Opportunities
Opportunities in October 2020
From residencies to grants and exhibition opportunities, a list of opportunities that artists, writers, and art workers can apply for this month.
Latest
News
Baltimore Museum Will Sell Major Warhol as Part of Equity Initiative
The BMA plans to sell three works by Brice Marden, Clyfford Still, and Andy Warhol. It will funnel $10 million of the proceeds into a fund to acquire works by women and artists of color.
Announcement
National Portrait Gallery Is Accepting Entries for the 2022 Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition
The first-prize winner will receive $25,000 and a commission to portray a remarkable living American for the Portrait Gallery’s collection.
Art
After Viral Racist Encounter, Central Park Birder Shares Experience in Comic Form
A semi-fictionalized account of Christian Cooper’s own experiences, It’s a Bird takes on racist dog whistles with necessary straightforwardness.
Film
Kick Off October With Korean Horror Movies
A classic of Korean cinema and an early Bong Joon-ho film are among our streaming picks for the first week of the spooky month.
Interview
Meet LA’s Art Community: Sue Bell Yank Believes Art and Organizing Produce “Real Social Change”
An interview series spotlighting some of the great work coming out of Los Angeles. Hear directly from artists, curators, and art workers about their current projects and personal quirks.
Guide
Your Concise New York Art Guide for October 2020
Your list of must-see, fun, insightful, and very New York art events this month.
Guide
Your Concise Los Angeles Art Guide for October 2020
Your list of must-see, fun, insightful, and very Los Angeles art events this month.
Books
Women Concrete Poets Who Pushed Against the Limits of Language (and Patriarchy)
Focusing on 50 artist-writers often overshadowed by their male contemporaries, Women in Concrete Poetry breaks from more traditional histories, much like the innovative figures featured.
News
Archeologist Raises Alarms Over Azerbaijan’s Shelling of an Ancient City
An archeological site that was founded in the 1st-century BCE is threatened by the outbreak of violence by Azerbaijan against the Armenian region.
Art
Required Reading
This week, the story of New York librarian Anne Carroll Moore, the disaster facing NYC restaurants, the rise of anti-Asian bias in the US, the story of a census worker, Uyghur poetry, and more.
Books
Justine Kurland's Female Utopia
In Girl Pictures, the photographer presents a seductive fantasy of a world in which being a young woman is not cause for fear but a source of boundless freedom.