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LexArts Calls For Artists

Join the LexArts Artist Registry!

LexArts Artist Opportunities track and connect artists with the latest RFPs, RFQs, artist calls, and the like, both locally and nationally. Industry Opportunities explore current employment opportunities in the creative industries. New opportunities pop up frequently, so make sure you check back.

 

The LexArts Artist Registry is a directory of artists residing throughout Kentucky. It specifically focuses on artists in visual and performing arts. The registry includes a diverse range of artists, from emerging self-taught creators to professional career artists.

Artist Opportunities

Call for Art: A Celebration of Humankindness.

Submission Deadline: March 28, 2025

 

It is in the Spirit of CommonGood that we align with Lex Arts and the Arts and Health Alliance of Central Kentucky (AHACK) for our 2025 Central Kentucky Fundraising event, A Celebration of Humankindness, that is being held at Fasig-Tipton.

 

We invite local artists and those who would like to sponsor an artist to join us for this special occasion as we celebrate Humankindness and the healing power of art in our world.

 

We are seeking local artists who would like to donate your original creation to A Celebration of Humankindness. Art will be showcased in our event auction. The auction gives artists the opportunity to display their work and patrons the chance to purchase your creative design.

 

All artists will be recognized for their contribution. Live auction winning selections will receive recognition in the Cancer Care Center in company with the Unity Sponsors. Selected artists will receive 50% (up to $2,000) from the proceeds of the sale of their artwork

 

Please direct inquiries to Marie Murray, Events Community Programs Manager, CHI Saint Joseph
Health Foundations, at 859.313.1705 or via email Marie.Murray@CommonSpirit.org.

  • Artists can submit up to three (3) existing works, or
    new works created for this exhibition. Artworks can
    be up to 30 inches in any direction, and may not
    exceed 50 lbs. Artworks must be ready to hang (no
    unframed paper works will be exhibited). There will be
    a silent and a live auction. A guest juror will determine
    which auction the artwork will be showcased.

 

  • For artists with multiple works selected, we will
    display as many works as space allows. In addition
    to selected artworks being displayed during the
    event, they will be shared on the foundations’
    social media platforms for the auction bidding.

 

  • Submission of application and images
    due by March 28, 2025.

 

  • Selection of artwork will be completed by April 4, 2025.

 

  • Artist notification will be completed by April 7, 2025.

 

  • Delivery of all artworks scheduled on
    Friday, April 25, between 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
    at Fasig-Tipton to the Walking Ring.

 

  • All artworks that are not sold are to be picked
    on Monday, April 28, 2025 between 9 a.m. and
    4 p.m. at the Saint Joseph Health Foundations
    office located at 1451 Harrodsburg Road, Building
    D, 3rd floor, Suite D308 in Lexington.

 

  • Please direct inquiries to Marie Murray, EventsCommunity Programs Manager, CHI Saint Joseph
    Health Foundations, at 859.313.1705 or via email Marie.Murray@CommonSpirit.org.

Call for Art: Choosing Home: Dispatches from Lexington, KY.

Submission Deadline: January 30th, 2025

 

LexArts and the Lexington Pride Center are proud to announce Choosing Home: Dispatches from Lexington, KY. Inspired by the creative ways that LGBTQ+ people define, envision, and choose family, our exhibition will document the complex, vibrant, and queer homes we build and lives we live in Central Kentucky today. The show aims to celebrate Lexington’s rich LGBTQ+ histories by focusing on the triumphs, possibilities, and challenges of our queer present.

 

Got any questions? Email: lexpridearts@lexpridecenter.org

 

  • Theme: All submitted artworks must relate to the LGBTQ+ Culture and experience in Lexington
  • Mediums Accepted: We welcome a variety of mediums, including but not limited to painting, sculpture, photography, mixed media, and digital art.
  • Artist Statement: Each submission must include an artist statement (up to 300 words) detailing how the piece is related to the LGBTQ+ Community. This statement should provide insight into the inspiration behind the work and its connection to the theme.
  • Submission Format: Digital images of the artwork should be submitted in high resolution (300 dpi) along with the artist statement. Please include the title, medium, dimensions, and year of creation for each piece.
  • Number of Submissions: Each artist may submit up to three artworks. A series of work may be submitted and will count as a single submission.

Open Call | John G. Irvin Gallery

Lexington, KY

The John G. Irvin Gallery was created to promote Kentucky’s visual artists and opened in March 1987. The creation of the gallery was a labor of love and a passion of the late Irvin, a Lexingtonian and former employee of Central Bank. Over the years the gallery has hosted exhibitions by Kentucky’s finest artists, as well as new and emerging artists exhibiting for the first time. Inquiries to David Goodman, dgoodman@centralbank.com.

Deadline: Rolling

Learn More

For additional information contact Nathan Zamarron or call 859.255.2951 ext. 109.