Artist Opportunities
open calls, proposals, fellowships, and competitionsClark County Von Tobel Mural & Sculpture
Entry Deadline: October 6, 2022 @ 3:00 PT.
- Two opportunities!
- Clark County Parks and Recreation Department’s Public Art Office is seeking an artist or team to facilitate an engaging arts education workshop for youth:
- Opportunity 1: design, fabricate, and delivery a sculpture
- Opportunity 2: digitally design a mural
Nevadan to Nevadan: Poetry Project
Ongoing
- Must use epistolary style
- Open to all ages
- No entry fee
Governor’s Portrait Call for Proposals
Entry Deadline: September 30, 2022, 5pm PT
- Open to anyone living in the USA with previous portrait experience
- Must be in oil paint
- Must possess the ability to create works in a similar style and manner as previous Nevada Gubernatorial Portraits.
Grand Canyon Conservancy Artist-in-Residence
Entry Deadline: September 30, 2022
- Entry fee: $45
- Open internationally
- 8 week residency at the South Rim in Arizona
Nevada Recycles Poster Contest
Entry deadline: October 13, 2022 at 5:00pm
- Open to: K-12 students in Nevada
Pet Portraits Juried Exhibition
Entry Deadline: Sunday, October 30, 2022 @ 11:59 P.M.
- Clark County, NV
- Open to any artist age 14 and older; applications for artists under age 18 must include the signature and contact information of parent or guardian.
- No entry fee
Vermont Studio Center Residency
Application Deadline: October 1, 2022
- Open to: artists and writers internationally
- VSC will award 17 fellowships & invite residents in 2023.
1 October Memorial
Entry Deadline: October 31, 2022.
- Clark County, NV
- Submissions can be drawings, short videos, poems, songs etc.
Sierra Arts Foundation Teaching-Artist Roster
Ongoing
- Sierra Arts Foundation recruits, hires, and trains professional teaching artists to bring art integration initiatives into schools in Washoe County School District.
- MFA or BFA in an art discipline, expertise working as a professional artist, and three years of direct K-12 teaching experience
Shauna T Kelly Nevada State Memorial Prize for Writing
Deadline: October 15, 2022
- Open to juniors and adults
Great Basin College Argentum Magazine
Deadline: February 14, 2023
- Argentum is Great Basin College’s art and literary magazine devoted to highlighting the excellent artistic expression of its students, faculty, & staff. Community members are also encouraged to submit work.
- Accepting: Art, Multi-media, and Writing
Pitch Black Printing Co. Spooky Season Show
Deadline: October 12, 2022
- Reno, NV
- Seeking artwork that celebrates Classic Creeps on the Silver Screen! Monsters from the 1930s to the 1950s in your style.
- Learn more at their Instagram: @pitchblackprintingco
Reno Punk Flea “Fleas the Season” Art Call
Deadline: October 1, 2022
- Reno, NV
- Seeking two designs: “One Regular Weird” and “One Holiday Weird!”
- Send your submissions to info@rprfm.org
- Artists will be compensated $100 for their designs or a free booth at the Flea Market.
City of Reno Arts & Culture Department: National Bowling Stadium Mural
Deadline: November 7, 2022
- Reno, NV
- The City of Reno is looking for an artist/artist team to design and create large-scale murals on the exterior of the National Bowling Stadium located in Downtown Reno.
- The approximate square footage to be painted is around 12,000 square feet.
- Themes and concepts are open, however, proposals that tie the University of Nevada, Reno into the city will be given priority
- The project is open to all artists working in the United States and has a budget of $80,000. See full details on application webpage.
Western Nevada College’s Native American Showcase of Great Basin Artistry
Deadline: October 5, 2022
- This show is open to all Indigenous students, staff, and alumni of WNC. With expanded invitation to the public.
- For the upcoming exhibit, as many as three pieces may be submitted per participant. Deliver submissions to Room 113A of the WNC’s Reynolds Building on the Carson City campus.
- The show runs from Oct. 10 through Dec. 31 in the Bristlecone Atrium Gallery.
NEA Native American Artists & Work Photography Project
Deadline: October 7, 2022
- Seeking: Photographers
- As part of the implementation of the NEA grant to provide, technical assistance for the arts, AIANTA will be providing opportunities for approximately 30 individual artists to obtain professional portraits & images for their work portfolios.
- Project Timeline: Photographs will be taken on two days of the American Indian Tourism Conference, October 25-26, 2022, in Funner, California.
- Submit Proposals to: arichardson@aianta.org
Nevada Humanities & Nevada Arts Council SPARK! Youth Poetry Competition
Deadline: October 1, 2022
- Open to: Clark County High School Students to write and present original poems as part of the annual SPARK! Youth Poetry Competition
- Must be available to present an original poem at the Las Vegas Book Festival on October 22, 22.
State Treasurer 2nd Annual Art Contest
Deadline: October 14, 2022
- Open to: students Pre-K through 12th Grade
- Using your artistic skills and imagination, show us what you want to be when you grow up!
- Prizes will be awarded for each grade level. Three winners from each grade level will receive a $1,000, $500 or $250 prize deposited into an SSGA 529 college savings account.
The Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art at UNLV Open Call
Deadline: October 22, 2022
- This is an open call for five to ten artists who will be chosen to produce work that responds to five historic Nevadan Land Art sites associated with artworks by Walter De Maria, Jean Tinguely, and Michael Heizer.
- The new pieces will be included in a group exhibition titled Modern Desert Markings, which is scheduled to take place at the Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art in Las Vegas, Nevada, from March 14 – July 8th, 2023.
- All media are welcome, and artists at all stages of their careers are invited to apply. Selected artists will receive an honorarium for their work.
City of Las Vegas Call for Art: Public Employee Art Exhibit 2022
Deadline: October 2, 2022
- The Public Employee Art Exhibit is open to any artist employed by the state, county or city government and who resides in Nevada. Retired public employees are eligible to enter
- Up to two pieces may be entered for consideration.
- Artwork accepted outside of Clark County must be shipped round trip at the artist’s expense (a pre-paid label must be included inside the shipping container for return shipping of artwork).
- Four single-use guest passes per year
City of Las Vegas Call for Art: Stripes & Polka dots
Deadline: Sunday, November 14, 2022 at 11:59 p.m.
- Seeing spots? Showing your true stripes? This call asks that artists use stripes and polka dots in artwork for submission to exhibit. Imagery can be used as well, and not just stripes and polka dots.
Want to highlight your organization’s opportunity?
- To submit an artist opportunity to be considered and featured on this page, please email the Arts Initiatives Specialist: Kassandra Andicoechea-Schmaling
- Please include:
- Organizer
- Application timeframes
- Short description of Opportunity
- Requirements
- Link to Website