Jobs, Calls for Artists, Grants, and Other Opportunities (September 2024)

A list of federal, state, and other arts and culture grants/opportunities. Questions regarding a particular opportunity should be directed to the organization listed with the opportunity. Inclusion here should not be interpreted as an endorsement. 

Calls for Artists and Exhibitions

• Call for Entry (CaFE). The Call for Entry (CAFE) website can be searched by state (choose the “sort by” menu on the left side of the screen). Search the Café website: Artist.CallForEntry.org.
• City of Redondo Beach (California) Request for Qualifications for a Pre-Qualified Mural Artist Roster: The City of Redondo Beach, CA Public Art Program (City) is seeking experienced artists or artist teams (Artist) to be included in a Pre-Qualified Mural-Artist Roster (Roster). The Roster will be used to identify Artists to invite for future competitions, either exclusively or in combination with an open call, if necessary. Entry deadline: November 15, 2024. For more information and to apply, please visit the posting on CallForEntry.org: https://artist.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=11490
• Coast Salish Museum of Fine Arts (Olympia, Washington) call for artists, open to all self-identified Indigenous people of the Americas with personal connections to the Salish Sea region. Submission deadline September 1, 2024. TCMoFA.org/submissions.
• DLNR DOFAW “Nā manu nahele origami project” call for submissions, open to Hawaiʻi grade school students. Learn more on the Dept. Of Land and Natural Resources, Division of Forestry and Wildlife (DLNR DOFAW) website: dlnr.hawaii.gov/dofaw/manu/origami.
• Hawaiʻi International Film Festival Online Creatives and Critics Immersive (HOCCI) program accepting cohort applications for the 44th annual Hawaiʻi International Film Festival. HOCCI is looking to support Hawaiʻi-based AANHPI film critics and creators interested to contributing to foud different focuses: writing, podcasting, video essays, and vlogs. Submit applications to HIFF.org/hocci by September 13, 2024.
• Hawaiʻi Sea Grant Call for Art to tackle plastic pollution and marine debris. Categories for Youth Artists, Hawaiʻi Artists, and Community Engaged Artists. Submissions due by September 16. For more information, please visit the Hawaiʻi Sea Grant program website: seagrant.soest.hawaii.edu/about/opportunities.
• Hawaiʻi Surrealist Exhibit 2024: in honor of the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Surrealist Manifesto, Wailoa Center will be producing a surrealist exhibit in October 2024. Entries due September 6, 2024. Exhibit dates: October 4 – 24, 2024. For more information and to submit entries, please go to the call for artists post on CallForEntry.org: artist.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=12599.
• Kahilu Theatre call for Exhibits deadline extended to September 6. For more information, visit the theatre website: kahilu.org/exhibits.
• Kauaʻi Society of Artists (KSA) “Wings and Woodlands: A Tribute to Native Birds and Forests 2024” exhibit call for artists. In partnership with Birds, Not Mosquitoes and Kamehameha Schools, KSA will be hosting an art show at the KSA gallery November 1 – 8, 2024. Artists of all ages and experiences are encouraged to create and submit art inspired by Native Hawaiian manu and their forest habitat. Entry day: October 25, 2024. For more information and entry forms, please go to the Google Docs document for the exhibit: KFBRP Art Exhibit Guidelines 2024 – Google Docs.
• Kauaʻi Songwriters showcase at Lydgate Main Pavilion, September 7. Setup begins 11:00 a.m., performances start around 2:00 p.m. and end at 9:30 p.m. Songwriters and poets welcome. Free event. If you are interested in performing, please contact Terry Low at [email protected].
• Lei Pua ʻala project call for story submissions including and beyond the LGBTQ+ and Māhū community. Learn more about the project online at QueerHistoriesOfHawaii.org/home-o. Submissions to [email protected] by October 1, 2024.
• College Radio: KTUH FM Monday Night Live, 9:00 p.m. – 12:00 a.m. Local bands can schedule an appearance on the University of Hawaiʻi’s radio station by contacting the KTUH Live Director at 808-956-5288. Leave a message with your name, your band’s name, and your phone number. https://ktuh.org/
• Kumu Kahua Theatre “Go Try Playwrite” monthly playwriting contest in collaboration with Bamboo Ridge Press. Submission due dates are the last day of the month. Learn more on the Kumu Kahua website: KumuKahua.org/gotryplaywrite
• Loʻi Gallery at American Savings Bank (downtown Honolulu) is taking applications for exhibits. Learn more and apply on their website: asbhawaii.com/loigallery.
• 2024 Pacific States Biennial North American printmaking exhibition open to all artists 18 years or older presently residing anywhere on the North American continent, its islands, and outlying US territories. Entry deadline: August 18, 2024. For more information, visit the call information on Call For Entry: artist.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=13097.
• Waimea Arts Council calls for art:
  • “40^th Annual Founders Juried Exhibition” (Waimea Arts Council members only) entry dates September 27 and 28, 2024
  • “Square One, an All-Island juried art competition” entry dates October 1 – 13, 2024
  • For more information, please visit the Waimea Arts Council website: WaimeaArtsCouncil.org/2024-calls-for-art.

Job Opportunities

• The Washington State Arts Commission (ArtsWA) in Olympia, Washington, has two flexible/hybrid job postings: Program Coordinator for Grants to Organizations (deadline to apply: September 5) and a Project Manager for the ArtsWA Art in Public Places program (deadline to apply: September 8, 2024). Learn more on the ArtsWA website: arts.wa.gov.
• Hawaiʻi State Department of Education (DOE) job postings For more information, please visit the DOE job opportunities website: www.schooljobs.com/careers/hawaiipublicschools
• University of Hawaiʻi System job postings For more information and additional job postings, please visit the University of Hawaiʻi System career opportunities website: www.schooljobs.com/careers/hawaiiedu
• Bishop Museum job opportunities For more information, please visit the Bishop Museum website: BishopMuseum.org/careers.

Volunteer Opportunities

• Hoʻopili Tribal Council seeking volunteers for the 48th Annual Honolulu Intertribal Powwow at Bishop Museum, September 21 and 22, 2024. Additional information and signup at HTCHawaii.org.
• Bishop Museum Volunteer Opportunities: current volunteer opportunities include botany volunteer, donor research intern, exhibit greeters, and wayfinders. For more information, please visit the Bishop Museum website: BishopMuseum.org/volunteer.
• Honolulu Museum of Art (HoMA) Volunteer Program: HoMA offers a variety of volunteer roles, such as engagement with the public around current exhibitions, facilitating art activities with families and children at Family Sunday, guiding tours through museum galleries and more. For more information, please visit the HoMA website: HonoluluMuseum.org/volunteer-program.
• ʻIolani Palace Volunteer positions currently include greeters, stewards, and palace shop kōkua. For more information, please visit the Iolani Palace website: IolaniPalace.org/contact/volunteer.
• Hawaiʻi State Foundation on Culture and the Arts (SFCA) Seeks Grant Review Panelist Volunteers with a professional background in culture and the humanities to join our grant review panelist roster. Panelists must be Hawaiʻi residents with experience in Heritage & Preservation, Community Arts, Arts Education, and Presentation & Performing Arts. We encourage those with a background in Arts and Healing, Community Development related to arts and culture, cultural practitioners of all disciplines, and new and emerging members of the arts and culture community to apply. Contact the SFCA grants program at [email protected].