Jobs & Opportunities

Check out these opportunities from our friends and collaborators and pass them along to your colleagues! Let us know of any jobs, professional development opportunities, calls to artists, or cultural events that we should consider adding.

Jobs & Internships

If there is no deadline listed, the position is open until filled. 

• May 22 | Boston, MA: Lorelei Ensemble seeks Booking Manager (remote)
• May 31 | Putney, VT: Sandglass Theater seeks Managing Director
• May 31 | Boston, MA: Orkest seeks Chair of Concert Operations and Chair of Audience Relations
• June 17 | Harrisburg, PA: The State Museum of Pennsylvania seeks Director
• July 15 | Deerfield, MA: Historic Deerfield seeks President and CEO
• New Haven, CT: NXTHVN seeks Executive Director
• Becket, MA: Jacob's Pillow seeks Chief People Officer
• New York, NY: SAY: The Stuttering Association for the Young seeks Chief Executive Officer
• New London, NH: The Center for the Arts seeks Marketing, Audience, and Experience Manager - Sunapee Region
• Providence, RI: AS220 seeks Development Director, Chief of Staff, and Finance & Operations Director
• Watertown, MA: The Mosesian Arts Center seeks Patron Services Manager, Rental Coordinator, Events Operations Associate, Technical Overhire, Interns, and Volunteers
• New Bedford, MA: The Zeiterion Performing Arts Center seeks Vice President, Programs
• Boston, MA: The Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston seeks Chief of Staff and Board Relations
• Natick, MA: The Community Foundation for MetroWest seeks artists to serve as ARTbuilds MetroWest Community Advisors (starting in June)
• New York, NY: Film at Lincoln Center seeks Vice President of Development
• Stowe, VT: The Current seeks Operations Manager, Development Director, and Exhibitions Registrar + Preparator
• Dennis, MA: The Cape Playhouse seeks Director of Development
• Orono, ME: The Collins Center for the Arts seeks Executive Director
• Worcester, MA: Worcester Cultural Coalition seeks Create 508 Program Coordinator and Create 508 Assistant Program Coordinator
• Stamford, CT: The Stamford Museum & Nature Center seeks Executive Director
• Andover, MA: Phillips Academy Andover seeks Instructor in Music: Jazz And Contemporary Music Director and part-time Collaborative Pianist
• Portland, ME: Maine College of Art & Design seeks Assistant/Associate Director of Artists at Work
• Norwell, MA: The James Library and Center for the Arts seeks Interns
• Los Angeles, CA: The Music Center seeks Senior Vice President of TMC Arts
• Honolulu, HI: Honolulu Theatre for Youth seeks Managing Director
• New York, NY: Roundabout Theatre Company seeks Chief Marketing & Experience Officer
• Boston, MA: Open positions at the Rose Kennedy Greenway
• Boston, MA: Open Faculty, Staff, and Student positions at MassArt
• New York, NY: Open Positions at Lincoln Center
• Groton, MA: Open Faculty positions at Groton Hill Music Center
• Enosburg, VT: Cold Hollow Sculpture Park seeks Sculptor Assistant/Public Sculpture Park Conservator
• Maitland, FL: Enzian Theater seeks Director of Development

More to Support Your Job Search

• 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

Calls and Grant Opportunities

Organized by deadline

Artisans Asylum's Call for Art - Vessel Exhibition

Gallery A2 is a contemporary art exhibition space based at the Artisans Asylum makerspace in Boston. The gallery is dedicated to showcasing innovation and excellence in fabrication, craft, and aesthetics. They are currently inviting artists to submit a body of work (three or more objects) holding a concept or idea. Gallery A2 is searching for emerging, early, and mid-career creative practitioners whose submission reads as a unified vessel of work.

Application Deadline: May 24, 2026

Collective Futures Fund

The Collective Futures Fund is an initiative directly supporting visual artists and artist-run activity in the Greater Boston area through grants between $3,000 and $8,000. Visual artists, curators, arts writers, cultural organizers, collectives, and collaborators at all career stages who reside in Norfolk, Middlesex, Essex, Suffolk, and Plymouth counties are encouraged to apply.

Application Deadline: May 27, 2026

MAPC's Accelerating Climate Resilience (ACR)

The Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) is currently accepting proposals for 12-month projects (up to $50,000), with a preference for regional collaborations. In addition to the 101 cities and towns in the MAPC region, eligible lead applicants also include entities and/or organizations that work in and serve the people of the MAPC region. The organizations are defined as local 501(c)(3) community-based organizations, tribes, and Indigenous communities. Community-based organizations without 501(c)(3) status are encouraged to partner with their municipality to submit an application.

Submission Deadline: May 29, 2026

Copland House Residency Awards

Copland House announces the 2026 Copland House Residency Awards. Typically, eight to ten emerging or established composers are selected to live and work, one at a time, for approximately three to eight weeks at Aaron Copland’s National Historic Landmark home in New York’s lower Hudson River Valley, one hour north of New York City. Professional composers who are American citizens or permanent residents of all backgrounds and identities – especially those from underrepresented communities – are invited to apply. Accommodations, meals, housekeeping, and local transportation are provided by Copland House. Residencies will be scheduled between November 1, 2026 and October 31, 2027. Copland House Residents also become eligible for various post-residency honors and performance, recording, commissioning, or other career development opportunities. Composers apply online on Copland House’s website, by uploading a Residency Awards application form, three representative works and recordings, resume, and brief description of the project(s) planned for during a residency.  

Application Deadline: June 1, 2026

2026 Flaherty Fellowship

The 2026 Flaherty Fellowship program will welcome a cohort of 15 in-person Fellows in Vermont and 15 online Fellows, offering an immersive experience during the 71st Flaherty Seminar. We seek Fellows who demonstrate a strong commitment to community engagement in their profession, practice, or field of study.

Application Deadline: June 9, 2026

Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Danbury's Call for Native American Artists

The congregation invites Native American artists to submit proposals for artwork to be exhibited in the fellowship hall of the Congregation for Roots and Horizons. The call is open to artists who are enrolled members or documented descendants of federally or state-recognized Native American tribes. Preference given to a local artist. Ideally, they are looking for a two-dimensional piece of artwork using any or all of the following mediums: painting, beadwork, digital art, mixed media, photography, textiles, and more. They might consider another medium or size for a really creative idea. The selected artist will receive commission of $5,000 (which includes materials and installation).

Application Deadline: June 15, 2026

Innovate Grants Spring 2026

Innovate Grant awards (2) $1,800.00 grants each quarter, to one Visual Artist and one Photographer. In addition, (18) honorable mentions (9 in art and 9 in photo), will be featured on our website and join a growing community of vibrant and talented artists. Innovate Grant's commitment extends beyond the grant cycle by promoting the work of selected winners and honorable mentions into the future. Innovate Grants support artists and photographers through quarterly grants. We've simplified the grant process, so that artists and photographers can focus on making their innovative work. The work should speak for itself and our application reflects that. 

Application Deadline: June 18, 2026

Springboard for the Arts' Rural Regenerator Fellowship

The Rural Regenerator Fellowship is an 18-month fellowship that brings together rural artists, creatives, and culture bearers to deepen their relationships, grow their work, and support rural exchange and solidarity across the Upper Midwest.

Application Deadline: June 18, 2026

Call to Artists: Watertown Business Coalition's Arts Market

The Watertown Business Coalition (WBC), in partnership with the City of Watertown, is proud to announce the return of the Watertown Arts Market on Saturday, August 8, 2026. This signature community event will transform Arsenal Park into a vibrant outdoor gallery and performance space from 12:00 PM to 5:00 PM. The Arts Market Committee invites local Watertown artists, authors, musicians, nonprofit cultural organizations, and arts-based businesses to secure their spot for 2026. Fees: $30 for individual artists; $40 for nonprofit organizations; $65 for arts and cultural businesses.

Deadline to Apply: June 30, 2026

National Endowment for the Arts' Grants for Artists 

The NEA fund arts projects in the following disciplines: Arts Education, Challenge America, Dance, Design & Our Town, Folk & Traditional Arts, Literary Arts, Local Arts Agencies, Museums, Music, Opera, Our Town, Presenting & Multidisciplinary Works, Theater & Musical Theater, and Visual & Media Arts.

Submission Deadline: July 9

WORK_SPACE Gallery's Call for Artists: Roots Run Deep

Roots Run Deep is an exhibition dedicated to celebrating and examining the multifaceted nature of Indigenous heritage. We are seeking works that explore the unbreakable links between past, present, and future. Whether through traditional techniques passed down through generations or contemporary interpretations of identity, this exhibit aims to provide a platform for Indigenous voices to share their stories, struggles, and triumphs. New England artists age 16+ with a connection to indigenous heritage are invited to submit up to 3 pieces of art. All mediums are accepted.

Submission Deadline: July 24, 2026

Call for Artists & Businesses: Imagining Gloucester's Future

The city of Gloucester seeks applications from artists, artist teams, and businesses interested in creating one-of-a-kind window murals on Main Street. Selected artists will be matched with participating businesses to create a hand-painted temporary mural on display during the second half of 2026. The themes of these murals is "Imagining Gloucester's Future." Artists will design murals that will envision the future of Gloucester through community, art, fishing, tourism, geography, and more. The murals should not be considered advertising for the participating business. Interested in participating? Contact Miranda Aisling Hynes, mhynes@gloucester-ma.gov or 978-325-5237

Application Deadline: June 15th, 2026

RISCA's Artist Open Studio Tour

Artist Open Studio Tour grants support marketing and administration for an artist-initiated open studio tour. The studio tour must consist of multiple artists within one studio building or several nearby buildings and be open to the public.

Application Deadline: Rolling

More Ways to Find Opportunities

• 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.
• Artist Communities Alliance lists open calls from around the globe and offers workshops.

Events, Workshops, and Residencies

• October 2025-September 2026: Creative West's Capacity Building Workshop Series
• May-October, 2026 | Townshend, VT:  Apply for one- or two-week Artist in Residence at Plough & Stars Project
• May 22, 29, and June 5, 2026 | Online: artEquity's BIPOC Surviving Predominantly White Institutions
• May 23, 2026 | Online: Application's due for TeAda Productions' Ensemble Building Intensive Training
• May 28, 2026 | Online: Assets for Artists's "Portfolio Power / The Artist Portfolio” with Anabel Vázquez Rodríguez. 
• May 29, 2026 | New Orleans, LA: Joan Mitchell Center spring or fall 2027 residencies for visual artists
• May 30, 2026 | Boston, MA: the Arts Action Consortium, the Mayor's Office of Arts and Culture, and SPARK Boston's citywide Artist Resource Fair
• June 5, 2026 | Montpelier, VT: Vermont Creative Network's Vermont Creative Sector Convening. 
• June 7, 2026 | Boston, MA: Open Doors Performing Arts Residency artist Zakiyyah's Black and Bold Presents: Rhymes and Reckonings
• June 20, 2026 | Culver City, CA: TeAda Productions presents the Pasifika Arts Exchange Culmination
• August 8, 2026 | Watertown, MA: Watertown Arts Market
• August 11-14, 2026 | Philadelphia, PA: annual Leadership Exchange in Arts & Disability (LEAD) Conference
• September 6-21, 2026 | Pezzolo, Italy: Trinacria Theatre Company's Script Transformation 
• October 2-3, 2026 | National: Artists and arts organizations are invited to participate in Fall of Freedom, a movement across all artistic genres as a radical act of resistance and solidarity.
• October 8-11 | Marlboro, VT: 71st Flaherty Film Seminar
• Rolling | Pittsfield, NH: Graylag Nature Preserve's the Graylag Artist Residency

Additional Resources

• 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.