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

June 3, 2024 26 days left

Colony Emerging Design Studio Residency
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: June 3, 2024
  • Award Info: Colony will also fund up to $1,700 worth of studio fees for residents.
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: New York, NY 10013, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to u.s. based artists.

June 5, 2024 28 days left

IMAGINATION - JURIED NATIONAL CALL FOR ENTRIES
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: June 5, 2024
  • Event Dates: July 13, 2024 - August 11, 2024
  • Entry Fee: $45 for up to 3 entries. $35 for STAC artist level members (valid through Aug.2024 Artists may join at time of entry.
  • Award Info: $800 Best in Show, $500 Second Place, $300 Third Place
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting
  • Location: SAINT JAMES, NY 11780, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all artists ages 21 and over. Entries may not have been shown previously at Mills Pond
Gallery. All work must be original and must have been completed in the last three years. No reproductions, giclees, photography, AI or digital art.

June 8, 2024 31 days left

SEEING THE SEA - COASTAL AND MARINE PAINTING
Workshops & Classes

  • Submission Deadline: June 8, 2024
  • Event Dates: June 8, 2024 - June 9, 2024
  • Entry Fee: LAA Member: $350 ; Non-LAA Members: $375
  • Eligibility: Regional
  • Categories: Painting
  • Location: Old Lyme, CT 06371
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all artists. Workshop is in person.

June 10, 2024 33 days left

2025 Vilcek Prizes for Creative Promise in Visual Arts and Curatorial Work
Grants & Fellowships

  • Submission Deadline: June 10, 2024
  • Award Info: $50,000
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: New York, NY 10021, United States
  • Online Only: Yes
Description
Eligibility Info

Applicants must:

Have been born outside the United States of America to non-American parents.
Not be more than 38 years old as of December 31, 2024 (born on or after January 1, 1986). ​​Exceptions will be made for applicants who were born between January 1, 1984, and December 31, 1985 who experienced career interruptions due to caregiving, medical, military or parental leave.
Have lived in the United States for at least 4 years (or immigrated to the United States on or before December 31, 2020).
Be one of the following: a naturalized citizen or a permanent resident of the United States; an H-1B or O-1 visa holder with a valid visa stamp; a H-4 visa holder with a valid EAD card; a recipient of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) relief; an asylee or an asylum seeker who has applied for asylum and has a valid EAD card. Please note that other types of visas including TN, F-1, J-1 visa holders are not eligible for the prize.
Have at least 5 years of professional experience in visual arts or curatorial work.
Have completed at least 3 implemented, professional solo or collective visual arts or curatorial projects.
Not be enrolled full-time in an undergraduate or graduate degree program (Exceptions may apply for some doctoral students who will complete their program this year).
Intend to pursue a career in the United States.

June 15, 2024 38 days left

Call for Art - Queering Democracy: Art, Identity, and Politics in 2024
Exhibition

Call for Art - Queering Democracy: Art, Identity, and Politics in 2024
  • Organization: Rochester Contemporary Art Center
  • Submission Deadline: June 15, 2024
  • Event Dates: October 4, 2024 - November 16, 2024
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Rochester, New York 14604, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Artists located in the United States of all backgrounds, identities, and those exploring all narratives of genderqueerness are invited to apply.

June 30, 2024 53 days left

Surreal Visions
Exhibition

Surreal Visions
  • Organization: Limner Gallery
  • Submission Deadline: June 30, 2024
  • Event Dates: September 5, 2024 - September 28, 2024
  • Entry Fee: $35 for 1 to 4 artwork submissions, $5 for additional artwork entries.
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Hudson, NY 12534, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all artists. Entrants must be 18 years of age or older to apply.

June 30, 2024 53 days left

Call for Artists for Inclusion in Northern NJ Public Art Roster
Public Art & Proposals

  • Submission Deadline: June 30, 2024
  • Award Info: Opportunity to be Included in the ArtsBergen Public Art Roster
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: New Jersey, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all u.s. based artists.

June 30, 2024 53 days left

The Illuminations Grant for Black Trans Women Visual Artists
Grants & Fellowships

The Illuminations Grant for Black Trans Women Visual Artists
  • Submission Deadline: June 30, 2024
  • Award Info: $10,000 grant
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Online Only: Yes
Description
Eligibility Info

Qualified artists must be self-identified Black trans women working in visual art and based in the United States.

June 30, 2024 53 days left

The Robert Giard Grant for Emerging LGBTQ+ Photographers
Grants & Fellowships

The Robert Giard Grant for Emerging LGBTQ+ Photographers
  • Submission Deadline: June 30, 2024
  • Award Info: Queer|Art’s first international grant provides an award of $10,000 for the winner and $1,250 for distinguished finalists, to support the creation of new work by emerging LGBTQ+ photographers.
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Photography
  • Location: New York, United States
  • Online Only: Yes
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all artists.

June 30, 2024 53 days left

2024 Art Ability at Bryn Mawr Rehab Hospital
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: June 30, 2024
  • Event Dates: November 3, 2024 - January 26, 2025
  • Award Info: The event will kick off with a ticketed preview party and fundraising dinner on Saturday, November 2, 2024.
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Malvern, PA 19355, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to artists with physical, cognitive, visual and hearing disabilities.

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