Welcome to our monthly digest of Seattle-area music admin job openings, auditions, calls for scores, competitions, grant deadlines, new programs, performer-composer happy hours, and more.
Submissions
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Auditions & announcements – February 2018
- The Seattle Office of Arts & Culture & Seattle Department of Transportation seek a practicing composer and/or musician to be an Artist-in Residence in the northwest tower of the Fremont Bridge.
- Seattle Chamber Music Society seeks 2 part-time, seasonal Marketing & Community Engagement Coordinators for May-July.
- Sound of Late is hosting a call for collaborators to identify teams of composers to present as part of their 2018–2019 season in Portland and Seattle.
- Registration is open for Chamber Music Madness’ Day of Chamber Music Madness, designed for amateur adult musicians (individuals and groups) with coaching from the Skyros Quartet.
- PSSO seeks beer-loving trumpets and percussionists for its Respighi Roman Festival concert on 3/10!
- The Pacific Northwest Ballet is hiring a school accompanist.
- Breath of Aire, an all-volunteer choir, is looking for tenors.
- KING FM is seeking a major gifts officer, an account executive, and a senior account executive, and is also looking for volunteers for events and fund drives.
Notable deadlines
- February 1, 2018 – ArtsWA Snap Grants pilot program pre-application window opens (budgets under $25K)
- February 9, 2018 – Young Artists Competition of Bremerton Symphony application deadline
- March 5, 2018 – Artist Trust Fellowships application deadline (application available February 5)
- March 7, 2018 – 4Culture Art Projects grants deadline (fuels the experiences, sights, and sounds that make up the cultural fabric of King County)
- March 12, 2018 – ArtsWA Level A grant deadline (budgets under $200K, webinar on February 15)
- March 12, 2018 – Artist Trust Twining Humber Award application deadline (application available February 12)
- April 23, 2018 – ArtsWA Level B grant deadline (budgets $200K-$1M, webinar on February 15)
- April 30, 2018 – Pacific Northwest Conducting Institute 2018 registration deadline
- May 28, 2018 – ArtsWA Level C grant deadline (budgets over $1M, webinar on February 15)
- October 17, 2018 – 4Culture Sustained Support application deadline (assists with the day-to-day needs of arts, heritage, and preservation organizations over two-year cycles)
- Ongoing – Community 4Culture grant (aims to connect with communities who have not been reached and who are currently under-supported)
- Ongoing – 4Culture Open Arts Grant; apply at least 6 weeks prior to event date
- Ongoing – Seattle Office of Arts & Culture smART ventures grant application deadline
- Ongoing – Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute facility grant; apply at least two months prior to event date
- Ongoing – Spontaneous Free Tickets; contribute tickets up to 1 week prior to performance date
Media calendar deadlines
- Seattle Magazine – submit events 3 months ahead for the print calendar
- City Arts – submit 6 weeks ahead for the online/print calendar (and/or send releases to editorial@cityartsmagazine.com)
- Seattle Times – submit 14 days ahead for consideration in the curated classical listings (online & print)
- The Stranger – submit any time to the online “Things to Do” calendar; for the quarterly Seattle Art & Performance, submit at least 5 weeks before the start of the quarter in which the event will take place
- Seattle Met – submit 2-4 weeks ahead of event for the online calendar
- Live Music Project – submit 1 week prior to performance date; deadline for weekend email listings is Mondays @ 5pm
- Second Inversion – submit performances to the new music event calendar
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