Guide to the Best Artist Grants and Opportunities in the Northeastern U.S.

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The Artwork Archive team set out to find the best art opportunities, artist grants, and calls for entry for visual artists in the Northeastern United States.

Below you will find a list of the top artist residencies, international open calls, artist grants, exhibition opportunities and art competitions that we believe will benefit artists, specifically in the Northeast.

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We will be updating this list throughout the year, so make sure to bookmark the page, check back often, and let us know if there is an opportunity that should be listed!


Guide to the Best Artist Grants and Opportunities in the Northeastern U.S.

May 15, 2024 7 days left

Women's Studio Workshop Art-in-Ed Workspace Residency
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: May 15, 2024
  • Entry Fee: There is no application fee, however if selected there may be various personal fees that the artist is responsible for. Please see website for more details.
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline
  • Location: Rosendale, NY 12472, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all artists.

May 15, 2024 7 days left

COLORS OF HUMANITY ART GALLERY - "WATER" 2024 CALL FOR ENTRY - ONLINE ART SHOW
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: May 15, 2024
  • Event Dates: June 1, 2024 - June 30, 2024
  • Entry Fee: $20 for 1 or 2 pieces
  • Award Info: Cash awards for best in show
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: PA, United States
  • Online Only: Yes
Description
Eligibility Info

All artists 18 and over may enter.

May 15, 2024 7 days left

BIPOC Critics Lab Cohort
Workshops & Classes

  • Submission Deadline: May 15, 2024
  • Award Info: Participants who meet the attendance requirements will be assigned a future commissioned piece with compensation.
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline
  • Location: NY, NY 10003, United States
  • Online Only: Yes
Description
Eligibility Info

The Public is honored to continue Solís’ commitment to creating an educational space for BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) writers in the realm of cultural criticism.

May 15, 2024 7 days left

Call for Submissions: Prequalified Artists for Public Art Program
Public Art & Proposals

  • Submission Deadline: May 15, 2024
  • Award Info: Artists chosen for the Pre-qualified Artist List will be eligible for consideration for upcoming public art projects, murals, and sculpture installations in the City of Rahway.
  • Eligibility: Local
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Rahway, New Jersey 07065, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Professional artists and artist teams residing within a 50-mile radius of Rahway, New Jersey 07065.
Applicants must be at least 18 years of age and have all necessary documentation and permits to work in the United States at the time of submittal of qualifications.
Applicants are required to have a New Jersey Business Registration Certificate (or equivalent registration based on state of residence).

May 15, 2024 7 days left

Women's Studio Workshop Parent Residency Grant
Grants & Fellowships

  • Submission Deadline: May 15, 2024
  • Award Info: $1450 unrestricted stipend and up to $250 for travel costs, free onsite housing, and 24/7 studio access.
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Sculpture
  • Location: Rosendale, NY 12472, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all artists. Please see website for further details.

May 17, 2024 9 days left

Loft Artist Association Summer Abstracts 2024 Juried Exhibition
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: May 17, 2024
  • Event Dates: June 1, 2024 - June 30, 2024
  • Entry Fee: Loft Artist members: $25 for first, $10 each additional entry. Non-members: $30 for first, $15 each additional entry. Maximum number of entries 5 per artist.
  • Award Info: Cash award to Best in Show and First Runner Up
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Stamford, CT
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all artists.

May 17, 2024 9 days left

Garden State Watercolor Society 2024 Small But Mighty Exhibition
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: May 17, 2024
  • Event Dates: June 9, 2024 - July 21, 2024
  • Entry Fee: Membership and $20 fee for up to 2 small works.
  • Award Info: $500 in cash and awards
  • Eligibility: Regional
  • Categories: Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting
  • Location: Basking Ridge, NJ 07920, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Artists must be at least 18 years old and be a resident of NJ, PA, NY or DE.

May 17, 2024 9 days left

Call for Artisans! Danbury Juneteenth Celebration
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: May 17, 2024
  • Event Dates: June 15, 2024
  • Eligibility: Regional
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Danbury, CT 06810, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

The show is open to all applicants in CT and NY regardless of race, color, creed, sexual orientation, or national origin.

May 21, 2024 13 days left

The JGS Fellowship for Photography
Grants & Fellowships

  • Submission Deadline: May 21, 2024
  • Award Info: $8,000 cash grant
  • Eligibility: State
  • Categories: Photography
  • Location: New York, New York 10018, United States
  • Online Only: Yes
Description
Eligibility Info

The JGS Fellowship for Photography is open to New York State photography artists, living and working anywhere in the following New York State regions: Western New York, Finger Lakes, Southern Tier, Central New York, North Country, Mohawk Valley, Capital District, Hudson Valley and Long Island. Applicants must be at least 25 years of age at the time the application closes.

May 24, 2024 16 days left

Call for Entry | "The Thinking Hand"
Exhibition

  • Organization: Emery Community Arts Center, University of Maine Farmington
  • Submission Deadline: May 24, 2024
  • Event Dates: June 21, 2024 - August 9, 2024
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Sculpture
  • Location: Farmington, Maine 04938, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all artists.

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