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Professional Opportunities

Please contact ASCA Community Arts Program Director Charlie Sears at charles(dot)sears(at)alaska.gov. Stay well, and we are grateful for all that you do! (latest update: 02/14/2024 – Resources are ordered from newest to oldest)

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Professional Development and Networking

  • Artist Lab: Promotional Writing for Professional Artists – A career as an artist comes with constant demands for texts: bio, statement, social media, blurbs for proposals, emails, press releases, and more. In the second session of the three-part Artist Lab series, Content Strategy for Artists: Promoting Yourself and Your Work on February 26 at 1PM EST, Robin Cembalest, a faculty member at the School of Visual Arts and popular Creative Capital coach, will teach skills to write about art, your projects, and yourself. You’ll learn to develop nuanced language about your identity and how it connects to your work, to describe your art and position it in a context, to chronicle your process, and to express your meaning and intention.
  • Writing Sketch Comedy with Joanna Castle Miller – Ever wondered why one sketch on Saturday Night Live lives on forever and the next totally flops? How do you turn a funny idea into a successful 3-5 minute comedy piece? And most importantly, how can sketch comedy writing make any writer’s work better, even across other genres?
  • MPAC Artist Showcase & Conference 2025  – The Montana Performing Arts Consortium (MPAC) hosts an annual 3-day conference during which over a hundred performing arts professionals gather to plan performances, network, learn, and develop lasting relationships that extend into communities around the state. Each year, the event is attended by presenting organizations from throughout Montana, as well as artists, agents, and arts advocacy and service organizations.
  • Intermediate Playwriting with Ryan Buen – This course, designed for writers with at a least basic grasp of dramatic writing concepts, will strive to give developing playwrights opportunities to learn through both lecture and practical application. Over five weeks, writers will focus on developing their use of dramatic structure, character development, and creating compelling plots with clear conflict and defined stakes. Towards this purpose, writers will work towards the completion of a one act play by the end of the course dates.
  • The Alaska Funders Directory – The Alaska Funders Directory is the only site that focuses solely on funding opportunities in Alaska. The directory allows you to generate a list of funders that fit the interests of your nonprofit or project. Use the directory to save hours of research to find funders that align with your mission, geographic area, and funding needs.

Calls for Art and Requests for Proposals

  • 2026 Official Alaska State Medallion – The Official Alaska State Medallion project began in 1989. The Alaska Mint has been producing the Official Alaska State Medallions each year since 1992. Each year Alaskan artists submit designs hoping to be chosen for the new medallion. The Official State Medallions are the only medallions that we mint that feature the Seal of the State of Alaska on the reverse! They are minted in limited quantities in pure silver, pure gold and silver with 24k gold highlights.
  • 2026 The Alaska Railroad Annual Art Print Contest – The Alaska Railroad is seeking artists to submit their ideas for the 2026 Art Print Contest. Entries will be accepted between January 13, 2025 and April 4, 2025. The selected artist will create artwork for the 2026 art print / poster.
  • Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail (PNT) Service Mark Logo Design – The American Indian Alaska Native Tourism Association (AIANTA), in partnership with the USDA Forest Service and the Pacific Northwest Trail Association (PNTA), is requesting proposals from Native artists to create a new service mark (logo) that will serve as the visual identity of the Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail (PNT).

Employment Opportunities

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