PLOP!: Call for Writers
Deadline: September 6, 2010

PLOP! Literary Series is a monthly series hosting writers and musicians from across the Northwest in an intimate house setting.  Providing artists with an opportunity to challenge, shape and engage their work and the audience by thinking in new ways about space.  With support from local  small business sponsors, we provide you with only the best in performance, fresh seasonal pies, and drinks on the house.

Center for Documentary Studies/Honickman First Book Prize in Photography
Deadline: September 8, 2010

The Center for Documentary Studies (CDS) at Duke University and The Honickman Foundation (THF), co-sponsor this prestigious biennial prize for American photographers. The only prize of its kind, the CDS / Honickman First Book Prize competition is open to American photographers of any age who have never published a book-length work and who use their cameras for creative exploration, whether it be of places, people, or communities; of the natural or social world; of beauty at large or the lack of it; of objective or subjective realities.

Residency: Virginia Center for the Creative Arts
Deadline: September 15, 2010

Situated among 400 acres of rolling Blue Ridge farmland, the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts in Amherst, VA, offers two-week to two-month residencies for writers, composers, and visual artists from around the world. Residents receive meals and private studios and bedrooms. The Center asks residents to contribute to the cost of their residency if able, but financial ability does not figure into the selection process.

Arteles Residency Program, Haukijärvi, Finland
Deadline: September 17, 2010

For Winter 2010 and Spring 2011 Arteles is calling open-minded creative participants from all disciplines such as music/sound, fine art, photography, contemporary research, film/video, multidisciplinary arts, installation, painting, new media etc. Also other fields of creativity are now open such as graphic design and fashion. The selection of artists is done by the Arteles administration along with selected network members or invited creative professionals.

Writers Residency: Whidbey Island
Deadline: September 23, 2010

The Hedgebrook Writers in Residence Program on Whidbey Island, WA, is accepting applications for its 2011 residency season (February – November). Residencies range from two to six weeks and are open to women writers from around the world. Residents live in handcrafted cottages on the property’s 48 acres of forest and meadow with access to nearby Double Bluff beach, and enjoy a nightly communal dinner prepared with locally and organically grown food.

Second Use’s Salvage Art Contests
Deadline: September 25, 2010

Calling all Artists, Do-it-Yourselfers, and Crafty Creative Types for our annual Salvage Art Contests, a celebration of all that is great about salvage – the search, the inspiration, and the unexpected result.So, pull out your paintbrush or hammer and get cracking on the next great salvage masterpiece. Prizes awarded.

University of Iowa Press: The Iowa Short Fiction Award
Deadline: September 30, 2010

Any writer who has not previously published a volume of prose fiction is eligible to enter the competition. Previously entered manuscripts that have been revised may be resubmitted. Writers are still eligible if they have published a volume of poetry or any work in a language other than English or if they have self-published a work in a small print run. Writers are still eligible if they are living abroad or are non-US citizens writing in English. Current University of Iowa students are not eligible.

The American Academy in Berlin: Residency Fellowship
Deadline: October 1, 2010

The Academy welcomes emerging as well as established scholars, writers, and professionals who wish to engage in independent study in Berlin. Around two dozen Berlin Prizes are conferred annually. Past Berlin Prize recipients have included historians, economists, poets, art historians, journalists, legal scholars, anthropologists, musicologists, public policy experts, and writers, among others. The Academy does not accept project proposals in mathematics and the hard sciences.

Vermont Studio Center Residency
Deadline: October 1, 2010

The Studio Center provides 4-12 week studio residencies on an historic 30-building campus along the Gihon River in Johnson, Vermont, a village in the heart of the northern Green Mountains.VSC awards a number of Fellowships for 4-week residencies throughout the year. Open to all artists and writers. In addition to VSC Fellowships, a variety of special fellowships are also available for full or partial funding.

T-shirt Design Contest: World’s Fair Anniversary
Deadline: October 20, 2010

Seattle Center Foundation invites sketchers, designers, artists and all with a creative mind to make a delightful, inspiring and future-focused t-shirt design for the Arts, Culture & Design theme for The Next Fifty, the 50th Anniversary of the 1962 Seattle World’s Fair.

Call to Artists & Curators: The Center for Wooden Boats
Deadline: October 31, 2010

The Boathouse Gallery is pleased to announce a call to Artists + Curators for solo shows and curated exhibits for semi-annual shows at The Center for Wooden Boats [CWB] in Seattle. Artists + Curators with interest in water or waterways, craft or craftsmanship, in the real or the abstract are encouraged to apply.  For each exhibit, the artist or curator will participate in CWB’s 3rd Friday Speaker Series as part of the opening festivities, sharing their inspiration, process and insights into the show with the public. Contact: gallery@cwb.org

International Film Event, Mono No Aware, Brooklyn
Deadline: November 5, 2010

MONO NO AWARE is an international film event open to any person or group of persons making work that incorporates Super8mm or 16mm film format as part of that presentation. (Expanded Cinema) In previous years 16 film was blended with dance performance, Super8 with live spoken word/audience involvement, & multi-projections with live jazz/musical devices. Dancers, Sculptors, Musicians, Theorists, Scientists, Athletes, Visual artists, everyone, AND Film-makers are encouraged to submit.

Gallery 110: Call for Submissions
Deadline: November 1, 2010

Gallery 110 is a non-profit collective gallery of professional artists located in Seattle, Washington.The Call for Submissions is for an international juried show titled “Couplings”. Gallery 110 is calling for artwork that explores personal relationships that celebrate parings and the power of the bonds they create. Juror is Rock Hushka, Curator of Contemporary and Northwest Art for the Tacoma Art Museum in Tacoma, WA.

Northwest Film Forum: Pocket Film Challenge
Deadline: November 8, 2010

Northwest Film Forum announces their latest obstruction for the frisky filmmaker: The Pocket Film Challenge-a small screen, big picture experience.Filmmakers are asked to use mobile phones to shoot and edit three-minute, one-take films. One-take-films are shot without interruption, from the moment of turning the camera on to the moment of turning the camera off. Any text or music must be added using only what is technologically capable with the mobile device. We’ll put all submitted small screen images in our big screen cinema.

If you’re interested in opportunities in public art, please be sure to check out our extensive list of possibilities for public artists, including local, national and international calls.

Photo: © 2010, Arteles Swimming Spot, Arteles Residency Program,  Finland

Centrum Foundation works with Fort Worden State Park in Port Townsend to present music festivals, an annual Writers Conference and youth programming in the arts and sciences throughout the year. Now that the last of the summer workshops are over, Centrum housing is once again open for the Artist Residency Program. Individuals and collaborative groups may rent housing and studio space for a discounted fee. From now through the fall you may apply through their simple application process to spend creative time in one of the great cultural jewels of the Pacific Northwest. Read about a recent residency by visual artist Karen Hackeberg, then start clearing your calendar.

Questions? Contact Lisa Werner: 360-385-3102 x128.

Photo: Karen Hackenberg with artwork, courtesy of Centrum Foundation

© Image courtesy of Maya Soliel

Vimeo – Festival & Awards
Deadline: July 31, 2010

The Best Video Award will be selected by a group of judges from multiple categories and the Vimeo Awards staff. This award will be selected from top finalists in each category. If you win your category, you’ll be in the running for best overall Film or Video, the grand prize includes a $25,000 grant to produce your next big hit. The Vimeo Festival and Awards will kick off with a preview event in Amsterdam on September 10th, followed by a two-day festival on October 8-9, in New York City.

YouTube Play – A Biennial of Creative Video
Deadline: July 31, 2010

YouTube is looking for amazing animation, motion graphics, narrative, non-narrative, or documentary work, music videos and entirely new art form’s to showcase at the Guggenheim in New York City, and throughout the Guggenheim network of museums in Bilbao, Venice and Berlin. YouTube Play is a collaboration between YouTube and the Guggenheim Museum, presented by HP and Intel, to unearth and showcase the very best creative video from around the world.

ASCAP Foundation: Music Grant Program
Deadline: August 1, 2010

The ASCAP Foundation is a publicly supported charitable organization dedicated to sponsoring American music creators and encouraging their growth through music education and talent development programs. The ASCA Foundation invites proposals from nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations engaging in music education and talent development programs that are consistent with the mission and objectives of the foundation and which support music education for aspiring songwriters and composers.

Call for Artists – Mystic Sons of Morris Graves
Deadline: August 1, 2010

Artists interested making a counterfeit copy, an homage or a send-up of any work in the Graves oeuvre are encouraged to participate. Artists are being asked to “channel” Morris Graves in anticipation of a séance to be held on his 100th birthday August 28 in the Vandenbrink Community Room at the same address. There are no fees, no sales commission and no rejections. The Rock|DeMent Visual Art Space at 306 S. Washington, Studio #104 will be accepting submitted work for the show over the weekend of July 31-August 1.

National Parks Service: Rivers, Trails and Conservation Assistance Program
August 1, 2010

Do you have an idea for a local conservation and outdoor recreation project, but need assistance to move that vision into reality? The mission of the Rivers, Trails and Conservation Assistance program (RTCA) is to assist community-led natural resource conservation and outdoor recreation initiatives.  RTCA staff provide guidance to communities so they can conserve waterways, preserve open space, and develop trails and greenways.

The Visual Arts Touring program (VAT)
Deadline: August 2, 2010

VAT is a competitive grant program. Using National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) funding, WESTAF will allocate matching grants of up to $50,000 each to visual arts organizations to support tours of visual art exhibitions of important regional artists. The Western States Arts Federation, is a nonprofit arts service organization dedicated to the creative advancement and preservation of the arts. Based in Denver, Colorado, WESTAF fulfills its mission to strengthen the financial, organizational and policy infrastructure of the arts by providing innovative programs and services to artists and arts organizations in the West and nationwide.

Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competition – Vocals and Composers
Deadline: August 6, 2010

Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz is pleased to announce that the 2010 Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competition will be held on October 3-4 in Washington, DC. Jazz vocals will be featured this year.The Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz, a nonprofit education organization, was founded in 1986 by the Monk family along with the late Maria Fisher, an opera singer and lifelong devotee of music. Its mission is to offer the world’s most promising young musicians college level training by America’s jazz masters and to present public school-based jazz education programs for young people around the world.

The Institute of Museum and Library Services – Conservation Assessment Program
Deadline: August 6, 2010

The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) is the primary source of federal support for the nation’s 123,000 libraries and 17,500 museums. IMLS is seeking grant applicants for its Conservation Assessment Program, designed to provide an affordable and accessible collections conservation assessment program to small and medium-sized museums of all types. Museums, institutions of higher education, and organizations that support museums are encouraged to apply.

Memoir (and) – Prize for Memoir in Prose or Poetry
Deadline: August 15, 2010

A prize of $500 and publication in Memoir (and) is given twice yearly for a memoir in the form of a poem, a short story, or an essay. The editors will judge. Submit up to five poems or up to 10,000 words of prose. Memoir (and) is a nonprofit literary journal born with these ideas in mind. Our mission is to publish traditional as well as nontraditional forms of nonfiction allied with memoir. This includes, but is not limited to, autobiography, diary, personal and critical essay, reportage, autobiographical fiction, alternative histories, “flash memoir,” narrative poetry or “poemoir” (it’s okay to groan, we did) and graphic memoir.

New York Public Library – Young Lions Fiction Award
Deadline: August 27, 2010

A prize of $10,000 is given annually to honor a novel or short story collection by a U.S. citizen who is 35 or younger. Publishers and agents may submit 10 copies of a book (or bound galleys) published in 2010, a nomination form, an author biography, and book reviews.Each year five young fiction writers are selected as finalists by a reading committee of Young Lions members, writers, editors, and librarians.

Glimmer Train Press – Short Story Award for New Writers
Deadline: August 31, 2010
A prize of $1,200 and publication in Glimmer Train Stories is given quarterly for a short story by a writer whose fiction has not been published in a print publication with a circulation over 5,000. Submit a story of up to 12,000 words. Entry fee.

Performing Artists – USArtists International
Deadline: September 7, 2010

Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts have announced the availability of guidelines for the 2010–2011 cycle of USArtists International (USAI), which provides support for American dance, music, and theater artists who have been invited to participate in significant international festivals and engagements that represent extraordinary career opportunities anywhere in the world outside of the United States and its territories.  The deadlines for the program are: September 7, 2010 for projects taking place between November 1, 2010–October 31, 2011; December 13, 2010 for projects taking place between March 1, 2011–February 28, 2012; and April 22, 2011 for projects taking place between July 1, 2011–June 30, 2012.

The New Orleans Photo Alliance’s Grants – The Clarence John Laughlin Award
Deadline: September 15, 2010

The Clarence John Laughlin Award was created by the New Orleans Photo Alliance (NOPA) to support the work of photographers who use the medium as a means of creative expression. It honors the life and work of Clarence John Laughlin (1905-1985), a New Orleans photographer best known for his surrealist images of the American South. The Clarence John Laughlin Award grants one $5000 prize annually to a photographer whose work exhibits sustained artistic excellence and creative vision.

Hedgebrook Writer’s Residency
Deadline: September 23, 2010

Hedgebrook retreat for women writers is on Whidbey Island, about thirty-five miles northwest of Seattle. Situated on 48-acres of forest and meadow facing Puget Sound, with a view of Mount Rainier, the retreat hosts women writers from all over the world for residencies of two to six weeks, at no cost to the writer. Residents are housed in six handcrafted cottages, where they spend their days in solitude – writing, reading, taking walks in the woods on the property or on nearby Double Bluff beach. In the evenings, they gather in the farmhouse kitchen to share a home-cooked gourmet meal, their work, their process and their stories. The Writers in Residence Program is Hedgebrook’s core program, supporting the no-cost residencies of 30-40 women writers at the retreat each year as well as 5-10 alumnae return stay residencies.

Residency Program – Bemis Center for Contemporary Art
Deadline: September 30, 2010

Few programs exist either on the national or international level where the sole mission is to support the creativity of artists. From the beginning, the art-making process has been the highest priority at the Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, where both the atmosphere and environment offer ideal situations for creative growth and experimentation. We address the practical aspects of this mission by providing well-equipped studio spaces, living accommodations and monthly $750 stipends. Located in two urban warehouses totaling 110,000 square feet, our facilities are designed to foster creativity and the productive exchange of ideas. Artists from around the world come to the Bemis Center to work in this supportive community and confront new challenges.

Grammy Foundation – Grant Program
Deadline October 1, 2010

The Grammy Foundation Grant Program, funded by the Recording Academy, annually provides grants for music archiving and preservation efforts and for scientific research projects related to the impact of music on the human condition.The foundation will award archiving and preservation project grants to organizations and individuals working to advance the archiving and preservation of the music and recorded sound heritage of the Americas. The archiving and preservation area has two funding categories — preservation implementation ($20,000 maximum award each) as well asplanning, assessment, and/or consultation ($5,000).

COUCHFEST 2010 – Couch Fest Films
Deadline: October 8, 2010

Celebrating its third annual year in 2010, Couch Fest Films is a cozy shorts film fest hosted in people’s houses. During Couch Fest Films, lovers of film can sit shoulder to shoulder with total strangers watching short films and snacking. On Saturday, November 6th, 2010, each Couch Fest Films house will have its own genre of short movies that play on rotation all day. Starting every hour, each inviting house will have its owunique 30 minute program of short films. Ultimately, the hope is that you might interact, share and discover fellow lovers of film. They are looking for submissions of films and willing hosts. Films should be no longer than 6 minutes and houses should be friendly!

Interested in public art opportunities? Check out our amazing list of possibilities here!

Photo: © 2007  Shout Only Alice

Storefronts Seattle: Installation, Residency, and Creative Enterprise Opportunities

Storefronts Seattle matches artists, creative businesses, organizations, and community groups with no- and low-cost temporary space. Storefronts Seattle is seeking applicants for its pilot program in Seattle’s Pioneer Square and Chinatown-International District neighborhoods.

The Residency & Creative Enterprise track connects artists and arts groups with space to create new work, rehearse or refine technique, present a performance, or set up a creative retail environment.

The Installations track seeks temporary artwork to be installed in vacant storefront windows located in the Pioneer Square and Chinatown-International District neighborhoods.

Photographic Center Northwest: Present Tense
Deadline (Extended): June 25, 2010

PCNW’s 15th Annual Photographic Competition Exhibition, Present Tense, will be chosen by Denise Wolff of Aperture. This annual juried exhibition draws entries from across the country and around the world, and remains among the most popular shows in PCNW’s annual schedule. Selected entries will be exhibited at PCNW in Seattle from August 5th – September 17th, 2010. The juror is looking for work that represents a larger, cohesive body of work and will be selecting a short series from each photographer chosen.

Creative Capital: Professional Development Workshop Grants
Deadline: June 30, 2010

Creative Capital will be offering new Workshop Subsidy Grants through its Professional Development Program, which helps artists to manage the business side of their art with greater efficiency and results. Organizations can apply for grants to offer these workshops to artists for a significantly reduced fee. Subsidies ranging from $3,000 to $10,000 are available for a limited number of workshops in planning, internet, and verbal communications, to be held in 2011 and 2012. The deadline for applicants wishing to host a workshop held in 2011, which must be submitted online, is 5:30pm eastern time on June 30, 2010. For applicants interested in hosting a 2012 workshop, the deadline will be announced in the spring of 2011.

2010 Pearl Poetry Prize
Deadline: June 30, 2010

Pearl Poetry offer publication and a $1,000 cash prize to a selected poet. The winner also receives 25 copies and a foreword by the finalist judge. Open to all poets, with or without previous book publication. Students and friends of the judge are not eligible for this year’s competition. This year’s judge is Christopher Buckley. Entry Fee.

City of Burien: 2011 Arts and Culture Funding
Deadline (correction!): July 30, 2010

The City of Burien is holding an application cycle for its year 2011 Arts & Culture grant funding. Total funding available is estimated at $20,000. Arts & Culture grant funding is available to groups or organizations that provide arts and cultural enrichment to Burien and its residents.

Northwest Film Forum: Local Sightings
Deadline: July 1, 2010

Local Sightings is Northwest Film Forum’s premier showcase of Northwest filmmaking. The festival, which happens at Film Forum theaters in Seattle, features great prizes, filmmaker parties, archival Northwest films and an impressive national film industry jury looking for strong Northwest work. The annual festival includes both feature film presentations as well as short film programs and special events with live film performances, installation art, audience participation and parties.

Gallery 40: Call for Artists
Deadline: July 1, 2010

Gallery 40 seeks visual artists. Selected artists will be given a one-night show in Pioneer Square during the first Thursday art walk in September. They will also have their work featured on the Gallery 40 website. In lieu of a gallery commission, the selected artist will be required to donate 25% of any sales made during their opening to a Seattle art non-profit of their choice. Upon selection the artist chosen for the September Exhibit will be assisted in submitting applications to help gain funding for their show from local grant programs. The artist does not have to receive funding, but the act of applying furthers the working knowledge of any artist seeking support for their efforts. Applicants must be a Seattle Resident and have not a solo exhibition.

Duvall Art Walk
Deadline: July 2, 2010

The Duvall Art Walk committee is currently seeking artists submissions for our annual event. This year’s event will take place over two evenings; Saturday, July 31st from 5-9pm and Saturday, August 28th from 5-9pm. The 2nd Annual Duvall Art Walk follows an extremely successful event in 2009. Businesses, and other venues along the Historic Downtown Duvall Main Street, will host juried fine arts and live music, showcasing local and regional talent. Join us for an evening of fun in a relaxed atmosphere just right for a summer stroll! Duvall…it’s closer than you think.

The Museum & Arts Center: Juried Glass Exhibition
Deadline: July 9, 2010

Entries are now being accepted for “Transcendence – The Magic of Glass”, a juried contempoarary glass exhibition in Sequim, WA, September 1-25, 2010. This show is part of the Glass Art Festival and hosted by the MAC, Museum & Arts Center in the Sequim-Dungeness Valley. This juried exhibition is for artists working in any area of glass art including, but not limited to, blown, cast, fused, kiln-formed, torchworked, pate de verre, stained, or sand-carved glass. Mixed media entries are welcome. Entry fee.

Office of Arts and Cultural Affairs: Funding for Performing Artists
Deadine: June 20, 2010

Seattle-based individual artists working in the performing arts may apply for funding of up to $10,000 to support projects in 2011. CityArtist Projects is an annual funding program that provides support to individual Seattle artists to conceive, develop and present new, in-progress or remounted works taken to the next stage. Projects must include a public presentation in the city. Seattle-based individual artists proposing projects in dance, music and theater. Artists working in traditional/ethnic and multidisciplinary projects that incorporate one of these primary performing arts disciplines may also apply. CityArtists funds different disciplines in alternating years.

Phinney Center Art Gallery: Northwest Arts Competition
Deadline: July 24, 2010

The Phinney Center Art Gallery is currently seeking submissions for our 2010 Northwest Fine Arts Competition. There will be a juror’s award of $300.00 for the winning entry. The selected art will be displayed in the Phinney Center Art Gallery from October 6 – October 29 2010. We are seeking individual artists working in all 2-D and 3-D media for our Northwest Fine Arts Competition. Works must have been completed in the last two years and have not been selected for a previous Phinney Center Gallery Show.

Mt. Hood Community College: Fireplace Gallery
Deadline: July 30, 2010

The Fireplace Gallery at the Mt. Hood Community College in Gresham, Oregon is currently accepting applications for monthly solo exhibitions beginning September 2010 – July 2011. Open to all visual artists working in 2D media. For information please contact Pam Kuretich, pam.kuretich@mhcc.edu

Columbia City Gallery: (un)wrapped
Deadline: July 31, 2010

The Columbia City Gallery is holding a Call for Entries for (un)wrapped, its 5th Annual Juried Exhibit. Artists in all media are encouraged to submit artwork which reflects the theme (un)wrapped. Jurors for the exhibit are: Sam Davidson (Davidson Galleries), Marita Dingus (mixed media artist), and Jen Graves (Stranger Art Critic and Arts Editor). $1000 in cash prizes will be awarded to the top 3 entries. The exhibit will run September 22 – November 14, 2010. Entry Fee.

Seattle Art Museum: Betty Bowen Award
Deadline: August 1, 2010

Visual artists working in Washington, Oregon or Idaho are invited to apply for the Seattle Art Museum’s annual Betty Bowen Award. For 32 years, the Betty Bowen award has provided artists with an opportunity to introduce their work to SAM’s curators of modern and contemporary art and the Betty Bowen Committee members, and to have their work critiqued by their peers. Entry Fee.

Auburn’s ArtRageous: Travelling Art Encampment and Plein Air in the Park
Deadline: August 2010

The Travelling Arts Encampment is an interactive temporary art installation, inviting artists and the festival attendees to create tents and shelters throughout Les Gove park. Using non-traditional materials, the installation will imagine and inspire a new type of shelter. Artists will create the tents prior to the festival that will serve as the inspiration for creation throughout the day. To participate and to create a tent prior to the event for installation, contact tentshows@gmail.com. Plein Air in the Park invites artists for all or part of the day to come with an easel and paint or drawing supplies and capture the environment around them. To participate in Plein Air in the Park as part of ArtRageous, contact Frances Buckmaster, fbuckmaster@ix.netcom.com.

Seattle Center Foundation: Mascot Design Search
Deadline: September 20, 2010

Seattle Center Foundation is looking for a mascot for The Next Fifty, the 50th anniversary of the Seattle World’s Fair. The public is invited to share their ideas for an icon that is delightful, inspiring, and represents the future. Like the 1962 Fair, the 50th anniversary will honor the past, celebrate the present, and envision the future. What mascot represents The Next Fifty?

Public Art: Calls for Artists

This expansive list is compiled by Public Art 4Culture. It provides information about 4Culture’s current Public Art calls, as well as, public art opportunities available regionally, nationally and internationally.

Photo: © 2006 Bondidwhat

Toy Box Trio, photo by Neusüss Studio

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
Do It At Washington Hall

Deadline June 9, 2010 5:00pm PST

Historic Seattle and 4Culture are requesting proposals from individuals, groups, or businesses who would like to use Washington Hall. Here’s how you can get involved with Washington Hall:

•    Hold a one-time event, workshop, or meeting at Washington Hall
•    Apply for a Short-Term Residency (rent office space, present a workshop series or season of programming, offer a regular class, etc)
•    Apply to be an Anchor Tenant, joining a collective who will determine space use and management as well as the fundraising

We’re providing three forms in the Request for Proposals to help organize the conversation but the bottom line is: we want to hear from you!  Please don’t hesitate to contact us with any questions and ideas, or if you feel there is something that doesn’t fit the form.

Read more, download the Guidelines, submit your form:

Questions or more information about the RFP, contact: Sara Edwards, Sara.Edwards@4Culture.org

PS
Washington Hall is available now (for rentals pre-November 2010) on a case-by-case basis.  Email rentwashingtonhall@gmail.com for short-term requests.

We hope to hear from you!

Poets &  Writers
Deadline: June 1, 2010

Poets & Writers is very pleased to announce the launch of a new Fellowship program designed to develop future leaders for the literary field. Each year, two individuals will have an opportunity to work with Poets & Writers, 20 hours per week for 10 months. One Fellow will work with the editorial department and one with the Readings/Workshops program—this year in our Los Angeles office.

Conductive Garboil Grant
Deadline: June 7, 2010

The Conductive Garboil Grant is a yearly, non-restricted award of $3,000 for Seattle Artists who have a connection to the Pioneer Square neighborhood. Artist awardees will have demonstrated a profound ability to challenge the limits of conductive creative discourse and its effects on our society, pushing the creative act beyond the accepted limits, definitions, or purposes of art while engaging audiences outside the aesthetic industrial complex.

Field Artist Residency
Deadline: June 7, 2010

The Field Artist Residency supports the creative endeavors of artists as they work toward an upcoming production.  This summer is open to dance artists. For $325 participants receive: More than 65 hours of rehearsal space at The FAR Space; One individual consultation at The Field. Nine artists will be selected to develop their work with the support of a regular rehearsal schedule.

Creative Capital/Warhol Foundation Arts Writers Grant Program
Deadline: June 7, 2010

The Creative Capital/Warhol Foundation Arts Writers Grant Program supports individual writers whose work addresses contemporary visual art through grants ranging from $3,000 to $50,000.  Writers who meet the program’s eligibility requirements are invited to apply in the following categories: Articles; Blogs; Books; New and Alternative Media; Short-Form Writing.

RFP: Do It At Washington Hall
Deadline: June 9, 2010

Historic Seattle and 4Culture are requesting proposals from individuals, groups, or businesses who would like to use Washington Hall. Here’s how you can get involved with Washington Hall: Hold a one-time event, workshop, or meeting at Washington Hall; Apply for a Short-Term Residency (rent office space, present a workshop series or season of programming, etc); or Apply to be an Anchor Tenant, joining a collective who will determine space use and management as well as the fundraising.

Collaboration!
Deadline: June 13, 2010

Collaboration! is the pairing of choreographer with composer and their dancers and musicians culminating in a live music and dance performance. Almost every style of dance has been presented over the last decade. After 10 years in the San Francisco Bay Area, Collaboration! is touring; the first performance will be in Seattle at the Fremont Abbey Arts Center October 8 & 9, 2010. Choreographers/dancers & composers/musicians are invited to submit proposals for performances.

3331 Arts Chiyoda, Tokoyo: New Residency Program
Deadline: June 18, 2010

3331 Arts Chiyoda is launching a new residency program open to artists, curators and creative practitioners internationally. With a full range of facilities including accommodation, studio and gallery, creative practitioners have the exceptional opportunity to extend their artistic engagement in the heart of Tokyo. Not only will artists be able to pursue their own individual research and practice, but they will be connected to the extensive network of Tokyo’s art scene through the hub that is 3331.

Artist Trust: Grants for Artists Projects
Deadline: June 25, 2010

Artist Trust’s Grants for Artists Projects (GAP) provide support for artist-generated projects, which can include the development, completion or presentation of new work. GAP awards are open to artists of all disciplines living in Washington State and offer a maximum of $1,500 for projects. A panel comprised of artists and arts professionals select GAP recipients.

Poets & Writers: Readings and Workshops Fund
Deadline: July 1, 2010

Poets & Writers Readings/Workshops program is now accepting applications for literary events taking place in our new fiscal year, which begins July 1. The Readings/Workshops program provides small matching grants ($50-$500) to pay the honoraria of writers who give readings or teach writing workshops in Seattle. Organizations must apply on a writer’s behalf, but writers may initiate the application process.

Best Buy Community Grants Program: @15
Deadline: July 1, 2010

Through the @15 Community Grants Program, Best Buy teams across the United States will select nonprofit organizations that provide positive experiences designed to help teens excel in school, engage in their communities, and develop leadership skills. This year, Best Buy Children’s Foundation will give a total of $2 million through the program. Best Buy seeks applications from organizations that have current 501(c)(3) tax status and are serving  young teens.

The Times Square Alliance: Projects in Public Spaces
Deadline: July 15, 2010

The Times Square Alliance seeks letters of interest from arts organizations and artists across disciplines to present contemporary art projects and art events in the public spaces in and around Times Square. Artists and arts organizations are encouraged to propose projects that address the unique nature and rich history of Times Square. Projects should be able to have an impact in a space defined by dynamic activity and continuous, competing visual stimuli.

Experimental Television Center Residency
Deadline: July 15, 2010

Residency slots from September through January are now available. The Residency Program supports projects which approach media as a contemporary electronic and cinematic art form, providing artists with time and space for aesthetic exploration in the creation of new work. The self-directed work environment offers personalized instruction, use of a unique imaging system and access to the media library. Artists use the system themselves, and have unlimited access to the studio during their stay, with time and space for aesthetic exploration in the creation of new works.

Seattle Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs: CityArtist Projects
Deadline: July 20, 2010

The Seattle Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs is accepting applications for the 2011 CityArtist Projects program that supports Seattle-based individual artists working in the performing arts, including dance, music and theater. Artists working in traditional/ethnic and multidisciplinary projects that incorporate one of these primary performing arts disciplines may also apply. Funding awards range up to $10,000 to support projects in 2011.

En Foco: New Works Photography Fellowship Awards
Deadline: July 31, 2010

En Foco’s New Works Photography Fellowship Awards is an annual program selecting three or more U.S. based photographers of Latino, African or Asian heritage, and Native Peoples of the Americas and Pacific, through a national call for entries.

(un)wrapped: Columbia City Gallery Call for Entries
Deadline: July 31, 2010

The Columbia City Gallery is holding a Call for Entries for (un)wrapped, its 5th Annual Juried Exhibit. Visual artists working in all media are encouraged to submit artwork which reflects the theme (un)wrapped. Cash prizes will be awarded to the top 3 entries. The exhibit will run September 22 – November 14, 2010.

Foundation Orchestra Association: Composition Competition
Deadline: August 1, 2010

The Foundation Orchestra Association (FOA) is proud to announce the Annual FOA Composition Competition, which was established in 2002. The purpose of the Annual FOA Composition Competition is to encourage the creation and performance of new works for standard chamber and full-size orchestra of music from cultures around the world.

© 2007, Poets, Caffeina

Hey media artists – don’t forget that we currently have a call out for media artworks to exhibit on e4c in the 10/11 season. e4c is 4Culture’s storefront gallery for electronic art – visible by foot, bike, car or bus to more than 20,000 people each day, e4c exhibits selected artworks from regional and national artists, on rotation, from 7 am – 10 am, daily.

Up to sixteen media works or media proposals will be selected for presentation through this public gallery for a period of up to one year. Due to the transitory nature of the audience, works between 1-5 minutes are desired. Media artists residing in the U.S., working in all genres are encouraged to apply.

The application deadline is Wednesday, May 26, 2010. Guidelines and applications, which include information about eligibility and review criteria, are available online.

e4c is located adjacent to Gallery4Culture facing Prefontaine Place South in Seattle’s Pioneer Square neighborhood. e4c consists of four LCD monitors and two speakers mounted to face the exterior of the building that broadcast sights and sounds to passers-by.

Selected artists will work with the e4c program manager to adapt selected work for optimal presentation. The selected artists will also work with the e4c program manager to create promotional materials. Each selected artist will receive a modest honorarium to help defray expenses. The artists retain all rights of the works submitted.

For more information please email Heather Dwyer or call 206.296.8676.

This project received generous support from the National Endowment for the Arts.

© Margot Quan Knight, Sur face still

Applications are open for the Conductive Garboil Grant, now in its third granting cycle. Artists and artists teams in any media may apply for this grant. Artists must be Seattle residents and have a significant connection to Pioneer Square.

Seattle artist Su Job envisioned and endowed an annual non-restricted grant of $3000 for artists who have demonstrated a profound ability to challenge the limits of creative discourse and its effects on our society, pushing the artistic act beyond accepted limits, definitions, or purposes while engaging audiences outside the aesthetic industrial complex.

To learn more about the Conductive Garboil Grant visit the website. Information may also be found in our Calls For Artists.

Sheri Brown, 2009 Conductive Garboil Grant recipient, Necklace and Photo by Jenna Hounshed

4Culture seeks media artworks for e4c, a storefront gallery for electronic art. Visible by foot, bike, car or bus to more than 20,000 people each day (seriously, we checked the stats), e4c exhibits selected artworks from regional and national artists, on rotation, from 7 am – 10 am, daily.

Up to sixteen media works or proposals will be selected for presentation for a period of up to one year. Due to the transitory nature of the audience, pieces between 1-5 minutes are desired. Media artists, residing in the US, working in all genres are encouraged to apply.

The deadline to apply is May 26, 2010 (5 p.m. PST) and application guidelines are currently available.

e4c is located adjacent to Gallery4Culture facing Prefontaine Place South in Seattle’s Pioneer Square neighborhood. e4c consists of four, LCD monitors and two speakers mounted to face the exterior of the building, broadcasting sights and sounds to passers-by.

Selected artists will work with the e4c program manager to adapt selected work for optimal presentation. e4c utilizes software with a timeline interface, which is distributed through a network to the display monitors and speakers. The selected artists will also work with the e4c program manager to create promotional materials. Each selected artist will receive a modest honorarium to help defray expenses. The artists retain all rights of the works submitted.

This project received generous support from the National Endowment for the Arts.

image courtesy of Seattle Weekly

San Juan Islands Museum of Art & Sculpture Park: Call for Artists
Deadline: April 30, 2010

San Juan Islands Museum of Art (IMA) and Sculpture Park is seeking submissions of large, outdoor sculptures for the IMA Sculpture Park at Roche Harbor. The Park received over 25,000 visitors in 2009, and sold over $50,000 of sculpture during the last three months of the year.Sculptors may submit up to three submissions for exhibition.

P73 Playwriting Fellowship
Deadline: May 1, 2010

The P73 Playwriting Fellowship provides year-long comprehensive support to one early-career playwright who has received neither wide public recognition nor substantial production opportunities in New York City. Through this program, Page 73 provides artistic and financial resources to one emerging playwright as he or she develops a new play that has not received substantial prior development support.  For his/her fellowship year, the P73 Playwriting Fellow receives a cash stipend in the amount of $5,000 and development support in the amount of $10,000 – 15,000.

Columbia City Gallery: Call for New Members
Deadline: May 2, 2010

The Columbia City Gallery is currently accepting applications for membership. The Columbia City Gallery is an artists’ cooperative that brings together emerging and professional artists working in diverse media. The gallery provides an exhibition space for local artists, additional space for exhibits by guest artists and a welcoming environment for visitors of all ages.

Theatre Communications Group A ha! Program
Deadline: May 3, 2010

Theatre Communications Group and the MetLife Foundation are accepting grant applications from TCG member theaters for the A-ha! Program. A program for TCG member theatres that supports creative thinking and action in two ways: Think It grants (up to $25,000) give theatre professionals the time and space for research and development, Do It grants (up to $50,000) support the implementation and testing of new ideas.

Auburn’s ArtRageous Seeks Artist Project Leaders
Deadline: May 3, 2010

City of Auburn is seeking artists for participation in Auburn’s ArtRageous, a one day event on Saturday, August 7, 2010, 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. to instruct and demonstrate fine art practices, principles, and techniques in a festival setting.  A variety of diverse and interactive art projects for attendees of all ages are sought. Artists are compensated for their time and materials based on the budget submitted as part of the application.

Photographic Center Northwest: Print Sponsorship Program
Deadline: May 5, 2010

Photo Center NW is committed to providing a home and resources for photographers. The Printing Sponsorship program provides free hourly printing in B&W, RA4 color, or digital to selected artists to complete an already conceptualized project or project-in-process. Each year, Photo Center NW’s Gallery Advisory Committee will choose 2 artists to participate in the sponsorship. Artists in the program may print at the Photo Center from June to August for 100 hours, without the hourly charge.

Bellagio Center: Creative Artist Residencies
Deadline: May 7, 2010.

The Bellagio Center provides a platform for launching new ideas and solutions to some of the most difficult global
problems. The residency allows for disciplined work and collaborative action on these issues, uninterrupted by the usual professional and personal demands.  Residency participants include scholars, scientists, artists, journalists, writers, non-governmental organization practitioners and policymakers from around the world. The Bellagio Center competition for scholars and creative artists, for a possible residency between March 1 and July 31, 2011.

Mapping and Cartography – Richard Levy Gallery
Deadline: May 12, 2010

Richard Levy Gallery is currently accepting submissions for a group exhibition of art that relates to maps, cartography, and mapping. Mapping and cartography have long been utilized to convey information. Recently there has been a growing trend toward using this type of communication to express ideas creatively. While artistic approaches are diverse, the system of mapping within the contemporary art context is of particular interest for a group exhibition planned for July 9- August 20th at Richard Levy Gallery in Albuquerque, NM.

Aaron Siskind Foundation
Deadline: May 17, 2010

The Aaron Siskind Foundation is offering a limited number of fellowship grants of up to $7,000 each, for individual artists working in still photography and photo-based art. Grant recipients and award amounts will be determined by a review panel based on artistic excellence, accomplishment to date, and the promise of future achievement in the medium in its widest sense.

Save America’s Treasures Program
Deadline: May 21, 2010

The Institute of Museum and Library Services is seeking applicants for the Save America’s Treasures (SAT) grant program. These grants, totaling $14 million in 2010, support the preservation and conservation of nationally significant intellectual and cultural artifacts such as collections, documents, sculpture, and art, and historic structures and sites.

Funding for Arts Spaces: Ford Foundation
Deadline: May 28, 2010

The Ford Foundation has announced a ten-year, $100 million initiative to support a new generation of arts spaces nationwide. The new initiative, Supporting Diverse Arts Spaces, will provide funding for projects that incubate and produce creative work across all disciplines. Nonprofit arts organizations with strong track records of artistic excellence, who are intending to buy, build, renovate, partner in the development of, or become anchor tenants in a vibrant artist space can apply for grants of up to $100,000 each over two years in capital and/or planning support.

Stockholm Fringe Fest: Performers Wanted
Deadline: May 30, 2010

Stockholm Fringe Fest (STOFF) are now looking for proposals from emerging artists whose work challenges and questions conventional theatrical forms to perform at Stockholm’s first Fringe Fest in 7 – 10 October 2010. STOFF 2010 is a three day event that aims to support and promote cutting edge theatre and performance making.

2010 Lois Cranston Memorial Poetry Prize
Deadline: May 31, 2010

CALYX Journal seeks unpublished poetry for 2010 Lois Cranston Memorial Poetry Prize. This prize offers $300 cash award, publication in CALYX Journal, and a one-volume subscription. Finalists will be published on CALYX’s website and will receive a one-volume subscription.

River Styx 2010 International Poetry Contest
Deadline: May 31, 2010

River Styx, now entering its 35th year, is a tri-annual, non-profit, multicultural literary and arts magazine based in St. Louis. Issues run 100-120 pages, 6×9, perfect-bound, with glossy four-color covers and 15-20 pages of visual art in each issue. River Styx publishes the work of approximately 60 poets, 20 fiction and essay writers, and 20 visual artists yearly. Poetry contest now open. $1500 First Prize. 2010 judge: Maxine Kumin. Winner published in Fall issue.

Fox Foundation Resident Actor Fellowships
Deadline: June 11, 2010

The goals of the Fox Foundation Resident Actor Fellowships are to further an actor’s artistic and professional development; deepen and enrich his/her relationship with a not-for-profit theater; ensure his/her continued professional commitment to live theater; encourage actors to work outside their comfort zone. Recipients in the Extraordinary Potential category will receive $15,000, with an additional $10,000 available to relieve student loan debt. Recipients in the Distinguished Achievement category will receive $25,000. The host theater will receive $7,500 to be applied to costs incurred in the actor’s residency activities.

UW School of Law Brotman Galleria: 2D Exhibition Space
Deadline: July 1, 2010

University of Washington School of Law’s Advocates for the Arts seek proposals for the quarterly rotating art program in academic year 2010 – 2011 within the University of Washington School of Law Brotman Galleria space. The Galleria is open to the public Monday – Friday, 8am-5pm. Each quarterly show may include 2D works that cover up to 80 linear feet of wall space. For more information contact: Rachel Dodson, radodson@uw.edu

My World: Visions of 21st Century Feminism
Deadline: June 30, 2010

In the framework of its 20th anniversary celebrations, the European Women’s Lobby is pleased to announce the launch of a photo competition looking to expose the visions of young women of the world they live in. The competition seeks images that make a creative and powerful statement on the theme of ’21st Century Feminism’.

Blurb: Photography Book Now
Deadline: July 15, 2010

Photography Book Now is an international juried self-published book competition, and a celebration of the most creative, most innovative, and finest photography books – and the people behind them. Now in its third year, this international juried book competition is an opportunity for photographers of all stripes to showcase their work to a world-renowned panel of judges, and take a shot at a $25K grand prize.

Alternator Centre for Contemporary Art: Call for Artists
Deadline: July 19, 2010

The Alternator Centre for Contemporary Art in Kelowna, B.C. invites artists interested in exhibiting in 2011/12 to submit a proposal. The Alternator is an artist-run centre that supports innovative or controversial work not suitable for commercial or mainstream venues. Submissions from individual artists and groups of artists as well as independent curators are welcome.

Photo: Courtesy of Bellagio Center, Lake Como Italy

Deadline April 19, 2010

Humanities Washington is accepting applications from individuals interested in serving on its statewide speakers bureau, Inquiring Mind.

Of particular interest for the 2010-2011 season are dynamic individuals whose presentations explore the stories, ideas and questions of importance to the people of Washington State. Presentations should offer information that encourages dialogue, and gives audience members an opportunity to learn from past events, better understand the present, or inform the future.

Past speakers have included scholars, artists, authors, musicians, and historians. Topics for the 2010-2011 season will be loosely organized in the areas of local/state/national history; the environment; cultures of the region and world (including popular culture); diversity; and healthy communities.

Speakers receive an honorarium of $300/presentation and will be reimbursed for travel costs.

For more information on becoming a speaker or booking an Inquiring Mind presentation in your community, visit the Inquiring Mind information page.

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Four media artists share information about their work and about their experience exhibiting on e4c, 4Culture’s storefront media gallery. Artists include, Tess Martin, Heather Dew Oaksen, Margot Quan Knight and Rob Zverina.

4Culture seeks electronic artworks for e4c, 4Culture’s storefront media gallery. Visible by foot, bike, car or bus to more than 20,000 people each day, e4c exhibits  selected works on rotation from 7 am – 10 pm, seven days a week.

Up to sixteen media works or media proposals will be selected for presentation through this public, electronic gallery for a period of up to one year. Due to the transitory nature of the audience, works between1 – 5 minutes are desired. Media artists working in all genres are encouraged to apply. The deadline for applications is May 26, 2010.

Learn more about e4c and how to apply.

ARTOPIA is an annual celebration of emerging and established artists. The multi-media, experimental and experiential event is Saturday, June 26 in Georgetown. ARTPOPIA is looking for artists to participate – no idea is too crazy. You can submit your idea online here. The deadline for submission is Thursday, April 15th. Go for it!

Photo by +Russ

The Dumbo Arts Center – Exhibition Proposals for 2011
Deadline: March 1, 2010
The Dumbo Arts Center (DAC) is a non-profit contemporary arts organization located in Dumbo Brooklyn, DAC invites artists or curators (individuals or groups) from all levels of experience to submit exhibition proposals for realization in its gallery space in 2011.  Proposed exhibitions  are open to all visual arts media.

Women in Film – New Grant
Deadline: March 1, 2010

Women in Film Seattle announces the launch of a new Professional Grant. The new grant will award one woman filmmaker’s project $1,000 in cash, in-kind donations from the Northwest film industry, promotional support through Women In Film (WIF) and a theatrical screening of the finished piece. The grant is open to professional Women in Film members in the Seattle Chapter.

Anacortes Arts Festival – Fine and Performing Artists Needed
Deadline: Various March Deadlines
Plans are well under way for the 49th annual Anacortes Arts Festival August 6-8, 2010. We continue the annual tradition of filling historic downtown with juried booth artisans, showcasing Northwest fine art at our waterfront Arts at the Port exhibits, and offering first class entertainment on Festival stages and evening concerts. All applications are available online. March deadlines for participants are quickly approaching.

Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation – Curator Funds
Deadline: March 5, 2010
The Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation is offering curators, in partnership with an established non-profit exhibition space, the opportunity to be awarded the 2010 Emily Hall Tremaine Exhibition Award — a grant of up to $150,000 for the realization of an innovative thematic exhibition concept that challenges the boundaries of contemporary art.

Meet the Composer – Commissioning Music/USA
Deadline: March 8, 2010
Meet The Composer offers support through its Commissioning Music/USA program. This support takes the form of subsidized commissioning fees as well as technical assistance in managing the entire life-cycle of a commissioning project. Once a project is completed, Meet The Composer will make information on the
commissioned work and the composer available to presenters and performers looking for new repertoire or new composers to commission.

Chamber Music America – New Jazz Works
Deadline: March 12, 2010
Chamber Music America’s New Jazz Works program provides support to professional U.S. ensembles for the creation and performance of new work in the jazz idiom. The program also funds activities that extend the
life of the work, and allow the ensemble leader to acquire or increase career-related business skills. This program is designed for ensembles that want to explore new creative territory.

Bellingham Review – Fiction, Non-Fiction & Poetry Prizes
Deadline: March 15, 2010
Call to writers of fiction, non-fiction and poetry. First place winners will be published in the Bellingham Review. Second and third place winners and finalists may be considered for publication. Details for all three awards are now available.

Washington State Convention Center – Call for Exhibitions
Deadline: March 26, 2010
Proposals are now being accepted for the quarterly rotating art program in calendar years 2011 and 2012 within the Washington State Convention Center (WSCC) public space. “The Galleries” are open daily for all convention delegates, visitors and citizens to enjoy, an estimated 500,000 people annually. “The rotating public art exhibitions have grown into an extremely popular program,” said Karen Wong – Chair, WSCC Art Committee. For guidelines and application information, contact: Diana Cross, diana.cross@wscc.com

Franklin Furnace – Produce in NYC
Deadline: April 1, 2010
Each year Franklin Furnace awards grants to emerging artists, allowing them to produce major works in New York. Grants may range between $2,000 and $10,000 depending upon funding received by Franklin Furnace.  Artists from all areas of the world are encouraged to apply; however, funded projects must be presented in New York.

Longhouse Education and Cultural Center – Grant Opportunities
Deadline: April 1, 2010
The Longhouse Education and Cultural Center at The Evergreen State College has announced a national call to Native artists for two grant opportunities: the National Native Master Artist Initiative: Artist Teaching Artists Program (DOC), designed to promote Native arts and cultures within urban and rural Native communities throughout the United States; and the National Native Creative Development Program (DOC), designed to address the professional development needs of individual artists, such as training in marketing, purchase of supplies and materials, professional portfolio development, and apprenticeships.

Inland Crafts – Calling Craft Artists
Deadline: April 5, 2010
Inland Crafts is one of Spokane Washington’s most treasured juried craft exhibitions. This sale and exhibition provides a wonderful array of pottery, glass, basketry, jewelry, fiber arts, wood works, metal design and photography. The event is Nov. 12-13-14 at the Spokane Convention Center.

Evergreen Washelli – Columbarium Exhibition
Deadline: April, 21, 2010
Evergreen Washelli Funeral Providers in Seattle is accepting submissions for the 2010 Art in the Columbarium exhibition. They are seeking a portfolio of original artwork that illustrates continuity and is appropriate for a columbarium.  Up to six solo shows will be hosted for local emerging artists; each solo show will run from four to six weeks. All 2D and 3D media will be considered.  Info: Heather Mitchell, hmitchell@washelli.com.

Sitka Center- Artist-In-Residency Program
Deadline: April 23, 2010
Applications for the Residency Program are now available. This program has provided more than 170 artists, writers, and natural science scholars the opportunity to conduct their work in the unique environment of Cascade Head and Salmon River estuary near Otis, Oregon just north of Lincoln City on the Oregon coast. Residents are on campus October through mid-May, when public workshops are minimal. Up to five residents at a time, usually from different disciplines and stages in their careers, live and work on campus for up to four-months free of charge.

Stan and Tom Wick Poetry Prize
Deadline: May 1, 2010
$2,000 for a First Book of Poems. This prize is offered annually to a poet who has not previously published a full-length collection of poems. The winner receives $2000 and the winning volume will be published by the Kent State University Press in Fall 2010.

2010 Lois Cranston Memorial Poetry Prize
Deadline: May 31, 2010
Selected poet will receive $300 cash award and publication in CALYX Journal (Vol. 24:2, Winter 2011). The winner and all finalists will receive a one-volume subscription, and all their poems will be published on CALYX’s website.

Northwest Film Forum – Local Sightings
Deadline: July 1, 2010
Local Sightings an our annual showcase of current narrative, documentary and experimental film by Northwest artists. The week long festival also features panel discussions, historic NW films, a filmmaker lounge, a stellar opening night party, and juried awards for a winning short and feature film.

Seattle’s Office of Arts and Cultural Affairs – Artist Projects Funding
Deadline: July 20, 2010
Individual artists are the heart of a creative community. The CityArtist Projects program provides funding for artists to develop and present their work. The program focuses on different disciplines in alternating years.  In 2010, they will accept applications from artists working in the performing arts for project funding in 2011.

Ormond Memorial Art Museum – Exhibition Opportunity
Deadline: Ongoing
Exhibition at the Ormond Memorial Art Museum is open to any artist or collaborative of artists submitting original works of art or design created within the past three years. Professionals in visual art media are encouraged to submit.

Photo: Giancarlo Neri’s The Writer, by Michael Hirst

If you’re an artist, arts group, heritage organization/specialist/educator, or someone needing help to rehabilitate a landmark, don’t forget to apply to 4Culture for project support – several deadlines are coming up in early March:

Landmark Rehabilitation: deadline March 3, 2010
Heritage Special Projects: deadline March 3, 2010
Heritage Cultural Education: deadline March 3, 2010
Individual Arts Projects: deadline March 10, 2010
Group Arts Projects: deadline March 17, 2010
See more upcoming opportunities on our 2010 Funding Calendar

Have questions? Click the link for each program above to:
1)    read more
2)    check out our brand new online application system
3)    contact the staff member for each program
4)    learn about our free application workshops

Also, we’re thrilled to have transitioned to an all-online application this year which has allowed us to simplify and streamline the process. Leave a comment below to let us know what you think.

© Jason Hirata, 2009 Individual Artist Project recipient has work on view at James Harris Gallery through March 27, 2010. Abstract drawings are crafted using raw pigment mixed with the sweat. “It’s a personal connection,” explains the artist, “but in an extremely literal sense.”

Come join 4Culture in a collaborative effort in connecting communities.  This FREE event features artists working in culturally specific traditions to showcase their work both on stage and an art exhibit of emerging talent.  This is a great way to network with venues that present art and artists who create art.

March 10, 2010 10 am – 6 pm 
Fisher Pavilion, Seattle Center

UPDATE– the registration deadline for presenters and artists has been extended to 5 pm, Friday, March 5. Download registration forms here.

The Ethnic Arts Connection is a collaborative project of Seattle’s Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs, Seattle Center, 4Culture, Washington State Arts Commission, Ethnic Heritage Council, Fest and Arts Northwest.