DEADLINE May 18, 2021

The Hopper Prize - $3,500 Artist Grants

The Hopper Prize is accepting entries for Spring 2021 artist grants. For this open call, we have increased grants to $3,500. We are offering artist grants in the amount of $3,500 (2 available) and $1,000 (4 available). This is an international open call. All media is eligible. Grant submissions will be juried by Selby Nimrod, Assistant Curator, MIT List Visual Arts Center and María Elena Ortiz, Curator, Pérez Art Museum Miami. Our open call provides you with a direct path to get your work in front of these forward thinking exhibition makers. In addition to grants, 30 artists will be selected for a shortlist. Additional exposure is available via our online Journal as well as our Instagram feed, currently reaching an audience over 55k.

Website: https://hopperprize.org

Prospectus: https://hopperprize.org

DEADLINE May 31, 2021

Solo Photography Exhibition Opportunity at PH21 Gallery

July 29 – August 18, 2021. PH21 Gallery invites photographers to submit their work for a solo exhibition opportunity. Please submit a coherent portfolio that is suitable for a solo exhibition, an artist statement and a short bio. The portfolio should consist of at least 15 and at most 35 images. The submission may include one or two series, provided that the two series are suitable for a joint presentation in a single exhibition. There are no generic, stylistic or thematic constraints; photographers working in all photographic areas, genres and styles are welcome to submit their work. The winner of this competition will be awarded a solo exhibition from July 29 – August 18, 2021. PH21 Gallery will cover all printing and installation costs for the solo exhibition. In addition to the brick-and-mortar solo exhibition, the work of the winner will also be presented on a dedicated page of our website. The web page will include the artist statement and the bio of the photographer, together with the critical reviews by the curators. Up to 10 other photographers will be offered the opportunity to present a mini-series of three photographs from their portfolio in the "Photographic Visions" group exhibition. Photographic Visions is a biannual exhibition at PH21 Gallery, showing mini-series of works of selected artists who submitted their portfolio for our solo exhibition competition. The Photographic Visions exhibition is also presented on a dedicated page on our website. We will publish a catalogue for the solo exhibition and for the Photographic Visions exhibition as well. The catalogues (and the dedicated pages of the exhibitions on our website) will contain critical reviews by the curators of the exhibition. The exhibition catalogues will be available through Blurb Books.

Website: https://www.ph21gallery.com

Prospectus: https://www.ph21gallery.com/cfe-solo-exhibition-summer-21

DEADLINE ONGOING

Alley Beautification Project - Washington D.C.

Join us in Washington, D.C. where we will co-create a beautification project with homeless youth. We will be transforming an alleyway surrounding the youth shelter into an extension of the vibrant, multicultural center that it represents. This community event includes a reality-show film production and the ribbon-cutting plans to receive high publicity from the Mayor, local partners, and media outlets! Calling all muralist, designers, urban gardener, outdoor furniture metallurgist, and large scale artists! Let's end youth homelessness and increase youth emotional resilience by illuminating the resources available at this center. Please provide the following in your submission via email to join@mintproject.org : (1) Your artistry/work and the medium used within your portfolio (can be a link) (2) How you would work with youth to co-create your work/art in Washington, D.C. (3) How your style encourages resiliency, emotional growth, and/or faith (X) Prospectus link provides a 360 degree picture of the alley. **$1,000 Award is for Stipend. Supplies are provided additionally by the organization up to $500**. Questions, email join@mintproject.org or Text Us or Call Us At Phone: (202) 552 1664.

Website: http://mintproject.org