--- title: "Upcoming Artist Grants and Opportunities: May 2023 Deadlines" description: Upcoming grants and opportunities for artists for May 2023. image: https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/hubfs/mona-eendra-vC8wj_Kphak-unsplash-1.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) ![Upcoming Artist Grants and Opportunities: May 2023 Deadlines](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/hubfs/mona-eendra-vC8wj_Kphak-unsplash-1.jpeg) ![Blog Feature](https://cdn2.hubspot.net/hubfs/298890/blog-files/blog--cards-feature.png) [Subscribe](http://eepurl.com/be_Uej) ![Geo Ong](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/hubfs/Geo%20Ong%20profile.png "Geo Ong") Post by Geo Ong By [Geo Ong](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/author/geo-ong) on April 4th, 2023 Print/Save as PDF # Upcoming Artist Grants and Opportunities: May 2023 Deadlines [Grants](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/topic/grants) | [Opportunities](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/topic/opportunities) - Share: - - - - [mailto:?body=https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/grants-opportunities-may-2023](mailto:?body=https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/grants-opportunities-may-2023) 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 May 2023. Best of luck!   ---   ![South Arts logo](https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/vbmYgv2sb9aE14b2S3zdirXuJUg2ElWmpBO-wMf4V6stZ5EubfgOh0irBE-a5baeBa9dtLoMAkwFzJZF0o-u67xCYr8MDRQOHT3HtA9YVLnGJjpggI46Cl5hAf13UZgGdfwbgoD8NnuTuGwZhawKDUw) ## [**In These Mountains Project Grant**](https://www.southarts.org/programs-conferences/these-mountains/these-mountains-project-grants) [South Arts](https://www.southarts.org/)’ In These Mountains Project Grants support projects that promote sharing, teaching, learning, preserving, documenting, and supporting the continuity of the folk arts and traditional culture of Central Appalachia. The program is open to a wide variety of organizations located within and serving at least one Appalachian Regional Commission county in Kentucky, North Carolina, or Tennessee.   ### **Geographic Focus** Kentucky, North Carolina, Tennessee   ### **Deadline** May 1, 2023   ---   ![ToftH logo](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/hs-fs/hubfs/ToftH%20logo.jpeg?width=188&height=250&name=ToftH%20logo.jpeg) ## [ToftH School Cohort III (International Applicants)](https://tofth.org/) The third iteration of [ToftH School](https://tofth.org/), a ten-month program running from September to June, invites people who wish to learn how to practice technology as an experimental philosophy. Admitted candidates are expected to live in the San Francisco Bay Area throughout the program’s duration, which is free to attend and comes with need-based assistance in the form of stipend funds (up to $50,000).   ### Geographic Focus Global   ### Deadline May 1, 2023   ---   ![Polycopies logo](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Screen%20Shot%202023-04-17%20at%2012.56.01%20PM.png?width=400&height=124&name=Screen%20Shot%202023-04-17%20at%2012.56.01%20PM.png) ## [Polycopies & Co. Call for Projects](http://www.polycopies.net/files/Reglement_Polycopies_Co_EN_v2.pdf) [Polycopies & Co.](http://www.polycopies.net/) wishes to help a photographer promote their work and photographic practices through the publication of a monograph. The sum awarded will be €2,500, €5,000, or €10,000 depending on the project's budget.   ### Geographic Focus Global   ### Deadline May 1, 2023   ---   ![Ohio Arts Council logo](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Ohio%20Arts%20Council%20logo.jpeg?width=400&height=126&name=Ohio%20Arts%20Council%20logo.jpeg) ## [Ohio Arts Council Grant Programs](https://www.oac.ohio.gov/grants) The [Ohio Arts Council](https://www.oac.ohio.gov/) offers grant programs supporting organizations and individual artists. The [Capacity Building](https://www.oac.ohio.gov/Portals/0/grants/Guidelines/2024-25Guidelines/CapacityBuilding.pdf) program supports organizations' efforts to engage outside expertise to improve business practices or add new knowledge and skills that forward organizations' missions. The [Artists with Disabilities Access Program](https://oac.ohio.gov/Portals/0/grants/Guidelines/2024-25Guidelines/ADAP.pdf) provides funding that gives individual Ohio-based artists with disabilities the resources they need to further their artistic development. The [Artist Opportunities](https://oac.ohio.gov/Portals/0/grants/Guidelines/2024-25Guidelines/Artist-Opportunities.pdf) grant supports Ohio artists who have opportunities that will significantly impact their professional growth or have projects that will contribute to the vitality of their community.   ### Geographic Focus United States (for Capacity Building) Ohio (for Artists with Disabilities Access and Artist Opportunities)   ### Deadline May 1, 2023   ---   ![JANM logo](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/hs-fs/hubfs/JANM%20logo.png?width=400&height=47&name=JANM%20logo.png) ## [Irene Yamamoto Arts Writers Fellowship](https://www.janm.org/ncpd/arts-writer-fellowship) The [Japanese American National Museum](https://www.janm.org/)'s Irene Yamamoto Arts Writers Fellowship provides two $5,000 unrestricted awards to promising writers of color who are focused on art criticism and/or reporting about the visual, performing, or media arts.    ### Geographic Focus United States   ### Deadline May 1, 2023   ---   ![Cleveland Arts Prize logo](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/yZTJmvKey39AZx-U3l1DeBEf6hLn822zbC2CQp4uv5FO93TTQX7IyzRv3KT3OlguFRTTXghcNJU6xMOop2MUq3U5c7IJQBqmwepaKvXxIPIm94IEHe71anUJNXuUXKWGaogehDu-WU0VVe0ilIXy8w) ## [**Cleveland Arts Prize Discipline Awards**](https://www.clevelandartsprize.org/nominate.html) [Cleveland Arts Prize](https://www.clevelandartsprize.org/index.html) promotes creativity in Northeast Ohio by honoring artists for artistic excellence and recognizing community leaders who help regional arts flourish. Five unrestricted $10,000 prizes will be awarded to applicants in the disciplines of music, visual arts, literature, theater/dance, and design.   ### **Geographic Focus** Northeast Ohio   ### **Deadline** May 1, 2023   ---   ![Soul Fire Farm logo](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/BO13nknT3yO_ZvVyjA3g3nrcuJOlhm7bB3zuM9aRLDKFbeHkjl3L0XJaNaRhfN2AcoqEDax2ZJzXZgeXuLNoyw_2Wb1NWYTbS99iChcr0lxCkmrFkB99J4nRo4Cwl_ubPgkFFV2oHYOZOqLNIGW7jQ) ## [**Braiding Seeds Fellowship**](https://www.soulfirefarm.org/braiding-seeds-fellowship/) The Braiding Seeds Fellowship, a project of [Soul Fire Farm](https://www.soulfirefarm.org/) in collaboration with the Federation of Southern Cooperatives/Land Assistance Fund, provides beginning farms with resources, professional development, and mentorship to support their livelihood on land. Fellows receive a $50,000 stipend. This fellowship is for Black, Indigenous, and people of color farmers based in the northeast and southeast of the US, including all states and territories that touch the Atlantic Ocean and its tidal arms.   ### **Geographic Focus** Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, District of Columbia, Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Vermont   ### **Deadline** May 1, 2023   ---   ![Wassaic Project logo](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-wfjYpjjPZWj2s-49bd49fTOCsgkfB3W3TvcJ4KSBNERhTf9698ybngPsJ9TescN4UmnBI2KJPrLpoxLwLbj5lryCSgbDIlfkYA5q0EahIPhVdfly7T1qu2kQ8s9wl9c4qW9o8_6lAgrRzb2llzt1w) ## [**The Haunted Mill**](https://www.wassaicproject.org/artists/applications) [Wassaic Project](https://www.wassaicproject.org/) is accepting proposals for site-specific installations, outdoor installations, and performances for its annual, one-night-only Halloween event, the Haunted Mill. Housing is offered for 1-3 weeks in October, along with private studio space and full access to the wood shop and print shop. A modest honorarium will also be offered to participating artists and artistic teams.   ### **Geographic Focus** Global   ### **Deadline** May 1, 2023   ---   ![Lillstreet Art Center logo](https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/hJl6C0APQ5jpCPCtj_ZwJjOD-wPVgF68QaOqwcXhRGS_JaxI5VMXCutxJU2LurPlJlbwJNYrsNInHfQRtYvZyJ_64TwgCR5h3LPAJmqTS7HzHUnBoWNjYhX-JKPg5on26d9r4xeIf_yf4p7V-L5nP5o) ## [**Lillstreet Art Center Residences**](https://lillstreet.com/applying-to-be-a-resident) [Lillstreet Art Center](https://lillstreet.com/) offers year-long residencies in the departments of ceramics and metalsmithing, as well as nine-month residencies in textiles, drawing & painting, and printmaking & book arts. Residencies include a personal workspace in a group studio, free classes, and a stipend of $400/month, among other perks.   ### **Geographic Focus** Global   ### **Deadline** May 1, 2023   ---   ![CCI logo](https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/56rsE8VI5wgR935d8QCP7r8dqcXmNk978FMdHVYEyPNkr1YF7ArLlifkSgzhWa_UJAacPcYf2fLnAYbXutrj_4exWuR8PYOUcng7yhrhkra3u6bWH8E0sYjSvuNTIoLQxZiY2MYD1JHMhy7-qR2RgcQ) ## [**CALI Catalyst**](https://www.cciarts.org/cgi/page.cgi/cali_grants.htm) The [Center for Cultural Innovation](https://www.cciarts.org/)’s CALI Catalyst program provides unrestricted grants of up to $7,500 to California changemakers who are shifting the arts and culture sector in ways that tangibly give underrepresented voices more power and influence. Applicants can be individuals or teams of individuals, as long as they are artists or arts workers.   ### **Geographic Focus** California   ### **Deadline** May 3, 2023   ---   ![New Hampshire State Council on the Arts logo](https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/46JgTBFBmgyx8NNDCIH33qaY7K8MnEajCYvnh33hnIJ2NafiEWCtWSQfljrmuuX4O-4J-fG67gK4TsSBV6jaikLjvm-bv3gsvUlb6OmJTiiD6zonAYuhOq06EP7f_andm2wMnSck37ZWz4s3gomD9v4) ## [**Arts in Health Project Grant**](https://www.nh.gov/nharts/grants/partners/artsinhealthcare.htm) The Arts in Health project grant category responds to the [New Hampshire State Council on the Arts](https://www.nh.gov/nharts/index.html)’ recognition that arts and culture facilitate the physical, cognitive, and social-emotional aspects of individual healing. Two tracks are available: Health & Healing and Public Health. Funding requests may be made for $1,000-$6,000. Any organization with 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status and not-for-profit incorporation in New Hampshire are eligible to apply.   ### **Geographic Focus** New Hampshire   ### **Deadline** May 5, 2023   ---   ![SVCreates logo](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/hs-fs/hubfs/SVCreates%20logo.png?width=211&height=250&name=SVCreates%20logo.png) ## [California Arts Council Individual Artists Fellowship: Central California Region](https://svcreates.org/california-arts-council-individual-artists-fellowship-central-california-region/) [SVCreates](https://svcreates.org/), in partnership with the [California Arts Council (CAC)](https://arts.ca.gov/), is administering the CAC Individual Artists Fellowship program is open to artists and cultural practitioners from all disciplines with the intention of supporting diverse geographies and communities.   ### Geographic Focus Central California   ### Deadline May 5, 2023   ---   ![Fundacion Botin logo](https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/3PoY6kRz-XtxR5M45y6-25vBSo-eUbSJLZ4i3uoSzl0rgbZP6rTFaV6olvcs-Va_UmlA28ipZlY9TR3snsoxDZRGa8eZWU6C7SxBG7QZpYys51Pdpc_F-5VJ7A6unUVP3I6_CXnbnavyiUFdsU47ePE) ## [**Fundación Botín Art Grant**](https://fundacionbotin.org/en/grants-and-calls-for-applications/plastic-arts-grants/) The [Fundación Botín](https://fundacionbotin.org/en/) offers six scholarships for artists of any nationality with an expected duration of nine months and an endowment of 23,000 euros each, in addition to medical insurance for recipients who need to travel to a country other than their country of residence.   ### **Geographic Focus** Global   ### **Deadline** May 5, 2023   ---   ![Visarts logo](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/abgHBILqjtMzT8YuxFqwhQHkrju7dpSKvWI6zfekvSbvyDJB5byZkh7j7YnxHVKN32Smv2iySkbHP-Nur9pTDkkZcHHMZ9R7O3YJ_UF53Gr4Z4gYUE_wHOCkpzEdi8mNWuKcAoq6ylPoLqubQqZPaWQ) ## [**NextGen 10.0**](https://visarts.submittable.com/submit) [VisArts](https://www.visartscenter.org/) welcomes artists ages 17-27 in the DC, Maryland, and Virginia areas to submit their application for NextGen 10.0, an exhibition of works by young, local artists. This opportunity is for aspiring artists who have little or no exhibition experience to show their work in a professional gallery and participate in related programming.   ### **Geographic Focus** District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia   ### **Deadline** May 5, 2023   ---   ![Atlantic Center for the Arts logo](https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/2Xnl8walMmcu2uzTr31dWlfZUqAQh1VVozn2wSl9aVkDRmxM9U9S1Gr_USylDOx-knZ7huDwM5MUGloVGkgTgpLGl2R2J9-XmM7Khcu_HbeN7mafQ9rD7HBMO0RCPB0R59xx0e18xvMTj6ue6p65TFs) ## [**Mentoring Artist-in-Residence**](https://atlanticcenterforthearts.org/residencies/about-mair-program/) [Atlantic Center for the Arts](https://atlanticcenterforthearts.org/) is a nonprofit interdisciplinary artists-in-residence program that provides artists with an opportunity to be mentored by, work and collaborate with distinguished artists and art practitioners. Artists of all disciplines are encouraged to apply. The mentors for this cycle are composer/pianist Missy Mazzoli, playwright/director Addae Moon, and visual artist Paul Rucker.   ### **Geographic Focus** Global   ### **Deadline** May 7, 2023   ---   ![Residenza Lago Scuro logo](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Residenza%20Lago%20Scuro%20logo.png?width=386&height=250&name=Residenza%20Lago%20Scuro%20logo.png) ## [Residenza Lago Scuro](https://www.residenzalagoscuro.com/) Residenza Lago Scuro is a self-directed interdisciplinary residency offering creatives the chance to explore their practice, exchange ideas, and make work while living on, and learning about, a regenerative farm in Northern Italy.   ### Geographic Focus Global   ### Deadline May 7, 2023   ---   ![BRIC logo](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/hs-fs/hubfs/BRIC%20logo.png?width=400&height=170&name=BRIC%20logo.png) ## [BRIClab](https://www.bricartsmedia.org/artist-opportunities/briclab) [BRIC](https://www.bricartsmedia.org/)lab is a multi-disciplinary residency program created to advance opportunities for emerging to mid-career visual artists, performers, and media makers. The residency aims to build a stronger and more diverse artistic community in Brooklyn. All residents receive a $2,500 stipend, mentorship, skills-based learning and professional development, and documentation of their work. The program's four tracks are contemporary art, film + tv, performing arts, and video art.   ### Geographic Focus New York City   ### Deadline May 8, 2023   ---   ![Bronx Council on the Arts logo](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Bronx%20Council%20on%20the%20Arts%20logo.png?width=260&height=250&name=Bronx%20Council%20on%20the%20Arts%20logo.png) ## [Bronx Memoir Project Book Cover Design Open Call](https://bronxcouncilonthearts.submittable.com/submit/258678/2023-bmp-book-cover) [Bronx Council on the Arts](https://www.bronxarts.org/) is seeking a Bronx-based photographer and/or visual artist to design a cover for *The Bronx Memoir Project Volume VII*. A stipend of $500 will also be provided.   ### Geographic Focus Bronx, New York   ### Deadline May 8, 2023   ---   ![Headlands Center for the Arts logo](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Screen%20Shot%202023-04-17%20at%204.51.01%20PM.png?width=400&height=94&name=Screen%20Shot%202023-04-17%20at%204.51.01%20PM.png) ## [The Tournesol Award](https://www.headlands.org/program/tournesol-award/) [Headlands Center for the Arts](https://www.headlands.org/)' Tournesol Award recognizes an emerging Bay Area painter in support of establishes and maintaining a career in the region. The award supports a full year of artistic development and includes a $10,000 stipend, private studio, and a culminating exhibition or project of the artist's choice.   ### Geographic Focus Bay Area, California   ### Deadline May 8, 2023   ---   ![Nicholson Project logo](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Nicholson%20Project%20logo.png?width=174&height=250&name=Nicholson%20Project%20logo.png) ## [The Nicholson Project Artist Residency Program](https://www.thenicholsonproject.org/residency-program) [The Nicholson Project](https://www.thenicholsonproject.org/)'s Artist Residency Program explores the positive roles that art and design can play in strengthening the community. The ten-week program includes a $5,000 artist stipend. The program welcomes emerging, mid-career, and established artists of any discipline, but its focus is on BIPOC artists and those who live in or have ties to Southeast Washington, DC.   ### Geographic Focus United States   ### Deadline May 10, 2023   ---   ![Triangle Arts logo](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Triangle%20Arts%20logo.jpeg?width=250&height=250&name=Triangle%20Arts%20logo.jpeg) ## [Triangle Residency](https://www.triangleartsnyc.org/apply-2) [Triangle](https://www.triangleartsnyc.org/) offers studios and artistic community to support the development of new work. Artists, collectives, collaborators, and groups at different stages in their careers, working in different mediums, are eligible to apply.   ### Geographic Focus Global   ### Deadline May 11, 2023   ---   ![Velvetpark logo](https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/3NJ8byrQCGV5lozVUFfywDBi5MmpAVJAdMMJUDmVCVoriltSwm73ozmx_ouPMS9PqF1JLgi8fXrUelcG-KbGVnkkD5-xLVnRox7ulvGaYZV0ObEbpL1X8pDjFA7qKiZTCt4Fhcc1hzYTZeG8M0h-Ovo) ## [**Velvetpark Visual Artist Residency**](https://velvetparkmedia.com/residency/) [Velvetpark](https://velvetparkmedia.com/) Residency is a project based work-studio, open to LGBTQ+ visual artists to complete a prosed project. The residency is for a six-month term, awarded to a visual artist at any stage in their career who is not enrolled in an academic program.   ### **Geographic Focus** Global   ### **Deadline** May 12, 2023   ---   ![Olney Theatre Center logo](https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/u4uR7YC2WfwvrTJi2IbdBxnUGk85bfSWngod1TKSB8d44ucSDZyqrlHqeb8tYgYoQYZGqol5CVtPXQeeB4sey2uSJeqYc33g3-Nbg-RS4rAQ3bbH6aOs6ftgEL7XaztwHGJ_vwePSPRx27oqoo0jvpk) ## [**Vanguard Arts Fund**](http://olneytheatre.org/about-us/work-here/vanguard-arts-fund) [Olney Theatre Center](http://olneytheatre.org/)’s Vanguard Arts Fund provides development support to diverse teams of artists interested in creating works, especially works that cross artistic disciplines, in a collaborative environment. The program provides up to one week of workshop space, $900/week for generative artists, and travel and housing for out-of-town artists.   ### **Geographic Focus** United States   ### **Deadline** May 12, 2023   ---   ![Art in Odd Places logo](https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/bzUbTA0d5Sr1-xayM1mhMECvASKHLmkPyPBUw63NrRCPG7ZUZv_ttGfKBc8kbKjL4fJkwA7y45TCvhDJ7VYcqK0xcn1fjOpheHOawAH19cuVFfbBM3pSO3yGOEcsNNGpk8nMNZk2niTGhVhmhczq4J0) ## [**Art in Odd Places: Dress**](https://artinoddplaces.org/dress/) [Art in Odd Places](https://artinoddplaces.org/) invites proposals for its annual outdoor public visual and performance art festival taking place on select blocks along 14th Street in Manhattan. Artists who are using dress as a medium, and interested in rethinking 14th Street as a runway to present, walk, and pose, may apply. Works may take the form of garments, textile, fashion design, costume, performance, sculpture and installation.   ### **Geographic Focus** Global   ### **Deadline** May 14, 2023   ---   ![Harlem Grown logo](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Harlem%20Grown%20logo.png?width=400&height=123&name=Harlem%20Grown%20logo.png) ## [Culture Creativity & Care Initiative at Marcus Garvey Park](https://www.harlemgrown.org/ccc-open-calls) Harlem Grown is seeking submissions to participate in this two-year project that aims to showcase the rich history and culture of Harlem to a diverse audience. There are open calls for [visual art](https://www.harlemgrown.org/visual-art-open-call) and [performance or cultural activation](https://www.harlemgrown.org/performance-or-cultural-activation-open-call) focused on Harlem and its Black, Latinx, and Indigenous histories and cultures.   ### Geographic Focus United States   ### Deadline May 14, 2023   ---   ![Ploughshares logo](https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/g0mT1srnygC5K4gdLwheJ8Tscw19JUrcMrbg7ff8rjJmlG3OVcXM0NHxR99XwVkB01viJnt-iKBU567vfxEbbfhGhzN96dNfl8YAbzwXjrj2MXMYadYRIuy429ABJIL1SI2e74ijSd6KANcQ5nGl1AM) ## [**Emerging Writer’s Contest**](https://www.pshares.org/submit/emerging-writers-contest/guidelines) The [Ploughshares](https://www.pshares.org/) Emerging Writer’s Contest is open to writers of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry who have yet to publish or self-publish a book. Publication, $2,000, a review from Aevitas Creative Management, and a one-year subscription will be awarded to one winner in each of the three genres.   ### **Geographic Focus** Global   ### **Deadline** May 15, 2023   ---   ![NYPL logo](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/hs-fs/hubfs/NYPL%20logo.png?width=400&height=233&name=NYPL%20logo.png) ## [Dance Research Fellowship](https://www.nypl.org/dance-fellowship) The [New York Public Library](https://www.nypl.org/)'s Dance Research Fellowship welcomes both written and performative responses to research. Fellows receive a $10,000 stipend.   ### Geographic Focus United States   ### Deadline May 15, 2023   ---   ![Philadelphia Stories logo](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Philadelphia%20Stories%20logo.jpeg?width=400&height=57&name=Philadelphia%20Stories%20logo.jpeg) ## [Marguerite McGlinn Prize for Fiction](https://philadelphiastories.org/fiction-contest/) [Philadelphia Stories](https://philadelphiastories.org/)' Marguerite McGlinn Prize for Fiction features a first place $2,500 cash award and invitation to an awards dinner. Writers from underrepresented groups and backgrounds are especially encouraged to send their work.   ### Geographic Focus United States   ### Deadline May 15, 2023   ---   ![The Kitchen logo](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Screen%20Shot%202023-04-27%20at%204.20.11%20PM.png?width=400&height=82&name=Screen%20Shot%202023-04-27%20at%204.20.11%20PM.png) ## [The Kitchen Curatorial Fellowship](https://thekitchen.org/internships-fellowships/) [The Kitchen](https://thekitchen.org/)'s Curatorial Fellowship is an eight-month fellowship that provides the opportunity to work closely with The Kitchen's Curatorial staff as well as with a wide range of artists across mediums, to support the ideation and execution of current and upcoming programs. The fellowship includes a $7,500 stipend.   ### Geographic Focus Global   ### Deadline May 15, 2023   ---   ![Academy of American Poets](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Academy%20of%20American%20Poets.webp?width=400&height=125&name=Academy%20of%20American%20Poets.webp) ## [Academy of American Poets Prizes](https://poets.org/academy-american-poets/american-poets-prizes) The [Academy of American Poets](https://poets.org/academy-american-poets) provides visibility and financial support to poets demonstrating artistic excellence. The [Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize](https://poets.org/academy-american-poets/prizes/lenore-marshall-poetry-prize) recognizes the most outstanding book of poetry published in the United States in the previous calendar year. The [James Laughlin Award](https://poets.org/academy-american-poets/prizes/james-laughlin-award) recognizes and supports a second book of poetry forthcoming in the next calendar year.   ### Geographic Focus United States   ### Deadline May 15, 2023   ---   ![Descanso Gardens logo](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Descanso%20Gardens%20logo.jpeg?width=400&height=74&name=Descanso%20Gardens%20logo.jpeg) ## [Descanso Gardens Call for Proposals](https://www.descansogardens.org/callforproposals/) [Descanso Gardens](https://www.descansogardens.org/) invites curators, artists, collectives, cultural producers, and thinkers of all kinds to submit preliminary proposals for exhibitions and programs. Descanso Gardens seeks proposals under the theme of "trees" that utilize a creative blending of disciplines, media, and diverse points of view.   ### Geographic Focus Global   ### Deadline May 15, 2023   ---   ![Berkeley Film Foundation](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/CkxXzyBMw2Hm-czFlEbEW1EPCe8NdXvbrGCNFWWgwBzkB5sHUWfAXWkN5fUggvtiC7kY-8Ee-TEqSHGLOvDIGTq0IjtYaguJ7XKqpYWfUq72vDVLHLtJQWiQWTMLyPZWIr_h6Qxhv642vDNqnmA_MMI) ## [**Berkeley Film Foundation General Grant**](https://berkeleyfilmfoundation.org/apply) The [Berkeley Film Foundation](https://berkeleyfilmfoundation.org/) fund supports East-Bay based emerging and established independent filmmakers whose work combines intellectual clarity with creative use of the medium. Applications from filmmakers in production, post-production or distribution. All applicants must live or work in the cities of Emeryville, Berkeley, Albany, El Cerrito, Richmond, or Oakland.   ### **Geographic Focus** East Bay, California   ### **Deadline** May 15, 2023   ---   ![VCCA logo](https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/CWnNwvH0GnrxatfwwNlYSn2D1j8BdjjFp0RL06IJyrQBjueu6mpY2KRIxi__rONZ2r55sk2OuNdYn9CiVbeLSA4tq4ZjhF92S2mtRUj3Jy25Rae1_ZdykhhR2AW5Ahb3NBaVaFAyZJF39pKAj_9fa88) ## [**Residency at Mt. San Angelo**](https://www.vcca.com/apply/residencies-at-vcca/) The [Virginia Center for the Creative Arts](https://www.vcca.com/)’ Mt. San Angelo residency includes a private bedroom with private en-suite bath, a private individual studio, three prepared meals a day, and access to a community of more than 20 other artists in residence. Emerging and established artists may apply in the following disciplines: poetry, fiction, nonfiction, playwriting and screenwriting, performance, film and video, drawing, painting, sculpture, photography, installation art, music composition, and cross-disciplinary art.   ### **Geographic Focus** Global   ### **Deadline** May 15, 2023   ---   ![Fundacion Ama Amoedo logo](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Screen%20Shot%202023-04-20%20at%2011.35.39%20AM.png?width=400&height=119&name=Screen%20Shot%202023-04-20%20at%2011.35.39%20AM.png) ## [Fundación Ama Amoedo Grants](https://fundacionamaamoedo.org/index.php/en/grants) [Fundación Ama Amoedo](https://fundacionamaamoedo.org/index.php/en) grants are intended for artists, collectives, and organizations whose practices are focused on the visual arts. Four grants in the categories of Artists, Art and Social Engagement, Organizations, and Publications are intended for artists, collectives, and organizations from Latin America, the Caribbean and the Diaspora.   ### Geographic Focus Latin America, the Caribbean and the Diaspora   ### Deadline May 15, 2023   ---   ![Hopper Prize logo](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/HfffmiX8mkdPSphulYuOdxhECtsn4Lat2dSUS2X3TdSS6jMcp9IYdhhpiHQoLedHOnpgwurXIfkkJwgx3c3xAX5fo8kayop1IhjAeqWgpNOypMIKpyNsN4PD1NKmR6v5kFat86bOHJCOls0quhoq2ZI) ## [**The Hopper Prize**](https://hopperprize.org/) The Hopper Prize provides unrestricted cash grants in the amount of $3,500 and $1,000 to artists around the globe. The prize is open to all artists age 18 and older working in any media. Winning artists will have their work archived on the Hopper Prize website.   ### **Geographic Focus** Global   ### **Deadline** May 16, 2023   ---   ![Arts Writers logo](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/iw9u3697Iv6pKpKCCHGighRaKd4l8o1glJJvZa-KFhhoXLuijeUORhH63_DM_7SZoEiUWIbezyljBVwqNgfE8u_1FaAlUvD4RGxbsYzrYPGrSNdxi9lv_3_5st9-79S_PWArZy51fWBEaA1-lMRRWcw) ## [**Andy Warhol Foundation Arts Writers Grant**](https://www.artswriters.org/about/mission) The Andy Warhol Foundation [Arts Writers](https://www.artswriters.org/) Grant supports emerging and established writers who write about contemporary visual art. Ranging from $15,000 to $50,000 in three categories – articles, books, and short-form writing – the grant supports projects addressing both general and specialized art audiences.   ### **Geographic Focus** United States   ### **Deadline** May 17, 2023   ---   ![Jerome Foundation logo](https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/7p70Q-avc5HtfoR9VYME4C5ycofQ-EMmfnEUlZ53Li4h_SciD3aqoNoUo6-0u0eKdFjw1GaL2VhLM7F-8LGELut26teYRM4yit0gwqBYhFzgof78CVqrOUG7YE_7__Qqu0EBXciMvezzrnt0xjUL5IU) ## [**Jerome Foundation Arts Organization Grant**](https://www.jeromefdn.org/arts-organization-grants) The [Jerome Foundation](https://www.jeromefdn.org/)’s Arts Organization Grant program consists of two-year flexible grants awarded to Minnesota and New York City-based arts organizations that offer ongoing programs, services, and/or opportunities for multiple early career generative artists.   ### **Geographic Focus** Minnesota and New York City   ### **Deadline** May 18, 2023   ---   ![via logo](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/hs-fs/hubfs/via%20logo.png?width=400&height=266&name=via%20logo.png) ## [VIA Art Fund Artistic Production Grant](http://viaartfund.org/apply/) [VIA Art Fund](http://viaartfund.org/)'s Artistic Production grants fund the production and exhibition of new artistic commissions that take place outside museum or gallery walls, within the public realm, or in nontraditional exhibition environments. Grants are awarded to individual artists, nonprofit organizations, and institutions working in the field of contemporary art, in amounts ranging between $25,000 to $100,000.   ### Geographic Focus Global   ### Deadline May 18, 2023   ---   ![NYFA logo](https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/ZsEbpjL6bZHI8SqNbMmr96Gbu8CEYeXJHR3L39XDavEdbbBOg_y0OV7Dps8Rzz7zP5lQu0aMtH5x4HdR4EAcqsA_6uR-q26Wqxa1esnrRdxn-wkv3vBYQSn3GGs4azdHtolBN0kH_ITwQWXHrJEH5b4) ## [**Rauschenberg Medical Emergency Grant**](https://www.nyfa.org/awards-grants/rauschenberg-emergency-grants/rauschenberg-medical-emergency-grants/) [New York Foundation for the Arts](https://www.nyfa.org/)’ Rauschenberg Medical Emergency Grant program provides one-time grants of up to $5,000 for recent unexpected medical, dental, and mental health emergencies to artists in financial need who are creating in the visual arts, film/video/electronic/digital arts, and choreography.   ### **Geographic Focus** United States   ### **Deadline** May 19, 2023   ---   ![Northern Clay Center logo](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Northern%20Clay%20Center%20logo.webp?width=260&height=250&name=Northern%20Clay%20Center%20logo.webp) ## [McKnight Artist Fellowship for Ceramic Artists](https://northernclaycenter.org/artist-services/grants-for-artists/mcknight-fellowships/) [Northern Clay Center](https://northernclaycenter.org/)'s McKnight Artist Fellowship for Ceramic Artists supports mid-career Minnesota ceramic artists who identify with any methodology. Two $25,000 grants are awarded annually.   ### Geographic Focus Minnesota   ### Deadline May 19, 2023   ---   ![Center for Architecture logo](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Center%20for%20Architecture%20logo.jpeg?width=400&height=224&name=Center%20for%20Architecture%20logo.jpeg) ## [Center for Architecture Lab](https://www.centerforarchitecture.org/scholarships-grants/center-for-architecture-lab/) The [Center for Architecture](https://www.centerforarchitecture.org/) will select up to three residents to address the ways architecture and design in New York City shape the experience of residential and domestic life. The call is open to individuals and organizations who challenge the status quo of NYC's cultural landscape with a lens of racial and social justice. Each resident will receive a stipend of $10,000. The theme of this cycle is "Home."   ### Geographic Focus Global   ### Deadline May 19, 2023   ---   ![Pyramid Atlantic Art Center logo](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Pyramid%20Atlantic%20Art%20Center%20logo.png?width=400&height=98&name=Pyramid%20Atlantic%20Art%20Center%20logo.png) ## [Keyholder Residency](https://pyramidatlanticartcenter.org/artist-opportunities/keyholder-residency/) [Pyramid Atlantic Art Center](https://pyramidatlanticartcenter.org/)'s Keyholder Residency is a competitive opportunity for emerging to mid-career artists who want to have unlimited access to the studios in exchange for working four hours a week for Pyramid Atlantic. The residency is awarded to artists who hope to gain more knowledge and improve their skills in the printmaking, papermaking, or book arts studios.   ### Geographic Focus Global   ### Deadline May 19, 2023   ---   ![National Performance Network logo](https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/QSpWOCXeUsakTVP8NJUjCPprHsj3uS7K9W8fj_Ka-S0GQWxSzV8vtiWa4jSKG8CPg6GaJAbtmir_R7fN3gaOkMMTIHlFleGlMUqin8r_wZWT3u8QSQ3-NnwX3OLnub6elWhv-0fF-Zlxm0CDvmxXUtE) ## [Creation Fund](https://npnweb.org/programs/cdf/) [National Performance Network](https://npnweb.org/)’s Creation & Development Fund supports the creation, development and mobility of new artistic work that advances racial and cultural justice and results in live experiential exchange between artists and community. Phase I of the fund, Creation, supports new work in early stages. Artists apply with a team consisting of at least two arts organizations (co-commissioners) led by a NPN National Partner.   ### **Geographic Focus** United States   ### **Deadline** May 22, 2023   ---   ![Studio Museum Harlem logo](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Studio%20Museum%20Harlem%20logo.jpeg?width=250&height=250&name=Studio%20Museum%20Harlem%20logo.jpeg) ## [Studio Museum Artist-in-Residence](https://studiomuseum.org/artist-in-residence) The [Studio Museum in Harlem](https://studiomuseum.org/) offers an eleven-month residency for three local, national, or international artists working in any media. Residents receive institutional guidance and professional development, research support, studio space, and a stipend paid out over the course of the residency.   ### Geographic Focus Global   ### Deadline May 22, 2023   ---   ![The Lumen Prize logo](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/hs-fs/hubfs/The%20Lumen%20Prize%20logo.png?width=400&height=64&name=The%20Lumen%20Prize%20logo.png) ## [The Lumen Prize](https://www.lumenprize.com/) The Lumen Prize for Art and Technology is open to artists from around the world. Twelve artists will win cash prizes of up to $4,000.   ### Geographic Focus Global   ### Deadline May 26, 2023   ---   ![McColl Center logo](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/hs-fs/hubfs/McColl%20Center%20logo.jpg?width=271&height=250&name=McColl%20Center%20logo.jpg) ## [McColl Center Artist-in-Residence](https://mccollcenter.org/programs/residency) [McColl Center](https://mccollcenter.org/)'s Artist-in-Residence program serves emerging and mid-career artists. Residents receive private housing, private studio, curatorial guidance, marketing and PR support, and a stipend (for national residents).   ### Geographic Focus Global   ### Deadline May 26, 2023   ---   ![Berkeley Film Foundation logo](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/CkxXzyBMw2Hm-czFlEbEW1EPCe8NdXvbrGCNFWWgwBzkB5sHUWfAXWkN5fUggvtiC7kY-8Ee-TEqSHGLOvDIGTq0IjtYaguJ7XKqpYWfUq72vDVLHLtJQWiQWTMLyPZWIr_h6Qxhv642vDNqnmA_MMI) ## [**Berkeley Film Foundation Student Grant**](https://berkeleyfilmfoundation.org/apply) The [Berkeley Film Foundation](https://berkeleyfilmfoundation.org/) fund supports East-Bay based emerging and established independent student filmmakers whose work combines intellectual clarity with creative use of the medium. Applications from filmmakers in production, post-production or distribution. All applicants must live or work in the cities of Emeryville, Berkeley, Albany, El Cerrito, Richmond, or Oakland.   ### **Geographic Focus** East Bay, California   ### **Deadline** May 30, 2023   ---   ![Marble House Project logo](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Marble%20House%20Project%20logo.jpg?width=245&height=250&name=Marble%20House%20Project%20logo.jpg) ## [Marble House Project Residencies](https://www.marblehouseproject.org/residencyprograms) [Marble House Project](https://www.marblehouseproject.org/) is a multi-disciplinary artist residency program with a focus on conservation of natural resources, integration of small-scale organic food production, and the arts. Applications are accepted in all creative fields.   ### Geographic Focus Global   ### Deadline May 30, 2023   ---   ![Oak Spring Garden Foundation logo](https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/w3v494zCFGCnBAOoAIVOoC5i0CQ6b_F0ZVRMTErvWJ0DT5OoS5d0VY97lgu51_w-3oVjd22zwluAvbqB0G63m-a9EAonUQvzag7_3S3N87Vp53kuJfbfMMDFGE4Bu8qM_YtmZSsNqwQSq7wNSuSND3Q) ## [**Oak Spring Garden Foundation Residencies & Fellowships**](https://www.osgf.org/) The Oak Spring Garden Foundation is accepting applications for its residency and fellowship programs, which are designed to offer a balance of unstructured time for work and inspiration, alongside provided meals, and optional community-building activities. [Interdisciplinary residencies](https://www.osgf.org/residencies/interdisciplinary-residency) are offered to artists, conservation practitioners, researchers, scholars, scientists, and/or writers who may be examining plants, landscapes, gardens, and the natural world from different perspectives. [Fellowships](https://www.osgf.org/fellowships) include the [Eliza Moore Fellowship for Artistic Excellence](https://www.osgf.org/fellowships/eliza-moore-artistic-excellence), the [Stacy Lloyd III Fellowship for Bibliographic Study](https://www.osgf.org/fellowships/stacy-lloyd-bibliographic-study), the [Fellowship in Plant Science Research](https://www.osgf.org/fellowships/plant-science-research), and the [Fellowship in Plant Conservation Biology](https://www.osgf.org/fellowships/plant-conservation-biology).   ### **Geographic Focus** Global   ### **Deadline** May 31, 2023   ---   ![Two Trees logo](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/hubfs/Two%20Trees%20logo.svg) ## [Cultural Space Subsidy Program](https://www.twotreesny.com/about-us/art-and-community) [Two Trees](https://www.twotreesny.com/)' Cultural Space Subsidy Program makes 50,000 rentable square footage available at below market rent to be awarded to applicants that best demonstrate their capabilities and intent to provide a social benefit to DUMBO and the broader Brooklyn community. The program is open to arts, education, and community focused groups.   ### Geographic Focus Global   ### Deadline May 31, 2023   ---   ![PLAYA logo](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Screen%20Shot%202023-05-01%20at%2012.09.51%20PM.png?width=400&height=89&name=Screen%20Shot%202023-05-01%20at%2012.09.51%20PM.png) ## [PLAYA Residency](https://playasummerlake.org/apply-for-residency/) The [PLAYA Residency](https://playasummerlake.org/) is awarded to people working at the intersection of art and science whose work promotes dialogue and positive change in the environment and the world. The program welcomes applications from both emerging and seasoned professionals.   ### Geographic Focus Global   ### Deadline May 31, 2023   ---   ![Pillars Fund logo](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Screen%20Shot%202023-05-01%20at%2012.17.14%20PM.png?width=400&height=135&name=Screen%20Shot%202023-05-01%20at%2012.17.14%20PM.png) ## [Pillars Artist Fellowship](https://pillarsfund.org/culture-change/pillars-artist-fellowship/) The [Pillars](https://pillarsfund.org/) Artist Fellowship empowers emerging Muslim artists with the resources needed to pursue their greatest aspirations. In addition to an unrestricted award of $25,000, each fellow will receive mentorship from industry experts, professional development, and creative guidance in their fields. Applicants must be emerging directors or screenwriters who identify as Muslim.   ### Geographic Focus United States and United Kingdom   ### Deadline May 31, 2023   ---   ![Artadia logo](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Artadia%20logo.jpeg?width=326&height=250&name=Artadia%20logo.jpeg) ## [Artadia Awards: San Francisco](https://artadia.org/awards/) The [Artadia](https://artadia.org/) Awards provide financial support, exposure, and recognition to artists. The awards are unrestricted, allowing artists to use the $15,000 funds in any way they choose.   ### Geographic Focus San Francisco   ### Deadline May 31, 2023   --- Good luck! [More posts by Geo Ong](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/author/geo-ong) ### About Geo Ong Geo Ong is a Los Angeles native who lives in New York's Hudson Valley with his family. He is a lifelong urbanite who is learning how to seek solace in the natural world. Prior to joining Fractured Atlas, he spent twelve years working for independent bookstores. 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