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Residencies, Workshops, & Fellowships
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Harry Ransom Center – 2025–2026 Fellowships
The center will award 50 funded fellowships to support on-site archival projects across various disciplines at the University of Texas at Austin’s humanities research library and museum. Read more on Hyperallergic.
Deadline: November 4, 2024 (5pm CST) | ransom.center/fellowships
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Pioneer Works – 2025 Residency Open Call
Pioneer Works is pleased to announce its 2025 Open Call for Visual Arts and Music Residents. The Brooklyn nonprofit cultural center welcomes residents working outside the norm who will benefit from its unique facilities and collaborative environment.
Deadline: September 30, 2024 (5pm EDT) | pioneerworks.org
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Smithsonian American Art Museum – 2025–2026 Research Fellowships
Residential fellowships at SAAM and its Renwick Gallery support full-time, independent research on US art, craft, and visual culture. Paid appointments are available at graduate, predoctoral, postdoctoral, and senior levels. Read more on Hyperallergic.
Deadline: October 15, 2024 | americanart.si.edu
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Vermont Studio Center – 2025 Residency
Nestled in the Green Mountains, Vermont Studio Center hosts an inclusive, global community of artists and writers. Enjoy private studios and rooms, fresh meals, and access to an esteemed Visiting Artists & Writers Program. The application fee is $25.
Deadline: October 15, 2024 | vermontstudiocenter.org
The Morgan Conservatory – Artist in Residence Program
Funded by the Windgate Foundation, the Morgan’s AiR Program in Cleveland, Ohio, offers emerging and established artists focused exploration in papermaking, book arts, and letterpress printing projects.
Deadline: October 31, 2024 | morganconservatory.org
Tyler School of Art and Architecture – Edgar Heap of Birds Family Artist Residency
Open to artists whose work focuses on the history and lived experience of North American Indigenous people. Offered January–May 2025 at the Tyler School of Art and Architecture in Philadelphia. Artists receive a $3,500/month stipend, among other benefits.
Deadline: September 23, 2024 | tyler.temple.edu
Weisman Art Museum, University of Minnesota – Native American Artist-in-Residence
A two-year residency for Hopi and Pueblo artists supports art-making and engagement with the MniSota Native and campus communities, culminating in new work displayed at the museum. Total stipend and supplies: $69,300.
Deadline: September 15, 2024 | z.umn.edu/NAAiR
Open Calls for Art & Writing
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apexart – 2025–26 NYC Open Call
Soliciting 500-word proposals for group exhibitions in apexart’s NYC space in 2025–26. Five winners receive up to $10,000 in budget. Curators, artists, and creative others with a compelling exhibition idea are encouraged to consider.
Application period: October 1–October 31, 2024 | apexart.org
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City of Melbourne – Artist Call: Australian Memorial Commission
International artists are invited to express interest for the design of a permanent memorial in the heart of Melbourne. This $2.5million AUD commission will honor workers who have died while at work. Expressions of interest are now open.
Deadline: September 30, 2024 | melbourne.vic.gov.au
Center For Urban Pedagogy (CUP) – Making Policy Public
The NYC-based program connects organizers/advocates with visual designers/illustrators to create free projects that break down complex social justice issues and policies into easy-to-understand visual explanations. Designers receive $4,000-$7,000, depending on the scope.
Deadline: September 16, 2024 | welcometocup.org
YMCA Downtown Writers Center – Stone Canoe Journal Submissions
The literary and arts journal seeks work by artists with strong connections to Upstate New York. Open to all mediums and artists over 18, visual art submissions can include up to five works.
Deadline: September 15, 2024 | stonecanoe.submittable.com
Grants & Awards
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Foundwork – 2024 Foundwork Artist Prize
The honoree receives a $10,000 grant and studio visits with jurors Rachel Uffner, Lorraine Kiang, Monsieur Zohore, Mohamed Almusibli, and Olivia Aherne. Three artists will be shortlisted. Artists must be Foundwork members to be considered ($4/month with the option to cancel after the three-month prize selection period).
Deadline: September 26, 2024 | foundwork.art
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The Bennett Prize
For women figurative realist painters. The grand prize is $50,000 and a solo show, with an additional finalist receiving $10,000. A four-person jury will select 10 finalists to be featured in a group exhibition that will travel the US. The application fee is $40. Read more on Hyperallergic.
Deadline: October 4, 2024 | thebennettprize.org
Academy of American Poets – Ambroggio Prize
A $1,000 prize is awarded for a book-length poetry manuscript in Spanish with an English translation. The winner will be published by the University of Arizona Press, renowned for its Latinx and Indigenous literature.
Deadline: September 15, 2024 | poets.org
Buffalo Institute for Contemporary Arts – Generator Fund
A new fund for visual arts projects in Buffalo, New York. Kinetic Grants award up to $2,000 to fund projects with a publicly accessible component, while Potential Grants provide up to $10,000 to support long-term platforms for artistic expression and collaboration.
Deadline: September 30, 2024 | generatorfund.org
Center for Craft – Craft Research Fund Grant
The Craft Research Fund supports and expands craft research in the US. Proposals are welcome from a variety of applicants, including organizations, curators, artist-researchers, and scholars. Grants range from $5,000 to $15,000.
Deadline: October 4, 2024 | centerforcraft.org
National Sculpture Society – Stanley Bleifeld Memorial Grant
This $5,000 prize supports a sculptor with exceptional skill and a mature, nature-inspired body of work. Eligible works include sculptures in the round and bas-relief, excluding those made in workshops or classes.
Deadline: November 4, 2024 | nationalsculpture.org
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