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.college-scholarships.com/free_scholarship_searches.htm
APRIL 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
Contemporary Visual Art Awards for artitsts of Korean heritage, AHL Foundation, New York, NY, Deadline:
March 25, 2016,
http://www.ahlfoundation.org/awards/2016-ahl-foundations-13th-annual-contemporary-visual-art-awards/
2016 KAFA Prize, Korea Arts Foundation of America, Los Angeles, CA, Deadline: March 31, 2016, Please
Note: Must be American citizen of Korean ancestry, a Korean with permanent residency status in the U.S.,
or approved by the KAFA board, ​
http://www.kafa.us/2016KAFAapplication.pdf
Grant for Exhibition, ISE Cultural Foundation, New York, NY, Deadline: March 31, 2016,
http://www.iseny.org/ise-ny-grant-program-guidelines-application/
Fiscal Sponsorship, Brooklyn Arts Council, Brooklyn, NY, Deadline: March 31, 2016,
http://www.brooklynartscouncil.org/documents/2295
Independent Study Program, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY, Deadline: April 1, 2016,
http://whitney.org/Research/ISP
Grant, The Franklin Furnace Fund 2016-2017, Franklin Furnace Archive, Brooklyn, NY, Deadline: April 1,
2016, ​
http://www.franklinfurnace.org/
Solo Award, Solo Exhibition + ​
£2,000 Prize, ​
WW Contemporary Art, Wilson Williams Gallery, London, UK,
Deadline: April 18, 2016, ​
http://www.wilsonwilliamsgallery.com/solo-2016.html
Naomi Anolic Early Career Jewish Visual Arts Award, The Anolic Family Awards, Deadline: May 1, 2016,
http://www.anolicfamilyaward.org/
2016 Williams Prize in Drawing, The Artist For Artists Project, Simsbury, CT, Deadline: May 15, 2016,
https://www.artistforartistsproject.org/the-2016-williams-prize.html
2016 Individual Photographer’s Fellowship, Aaron Siskind Foundation, New York, NY, Deadline: May 30,
2016, ​
http://www.aaronsiskind.org/grant.html
Chamberlain Award + Artist Residency, Headlands Center for the Arts, Sausalito, CA, Deadline: June 3,
2016, Please Note: Award for artists working in social practice,
http://www.headlands.org/program/chamberlain-award/
Chiaro Award + Artist Residency, Headlands Center for the Arts, Sausalito, CA, Deadline: June 3, 2016,
Please Note: Award for mid-career painter, ​
http://www.headlands.org/program/chiaro-award/
Vilcek Prizes for Creative Promise in Fine Arts for Immigrant Artists, Vilcek Foundation, New York, NY,
Deadline: June 10, 2016, ​
http://www.vilcek.org/prizes/creative-promise/arts.html
Grants for Women Artists, Barbara Deming Memorial Fund, Bearsville, NY, Deadline: June 30, 2016,
http://demingfund.org/apply-pd-11.php
RESIDENCIES
National Artist Residency, Neon Museum, Las Vegas, NV, Deadline: March 25, 2016,
http://www.neonmuseum.org/community/education/youth-family-programs/artist-in-residence
Interdisciplinary Craft Residency, Alberta College of Art + Design (ACAD), Calgary, Alberta, Canada,
Deadline: March 25, 2016,
https://acad.ca/about-acad/research-and-innovation/residencies/interdisciplinary-craft-residency-craft-cutt
ing-edge
Artist Residency & Art Critic Residency, The Core Program, The Museum of Fine Arts Houston, Houston,
TX, Deadline: April 1, 2016, ​
https://www.mfah.org/fellowships/core-program/core-how-apply/
Artist Residency, Acme Studios, London, UK, Deadline: April 1, 2016,
http://www.acme.org.uk/international/assoc-artist-res
Arts/Industry Residency, John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, WI, Deadline: April 1, 2016,
http://www.jmkac.org/index.php/artsindustry-residency
Artist Residency and Teaching Opportunity, Knox College, Galesburg, IL, Deadline: April 1, 2016,
https://www.knox.edu/Documents/PDFs/KnoxResidencyCall.pdf
Wide Open Studios Summer Immersion: Unwalking Lewis + Clark, Signal Fire Arts, Portland, OR, Deadline:
April 1, 2016, ​
http://www.signalfirearts.org/wide-open-studios
Artist Residency, Chinati Foundation, Marfa, TX, Deadline: April 1, 2016,
https://chinati.org/information/become-artist-in-residence
Artist Residency, Studio Museum Harlem, New York, NY, Deadline: April 1, 2016,
http://www.studiomuseum.org/learn/artist-in-residence/artist-in-residence-application
Fire Island Artist Residency, Fire Island, NY, Deadline: April 4, 2016, Please Note: Residency for Emerging
LGBTQ Artists, ​
http://www.fireislandartistresidency.org/apply/
Artist Residency Program, Experimental Sound Studio, Chicago, IL, Deadline: April 10, 2016,
http://www.experimentalsoundstudio.org/pages/artist_residency_program/24.php
Sculpture Residency, BARAKA Center for Three-Dimensional Experimentation, Standfordville, NY,
Deadline: April 15, 2016, ​
http://www.barakacenterfor3-d.com/#!2016-program/jzsqb
The New York Community Trust Van Lier Residency, International Studio & Curatorial Program (ISCP),
Brooklyn, NY, Deadline: April 15, 2016, ​
http://www.iscp-nyc.org/apply/open-calls.html
Artist-in-Residence Program, Textile Arts Center, Brooklyn, NY, Deadline: April 17, 2016,
http://textileartscenter.com/index.php?route=studio/studio&information_id=1
Fall 2016 Artist Residency, BAiR, The Banff Centre, Banff, Alberta, Canada, Deadline: April 20, 2016,
https://www.banffcentre.ca/programs/extended-bair
Family Residency, Wassaic Project, Wassaic, NY, Deadline: April 30, 2016,
http://wassaicartistresidency.org/apply/family-application/
Studio Residency, Art Center South Florida, Miami Beach, FL, Deadline: April 30, 2016,
http://www.artcentersf.org/residency-programs/studio-residency/
Multiple Residencies, Mudhouse Residency, Agios Ioannis, Crete, Deadline: May 1, 2016,
http://www.mudhouseresidency.com/programs/
Artist Residency, Ox-Bow School of Art and Artists’ Residency, Saugatuck, MI, Deadline: May 9, 2016,
http://www.ox-bow.org/
Artist Residency, Headlands Center for the Arts, Sausalito, CA, Deadline: June 3, 2016,
http://www.headlands.org/program/air/
EXHIBITIONS, COMMISSIONS & COMPETITIONS
Call for Entries, Multiple Opportunities, Visual Art Exchange, Raleigh, NC, Deadlines: Various,
http://visualartexchange.org/galleries/calling-all-artists/
Call for Entry, 31st Chelsea International Fine Art Competition, Agora Gallery, New York, NY, Deadline:
March 29, 2016, ​
http://www.agora-gallery.com/competition/fine-art-competition-awards/
Call for Entry, 86th Annual Juried Open Exhibition, National Art League, Douglaston, Queens, NY, Deadline:
April 1, 2016, ​
http://www.nationalartleague.org/#!open-show-prospectus-guidelines/cfhz
Call for Entry, 2016 Adirondacks National Exhibition of American Watercolors, View Arts, Old Forge, NY,
Deadline: April 4, 2016,
https://www.viewarts.org/exhibitions/upcoming-exhibitions/2016-adirondacks-national-exhibition-of-ameri
can-watercolors/
Call for Entry, 2016 National Juried Exhibition, First Street Gallery, New York, NY, Deadline: April 4, 2016,
http://www.firststreetgallery.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/NJEprospectus16_11_20_15.pdf
Call for Women Artists, Living in the Shadows: Underground Immigrant Communities Exhibition, Center for
Women in the Arts and Humanities, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ, Deadline: April 8, 2016,
http://cwah.rutgers.edu/home/
Call for Entry, 25th Annual Juried Show, Bowery Gallery, New York, NY, Deadline: April 10, 2016,
http://www.bowerygallery.org/juried.html
Call for Entry, City Center Atrium Sculpture, City Center Public Arts Project, ArtsWestchester, White Plains,
NY, Deadline: April 15, 2016, ​
http://artswestchester.submittable.com/submit/50986
Call for Entry, Mamaroneck Avenue Entrance Lobby Mural, City Center Public Arts Project,
ArtsWestchester, White Plains, NY, Deadline: April 15, 2016,
http://artswestchester.submittable.com/submit/53219
Call for Entry, International Photography Competition, Florida Museum of Photographic Arts, Tampa, FL,
Deadline: April 17, 2016,
http://fmopa.org/explore/upcoming-exhibitions/international-photography-competition/
Call for Entry, Curatorial Projects and Solo Exhibition, CUE Art Foundation, New York, NY, Deadline: May 1,
2016, ​
http://cueartfoundation.org/open-call/
Patterns, A National Juried Exhibition, Attleboro Arts Museum, Attleboro, MA, Deadline: May 13, 2016,
http://attleboroartsmuseum.org/index.php/patterns/
Call for Entry, 18th Annual Works on Paper National Juried Competition, Long Beach Island Foundation of
the Arts & Sciences, Loveladies, LBI, NJ, Deadline: May 17, 2016,
http://lbifoundation.org/events/national-juried-competition-works-on-paper-2016-exhibition/
Call for Entry, En Plein Air Exhibition, Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts & Sciences, Loveladies,
LBI, NJ, Deadline: May 17, 2016, ​
http://lbifoundation.org/events/en-plein-air-exhibition/
Call for Entry, (Re) Invention: Art + Innovation + Disability + Design Juried Exhibition, The Kennedy Center
Office of VSA & Accessibility, Washington, D.C., Deadline: June 1, 2016, Please Note: Submissions
accepted from emerging artists living with a disability as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act in
the U.S., ​
https://www.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=3303&sortby=fair_name&apply=yes
and ​
http://education.kennedy-center.org//education/vsa/programs/emergingartist.cfm?_ga=1.2234933
ONGOING OPPORTUNITIES
AWARDS, GRANTS & 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
Independent Artist Residency, Leighton Artists’ Colony, The Banff Centre, Banff, Alberta, Canada,
https://www.banffcentre.ca/programs/independent-residencies-leighton-artists-colony
Alaskan Wilderness Residency, Port Alsworth, AK, ​
http://chulitnalodge.com/artists
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/
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 & COMPETITIONS
Call for Submissions, Brooklyn Review, Brooklyn College, City University of New York, Brooklyn, NY,
Please Note: Send submissions to ​
[email protected]​
in the following format:
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GENRE, TITLE, FIRST AND LAST NAME. Please include a short, friendly email and attach your submission.
In the case of large files, please use ​
wetransfer.com​
.​
Fiction: up to 7,000 words. Poetry: 3-5 poems.
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Performance texts: up to 5,000 words. Experimental work: up to 5,000 words. All work should be in 12-pt
font with 1-inch margins and double spacing. Art: Up to 5 jpegs, pdfs, videos, etc.
Call for Submissions, No Home Journal, No Home Gallery, For information:
http://www.nohomegallery.com/#!blog/b5tnv​
, For submission:
https://docs.google.com/a/nyu.edu/forms/d/1-ZSAdUQEQ-iFl61DqGdTqI53vZ2WUzJ7-TyCXOTFFE4/viewf
orm?edit_requested=true
Group and Solo Show Opportunities for Women Artists, Pen + Brush,
http://www.penandbrush.org/explore/visual