ROCKELLA SPACE OCTOBER OPPORTUNITIES:

OUR CURATED LIST

Our monthly top picks of upcoming deadlines in October are curated by the Rockella Space Team for creatives from various industries.

MENTORSHIP

New York Foundation for the Arts’ Immigrant Artist Mentoring Program is open to visual artists from all disciplines and provided free of charge to accepted participants.

DEADLINE: October 6th, 2023

BROOKLYN ARTS GRANT CYCLE

Applications for Brooklyn Arts Council’s 2024 Grants Cycle, SU-CASA Creative Aging, Global Rhythms, and AIE Performing Groups are now open. Community Arts Grants include the Brooklyn Arts Fund, Local Arts Support, and the Charlene Victor & Ella J. Weiss Cultural Entrepreneur Fund. The Creative Equations Fund includes grants for Justice, Equity, Sustainability + Performing Arts; Cultural Heritage, Diversity + Dance; Social Innovation + Entrepreneurs; and the Brooklyn Innovation Incubator Fellowship.

DEADLINE: October 8th, 2023

EXHIBITION OPPORTUNITY

For the 2024-2025 Open Call theme, EFA Project Space is interested in exploring the notion of “Folklore” in its various forms and aspects.

DEADLINE: October 9th, 2023

SCULPTURE AWARD

The Alex J. Ettl Grant is a prize of $5,000 sponsored by the National Sculpture Society and is awarded annually to a figurative or realist sculptor who has demonstrated a commitment to sculpting and outstanding ability in his/her/their body of work.

DEADLINE: October 9th, 2023

EXHIBITION OPPORTUNITY

Open Source Gallery is seeking submissions by artists from around the world practicing in any form of media, ranging from painting to installation to performance art with an emphasis on experimentation, sustainability, and social engagement.

DEADLINE: October 13th, 2023

EXHIBITION OPPORTUNITY

The Kirkland Art Center is seeking exhibition proposals for solo exhibits, group exhibits, collaborations, and curated proposals. Any artist who can deliver work to the gallery (in person or shipped) may submit a proposal. Most media are welcome.

DEADLINE: October 15th, 2023

WRITERS AWARD

Little, Brown Spark, an imprint of Hachette Book Group, in partnership with Psychotherapy Networker, is announcing the New Voices Award, a new opportunity aimed at amplifying the work of underrepresented experts in the field of psychology. The award invites previously unpublished and unagented writers from underrepresented backgrounds to submit a nonfiction book proposal on any topic within any branch of psychology. The selected applicant will receive the opportunity to enter a publishing contract with a $50,000 advance.

DEADLINE: October 15th, 2023

NEW JAZZ AWARD

Next Jazz Legacy is a new national apprenticeship program for women and non-binary improvisers in jazz, with the intersection of gender and race as a guiding principle.

DEADLINE: October 16th, 2023

OPEN CALL FOR ARTWORKS

CreateCOP28 invites creatives of all nationalities, races, genders and faiths, aged 14-30 to submit work that generates conversations around the urgent need for climate action and raises awareness of the issues that must be considered at COP28, the United Nations’ annual climate summit.

DEADLINE: October 16th, 2023

CURATORIAL OPPORTUNITY

apexart‘s Open Calls are opportunities for artists, curators, and other professionals to turn their curatorial idea into an apexart exhibition, combined with inviting apexart’s international community to collectively determine our programming through an online jury process.

DEADLINE: October 31st, 2023