Current Opportunities

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Regional
Performing Arts
Organization Blackfriars Theatre
Deadline March 25, 2023
AUDITIONS: Saturday, March 25th from 12-3 PM CALLBACKS: Sunday, March 26th from 5-8 PM THE AUDITION: Initial auditions will begin with a dance call at 12:00 p.m. SHARP. Please arrive with enough time to warm up and stretch, and come ready to move with appropriate footwear (sneakers, jazz shoes, character shoes, etc.). For the vocal...
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Visual Arts
Organization Corn Hill Arts Festival
Deadline March 26, 2023
The annual Corn Hill Arts Festival promotes the creation of original art, encourages community cohesiveness and raises funds for the Corn Hill Neighbors Association and community. With approximately 350 talented artists and fine craftspeople, and an impressive offering of a variety of food and musical entertainment, this unique outdoor festival springs to life annually on...
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Organization Mid Atlantic Arts
Deadline March 29, 2023
USArtists International supports in-person and virtual performances by American artists at engagements at international festivals and global presenting arts marketplaces outside of the United States. The program funds individuals and ensembles across all performing arts practices and disciplines. USArtists International is designed to encourage the presence of U.S. performing artists on international stages and in...
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Organization Create! Magazine
Deadline March 30, 2023
Create! Magazine is thrilled to announce an open for international print issue #38, juried by Maria Brito. Get your work in front of a leading contemporary art advisor, entrepreneur, author and curator.We are thrilled to announce an open call for entries curated by Maria Brito for print issue #38, due out by the end of summer...
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Visual Arts
Organization Anthropology of Motherhood
Deadline March 30, 2023
Anthropology of Motherhood (AoM) is seeking works of art and design focused on Deaf and Disability culture and its synchronicity with the culture of care and maternal feminism. We are calling on artists and artist-caregivers of persons who identify as d/Deaf, d/Disabled, Blind, Crip, Neurodivergent to submit works in all media and innovative use of...
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Performing Arts
Organization The New York State DanceForce
Deadline March 31, 2023
The New York State DanceForce, in partnership with the New York State Council on the Arts, is publicly seeking 3 new members. The New York State DanceForce is a statewide consortium of 19 dance activists committed to increasing the quantity and quality of dance activity throughout New York State. Each member receives annual funding (currently $10,000)...
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Visual Arts
Organization Sarah's Country Barn
Deadline March 31, 2023
Sarah’s Country Barn’s FALL FEST 2023 is October 14th, 2023 at Ontario Fireman’s Exempt Field (1840 State Route 104, Ontario, NY), 9AM – 5PM. If you’re a local artisan based in New York,  apply to be a part of our event. Established with hopes to connect local sellers to local buyers, Sarah’s Country Barn gives...
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Visual Arts
Organization Roc Arts United
Deadline March 31, 2023
ROC ARTS UNITED invites NY-based artists to create public mosaics in the Upper Falls neighborhood of Rochester. The total project budget of $80,000 will be used to cover the cost of two or more mosaic artworks. Up to 5 finalists will be paid to create proposals, and a single artist/team will be selected from those...
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Literary Arts
Organization Chisa Hutchinson
Deadline March 31, 2023
The Signpost Fellowship is a six-month situation intended for a person of color age 18 or over who’s interested in shadowing a professional playwright or screenwriter of color. What that looks like is entirely up to you and your Writer-Mentor but could involve: ​being invited to meetings, auditions, rehearsals, and events giving and receiving feedback on...
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Visual Arts
Organization The Center for Cartoon Studies (CCS)
Deadline April 1, 2023
Located in Cornish and at the country’s premier cartooning college, The Cornish CCS Residency is designed to create a focused and inspiring environment for cartoonists in order to create exceptional work. Cornish is located 16 miles from The Center for Cartoon Studies (CCS) in rural New Hampshire. We are currently taking applications for the following...
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Regional
All Disciplines
Organization City of Rochester
Deadline April 3, 2023
The City of Rochester (“City”) recently submitted an application to the first round of the Bloomberg Public Art Challenge. The City is seeking organizations and artists to collaborate with the City on further development of the project proposal. In the event that the City is selected as a finalist and invited to apply to the...
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Regional
Visual Arts
Organization Roc Artists Open Market
Deadline April 7, 2023
This is an artist call intake (no fee collected) application for artists interested in this event starting in the Spring of 2023. This Artists Open Market will filled with unique fine artists, makers and craftsmanship of functional and decorative arts, in the heart of downtown Rochester NY, at Innovation Square; a festive community experience that...
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Regional
Performing Arts
Organization Dances at MuCCC
Deadline April 8, 2023
We—new directors, Donna Davenport and Nanako Horikawa Mandrino–are seeking contemporary dance/experimental works by independent artists; companies; faculty; graduate students; and community-based groups. Together we’ll create two shared programs. Mutual support and generosity are central to this annual dance festival, produced in a small community theater, the Multi-Use Community Cultural Center (MuCCC) on 142 Atlantic Ave. in...
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Visual Arts
Organization Rochester Contemporary Art Center
Deadline April 8, 2023
Each summer Rochester Contemporary Art Center’s 6×6 exhibition brings together thousands of original artworks, made and donated by celebrities, international & local artists, designers, youth and YOU. Each artist may enter up to four artworks of any medium except glitter (2D or 3D). Artworks must be six inches square (15cm) and signed only on the...
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Organization New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) & Anonymous was a Woman
Deadline April 15, 2023
The Anonymous Was A Woman Environmental Art Grants (AWAW EAG) will support environmental art projects that inspire thought, action, and ethical engagement. Projects should not only point at problems, but aim to engage an environmental issue at some scale. Proposals should illustrate thorough consideration of a project’s ecological and social ethics. Projects that explore interdependence,...
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Organization Orein Arts
Deadline April 21, 2023
Join us for a deeply creative and communal week among the hills, sun, sheep, bells, and monks at Mt. Saviour monastery in upstate NY.⁠ ⁠ Who should apply? Let’s see… artists, musicians, writers, poets, performers, plein air painters, pianists, collage artists, actors, mixed-media artists, performance artists, essayists, art teachers, comedians, playwrights, actors, jugglers…should we go...
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National
Visual Arts
Organization Memorial Art Gallery (MAG)
Deadline April 30, 2023
Artists from across the United States are invited to apply for spaces at the 2023 M&T Bank Clothesline Festival. Now in its 67th year, the juried fine arts festival showcasing more than 375 artists will take place Saturday and Sunday, September 9th and 10th. Rochester’s largest and longest-running fine arts festival continues to evolve. Originating...
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National
Visual Arts
Organization Vayo Collage Gallery
Deadline May 10, 2023
Vayo Collage Gallery is pleased to announce the open call for its 4th international exhibition of collage art, to take place in Rochester, New York from June 3–24, 2023. NEW DIMENSIONS IN COLLAGE aims to disrupt the notion that fine art comes in a flat, four-sided shape. This exhibition will challenge the way we see collage,...
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Music
Organization VOCES8
Deadline May 12, 2023
We are excited to invite composers to enter the 2023 VOCES8 Composition Competition. We are looking for a new unaccompanied choral work which shows sensitivity in responding to words, a distinctive musical style and fluency in writing for unaccompanied voices. Shortlisted entries will be judged anonymously by a panel including composers Jonathan Dove, Roxanna Panufnik...
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Regional
Visual Arts
Organization Rochester Documentary Filmmakers Group
Deadline May 12, 2023
Rochester Documentary Filmmakers (RocDocs) is a collaborative of creative production professionals and amateurs focused on non-fiction storytelling. Based in Rochester, New York, we offer filmmakers the opportunity to screen their films in progress and receive constructive critiques, learn about the many aspects of filmmaking, and access industry news and resources to help them succeed. Rochester...
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Regional
Performing Arts
Organization Blackfriars Theatre Summer Intensive/JCC Summerstage
Deadline May 15, 2023
AUDITIONS: Monday, May 15th from 6-10 PM** CALLBACKS: Wednesday, May 17th from 6-9 PM **INITIAL AUDITIONS WILL BE COMBINED WITH JCC SUMMERSTAGE @ 1200 EDGEWOOD AVE; CALLBACKS WILL TAKE PLACE AT BLACKFRIARS THEATRE THE AUDITION: Initial auditions at the JCC will begin with a dance call at 6:00 p.m. SHARP. Please arrive with enough time...
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Regional
All Disciplines
Organization Genesee Valley Arts Grants
Deadline May 18, 2023
OVERVIEW Funding decisions for the Genesee Valley Arts Grants are made by a process of peer review. All panels are selected, trained, and administered by GVCA (Genesee Valley Council on the Arts) staff. Genesee Valley Arts Grants Panelists are comprised of community leaders and arts and cultural professionals with a commitment to the development of...
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Music
Organization Arts South
Deadline June 1, 2023
Jazz Road Tours supports small, three- to six-site tours at an array of venue types, often in rural communities and other areas traditionally underserved by the genre. This artist-centric grant program—designed to support approximately 50 tours each year—is made possible with funds from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation with additional support from the Mellon Foundation. Grant amounts generally range...
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Regional
Visual Arts
Organization Corn Hill Arts Festival
Deadline June 7, 2023
The Corn Hill Arts Festival is a two-day festival that has become a fabric of the Rochester community and a venue for new and emerging artists to come on to the scene. The Festival, which takes place over nine streets, showcases hundreds of established artists from across the country, as well as talented musicians from near and...
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State
Visual Arts
Organization Main Street Arts (Clifton Springs)
Deadline June 10, 2023
Submit your work for consideration to our upcoming exhibition, which will focus on inspiration taken from the natural world. This call for work will result in an invitational group exhibition and all media and interpretations of the theme are welcome. Artists may submit up to 10 pieces and are encouraged to submit that many, as...
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Regional
Visual Arts
Organization WXXI and The Little
Deadline June 30, 2023
WXXI Public Media and the Little Theatre are proud to sponsor the Rochester Teen Film Festival, a collaborative, juried media competition for youth (13-18 years old) in the Rochester region. The screening and awards ceremony will be held on August 3, 2023 at the Little Theatre. All submissions are judged by a jury and finalists...
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National
Music
Organization California State University, Sacramento
Deadline July 15, 2023
The Festival of New American Music brings extraordinary musicians to Sacramento, California, each year to present high-quality performances of a broad body of recently composed or improvised music by some of America’s most exciting artists. 2023 marks the 46th annual Festival! Through public concerts, educational events, and outreach, the Festival serves three principal communities: those...

Ongoing Opportunities

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Performing ArtsVisual Arts
Organization UUU Art Collective
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We are currently accepting artwork submissions. Acceptable media include but are not limited to: painting, drawing, printmaking, sculpture, photography, digital art, video, mixed media, site-specific installation, performance art and more. Selected artists will be contacted directly by gallery staff via email or phone. Selected artists will be considered for inclusion in solo or group exhibition(s),...
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Regional
Visual Arts
Organization Main Street Arts (Clifton Springs)
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Main Street Arts is always interested in seeing your work. We are looking for submissions from artists located in upstate New York working in all media as we plan for upcoming invitational exhibitions. When submitting, please keep in mind that submissions are reviewed twice annually. Deadlines for submission are June 30 and December 31. All...
Regional
Visual Arts
Organization Flower City Art Center
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Throughout the year we accept exhibition proposals in all three of our program areas. Please send an email, including the required information below, to the appropriate program contact below. Thank you for your interest in exhibiting at Flower City Arts Center. Due to the volume of submissions we receive each year we will only be contacting...
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National
Visual Arts
Organization MASS MoCA
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The Studios is MASS MoCA’s artist and writers residency program situated within the museum’s factory campus and surrounded by the beautiful Berkshire Mountains. Operated by MASS MoCA’s Assets for Artists program, the residency runs year-round and hosts up to 10 artists at a time. Artists of any nationality can apply for stays of 2-8 weeks....
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Organization Sarasvati
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The Sarasvati residency Space at Camp Wonder Wander offers a safe, comfortable and creatively designed space in a rural setting for participants – designers, writers, artists, musicians, filmmakers, storytellers, performers, environmental artists, ecology arts, architects, scholars of various backgrounds, stem/steam teams, educational groups, or those just seeking a creative outlet – to get lost; to...
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Organization New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA)
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New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) supports artists across disciplines by providing resources to help you develop creative projects, build organizations, and craft sustainable careers. We know that fundraising is critical to making your work and that some grants, like New York State Council on the Arts, are only available to nonprofit organizations and...
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Organization Rochester Contemporary Art Center
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Rochester Contemporary Art Center welcomes general and video submissions for future exhibition seasons. POSTMARK DEADLINE EACH YEAR: December 31 For more information, visit the organization’s website linked below.
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Organization Teaching Artists ROC
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Are you interested in sharing your artistic expertise and experience in a variety of settings? Teaching Artists ROC invites applicants to join its roster of presenters. Teaching Artists ROC places teaching artists in area schools, after-school programs, senior centers, civic/cultural spaces and local events. These performers and artists enrich existing curricula and support programming by introducing participants to...
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Visual Arts
Organization Rochester Public Library
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The Central Library in downtown Rochester has a wall for hanging art in our Link Gallery. Exhibiting is free and open to the public. The Link Gallery is in the Link connecting the two library buildings. We encourage you to take a self-guided tour of the spaces before applying so that you are familiar with...
Reel Change Film Fund
National
Music
Organization New Music USA
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Reel Change is a five-year grants and mentorship program for composers of diverse backgrounds who have been marginalized in film composition. Responding to the fact that the vast majority of films are scored by white men, Reel Change is a five-year grants and mentorship program for composers of diverse backgrounds who have been marginalized in...
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Regional
Visual Arts
Organization Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County
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The Central Library’s Arts & Literature Division has ongoing displays of the work of local artists in two display cases in the historic Rundel Memorial Library Building. Works are displayed for two months. To be considered for an exhibit or for more information, please call the Arts & Literature Division at 585-428-8380.
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Literary Arts
Organization Authors League Fund
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Since 1917, the Authors League Fund has helped professional authors, journalists, critics, poets, and dramatists who find themselves in financial need because of medical or health-related problems, temporary loss of income, or other misfortune. Many of those we help suffer severe health problems but have inadequate insurance; some face eviction; others are older writers whose...
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Visual Arts
Organization Lovin Cup
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ATTENTION ROCHESTER ARTISTS Lovin Cup wants to feature you and your work!   Apply to be hosted for a month at this beautiful venue Contact: [email protected]
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Literary Arts
Organization Manifest Gallery (Cincinnati, Ohio)
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Critical, Philosophical, Creative, Narrative, Poetic, or Historical Works Related to the Practices of DRAWING, PAINTING, PHOTOGRAPHY, or the Subject of LIGHT The award-winning International Drawing Annual (INDA) was launched in 2005, the International PAINTING Annual (INPA) was launched in 2010, and the award-winning International Photography Annual (INPHA) launched in 2012. These three annual publications represent...