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Artistic Jobs and Opportunities Roundup: November 2026
Looking for work in the arts in Pittsburgh? We've compiled a list of job openings and artistic opportunities for artists, arts administrators, and creative professionals. Listings include positions at arts and cultural organizations, as well as creative roles at businesses and organizations outside the arts sector. If you would like to see your organization’s job opening or artistic opportunity featured in our next blog post, please submit your free listing, making sure to include salary information.
Pittsburgh-based Arts and Culture Job Openings
Full-time
- Associate, Creative and Digital Communications at Allegheny Conference on Community Development
Salary: $51,000-$57,000 - Donor Relations Associate at Pittsburgh Opera
Salary: $45,000-$50,000 - Artistic Coordinator at Pittsburgh Opera
Salary: $45,000-$49,000 - Creative Initiatives & New Audiences Manager at Children's Museum of Pittsburgh
Salary: $46,000 - Lecturer or Professor of Practice in Graphic and Interactive Design at Point Park University
Salary: $58,750+ - Visitor Services Coordinator at Children's Museum of Pittsburgh
Salary: $38,400-$40,000 - Program Manager, Global Experiences at The University of Pittsburgh's Global Experiences Office
Salary: $50,000-$52,000 - Head of Influencers & Community at Duolingo
Salary: $196,000-$294,000 - Production Artist at 84 Lumber
Salary: $18.50/hour - Content & Events Producer, Made in PGH at Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Salary: $62,000-$75,000 - Art Teacher (K-8) at Propel Hazelwood
Salary: $50,485-$101,454 - Art Teacher (K-8) at Propel Pitcairn
Salary: $50,485-$101,454 - Contemporary Music Division - Staff Musician at National Opera House
Salary: $50,000 - Accounting Manager at Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Salary: $75,000-$85,000 - Associate Director of Brand Marketing at Fred Rogers Productions
Salary: $105,000-$125,000 - Assistant Professor of Art: Sculpture, Installation, and Site Work at Carnegie Mellon University’s School of Art
Salary: $80,000-$85,000
Part-time
- Associate at Benvenuti Arts
Compensation: $30/hour - Communications Manager at Cooper-Siegel Community Library
Compensation: $20.90/hour - Door Manager (Front of House) at Pittsburgh Cultural Trust
Compensation: $17/hour - Visitor Services Associate at Carnegie Museum of Natural History and Carnegie Museum of Art
Compensation: $16/hour - Registration Assistant at Pittsburgh Center for Arts & Media
Compensation: $13.50/hour - Teaching Artist - Ballet at Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre
Compensation: $41/hour
Freelance/Contract
- Special Events Assistant at Carnegie Museum of Natural History
Compensation: $16/hour - Sewing Machine Operators at Aero Tech Designs
Compensation: $15/hour - Events Associate at Senator John Heinz History Center
Compensation: $14.75/hour
Seasonal/Temporary
- Summer 2027 Photojournalism Intern at Pittsburgh's Public Source
Compensation: $15/hour - Summer 2027 Editorial Intern at Pittsburgh's Public Source
Compensation: $15/hour
Remote Arts and Culture Job Openings
Full-time
- Communications Associate at Fractured Atlas
Salary: $68,016 - Vice President at National Civic Art Society
Salary: $95,000-$125,000 - Executive Director at Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association (SFWA)
Salary: $77,000-$85,000 - VP of Operations at Creative West
Salary: $175,000-$185,000 - Marketing & Graphic Design Specialist at Ensemble Performing Arts
Salary: $60,000-$70,000
Part-time
- Grant Writer at Comfrey Films
Compensation: $27-$30/hour
Freelance/Contract
- Operations & Development Associate at Artists at Risk Connection (ARC)
Compensation: $4,000-$4,500/month - Social Media & Video Content Creator at The Adams Theater
Compensation: $30-$40/hour - Apprentice at Feminist Press
Compensation: $17.50/hour
Pittsburgh-based Artistic Opportunities
Auditions & Castings
- Call for Auditions for Shiva for an Atheist at The Becoming Arts Collective (Due 12/5)
Artist Residencies, Fellowships, & Professional Development
- Call for Applications from reuse artists for the 2027 Artist in Residence program at Pittsburgh Center for Creative Reuse (Due 11/21)
- Call for Applications from high school students for the Teen Apprentice in Craft and Technology (TACT) program at Contemporary Craft (Due 11/25)
- Call for Applications from Pittsburgh-area artists for Studio Residencies at the Mattress Factory (Due 11/9)
- Call for Registrations from high school musicians for WYEP's Musician Accelerator Program (Rolling deadline)
Vendor & Market Opportunities
- Call for Applications from ceramic artists for the 2027 Mother of All Pottery Sales at Union Project (Due 1/10)
- Call for Applications from visual artists for the artist markets at the 2027 Millvale Music Festival (Due 2/14)
- Call for Applications from Queer artists and crafters for the Queer Craft Market Winter Bazaar (Due 11/11)
- Call for Applications from makers for the Holiday Craft Fair at CoStar Brewing (Rolling deadline)
- Call for Applications from comics artists, zine makers, and small press publishers for the 2027 Pittsburgh Indie Expo (PIE) (Due 11/30)
- Call for Applications from artists and makers for The Mocktail Mixer 2027 marketplace benefiting Teetotal Initiative (Rolling deadline)
Calls for Artists & Submissions
- Call for Applications from Western PA performing artists for the 2027/2028 Community Supported Art (CSA) Performance Series at New Hazlett Theater (Due 12/31)
- Call for Exhibition Proposals* featuring Associated Artists of Pittsburgh members for the AAP gallery in Lawrenceville (Due 1/6)
- Call for Submissions from dance artists for Charrette at PearlArts Movement & Sound (Due 11/13)
- Call for Submissions from artists and makers in Garfield, Bloomfield, Friendship, and East Liberty for the HyperLocal 2026–2027 exhibition at Assemble (Due 11/20)
- Call for Submissions from Allegheny County high school students for the 2027 "I Voted" Sticker Contest by Allegheny County Elections Division (Due 12/31)
- Call for Entries* from photographers for Fellowship 27 at Silver Eye Center for Photography (Due 11/19)
- Call for Artists at De Fer Coffee & Tea (Rolling deadline)
- Call for Submissions from musical acts for the 2027 Millvale Music Festival (Due 1/1)
- Call for Submissions from comedians and spoken word poets for the 2027 Millvale Music Festival (Due 2/14)
- Call for Submissions from Pittsburgh-region artists, makers, and nonprofits for Kidsburgh's Maker Monday projects (Rolling deadline)
Grants & Funding
- Call for Applications from creatives ages 16–22 for the $1,000 JY Originals Scholarship for Creatives (Due 12/31)
- Call for Applications from diverse high school seniors and first-year college students in Western PA for the Scholarship for Diversity in Media at Trib Total Media (Due 1/17)
Requests for Proposals & Qualifications
- Request for Proposals from consultants to lead strategic planning for Brew House Arts (Due 11/20)
- Request for Proposals from individuals or firms for a Creative Strategist to shape creative investment in Downtown Pittsburgh by the City of Pittsburgh (Due 11/13)
Regional and National Artistic Opportunities
Artist Residencies, Fellowships, & Professional Development
- Call for Applications for the MLK Days 2027 Community Arts Residency at Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts Center in Solomons, MD (Due 12/1)
- Call for Applications from mid-career playwrights for the Playwrights Collaborative Residency at Centre 42 and The Play Company in Singapore and New York, NY (Due 11/30)
- Call for Applications* for 2027–2028 residencies at Joshua Tree Highlands Artist Residency in Joshua Tree, CA (Due 12/15)
- Call for Applications from journalists for 2027-28 John S. Knight Journalism Fellowships at Stanford University in Stanford, CA (Due 12/2)
- Call for Applications for 2027 Creative Fellowships and Residencies at Chulitna Lodge in Port Alsworth, AK (Due 11/28)
- Call for Applications for the 2027 Artist in Residence program at Charles Allis Art Museum in Milwaukee, WI (Due 11/22)
- Call for Applications from emerging art writers for the 2027 Art Critic Fellowship at AICA-USA (Due 11/22)
- Call for Applications for the 2027–2028 Triangle Residency at Triangle Arts Association in Brooklyn, NY (Due 12/15; free to apply through 11/30)
- Call for Applications* for the 2027 Artist in Residence Program at Kingsbrae International Residence for the Arts in St. Andrews, NB, Canada (Due 11/30)
- Call for Applications* from letterpress and printmaking artists for the 2027 Artist in Residence program at Mancos Common Press in Mancos, CO (Due 3/1)
- Call for Applications* for Winter 2027 residencies at Yaddo in Saratoga Springs, NY (Due 12/20)
- Call for Applications from artists, writers, curators, and researchers for 2027–28 Research Fellowships at the Center for Creative Photography in Tucson, AZ (Due 1/19)
- Call for Applications for the Industry, Labor, and Community Artist in Residence program at West Virginia University Libraries in Morgantown, WV (Due 11/30)
- Call for Applications for 2027 RJI Professional Innovation Fellowships at the Reynolds Journalism Institute (Due 1/8)
- Call for Applications from artists of all disciplines for the 2027 Artist-in-Residence program at the Appalachian Trail Conservancy in Monson, ME (Due 1/3)
- Call for Applications for the Winter 2027 Artist Residency at Foundation House in Greenwich, CT (Due 11/15)
- Call for Applications for 2027 Artist Retreats at Wild Rumpus in Cheshire, UK (Due 1/18)
- Call for Applications for the 2027 Open Studio Residency at Haystack Mountain School of Crafts in Deer Isle, ME (Due 12/9)
- Call for Applications* for the 2027 Solo Show & Residency Fellowship at Field Projects and In Situ Polyculture Commons in Saxtons River, VT, and New York, NY (Due 3/14)
- Call for Applications for the 2027 Artist in Residence program at Bread & Salt in San Diego, CA (Due 12/31)
- Call for Applications* for Fall 2027 residencies at Ucross in Ucross, WY (Due 1/15)
Vendor & Market Opportunities
- Call for Applications* for the 2027 Gen Con Art Show in Indianapolis, IN (Due 11/27)
- Call for Applications from women, non-binary, transgender, and queer makers for the 2027 Women's Festival of Crafts in Essex, VT (Due 11/30)
- Call for Applications* for the 100th Annual Rittenhouse Square Fine Art Show in Philadelphia, PA (Due 1/12)
Calls for Artists & Submissions
- Call for Submissions from early career playwrights for the 2027 International Playwriting Award at Theatre503 in London, UK (Due 1/31)
- Call for Submissions from women, femme-identifying, and non-binary artists for What Bugs You? Insects & Irritation at WomensWork.Art in Poughkeepsie, NY (Due 12/7)
- Call for Submissions* of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and flash for the 2027 Plentitudes Prizes at The Plentitudes (Due 12/31)
- Call for Submissions* of short stories with a supernatural or speculative edge for Uncertain Stories (Due 1/31)
- Call for Submissions of speculative fiction for the After the Fire anthology at the Ray Bradbury Center and Apex Book Company (Due 1/31)
- Call for Submissions* for the 2027 Poetry Society of America Awards (Due 12/15)
- Call for Submissions* of personal essays for the 2026 Narratively Memoir Prize (Due 12/6)
Grants & Funding
- Call for Applications* from visual artists and photographers for the Fall 2026 Innovate Grants (Due 12/15)
- Call for Proposals from filmmakers, photographers, and other storytellers for The Human Thread grants at National Geographic Society (Due 12/1)
- Call for Proposals from researchers and nonprofits for the NSoA Research Fellows Program at Arts Analytics 2.0 (Due 1/15)
- Call for Applications from emerging craft artists for the 2026–27 Spector Craft Prize for Emerging Artists (Due 2/15)
- Call for Applications from Pennsylvania creative entrepreneurs for Creative Entrepreneur Accelerator Grants by Keystone Creatives, a collaboration between Pennsylvania Creative Industries and Bridgeway Capital (Due 12/31)
- Call for Applications from visual artists, photographers, and writers for the ATH Creative Fund at Arts To Hearts Project (Due 11/15)
- Call for Applications from curators at U.S. nonprofits for Hosting grants at Teiger Foundation (Due 12/9)
- Call for Applications from cultural organizations for Public Humanities Projects grants at the National Endowment for the Humanities (Due 12/16)
- Call for Letters of Inquiry from small and mid-sized theaters for Venturous Capital Grants at the Venturous Theater Fund (Due 12/1)
Requests for Proposals & Qualifications
- Request for Qualifications from muralists for the Dream Center Mural Project in Winston-Salem, NC (Due 11/13)
- Request for Qualifications from muralists for the Sunrise Towers Mural Project in Winston-Salem, NC (Due 12/4)
- Request for Proposals from socially engaged artists and cultural workers for Throughlines 2027 in Cincinnati, OH (Due 1/15)
- Request for Qualifications for a permanent public artwork at the West Hollywood Aquatic and Recreation Center in West Hollywood, CA (Due 1/13)
- Request for Qualifications for a permanent public artwork at the Waterside Parking Garage with Norfolk Arts in Norfolk, VA (Due 12/4)
- Request for Proposals: Brand & Visual Communications Consultant at National Black Worker Center (Due 11/20)
*Some opportunities may require an application fee, so we recommend reviewing the fine print to ensure you're comfortable with the listed conditions. If the fee is a barrier, check to see if the organization offers waivers or scholarships. We advocate for artists not being asked to do unpaid work before applying for opportunities. The one exception we make is contests for youth, from early childhood through high school, since these can be completed as part of an arts curriculum and can spark a lasting interest in the arts. Please review all guidelines before submitting.