Seattle Auditions, Arts Jobs, & Announcements: August 2019

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Auditions, jobs, announcements

• ArtsFund is currently accepting applications for the position of vice president of development.
• Everett Philharmonic Orchestra is looking for a part-time assistant general manager/GM trainee starting July 2019.
• The Port Townsend Summer Band is seeking a director/conductor/guest conductors for our 2020 summer season.
• The University of Washington Department of Dance is seeking a design and costume coordinator for the 2019–20 academic year.
• On the Boards is accepting applications for a communications associate.
• The Lake Washington Symphony Orchestra seeks an educational outreach director for a part time, two month position, starting in September.
• Seattle Arts & Lectures is looking for a people-centered, mission-driven, goal-motivated, data savvy, reading-and-writing enthusiast to be a donor relations associate.
• The Seattle Chamber Singers will hold auditions for all voice types on Saturday, August 24, or by private appointment.
• Seattle Pro Musica is looking for extraordinary singers of all voice types to join them for the 2019–20 season.
• The Seattle Bach Choir has openings for tenors and basses; auditions for the 2019–2020 season will be held on August 27.
• Seattle Girls Choir is auditioning for a new advanced ensemble, Sorella, which will focus on contemporary music.
• The Seattle Collaborative Orchestra will hold student and community musician auditions on August 17 for their 2019–2020 season.
• Bellevue Youth Choirs seeks youth of all ages to join the 2019–20 season.
• The Cascade Symphony Orchestra announces openings for violin, viola and cello.
• Bremerton Symphony Orchestra will hold auditions for local and regional musicians with experience on August 29th.
• Philharmonia Northwest is holding auditions on August 15th for violin, viola, and double bass players for the upcoming season.
• Classical KING FM 98.1 is looking for a station relations coordinator, an assistant program director, and database & reporting analyst.
• Northwest Chamber Chorus holds auditions by appointment Sunday, August 25, 1:00–4:00pm. Phinney Ridge Lutheran Church, Seattle.
• Seattle Music Partners seeks band and orchestra teaching artists for 2019-’20 school year.
• Henry Bischofberger Violins is seeking a string instrument repair specialist with technical training or relevant experience with violins, violas, and cellos for a part-time weekend position in their violin shop in Kirkland.
• ACT Theatre seeks to grow its current roster of teaching artists for the Young Playwrights Program.
• The 5th Avenue Theatre is hiring an assistant company manager for the 2019–2020 season.
• Seattle Opera is seeking an assistant stage manager for the Youth Opera Project; an institutional giving associate; a graphic designer; a PT retail sales assistant; a pool of scenic, costume, and lighting designers; an assistant production manager; an audience services representative; and direct sales and telefunding representatives.
• The Sammamish Symphony has openings for volunteer musicians in several sections, especially violas and violins.
• The Seattle Symphony is hiring a publicist, a building engineer 3, sales and fundraising representatives, and ushers.
• Cascadian Chorale is auditioning singers, especially tenors through August for their 2019–2020 season which begins September 2019.
• Ensign Symphony & Chorus is auditioning strong musicians for the following positions: principal cello, principal string bass, oboe (section), percussion (section) and all string section instruments in September 2019.
• Town Hall Seattle is hiring a part-time house manager.
• Community Arts Create (CAC) is looking for volunteers in communications, development, and projects & events.
• The Roost Apartments, a new micro-housing building designed to serve the needs of the local arts community, will have vacancies starting August 1st for both market rate and MFTE units.

Notable deadlines

• August 14, 2019 — National Endowment for the Arts: The Media Projects Production Grants application deadline
• August 30, 2019 — Centurm artist residencies at Fort Worden application due
• August 30, 2019 — Corporation for National and Community Service RSVP program competition notice of intent to apply deadline
• August 31, 2019 — Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts artist residencies application due
• October 1, 2019 — GKV Foundation: “Big Ideas” letters of interest due
• October 1, 2019 — Indianapolis Women’s Chorus: women’s choral composition contest submission due
• November 1, 2019 — Kurt Weill Foundation: Grant Program application deadline
• November 20, 2019–4Culture: Arc Artist Fellowship application deadline
• December 9, 2019 — Artist Trust: Arts Innovator Award application deadline
• March 9, 2020 — Artist Trust: Fellowship Awards application due
• June 29, 2020 — Artist Trust: Grants for Artist Projects (GAP) application deadline
• Ongoing — 4Culture: T.I.P.S. Mini-Grants
• Ongoing — ArtsWA: Snap Grants pilot program pre-application window opened (budgets under $25K)
• Ongoing — 4Culture: Community 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 — Live Music Project: Spontaneous Free Tickets audience-building program

Media calendar deadlines

• Seattle Magazine — submit events 3 months ahead for the print calendar
• City Arts — City Arts is currently on hiatus and is not accepting calendar submissions.
• Seattle Times — The Seattle Times no longer prints comprehensive listings of books, theater and visual arts events; however, we do print selective listings every week in Weekend Plus, based on information submitted to us. The best way to submit that information is via email: weekend@seattletimes.com
• 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 — email 2–4 weeks ahead of event for the online calendar and include “Listings Editor” in the subject line to press@seattlemet.com
• Live Music Project — submit 1 week prior to performance date; deadline for weekend email listings is Mondays @ 5pm

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Originally published at https://livemusicproject.org on August 1, 2019.