Arts Wisconsin seeks nominations for 2019 Arts in the Community Awards presented in partnership with the League of Wisconsin Municipalities.

The eleventh annual Arts in the Community Awards, presented by Arts Wisconsin in partnership with the League of Wisconsin Municipalities, honor communities and civic leaders around the state for championing the arts, culture and creativity as integral to economic, educational and community vitality. The deadline to submit nominations is Friday, August 30, 2019. Visit www.artswisconsin.org for full nomination information.

The award winners will be recognized on Thursday, October 24, 2019 during the League of Wisconsin Municipalities' 121th annual conference, at the KI Center/Hyatt Regency in Green Bay, WI.

Arts Wisconsin is Wisconsin's voice for the arts, culture and creativity and the state's community cultural development organization. For over 25 years, Arts Wisconsin has worked to grow Wisconsin creatively through advocacy, service, development and connections. More info at www.artswisconsin.org.
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The League of Wisconsin Municipalities is a voluntary nonprofit and nonpartisan association of cities and villages that acts as an information clearinghouse, lobbying organization and legal resource for Wisconsin municipalities. More info at www.lwm-info.org.

Are you an artist in the Green Bay, WI area? Sign up to be placed in the Green Bay Artist Database. When opportunities arise, they pull artist from this database. Scroll down and click on "Call for Creative Talent form".
https://greenbaywi.gov/981/Artist-Database

​Calling all visual artists—from aficionados to seasoned professionals!
Deadline: May 10, 2019

The University of Minnesota's Dance Program is currently accepting proposals for a new mural for the lobby of the Barbara Barker Center for Dance. This award-winning building is dedicated primarily to dance education and research at the University. It also serves the larger Twin Cities performing arts community through rentals. In this 20th anniversary year of the building, program leadership has identified the need for a rejuvenation of its space. The purpose of the new, two-dimensional mural is to infuse the space with a sense of joy, energize all who enter, evoke the idea of movement, and simply inspire. The selected artwork is the centerpiece of this project, which also includes new lobby furnishings and photography installations throughout the building.
 
Any artist is welcome to submit a proposal. Preference will be given to artists with a connection to Minnesota. The program warmly invites all artists, including underrepresented and marginalized voices to submit their work for consideration. Artists at any stage of their career are also encouraged to apply.
 
For more information and specifics see the RFP (link), which includes the online form for submitting your bid.
Questions may be directed to Ana Morel, amorel@umn.edu.

Established Regional Artist GrantThe Established Regional Artist Grant Program provides larger project grants to working professional artists that represent the diversity of our region. For FY20, we plan to award 4 grants of $6,000.
Applications Open: April 19, 2019
Applications Deadline: Friday, May 31, 2019 at 4:30 p.m.
For Projects beginning August 1, 2019
The panel that reviews these proposals will make their decision based on the criteria set forward but will present a slate of projects that they think best fit the criteria as a whole.

For more information:  
​http://aracouncil.org/for-artists-grants-for-individuals/established-regional-artist-grant/?fbclid=IwAR3CtKue2c_y96JCA1O7lh2Z7Qf5dHqwio2RMkW007MxeBhKBxZd7bPW_Ok

Call for Artists - Annual Iroquois Indian Festival
March 15, 2019
Dear Artist,
Please join us at our 38th Annual Iroquois Festival, scheduled for Saturday & Sunday, August 31 & September 1 (Labor Day Weekend). This is an invitational event intended to showcase the high quality Iroquois art being produced today. In addition to visual artists and craftspeople, there will be dancers, storytellers, and food vendors. The Iroquois Indian Museum is a non-profit institution dedicated to educating the public about Iroquois culture, using Iroquois art as a window into culture. By participating in the Festival, you join us in a celebration of Iroquois creativity, and serve as a cultural ambassador to festival goers.

We will be requesting the same documentation for the sale of Native artwork that other museums and marketplace events require. All NEW artists wishing to participate in the Festival must submit PROOF OF IROQUOIS/HAUDENOSAUNEE ENROLLMENT or if non-enrolled, CERTIFICATION BY THE NATION OF HIS/HER IROQUOIS DESCENT with registration. While we admire the dedication of all those who create, our mission is specifically to promote Iroquois artisans and art.

Each artist will be provided a booth, consisting of two 6’ tables and 2 chairs set up under a large tent. If you require more tables, you must reserve them in advance and pay a fee of $10 per table. This year we are asking for cash or check payment in advance for your booth fee. The booth fee is: $100, which is payable in cash or check. You must reserve your booth by clicking the link:

https://gallery.mailchimp.com/…/2019_Festival_registration_…
and filling out the “Registration Form 2019” and sending it back along with your payment to the Museum. There are about 30 available booths, and they will be reserved on a first-come / first-serve basis. If you prefer to bring your own tent and tables you are welcome to set up next to the Museum tents.

The Festival is open 10 AM to 5 PM each day, rain or shine. If you agree to come to the festival we need, and expect, that you will be here for the entire Festival. Please bring enough inventory. The event is costly for the Museum to put on and many of our visitors travel a long distance to meet you.

The Festival is designed to show high quality work by Iroquois artists and craftspeople. Only Iroquois hand-made work should be displayed and sold. Preferably it should be your own work and your best. Handmade work from Iroquois members of your community is also acceptable. Imitations, commercial imports, and items made by non-native individuals are not permitted. Special requests, such as electricity, can sometimes be arranged in advance. We ask that you use our tables and park your vehicles in the areas we provide so that everyone can get around safely.

Lastly, if you find yourself traveling through the area this summer, please consider joining us any weekend to promote your art. While we will not have tents and tables available, you are welcome to set up your own and sell your work. Attendance is usually best when we have scheduled events. Check the calendar on our website for dates. There is no booth fee for setting up on these days.

We look forward to seeing you once again.
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Sincerely,

Stephanie Shultes
Director & Collections Curator


https://gallery.mailchimp.com/c96551a7d617bc8633ebe8262/files/136125e9-18ff-4ff2-9766-71df2c755a56/2019_Festival_registration_form.pdf

​Call for Artists! - Art Bench Project
Definitely De Pere seeks artists, designers, and makers from all backgrounds to create artistic benches for placement at various locations along downtown De Pere's main corridors. The ideal bench will provide respite and relaxation opportunities, and be both functional and artistically interesting.

$30,000 will be awarded to the chosen artist for the design and fabrication of approximately 6 - 10 benches, depending on scale and materials used the number could be less or more. Project specifications and entry criteria can be found here.

Please click here to learn more!
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Call for Artists! - Sculpture Walk
Sculpture Walk De Pere, a new project designed to integrate art to enliven the downtown streetscape, is an ongoing seasonal public art exhibit of original outdoor sculpture. Works will be on display June through October along the blocks of 100 South and 100 North Broadway Street.

Throughout the duration of the exhibit, the public will vote for the People's Choice Purchase Award (up to) $15,000. The winning sculpture will be purchased by Definitely De Pere at the end of the exhibit year for its permanent installation downtown. 

Participating artists will receive a $1,000 stipend for the use of their work. Complete details can be found here.
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Call for Artists! - The Art Garage - LOCAL 920

SUBMISSIONS DUE THURSDAY, MARCH 21

The Art Garage presents LOCAL 920 - an exhibit to celebrate and showcase the spectacular work of our talented Wisconsin resident artits inspired by Wisconsin. This exhibit will focus on Wisconsin's historic environment, landscape, agriculture and more. For details, click here.

Artist Reception and Grand Re-Opening 
Friday, April 5 @ 7pm
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Call for Artists! - Bergstrom-Mahler Museum of Glass
SUBMISSIONS DUE MARCH 31

The 45th Annual Bergstrom-Mahler Museum of Glass Arts Festival will be held on Sunday, July 21st, 2019 from 10am until 4pm at scenic Riverside Park in Neenah. The Arts Festival is a much loved Fox Valley tradition where friends and family gather, shop and relax all in support of the Arts in their community.


The juried festival features fine arts and crafts from artist across the region in a variety of media. It attracts approximately 5,000 patrons each year and features great food, children's activities and a beer garden with live bands on the lakeside lawn of the museum.

Proceeds from the event support educational programming at Bergstrom-Mahler Museum of Glass. For details, please click here.

Gov. Evers has proclaimed Tuesday, March 12, as Arts Day in Wisconsin. ​ To read more, click here!!!

For additional information, application and deadlines, CLICK HERE!!!

The 38th annual Artstreet will be held on August 23, 24 and 25, 2019 in downtown Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are looking for artist. The deadline to submit is March 11, 2019.
https://mosaicartsinc.org/artstreet/for-artists/

The Internship/Artist Residency Program at James May Gallery offers college, graduate students, emerging artists, or those interested in arts management and/or art history work experience in a professional gallery setting. James May Gallery is offering living space in exchange for 20 hours per week of work for the duration of one year. We are open to individuals, families and partners, and pets will be considered depending on the situation. 

We also consider internships for college credit.

Applications Due: March 1st 2019
Start Date: June 1st 2019
For more information visit our website: www.jamesmaygallery.com

 The mission of the Art Garage is to encourage an appreciation for and participation in the visual, performing and literary arts. More specifically, as part of the Olde Main Redevelopment District, the Art Garage is helping to bring value back to the area along with many other businesses and private property owners who want to reclaim rather than demolish our city’s history.

The Art Garage is hoping to undertake a public art mural on our Main Street building during the 2019 year! For this mural, we would like to focus on the unity of our community at our Three Corners location. The Art Garage is a welcoming neighbor to the diverse populations within our community and proudly displays “Everyone Welcome” on our front door. Unity is defined as the state of being united or joined as a whole. The word unity is a call for people of every gender, race, and disability to come together. With the concept of our new logo, a finger print to recognize the identity of each individual in our community, we would like to incorporate different finger prints into our design to show diversity. 

We hope to represent all of the unique cultures and ethnicities in an original, artistic design.

If you are interested in working with the Art Garage in developing a public art mural, please contact us at:
info@theartgarage.org or (920)448-6800 for more information

A contest just for Wisconsin writers!
Send your best fiction and poetry to Wisconsin's largest and longest-running writing contests, hosted by Wisconsin People & Ideas, the quarterly magazine of the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts & Letters. Contest winners in both the fiction and poetry categories receive awards of $500 to $100, publication in Wisconsin People & Ideas, and a reading at the Wisconsin Book Festival. First-place winners in both categories each receive a one-week writers’ residency at Shake Rag Alley Center for the Arts in Mineral Point. Submission are being accepted until 11:59 pm on March 15, 2019.
​​Click here for more information!!!