Week of September 1st, 2025
The Resource Roundup is a twice-monthly blog series highlighting new and current opportunities for artists and arts and culture organizations.
Have an opportunity to share?
Contact Community Engagement Strategist Calie Bain at calie@richmondcultureworks.org.
artoberVA is almost here!
Calling all artists and arts and culture professionals—we want YOU to get involved in this year’s tenth annual artoberVA!
Have an arts and culture-related event or project?
Submit it to our free community calendar to be included amongst 1,000+ arts and culture experiences in the month of October alone.
Utilize these artoberVA logos on your promotional graphics and flyers to benefit from artoberVA advertisements, community partnerships, and more!
Gallery5 now accepting submissions for The Carnival of 5 Fires, opening First Friday, October 3rd, 2025
Gallery5 is currently taking art submissions for our annual Carnival of 5 Fires group exhibition, with work inspired by the mysterious, macabre, occult, witchy, tarot, creepy, freakish, absurd, carnival culture, circus, etc...It's the start of spooky season!
October First Friday kicks off with a full indoor and outdoor multi-faceted visual and performing arts celebration featuring this exhibition + live music, interactive games, arts vendors and maker tables, burlesque, belly dance, circus acts, fire performances, DJs, parade puppets, and more.
Submissions will be reviewed by the exhibition curators with notification emails of acceptance into the show sent out to all applicants by Wednesday, September 10th.
For more information and to apply, click here.
ARC of Hanover Seeks Artwork Donations and Artists for Art Gala
Melissa Balmer of the ARC of Hanover is seeking artwork donations, as well as artists interested in live painting or other activities, in support of ARC and their community members.
For more information, contact Melissa at melissa.balmer@dominion.care or 804-339-8169.
Gallery5 seeking exhibition proposals for 2026 season
Gallery5 is now seeking curator, artist and non profit exhibition proposals for our 2026 season!
For more information and to apply, click here.
call for artists: artsfairfax seeking digital artwork
ArtsFairfax, in partnership with the Fairfax County Department of Planning and Development, is currently seeking artists to submit their qualifications to design digital artwork to be placed upon windscreens in the planned Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) stations along a 7.5 mile stretch of Richmond Highway in Southeast Fairfax County, VA.
Professional artists, muralists, and graphic design professionals are invited to apply, and we would appreciate if you could please share this opportunity with your network!
You can view the artist call here and an overview is attached along with images including horizontal and vertical format art. The opportunity has also been posted to our Instagram and Facebook.
Call for Artists: FORWARD MOTION
Curated by Art House and Nico Cathcart, this group exhibition aims to explore the concept of Forward Motion. This gallery show will coincide with the ribbon cutting for Nico Cathcart's new mural activation at Port City in collaboration with the Brown Ballerina's for Change . This show will open October 24 and run for a month.
We invite you to apply to this RFQ by Sept.15 if:
You live within 50 miles if the metro Richmond Area.
You are interested in creating a piece of work that reflects our theme of "Forward Motion".
You have examples of your current work to show us.
Art will need to be of reasonable size. (max 30 inches unless otherwise discussed).
Your work will need to be ready to hang, locally delivered by Oct. 20th
For more information and to apply, click here.
Cultural Arts Center at Glen Allen is Hiring a Visual Arts Manager
The Visual Arts Manager is responsible for creating a diverse and exciting array of visual art exhibits and experiences for Center patrons through gallery exhibits, a unique gift shop, and special events.
For more information about specific responsibilities and to apply, click here.
James River Short Film Showcase Accepting Submissions
James River Short Film Showcase is a mini-festival devoted to the short. The centerpiece is an international juried competition for short films (20 minutes or less) from around the globe that best embody what the James River Film Society and James River Film Festival are all about – the art of film and film as art. Dating to 1994, the competition is open to the experimental, animated, short narrative, and documentary films of 20 minutes or less.
Deadline to Submit: November 15, 2025
For more information and to apply, click here.
VCCA Summer 2026 Residency Applications Open through September 15
The Virginia Center for the Creative Arts (VCCA) provides time and space for national and international writers, visual artists, and composers of talent and promise to bring forth their finest works, because the arts are vital, diversity is a strength, and creativity is essential.
Selected artists come to VCCA’s Mt. San Angelo in Amherst, Virginia or the Moulin à Nef in Auvillar, France for intense periods of creative work, free from the distractions of day-to-day life. During residencies lasting anywhere from a week to two months, VCCA Fellows enjoy private studios, private bedrooms, and meals. Whether sequestered in the rolling foothills of Virginia’s Blue Ridge Mountains or on the banks of the Garonne River in Southwest France, VCCA Fellows can work in concentrated solitude, then re-energize in the company of other artists.
To apply, click here.
RICHMOND INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL SEEKING VOLUNTEERS
The Richmond International Film Festival is right around the corner and we would love for you to join us!
In its 14th year, RIFF is now one of the largest international competitive festivals on the east coast and recognized by more than 30 countries.
RIFF offers a rich, collaborative environment with more than 160 local, national and international films selected for their Richmond, Virginia premiere, plus community engagement events, industry panels, filmmaker and music Q & As, more than 25 live music performances, the Global Visionary Summit, educational workshops, mixers, and red-carpet awards!
RVA MakerFest 2025 - call for makers
Want to celebrate creativity, connect with the community, and inspire the next generation of makers?
Applications are open for makers from the fields of science, art, technology, sustainability, food, music, crafts, fashion and more to bring their skills to the festival. The event will be held on Saturday, October 18, 2025 at Deep Run High School in Henrico County, VA.
Applications will be considered on a rolling basis.
For more information and to apply, click here.
Zero Empty Spaces – Affordable Artist Studios in Richmond
Are you an artist in the Richmond area looking for:
• An affordable studio space outside of your home?
• A vibrant, supportive community of fellow creatives?
• Opportunities to host classes, sell your work (0% commission), and engage the public?
Zero Empty Spaces (@zeroemptyspaces) offers all this and more—inside activated storefront spaces in walkable neighborhoods. Our studios are month-to-month, professionally managed, and designed to empower artists to thrive.
Want to learn more? Come to our Monthly Open Studios!
Join us every second Saturday of each month from 12:00p to 5:00p at our Stony Point Fashion Park location. Explore studios, ask questions, enjoy art classes, live demos, and more.
Join us in Richmond and discover more at www.zeroemptyspaces.com
For questions or to get involved, reach us at: evan@zeroemptyspaces.com
