HAC’s mission is to support artists, especially at this time. Here you’ll find resources such as available grants, online classes, and virtual exhibition opportunities. For the most up-to-date information, please check back frequently and reach out to the contacts in individual listings or visit their websites.
Carmela Kolman Fellowship
CALLS FOR ARTISTS…..ARTS ON TERRY
EMPIRE OF ART – 2021 International Art Competition {Photography}
The New York Boyer Foundation is pleased to announce a call for submissions for the Art Competition: EMPIRE OF ART. Photographers must be 18 or older. Competition open to photographers from all around the world. Entry forms must be complete and submitted online only. When you have completed the form, you will be directed to a secure PayPal site. It is not necessary to open a PayPal account. Through the foundation PayPal account, you will be able to pay the entry fee with any credit/debit card securely. Application is not complete until payment has been received.
A non refundable fee of 50 dollars (members) and 75 dollars (non-members) is required for one to three images. Image requirements are: JPEGS or GIFS 300 dpi only. Label images as follows: LAST name_FIRST name_followed by the number that corresponds with that work placement on the entry form. For example: Smith_Mary_1. DO NOT include any other information in the name, such as title of work, etc. All the entries will be exhibited online, on the website of the Foundation. The deadline is September 1 and the results will be published September 8. Photographers who are not members, can become members at the time of entering the Art Competition. Click here for more information.
The Perks Dept. Presents Open Call for Local Artists
Free to submit. Commission-free sales opportunities. All mediums welcome. Work must be family-friendly and ready to hang. Include dimensions with submission info. Send submissions/questions to gaelen@g2dgroup.com.
National Endowment for the Arts
Check out available grant opportunities here
Emergency Relief Grant
CERF+ is offering emergency relief grants of up to $3,000. Those eligible to apply include craft artists, such as woodworkers, fiber artists, metalsmiths, glass artists, potters, and furniture makers. Learn more here
A Northport Art Collective
The Firefly Artists is a newly renovated cooperative gallery in Northport Village. For a monthly fee, artists are able to display and sell their work in the gallery. Artists working in all media, from paintings and ceramics to textiles and woodcuts, are welcome. The Firefly Artists offers more than just a gallery space, it also fosters a supportive artists’ community. Members spend a small amount of time per month gallery sitting. To apply, send at least six images of work or a link to a website to ktl@thefireflyartists.com. For more information, visit thefireflyartists.com.
Patchogue Arts Council- Paint the Great South Bay
- Email two photographs of themselves in front of the work at the painting location at the start of the piece and one image with the finished piece.
- Each photograph should also include the official PGSB 2021 date card filled out with the day’s date. (These cards will be included with registration packets)
- Email these images before drop off to info@patchoguearts.org.
- Friday, August 20 through Saturday, August 28, 2021
Click Here for more information and to purchase tickets
CHS Whaling Museum presents Juried Art Exhibit
Calling all local Artists: Be a part of our 85th Anniversary Celebration
Regional artists and craftspeople in all media are invited to participate in 10x10x85, a juried exhibition celebrating The Whaling Museum’s 85th Anniversary.
HOW: All works to be completed on 10×10 canvas (included with entry fee). All works are judged on an equal and anonymous basis.
ENTRY FEE: $20 (includes free 10×10 canvas to be picked up at museum)
ENTRY DEADLINE: September 15, 2021
EXHIBIT DATES: October 5- December 31, 2021
SUBJECT: Find a creative way to interpret or incorporate “85” (or 8 or 5) into your piece: 85 year old object in still life? Infinity? 5 person portrait? The finished work must use the 10 x 10 canvas as a base and be able to be hung on a wall, but beyond that, let your imagination soar!
JURORS: Award-winning painter and former art educator Margaret Minardi and watercolorist and art educator Elizabeth Fusco.
Click Here for the more information and entry form
NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowship
The NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowship is a $7,000 unrestricted cash grant available to artists living in New York State and/or one of the Indian Nations located therein. Applications for the 2021-22 award cycle will open in Fall 2021. The following categories will be reviewed:
- Architecture/Environmental Structures/Design
- Choreography
- Music/Sound
- Photography
- Playwriting/Screenwriting