JANUARY 2025

FLUXUSMUSEUM Prize for Experimental Video encourages applications across art forms– visual artist, dancer, performance artist, film maker, animator, writer, actor, musician or none of the above, we look forward to considering your proposals.Deadline Jabuary 15, 2025. https://fluxusmuseum.org/prize2025

/Sony World Photography Awards – both for professional series of photos and for single photo competion. Deadline January 15, 2024.https://www.worldphoto.org/sony-world-photography-awards

NSMA (New Salem Museum and Academy of Fine Art) International Painting Competition Open to professionals and students, this competition focuses on contemporary realism in painting, and all subject matter is welcome. One winner will receive $25,000, and finalists will be exhibited at the New Salem Museum and Academy of Fine Art.
Deadline: 11:59 p.m. EST on January 15, 2025.https://www.newsalemmuseum.com/competition

Sony World Photography Awards 2025 (International)
Open to photographers worldwide shooting on any device, this contest includes top prizes of $25,000, a solo exhibition in London, Sony digital imaging equipment, press and media coverage, and more.
Deadline: January 10, 2025. SONY

DECEMBER 2024

The NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowship is an $8,000 unrestricted cash grant available to artists living in New York State and/or one of the Tribal Nations located therein.
The following categories will be reviewed:Architecture/Environmental Structures/Design, Choreography, Music/Sound. Photography, Playwriting/Screenwriting
Deadline Dec 17, 2024. https://www.nyfa.org/awards-grants/artist-fellowships/

The Bray Artist Residencies
Through summer and long-term studio experiences, this program offers the opportunity to work within a community of global ceramic artists actively creating new work. Deadline: December 19, 2024.https://archiebray.org/residencies/

New York City Department of Cultural Affairs – She Built NYC
NYC is looking for artists to design monuments honoring four influential women in its history: Helen Rodríguez Trías, Elizabeth Jennings Graham, Billie Holiday, and Katherine Walker. Read more on Hyperallergic.
Deadline: December 31, 2024 | nyc.gov

NOVEMBER

LOWER MANHATTAN CULTURAL COUNCIL 2025 Artist Residencies at Governor’s Island. Deadline Nov 1, 2024 https://lmcc.submittable.com/submit

THE BLACK LIST Cassian Elwes Screenwriting Fellowship The Black List will choose ten screenplays imbued with an independent spirit by unrepresented screenwriters, which will be sent on to the producer, Mr. Elwes for his consideration. One fellowship recipient will be selected by Mr. Elwes by calendar year’s end. Deadline Nov 22, 2024 Sundance Film Festival

VIA ART FUND ARTISTIC PRODUCTION GRANT This grant awards individual artists, nonprofit organizations, and institutions between $25,000 and $100,000 to commission works outside museum or gallery walls, within the public realm, or in nontraditional exhibition environments. Projects must have a confirmed exhibition venue. Deadline Nov 4, 2024

OCTOBER

The Bennet Prize Call for Art from Women Figurative Painters, $50,000 prize. Deadline Oct 4,, 2024 The Bennet Prize

MISSOURI REVIEW Jeffrey E Smith Editors Prize $5000 for fiction/poetry/nonfiction cash prize and publication Deadline Oct 1, 2024. https://missourireview.com/contests/jeffrey-e-smith-editors-prize/

SEPTEMBER

Deadline: November 4, 2024.
Lower Manhattan Cultural Council (LMCC) Manhattan-based artists and cultural organizations! Grant opportunities provide awards of up to $16,000 for public projects and presentations in 2025.
Deadline: September 10, 2024 (5pm EDT) | lmcc.net

Society of American Graphic Artists announces its 3rd Mini Gems Open Call. Get ready to submit your miniature prints for jurying consideration by September 6, 2024.https://form.jotform.com/241413488569062

Hodder Felloswhip Looking for exceptional artists and writers of all disciplines for 10 month residency and $92,000 stipend. Application Period July 1 – Sept 10, 2024 https://arts.princeton.edu/fellowships/hodder-fellowship/

AUGUST

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CUNY ART DEPARTMENT seeks part time Adjunct Professors for Foundations of Drawing and Painting Dept. Deadline ASAP Fall semester begins Aug 28, 20244 for further info email Tom Thayer at tthayer2ccny.cuny.edu

JULY

TUPELO PRESS From July 1st to July 31st, Tupelo Press will hold open submissions for book-length poetry collections (48-90 pages) and chapbook-length poetry collections (28-47 pages).
https://www.tupelopress.org/july-open-submission/

THE ATELIER – Artist preferred affordable housing in New Rochelle is seeking an artist to create a signature piece in the new lobby for a commission of $10,000 Deadline July 17, 2024 Atelier Art Contest

ZERO ART FAIR – A new fair to clear unsold works from artists’ studios by giving works away free to would-be collectors for a period of 5 years, but during that time, remains fully sellable by the artist. Fair is scheduled for upstate New York around July 3034. More INFO HERE

Ucross – Spring 2025 Artist Residencies
Artists-in-residence enjoy uninterrupted time and space to focus on the creative process: private studios, meals by a professional chef, a $1,500 stipend, and the experience of the majestic High Plains on a 20,000-acre ranch in Wyoming. The application fee is $40. Deadline: July 15, 2024 (11:59 pm MDT) | ucrossfoundation.org

Franklin Furnace Fund – 2024–25 XENO Prize for Artists’ Books
This call for proposals is for artists’ books about book banning or burning. One artist will receive $5,000 to publish an edition of at least 100 copies.Deadline: July 4, 2024 | franklinfurnace.org

JUNE

The Golden Colonel seeking Westbeth artists for ideas and proposals to help transform an installation on Governors Island into a perfect artist retirement home. Deadline June 18, 2024 The Golden Colonel

Sappho Prize for Women Poets 2024 – Palette Poetry is seeking new work from cis and trans women poets to celebrate the spirit of Sappho. Palette is committed to creating an inclusive and uplifting journal that amplifies women’s voices and experiences. Deadline June 16, 2024 | https://www.palettepoetry.com/current-contest/

FiberArt International 2025 seeks to exhibit the best of contemporary art and invites submissions that reflect a wide range of works related to the fiber medium and invites artists to submit work for an exhibition in Pittsburg. June 30, 2024

Vermont Studio Center – 2025 Residencies
Nestled in the Green Mountains, VSC hosts an inclusive, global community of artists and writers. Enjoy meals, private studios and lodging, and an esteemed Visiting Artists & Writers Program. Residents receive full or partial fellowships. The application fee is $25. Deadline: June 15, 2024 | vermontstudiocenter.org

Grist – Imagine 2200: Climate Fiction for Future Ancestors
Writers from around the globe can submit short stories about futures in which climate crisis solutions improve our world. In addition to online publication, first place wins $3,000 and finalists also receive prize money.
Deadline: June 24, 2024 (11:59pm PDT) | grist.org

MAY

ON SITE REVIEW Call for articles on houses and housing May 31, 2024

UMW Galleries at University of Mary Washington – 2024 Mid-Atlantic New Painting Biennial
Artists in the Mid-Atlantic region can submit up to three pieces to this juried exhibition in Fredericksburg, Virginia. All materials and mediums accepted; multiple prizes, including a Purchase Award, will be awarded. The application fee is $25.
Deadline: May 15, 2024 | umwgalleries.org

Art in Odd Places 2024: Care – Open Call for Artists’ Projects
Artists, performers, agitators, and caretakers are invited to design team projects enacting notions of care for this outdoor visual and performance art festival along 14th Street in Manhattan.
Deadline: May 26, 2024 | artinoddplaces.org

Oak Spring Garden Foundation – 2025 Interdisciplinary Residency
Open to all creative practitioners who are working on projects that address plants, landscapes, or gardens. The award includes a $2,000 or $800 grant and a five- or two-week stay at OSGF in Northern Virginia.
Deadline: May 31, 2024 | osgf.org

Campo Cuttica Applications from working, professional artists who demonstrate a deep commitment to their practices. Artists works will be selected by a jury to be featured in Summer 2024 group show in Campo Cuttica Gallery located in Flanders, Southampton, NY. Deadline May 12, 2024 https://www.campo-cuttica.com/apply

APRIL

Bowery Gallery Call for Submissions for Juried Show. Two dimensional work not to exceed 36 inches Deadline April 20, 2024 . https://bowerygallery.org/juried-shows

The Anonymous Was A Woman Environmental Art Grants will distribute a total of $300,000 in funding—up to $20,000 per project—to support environmental art projects led by women-identifying artists in the United States and U.S. Territories.Deadline April 16, 2024 Anyonymous Was a Woman

Harpo FoundationGrants for visual under-recognized artists over 21 years of age. Deadline April 29, 2024.https://www.harpofoundation.org/grants/grants-for-visual-artists/

Visual Studies Workshop in Rochester, New York, provides time, space, and resources for experimental photo and media artists to make work. Each four-week residency comes with a private studio, housing, an analog darkroom, a $1,750 stipend, and more. The application fee is $10. Deadline: April 15, 2024 | vsw.org

Velvetpark is holding its fourth LGBTQ+ Visual Artist Residency. The selected resident will be awarded a live/work studio space in Brooklyn for six months, where they can begin or develop a piece into a complete body of work. The application fee is $25. Deadline: April 14, 2024 | velvetparkmedia.com

Brooklyn Museum Artist Exhibition. Open Call for artists who for the past 5 years have lived in Brooklyn who have studios there for Group Sow in October 24, 2024 Deadline April 7, 2024. https://brooklynmuseum.submittable.com/submit

MARCH

Onassis AIR Open Call Residency.invites artists, curators, designers, dance and theater makers, chefs, activists, writers, educators, performers, architects, creative coders, filmmakers, and other practitioners from any discipline, from anywhere in the world to apply for their selected program strand that will take place in Athens, Greece, between September 2024 to July 2025. Deadline March 4, 2024 Onassis Aie Residency

2024 Stella Kupferberg Memorial Short Story Prize will be judged by Carmen Maria Machado . The winning work will be performed by an actor in spring 2024 of Selected Shorts and published on Electric Literature. The winning writer will receive $1000 and a free 10-week course with Gotham Writers, Deadline March 1, 2024. https://www.symphonyspace.org/selected-shorts/the-stella-kupferberg-memorial-short-story-prize

Jacksons Art Prize 2024. Call for paintings, drawings, and original prints for review by judges. Monetary prizes and art supplies. Deadline March 1. 2024 Jacksons Art Prize

FEBRUARY 2024

The Wormfarm Institute is pleased to announce a national call for artist proposals up to 10 artists to create large-scale, outdoor projects that will be temporarily installed at various locations along agricultural land in Sauk, Wisconsin on October 5–14, 2024. Funding of $5,000 – $10,000. Deadline Feb 12, 2024 Wormfarm Institute

JANUARY 2024

Athena Project Read and Rant Call for plays in progress. Deadline Jan 15 – Jan 31, 2024. https://athenaprojectarts.org/read-and-rant
Gottlieb Foundation Individual Support Grant for individual painters, sculptors, and printmakers who have worked in a mature phase of art for 20 years or more. Grants of $25,000 each to 20 artists. Deadline January 17, 2024. Gottleib Foundation Grant

Green-Wood CemeteryThe year-long residency provides one artist in the visual and/or performing arts with a studio space and an $8,000 honorarium to create a site-specific installation or performance at The Green-Wood Cemetery. Deadline Jan 31, 2024 Application: https://www.green-wood.com/2024AIR/

DECEMBER

New York Foundation for the Arts 2024 unrestricted cash grants of $8000 in categories of painting, fiction, folk/traditional arts, video/film, and interdisciplinary work. Deadline Dec 13 at 5PM. https://www.nyfa.org/awards-grants/artist-fellowships/

Atlandtic Gallery, NYC “This is the Future of Non-Objective Art” Call for juried show. Non-Objective art is full of “invisible realities” that address our times, beyond the language of abstraction and its great history.This might embody sensory experiences or philosophical inquiry or experimental processes and techniques. All practices will be considered in 2D & 3D, as well as a variety of substrates. Open to artists nationally & internationally.Deadline Dec 15, 2023 https://artist.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=12352

L’Air Atelier 11 Residency . The world’s oldest-running artist residency program offers funded and subsidized artists residencies in Paris focused on self-directed solo or duo projects. Rolling deadline. https://www.lairarts.com/solo–duo-residency.html

601 ArtSpace Call for Curatorial Proposals offering a minimum stipend of $5000 to selected curators. Additional funds are granted based on the scope of the proposal. Exhibition costs will be covered separately. Deadline Nov 30 2023 https://601artspace.org/Exhibition-Proposals

601 ArtSpace Call of Summer Sessions :events, screenings, micro-exhibitions, dance performances, concerts, workshops, window installations and all manner of gatherings related to art and art practices.Resources are available for project expenses, and an honorarium based on project scope. Deadline December 15th, 2023.. https://601artspace.org/summer-sessions-2024-open-call

The Center for Craft Archive Fellowship will foster archival research on underrepresented and non-dominant craft histories in the United States, such as feminist, intersectional, queer, Black, Indigenous, Latinx, Asian American and Pacific Islander, and other communities. The fellowship will support a range of scholars, including independent and artist researchers, from emerging to established experience levels. $6,000 fellowship. Deadline Dec 6, 2023

OCTOBER

APEX ART 2024 – 2025 Call for Submissions of a 500 word proposal from artists and curators for an exhibit In NYC. Deadline Oct 31, 2023. https://apexart.org/opencalls.php

WOMEN’S STUDIO WORKSHOP Artist’s Book Residency Grant 6 – 8 weekk residency to produce a limited edition book work.$350/week, up to $750 for materials, up to $250 for travel within the Continental US, free onsite housing, and 24/7 studio access, technical advice, techniques, and materials. Deadline Nov 15, 2023. Women’s Studio Workshop

LOEWE FOUNDATION Craft Prize, an international award seeks to recognize uniquely talented artisans whose artistic vision will set new standards for the future of craft. Wiinning entry prize: 50,000 euros. The shortlisted and winning works will feature in the exhibition and accompanying catalogue in Paris in spring 2024. Deadline Oct 25, 2023 https://craftprize.loewe.com/en/craftprize2024

Black Art in America Foundation Call for Artists for small works no larger than 16″ x 20″ in all mediums. Deadline Oct 20,2023. To participate email work and price to Faron@blackartinamerica.com
Black Art in America website.

SEPTEMBER

Foundwork Artist Prize Annual juried award for contemporary artists working in any media. $10,000 unrestricted prize and studio visits with esteemed jurors. Deadline Sept 26, 2023 at 5PM Pacific Time. https://foundwork.art/artist-prize

Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant grants for visual artists for artist resources and offset living expenses. Open throughout the year. Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant

Golden Arts Foundation Residency 2024. Artists will participate in a completely unique opportunity to explore the widest, most innovative range of materials and technology available today for professional artists working with paint. Deadline Sewpt 6, 2023. Application Info

AUGUST 2023

Newhouse Center for Contemporary Art, Staten Island. Call for “Dada Domicile” exhibit of Dada/Fluxus inspired furniture and household items that are doll sized
and displayed in structures of 1:6 scale (Barbie doll size- but NO DOLLS) No work will be returned but are part of the Day De Dada Archives. Oct 17 – Dec 30 online exhibit.
Deadline Aug 30, 2023. https://daydedada.wordpress.com/domicile-mail-art-call-2023/

ArtFront Galleries Call for Artists: we are in need of non-figurative abstract expressionism works for corporate installations. Send questions or submissions to Artfrontgalleries@gmail.com include information on medium, dimensions and price.

JULY 2023

New York Artists Circle looking for a part-time administrative assistant to oversee listserv management and website content editor. $20 per hour, 10-15 hours budgeted per week. Deadline for email inquiry July 31, 2023. website:https://nyartistscircle.com email:newyorkartistscircle@gmail.com

Mason | Kahn SIP Studio Immersion Project (SIP) Fellowship invites artists seeking creative exploration through printmaking, regardless of expertise, to apply their creative knowledge and conceptual goals to the print medium. Includes $2000 stipend, printmaking workshops and unlimited studio time at Robert Blackburn Printmaking Studio at EFA in NYC. No application fee. Residency dates Feb 1 – May 1, 2024. Deadline July 31, 2023 Application Here

THE OTHER ART FAIR BROOKLYN, Fall 2023 General Applications HERE: For emerging to established artists working across all mediums. New Futures Program HERE: Designed for emerging artists who may have had traditional barriers to access in the art world to get a jump-start in their career. Three free booths are awarded each fair. The chosen applicants will receive a free exhibition booth and mentorship from art industry specialists both during and after the fair. Deadline July 31, 2023

Saatchi Group Art for Change Prize 2023 Regeneration: Artists in the first 5 years of their career using visual arts as a medium for positive global and social change . Deadline July 17, 2023 https://mcsaatchi.com/artforchangeprize

Society of American Graphic Artists Open Call for miniature prints ( 5 x 5 inches) for Mini Gems exhibition, Deadline July 14, 2023 https://artist.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=11804

FST StudioProjects Fund supports the studio practice of visual artists in New York City. Deadline July 1, 2023 https://www.fststudioprojectsfund.com

June 2023

LogHaven Residency, Knoxville TN for visual (including architecture), performing including composing with a living stipend and freight reimbursement for emerging and established artists. Deadline July 15, 2023 for residencies in 2024 and 2025. More info: Loghaven Residency

NYPL New Amsterdam branch 9 Murray St NYC Exhibition Opportunity actively seeking art for the walls of this open, airy, very accessible public space. Exhibits last about three months, shortened or lengthened depending on the show and the artist’s needs. For questions about submissions email karenloder@nypl.org

ON THE GROUND Storefront for Art and Architecture Open Call for artists, architects and researchers for proposals that reflect on the spatial dynamics of the NYC ground floor. This new body of work will be exhibited in January 2024 at the Storefront for Art and Architecture, NYC Deadline: June 19, 2023 https://storefrontnews.org

WORTHLESSSTUDIOS launches its inaugural Artist in Residence program running from September to December 2023. The residency will be production focused, supporting underserved sculptors and installation artists at pivotal moments in their careers.Black, Indigenous, people of color, LGBTQIAP+, women, nonbinary, and disabled artists, to fulfill the urgent need for fabrication tools, financial support, technical assistance, and space that so many underrepresented artists seek. Deadline June 7, 2023 https://www.worthlessstudios.org/artist-in-residence

MAY 2023

Flora Fiction Literary Magazine is accepting submissions for its Summer 2023 issues the theme of festivals. Deadline May 31, 2023 Flora Fiction

BRICLab Residency offers emerging to mid-career artists in visual, film & TV and performing a $2,500 stipend, mentorship, skills-based learning and professional development, studio space and documentation of their work. Deadline May 8, 2023. BRICLab Residency 2023-2024

First Novel Prize 2023 In its eighth consecutive year, the First Novel Prize aims to discover an original new voice in fiction writing, across the English language world. Deadline May 31, 2023 https://www.firstnovel.co.uk

Boston Printmakers North American Biennial Call for Art. Long recognized as one of the most prestigious events in printmaking since 1947 the biennial showcases artwork ranging from traditional print processes and digital media to work in more expansive, interdisciplinary approaches. Deadline May 12, 2023. https://www.bostonprintmakers.org/biennials/biennial-2023/

APRIL 2023

American Library in Paris Visiting Fellowship offers writers and researchers an opportunity to pursue a creative project in Paris for a month or longer while participating actively in the life of the American Library.A $5,000 stipend will be paid before start of a Fellowship period. Deadline April 1, 2023 https://americanlibraryinparis.org/visiting-fellowship/

International Studio and Curatorial Program’s open call for a new six-month artist residency sponsored by the Helen Frankenthaler Foundation. This fully-funded residency will take place from December 1, 2023–May 31, 2024. Visual artists eligible to work in the United States whose work in painting, drawing and/or printmaking is characterized by a spirit of innovation are invited to apply.
Deadline April 7, 2023. ISCP Helen Frankenthaler Residency

Long Meadow Arts Residency. Located in the Berkshires gives visual artists a $3,000 monthly stipend, art supply reimbursement of $2,500 for art supplies, a cabin, a studio, and more. Application details can be found online.
Deadline: April 30, 2023 | longmeadowartresidency.com

MARCH 2023

Reminiscence Art and Design Competition An international competition with work that addresses the theme Reuse, Repurpose, Recycle. First place wins $20,000 while up to 10 runners-up get $3,000 each.
Deadline: March 31, 2023 (midnight AESDT) | reminiscence-competition.com

Stoneleaf Retreat in the Catskills Accepting applications for an artist residency for artist-mothers. Deadline March 8, 2023. https://stoneleafretreat.com/art-mamas-residencies

Carter Burden Gallery Chelsea, NYC This open call for submission to a blindly juried group show of “SCRIBBLES” scheduled for June 1-June 28, 2023, will result in an interesting, informative, eye-opening survey of what contemporary artists are doing with their scribbles. Deadline March 7, 2023 https://www.carterburdengallery.org/juried-exhibition

Millay Arts Residencies. The fully subsidized Core Residencies and partially subsidized Steepletop Residency include private bedrooms and studios. Former house of Edna St Vincent Millay, The fee to apply is $45. Deadline: March 1, 2023 millayarts.submittable.com

FEBRUARY 2023

Mac Dowell Fellowship offers talented individuals an inspiring residential environment in which they can produce enduring works of the imagination. Deadline February 10. 2023 Application

JANUARY- MARCH 2023

Hayama Artist Residency’s mission is to introduce visual artists to Japanese culture and have a gallery exhibition in Japan. Residency dates are June 1 – 30, 2023 in a small, coastal Japanese town in Honshū, Japan. Deadline January 15, 2023 Application.

Creative Capital Grant Cycle 2023 – 2024. Artists are invited to propose innovative new projects for the Creative Capital Awards Grant cycle for Visual Artists beginning March 1, 2023. Creative Capital will provide up to $5 million in grants to help realize 100 artists’ projects with awards of varying amounts up to $50,000 with additional advisory services per project.https://creative-capital.org/about-the-creative-capital-award/

Joshua Tree Highlands Artist Residency Artists selected for this program are at all stages of their careers and work in all media, including drawing, painting, photography, sculpture, film, video, new media, installation, fiction and non fiction writing, interdisciplinary, social practice and architecture. Deadline Jan 10 2023. https://artist.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=9124

NOVEMBER- DECEMBER 2022

On View::Artist Residency Located in the heart of Savannah, the ON::VIEW Artist Residency provides a free, high visibility studio space for an artist to complete a new project, to continue an in-progress endeavor, or to conduct research exploring conceptual, material, performative, and social practices. Deadline Dec 10, 2022. https://sulfurstudios.org/onview-residency-app

MOZAIK Philanthropy – Future Art Awards: WOMAN. LIFE. FREEDOM. Artists who wish to express support for Iran’s protestors can submit work. Those selected will receive honorariums and be featured in a virtual exhibition. Deadline: November 15, 2022 | mozaikphilanthropy.org

Baxter Street Camera Club offers lens-based artists free use of workspace and a monthly stipend towards proceeding a solo exhibition. Deadline Nov 15, 2022. https://cameraclubofny.submittable.com/submit

Atlantic Gallery Call for Art “Tenuous Threads” seeking innovative artworks that utilize textiles, fibers, threads (natural and synthetic) in sculpture, collage, 3D, and 2D mixed media that communicates the strength and fragility of what binds all life. Deadline Dec 10, 2022 https://atlanticgallery.org/tenuous-threads/

SEPTEMBER – OCTOBER 2022

Creative Capital summary of residencies, grants and fellowships. Creative Capital

JULY – AUGUST 2022

The Canadian Women Artists’ Award is a $5,000 cash grant open to Canadian women artists ages 25-40 in New York State.The CWAA is an unrestricted cash grant and can be used in any manner the recipient deems necessary to further their artistic goals. Deadline Sept 13, 2022. https://www.nyfa.org/awards-grants/canadian-women-artists-award/

Queens Museum – In situ Artist Fellowship a two-year fellowship provides a rent-free studio space, salary at $45,000/year, and a solo exhibition in Spring 2024 to New York based artists. Deadline: August 14, 2022 https://queensmuseum.org/in-situ-artist-fellowship-2022

Lower East Side Printshop Keyhold Residency offering a free year long studio residency , free workshops, and a $1000 stipend. Deadline: September 1, 2022 https://www.printshop.org/keyholder-residencies/

Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment (MOME) and the New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA): Applications are open for $2 million in finishing grants for the NYC Women’s Fund for Media, Music and Theatre. Deadline: November 1, 2022. www.nyfa.org/nycwomensfund.

Residency Unlimited – 2023 Atelier Mondial Residency for NYC visual and performance-based artists. 6 month residency/exchange program with Atelier Mondial in Basel, Switzerland, a monthly allowance of $1,200, a live-in studio, and more.
Deadline: July 31, 2022 | residencyunlimited.org

CitiBike Design Contest. Call for art for bike stations. Win $500. Deadline July 31, 2022. href=”https://citibikenyc.com/adcontest”>https://citibikenyc.com/adcontest

The Sunroom Project Space is a venue for New York-area emerging artists to develop a site-specific project as a solo exhibition at Wave Hill Bronx NY. Projects in any media will be considered. Four artists will be selected for solo exhibitions indoors. Selected artists will receive an honorarium of $2000, exhibition support, and professional development. Artists will have 6 to 12 months to develop their ideas and create new work. https://wavehill.slideroom.com/#/login/program/66629

Sculpture Center Open Call artists who have not yet had an institutional exhibition in New York City are invited to submit proposals for solo exhibitions which will be presented in a designated gallery space at Sculpture Center. Deadline August 31, 2022. https://www.sculpture-center.org/in_practice

The Anita Wetzel Residency Grant focuses on women artists (45 years old and up) to create new work in residencies of 4-6 weeks.Artists may choose to work in any one or more of our studios: intaglio, letterpress, papermaking, screen printing, darkroom photography, or ceramics. Deadline Aug 1, 2022. Womens Studio Workshop

ISSUE Project Room – 2023 Suzanne Fiol Curatorial Fellowship supports an emerging, New York-based curator with a $3,000 stipend, a dedicated ISSUE-funded budget to produce three public programs, free access to rehearsal space. Deadline: July 8, 2022 nyfa.org

JUNE – JULY 2022

Bennett Prize created in 2018, awards $20,000 to a woman artist to create her own solo exhibition of figurative realist paintings, which then travels the country. Deadline October 7, 2023 Bennett Prize Call for Entries

Call to Artists for Hispanic Heritage Month NYC Parks’ Latino Society invites artists to propose work that explores their interpretation of Latinx culture using imagery of native flora from countries or territories of their choice for an exhibition entitled Las Flores de mi País in the Arsenal Gallery
Deadline July 1, 2022. NYC Parks Latino Society

Loghaven Artist Residency practicing artists in Dance, Theater, Music Composition, Architecture, and Interdisciplianry Work are invited to apply for residency in studios located in 5 historic log cabins in wooded acreage in Knoxville Tn. . A living stipend is also given. Deadline July 15, 2022. Loghaven Artist Residency

Mozaik Future Art Awards an open call to U.S. artists from all creative expressions wishing to use their art to reimagine what a high-tech, highly connected future metaverse could look that is also deeply human. Up to $5000 in grants, Deadline July 8, 2022. Mozaik Future Art Awards

Revelation Gallery St Johns in the Village Open Call for a salon-style group exhibition of paintings, drawings, and photography depicting Greenwich Village and the East Village (or reflecting the artist’s impressions and feelings about the neighborhoods). Deadline June 30, 2022. More Information: Revelation Gallery NYC

Rauchenberg Emergency Medical Grants provides one-time grants of up to $5,000 for recent unexpected medical, dental, and mental health emergencies to artists in financial need.
Deadline June 7 for medical emergencies that happened after Oct 2021, and August 2 for medical emergencies that happened after December 2021. https://www.nyfa.org/awards-grants/rauschenberg-medical-emergency-grants/

MAY – JUNE 2022

Epicenter.submit a poem, short story, artwork or any shareable experience. If your work is selected, you will receive a $100 stipend and be featured online on their site. https://epicenter-nyc.com/artists/

The Coronavirus Dance Relief Fund: New York State Edition Dance/NYC invites individual dance makers and small-budget dance organizations residing in New York State who are experiencing financial losses due to the spread of COVID-19 to submit proposals for financial relief support. Deadline for individual dancers is April 20 2022, Deadlline for small- organizations is May 4, 2022. Corona virus Dance Relief Fund

Anonymous Was A Woman Environmental Grant. provides up to $20,000 for projects led by women-identifying artists in the United States and U.S. Territories. Deadline June 14, 2022 at 5pm Anonymous Was A Woman

APRIL – MAY 2022

the cell residency program is a competitive annual cycle that commissions and aids in the development of new works from artists across all disciplines. Selected applicants receive up to $2,500 free rehearsal space, staffing and developmental resources. Deadline June 30, 2022. http://www.thecelltheatre.org/residencyapplication

MARCH – APRIL 2022

Hyperallergic Grants, awards, and residencies in all disciplines. Deadlines March – May 2022. More info at: https://hyperallergic.com/714060/opportunities-march-2022/

The Artist Lives.org website is dedicated to discovering and showcasing the work of deceased visual artists, musicians and writers who left this world unrecognized. More info at https://www.theartistlives.org

Artadia Awards for artists provides financial support, exposure and recognition and a $10,000 unrestricted grant, Application requires a studio visit. Apply Now: March 1 to the April 1, 2022 deadline.
https://artadia.org/awards/

FEBRUARY -APRIL 2022

Tree of Life Artists: Welcomes applications from visual artists age 60 and over. Applicants must have a specific project; and demonstrable financial need. Deadline: April 13, 2022. More info: https://www.treeoflifeartists.org/grant-program

Creatives Rebuild New York: funding an Artist Employment Program (AEP), a 2-year program that will fund 300 artists working in collaboration with community-based organizations across New York State. Participating artists will receive an annual salary of $65,000 plus benefits. Deadline March 25, 2022. More Info: https://www.creativesrebuildny.org

BRIClab: Performing Arts Residency is for New York City-based performing artists, visual artists, and media makers to explore and expand the possibilities of their work. Deadline March 10, 2022. More Info: https://www.bricartsmedia.org/artist-opportunities/briclab?utm_source=hyperallergic&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=briclab-2022-23-residencies

Applications for the 2022/2023 BRIClab: Performing Arts residency are now open. Applications are due on March 10, 2022.
Meatpacking District Call for Submissions to create “The Supper Brief ” an outdoor installation that speaks to the need to gather, to find comfort in each other’s company. Submit Notice of Interest by Feb 18, 2022, Submit Proposal Deadline Feb 28, 2022. More Info Meatpacking Prop Supper-Brief_FINAL

RedCat New Original Works FestivalL: Artists are invited to submit short interdisciplinary projects to be developed for the REDCAT stage.
The Festival will take place on the REDCAT stage in Summer 2022 and artists are given development support through rehearsal space, technical assistance, access to equipment and an honorarium. info at Red Cat

Franklin Furnace call for submissions from early career performance artists who create original work. Deadline April 1, 2022. More info at Franklin Furnace.

This Is Colossal: January – April 2022 Opportunities for grants, residencies and open calls. Apply Now

MacDowell, the nation’s first artist residency program, announced it will suspend the requirement that applicants supply reference letters as part of the application. The next application deadline is February 10, 2022, for residencies September of 2022 through February of 2023. Apply Now.

The Stamps School of Art and Design seeks proposals for 2023 Witt Residency. Open to both established and emerging artists and designers, the Roman Witt Residency Program is designed to support the creation of new work in collaboration with students and faculty of the Stamps School and the larger university community. Deadline February 20, 2022 Apply Now

JANUARY 2022

The Gottlieb Foundation Individual Support Grant program annually awards $25,000 to visual artists who have been in a mature phase of their art for at least 20 years and who have demonstrated financial need. Deadline January 14, 2022. Apply Now

DECEMBER 2021

The Studio Museum in Harlem and The Museum of Modern Art are accepting applications for the fourth Museum Fellowship Collaboration. Each museum will accept three museum fellows—two for curatorial departments and one for public programs. The fellows will spend one year at each museum, then rotate to the partner institution for the completion of the two-year program. Deadline Jan 22, 2022 Apply Now

OCTOBER, NOVEMBER 2021

Creative Capital offers workshops for artists, including archiving and grant writing. Register now.

SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER 2021

Hyperallergic list of Opportunities: Hyperallergic’s monthly Opportunities Listings provide a resource to artists and creatives looking for grants and paid gigs to further their work.
Assorted deadlines.
Hyperallergic Opportunities

Pioneer Works is pleased to announce its 2022 Open Call for Music Residents. The application portal will be open September 1 through September 30, 2021. Alumni Music Residents Luke Stewart and TYGAPAW will jury to select Music Residents who demonstrate artistic excellence in work outside the existing models and “norms” of their field, whose practice can make use of our unique facilities and collaborative environment, and those with an interdisciplinary practice. Selected residents will be notified by December 1, 2021.Pioneer Music Residency

Creative Capital offers a list of residencies, grants, and open calls. This month’s list includes a $50,000 grant for organizations that use arts and culture based practices to aid projects that intersect climate and racial justice work, an Alaska residency for women writers, and a $20,000 fellowship for artists to support craft practices.
Creative Capital

AUGUST 2021

Billboard Contest: On September 15th, a panel of judges will review all of the finalists and pick twenty winning images to appear on billboards throughout the United States during the fall and winter. All billboards will be located near major metropolitan areas (e.g. Chicago, Los Angeles, Atlanta, etc.) Deadline for submissions August 31, 2021.
Billboard Contest

The inaugural CMA Artist-Educator Residency. Starting in September 2021, four individuals per year will be invited to design, implement, and reflect on the efficacy of arts education through intensive-studio, community-based, and online exposure.
Artists at any point in their careers, from emerging to established. Deadline : August 20, 2021.
CMA Artist Residency

JULY 2021

Open Calls, Residencies and Grants listing provided by Colossal.
This Is Colossal

JUNE 2021

YOUNG ARTS
The National Foundation for the Advancement of Artists is offering visual, literary and performing artists between the ages of 15-18 cash awards, mentorship and a lifetime of creative and professional support.
Deadline October 15, 2021
More info: https://mailchi.mp/youngarts/2022-application-now-open-304388?e=981721ad37

CREATIVES REBUILD New York
CRNY’s guaranteed income program will provide monthly, no-strings-attached payments to up to 2,400 artists with financial need.

CRNY’s employment program will provide funding for 300 artists to be employed by dozens of small-to-midsize community arts organizations statewide. Three days per week, artists will bring their creativity to bear in service of the organization; on the other two workdays, they will be free to pursue their own creative practice. Participating artists will receive a full-time base salary expected to be commensurate with New York State median income data plus benefits. Participating organizations will receive overhead relief and opportunities for capacity-building support.

These programs and funding will be dedicated solely to artists whose primary residence is in New York State.

More information HERE

MAY 2021

Hyperallergic.com May 2021 list
Info on grants, fellowships, residencies and more:
https://hyperallergic.com/643616/opportunities-may-2021/

CALL FOR ENTRIES
Artworks Archives List of May, June and July deadlines for submissions, resources and grants.
Info Here

APRIL 2021
WITH OUR HANDS
R & Company Announces a Grassroots Campaign to Unite Object Makers in America to rally object makers across the country to claim their medium, find community, and help enrich the fabric of America. The call to action is for glassblowers, ceramicists, wood carvers, weavers, metalworkers, and those exploring new materials to submit 15-second videos of their hands in action, showing what they make and sharing why they make it.
Submit your video to: With Our Hands

APPLICATION FOR 2022 AIRIE RESIDENCY IS NOW OPEN!
The AIRIE Residency provides artists of varied disciplines the opportunity to live and work inside Everglades National Park — the largest tropical wilderness in the U. S., and to empower them to think about their relationship to the environment. Continue reading →