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- Faculty Position
- CLOSES: October 15, 2026
- SF State
- $98,000–$100,000
SF State seeks a tenure-track professor specializing in stage management and/or production management. The role combines teaching, creative work, mentoring, and service in the School of Theatre and Dance, beginning August 2027.
- San Francisco, CA
- Administration & Producing
- In Person
- English
- Full Time
- Grant
- CLOSES: October 15, 2026
- The Shubert Foundation
- $15,000–$275,000 USD unrestricted
Unrestricted general operating support grants for professional nonprofit US dance companies. No project funding. Must have 501(c)(3), audited financials, and established artistic and fiscal track record.
- National (USA)
- Performance & Devised Work
- Remote
- Annual (general operating support)
- Faculty Position
- CLOSES: October 15, 2026
- University of Minnesota Twin Cities
- $70,000–$78,000 USD
Tenure-track assistant professor in lighting design. Teaches design courses and mentors productions.
- Minneapolis, MN
- Design & Technology
- On-Site
- English
- Annual (9-month, AY 2026-27)
- Open Call for Performers
- CLOSES: October 15, 2026
- Teatri Riflessi
- €500–€1,100 fee; prizes to €1,800
An international competition for short live performances in dance, theatre, circus and multidisciplinary forms. Selected works are presented in Sicily with fees, limited travel support and jury prizes.
- Sicily, Italy
- Performance & Devised Work
- In Person
- English / Italian
- July 13–18, 2027
- Residency
- CLOSES: October 15, 2026
- Bunnell Street Arts Center
- $2,000 stipend + $250 travel
- 25 USD TO APPLY
An Alaska residency combining independent studio practice with public engagement. Selected artists receive housing, workspace, a stipend, and travel support in Homer.
- Homer, AK
- Interdisciplinary
- In Person
- English
- 2 weeks–1 month
- Faculty Position
- CLOSES: October 15, 2026
- University of Minnesota
- $70,000-$78,000 USD
Tenure-track Lighting Design faculty beginning Fall 2026 at a major public research university. Teaching and design responsibilities. Priority review October 15; open until filled.
- Minneapolis MN
- Design & Technology
- In Person
- English
- Full Time
- Faculty Position
- CLOSES: October 15, 2026
- College of the Holy Cross
- $102,500-$114,500 USD
Tenure-track Assistant or untenured Associate Professor position teaching theatre history and dramatic literature and directing mainstage productions, beginning August 2027 at a Jesuit liberal arts college in Massachusetts.
- Worcester, MA
- Pedagogy & Training
- In Person
- English
- Full Time
- Residency
- CLOSES: October 15, 2026
- Pedantic Arts
- $2,000 stipend and housing
A four-week Pittsburgh residency for visual artists, curators, and arts writers based outside the city. The program includes housing, a stipend, and public programming support.
- Pittsburgh, PA
- Interdisciplinary
- In Person
- English
- 4 weeks
- Prize
- CLOSES: October 15, 2026
- LOEWE Foundation
- €50,000 winner; €5,000 special mention
An international prize honoring exceptional contemporary craft. Submitted objects must be original, substantially handmade, recent, and not previously awarded. Finalists exhibit in Europe.
- International
- Design & Technology
- Remote
- English
- 2027 prize cycle
- Grant
- CLOSES: October 16, 2026
- Ettijahat
- Varies
Mobility grant supporting artists of Arab regional origin based in Europe to develop and present performing arts projects, part of Ettijahat's ongoing support for independent Arab cultural production.
- Europe
- International & Global Practice
- Remote
- English
- Project-based
FIELD PARTNER
- Grant
- OPEN ENROLLMENT
- OISTAT
- Varies (seed funding)
Seed grants supporting new international projects in scenography, theatre architecture, and technology. Available to OISTAT members. Rolling submissions; confirm current cycle deadline on OISTAT website.
- International
- Design & Technology
- Project-based
CLOSING THIS MONTH
- October 12, 2026
- Yellow Tree Theatre
- $626 USD minimum
- October 12, 2026
- IMG Artists
- $48,000 USD/year
- October 13, 2026
- Lyric Arts
- $714 USD stipend
- October 13, 2026
- Lyric Opera of Chicago
- Paid
- October 13, 2026
- Colburn
- $160,000–$220,000 USD annually
- October 13, 2026
- Connect and Create
- Allowance plus mentoring and training
- October 14, 2026
- Banff Centre
- CAD 728 scholarship per week
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