Click here for our list of Louisiana Cultural Organizations, from A to Z.
Please play part in celebrating the arts by helping this great organization reach its goal of signing on 1 million arts advocates in time for the November 2012 elections. The Arts Action Fund is the only national organization in the country that mobilizes Americans in the fight for arts funding and arts education both in ... read more →
At Loyola each Monday, the Music Industry Program puts on forum, which consists of some major guests in the music business getting interviewed and sharing their advice and experiences. These Music Industry forums are held each Monday from 5pm-6pm in the Nunemaker Auditorium, Monroe Hall at Loyola University 6363 St. Charles. These forums are open to the community.
When: Every Monday ... read more →
The internet, YouTube, Ebay, and Facebook are great ways for artists to share their artwork, but there is a downside also: increased piracy of your artwork. Recently, the Arts Council and attorney and ELLA Project pro bono volunteerJohn H. Norris presented our latest webinar, Protecting your Art Online. The webinar lasts about 30 minutes and addresses:
Understanding online copyright infringement.
Problems from ... read more →
Deadline: March 2, 2012
Event Date: March 31, 2012
Ecole Bilingue de la Nouvelle-Orlèans is hosting its annual Fête Française, the only festival celebrating the French heritage of New Orleans. Every year, thousands of locals and tourists attend Fête Française to enjoy haute cuisine, grand entertainment from some of Louisiana’s most notable musicians, an arts market, a ... read more →
Deadline May 2, 2012
Show Dates: September 21-23, 2012
Application fee: $35
One of the longest-running art festivals in the country, the Plaza Art Fair is in its 81st year. Enjoyed by artists for its knowledgeable crowds, attentive staff and beautiful location on the historic Country Club Plaza in Kansas City, Missouri, the Plaza Art Fair attracts 300,000 ... read more →
Deadline February 29, 2012
Festival Dates: May 12 and 13, 2012
Application Fee: $35
GumTree Festival is a Mother’s Day Tradition for Northeast Mississippi, and our Juried Fine Arts Festival is celebrating its 41st Anniversary this May. Featuring painting, ceramics, sculpture, photography, jewelry, and traditional crafts.
For more information, please visit http://gumtreefestival.com/ or apply through www.zapplication.org
Application deadline May 31, 2012
Show Dates: October 20-21, 2012
Application fee: $35
Since 1984, this organization and its associated organizations have successfully presented the Mid South’s rich cultural diversity and talent for the public’s entertainment, education and enjoyment. The event, which is produced by Experience Art in Memphis and the South Main Association, is the Mid South’s ... read more →
Application Deadline: April 23rd 2012
Events Dates: September 15-16th, 2012
Application fee: $25
The Atlanta Arts Festival is hosting its annual fine art / fine craft show this September in historic Piedmont Park. You are invited to apply to become one of 200 jury selected participants. Produced by a highly qualified professional staff and a strong pool of ... read more →
In June 2012, the Gulf Coast Marketplace, an e-commerce solution for community recovery, will host its first live festival featuring the talents of Louisiana artists, craftsmen, authors, musicians and other micro-enterprises. The indoor festival will feature art, crafts, live music and food and will take place on June 23rd and June 24th at the Houma-Terrebonne Civic Center.
The Gulf Coast Marketplace, @gulfcoastmarket, is being developed as a ... read more →
The seventh annual Old Algiers RiverFest, celebrating the Mississippi River and the rich musical heritage of Old Algiers, will be presented on the first weekend in April… Saturday and Sunday, April 2 & 3, 2011.
You are invited to submit an application to participate as an art vendor for RiverFest 2011
The fee for participating as an ... read more →
Deadline March 1, 2012
Residencies of an average of one month for visual artists, writers, and composers. Residency provides housing and studio; artist responsible for food, travel, and materials. No fee.
For more information, please visit www.albeefoundation.org
Opportunity courtesy of WomenArts, www.womenarts.org
Deadline April 1, 2012
The John Michael Kohler Arts/Industry residency is a long-term residency in Kohler, Wisconsin. The residency is open to visual artists worldwide. Applications are accepted year-round, but there is a deadline of April 1 for residencies in the following calendar year.
Artists-in-residence may work in the Kohler Co. Pottery, Iron and Brass Foundries, and ... read more →
Deadline February 28, 2012
Center is in Omaha, NE. The Bemis Center provides Artists-in-Residence with the gift of time, space and support.
From the beginning, the art-making process has been the highest priority at the Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, where both the atmosphere and environment offer ideal situations for creative growth and experimentation. Artists from around ... read more →
Four six-week residencies which include a stipend and supply budget are to be offered between September 2012 and April 2013. The deadline for submissions is May 18, 2012.
To download the application, please click HERE. With questions or for more information please email applications@astudiointhewoods.org
Ebb & Flow is a 6-week residency based on the premise that Southern Louisiana can be ... read more →
Deadline July 22, 2011
Zion National Park in Utah is now accepting applications for four-week residencies during its upcoming residency season. Applicants can indicate which of the four designated sessions they would prefer: October 17-November 13, 2011; February 6-March 4, 2012; April 2-April 29, 2012; and October 15-November 11, 2012. While in residence, artists live in ... read more →
Program Coordinator needed to assist Louisiana Cultural Economy Foundation’s Healthcare Initiative Director for immediate placement. Organizational and people skills a must. Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, Publisher, PowerPoint experience a plus. 30hrs/week and must be able to be flexible enough to work some night or weekend events. Please email resume and cover letter to kathy@culturaleconomy.org for immediate interview ... read more →
The Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities seeks a talented Associate Media Editor to join our creative team in producing KnowLA – The Online Encyclopedia of Louisiana History and Culture, and Louisiana Cultural Vistas, an award-winning quarterly arts and culture magazine in print for 23 years. This person will assist the Senior Media Editor with a ... read more →
Are you a Louisiana musician who records original music? Are you looking for ways to get your music used in film and TV productions? Do you want more festival gigs? Then join the Jazz & Heritage Talent Exchange – a free service of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation.
Now more than ever, movies and ... read more →
VSA, the international organization on arts and disability, is seeking outstanding visual and performing teaching artists with disabilities for the 2011-12 Teaching Artist Fellowship program.
The program recognizes the value teaching artists in integrating the arts into education, and seeks to enable artists with disabilities to serve as role models of diversity, expression, and inclusive learning ... read more →
Deadline March 1, 2012
The Regional Touring program is an opportunity for presenting arts organizations in South Arts’ nine-state region to receive fee support to present performing artists from outside of the presenter’s state. Touring support is awarded to theatre, music, opera, musical theatre, and dance projects that contain both a public performance and an educational ... read more →
Deadline April 2, 2012
The Louisiana Endowment for the Humanitiesis now accepting applications for Fall 2012 programs in Louisiana. Public libraries, schools, community centers, and other public institutions are encouraged to apply. PRIME TIME Family Reading Time is a unique humanities-focused and outcomes-based family literacy program. Created by the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities (LEH) in ... read more →
Deadline March 1, 2012
The National Dance Project (NDP), administered by the New England Foundation for the Arts, enhances the living, growing discipline of contemporary dance by supporting the production and presentation of dance throughout the United States. NDP’s Production Grants fund the creation of new dance work that will tour nationally by supporting costs incurred ... read more →
Deadline March 1, 2012
The Stabilization Program seeks to support nonprofit 501(c)3 arts organizations that help to create, present, and preserve the various unique arts resources that make up Louisiana. The Stabilization Program provides grants to arts organizations that have made an impact locally, statewide, regionally, nationally, or internationally. Stabilization grants provide general operating funds in ... read more →
The Michael P. Smith Fund for Documentary Photography will begin accepting applications for the 2012 $5000 grant , February 1 through March 30, 2012.
New Orleans, LA (February 24, 2012) – The New Orleans Alliance (NOPA) is proud to announce a call for applications for the Michael P. Smith Fund for Documentary Photography (MPS Fund) 2012 ... read more →
Intent to apply forms must be submitted via email by March 1, 2012. The deadline for full applications is April 5, 2012.
The Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation’s Exhibition Award supports innovative art exhibitions throughout the United States that challenge convention through the exploration of critical ideas in contemporary art. Curators partnered with an established nonprofit exhibition ... read more →
Application Deadline: October 10, 2011
The Threadhead Records Foundation Grant Funding program provides funding to musicians, artists, and others involved in endeavors relating to music and other artistic expressions whose work is in the tradition of preserving, promoting and disseminating the cultural heritage of New Orleans and the surrounding area of Louisiana. Specifically, Threadhead Records Foundation ... read more →
Application Deadline: October 14, 2011 U.S. presenters engaging U.S. jazz ensembles may apply for support from this program. Priority is given to projects presenting adventurous music and/or projects that represent new directions for the presenter. Additional incentives are available to presenters that invite an ensemble to perform its CMA New Jazz Works commission. FAQs, Guidelines, and Application [Word ... read more →
Application Deadline: March 9, 2012
Offering support for the creation and performance of new chamber works by U.S. jazz ensembles, this program also funds activities that extend the life of the work and encourages the development of career-related business skills over a three-year period.
Sample of 2011 FAQs, Guidelines, and Application [Word | PDF]
Application Workshop Schedule
Administer Your Award
Grant Recipients
Recent Panelists
Made possible with ... read more →
Application Deadline: November 18, 2011
This program supports residency projects in which jazz, classical/contemporary, and world ensemble music are presented outside traditional performance venues and in community settings, with the goal of increasing audience appreciation and awareness of small ensemble music. Applicants collaborate with community organizations to design in-depth activities for participants of various ages and ... read more →
The Ford Foundation has announced the launch of JustFilms, a five-year, $50 million initiative to help find and support a new generation of filmmakers whose works address urgent social issues.
The initiative will invest $10 million a year over the next five years to support and expand the community of filmmakers and mediamakers around the world ... read more →
Grants accepted quarterly.
Grants are available for any arts-related endeavors, but are particularly aimed at schools and educational institutes that are active in the performing arts, including music, drama, and dance, as well as related areas such as acting, directing, writing, and producing.
Most grants will fall in the range of $500 to $5,000 but other amounts ... read more →
Deadline April 16, 2012
Save Our Cemeteries is now accepting submissions for its 20th annual Cemeteryscape photography contest and exhibit. Photographers will compete for up to $2,000 in cash and prizes. For entry requirements and deadlines, visitwww.cemeteryscape.org or e-mail membership@saveourcemeteries.org.
Deadline March 31, 2012
The St. Tammany Art Association announces the 47th National Juried Exhibit July 14-August 11, 2012, awarding over $1000 cash and other prizes. Juried by Miranda Lash, Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art at the New Orleans Museum of Art. Entries are accepted March 1-31, 2012.
Open to all artists 18+ in the United ... read more →
Deadline March 30, 2012
The Cincinnati Art Museum announces the Marjorie Schiele Prize, a triennial competition that honors the work and legacy of Marjorie Schiele, a Cincinnati artist whose generous bequest established it. Eligibility is restricted to living artists who present a vision or model for transforming our present reality by stretching the limitations of painting ... read more →
Deadline February 24, 2012
One Beat is an initiative of the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, administered by Bang on a Can’s Found Sound Nation. OneBeat builds on Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton’s vision of “smart power” diplomacy. It embraces the use of a full range of diplomatic tools, including ... read more →
Open call
All women artists residing in Louisiana are invited to participate in a state-wide non-juried visual art exhibition celebrating Femme Fest 2012. Held at the Jazz and Heritage Foundation Gallery Mar. 30-Apr. 21, the Femme Fest 2012 art exhibit is sponsored by Jazz and Heritage Foundation and organized by the Women’s Caucus for Art of ... read more →
‘Nique Gifts and Crafts is an up and coming gifts and crafts store in Kenner, on Williams Blvd. just off I-10. We are looking for unique handmade items from local artists, artisans, photographers and crafters who would like to sell their creations in our store on a consignment basis. We are looking to sell items ... read more →
Deadline November 15, 2011
French Quarter Festival (FQF) 2012 is now taking applications from artists interested in performing at next year’s festival. The application is on the festival’s website. FQF is also soliciting band sponsors this year to support the live music at the festival. In the past, many bands had to find their own sponsors.
For ... read more →
Deadline Friday, September 23 at 5pm
The North Central Louisiana Arts Council in Ruston, LA is now accepting applications from artists to participate in our 14th annual Holiday Arts Tour, a multidisciplinary arts weekend that showcases the talent of artists and musicians, and allows them to interact with the public and sell their work. Each artist is ... read more →
Each month, the work of a Louisiana cultural worker appears as the featured image on our digital newsletter, CulturalConnections. You can see our featured image gallery here.
Are you a Louisiana cultural worker? Send us a picture that struts your stuff! All artistic disciplines are eligible! If you are a chef, maybe you have a photo of ... read more →
Open House Music is pleased to announce a Call to Artists to participate in exhibitions and site specific installations over the next year. Open House Music is seeking up and coming artists in all mediums including painting, sculpture, glass, metal work, photography, video, mixed media and installation art. Exhibitions will be in conjunction with Open ... read more →
Open deadline
MSU Department of Art seeks early to mid-career artists showing nationally, preferably BFA/MFA with a solid body of work. No application fee. Send CD of 20 recent images, title, descriptions , resume, letter of interest and artist statement to:
MSU Galleries
Department of Art
P.O. Box 5182
Mississippi State, MS
39762
Questions: email to rring@caad.msstate.edu
Rolling Deadline
1911 Historic City Hall Arts & Cultural Center wants to provide exposure and a venue to exhibit art shows from artists throughout our community.
This will be an ongoing project with no deadline until further notice. Gallery space will be dedicated for local exhibitions. Each show will hang for a 6-8 week period. There is ... read more →
