Artist Resources

Flynn Breakthrough: Open Call for Performances for Public Spaces

• The Flynn is seeking artists and organizations across the U.S. to create bold new performances for public spaces through the Flynn Breakthrough project, a major new commissioning and incubator initiative. Selected projects can receive $5,000-$25,000 plus producing support, time, space, mentorship, and a platform to premiere work in streets, parks, and other non-traditional venues in Vermont - all the places where people live, play, and gather.

• Deadline: January 23, 2026

Call for Art – THE BIG CHILL

• Art Fluent invites artists worldwide to submit artwork to their online exhibit, THE BIG CHILL. Application Fee: $25

• Deadline: January 23, 2026

UVP RESIDENTIAL COMMISSION

• The Urban Video Project (UVP) Residential Commission is an opportunity for media artists to come to Syracuse for a month-long residency at Light Work to make new film/video/electronic work for public exhibition at our unique architectural projection site on the facade of the Everson Museum. Application Fee: $10

• Deadline: January 26, 2026

Haystack Open Studio Residency 2026 | Deer Isle, Maine

• An independent committee of artists reviews applications to the highly competitive Open Studio Residency, and both national and international artists, working in various disciplines, are eligible for consideration. Past participants may reapply to the Residency, but preference may be given to first-time applicants. Selection is based on work samples, the nature and scope of the project that will be done during the Residency (if applicable), and the ability to work in a creative community. Only applications for the entire two-week session are considered.

• Deadline: January 30, 2026

Blu Sky Artist Award

• Prestige and recognition await. The Blu Sky Artist Award honors two outstanding artists each round. One in traditional or mixed media, and one in photography or digital, with $1,000 in awards and lasting promotion. EARLY BIRD ENTRY IS $25, REGULAR ENTRY IS $35

• Deadline: January 31, 2026

Barbara Deming Memorial Fund: Money for Women

• The Fund makes small artist support grants ( $500 – $1500 ) to individual feminist women in the arts who are citizens with primary residence in the U.S and Canada.

• Deadline: January 31, 2026

HAHA 2026 – Immersive Installation Opportunity

• The Ah Haa School for the Arts annual summer fundraiser, the Ah Haa HAHA is a participatory and interactive community event that is a massive, building-wide immersive art installation where each space within the Ah Haa Silverjack building is taken over by a different artist. Application Fee: $10

• Deadline: January 31, 2026

2028 McKinney International Art and Design Residency, Eskenazi School of Art, Architecture + Design

• The Eskenazi School of Art Architecture + Design at Indiana University Bloomington invites applications for the 2028 McKinney International Art and Design Residency. An established artist or designer will be selected whose primary country of residence is outside the United States. Applicants should be actively engaged in a contemporary artistic practice and show evidence of a national and international exhibition record.

• Deadline: February 1, 2026

2026 Summer Residency at Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts |Edgecomb, ME

• Organized around specific themes, each two-week session brings together a small cohort of ceramic artists who are interested in living and working in community. Resident artists spend their time making, playing, & resting, supported by Watershed’s expensive studio facilities, nourishing farm-to-table meals, and welcoming campus. Scholarship support is available.
  Application Fee: $25

• Deadline: February 1, 2026

The Stifel Artist Residency 2026 | Wheeling, WV

• Oglebay Institute is seeking established and up and coming artists to inspire, collaborate, and share their talents with their local schools and community. The Stifel Fine Arts Center Artist Residency program will partner with interested artists to build a body of work, and conduct school and community outreach programs while gaining critical skills for their future career, or by adding to their existing portfolio.This program will afford artists the opportunity to showcase their skills in our arts center while simultaneously teaching and composing materials for an exhibition environment. Application Fee: $20

• Deadline: February 1, 2026

PAPER : OF & ON

• Artist living in the U.S. who are using paper as a primary medium, or as a substrate. All entries to PAPER : OF & ON exhibition must be the original work of the artist. AI works will NOT be excepted. Artist will be allowed to submit up to 4 works.

• Deadline: February 1, 2026

Rijksakademie Residency 2027 | Amsterdam, Netherlands

• The Rijksakademie welcomes artists to develop their work over a one or two-year period in Amsterdam, starting from January 2027. The Rijksakademie houses a highly international, multi-disciplinary, experimental and critically engaged artist community. Residents are supported with a studio, a work budget and a stipend and benefit from an array of opportunities for exchange, including peer to peer dialogue and visits from a wide range of leading art professionals. They have access to technical workshops as well as an extensive library and a historical collection. There is guidance by technical specialists, who foster hands-on, innovative and collaborative approaches to making. Application fee of €60

• Deadline: February 1, 2026

Sloss Metal Arts, Visiting Artist in Residence | Birmingham, AL

• Sloss Furnaces Foundation hosts several 8-week Visiting Artists throughout the year, typically in the Summer and Fall. This program is designed for professional artists interested in further developing their studio practice and honing technical skills. Visiting Artists will be provided with a furnished apartment near Sloss Furnaces, a living stipend, materials budget, sand and iron, and 24-hour studio access. Visiting Artists are expected to have a final exhibition at the conclusion of their residency. One piece from the exhibition is to be donated to Sloss's permanent collection. These works are exhibited on rotation throughout Sloss's historic campus.

• Deadline: February 6, 2026

ECRAC Resiliency Grant for Individuals

• ECRAC Resiliency Grant - Supporting Artists Through Change The East Central Regional Arts Council (ECRAC) offers the Resiliency Grant to help artists, culture bearers, and arts organizations respond to unexpected challenges or seize sudden opportunities.

• Deadline: Rolling

Art Omi: Artists Residencies | Ghent, NY

• Art Omi supports a wide variety of artistic disciplines through five distinct residency programs. Their residencies include: visual/studio art (via Art Omi: Artists), architecture (via Art Omi: Architecture), dance / choreography (via Art Omi: Dance), music and composition (via Art Omi: Music), and writing & translation (via Art Omi: Writers).

• Deadline: Rolling

CERF+ Emergency Relief Grants

• Emergency financial assistance for U.S. craft artists following a recent, career-threatening emergency or disaster.

• Deadline: Rolling

My First Arquetopia Residency | Puebla, Mexico

• Arquetopia’s My First Arquetopia Residency supports emerging artists ages 20–25 in defining or reframing their creative foundations through contextual immersion and guided observation. Held in Puebla, Mexico between March and July, participants engage closely with local museum collections, deepen critical reflection through weekly meetings, and take part in field visits that situate artistic practice within wider social, historical, and material contexts.

• Deadline: Rolling

Anderson Ranch Arts Center Residency | Snowmass Village, CO

• Anderson Ranch’s Artists-in-Residence Program fosters creative, intellectual and professional growth for emerging and established visual artists. Residents have access to world-class facilities and studio time, free from everyday pressures. Residents can pursue interdisciplinary projects among a community of working artists, and gain feedback from prominent Visiting Artists and Critics. $30 application fee applies.

• Deadline: Rolling

Pollock-Krasner Foundation grants

• The Foundation welcomes applications from visual artists who are painters, sculptors, and artists who work on paper, including printmakers. Grants are intended for a one-year period of time. The Foundation will review expenditures relating to an artist’s professional work and personal expenses, and amounts range up to $50,000. Artists must be actively exhibiting their current work in professional artistic venues, such as gallery and museum spaces.

• Deadline: Rolling 

Indigo Arts Alliance mentorship residency | Portland, ME

• Indigo Arts Alliance fosters mentorship by pairing two artists together during a residency period of 1-2 months to cultivate rich conversation, collaboration, and exchange experiences, knowledge, art industry information and technical skills. Housing, stipend, and 24-hour access to community studio provided. For Black and Brown artists.

• Deadline: Rolling 

Alterwork Residency | Long Island City, NY

• This residency allows emerging contemporary artists time and space to create new work exploring their practice. The residency culminates in a solo closing reception that is promoted across an extensive network. Proposals should have a contemporary art focus showing experimentation and career reach for the artist. The program is especially interested in projects that involve conceptual art, practice or theory, or involve the public in their creative process.

• Deadline: Rolling

ART14 Residency | Patton, Pennsylvania

• During their stay, artists’ objectives are self-prescribed. The program welcomes all types of artists, writers, musicians, etc. of all skill levels, welcomes creators to explore new media and techniques, and encourages collaboration but does not require it. Residents are encouraged to explore and engage with the local community. 

• Deadline: Rolling

DC Arts Center Call for Curators | Washington DC*

• Apply to curate and exhibition at the DC Arts Center, send your resume and cover letter/artist statement to info@dcartscenter.org

• Deadline: Rolling basis, apply now!

Adolph & Esther Gottlieb Emergency Grant

• The Adolph and Esther Gottlieb Emergency Grant program provides interim financial assistance to qualified painters, printmakers, and sculptors whose needs are the result of an unforeseen, catastrophic incident.

• The maximum amount of this grant is $15,000; an award of $5,000 is typical.

• Deadline: Rolling

DC Arts Center Open Call For Artists | Washington DC*

• The DC Arts Center accepts applications to exhibit in their Main and Nano Galleries on a rolling basis.

• Deadline: Rolling

Foundation for Contemporary Arts Emergency Grants

• Emergency Grants is the only active, multi-disciplinary program that offers immediate, project-based assistance of this kind to artists living and working anywhere in the United States, for projects occurring in the U.S. and abroad. Grants range in amount from $500 to $3,000, and the average grant is $1,900.

• Deadline: Rolling

The Awesome Foundation

• The Awesome Foundation is a global community advancing the interest of awesome in the universe, $1000 at a time. Each fully autonomous chapter supports projects through micro-grants, usually given out monthly. Projects include initiatives in a wide range of areas including arts, technology, community development, and more. Many awesome projects are novel or experimental, and evoke surprise and delight.

• Deadline: Rolling

Adobe Creative Residency Community Fund

• The Adobe Creative Residency Community Fund provides support to creators during times of extraordinary hardship. Current Fund efforts are focused on supporting creators who have been directly impacted by the 2022 invasion of Ukraine. If selected, you will receive $10,000 from the Adobe Creative Residency Community Fund. 

• Deadline: Rolling

Awesome Foundation on the Water Grant

• This grant awards $1,000 per month to a water-focused project that brings creativity, culture, and inclusion to the water or provides a new way of thinking about the water. Applicants can be based anywhere in the world.

• Deadline: Rolling

Creative Capital Artist Lab

• Creative Capital Artist Lab is a new online professional development curriculum designed to help artists build thriving practices at any career stage and in any discipline. Free for individual use, courses are created by art professionals, industry experts, and fellow artists who share vital concepts, skills, and tools to help grow artists’ careers—including courses on crafting artist statements, grant proposals, managing multiple income streams, and more.

• Deadline: Rolling

Artist Communities Alliance Job Postings

• ACA is hiring for a wide variety of positions. Apply ASAP!