Community Board

Help Old Walls Gallery celebrate Albuquerque’s iconic balloon fiesta! For the exhibition "1000 Balloons" we are trying to get as much balloon related art into our gallery as possible.

So ALL art under 6 inches on the long side will be accepted until we run out of space! Balloons of any shape, media, and concept will be accepted. Help us get as close to 1000 balloons as we can!

Please submit by September 22nd.

Hello! I am about a year away from student loan forgiveness from my MFA, even though I have been doing work in the public sector unrelated to my fine arts degree. I wanted to make sure SFAI alumni were aware that this program is a legit option for your art school loans! Despite the recent Supreme Court ruling, there are still three programs that could pertain to SFAI students with student loan debt:

Closed school discharge of student loans - If you were enrolled or withdrew from SFAI in its final years, you may be eligible for this program:
https://studentaid.gov/manage-loans/forgiveness-cancellation/closed-school

Teacher loan forgiveness - If you have taught full time for 5 years at a primary or secondary school, you can apply for this:
https://studentaid.gov/manage-loans/forgiveness-cancellation/teacher

Public service loan forgiveness - 120 loan payments while working in the public or non-profit sector qualifies you for this, even if it is work not related to your degree! I used this for my public university teaching and research.
https://studentaid.gov/manage-loans/forgiveness-cancellation/public-service

In my experience, employers are happy to process these forms for their employees and the online registration process is fairly easy. Please look into it and see if you are eligible! These programs might not be around forever.

Be well,

Katy McNamara
MFA Painting, SFAI, 2006
PhD Environmental Health Sciences, UCLA, 2018

Help with new website and contacting potential customers, and museums for possible donations of my 50 year archive of photographs and mixed media works. Full or part time. Chris Enos chrisenos@chrisenos.com 505-795-2061. Thank you. Cheers, Chris

Hello SFAA!
I'm a 2017 SFAI MFA who just opened an independent gallery in Albuquerque, NM. Our first call for art is an exhibition titled Flower Fractals.
We're asking for any artwork about flowers, fractal patterns, and the science that informs and describes them.
Please submit art of any size and media by folowing the link to our website.
Thanks and stay tuned for much more!
Eric, Old Walls Gallery

• Assist with the design and execution of social media campaigns
• Create weekly and monthly editorial calendars to promote SFARTISTSALUMNI.org on various social media websites, FB, IG, LI, YouTube
• Create and distribute content such as artwork, infographics, videos and press releases on all social media channels
• Track social media engagement to identify high-performing ideas and campaigns for scalability
• Support live and online events on Zoom
• Perform social media marketing research
• Respond to comments and DMs on social media platforms
• Brainstorm and research ideas for original content
• Create compelling graphics to share across social channels
• Write social media captions that speak to the SFAA
• Help create and edit short-form videos
• Develop new strategies for increasing engagement
• Assist with photo/video content ideas for exhibitions
• 5-10 hours/week

Celebrating its 13th season on Fire Island in Cherry Grove, NY, Fire Island Artist Residency (FIAR) is now accepting applications for its prestigious and internationally recognized summer residency program for emerging visual artists identifying as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, non-binary, intersex, two spirit or queer. LGBTQ+ emerging artists demonstrating new perspectives in contemporary visual art are encouraged to apply by April 15, 2023.

The 2023 residency cycle will feature a cohort of six jury-selected visual art residents, providing live/work space in the historically queer island hamlet of Cherry Grove, NY for a four-week residency marked by intimate studio visits with, and public lectures by, renowned leaders in contemporary art, curation, activism and scholarship. The greater Fire Island community, and visitors from New York and Long Island, are invited to attend free public programs by esteemed guests of FIAR. The program is free to residents, who are provided with an honorarium, stipend for travel and meals and a modest live/work space.

2023 Residency Dates: July 7 - August 3, 2022
Cherry Grove, Fire Island, New York, United States

Application fee: 40 USD

UOVO is the nation's leading storage and logistics provider for art, archives, and collectibles with state-of-the-art facilities in New York, Delaware, Florida, California, Colorado, and Texas. UOVO is operated by an expert team of industry professionals and offers bespoke solutions to meet the specialized needs of any collection. Our services include climate-controlled storage, private viewing galleries, local transportation, international shipping, installation, packing, archival photography, digital inventory management, and more.

UOVO, the premier storage and services provider for art, fashion, and cultural artifacts, seeks a full-time Art Handler / Crater to join its dynamic and growing team. The ideal candidate will be a team player, have experience working in art storage and collection management experience and will be comfortable fabricating crates and packing and moving a wide range of art objects. The Art Handler / Crater will report to the Crate Shop Manager.

Core Responsibilities
With oversight from the Crate Manager, responsible for the day-to-day fabrication of all crates in South San Francisco, ensuring the highest level of client satisfaction, safety, and quality of work.
Ensure all work is executed to meet deadlines; proactively communicating to the Crate Manager when an issue is encountered
Maintain a safe working environment in the shop and adhere to established safety rules and regulations, meeting OSHA standards for woodworking and woodworking machinery
Calculate, draw and create cut sheets that can be followed for all products produced
Clean and organize the crate shop on a daily basis, ethically discarding or disposing of scrap wood and wood dust regularly
Pack artworks for transportation and storage
Maintain all concierge storage locations within the warehouse ensuring efficient and safe storage of all property
Scan property to ensure accurate inventory locations are always maintained
Proper handling and packing of art objects, fragile and artistic material, and antique, high-end furniture using the appropriate methods and materials.
Preparation of condition checks and condition reports, as needed
Breaking down crates, trash and other materials as needed
Adhere to all safety requirements as outlined by Manager
Provide on-site and internal warehouse support when required
When needed, Install/De-install artworks in UOVO viewing rooms in support of Warehouse team.
Other tasks as assigned by Manager

Qualifications & Skills
Ability to read a tape measure and strong grasp of fractional math
Team Player who can work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
Comfortable in a results-driven workplace
Must be proficient in the safe use of hand tools, saws and other woodworking tools and machinery (cabinet saw, compound mitre saw, pneumatic staple gun, random orbital sander, glue gun, drill gun, routers, etc).
Experience handling 2D and 3D artworks
Excellent customer service as well as strong verbal and written communication skills
Knowledge of art handling best practices, including packing, framing, wrapping, installations, and crating
Experience with a variety of fine art mediums and packing materials
Ability to push and pull 150 pounds on a dolly or cart, as well as 50 pounds without mechanical aid
Ability to carry 40 pounds of varying size and shape up to a distance of 90 feet
Ability to stand, walk, squat, bend, kneel, crouch, twist, and reach overhead
Ability to be exposed to outside weather conditions, including heat, cold, rain and snow
Ability to safely operate a forklift
Familiarity with the use of hand trucks, pallet jacks, pry lever bars, dollies and other warehouse equipment

Compensation & Benefits
UOVO offers competitive compensation, commensurate with experience.
UOVO offers a robust suite of benefits including:
100% employer-covered medical plan option for Employees as well as multiple Medical, Dental, and Vision plans options.
2 weeks annual paid vacation, with bi-annual increased vacation awards throughout the first 5 years of service
10 paid holidays plus one additional floating holiday
Company Sponsored Parental Leave policy
Company-Sponsored Paid Sick Leave
100% 401k Employer match up to 3% of employee contributions.
Flexible Savings Account, Commuter Benefits, and Childcare Benefits
Company-sponsored Life Insurance and Long Term Disability Benefits
Monthly Team Lunches and Birthday celebrations
Employee Recognition Program ( the “Eggcellence Awards”)

The CINTAS Foundation proudly announces the inception of its first fellowship dedicated exclusively to the art of photography. The fellowship is named in honor of Sondra Gilman González-Falla and generously funded by her family.

Deadline: February 4, 2022
Fee to apply: $5 per piece
Group Exhibition at AIR Gallery, England
Textile making traditions spans global cultures as one of the earliest human technologies. It has been a staple in industry, fashion, craft and decorative arts throughout the ages but it particularly made a resurgence in the 1960s back into the contemporary art world. Since then Fibre and textile arts have been developing new forms and language -becoming more conceptual and cross-disciplinary, even into this digital age.
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We're are seeking works that explore (but are not limited to) the following areas:

Textiles (Fibre art, Ecology, Upcycling, Craft, Natural vs Synthetic materials, Traditional vs contemporary methods of making, Materiality, Cross-disciplinary art)

Technology (Fibre optics, making and machinery of modern textiles, video/film, animation, VR, 3D printing, digital responses to textiles and fibres)

We are particularly interested in works that cross over between the two but this is not essential. Works can explore their own themes but there must have a link to the idea of textiles, materiality or fibres in some form.

This will accumulate in a group exhibition that will explore the the relationship between textiles and technology; between the ecology and the digital that will take place in March 2023.

Deadline: November 30, 2022
Location: Based in England
Fee to apply: n/a

Prospect Art is seeking Los Angeles-based visual artists for the New Work series. We are looking for existing or new work by professional artists not currently enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate program. Priority is given to artists not represented by a commercial gallery in Los Angeles. We are looking to feature artists/or collectives currently living in Los Angeles who don't have an outlet for their work. The city has a large population of visual artists and a lack of not-for-profit support for process-based works. We will provide ONE ARTIST or ONE COLLECTIVE with the financial backing to finish a not previously exhibited work. Artists that make it to the final review round will qualify for studio visits with Prospect Art founders and will be featured on the website as finalists. We are looking for Los Angeles-based artists with established studio practices who have lived in the city for at least 5 years. Projects that are usually not well represented in commercial galleries will be prioritized.

If selected, you will receive:

$1500 Financial support to use towards the completion of proposed work.

A featured section on the Prospect Art Website  

Social media promotion  

Invitation to a Webcast discussion about your work on our

Broadcast channel 

Deadline: December 10, 2022 is next deadline.
They have calls for artists quarterly.
Fee to apply: $15
Online Online Residency

DAWA Residency is a ONLINE artist residency, which will be hosted entirely on Dear Artists Instagram.
Each DAWA artist-in-residence will have 5 days on our platform to share their art and mental health journey.
Our mission is to provide opportunities for artists to create and engage in honest and constructive dialogue around mental health, to make mental health challenges more visible, and to offer hope of recovery to fellow artists.


What will DAWA residents receive?
DAWA residents will be introduced to the 6,000+ audience of Dear Artists on the week of their residency. Their posts during their residency will be displayed on Dear Artists Instagram as well as on the Story Highlights.

DAWA residents will receive a small stipend on the week of their residency. (As of now we are a small artist-run organization. We don't have any funding from external sources, so we offer what we can to support our residents.)

DAWA residents are invited to create a new body of work to share during their 5-day residency. They are also welcome to revisit previous works. DAWA residents are encouraged to share their mental health journey with the audience.

How much commitment do I need to make if I get selected?
During your 5-day residency, you can make your own schedule and share as much or as little as you want. We only ask that our residents make at least one post per day during the residency. We have many residents who work full-time while being a resident.

Who can apply?
Artists who are 18 years old and older from all locations are welcome to apply. All art mediums welcome (writers, painters, sculptors, dancers, photographers, filmmakers, fiber artists, collage artists, you get the idea!)

Deadline: November 15, 2022
Location: Based in London, England
Fee to apply: n/a
Online & print publication


Open Call: Plant Life
Stories, poems, essays, and art about the secret lives of plants and the people who live with them

Is there something strange about that person with a hundred house plants? Or something enviable? Plant collecting can be an eccentric addiction, but house plants and patio gardening kept many connected to nature during Covid lockdowns. A walk in the quiet forest can be rejuvenating. What do plant people know that others don’t? A time lapse video of a house plant shows instead a house pet. Electrical signals in a tree can play a beautiful symphony. Beds of seaweed and forests are the lungs of the planet. Vegetation is the ultimate source of all our food and all our oxygen. Plants have been on this planet for over 500 million years, the Amazon forest is over 10 million years old, and individual redwoods on the West Coast of America are over 4,000 years old—yet they are now facing more devastation every year. We and the trees share a common ancestor, but today we are more detached from plant life than ever. Plants enliven our window sills and sustain our lives; but what do they mean to us, and what do we mean to them?

The London Reader is issuing an open call for stories, poems, essays, and art about plant people, plants, nature, and our interconnected lives woven tight like roots. Submissions should show how characters like us are connected to plants and nature.