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.

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.

Pullman Yards, Atlanta’s historic 27-acre creative campus in the Kirkwood neighborhood, is launching a residency program designed to support innovative artists. Two residencies will take place per year with four artists selected annually (one regional, one national/international per cohort). Residents receive private housing, studio space, and a $500 weekly stipend, as well aspProfessional development with curators, collectors, and industry leaders.

POV American Documentary, public television’s premier showcase for independent nonfiction film, is seeking programs from all perspectives to showcase in its annual PBS series.

This Scholarship is offered annually to an LGBTQIA+ individual who is 30 years or under and passionate about the arts in the form of writing, poetry, painting, theater, music or other artistic mediums. The artist must commit to spending at least one week in Provincetown from November-April, at a time mutually agreed upon with PAAM, and have demonstrated financial need. Created to honor the life of Nicholas Dahl, the scholarship aims to foster creative connections and opportunities in Provincetown. The scholarship will fund a one-week creative experience in Provincetown during the “off-season” (November-April), including lodging, a workshop at PAAM and associated materials, use of a PAAM studio, a PAAM Membership, and the opportunity to visit the Fine Arts Work Center, the National Seashore, and artist and writer studios.

Located in Seaside, Florida, Escape to Create is a residency for artists of all disciplines. Offering month-long residencies in the months of January and February, the program provides residents with honorariums and free housing.

The Homiens Art Prize is one of the highest paying art prizes maintained by an independent art gallery, awarding artists over $12,000 annually. The prize is open to all artists and art forms internationally. Artworks completed in any year are eligible, and there are no theme or size restrictions. Each round, Homiens celebrates 3 winners and 12 finalists who participate in their seasonal exhibition program, and 200 highly commended artists. Winners each receive $1,000, an optional interview, and letter of recommendation from the Jurors of the prize. All entrants are considered for exhibition and receive a certificate of participation. 

Open to writers, directors, and producers with a short film or script, this open call provides a $5,000 unrestricted prize.

This program is for creators of color in documentary filmmaking or nonfiction new media who identify as living with a disability. While AXS prefers that a person of color living with a disability is a key contributor to the project, the fund welcomes diverse teams to apply. Each year up to five creators receive grants of up to $10,000 each to assist in finishing their projects in any stage of production.

MashUp Contemporary Dance Company is seeking a full-time Executive Director (ED) to lead the organization’s operational, administrative, financial, and fundraising strategy with a strategic, self-starting mindset. Working closely with the Artistic Leadership, Board of Directors, and Creative Producer, the ED will support MashUp’s three annual programs—International Women’s Day Dance Festival, National Women’s Equality Day Residency Program, and Quarterly Choreography Open Mic Nights—as well as any special projects or new initiatives.

MashUp Contemporary Dance Company is seeking a proactive Production Intern who is passionate about feminist ideologies and community-building through dance. Working part-time (15–20 hours/week, August 2025–March 2026), the intern will support the planning and execution of the 2025 International Women’s Day Dance Festival by coordinating artists, vendors, and volunteers; managing event supplies; handling front- and back-of-house tasks; and attending all MashUp events to gain hands-on experience in arts production.

The Art and Change Grant (ACG) provides grants of up to $2,500 to fund art for social change projects by women, trans, and/or gender nonconforming artists and cultural producers living in Greater Philadelphia.