October 2024 Jobs & Opportunities

Here are opportunities for this month; check them out and pass them along to your colleagues. Email us if you know of any professional development opportunities, calls to artists, or cultural events that we should consider. 

The format for these listings is: "deadline/date of event | location of host or organization: linked name or description."

Opportunities Based in the Region

• September 30 | Jamaica Plain, MA: Call for Artists - Haymarket People's Fund's 2025 Calendar. Submit by email to info@haymarket.org.
• October 2 | New Bedford, MA: New Bedford Creative's “Street Beat Salon (October)” with Rhonda M. Fazi
• October 7 | Boston, MA: NEFA seeks a Finance Coordinator
• October 9 | Arlington, Masachusetts: RFQ due for Mystic River Artist in Residence Program
• October 11-12 | New Haven, CT: Sweets & Sounds Entertainment's Creative U
• October 15 | Johnson, VT: Vermont Studio Center's Artist and Writer Residency
• October 15 | New Bedford, MA: New Bedford Creative's “Mastering Communication & Planning for Professional Creatives” with Kat Knutsen
• October 20 | Watertown, MA: City of Watertown's Call for Artists and Scientists - Expert Pairings deadline extended
• October 30 | Zoom: Creative Command: Design Best Practices with J Sherman Studio
• November 1 | Concord, NH: New Hampshire State Council on the Arts' Artist Entrepreneurial Grant
• November 1 | Lexington, MA: LexArt's Call for Art: Perfect Complements
• November 6 | Holyoke, MA: Payette Architects' RFP for an outdoor public art memorial at the new Veterans Home. Email Scott Parker, Payette Architects, Sparker@payette.com and copy all correspondence to Joseph Fazio, DCAMM, Joseph.Fazio@mass.gov and Brenna Sapienza, DCAMM, Brenna.Sapienza@mass.gov
• November 13-19 | Providence, Rhode Island: In person & virtual listening session series to assist RISCA to simplify granting process
• December 2-12 | Providence, Rhode Island: In person & virtual listening session series to assist RISCA to simplify granting process
• Until Filled | Brighton, MA: Artisan's Asylum seeks Executive Director
• Until Filled | Newton, MA: New Art Center seeks Director of Development
• Until Filled | Keene, NH: Colonial Performing Arts Center seeks Executive Director
• Until Filled | Providence, RI: FirstWorks seeks a Communications Manager
• Until Filled | West Rutland, VT: The Carving Studio seeks Administrative Assistant and Bookkeeper
• Until Filled | Stamford, CT: INTEMPO seeks Chief Executive Officer
• Until Filled | Worcester, MA: Hanover Theatre & Conservatory seeks President & CEO
• Until Filled | Boston, MA: Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA) Boston is hiring a Curatorial Assistant, a part-time Studio Programs Assistant (SPA), a full-time Chief Financial Officer, a full-time Education Assistant, Studio Programs, a full-time Education Department Coordinator, a full-time Special Events Production Manager, a temporary Collections Intern, and a full-time Retail Floor Supervisor
• Until Filled | Boston, MA: Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA) Boston seeks a Fall 2024 – Spring 2025 part-time, temporary Adult Programs and Interpretation Intern for current third-year students/junior and above undergraduate, graduate students, and recent graduates candidates
• Until Filled | Wenham, MA: Wenham Museum seeks Executive Director
• Until Filled | Jamestown, RI: Jamestown Arts Center seeks Education Director
• Rolling | Montpelier, VT: Vermont Arts Council's Artists in Schools Grant
• Rolling | Bedford, NH: Queerlective's BIPOC Artist Exchange and Activation Initiative
• Ongoing | Boston, MA: GrubStreet is currently seeking strategic partners to activate their space as a resource to Boston’s artistic community. Email Lauren Artiles, Director of Events and Center Experience, at laurena@grubstreet.org for more information.
• Ongoing | Boston, MA: Open positions at the Rose Kennedy Greenway

Nationally & Internationally-Based Opportunities

• October 1 | St. Paul, MN: Deadline to apply for Forecast's Midwest Memory grant, a monument initiative serving rural communities
• October 23-25 | Houston, TX: National Organization for Arts in Health (NOAH) and MUSACOR's NOAHCON 24
• October 29 | Deadline to apply for CERF+ Get Ready Grants for Artists
• November 18 | New York, NY: New York University (NYU) seeks Visiting Assistant Arts Professor, Dance Technique: Contemporary Ballet
• Until Filled | New York, NY: Signature Theatre seeks Executive Director
• Until Filled | Textile Society of America seeks Executive Director (remote)
• Rolling | New York, NY: Jazz Foundation of America's COVID-19 Musician's Emergency Fund
• Rolling | New York, NY: Brooklyn Arts Council's Creative Aging: Su-Casa
• Ongoing | New York, NY: Lincoln Center open positions
• Ongoing | New York, NY: The Japan Society Open Positions

More Resources

• NEFA's events calendar, open grant applications, and list of social justice resources offer even more opportunities.
• Visit the U.S. Regional Arts Organization's website for grants and resources from our partner organizations.
• Looking for scholarships? Check out Accredited Schools Online's Funding Your Art Degree.
• Visit www.nefa.org/covid-19 for resources related to the pandemic or relief opportunities.
• For more job opportunities in Massachusetts, please check out Hire Culture, a free service of Mass Cultural Council.
• Arts Consulting Group's list of employment opportunities
• The Corporate Art Loan Program at deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum provides companies in the Greater Boston area with museum quality, original artwork curated specifically for your office, lobby or public area space, on an annual or multi-year loan rotation. They have opportunities for artists interested in becoming lending artists and businesses looking to loan artwork. 
• Creative Study: Business and Financial Health for Artists, Designers, and Cultural Practitioners
• Entertainment Community Fund provides human services nationally for people who work in film, theater, television, music, opera, radio and dance.