artist opportunities
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CALL FOR ENTRIES
Annual Artist Choice Show
Hosted by the Anton Art Center
501(c)(3) Nonprofit organization | Mount Clemens, MI
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About: The Anton Art Center is accepting up to (2) submissions per artist. Open to new or existing members of participating artist groups: LPC, MCAA, RGA, STFAS, and WTCFA (membership information). Open to all media. Open September 2 - October 16, 2025. Juror Martine MacDonald.
Entry fee: $15 per artist
How to apply: Deliver entry form, artwork, and fee on receiving day at the Anton Art Center
Deadline/Receiving Day: Wednesday, August 20, 2025, 12-5pm
Contact: Stephanie Hazzard, 586-469-8666, sahazzard@theartcenter.org
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GRANT FUNDING OPPORTUNITY
Investing in Artists: Tools & Equipment
Hosted by the Center for Cultural Innovation
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About: The program will award grants of $1,000-$5,000 to individual craft artists to purchase artistic tools and equipment that support their ability to make object-based work. Open to individual craft artists, folk and traditional artists, and craftspeople in the United States and its Territories, with geographic eligibility rotating over the 2024-2026 funding cycle.
Deadline: August 8, 2025, 2:59PM ET
Contact: grants@cciarts.org or 213-870-7129
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CALL FOR ARTISTS
Holiday Market 2025
Hosted by the Anton Art Center
501(c)(3) Nonprofit organization | Mount Clemens, MI
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About: The Anton Art Center is seeking artists and crafters to apply for inclusion in our annual Holiday Market event. Mediums may include wood, glass, jewelry, ceramics, drawing, painting, mosaics, and more. Open to the public November 18 - December 21, 2025.
Entry fee: $25 per artist
How to apply: Return entry form, (3) sample artwork images, and entry fee by deadline.
Deadline: September 20, 2025
Contact: 586-469-8666 or artmarket@theartcenter.org
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CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS
Hosted by the Anton Art Center
Non-profit organization | Mount Clemens, MI
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About: The Anton Art Center is seeking volunteers for a variety of opportunities, such as supporting our gift shop sales, artwork receiving or pick-up, gallery preparation, exhibit receptions, classes, community engagement events, and more.
Visit: Join us for one of our open orientation meetings to learn more, tour the space, and meet the staff!
Cost: None
How to apply: Submit a Volunteer Application online. Opportunities are shared via email and posted via SignUp Genius online.
Contact: Anton Art Center Staff, volunteer@theartcenter.org, 586-469-8666
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CALL FOR ART INSTRUCTORS &
CLASS PROPOSALS
Hosted by the Anton Art Center
Non-profit organization | Mount Clemens, MI
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About: The Anton Art Center is seeking art instructors and is accepting class proposal submissions for review. Mediums may include jewelry, drawing, painting, mosaics, and more. We offer flexible schedules, lesson plan assistance, training, supplies, registration administration, and marketing support. Our classes are scheduled up to four or so months in advance. Classes and workshops vary from one day only to one day a week for six or eight weeks, depending on class type and classroom availability.
Cost: None
How to apply: Submit a completed Class Proposal Form and resume by mail or email.
Contact: Peggy DiMercurio, Anton Art Center Education & Community Engagement Manager, pdimercurio@theartcenter.org, 586-469-8666
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CALL FOR EXHIBITION PROPOSALS
Hosted by the Anton Art Center
Non-profit organization | Mount Clemens, MI
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About: The Anton Art Center is accepting exhibition proposal submissions for review from individual artists, artist groups, or guest curators. Applications are reviewed for a variety of limited available exhibition slots, typically between 10 to 24 months in advance. Exhibitions slots vary from 4-8 weeks for each of our two gallery spaces (Level 1 and Level 2). Proposals may be for one or both of the gallery floors.
Cost: None
How to apply: Submit the Exhibition Proposal Form by mail or email.
Contact: Stephanie Hazzard, Anton Art Center Exhibition Manager, sahazzard@theartcenter.org, 586-469-8666
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