Stable Arts Open forum October | On Art and Writing

• Marcus Civin is fascinated with relationships between the written and the visual, text and image, art and writing, artists and writers, and creativity and criticism. This experience will be perfect for artists, writers, artists who write, writers who make art, artists who use text in their work or are inspired by writing, writers who engage with art, anyone considering how to talk about their work, write about their work, or engage with writers or writing about art.

• Deadline: September 20, 2024

Stable Arts Open forum November | What about this?; The Art of Self Discovery and Self Exposure

• Today artists are pressured to tell personal stories in their work and professional interactions. Through lecture, exercises, discussion and critique we'll explore how art can be a conduit for self discovery and how to navigate conversations about creative practices that weigh on artists' history and identities.  

• Deadline: September 20, 2024

The Institute for Public Architecture 2025 Spring Independent Project Residency

• The IPA Independent Project Residency program invites emerging and mid-career practitioners – whose work focuses on the public realm – to live and work during an eleven week live-in Residency at the IPA Block House on Governors Island. The Residency program is open to local and global applicants from diverse backgrounds, educations, experiences, and aspirations at any stage of their career. Applicants may be practitioners working across disciplines, with an emphasis on the public realm.

• Deadline: September 21, 2024 

McColl Center Summer 2025 Artist In Residence

• The Summer 2025 Artist-in-Residence Program is specifically for parents and educators who otherwise would not have the opportunity to participate because of their responsibilities during school/university periods.

• Deadline: September 23, 2024

Tyler School of Art and Architecture Edgar Heap of Birds Family Artist Residency
| Temple University, Philadelphia, PA

• This five-month residency (Jan-May 2025) in the Art Department will reward an artist whose work is primarily focused on the history and lived experience of North American federally recognized tribal citizens and who exemplifies the art and activism of the artist Edgar Heap of Birds in bringing attention to the lives, struggles and triumphs of Native Americans. The residency includes an individual studio, $1,500 materials budget, the opportunity to teach students, participation in a solo exhibition, and a $3,500/month stipend.

• Deadline: September 23, 2024

McColl Center Summer 2025 Parent + Educator Artists-in-Residence

• This residency is offered to parents and educators who otherwise would not have the opportunity to participate in McColl Center residency because of their responsibilities during school/university periods. This residency will support their practices, give you the chance to bring your family with you, use the facilities, and equipment offered by the Center on our Labs.  Residents enjoy private housing, a large-scale studio, guidance, marketing support, and a stipend. Access to shared labs: 3D, ceramics, media, and woodshop. The program runs from June 3 – August 11, 2025.

• Deadline: September 25, 2024

2024 Foundwork Artist Prize: International Open Call

• Winners will receive an unrestricted $10,000 grant and remote studio visits with each of the esteemed jurors. The honoree—and three shortlisted artists—will also be invited for interviews, as part of our Dialogues program, to further public engagement with their practices. To be considered, artists need to register and maintain a published profile on Foundwork, with at least 6 artworks and an artist statement published on your profile page, throughout the 2024 selection period: 11:59 pm PT, September 26, 2024 to 11:59 pm, December 31, 2024

• Deadline: September 26, 2024

Pioneer Works Open Call

• The Visual Arts Residency provides artists with glass-enclosed public-facing studios; bimonthly studio visits; access to our resources; and public engagement opportunities.

• Deadline: September 30, 2024

Farm Studio International Artist Residency 2025 | India

• Farm Studio International Artist Residency is located in a rural community in India. Residents stay and create in a quiet art centre and beautiful environment where they can develop their artwork free from accustomed distractions. Farm Studio residency provides three types of working spaces where artists can explore their art and ideas in the rural Rajasthani environment; at the Farm Studio indoor studios, the outdoor desert and farm environments, and in Andore Village.

• Deadline: September 30, 2024

Rauschenberg Emergency Grants

• These grants of up to $5,000 support direct treatment expenses that have been incurred, or are needed, for medical, dental or mental health treatment. Artists practicing in the visual arts, film, video, electronic, digital arts, and choreography are eligible.

• Deadline: October 1, 2024

S&R Evermay Kuno Award | Washington D.C.*

• S&R Evermay’s Kuno Award for Applied Science for the Social Good is an bi-annual award of $100,000 in funding and other resources designed to support female social innovators using scientific research and principles to address a 21st Century problem. The award is designed to support those aiming to achieve a measurable social impact through the  translation of scientific research to a practical and real-world solution.

• Deadline: October 1, 2024

Bennett Prize

• The Bennett Prize is a stipend/grant-in-aid program that supports the fine art practice of a woman painter working in figurative realism. The prize, administered by The Pittsburgh Foundation, provides $25,000 annually over two consecutive years and a solo exhibition to the winning artist. A runner up will be awarded $10,000.

• Deadline: October 4, 2024

Redux Contemporary Art Center Annual Auction Call For Art | Charleston, SC

• This is your chance to showcase your work, immerse yourself in Charleston’s vibrant art scene, connect with passionate collectors, and champion a fantastic non-profit arts organization! Be apart of Redux's largest fundraiser of the year. All mediums, styles, and themes welcome. Every sale directly supports Redux’s enriching programs, from educational outreach to free exhibitions and affordable art studios.

• Deadline: October 7, 2024

Clark Art Institute Research and Academic Program Fellowships

• These fellowships are intended to nurture a variety of disciplinary approaches and support new voices in art history. Applicants should hold a PhD or demonstrate equivalent professional experience.

• Deadline: October 15, 2024

Smithsonian American Art Museum 2024–2025 Research Fellowships | Washington DC*

• These fellowships are residential and support full-time research in the Smithsonian collections.

• Deadline: October 15, 2024

Collective Imagination for Spatial Justice Grant | Massachusetts

• NEFA’s grants ranging from $2,000 to $5,000 support Massachusetts-based imagination teams that are dreaming up public art that can help us see, feel, experience, and imagine justice now without the pressure of having to predetermine a project that may come out of the imagination stage.

• Deadline: October 21, 2024

Blah Blah Gallery Open Call | Washington D.C.*

• Blah Blah Gallery announces a call for artworks for their 2025 Juried Exhibition, open to emerging and mid-career women and non-binary artists working in any medium. This group exhibition will be curated by Blah Blah Director Megan Galardi, and will take place in January 2025.

• Deadline: November 1, 2024

Field Projects Winter Open Call | New York, NY

• Field Projects announces WINTER 2024 Open Call! Emerging and mid-career artists are invited to submit their work for consideration in our group exhibition. All submissions will be considered for the Exhibition and the accompanying Online Exhibition. Simultaneously, Field Projects Panel will be considering the submissions for future Solo Shows, Art Fairs, Group Shows, Off-site Exhibitions, feature on our social media and our studio visit program (NY Artists). 

• Deadline: November 2, 2024

Alterwork Residency | Long Island City, NY

• This residency allows emerging contemporary artists time and space to create new work exploring their practice. The residency culminates in a solo closing reception that is promoted across an extensive network. Proposals should have a contemporary art focus showing experimentation and career reach for the artist. The program is especially interested in projects that involve conceptual art, practice or theory, or involve the public in their creative process.

• Deadline: Rolling

ART14 Residency | Patton, Pennsylvania

• During their stay, artists’ objectives are self-prescribed. The program welcomes all types of artists, writers, musicians, etc. of all skill levels, welcomes creators to explore new media and techniques, and encourages collaboration but does not require it. Residents are encouraged to explore and engage with the local community. 

• Deadline: Rolling

Pollock-Krasner Foundation

• The Foundation welcomes applications from visual artists who are painters, sculptors, and artists who work on paper, including printmakers. Grants are intended for a one-year period of time. The Foundation will review expenditures relating to an artist’s professional work and personal expenses, and amounts range up to $50,000. Artists must be actively exhibiting their current work in professional artistic venues, such as gallery and museum spaces.

• Deadline: Rolling

Alper Initiative for Washington Art | Washington DC*

• We accept and review submissions on a rolling basis from Washington, DC, artists of all ages and backgrounds, exploring different mediums. By submitting, your proposal will be added to the AIWA database and available for review by the museum’s director and curator, and to guest curators for potential inclusion in future AIWA exhibitions. 

• Deadline: Rolling

DC Arts Center Call for Curators | Washington DC*

• Apply to curate and exhibition at the DC Arts Center, send your resume and cover letter/artist statement to info@dcartscenter.org

• Deadline: rolling basis, apply now!

DC Arts Center Job Openings | Washington DC*

• General Manager- reporting to the Executive Director, this is a mission-critical role that supports all organizational efforts, including operations and communications, personnel management, programming, finance, and development.

• Deadline: rolling basis, apply now!

• Development Manager- reporting to the Executive Director, this is a mission-critical role that supports all development efforts, including aggressive contributed revenue cultivation, generation, documentation, and application.

• Deadline: rolling basis, apply now!

Adolph & Esther Gottlieb Emergency Grant

• The Adolph and Esther Gottlieb Emergency Grant program provides interim financial assistance to qualified painters, printmakers, and sculptors whose needs are the result of an unforeseen, catastrophic incident.

• The maximum amount of this grant is $15,000; an award of $5,000 is typical.

• Deadline: Rolling Basis

DC Arts Center Open Call For Artists | Washington DC*

• The DC Arts Center accepts applications to exhibit in their Main and Nano Galleries on a rolling basis.

• Deadline: Rolling Basis

MOCA Summer Positions | Arlington, VA*

• The Museum of Contemporary Art in Arlington is searching to fill four positions in their upcoming summer camp for kids and teens. The season runs from June 17- August 16.

• The positions available are Summer Education Assistant, Summer Ceramics Education Assistant, Art Instructor, ceramics Instructor.

• Deadline: rolling basis, apply now!

Foundation for Contemporary Arts Emergency Grants

• Emergency Grants is the only active, multi-disciplinary program that offers immediate, project-based assistance of this kind to artists living and working anywhere in the United States, for projects occurring in the U.S. and abroad. Grants range in amount from $500 to $3,000, and the average grant is $1,900.

• Deadline: Rolling basis

The Awesome Foundation

• The Awesome Foundation is a global community advancing the interest of awesome in the universe, $1000 at a time. Each fully autonomous chapter supports projects through micro-grants, usually given out monthly. Projects include initiatives in a wide range of areas including arts, technology, community development, and more. Many awesome projects are novel or experimental, and evoke surprise and delight.

• Deadline: Rolling

Adobe Creative Residency Community Fund

• The Adobe Creative Residency Community Fund provides support to creators during times of extraordinary hardship. Current Fund efforts are focused on supporting creators who have been directly impacted by the 2022 invasion of Ukraine. If selected, you will receive $10,000 from the Adobe Creative Residency Community Fund. 

• Deadline: Rolling

Awesome Foundation on the Water Grant

• This grant awards $1,000 per month to a water-focused project that brings creativity, culture, and inclusion to the water or provides a new way of thinking about the water. Applicants can be based anywhere in the world.

• Deadline: rolling basis

Artist Communities Alliance Job Postings

• ACA is hiring for a wide variety of positions. Apply ASAP!