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August 2023 Opportunities: Open Calls, Residencies, and Grants for Artists

Every month, Colossal shares a selection of opportunities for artists and designers, including open calls, grants, fellowships, and residencies. If you’d like to list an opportunity here, please get in touch at [email protected]. You can also join our monthly Opportunities Newsletter.

 

Open Calls

SculptureCenter In Practice 2024 Open Call (International)
In Practice 2024 invites artists who have not yet had an institutional solo exhibition in New York City to submit proposals for solo shows in designated gallery spaces at SculptureCenter. Proposals for off-site projects, publishing initiatives, performances, and nontraditional formats are also accepted. Up to seven applicants will be chosen and receive $6,000 project budgets and $1,000 honorariums.
Deadline: 11:59 p.m. ET on August 6, 2023.

Nest Heritage Craft Prize (Texas)
Applications should represent heritage craft found across Texas, which includes but is not limited to: pottery, enamelwork, quilting, woodworking, leathersmithing, basketry, lampworking and glassblowing, silverwork, embroidery, textile creations, and visual arts.
Deadline: August 21, 2023.

Malta Biennale Open Call (International)
Artists in any stage of their career and working in any medium are invited to apply to exhibit at the 2024 Malta Biennale. Awardees are provided with a stipend of up to €13,000.
Deadline: August 25, 2023.

L+A+N+D: An Experience of Discovery—Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest (International)
Located just outside of Louisville, Kentucky, Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest’s new initiative L+A+N+D (Landscape + Art + Nature + Design) invites proposals for immersive outdoor installations. The organization will provide creative outdoor experiences with topics addressing humans’ connection to nature, beauty in the landscape, biodiversity, conservation, sustainability, and climate change, along with a stipend and a construction budget for fabrication and installation expenses.
Deadline: September 4, 2023.

Passepartout Photo Prize (International)
Open to photographers at any stage of their careers, the Passepartout Photo Prize is accepting submissions for its seventh edition. Winners receive exhibition and publication opportunities, with one 500 Euro award. There is a 25 Euro entry fee.
Deadline: October 10, 2023.

Sony Future Filmmaker Awards (International)
The Sony Future Filmmaker Awards elevates voices that bring a fresh perspective to storytelling. The shortlisted filmmakers are flown to Los Angeles for an exclusive four-day event to gain unparalleled insight into all aspects of the filmmaking process to advance their careers.
Deadline: February 15, 2024.

 

Grants

2024 Joyce Awards (Great Lakes region)
The final 2024 funding cycle for the Joyce Awards is now open to cultural workers and organizations working toward racial equity and economic mobility.
Deadline: September 11, 2023.

$1,800 Innovate Grants for Art + Photo—Summer 2023 Open Call (International)
For its Summer 2023 cycle, Innovate Grant will offer two awards of $1,800 each to one visual artist and one photographer. Six honorable mentions are also featured on the Innovate Grant site. Applications are open to anyone 18 and older from anywhere in the world.
Deadline: 11:59 p.m. PST on September 14, 2023.

Foundwork Artist Prize (International)
The Foundwork Artist Prize is an annual juried grant that recognizes outstanding practices by emerging and mid-career artists working in any media. The 2023 honoree will receive an unrestricted $10,000 grant.
Deadline: September 26, 2023.

The Adolf and Esther Gottlieb Emergency Grant  (International)
The Adolph and Esther Gottlieb Emergency Grant program provides one-time interim financial assistance to qualified painters, printmakers, and sculptors whose needs are the result of an unforeseen catastrophic incident and who lack the resources to meet that situation. Awardees typically receive $5,000, up to $15,000.
Deadline: Rolling.

Adobe Creative Residency Community Fund (Ukraine or refugee)
Adobe’s Creative Residency Community Fund commissions visual artists to create company projects on a rolling basis. Awardees will receive between $500 and $5,000.
Deadline: Rolling.

Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant (International)
The Foundation welcomes applications from actively exhibiting visual artists who are painters, sculptors, and artists who work on paper, including printmakers. Grants are intended for a one-year period of time. The Foundation will review expenditures relating to an artist’s professional work and personal expenses, and amounts range up to $50,000. The size of the grant is determined by the individual circumstances of the artist, and professional exhibition history is taken into consideration.
Deadline: Rolling.

 

Residencies, Fellowships, & More

The Farm Margaret River (International)
Open to all disciplines, individuals, and collectives, this residency focuses on site-specific projects created during eight weeks at The Farm Margaret River in Australia. Chosen applicant(s) will receive lodging, studio space, and a $7,500 grant.
Deadline: August 1, 2023.

Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts Residencies (International)
The Bemis Center has two residencies open, one 18-month program for curators and another for artists. One chosen curator will receive private living and workspace, a $40,750 stipend, a research budget, a curatorial honorarium, and a $750 travel stipend. Artists receive private live and work studios, a $1,250 monthly stipend, and a $750 travel stipend. There are $40 application fees for both programs.
Deadline: August 1, 2023.

Peters Valley School of Craft (International)
Artists working in blacksmithing, ceramics, fibers, fine metals, wood, drawing, painting, collage, or printmaking are eligible for this two-week to one-month program. Residents receive a private room in a shared house, studio access, and stipends ranging from $500 to $1,000. Chosen applicants must have access to a car.
Deadline: August 1, 2023.

First Peoples Fund Artists in Business Fellowship (National)
First Peoples Fund welcomes submissions from artists who are also enrolled members or can provide proof of lineal descendancy of a U.S. or state-recognized tribe, or are an Alaska Native or Native Hawaiian. The program provides technical support, professional training, and working capital needed to pursue arts business development goals. The award is $7,500-$10,000.
Deadline: August 8, 2023.

First Peoples Fund Cultural Capital Fellowship (National)
This fellowship provides grant funding for artists whose practice is centered on cultural heritage and community, furthering the work of passing on ancestral knowledge and cultural practices within tribal communities. This award is between $7,500 and $10,000.
Deadline: August 14, 2023.

Centrum Residency Programs (International)
Centrum has several residencies open for artists, writers, and curators. All are funded, last one to four weeks, and come with honorariums.
Deadline: August 15, 2023.

Corning Museum of Glass BIPOC Residency (International)
The BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and people of color) Residency allows artists to spend a month at The Corning Museum Studio exploring new directions in glassmaking or expanding on their current bodies of work while using the resources of the world’s leading glass museum.
Deadline: August 31, 2023.

Willapa Bay AiR: 2024 Residencies (International)
These month-long residencies are open to emerging and established artists, filmmakers, writers, playwrights, scholars, singer/songwriters, and musical composers. Each month, six chosen applicants receive lodging, meals, and workspace at no cost. There is a $30 application fee.
Deadline: August 31, 2023.

Bryn Du’s Artist in Residence Program (International)
Artists working in visual arts, literature, music, theater, fashion, dance, storytelling, and audiovisual studies are eligible for this eight or 12-week residency. Stipends range from $2,000 to $3,000, and lodging and studio space are provided. There is a $15 application fee.
Deadline: August 31, 2023.

Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts Artist Residency (International)
Open to visual artists, composers, and writers, this program offers two to eight-week residencies with private studio space, housing, and a $175 per week stipend.
Deadline: September 1, 2023.

Opportunities

July 2023 Opportunities: Open Calls, Residencies, and Grants for Artists

Every month, Colossal shares a selection of opportunities for artists and designers, including open calls, grants, fellowships, and residencies. If you’d like to list an opportunity here, please get in touch at [email protected]. You can also join our monthly Opportunities Newsletter.

 

Open Calls

Franklin Furnace 2023 XENO Prize for Artists’ Books (International)
This prize offers $5,000 to one artist to publish an artist’s book centered around book banning/burning in an edition of at least 120 copies. Franklin Furnace will make three copies of the book freely available to the public via its Artists’ Books Collection and will give one copy to the Library of Congress, each of the 50 State Libraries in the United States of America, and the Pratt Institute Libraries.
Deadline: July 4, 2023.

1708 Gallery’s InLight 2023 Call for Proposals (International)
For this year’s exhibition, 1708 invites regional, national, and international artists working in all media and disciplines to submit entries that engage with and respond to Reflection and Refraction for the InLIght festival. Artists are invited to propose projects that engage with and expand upon the histories and activities that comprise InLight, as well as Broad Street’s past, present, and future. Chosen applicants receive a $1,000 stipend.
Deadline: Midnight ET on July 5, 2023. 

Mophradat Orbitals Open Call (International)
This open call will take four curators and art researchers to Dakar, Senegal. During the one-week guided research trip, the participants will meet and share experiences with peers from the art scenes they are visiting. Mophradat will provide flights, travel insurance, accommodation, and per diems, and reimburse visa costs. Applicants must be from or living in the Arab world.
Deadline: July 10, 2023.

In Translation at Glen Arbor Arts Center (International)
Applications are being accepted for In Translation, the Glen Arbor Arts Center’s juried exhibition that runs from August 18 to October 26. In Translation explores this question: What is the role of the artist, the visual maker, in the 21st century? Visionary? Commentator? Taker of dictation? Aesthete? Four artists will receive awards ranging from $150 to $500. There is a $35 application fee.
Deadline: July 13, 2023.

USC-SJTU Institute of Cultural and Creative Industry Art Valley Program Open Call (International)
This open call will accept five international artists and scholars who use comprehensive media materials. From November 1 to December 15, selected artists will hold exhibitions with Shanghai organizations and receive RMB 10,000. Applicants can be at all career stages and working in drawing, painting, sculpture, photography, film, video, new media, installation, interdisciplinary, and architecture.
Deadline: July 14, 2023.

Memento Mori Juried Group Exhibition (International)
The Chateau Gallery is hosting Memento Mori, an international juried group exhibition centered around life and death. All forms of two-dimensional, traditional, and non-conventional art media are eligible for the online show.
Deadline: July 15, 2023.

Art For Change Prize 2023 (International)
From M&C Saatchi Group and Saatchi Gallery, this year’s prize asks emerging artists to creatively respond to the theme of Regeneration. £20,000 will be split between six winners, who will exhibit their work at Saatchi Gallery in London.
Deadline: July 17, 2023.

14th Epson International Pano Awards (International)
The Epson panoramic photography awards are open for submissions with prizes totaling $40,000, including $14,000 in cash. Entry fees range from $20 to $22.
Deadline: July 17, 2023.

The Nueva Luz Study Center Commissioning Fund 2024 (New York State)
En Foco is launching a new program that will commission three artists to create new work using the archives of the Nueva Luz Study Center. Proposals should inspire and re-contextualize artworks, themes, and issues contained or referenced within the archives, and each project will receive a $1,000 budget.
Deadline: 11:59 p.m. ET on July 19, 2023.

El Paso Museum of Art–2024 Border Biennial/Bienal Fronteriza 2024 (U.S.)
This exhibition will explore how “the border” has shaped the practices and identities of artists who live and work within 200 miles of the U.S.-Mexico border.
Deadline: 11:59 p.m. MT on July 30, 2023.

Boynes Artist Award (International)
The 9th edition of the Boynes Artist Award will accept artists of all career stages. Winning artists have access to a $3,500 cash prize pool, $250 in art supplies, the creation of a professional artist website, publication, newsletter features, and long-term support and guidance. There is a $25 to $35 submission fee.
Deadline: July 30, 2023.

SculptureCenter In Practice 2024 Open Call (International)
In Practice 2024 invites artists who have not yet had an institutional solo exhibition in New York City to submit proposals for solo shows in designated gallery spaces at SculptureCenter. Proposals for off-site projects, publishing initiatives, performances, and nontraditional formats are also accepted. Up to seven applicants will be chosen and receive $6,000 project budgets and $1,000 honorariums.
Deadline: 11:59 p.m. ET on August 6, 2023.

Opportunities

June 2023 Opportunities: Open Calls, Residencies, and Grants for Artists

Every month, Colossal shares a selection of opportunities for artists and designers, including open calls, grants, fellowships, and residencies. If you’d like to list an opportunity here, please get in touch at [email protected]. You can also join our monthly Opportunities Newsletter.

 

ArtPrize Call for ArtistsFeatured
ArtPrize is an open art competition that takes place for 18 days from September 14 to October 1 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and any artist working in any medium from anywhere in the world can participate. The competition will give out a total of $600,000 in awards and grants this year, including a $125,000 grand prize to one artist. Artist Grant applications are now open through June 16 at artprize.org.
Deadline: June 16, 2023.

$1,800 Innovate Grants for Art + PhotoFeatured
Innovate Grant awards two $1,800 grants each quarter to one visual artist and one photographer. In addition, six applicants will receive honorable mentions, be featured on the website, and join a growing community. International artists and photographers working in any medium are eligible.
Deadline: 11:59 p.m. PST on June 22, 2023.

 

Open Calls

Touchstone Gallery People and The Planet Open Call (International)
Visual artists working in any medium are invited to think about how humans interact with the earth and all of its inhabitants. Artists are encouraged to submit pieces that explore environmental and social issues, the climate crisis, natural materials and resources, Indigenous perspectives, changing landscapes, and connections to the land. Works must be original and completed within the past five years. There is a $35 application fee.
Deadline: June 4, 2023.

The Booooooom Art & Photo Book Award (International)
In partnership with Artmobile, Booooooom is open to submissions for its Art & Photo Book Award, which will grant six artists the opportunity to publish a collection of work free of charge. Submissions should be finished projects as opposed to works-in-progress, and the award covers all production costs.
Deadline: 11:59 PST on June 5, 2023.

Passepartout Photo Prize (International)
The Passepartout Photo Prize aims to support the development of talented photographers from all over the world by offering cash prizes and the opportunity to exhibit in a gallery in Rome. Photos of any kind of artistic style, size, and technique (digital, film, and experimental processes) are accepted. One winner will receive 500 Euros, and there is a 25 Euro entry fee.
Deadline: June 6, 2023.

Prospect Art Open Call for Curators (Los Angeles)
Prospect Art is currently searching for a Los Angeles-based curator to contribute to its BROADCAST programming, which showcases media-based artists throughout the year. Curators at any stage of their careers are eligible, and the selected applicant will receive a $1,200 honorarium and compensation for writing a curatorial essay.
Deadline: 11:59 p.m. PT on June 10, 2023.

Vilcek Prizes for Creative Promise (U.S.)
The Vilcek Prizes support emerging to mid-career immigrant designers who have demonstrated exceptional achievements early in their careers. Three winners working in digital design, graphic design, product design, or social design will receive $50,000.
Deadline: 5 p.m. EDT on June 12, 2023.

Vilnius Academy of Arts, SODAS 2123, and the Lithuanian Interdisciplinary Artists’ Association Symposium (International)
This symposium is looking for contributors for the artistic and research-based gathering “Walking is Still Honest: About Being and Moving Together.” The call is open to artists, urban planners, art historians, cultural historians, philosophers, historians, sociologists, neuroscientists and other researchers who are interested in the act of walking, its various forms and cultural meanings, and the history, present and future of walking.
Deadline: June 15, 2023.

SaveArtSpace This Place Meant Open Call (International)
Curated by Sadaf Padder, This Place Meant is an open call for third-culture artists and descendants of mass displacement. Artists of all ages are eligible, and chosen projects will be displayed on a billboard in New York City. There is a $10 application fee.
Deadline: June 19, 2023.

CUE Open Call for Solo Exhibitions and Curatorial Projects (U.S.)
CUE’s annual open call provides emerging and underrepresented artists and curators the opportunity and necessary resources to realize an exhibition at CUE’s storefront gallery space on West 25th Street in Manhattan. Artists receive a $5,000 honorarium and curators $2,500, and there is a $10 application fee.
Deadline: 11:59 p.m. EDT on June 30, 2023.

Getty Images Creative Accelerator (International)
This program will choose 50 emerging photographers to participate in a one-year curriculum to learn all facets of creative and commercial content. Chosen artists receive $500.
Deadline: Midnight on June 30, 2023. 

Mophradat Orbitals Open Call (International)
This open call will take four curators and arts researchers to Dakar, Senegal. During the one-week guided research trip, the participants will meet and share experiences with peers from the art scenes they are visiting. Mophradat will provide flights, travel insurance, accommodation and per diems, and reimburse visa costs. Applicants must be from or living in the Arab world.
Deadline: July 10, 2023.

In Translation at Glen Arbor Arts Center (International)
Applications are being accepted for In Translation, the Glen Arbor Arts Center’s juried exhibition that runs from August 18 to October 26. In Translation explores this question: What is the role of the artist, the visual maker, in the 21st century? Visionary? Commentator? Taker of dictation? Aesthete? Four artists will receive awards ranging from $150 to $500. There is a $35 application fee.
Deadline: July 13, 2023.

USC-SJTU Institute of Cultural and Creative Industry Art Valley Program Open Call (International)
This open call will accept five international artists and scholars who use comprehensive media materials. From November 1 to December 15, selected artists will hold exhibitions with Shanghai organizations and receive RMB 10,000. Applicants can be at all career stages and working in drawing, painting, sculpture, photography, film, video, new media, installation, interdisciplinary, and architecture.
Deadline: July 14, 2023.

Art For Change Prize 2023 (International)
From M&C Saatchi Group and Saatchi Gallery, this year’s prize asks emerging artists to creatively respond to the theme of Regeneration. £20,000 will be split between six winners, who will exhibit their work at Saatchi Gallery in London.
Deadline: July 17, 2023.

Boynes Artist Award (International)
The 9th edition of the Boynes Artist Award will accept artists of all career stages. Winning artists have access to a $3,500 cash prize pool, $250 in art supplies, the creation of a professional artist website, publication, newsletter features, and long-term support and guidance. There is a $25 to $35 submission fee.
Deadline: July 30, 2023.

 

Grants

NYSCA/NYFA Artists with Disabilities Grant (New York)
The program will distribute $1,000 to visual, media, music, performing, literary, and multidisciplinary artists living in New York State with a disability who have experienced financial hardship due to COVID-19.
Deadline: 5 p.m. EDT on June 6, 2023.

Forman Arts Initiative and Philadelphia Foundation: Art Works (Philadelphia)
Art Works accepts applications from local cultural nonprofit or fiscally sponsored organizations with annual operating budgets between $250,000 and $5 million as well as individual artists with a commitment to incorporating community perspectives into their work. Individual artists will each receive $50,00 over two years. Organization awards will range from $75,000 to $150,000 over two years and can be used to support any aspect of an organization’s mission.
Deadline: June 16, 2023.

Laura Patricia Calle Grant (U.S.)
This $20,000 grant awards an artist or collective the opportunity to paint a mural in the Metro Atlanta region. The work should inform and promote awareness of social equality, feminism, immigrants’ rights, LGBTQIA+ rights, and cultural diversity.
Deadline: 11:59 p.m. on June 30, 2023.

RedLine Contemporary Art Center INSITE Fund (Denver Metro and Front Range)
The INSITE Fund awards grants of up to $10,000 to public-facing visual arts projects in Colorado that take place outside the studio, museum, art center, or traditional gallery setting.
Deadline: 11:59 p.m. on June 30, 2023.

CIRC Artist Grant (International)
The Circ Artist Grant provides two unrestricted $1,000 awards per grant cycle. Emerging, mid-career, and professional artists are eligible.
Deadline: June 30, 2023.

Prospect Art Open Call for Visual Artists (International)
Visual artists are eligible for the NEW WORK program, which offers a $1,000 project grant. There is a $10 application fee.
Deadline: July 3, 2023.

Illuminations Grant for Black Trans Women Visual Artists (U.S.)
Now in its fourth year, this annual $10,000 grant draws attention to early-career Black trans women visual artists, highlighting an existing body of work and providing critical support for their practice. The winning artist will complete a studio visit with our rotating panel of judges, and four distinguished finalists will receive $1,250 awards.
Deadline: July 12, 2023.

Adobe Creative Residency Community Fund (Ukraine or refugee)
Adobe’s Creative Residency Community Fund commissions visual artists to create company projects on a rolling basis. Awardees will receive between $500 and $5,000.
Deadline: Rolling.

 

Residencies, Fellowships, & More

ON::View Artist Residency Program, Fall 2023
Applications are now open for the On::View Artist Residency Program in Savannah, Georgia. The residency supports artists from across the globe, working in all media, for periods of one to three months. Selected artists gain access to a high-visibility studio space to complete a new project, continue an in-progress endeavor, or to conduct research exploring conceptual, material, performative, and social practices.
Deadline: June 1, 2023.

Headlands Center for the Arts Residencies (International)
The Headlands Center for the Arts is offering two residencies: The Chamberlain Award offers $10,000 to an artist working in social practice. The Chiaro Award offers $15,000 prize to a mid-career painter living in the United States and includes a private studio.
Deadline: June 5, 2023.

WORTHLESSSTUDIOS Artist in Residence (International)
Running from September to December, this residency is production-focused, supporting underserved sculptors and installation artists at pivotal moments in their careers. Five to six artists will receive $3,000 material stipends, $1,500 artist stipends, and shared studio space in Brooklyn.
Deadline: June 7, 2023.

New York Foundation for the Arts JGS Fellowship for Photography (New York)
This fellowship awards $7,000 to five New York State photography artists living and working outside New York City.
Deadline: 5 p.m. EDT on June 14, 2023.

Museum of Contemporary Art Georgia Working Artist Project (Atlanta)
This year-long fellowship offers three artists a solo exhibition, promotion, a studio apprentice, a full-color catalog, and a $15,000 stipend to create work over the course of the year. Applicants must both currently live in, and have studio space in the following counties: Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Henry, and Rockdale, and remain an Atlanta-based artist for the length of the grant period.
Deadline: June 14, 2023.

The Prairie Ronde Artist Residency (International)
Hosted by The Mill at Vicksburg, this residency offers artists from a range of disciplines a 5 to 7-week stay with the goal of engaging with The Mill and its surrounding 80 acres of property. Residents receive a $2,000 stipend, $500 travel grant, private housing, and an exhibition.
Deadline: June 15, 2023.

Stove Works Residency (International)
This residency invites eight artists to live and work for one to three months at a time in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Six of the studios are designed to accommodate artists who require significant space in their practice, while the remaining two accommodate non-object-based practices, i.e. writers, curators, and academics. There is a $20 to $30 application fee.
Deadline: 11:59 p.m. ET on June 15, 2023.

Springboard for the Arts Rural Regenerator Fellowship (Upper Midwest)
This fellowship is open to artists, makers, grassroots organizers, community development workers, public sector workers, and other rural change-makers. Fellows participate in two years of peer learning and receive an unrestricted $10,000 stipend. Applicants must live, work, or have a strong connection to a rural community in Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Iowa, Illinois, Kansas, Nebraska, and/or the Native Nations that share those geographies.
Deadline: June 20, 2023.

Niels Bohr Institute Arts & Science Residency (International)
The Strong team at the Niels Bohr Institute in Copenhagen is a research group working on gravity, black holes, and gravitational waves. They are inviting proposals for artist residencies of up to three months that engage the science of the Strong group and create works that explore the field of black holes, gravitational waves, and the notion of time. Travel and accommodations are provided.
Deadline: July 1, 2023.

The Studios at MASS MoCA Residency (International)
Fully funded fellowships at MASS MoCA are available for two or four-week residencies. Selected artists receive private studio space, housing, access to workshops, and member benefits.
Deadline: July 8, 2023.

ICCI Art Valley Program (International)
The USC-SJTU Institute of Cultural and Creative of Shanghai Jiao Tong University is recruiting five international artists and scholars to participate in the ICCI ART VALLEY PROGRAM from November 1 to December 15. Visiting artists will hold exhibitions, lectures, workshops, and/or other public programs and will receive accommodations, airfare, and a stipend of at least 10,000 RMB.
Deadline: July 15, 2023.

Loghaven Artist Residency (International)
Loghaven invites artists working in architecture, dance, music composition, theater, visual arts, writing, and interdisciplinary practices to apply for residencies occurring in 2024 and 2025. Both emerging and established artists are eligible, and residents receive a living stipend of $850 per week in addition to travel and freight reimbursement. There is a $20 application fee.
Deadline: July 15, 2023.

The Farm Margaret River (International)
Open to all disciplines and individuals and collectives, this residency focuses on site-specific projects created during eight weeks at The Farm Margaret River in Australia. Chosen applicant(s) will receive lodging, studio space, and a $7,500 grant.
Deadline: August 1, 2023.

Opportunities

May 2023 Opportunities: Open Calls, Residencies, and Grants for Artists

Every month, Colossal shares a selection of opportunities for artists and designers, including open calls, grants, fellowships, and residencies. If you’d like to list an opportunity here, please get in touch at [email protected]. You can also join our monthly Opportunities Newsletter.

 

Spring Open Call for the Hopper Prize GrantsFeatured
The Hopper Prize is now accepting entries for Spring 2023 artist grants. The program offers two awards of $3,500 and four of $1,000. Submissions will be juried by Emily Edwards, assistant curator at Dallas Contemporary, and Inês Costa, curator at Focal Point Gallery, Southend-on-Sea. This is an international open call, and all visual media is eligible.
Deadline: 11:59 p.m. PST on May 16, 2023.

ON::View Artist Residency Program, Fall 2023Featured
Applications are now open for the On::View Artist Residency Program in Savannah, Georgia. The residency supports artists from across the globe, working in all media, for periods of one to three months. Selected artists gain access to a high-visibility studio space to complete a new project, continue an in-progress endeavor, or to conduct research exploring conceptual, material, performative, and social practices.
Deadline: June 1, 2023.

 

Open Calls

Art in Odd Places (AiOP) 2023: DRESS (International)
Running from October 13 to 15, 2023, and curated by Brooklyn-based artist Gretchen Vitamvas, Art in Odd Places invites artists who are using dress as a medium to apply for its 18th annual festival taking place along 14th Street in Manhattan. Works may take the form of garments, textiles, fashion design, costume, performance, sculpture, and installation.
Deadline: 11:59 p.m. EDT on May 14, 2023.

A.I.R.’s CURRENTS 2024 Curatorial Open Call (International)
A.I.R. Gallery invites curators to submit proposals for the next CURRENTS exhibition, which will run from January 6 to February 4, 2024. The chosen applicant will receive a $1,500 curatorial fee, WAGE-certified artist fees, a $3,000 artwork shipping budget, and a $500 production budget. There is a $10 to $30 application fee.
Deadline: 11:00 p.m. on May 15, 2023.

Abandoned Open Call (International)
Abandoned is an international juried group exhibition at The Chateau Gallery exploring abandoned and rediscovered objects, spaces, and structures. All two-dimensional, conventional, and nontraditional images with a subjective analog or digital photographic base are eligible for submission.
Deadline: 11:59 PST on May 15, 2023.

Descanso Gardens Open Call (International)
Curators, artists, collectives, cultural producers, and thinkers of all kinds are encouraged to submit preliminary proposals for exhibitions and programs at Descanso Gardens. Curatorial proposals will be considered for Descanso’s Sturt Haaga Gallery, the Boddy House, and satellite locations throughout the botanical gardens.
Deadline: May 15, 2023.

Meantime, Institute of Contemporary Art San Francisco (Bay Area)
This open call is for Bay Area artists, performers, activists, collectives, and others making new work and focused on public engagement and activation of the space. The ICA is looking for pop-ups—performances, workshops, events, and one-time activations—and artist residency projects using the museum as a studio space. Project budgets are $1,500.
Deadline: May 21, 2023.

All About Photo Solo Exhibition (International)
Photographers of any level are encouraged to submit six to 14 cohesive works for this open call. There is a $45 submission fee.
Deadline: May 23, 2023.

Vilcek Prizes for Creative Promise (U.S.)
The Vilcek Prizes support emerging to mid-career immigrant designers who have demonstrated exceptional achievements early in their careers. Three winners working in digital design, graphic design, product design, or social design will receive $50,000.
Deadline: 5 p.m. EDT on June 12, 2023.

SaveArtSpace This Place Meant Open Call (International)
Curated by Sadaf Padder, This Place Meant is an open call for third-culture artists and descendants of mass displacement. Artists of all ages are eligible, and chosen projects will be displayed on a billboard in New York City. There is a $10 application fee.
Deadline: June 19, 2023.

CUE Open Call for Solo Exhibitions and Curatorial Projects (U.S.)
CUE’s annual open call provides emerging and underrepresented artists and curators the opportunity and necessary resources to realize an exhibition at CUE’s storefront gallery space on West 25th Street in Manhattan. Artists receive a $5,000 honorarium and curators $2,500, and there is a $10 application fee.
Deadline: 11:59 p.m. EDT on June 30, 2023.

 

Grants

California Arts Council Individual Artists Fellowship Program (California)
Artists living in central California are eligible for awards in three categories: Emerging Artist Fellows receive $5,000, Established Artist Fellows receive $10,000, and Legacy Artist Fellows receive $50,000.
Deadline: 5 p.m. PDT on May 5, 2023.

Fundación Botín Art Grants (International)
Fundación Botín will award six grants worth € 23,000 to support individual projects that may consist of training (academic or not), research (non-academic), and production.
Deadline: May 5, 2023.

New Hampshire State Council on the Arts Arts in Health Project Grants (New Hampshire)
These project grants for nonprofits are designed to aid the elderly, people with disabilities, people in recovery, incarcerated individuals, and people with mental health diagnoses. Awards range from $1,000 to $6,000.
Deadline: May 5, 2023.

New Hampshire State Council on the Arts Artist Entrepreneurial Grants (New Hampshire)
Open to artists, performers, crafters, creatives, and art teachers, these grants range from $250 to $1,000 and support awardees’ careers.
Deadline: May 5, 2023.

The Tournesol Award (Bay Area)
One emerging Bay Area painter will receive a $10,000 stipend, a private studio, and a culminating exhibition or project.
Deadline: May 8, 2023.

Grants Fundación Ama Amoedo (International)
Ten $10,000 grants will be awarded in four categories: four grants for artists, two grants for art and social engagement, two grants for organizations, and two grants for publications. Awards are intended for artists, artistic collectives, nonprofits, associations, institutions, and foundations with a significant connection to Latin America, either by nationality, cultural heritage, and/or the site where the project will be carried out.
Deadline: May 15, 2023.

Jerome Foundation Arts Organization Grants (New York City and Minnesota)
These two-year flexible grants are designed to support Minnesota and New York City-based arts organizations that offer ongoing programs, services, and/or opportunities for multiple early career generative artists.
Deadline: 4 p.m. CDT on May 18, 2023.

VIA Art Fund Artistic Production Grant (International)
These grants, ranging from $25,000 to $100,000, commission new works exhibited beyond museum walls and in public spaces.
Deadline: May 18, 2023.

Rauschenberg Medical Emergency Grants (U.S.)
One-time grants of up to $5,000 are available for artists with recent unexpected medical, dental, and mental health emergencies.
Deadline: 5 p.m. EDT on May 19, 2023.

Artadia San Francisco (San Francisco)
The Artadia Awards provide $15,000 unrestricted awards, exposure, and recognition to artists in partner cities each year.
Deadline: May 31, 2023.

NYSCA/NYFA Artists with Disabilities Grant (New York)
The program will distribute $1,000 to visual, media, music, performing, literary, and multidisciplinary artists living in New York State with a disability who have experienced financial hardship due to COVID-19.
Deadline: 5 p.m. EDT on June 6, 2023.

Laura Patricia Calle Grant (U.S.)
This $20,000 grant awards an artist or collective the opportunity to paint a mural in the Metro Atlanta region. The work should inform and promote awareness of social equality, feminism, immigrants’ rights, LGBTQIA+ rights, and cultural diversity.
Deadline: 11:59 p.m. on June 30, 2023.

Illuminations Grant for Black Trans Women Visual Artists (U.S.)
Now in its fourth year, this annual $10,000 grant draws attention to early-career Black trans women visual artists, highlighting an existing body of work and providing critical support for their practice. The winning artist will complete a studio visit with our rotating panel of judges, and four distinguished finalists will receive $1,250 awards.
Deadline: July 12, 2023.

Adobe Creative Residency Community Fund (Ukraine or refugee)
Adobe’s Creative Residency Community Fund commissions visual artists to create company projects on a rolling basis. Awardees will receive between $500 and $5,000.
Deadline: Rolling.

 

Residencies, Fellowships, & More

Lillstreet Art Center Artist-in-Residence Program (International)
Lillstreet Art Center in Chicago offers residencies in ceramics, metalsmithing, textiles, drawing & painting, and printmaking & book arts beginning in September every year. Residents receive a $400 monthly stipend, studio space, access to the center’s facilities, an exhibition, and paid teaching opportunities.
Deadline: 11:59 p.m. CDT on May 1, 2023.

Irene Yamamoto Arts Writers Fellowship for Emerging Writers of Color (U.S.)
Two writers of color with under five years of experience who are focused on art criticism and/or reporting about the visual, performing, or media arts are eligible for this fellowship. Chosen applicants will receive $5,000 unrestricted awards.
Deadline: May 7, 2023.

BRIClab Residency (International)
A multi-disciplinary residency divided into four tracks (Contemporary Art, Film + TV, Performing Arts, and Video Art), BRIClab offers emerging to mid-career artists $2,500 stipends, studio space, mentorship, professional development, and documentation of their work.
Deadline: May 8, 2023.

Triangle Arts Residency (International)
Triangle offers studio space and a community for artists participating in its three-month residencies in Brooklyn. There is a $20 application fee.
Deadline: 11:59 p.m. EDT on May 11, 2023.

Velvetpark LGBTQ+ Visual Artists Residency (International)
Artists at any point in their careers are welcome to apply for this six-month residency in Crown Heights, Brooklyn.
Deadline: 11:59 p.m. on May 12, 2023.

Women’s Studio Workshop Studio Workspace Residency (International)
The Studio Workspace Residency is an opportunity for artists working in intaglio, letterpress, paper making, screen printing, darkroom photography, or ceramics. Housing and studio space are provided.
Deadline: 11:59 p.m. EDT on May 15, 2023.

Women’s Studio Workshop Art-in-Education Workspace Residency (International)
The Art-in-Education program operates in conjunction with the Kingston, New York School District, and residents must be able to teach intaglio, silkscreen, or hand paper making. This is an opportunity for artists with a range of teaching experience, from seasoned teachers and professors to those with minimal experience and an interest in gaining skills and knowledge.
Deadline: 11:59 p.m. EDT on May 15, 2023.

Mandel Institute Cultural Leadership Program (International)
This two-year fellowship is designed to support artists and cultural producers working in Jewish communities. Fellows receive a $20,000 yearly stipend to support their time in the fellowship’s educational program and independent work on a creative project.
Deadline: May 17, 2023.

Peyton Evans Artist Residency Program (International)
The Studios of Key West invites nearly 35 visual artists, writers, composers, musicians, media artists, performers, and interdisciplinary artists to its residency each year. Studio space and lodging are provided. There is a $45 application fee.
Deadline: May 17, 2023.

McKnight Fellowship for Ceramic Artists (Minnesota)
Minnesota-based mid-career ceramic artists working in functional, sculptural, and other techniques are eligible for this fellowship, which offers two $25,000 grants and a culminating exhibition.
Deadline: 5 p.m. CDT on May 19, 2023.

2023 [email protected] Fellowship (International)
Artists, activists, musicians, writers, and scholars are eligible for this fellowship centered around understanding women in MIT’s history and the broader science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields. Fellows will conduct archival research, and proposed projects should apply interdisciplinary lenses of women’s, gender, and/or race and ethnic studies. Each fellow receives a $5,000 stipend.
Deadline: Midnight on May 20, 2023.

Cavendish Arts Science Fellowship at Girton College (International)
Artists whose practice resonates with the Cavendish Arts Science ethos of questioning, collective imagining, and decentering are encouraged to apply for this one-year fellowship in Cambridge. One fellow receives a £10,000 stipend, lodging and meals, a £10,000 production budget, and £3,000 for travel.
Deadline: 11:59 p.m. BST on May 21, 2023.

Studio Museum in Harlem Artist-in-Residence (International)
For this 11-month residency, three artists working in any media will receive institutional guidance and professional development, research support, private studio space, and a $37,500 stipend. The residency culminates with a group exhibition.
Deadline: May 22, 2023.

McColl Center Artist in Residence (International)
Emerging and mid-career artists are encouraged to apply for this McColl Center residency. Chosen applicants receive a $6,000 stipend, housing, studio space, and access to a 30,000-square-foot facility with a woodshop, ceramics and sculpture studio, and printmaking, media, and 3D labs. There is a $35 application fee.
Deadline: May 26, 2023.

Residencies at Marble House Project (International)
Marble House Project is a multidisciplinary artist residency that integrates sustainable practices, including small-scale organic food production and waste conservation. Open across disciplines, this program accommodates eight artists each cycle who live and work communally. There is a $35 application fee.
Deadline: May 30, 2023.

Eliza Moore Fellowship for Artistic Excellence (International)
The fellowship is open to early-career artists, writers, dancers, and musicians developing new works that address plants, gardens, or landscapes. One fellow will receive $10,000 and a two-to-five-week stay at Oak Spring.
Deadline: 11 p.m. on May 31, 2023.

PLAYA Residency (International)
PLAYA’s residencies are open to naturalists, biologists, musicians, designers, sustainability leaders, social practitioners, musicians, visual artists, writers, and performing artists whose work promotes dialogue and positive change in the environment. There is a $40 application fee.
Deadline: 11:59 p.m. PDT on May 31, 2023.

New York Foundation for the Arts JGS Fellowship for Photography (New York)
This fellowship awards $7,000 to five New York State photography artists living and working outside New York City.
Deadline: 5 p.m. EDT on June 14, 2023.

ICCI Art Valley Program (International)
The USC-SJTU Institute of Cultural and Creative of Shanghai Jiao Tong University is recruiting five international artists and scholars to participate in the ICCI ART VALLEY PROGRAM from November 1 to December 15. Visiting artists will hold exhibitions, lectures, workshops, and/or other public programs and will receive accommodations, airfare, and a stipend of at least 10,000 RMB.
Deadline: July 15, 2023.

The Farm Margaret River (International)
Open to all disciplines and individuals and collectives, this residency focuses on site-specific projects created during eight weeks at The Farm Margaret River in Australia. Chosen applicant(s) will receive lodging, studio space, and a $7,500 grant.
Deadline: August 1, 2023.

Opportunities

April 2023 Opportunities: Open Calls, Residencies, and Grants for Artists

Every month, Colossal shares a selection of opportunities for artists and designers, including open calls, grants, fellowships, and residencies. If you’d like to list an opportunity here, please get in touch at [email protected]. You can also join our monthly Opportunities Newsletter.

 

The Unpublished Photo 2023 Open CallFeatured
Aimed at young and emerging photographers between the ages of 18 and 30, Unpublished Photo 2023 is a global open call without theme constrictions or entry fees. The contest is organized by the Fondazione culture e musei and MUSEC museum in Lugano, in collaboration with the 29 ARTS IN PROGRESS gallery in Milan and the Istituto Veneto di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti in Venice. The winner will receive 2,000 Swiss Francs with additional awards through fourth place, and chosen works will be exhibited in the museum for two months.
Deadline: April 16, 2023.

The Booooooom Art & Photo Book AwardFeatured
In partnership with Artmobile, Booooooom is open to submissions for its Art & Photo Book Award, which will grant six artists the opportunity to publish a collection of work free of charge. Submissions should be finished projects as opposed to works-in-progress, and the award covers all production costs.
Deadline: 11:59 PST on May 26, 2023.

 

Open Calls

The 11th Annual Art Competition at Bridgeport Art Center (Chicago)
Bridgeport Art Center is hosting an open call for its 11th Annual Art Competition and Exhibition, which will run from May 19 to July 7. Works in a vast array of mediums are eligible, and prizes range from $500 to $3,000.
Deadline: 11:59 p.m. on April 4, 2023.

Future Lions 2023 (International)
Open to 18- to 25-year-olds, the Future Lions competition will help realize a project that respond to the question: How can we pioneer the use of technology to protect people and make them feel safe? Four finalists will pitch their ideas at the Cannes Lions Festival, and the winners will work with AKQA and Volvo Cars to bring the concept to life. 
Deadline: 11:59 p.m. BST on April 14, 2023.

11th PHOTO IS:RAEL International Photography Festival (International)
Photographers, video, performance, and interdisciplinary artists from around the world and at any stage of their career are eligible to submit their work to PHOTO IS:RAEL’s 11th annual festival. Twenty artists will be invited to participate in an exhibition that will take place in Tel Aviv in November 2023. The entry fee is $15.
Deadline: April 23, 2023.

Lebasse Projects Open Call (International)
Artists and artist teams are invited to apply for this open call to create public art at 2050 S Bundy. A $400,000 budget will be offered as commissions for several works at the Los Angeles space.
Deadline: April 24, 2023.

The Burke Prize (U.S.)
The Burke Prize is a biannual $50,000 prize for artists working in glass, fiber, clay, metal, or wood.
Deadline: April 28, 2023.

The Future Generation Art Prize (International)
All artists aged 35 or younger from anywhere in the world and working in any medium are eligible for this prize. One winner will receive $60,000 in cash and a $40,000 investment in their practice, and five special prizes totaling $20,000 are awarded to support other projects.
Deadline: April 30, 2023.

Art in Odd Places (AiOP) 2023: DRESS (International)
Running from October 13 to 15, 2023, and curated by Brooklyn-based artist Gretchen Vitamvas, Art in Odd Places invites artists who are using dress as a medium to apply for its 18th annual festival taking place along 14th Street in Manhattan. Works may take the form of garments, textiles, fashion design, costume, performance, sculpture, and installation.
Deadline: 11:59 p.m. EST on May 14, 2023.

Vilcek Prizes for Creative Promise (U.S.)
The Vilcek Prizes support emerging to mid-career immigrant designers who have demonstrated exceptional achievements early in their careers. Three winners will receive $50,000.
Deadline: June 12, 2023.

 

Grants

Anonymous Was A Woman Environmental Art Grants (U.S. and U.S. territories)
The Anonymous Was A Woman Environmental Art Grants will distribute $300,000—up to $20,000 per project—to support environmental art projects led by women artists. Proposals must have a public benefit.
Deadline: April 18, 2023.

Fundación Botín Art Grants (International)
Fundación Botín will award six grants worth € 23,000 to support individual projects that may consist of training (academic or not), research (non-academic), and production.
Deadline: May 5, 2023.

Jerome Foundation Arts Organization Grants (New York City and Minnesota)
These two-year flexible grants are designed to support Minnesota and New York City-based arts organizations that offer ongoing programs, services, and/or opportunities for multiple early career generative artists.
Deadline: 4 p.m. CST on May 18, 2023.

Adobe Creative Residency Community Fund (Ukraine or refugee)
Adobe’s Creative Residency Community Fund commissions visual artists to create company projects on a rolling basis. Awardees will receive between $500 and $5,000.
Deadline: Rolling.

 

Residencies, Fellowships, & More

The Bloom Residency (International)
The 2023 Bloom Residency is the third annual artist-in-residence opportunity at Chicago Printmakers Collaborative. Awarded to a woman of color, one applicant will be chosen for this two-week, project-based residency, culminating in the creation of a limited-edition print. The chosen artist will receive two weeks of 24/7 studio access, a $500 stipend, and mentorship.
Deadline: April 1, 2023.

Fondation Fiminco Residency (International)
Each year, Fondation Fiminco welcomes 12 transdisciplinary visual artists for 11-month residencies in research, creation, and production. The program is open to artists anywhere in the world, of any age, and at any stage of their career, and residents receive accommodations, studio space, 5,000 euros, and travel stipends. 
Deadline: Midnight on April 6, 2023.

Santa Fe Art Institute Thematic Residency Program (International)
Sovereignty is the theme for the 2024 program, which calls for artistic and creative engagement as it pertains to the individual, jurisdictions, systems, and society as a whole. Artists receive studio space and accommodations.
Deadline: April 9, 2023.

KODA Borders + Boundaries Residency (International)
Open to two mid-career, women or non-binary artists who create conceptual and socially engaged work, this year’s KODA residency is based on the theme of borders and boundaries. Chosen artists will receive a $1,000 award, $200 professional development credit, studio space, and exhibition opportunities.
Deadline: 11:59 p.m. ET on April 10, 2023.

A Studio in the Woods: Rising: Climate in Crisis Residencies (International)
Open to artists of all disciplines, this program is for artists who have demonstrated an established dialogue with environmental and cultural issues. The six-week residency includes a $3,000 stipend and a $2,000 materials budget. There is a $20 application fee.
Deadline: April 10, 2023.

Fire Island Artist Residency (International)
LGBTQIA+ emerging visual artists are encouraged to apply to this four-week program. Artists receive lodging, workspace, stipends for meals and travel, and an honorarium. There is a $40 application fee.
Deadline: 11:59 p.m. EST on April 15, 2023.

Quinn Emanuel Artist-in-Residence Program (New York City)
Open to emerging and mid-career artists working in all disciplines across New York City, this residency offers studio space in the Quinn Emanuel New York office. Chosen artists will receive $20,000, plus a $1,500 materials budget.
Deadline: 11:59 PST on April 16, 2023.

Parent Artist AIRspace Residency (New York City)
One parent artist working in visual arts, music, curatorial practice, and/or literary arts will receive studio space, a $1,000 unrestricted stipend, a semi-private studio, a $300 studio visitor stipend, and $2,000 for child care.
Deadline: April 16, 2023.

LMCC Workspace (International)
Lower Manhattan Cultural Council is accepting applications for its nine-month studio-based residency. The program is open to visual arts, film, performance art, social practice, design, digital media, and the literary arts.
Deadline: 5 p.m. EST on April 18, 2023.

Lillstreet Art Center Artist-in-Residence Program (International)
Lillstreet Art Center in Chicago offers residencies in ceramics, metalsmithing, textiles, drawing & painting, and printmaking & book arts beginning in September every year. Residents receive a $400 monthly stipend, studio space, access to the center’s facilities, an exhibition, and paid teaching opportunities.
Deadline: 11:59 p.m. CST on May 1, 2023.

ON::View Artist Residency Program (International)
Artists working in any medium are eligible for the ON::View residency in Savannah. Artists receive free lodging, studio space, and opportunities for exhibition, lectures, workshops, and other public programming. There is a $50 application fee.
Deadline: 11:59 p.m. EDT on June 1, 2023.

ICCI Art Valley Program (International)
The USC-SJTU Institute of Cultural and Creative of Shanghai Jiao Tong University is recruiting five international artists and scholars to participate in the ICCI ART VALLEY PROGRAM from November 1 to December 15. Visiting artists will hold exhibitions, lectures, workshops, and/or other public programs and will receive accommodations, airfare, and a stipend of at least 10,000 RMB.
Deadline: July 15, 2023.

Opportunities

March 2023 Opportunities: Open Calls, Residencies, and Grants for Artists

Every month, Colossal shares a selection of opportunities for artists and designers, including open calls, grants, fellowships, and residencies. If you’d like to list an opportunity here, please get in touch at [email protected]. You can also join our monthly Opportunities Newsletter.

 

Open Calls

Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts & Letters Call for Artists (Wisconsin)
Artists and curators living in Wisconsin are encouraged to submit proposals for an exhibition at the Overture Center for the Arts in Madison. There is a $5 application fee.
Deadline: 5 p.m. CST on March 1, 2023.

World of WearableArt 2023 Competition (International)
Entries are open for the World of WearableArt Awards Competition, which brings the work of international designers to life each year in a large-scale theatrical spectacle held in Wellington, New Zealand. As well as a total prize pool of over $185,000 (NZD), the competition offers the chance to access exclusive residencies and internships with global creative companies.
Deadline: March 2, 2023.

The Flag Project (International)
Artists of all skill levels can submit work inspired by their most memorable food memories in the city for the fourth annual Flag Project. The exhibition will display works on the 193 flagpoles that surround Rockefeller Plaza.
Deadline: March 2, 2023.

The Astronomy Photographer of the Year 15 Competition (International)
Royal Observatory Greenwich hosts the Astronomy Photographer of the Year 15 competition, which invites entrants of all ages to submit up to ten photos of the cosmos for a chance to win the grand prize of £10,000. There is a £10 fee covering up to ten images.
Deadline: Noon GMT on March 3, 2023.

STARTS Prize 2023 of the European Commission (International)
Artists and others working at the intersection of science, technology, and the arts are eligible for the STARTS Prize 2023. Two prizes worth 20,000 Euros will be awarded to projects that combine industry or technology and the arts, with the goal of opening new paths for innovation.
Deadline: March 3, 2023.

Open Call for Art Installation Proposals to Memorialize the Chrystie Street African Burial Ground (International)
FABnyc is issuing an open call to artists to create an art installation at M’Finda Kalunga Community Garden to memorialize the Chrystie Street African Burial Ground. One winning project will receive $32,500 for artist fees and fabrication expenses.
Deadline: Midnight EST on March 18, 2023.

$1,800 Innovate Grants for Art + Photo—Winter 2023 Open Call (International)
For its Winter 2023 grant cycle, Innovate Grant is thrilled to introduce its newly increased awards of $1,800. Two awards are offered each quarter to one visual artist and one photographer, and six honorable mentions are also featured on the Innovate Grant site. Applications are open to anyone 18 and older from anywhere in the world.
Deadline: 11:59 p.m. PST on March 23, 2023.

LAVO’s Reminiscence Art and Design Competition (International)
This prize is for artists and designers with work centered around themes of reuse, repurpose, and recycle. Eleven applicants will be selected for the exhibition, and the first-prize winner will receive $20,000. Runners-up will receive $3,000 each.
Deadline: March 31, 2023.

The 11th Annual Art Competition at Bridgeport Art Center (Chicago)
Bridgeport Art Center is hosting an open call for its 11th Annual Art Competition and Exhibition, which will run from May 19 to July 7. Works in a vast array of mediums are eligible, and prizes range from $500 to $3,000.
Deadline: 11:59 p.m. on April 4, 2023.

The Burke Prize (U.S.)
The Burke Prize is a biannual $50,000 prize for artists working in glass, fiber, clay, metal, or wood.
Deadline: April 28, 2023.

The Future Generation Art Prize (International)
All artists aged 35 or younger from anywhere in the world and working in any medium are eligible for this prize. One winner will receive $60,000 in cash and a $40,000 investment in their practice, and five special prizes totaling $20,000 are awarded to support other projects.
Deadline: April 30, 2023.

 

Grants

Call Leaky Archive Digital Fellowship (Global South)
Artists, activists, makers, professionals, and collectives from the Global South are invited to apply for this digital fellowship to explore how colonial archives and collections can be critically developed and reflected upon. Fellows receive a 2,500 Euro grant and 500 Euros for project funding.
Deadline: March 2, 2023.

CERF+ Get Ready Grants (U.S.)
CERF+’s Get Ready program provides individual craft artists grants up to $500 to help safeguard their studios and prepare for emergencies. Approximately sixty grants will be awarded.
Deadline: March 7, 2023.

The Fluevog Artist Grant (U.S., Canada, The Netherlands, and Australia)
The John Fluevog Shoes Emerging Artist Grant is intended to help emerging artists develop their skills and increase the visibility of their artwork. The winner will receive $10,000.
Deadline: March 31, 2023.

Creative Capital Wild Futures: Art, Culture, Impact Grant (U.S.)
Creative Capital offers grants of up to $50,000 to support new works. Artists receive direct project funding without restrictions, professional advisory services, and community-building opportunities.
Deadline: March 31, 2023.

Fundación Botín Art Grants (International)
Fundación Botín will award six grants worth € 23,000 to support individual projects that may consist of training (academic or not), research (non-academic), and production.
Deadline: May 5, 2023.

Jerome Foundation Arts Organization Grants (New York City and Minnesota)
These two-year flexible grants are designed to support Minnesota and New York City-based arts organizations that offer ongoing programs, services, and/or opportunities for multiple early career generative artists.
Deadline: 4 p.m. CST on May 18, 2023.

Adobe Creative Residency Community Fund (Ukraine or refugee)
Adobe’s Creative Residency Community Fund commissions visual artists to create company projects on a rolling basis. Awardees will receive between $500 and $5,000.
Deadline: Rolling.

 

Residencies, Fellowships, & More

Ucross Foundation Residencies and Fellowships (International)
Ucross has two programs open across disciplines: a general studio residency and Ford Family Foundation Fellowships open to Oregon artists only. Chosen applicants receive studio space, living accommodations, and a $1,000 stipend. There is a $40 application fee.
Deadline: 11:59 p.m. MST on March 1, 2023.

Houston Center for Contemporary Craft Artist Residency (International)
Five to ten artists working in wood, glass, metal, fiber, and clay will be awarded residencies. The program offers a $1,000 monthly stipend, studio space, cultural and professional development opportunities, and an opportunity to give an artist talk.
Deadline: March 1, 2023.

Art Mamas Residencies at Stoneleaf Retreat (International)
Art Mamas Alliance and Stoneleaf Retreat have two residencies available to artist parents. Each resident receives accommodations, studio space, and a $1,000 unrestricted stipend. There is a $25 application fee.
Deadline: 5 p.m. EST on March 8, 2023.

European Cultural Academy’s Contemporary Art Course (International)
Artists, curators, students, and creatives from all fields and backgrounds are eligible to apply for a full scholarship to this two-week contemporary art course in Venice. The program is designed to aid in project development.
Deadline: March 14, 2023.

Roswell Artist-in-Residence Program (International)
Artists working in painting, drawing, sculpture, printmaking, photography, video, digital media, and installation are eligible for this residency in New Mexico. Residents receive a stipend of $1,100 per month, a $250 per month stipend for materials, plus housing and studio space.
Deadline: 3 p.m. MDT on March 15, 2023.

Kala Fellowship Award (International)
Artists working in printmaking, digital media, installation art, social practice, photography, and book arts are eligible for this award. Residents receive a $3,000 stipend and a studio residency at Kala Art Institute.
Deadline: 9 p.m. PDT on March 15, 2023.

CultureHub Residency (U.S.)
This program offers one-week residencies to artists from September 11 to December 15, 2023. Residents receive $1,500 and studio access in either New York or Los Angeles to develop a project.
Deadline: March 15, 2023.

Mainframe Studio Residency (International)
The aim of this residency is to provide emerging and established artists the experience of the working conditions that artist Alex Brown (1966-2019) found in Des Moines. Residents receive housing, studio space, and a $1,000 monthly stipend, plus airfare or reimbursement for other travel to and from Des Moines.
Deadline: March 15, 2023. 

Onassis AiR Residency (International)
This program is open to artists, curators, designers, dancers, chefs, gardeners, activists, writers, educators, legal advocates, performers, economists, architects, filmmakers and other practitioners from any medium of expression or discipline. Residencies run between September 2023 and July 2024 in Athens, and all participants receive a research fee, housing, travel to and from Athens, a research budget, and other resources.
Deadline: 12 p.m. (UTC +2) on March 20, 2023.

Artlab Editorial Fellowship Open Call (International)
Artlab Editorial provides art writers at any stage of their career the space and time to consider—and reconsider—the shifting world around them. Two fellows will be offered $10,000 each to produce three pieces of writing in 2023.
Deadline: 11:59 p.m. EST on March 28, 2023.

Martin House Creative Residency Program (U.S.)
Artists and researchers working across disciplines are eligible for this residency that supports ongoing projects or the creation of new work with ties to architecture, Frank Lloyd Wright, and/or the Martin House. Residents receive a stipend of $5,000 and travel expenses up to $1,000.
Deadline: March 31, 2023.

The Bloom Residency (International)
The 2023 Bloom Residency is the third annual artist-in-residence opportunity at Chicago Printmakers Collaborative. Awarded to a woman of color, one applicant will be chosen for this two-week, project-based residency, culminating in the creation of a limited-edition print. The chosen artist will receive two weeks of 24/7 studio access, a $500 stipend, and mentorship.
Deadline: April 1, 2023.

Lillstreet Art Center Artist-in-Residence Program (International)
Lillstreet Art Center in Chicago offers residencies in ceramics, metalsmithing, textiles, drawing & painting, and printmaking & book arts beginning in September every year. Residents receive a $400 monthly stipend, studio space, access to the center’s facilities, an exhibition, and paid teaching opportunities.
Deadline: 11:59 p.m. CST on May 1, 2023.

Knight Foundation 2023 Summer Internships (International)
The Knight Foundation is seeking applicants for eight paid 10-week internships in Miami. Interns will be compensated at $18 per hour.
Deadline: Until filled.