ArtOPS

Opportunities for Artists in Utah

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ArtOps is dedicated to bringing art opportunities to Utah artists. Opportunities are from local, national and international sources, and include exhibitions, residencies, funding, and professional development.

These opportunities are listed here as a service and are not administered by the Utah Division of Arts & Museums.

For Public Art Opportunities, please click here.

local opportunities

Iron County’s Public Art Commission is seeking design proposals from artists for vinyl graphic wraps on utility control boxes. Designs should relate to the culture, history, important people, and/or landscape of Southern Utah. For locations near or on the campus of Southern Utah University, it is required to make a design relating to the campus by using this style guide for inspiration. This project is intended to transform dull utility cabinets into visually appealing, enjoyable additions to the public right of way.
Deadline: September 30, 2022

The Southeast Utah Group of parks will begin accepting applications for the 2023 Community Artist in the Parks (CAIP) program on September 1, 2022. Created in 2009, the CAIP program highlights the connection between local artists and the surrounding landscape, particularly Arches and Canyonlands national parks and Hovenweep and Natural Bridges national monuments. Community artists must be residents of Grand or San Juan counties in Utah, or Montezuma County in Colorado.
Deadline: September 30, 2022

The City Library hosts art exhibitions at all of its locations to expose residents to new art forms and ideas, to foster creativity and inspire curiosity, and to provide exhibition opportunities for the artistic community. Exhibits are chosen by a staff committee according to the needs and interests of the community, the variety of shows, the artistic quality of the works, and the suitability of the format for each Library's physical space. Submissions are accepted twice annually.
Deadline: October 20, 2022

In connection with the exhibition Maynard Dixon: Searching for a Home, the Brigham Young University Museum of Art invites papers from scholars working on topics related to Maynard Dixon and the worlds he inhabited and painted. Drawing from the largest museum collection of Maynard Dixon’s work, this exhibition and symposium seek to expand Dixon’s presence in American art discourse. Selected abstracts will be notified in early December for presentation at the symposium. Additionally, we hope to publish selected papers in a forthcoming anthology.
Abstracts & Bios Deadline: November 1, 2022

Call For New Dreamscapes Artists! Utah Arts Alliance is so excited to announce that they are opening our updated art grant application for Dreamscapes 3.0! They have changed a few, they're looking for more specific themed rooms based on their narrative vision and drawing on previous installations but also have made space for rooms that are completely open to creative freedom. The detailed list of themes will be found in the grant form itself. They want to maintain the Dreamscapes' identity which means that your installations are immersive, interactive, whimsical, full of fantastical psychedelic wonder, and built completely modularly from floor to ceiling.
Deadline: January 10, 2023

LiveDAYBREAK is looking to bring local artists to create their visual art “live” during our annual arts festival - Fizz Fest. This dynamic festival is centered on bringing our community together to educate, demonstrate, and show art in all forms. We are looking for a variety of art forms, for example: glass blowing, metal arts, pottery makers, woodcarvers, painters, sculptors, etc. Art must be large scale and have the ability to be seen by multiple individuals (at one time). If interested in participating, please submit samples of your work, and what you propose to do at the festival to India Prazen iprazen@livedaybreak.com
Deadline: Rolling

Sorenson Community Campus Art Galleries - The Sorenson Campus serves the public as a place where the city conducts its business, maintains the facility, and offers the public access to the space for rentals, exhibitions, and community services. There is no fee to apply, individual artists, individual artists applying as a group, and non-profit organizations are eligible.
Deadline: Rolling

UMOCA Projects Gallery - An initiative to promote Utah artists as they engage the contemporary art world locally and nationally. It is the first exhibition space that visitors encounter when entering UMOCA and is solely dedicated to exhibiting the work of Utah artists, providing them with a professional exhibition environment, prominent exposure to UMOCA visitors, and through UMOCA’s increasing national ties, the possibility of greater exposure around the country.
Deadline: Rolling

Davis Arts Council is looking for gallery submissions from solo artists and art groups to hang in our Snow Horse Art Galleries at Intermountain Layton Hospital and the Davis Conference Center. The artist(s) should plan to exhibit approximately 15-25 pieces. To apply to participate, complete the submission appication.
Deadline: Rolling

UMOCA - The UMOCA Artist-in-Residence Program is the only long-term artist residency designed specifically to meet the needs of artists living in Utah. Utah artists will be selected primarily based on demonstrated artistic potential, commitment to working in a contemporary idiom, willingness to participate in a robust and intellectually-engaged community of artists, and readiness to devote the time necessary to advance their professional careers to the next level.
Deadline: December 31, 2022

The Artist Career Advancement Scholarships applications are now open! This funding opportunity is specifically designed to support artists by helping them to take advantage of timely external professional opportunities and providing access to resources to advance their artistic careers. Artists may request a scholarship of between $500 and $1,500 for eligible career advancement expenses.

Deadline: September 9, 2022

National and International Opportunities

Artists, photographers, professionals, amateurs, students are asked to submit their interpretation of the theme “enriching lives through diversity and inclusion.” Embracing Our Differences invites you to participate in creating a world where differences are embraced and individuality is celebrated. Become a part of this exciting change through your visual art or creative writing submission to the annual Embracing Our Differences juried competition.
Deadline: October 5, 2022

Buffalo Creek Art Center [Gardnerville, NV] summer artist residency for 3D artists in metal, wood, ceramic and multi- media with an emphasis on aesthetics and craftsmanship.
Rolling Deadline

18th Street Arts Center’s Residency Programs [Santa Monica, California] help build and strengthen the creative community by working with local, national and international artists and curators. There are five types of residencies, including a visiting artist program that hosts artists and curators for 1 – 3 months.
Rolling Deadline

The Arts and Culture Leaders of Color Emergency Fund is intended to help those pursuing careers as artists or arts administrators whose income has been directly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. This fund is for those who self-identify as BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color). If you fit this description and you are in need of short-term, immediate financial assistance – we would like to help.
Deadline: Ongoing

Leveler is a tool for people with job security to help people whose work status has been impacted by COVID-19. The list includes freelancers, etc. in the arts, nightlife, production, hospitality, music, and other fields. Click the "receive" button if you're seeking assistance.
Deadline: Ongoing

The Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation grant is one of the most prestigious grants available to emerg, ing figurative artists, as well as one of the most substantial. It is one of the longest-standing foundations, with an illustrious history of recipients spanning more than half a century. It is also unique in its scope, in that it is available to students and artists around the world.
Deadline: Ongoing

A micro-granting organization, funding “awesome” ideas, The Awesome Foundation set up local chapters around the world to provide rolling grants of $1000 to “awesome projects.” Each chapter defines what is “awesome” for their local community, but most include arts initiatives and public or social practice art projects.
Deadline: Rolling

Created in 1993 to further Foundation for Contemporary Arts' mission to encourage, sponsor, and promote work of a contemporary, experimental nature, Emergency Grants provide urgent funding for visual and performing artists who:

Have sudden, unanticipated opportunities to present their work to the public when there is insufficient time to seek other sources of funding
Incur unexpected or unbudgeted expenses for projects close to completion with committed exhibition or performance dates

Emergency Grants is the only active, multi-disciplinary program that offers immediate assistance of this kind to artists living and working anywhere in the United States, for projects occurring in the U.S. and abroad. Each month FCA receives an average of 95 Emergency Grant applications and makes approximately 12-15 grants. Grants range in amount from $500 to $3,000, and the average grant is now $1,700.
Deadline: Ongoing

Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation - Up to $18,000 grants for young artists who are pursuing their studies or in the early or developmental stage of their career, working in a representational style of painting, drawing, sculpture, or printmaking.
NO DEADLINE

Foundation for Contemporary Arts Emergency Grant The Foundation for Contemporary Arts offers Emergency Grants between $200 and $2,500 for visual and performing artists. They review applications once a month, so you can quickly take advantage of momentum or solve any budget errors.
ROLLING DEADLINE

The Adolph and Esther Gottlieb Emergency Grant program is intended to provide interim financial assistance to qualified painters, printmakers, and sculptors whose needs are the result of an unforeseen, catastrophic incident, and who lack the resources to meet that situation.
NO DEADLINE

Art Now Management provides artists and arts organizations with branding, marketing, and career assistance. How do you advance yourself and your work in this market? Consultant with over 25 years in the Contemporary Art Market, an MBA in Marketing from New York University, a former gallery owner, a degree in Art History from Columbia University, and a graduate of MoMA. Experienced professional business writer for grants, exhibition proposals, and all other related documents. Need help with sales and gallery placement strategies? Expert guidance. Strategic, pragmatic, and helpful. Have questions? Speak with an expert. Email or call for a free initial consultation. Helping artists achieve their goals since 2004!
Deadline: December 8, 2022

Springboard helps artists develop the business skills and frameworks that they need to become creative entrepreneurs, with programs to create new opportunities for professional development.

Art Prof provides equal access to visual arts education on a global scale, removing barriers that exist due to the cost of higher education and private classes.

Humble Arts Foundation - is committed to promoting and supporting new photography, and dedicated to the artistic and professional development of those who practice it. We accept submissions for our online group shows, blog features, Instagram Residencies and Instagram Group Shows on an ongoing basis.
NO DEADLINE

Doctor’s Hours [Brooklyn, New York] at New York Foundation for the Arts offers artists an opportunity for one-on-one consultations with a range of industry professionals in their creative field. Distance Consultations over Skype are available for artists located outside the both New York Metro Area.
ROLLING DEADLINE