WEEKLY OPPORTUNITY HIGHLIGHT
CALLS FOR ART / CONTESTS / COMPETITIONS / WORKSHOPS / EVENTS / RESIDENCIES
National Public Art Opportunities
Call for Art: Inver Hills Community College – Fiber, Installation, and Sound (Deadline Feb 13, 2026)
Call for Art: Minnesota Hockey Recreation League – Open Call for Visual and Design Art (Deadline Feb 15, 2026)
Call for Art: Village of Beverly Hills Parks & Recreation – Sculptures in the Parks 2026: Beverly Hills, MI (Deadline Feb 15, 2026)
Call for Art: Lacey Eidem Art – Lacey Eidem Art Studio (Deadline Feb 28, 2026)
Call for Art: Paradise Center for the Arts – 2026-2027 Call for Artists (Deadline Mar 1, 2026)
Residency: Chautauqua Institution - Chautauqua 6-Week Artist Residency Program (Deadline Feb 15, 2026)
Residency: Science Museum of Minnesota - St. Croix Watershed Research Station - 2026 Artist at Pine Needles: Call for Emerging Artists & Writers in Residence (Deadline Feb 22, 2026)
Residency: The Graves Mill Farm - for writers and visual artists at all stages (Deadline Feb 23, 2026)
Contest: Clip Studio Paint x Pixiv - GLOBAL COMIC AWARDS 2026 (Deadline Mar 31, 2026)
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES (Part-time and full-time, temporary and ongoing)
Organization: White Bear Center for the Arts
Title: Clay Studio Assistant - Part-time, Temporary
Pay:$17/per hour
Overview: At the WBCA, we’re looking for a temporary part-time Clay studio assistant, to work 23 hours per week on mondays, wednesdays and fridays. The Clay Studio Assistant helps to ensure the smooth operation of WBCA’s clay classes and kiln firing schedule.
For more information and to apply, click here.
Organization: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts
Title: Stage Coordinator (temporary for festival)
Pay: $20/hr
Overview: The Ordway is the arts epicenter of Saint Paul, Minnesota, and one of the leading nonprofit performing arts centers in the country. The Stage Coordinator is responsible for stage management at various performances for the Flint Hills Family Festival. This position will work the Flint Hills Family Festival from Tuesday, May 26 – Saturday, May 30.
For more information and to apply, click here.
Organization: Advanced Response Systems
Title: Digital Screen Operator
Pay: $20-25/per hour
Overview: We are seeking a creative and detail-oriented Digital Screen Operator to join our dynamic team. This role involves managing a digital screen press, ensuring high-quality output, and collaborating with design and production teams. The ideal candidate will have experience operating a digital screen press. This is an exciting opportunity for individuals passionate about visual arts, motion graphics, and digital media to contribute to innovative projects across multiple platforms.
For more information and to apply, click here.
Organization: Espyre LLC
Title: Graphic Designer – Product Labels & Packaging
Pay: $35-45/per hour
Overview: We're looking for a talented Graphic Designer with strong experience in product label and packaging design to help us create standout, print-perfect labels that pop on Amazon listings and look premium in customers' hands. This is a freelance/part-time hybrid role based in Oakdale, MN. Most work can be done remotely, with in-person office time reserved for strategic meetings and new product launches—a few times per month. You must be able to commute to our Oakdale office for these occasional meetings. We offer ongoing projects, multiple SKUs, and frequent launches—ideal for someone who thrives in a high-paced environment, loves seeing their designs on real products, and is motivated to join a growing, collaborative team that values thoughtful ideas, encourages ownership, and works together to build a strong, consistent brand.
For more information and to apply, click here.
INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
Organization: Polaris Inc.
Title: Clay Sculpting Intern
Pay: $19.50 - 30.75 / per hour
Overview: As a Clay Sculpting Intern you will play an integral role in the creative development process for future powersports vehicles. This internship offers hands-on experience in a collaborative studio environment, where you will work alongside Design, Sculpting, and Engineering teams to bring innovative concepts to life.
For more information and to apply, click here.
Organization: Broadhead.
Title: Social Creator Intern - Summer 2026
Pay: $20 / per hour
Overview: As a Broadhead social creator Intern, you will approach content creation with a social-first perspective and understand how creative ideas need to adapt across platforms. You enjoy collaborating with designers, editors, and producers to bring concepts to life in ways that feel native to social. This role focuses on social-first creative execution — sitting at the intersection of social, design, and video. You’ll collaborate closely with the creative and production teams, while staying grounded in platform-native storytelling.
For more information and to apply, click here.
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