Artist Opportunities List

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June 18, 2026 in Artist Opportunities, Pittsburgh Opportunities

Get on the Map: New Arts Partners Invited to Join artlook® SWPA

artlook® SWPA is open to arts organizations and teaching artists across Southwestern Pennsylvania looking to share programs, build partnerships, and connect with schools and students from across the region.
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April 24, 2026 in Artist Opportunities, Pittsburgh Opportunities

Arts Ed Collaborative’s Leadership Academy

If teaching is a part of your practice and you are thinking about your next career moves, consider Arts Ed Collaborative's Leadership Academy. Applications are being accepted for the 2026…
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February 1, 2024 in Artist Opportunities, Pittsburgh Opportunities

Downtown Placemaking Grant – Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership

Local individuals, non-profit organizations, and civic groups are all encouraged to apply for the Downtown Placemaking Grant.
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March 3, 2022 in Artist Opportunities, Pittsburgh Opportunities

Pittsburgh International Airport – Performing Arts

The Art in the Airport program seeks qualifications from performing artists and performing arts groups to perform at the Pittsburgh International Airport throughout the 2024-2025 season.
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March 3, 2022 in Artist Opportunities, Pittsburgh Opportunities

Pittsburgh International Airport – Visual Artists

The Art in the Airport program is seeking qualifications from artists/artist collaboratives for the Rotating Art Installations at Pittsburgh International Airport for the 2024-2025 season.
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For more Pittsburgh-based opportunities, including professional development for artists, visit artsburgh.org.

Other Opportunities

October 21, 2026 in Artist Opportunities, Other Opportunities

Art Blooms Call for Artists – Kennesaw, GA

Artists are invited to submit proposals for new or existing outdoor artworks for the annual exhibit Art Blooms. The exhibit is temporary, but the sculptures will remain in the Gardens…
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October 21, 2026 in Artist Opportunities, Other Opportunities

Dallas Cotillion Park Public Art Call – Dallas, TX

The Public Art Program of the City of Dallas Office of Arts and Culture invite submissions from professional artists to design, fabricate and install outdoor public artwork in Cotillion Park,…
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October 20, 2026 in Artist Opportunities, Other Opportunities

Legacy Art Trail Public Art Commission – Birmingham, AL

The University of Alabama (UAB) invites professional artists and artist teams to submit qualifications for the creation of a site-specific outdoor sculpture to be installed on the UAB campus as…
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October 20, 2026 in Artist Opportunities, Other Opportunities

King County Wastewater Treatment, Elliott West Wet Weather Treatment Station Upgrade – Seattle, WA

An artist or artist-team will be commissioned to create a site-specific artwork for a glass stairwell facade and glass window of the upgraded Elliott West Wet Weather Treatment Station.
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August 27, 2026 in Artist Opportunities, Other Opportunities

Ames Annual Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition – Ames, IA

The Ames Public Art Commission invites entries for its 2027-28 Ames Annual Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition. Sculptures will be displayed in Downtown Ames from May 2027 - April 2028.
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August 27, 2026 in Artist Opportunities, Other Opportunities

Signature Public Art Commission for the Aplin Center – College Station, TX

Texas A&M University seeks an artist or artist team to create a monumental, site-specific public artwork for the Aplin Center, opening spring 2028.
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