OPPORTUNITIES
JOBS IN THE ARTS
Palm Springs Life Magazine
Palm Springs Life Magazine is hiring--Online Event Coordinator, Event Coordinator, and a Visuals Coordinator-Print and Digital. Read job descriptions and details here.
Director of Development
Desert X is seeking a Director of Development, responsible for advancing the Desert X mission by identifying, cultivating and soliciting major gift prospects and overseeing fundraising events. Read job description and details here.
Palm Springs International Film Society
Palm Springs International Film Society is hiring for their 2020 Palm Springs International Film Festival. Read job descriptions and details here.
Art Sales Consultant – Palm Springs
Elena Bulatova Art seeks an art sales consultant to join its gallery in Palm Springs.
Instructional Lab Technician – 3D Art
College of the Desert seeks an Instructional Lab Technician in the Arts & Media Department. Read job description and apply here.
Ceramics Instructor (part time)
College of the Desert seeks a part-time Ceramics Instructor in the Arts & Media Department. Read job description and apply here.
Media Production Instructor (part time)
College of the Desert seeks a part-time Media Production Instructor in the Arts & Media Department. Read job description and apply here.
Stagecraft Instructor (part time)
College of the Desert seeks a part-time Stagecraft Instructor in the Theatre Department. Read job description and qualifications, and apply online here.
CALLS FOR ARTISTS
18th Annual Indian Wells Arts Festival
Artist applications are being accepted for the 18th Annual Indian Wells Arts Festival. Deadline to Apply Primary Jury: October 21, 2019. See application details online here.
Palm Springs Opera Guild
Palm Springs Opera Guild's 36th Annual Vocal Competition is accepting applications and vocalists. Submit application online here by Oct. 6, 2019 to qualify for the $30,000 in cash scholarships being awarded at the finals.
City of La Quinta Public Art Program
The City of La Quinta's Public Art Program seeks to establish a new pre-qualified list of emerging and established artist and artist teams for its inaugural Pre-Qualified Artist List. See website for details.
College of the Desert - Marks Art Center
College of the Desert's Marks Art Center welcomes artwork submissions for the exhibition 'Stonewall 50: Half a Century of LGBTQ Activism', Oct. 14--Nov. 14, 2019. See eligibility and submission guidelines here. Deadline: Sep. 30, 2019. Contact: dagoetz@collegeofthedesert.edu.
'Bee Our Guest' Exhibition – Cathedral City
S.C.R.A.P. Gallery welcomes artwork submissions for the exhibition Bee Our Guest, opening Sep. 21, 2019. The show explores the impacts of pollution, pesticides, habitat loss, and climate change that threaten the survival of the bee species. Contact karen@scrapgallery.org.
Art on Main Street – Old Town La Quinta
Artist applications are being accepted for Art on Main Street - Old Town La Quinta, 2019-2020. See website for application details.
19th Annual Rancho Mirage Art Affaire
Artist applications are being accepted for the 19th Annual Rancho Mirage Art Affaire, Nov. 9–10, 2019, at the Rancho Mirage Community Park. Deadline: September 17, 2019. See application details on ZAPPlication.
Indio Senior Center
Indio Senior Center seeks artists for exhibition consideration. Artists install between 12 and 18 pieces (depending on size) in all media. Contact Nancy Vance at 760-391-4170 or nvance@indio.org.
Palm Desert Artist Registry
The city of Palm Desert welcomes artists to apply to the artist registry. Inquire to: Amy Lawrence, Management Analyst, Attn: Community Gallery, City of Palm Desert, 73510 Fred Waring Drive, Palm Desert, CA 92260. Information: 760-837-1664, alawrence@cityofpalmdesert.org
CaFÉ for Artists
Call for Entry, or CaFÉ™, a service of the Western States Arts Federation, is an online application and adjudication system for managing calls for entry. It's designed for artists and arts administrators.
The Art Deadlines List
Public art commissions, art competitions, art jobs and internships, art scholarships and grants and fellowships, residencies, art festivals, call for entries/proposals/projects, and other opportunities, in all disciplines, for art students, art teachers, and artists of all ages, all skill levels, in all disciplines, everywhere. Click to search
ARTIST RESIDENCIES
Offers a residency for artists working across diverse media and the freedom to explore their practice in an open and welcoming framework. Read more
Invites artists to produce site-specific works alongside the San Andreas Fault Line. Read more
Joshua Tree Highlands Artist Residency
Invites artists from around the world to create work amidst the beauty of Joshua Tree National Park. Read more
Brings emerging artists of merit from around the world to the Coachella Valley to create art interventions inspired by their experience here. Read more
GRANTS & FELLOWSHIPS
City of Indio
Community Grant/Sponsorship program 2019-2020 funding available to nonprofit organizations or local governmental agencies. Deadline: Sep. 30, 2019. Information
City of Rancho Mirage
Nonprofit funding 2019-2020 available to community groups and organizations that provide special activities, programs or services to the citizens of the community. Deadline: Sep. 30, 2019. Information
California Humanities
Humanities for All is a grant program that supports locally-initiated public humanities projects. Information
Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant
Pollock-Krasner grants enable artists to create work, purchase materials and pay for studio rent as well as personal and medical expenses. Information