Resources & Grants for Creatives
Camden FireWorks is seeking local curators, artists & collectives for our Winter 2026 exhibition (Jan–Mar)! We're looking for research-based proposals that use art as a catalyst for social change. Open to those in South Jersey & Greater Philly. $3,000 curator stipend.
Deadline: August 29th, 2025
New American Paintings Northeast Competition
Have your work featured in print with 40 incredible emerging and under-recognized artists living and working in the northeastern United States. For 32 years, we have connected your work with a deeply engaged audience of curators, collectors, and art enthusiasts. All artists living/working in CT, DE, MA, ME, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, and VT are eligible to apply. A $50 application fee is required to apply. If selected, there will be no additional costs, and you will receive a free issue.
Deadline: August 30th, 2025
Visionary Art Collective Open Call
This international open call honors and amplifies the voices of women artists across the globe, celebrating how art echoes memory, emotion, and connection. We accept 2D & 3D works in painting, photography, digital art, sculpture, mixed media, fiber, ceramics & more. Open to women artists 18+ worldwide. All experience levels welcome.
Deadline: August 31, 2025 at midnight ET
School of Visual Arts The Artist Residency Project
This online residency program is designed for fine artists working across disciplines, mediums, and platforms. Through online platforms, it aims to deliver a robust, global residency experience. Working with SVA's distinguished faculty, participants will develop their practice without the limitations of location or the necessity for travel. The Artist Residency Project aims to create an inclusive online space where artists can thrive, nurture their practice, and build an active, engaged community.
Deadline: September 1st, 2025
Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts awards up to seventy-eight juried residencies per year to composers, writers, visual and interdisciplinary artists from across the country and around the world. Residencies are 2 to 8 weeks in length. Each resident receives a $175 stipend per week, housing, and a private studio.
Deadline: September 1st, 2025
Eryc Taylor Dance (ETD) proudly offers three $1,000 grants to emerging choreographers based in New York or New Jersey. This opportunity is designed to support the development of original group works (15–20 minutes long), culminating in an informal studio showing in March 2026.
Panelists review applications and select grant recipients based on merit, dance experience, passion for choreography, and production innovation. This annual grant seeks to uplift bold, fresh choreographic voices ready to take the next step in their artistic journey.
Deadline: September 15th, 2025
THE JAR OF LOVE FUND 2025 NEW YORK
ARTNOIR is thrilled to announce the 2025 edition of the Jar of Love Fund in partnership with Sotheby’s. This microgrant initiative supports artists, designers, curators, and cultural producers of color with unrestricted $5,000 grants and includes mentorship and opportunities designed to foster long-term creative and community impact. Must be based in New York.
Deadline: September 15th, 2025
Vital Impacts Environmental Photography Grant 2025
Vital Impacts offers one $20,000 grant to an established environmental photographer, along with six $5,000 grants to emerging photographers from around the world. These funds are specifically earmarked for the development of documentary projects focusing on environmental stories.
Deadline: September 15, 2025.
Streets of Philadelphia - Open Call
We’re looking for photographers—seasoned pros, emerging artists, and passionate streetwalkers with a camera or cellphone in hand—to submit work for "Streets of Philadelphia," a curated group show dedicated to the raw, un-staged beauty of life in our city.
Whether it’s the grit of a corner store, the softness of early light on the row-houses, a fleeting stranger’s face, or the quiet chaos of the subway—we want authentic moments. This is about Philly as you see it.
Deadline: September 17th, 2025
Through the Creative Futures Grant, the Black Artists & Designers Guild is providing two $5,000 awards to Black graduate students in Craft to bring their creative projects to fruition.
The Creative Futures Grant is intended to support projects that Black students in craft may want to do but are not necessarily supported to create at their educational institutions. The grant seeks to move students toward actualizing all the phases of a creative project.
Deadline: September 22, 2025, 11:59 pm EST
2025–2026 TBS Design Apprenticeship!
The Design Activism Apprenticeship is a paid 6-month training program where young creatives will be taught graphic design through real-world learning with a multidisciplinary (which may include graphic design, creative entrepreneurship, fashion design, agriculture, and design activism) community-centered centered. The purpose of the program is to produce a Black self-directed, civically engaged, hybrid design professional with the ability to identify problems in their community and present innovative design solutions.
Program Requirements
Must be a creator or maker (any medium)
Must be age 14-24
Must be New Orleans-based
Must have reliable transportation
Must commit to being in attendance in person and on time for the entire 6 months
Deadline: September 30th, 2025
The Phillips Collection Open Call
Building on the legacy of founder Duncan Phillips and his commitment to presenting and promoting the work of artists of the greater DC region, The Phillips Collection invites artists currently residing in the DC–Baltimore metropolitan areas to submit artworks created after November 2024 for consideration in our Juried Invitational exhibition. Artists of all backgrounds and experience levels are encouraged to apply and may submit up to two artworks. Applicants must be 18 years of age or older.
Deadline: September 30th 2025
Under $100, Under $1000: Philadelphia’s Magic Gardens inspired works by Philly Artists
We’re thrilled to invite Philadelphia-based artists to apply for this vibrant group exhibition celebrating the creativity, ingenuity, and diversity of our local art scene. "Under $100, Under $1000" showcases contemporary works by emerging, mid-career, and established artists. Each artwork will be priced under $100 or under $1000. This exhibition offers collectors and art lovers a unique opportunity to discover and purchase original artwork.
Deadline: October 1st, 2025
Handmade Papermaking: The Black Writers Fellowship
The Black Writers Fellowship: Researcher is offered annually to a Black writer who proposes a research topic relevant to hand papermaking and indicates an ongoing investment in research and inquiry in the field.
Deadline: October 10th, 2025
2026 Arch Enemy Arts Open Call
A CALL TO ARTISTS is now open for a new group exhibition scheduled to hang for January 2026. This show is our annual spotlight exhibition of new and emerging talent, as chosen and curated by Arch Enemy Arts, with no themes or direction in subject matter, allowing applicants to focus on their best personal work. Before submitting your work, understand that Arch Enemy Arts is a gallery dedicated to new contemporary genres with a strong focus on representational, dark surrealism, magical realism, post-graffiti, pop-surrealism, narrative, illustrative, and figurative work across a range of artistic mediums.
If you believe we are the right gallery venue for your work, then this may be the show for you!
Deadline: November 14th 2025
OTHER OPPORTUNITIES
NoName Gallery 2026/2027 Submission
We’re building our 2026/2027 lineup and looking for artists, makers, and creatives who want to do more than just hang their work on a wall!
Whether you:
Make original work and want to be part of a group or solo exhibition
Sell prints, zines, candles, jewelry, or other small items, and want to stock them in our shop
Want to teach a small, intimate art class or creative workshop
Love vending and want to be part of our pop-up markets and community events
There are opportunities at the gallery and off-site
The ART14 Residency was founded in 2023 in order to give artists a place to concentrate on projects in a comfortable, collaborative, and creative space. The ART14 Residency exists in conjunction with the L.a. Studio community’s art outreach and programming.
During their stay, artists’ objectives are self-prescribed. We welcome all types of artists, writers, musicians, etc. of all skill levels, welcome creators to explore new media and techniques, and encourage collaboration but do not require it. We also encourage residents to explore and engage with the local community. As many of our artists' stays are exploratory, we do not require artists to produce deliverables or final products as part of the residency, though many opt to participate in a small presentation to the L.a. Studio team, their fellow artists, and members of the local community at the end of their stay.
Our application for one-time financial assistance grants is open to professional musicians across all genres. If you are a professional musician in a specific time of need, please explore below to see if you might qualify for a financial grant to pay an essential bill.
POLLOCK-KRASNER FOUNDATION GRANT
Pollock-Krasner grants have enabled artists to create new work, purchase needed materials, and pay for studio rent, as well as their expenses. Past recipients of Pollock-Krasner grants acknowledge their critical impact in allowing concentrated time for studio work and in preparing for exhibitions and other professional opportunities, such as accepting a residency.
The Steel Yard Micro Residences
The Steel Yard’s micro-residency program can assist you in growing and strengthening your creative industrial art practice with flexible time commitments. Micro-residencies are an ideal opportunity for you to complete a specific project, commission, or prototype within a limited amount of time. Micro-residencies are available with a one-month minimum commitment and a three-month maximum commitment.
We host one ceramics and one metals micro-resident at a time. Micro-residents receive an all-access pass to our 10,000 square foot studio, tools, resources, and community. Take an online tour of the studio here!
Open Call Submission for Long Shot Performance at Vox Populi
Long Shot is looking for long-form (20–60 minute), never-before-seen performances that are comedic but not traditional stand-up. Think: character work, storytelling, satire, performance art, interactive pieces, multimedia, chaos, or something entirely new. Shows are on the last Thursday of every month from 7:30–10 PM.
All shows are pay-what-you-can, with 100% of ticket sales going directly to performers. They’re actively looking for performers for October, November of 2025 and performances in 2026
Have questions? email longshotphl@gmail.com
2025 Open Call at Cocodrie Collective
Interested in selling your art or indie brand with Cocodrie Collective? Send an email to management@artistcolette.com. Please include portfolio, linesheet, or website, and if you are interested in wholesale, consignment, or both. Based in Lafayette, La
The Village of Arts and Humanities Community Connectors: Staying Power
Want to be a voice for your neighborhood? Apply now to become a Community Connector with The Village of Arts and Humanities + 19133 Community Partners!
$25/hr | ⏱️ 20 hrs/month
July 14 – Oct 3
Virtual + In Person
Help share resources, stories, and build community power.
Virtual Orientation Meetings:
July 8, Tuesday 4 PM
July 10, Tuesday 1 PM
July 12, Saturday, 11 AM
