Artist Opportunities: October and November 2022
Aerial view of Art Omi in Ghent, NY. Photo by Alon Koppel.
Fall into new artist opportunities! We have compiled the latest residencies, grants, and open calls with deadlines in October and November. Check out The Bennett Prize which supports a woman painter working in figurative realism with a $50,000 stipend total over two years; the new Rauschenberg Dancer Emergency Grant cycle, providing grants of up to $5,000 to professional dancers in need; and Hyperallergic’s Journalism Fellowship for Curators which comes with $5,000 to support research and writing.
Discover even more below!
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Artadia Awards
Atlanta, Georgia
Deadline: October 1, 2022
The Artadia Awards provide contemporary visual artists living or working in Atlanta with financial support and exposure. Three artists will receive unrestricted funds of $10,000, and one artist will receive the Marciano Artadia Award of $25,000. Honorariums will also be provided to Finalists.
Bennett Prize
Deadline: October 7, 2022
The Bennett Prize is a stipend/grant-in-aid program that supports the fine art practice of a woman painter working in figurative realism. The prize, administered by The Pittsburgh Foundation, provides $25,000 annually over two consecutive years and a solo exhibition to the winning artist. A runner up will be awarded $10,000.
Rauschenberg Dancer Emergency Grants
Deadline: October 14, 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 and its consequences. You must demonstrate an urgent and critical need for emergency support in order to apply.
Hyperallergic’s Journalism Fellowship for Curators
Deadline: October 15, 2022
Hyperallergic, with the support of the Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation, offers to provide five curators with $5,000 to support their research and writing. Both established and emerging curators at least two years out of college are welcome to apply.
Squeaky Wheel Workspace Residency
Buffalo, New York
Deadline: October 15, 2022
This project-based residency program is open to artists and researchers working in media arts. Selected applicants receive $1000 in artist fees and stipends, up to $700 in financial assistance for child care and/or disability support, and up to $300 in travel support.
McMillen Foundation Grants Program
Ellensburg, Washington
Deadline: October 15, 2022
Washington state based organizations with a focus on medical research and/or social enhancement are invited to apply for this grant. The medical research program is centered on research on cardiology, lipids, and organ transplant. The social enhancement program is for organizations with an art-related mission.
Art Omi Residencies
Ghent, New York
Deadline: October 15, 2022
Art Omi provides residencies to artists working in architecture, visual arts, dance, music, and writing. The residency includes comfortable lodgings in scenic Columbia County, and catered meals.
Women’s Studio Workshop Ora Schneider Regional Residency Grant
Rosendale, New York
Deadline: October 15, 2022
The grant is a month-long residency for artists residing in Greene, Columbia, Delaware, Dutchess, Ulster, Sullivan, and Orange counties. Priority will be given to artists with experience and a working knowledge of etching, intaglio, or monoprint; letterpress; papermaking; screenprinting; photography; or ceramics. Two artists will be provided a $1500 stipend and 24/7 studio access.
Public Art for Spatial Justice
Massachusetts
Deadline: October 17, 2022
This grant supports public art that creatively cultivates expressions or embodiments of spatial justice with prizes of $15,000-$30,000. Massachusetts-based artist(s) and Massachusetts-based organizations working with artist(s) are eligible to apply.
Craft Research Fund Artist Fellowship
Deadline: October 21, 2022
This fellowship awards $10,000 to five mid-career artists to support research projects that advance, expand, and support the creation of new research and knowledge through craft practice.
Rauschenberg Medical Emergency Grants
Deadline: October 28, 2022
This program provides one-time grants of up to $5,000 for recent unexpected medical, dental, and mental health emergencies to artists in financial need who are practicing in the visual arts, film/video/electronic/digital arts, and choreography.
Wildacres Residency Program
Little Switzerland, North Carolina
Deadline: October 31, 2022
The residency program provides artists with a secluded, natural setting to work on their creative projects of all disciplines. Wildacres Retreat is situated on just over 1200 acres near Mt. Mitchell at an elevation of 3,300 feet. Application fee: $25
NYSCA/NYFA Artists with Disabilities Grant
New York
Deadline: November 1, 2022
The program will distribute $1,000 to New York State artists with a disability who reside outside of the five boroughs of NYC and have experienced financial hardship due to the COVID-19 crisis.
A.I.R. Fellowships Program
New York, New York
Deadline: November 1, 2022
This program supports underrepresented and emerging women and non-binary artists in New York City. A.I.R. provides fellows with sponsored membership with A.I.R. Gallery for one year, professional development opportunities, a solo exhibition, an artist-mentor, and a stipend at the end of the program.
Black Mountain Institute Shearing Fellowship
Las Vegas, Nevada
Deadline: November 1, 2022
This fellowship is for emerging and distinguished writers who have published at least one book with a trade or literary press. The fellowship includes a stipend of $20,000, free housing, a semester-long letter of appointment, and more.
Artadia Awards
Houston, Texas
Deadline: November 1, 2022
The Artadia Awards provide contemporary visual artists living or working in Houston with financial support and exposure. Three artists will receive unrestricted funds of $10,000, and one artist will receive the Marciano Artadia Award of $25,000. Honorariums will also be provided to Finalists.
BigCi Environmental Awards
Blue Mountains, Australia
Deadline: November 4, 2022
This opportunity is open to international and Australian artists from various fields – visual art, installation, multimedia, performance, literature, music, photography, film making, and curating. Two winners will each receive a four week residency in the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Greater Blue Mountains and $4,000 prize money.
GALLIM Moving Artist Parent Residency
Brooklyn, New York
Deadline: November 4, 2022
This program is designed to holistically support movement artists who are parents. It provides one week of fully-funded, exclusive access to a large sprung floor studio in NYC, a $750 resident artist stipend, and $600 childcare stipend.
VelvetPark LGBTQ+ Writers Residency 2023
Brooklyn, New York
Deadline: November 11, 2022
Velvetpark invites writers at any point of their career to apply for this six month workspace residency to develop and complete a body of work. Application fee: $25.
Lenore G. Tawney Fellowship
Deadline: November 14, 2022
This fellowship, at the John Michael Kohler Arts Center, is open to scholars, artists, curators, and writers with projects that study overlooked aspects of works and movements related to pioneering fiber artist Lenore G. Tawney. Selected artists receive a $30,000 stipend plus up to $10,000 to support travel, accommodation, research materials, and translation.
Amant Studio & Research Residency Program
Brooklyn, New York
Deadline: November 15, 2022
Amant invites artists from around the world with experimental practices in visual arts, cultural theory, performance, filmmaking, and writing to apply to their research-oriented residencies in Brooklyn. They provide artists with space, resources, and guidance to support long-term research projects and archival work. The application opens October 3.
Nightboat Books Poetry Prize
Deadline: November 15, 2022
Open to poets writing in English, this prize includes a $1,000 advance, a standard royalty contract, and 25 free copies of the published book. Entry fee: $28.
Women’s Studio Workshop Residencies
Rosendale, New York
Deadline: November 15, 2022
Women’s Studio Workshop offers Studio, Legacy, Art-in-Education Artist’s Book, and Artist’s Book Residencies for women and trans, intersex, nonbinary and gender-fluid visual artists. Their studios are housed in an historic building, located in the foothills of the Hudson Valley’s Shawangunk Mountains.
Dresher Ensemble Artist Residency
San Francisco, California
Deadline: November 15, 2022
This residency supports artists in Northern California who are in their early to mid-career stage with free studio space and up-to-date equipment to create new work in the time-based arts such as theater, performance, dance, movement, music, sound art, instrument invention, as well as collaborative and interdisciplinary work. Artists also receive a stipend of up to $1,500.
Baxter St Residency
New York, New York
Deadline: November 17, 2022
Open to emerging New York-based artists, working in photography or lens-based art. Residents shall have free use of the facilities and equipment at Baxter St at CCNY, as well as a secondary photo lab. Juried by a committee of distinguished art professionals.
Smack Mellon Studio Program Open Call
Brooklyn, New York
Deadline: November 23, 2022
The program provides six eligible emerging or early career artists working in all visual arts media a free, private studio space. Their facilities include a digital production lab and a fabrication shop.
Bernheim Artist in Residence
Clermont, Kentucky
Deadline: November 28, 2022
This residency program provides multidisciplinary artists with comfortable rustic housing, access to studio space, and a $2,500 stipend to develop new site-specific artwork connecting people with nature. The recreational nature preserve is located 25 miles south of Louisville.
USArtists International
Deadline: November 30, 2022
This grant program run by Mid Atlantic Arts supports in-person and virtual performances by American artists at international festivals and global presenting arts marketplaces. It provides grants of up to $18,000 toward eligible expenses.
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
The Foundation for Contemporary Arts offers Emergency Grants between $500 and $3,000 for experimental 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.
Awesome Foundation On the Water Grant
Deadline: rolling basis
This grant awards $1,000 per month to a water-focused project that brings creativity, culture, and inclusion to the water or provides a new way of thinking about the water. Applicants can be based anywhere in the world.
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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