OPPORTUNITIES FOR ARTISTS
Department of Art & Art Professions, Steinhardt School of Culture,
Education, and Human Development, NYU listing of art opportunities
*Please Note: NYU Steinhardt maintains a list of scholarships and grants from outside organizations. The list
can be found here: ​
http://steinhardt.nyu.edu/art/resources/nonnyuscholarships
The College Art Association posts various opportunities for the arts, which can be found here:
http://www.collegeart.org/opportunities/
The Artist Trust posts residencies, workspace, awards, etc. with corresponding deadlines which can be
found here: ​
http://artisttrust.org/index.php/for-artists/opportunities
For more general college scholarship opportunities please refer to the following link:
http://www.college­scholarships.com/free_scholarship_searches.htm
JUNE 2015
The ​
Opportunities for Artists ​
include scholarships, residencies, grants, fellowships, awards, exhibitions,
for art students, visual artists and other arts-related professions. All information is subject to change and
must be verified by the individual seeking each opportunity.
AWARDS, GRANTS & FELLOWSHIPS
2015 New Art Wave International Artist Award, 2015 Art Wave Expo, Deadline: May 20, 2015,
http://www.new-artwave.com/award.html
Individual Photographer Fellowships, Aaron Siskind Foundation, New York, NY, Deadline: May 29, 2015,
http://aaronsiskind.org/grant.html
$10,000 William and Dorothy Yeck Purchase Award, 2015 Miami University Young Sculptors Competition,
Miami, FL, Deadline: June 1, 2015,
http://miamioh.edu/cca/academics/departments/art/galleries/hiestand-galleries/young-sculptors/index.html
2015 Cloud Prize, Philadelphia, PA, Deadline: June 1, 2015, ​
http://www.cloudcoffeephilly.com/our-crew
Exposure Photography, SeeMe, New York, NY, Deadline: June 5, 2015,
https://www.see.me/exposureaward/
10th Semiannual Competition, $10,000 Award, Dave Brown Projects, Deadline: June 6, 2015,
https://davebownprojects.com/
Award, Digital Art Prize, Lumen Prize Exhibition, Deadline: June 8, 2015, ​
http://lumenprize.com/prizes-2015
Regional Artist Fellowships, $20,000 Grant Awards, Native Arts and Cultures Foundation, (Must be from:
North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, or Wisconson), Deadline: June 15, 2015,
http://nativeartsandcultures.org/open-call-2015-nacf-regional-artist-fellowship-april-14-presentation
Artist Fellowship, Kuenstlerhaus Schloss Balmoral, Bad Ems, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, Deadline:
June 30, 2015,
http://www.kuenstlerhaus-balmoral.de/kuenstlerhaus-schloss-balmoral-english-pages/fellowships.html
Emerging Artists Fellowship, Harpo Foundation, Chicago, IL, Deadline: July 5, 2015,
http://www.harpofoundation.org/emerging-artist-fellowship/
RESIDENCIES
Various Artist Residencies, The Banff Centre, Banff, Alberta, Canada, Various Deadlines Between: May 20,
2015 - June 1, 2015, ​
http://www.banffcentre.ca/programs/
Artist Residency, ARTErra, Portugal, Deadline: May 30, 2015, ​
http://arterra.weebly.com/
Artist Residency, The Sundress Academy for the Arts, Knoxville, TN, Deadline: May 31, 2015,
http://www.sundresspublications.com/safta/apply.htm
Digital Fabrication Residency, Easton, MD, Session 1 Deadline: May 31, 2015, Session 2 Deadline: July 20,
2015, ​
http://www.digitalfabricationresidency.com/apply/
Artist Residency Programme, Florence Trust, London, UK, Deadline: June 1, 2015,
http://www.florencetrust.org/
Koumaria Residency, Medea Electronique, Sellasia, Sparta, Greece, Deadline: June 1, 2015,
http://www.medeaelectronique.com/tag/koumaria-2015/
Aroundless Residency, Call for Artists, Zdonov, Czech Republic, Deadline: June 1, 2015,
http://www.stancoendersinitiatives.com/
Artist Residency, Suddenly MADE 2015, Suddenly Residencies, Brussels, Belgium & Beauchery, France,
June 1, 2015, ​
http://suddenlyresidencies.com/
Community Visual Arts Residency, Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts (DCCA), Wilmington, DE,
Deadline: June 5, 2015, ​
http://www.thedcca.org/artistopportunities
Artist Residency, Headlands Center for the Arts, Sausalito, CA, Deadline: June 5, 2015,
http://www.headlands.org/program/air/
Residency, [...] in residency, ZK/U Berlin Open Call, Berlin, Germany, Deadline: June 14, 2015,
http://www.zku-berlin.org/apply/
Autumn 2015 Residency, 33 Officina Creativa, Toffia, RI, Italy, Deadline: June 14, 2015, ​
http://33oc.org/
Artist Residency, Caldera, Portland, OR, Deadline: June 15, 2015,
http://calderaarts.org/caldera/arts-in-residence/
Artist Residency, Centre SAGAMIE, Quebec, Canada, Deadline: June 15, 2015,
http://centresagamie.blogspot.com/p/normal_28.html
Future-themed Artist Residency, Arteles, Hameenkyro, Finland, Deadline: June 17, 2015,
http://www.arteles.org/future_residency.html
New York State/Province of Quebec Artist-in-Residence Exchange Program, Arts Servives Initiative of
Western New York, Inc., Buffalo, NY, Deadline: June 26, 2015, ​
http://www.asiwny.org/
EXHIBITIONS, COMMISSIONS AND COMPETITIONS
Call for Artists, Face to Face to Interface, Online Exhibition, Deadline: May 25, 2015,
http://onscreentoday.com/callforartists
Call for Entry, Garment District Public Art Opportunity, Garment District Alliance, New York, NY, Deadline:
May 27, 2015, ​
http://garmentdistrictnyc.com/
Call for Artists, 8th Annual Governors Island Art Fair, New York, NY, Deadline: June 1, 2015,
http://www.4heads.org/
Open Call for Artists, Multiple Fine Art Exhibits & Artist House, Jersey City Artist Initative, Jersey City, NJ,
Deadline: June 10, 2015, ​
http://www.jerseycityartistinitiative.org/
Call for Entry, 34th Annual Juried Photography Exhibition, Smithtown Town Ship Arts Council, St. James,
NY, Deadline: June 15, 2015, ​
http://www.stacarts.org/
Call for Entries, Nurture//Nature Exhibition Opportunity, The Gallery at Sulfur Studios, Savannah, GA,
Deadline: June 15, 2015, ​
http://sulfurstudios.org/opportunities/
11th annual Art Kudos Competition, Artshow.com, Deadline: June 30, 2015,
http://www.artkudos.com/prospectus.html “Show Your World” International Art Competition, RE:ARTISTE International Art Society, New York, NY,
Deadline: June 30, 2015, ​
http://www.reartiste.com/
Call for Entry, Strange Figurations, Limner Gallery, Hudson, NY, Deadline: June 30, 2015,
http://www.slowart.com/
Call for Entries, American Craft Today: Glass, Bascom Center for the Visual Arts, Highlands, NC, Deadline:
July 3, 2015,
https://www.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=2613&sortby=fair_name&apply=yes
ONGOING OPPORTUNITIES
AWARDS, GRANTS & FELLOWSHIPS
Grants for Individual Artists, The Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation,
http://www.elizabethgreenshieldsfoundation.org/main.html
Creative Inquiry Fellowship, STUDIO at Carnegie Mellon University,
http://www.cmu.edu/studio/fellowships/
$1,000 Grant, The Awesome Foundation For the Arts and Sciences, ​
http://www.awesomefoundation.org/
Grants, Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation, ​
http://www.elizabethgreenshieldsfoundation.org/main.html
RESIDENCIES
Alaskan Wilderness Residency, Port Alsworth, AK, ​
http://chulitnalodge.com/artists
Artist-in-Residence, MORPHOS Fulldome, Denver, CO,
http://www.beta-arts.com/morphos-artist-in-residence/
Artist Studio Residency, Smack Mellon, New York, NY,
http://residencyunlimited.org/opportunities/smack-mellon-artist-studio-program-2/
Youth Arts Now - Artist-in-Residence, Chashama, New York, NY, ​
http://www.chashama.org/YAN-AIR
Artist Residency, Dorland Mountain Arts Colony, Temecula, CA,
https://www.dorlandartscolony.com/residency.html
Artist-in-Residence, Montefiore Einstein Center for Cancer Care, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY,
http://www.montefiore.org/healingarts-artist-in-residence
Artist Residency, Spark Box Studio, Picton, Ontario, Canada, ​
http://sparkboxstudio.com/
Experimental Artist-in-Residency/Temporary Art Community, DE LICEIRAS 18, Porto, Portugal,
http://residencyunlimited.org/opportunities/porto-temporary-art-community-winter-spring-2015/
Artist Residency, FD13, St. Paul, MN,
http://residencyunlimited.org/opportunities/fd13-residency-for-the-arts/
Your Art Residency Program, La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina,
http://www.residenciacorazon.com.ar/site/index.php
Artist Residency, Malaspina Printmakers, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada,
http://www.malaspinaprintmakers.com/submissions
EXHIBITIONS, COMMISSIONS AND COMPETITIONS
Group and Solo Show Opportunities for Women Artists, Pen + Brush,
http://www.penandbrush.org/explore/visual