Artist Opportunities

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

Money for Women especially encourages applications from writers and artists in the early and middle stages of their artistic development. We program awards support grants ($500 - $2000) to individual women in the arts with primary residence in the US and Canada.

The Audrey Flack Short-Term Fellowship is open to predoctoral, postdoctoral, and senior scholars researching topics in American art who reside, work, or attend school outside of commuting distance from Washington, D.C. The Audrey Flack Short-Term Fellow will receive a stipend of $5,000 plus a travel allowance of $100-$1,000 to support relocation to Washington, D.C.

A juried selection is held annually to award artists three-to-twelve month residencies. Artists selected for the program receive 24/7 access to studio space, cultural and professional development opportunities, a monthly stipend, and the opportunity to give an artist talk. The studios are equipped with sinks, telephones and wireless Internet access. Artists are selected based on the quality of their creative work, ability to interact with the public, career direction, and program diversity.

The Salt Lick Incubator is a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting emerging musicians in building sustainable careers. We offer artist project grants, ranging from $5,000 to $15,000 to artists for projects such as producing a song or album, creating a music video, developing social media assets, pressing vinyl, touring, or enhancing branding and marketing strategies.

Anderson Ranch’s Artists-in-Residence Program fosters creative, intellectual and professional growth for emerging and established visual artists. Residents have access to world-class facilities and studio time, free from everyday pressures. Residents can pursue interdisciplinary projects among a community of working artists, and gain feedback from prominent Visiting Artists and Critics. The Ranch setting is specifically crafted to aid artists in the production of their work. The residency is designed to allow artists to take risks and pursue new projects and ideas. Application Fee: $30

The Artist Professional Development Grant provides support to Iowa’s artists to undertake activities that advance their artistic practices and elevate the creative industry in Iowa.

A 12-week program designed to bring creative minds from around the world to Manchester, NH. Experience an environment that allows creative freedom to discover, define, and refine your creative practice. Application Fee: $50

The Art of Recovery (AoR) Microgrant Program supports artists, arts and culture producers, and community partners in creating accessible arts and cultural experiences that enliven public spaces, foster community connection and well-being, and strengthen Santa Monica's creative economy.

Founded in 1945 in the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains, Arrowmont is one of the country's most established craft schools, with intensive workshops, a year-round Artist-in-Residence program (one- and two-year residencies for five emerging artists), and the long-running Pentaculum gathering. The AIR program provides private studio, housing, monthly stipend, and access to faculty + visiting artist critique.

The Yéego Action Grant provides support for the growing landscape of Native artists and culture bearers who need financial assistance with a specific professional opportunity or towards a hardship that is hindering their creative practice. This program offers grants up to $2500.

The Creative Professionals Talent Recruitment Initiative is a new grant designed to attract, relocate, and support artists, musicians, performers, designers, artisans, filmmakers, culinary artists, arts administrators and other creative professionals to Appleton, Wisconsin. Relocating Creatives will receive a $10,000 grant for their creative practice, a $2,500 relocation stipend, relocation assistance and professional development opportunities.

Are you an experienced teaching artist looking to spend time immersed in the community and beauty of rural Wallowa County? Fishtrap Writers-in-Residence have the opportunity to get some creative work done and help inspire local writers of all ages through teaching in local schools, sharing a public reading, and offering your own Fishtrap writing workshop.

The Amerind Museum, Dragoon, AZ, seeks Artist in Residence applications from emerging Native American artists. The selected artists must be in residence at the Amerind Museum for 1month at a time to be determined between the selected artists and Amerind’s staff.

The Sandhill Crane Studio Artist-in-Residence Program offers artists the opportunity to immerse themselves in the landscapes protected by ACT. This residency is designed to foster a meaningful connection between art, conservation, and community, encouraging artists to draw inspiration from North Central Florida’s unique ecosystems.