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
MAY 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
Naomi Anolic Early Career Jewish Visual Arts Award, The Anolic Family Awards, Deadline: May 1, 2016,
http://www.anolicfamilyaward.org/
Grants for Visual Artists, Harpo Foundation, Deadline: May 4, 2016,
http://www.harpofoundation.org/apply/grants-for-visual-artists/
Andrew W. Mellon Curatorial Fellowship, Performa, New York, NY, Deadline: May 13, 2016,
http://performa-arts.org/about/jobs
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
Grants for Artist Projects (GAP) for Washington State-based Artists, Artist Trust, Seattle, WA, Deadline:
May 23, 2016, ​
http://artisttrust.org/index.php/for-artists/grants#grants_for_artist_projects
McKnight Artist Fellowship for Minnesota Ceramic Artists, Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN,
Deadline: May 27, 2016,
https://www.northernclaycenter.org/artist-services/artist-fellowships/mcknight-artist-fellowships-ceramic-a
rtists
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/
Artist Fellowship, Phoenix Gallery, New York, NY, Deadline: June 8, 2016,
http://www.phoenix-gallery.com/fellowship.html
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
2016 Project Grant Program, Artis Contemporary, New York, NY, Deadline: June 10, 2016,
http://www.artiscontemporary.org/what-we-do/grant-programs/project-grants/
Kala Fellowship Award, Kala Art Institute, Berkeley, CA, Deadline: June 17, 2016,
http://www.kala.org/fellow/fellow_ap.html
Grants for Women Artists, Barbara Deming Memorial Fund, Bearsville, NY, Deadline: June 30, 2016,
http://demingfund.org/apply-pd-11.php
RESIDENCIES
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/
Visiting Artist Residency, Trestle Gallery, Brooklyn, NY, Deadline: May 1, 2016,
http://www.trestlegallery.org/opportunities/visiting-artist-residency-application
Multiple Residencies, Mudhouse Residency, Agios Ioannis, Crete, Deadline: May 1, 2016,
http://www.mudhouseresidency.com/programs/
IMMERSION Artist Residency, Anacostia Arts Center, Washington, DC, May 1, 2016,
http://anacostiaartscenter.com/wp-content/uploads/IMMERSION-ARTIST-CALL.pdf
Artist Residency, Ox-Bow School of Art and Artists’ Residency, Saugatuck, MI, Deadline: May 9, 2016,
http://www.ox-bow.org/
Artist Residency, Bay Area Discovery Museum, Sausalito, CA, Deadline: May 10, 2016,
http://www.baykidsmuseum.org/visit-us/exhibitions/art-studios/artist-in-residence-application/
ChaNorth Residency, Chashama, Pine Plains, NY, Deadline: May 15, 2016,
http://www.chashama.org/chaNorth/
Offshore Residency, Maine & New York, Deadline: May 20, 2016, ​
http://www.offshoreresidency.org/apply/
Artist Residency & Grant, Just Shift, Warner Springs, CA, Deadline: June 1, 2016,
http://www.justshift.org/application.html
Artist Residency, Joshua Tree National Park Association, Joshua Tree Park, CA, Deadline: June 1, 2016,
http://www.joshuatree.org/artist-in-residence/
Artist Residency, Hotel Maria Kapel (HMK), Hoorn, Netherlands, Deadline: June 1, 2016,
http://hotelmariakapel.nl/wp/residency/
Connecting Heritage Artist Residency, Pyramid Atlantic Art Center & Anacostia Trails Heritage Area Inc.,
Deadline: June 1, 2016,
http://www.pyramidatlanticartcenter.org/#!connecting-heritage-artist-residency/bpq1o
Artist Residency, Headlands Center for the Arts, Sausalito, CA, Deadline: June 3, 2016,
http://www.headlands.org/program/air/
Artist Residency, Marfa Contemporary, Marfa, TX, Deadline: June 30, 2016,
http://www.marfacontemporary.org/eng/education/artist-residence/
EXHIBITIONS, COMMISSIONS & COMPETITIONS
Call for Entry, Small Works, Trestle Gallery, Brooklyn, NY, Deadline: May 1, 2016,
http://www.trestlegallery.org/opportunities/open-call-submission-small-works
Call for Entry, Curatorial Projects and Solo Exhibition, CUE Art Foundation, New York, NY, Deadline: May 1,
2016, ​
http://cueartfoundation.org/open-call/
Call for Entry, SCOPE 2016, Visual Art Exchange, Raleigh, NC, Deadline: May 4, 2016,
http://visualartexchange.org/galleries/calling-all-artists/
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, Color: National Juried Art Show, Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition, Brooklyn, NY, Early
Bird Deadline: May 19, 2016 & Final Deadline: June 2, 2016, ​
http://bwac.org/2016/02/color/
Call for Entry, Face Value, Paul Robeson Galleries, Rutgers University, Newark, NJ, Deadline: May 31,
2016, ​
http://artgallery.newark.rutgers.edu/artistcalls/
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
Call for Entry, “Museum Without Walls: Sites and Sights” Art Exhibition, Art Without Walls, Inc., Central
Park Zoo, New York, NY, Deadline: June 5, 2016, Please Note: The exhibition begins June 11, 2016 and for
more information contact Executive Director, Sharon Lippman at ​
[email protected]​
or (631)
567-9418
Call for Entry, A Point of View: Contemporary Photography Exhibition, Site: Brooklyn, Brooklyn, NY,
Deadline: June 7, 2016, ​
http://www.sitebrooklyn.com/opencall/
Call for Entry, Functional Objects: Call for Outdoor Art/Proposal, Orange County NY Arts Council,
Newburgh, NY, Deadline: June 10, 2016,
http://www.ocartscouncil.org/appform/functional-objects-call-for-public-art-proposals/
ONGOING OPPORTUNITIES
AWARDS, GRANTS & FELLOWSHIPS
Grants for Artists with Financial Need, Pollock-Krasner Foundation, New York, NY,
http://www.pkf.org/grant.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
Photography Artist Residency, Genesee Center for the Arts & Education, Rochester, NY,
https://www.rochesterarts.org/residencies/
Lacawac Artist Residency, Lake Ariel, PA, ​
http://www.lacawac-outreach.org/lacawac-artists-residency.html
FB Residency, Facebook, Various Locations, ​
https://www.facebook.com/F8Residency/
Independent Artist Residency, Leighton Artists’ Colony, The Banff Centre, Banff, Alberta, Canada,
https://www.banffcentre.ca/programs/independent-residencies-leighton-artists-colony
Artist-in-Residence, Montefiore Einstein Center for Cancer Care, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY,
http://www.montefiore.org/healingarts-artist-in-residence
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 Group Exhibition Proposals, Trestle Gallery, Brooklyn, NY,
http://www.trestlegallery.org/opportunities/exhibition-proposal
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