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Artistic Jobs and Opportunities Roundup: January 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 

Pittsburgh-based Arts and Culture Internships

  • Multiple Internships at the Pittsburgh CLO, including Artistic Assistant, Company Management, Costume Design and Coordination, Development, Summer Camp Assistants, Events, Gene Kelly Award, Music Assistant, Production Management, Props, Public Relations and Marketing, Sound Design, and Theater Management
    Compensation: $7.25/hour
  • Journalism Internship at Mt. Lebanon Magazine & Mt. Lebanon Public Information Office
    Compensation: $16.21/hour
  • Engineering Intern at Deeplocal
    Compensation: $25-33/hour
  • Design Intern at Deeplocal
    Compensation: $19-29/hour
  • Creative Technology Intern at Deeplocal
    Compensation: $29-37/hour
  • Photojournalism and Editorial Internships at Pittsburgh's Public Source
    Stipend: $2,250

Remote Arts and Culture Job Openings

Pittsburgh-based Artistic Opportunities

  • Request for Proposals for the Tomayko Foundation's 2026 $5,000 sponsorship in the focus area of performing arts (Due February 20)
  • Call for Artists* working with ceramics for International Sculpture Center's Ceramics as Sculpture (Due February 5)
  • Call for Art from South Side artists or artists with studios in zip codes 15203, 15210, and 15211 for Art of Pittsburgh’s South Side at Brew House Arts (Due January 31)
  • Call for Vendors from Allegheny, Greene, Fayette, Washington, and Westmoreland counties for SWPA Art Bash, hosted by PennWest California in collaboration with Mattress Factory (Due January 25)
  • Call for Auditions from performers in grades 6-12 for Alumni Theater Company's New Member Auditiosn (February 22)
  • Call for Entries* for Sweetwater Center for the Arts' Crafted in the Valley: Contemporary Voices in Appalachia exhibition (Due March 8)
  • Call for Applications for Associated Artists of Pittsburgh New Member Screening (Opens January 16-February 16)
  • Call for Vendor Applications from woman, nonbinary, and queer-owned businesses for Bad Bitch Bazaar 
  • Call for Submissions* of full-length fiction manuscripts for the Autumn House Fiction Prize (Due February 28)
  • Call for Registrations from students aged 7-9 years old for PBT School Bridge Scholarship Auditions (Due January 14)
  • Call for Applications from ceramic artists for Pittsburgh Center for Arts & Media' Keystone Kilnwars in partnership with Ceramics Takeover Wheeling (Due January 18)
  • Call for Applications for 2026-27 Company Auditions at Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre (Due March 15)
  • Call for Submissions for Pittsburgh Cultural Trust’s Three Rivers Arts Festival’s Juried Visual Art Exhibition in partnership with Associated Artists of Pittsburgh (Due February 27)
  • Call for Art for Assemble's 6X6 Show (Due January 23)
  • Call for Applications from artists who reside in Aliquippa, Ambridge, Coraopolis, Haysville, Leetsdale, McKees Rocks, or Sewickley for Radiant Hall’s 3rd River Fellowship (Due January 23)
  • Call for Applications from makers and vendors for Crafts and Drafts Local Love Show at East End Brewing (Due January 18)
  • Call for Artists for The Castle’s RISE, a fine art gallery and exhibition (Due January 16)
  • Call for Auditions for Center Theatre Players’ production of “Come From Away” (January 24)
  • Call for Applications for Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh's 2026 Artist-in-Residence (Due January 14)
  • Call for Applications from BIPOC makers for Handmade Arcade’s BIPOC Maker Accelerator Program (Due January 16)
  • Request for Proposals for Strategic Planning Consultant at Handmade Arcade (Due January 30)
  • Call for Applications from percussionists for auditions at River City Brass (Due January 19)
  • Request for Proposals for Grant Writer at The Frick Pittsburgh (Due January 30)
  • Call for Auditions from students ages 6-18 for South Park Theatre’s Variety Show! (Due January 10)
  • Call for Applications from musicians identifying as part of social identity groups underrepresented in classical music for Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra's Paul J. Ross Fellowship Auditions (Deadline extended to February 1)
  • Call for Applications from vendors for CitiParks Farmers Markets (Due January 30)
  • Call for Applications* from performers and visual artists for 2026 Pittsburgh Fringe Festival (Due January 17)
  • Call For Scores of chamber works from Pittsburgh-based composers for NAT 28 (Due January 18)
  • Call for Applications from artist and nonprofit vendors for The Babesburgh Bash (Due April 15) 
  • Call for Performers for A Trans Day of Visibility Benefit Showcase presented by SisTers PGH (Due January 18)
  • Call for Auditions for Musical Theatre Guild of Butler’s production of “Disaster!” (January 25-27)

Regional and National Artistic Opportunities  

  • Call for Applications* from Black and Brown visual artists for Crafting the Future 2026 grants (Due February 15)
  • Call for Applications from nonprofit organizations for National Endowment for the Arts' Grants for Arts Projects (Due February 12)
  • Call for Proposals from artists and/or artist teams for Chattanooga State Community College Anniversary Sculpture Project in Chattanooga, TN (Due January 23)
  • Call for Applications from professional artists for The United States Mint's Artistic Infusion Program to create designs for coins and medals (Due February 9)
  • Call for Applications for 2025 Juneteenth National ART Competition & Exhibit (Due January 15)
  • Call for Applications* from early-career writers from underrepresented communities for PEN America’s Emerging Voices Fellowship (Due January 31)
  • Call for Entries for NPR’s Tiny Desk Concerts (Opens January 13-February 9)
  • Call for Applications of new works from early career non-student performance artists for The Franklin Furnace FUND for Performance Art in New York City (Due April 1)
  • Call for Applications from professional artists for Artwork at Clarke Science Building at Rhode Island College in Providence, RI (Due January 19)
  • 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 April 30)
  • Call for Letters of Inquiry from nonprofit organizations serving the Japanese American community for the JA Community Foundation’s 2026 Spring Grants (Due January 25)
  • Call for Applications* from emerging poets for Poetry Society of America’s Inaugural Summer Fellowship in Brooklyn, NY (Due February 15)
  • Call for Entries* for fotofoto gallery’s 21st National Photography Competition (Due January 16)
  • Call for Applications from ensembles or artists working professionally in dance, music, or theater for Mid Atlantic Arts’ USArtists International (Due February 25)
  • Call for Applications from artists or artist teams for South Suburban Public Art Committee's Public Art in Milliken Park, Centennial Colorado (Due January 19)
  • Request for Proposals from artists, architects, or teams for Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Memorial Competition in Brooklyn, NY (Due February 2)
  • Call for Playscript Submissions from playwrights for American Theatre magazine (rolling deadline)
  • Call for Applications from artists and/or artists teams for Dakota Nature Park Public Arts Project in South Dakota (Due January 23)
  • Call for Entries from artists and artist teams for Site-Specific Public Art Installations on Millcreek Common in Millcreek, Utah (Due January 16)
  • Call for Applications for Field Projects' Solo Show & Residency Fellowship 2026 in Southern Vermont (Due February 2)
  • Call for Applications from male voiceover artists for “Fear of Fire” drama (Due January 15)
  • Call for Applications* from humor writers for St. Nell's Residency in Williamsport, NY (Due January 19)
  • Call for Applications from professional three-dimensional sculptural artists for 2026 Downtown Sculpture Walk in Lee, MO (Due January 20)
  • Call for Applications from visual artists for Sharpe-Walentas Studio Program in Dumbo, Brooklyn (Due January 15)
  • Call for Applications from emerging printmaking artists for Keyholder Residency Program in NYC, NY (Due April 1)
  • Call for Applications from nonprofit professional theater companies for Shakespeare in American Communities grants up to $30,000 (Due January 29 for Intent to Apply; full applications due February 12)

*Some opportunities 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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