This prize recognizes international emerging photographers with €500, and a chance to be selected for their annual collective exhibition in Rome and the annual publication.
Artist Opportunities with Upcoming Deadlines in June and July, 2021
Tusen Takk Foundation in Leland, Michigan.
Each month, we compile a list of residencies, grants, and open calls for artists working in all disciplines. This month’s list includes the Tusen Takk residency in Leland, Michigan, a new $25,000 fellowship for Puerto Rican writers, and a $10,000 grant for artists in Louisville, Kentucky.
2022 AIRIE Residency
Miami, Florida
Deadline: June 1, 2021
This yearlong program offers fellows $4000 research grant, institutional support from AIRIE’s network and partners, and a month-long residency in the Everglades National Park. The program is open to emerging or professional artists ages 21 and over, with environmental themes in their work. There is a $10 application fee.
Cuttyhunk Island Residency
Gosnold, Massachusetts
Deadline: June 1, 2021
This residency offers visual artists the time to focus on their work in a remote island setting just west of Martha’s Vineyard. Artists pay the cost of board, with scholarships available.
Kala Fellowship Award
Deadline: June 4, 2021
The Kala Fellowship Award is an international competition open to artists producing innovative work in all mediums including printmaking, digital media, installation art, social practice, photography, and book arts. There is a $10 application fee.
The Canadian Women Artists’ Award
Deadline: June 9, 2021
This $5,000 award is open to emerging or early career female artists in New York State working in visual art or media and design.
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Innovate Grant
Deadline: June 10, 2021
This unrestricted $550 grant is awarded to one visual artist and one photographer each quarter. The fee to apply is $25.
Artadia Award
Louisville, Kentucky
Deadline: June 15, 2021
Artadia and 21c Museums have partnered to grant one Louisville artist $10,000 in unrestricted funds.
Cantabrigia Award
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Deadline: June 15, 2021
The inaugural Cantabrigia Award will provide two writers or artists the resources to publish and distribute their work with a $1,000 stipend, resources like in-house editing, design, and printing, geared towards the production of a publication.
The Barbara and Carl Zydney Grant for Artists with Disabilities
Deadline: June 15, 2021
The program will distribute $1,000 to artists with a disability who have experienced financial hardship due to the COVID-19 crisis. The program is open to visual, media, music, performing, and literary artists who live in New York City.
Columbia Law School’s Artist-in-Residence Program
New York, New York
Deadline: June 15, 2021
Columbia Law School invites an artist to create at least one work that will be displayed at the school, as part of their artist-in-residency program. The selected artist will receive a grant of $15,000 and an allowance of up to $5,000 for art materials. Preference will be given to those who are in the early to middle stages of their careers.
Doc Lab Open Call
Deadline: June 15, 2021
This is an 18-month fellowship program that supports filmmakers in the US from racially and ethnically underrepresented communities working on their first or second feature-length documentary film. Firelight Media provides filmmakers with customized mentorship from prominent leaders in the documentary world, as well as funding, professional development workshops, and networking opportunities.
Stove Works Residency
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Deadline: June 15, 2021
This residency is designed for practicing visual artists, to writers and/or curators for one to three months stays. Facilities include a metal shop, wood shop, print shop, common shop space, and a library. Application fee of $10-30.
Letras Boricuas Fellowship
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Deadline: June 20, 2021
This new opportunity will provide thirty writers $25,000 each. Recipients will also participate in a gathering of all thirty fellows to be hosted in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Artist Relief
Deadline: June 23, 2021
Artists who are facing dire financial emergencies due to COVID-19 can apply for $5,000 grants.
Caldera Artist in Residence Program
Portland, Oregon
Deadline: June 25, 2021
This residency provides artists working on projects combat oppression and activate change with a private studio in the foothills of the Cascade Mountains. The program is open to national and international artists and collectives in any creative discipline, as well as creative thinkers in culinary arts, design, engineering, and the sciences.
ACE Artist in Residence Program
Alta, Utah
Deadline: June 25, 2021
This residency, open to artists nationwide and all creative disciplines, provides seven days and a $1,000 spend to reflect, relax, and create in the inspiring mountains of Alta, Utah.
Mellon Foundation Grants for Community-based Archives
Deadline: June 25, 2021
The Mellon Foundation invites community-based archives to submit applications for its 2021 Call for Proposals to Community-Based Archives.
NYC Public Artists in Residence
New York, New York
Deadline: June 27, 2021
The NYC Department of Cultural Affairs offers three residencies inspired by artist Mierle Laderman Ukeles’ residency with the Department of Sanitation in the 1970s. Artist resdiencies are available at the Department of Sanitation, the Department of Records and Information Services, and the Department of Design and Construction.
The JGS Fellowship for Photography
Deadline: June 30, 2021
This grant awards $7,000 to five New York State-based photography artists who are living and working outside New York City.
Hyperallergic Journalism Fellowships for Curators
Deadline: June 30, 2021
These five journalism fellowships for curators come with a grant of $5,000 to help with research, and offering the public a window into research processes.
Wave Farm Radio Artist Fellowship
Acra, New York
Deadline: June 30, 2021
Wave Farm’s fellowship is a nine-month, part-time engagement for a radio scholar and artist living and working in the US. It comes with mentorship, a $15,000 stipend, and more.
Media Arts Assistance Fund
Deadline: July 1, 2021
This fund provides New York State artists up to $7,500 to support the completion and/or public presentation of a new media artwork.
Interchange Artist Grant
Deadline: July 5, 2021
Grants of $20,000 will be awarded to sixteen artists with an active socially-engaged creative practice in the mid-America Arts Alliance region.
Bulington Magazine Contemporary Art Writing Prize
Deadline: July 12, 2021
This prize recognizes writers addressing contemporary art with £1,000. Their review will be published on the Burlington Contemporary platform and they will also have the opportunity to publish a review of a future contemporary art exhibition in The Burlington Magazine.
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart and Sullivan’s Artist-in-Residence Program
Los Angeles, California
Deadline: July 13, 2021
This three-month residency is open to emerging and mid-career artists working in all disciplines across Greater Los Angeles. The selected artists will receive a stipend of $5,000/month, along with a space to create artwork, and inclusion in a group exhibition.
Botanical Artist-in-Residence Program
Upperville, Virginia
Deadline: July 15, 2021
The Oak Spring Garden Foundation offers a residency in their formal garden and broader 700-acre landscape, open to national and international botanical artists who can create beautiful and scientifically accurate depictions of plant species. Accepted residents will receive a $1,000 grant, and an offer to purchase one final work on paper for $1,000.
Tusen Takk
Leland, Michigan
Deadline: July 15, 2021
Tusen Takk welcomes applications from both emerging and established visual artists working primarily in photography, printmaking, sculpture, painting, as well as creative writers and composers. Artists receive free housing, an honorarium of $625 a week, and more.
Loghaven Artist Residency
Knoxville, Tennessee
Deadline: July 15, 2021
This residency is located on ninety acres of woodland in Knoxville, Tennessee. All artists are awarded stipends to support the creation of new work during the residency.
Eliza Moore Fellowship for Artistic Excellence
Upperville, Virginia
Deadline: July 15, 2021
The Oak Spring Garden Foundation awards this fellowship to one emerging artist who is developing new works that address plants, gardens, or landscapes in the broad sense. It is open to visual artists, literary artists, dancers, and musicians and includes a $10,000 individual grant and a residency.
The Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts Residencies
New York, New York
Deadline: July 25, 2021
The Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts is seeking applications for the 2022 SHIFT Residency for Arts Workers, supporting artists who work for cultural institutions in the greater NYC area, and the Studio Immersion Project (SIP) Fellowship, designed to immerse artists in the world of printmaking.
Passepartout Photo Prize
Deadline: July 27, 2021
CALA Artist Residency
Phoenix, Arizona
Deadline: July 31, 2021
This residency program aims to strengthen the cultural relevancy of US Latinx artists with an honorarium of $4,000, a materials stipend of $4,000, and studio space. The resident will be housed in CALA’s residency space in Central Phoenix.
Art-in-Ed Workspace Residency
Rosendale, New York
Deadline: August 1, 2021
Women’s Studio Workshop offers artists the opportunity to teach with local school students intaglio, silkscreen, or hand papermaking. Residents have access to intaglio, letterpress, papermaking, screenprinting, darkroom photography, or ceramics studios to work on personal projects.
Franconia Sculpture Park Residencies
Shafer, Minnesota
Deadline: August 1, 2021
Franconia provides a communal residency experience where up to nine selected artists live on-site at their 4500 sq. ft. farmhouse. Artists must be 21 years or older to apply.
Lab Artists program
Deadline: August 8, 2021
The Chicago Dancemakers Forum’s Lab Artists Program will grant up to six Chicago-based dancemakers with $20,000 along with a year of tailored support to aid in their research, development, and presentation of new dance work.
Stochastic Labs Summer Residency
Berkeley, California
Deadline: rolling basis
The Stochastic Labs offers fully-sponsored residencies to engineers, artists, scientists, and entrepreneurs from around the world. Residencies include a private apartment at the mansion, co-working and/or dedicated work space, shop access, a $1,000 monthly stipend and a budget for materials.
Rauschenberg Emergency Grant
Deadline: rolling basis
NYFA and the Rasuchenberg Foundation have teamed up to offer visual and media artists and choreographers in the US grants of up to $5,000 for medical related emergencies.
Foundation for Contemporary Arts Emergency Grant
Deadline: rolling basis
Do you have an unanticipated opportunity to present your work? Did you incur an unexpected expense that you didn’t budget for? The Foundation for Contemporary Arts offers Emergency Grants between $200 and $2,500 for visual and performing artists. They review applications once a month, so you can quickly take advantage of momentum or solve any budget errors.
Joan Mitchell Emergency Grant
Deadline: rolling basis
The Joan Mitchell Foundation provides grants of up to $6,000 to US-based visual artists who have suffered significant physical losses after natural or man-made disasters.
Gottlieb Emergency Grant Program
Deadline: rolling basis
This emergency grant provides financial assistance to painters, printmakers, and sculptors whose needs are the result of an unforeseen incident, and who lack the resources to meet that situation.
Rhizome Microgrant Program
Deadline: rolling basis
The microgrant program awards $500–$1,500 to proposals with a compelling vision for net art, which considers political radicalization and the internet.
Eyebeam Center for the Future of Journalism
Deadline: Rolling Basis
The Eyebeam Center for the Future of Journalism (ECFJ) is a grant-making program that supports artists producing innovative and revelatory journalistic work for major media outlets. Grant support will range from $500 to $5,000.
Other Resources
Artists that have lost income, health-related expenses, or any other issues related to COVID-19 should check out our list of resources, updated daily.
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