--- title: April 2025 Artist Opportunities description: Upcoming grants and opportunities for artists for April 2025. image: https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/hubfs/vince-gx-lB561L-0R2E-unsplash.jpeg --- - [Visit our Facebook page](https://www.facebook.com/Fractured.Atlas) - [Check out our latest tweets](https://twitter.com/fracturedatlas) - [Join us on LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/fractured-atlas/) - [Check out our Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/fractured.atlas/) - [Check out our Tumblr](https://fracturedatlas.tumblr.com/) - [Blog](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/) - [Donate](https://www.fracturedatlas.org/site/contribute/donate) - [Sign In](https://identity.fracturedatlas.org/login?origin=www&redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.fracturedatlas.org/site/home) [Fractured Atlas](https://www.fracturedatlas.org/) - [What We Do](https://www.fracturedatlas.org/what-we-do) - [Who We Are](https://www.fracturedatlas.org/who-we-are) - [Our Projects](https://fundraising.fracturedatlas.org/) - [Get In Touch](https://www.fracturedatlas.org/get-in-touch) [Become A Member](https://www.fracturedatlas.org/become-a-member) - [What We Do](https://www.fracturedatlas.org/what-we-do) - [Who We Are](https://www.fracturedatlas.org/who-we-are) - [Our Projects](https://fundraising.fracturedatlas.org/) - [Get In Touch](https://www.fracturedatlas.org/get-in-touch) [Become A Member](https://www.fracturedatlas.org/become-a-member) - [Blog](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/) - [Donate](https://www.fracturedatlas.org/site/contribute/donate) - [Sign In](https://identity.fracturedatlas.org/login?origin=www&redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.fracturedatlas.org/site/home) ## Inciter Art ### a writing, co-learning, and resource sharing space for an arts ecosystem with big ideas and bigger questions. [«  View All Posts](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org) ![April 2025 Artist Opportunities](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/hubfs/vince-gx-lB561L-0R2E-unsplash.jpeg) ![Blog Feature](https://cdn2.hubspot.net/hubfs/298890/blog-files/blog--cards-feature.png) [Subscribe](http://eepurl.com/be_Uej) ![Taji Senior](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/hubfs/tsenior_headshot.jpeg "Taji Senior") Post by Taji Senior By [Taji Senior](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/author/taji-senior) on March 4th, 2025 Print/Save as PDF # April 2025 Artist Opportunities [Grants](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/topic/grants) | [Opportunities](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/topic/opportunities) - Share: - - - - [mailto:?body=https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/grants-opportunities-april-2025](mailto:?body=https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/grants-opportunities-april-2025) Every month, Fractured Atlas provides a [list of upcoming grants and opportunities for artists and arts-based projects](https://media.fracturedatlas.org/grant-opportunities) so that you can discover more opportunities to get financial support and other resources for your work. As a [fiscal sponsor](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/what-is-fiscal-sponsorship-artists-d3753d8b29ca) of over 3,500 artistic projects, we provide access to grants for artists in every discipline. If you are new to grant-seeking, check out our [introduction to grants](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/what-are-artist-grants-introduction-for-first-time-applicants)! If you’re not already fiscally-sponsored, fiscal sponsorship can give you access to a wider pool of grant opportunities as well as other tools and resources. [Learn more about our fiscal sponsorship program here](https://www.fracturedatlas.org/fiscal-sponsorship).  If you are fiscally sponsored, be sure to review our [grant application process](https://fracturedatlas.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/115001707774-Seeking-Grant-Funding?__hstc=220525575.2aeddc0f13cf206f1d9c5f7fc3e84439.1588616861263.1606842878493.1606854660288.420&__hssc=220525575.6.1606854660288&__hsfp=995137143) as you apply for these grants or any others. Here are the upcoming opportunities for April 2025. Best of luck!   --- ![Winning Writers](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Winning%20Writers.png?width=400&height=185&name=Winning%20Writers.png) ## **Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest** Now in its 24th year, the [Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest](https://winningwriters.com/our-contests/wergle-flomp-humor-poetry-contest-free)seeks today's best humor poems. No fee to enter. Submit published or unpublished work.  This is a contest for humor poems, not serious poems. Serious poems will not be judged. The poem you submit should be in English. Inspired gibberish is also accepted. No application fee.  ### **Geographic Focus** Geographic Focus: Global (see website for exceptions)  ### **Deadline**  April 1, 2025 ---   ![Artadia logo](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/hubfs/Artadia%20logo.svg) ## Artadia Awards: New York  [The Artadia Awards](https://artadia.org/awards/) provide financial support, exposure and recognition to artists. The awards are unrestricted, allowing artists to use the funds in any way they choose. 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 Awards are $15,000 and are unrestricted: The award money can be used however the artist sees fit. No application fee.  ### Geographic Focus New York  ### Deadline April 1, 2025 ---   ![FIAR logo](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/hs-fs/hubfs/FIAR%20logo.webp?width=400&height=187&name=FIAR%20logo.webp) ## **Fire Island Artist Residency ** [Fire Island Artist Residency (FIAR)](https://www.fireislandartistresidency.org/apply), the first residency in the United States exclusively for artists identifying as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, non-binary, intersex, two-spirit or queer, annually accepts applications for its prestigious and internationally recognized summer program dedicated to emerging visual artists.  ### Geographic Focus Global ### Deadline April 1, 2025 ---   ![fusion-art-old-bricks-dot-1-scaled-1](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/hs-fs/hubfs/fusion-art-old-bricks-dot-1-scaled-1.jpg?width=400&height=79&name=fusion-art-old-bricks-dot-1-scaled-1.jpg) ## **Colors 2025 Art Competition** Fusion Art invites submissions for the[Colors 2025 Art Competition](https://www.fusionartps.com/colors-2025-art-competition/#:~:text=%22Photography%20&%20Digital%22%20is%20open,see%20entry%20form%20for%20instructions) for an online exhibition during the month of April 2025. For this competition, both 2D and 3D artists, worldwide, are invited to submit their best art and photography using a concentration of colors. One color or a multitude of colors meets the criteria for this competition. ### Geographic Focus Global  ### Deadline April 1, 2025 --- ![museum of houston fine arts](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/hs-fs/hubfs/museum%20of%20houston%20fine%20arts.png?width=400&height=210&name=museum%20of%20houston%20fine%20arts.png) ## Museum of Fine Arts, Houston Core Residency Program [The Core Residency Program](https://www.mfah.org/fellowships/core-program/core-about) at The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston awards residencies to emerging artists and critical writers committed to developing a sustainable practice. The residency term is 23 months, during which receive $100,000 ($50,000 per year) plus a health stipend. At least one fellowship is awarded to a Harris County–based artist or critic when qualifications are comparable. Limited administrative support is available for successful international applicants seeking J-1 visas through the program’s partner organization, International Arts & Artists. No support is provided for other visa types. There is a $12 application fee.  ### Geographic Focus Global ### Deadline April 1, 2025   ---   ![BICA](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/hs-fs/hubfs/BICA.jpg?width=250&height=250&name=BICA.jpg) ## The BICA Microgrant  The Buffalo Institute for Contemporary Art in Buffalo, NY offers [The BICA Microgrant,](https://www.thebica.org/microgrant)a $300 good-faith grant for artists and curators who are realizing a project in the greater Buffalo area. This is no-strings-attached money that an artist or curator can use in whatever way they feel it’s needed. ### Geographic Focus Buffalo, NY ### Deadline April 1, 2025 ---   ![IMLS](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/hs-fs/hubfs/IMLS.png?width=250&height=250&name=IMLS.png) ## [Institute of Museum and Library Services Native Hawaiian Library Services Grant](https://rodephshalom.org/philadelphia-museum-of-jewish-art/) The Native Hawaiian (‘NH’) Library Services Grant program is designed to assist Native Hawaiian serving organizations in sustaining and improving library services with their communities. Grants range from $50,000 to $150,000 over the course of one to two years. Projects must begin September 1, 2025. The NH program supports organizations across the islands and country to address their individual information needs and priorities. No application fee.  ### Geographic Focus Hawaii ### Deadline April 1, 2025   ---   ![Bedford Gallery](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Bedford%20Gallery.png?width=250&height=250&name=Bedford%20Gallery.png) ## Bedford Gallery Library Community Art Gallery  The Walnut Creek Library Community Art Gallery was created to encourage the development of artistic expression and to foster greater appreciation for art in our community. The Walnut Creek Library invites artists living or working in the greater Bay Area to submit proposals for the Library Community Art Gallery. Based on the number of applications, priority will be given to Contra Costa County artists. ### Geographic Focus Bay Area, CA  ### Deadline April 1, 2025   ---   ![Franklin Furnace](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Franklin%20Furnace.png?width=250&height=250&name=Franklin%20Furnace.png) ## Franklin Furnace Fund  [Franklin Furnace](https://franklinfurnace.org/fff_202526/) annually awards grants to early career artists selected by peer panel review to enable them to produce major performance art works in New York City.UND grants range between $2,000 and $10,000 based on the peer review panel allocation of funding received by Franklin Furnace. Artists from all areas of the world are encouraged to apply; however, artists selected by the panel are expected to present their work in New York City. No application fee.  ### Geographic Focus New York  ### Deadline April 1, 2025 ---   ![southarts logo](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/hs-fs/hubfs/southarts%20logo.png?width=315&height=250&name=southarts%20logo.png) ## Jazz Road Creative Residencies  [Jazz Road](https://www.southarts.org/grants-opportunities/jazz-road-creative-residencies)is a 4-year national jazz initiative directed by South Arts, funded by the Doris Duke Foundation with additional support from the Mellon Foundation. Jazz Road features a coordinated partnership with the other five Regional Arts Organizations. All work together to deliver technical assistance and grants that enhance jazz artists’ livelihoods through residencies in communities across the country.Grant amounts range from $5,000 to $40,000. Grants are awarded directly to artists. ### Geographic Focus United States  ### Deadline April 2, 2025 --- ![nar_logo-primary1x](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/hs-fs/hubfs/nar_logo-primary1x.png?width=400&height=200&name=nar_logo-primary1x.png) ## The Terry Tempest Williams Creative Nonfiction Prize   [The Terry Tempest Williams Creative Nonfiction Prize](https://northamericanreview.org/terry-tempest-williams-creative-nonfiction-prize) is intended to recognize the finest essay writing. We welcome all forms of previously unpublished fiction—one essay per submission. We welcome all work painted with creative nonfiction’s broad brush: the lyric essay, the hermit crab essay, the braided essay, the memoir, the personal essay, literary journalism, and everything in between. Food essays, travel writing, nature essays, sports writing, and literary criticism will also be considered but should have a personal component. There is a $23 application fee.  ### Geographic Focus Global  ### Deadline April 3, 2025 ---   ![Jerome Foundation](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Jerome%20Foundation.png?width=400&height=156&name=Jerome%20Foundation.png) ## The Minnesota Filmmaker Mentorship Grant [The Minnesota Filmmaker Mentorship Grant](https://www.jeromefdn.org/minnesota-filmmaker-mentorship) provides Minnesota-based early career film directors, working in short and/or long form experimental, narrative, animation or documentary genres, or in any hybrid combination of these forms, up to $10,000 to engage in self-designed mentorship with experienced directors or other film professionals to strengthen their film directing craft and/or professional skills in connection with a specific film project ### Geographic Focus Minnesota  ### Deadline April 3, 2025   ---   ![Jerome Foundation](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Jerome%20Foundation.png?width=400&height=156&name=Jerome%20Foundation.png) ## New York City Film Production Grant  The Jerome Foundation [New York City Film Production Grant](https://www.jeromefdn.org/new-york-city-film-production-grant)supports eligible New York City-based early career film directors whose work takes creative risks in expanding, questioning, experimenting with, or re-imagining filmmaking with production grants of up to $30,000. ### Geographic Focus New York ### Deadline April 4, 2025   ---   ![NYTW logo](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/hs-fs/hubfs/NYTW%20logo.png?width=331&height=250&name=NYTW%20logo.png) ## New York Theatre Workshop 2050 Administrative Fellowship  [The 2050 Administrative Fellowship](https://www.nytw.org/education/2050-admin-fellowships/) is named in celebration of the U.S. Census Bureau’s projection that by the year 2050, there will be no single racial or ethnic majority in the United States. This projection provokes thoughts at New York Theatre Workshop about the transformations that will take place in the American landscape—technologically, environmentally, demographically, economically and artistically—now and in the future. The NYTW 2050 Administrative Fellowship is a year-long, paid, part-time fellowship for emerging theatre administrators interested in one field of interest including Artistic Workshop, Development, Education & Engagement, Executive, Finance & Operations, Literary, Marketing, Producing and Production Management. There is no application fee.  ### Geographic Focus Global (Must Live in NY During Fellowship) ### Deadline April 4, 2025 --- ![NYFA logo-1](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/hs-fs/hubfs/NYFA%20logo-1.png?width=250&height=250&name=NYFA%20logo-1.png) ## WFF Housing Stability Grant   [The Woodman Family Foundation Housing Stability Grant for Artists](https://www.nyfa.org/awards-grants/wff-housing-stability-grant-for-artists/) (WFF HSG) provides grants of $30,000, distributed over three years, to NYC-based visual artists in need who are seeking support for stable housing. In its inaugural cycle, the WFF HSG will award grants to five artists. Recipients may use the funds for new housing which reduces their rent obligation, guarantees a stable rental obligation such as a lengthy lease in their existing or new housing, and/or provides greater access to live/work space.No application fee.  ### Geographic Focus New York City ### Deadline April 8, 2025 --- ![the image flow](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/hs-fs/hubfs/the%20image%20flow.png?width=400&height=133&name=the%20image%20flow.png) ## The Image Flow Queer Conscience Exhibit Call for Entries   [The Image Flow](https://queerconscience2025.artcall.org) invites photographic artists closely tied to the LGBTQIA2+ community to submit work to their 3rd Annual juried photography exhibition *Queer Conscience 2025.*This call is open to all photographers who consider themselves members of the LGBTQIA2+ community. This national call for entry is open to all photographic artists living or working in the United States and its territories. All entries must be original works of art and entirely the work of the entrant. Accepted entries will be exhibited at The Image Flow in San Anselmo, CA and in our online gallery. There is a $35 application fee.  ### Geographic Focus New York City ### Deadline April 12, 2025 --- ![bemis logo 2](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/hs-fs/hubfs/bemis%20logo%202.jpg?width=400&height=50&name=bemis%20logo%202.jpg) ## Bemis Center Artist-in-Residence Open Call  [Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts](https://bemis.slideroom.com/#/login/program/82605) offers a unique experience for two artists working in sound, composition, voice, and experimental genres and tools. National and international artists participating in the program receive financial, technical, and administrative support, along with dedicated facilities for rehearsing, recording, and performing new works that expand the field of sound art and music. There is a $40 application fee.  ### Geographic Focus Global  ### Deadline April 14, 2025 --- ![Hambidge logo-2](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Hambidge%20logo-2.png?width=250&height=250&name=Hambidge%20logo-2.png) ## Hambidge Center Residency Fall Session [The Hambidge Center](https://www.hambidge.org/guidelines-apply)nurtures creativity through a multidisciplinary residency program, innovative workshops, environmental initiatives and community programs in the North Georgia Mountains. Residents’ time is their own; there are no workshops, critiques, nor required activities. The residency is open to the following categories: arts and culture administration, ceramics, dance, music, science, and visual arts. There is a $30 application fee.    ### Geographic Focus Global  ### Deadline April 15, 2025 --- ![Unknown-1](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Unknown-1.jpeg?width=251&height=250&name=Unknown-1.jpeg) ## Mudflat Studio Artist Residency  The Mudflat Studio in Boston offers [a one-year residency](https://www.mudflat.org/year-long-residency)position to clay artists. This highly competitive program provides a private studio space at no cost with access to Mudflat’s facility, a monthly materials stipend, a monthly housing stipend, and opportunities to teach and sell work. ### Geographic Focus United States  ### Deadline April 16, 2025 --- ![harwood logo](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/hs-fs/hubfs/harwood%20logo.jpg?width=250&height=250&name=harwood%20logo.jpg) ## Harwood Art Center Residency Program [The Harwood Art Center Residency Program](https://escueladelsol.wufoo.com/forms/harwood-art-center-artist-in-residence-2026)supports the creation or continuation of original projects and their culminating public exhibitions. These projects must be socially, politically, or community engaged and may include artworks in any media; pieces made by individuals and/or collectives; installations with collaborators and/or community members; etc.The year-long program begins in January of 2026. There is a $10 application fee.  ### Geographic Focus New Mexico ### Deadline April 21, 2025 --- ![Lux logo](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Lux%20logo.jpg?width=250&height=250&name=Lux%20logo.jpg) ## Lux Center for The Arts Call for Entries  [The LUX Center for the Arts](https://www.luxcenter.org/artist-application) is interested in supporting community connection and art accessibility in line with our guiding principle that “art is for everyone”.We feature work by new, emerging and experienced artists, students and working professionals, non-traditional and established artists. We feature many local and regional artists, as well as hosting art from around the world. ### Geographic Focus Nebraska  ### Deadline April 28, 2025 --- ![chinati foundation](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/hs-fs/hubfs/chinati%20foundation.png?width=250&height=250&name=chinati%20foundation.png) ## Chianti Artist in Residence  Chinati is now accepting open call applications for the [2026 Artist in Residence Program.](https://chinati.org/programs/artists-in-residence/about-the-program/)Four to six artists are hosted annually for two-month residencies. Resident artists are provided with an apartment on the museum grounds, a studio in downtown Marfa, and access to Chinati’s collection and archive. A stipend of $4,000 is provided for honorarium, travel and art materials. The program is open to  audio/sound/dance/performance/video artists and visual artists. ### Geographic Focus Global  ### Deadline April 30,  2025 --- Good luck! 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