Category: Artist Opportunities

Makers & Creative Artists Workshops – Clackamas County Arts Alliance (June 17 and 24, 2024)

Are you a maker or creative artist looking to turn your passion into a profitable venture? Operating a creative art business allows you to do what you love while earning an income. 

• June 17, 5:30 – 7:30 pm  Guest Speaker: Rob Campbell
• June 24, 5:30 – 7:30 pm – Guest Speakers: Raziah Roushan and Bryan Fuentez

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Wild Arts Festival 2024 (deadline is May 31, 2024)

Now in its 44th year, the Wild Arts Festival celebrates the natural world in art and books. This is one of the premier regional art shows featuring work focused on nature in both medium and theme. All proceeds of the Wild Arts Festival benefit the programs of Bird Alliance of Oregon (formerly Portland Audubon). 

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Best of the Northwest Fall Show 2024 (deadline is May 5, 2024)

The 36th annual Best of the Northwest FALL Show is Seattle’s Premier Art & Fine Craft show and will be held in-person at Hangar 30 in Warren G. Magnuson Park, Seattle. The 3-day event will take place November 8th – 10^th and is very well attended.

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Art and the Vineyard 2024 (deadline is May 3, 2024)

The 37th annual Art and the Vineyard Festival, presented by Maude Kerns Art Center, is the premier annual art and wine festival in the Southern Willamette Valley. The festival draws over 20,000 attendees and includes Artists’ Marketplace, Art For Your Garden, Wine Court, Beer Garden, Food Court, Youth Art Arena, Youth Stage, and Entertainment Stage. 
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Being Present – PCNW’s 26th Juried Exhibition (deadline is May 5, 2024)

Send us your best work for a chance to exhibit in the PCNW gallery! This year’s esteemed juror is Gail Gibson, art dealer and owner of G. Gibson Projects in Seattle, Washington. Professional, mid-career, and emerging lens-based artists from all communities are encouraged to submit work on any theme; all levels of experience and backgrounds are welcome and considered. 
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Mt Scott Community Center Stairwell & Main Lobby Area Artwork (deadline is April 24, 2024)

In partnership with City of Portland Parks & Recreation (PP&R), the Regional Arts & Culture Council (RACC) invites artists/artist teams living in Oregon and southern Washington to submit qualifications for a site-specific interior artwork in the main lobby at the soon-to-be renovated and expanded Mt Scott Community Center. One artist/artist team will be selected to create a 2-dimensional artwork along the lobby’s multi-story stairwell north-facing wall. 

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Garden Duet VI (deadline is April 30, 2024)

Two private gardens in inner SE Portland will be filled with stunning garden art crafted from reclaimed & recycled materials. 

The art must be composed of a minimum of 80% reclaimed material & can be functional or decorative. 

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Redmond Arts Festival 2024 (deadline is April 8, 2024)

VALA Eastside and Redmond Town Center invite artists, craftspeople, and designers in all categories to submit an application to participate in the 13th Annual Redmond Arts Festival at Redmond Town Center in Redmond, Washington. This three-day outdoor festival takes place July 12-14, 2024, and features approximately 60 artist booths, a community art project, and live entertainment. 

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Field Work: Trees and Water (deadline is April 12, 2024)

This exhibit will look at both subjects and the powerful visual language of contemporary photographers who are exploring and documenting these exciting subjects. There is a lot of space here for magical and poetic pictures, explore your technique and ideas, the gallery looks forward to hosting a dynamic and exciting exhibition.

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Water Media Juried Show (deadline is April 18, 2024)

This exhibition invites submissions in all types of water-soluble media, such as watercolor, gouache, acrylic, chalk pastel, etc.

Whether your watercolors drip and flow, or you dry brush acrylic paint, we want to see your work created in water-based media.

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Visual Poetry: Looking For Meaning. OSA Photography Showcase (deadline is March 21, 2024)

OSA is proud to present our 2024 Photography Exhibit, in partnership with Portland Photographers Forum. This year’s theme is Visual Poetry: Looking for the Meaning. How do your photos engage with the viewer? Do your photos tell a story? Do the images evoke feelings, memories, or a search for meaning?

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Festival of Arts in Gresham (deadline is March 31, 2024)

Let the Festival of Arts in Gresham bring thousands of the greatest attendees ever to you! Coming from near and far, our guests count the days until the next festival. Renamed and under new management by the nonprofit Center For The Arts Foundation, we’re pulling out all the stops to reinvigorate this annual event.

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Damascus Open Studios (deadline is March 1, 2024)

Damascus Open Studios is an annual event that allows guests to get a “sneak peek” into working artists‘ studios. It will be May 17-19, 2024. Learn More and Apply >>

Lake Oswego Open Studios (deadline is April 1, 2024)

Calling all artists who are creating 2-D and 3-D works of original design who have a studio or gallery space located in Lake Oswego or West Linn. Guess artists are also encouraged to apply. Dates: September 28-29, 2024 from 10-5pm. Learn More and Apply >>