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
JUNE 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
Kodak Student Scholarship Award, Eastman Kodak Company, Deadline: May 27, 2016,
http://motion.kodak.com/motion/Education/Scholarships/index.htm
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
Student Academy Awards, Oscars, Deadline: June 1, 2016, ​
http://www.oscars.org/saa/apply
Multiple Scholarships, Association on American Indian Affairs, Rockville, MD, Deadline: June 1, 2016,
http://www.indian-affairs.org/scholarships.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
Public Art Residency Grant, Women’s Studio Workshop, Rosendale, NY, Deadline: June 30, 2016,
http://www.wsworkshop.org/residencies/rosendale-cultural-crossroads-residency-grant/
Multiple Scholarships, American Indian Graduate Center, Albuquerque, NM, Deadline: July 15, 2016,
http://www.aigcs.org/scholarships/
Grant, Astraea: Lesbian Foundation for Justice, New York, NY, Deadline: July 31, 2016,
http://www.astraeafoundation.org/apply-for-a-grant/international-fund
Scholarship, National Hispanic Foundation for the Arts, Washington, DC, Deadline: July 31, 2016,
http://www.hispanicarts.org/rules/
RESIDENCIES
Studio in the Park Residency, Queens Museum, Queens, NY, Deadline: May 25, 2016,
http://www.queensmuseum.org/2016/04/studio-in-the-park-residency
Artist Residency & Grant, Just Shift, Warner Springs, CA, Deadline: June 1, 2016,
http://www.justshift.org/application.html
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
Michael Larose - Osler Library Artist Residency, Osler Library of the History of Medicine, McGill University,
Montreal, Canada, Deadline: June 1, 2016, ​
https://www.mcgill.ca/library/node/8809
Artist Residency, Headlands Center for the Arts, Sausalito, CA, Deadline: June 3, 2016,
http://www.headlands.org/program/air/
Residency Raffle Contest, Free Artist Residency in Taipei Artist Village, Residency Unlimited, Taipei,
Taiwan, Deadline: June 5, 2016,
http://residencyunlimited.org/2016-artist-residency-raffle-contest-two-residencies-in-taipei/
Digital Artist Residency, European Digital Art and Science Network, Noordwijk, The Netherlands & Linz,
Austria, Deadline: June 6, 2016, ​
http://www.aec.at/artandscience/en/open-call/
Artist Residency, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT, Deadline: June 15, 2016,
http://vermontstudiocenter.org/residencies
Artist Residency, Caldera, Sisters, OR, Deadline: June 17, 2016,
http://calderaarts.org/caldera/arts-in-residence/
Artist Residency, Marfa Contemporary, Marfa, TX, Deadline: June 30, 2016,
http://www.marfacontemporary.org/eng/education/artist-residence/
ARTSail Residency & Research Program, ArtCenter/South Florida, Miami, FL, Deadline: June 30, 2016,
http://www.artcentersf.org/artsail-residency/
Artist Residency, L’Atelier sur Seine, Île-de-France, France, Deadline: July 1, 2016,
http://www.ateliersurseine.com/residency-program.html
Artist Residency, Extended BAiR, The Banff Centre, Banff, Alberta, Canada, Deadline: July 27, 2016,
https://www.banffcentre.ca/programs/extended-bair
EXHIBITIONS, COMMISSIONS & COMPETITIONS
Call for Entry, Forbidden Fruit, Street Art in a National Park, Celebrating the National Park Service
Centennial, Rockaway Artists Alliance, Rockaway Park, NY, Deadline: May 25, 2016,
http://www.rockawayartistsalliance.org/#!upcoming-exhibitions/c907
Call for Entry, A Madness Shared by Many, No Home Gallery, New York, NY, Deadline: May 31, 2016,
http://www.nohomegallery.com/#!a-madness-shared-by-many/t40nt
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, INK, PRESS, REPEAT, Juried Printmaking and Book Art Exhibition of Traditional and Digital
Art, University Galleries at William Paterson University, Wayne, NJ, Deadline: May 31, 2016,
http://www.wpunj.edu/coac/gallery/ink-press-repeat.dot
Call for Entry, 2016 MFA Competition, First Street Gallery, New York, NY, Deadline: May 31, 2016,
http://www.firststreetgallery.org/juried-shows/
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, Public Art Project, City of Sarasota, FL, Deadline: June 5, 2016,
http://sarasotagov.org/Calltoartist/
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, American Landscapes, Maryland Federation of Art, Annapolis, MD, Deadline: June 9, 2016,
http://mdfedart.com/portfolio/69/
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/
Call for Entry, Sweet Spot, Treat Gallery, New York, NY, Deadline: June 11, 2016,
http://www.treatgallery.org/
Call for Artist Proposals, ​
In Practice​
Program, Sculpture Center, Long Island City, NY, Deadline: June 15,
2016, ​
http://sculpture-center.org/exhibitionsOpenCall.htm
Call for Entry, Border 2016, Starr Space Gallery Bushwick, Brooklyn, NY, Deadline: June 19, 2016,
http://www.starrspacebrooklyn.com/
Call for Entry, New School 2, ROY G BIV Nonprofit Gallery for Emerging Artists, Columbus, OH, Deadline:
July 11, 2016, ​
http://roygbivgallery.org/newschool/
Call for Entry, Northeast Ceramic Sculpture Exhibition, ArtCentro/Mid-Hudson Heritage Center,
Poughkeepsie, NY, Deadline: July 15, 2016, ​
http://www.artcentro.org/#!northeastceramicsculpture/c9pi
Call for Entry, Art Ability Program for artists with disabilities, Bryn Mawr Rehab Hospital, Deadline: July 18,
2016, ​
http://www.mainlinehealth.org/rehab/community/art-ability/call-for-entries
ONGOING OPPORTUNITIES
AWARDS, GRANTS & FELLOWSHIPS
Grant for Japanese Arts and Culture Organization, Japan Foundation New York, New York, NY,
http://www.jfny.org/arts_and_culture/smallgrant.html
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
Artist Residency, Arc, Romainmôtier, Switzerland, ​
http://www.arc-artistresidency.ch/en/home
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
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