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Residencies, workshops and scholarships
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Oak Spring Garden Foundation – 2024 Eliza Moore Fellowship for Artistic Excellence
The scholarship will be awarded to an early career artist working on projects involving plants, landscapes or gardens. It includes a $10,000 grant and a two to five week stay at OSGF in Northern Virginia.
Deadline: May 31, 2023 | osgf.org
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Two Trees – Cultural Spaces Grant Program
Accepting applications for affordable studio space in Dumbo, Brooklyn. Emerging and mid-career artists with a strong exhibition history or community-focused practice are eligible to apply.
Deadline: May 31, 2023 | twotreesny-cssp.submittable.com
Architecture Laboratory Center
Up to three residents will receive a $10,000 stipend to participate in this six-month, multidisciplinary program that explores how New York’s architecture and design shapes residential and domestic life.
Deadline: May 19, 2023 | centerforarchitecture.org
McColl Center – Artists in Residence Program
Artists working in a variety of practices can apply for this 10-week residency in Charlotte, North Carolina, which includes a $6,000 stipend, private housing, and more. The cost to apply is $35.
Deadline: May 26, 2023 | mccollcenter.org
New York Public Library – Martin Duberman Fellowship
Open to established and emerging scholars, the fellowship will provide $25,000 to fund a fellow’s research at the library. They are expected to use the LGBTQ+ collections but not limited to these areas.
Deadline: June 30, 2023 | nypl.org
Northern Clay Center – McKnight Artist Fellowship for Ceramic Artists
Two mid-career Minnesota ceramic artists who identify with any methodology will each receive unrestricted cash prizes of $25,000. They will also be the subject of a workshop and an exhibition with catalogue.
Deadline: May 19, 2023 (5:00 p.m. CST) | northclaycenter.org
Olney Theater Center – Vanguard Arts Fund
Development support of up to $25,000 is available for diverse teams of artists wishing to create work – especially those that are interdisciplinary – in a collaborative environment in the Washington, DC metro area.
Deadline: May 12, 2023 | olneytheatre.org
Studio Museum in Harlem – Artist in Residence
Three artists of African or Afro-Latin descent working in any medium receive studio space, research support, institutional guidance, and a $37,500 stipend paid during the residency.
Deadline: May 22, 2023 | studiomuseum.org
The Nicholson Project – Artist Residency Program
Artists and creatives of all types can apply for this 10-week residency at a historic home in Southeast Washington, DC, which includes a $5,000 stipend among other benefits. There is a $15 application fee.
Deadline: May 10, 2023 | thenicholsonproject.org
Open calls for art and writing
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LA ESCUELA___ – Open call for artistic and educational projects
The artist-run platform has a $25,000 fund to support the creation of 29 online and on-site educational projects and editorial content. Proposals should address pressing issues in Latin America through the prism of art and education.
Deadline: June 15, 2023 | laescuela.art
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Master drawings – Ricciardi Prize
The $5,000 prize is awarded to the best new, unpublished essay on a drawing topic by an academic under the age of 40. The winning submission will be published in a 2024 issue of Master drawings.
Deadline: November 15, 2023 | masterdrawings.org
AIR Gallery – Call for curators
Looking for curator proposals for the 2024 edition CURRENTS exposure. Benefits include a $1,500 curatorial fee, WAGE-certified artist fees, a $3,000 expedition budget, and more. The rolling cost for apps is $10 to $30.
Deadline: May 15, 2023 | airgallery.org
CUE Art Foundation – Open call for curatorial projects
An emerging curator will hold a group exhibition at CUE’s NYC gallery in 2024. There’s a $2,500 honorarium, a budget for artist fees, mentor support from an established curator, and more . The application fee is $10.
Deadline: June 30, 2023 | cueartfoundation.org
CUE Art Foundation – Open call for individual exhibitions
Each year, the organization awards three artists solo exhibition opportunities. These come with a $5,000 honorarium, a budget for shipping and handling, support from a mentor, and more. There is a $10 application fee.
Deadline: June 30, 2023 | cueartfoundation.org
Grist – Imagine 2200: Climate fiction for future ancestors
Writers from around the world can submit short stories about the future in which solutions to the climate crisis improve our world. In addition to the online post, first place wins $3,000, and runners-up also receive cash prizes.
Deadline: June 13, 2023 (11:59 p.m. PT) | grist.org
San Francisco Institute of Contemporary Art – In the meantime
Bay Area artists will receive a $1,500 stipend to activate ICA SF through performances, workshops, and pop-up events, or through longer-term residency projects that use the museum as a space for studio.
Deadline: May 21, 2023 | icasf.org
Living Walls – Laura Patricia Calle Grant
This all-inclusive $20,000 grant will support the full production of a mural in the Atlanta metro area. It should educate on the topic(s) of social equity, feminism, immigrant rights, LGBTQ+ rights, and cultural diversity.
Deadline: June 30, 2023 | livingwallsatl.com
The Boston Printmakers – North American Print Biennial 2023
More than $12,000 is available in purchase prizes and materials nominated by the jury for this print fair in Boston, Massachusetts, in the fall of 2023. The entry fee is $45.
Deadline: May 12, 2023 | bostonprintmakers.org
Grants and Awards
Andy Warhol Foundation – Art Writers Fellowship
Ranging from $15,000 to $50,000 in three categories – articles, books and shorthand writing – these grants support emerging and established writers for general and specialist artistic audiences.
Deadline: May 17, 2023 | artswriters.org
Firelight Media – William Greaves Research and Development Fund
Mid-career nonfiction filmmakers from racially and ethnically underrepresented communities in the United States, as well as filmmakers from Mexico, Brazil, Puerto Rico and Colombia, can apply for up to $40,000.
Deadline: June 6, 2023 | firelightmedia.tv
Los Angeles Performance Practice – California Arts Council Individual Artist Fellowship Program
LA County artists can apply for statewide funding and recognition at one of three levels: Emerging Artist Fellows ($5,000), Established Artist Fellows (10 $000) and Legacy Artist Scholars ($50,000).
Deadline: June 2, 2023 (11:59 p.m. PT) | performancepractice.la
Queer | Art – Illuminations Grant
Awarded to bring attention to a body of existing work, this annual $10,000 grant is intended to support and shed light on black trans visual artists. Four finalists will also each receive $1,250.
Deadline: July 12, 2023 | queer-art.org
The JGS Photography Fellowship
New York State-based photographers (and artists whose practices involve photographic techniques) who do not live in New York City are invited to apply for this $7,000 unrestricted cash grant.
Deadline: June 15, 2023 | nyfa.org
VIA Fund for the Arts – Artistic Production Grants
Accepting letters of inquiry from artists, nonprofits, and institutions for $25,000 to $100,000 to support commissions outside the walls of a museum or gallery, within the public domain or in non-traditional display environments.
Deadline: May 18, 2023 | viaartfund.org
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