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The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans supports immigrants and children of immigrants pursuing graduate study in the United States — including visual artists, designers, architects, and filmmakers.
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.
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
Fellowships are awarded through two annual competitions: one open to citizens and permanent residents of the United States and Canada, and the other open to citizens and permanent residents of Latin America and the Caribbean.
Call for artwork submissions for the third installment of the I’M SCARED exhibition series at Bethany Arts Community, Ossining, NY.
Established in 1993, the A.I.R. Fellowship Program for Emerging and Underrepresented Women and Non-Binary Artists has enabled more than 120 artists to realize their projects.
A year-long fellowship supporting two emerging New York City visual artists with funding, mentorship, professional development, and a solo exhibition at the Queens Museum.
VIA Art Fund provides Artistic Production Grants of $25,000–$100,000 to individual artists, nonprofit organizations, and cultural institutions for newly commissioned visual art projects presented outside museum walls.
The General Support Program provides funding for organizations with a history of substantial commitment to contemporary American concert music, jazz, or both with plans to continue that commitment.
Sense of Place is an open call for visual artists launched by SeeMe Gallery.
The Anita Wetzel Residency Grant offers mature artists a fully funded 4–6 week residency at Women's Studio Workshop to create new work in printmaking, papermaking, or photography.
The 2026 Foundwork Artist Prize is an annual international juried award offering an unrestricted $10,000 grant to one honoree and $1,000 micro‑grants to three shortlisted artists.
The Rauschenberg Medical Emergency Grants, administered by NYFA, provide up to $5,000 to U.S. artists facing unexpected medical, dental, or mental‑health emergencies.
Max’s Emergency Relief & Resource Fund is a one-time grant of between $500 and $1000 to assist self-employed artists who have a steady work history, but who are experiencing a temporary financial set back.
Artist residency program providing a short-term space for artists to hang their work and have studio visits with curators, other artists, collectors, and gallerists.
A primeira chamada é para Submissões de artigos, voltado para pesquisadores, artistas, educadores, gestores culturais e agentes culturais.
The Asian American Arts Alliance invites performing artists to apply for their Performing Artist-in-Residence program.
Studio residency for NYC-based emerging artists
Harvestworks invites contemporary American artists and U.S. residents to apply for a 12‑month residency focused on art and technology, offering a $5,000 commission and full studio support.
Up to six best‑in‑show artists will have their work published with a critical review in the Artist Feature Catalogue and featured in an online exhibit. Artists keep 100% of sales.
The Visual Arts Center of New Jersey and the Summit Free Public Library invite visual artists to apply for a four‑month, stipend‑supported residency in Summit, New Jersey, with a deadline of 28 September 2026.
Unrehearsed (Virtual) Artist Residency Program (URP) is an artist fund that supports the creation of new dance work by artists who have faced significant challenges in the South Asian dance industry.
The program aims to support innovative projects that promote literary arts and provide opportunities for writers to develop their craft.
Established to support the work of visual artists during the first decade of their careers, the Liu Shiming Artist Grants enable the creation of new projects that explore the interplay between traditional, cultural, or historical influences and contemporary artistic practice.
The prize is part of the TALKING TEXTILES initiative that promotes textile education and creativity.
Dia Art Foundation’s Spiritual Pedagogies Fellowship invites early‑career artists, educators, and cultural producers to explore the intersection of art, pedagogy, and spirituality through a stipend‑supported, mentorship‑rich program in New York.
The IDA Emergency Assistance program provides one‑time grants of $500–$5,000 to documentary filmmakers facing imminent physical danger.
Printed Matter Publisher Work Grant offers unrestricted funding to independent artists’ book publishers to support future projects and sustainability.
Ooika’s Artist-in-Residence Program (oAIR) offers a month‑long residency in Princeton, NJ for photographers and image‑based media artists, including a $3,000 stipend, studio space, and exhibition opportunities.
Mono No Aware invites artists working in expanded cinema, performance, installation and sculpture to submit works for its 20th anniversary exhibition in New York City.
The NY Digital Awards 2026: Season 2, international competition recently announced for entries and organised by International Awards Associate Inc (IAA), recognizes outstanding achievements in digital design, creative apps, software innovation, websites, video, branded content, motion graphics, interface design, and more.
CPR – Center for Performance Research invites NYC‑based artists working in contemporary dance, performance, and time‑based art to apply for its year‑long 2027 Artist‑in‑Residence program.
Professional mural artists and artist teams with experience in large-scale installations are invited to submit proposals for a large-scale exterior mural installation at a new residential development.
A fellowship year at Harvard Radcliffe Institute is an opportunity to step away from usual routines and dive deeply into a project in a uniquely interdisciplinary and creative community.
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This guide presents only residencies that are fully-funded. That is, every residency below offers cost-free participation, housing, food, and access to facilities during the entire duration of the residency.
Wave Hill invites early‑career artists living within 50 mi of the Bronx to propose a site‑specific solo project for the Sunroom or Sun Porch, with a $2,000 honorarium and exhibition support.
A public‑art competition inviting US visual artists to submit an image and a concrete action to support democracy, with two $1,000 honoraria and citywide display in New York.
The 2027 AnkhLave Garden Project Fellowship at Wave Hill offers NYC‑based BIPOC artists a winter residency, stipend, and exhibition opportunities.
The WORTHLESSSTUDIOS Photographer In Residence (PIR) program is a unique 1-month-long photography residency taking place inside an Airstream trailer converted into a Darkroom.
Grants to USA, Canada, and United Kingdom nonprofit organizations for projects to address the needs of residents in the funding source's service area. Funding is intended for activities in the focus areas of environmental stewardship, food access, and other similar community development initiatives.
Perform Europe invites partnerships of performing‑arts organisations to submit proposals for funding up to €60 000 to develop inclusive, green touring projects.
Up to $15,000 for professional media artists to create new works or complete projects in film, video, audio, digital, VR/AR, and more.