Opportunities in Akron
Browse a curated list of fresh calls for artists, job opportunities, grants and fellowships, and spaces available in Akron.
DEADLINE: May 27th, 2024
Voices of Akron - Traffic Control Boxes ↗
Akron Public Art Commission
Akron residents are invited to submit artwork proposals for Voices of Akron, a Traffic Control Box Community Showcase. This public artist call is designed to enhance the streetscapes of Akron while celebrating the city's diverse voices and talents by transforming traffic light control boxes at major intersections into vibrant pieces of public art.
DEADLINE: May 27th, 2024
The Groundhog Show 2024 ↗
The Groundhog Show
The Groundhog Show is an annual pop-up art exhibition celebrating NE Ohio LGBTQ+ and ally artists. Popping up next the weekend of June 14, 2024 in downtown Akron.
DEADLINE: May 29th, 2024
"Text me when you get home" exhibition ↗
Curated Storefront
Call for entries for upcoming exhibition "text me when you get home" curated by Eva Polzer at Curated Storefront's Avant Garden Gallery. Seeking work that fits the feelings surrounding the the friendly request: “text me when you get home.”
DEADLINE: May 31st, 2024
Overdose Awareness Exhibition 2024 ↗
Summit Artspace
In honor of Overdose Awareness Day, Summit Artspace invites visual artists in Summit County and contiguous counties to submit artworks about their own experience with overdose or in honor of a loved one who passed from an overdose. Artists working in all visual media are eligible to apply. No entry fee.
DEADLINE: June 15th, 2024
Call for Art for Bounce Innovation Hub, 2nd Floor ↗
Hazel Tree Design Studio
Hazel Tree Design Studio, the interior design firm behind the Bounce Innovation Hub second-floor expansion of The Generator co-working space, will highlight and invest in Northeast Ohio’s sustained and thriving art scene through the purchase of local art. Interested artists may submit work for consideration.