Artist Opportunities with Upcoming Deadlines in December, 2021, and January, 2022
SPACE on Ryder Farm.
Each month, we compile a list of residencies, grants, and open calls for artists working in all disciplines. This month’s list includes a poetry residency at the Guggenheim that comes with $20,000, a visual arts prize for international artists worth £10,000, and an international competition to discover new talents in photography.
PlySpace Residency Application
Muncie, Indiana
Deadline: December 1, 2021
This residency program offers visual artists, writers, performers, designers, and other creative individuals time and space to investigate and pursue their own practices. Each resident will propose a personal project as well as a project to be completed in partnership with a community collaborator. The application is free through November 15.
Currier Museum Artist-in-Residence
Manchester, New Hampshire
Deadline: December 1, 2021
The Currier Museum of Art invites applications for its Artist-in-Residence program. Resident artists receive a stipend of $1,000 per week, travel allowance up to $500, materials support, and housing in a fully furnished home.
Sundance Institute Humanities Sustainability Fellowship
Deadline: December 1, 2021
This fellowship provides unrestricted stipends to US-based underemployed nonfiction mediamakers whose work and livelihood have been grossly affected by the pandemic. Selected mediamakers working on humanities-focused projects will receive monthly stipends of $5,000 per month over 12 months and dedicated mentorship, project advice, and other tailored non-financial support.
Elizabeth Murray Artist Residency
Granville, New York
Deadline: December 1, 2021
The Elizabeth Murray Artist Residency program by Collar Works is designed to provide emerging, underrepresented, and established artists an immersive, supportive, productive, and communal atmosphere for art-making and dialogue on a bucolic 77-acre farm. The summer residency offers 2 and 4-week residencies for individual artists and 1-week residencies for families. Application fee: $25.
Guggenheim Poetry Residency
New York, New York
Deadline: December 5, 2021
This poet-in-resident focuses on public engagement to collaborate with the Guggenheim’s public programs department to design activations and experiences for the museum’s adult, teen, and youth audiences to engage with poetry as an artistic form. The position comes with a $20,000 honorarium.
Socrates Sculpture Park Open Call
Queens, New York
Deadline: December 6, 2021
Applicants to the 2022 Socrates Annual Fellowship and exhibition program are encouraged to submit proposals based on the prompt *Sink or Swim with the goal of presenting a public artwork for a group exhibition. Fellows receive a $8,000 production grant to support their project, a $2,000 honorarium, and three-months of seven-days-a-week access to the resources and fabrication facilities of the Park’s outdoor artist studio.
iStock Creative Inclusion Grants
Deadline: December 6, 2021
This inaugural grant is dedicated to promoting the work of emerging creative artists seeking to draw attention to, and depict, underrepresented communities through their commercial photography work. Artists will receive a prize of $5,000 in support of their ongoing creative work or a proposed project.
Plum Lime Residency
Brooklyn, New York
Deadline: December 6, 2021
The Plum Lime Residency offers a private studio space for artists to make create a body of work for a month, and will receive studio visits.
CCA-WRI Research Fellowship Program
Montreal, Canada
Deadline: December 6, 2021
The Canadian Centre for Architecture and Window Research Institute seeks proposals for research projects centered on architecture’s varied relationships to the changing material constitution of the light spectrum. Fellows receive access to a private office and a monthly stipend of 5000.
Dance/USA Fellowships to Artists
Deadline: December 8, 2021
This fellowship program offers direct support to individual dance and/or movement-based artists who have developed a sustained and intentional practice of working through dance and movement-based modalities to address social change. Thirty one-year fellowships will be selected, with a minimum of $30,000 per awarded artist.
Mattress Factory International Open Call
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Deadline: December 10, 2021
Artists from around the world are invited to apply for the Mattress Factory’s open call. Selected artists are given a $5,000 honorarium and supported throughout the development of their project over an 18 to 24 month period, culminating in a site-specific installation inside the Museum.
Bernheim Artist Residency
Clermont, Kentucky
Deadline: December 15, 2021
This residency encourages visual artists to examine environmental issues and severity of the climate crisis to promote dialogue and positive change for the natural environment and world at large. Up to four artists will be selected for this residency program, each with a $2,500 stipend.
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart and Sullivan’s Artist Residency
Los Angeles, California
Deadline: December 15, 2021
This residency is open to emerging and mid-career artists working in all disciplines across Greater Los Angeles. Artists will receive receive $5,000 a month over the course of four months, an allowance of up to $1,500 for purchase of art materials, and access to a studio space.
Puffin Foundation Artist Grant Program
Deadline: December 15, 2021
The Puffin Foundation is accepting new proposals in the fine arts, music, and photography. Grants range from $1,250 to $2,500.
Visual Art Open Prize
Deadline: December 15, 2021
International artists working in all visual arts disciplines are invited to apply for this UK-based award worth £10,000.
Atelier Mondial Residency
Deadline: December 15, 2021
This residency is open to visual artists of all disciplines and performance artists who reside in New York City. The program supports artists with $1,200 per month, travel expenses, and a studio space in Switzerland.
Elsewhere Funded Family Residency
Paonia, Colorado
Deadline: December 17, 2021
Elsewhere Studios provides artists with living and studio space, and a stipend of $1,000 for a 10-day residency. Artists can bring their spouse and family or attend on their own.
Tilt Institute Artist Residency
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Deadline: December 17, 2021
This residency assists artists who are working on the creation of work with financial support, access to high-end facilities, and proper technical assistance and education. The program comes with a $2,500 honorarium, a $1,000 credit to be applied to ink usage fees and paper, and more.
The David Prize
New York, New York
Deadline: December 21, 2021
The David Prize is a celebration of individuals and ideas to create a better, brighter New York City. Open to any individual working in the five boroughs, five selected New Yorkers will receive a Prize of $200,000 each to realize their visions.
NYC Mural Arts Project Request for Proposal
New York, New York
Deadline: December 23, 2021
Brooklyn Community Services seeks applications from muralists to work on the NYC Mural Arts Project. The aim of the program is to use a collaborative mural-making process as a tool to raise awareness and eliminate the stigma associated with mental illness. The two artists will receive a $20,000 honorarium.
Anna Rabinowitz Award for Poetry
Deadline: December 31, 2021
This prize worth $1,000 is awarded to poets and their collaborators for venturesome, interdisciplinary work made in the previous year and combining poetry and any other art or discipline.
Poetry Society of America Awards
Deadline: December 31, 2021
The Poetry Society of America has a variety of awards, ranging from $250 to $2,500, for poetry and manuscripts.
Art Omi Residencies
Ghent, New York
Deadline: January 2, 2022
Art Omi has five distinct residency programs supporting artists working in dance, music, visual art, architecture, and writing. The residency is free to all artists with lodging and meals provided.
SPACE on Ryder Farm Residencies
Brewster, New York
Deadline: January 5, 2022
These residencies are open to families, writers, Black creatives, institutions, playwrights and lyricists, and musicians. The space provides a unique and dynamic atmosphere that nourishes artists and innovators both individually and relationally.
Sustainable Arts Fellowship Residency
Newark, New Jersey
Deadline: January 5, 2022
Gallery Aferro offers this open call to all artists or writers that are parents and would like to continue their creative practice in a free workspace studio for 6 months, with a $1,000 stipend and bespoke solo programming opportunities within the vibrant context of Gallery Aferro and Newark, NJ. Application fee: $10
Lynn and John Kearney Fellowship
Newark, New Jersey
Deadline: January 5, 2022
This fellowship is in support of gender-based, racial and economic justice is open to Women Artists of Color of any age, and will cover all workspace studio costs of 6 months each for 2 artists annually, along with a stipend of $1,000 and bespoke solo programming opportunities within the vibrant context of Gallery Aferro and Newark,
NJ. Application fee: $10
Aperture Portfolio Prize
Deadline: January 7, 2022
Rauschenberg Dancer Emergency Grants
Deadline: January 7, 2022
This program provides one-time grants of up to $5,000 to professional dancers in need, who have a dire financial emergency due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Skowhegan Artist Residency
Deadline: January 10, 2022
Skowhegan offers artists the opportunity to engage fully with their studio practice, with their peers, and with distinguished faculty and mentors in it’s nine-week intensive & residential program. Tuition is $6,000, and financial aid is available.
Good Hart Artist Residency
Good Hart, Michigan
Deadline: January 12, 2022
Visual artists, writers, and composers can apply for this residency, which provides full room and board, a meal or two provided by a local host, a $500 stipend, and quiet, natural surroundings to concentrate on creative work.
Right of Return USA Fellowship
Deadline: January 14, 2022
This fellowship program supports formerly incarcerated artists in the creation of original works. Six artists will be awarded a grant of $20,000 each to support a project aimed at reforming our criminal justice system.
Anderson Center Residency Program
Red Wing, Minnesota
Deadline: January 15, 2022
The Anderson Center has residency opportunities open to artists, writers, musicians, and performers: a General Artist Residency Program for emerging, mid-career, and established artists working across all disciplines and based anywhere in the world; a Deaf Artists Residency Program; and a Jerome Emerging Artist Residency Program for early-career and emerging artists living within the state of Minnesota or in New York City.
Hambidge Residency Program
Rabun Gap, Georgia
Deadline: January 15, 2022
Visual artists, writers, dancers, musicians, ceramicists, arts and cultural administrators, creative thinkers of all kinds can apply for this residency in the mountains of north Georgia. Each resident is given their own private studio which provides work and living space with a bathroom and full kitchen.
The Folger Institute Artist Research Fellowship
Washington, DC
Deadline: January 18, 2022
This fellowship is open to artists working in all media whose work would benefit from significant primary research, including visual artists, writers, dramaturgs, playwrights, performers, filmmakers, and composers. The program supports artists with research resources, networking opportunities, and more.
Wurlitzer Foundation Artist Residency Program
Taos, New Mexico
Deadline: January 18, 2022
Painters, poets, sculptors, writers, playwrights, screenwriters, composers, photographers, and filmmakers of national and international origin can apply to stay in one of The Helene Wurlitzer Foundation of New Mexico’s eleven fully furnished artist casitas, or guest houses. Application fee: $25.
Frankenthaler Climate Awards
Deadline: January 20, 2022
Starting January 10, 2022, visual artists and collectives are invited to submit video artworks (e.g. digital video art, animation, film) or videos about visual artworks that tackle the climate change emergency. Each winner will receive $15,000.
Foreland Fellowship
Catskill, New York
Deadline: January 31, 2022
The Foreland Fellowship provides a free 1,000 square foot studio at Foreland to an exceptional Hudson Valley-based artist who identifies as Black, Indigenous, Latinx, AAPI or as a person of color.
Wave Farm Artist Residency
Hudson, New York
Deadline: February 1, 2022
Artists are invited to propose visual and sonic projects that fall within the Transmission Arts genre to this radio-focused residency.
StudioWorks Artist Residency
Eastport, Maine
Deadline: February 1, 2022
Professionally established or emerging visual artists and craftspeople from anywhere in the world are welcome to apply to this artist residency, which comes with a $2,000 stipend for a four-week term.
MacDowell Fellowship
Deadline: February 10, 2022
MacDowell encourages artists from all backgrounds and all countries in the following disciplines to apply: architecture, film/video arts, interdisciplinary arts, literature, music composition, theatre, and visual arts. The sole criterion for acceptance is artistic excellence. Application fee: $30.
Center for Craft Curatorial Fellowship
Deadline: February 14, 2022
This fellowship program supports emerging craft curators to explore and test new ideas about craft. The award is worth up to $5,000.
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.
NARS Studio Relief Program
Brooklyn, New York
Deadline: rolling basis
NARS offers a program for artists who are in need of a temporary studio space and unable to afford it. The subsidized studio space is available for 3 months, and is a work-space only.
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.
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.
Adobe Creative Residency Community Fund
Deadline: rolling basis
The Adobe Creative Residency program supports creators of visual digital work, offering grants of $500–$5,000 for either a portfolio project or a paid Adobe project commission.
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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Every month, Creative Capital compiles a list of residencies, grant, and award opportunities as part of our commitment to sharing resources and opportunities for artists working in all creative disciplines. These opportunities have deadlines in May and June 2024.