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Artistic Jobs and Opportunities Roundup: April 2026

Looking for employment as an artist or arts administrator in Pittsburgh? We’ve compiled a list of job openings at some of the area's best arts and cultural institutions, as well as regional and national opportunities. If you would like to see your organization’s job opening or artistic opportunity featured in our next blog post, please submit your free listing, making sure to include salary information.

Pittsburgh-based Arts and Culture Job Openings

Full-time

Part-time

Freelance/Contract

  • Art Handler at The Art Supply Co.
    Compensation: $140-200/half day; $280-400/full day

Seasonal/Temporary

Remote Arts and Culture Job Openings

Full-time

Part-time

Freelance/Contract

Pittsburgh-based Artistic Opportunities

Auditions & Castings

Artist Residencies, Fellowships, & Professional Development

  • Call for Applications for Art Intervention Residency at Children's Museum of Pittsburgh (Due 5/3)
  • Call for Applications for Distillery Emerging Artist Residency at Brew House Arts (Due 4/20)
  • Call for Applications for Pittsburgh Center for Arts & Media’s Ceramic Residency Program (Due 5/11)
  • Call for Applications for The Warhol Academy's Digital Content Creation Fellowship (Due 4/19)
  • Call for Applications for The Warhol Academy's Filmmaking and Post Production Fellowship (Due 4/19)
  • Call for Applications for teaching artists for Pittsburgh Cultural Trust’s Western Pennsylvania Wolf Trap Training (Due 4/17)
  • Call for Applications for August Wilson Archive Educator Award program, providing support and incentive for teachers to explore the August Wilson Archive at the University of Pittsburgh Library System (Due 4/30)

Vendor & Market Opportunities

  • Call for Applications from artist and artisan vendors at City of Pittsburgh events (Rolling deadline)
  • Call for Applications from artists, makers, small businesses, and creative ideas for The Frame Gallery’s Carnival Art Sale at Carnegie Mellon (Due 4/5)
  • Call for Vendors for Garfield Night Market (Rolling deadline)
  • Call for Applications* from new and emerging makers for Handmade Arcade's Emerging Craft Market (Due 4/19)

Calls for Artists & Submissions

  • Call for Applications from Global Majority artists for The Future is Black's Sovereign Ground exhibition at Brew House Arts (Due 5/25)
  • Call for Applications from emerging and mid-career designers, technicians, and artists for New Hazlett Theater's CSA Design Pool (Due 5/2)
  • Call for Artists for Video: Patient Room Art Channel - Daniel G. and Carole L. Kamin Tower at UPMC Presbyterian (Due 6/1)
  • Call for Submissions for Kaila Carter’s KC Dance Cohort’s Live Showcase at KST Alloy Studios (Due 4/11)
  • Call for Applications for Contemporary Craft’s 2027 Elizabeth R. Raphael Founder’s Prize Award and Exhibition (Due 5/31)
  • Call for Applications for Evolve Coaching’s Evening of Art (Due 6/30)
  • Call for Artists for The Realm Community Engagement Group’s ILLUMINATE: A Fine Art Gallery & Exhibition (Due 4/17)
  • Call for Applications* for Solo Exhibition at Sweetwater Center for the Arts’ Mezzanine Gallery (Due 5/1)
  • Call for Artists for Contemporary Craft’s 2026 Textures of Being Exhibition (Due 4/30)
  • Call for Submissions* of noir films for Jump Cut Pittsburgh Noir Film Festival at The Parkway Theater & Film Lounge (Due 5/31)
  • Call for Submissions of feature films for Three Rivers Film Festival (Due 5/31)  
  • Call for Submissions of short films or scripts for Three Rivers Film Festival’s Shorts & Scripts Competition (Due 5/31) 
  • Call for Submissions from artists and designers ages 14-25 for Phipps Conservatory's Youth Eco-Action Showcase Sustainable Art/Fashion Show (Due 4/9)
  • Call for Applications* from Mid-Atlantic artists for solo and group exhibition proposals at Hoyt Center for the Arts in New Castle (Due 6/1)

Grants & Funding

Requests for Proposals & Qualifications

  • Request for Proposals from multidisciplinary consultant teams for Pittsburgh's Greater Downtown Public Realm Activation Study through Light and Art at the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh (Due 4/27)

Regional and National Artistic Opportunities  

Artist Residencies, Fellowships, & Professional Development

Calls for Artists & Submissions

  • Call for Applications from mural artists for Mural People’s Paint the Park in Allen Park, MI and Trenton Art Festival in Trenton, MI (Rolling deadline)
  • Call for Submissions* of watermedia works for Rhode Island Watercolor Society's National Watermedia Exhibition 2026 in Pawtucket, RI (Due 5/1)
  • Call for Submissions* of artwork in any media for Providence Art Club's National Open Juried Exhibition 2026 in Providence, RI (Due 5/7)
  • Call for Submissions* of photography for Soho Photo Gallery's 2026 National Competition in New York, NY (Due 5/9)
  • Call for Submissions* of plein air paintings for Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts' Plein Air Plus 2026 National Juried Competition in Long Beach Island, NJ (Due 5/17)
  • Call for Submissions* of fine art, photography, and mixed media for Old Town Arts & Craft Guild's "The Beauty of It" National Juried Competition, Virtual Exhibition, and Online Sale (Due 5/31)
  • Call for Submissions* of artwork in any medium for the $1,000 Open Theme Competition: April 2026 (Due 5/1)
  • Call for Submissions* of artwork in any medium for Sebastopol Center for the Arts' "Resist and Persist: Social (in)Justice" Juried Exhibition in Sebastopol, CA (Due 5/1)

Grants & Funding

  • Call for Applications from nonprofits for Pennsylvania Creative Industries' Creative Catalyst Grants (Due 6/12)
  • Call for Applications from Pennsylvania nonprofits for Pennsylvania Creative Industries' Creative Innovation and Impact Grants (Rolling deadline)
  • Call for Applications from community-based artists, creatives, writers, and cultural workers for Centro's Rooted + Relational Community Micro-Grant Program, awarding up to $5,000 (Due 4/30)
  • Call for Applications from musical artists, venues, and organizations for Play PA Live's live music grant programs, including Rehearsal Grants ($15,000-195,000), Venue Grants, and Industry Support Grants (Rolling deadline)
  • Call for Applications for The Andy Warhol Foundation Arts Writer Grant (Due 5/6)
  • Call for Applications from nonprofit organizations for Norfolk Southern's Thriving Communities Grant for neighborhood beautification and placemaking projects (Due 8/3)
  • Call for Applications from mission-driven nonprofit organizations that have a specific focus on supporting immigrants in the arts, sciences, education, or through the provision of social services for 2026 Vilcek Foundation Grants (Due 4/30)
  • Call for Applications from documentary filmmakers for Catapult Film Fund's Development Grant (Due 4/20)
  • Call for Submissions from currently or formerly incarcerated writers for the Keeley Schenwar Memorial Essay Prize (Due 5/29)
  • Call for Applications from nonprofit organizations for Introduction Mid Atlantic Arts’ Folk and Traditional Arts Community Projects Grants ranging from $1,000-5,000 (Due 4/30)
  • Call for Applications from emerging artists and designers for ArtPrize 2026 Artist Seed Grants (Due 5/30)
  • Call for Applications from organizations for National Endowment for the Humanities’s Media Projects grants supporting documentary films, radio programs, and podcasts (Due 6/25)
  • Call for Applications* from visual artists for Art Fluent's Evolution Grant ($1,000) (Due 6/19)

Requests for Proposals & Qualifications

  • Request for Proposals from professional artists and teams for a public artwork commission at Skokie Public Library in Skokie, IL (Due 5/1)

*Some opportunities may require an application fee, so we recommend reviewing the fine print to ensure you're comfortable with the listed conditions. If the fee is a barrier, check to see if the organization offers waivers or scholarships. We also advocate for artists not to be required to do unpaid labor before applying for opportunities, so we encourage you to check all guidelines before deciding to submit.

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