Calls for Artists & Auditions

Oddfellows Playhouse seeks volunteer musicians for the Children’s Circus of Middletown. The Band is an integral part of the show, an outdoor circus performance for more than 1,000 spectators. The band seeks musicians on woodwind, brass and other instruments, with a good attitude, sense of humor, and desire to play together in a creative way.

The circus band is a combination of adult and student musicians. Experienced high school students are welcome and encouraged to join. The director is Joseph Getter, a local musician, educator and parent with more than 25 years of experience as a member of this group.

Rehearsals will be held at Oddfellows Playhouse, 128 Washington Street in Middletown, starting in late June from 7-8:30 p.m., usually twice per week on selected Mondays through Thursdays. There is a mandatory all-day Dress Rehearsal on Thursday, July 30 from 9am to 3pm. The circus performance will be on Friday, July 31 at 5 p.m., with a band call at 3 p.m.. The rain date is Saturday, August 1.

For more information or to sign up, contact Joseph Getter at the Playhouse by calling (860) 347-6143, or by email to info@oddfellows.org.

Arts Center Killingworth and Spectrum Gallery announce a Call for Representational and Abstract Painters,Sculptors, Illustrators, Photographers, Original Printmakers, Fabric Artists, Glass and Wood Artisans, Jewelry
Designers and Crafters for the 2026 Essex Town Green Outdoor Summer Arts Festival. Open to visual artists working in oil, acrylic, watercolor, photography, pencil and charcoal, paper, mixed media, fabric, glass, wood,
stone and clay.

Dates, Times, Location: Sat, June 20 (10-5pm); Sun, June 21 (11-5pm) Essex Town Green, 12 Main Street, Essex CT

To ensure a variety of work at the Festival, there is a maximum of 40 Exhibitors, limited by medium. Email jpegs and a short bio to
barbara@spectrumartgallery.org

THREE DIGITAL IMAGES OF ARTWORK (HIGH RESOLUTION JPEGS, 300dpi, 1-2MBs) Must
Include Title, Materials used and Size for each jpeg. In the subject line of the email
please note: Submissions for Summer Arts Festival

ARTIST BIOGRAPHY. Maximum 300 words. Needs to be written in the 3rd person. Describe
artistic style, awards, education, participation in art shows, and other noteworthy
information.

Shoreline Arts Alliance is now accepting digital submissions for IMAGES 2026. IMAGES, Connecticut’s oldest state-wide photography competition, is a jury-curated photography exhibition that will be held at the Kehler Liddell Gallery, 873 Whalley Avenue in New Haven, CT from August 8-30.

Shoreline Arts Alliance encourages Connecticut Photographers of all skill-levels to submit their work to IMAGES through the Shoreline Arts Alliance website by June 11th at noon. For more information on submission rules and cost please visit shorelinearts.org or email office@shorelinearts.org.