Artist Opportunities with Upcoming Deadlines in February and March 2022
Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts in Nebraska City, Nebraska.
Each month, we compile a list of residencies, grants, and open calls for artists working in all disciplines. For February, we recommend checking out the BAVC Media’s fellowship program, which will award $10,000 to eight documentary film projects nearing post-production; the Brown University Practitioner Fellowship, which grants $10,000 to artists, media makers, and writers whose work focuses on race, ethnicity, or indigeneity; and the Theater Mitu Hybrid Arts Lab, providing $5,000 to trans, non-binary, and women artists working at the intersection of performance and technology!
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.
Virginia A. Groot Foundation Grant
Deadline: February 1, 2022
The Virginia A. Groot Foundation offers three grants (up to $60,000, $30,000, $20,000) to artists who have exceptional talent and demonstrated ability in ceramic sculpture or sculpture.
Fine Arts Work Center Visual Arts Fellowship
Provincetown, Massachusetts
Deadline: February 1, 2022
This fellowship opportunity offers emerging visual artists a seven month residency to focus solely on their work. Fellows receive a monthly stipend, housing and a work studio, exhibition opportunities, and a $1000 monthly stipend plus $1000 exit stipend to support relocation at the end of the Fellowship. Application fee: $57
Arrowmont Artists-in-Residence Program
Gatlinburg, Tennessee
Deadline: February 1, 2022
The Arrowmont Artists-in-Residence Program is open to early career craft artists. The artists selected for this 11 month program will receive a monthly stipend, shared housing with private bedrooms and meals, and a private studio. Residents provide instruction for Arrowmont’s children’s education program, ArtReach, and are offered paid teaching opportunities.
Theater Mitu Hybrid Arts Lab
Brooklyn, New York
Deadline: February 4, 2022
The Hybrid Arts Lab is a program supporting trans, non-binary, and women artists working at the intersection of performance and technology. This support includes a $5,000 stipend, creation and exhibition space, technical resources, training, and mentorship for the exploration, development, and expansion of their practice and new artwork.
Project Room Open Call
Miami, Florida
Deadline: February 5, 2022
Locust Projects invites local, national, and international visual artists to apply for the opportunity to access the space and resources to create ambitious, large-scale new work. Selected artists will receive curatorial guidance, a $3500 max production budget, an artist stipend, and a private room at the Locust Projects residency house.
24PearlStreet Winter Writing Workshop Scholarship
Deadline: February 7, 2022
The Fine Arts Work Center, has allocated 5 scholarships, worth $600 each, for Asian-American writers to attend any of their 24PearlStreet winter session workshops starting after February 14.
Governors Island Winter Ice Sculpture Show
New York, New York
Deadline: February 9, 2022
The Trust for Governors Island and Lower Manhattan Cultural Council invite artists of all backgrounds and disciplines to submit an idea for an ice sculpture, to be completed in the two-hour public event on February 26! Selected artists or teams will receive an award of $2,000 to participate, working with a professional ice carver to complete the work on the day of the event.
MacDowell Fellowship
Peterborough, New Hampshire
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.
OneBeat Virtual 2022
Deadline: February 11, 2022
OneBeat is accepting applications for OneBeat Virtual 2022, which will digitally convene approximately 35 musicians from 50 eligible countries and territories. This fully virtual residency program will take place from July 11th – September 6th 2022. Open to Musicians and sonic artists, ages 19-35, this virtual residency offers a unique opportunity for mentorship and collaborative exchange, a $1,500 USD honorarium, and a stipend for equipment.
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.
Mother’s Milk International Artist & Writer Residency
Newton, Kansas
Deadline: February 15, 2022
Mother’s Milk is a 2-6 week interdisciplinary residency, designed to support three or four visual artists, sound artists, or creative writers, who are pursuing innovative work in their field. There is a $25 application fee.
MediaMaker Fellowship
Deadline: February 15, 2022
BAVC Media’s ten-month-long program supports the development of documentary projects that are nearing post-production. The selected eight Fellows—half Bay Area-based and half from elsewhere in the United States—will receive $10,000 each.
Saltonstall x Circus Culture Juried Residency
Ithaca, NY
Deadline: February 15, 2022
The Saltonstall x Circus Culture residency is designed to provide a generous and spacious environment for the development of the circus arts. “Circus artist” is defined very broadly and includes designers, dramaturges, choreographers, directors, circademics, writers, photographers, riggers, performers, teaching artists, and more. Applicants must be based in NY State and at least 21 years of age.
Resonances IV SciArt Summer School
Ispra, Italy
Deadline: February 15, 2022
Artists across creative disciplines, countries, and at any stage of their career are invited to submit an application for this summer school workshop where they can collaborate with scientists on projects at the intersection of the arts, sciences, and society.
Salad Days Artist Residency
Edgecomb, Maine
Deadline: February 15, 2022
The Salad Days Artist-in-Residence is commissioned to produce of plates or shallow bowls from terracotta clay for Watershed Ceramic’s Salad Days annual fundraiser, celebrating handmade ceramic work and locally-sourced food. Residents are provided with a private room, meals, studio space, materials, opportunities to showcase and sell work, and a $4,000 stipend.
NXTHVN Fellowship
New Haven, Connecticut
Deadline: February 21, 2022
Open to artists and curators, the NXTHVN Fellowship Program catalyzes art careers and long-term creative connections through mentorship, professional development, and hands-on training. Each fellow mentors a local high school apprentice, providing them with hands-on instruction in studio and curatorial practices. The year culminates with exhibitions for the fellows and apprentices.
CERF+ Get Ready Grants
Deadline: February 22, 2022
CERF+’s Get Ready Grants have awarded up to $500 to individual artists working in craft disciplines to conduct activities that will help safeguard their studios, protect their careers and prepare for emergencies.
Sustainable Arts Foundation Awards
Deadline: February 25, 2022
This opportunity awards $5,000 each to twenty artists and writers with at least one child under the age of 18 and a strong portfolio. At least half of the awards will go to applicants of color. Application fee: $20.
Quinzena de Dança de Almada – International Dance Festival Open Call
Lisbon, Portugal
Deadline: February 28, 2022
Professional choreographers, dance companies and video directors are welcome to submit their projects to be presented at this large forum for performance, dance, and interaction, to be held in Portugal from September 22 to October 9, 2022.
New Voices Filmmaker Grant
Deadline: February 28, 2022
This new initiative, a partnership between Netflix and NewFest, supports emerging LGBTQ+ filmmakers. Four filmmakers with documentary, narrative, animated or episodic projects by and about the LGBTQ+ community will each receive a $25,000 grant.
Practitioner Fellows: Brown University Center for the Study of Race and Ethnicity in America
Providence, Rhode Island
Deadline: February 28, 2022
Artists, media makers, and writers whose work focuses on race, ethnicity, and/or indigeneity in the United States can apply to be a Practitioner Fellow for Brown University’s spring 2023 academic term. Awardees will receive a $10,000 stipend and have access to up to $1,500 each in research/project funds.
Arts at Alfred Summer BIPOC Artist in Residency
Alfred, New York
Deadline: March 1, 2022
This residency is open to artists who identify as Black, Indigenous and/or People of Color, working in non-conventional, interdisciplinary art genres at the intersection of arts and racial/social justice. Selected artists receive a $2,000 stipend.
Squeaky Wheel Workspace Residency
Buffalo, New York
Deadline: March 1, 2022
Squeaky Wheel’s Workspace Residency is a project-based residency for artists and researchers working in media arts. Selected artists receive a stipend of up to $1550 and support for accommodations and travel.
Lower East Side Printshop Keyholder Residency
New York, New York
Deadline: March 1, 2022
This residency program offers emerging artists from all disciplines 24-hour access to printmaking facilities, career development workshops and salons, and a $1,000 stipend. Printmaking facilities are available for intaglio, relief, monotype, waterbased screenprinting, digital processes, and other techniques.
Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts Residency
Nebraska City, Nebraska
Deadline: March 1, 2022
This 2 to 8 week residency offers a $100 weekly stipend, free housing, and a private studio. Established and emerging visual artists, writers, composers, and interdisciplinary artists from across the country and around the world are eligible to apply. Application fee: $35.
Chautauqua School of Art Residency Program
Chautauqua, New York
Deadline: March 2, 2022
The Chautauqua School of Art residency program welcomes artists working in all disciplines who have yet to receive wide recognition of their work to apply for this residency. The curriculum intentionally breaks from the traditional methods of art education that silo disciplines from each other, and instead embraces a full range of studio and pragmatic studies including contemporary professional development. A central focus of the program is community building, which promises artists will leave with new friends, opportunities and resources well beyond their time at Chautauqua.
Kala Fellowship Award
Berkeley, California
Deadline: March 6, 2022
This international award is open to artists producing innovative work in mediums including printmaking, digital media, installation art, social practice, photography, and book arts. Selected artists will receive a $3,000 stipend and a studio residency at Kala Art Institute.
Shandaken: Storm King Residency
New Windsor, New York
Deadline: March 7, 2022
Thus residency, located on the ground of Storm King Art Center in the Hudson Valley, is open to artists of all disciplines, and follows a process-focused model—prioritizing experimentation, research, and risk-taking in the studio. Residents are given a private bedroom and a private studio for 2, 4, or 6 weeks each. Application fee: $25
Hewlett 50 Arts Commissions Media Arts Grant
Bay Area, California
Deadline: March 8, 2022
Creative Capital and the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation are partnering to administer the Hewlett 50 Arts Commissions, supporting Media Arts. Ten grants of $150,000 each will be awarded to Bay Area nonprofit organizations to commission artists in the development of major new performance-based projects that center the use of emerging media technologies.
Rising: Climate in Crisis Residencies
New Orleans, Louisiana
Deadline: March 10, 2022
This residency at A Studio in the Woods is open to artists of all disciplines who have demonstrated an established dialogue with environmental and culturally related issues. Recipients will be provided with time, space, scholarship and staff support to foster critical thinking and creation of new works, as well as a $3000 as a stipend and $2000 towards materials.
BRIClab Residency
Brooklyn, New York
Deadline: March 10, 2022
This residency program is open to emerging and mid-career artists working in Contemporary Art, Film + TV, Performing Arts, and Video Art. Residents receive financial support, mentorship, skills-based learning opportunities, and documentation of their work.
Vera List Center Fellowships
Deadline: March 13, 2022
This two-year, highly individualized fellowship program supports scholarly and creative work that critically engages with the theme, correction. Journalists, scholars, activists, visual and performing artists, critics, public intellectuals, curators, and cultural practitioners are eligible to apply. Selected fellows receive a $15,000 research stipend as well as extensive curatorial and professional development services.
Arts/Industry Residency
Sheboygan, Wisconsin
Deadline: March 14, 2022
This opportunity is open to artists working in, or interested in working in, clay or cast metal. Artists-in-residence receive 24-hour access to studio space, industrial materials, use of equipment, technical assistance, photographic services, housing, round-trip transportation, and a modest weekly stipend.
Armstrong Now Artist in Residence for 2022
Queens, New York
Deadline: March 15, 2022
This residency provides emerging artists with a platform to create new work inspired by the vast collection of artifacts and documents in the Armstrong Archives. Two residencies will be awarded to multidisciplinary artistic collaborations that draw upon Armstrong’s legacy, using the unique resources of his archives to inform new works that place Armstrong within a contemporary context. Selected artists will receive a one-time $10,000 award.
LIFT–Early Career Support for Native Artists
Deadline: March 16, 2022
Native artists working in dance/choreography, fiction/poetry writing, film/video, multi-disciplinary arts, music, performance art, theater and screenplay writing, traditional arts, or 2D + 3D visual arts are eligible for this program hosted by the Native Arts and Cultures Foundation. Selected artists will receive a monetary award of $10,000 for their proposed project.
Armory Art Center Artist-in-Residence Program
West Palm Beach, Florida
Deadline: March 20, 2022
This residency program for emerging artists working in 2D, jewelry and metalsmithing, ceramics, and sculpture provides participants with a studio space, the opportunity to refine their teaching skills, and a generous monthly stipend. Residents are also paid for teaching and extracurricular events in the community. Candidates must have least a BFA and 25 hours experience teaching in a studio environment.
Jadin Wong Fellowship and 2022 Van Lier Fellowship
Deadline: March 20, 2022
This fellowship opportunity, is open to NYC-based, Asian American dancers with a portfolio of choreographic work, aged 30 or younger, who seeks to make an impact on the Asian American community.
Creatives Rebuild New York Artist Employment Program
Deadline: March 25, 2022
This program will fund employment for 300 artists working in collaboration with community-based organizations across New York State for two years. Participating artists will receive a salary of $65,000 per year plus benefits. Community-based organizations will receive $25,000-$100,000 per year to support their collaborations with these artists.
Creatives Rebuild New York Guaranteed Income for Artists Program
Deadline: March 25, 2022
This program will provide regular, no-strings-attached cash payments for 2,400 artists who have financial need. Each artist will receive $1,000 per month for 18 consecutive months.
Creative Capital 2023/2024 Grant Cycle – Wild Futures: Art, Culture, Impact
Deadline: April 1, 2022
We have simplified our application process for the 2023/2024 grant cycle—”Wild Futures: Art, Culture, Impact.” The 2023 Award Cycle is open March 1 to April 1, 2022 and invites projects in Performing Arts, Technology, and Literature. Selected projects will receive awards of varying amounts up to $50,000 with additional advisory services.
The Franklin Furnace Fund Grant
Deadline: April 1, 2022
The Franklin Furnace Fund supports early career artists interested in producing major performance art works in New York City. Grants range from $2,000 to $10,000 and will be allocated according to a peer reviewed panel.
Changing Climate Residency
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Deadline: April 10, 2022
Santa Fe Art Institute’s thematic residency program is open to individual artists, Collaborations, and families of all artistic disciplines whose work addresses the global impact of climate change. Awards of $500 are also available to selected BIPOC artists residing in New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado, Utah, Texas, or Oklahoma.
Fire Island Artist Residency (FIAR)
Cherry Grove, New York
Deadline: April 15, 2022
This residency exclusively for artists identifying as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, non-binary, intersex, two-spirit or queer, is accepting applications for its summer program. Artists will share a live/work space for four-weeks in the secluded beach community of Cherry Grove, NY, an historic LGBTQ settlement. Application fee: $40
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 $3,000 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.
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