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ScholarshipNSHSS Visual Arts Scholarship 2026National Society of High School ScholarsThe NSHSS Visual Arts Scholarship 2026 offers two $2,000 awards for photography and two $2,000 awards for painting, drawing, mixed media, and digital art.Residency2026 Artist Projects (ronde 2)Ondersteun artistieke creatie in alle disciplines en breng originele, nieuwe, door kunstenaars geleide projecten tot leven in de stad Columbus.AwardPremios de la Asociación de Artes ComunitariasGreater Columbus Arts CouncilLos Premios de la Asociación de Artes Comunitarias del Greater Columbus Arts Council reconocen a artistas, educadores y organizaciones por su impacto en la comunidad, con una fecha límite de nominación el 10 de septiembre de 2026.GrantGraham FoundationGraham FoundationGrant Programs Individual and organization grants for architecture; architectural history, theory, and criticism; design; engineering; landscape architecture; urban planning; urban studies; visual arts; and work being done in the fine arts, humanities, and sciences that expands the boundaries of thinking about architecture and space.ResidencyThe Art of Building1906 GroupThe Photographer-in-Residence will spend 12-18 months visiting their jobsites, offices, and manufacturing facilities across the United States, capturing the “Art of Building.”FellowshipFellowship ProgramHarvard Radcliffe InstituteA 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.GrantGrantsVirginia A. Groot FoundationThe Virginia A. Groot Foundation offers three annual grants (up to $60,000) to sculptors and ceramic artists, supporting living, travel, and material costs.GrantGrants to IndividualsGraham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine ArtsThe Graham Foundation grantmaking programs focus on supporting individuals and organizations in the United States, however, the Foundation also awards grants internationally. Note that regardless of where a supported grant project originates, all final products must be disseminated in English.JobPartnerships and Production Manager Job Sep 17, 2026University of Notre DameThe newly created position of Partnerships and Production Manager is a critical member of the Arts Initiative’s small, highly motivated team.2027 Aminah Robinson Writer/Scholar/Researcher ResidencyColumbus Museum of ArtThe 2027 Aminah Robinson Writer/Scholar/Researcher Residency offers a 90‑day residency for African American writers, scholars, and researchers in Columbus, Ohio, with a $15,000 unrestricted cash award and lodging and studio access.GrantCreative Projects Grant - Illinois Arts CouncilIllinois Arts Council AgencyThe goal of the Creative Project Grant (CPG) is to provide up to $12,000 to support art projects for Illinois artists, eligible not-for-profit organizations, and local governments.GrantThe ArtsWave Pride Grant Program provides funding for arts or cultural heritage projects that promote and/or celebrate the LGBTQIA+ community, advancing our understanding and appreciation of the LGBTQArtsWaveArtsWave’s FY2027 Circle Grant Program invites arts organizations in Cincinnati to propose projects that promote and celebrate Black and African American arts experiences.ResidencyWomen's Studio Workshop: Artist's Book Residency GrantWomen's Studio WorkshopA six‑to‑eight‑week residency that supports artists in creating limited‑edition books with studio access, technical training, and a stipend.ResidencyEdward F. Albee Foundation Winter/Spring ResidencyEdward F. Albee FoundationThe Edward F. Albee Foundation’s William Flanagan Memorial Creative Persons Center offers a free, month‑long residency for artists and writers in Montauk, NY, with housing, studio space, and a stipend.GrantThe Adolph & Esther Gottlieb Emergency GrantAdolph & Esther Gottlieb FoundationThe 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.ResidencyA List of Fully-Funded Photography Residencies with DarkroomsThis 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.GrantFoundation for Contemporary Arts Emergency GrantFoundation for Contemporary Arts Emergency Grants ProgramCreated 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 datesResidencySTUDIO for Creative InquirySTUDIO for Creative Inquiryinterdisciplinary art and science research centerResidencyConvocatoria para artistas y curadores de ArgentinaFundación Ama AmaedoLa Fundación Ama Amoedo otorga diez becas de USD 10 000 para artistas, colectivos, organizaciones y proyectos editoriales vinculados a América Latina.ExhibitionPeoria issues call to artists for \"Light at Play\"City of PeoriaThe city of Peoria is searching for visionary artists, designers, and creative teams to help light up downtown Peoria at next spring’s Light at Play event.FellowshipJohn Simon Guggenheim Memorial FoundationJohn Simon Guggenheim Memorial FoundationFellowships 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.FellowshipA $90,000 Graduate Fellowship for Immigrants & Children of Immigrants in the Visual ArtsPaul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New AmericansThe 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.FellowshipNational Humanities Center Residential FellowshipNational Humanities CenterConceived with the needs of humanists in mind, the National Humanities Center provides scholars with an environment and resources conducive to generating new knowledge and furthering understanding of the human experience.GrantApply Now for Illinois Arts Council's Creative Projects Grant!Illinois Arts CouncilThe Illinois Arts Council (IAC) announces the opening of its Fiscal Year 2027 (FY27) Creative Projects Grant program.ResidencyOoika oAir - Artist-in-Residency (Princeton, New Jersey)OoikaOoika’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.Fellowship2026–2027 A.I.R. FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMA.I.R. GalleryEstablished 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.FellowshipNewCreative Catalyst Fellowship 2027AAPI Civic Engagement FundThe Creative Catalyst Fellowship supports individual U.S.-based artists 18+ to create public‑engaging work on AAPI issues, offering $30,000 each and a yearlong program with travel, accommodation, and communications support.GrantOne Stop Shop Call for ArtistsCity of SarasotaThe City of Sarasota invites professional artists and artist teams to submit qualifications for a site‑specific exterior public art commission at the One Stop Shop building, with a total project budget of up to $100,000.ExhibitionUNC Asheville Art and Art HistoryUNC AshevilleFor this competition, seven works will be selected by the juror and displayed for two years around the newly renovated and state-of-the-art Owen Hall within the UNC Asheville campus.AwardThe Bennett Prize Opens Fifth Call for EntriesThe Bennett PrizeWomen figurative realist painters can enter to win $75,000 and a traveling solo exhibition.ExhibitionExhibit your Art in ChicagoCircle ArtsApply for a residency opportunity with Circle Arts, where you can showcase your work and receive feedback from industry professionals.Residencysƛ̓x̣etkʷ Artist-in-Residence Program – Round 3Spokane Falls Community CollegeA three‑month winter residency (Jan 5 – Mar 26 2027) for emerging Native American visual artists, offering a $9,000 stipend, housing and travel support.GrantCollective Power FundNorthwest Film ForumAn initiative by Northwest Film Forum, Collective Power Fund distributes a total of $60,000 over 14 projects by arts collectives and individual artists in unincorporated and incorporated King County, Washington—and focuses primarily on supporting work that incites public dialogue, pushes boundaries, explores genre fluidity, speaks its truth through an authentic perspective, and is often non-traditional, anti-institutional, socially responsible, or disruptive of existing structures and conventions.ResidencyAKRON SOUL TRAIN RESIDENCIESAkron Soul TrainAkron Soul Train welcomes regional artists from various disciplines, encompassing visual, performing, and written arts, to submit their applications.ResidencyArtists in ResidenceGreen Box ArtsArtists of national and international stature, from diverse disciplines, and at any stage in their career, are provided opportunities to create new works while living in and engaging with the community.FellowshipResearch and Teaching FellowThe Temple Hoyne Buell Center for the Study of American ArchitectureThe Temple Hoyne Buell Center for the Study of American Architecture seeks a recent doctoral recipient to join its intellectual community for a 21-month fellowship as a “Buell Center Research and Teaching Fellow.”GrantArtist Support GrantsArts & Science CouncilThe Arts & Science Council offers up to $3,000 Artist Support Grants to creators living in select Mecklenburg‑area counties for projects in 2027.CompetitionVSA Emerging Young Artists ProgramJohn F. Kennedy Center for the Performing ArtsA national juried exhibition for emerging visual artists with disabilities, ages 16‑25, offering a $3,000 stipend and professional development.GrantIngleside Police Station Replacement Public Art ProjectSan Francisco Arts CommissionThe San Francisco Arts Commission invites U.S.-based artists to submit qualifications for a public‑art commission at the Ingleside Police Station Community Room, with a budget up to $554,950.FellowshipTwo Artists, One Year, $20,000 EachQueens MuseumA year-long fellowship supporting two emerging New York City visual artists with funding, mentorship, professional development, and a solo exhibition at the Queens Museum.GrantVIA Art Fund – Artistic Production Grant (Spring 2027 Cycle)VIA Art FundVIA 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.ResidencyEnvisioning a Just Pittsburgh – 2026 Call for ArtCarnegie Museums, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, the University of Pittsburgh, and Children’s Museum of PittsburghRegional artists to consider the theme “Home”: How can Pittsburgh be a just and equitable home for all?GrantOpen Call to Artists – Galveston Arts Development Commission 2026City of Galveston – Arts Development CommissionThe City of Galveston Arts Development Commission offers a $75,000 grant to individual artists, artist teams, or collaborations for projects that advance cultural tourism through artistic excellence, creative placemaking, exhibitions, performances, and public engagement.AwardMASB Artist Travel Prize - 2026Municipal Art Society of Baltimore CityThe Municipal Art Society of Baltimore City awards a $7,000 travel prize to a visual artist or collaborators living in Baltimore City.ResidencyWildacres Environmental Artist In Residence ProgramWildacres RetreatThe Environmental Artist-in-Residence Program at Wildacres Retreat welcomes artists, scientists and other professionals engaging with ambitious ideas and who are activity-focused on current global environmental issues.ResidencyApply for a ResidencyJames Castle House AIRJames Castle House offers 2‑month ($4,000) and 2‑week ($1,000) artist residencies in Boise, open to emerging and mid‑career creators with applications open July 16–August 28 2026.ResidencyOpenshaw Artist-in-Residence (Maryland Hall)A two‑month studio residency at Maryland Hall’s Openshaw Balcony Gallery, with a $500 material stipend, open to Maryland‑based visual artists.ResidencyCivic Art in Public Environments (CAPE) Artist ResidencyCity of DurhamA one‑year pilot residency where an artist works with Durham’s Transportation Department to create way‑finding public art in city parking garages.