Call to Artists

For more listings, including national and international opportunities, visit Arizona Commission on the Arts at azarts.gov

 

BOTANICAL ART & ILLUSTRATION EXHIBITION FEB. 3-MAR. 6

Deadline January 18, 2012

Contact West Valley Arts Council, 623.935.6384

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Botanical art bursts into bloom February 3- March 6 2012 when the West Valley Arts Council holds its first Botanical Drawing & Illustration Exhibit in historic downtown Glendale. The exhibition will feature select works embracing a wide variety of styles and techniques of this centuries-old art form. Patrons will observe how the various artists have used their talents to portray not only the many beautiful floral specimens but vegetables too. Enjoy perennial favorites like watercolor, pastel, oil, colored pencil, pencil work, and more. This exhibit is in partnership with the Arizona Science and Technology Festival and the City of Glendale/Glendale Arts Commission.

The exhibit will be held at the Gaslight Inn, located at 5747 W. Glendale Avenue, Glendale, AZ 85301.

 

WEST VALLEY ARTS COUNCIL CALL TO ARTISTS

FEB 10-MAR 16 Honoring Diverse Cultures Application Form

MAR 23-MAY 4 Great Masters Application Form

 

CITY OF SURPRISE

2012 Plein Air Painting Event, Arts is Alive Festival

Event Date Saturday, March 31, 2012

This event is open to any artist who paints using the Plein Air technique in oil, watercolor, acrylic, or pastel.  Plein Air (open air) paintings are executed outdoors from real life, as opposed to being painted from photographs in a studio.  Both painter and subject must be outdoors, and photographs are NOT used. 

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CITY OF GLENDALE OPPORTUNITIES

2012 Plein Air Competition at Glendale Chocolate Affaire

Event Date Saturday, February 4, 2012

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Request for Quotation - Illustrations for Glendale Tree Trail

Deadline January 17, 2012

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CITY OF PEORIA

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WEST VALLET ART MUSEUM/PEORIA ARTS COMMISSION

CELEBRATION OF ARTISTS 2012

Deadline February 3, 2012

Exhibition Dates March 16-May 17

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CITY OF GLENDALE ART CAMP 2012

Contact http://www.glendaleaz.com/arts/ArtistOpportunities.cfm

The City of Glendale is looking for enthusiastic teaching artists to conduct workshops for CITY OF GLENDALE / SUMMER ART CAMP 2012. A wide range of styles and mediums are welcome, restricted only by the limitations of our facilities. (i.e. drawing, painting, building, puppetry, sculpting, writing, music, folk etc.) A total of 16 workshops will be offered for two age groups: 6 – 9 year olds and 10 – 13 year olds.

 

2012 All-AZ CLAY JURIED EXHIBITION

Deadline January 31, 2012

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ART IS ALIVE IN SURPRISE

COMMUNITY ARTS & CRAFTS FESTIVAL

Event Date March 31 &  April 1, 2012

Deadline January 31, 2012

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ALPHAGRAPHICS IN PHOENIX SEEKS ARTISTS TO DISPLAY WORK IN LOBBY (45 day rotation)

Contact jlanser@alphagraphics.com

 

BIRT'S BISTRO & BOOKSTORE IN SURPRISE SEEKING ARTISTS AND CRAFTERS FOR GALLERY/BOOKSTORE

View Birt's Bistro & Bookstore Website

 

WEST VALLEY NATIONAL BANK SEEKING ARTISTS TO DISPLAY WORK IN LOBBY
Contact Melissa K. Jelaca, 623.535.2461

NEXT COFFEE COMPANY IN GLENDALE SEEKS ARTISTS TO DISPLAY WORK

Email 3-5 images and brief bio to Lauren Fisco, Director, lfisco@nextcoffeecompany.com

 


Etherton Gallery, Red: A Juried Invitational
Deadline February 1, 2012
Etherton Gallery invites Arizona artists over the age of 18 to submit work in any 2-dimensional media for consideration in Red: A Juried Invitational at the Temple Gallery in Tucson.

 

Organizations & Schools

Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust - Enriching Community Life
Contact Deadline January 12, 2012
Preliminary Proposal Deadline
February 2, 2012
The Trust supports: arts and cultural organizations whose program offerings primarily reach children and adults who might otherwise have limited access to participate; organizations and programs that add to the overall civic and cultural vitality of the community and strengthen the nonprofit sector’s effectiveness.