Artist Opportunities with Upcoming Deadlines in August and September, 2021
Each month, we compile a list of residencies, grants, and open calls for artists working in all disciplines. This month’s list includes an artist residency near Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, a $10,000 fellowship for visual artists based in Washington state, and an award for films exploring the intersection of health and climate change.
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.
Tusen Takk
Leland, Michigan
Deadline: August 1, 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.
Hidden Turtle Residency
Akumal, Mexico
Deadline: August 1, 2021
This residency based in the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico is open to artists and scientists. Residents receive private living and working space.
Betty Bowen Award
Deadline: August 1, 2021
This award is open to visual artists working in Washington, Oregon, or Idaho. Administered by the Seattle Art Museum, the award honors a Northwest artist for their original, exceptional, and compelling work. The winner is receives $15,000 and will be able to show their work at the museum in the spring. Up to two Special Recognition Awards in the amount of $2,500 will also be granted. There is a $10 application fee.
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 farmhouse. Artists must be 21 years or older to apply.
Wave Hill Sunroom Project Space
Riverdale, New York
Deadline: August 1, 2021
The Sunroom Project Space is a venue for New York City-area emerging artists to develop a site-specific project as a solo exhibition at Wave Hill. Selected artists will receive an honorarium of $2,000, exhibition support, and professional development.
Teton Art Lab Artist Residency
Jackson, Wyoming
Deadline: August 2, 2021
Residence have access to studio spaces, and receive complimentary accommodations at The Anvil Hotel in downtown Jackson, $200 stipend per week, and $200 in dining credits the hotel’s onsite Italian restaurant. The residency asks each artist to offer an artist talk and/or demonstration that is open to the public.
Laundromat Project Create Change Fellowship
New York, New York
Deadline: August 8, 2021
New York City-based artists, activists, neighbors, designers, organizers, healers, storytellers, and cultural producers can apply for this fellowship to explore social practices through a community engagement lens. The program will consist of a series of hybrid virtual and in-person convenings to engage the Laundromat Project’s community-based art pedagogy and practices, which center collaborative, cooperative, and co-created art projects.
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.
Creative Climate Film Awards
Deadline: August 9, 2021
The Human Impacts Institute focuses this year’s film awards on the intersection between health and climate change. Film submissions can be shorts, feature length, PSAs, and documentaries. Winners can receive up to $1,000, and be a part of a series of New York screenings.
McMillen Foundation Fellowships
Deadline: August 11, 2021
This fellowship supports visual artists based in Washington State with $5,000 to $10,000 awards.
Fountainhead Residency
Miami, Florida
Deadline: August 13, 2021
The Fountainhead Residency, based in Miami, seeks visual artists who are at a pivotal point in their career. The residency is specific to foreign-born, US-based artists. Artists receive living and working space, travel, and a $1,000 stipend.
Now Journal Call for Works
Deadline: August 13, 2021
Now Journal seeks short works or films in support of the inclusion of Critical Race Theory in educational mandates and discourse.
McColl Center Educators and Parents Artist-in-Residence Program
Charlotte, North Carolina
Deadline: August 15, 2021
This residency is offered to educators and parents who otherwise would not have the opportunity to participate in McColl Center residencies because of responsibilities during school or university terms. Selected artists will receive a $6,000, a furnished apartment for the duration of the program, a private studio, and participation in a group exhibition. There is a $35 application fee.
National Parks Arts Foundation
Death Valley, California
Deadline: August 15, 2021
National Parks Arts Foundation invites artists of all artistic media to apply for their residency program at Death Valley National Park. It comes with a $3,000 stipend, housing, amenities and food, and more.
Ruby Artist Grants
Baltimore, Maryland
Deadline: August 15, 2021
This $15,000 grant is open to artists living in Baltimore City and Baltimore County working in literary, media, performing, or visual arts. The program is open to artists at any stage of their career and favors projects that have significant creative work left to accomplish.
International Theatermakers Awards
Deadline: August 15, 2021
The International Theatermakers Award seeks to expand the participation of international theater artists who are underrepresented in the American theater industry. The award grants 5 theater artists free assistance to apply for an O-1B visa, and more.
Bemis Center Artist Residency
Omaha, Nebraska
Deadline: August 16, 2021
This residency program is open to artists working in all disciplines. Selected artists will receive a private live/work space in Omaha’s arts and culture district, access to installation and production spaces, a space for large-scale sculpture fabrication, and a sound studio for rehearsing and recording, and a $1,000 monthly stipend. There is a $40 application fee.
Joan Mitchell Foundation Residency
New Orleans, Louisiana
Deadline: August 16, 2021
Visual artists can apply to Joan Mitchell Center’s residency, based in New Orleans. Artists will receive a private studio, weekday meals, a $600 monthly stipend, and a range of professional development and public engagement opportunities.
Oolite Arts Studio Residency
Miami Beach, Florida
Deadline: August 16, 2021
This residency program offers visual artists working in a range of disciplines studio spaces located on Miami Beach. Facilities include a flex lounge, printshop, and large format inkjet printer.
CERF+’s COVID-19 Relief Grant Program
Deadline: August 31, 2021
These $1,000 grants are for artists working in craft disciplines who are facing dire circumstances due to food, housing, and/or medical insecurities as a result of the ongoing pandemic.
Toni Beauchamp Prize in Critical Art Writing
Deadline: August 31, 2021
The Toni Beauchamp Prize in Critical Art Writing seeks to address that there are significant lack of venues and support for young and mid-career writers working across the US by recognizing writers that are dealing with the spirit of the age and unafraid to ask difficult questions. There is a first place prize of $3,000 dollars, and two runners up will receive $1,000 each.
Davey Foundation Short Film Grants
Deadline: August 31, 2021
Davey Foundation supports emerging filmmakers with financial grants valued up to $5,000 each, and gear grants, valued at up to $10,000 each, provided by Film Exchange. Filmmakers also receive mentorship from experienced filmmakers.
National Parks Arts Foundation
Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park, Hawai’i
Deadline: August 31, 2021
Artists of all artistic media can apply for this residency at Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park. It comes with a $2,000 stipend, housing, and more.
Lower East Side Printshop Keyhold Residency
New York, New York
Deadline: September 1, 2021
Sankofa Fund for Cultural Preservation
San Francisco, California
Deadline: September 1, 2021
Artist Trust GAP Awards
Deadline: September 2, 2021
Grants for Artists’ Progress are unrestricted hybrid merit-and-need based grants of $1,500 for BIPOC artists working in all disciplines across Washington State.
CPR – Center for Performance Research 2022 Artist Residency
Brooklyn, New York
Deadline: September 7, 2021
This year-long residency seeks to support a wide range of artists, from emerging to established, working within various perspectives of contemporary dance and performance, and time-based forms. Residents receive 150 subsidized rehearsal hours in the facility studios, curatorial support, access to equipment and production resources, a $1,000 stipend, and more.
Hester Street Radical Imagination for Racial Justice Grant
New York, New York or Puerto Rico
Deadline: September 9, 2021
Hester Street’s grant worth $50,000 supports organizations that use arts and culture based practices to aid projects that intersect climate and racial justice work. Applicants must work in New York City or Puerto Rico and be a 501(c)3, or have fiscal sponsorship by a nonprofit organization.
Manhattan Art Grants
New York, New York
Deadline: September 14, 2021
LMCC’s Manhattan Arts Grants have supported Manhattan-based artists, arts groups, and community-focused organizations in sharing rich arts activities with the public. These grants are worth up to $10,000 for presentations that respond to the current needs of our local communities and amplify the cultural breadth and identity of our city.
Storyknife Writers Retreat
Homer, Alaska
Deadline: September 14, 2021
Storyknife offers free writing residencies to women writers. Each resident has their own cabin where she can write and reflect.
Experimental Weaving Residency
Boulder, Colorado
Deadline: September 15, 2021
The Unstable Design Lab is hosting its second experimental weaving residency with the goal of developing new techniques and open-source resources that can co-evolve fiber arts and engineering practice. The resident will work with the lab in Boulder, access to tools, free housing, airfare, meals, and a $9,520 stipend.
Hambidge Center Residency
Rabun Gap, Georgia
Deadline: September 15, 2021
This residency is open to all kinds of creative practioners including visual artists, writers, dancers, musicians, ceramicists, and arts and cultural administrators. Located in the north Georgia mountains, each resident has a private studio and living space, with meals provided four nights a week. $30 application fee.
Pioneer Works Music Residency
Brooklyn, New York
Deadline: September 30, 2021
The Pioneer Works Music Residency provides musicians and sound artists with the exclusive use of a professional recording studio. Residents work independently or with the support of an in-house audio engineer to create and record new work free from commercial constraints over the course of a month. The application opens September 1.
National Parks Arts Foundation
Fort Union, New Mexico
Deadline: September 30, 2021
The National Parks Arts Foundation invites artists of all artistic media to apply for the Fort Union National Monument residency program. The residency comes with housing for one month, and more.
Ox-Bow Haunted House Residency
Saugatuck, Michigan
Deadline: September 30, 2021
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.
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.
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