Artist Opportunities: April
Hello, Artists of the Roaring Fork Valley and beyond,
New opportunities for Local Creative Involvement below...please share with other creatives!
Seeking Artists for Carbondale Mountain Fair Valley Artists’ Booth
Due May 15
The 2024 Valley Artists' Booth will be at the 53rd Annual Mountain Fair here in Carbondale on July 26-28. The shared booth allows local artists to exhibit and sell their artwork in a cooperative, inexpensive way. Gallery space is very limited, and artwork is juried.
Accepted artisans must be current members of Carbondale Arts and reside in an "816" ZIP code area. Submissions must be your own handmade (not manufactured, not imported) work. Criteria for judging include quality and uniqueness of items.
Artists are required to assist with set-up and breakdown, and to work shifts during the fair. Carbondale Arts will provide the tent, pro panels and pedestals. Artists are responsible for their own display. Carbondale Arts will handle the accounting and collect sales tax.
See link below to apply by Wednesday, May 15. Direct questions to brian@carbondalearts.com.
Carbondale Arts Artist Fellowship Program
2024 Applications due June 3
2023 Fellowship Recipients
Carbondale Arts is pleased to offer another year of the Artist Fellowship Program (AFP). The AFP is for artists and creatives of any genre, who need some funding to help them further their career, their art, or their ideas. We believe that there is great value in fostering creativity and inspiration. These grants help further the mission of Carbondale Arts of building community through art, the vision of the Carbondale Creative District to support the creative industries.
The Carbondale Arts Fellowship will award $8,000 in scholarships in 2024; four successful applicants will each receive one $2,000 award. This fellowship was created to honor the legacy of Allegheny Meadows by an anonymous donor and is now supported by the Wolfpack Foundation and Carbondale Arts event supporters. These grants are highly competitive; thorough, passionate and well thought-out responses are encouraged when filling out the application. The criteria is fairly open for these grants, and any artist residing within a ZIP code beginning with "816" may apply.
Please email staci@carbondalearts.com with questions or call the Carbondale Arts office at (970) 963-1680.
Applications due June 3, by 5:00pm
Seeking Artists: Aspen Valley Hospital Gift Shop
A new gift shop is opening at AVH and they would love to have some local vendors.
Contact Sandra Ponce 970.544.1155 or email sponce@aspenhospital.org.
Ridgway Independent Film Festival
Submissions Open through June 14
Join us in Year 10 for an unforgettable festival. November 14-17, 2024. Mountains. Stars. Lifelong connections.
Ridgway is a dark sky community overflowing with natural beauty, creativity and passion for the outdoors. Nestled between two stunning mountain ranges on Colorado's Western Slope, Ridgway has been a certified Creative District since 2013, and a beautiful place to be since the Nuche (Ute) first beheld it and called it home.
Our festival is intimate, unique and exciting. Here you'll make deep, long lasting connections with creatives, industry leaders, artists, musicians, athletes, and change-makers.
Hazy Oak in Carbondale Seeking Local Artists
Hazy Oak is a furniture/gift store at 580 Main Street in Carbondale and is looking to carry local art items. If you would like considered, email info and photos to hazy@hazyoak.net. Learn more on Instagram @hazyoak.
Seeking Art Teachers & Assistants for Rosybelle!
We’re always looking for creative professionals, experienced teachers and teaching assistants who can lead and support future programs with youth and the community for our creative workshops, after-school programs and camps. Get paid to make art and teach! Anyone interested is encouraged to fill out the form at the link below, or reach out to Michael Stout, Carbondale Arts Education Director, at michael@carbondalearts.com
Ongoing Art Classes at The Art Base
& Seeking art instructors
The Art Base in Basalt offers educational opportunities for youth, teens, and adults year-round, in addition to internships and scholarships! Always seeking art instructors for all ages and media, email info@theartbase.org or call 970-927-4123.
Job Opportunities at Anderson Ranch Arts Center
Check out ongoing job and intern opportunities at Anderson Ranch Arts Center, located in Snowmass Village. Our smart, hardworking and creative staff is dedicated to the success of our mission. We actively participate in the local community of Aspen, Snowmass Village and the Roaring Fork Valley, and strive to provide a voice in the local, regional, national and international discussion of artistic pursuits.
See below for current employment opportunities. Anderson Ranch is always looking for qualified administrative and program staff.
Join the Carbondale Creative District
Directory/Inventory Listings
Photo by Matt Suby
The Carbondale Creative Directory showcases the breadth and talent of our creative community. Anyone can conduct a filtered search for local businesses and/or individuals to support our creative economy.
Why sign up?
The listing is only $25 per year, and in addition to being part of the searchable database you also are eligible for additional benefits including:
1. Seasonal promotions that highlight local creatives and events. We will feature local makers for the holidays, flowers cards and chocolates for valentines day, CSA’s in the late winter and more!
2. Feature level event listings in CCD newsletter (sent to 3750 subscribers)
3. Featured Creative spotlight on our website, social media and newsletter (a cumulative reach of 6500 people).
Additionally, we use this directory as our internal database when considering possible partners and collaborators on projects as well as recommendations when someone comes to us with a project idea.
Learn more and get involved by visiting the link below.
Send questions to Michael Stout, michael@carbondalearts.com
Carbondale Arts 2025 Gallery Proposals
Due May 1, 2024
View of “Interdimensional Threads” in 2024 by Chris Erickson and Claire Wright (photo by Sarah Overbeck)
Do you have an idea for an art exhibition? Carbondale Arts is always looking for fresh inspiration and new artists! We host art exhibitions featuring local and regional artists at The Launchpad in our award-winning gallery. The majority of our shows run from 5-6 weeks at a time and are invitational, juried, or open call. Exhibitions in the Carbondale Arts Gallery are planned a year in advance.
Proposal applications for 2025 are now OPEN and due May 1, 2024. To review questions beforehand (recommended) download the form PDF: English and Español.
Email questions to brian@carbondalearts.com.
Pitkin County Library Seeking Teen Artists
Deadline to submit is May 31
The Teen Art Show hosted at the Pitkin Public Library in Aspen opens to the public on Wednesday, June 26, 5pm-7pm and runs through Friday, August 9.
Submitted artwork must be an original piece, only 1 submission per artist. The artist must live within the Roaring Fork Valley and be 12-18 years old. The artwork must include the Summer Reading Program theme: Adventure.
Two-dimensional artwork (except digital media) must be no larger than 30”x30”. Three-dimensional artwork must have a base no larger than 10” x 10” and a height no taller than 20”.
All submissions will be reviewed, but not all artwork may be chosen for the art show. All submissions are due on May 31 by 6pm.
Questions? Contact Madison Ledford at 970-429-1922 or madison.ledford@pitkincounty.com.
Redstone Makers Market
Now Seeking Artists
Calling all makers, musicians, magicians, artists, farmers, and craftspeople to share their craft and participate in our First Annual Market Season.
June - October
Saturdays, 12-6pm
For more information contact theredstonegeneralstore@gmail.com or message on Facebook or Instagram @redstonegeneralstore.
Paonia OPEN CALL: Come to the farm!
Apply by April 26
Elsewhere Studios in Paonia is excited to announce a new additional format for the residency program — placing artists with local producers of all sorts and integrating with a specific aspect of our valley community. For this inaugural instance, we are collaborating with Mark Waltermire at Thistle Whistle Farm, an amazing organic vegetable and dairy farm.
We currently have space for one artist (or a collaborative couple) to reside on the farm this June and July of 2024 for a two-month special residency. We are looking for artists interested in the intersection of creative practice and food/farms whose work would benefit from this unique program.
Clay National XVIII: The Handle
Deadline to Apply is June 3
Clay National is a national exhibition of ceramic art held annually at the Carbondale Clay Center Gallery in Carbondale, CO. Each year CCC’s selected juror(s) develop a theme for the exhibition, invite a handful of contemporary ceramic artists who emulate the theme, and choose about 25-30 works (scale dependent) from the jury pool.
Application & $25 Entry Fee by: June 3, 2024, 5 PM MST
AWARDS
Best in Show: $500
Staff Selection: $250
People’s Choice: $100
Call for Vendors: La Veta Creative District
The 2024 Art in the Park with Spanish Peaks Arts Council of La Veta, Colorado, is July 6 & 7, 10 am – 5 pm Saturday, 10 – 4 Sunday
All kinds of handmade arts, crafts, jewelry, apparel, paintings, ceramics, glass, wood, etc. are welcome. PLEASE no factory made items!
Interested in having a booth at Art in the Park? Vendor Booth space is 10′ x 10′. Booth spaces are allocated on a first-come-first-serve basis. Tents and tables only (except food vendors).
First time vendors must send photos, and an itemized description of products for sale, with their applications. All vendors must have Colorado Sales Tax licenses (special event licenses are available).
Contact Spanish Peaks Arts Council (SPACe) at spanishpeaksarts@gmail.com or call (719) 742-3074.
Artist Medical Emergency Grants
National grant program with rolling deadlines
Rauschenberg Medical Emergency Grants Cycle 24 from April 16 through May 17. These national grants of up to $5,000 support direct treatment expenses for medical, dental or mental health emergencies that occurred October 1, 2023 or later. Applicants notified June 28, 2024.
Choreographers, those creating in the visual arts, and those creating in the film/video/electronic/digital arts, living anywhere in the U.S., D.C, US territories, or tribal nations are eligible.
Sign up for their newsletter to receive updates on any potential future cycles. If you have questions, contact the Rauschenberg Grants Coordinator at emergencyfunds@nyfa.org, or 212-366-6900 x 239.
A recorded information session, along with guidelines and the online application, are available here.
*To be eligible to apply, your average adjusted gross income for the last two years you’ve filed tax returns must be no greater than $75,000 ($150,000 for joint filers).
Show your art at FirstBank in Carbondale!
Carbondale Arts partners with FirstBank in Carbondale (791 Hwy 133 by City Market) to feature work by local artists each spring and fall for approximately 6 months at a time. Two artists are featured simultaneously and commission proceeds benefit Carbondale Arts (a small stipend provided to artists).
Interested in participating? Email brian@carbondalearts.com.
Roaring Fork Valley Artists (and beyond)!
Do you need help crafting your:
• Artist statement?
• Grant application?
• Show proposal?
Timothy Brown, PhD, MFA, can help you.
*Reasonable rates
*References upon request
*Free consultation
Contact Timothy at 303-818-9330 or email timbrown4171@gmail.com
Colorado Creative Industries ongoing Opportunities
Updated monthly:
• State-wide grants & awards
• Community & Economic, Development, Partnerships
• Calls for Entry
• Public Art Opportunities
https://oedit.colorado.gov/colorado-creative-industries
Have an Artist Opportunity to share?
Let us know!
Fill out the form with your opportunity by clicking the button below. Opportunities can include anything from paid gigs, internships, job listings, open studio spaces, calls for entry, and more. As long as they are relevant to the creative side of things, you should be good! Creative doesn't have to be restricted to just visual art either...we're talking culinary, performance, video/film, theatrical, and much more.
If you have questions, please reach out to Brian Colley at brian@carbondalearts.com, who manages the artist opportunity posts each month.
That's it for now!
If you have an upcoming artist opportunity or resource you'd like to share email me at brian@carbondalearts.com to get in the next round! These will be posted here on the Carbondale Creative District website around the middle of each month.
In the meantime, check out our Facebook page or Instagram for more updates and opportunities. You can also sign up for the Carbondale Arts monthly emailed newsletters here (if you don't already receive them).
Best,
Brian
Brian Colley
Gallery Manager at Carbondale Arts
brian@carbondalearts.com
(970) 963-1680