Artists, performers, makers, and creators can find opportunities to share their talents with the people of Alexandria.
Current Calls
Public Art
There are no current open calls for Public Art.
For questions please contact arts@alexandriava.gov
Events & Public Space Activation
Regional Call
Deadline: Ongoing
Events and Public Space Activations creates equitable access to the arts by bringing visual and performing arts to neighborhoods throughout Alexandria.
Proposals are being accepted from emerging and established visual and performing artists who are interested in engaging directly with the community through their work. All opportunities are paid and will be scheduled between April and October of each year. Artists will have access to the Mobile Art Lab, which is a mobile studio with supplies and equipment to facilitate outdoor activations. Proposals should indicate if work will be done in one day or over a series of two or three weeks.
Proposals are reviewed by staff with the following criteria:
- High artistic quality
- Unique work
- Weather-sustainable art (can be outside for extended periods, or be projected, performed, or facilitated out of doors)
- Equitably accessible for the community to engage with and/or participate in making the art
Interested artists should submit a proposal. For more information, contact the Office of the Arts at arts@alexandriava.gov.
Mobile Art Lab Projects & Programs
There are no current open calls for the Mobile Art Lab.
For questions about the Mobile Art Lab, please contact arts@alexandriava.gov
Visual Art
There are no current open calls for Visual Art.
For questions, please contact arts@alexandriava.gov
Grants
PROGRAM GRANTS
Deadline: Annually
The Department of Recreation, Parks and Cultural Activities' Arts Division stewards the City of Alexandria's Arts Grants program with the intent of reaching these goals:
- To strengthen Alexandria's creative capacity by providing its residents with diverse opportunities to meaningfully engage with the arts
- To improve the capacity and stability of Alexandria-based arts organizations to create, perform, and present works of artistic excellence and innovation through organizational support and program funding
- To create a vibrant urban environment by supporting diverse individual artists, organizations, and other entities in the creation, performance, and presentation of high-quality works of art across the City of Alexandria
Learn more about Alexandria's Arts Program Grants.
Torpedo Factory Art Center
STUDIO ARTISTS AT TORPEDO FACTORY ART CENTER
Torpedo Factory Art Center encourages artists and artist groups to apply for available studios.
Visit torpedofactory.org/artopps for more opportunities to show work at Torpedo Factory Art Center. Many calls are national and international.