Currently 43 active visual and media arts grants, fellowships and residencies open to applicants in the US. Hand-curated and updated weekly. Almost every entry is funded; a few notable unpaid open calls and festival submissions are included as clearly flagged exceptions. Browse the list below, or use the interactive desk for filtering and shortlisting.
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Wave Hill, in partnership with AnkhLave Arts Alliance, invites NYC-based artists who identify as BIPOC to apply for the 2027 Van Lier Fellowship as part of the 9th Annual AnkhLave Garden Project at Wave Hill Public Garden and Cultural Center in the Bronx. The project supports artists who draw on research, scholarship and lived knowledge to present site-responsive work at the intersection of nature, culture and place, engaging with Wave Hill's plant collections, history, design and architecture. The Van Lier Fellowship (funded by the Edward and Sally Van Lier Fund through the New York Community Trust) will be awarded to two NYC-based visual artists aged 30 or younger. FELLOWSHIP: participation in the Winter Workspace residency (23 February - 18 April 2027); a $10,435 stipend including an $8,000 honorarium and transportation stipend; a solo exhibition in the Sunroom or Sun Porch (15 May - 4 July 2027); public engagement through Winter Workspace programming and a Meet the Artist program; mentorship with Wave Hill curatorial staff, working artists and arts professionals; and AnkhLave Alumni Network benefits. ELIGIBILITY: emerging artists 30 or younger (born 1997 or after) from historically underrepresented communities; live in one of the five NYC boroughs; demonstrate financial need; have completed college and not be enrolled in a degree-granting program during the residency; not represented by a commercial gallery; available for both programs; cannot have been a Van Lier Fellow elsewhere or have previously done a Winter Workspace residency or exhibited at Wave Hill or with AnkhLave. Works may not include nudity, depictions of violence or profanity. Artists may apply to only one of the two 2027 AnkhLave Garden Project opportunities. Questions: visualarts@wavehill.org with '2027 Van Lier-Ankhlave' in the subject. DEADLINE: 10 August 2026. Apply via SlideRoom.
The Wassaic Project is holding its annual Open Call for the 2027 Summer Exhibition, for artists of all mediums, including 2D work, sculpture, video, new media, site-specific installation, performance, text, poems, essays, and publication-specific work. Selected work is showcased alongside a diverse range of pieces and performances in and around historic Wassaic and Maxon Mills; the 2027 Summer Exhibition will be free and open to the public every weekend from 1 May to 12 September 2027. In an effort toward W.A.G.E. certification, all accepted artists receive a modest honorarium to participate. Artists interested in creating a site-specific installation are also eligible for an Exhibitions Fellowship to help realize their work; Fellows are offered a no-fee residency for 1-4 weeks in April or May 2027 (artists interested in making site-specific work should still apply regardless of whether they are interested in or able to be in residence). The Wassaic Project cultivates and supports community for emerging and professional contemporary artists, writers, and other creatives, with a residency program housed in historic landmark buildings that hosts 10 artists each month in the heart of a rural community. APPLICATION: requires application forms, a CV, and an artwork/portfolio; submitted via SlideRoom. Application fee: USD 25 (no participation fee or additional fees). Deadline 10 August 2026.
Residency for Minnesota-based BIPOC artists (Native American/American Indian/Native Alaskan, Asian, Black/African American, Hispanic/Latino/Chicano/Latinx, Middle Eastern/North African, Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, SWANA) and their families, run by Lanesboro Arts in rural southeastern MN. NO OUTPUT OR PRODUCT REQUIRED: the residency provides whatever the artist needs (restoration, family getaway, connection to nature, access to rural community, artistic practice) within the context of the community; only one community share-back event is required (workshop, school visit, small gathering, or blog post; arranged with Lanesboro Arts staff after selection). HOUSING: private bedroom + bath in either the St. Mane Theatre Artist Residency Center (sleeps 1-4) or the Art Loft above the Gallery (sleeps 1-5); kitchenette/full kitchen, studio space, laundry, Wi-Fi; neither space is currently ADA-accessible. COHORT OPTION: solo, OR apply with a specific BIPOC artist collaborator, OR apply open to being matched with another BIPOC resident at the same time (both receive the stipend; lodging split between St. Mane and the Art Loft). Spouses/partners only get a stipend if they themselves are applying as artists in the cohort model. SELECTION: lottery process (no traditional artistic-merit gatekeeping); 6-12 residents chosen depending on session lengths; lottery is recorded and shared with applicants for transparency. ELIGIBILITY: BIPOC artists currently based in Minnesota. APPLY via the Lanesboro Arts website. TIMELINE: initial deadline 11:59pm Monday 10 August 2026; lottery the week of 10 August 2026; rolling applications thereafter if slots remain, until 1 April 2027 or until full. Lanesboro Liaison (staff or vetted community member) optionally available for tours, grocery delivery, and outdoor recreation (biking, kayaking, hiking, state parks, etc.).
The MAK Center for Art and Architecture awards Artists and Architects in Residence scholarships (the MAK Schindler Scholarship) to independent projects exploring the relation between art and architecture. Projects are chosen for their ability to critically examine current trends in art, architecture and society; to make a compelling connection with Los Angeles as the place of implementing or continuing the applicant's own work; and to demonstrate a conceptual and experimental approach. Emphasis is placed on the L.A. location, and residents' projects often reflect, incorporate and address specific facets of the city and its social fabric. Recipients are encouraged to take part in the MAK Center's activities and to attend meetings, workshops and project discussions with other artists and students. ELIGIBILITY: freelance artists; fine arts or architecture students at a university who have completed the '2. Studienabschnitt'; or architects or artists who have recently graduated. Teams of up to three are eligible if all members practice together as an artist group or collective of architects, are all present in L.A. for the six months, and name a contact responsible for the team. HOUSING: the Mackey Apartments are made available to scholarship holders only; family members, relatives and friends may be accommodated for a maximum of two weeks during the term, permitted in advance by Beth Stryker, Director of the MAK Center. Eligibility is excluded if the applicant has been or will be granted another scholarship in the USA immediately before or after the MAK scholarship, or if the data form is incomplete or the required portfolio is missing. Residency terms run October to March and April to September. Deadline 12 August 2026. Apply: https://www.makcenter.org/apply-mackey
The Beinecke Library Fellowship Program offers competitive short-term fellowships to support research projects that substantively engage with Yale Library Special Collections materials. WHO CAN APPLY: academic and independent scholars, locally and globally, with or without an institutional affiliation; the library explicitly welcomes applicants regardless of institutional association, race, cultural background, ability, sexual orientation, gender or socioeconomic status. Applications using traditional archival and bibliographic research methods are encouraged, and so are creative, interdisciplinary and non-traditional approaches to working with the collections, which makes this a live option for artists and writers whose practice is research-driven. WHAT YOU GET: USD 5,000 per month for an onsite research visit of between two weeks and two months, paid at the start of the fellowship whenever possible (international fellows should expect payment to take several weeks); fellows pay their own taxes on the award. TIMELINE: applications for the 2027-2028 awards opened 1 June 2026 and close 15 August 2026, via Interfolio; all decisions are notified by 31 January 2027; research must be conducted between 1 July 2027 and 30 June 2028, and awards cannot be deferred.
CPR's year-long Artist-in-Residence programme supports six New York City-based artists working across contemporary dance, performance and time-based art. The organisation values experimental approaches to content, form and aesthetics and explicitly encourages risk-taking, interdisciplinarity and the unexpected, so process-led and hard-to-categorise work is in scope rather than a liability. WHAT RESIDENTS RECEIVE: a $2,000 stipend; 20 free hours of rehearsal space plus up to 150 further subsidised hours in CPR's two studios, with priority and advance calendar access; participation in OPEN LAB (facilitated embodied workshops and feedback showings) and OPEN AiR (solo or shared presentations of current work); and access to technical equipment and production support. ELIGIBILITY: artists must be based in New York City and remain so throughout the cycle (no visa sponsorship); must have had work publicly presented before; must not have held a CPR residency in the last five years; and current undergraduates are not eligible. Individuals, companies, collaboratives and collectives may all apply, each counting as a single residency. CPR strongly encourages applications from BIPOC, LGBTQ+, immigrant and disabled artists and from artists across generations. APPLICATION: a Google Form with narrative answers on the artist's central research focus and its alignment with CPR's values; drafting answers in a separate document first is recommended. Selection is by an independent panel of artists, curators and arts leaders. Deadline: Monday 24 August 2026 at 5pm ET; late submissions are not accepted. Notifications November 2026. Questions: applications@cprnyc.org.
The James Castle House in Boise, Idaho (the preserved home of self-taught artist James Castle) opens applications for its 2027 residency terms from 16 July to 28 August 2026. TWO-MONTH RESIDENCY: an immersive focus on a project or body of work responding to the history and legacy of James Castle or the site; open to artists, scholars, creators and professionals in any field; $4,000 stipend; residents share their practice through public events (workshops, open studios, presentations) and donate a selected piece to the City of Boise collection. Terms: 1 March - 30 April, 1 June - 31 July, or 1 September - 31 October 2027. TWO-WEEK RESIDENCY: time and space for a single site-responsive project; $1,000 stipend; one public event. Terms: 11-25 January or 1-15 December 2027. A rolling PROJECT RESIDENCY also considers proposals case by case (email jamescastlehouse@cityofboise.org). ELIGIBILITY: 18+, legally able to work in the United States, able to pass a background check; emerging and mid-career practitioners in any field, though the property cannot accommodate loud or especially messy processes. Residents live alone on site. Selection by committee on strength of proposal, application, work samples and references. Virtual information session 21 July 2026, 1pm MT. Applicants notified September 2026. DEADLINE: 28 August 2026.
CALI Futures supports artists and cultural workers across California, individually and in teams, who are meaningfully contributing to alternative efforts outside of conventional nonprofit and for-profit arts and culture systems. The Fund encourages work focused on income, ownership, and care, and uplifts the role of artists and cultural workers in shaping and sustaining alternative efforts that provide greater financial stability, strengthen creative ownership, and deepen mutual support across the broader arts ecosystem. Project-restricted grants of USD 5,000 are awarded through a competitive process. Competitive applicants present (a) a clear project request; (b) proof of an active, current artistic or cultural practice; (c) a description of their contribution to an alternative effort that improves financial sustainability, creative ownership, or mutual support and addresses challenges not sufficiently solved by conventional nonprofit or for-profit sectors; and (d) framing that ambitiously describes the larger implications of this work for transforming artists' lives and future cultural possibilities. The Fund supports individuals and teams at every stage, from initial ideas to research, implementation, experimentation, and reflection. ELIGIBILITY: applicants must be individual artists or cultural workers (cultural producers, culture bearers, creatives, cultural practitioners); must reside full-time in California; must be contributing to an alternative effort improving financial sustainability, creative ownership, or mutualistic social support within the arts and culture sector; and that contribution must have occurred or begun on or after 1 January 2020. Teams are eligible, but all team members must meet the criteria and only one application is accepted per team (one member applies and is responsible for grant requirements). INELIGIBLE: individuals without an active practice; organizations seeking operating or program support; arts administrators; individuals living or working outside California; past CALI Catalyst grantees describing the same project funded in 2021-2025; incomplete applications; and those with a conflict of interest with CCI or Hewlett Foundation board, staff, or directors. The Fund is administered by the Center for Cultural Innovation (CCI) with funding from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation. TIMELINE: applications open 9 June 2026 at 9:00 a.m. PT; deadline 28 August 2026 at 11:59 a.m. PT; review September to November 2026; notifications by 17 November 2026. Submitted via Submittable. Questions: grants@cciarts.org (include CALI FUTURES in the subject line) or 415.288.0530.
The Gallery at Penn College (Pennsylvania College of Technology, Williamsport, PA) invites artists to apply for solo, two-person, or group exhibitions for its 2027-28 season. All entries are juried through a blind selection process by a gallery committee of faculty, staff, K-12 art educators, and community artists; review takes place during the Fall semester and artists receive notification in January. PROVIDED: housing, meals, a solo exhibition honorarium, and a shipping and travel stipend. Promotional support includes an annual gallery catalog, postcards, press releases, and web and social media. THE SPACE: the Gallery is 3,000 square feet with 82-250 running feet of linear wall space and an 11'4" ceiling. All exhibitions are installed by Gallery staff; site-specific installations requiring artist installation need a planning document approved before scheduling. Artists must have enough work for a solo exhibition unless applying for a two-person show. ENGAGEMENT: campus visits are an important part of programming (some exhibitions are scheduled without a visit). Penn College offers a B.S. in Graphic Design with foundation courses in drawing, 2D and 3D design, visual literacy, painting, ceramics, wood sculpture, printmaking, and computer graphics; artists are encouraged to propose class-specific programs and optional community workshops. Visiting artists give a 20-30 minute gallery talk during the public reception (held Tuesdays through Thursdays). TO APPLY: 10-15 digital images of work (JPG/JPEG only, max 4 MB each), an image list with dimensions and medium, a CV, and an artist statement. For two-person or group proposals, provide details in the comments; for video work, upload a PDF with video links and details. Deadline 31 August 2026 for the 2027-28 season.
The Gallery at Penn College is accepting proposals for solo, two-person and group exhibitions in its 2027-28 season. All entries are juried through a blind selection process by a gallery committee of faculty, staff, K-12 art educators and community artists. The space is 3,000 square feet with 82 to 250 running feet of linear wall depending on configuration and a ceiling height of 11 feet 4 inches, and all exhibitions are installed by gallery staff. Site-specific installations requiring artist installation need an approved planning document first. Campus visits are a valued part of programming though some exhibitions are scheduled without one; visiting artists give a 20 to 30 minute gallery talk at the public reception, and are encouraged to propose class-specific programmes or community workshops. Promotional support includes an annual gallery catalogue, postcards, press releases and web and social coverage. Applications require 10 to 15 digital images (JPG only, max 4 MB each), an image list with dimensions and medium, a CV and an artist statement.
Surel's Place is a residency in Garden City, Idaho with a two-fold mission: to give artists the time, shelter and professional support their work deserves, and to give the public accessible art experiences including performances, readings, exhibits and workshops. In exchange for the residency, artists offer art experiences back to the community. OPEN TO professional visual, literary and performance artists: painters, writers, musicians, architects, filmmakers, choreographers, any artist who needs a place to focus. LIMITS: because of the property's constraints and proximity to neighbours, it cannot accommodate loud or very messy processes such as welding or blacksmithing. The organisers also note that predominantly conceptual work, work that must be explained to attract a viewer, may not be met with as much enthusiasm by the jurors, and that they welcome artists who want to connect with an audience. Each cycle, one of the five residencies includes outreach to local schools through the PARTNER Schools Program. REQUIREMENTS: maintain residence at the home and studio (no studio-use-only residencies); use the residency in a focused way towards a stated goal with no other employment or work happening simultaneously; visual artists give a show of and/or lecture about their residency work, writers give a reading and discussion session; all artists offer at least one public workshop (2 to 3 hours, minimal lecturing); visual artists donate one piece of art to Surel's Place for future fundraising; writers allow Surel's Place to publish a free-standing excerpt of their residency work in books, broadsides, posters or similar. SALES COMMISSION applies as set out in the funding notes. HOUSE RULES: the non-smoking requirement is non-negotiable and any evidence of smoking is grounds for early termination. Partners are welcome but children and pets cannot be accommodated, no more than two adults may live there during a residency, and partners wanting concurrent residencies must apply and be accepted separately. ELIGIBILITY: applicants must be 25 or older and non-smokers. APPLY by email to info@surelsplace.org with the online Artist in Residence application plus, for VISUAL ARTISTS, a cover letter introducing yourself and saying why you want to be at Surel's Place specifically, a proposal including a workshop outline, a CV, electronic images of 4 to 6 pieces of work and an image list (title, size, medium, year); for LITERARY applicants, cover letter, proposal with workshop outline, CV and PDF work samples with your name and page number in the top right corner (fiction, prose or script no more than 10 typed double-spaced pages; poetry no more than six poems and no more than 10 pages); for OTHER MEDIUMS, cover letter, proposal with workshop outline, CV and electronic samples (contact Surel's Place to discuss sample requirements for your medium). Applications are reviewed by juries of accomplished artists, writers and fine arts professionals, and all applicants are notified by email.
The LATITUDE Artist in Residence program (started in 2013) is a one-month production residency where 8-10 artists are granted full access to LATITUDE's facilities and community to develop their practice. Its focus is supporting artists who want to use LATITUDE's printing and scanning services to expand their practice, regardless of medium or experience; past residents include photographers, painters, performance artists, new media artists, and sculptors. WHAT RESIDENTS RECEIVE: a $1,000 printing stipend, unlimited scanning, a personal studio with a calibrated workstation and 24/7 access, training and guidance on tech from staff, an organised public event to present new work, and lifetime free lab access. LATITUDE does not offer a housing stipend but will help schedule studio visits during the month. PUBLIC PROGRAMMING: during the residency each artist puts on one community programming event (past examples include panel discussions, artist talks, performances, workshops, and critiques; a gallery space is available for curation) and is asked to act as a mentor to the community, sharing insights and creative methods. WHO SHOULD APPLY: artists interested in production, education, and tech experimentation; no prior printing experience, art education, or media specificity is required, though professionalism and communication are expected. 2027 PANEL COMMITTEE: Yechen Zhao, B. Ingrid Olson, Teri Carson. TIMELINE: applications open 1 August 2026 (free before 16 August, a $20 donation thereafter) and close 1 September 2026 at 12pm (noon) CST; the selection committee reviews in September, meets to decide finalists in October, and acceptances are sent early November 2026. Apply at latitudechicago.org/artist-in-residence.
Supports solo, two-person and thematic group exhibitions of contemporary visual art. The Foundation explicitly prioritises artists whose work is under-recognised and whose practices are experimental or hard to categorise, which makes it a genuine route for media arts, digital culture and art-and-science exhibitions rather than a blue-chip-only fund. Grants of USD 60,000 to 100,000 cover direct exhibition costs including artist fees, new commissions, catalogue production and artist-designed public programming, but not staff salaries. Applicants may request no more than 25 percent of total direct costs. The proposal is a roughly three-page curatorial letter plus detailed direct-cost budget, organisational budget and IRS documentation. Deadlines are 1 March and 1 September annually, with notifications 1 July and 1 January. IMPORTANT: this is a postmark or email-timestamp deadline, not a portal deadline. Fiscal sponsors are explicitly not accepted; the applicant must hold its own IRS ruling letter. The six-month-to-two-year timing rule is strict, so a September 2026 application suits exhibitions programmed from mid-2027 onward.
This is the closest thing in US foundation philanthropy to core support for an organisation running an ongoing public programme, as opposed to a single exhibition. It funds a two-year slate of exhibitions, residencies, public art, screenings, performances, lectures and publications, which means a recurring festival or convening series can be underwritten here. Grants are USD 60,000 to 100,000 over two years and may not exceed 25 percent of annual operating budget. The Foundation states a preference for organisations supporting artists with experimental, hard-to-categorise practices, putting digital culture, sound art and art-and-science programmers squarely in scope. Applications require a forward programme schedule covering at least the twelve months after the award, a three-page narrative focused specifically on how artists benefit (the stated central evaluation criterion), a full one-year organisational budget and 501(c)(3) documentation. Deadlines are 1 March and 1 September, notifications 1 July and 1 January. Fiscal sponsors are not accepted. Organisations that received a Multi-year grant within the past year are ineligible, and proposals centred on anniversaries, relocations or major renovations are explicitly discouraged.
Launched in February 2026 as an expansion of the Foundation's programme to reach organisations too small for the Exhibition Support and Multi-year strands, and it is the single most relevant new US scheme for small media-arts festivals. It funds visual arts projects with a public component, explicitly naming film festivals, exhibitions, installations, residencies and interdisciplinary collaborations. Grants are USD 20,000 to 30,000 toward direct costs. The hard gate is the USD 200,000 annual operating budget ceiling plus US 501(c)(3) status held directly by the applicant, not via a fiscal sponsor. The Foundation states it assesses creative risk-taking and the growth of participating artists rather than community impact metrics, which suits experimental sound and digital culture programming. Proposals are a maximum of three pages plus a one-year operating budget, a project budget and IRS documentation. Deadlines are 1 March (projects begin 1 July or later) and 1 September (projects begin 1 January or later). Youth-focused projects are ineligible. One project per round, and grantees must wait a year after project completion and final reporting before reapplying.
The Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts (KHN) in Nebraska City supports established and emerging writers, visual artists, and composers/musicians by providing living and studio space that allows uninterrupted time for work, reflection, and creative growth. Residencies run 2 to 8 weeks and include free living and studio space plus a USD 175/week stipend. KHN awards approximately 30-38 residencies per session, of which roughly 8-12 go to visual artists working in various media. Categories: Writers & Poets, Visual Artists, Composers & Musicians, and Interdisciplinary Artists. Visual artists work in one of three studios (two approximately 425 sq ft and one 258 sq ft) outfitted with work tables, running water, and storage shelves; donated hand tools, a bandsaw, miter saw, and painting easels are available. Upon request, artists with previous printing experience may access the onsite Harry Duncan Letterpress Studio (SP15 Vandercook Proof Press, a 16x12 inch boxcar base for adhesive plates, furniture, fonts, and a small inventory of printmaking tools). Open internationally. Applications are reviewed twice a year (deadlines 1 March and 1 September); the 2027 1st Session (deadline 1 September 2026) is for awards scheduled 4 January to 25 June 2027. All applications must be submitted online via SlideRoom; mailed or emailed applications are not considered. A $35 application fee is collected through the portal.
The City of Moorhead is seeking proposals for an inspirational, movable public artwork to be installed at rotating locations across the city. Interactive elements are explicitly encouraged, with kinetic sculpture, digital installation and tactile elements named as examples. Strong proposals invite public participation, promote creativity and youth engagement, are safe for all members of the public, are durable enough for year-round outdoor conditions, and draw people to gather. Submissions are reviewed and ranked by the Artist Review Team, whose recommendation passes to the Art and Culture Commission and then to City Council for the final decision. Questions go to art@moorheadmn.gov. Proposals are due by 10:00am on Friday 4 September 2026.
The Erie Canal Museum, in partnership with the New York State Canal Corporation, is appointing two Erie Canal Artists-in-Residence for a one-year, year-long creative inquiry into the New York State Canal System, including the historic Erie Canal: reflecting on its past, contemplating its current condition, and considering its future. The 2027 residencies are dedicated to projects that reflect upon the Canal's physical, environmental and social condition and history, its materiality and its context, and the project must directly address the Canal. Applicants propose a specific creative visual project that must be exhibitable in a gallery setting, identify their target audiences and explain how the work will be shared with them and with the public at large. Studies of Canal communities are encouraged, but the Canal and its context must be central. Projects may focus on key areas or on the entire system, and applicants are told to weigh that scale: 524 miles of navigable waterways and 365 miles of multi-use trails. ELIGIBILITY: all artists are encouraged to apply, and special consideration goes to artists with ancestral ties to the Haudenosaunee Confederacy and/or the Mohican Nation and to artists who have lived or worked in Canal communities. Only individual artists or artist collectives may apply; artists representing nonprofit or for-profit organisations may not. Artists must be 18 or older and may not be currently enrolled in school full time. For collectives, only one USD 10,000 stipend is awarded to the group. APPLICATION: a statement of interest and proposal (up to 500 words) covering why the residency interests you, your proposed project and how it meets the three residency goals (engage with the Canal, adjacent Canalway Trails, Canal Corp. and Museum staff, Canal facilities, communities and visitors; reflect directly on the Canal's physical, environmental and social condition and history; consider a fuller, more complete account of the Canal's past, present and future), which geographic section you will focus on, how you would share work publicly during the residency, your proposed final project, and how your previous work and public engagement relate; an artist's statement (up to 300 words); a resume or CV (max three pages); two professional references with phone and email; and ten examples of recent work (written work limited to three pages each) with a list giving title, date, materials and size plus short descriptions. EVALUATION covers clarity and relevance of the proposal, the scope, feasibility and clarity of the plan to reach the intended audience, the plan for public engagement including at least one public-facing event during the residency, a final project usable in an exhibit and catalogue, and the quality and relevance of prior work. Applications are reviewed by a panel of Erie Canal Museum and Canal Corporation representatives plus invited arts professionals (the 2026 panel included Elizabeth Dubben of Collar Works, artist and educator Dennis RedMoon Darkeem, and Garth Johnson, Curator of Ceramics at the Everson Museum of Art); finalists interview with the panel. SUBMIT application packages as PDFs by email to Natalie Stetson, Executive Director, at employment@eriecanalmuseum.org with 'Erie Canal Artist-in-Residence' in the subject line, by 11:59 pm on Sunday 6 September 2026. The RFP is at eriecanalmuseum.org/about/careers/.
Located in the heart of Savannah's Starland District at ARTS Southeast, the fully-funded ON::View Artist Residency provides a free, high-visibility studio space, lodging, and a $500 stipend for an artist or curator to complete a new project, continue an in-progress endeavour, or conduct research. The studio's large east-facing street-level windows look onto Bull Street, allowing the resident's work to be on view to the community 24/7 as visitors and passersby witness the process from concept to final execution. It is the only residency of its kind in Savannah and welcomes creatives from around the globe working in all media. STUDIO: 12 x 12 feet just off the ARTS Southeast lobby, with 24-hour access; residents must work during public open hours (Thursday to Sunday, 12 to 5PM) a minimum of one day per week, and must be present during the First Friday Program Finale. Restrictions: no aerosol or toxic/high-VOC materials, no ongoing or repetitive loud noise (occasional hand and power tool use is allowed); accepted applicants provide their own materials and supplies. LODGING: the 5th Dimension Apartment a few blocks away, a cozy studio with full kitchen and bath, private gated entrance and garden, wifi and TV, queen bed; houses up to 2 people (larger teams should arrange additional housing). No smoking or pets. ENGAGEMENT: residents do an Instagram takeover via @onviewresidency, are encouraged to give a public lecture, workshop, or interactive event, and may participate in an annual group exhibition in February 2028. ELIGIBILITY: creatives in all media; collaborative teams are eligible (one proposal per team); current Studio Members or those who were Studio Members in the last 6 months are not eligible. Creatives may seek additional funding from other organisations, and ARTS Southeast will provide a letter of support to accepted residents seeking grants. KEY DATES: deadline Monday 7 September 2026 by 11:59PM; first-round notifications 18 September 2026; interviews 21 to 25 September 2026; final notifications 12 October 2026. APPLICATION: pay the $50 application fee (waivable at ARTS Southeast's discretion for undue burden), then complete the online application. Supported in part by the Georgia Council for the Arts, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the City of Savannah.
The Princeton Arts Fellowship places early-career artists at the Lewis Center for the Arts for two academic years on a full-time salaried appointment, on the conviction that exposure to the arts helps us make sense of our lives and the lives of our neighbours. ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS are early-career composers, conductors, musicians, choreographers, playwrights, designers, directors and performance artists. IMPORTANT FOR THIS CYCLE: applications are accepted only for the Program in Dance, the Program in Theater and Music Theater, and the Department of Music. Fellows typically teach one undergraduate course per semester (subject to approval by the Office of the Dean of the Faculty), or in some cases take on an artistic assignment with students in lieu of a class; prior teaching experience is NOT required. Beyond that, fellows are expected to engage with the Princeton community through advising students, talks, workshops, exhibitions or other events, and have time to pursue their own artistic practice and scholarly research. NOT ELIGIBLE: the appointment cannot be used to fund work leading to a PhD or any advanced degree; holders of Princeton PhDs cannot apply; past recipients of the Hodder Fellowship cannot apply; and anyone with a sustained and continuous relationship with Princeton is excluded (an occasional and sporadic relationship is fine). Fellows may not hold concurrent teaching positions at other institutions during the appointment. You may apply once per application cycle. APPLICATION via Interfolio: a CV; a 750-word proposal broken into how you would use the fellowship to develop your work (250 words), what you might teach or pursue with undergraduates (250 words), and your approach to building community with people of different backgrounds, experiences, perspectives and artistic practices through your practice, teaching and/or research (250 words); contact information for one reference; and work samples with a 150-word statement on how they relate to your proposal, submitted as links in a PDF. WORK SAMPLE SPECS: Dance (choreography), one to three links to performances, rehearsals or research, continuous footage only, no trailers, photographs or promotional material, with cue points of no more than 3 to 4 minutes per link and no more than 10 minutes total. Music, one to two scores and/or links to performance examples totalling 10 minutes, video optional. Theater, up to 15 pages of writing sample and/or up to 10 design images (photos or renderings) and/or a video or audio reel with cue points, no more than 10 minutes to watch. The deadline is 8 September 2026 at 11:59 pm EDT; receipt of applications cannot be confirmed and late applications are not accepted. FAQ and examples of building community in artistic practice, teaching and research: arts.princeton.edu/fellowships/faq.
The Hodder Fellowship is given to artists and writers of exceptional promise to pursue independent projects at Princeton University during the academic year. Potential Hodder Fellows are composers, choreographers, performance artists, visual artists, writers, translators, or other kinds of artists or humanists who have 'much more than ordinary intellectual and literary gifts'; they are selected more 'for promise than for performance.' Given the strength of the applicant pool, most successful Fellows have published a first book or have similar achievements in their own fields; the Hodder is designed to provide Fellows with the 'studious leisure' to undertake significant new work. Fellows spend an academic year at Princeton with no formal teaching, supported by a USD 93,000 stipend for the 10-month Visiting Fellow appointment. IMPORTANT: for this cycle, applications are accepted only for the Program in Dance, the Program in Theater and Music Theater, the Program in Visual Arts, and the Department of Music. Fellowships are not intended to fund work leading to an advanced degree; one need not be a U.S. citizen to apply; previous recipients of the Princeton Arts Fellowship are not eligible. To apply, submit a resume, a 500-word project proposal, and samples of your work (writing sample, images, video links to performances, etc.). Applicants may apply for the Hodder Fellowship only twice in a lifetime. Applications are submitted via Interfolio. The application cycle closes 8 September 2026 at 11:59 p.m. EDT.
Funds US organisations to present curator-led contemporary visual art exhibitions and projects that originated elsewhere, on condition the presenting institution meaningfully adapts the project to its own context. Teiger's remit covers group exhibitions, single-artist surveys, participatory and community-engaged projects, digital exhibitions, and live and virtual performance, making it one of very few US funders that will directly finance media-art and performance programming at organisational level. Requests are fixed at USD 50,000 or USD 75,000 with up to 30 percent for indirect costs, and there is no minimum organisation budget size, with smaller organisations explicitly favoured for infrastructure support. Hosting deadlines are quarterly: 9 September 2026 and 9 December 2026, both 17:00 ET, each mapped to a defined project-opening window roughly a year out. IMPORTANT: re-presenting a touring project unchanged is explicitly not competitive; the curatorial adaptation is the substance of the application. US 501(c)(3) status is required and the fund is not open to individuals or non-US organisations. Teiger's larger biennial Call for Proposals is not running in 2026 and next opens in autumn 2026 with an early-2027 deadline.
Residency for artists across seven disciplines (architecture, film/video, interdisciplinary, literature, music composition, theatre, visual arts). Sole selection criterion is artistic excellence. Applications open 15 August 2026. February deadline of the following year covers the Fall/Winter cycle.
Edward Albee founded this foundation in 1962 with the proceeds from Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, and it has run The Barn in Montauk for close to sixty years as a place for writers and visual artists to get uninterrupted time. The house sits on a secluded knoll and takes four residents at a time, usually two writers and two visual artists, each with an en-suite bedroom and a separate studio. The environment is deliberately simple and communal: residents share responsibility for the space and are expected to work seriously and keep it quiet for everyone else. ELIGIBILITY: any creative person over 18, any nationality, students included; selection uses talent and need as the only criteria. There are no fees at all, to apply or to stay. Domestic Fellows get a USD 2,500 stipend on completing the residency; international Fellows get expenses reimbursed up to USD 2,500. DATES: this cycle covers residencies from January to June 2027. Applications open at 08:00 on 17 August 2026 and close on 14 September 2026, through apply.albeefoundation.org. The next cycle (July-November 2027) opens 11 January 2027 and closes 15 February 2027. The Barn is closed every December. Contact apply@albeefoundation.org or (212) 226-2020.
Artadia's open call for Boston, providing unrestricted $15,000 awards to three contemporary visual artists. Finalists not chosen as Awardees receive an honorarium. Two-round jury (curator review + 45-minute virtual studio visits). ELIGIBILITY: living and working in Boston's eligible counties for at least 2 consecutive years prior to deadline; contemporary visual-arts practice; not currently enrolled in an art-related degree programme; no prior Artadia award of $10,000 or more. Open call 15 August - 15 September 2026. Apply via Submittable only.
Monson Arts hosts residencies for artists and writers in Monson, Maine, providing housing, all meals, private studios, and a USD 500 stipend (USD 250 for two-week stays). The application window for Winter 2027 runs 1 August to 15 September 2026.
$75,000 prize for women figurative realist painters, awarded by a five-member jury. The winner receives $37,500 each year for two years to create a solo exhibition that travels nationally; one finalist additionally receives $10,000. Open to emerging artists who have not yet achieved full professional recognition.
The QM-Jerome Foundation Fellowship for Emerging Artists selects two emerging visual artists living in New York City for its 2027-2028 cohort. Each fellow receives a $20,000 award, professional development consultations, mentorship from Queens Museum staff and an established New York-based artist, and a solo exhibition at the Queens Museum in 2028, with curatorial support across a full year of project development. Aimed at early-career visual artists (roughly two to ten years of professional practice) who have a consistent practice and developing public profile but have not yet reached major institutional recognition. ELIGIBILITY: must currently reside in one of NYC's five boroughs and maintain residency through the fellowship; artists enrolled in degree-granting programs are not eligible; review the detailed criteria on exhibition history, previous grants and years of practice. Supported by the Jerome Foundation. Apply via the Queens Museum fellowship program page. Deadline: 28 September 2026, 11:59 PM EST.
The Generator Fund is BICA's regranting programme for visual artists in Buffalo and the surrounding two counties, supported by the Andy Warhol Foundation's Regional Regranting Program. It makes direct project grants to artists rather than to institutions, and welcomes professional, emerging and experimental practitioners alike. CHOOSING A TRACK: Kinetic Grants (up to USD 5,000) suit a project with a clear beginning and end, built around a specific event, release or presentation, usually made alone or with a small team. Potential Grants (up to USD 10,000) suit an ongoing space, system or collaborative structure that involves many people and is meant to evolve over time; these applications also need a sustainability plan. ELIGIBILITY: you must live and work in Erie or Niagara County, New York. You can apply as an individual artist, an informal group or an unincorporated collective. NOT ELIGIBLE: 501(c)(3) organisations; anyone receiving a solo exhibition honorarium from BICA in the same fiscal year; BICA employees; and anyone who received a Potential Grant in the previous round (they can still apply for a Kinetic Grant). The fund supports visual arts based projects, including painting, sculpture, installation, photography, social practice, performance art, video and zines; projects rooted primarily in music, theatre, dance or literary arts without a strong visual component are not eligible. APPLICATION runs through Submittable and asks for a project title, a 150-character tagline, artistic context (up to 250 words), a full project description (up to 500 words, the most heavily weighted part, expected to cover where the project happens or how the public accesses it, a timeline with key milestones, the audience and how you will reach them, and the people involved), a budget on BICA's project budget sheet covering expenses, in-kind support and income, work samples (images, video or PDFs of past work and a sense of what is to come) and a CV. SUPPORT before the deadline includes a virtual info session on 12 August 2026 at 5:30 pm, an in-person info session at BICA on 5 September 2026 at 3:30 pm (followed by a budget and CV workshop led by Nando Alvarez-Perez), one-on-one office hours with the Generator Fund coordinator on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays through August and September, and group work sessions at BICA School Lab (30B Essex St) on 19 and 26 September 2026, 12 to 5 pm. Applications submitted a week or more early may receive feedback and be reopened for edits.
The Elizabeth Murray Artist Residency gives emerging, underrepresented and established artists an immersive, communal atmosphere for art-making and dialogue on a 77-acre farm in Granville, New York, the classic farmhouse where the late Elizabeth Murray spent more than two decades of summers and kept her studio in the large, cathedral-like dairy barn. Murray, who died in 2007, won a Skowhegan Medal in Painting in 1986, a MacArthur grant in 1999 and a MoMA career retrospective in 2005; her husband Bob Holman is a poet and arts activist who founded the Bowery Poetry Club. In 2017 the Murray-Holman family partnered with Collar Works, a nonprofit contemporary arts organisation in Troy, New York, to build a summer residency carrying the legacy forward. EMAR is explicitly designed around the critical needs of emerging and underrepresented artists and of artists with children, with an active commitment to diversity, equity, accessibility and inclusion, and describes itself as a safe space for creative risk-taking, personal growth and respite. Work is primarily in visual and literary arts, though the programme supports new contemporary work across many art forms. TWO TRACKS: the INDIVIDUAL RESIDENCY takes up to five artists per session (including onsite artist-staff) for two weeks, with 24-hour access to semi-private studios in the barn, a private bedroom in the farmhouse, shared bathrooms, communal living room, kitchen and a library holding Elizabeth Murray's personal art book collection. The FAMILY RESIDENCY invites three to four artists and their families for one week, with a private bedroom (families may need to room together), a semi-private studio in the same barn, and full-day childcare running as a parallel creative residency for children aged 5 to 12, focused on art and nature programming: while parent artists get uninterrupted studio time, children work in their own EMAR Kids Art Studio, explore outside through guided activities, play, swim, read and take guided field trips to local farms and museums. Partners are welcome to join and help with childcare, but the programme is committed to fully supporting artists who want or need to attend solo with their children, and Collar Works works case by case with each artist to put the necessary support and equipment in place before arrival given the rural setting. APPLICATION requires artist information, a statement of intent (250 to 500 words), an artist biography (250 words), ten examples of recent work (visual arts as JPEGs up to 2MB each, with a PDF of links or a curated URL page for video and media works including any passwords; literary arts as up to three poems totalling max six pages, or max ten pages of prose) and a list of works with title, medium, date and size. Applications go through Submittable and close 1 October 2026 (the Submittable listing shows a 2 October 2026 06:00 close in its own timezone). Questions and technical assistance: info@collarworks.org.
Artadia's open call for Atlanta, providing unrestricted $15,000 awards to three contemporary visual artists. Finalists receive an honorarium. ELIGIBLE COUNTIES: Barrow, Bartow, Butts, Carroll, Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Hall, Henry, Morgan, Newton, Paulding, Pickens, Rockdale, Spalding, and Walton. Must reside in an eligible county for 2+ consecutive years prior to deadline, contemporary visual-arts practice, not a student, no prior Artadia award of $10,000+. Open call 1 September - 1 October 2026. Apply via Submittable only.
Lighthouse Works' Fellowship Program supports a diverse range of cultural producers working at the vanguard of their creative fields. Fellowships are six weeks in length, occur year-round, and provide fellows with housing, food, studio space, and USD 1,750 in financial support. Fellows enjoy a private bedroom and share a kitchen, bathrooms, and living space in a 3-story Victorian house; all dietary needs are accommodated, and on most nights Lighthouse Works staff cook for and eat dinner with the fellows. Studios are located about 1.5 miles (a 30-minute walk) from the fellowship house, are private and flooded with light, and face the ocean adjacent to Silver Eel Cove where the island ferry arrives. Lighthouse Works also maintains a wood and metal fabrication shop and a kiln. While in residence, a fellow's primary obligation is to pursue their own work, though every fellow participates in two events, an Artist Talk and Open Studio, that bookend the fellowship; the program's intimate size allows for conversation, critique, and collaboration. Artistic excellence is the primary criterion for acceptance. Artists at any stage of their career are encouraged to apply through the online Slideroom system. SELECTION: staff review applications for completeness, a jury of experts in each artist's field reviews complete applications and identifies finalists, interviews are scheduled in early January, and applicants are notified in mid-January. The program is supported in part by a grant from the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation. APPLICATION CALL: Lighthouse Works accepts applications each year from September to October (the 2026 portal was open 15 September to 15 October 2025). The deadline shown here is the anticipated close of the next annual call for the 2027 cycle; confirm exact dates on the Lighthouse Works site when the portal reopens. Apply at http://thelighthouseworks.slideroom.com.
The Studios at MASS MoCA is a year-round residency program on the museum's campus in North Adams, Massachusetts, hosting up to 10 artists at a time for stays of two or four weeks. It primarily welcomes visual artists across all media and writers in all literary disciplines, and applicants from around the world are encouraged to apply. Residents receive 24-hour access to a private furnished studio, lodging in nearby apartments, and several communal meals each week, plus museum membership benefits and access to The Clark Art Institute. The program offers need-based financial aid (artists typically pay between USD 0 and USD 450 per week) and fully funded fellowships that cover all residency fees for up to four weeks. General application deadlines fall on May 1 and November 1 each year, and the application is free to submit.
Artadia's open call for Houston, providing unrestricted $15,000 awards to three contemporary visual artists. Finalists receive an honorarium. Two-round jury (review + 45-minute virtual studio visits). ELIGIBILITY: living and working in Houston's eligible counties for at least 2 consecutive years prior to deadline; contemporary visual-arts practice; not currently enrolled in an art-related degree programme; no prior Artadia award of $10,000+. Open call 1 October - 1 November 2026. Apply via Submittable only.
Women's Studio Workshop (WSW) offers an eight- to ten-week residency for artists to produce a limited-edition artist's book. Working intensively in WSW's studios in Rosendale, NY, selected artists print and bind their own books; edition size must be between 50 and 100 copies. AMOUNT: $350/week stipend; up to $1,000 for materials; up to $250 for travel within the Continental US; free onsite housing; 24/7 studio access. WSW provides technical advice, training on new equipment, techniques, and materials, and production assistance. SALES CONTRACT: 20% of the edition goes to the artist; 20% (at least nine copies) stays with WSW for archival and institutional sales; 60% goes to general distribution and sale. If the artist sells through WSW, WSW takes a 30% commission plus 20% for marketing; the artist receives a 50% commission, paid annually around 30 June. WSW holds the right to sell distribution copies at a 20% discount to standing-order and repository institutions. WSW's books are held in over 450 collections worldwide, including the Library of Congress, Yale University, and Vassar College. An outside jury of artists and curators selects recipients. INDIGENOUS ARTISTS: applicants may check the appropriate box on the Submittable form to be considered for the BIMA Artist's Book Residency Grant for Indigenous Artists. APPLICATION MATERIALS (upload via Submittable): current resume; brief project description including media required (200-word maximum); materials budget form (Google Sheets, Excel, or PDF); up to ten images of recent work; image script (title, medium, dimensions, date). MAILED MATERIALS (to WSW at the address below): a physical book mock-up demonstrating how the book will be bound or function, actual size, with at least 1-2 fully realised spreads; and the shipping form (download and open the PDF locally). Mail to: Artist's Book Application, Women's Studio Workshop, PO Box 489, Rosendale, NY 12472. Applications open 1 August 2026; deadline 15 November 2026, 11:59pm EST; notification March 2027; residency runs September through June, one year after application. Apply via Submittable at https://wsworkshop.org/residencies/artists-book-residency-grant/.
The Rauschenberg Medical Emergency Grants, administered by the New York Foundation for the Arts on behalf of the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation, provide one-time grants of up to USD 5,000 to help artists in financial need cover recent unexpected medical, dental, and mental health emergencies. The program is open to generative visual and media artists and choreographers working in visual arts, film, video, electronic and digital arts, and choreography who live anywhere in the United States, the District of Columbia, a Tribal Nation, or a U.S. Territory. Applicants must be artists in financial need, with adjusted gross income at or below USD 80,000 for an individual or USD 160,000 for joint filers, and must not have received a Rauschenberg Medical or Dancer Emergency Grant in the past five years. Eligible expenses include emergency medical bills, diagnostics, consultations, therapy, prescription medications, emergency dental care, and transportation to appointments. The grant does not cover lost wages, general living expenses, or care for anyone other than the artist. Applications are accepted during defined cycles, with the current cycle running roughly from late October to mid November.
A Wrinkle in Thyme Farm is a small, women-owned diversified farm in Sumner, Maine that offers a six-month live-in fiber arts residency starting in May. The resident exchanges an average of 15 to 20 hours per week of farm work for a modest monthly stipend, free private rustic housing, community meals, farm-grown food, and access to the fiber studio. Residents receive solo studio time plus one day a week of learning and collaboration with fiber artist Marty Elkin, working with home-grown Maine wool through felting, dyeing, knitting and spinning. The program also includes training in flock management, animal husbandry and lamb care, with the option to add two months for lambing season. It is designed for emerging fiber artists who are single females able to lift 50 pounds and work around a farm. Applications open in November with a December 31 deadline and a non-refundable USD 25 application fee.
The Kala Fellowship Program supports international, national, and local artists producing innovative work in and across multiple media, with an emphasis on Kala's specialized printmaking, photography, and digital media equipment. The institute supports up to 6 artists per cycle with a USD 3,000 stipend, 24/7 access to its Berkeley facilities for 1 to 9 months, one month of housing for artists based outside the 9 Bay Area counties, a Kala class or workshop, and a culminating group show in the Kala Gallery. Applications are submitted through kala.slideroom.com and require a statement of interest, an artist CV, documentation of 5 to 10 recent works, and two references. Artists enrolled in a degree-granting program during the fellowship period are not eligible. The application opens in December with no fee through January 15, after which a USD 25 application fee applies through the March 1 deadline.
The Roswell Artist-in-Residence Program, established in 1967 and run by The RAiR Foundation, offers visual artists a year-long studio-based residency known as the Gift of Time. Each resident receives a private house and a studio on a fifty-acre complex, with rent, utilities, repairs, and maintenance covered by the program. Artists also receive a monthly stipend of USD 1,100 plus a USD 250 monthly materials stipend. The program is open to professional visual artists aged 21 and older working in painting, drawing, sculpture, printmaking, photography, video, digital media, and installation. It does not support performance art, writing, music, or production crafts. The application period for the next cycle runs from January 1 to March 15, 2027, and international applicants are accepted with visa support available.
CERF+ provides Emergency Relief Grants of USD 3,000 to craft artists in the United States who have experienced a recent and substantially disruptive career-threatening emergency or disaster. Eligible applicants are individual craft artists aged 18 or older who have lived and worked in the US or US Territories for the past two years and who make original three-dimensional visual art objects by hand, including folk and traditional art forms. The grant is a one-time non-taxable gift with no reporting required on how funds are used. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis, though the program will not fund applicants if too much time has passed since the qualifying event. There is no application fee. Artists may receive one grant per emergency, no more than one per calendar year, and up to four grants over their lifetime.
The Factory on Willow is a non-profit funded artist residency in Manchester, New Hampshire, housed in a 90,000 square foot mill building from 1904. The 12 week program supports amateur and emerging artists of any medium to develop their current projects and creative practice. Selected artists receive a furnished studio apartment with utilities and internet, a USD 350 travel stipend, and a USD 1600 stipend covering food and art supplies. The residency runs in three annual sessions (March to May, June to August, and September to November), with two artists selected per session. Each residency concludes with a public capstone showcase, and participants donate one work to the Factory's permanent collection. There is no application fee and applications are accepted on a rolling basis.
The Cloud House Residency, run by Dreamsong in the Northeast Arts District of Minneapolis, provides accommodation and support for individuals working in contemporary art who intend to develop, exhibit, or curate new work in Minnesota. Residents stay in a 700 square foot one-bedroom cottage on Dreamsong's compound and receive a prorated stipend of USD 300 per week, with possible studio space and travel or materials budgets considered on request. The program is open to emerging and mid-career visual artists, curators, and writers with a focus on contemporary art, and it hosts one individual or a two-person collaborative team at a time. The organizers arrange introductions to local artists, curators, writers, institutions, and galleries across the Twin Cities. Standard stays are 4 to 6 weeks, with occasional one-week options. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis, and the program is currently booking residents for October through December 2026 and throughout 2027.
Marfa Open runs a gallery, an annual art festival (6th edition), and a 3-4 week live-in residency in its gallery space that ends in an exhibition; it has also mounted international shows. Historically free to propose and open to everyone including international artists. NOTE: there is no formal application portal; intake is by direct contact via the website (the old marfaopen.org application site is dead; the live site is marfaopen.art).