Artist Opportunities

The Institute for Public Architecture welcomes applications for the 2027 Independent Project Residency – the only overnight arts program on Governors Island in New York City. Through a creative live-in residency framework situated in public space, the program invites practitioners across disciplines—whose work focuses on the public realm—to live and work during an 11-week period at the Block House, and encourages Fellows to collaborate across the island. Since 2021, the program has hosted a diverse cohort of architects, artists, technologists, farmers, and more.

VIA’s Artistic Production Grants fund the production of newly commissioned works of visual art exhibited beyond museum walls, in the public realm, or in non-traditional exhibition environments. These grants are awarded to projects that best exemplify VIA’s three core values of Artistic Production, Thought Leadership, and Public Engagement. Grant amounts range from $25,000 to $100,000.

The Hopper Prize was established to provide grants, visibility, and career enhancing validation to artists who demonstrate a serious commitment to their work.

SoMad is moving into a new building in 2027, and instead of filling our bathrooms with basic fixtures, fluorescent lighting and forgettable tile, we're inviting artists to transform each one into something entirely their own — a permanent, site-specific environment that will inspire occupants for decades to come.

SU-CASA is a community arts engagement program that places artists and organizations for collaborative residencies at senior centers across the five boroughs of New York City. Individual artists may apply to SU-CASA for placements at participating senior centers through their local arts council; organizations must apply for a SU-CASA designation directly through the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs.

The 2027 Manhattan Arts Grants application guidelines and application forms for LMCC’s annual grant programs are now available. We invite Manhattan-based individual artists, collectives, and non-profit organizations working across all artistic disciplines, backgrounds and neighborhoods to apply for project support to bring their 2027 projects to life.

The Artist’s Book Grant is an eight- to ten-week residency for artists to produce a limited edition book work. Working intensively in our studios, artists print and bind their own books, and are encouraged to create an edition size no larger than 100 and no smaller than 50. The grant includes a stipend of $350/week, up to $1000 for materials, up to $250 for travel within the Continental US, free onsite housing, and 24/7 studio access.

The Artist’s Book Grant is an eight- to ten-week residency for artists to produce a limited edition book work. Working intensively in their studios, artists print and bind their own books, and are encouraged to create an edition size no larger than 100 and no smaller than 50.

The Individual Artist Fellowship program recognizes artists in Nebraska. Fellowship recipients are chosen by a professional panel according to the merit of their work. Funds must be used for professional development, which can include the creation of new art, presentations, training, and/or research.

The program brings together a small international cohort of actors and performing artists for more than 30 hours of workshops, movement and embodied practice, ensemble training, improvisation, text work, play and artistic experimentation. The week is rooted in cross-border artistic exchange between Mexico and the United States. Alongside the studio practice, participants share accommodation, selected meals, group outings, theatre visits and cultural activities across Mexico City.

Chulitna Lodge Wilderness Retreat seeks to provide the time, space, clarity, and facilities for all forms of creative professionals or researchers to make and meditate. From visual artists, to writers, to scientific researchers, music, dance, and more, we encourage the gamut from seasoned professionals to enthusiastic hobbyists, to apply for our various programs.

The EFA Studio Program provides professional visual artists with subsidized studio space, curatorial opportunities, and a supportive community in Midtown Manhattan. Artists are selected by a panel of art professionals based on an anonymous review process. There is no application fee, and we welcome artists living within commuting distance of Manhattan.

Established in 1980, this internationally renowned program has awarded visual artists of all media the opportunity to live and create works inspired by Bernheim’s wondrous natural environment. The work created through this program connects visitors to new and exciting experiences that spark curiosity and ignite wonder while expressing the artistic side of Bernheim.

Since 2025, The Abbey Foundation has been offering six month residencies to artists for day use of the 850 square foot studio space. There is also another 850 square foot screened in area attached to the indoor studio which is available for large scale works. The studio may be a shared space with one other artist during some periods.

The Sony Future Filmmaker Awards have officially opened for entries for their 2027 edition, inviting filmmakers from around the world to submit their short films for free. Now in their fifth year, the Awards continue to grow, offering emerging filmmakers an opportunity to showcase their work on a global stage, build industry connections and develop their craft through an exclusive industry program.

The City of West Hollywood is seeking qualifications from professional artists and curators for a temporary public art exhibition at the Santa Monica Boulevard/Doheny Drive traffic median. This project is part of the City’s Creative Plan celebrating the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Three selected artists will be invited to develop proposals inspired by the theme “Inventing Traditions,” exploring how traditions evolve and how global events shape community and cultural identity. Artists may propose existing or newly fabricated work. No proposals are required at the qualification stage.

Internationally based artists are welcome to apply both during our bi-annual Open Call periods or on a rolling basis throughout the year. Decisions will be communicated three to four weeks after submitting your application. If you are an international artist residing in the US for three or more years, you are eligible to apply as a US-based applicant. Learn more on our Residency for International Artists and FAQ pages. For further questions, feel free to email us at [email protected].

This is a dynamic farm, flock, and fiber art residency program that enhances and nurtures the whole artist and future farmer from the ground up. Focused on collaboration, learning, and experimentation, the resident artist will have the opportunity to work closely with the farm’s artist exploring a multitude of creative media including felting, dyeing, knitting, spinning and more.

Founded in 2020, Moulin/Belle is a space for artists and movers to slow down and reconnect with their raison d'etre. Intended as an in-process art residency located in Mareuil en Périgord, Moulin/Belle is an approximately 200 year-old renovated house and converted mill, with a vegetable garden and multiple green spaces. Artistic residents have their pick from our local dance studio, to outdoor tables for painting or writing, to long walks through nature for site-specific work, and more.

Introduce your work to the world. Enter the most prestigious competition for creativity in illustration, the Communication Arts Illustration Competition. Any illustration first published or produced from January 2026 through January 2027 is eligible.

For the 2027 season, the Anderson Center is offering two week or month-long residencies in May, June, July, August, and October with preference for month long stays. Specific start and end dates are listed in the application form. There is a $30 fee for applying to this residency program.

The Virginia Center for the Creative Arts's Alonzo Davis Fellowship is a permanent, fully-funded, two-week residency for outstanding American writers, visual artists, and composers of African or Latin American descent.

The Montello Foundation provides a solitary retreat where artists can experience the vastness of a desert landscape from a safe building, a “base camp” a unique space for inspiration and creation, a place that provides a shield from distractions in the solitude of the desert. A building designed with a large shading roof under which there are two distinct spaces: one space for the bodily needs: eating sleeping washing, and a stove for the cold desert nights, and a second space for work: for writing painting drawing studying, a space for the first materializations of new ideas. There is no cost for this program. Artists must cover travel and living expenses.

Founded in 1954, the HWF manages one of the oldest artist residency programs in the USA. The Foundation’s mission is to “Support the artist and the creative process” and serves as a haven for visual artists, literary artists and music composers. The Helene Wurlitzer Foundation is located on fifteen acres in the heart of Taos, New Mexico, a multicultural community renowned for its popularity with artists. $30 Application Fee