Opportunities Outside of the OFFICE OF ARTS AND CULTURE
Grants
Artists Calls / Auditions / Nominations
Residencies
Education: Workshops / Webinars / Conferences
Other Opportunities
If you have an arts-related opportunity you would like posted on our page, please email saccityarts@cityofsacramento.org and include a link (do not send a PDF) with all the pertinent information.
Please note, the listings on this page do not constitute or imply any endorsements or recommendations; the listings provided are for the user's information and convenience purposes only.
JOBS
Various Job Opportunities in the Arts
The following websites regularly post listings of jobs in the arts, museums, and nonprofits. Check often for updates.
California Arts Council Job Page
California Association of Museums Job Page
The Impact Foundry
GRANTS
California Art Leaders Investments (CALI) Accelerator - Center for Cultural Innovation – 15th of every month
CALI Accelerator is a grant program that supports professional development activities that enable grantees to be influential in shaping their discipline, organization, or the broader arts and culture field. Individuals meeting the CALI Accelerator program eligibility criteria below may apply for one grant of up to $1,000 per year to support the direct costs of proposed leadership activities. Click here for the guidelines.
CALI Catalyst - Center for Cultural Innovation - 3 application cycles in 2022
CALI Catalyst provides unrestricted grants of up to $5,000 to California changemakers who are shifting the arts and culture sector in ways that tangibly give underrepresented voices more power and influence. Click here for the guidelines.
Quick Grant Program - Center for Cultural Innovation - 15th of every month
The Quick Grant program provides professional development funds to San Francisco Bay Area arts organizations and individual artists in the State of California, to enroll in workshops, attend conferences, and to work with consultants and coaches in order to build administrative capacity, hone business skills, and strengthen the economic sustainability of an organization or arts practice. Click here for the guidelines.
Poets & Writers - Funding for Readings and Workshops - ongoing
Organizations that sponsor readings and workshops in California may apply for grants to be used for writers' fees. Organizations that may apply for grants include: colleges, cultural centers, museums, libraries, correctional facilities, hospitals, small presses, community centers, senior centers, places of worship, bookstores, cafés, galleries, and theaters. Nonprofit status is not required. Events must be open to the public, with the exception of events taking place in institutions such as prisons and nursing homes. Please submit your application at least eight weeks before the proposed event. Click here for the guidelines.
Joan Mitchell Foundation Emergency Grant Program - ongoing
The Joan Mitchell Foundation provides up to $6,000 in emergency support to US-based visual artists working in the mediums of painting, sculpture, and/or drawing, who have suffered significant losses after natural or man-made disasters that have affected a region on a broad scale. Artists can apply to the Foundation for funding for up to three years after such an event. For more information, click here.
Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation - ongoing
The Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation will only fund young artists who are pursuing their studies or are in the early or developmental stage of their career, are working in a representational style of painting, drawing, sculpture or printmaking, and demonstrate the determination and talent to pursue a lifetime career in their art practice. For more information, click here.
Roy W. Dean Film Grants - Multiple deadlines
There are three Roy W. Dean Film Grants available each year for documentaries, narrative features, web series, and short films. One for Spring, Summer, and Fall. For more information, click here.
Behind the Scenes Basic Needs Grant - ongoing
Entertainment technology professionals may be eligible for a grant if you are seriously ill or injured. We will accept applications from anyone who meets our criteria and has been hospitalized with Covid-19. For more information, click here.
Rauschenberg Dancer Emergency Grants - Deadline varies
This program provides one-time grants of up to $5,000 to professional dancers in need, who have a dire financial emergency due to the COVID-19 pandemic. You must demonstrate an urgent and critical need for emergency support in order to apply. Deadlines for each cycle can be found on the website. For more information, click here.
ARTIST CALLS / AUDITIONS / COMPETITIONS
Call for Artists - Axis Gallery - Deadline: May 28, 2023
Axis Gallery invites you to submit work to its 18th National Juried Exhibition, featuring juror Emily Zaiden, the director and curator of the Craft in America Center in Los Angeles. Accepted artworks will be displayed at our gallery in downtown Sacramento throughout August. For more information, click here.
RESIDENCIES / FELLOWSHIPS
MusicLandria Residency - Deadline: ongoing
The Library Of MusicLandria is launching a new residency program for musicians. Residents will be selected based on their responses to the questions below. If you are unable to afford the cost of the residency, please apply regardless, we might be able to provide a limited number of scholarships. For more information, click here.
EDUCATION: WORKSHOPS / WEBINARS / RESOURCES
TechSoup Technology Assistance - ongoing
TechSoup offers managed IT services, technology training courses and webinars, and help with social media analytics for nonprofit organizations.
A Digital Classroom Just for You - various dates
In need of practical solutions and a bit of inspiration to advance your programming, organization and career? Can't make it out to a conference? Need a cohort of experts and peers? If you answered yes to any of those questions then a Digital Classroom is right for you. Americans for the Arts (AFTA) offers a digital classroom series to increase your success in the arts. Build your arts administration skills, network and knowledge with one of the three fall classroom options - Arts Leadership, Arts Marketing or Public Art Digital Classrooms. More information.
The Artist's Contract
The Artist's Contract website is a hub for free legal contracts for visual artists. It is part of a larger movement to establish better professional practices within the art world. For more information, click here.
OTHER OPPORTUNITIES
Midtown Performance Space Rental Opportunity
Colloquially nicknamed CLARA, the E. Claire Raley Studios for the Performing Arts is a cultural amenity located in Midtown, providing studio and performance space for professional and community-based arts groups. CLARA’s 1,950 square-foot auditorium is available for hourly rental for rehearsal or performance. This sun-drenched space features hardwood floors, large windows and fresh white walls. Click here for rates and other information.