Artist Opportunities

CultureSource is a Detroit-based coalition of cultural organizations and creative people that supports the vitality of Southeast Michigan's arts and culture community. This newly established Director of Programs role will work alongside the executive director and six program team staff members in guiding programmatic strategy and implementation and overseeing program operations that continuously improve.

Designed to support BIPOC artists and performing arts organizations from underserved and under-resourced communities, this program offers affordable rehearsal space in The Clemente’s 3rd-floor studio, Room 309, at a discounted rate of $15/hour for artists and organizations in New York City.

This residency focuses on helping artists grow and strengthen their creative industrial art practice with flexible time commitments of one to three months. Micro-residencies are an ideal opportunity to complete a specific project, commission, or prototype within a limited amount of time. One ceramics and one metals micro-resident are hosted at a time.

The Foundation welcomes applications from visual artists who are painters, sculptors, and artists who work on paper, including printmakers. Grants are intended for a one-year period of time. The Foundation will review expenditures relating to an artist’s professional work and personal expenses, and amounts range up to $50,000. Artists must be actively exhibiting their current work in professional artistic venues, such as gallery and museum spaces.

An application for one-time financial assistance is open to professional musicians across all genres. You must be a professional music performer, composer/arranger, or educator in a specific time of need caused by an unexpected hardship (e.g., medical or dental situation, natural disaster, or certain housing crises).

During their stay, artists’ objectives are self-prescribed. The program welcomes all types of artists, writers, musicians, etc. of all skill levels, welcomes creators to explore new media and techniques, and encourages collaboration but does not require it. Residents are encouraged to explore and engage with the local community.

Innovate Grant distributes two $1,800 grants each quarter, to one visual artist and one photographer. In addition, 12 honorable mentions (six in art and six in photo), will be featured on the website and join a growing community of vibrant and talented artists. Fee: $35.

This program brings together artists from diverse backgrounds of the African Diaspora to engage in their creative process, while building lasting relationships rooted in co-mentorship. Artists of all disciplines are encouraged (painting, sculpture, illustration, writing, dance, music, theater/performance, photography, fiber/textiles, etc). Currently accepting applications from the North Eastern region (Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island).

The Adolph and Esther Gottlieb Emergency Grant program provides interim financial assistance to qualified painters, printmakers, and sculptors whose needs are the result of an unforeseen, catastrophic incident. The maximum amount of this grant is $15,000; an award of $5,000 is typical.

Emergency Grants is the only active, multidisciplinary program that offers immediate, project-based assistance of this kind to artists living and working anywhere in the United States, for projects occurring in the U.S. and abroad. Grants range from $500 to $3,000, and the average grant is $1,900.

The California Department of Parks and Recreation invites artists interested in creating public art in California State and/or local parks to join the Arts in California Parks directory. The directory is a resource available to all State and local California Parks staff, as well as the general public, to be used to search for artists based on location, art medium, or other considerations, in order to explore opportunities for collaboration.

This residency allows emerging contemporary artists time and space to create new work exploring their practice. The residency culminates in a solo closing reception that is promoted across an extensive network. Proposals should have a contemporary art focus showing experimentation and career reach for the artist. The program is especially interested in projects that involve conceptual art, practice or theory, or involve the public in their creative process.

Stochastic Labs awards fully-sponsored residencies to exceptional engineers, artists, scientists, and entrepreneurs from around the world. Residencies are of variable length and include a private apartment at the mansion, co-working and/or dedicated work space, shop access (laser cutter, 3D printer etc), a monthly stipend, and a budget for materials. Residents may apply as individuals or as teams.

The Awesome Foundation is a global community advancing the interest of awesome in the universe, $1,000 at a time. Each fully autonomous chapter supports projects through micro-grants, usually given out monthly. Projects include initiatives in a wide range of areas including arts, technology, community development, and more. Many awesome projects are novel or experimental, and evoke surprise and delight.

The Adobe Creative Residency Community Fund provides support to creators during times of extraordinary hardship. If selected, you will receive $10,000 from the Adobe Creative Residency Community Fund.

Grants for Artists’ Progress (GAP) are unrestricted grants of $1,500 for artists working in all disciplines across Washington State.

The Midwest Open is an annual exhibition at Woman Made Gallery that highlights the achievements of women and nonbinary artists living in the American Midwest. All media and subject matter will be considered. WMG is looking for work unique to the vision of each artist, work that needs the world to complete it, or work that sings a song from the heart(land). Fee: $35.

The New Futures program is part of The Other Art Fair's continued mission to break down traditional barriers of the contemporary art world. The recipient is given a free exhibition space at The Other Art Fair (November 6–9 at ZeroSpace) along with access to opportunities designed to jump-start their career. The program is designed for artists in the very early stages of their professional career.

Picture Theory Artist Residency supports artists with focused time, space, and guidance to deepen their practice and develop new work for the month of August. Two resident artists will receive a shared studio space and weekly Critique Sessions from arts professionals including curators, editors and critics to provide critical feedback, development and navigation of the art market from diverse positions.

The fellowship supports exemplary research by emerging and established writers examining themes related to women and non-binary voices in photography. It facilitates the creation of scholarly essays that engage with primary and secondary sources while supporting authors through access to mentorship, networking, and publication opportunities. It offers a $2,000 stipend, a 15-day residency in Miami, mentorship, and round-trip airfare. Fee: $10

Makers, artists, and craftspeople based in Texas are encouraged to enter a submission that demonstrates their technical mastery, as well as a thoughtful connection to cultural tradition through a singular, one-of-a-kind handcrafted piece. The winner will receive $25,000, and four finalists will also receive grant funding.

This residency program is aimed at providing artists, writers, and creatives in all disciplines permission to relax, to focus, and/or re-invent their practice as needed. This application is for the Self-Directed, Emerging Artist (PNW-based only), and In the Making residencies. There is one application for all programs.

The Center for Contemporary Printmaking offers Artists-in-Residence the opportunity to live and work inside the specifically designed Helen Frankenthaler Printmaking Cottage. Within this space artists can produce a body of work in a supportive atmosphere that fosters creative growth and development, for traditional as well as innovative printmaking techniques. Fee: $35.

TERRAIN is an annual, juried multimedia art and music event celebrating artists in the Spokane area. From painting to poetry to interactive art and film, the event aims to showcase a little of everything that’s happening to make the Inland Empire a more vibrant, cultural and beautiful place.