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
NOVEMBER 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
BRIC Media Arts Fellowship, Brooklyn, NY, Deadline: October 28, 2015,
http://bricartsmedia.org/contemporary-art/artist-opportunities/bric-media-arts-fellowship
Women Artists Fellowship Program, A.I.R. Gallery, Brooklyn, NY, Deadline: October 20, 2015,
http://airgallery.org/opportunities/fellowship-program/
Rome Prize, American Academy in Rome, Deadline: November 1, 2015, ​
http://www.aarome.org/apply
Photography Grant, The Aftermath Project, Deadline: November 2, 2015,
http://www.graphiccompetitions.com/jump.php?contest=the-aftermath-project-photography-grant
Artist Studio Program, Smack Mellon, Brooklyn, NY, Deadline: November 5, 2015,
http://smackmellon.org/index.php/contact/how_to_apply/
2016-2017 Robert Giard Photography Fellowship, The Robert Giard Foundation, New York, NY, Deadline:
November 15, 2015, ​
http://robertgiardfoundation.org/fellowship/how-to-apply
Fellowship for Socially Engaged Art, A Blade of Grass, New York, NY, Deadline: November 20, 2015,
http://www.abladeofgrass.org/application/guidelines/
2016 Affordable Art Fair Exhibition Award, Julio Valdez Project Space, New York, NY, Deadline: November
30, 2015, ​
http://www.jvsprojectspace.com/#!affordable-art-fair-award/c128k
2016 Hunting Art Prize, Houston, TX, Deadline: November 30, 2015, ​
http://www.huntingartprize.com/
Terra Foundation Fellowships at Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC, Deadline: December
1, 2015,
http://www.terraamericanart.org/what-we-offer/grant-fellowship-opportunities/grant-fellowship-opportuniti
es-for-individuals/
Independent Project Awards, CEC Artslink, New York, NY, Deadline: December 3, 2015,
http://www.cecartslink.org/grants/independent_projects/
Artist as Activist Fellowship, Robert Rauschenberg Foundation, New York, NY, Deadline: December 7,
2015, ​
http://www.rauschenbergfoundation.org/current-rfp-0
RESIDENCIES
Artist Residency, Arteles Creative Center, Haukijärvi, Finland, Deadline: October 30, 2015,
http://www.arteles.org/residency.html
Artist in Residence International Program, ‘ace, Res Artis, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Deadline: October 31,
2015, ​
http://www.proyectoace.org/
Curatorial Residency, The Helinski International Curatorial Programme, Helinski, Finland, Deadline: October
31, 2015, ​
http://hiap.fi/opencall/helsinki-international-curatorial-programme-2016
Container Artist Residency 01, Deadline: November 9, 2015,
http://www.containerartistresidency01.org/apply/
LANDxAIR Residency, LAND (Los Angeles Nomadic Division), Museum of Contemporary Art, Tusco, AZ,
Deadline: November 15, 2015, ​
http://nomadicdivision.org/program/landxair/
Artist Residency, Baxter St at the Camera Club of New York, New York, NY, Deadline: November 15, 2015,
http://www.baxterst.org/programs-2/artist-in-residence/
Bellagio Center Resident Fellows Program, Rockefeller Foundation, Bellagio, Italy, Deadline: December 1,
2015, ​
https://www.rockefellerfoundation.org/our-work/bellagio-center/
Artist Residency, Institute for Electronic Arts, Alfred, NY, Deadline: November 29, 2015,
http://iea.alfred.edu/​
and ​
http://blogs.alfred.edu/iea/?page_id=297
RAIR: Recycled Artists-in-Residency, RAIR Philly, Philadelphia, PA, Deadline: November 30, 2015,
http://rairphilly.org/how-to-apply/
Artist Residency, Museum of Glass, Tacoma, WA, Deadline: December 1, 2015,
https://museumofglass.org/visitingartist-application
Summer Artist Residency, Artspace, Raleigh, NC, Deadline: December 6, 2015,
http://artspacenc.org/artists/opportunities/call-for-residencies/summer/
Artist Residency, EFA Studio Program, Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts, New York, NY, Deadline:
December 9, 2015, ​
http://www.studios-efanyc.org/application-home/
EXHIBITIONS, COMMISSIONS AND COMPETITIONS
Call for Art Submissions, The Tulane Review, New Orleans, LA, Deadline: October 19, 2015,
http://issuu.com/tulanereview/docs/tulane_review_spring_2015_issuu​
and
https://tulanereview.submittable.com/submit
Call for Exhibition Proposals, Unsolicited Proposal Program, Apexart, New York, NY, Deadline: October 31,
2015, ​
http://apexart.org/unsolicited.php
Call for Entry by MFA candidates/graduates, New American Paintings, Boston, MA, Deadline: October 31,
2015, ​
www.newamericanpaintings.com/competitions Call for Entry, #newcollectorbk, Ground Floor Gallery, Deadline: November 1, 2015,
http://groundfloorbk.com/
National Juried Exhibition, Waging Life, Lycoming College, Williamsport, PA, Deadline: November 1, 2015,
http://www.lycoming.edu/art/gallery.html#life
Call for Self-Portraits, YOURSELF group exhibition, Local Project, Long Island City, NY, Deadline:
November 5, 2015, ​
http://localproject.org/open-calls/self-portrait-open-call/
Call for Entry, Non-Fiction Gallery/Art Rise Savannah, Savannah, GA, Deadline: November 7, 2015,
http://artrisesavannah.org/the-gift/
83rd Annual National Juried Exhibition, Hudson Valley Art Association Inc., NY, Deadline: November 22,
2015, ​
http://www.hudsonart.org/#!hvaa-83rd-annual/c1dpo
Call for Artists, 11th Annual Competition, Dave Brown Projects, Deadline: December 5, 2015,
http://davebownprojects.com/nyfa.html
Call for Entry, Women in Art, Las Laguna Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA, Deadline: December 15, 2015,
http://www.laslagunagallery.com/#!womeninart2016/c119a
Call for Entry, Proposals to Operate Artists Gallery at Staten Island Artists Building Corp., Staten Island,
NY, Deadline: December 15, 2015, ​
http://siabc.net/
ONGOING OPPORTUNITIES
AWARDS, GRANTS & FELLOWSHIPS
Grants for Individual Artists, The Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation,
http://www.elizabethgreenshieldsfoundation.org/main.html
$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
Emerging Artists in Printmaking Residency, Atelier Circulaire, Montreal, Quebec, Canada,
http://www.ateliercirculaire.org/fjen
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