March 12, 2025
Artists

Opportunities for Artists, Writers, and Art Workers in May 2024

Hyperallergic’s monthly Opportunities Listings provide a resource to artists and creatives looking for funding and community support to further their work. Subscribe to receive this list of opportunities in your inbox each month Sign up here! If you find this list valuable, consider becoming a Hyperallergic Member to help us make it possible every month.

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YC’s Student Visual Artists Shine at Mountain Artists Guild | Prescott Valley Times local news

Prescott, Arizona (May 1, 2024) – Seventy of Yavapai College’s talented student artists have taken their skills off-campus this Spring, in a stunning exhibition of painting, drawing, sculpture, ceramics and more. Join us for The Yavapai College Visual Arts Showcase, through May 18, at the Mountain Artists Guild, 228 N. Alarcon Street, in Prescott.  “This

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Local artists part of Old Market exhibition

The Artists’ Cooperative Gallery in Omaha’s historic Old Market will open a new month-long exhibit with three of its local distinguished artists on Wednesday, May 1. “Out of Our Minds” will showcase the visioning talents of Cindy Rae Mathiasen of Council Bluffs, Duane Adams of Griswold and Jasmine Greenwaldt of Omaha. An opening reception at

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Vermont names author and visual artist Bianca Stone as new poet laureate

National Poetry Month may have just ended, but for Vermonters, there’s still breaking poetry news. Gov. Phil Scott today appointed poet and artist Bianca Stone as the new poet laureate in Vermont. Stone will serve as the state’s ambassador for the art of poetry for a four-year term. The Brandon-based poet is the author of

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Bremen, Hillcrest artists thank South Suburban nurses with mural

It takes a tremendous skill set to be a nurse working in an intensive care unit. Besides medical training, nurses need empathy, mental and physical stamina and the flexibility to handle a wide range of stressful situations. One ICU nurse at Advocate South Suburban Hospital in Hazel Crest brings another talent to her job. “In

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Artist of the Month: Kaia Kater

BGS first had the opportunity to work with singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and composer Kaia Kater all the way back in 2016. She appeared on our inaugural Shout & Shine showcase stage that year at the International Bluegrass Music Association’s business conference in Raleigh, North Carolina. It was the first ever showcase celebrating diversity at the

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Why visual artist BMike wants others to imagine alternatives to the present

Brandan “BMike” Odums is a visual artist based in New Orleans. With BMike’s work, he plans to be the change that the community needs, and he does that by creating art that helps people see that change. As he often works with spray paint, BMike creates murals that depict historical Black figures and others making

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Local Artist Kim Hensal perfects her style and gets recognized | Community

WOODWARD – For Woodward resident Kim Hensal, art has been a lifelong passion. “My parents got me a drawing table when I was young,” she said. “My whole life has been about art.” Her passion for art eventually turned into a business in the form of her own art studio. Around seven years ago Hensal

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Milan artist honored with Illinois fellowship

One Quad Cities artist is among 17 throughout Illinois to be honored with the Illinois Arts Council (IAC) 2024 Artist Fellowship Award (AFA). The IAC AFAs are $15,000 awards to Illinois artists in recognition of their outstanding work and commitment within the arts. This year, the IAC awarded 17 Illinois artists with fellowships totaling $255,000.

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Someday merges culinary and visual arts in Detroit’s North End

Walking into Someday, a new art gallery and bakehouse in Detroit’s North End, you’ll be embraced like a close friend.  The space merges culinary and visual arts, all seamlessly blended with an essence of “inner child energy.” In March, Someday opened at 2857 E. Grand Blvd., connected to the comic book store Vault of Midnight.

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