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/
For more general college scholarship opportunities please refer to the following link:
http://www.college­scholarships.com/free_scholarship_searches.htm
JANUARY 2016
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
2016 Visiting Artist Fellowship, Summer Institute for Visual Arts, Drury University, Deadline: December 31,
2015, ​
http://www.drury.edu/siva/Apply-Visiting-Artists
Artist Fellowship, 2016 Saltonstall Fellow, Constance Saltonstall Foundation For the Arts, Ithaca, NY,
Deadline: January 2, 2016, ​
http://www.saltonstall.org/residencies/juried-residencies/
Sustainable Arts Foundation Fellowship, Gallery Aferro, Newark, NJ, Deadline: January 6, 2016,
http://aferro.org/opportunities/open-calls/
EAF16: Emerging Artist Fellowships, Socrates Sculpture Park, Long Island City, New York, Deadline:
January 25, 2016, ​
http://socratessculpturepark.org/opencalls/eaf16/
Post-graduate research and experimentation in art, IHEAP (Institute des hautes etudes en arts plastiques),
Paris, France, Deadline: January 25, 2016, ​
http://iheap.fr/en/missions/
Artist Fellowships, New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA), New York, NY, Deadline: January 28, 2016,
https://www.nyfa.org/Opportunities/Show/f22efa73-b73f-42e1-883b-ae52866bf51c
Queens Museum/Jerome Foundation Fellowship for Emerging Artists, Queens Museum, Queens, NY,
Deadline: February 1, 2016,
http://www.queensmuseum.org/artist-services/queens-museumjerome-foundation-fellowship-for-emerging
-artists
Fellowship Artist Program, 2016 FSP/Jerome Fellowship Program, Franconia Sculpture Park, Shafer, MN,
Deadline: February 6, 2016, ​
http://www.franconia.org/fellowship.html
RESIDENCIES
Sculpture Artist Residency, Sculpture Space, Inc., Utica, NY, Deadline: December 31, 2015,
http://www.sculpturespace.org/
Mill Hill Visiting Social Practice Artist Residency, Macon Arts Alliance, Macon, GA, Deadline: December 31,
2015, ​
https://www.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=3068&sortby=fair_name&apply=yes​
and
http://www.maconartsalliance.org/
Artist Residency, Constance Saltonstall Foundation for the Arts, Ithaca, NY, Deadline: January 2, 2016,
http://www.saltonstall.org/residencies/2016-residency-application/
Artist Residency, Bay Area Discovery Museum, Sausalito, CA, Deadline: January 3, 2016,
http://www.baykidsmuseum.org/exhibitions/art-studios/artist-in-residence-application/
Sci-Fi and the Human Condition Thematic Artist Residency, Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, Omaha,
NE, Deadline: January 8, 2016, ​
http://www.bemiscenter.org/residency/residency_info.html
Artist Residency, MacDowell Colony, Peterborough, NH, Deadline: January 15, 2016,
http://www.macdowellcolony.org/
Artist Residency, 2016 International Summer Program, The Watermill Center, Water Mill, NY, Deadline:
January 15, 2016, ​
http://watermillcenter.org/programs/summer
Roman J. Witt Residency Program, The Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design, University of Michigan,
Deadline: January 15, 2016, ​
http://stamps.umich.edu/witt
The Border Art Residency, La Union, NM, Deadline: January 15, 2016, ​
http://borderartresidency.com/
Artist Residency, Skowhegan School of Painting & Sculpture, Madison, ME, Deadline: January 21, 2016,
http://www.skowheganart.org/applicantinfo
Artist Residency, Workspace 2015-2016, Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, New York, NY, Deadline:
January 29, 2016, ​
http://lmcc.net/program/workspace/
Artist Residency, Ox-Bow, Saugatuck, MI, Deadline: February 5, 2016,
http://www.ox-bow.org/apply-for-a-residency/
Artist Residency, Go Elsewhere, Greensboro, NC, Deadline: February 13, 2016,
http://www.goelsewhere.org/residencies/
Artist Residency, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT, Deadline: February 15, 2016,
http://vermontstudiocenter.org/residencies/
Artist Residency, The Creative Arts Initiative, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, Deadline: March 1, 2016,
http://www.buffalo.edu/cai.html
EXHIBITIONS, COMMISSIONS AND COMPETITIONS
Call for Entries, Photography Triennial, Alice Austen House, Staten Island, NY, Deadline: December 31,
2015, ​
http://aliceausten.org/
Open Call, Bronx Art Space, Bronx, NY, Deadline: January 1, 2016,
http://www.bronxartspace.com/open-call/
Call for Submissions, Weekend Gallery Pop-Up Show, Senior Thesis Project, Note: Must be under 26 and
within the tri-state area, Deadline: January 3, 2016, Email ​
[email protected]​
for questions and
submissions.
Call for Proposals (Exhibition Opportunity, Commission, & Residency), FIELD EXPERIMENT 2016, The Goat
Farm Arts Center & The Hambridge Center for Creative Arts & Sciences, Atlanta, GA, Deadline: January 5,
2016, ​
http://www.fieldexperimentatl.com/
Call for Entries, One Billion Rising National Biennial Juried Exhibition, Polk State College, Winter Haven, FL,
Deadline: January 1, 2015, ​
http://onebillionrisingexhibition.weebly.com/
Call for Entry, SYN•ES•THE•TI•CA, Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati, OH, Deadline: January 8, 2016,
http://www.manifestgallery.org/synesthetica/
Call for Entries, Black and White: 2016, Juried Photography Group Show, Black Box Gallery, Portland, OR,
Deadline: January 8, 2016,
http://blackboxgallery.com/Juried%20Photo%20Shows%20and%20Competitions.html
Art Installation Participation, ​
GENSIS TREE NEW YORK​
, Nohra Haime Gallery, New York, NY, Deadline:
January 15, 2016, ​
https://www.nohrahaimegallery.com/genesis-project.html
Call for Entries, Art in the Open, The Center for Emerging Visual Artists, Philadelphia, PA, Deadline: January
15, 2016, ​
http://www.cfeva.org/​
and ​
http://www.artintheopenphila.org/
Call for Proposals, The Media Arts Project, Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center, Deadline:
January 15, 2016, ​
http://www.blackmountaincollege.org/interlude/
Call for Entries, Masur Juried Competition, Masur Museum, Monroe, LA, Deadline: January 18, 2016,
http://www.masurjuried.org/​
and ​
http://www.masurmuseum.org/
Call for Proposals, Folly 2016, Socrates Sculpture Park & The Architectural League, Long Island City, NY,
Deadline: January 25, 2016, ​
http://socratessculpturepark.org/opencalls/folly2016/
Call for Submissions, Exhibition Opportunity at University Galleries, Saint Joseph’s University, Philadelphia,
PA, Deadline: January 31, 2016, ​
http://www.sju.edu/int/resources/gallery/submissions.html
Japan Day Art Context, Japan Day NYC, New York, NY, Deadline: January 31, 2016,
http://www.japandaynyc.org/art-contest-2016/
Call for Entries, The Abandoned Landscape, Photography Exhibition, SE Center for Photography,
Greenville, SC, Deadline: February 6, 2016, ​
http://www.sec4p.com/abandoned-prospectus/
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
Family Residency, Wassaic Project, Wassaic, NY,
http://wassaicartistresidency.org/apply/family-application/
The New York Community Trust Can Lier Residency, International Studio & Curatorial Program (ISCP),
Brooklyn, NY, ​
http://www.iscp-nyc.org/apply/open-calls.html
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
Artist Residency, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT, ​
http://vermontstudiocenter.org/residencies/
EXHIBITIONS, COMMISSIONS AND COMPETITIONS
Group and Solo Show Opportunities for Women Artists, Pen + Brush,
http://www.penandbrush.org/explore/visual