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April 26, 2024

2024 New Jersey Arts Annual: Exploring Our Connections | Open Call for New Jersey Artists | Montclair Art Museum (MAM) presents the 2024 New Jersey Arts Annual (NJAA) in partnership with the New Jersey State Council on the Arts. The NJAA is a unique series of exhibitions highlighting the State’s visual and performing artists. In partnership with major museums around the state, one exhibition takes place each year, alternating between host institutions. These exhibitions are open to any artist currently living or working in New Jersey. The NJAA series is sponsored by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, a partner agency of the National Endowment of the Arts. Since 1984, the New Jersey State Arts Council has co-sponsored the prestigious Annual in keeping with its mission to encourage and foster public interest in the arts, promote freedom of expression in the arts, and to facilitate the inclusion of art in every building in New Jersey. | Deadline: April 29 | Application

South Jersey Cultural Alliance | Coffee Shop Chats | Our next Coffee Shop Chat will be at HayDay Coffee in Atlantic City on April 27, 2024, from 10 AM to noon!| Register here

The FAF Coalition | aLot of Art Call for Artists | Back by Popular demand, aLOT of Art is a wonderful interactive program where 16 artists over 5 events create large-scale art murals LIVE, during LOT 323. The finished product will become a part of our outdoor gallery for the season and will be available for sale. This is not a competition, it is just love for art and the creative process. Come and enjoy the experience this concept as well as the incredible talent. Select artists will be eligible to enter their painting into our Fall Art Auction! | Application | Deadline: Ongoing

Heart of Camden | Community Paint Days | Join Heart of Camden and the We Live Here Artists as we beautify vacant properties in Waterfront South with art! You bring painting clothes and a good attitude and we bring everything else! Meet at Heart of Camden on Sundays May 5th and June 9th, 2024 at 1840 Broadway.

Powell Lane Arts | Bird is the Word | What’s there to say? Sometimes Bird just really is the word. And sometimes you just have to have some bird art. We’re making a (bird) call for art featuring birds, nests, flight, environment, song, perspective, etc. | Application | Deadline: July 20, 2024

Field Projects | Open Call Summer 2024 | Field Projects is pleased to announce our SUMMER 2024 Open Call! Emerging and mid-career artists are invited to submit their work for consideration in our group exhibition. All submissions will be considered for the Exhibition and the accompanying Online Exhibition. Simultaneously, Field Projects Panel will be considering the submissions for future Solo Shows, Art Fairs, Group Shows, Off-site Exhibitions, feature on our social media and our studio visit program (NY Artists). About 85% of the artists we have shown at Field Project are discovered through the open call process. Believe in the PROCESS! | Application | Deadline: May 12, 2024

New Jersey State Council on the Arts | Exploring our Connections Arts Annual | Call for artists! Sponsored by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, the 2024 Arts Annual is open to New Jersey artists working in any medium (visual, audio, video) who wish to broadly explore the themes of family, community, and belonging in relation to diversity and inclusion. Hosted by Montclair Art Museum, the exhibition complements a concurrent show of historic, modern, and contemporary artworks from MAM’s collection: Family, Community, Belonging: Works From the Collection. | Application | Deadline: April 29, 20204

South Jersey Artist Collective | Call for Art Beyond the Here and Now - Juried Annual Exhibition and Pop Up Print Sale | How does the act of reproduction impact the value and meaning of a work of art? The South Jersey Artist Collective is seeking submissions for our upcoming juried annual art show, Beyond the HERE and NOW: Originals and Reproductions. Mechanically reproducing an artwork opens up new possibilities for meaning and expression separate from its original intention and changes the relationship between the work and its audience. This exhibition will explore these ideas by presenting original artwork in any medium next to its high quality, 12” x18” digitally printed counterpart. In a world where technology allows for endless reproduction and manipulation of images, how does the act of reproduction impact the value and meaning of a work of art? We invite South Jersey artists working in all mediums to submit work including time based formats such as film, video, animation, 3-D forms, born-digital, and even sound. Our challenge will be how to best represent your work in print form. (We can work on this aspect together once the work has been selected.)| Application | Deadline: May 10, 2024

Arts Guild NJ | Call for Artists | Arts Guild NJ & The Union House have partnered to bring First Fridays to Burlington City and we are seeking local Burlington County artists to exhibit. | Deadline: May 15, 2024 | Application

Arts Guild NJ | Open Call for Music | Arts Guild New Jersey, Pearl Pointe Apartments and Main Street Food Truck Tuesdays bring 200+ attendees to the Burlington City waterfront to enjoy music, food and community. Arts Guild is seeking submissions for all family-friendly music genres. | Deadline: May 15, 2024 | Application

Art Goes to Town Juried Fine Arts & Craft Fair | Call for Artists | Join us Saturday April 27, 2024 as we bring some of the area's finest artists together for this annual Art Goes to Town FIne Arts and Craft Fair at Taunton Forge. Presented by Lesha Studios | ELM Gallery and The Village at Taunton Forge. This fair is held in the destination town of Medford, NJ which draws visitors from Philadelphia to the Jersey Shore. This is an outdoor rain or shine event. As an accepted artist, you will be listed in the online and printed show directory with your contact information and link to your website. You and your work may be included in our marketing unless you indicate otherwise. | Deadline: March 31, 2024 | Application

Medford Arts | 2024 Art of the Flower Juried Exhibition Online & In Gallery | Medford Arts Center is accepting work for the juried exhibition Art of the Flower. The exhibition will be juried by Phillip Carroll whose work is collected by the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts and all work accepted will be juried for awards. Artists can submit up to 3 pieces and are open to all media. | Deadline: April 1, 2024 | Application

Composers Guild of New Jersey | Call for New Jersey Composers | Commissioning opportunity to write a new 5-7 minute piece for string quartet for performance and recording by members of the New Brunswick Chamber Orchestra (NBCO) in the fall of 2024. CGNJ and the NBCO will choose one composer jointly and give $1,000 on delivery of the score and parts. Deadline: March 15, 2024 | Application

Vineland Public Library | Call for Arts | Vineland Public Library welcomes the use of its facilities for art exhibitions and displays. The library seeks artists and photographers to display their art in its Doris Tripp Room, which features 64 running feet of exhibit area. Also available are two glass display cases for exhibitions of artwork, crafts, nonprofit displays, and collections of unique, interesting or historical items. | Application | Deadline: Ongoing

Philadelphia Magic Gardens | The Julia Zagar Residency for Women Artists was developed in 2016 by community leader, entrepreneur, and arts supporter, Julia Zagar. A trip to Mexico when she was 19 years old ignited Zagar’s lifelong passion for the country and its culture, and she later received her BFA from The University of the Americas in Mexico City. This experience, followed by three years of service in the Peace Corps in Peru in the 1960s prompted her support of international folk artists and the collection of their work. For the last 50 years Zagar has cultivated relationships with artisans throughout Latin America, encouraging their work and exposing Philadelphia to their talent. The goal of the residency is to support contemporary female artists working in the tradition of handcrafting and folk art, with a particular focus on Mexican and South American artisans. Those selected are invited to stay in Philadelphia, engage with the city, and present an exhibition at Philadelphia’s Magic Gardens. | Deadline: March 31, 2024 | Application

The Clay Studio Resident Artist Program | The Clay Studio Resident Artist Program offers individuals the opportunity to further develop their work, to establish professional contacts and standards, and to work within a community of like-minded individuals in an urban environment for up to three years. The program is designed to reflect a range of experiences and diverse aesthetic approaches, cultures and perspectives. The Clay Studio Resident Artist Program assists artists to become successful members of the Philadelphia art community, while making national and international connections. To engage with the community, Residents will give hours to teach classes, workshops, and public demonstrations, offer mentorship to younger artists, and organize group critiques. The Residents will teach in the drop-in Community Studio, where free weekly classes will be offered to our local neighbors. These opportunities will channel the Residents' creative energy into different aspects of the organization, inspiring and energizing thousands of our students and community members. The value to the Residents themselves is a greater array of professional experience, adding new tools that will lead to success in their careers as they move on from The Clay Studio. Additionally, the direct interaction with the larger community will create a more profound sense of accountability to the field at large, laying the foundation for the best kind of citizenship in the art world. To Apply Submit a single PDF by email to jzwilling@theclaystudio.org that includes the following: Personal contact information, Resume, Artist statement, A personal statement telling us why you are applying to The Clay Studio, how it will benefit you, and what you feel you have to contribute to The Clay Studio community (250-500 words), Ten digital images - each marked with title, medium, size, date, and a description or statement for each, Three references (contact information, no need for letters)| Deadline: April 1, 2024 | Application

Moore College of Art & Design | The Summer Artist / Educator Residency (SAER) Residency (June 24 – July 1, 2024) is Moore College of Art & Design's artist residency for nationwide art educators of all genders. This week-long studio-based artist residency is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Our focus is to uplift creative educators with professional development hours and dedicated studio space to experiment, research, and reflect. This dynamic environment gives educators dedicated time to make art, create connections with peers, and discover new skills for the classroom. During this week-long experience, you’ll earn 40+ professional development hours (PA Act 48-eligible) and 3 transferrable graduate-level college credits PLUS 24-hour access to dedicated studio space with natural lighting in Moore’s Fine Arts studios. This program includes facilitator-led creative workshops, field trips, invigorating speaker series & catered lunches. | Deadline: April 15, 2024 | Application

Powell Lane Arts | Materials Matter | Call for Artists| Call for artwork that reflects its materials. Application | Deadline: April 13, 2024

Long Beach Island Foundation | 35 under 35 | Call for Artists |The Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts & Sciences, Loveladies, New Jersey, invites applications to "35 Under 35", 2024, a Juried Exhibition. The competition and exhibition are open to artists 18 to 35 years of age who currently work and live in NJ, PA, NY or CT. Three cash Prizes and three Honorable Mentions will be awarded by the Juror. Thirty-five artworks will be selected. Mediums eligible for submission includes drawing, painting, hand pulled prints, photography, mixed media, wall-hung 2D constructions in the crafts, video, computer generated digital work displayed as prints. | Application | Deadline: May 10, 2024

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