The National Endowment for the Arts' Art Works grants support the creation of art that meets the highest standards of excellence, public engagement with diverse and excellent art, lifelong learning in the arts, and the strengthening of communities through the arts. Grants range from $10,000 to $100,000.
NEH Grants
The application period is open for several grant opportunities from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). Applicants should refer directly to the NEH website to verify all details, including deadlines and available grants.
Public Humanities Clinic
The Public Humanities Clinic at the John Nicholas Brown Center for Public Humanities and Cultural Heritage at Brown University offers free assistance to cultural organizations and individuals working to present humanities projects and programs to the public. The aim of the Public Humanities Clinic is to foster excellence in humanities-based programs, exhibits and community initiatives by providing advice and facilitating connections between people, including colleagues, public humanities students and scholars.
Teaching & Learning Opportunities
Call For Teachers - Big Yellow School Bus Grant Program
The Rhode Island State Council on the Arts has approved the continuation of its popular "Big Yellow School Bus" program for the 2011-2012 school year, subject to the availability of funds. This program provides grants of up to $400 per school building per year to Rhode Island schools to support the cost of school buses and coverage for classroom teachers so that students can attend cultural arts events during the school day.
Call For Applicants - RI Foundation Workshops
The RI Foundation's Initiative for Nonprofit Excellence offers a robust set of workshops and seminars for new as well as experienced nonprofit leaders. Programs are designed to help you successfully meet a variety of challenges. Visit the website for more information about schedules and topics.
Call For Attendees - Small Business Workshops
Mayor Angel Taveras & the U.S. Small Busines Administration are pleased to announce their 2013 series of business workshops. These monthly workshops with area experts are free but space is limited.
Call For Applicants - PPAC ARTS Scholarships
The Providence Performing Arts Center is requesting applications to the 2013 ARTS Scholarships program. The ARTS Scholarships program awards up to $500 in financial assistance to each of 30 winning Rhode Island students (15 from Providence, 15 from other Rhode Island communities) for summer arts education programs. Deadline March 1.
AS220 Classes Now Enrolling
Numerous classes are now being offered at AS220. For more details please click here.
Everett Dance Classes Now Enrolling
Dance, music and scene study are just some of the offering at Everett Arts. For more details please click here.
Steel Yard Classes Now Enrolling
Registration is now available for the Steel Yard's Open Enrollment Courses. For more information please click here.
Trinity Rep Classes Now Enrolling
Trinity Repertory Company's Education Department is pleased to announce that enrollment is now open for their new sessions of classes created for young actors in grades K-12 as well as adult actors. For more information please click here.
RI Historical Preservation & Heritage Commission Workshops
Have a suggestion for a conference workshop, tour, or speaker? Workshops run 75 minutes long and focus on topics like places of work, economic development, preservation trades, building rehabs, etc. Topics are not limited to "Preservation Works"--if you want to share a great idea that relates to historic preservation in Rhode Island, please do. Tours run 1.25, 2.5, or 3 hours long.
Lead A Hive Archive Workshop
Food, fun, friends and ART. Sign up to lead a casual workshop at a downtown bar or restaurant. Meets the third Tuesday of every month from 5:30pm - 7pm. For more information please click here.
Craftland Workshops
From knitted postcards to skateboard stenciling, Craftland's got an amazing range of classes at affordable prices taught by enthusiastic professionals. For more information please click here.
Writing Workshops @ Frequency
A writing community for Providence and beyond, Frequency holds classes for those just starting out to seasoned pros! For more information please click here.
Craft Workshops @ Kreatelier
Learn a vast and fun array of skills from some of Providence's artsiest and craftsiest people at Kreatelier! From sewing to bookbinding, Kreatelier has something for everyone young and old alike. For more information please click here.