Sedona Entrepreneurial Artist Development Program (SEAD)
March 8-9, 2025
The Sedona Artist Entrepreneurial Development Program (SEAD) is a 2-day intensive opportunity that empowers visual artists to see their creative practice through an entrepreneurial lens. The SEAD curriculum explores tools to organize, plan, and sustain a creative career, with the goal of developing an individualized business plan to prepare each artist to take their creative endeavors to the next level. Participants will learn about topics including strategic planning, creating your artist statement, resume and bio, marketing, accounting and more. Participants who successfully complete the program and create their strategic plan within a year will each be eligible to apply for a $500 grant for implementation. This program is conducted in partnership with USDA Rural Development.
Application Deadline January 15, 2025
Notification: January 30, 2025
Eligibility: Must be 18 years or older and not enrolled in a college or university as a full-time student.
Selection Process: This program is limited to 20 visual artists. Priority will be given to artists living/working in rural areas.
Mandatory Program Dates: March 8-9, 2025
If accepted into the program the cost is $75 for the two-day intensive SEAD program held at Sedona Arts Center, March 8-9, 2025.
This program is made possible with funding from the USDA Rural Business Development Program.
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44th Annual Sedona Arts Center Juried Friends Show & Sale
March 7-30, 2025
Now in its 44th year, the Sedona Arts Center is excited to present its annual Juried Friends Show and Sale. Artists of all levels, working in all mediums are invited to enter but you must be a donor at the Friend Level, which starts at $60. If interested in becoming a new donor at the Friend Level.
Deadline for submissions: January 30, 2025
Notifications sent by February 11, 2025
Opening Reception: March 7, 2025 4-6pm
For eligibility criteria and to submit, please visit:
Café: 44th Annual Sedona Arts Center Juried Friends Show & Sale
Element of Sport
April 4-27, 2025
Celebrate the world of sports at Sedona Arts Center. The Element of Sport exhibit will run from April 4-27, 2025, and highlight the intersection of art and sport, welcoming diverse interpretations of sport and sport-inspired pieces across artistic styles.
The work selected for this exhibit will capture the essence, spirit, energy, and passion of sport through the lens of art. From traditional to contemporary approaches, all interpretations of sport are welcome as we explore the universal language of sport through visual expression.
Art created by artists, current or former athletes will be considered.
Original art work only. All art mediums will be accepted: 2-d, 3-d, audio and video.
DEADLINE for Submission: February 28, 2025.
Notifications sent by March 7, 2025.
Opening Reception: April 4,2025 4-6pm
For eligibility criteria and to submit, please visit:
Café: Element of Sport
Big Gay Art Show 2025
June 6-29, 2025
In June 2025, Pride Month, the Big Gay Art Show will return to the Sedona Arts Center exhibition schedule. The Big Gay Art Show is a juried art show that exhibits and sells artwork in support of the LGBTQ+ community and allies. The show will run from June 6-29, 2025, on-site at the Sedona Arts Center.
In 2012, the Big Gay Art Show was conceptualized by a small group – some connected to SAC and others in the Sedona Pride organization. The event began as an effort to offer the LGBTQ+ community a voice in the local art scene. Since that first show, SAC has welcomed hundreds of emerging and professional artists to Sedona to share their work throughout the history of the event.
The Big Gay Art Show is a much anticipated, well attended exhibition open to all artists in any medium and of any level.
DEADLINE for Submission: April 28, 2025.
Notifications sent by May 5, 2025.
Opening Reception: June 6, 2025 4-6pm
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