A flare of creativity could net you $100 and publication. Check out Sunspot Lit’s Solar Flare contest opening May 1, closing May 31. Authors and artists eligible in all genres/forms. Guidelines and entry form here: https://sunspotlit.submittable.com/submit/318762/solar-flare-2025-100-for-fiction-cnf-poem-art-graphic-novel.
Multidisciplinary
PAiD Artist Council Request for Qualifications (RFP)
This call for artists is for the PAiD Program Artist Council. The Artist Council is an eight-member group of artists selected to create temporary public artworks and to provide recommendations to help shape the future of Los Angeles County’s public art policy and processes.
The group of artists will participate in an 8 to 10-month long, two-part program of dialogue and art creation. Artists selected for this program will engage in a series of discussions around LA County Arts & Culture’s current public art, equity, and inclusion policies and procedures. The discussions will be led by the PAiD program art consultant, Dyson & Womack, and other arts and culture leaders and advocates. Through the course of these discussions, the Artist Council will develop a set of recommendations that seek to address historical barriers to participation and expand support for artists working in the field of public art.
In addition, each selected artist will create a temporary public art project. The projects may be objects, artist happenings, or performance-based and may amplify an important civic issue and further the artist’s professional goals. Artist Council members will develop their projects during the course of the program. They may elect to do projects individually or as part of a group with other Artist Council members. The Artist Council members will generate a final proposal that outlines the conceptual framework, proposed location, and type of project (event, performance, installation, sculpture, time-based media, etc.). Proposals will be submitted to LA County Arts & Culture for final approval. The Artist Council members will then work with Dyson & Womack to manage all aspects of their temporary artworks, including project planning and budgeting, design development, contracting, permitting, fabrication, and production or installation.
We seek artists from diverse backgrounds and across various career levels, including those historically underrepresented in the public art field, for the Artist Council. This Request for Qualifications (RFQ) is a unique opportunity to participate in a transformative program focused on creating a more progressive landscape for artists in Los Angeles County.
BIPOC Surviving Predominantly White Institutions (PWI): A series of support for BIPOC who have survived and are surviving PWIs
artEquity provides tools, resources, and programming at the intersection of art and activism. With over 15,000 participants and a growing alumni community, artEquity is building a broad base of individuals and organizations who are creating and sustaining a culture of equity, inclusion, and justice through arts and culture.
As administrative powers push for the silencing of marginalized voices, we will double down on building our power through sustainable systems of self- and community-care. Our answer: Our FREE five-part community offering, Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) Surviving Predominantly White Institutions (PWI)!
Originally launched in the summer of 2020, the Black, Indigenous, People of Color Surviving Predominantly White Institutions Series is a multi-part series designed to share strategies for:
- interfacing with white leadership;
- what to do when sh*t goes down;
- how to cultivate BIPOC solidarity;
- how to create a sustainable system of self-care; and
- how to know when it’s time to go and create an exit strategy.
This space is for individuals who identify as People of Color, BIPOC, AAPI, MENASA, ALAANA, SWANA, Black/African American, Indigenous/Native, Latinx/Latine, or People of the Global Majority. Each session will cover different topics, and you are welcome to attend any or all of the sessions based on your own interests and availability.
BIPOC Surviving PWIs is free, but REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED to attend. Please register for the individual sessions you wish to join.
We are stronger when we work in community. Together, we can change art organizations to be more responsive to the social change the field needs.
Learn more and register for BIPOC Surviving PWIs here!
Questions? Email info@artEquity.org!
Ann Getty Endowed Visiting Artist-Scholar
The University of San Francisco’s newly endowed Ann Getty Institute of Art and Design is an interdisciplinary center of experiential learning and innovation in the arts. It champions visual and performing artists, designers and architects, writers and filmmakers, and arts and museum scholars as they hone their craft. The institute honors the legacy of renowned art collector Ann Getty, and is funded by her husband, San Francisco philanthropist Gordon Getty.
The institute invites applications for up to three Visiting Artist-Scholars during the 2025-26 academic year. We seek candidates able to spend 6-8 weeks in residency at USF (dates to be finalized with candidates). The residencies are open to artist-scholars with national and/or international reputations whose ongoing research, creative activity, and teaching will contribute to USF’s creative work across the Arts. Artist-Scholars will be housed in a furnished one-bedroom apartment on campus and receive a $3500/week salary, plus dedicated office space and a stipend for supplies. Travel to and from USF will also be covered. Studio/creative space available depending on specialty.
In alignment with Ann Getty’s life-long love of beauty and support of the arts — and the University mission to “create a more just and humane world” — we seek applicants whose work promotes conversation and understanding across our various arts disciplines (including visual, performing, literary, media arts as well as architecture, design, art history and museum studies) and whose interdisciplinary work fosters cura personalis, or care for the whole person, in the context of our current and changing world.
Responsibilities
During their time at USF, the endowed Artist-Scholar will:
● Guest lecture in their area(s) of expertise;
● Interact with students as well as with faculty and staff across the University in workshops, forums and discussions;
● Attend Ann Getty Institute events, where they will formally and/or informally share their work with donors, alumni, and other members of the San Francisco/Bay Area creative arts community; and
● Provide one culminating event, showcasing their work.
Eligibility
● Master’s degree in a relevant field and college-level teaching experience required.
● A strong commitment to teaching and scholarship, experience and willingness to work in a culturally diverse environment and an understanding of and commitment to support the mission of the University.
● Current USF employees and students are not eligible to apply.
Applicants whose work intersects with one of USF’s “Horizon Collective” areas, which center on: climate & sustainability, health & well-being, or AI & technology, are highly preferred.
Application Materials:
Please submit the following by 5:00pm (Pacific time) on Monday, May 5, 2025 to ensure full consideration; send all materials to endowedagisearch@usfca.edu
● A 1-2 page proposal of the research or creative project envisioned for the residency period, including how the project 1) fits into the candidate’s larger research trajectory and 2) opens up conversation among multiple genres and arts disciplines
● CV
● Projected itemized budget for materials (note that housing on campus, travel to/from USF at the beginning and end of residency (up to $4K with receipts), and office space are provided). ● Examples of professional work: provide 3-4 samples in a single PDF file no larger than 10 MB with captions throughout (preferred) or an identification list including:
○ Images: title, date, media, and dimensions
○ Audio: title, date, media, duration, and URL to access
○ Video: title, date, media, duration, and URL to access
○ Written: published manuscripts (3-4 poems or 3000-4000 words of creative or scholarly work)
● Statement of preferred semester of residency, with available date range for a 6-8 week period; please plan with the University of San Francisco’s academic calendar in mind:
Fall 2025 semester dates: Aug. 29-Dec. 3, 2025
Spring 2026 semester dates: Jan. 26-May 14, 2026
Candidates will be interviewed via Zoom.
Questions can be addressed to endowedagisearch@usfca.edu. A review of completed applications will begin on May 5th, 2025 and continue until filled.
Yellow Art Competition
We are pleased to announce our third Yellow online Art Competition for the month of May 2025. The theme may feature any artwork showcasing the color “Yellow” or its various shades, including beige, lemon yellow, canary yellow, and golden yellow. All visual art mediums are allowed. In addition to the selected artists, the jury will select award winners in the following art categories: painting, photography, sculpture. All selected artists will receive a digital award certificate. An article about each artist will be displayed alongside the best of show and three winners. The best of show will be displayed on the poster of the exhibition. Judging the artwork will be based on the following criteria: creativity, originality and quality of art, overall design, demonstration of artistic ability, and usage of medium. The jury will not consider artworks with pornographic or satanic content. Entry fees are $20 for two pieces of artwork. You may submit more than two images; there is no limit to the number of images an artist may submit. The application deadline is April 30, 2025.
Red Art Contest
Grey Cube Gallery proudly presents the first “Red” online art contest for the month of May 2025. In this competition, artists are encouraged to push their creative limits and present their unique vision and interpretation of the color red. Submissions can span a range of styles—from realism to surrealism to abstraction—and all forms of media are welcome. Best of Show artwork will be on the poster of the show. Winning artists (Merit Award & Honorable Mention) will receive a digital award certificate. The deadline to submit entries is the May 01, 2025.
