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Puffin’s 2022 Annual Artist Grant Programs
The Puffin Foundation Ltd. has sought to open the doors of artistic expression by providing grants to artists and art organizations who are often excluded from mainstream opportunities due to their race, gender, or social philosophy.
DEADLINE: Requests for applications must be received by December 31st. Completed/returned applications must be returned by January 21st.
AMOUNT: Average grants are approximately $1,250. The maximum grant size is $2,500
WHO: Fine Arts, Music, and Photography for the 2022 grant cycle.
Grants for Individual Artists of all Disciplines for Creative Endeavors
Integrity: Arts & Culture Association (IACA) Mini-Grants generally average $250, and are intended to assist with such things as: artistic supplies, recordings, studio time, exhibits, performances, project-related expenses, residences, etc. This is our way of planting seeds that we believe will continue to grow. We have many grant application cycles throughout the year. Given the pandemic, funding requests for remote programs and projects are most welcome.
DEADLINE: December 31, 2021
AMOUNT: $250 per awardee
FEE: $10.00
WHO: National; Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
Wandsworth Arts Fringe 2022 Grants
Wandsworth’s annual arts festival is back from 10 to 26 June 2022, and Expressions of Interest and applications for WAF Grants of up to £2,000 per project are open now. Winners receive up to £2k in funding to realize projects meeting our strategic and artistic priorities, networking, professional development workshops, online toolkits and guidance, 1-1 clinics for registration and WAF Grants advice, and comprehensive publicity and promotion campaign for the fringe.
DEADLINE: January 4, 2022
AMOUNT: up to £2,000 per project
FEE: Free
WHO: Organizations, partnerships, and individuals that demonstrate how they meet the criteria of the grant. Applicants do not have to be based in Wandsworth. However, the proposal must take place in the borough and benefit Wandsworth residents.
The Derwent Global Art Prize and Exhibition Opportunity
Derwent, the internationally renowned fine art brand, is proud to announce that the sixth installment of the Derwent Art Prize is now open for entries. The Derwent Global Art Prize aims to reward excellence by showcasing the very best 2D & 3D artworks created in pencil or colored pencil as well as water-soluble, pastel, graphite, and charcoal. Shortlisted artists will exhibit their work at Gallery@OXO in central London from 24 February – 6 March 2022. In addition, all the First and Second prize winners will receive a special box of Derwent Lightfast Pencils. The revolutionary core is resistant to prolonged color change, ensuring artwork will not fade under museum conditions for up to 100 years.
DEADLINE: January 4, 2022
AMOUNT: A total prize fund of £12,500 will be awarded.
FEE: £15 for the first work and £5 for each additional work.
WHO: International
Aperture Portfolio Prize
The Aperture Portfolio Prize is an annual international competition to discover, exhibit, and publish new talents in photography. The first prize winner will be published in Aperture magazine and will receive a $3,000 cash prize and exhibition in New York.
DEADLINE: January 7, 2022
AMOUNT: $3,000 cash prize
FEE: Must be an Aperture magazine print subscriber
WHO: International; Photography
2022 YOUNG ARTIST AWARD
The Young Artist Award (YAA) competition recognizes innovative work created by a jewelry artist early in their career. Through the Young Artist Award, AJF supports new and exciting work that will direct the future development of the field.
DEADLINE: January 9, 2022
AMOUNT: Unrestricted cash award of US$7,500 for the winner. Unrestricted cash award of US$1,000 for each of four finalists. The winner will be recognized as a member of AJF on AJF’s website for one year. An interview will be conducted with the winner and each of the four finalists, to be published on AJF’s website during the spring of 2022
FEE: Free
WHO:
- A maker of wearable art jewelry
- 35 years of age or younger on January 9, 2022
- Not currently enrolled in a formal academic degree program (BS/BA, MS/MS/MFA, etc.) or a vocational training program
- Work submitted must have been unsupervised; work from thesis and/or graduate degree shows is not eligible
- Submitted work must have been completed within the previous two years, i.e., for the 2022 award, work must be completed in 2020 and 2021
- Applicants who have applied previously must submit new work, i.e., work submitted in a prior AJF Artist Award application may not be resubmitted in the current application
Right of Return USA Fellowship
This fellowship program supports formerly incarcerated artists in the creation of original works. Six artists will be awarded a grant of $20,000 each to support a project aimed at reforming our criminal justice system. Right of Return Co-Chairs Jesse Krimes and Russell Craig and The Soze Agency are proud to announce the fourth year of the Right of Return USA Fellowship, generously funded by the Mellon Foundation, the Art for Justice Fund, and Open Philanthropy. The fellowship program will continue to invest in formerly incarcerated artists, supporting the creation of original works produced in partnership with advocates and organizers to further criminal justice reform efforts. In this fourth year, we will be awarding a diverse group of 6 artists a grant of $20,000 each to support a project aimed at reforming our criminal justice system. The 2022 fellows will join a rich community of culture-shaping artists.
DEADLINE: January 14, 2022
AMOUNT: $20,000 each artist
WHO: National (U.S.); formerly incarcerated artists; all mediums welcome including visual, performance, poetry, media, design, and other artistic practices
The Gottlieb Foundation Individual Support Grant
The Foundation wishes to encourage artists who have dedicated their lives to developing their art, regardless of their level of commercial success. Please note that these grants are available only to mature individual visual artists. The Foundation defines maturity in this case as having worked for 20 years or more in a mature phase of art.
The Gottlieb Foundation does not fund organizations, educational institutions, students, graphic artists, or those working in crafts. The disciplines of photography, film, video or related forms are not eligible unless the work directly involves, or can be interpreted as, painting or sculpture. The Foundation does not fund exhibitions, installations, or projects of any kind.
DEADLINE: January 14, 2022
AMOUNT: $25,000 each to 20 artists.
FEE: Free
WHO: International; painters, sculptors, and printmakers who have been engaged in a mature phase of their art for at least 20 years
$500 Grant for Visual Artists
Artist Grant invites visual artists from anywhere in the world to apply for a $500 grant during our current grant cycle. Second and 3rd place runners-up receive $100 each. The deadline is January 15, 2022. Guest juror: Tony Vazquez-Figueroa. Artists working in any of the following media may apply: painting, drawing, photography, sculpture, ceramics, mixed/multiple medias, installation, or other new or alternative media. We regret that we do not accept submissions for music, theatre, dance, or film/video.
DEADLINE: January 15, 2022
AMOUNT: $500 for selected artist and $100 each for 2nd and 3rd place runners-up
FEE: $25.00
WHO: International; Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
Artist Grant
Founded in 2017, Artist Grant is a new venture that aims to support and fund artists. To that end, this charitable organization funds the efforts of artists to continue their important work and contributions to society, providing a modest competitive grant of $500 to one artist every quarter.
DEADLINE: January 15, April 15, July 15, and October 15. The deadline for the current grant cycle is January 15, 2022.
AMOUNT: $500 each grant cycle
FEE: $25.00
WHO: International; Painting, drawing, printmaking, photography, stills of video/film, sculpture (of any type of material), ceramics, mixed/multiple media, installation, and other new or alternative media.
BBA Artist Prize 2022
Applications are now open. The BBA Artist Prize 2022 awards international artists irrespective of their background with several Prizes incl. a solo show, cash prizes, and much more. The competition includes a group exhibition of the shortlisted artists at the iconic Kühlhaus Berlin, one of the city’s most favored venues for arts and culture events. The exhibition and the announcement of the Prize winners will happen in April 2022. The BBA Artist Prize is a major event for contemporary art in Berlin.
A jury of experts debates the entries and ensures an unbiased evaluation and high-quality standard. The 1st, 2nd, 3rd Prize, and the Audience Award are awarding artists for their visual excellence, storytelling, conceptual thinking, technical craftsmanship, and subject depth over a series of works. BBA Gallery will feature the best applications through their social media profiles and website throughout the whole application period.
DEADLINE: January 17, 2022
FEE: 29€
WHO: International; Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowship
The NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowship is a $7,000 unrestricted cash grant available to artists living in New York State and/or one of the Indian Nations located therein.
This grant is awarded in fifteen different disciplines over a three-year period (five categories a year) and the application is free to complete. The NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowship is not a project grant but is intended to fund an artist’s vision or voice, at all levels of their artistic development.
DEADLINE: January 26, 2022
AWARD INFO: 7,000 unrestricted cash grant
FEE: Free
WHO: Artists working in Architecture/Environmental Structures/Design, Choreography, Music/Sound, Photography, Playwriting/Screenwriting. Must be 25 years or older
Current residents of New York State and cannot be enrolled in a degree-seeking program of any kind.
Make|Learn|Build grant from Regional Arts & Culture Council
The Make|Learn|Build grant program supports artists, creatives, organizations, and businesses in making work, gaining skills, or building up a business as we continue to respond to community needs. This grant program is designed to address the various ways the arts community in the tri-county region needs support.
This grant offered funding for artists and arts-based business/organizations in three categories:
- MAKE: the creation of work in any artistic discipline
- LEARN: artistic or administrative learning, skill-building, or professional development that improve your art practice or business
- BUILD: a transition or pivot for an arts business or operations, including the purchase of equipment or staffing costs
DEADLINE: January 26, 2022
AWARD INFO: $1,500 or $3,000 level, or a $5,000 in each category
FEE: Free
WHO: RACC will accept applications from individuals and arts-based businesses or organizations. Physically reside or be headquartered within the RACC service area, which includes Multnomah, Washington, and Clackamas counties.
2022 Virginia A. Groot Foundation Award
The Virginia A. Groot Foundation established the Virginia A. Groot Foundation Grant in 1988 so that a ceramic sculpture or sculpture artist may have the opportunity to devote a substantial period of time to the development of his or her work.
Eligibility: Each year the Virginia A. Groot Foundation offers grants to artists who have exceptional talent and demonstrated ability in ceramic sculpture or sculpture. Artists may be at any stage of career development, from emerging through mature. Applicants must be 21 years or older at the time of the application deadline. We welcome and encourage international applicants.
DEADLINE: February 1, 2022
AWARD INFO: Three grants (up to $50,000, $20,000, $10,000))
FEE: $5
WHO: Artists working in ceramic sculpture or sculpture. Artists may be at any stage of career development, from emerging through mature. Applicants must be 21 years or older at the time of the application deadline and not currently enrolled as a student.
Counter Histories Magnum Foundation
Counter Histories is an initiative supporting projects that creatively reframe the past to engage with questions of the present and future. Magnum Foundation is calling for proposals from photographers and artists working with photography who would like to expand and complete a project and be an active member of a creative community fostering interdisciplinary exploration and collaboration.
Counter Histories is part of Magnum Foundation’s ongoing exploration of the ways that artists creatively reframe histories and archives.
DEADLINE: February 1, 2022
AWARD INFO: Up to twelve selected participants will receive a grant of $10,000,
FEE: Free to apply
WHO: International; Photography
WSW’ Right Now! Production Grants
Right Now! Production Grants are opportunities for artists to produce a publication that is reflective of current events and can be generated and disseminated quickly. WSW seeks projects of broad scope, from zines and chapbooks to button sets, poster prints, and other imaginative ephemera. Means of production may include silkscreen, letterpress, photocopy, risograph, other types of digital printing, and more.
Each artist will receive $250 per week for each week of production, and all printing and binding expenses will be covered by WSW.
DEADLINE: February 15, 2022
AWARD INFO: $250 per week for each week of production
WHO: International; Art Publication
The Sustainable Arts Foundation Award Program
The Sustainable Arts Foundation supports artists and writers with children. We make annual unrestricted cash awards to individuals; at least half of these awards are made to applicants of color. We also support artist residencies in their efforts to make their programs more family-friendly.
DEADLINE: February 25, 2022
AWARD INFO: $5,000 each to twenty artists and writers with children
FEE: $20
WHO: Artists and writers with at least one child under the age of 18 and a strong portfolio of polished work are welcome to apply.
S+T+ARTS Prize 2022
In its new edition, the prestigious prize not only has an expanded consortium, but also a thematic focus. The current spotlight lies on cross-sectoral projects investigating the disruptive powers of creative data and media innovation as well as on works exploring hybrid formats, groundbreaking technologies or initiatives of storytelling in next generation media.
While all outstanding examples of innovative collaborations and artistic explorations in STARTS are highly encouraged to submit their works, the 2022 priorities lie on innovative projects:
- that show a novel artistic approach to data,
- that play with immersive technology, interactive media, and related technological developments
- that display a democratization in the use and application of data and content development and creation in the media landscape,
- that are involved in user-generated content or metadata, crowdsourcing & co-creation or citizen involvement
- that reveal the potentials as well as risks of the organization of contemporary data systems and media interfaces,
- that manifest innovative ways in the unique creation, access and distribution of media content & platforms as well as personalized and non-linear storytelling
- that exhibit new, qualitative approaches as a result of disrupting traditional media
DEADLINE: March 2, 2022
AWARD INFO: up to €20,000
WHO: International; Arts and Technoglogy
8th International Marianne Brandt Award
Connectedness —Experiments on a new relationship with nature. The 8th International Marianne Brandt Award 2022 asks artists and designers how that which connects us with other living beings and habitats can be newly discovered and designed. We are looking for projects, images, and texts on cooperative, aesthetic, metaphorical, and poetic exchanging relationships with other organisms and natural existences.
DEADLINE: March 3, 2022
AWARD INFO: 15.000€ prize - 5.000 in each category, 60 nominated works exhibited and published in the catalog
FEE: 30€
WHO: International; Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline
$550.00 Innovate Grants — Call for Artists + Photographers
WINTER 2022 OPEN FOR SUBMISSIONS — Innovate Grant awards (2) $550.00 grants each quarter, to one Visual Artist and one Photographer. In addition to receiving a grant award, winners will be featured and recognized on our website and join a growing community of vibrant and talented artists. For more information and to apply visit https://innovateartistgrants.org
Innovate Grant supports artists and photographers through quarterly grants. We've simplified the grant process so that artists and photographers can focus on making their innovative work. The work should speak for itself and our application reflects that.
How to Apply: Visual Artists and Photographers 18 years and older, from all around the world, are eligible to apply. All media and genres are accepted. All applicants retain the right to the work they submit. Apply today at https://innovateartistgrants.org
DEADLINE: March 15, 2022
DATES: March 5, 2022 - March 26, 2022
FEE: $25
AWARD INFO: Innovate Grant awards (2) $550.00 grants each quarter, to one Visual Artist and one Photographer.
WHO: International; Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
Creative Capital Wild Futures—2023/2024 Award Cycle
In celebration of our upcoming 25th Anniversary, Creative Capital is pleased to announce “Wild Futures: Art, Culture, Impact”— the one-time theme for our next grant cycle in 2023/2024. Over a two-year period, the Creative Capital Awards will provide up to $5 million in grants to help realize 100 artists’ projects with awards of up to $50,000 with additional advisory services per project. Since our founding in 1999, Creative Capital has been committed to funding freedom of expression through groundbreaking ideas in art and to helping artists build sustainable careers through our transformative giving model of combining financial and professional support.
DEADLINE: April 1, 2022
FEE: Free
AWARD INFO: Up to $5 million in grants to help realize 100 artists’ projects with awards of up to $50,000
WHO: US citizen, permanent legal resident, or O-1 visa holder; at least 25 years old; working artist(s) with at least 5 years of professional artistic practice; Applicant may not be a full-time student. Who is eligible?
- Performing Arts: including dance, theatre, music, jazz, sound, non-traditional opera, multimedia performance, and socially engaged and/or sustainable performance-based practices
- Technology: including digital art, gaming, interdisciplinary arts, AR, VR, or XR, bio art, AI, data visualization, net art, new genres, and socially engaged and/or sustainable technology-based practices
- Literature: including fiction, poetry, nonfiction, genre-defying literary work, and socially engaged and/or sustainable text-based practices
CIRC ARTIST GRANT - SPRING 2022
The Circ Artist Grant provides unrestricted funding to artists with a demonstrated commitment to their art. Two artists per grant cycle are awarded $550 each to enhance and further their creative practice. Emerging, mid-career, and professional artists are eligible to apply in an international open call, several times throughout the year.
DEADLINE: April 20, 2022
AMOUNT: $550 USD
FEE: $25 USD
WHO: International; Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
Harpo Foundation: Grants for Visual Artists
The Grants for Visual Artists Award provides direct support to under-recognized artists 21 or older.
DEADLINE: April 29, 2022
AMOUNT: 7-10 grants awarded each averaging $6,000 and not exceeding $10,000
FEE: $15
WHO: US Visual artists 21 or older.
2021 NOT REAL ART Grant for Artists
Founded in 2019, the NOT REAL ART Grant for Artists is a $12,000 annual award designed to empower the practice of 6 contemporary artists, each of whom receives $2,000. But, NOT REAL ART Grant winners get more than money. Each recipient gets to share their story and promote with exclusive, in-depth featured interviews on the NOT REAL ART podcast and blog. And, whether or not you receive our grant, every applicant automatically qualifies to be included in future blog stories, newsletters and our artist marketing database!
DEADLINE: May 1, 2022
EVENT DATE: August 1, 2022
FEE: $19.95
AMOUNT: 6 artists will receive $2000 each
WHO: Visual artists 21 and older in the US and Canada
The Hopper Prize
The Hopper Prize offers unrestricted cash grants of $3,500 and $1,000 to individual artists through an international open call juried by leading contemporary curators. Submissions are accepted twice per year. During each submission cycle, we offer 2 grants in the amount of $3,500 and 4 grants in the amount of $1,000. This is an international open call. Grants are available to artists worldwide working in all visual media. There is no restriction on genre, style or subject matter–all media is eligible. Submissions are juried by leading contemporary art curators. Curator bios for upcoming grant cycles will be available on The Hopper Prize website.
DEADLINE: May 17, 2022
AMOUNT: $3,500 and $1,000
FEE: $40 for 10 images
WHO: International; Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
The Evolution Grant by Art Fluent
The Evolution Grant
Art Fluent’s grant cycle is now open to individual artists through an international open call. The Evolution Grant will provide unrestricted funding to an individual artist with recognized artistic excellence in fine art media and a demonstrated commitment to their art. Applications will be accepted until Friday, June 10, 2022.
DEADLINE: June 10, 2022
AWARD INFO: $1000.00
FEE: $35.00
WHO: International; Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
The Halstead Grant
The Halstead Grant is an annual award worth $7,500 for emerging silver jewelry artists to help jewelry entrepreneurs create a strategy to kick-start their careers.
DEADLINE: August 1, 2022
AMOUNT: $7,500
FINE PRINT: Applicants submit answers to 15 business questions in addition to their design portfolios. Download an application for eligibility requirements and complete details. Learn more here.
WHO: Emerging artists; Jewlery
ARTADIA AWARDS
The Artadia Awards provide financial support, exposure and recognition to artists. The awards are unrestricted, allowing artists to use the funds in any way they choose.The Artadia Awards provide financial support, exposure and recognition to artists. The awards are unrestricted, allowing artists to use the funds in any way they choose. Each year, an open-call application is made available in each of the six active partner cities (LA, Chicago, New York, Louisville, San Francisco, New Orleans, Atlanta, Houston). Supporting artists equitably is a critical part of the Artadia Award process: we consider the unique populations of each community and are proud to reflect our country’s diversity with an Awardee pool that is over 50 percent female and over 40 percent persons of color.
DEADLINE: The Artadia application is open for one month in each program city.
Los Angeles Application: Jan 1 – Feb 1, 2022; Chicago Application:: Feb 1 – March 1, 2022; New York Application: March 1 – April 1, 2022; 21c Louisville Application: May 15 – June 15, 2022; San Francisco Application: June 1 – July 1, 2022; Prospect New Orleans Application: July 1 – Aug 1, 2022; Atlanta Application: Sept 1 – Oct 1, 2022; Houston Application: Sept 15 – Oct 15, 2022
AWARD INFO: Three Awardees in each city to receive unrestricted funds of $10,000. Marciano Artadia Awardee receives unrestricted funds of $25,000.
WHO: Applicants must be a contemporary visual artist, making artwork for presentation in a contemporary art context: museum, galleries, arts non-profit, the public art realm, etc. Artadia does not fund filmmakers making films for distribution in cinematic venues, or those working in choreography presented outside of a contemporary art context. More requirements listed.
Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant
Established as part of Lee Krasner’s legacy, the Pollock Krasner Foundation Grant was set up to support and strengthen the creative lives of artists. A competitive grant for artists with extensive exhibition records, this grant has a long list of impressive alumni. Since its start in 1985, the foundation has granted over 65 million dollars in award money to artists in over 77 countries.
DEADLINE: Ongoing
AMOUNT: Awards range from $5,000 to $30,000, depending on need and circumstance.
WHO: Mid-career professional artists with demonstrable financial need. Artists must be actively exhibiting their current work in professional artistic venues, such as gallery and museum spaces; Painters, sculptors, and artists who work on paper, including printmaking.
FINE PRINT: Commercial artists, video artists, performance artists, filmmakers, crafts-makers, and computer artists are not eligible. Students not eligible. Requirements for consideration are the application form, a cover letter, a current resume including an exhibition record, and ten digital images of current work with a corresponding identification list. Detailed FAQ here.
Rauschenberg Emergency Grant
The Robert Rauschenberg Foundation is partnering with New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) to administer the Rauschenberg Emergency Grants, an emergency grant program that provides one-time grants of up to $5,000 for medical or dental emergencies. The grants are available to visual and media artists, and choreographers living anywhere in the United States or U.S. Territories. This program was established in the tradition of the artist's Change, Inc., a non-profit foundation established in 1970 by Robert Rauschenberg to assist professional artists of all disciplines in need of emergency medical aid.
DEADLINE: Ongoing Deadline
AMOUNT: Up to $5,000
WHO: Residing in U.S. or U.S. territories. Visual and Media artists.
Foundation for Contemporary Arts Emergency Grant
Created in 1993 to further FCA's mission to encourage, sponsor, and promote work of a contemporary, experimental nature, Emergency Grants provide urgent funding for visual and performing artists who:
- Have sudden, unanticipated opportunities to present their work to the public when there is insufficient time to seek other sources of funding
- Incur unexpected or unbudgeted expenses for projects close to completion with committed exhibition or performance dates
Emergency Grants is the only active, multi-disciplinary program that offers immediate assistance of this kind to artists living and working anywhere in the United States, for projects occurring in the U.S. and abroad.
Each month FCA receives an average of 95 Emergency Grant applications and makes approximately 12-15 grants. Grants range in amount from $500 to $3,000, and the average grant is now $1,700.
DEADLINE: Ongoing Deadline
WHO: Residing in U.S. or U.S. territories. Visual and performing artists.
AMOUNT: Up to $3,000
The Adolph & Esther Gottlieb Emergency Grant
The Adolph and Esther Gottlieb Emergency Grant program is intended to provide interim financial assistance to qualified painters, printmakers, and sculptors whose needs are the result of an unforeseen, catastrophic incident, and who lack the resources to meet that situation. Each grant is given as one-time assistance for a specific emergency, examples of which are fire, flood, or emergency medical needs.
DEADLINE: Ongoing Deadline
WHO: Artists who can demonstrate a minimum involvement of ten years in a mature phase of his or their work. Painters, printmakers, sculptors.
AMOUNT: The maximum amount of this grant is $15,000; an award of $5,000 is typical.
FINE PRINT: The program does not consider requests for dental work, chronic situations, capital improvements, or projects of any kind; nor can it consider situations resulting from general indebtedness or lack of employment. Learn more here.
Artists' Charitable Fund
Colorado-based Artists' Charitable Fund assists painters and sculptors living anywhere in the United States by paying a portion of their medical/dental/eye-care bills. For example, the Fund has purchased a wheelchair, paid for eye surgery, provided funding for an artificial leg, paid partial medical expenses of several artists who have cancer, as well as other needs for medical assistance.
DEADLINE: Ongoing
WHO: U.S. painters and sculptors
AMOUNT: Varies depending on medical need
FINE PRINT: Please do not contact to ask for financial assistance due to loss of income or for anything other than assistance with medical bills. Contact them here.
Arts and Culture Leaders of Color Emergency Fund
The Arts and Culture Leaders of Color Emergency Fund is intended to help those pursuing careers as artists or arts administrators whose income has been directly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. This fund is for those who self-identify as BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color). If you fit this description and you are in need of short-term, immediate financial assistance – we would like to help.
DEADLINE: Ongoing
AMOUNT: $200
WHO: US-based BIPOC artists and administrators
leveler: peer to peer wealth distribution
leveler is a tool for people with job security to help people whose work status has been impacted by COVID-19. The list includes freelancers, etc. in the arts, nightlife, production, hospitality, music, and other fields. Click the "receive" button if you're seeking assistance.
DEADLINE: Ongoing
AMOUNT: To be determined
WHO: Artists and other freelancers
FINE PRINT: Must provide context (what you feel comfortable sharing about your situation), payment method, and social media handle for verification. Sign up here.
Awesome Foundation Grant
A micro-granting organization, funding “awesome” ideas, The Awesome Foundation set up local chapters around the world to provide rolling grants of $1000 to “awesome projects.” Each chapter defines what is “awesome” for their local community, but most include arts initiatives and public or social practice art projects.
DEADLINE: Ongoing—monthly grants offered.
AMOUNT: $1000
WHO: Anyone is eligible for a grant — individuals, groups, and organizations alike. All Mediums
FINE PRINT: Grants not given for studio space or strictly salary or supplies. Needs to make the community more “awesome.” Think public works. More info here.
The Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grant
The Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation grant is one of the most prestigious grants available to emerging figurative artists, as well as one of the most substantial. It is one of the longest-standing foundations, with an illustrious history of recipients spanning more than half a century. It is also unique in its scope, in that it is available to students and artists around the world.
DEADLINE: Ongoing
WHO: Young artists pursuing their studies or in the early or developmental stage of their career.
AMOUNT: First grants are in the amount of CAD $15,000 each, and subsequent grants are in the amount of CAD $18,000 each (maximum three grants).
FINE PRINT: The Foundation does not provide funding for the pursuit of abstract or non-objective art. Grants are intended to assist applicants in the study or practice of their art, and the costs associated therewith, such as tuition, studio rental, model fees, travel, and living expenses. Eligible courses of study or training include undergraduate, graduate, or post-graduate studies and diploma programs from accredited institutions, recognized residencies, apprenticeships/internships, and studio training. Grants are not intended as work or project grants for more experienced or mature artists.
Applicants must be at least 18 years of age to be eligible to apply. Learn more here.
The Lillian Orlowsky and William Freed Grant
The Lillian Orlowsky and William Freed Grant is awarded annually to under-recognized American painters over the age of 45 who demonstrate financial need. The application for the 2022 grant will be released early in the year. Join the Grant Mailing list here to receive an alert when applications are open.
DEADLINE: TBA
AWARD INFO: Awards include a cash grant, ranging from $5,000 to $30,000 and an exhibition at PAAM
WHO: US Painters 45-years old or older in need of financial support. For the purposes of this grant, painting is considered the application of various media (oil, acrylic, gouache, ink, tempera, watercolor, egg tempera, casein, enamel) on paper, canvas, fabric, or wood. This includes fresco. This excludes mixed media, encaustic, collage, dry pastels, chalk, digital paintings, prints, and work in graphite or drawings.
Betty Bowen Award
Administered by the Seattle Art Museum, the annual Betty Bowen Award honors a Northwest artist for their original, exceptional, and compelling work. The winner is awarded an unrestricted cash prize of $15,000, and a selection of his or her works is shown at the Seattle Art Museum in the spring. In addition, up to two Special Recognition Awards in the amount of $2,500 are often granted at the discretion of the Betty Bowen Committee.
DEADLINE: TBA
AMOUNT: $15,000 and two awards of $2,500
FEE: $10
WHO: U.S. artists in Oregon, Washington, or Idaho
FINE PRINT: Selection is based on, but not limited to, the following criteria: the compelling nature of the artist’s ideas and contribution to the field, the quality and creativity of the work submitted for review, the artist’s commitment to developing their work, the impact the award will have on the artist and his/her career. Learn more here.
Smack Mellon Studio Program Open Call
This program provides free studio space, access to a workshop for metal, wood and general fabrication, a common area equipped with the latest technology, and a fellowship (dependent on funding) to six artists in New York City for an eleven-month period. Each year, Smack Mellon convenes a panel of arts professionals to select the six Studio Artists from over 600 applicants.
DEADLINE: December 29, 2021
DATES: The program runs for a 50 week period from September 1 to August 15
WHERE: Brooklyn, NY
WHO: International; all mediums
FINE PRINT: Artists who are accepted into the program must be prepared to actively use their studio a minimum of 50 hours a month or they will lose it.
The Ark Project
The Ark Project is a biennial international artist residency program realized in 2015 with a focus on the creation, presentation, and documentation of contemporary art that engages discovery, transformation, and innovation. The program's mission is to explore the intersection of nature, art, and consciousness through visual art to create structures that allow for an evolution of harmony and connection with the natural world.
The Ark is a symbol of hope in a fast-changing world in need of connection, collaboration, and a meeting of the mind and spirit with nature. Our intention is to create synergy and community to cultivate growth and symbiosis through art.
The Project is open to both national and international artists. Artists are selected according to performance, experience and artistic background. Eligible artists must have a BFA, MFA, or equivalent in independent studio work. Artists working in the visual arts and new media will be considered.
DEADLINE: January 1, 2022
WHERE: Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA
DATES: 1-2 weeks | April 4 to April 11-18th, 2022
FEE: Free
WHO: International; Visual art
HALEAKALĀ NATIONAL PARK Artist in Residence
While Maui is justly famed for its coastline beaches and resorts, humpback whales, surfing and snorkeling, it is also a gem of biodiversity and watersheds that span the entire island. But at the center of it is Haleakalā National Park, a dormant volcanic erosional valley that is also a cultural treasure for the Hawaiian people. The park’s landscapes are unique and beautiful in their unique color and textures — and the park is also a perfect place for watching the night skies blaze out as well as the legendary sunrises over the Pacific from the summit of Haleakalā. NPAF’s past artists in residence include Astrophotographer Stan Honda, Landscape Pianist Hunter Noack, among others.
DEADLINE: January 4, 2022
DATES: July 4th - 29th, 2022
WHERE: HALEAKALĀ NATIONAL PARK
WHO: International; All artistic mediums
Woodland Farm Artist Residency
Woodland Farm Artist Residency is situated on the beautiful Salt Spring Island, on the west coast of Canada – the unceded territories of the Hul’qumi’num and SENĆOŦEN speaking peoples. Here you will find a sanctuary to breathe, dream, experiment, create and play. Residencies are available from May-November for 1 month stays.
DEADLINE: January 5, 2022
DATES: 1 month in length from May-November 2022
WHERE: Salt Spring Island, on the west coast of Canada
FEE: Free to apply; accommodation fees
WHO: International; all performance-based practices.
BLKSPACE
Led by an all Black woman team, Interfest (Kristen Adele Calhoun and Nikki Vera) will curate BLKSPACE: two consecutive, weeklong residencies— August 29 to September 3 and September 5 to September 10— for Black creatives to use the full resources of SPACE on Ryder Farm however they see fit. To create a welcoming environment for residents, each week will feature an entirely Black residency staff and curated visual art throughout the living and working spaces. BLKSPACE seeks to simultaneously provide an expansive dreaming space for the individual and a collective practice ground for Black liberation.
BLKSPACE provides Black individual artists, activists, organizers and small groups (up to 4 people) the opportunity to create and ideate away from the stress and noise of everyday life and in the company of other Black people.
DEADLINE: January 5, 2022
DATES: August 29 to September 3 and September 5 to September 10
WHERE: Brewster, New York
FEE: Free to apply
WHO: International; Black Creatives, all mediums
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