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
FEBRUARY 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
Innovative Cultural Advocacy Fellowship, Caribbean Cultural Center African Diaspora Institute, New York,
NY, Deadline: February 12, 2016, ​
http://www.cccadi.org/ica2016
Graduate Student Fellowships, The New York Community Trust, Please Note: Must be enrolled in full-time
graduate program, Deadline: February 19, 2016, ​
http://www.nycommunitytrust.org/
RESIDENCIES
Artist Residency, Jerome Foundation Emerging Artist Program, The Saint John’s Pottery, Collegeville, MN,
Deadline: February 12, 2016, ​
http://www.csbsju.edu/saint-johns-pottery
Artist Residency, Go Elsewhere, Greensboro, NC, Deadline: February 13, 2016,
http://www.goelsewhere.org/residencies/
Summer 2016 Artist in Residence, Guttenberg Arts, Guttenberg, NJ, Deadline: February 14, 2016,
http://www.guttenbergarts.org/
Artist Residency, Interstate Projects Studio Programs, Interstate, Brooklyn, NY, Deadline: February 15,
2016, ​
http://www.interstateprojects.org/index.php?/press/studio-program-/
Artist Residency, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT, Deadline: February 15, 2016,
http://vermontstudiocenter.org/residencies/
Artists-in-Residence Program, Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Snowmass Village, CO, Deadline: February 15,
2016, ​
https://www.andersonranch.org/
Flint and Steel: Cross Disciplinary Combustion Residencies, A Studio in the Woods, New Orleans, LA,
Deadline: February 15, 2016, ​
http://astudiointhewoods.blogspot.com/
Artist Residency, Sharpe-Walentas Studio Program, Brooklyn, NY, Deadline: February 15, 2016,
http://thestudioprogram.com/
Artist Residency, Summer Art Intensive, The Cooper Union School of Art, New York, NY, Deadline:
February 15, 2016,
http://cooper.edu/academics/outreach-and-pre-college/summer-art-intensive/artist-residency-2016
Pollock-Krasner Mid-career Residency, The FINE ARTS WORK CENTER, Provincetown, MA, Deadline:
February 15, 2016, ​
http://web.fawc.org/
Artist Residency, Picture Berlin, Berlin, Germany, Deadline: February 20, 2016,
http://www.pictureberlin.org/
Artist Residency, Catwalk Institute, Catskill, NY, Deadline: February 23, 2016, Please Note: Only NYU
Faculty and Alumni eligible, ​
http://catwalkartresidency.com/
Artist Residency, PLAYA Residency Program 2016, Summer Lake, OR, Deadline: March 1, 2016,
http://www.playasummerlake.org/
Artist Residency, The Creative Arts Initiative, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, Deadline: March 1, 2016,
http://www.buffalo.edu/cai.html
Interdisciplinary Winter/Spring Residency, Arts Letters and Numbers, Averill Park, NY, Deadline: March 1,
2016, ​
http://www.artslettersandnumbers.com/programs/residency
Artist Residency, Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute, Utica, NY, Deadline: March 10, 2016,
http://www.mwpai.org/learn/artists-in-residence/
Artist Residency, Acme Studios, London, UK, Deadline: April 1, 2016,
http://www.acme.org.uk/international/assoc-artist-res
Artist-in-Residence Program, Textile Arts Center Artists, Brooklyn, NY, Deadline: April 17, 2016,
http://textileartscenter.com/index.php?route=studio/studio&information_id=1
EXHIBITIONS, COMMISSIONS AND COMPETITIONS
Call for Artists, Collaboration on social media video, NYU Alumni Relations’ Communications team, Please Note: The theme is sand art for storytelling, Deadline: February 4, 2016, Contact for more information/if interested: ​
[email protected] Commission for Science Fiction Illustrations, $100 min. commission per illustration, Contact for more information: ​
[email protected]​
, Deadline: February 5, 2016 Call for Sculpture, Garment District Alliance, New York, NY, Deadline: February 12, 2016, http://garmentdistrictnyc.com/arts/broadway­sculpture/ Call for Entry, Drawing Lines Across Mediums, Site:Brooklyn, Brooklyn, NY, Deadline: February 15, 2016, http://www.sitebrooklyn.com/opencall/ Call for Entry, Functional Objects: Call for Outdoor Art/Proposal, Orange County NY Arts Council,
Newburgh, NY, Deadline: February 15, 2016,
http://www.ocartscouncil.org/appform/functional-objects-call-for-public-art-proposals/
Call for Artists, “Arts at the Garden” Juried Outdoor Exhibition, Canandaigua, NY, Deadline: February 15,
2016, ​
http://www.artsatthegardens.org/
Call for Entry, The Food Show, Local Project, Long Island City, NY, Deadline: February 19, 2016, http://localproject.org/open­calls/the­food­show/ Arte Natura, Limner Gallery, Hudson, NY, Deadline: February 29, 2016, http://www.slowart.com/prospectus/natura.htm Call for Entry, Miniature Work/I Am An Important Giant, Antenna, New Orleans, LA, Deadline: February 29, 2016, ​
http://press­street.org/antenna/ Call for Artists and Designers 2016­2017, Azarian McCullough Art Gallery, Sparkill, NY, Deadline: March 1, 2016, ​
http://www.stac.edu/academics/school­arts­sciences/azarian­mccullough­art­gallery Call for Entry, Far and Wide: 8th Annual Woodstock Regional Exhibition, Woodstock Artists Association & Museums, Woodstock, NY, Deadline: March 6, 2016, ​
http://www.woodstockart.org/far­wide­2016/ Wide Open 7: National Juried Art Show NYC, Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition, Brooklyn, NY, Deadline: March 15, 2016, ​
http://bwac.org/2015/11/wide­open­7/ Call for Entry, Filmideo 2016, Index Art Center, Newark, NJ, Deadline: March 16, 2016, http://www.indexartcenter.org/ Recycle: National Juried Art Show NYC, Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition, Brooklyn, NY, Deadline: March 22, 2016, ​
http://bwac.org/2015/11/recycle­2016/ OTHER Visual Arts Staff, Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp, Please Note: Camp runs June 19 ­ August 21, http://bluelake.org/ 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