May I submit an opportunity for my organization, gallery, etc...?
Yes! We rely on listings from fellow artists, art orgs, and people like you. Use our submission form.
We will list an opportunity if it meets the following criteria:
Calls for Artists:
The opportunity must be in Northeast Ohio. We do not list virtual exhibitions.
We prefer calls with no application/entry fee, but reasonable fees are OK.
Job Opportunities:
The organization must be located in Northeast Ohio. Remote positions for a NEO organization are OK.
The job must be a paid position, either hourly or salary. We do not list volunteer positions.
Funding Opportunities:
The funding must be for individual artists. Not arts organizations.
The funding must be specifically for artists in Northeast Ohio. We may list funding opportunities for Ohio artists or Midwest artists.
Spaces Available:
Spaces must be relevant to artists, such as studio or exhibition spaces.
The location must be in Northeast Ohio.
Note: We reserve the right to make exceptions for special opportunities for our artist follower. This is at our sole discretion.
What do you mean by "Northeast Ohio"? What geographic areas are included?
Northeast Ohio is the whole northeast corner of our great state!
We list opportunities in all of these counties: Ashland, Ashtabula, Carroll, Columbiana, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Lorain, Mahoning, Medina, Portage, Stark, Summit, Trumbull, and Wayne.
The geographic area includes the cities of Akron, Ashland, Ashtabula, Brunswick, Canton, Cleveland, Cleveland Heights, Elyria, Euclid, Kent, Lakewood, Lorain, Medina, Mentor, Painesville, Parma, Strongsville, Wadsworth, Wooster, Warren, and Youngstown - and all the towns and villages between.
This region is also covered by area codes 216, 330/234, and 440.
What kinds of opportunities do you list?
Calls for Artists - Calls may include open exhibitions, juried exhibitions, residencies, proposals for solo or group exhibitions, public art proposals, and other similar opportunities.
Job Opportunities - We list part-time, full-time, and contract/freelance positions, such as positions for teaching artists and positions at arts organizations.
Funding Opportunities - We list grants, fellowships, and other funding opportunities for individual artists.
Spaces Available - We list studio spaces and exhibition spaces.
Note: We may add additional types of opportunities. Let us know via Instagram DM what would be useful for you.
What does it cost? Is it really free?
It's free to submit a listing. It's free to view listings. It's all free.
If you want to support what we're doing, (a) follow us on Instagram, (2) tag your art friends on our Instagram posts, and (3) submit opportunities you know about.
What other ways can I get this info?
We offer three different ways to receive opportunities so you may opt-in based on your preference.
neo.opportunities.art website. This website is the primary source of current opportunities and contains all our fresh and curated listings. Visit anytime to see all open opportunities.
Weekly opportunities email. Once a week, we send an email to subscribers. This email contains opportunities listed on the site in the previous seven days and opportunities expiring in the next seven days. Subscribe to our weekly email.
Instagram posts and stories. We post daily stories of select opportunities that are listed on our website. We frequently share stories and reminders from northeast Ohio organizations about their upcoming opportunities. Follow us on Instagram.
Am I going to start getting spammed?
We hate spam, too. We send weekly emails only to subscribers. We follow anti-spam rules (CAN-SPAM Act), and we promise not to share your email address. You can unsubscribe anytime using the link at the bottom of every email.
IF you provide contact information when you enter a submission, it will only be used to contact you if we have questions about your listing.
Do you have unanswered questions?
Send a message via Instagram.