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Here are the upcoming opportunities for September 2024. Best of luck!
Annmarie's Fall Garden in Lights Residency in Solomons, Maryland, has a goal of nurturing artists interested in community and public art projects. Professional and emerging visual artists, musicians, and literary artists may apply.
Global
September 1, 2024
The Hortus Artist Residency in Stone Ridge, New York, is open to established and emerging visual artists exploring and creating work on the thems of nature and/or the human connection with nature.
Global
September 1, 2024
The Ohio Arts Council's Individual Excellence Awards program recognizes outstanding accomplishments by artists in a variety of disciplines. Award winners receive $5,000.
Ohio
September 1, 2024
The Elizabeth Murray Artist Residency program by Collar Works is designed to provide emerging, underrepresented, and established artists an immersive, supportive, productive and communal atmosphere in Granville, New York. There is a $15 application fee.
Global
September 1, 2024
The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts offers three types of grants to arts organizations—Curatorial Research Fellowships, exhibition support, and multiyear program grants.
United States
September 1, 2024
The Academy of American Poets First Book Award is a $5,000 first-book publication prize. The winner also receives an all-expenses-paid, six-week residency at the Civitella Ranieri Center in Italy.
United States
September 1, 2024
Lower East Side Printshop's Keyholder Residency program offers emerging artists free 24-hour access to printmaking facilities to develop new work and foster their artistic careers. The program includes a $500 stipend.
New York City
September 1, 2024
The Creative Residency program at Bloedel Reserve on Bainbridge Island, Washington, aims to foster creative thinking that is inspired by nature and explores the connection between humans and the environment. The program includes a $1,000 stipend. There is a $20 application fee.
Global
September 1, 2024
The Lewis Center for the Arts offers two artist fellowship opportunities. The Princeton Arts Fellowship is open to early-career artists whose achievements have been recognized as demonstrating promise in any area of artistic practice and teaching. The Hodder Fellowship will be given to artists and writers of promise to pursue independent projects at Princeton University during the academic year.
Global
September 1, 2024
The Helen M. Salzberg Visiting Artist Fellowship at Palm Beach State College aims to provides support for contemporary visual artists in Palm Beach County and works collaboratively with the Studio Art Program at Palm Beach State College. The fellowship provides an endowment of $6,000.
Florida
September 1, 2024
The Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts in Nebraska City, Nebraska, awards residencies to established and emerging visual artists, writers, composers and interdisciplinary artists. Residencies are available for 2 to 8-week stays, and each resident receives a $175/week stipend. There is a $35 application fee.
Global
September 1, 2024
The Corsicana Artist & Writer Residency takes place in Corsicana, Texas, fifty miles south of Dallas. Residencies are two months long. There is a $30 application fee.
Global
September 1, 2024
The residency program at Surel's Place in Garden City, Idaho, is open to professional visual, literary, and performance artists. The program includes a $100/week living stipend and a $300 travel stipend.
Global
September 1, 2024
The True/False Film Fest is holding a call for visual artists to apply for a 5-week virtual artist residency, resulting in solo installations that will transform unconventional film venues throughout Columbia, Missouri. The program includes a $1,000 stipend for each installation and additional $500 shipping/travel/materials stipend. This year's theme is "All the Time."
Global
September 1, 2024
The Feminist Press' latest call for papers for a special issue of WSQ takes the question, "Where does the future live in your body?" as the starting point to consider the ways in which the physical body (re)defines feminist scholarship, art, and activism in light of environmental, political, and global emergencies and transformations taking hold at the present moment. Submissions are accepted in all printable media.
Global
September 2, 2024
As part of the TaDa Residency, six candidates coming from Switzerland and abroad have the opportunity to work with textile companies in Eastern Switzerland, use a local studio in Arbon, and extend their own individual networks over a period of three months.
Global
September 2, 2024
South Arts offers three opportunities with an early September deadline. Jazz Road Tours offer grants of up to $15,000 to develop tours into communities across the country. The Individual Artist Career Opportunity Grant awards up to $2,000 to artists aiming to take advantage of a milestone opportunity in their careers. The Accessibility Grant awards up to $2,500 for organizations to make arts programs accessible to persons with disabilities.
United States [Jazz Road Tours]
Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee [Individual Artist Career Opportunity Grant & Accessibility Grant]
September 3, 2024
The Center for Architecture invites artists of all kinds to create a design for a postcard that is representative of the New York City they envision. Winning designs will receive a $500 cash prize.
New York City
September 3, 2024
Administered by RedLine Contemporary Art Center, Arts in Society is a grant program supporting cross-sector work through the arts across Colorado. The program provides grants ranging from $5,000-$35,000 to individuals and organizations seeking to implement projects that utilize the arts as an integral element in promoting social justice and community welfare.
Colorado
September 6, 2024
OneBeat 15 is accepting applications for 25 global artists from up to 54 eligible countries and territories for a month-long US-based music exchange. After the chance to write, produce, and perform in an intensive residency, fellows then go on tour across a region of the US, performing for a wide array of American audiences and collaborating with local musicians.
Albania, Algeria, Argentina, Bangladesh, Barbados, Bolivia, Brazil, China, Colombia, Cuba, Democratic Republic of Congo, Egypt, Ghana, Greece, Honduras, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Mali, Mexico, Moldova, Montenegro, Morocco, Nepal, New Zealand, Nigeria, Pakistan, Palestinian Territories, Philippines, Poland, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, South Africa, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United States, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Zimbabwe
September 6, 2024
The Erie Canal Museum is seeking two artists in residence for a period of one year to focus on a year-long photographic study of the Canal, reflecting on its past, contemplating its current condition, and considering its future. The program includes a $10,000 stipend.
Upstate New York
September 8, 2024
The Printed Matter Publisher Work Grant offers funding to independent presses with a history of artists' book publishing. Unrestricted grants of $10,000 will be awarded to three selected recipients. There is no application fee.
Global
September 9, 2024
Lower Manhattan Cultural Council offers two resource programs with early September application deadlines. Manhattan Arts Grants support Manhattan-based artists, arts groups, and community-focused organizations in accessing public funds for the presentation of rich arts activities with the public. There are three categories: Creative Engagement, Creative Learning, and UMEZ Arts Engagement. SU-CASA is a community arts engagement program that places artists and organizations for collaborative residencies at senior centers across the five boroughs of New York City.
Manhattan, New York
September 10, 2024
MacDowell provides time, space, and an inspiring residential environment in Peterborough, New Hampshire, that includes a studio, accommodation, and meals for up to six weeks. Artists working in the following disciplines are eligible to apply: architecture, film/video arts, interdisciplinary arts, literature, music composition, theatre, and visual arts. There is a $30 application fee.
Global
September 10, 2024
Banff Centre in Alberta, Canada, offers three residency programs with September application deadlines. The Winter Writers Residency invites writers in all creative genres seeking a period of dedicated time to work on a project in any genre. Write Over Here is a screenwriting residency where dedicated Indigenous writers are invited to engage with faculty to support the development of their scripts. The Banff Musicians in Residence program provides space and focused time for musicians of all genres to concentrate on artistic development while working on projects. There is a $65 application fee ($35 for those who identify as Indigenous) for each program.
Global
September 11, 2024
The Dangers and Opportunities of Technology: Perspectives from the Humanities program supports research that examines technology and its relationship to society through the lens of the humanities. NEH is particularly interested in projects that examine the role of technology in shaping current social and cultural issues. US-based organizations are eligible to apply.
United States
September 12, 2024
Innovate Grant supports artists and photographers through quarterly $1,800 grants. All media and genres are accepted. There is a $35 application fee.
Global
September 12, 2024
The Radcliffe Fellowship program annually selects and supports artists, scholars, and public intellectuals. Fellows work on an individual project while mining and deepening the knowledge, ingenuity, and talent of the Harvard University community.
Global
September 12, 2024
Through the New England Dance Fund, the New England Foundation for the Arts (NEFA) will award grants of $500 to $1,000 directly to choreographers who identify and articulate an important opportunity that will significantly impact aspects of their dance making or advance their role within the regional New England dance landscape.
New England
September 13, 2024
The Artadia Awards provide financial support, exposure, and recognition to artists. Awardees receive unrestricted funds of $15,000. Applicants must be a contemporary visual artist, making artwork for presentation in a contemporary art context.
Boston, Massachusetts
September 15, 2024
Stone Canoe, a journal of arts and ideas from Upstate New York, is seeking visual art submissions for an upcoming publication. Any type of visual art is considered.
Upstate New York
September 15, 2024
The Academy of American Poets presents the Ambroggio Prize, a $1,000 publication prize given for a book-length poetry manuscript originally written in Spanish and with an English translation. The winning manuscript will be published by the University of Arizona Press.
United States
September 15, 2024
The Metropolitan Museum Journal, published by the University of Chicago Press, publishes articles and research notes that take works of art in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection as the point of departure. The Journal encourages contributions offering critical and innovative approaches that will further our understanding of works of art.
Global
September 15, 2024
Monson Arts' residency program in Monson, Maine, supports emerging and established artists and writers by providing them time and space to devote to their creative practices. 2-week residencies include a $250 stipend, and 4-week residencies include a $500 stipend.
Global
September 15, 2024
The Hambidge Center is situated on 600 forested acres in the mountains of north Georgia. Each resident is given their own private studio which provides work and living space. Applications are accepted in the following disciplines: arts & culture administration, ceramics, culinary arts, dance, music, science, visual arts, and writing. There is a $30 application fee.
Global
September 15, 2024
The College Art Association offers two publication grants. The Millard Meiss Publication Fund is accepting applications for book-length scholarly manuscripts in the history of art and visual studies. The Wyeth Foundation for American Art Publication Grant is accepting applications for book-length scholarly manuscripts in the history of American art.
Global
September 15, 2024
The Virginia Center for the Creative Arts (VCCA) offers residency and international exchange programs for support artists in producing works of literature, visual art, and music. The Mt. San Angelo residency in Amherst, Virginia is VCCA's main residency program. Past residents of the Mt. San Angelo program are eligible to apply for the residency at Moulin à Nef, France, as well as two international exchange programs in Schwandorf, Germany, and Salzburg, Austria. Each program has a $30 application fee.
Global
September 15, 2024
Each year, Center for Book Arts awards up to six New York-based emerging and mid-career artists with space, time, and financial support to explore the production and exhibition of artists' books and related work in a year-long residency. The program includes a $1,500 stipend.
New York City
September 15, 2024
The Dedalus Foundation's Senior Fellowship program is intended to encourage and support critical and historical studies related to painting, sculpture, and allied arts from the twentieth century. Fellowship stipends vary according to the needs of the specific project.
United States
September 16, 2024
SaveArtSpace in partnership with Autumn Breon, FEMINIST, and Plan C presents Care Now, Care Forever, a public art exhibition on billboards in cities across the United States. Artists of all ages and talents are invited to submit their artwork. There is a $10 donation per image submission to participate.
Global
September 16, 2024
Monument Lab is hosting the second year of its artist residency program for Philadelphia public artists. The program's theme is "exchange." The program includes a $10,000 artist stipend, a $20,000 production budget to create a prototype project, and up to $7,500 in support for neighborhood-based partners and programming.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
September 16, 2024
Making Policy Public is the Center for Urban Pedagogy's open call program that invites organizers, advocates, and direct service providers to apply to create a free project that breaks down a complex social justice issue, policy, or service into an east to understand, visual explanation. There are two categories of application: Organizers & Advocates and Graphic Designers & Illustrators.
New York City
September 16, 2024
The SPIE International Day of Light Photo Contest raises awareness about the International Day of Light and demonstrates the impact that light has on cultural, economic, and political aspects of our world. This year's theme is "The Power of Light."
Global
September 16, 2024
Teton Artlab's Uncommon Art Residency in Jackson, Wyoming offers residents 1-2 week accommodations at the Anvil Hotel and access to nearby shared studio spaces. The program includes a $200/week cash stipend and $200 in dining credits. There is a $25 application fee.
Global
September 16, 2024
Located in Savannah, Georgia, ARTS Southeast's ON:View Artist Residency program provides a free, high visibility studio space for an artist to complete a new project, to continue an in-progress endeavor, or to conduct research exploring conceptual, material, performative, and social practices. Artists working in all media are encouraged to apply. There is a $50 application fee.
Global
September 16, 2024
The New England Foundation for the Arts' Public Art Learning Fund provides grants of $500 to $2,000 to support professional development opportunities for New England artists to strengthen their public art practices.
Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont
September 16, 2024
The National Endowment for the Humanities' Summer Stipends program aims to stimulate new research in the humanities and its publication. The program supports continuous full-time work on a humanities project for a period of two consecutive months.
United States
September 18, 2024
The Wassaic Project in Wassaic, New York, is accepting submissions for it's summer exhibition. The open call accepts four types of proposals: ready to hang work, site-specific installations, temporary installations/performances, and/or publication-specific works. There is a $25 submission fee.
Global
September 20, 2024
Rough Gems is Union Hall's collaborative curatorial program, showcasing the work of three Denver-area curators or curatorial teams. The program includes equitable wages, curatorial mentorship, access to Union Hall's space, budget and facilities, and additional resources in order to create month-long exhibitions. There is no application fee.
Denver, Colorado
September 20, 2024
Wave Pool in Cincinnati, Ohio, offers three residencies with application deadlines in September. The Curatorial Residency offers emerging curators the opportunity an exhibition in Wave Pool's main storefront gallery. The Art Space Is Your Space program awards sponsored residencies to local, national, and international artists interested in engaging Cincinnati with their artistic practice. The Vance Waddell Feminist Residency builds upon a private, local collection of work by female-identifying artists.
Global
September 20, 2024
The Adolf Busch Award recognizes and honors organizations that use music to address social injustice, inequity and lack of opportunity. The award grants $10,000, with smaller awards often given to additional compelling applicants.
United States
September 20, 2024
The Visiting Senior Fellowship provides scholars with two-month appointments to conduct full-time research in residence at the National Gallery of Art's Center of Advanced Study in the Visual Arts.
Global
September 21, 2024
SaveArtSpace and Brooklyn Film Camera are holding an open call for analog photography-based artwork surrounding the theme of "Power." Selected artists will have their work displayed on billboards throughout Brooklyn, New York, for at least one month. There is a $10 donation per image submission to participate.
Global
September 23, 2024
The Huntington Arts Council's Community Impact Micro Grant provides year-round funding opportunities to arts-centered programs and projects that have a demonstrable impact on their community. All chosen grants will be funded at $1,000. Artists, collectives, unincorporated groups, tribal organizations, and nonprofit organizations are eligible to apply.
Nassau and Suffolk counties of New York
September 27, 2024
The New York Public Library's Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers offers fellowships to people whose work will benefit directly from access to the research collections at the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building. The September-through-May fellowship includes a stipend of $85,000.
Global
September 27, 2024
The SIA Foundation is committed to making gifts to qualifying 501(c)(3) organizations or entities within the state of Indiana that will improve the quality of life and help meet the needs of its residents. Grant requests range from $1,000-$15,000.
Indiana
September 30, 2024
Recycled Artist in Residency (RAIR) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, has two residency programs: the Standard Residency, a longer, more traditional studio-based program, and the Biggie Shortie, a shorter, project-based residency. Residencies are open to all emerging and mid-career artists. There is a $25 application fee.
Global
September 30, 2024
SaveArtSpace presents Oneness, a public art exhibition on billboard and bus shelter ad space in Miami, Florida, during Art Basel Miami Beach and Miami Art Week. There is a $10 donation per image submission to participate.
Global
September 30, 2024
Mark DeGarmo Dance's Virtual Salon Performance Series for Social Chance is a showcase of original artistic works-in-progress with facilitated audience response. This year's theme is NO BORDERS, NO HIERARCHIES.
Global
September 30, 2024
The Image Centre in Toronto, Canada, offers four fellowships for research related to photography based on education level. The Nadir Mohamed Postdoctoral Fellowship includes a $10,000 (CAD) stipend. The Penny Rubinoff Fellowship includes a $5,000 (CAD) stipend. The Elaine Ling Fellowship includes a $4,000 (CAD) stipend. The Howard Tanenbaum Fellowship includes a $4,000 (CAD) stipend.
Global
September 30, 2024
The International Human Rights Art Movement (IHRAM) offers two upcoming awards to artists. The Rhonda Gail Williford Award for Poetry awards cash prizes to the top three poems that incorporate themes of justice, dignity, and resistance. The Art of Unity Creative Award seeks submissions in any literary media, highlighting aspects of human unity and positive cross-pollination between groups, ethnicities, religions, and/or nations. There is no submission fee for either award.
Global
September 30, 2024
The mission of Hayama Artist Residency is to introduce visual artists from around the world to Japanese culture and offer them an opportunity to have their first gallery exhibition in Japan. There is a $95 application fee.
Global
September 30, 2024
The AlterWork Residency Program in Long Island City, New York, was designed to allow emerging contemporary artists time and space to create new work exploring their practice. The work-only in-person residency is between 2 and 6 months, and the online residency is 4 weeks. Residencies will culminate in a solo closing reception that is promoted across AlterWork's network.
Global
September 30, 2024
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