Calling all artists! Shoreline Arts Alliance is here to help you find your next big project.
Job & Volunteer Opportunities
2/4/2025
Museum Guides (Seasonal Workers)
The State of Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD) is seeking Museum Guides (Seasonal Workers) to be stationed at one or more of the four museums operated by the DECD: Eric Sloane Museum (Kent), Old New-Gate Prison & Copper Mine (East Granby), Prudence Crandall Museum (Canterbury), and the Henry Whitfield State Museum (Guilford).
The Museum Guides will report to the staff person in charge of the site. This position allows for a minimum of 16 hours/week to a maximum of 40 hours/week and requires weekend work. Individual work schedules will be determined by the site supervisor. Some holiday work will be required. Training will begin in late April, and the open season will run from May through November.
1/21/2025
Grants Officer II
Reporting to the Deputy Director of Grants and Programs as part of the Grants Department, the Grants Officer II plays a pivotal role in community engagement and the development and implementation of a new community-based, grantmaking and capacity-building program focused on organizations serving constituents from underserved and marginalized communities such as Black, Latino/a/e, Indigenous and Native American, Asian/Asian-American, Pacific Islander, and other communities across the Greater Hartford region. For full details and to apply please visit https://cthumanities.bamboohr.com/careers/28
Calls for Artists & Auditions
3/20/25
Shoreline Art's Alliance's Open Mic Night
4/5/2025
Shoreline Arts Alliance's Junior Board of Directors will be hosting our first ever Open Mic Night on Saturday, April 5th, from 6:00 to 8:30 PM at Flat Rock Gallery in Westbrook.
We are looking for high school performing artists to perform on the evening of Open Mic Night.
Performances can include dance, music or theatrical performances, poetry readings, storytelling, comedy sketches, or any other creative acts!
Performer registration is FREE! Performers MUST be a high school student living in a town or attending a school in our 24-town region and register by March 23 at midnight.
3/20/2025
Auditions for actors: kids ages 8-18, adults ages 18-70, and crew, for 3 projects, East Haddam Stage Co
Saturday March 29th 2:00-5:00pm Russell Library, 123 Broad St Middletown CT
The East Haddam Stage Company is holding general auditions for three upcoming projects: Sherlock Holmes for the outdoor season at Gillette Castle State Park, East Haddam; and two productions of A Christmas Carol, performing in Middletown CT, during the holiday season.
Roles available include Sherlock Holmes, Dr. Watson, Moriarity, Irene Adler, Alice Faulkner. Scrooge, Marley, Ghost of Christmas Past, present and future, boy Scrooge, Bob Cratchit, and his's daughters; Tiny Tim, Belle, (fiancee of Scrooge), Mrs. Dilber, Old Joe, Nephew Fred, his wife, Alice, amongst others.
AUDITIONS ARE BY APPOINTMENT. ACTORS Please send picture and resume in advance to info@EHSCO.org with requested audition time slot. Or call EHSCO at 860-873-3521. PLEASE prepare a memorized monologue of your choice, there will also be readings from the scripts.
ALL ROLES PAID A STIPEND (if you cannot attend these auditions, video submissions will be accepted. Contact EHSCO for details)
ALSO IN NEED OF BACKSTAGE CREW: Costumer, running crew, tech assist. Write letter of interest to info@EHSCO.org or call EHSCO at 860-873-3521. The backstage crew includes volunteer as well as paid positions. Hiring is ongoing.
CALL TO ARTISTS FOR EXHIBITIONS AT THE KEYES GALLERY, WWML
MARCH 28, 2025
Selection by jury for Exhibitions at the Keyes Gallery at the Willoughby Wallace Memorial Library in Stony Creek, CT for June 2025 through June 2026
Artists bring in 3 pieces, representative of their work between 4 and 6 pm on Friday, March 28. Pick up of work on Sunday, March 30th, 10-12 noon.
2 D hanging work, accepted, including photography. No computer manipulated or AI art.
Entry Fee of $25 benefits the Friends of the WWML. $100 for groups, maximum of 10 pieces reviewed.
Now accepting curatorial proposals, as well. No fee.
This is a beautiful exhibition space in scenic Stony Creek. There is no commission on sales. Exhibitions are sponsored by the Friends of the WWML and promoted via Instagram, WWML website, and via eblasts and a postcard mailing if artists choose to print, to a mailing list of 500.
For more information, Exhibition Guidelines, and more, visit the gallery page of the website: www.wwml.org/gallery
Questions: 203.488.8702
Guilford Art Center Seeks Artists for Gallery Exhibition “Dear Mother,”
April 4, 2025
Guilford Art Center is actively seeking artists to submit work for an upcoming national juried gallery exhibition called Dear Mother,. This exhibit aims to present artworks which honor our relationship to the natural world through a variety of mediums and practices. This exhibition will explore and embrace our most ancient connections through one of our most human behaviors – artmaking.
GAC is seeking to display artworks incorporating natural elements or depicting natural scenes. It is up to the participating artist how loosely or literally to interpret this.
Adult artists are invited to submit two pieces via email to aseneco@guilfordartcenter.org by April 4, 2025. Works will be juried by our in-house exhibitions team and artists will be notified about selected works by Monday, April 14, 2025. The exhibit will be on display from May 2 – June 1, 2025.
Outdoor Summer Arts Festival on the Essex Green
February - June 7, 2025
Arts Center Killingworth and Spectrum Gallery announce a Call for Representational and Abstract Painters, Sculptors, Illustrators, Photographers, Original Printmakers, Fabric Artists, Glass and Wood Artisans, Jewelry
Designers and Crafters for the 2025 Essex Town Green Outdoor Summer Arts Festival. Open to visual artists working in oil, acrylic, watercolor, photography, pencil and charcoal, paper, mixed media, fabric, glass, wood,
stone and clay.
Dates, Times, Location Sat, June 14 (10-5pm); Sun, June 15 (11-5pm) Essex Town Green, 12 Main Street, Essex CT
Outdoor Summer Arts Festival registration deadline is Wednesday, June 4, 2025. Space on the green is limited, so register as early as possible to reserve space and to be included in Festival pr materials and email announcements.
Submission Process
Materials Needed
Participation Fee
To ensure a variety of work at the Festival, there is a maximum of 40 Exhibitors, limited by medium. Email jpegs and a short bio to barbara@spectrumartgallery.org
THREE DIGITAL IMAGES OF ARTWORK (HIGH RESOLUTION JPEGS, 300dpi, 1-2MBs) Must
Include Title, Materials used and Size for each jpeg. In the subject line of the email please note: Submissions for Summer Arts Festival
ARTIST BIOGRAPHY. Maximum 300 words. Needs to be written in the 3rd person. Describe artistic style, awards, education, participation in art shows, and other noteworthy information. Word Document only. DO NOT send bios as images (i.e. JPEGs) or as PDFs. Full resumes or CVs are NOT accepted and will be returned to artists for resubmission.
Nature Up Close
February - May 2, 2025
We are moving into the joys of Summer and as a result looking closely at our gardens, emerging insects, flowers and trees. Gallery would like closeup images that engage us in these discoveries.
Receives: May 4-8 from 1:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Opens: Friday, May 16 — Reception 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Saturday, May 17 Open House 1:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Sunday, May 18 Open House 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Closes: Sunday, July 6