Resources for Young Artists

This page features creative opportunities and resources for teens and young adults. Find information about working in the creative sector, upcoming scholarship deadlines, and ways to share and publish your work!

Youth Artist/Vendor Call – ’24 Teen Market Submissions (Now Open)

Since 2014, School to Career has been working with the Hillsboro Tuesday Night Market to provide a Teen Market program that gives students a natural introduction to entrepreneurship. Participating students receive business counseling and have the opportunity to sell their products at the Hillsboro Tuesday Night Market, Hillsboro Farmers’ Market-Downtown Hillsboro, Aloha Community Farmers’ Market, […]

Call to Artists: 2nd Annual Tea Bag Art Pop-Up (Register by 3/30/24)

A Framer’s Touch invites local artists of all ages and skill levels, to participate in a non-juried Tea Bag art exhibit! Reuse, Repurpose, and Re-imagine, the possibilities of the tea bag!! Create art on tea bags, paint, sew, collage and more. Subject matter is open, but all works must be suitable for family viewing. Registration [...]

2024 WCCLS Teen Summer Reading Artwork Contest (Submit by 3/30/24)

2024 WCCLS Teen Art Contest: Read, Renew, Repeat Calling all Washington County teen artists (ages 12-18): Enter for a chance to have your original artwork featured across the county during the 2024 Summer Reading program! Frist prize: $200 Amazon gift card! When does it happen? Monday, February 26, 2024 – Saturday, March 30, 2024. Submissions accepted […]

Forest Grove Library Call for “Littlest Authors” (all month, March 2024)

Forest Grove Public Library  2114 Pacific Ave, Forest Grove, OR 97116 Calling all littlest authors! Have you ever written/illustrated your own book? If so, then we’d like to display it, here in the library. Bring in one of your books and see how many times it gets “checked out!” For ages 5-12. Hours:  Thursday 9:30 AM–7:30 PM Friday 9:30 AM–5:30 PM Saturday […]

Youth Call – 2024 Congressional Art Competition (submit by 4/29/24)

This competition is open to all high school students who are residents of the First Congressional District of Oregon, which includes all of Tillamook, Clatsop, and Columbia Counties and parts of Multnomah and Washington Counties. Please use this tool if you or a student is unsure of your district: https://www.govtrack.us/congress/members/OR/1 Students who are interested in participating […]

Call for Chalk Artists, Performers and Vendors! (Closes 4/30/2024)

Tualatin Valley Creates’ La Strada dei Pastelli Chalk Art Festival, happening July 20 & 21, 2024 in the heart of Hillsboro, Oregon is looking for chalk artists, performers and vendors of all modalities to celebrate in this multi-cultural event unlike any other offered in the Portland-metro region. La Strada is an immersive, large-scale street painting [...]

Call for Guest Artists – Catherine Bede Gallery (Rolling Acceptance)

Catherine Bede Gallery is a boutique fine art gallery located in the heart of historic downtown Hillsboro, OR. Each month, the Gallery's goal is to highlight the work of a local community artist during the First Tuesday Art Walk. Interested artists can submit information via the online form HERE. Set-Up:  For this event, the guest [...]

Call to Artists: Sherwood Library 2024 Month-Long Exhibits (Rolling Submissions)

Interested in an Exhibit Opportunity? We are now scheduling month-long exhibits for 2024 in our glass display case at our Pine Street entrance. The case is equipped with LED lights, five shelves, locking doors, and a variety of museum-quality display accessories. Find details about measurements and accessories, and how to apply at sherwoodoregon.gov/library/exhibits. We also have limited […]

Village Gallery of Arts – June 2020 Press Release

Village Gallery of Arts' building is temporarily closed in response to the coronavirus crisis. A Message from our President during this pandemic: "I hope life is treating you well at this unprecedented time. Over the last 8 weeks, it seems the world has all but stopped because of the COVID-19 pandemic. All of us at the [...]