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Opportunities for Artists Worldwide

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A list of opportunities for artists from all over the globe. Some of these calls for submissions are limited to US residents, but many are available to artists worldwide.

From the Artwork Archive website:

Ready to find the next big opportunity for your art business? Check out our November guide for artists (sorted by those deadlines coming up first).

Even though 2020 has been a different year for in-person arts opportunities, the good news is that now there are better systems in place for handling art exhibitions and opportunities mid-pandemic. Exhibitions, residencies, grants, and more are still happening safely in the art world again, we don’t want you to miss out.

So, we’ve made a list for you with the best opportunities for artists with deadlines coming up in November.

See the Artwork Archive November Opportunities link here.

 

Download the Complete Guide to 2020 Artist Opportunities and save a copy of all the best opportunities this year to your desktop.

Canadian Artists, Writers, Performers Call for National Basic Income – CBC

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Latest push says many in the arts-and-culture sector are subject to precarious short-term work

“A group of Canadian artists, writers, technicians and performers is calling on Ottawa to guarantee a basic income for anyone in need.

Novelist and screenwriter Emma Donoghue, poet George Elliott Clarke and opera singer Adrianne Pieczonka are listed among those supporting a call to “provide financial security to meet people’s basic needs, regardless of their work status.”

The concept would involve the government making regular payments to citizens to meet their basic needs.

The request is detailed in an open letter written by visual artist Zainub Verjee, multidisciplinary artist Clayton Windatt and the campaign’s team leader, media artist Craig Berggold. It is addressed to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Deputy Minister Chrystia Freeland, Finance Minister Bill Morneau and Minister of Canadian Heritage Steven Guilbeault.”

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