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Every open call, residency, grant, and fair worth applying to, in one place and scored to your work, so the admin stops eating your studio time. The art is the hard part.
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ExampleCoastal Light: Juried Landscape Exhibition
San Diego, CA · $35 entry · closes in 12 days
Strong fit: oil landscapes, 20 miles from your studio, entry fee under your cap.
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Grants and residencies are not limited by where you live.
Nonprofit organizations apply for funding to support free and low-cost public cultural activities and presentations in Los Angeles, proposing projects in dance, music, theatre, transdisciplinary arts, youth education, or outdoor festivals/parades.
Arts organizations, NGOs, and venue operators applying for grants to support accessibility improvements for arts and culture performances and exhibitions in Tokyo.
Community-centered collaborations between artists, cultural workers, and activists to create barrier-breaking narrative frames, policy ideas, and practices advancing racial justice and equity.
Revitalization and activation of downtown West Chicago through private property improvements, particularly restoration of historically significant buildings and removal of blighted conditions.
Ali Jackson received a $40,000 grant to produce a modern mini documentary series exploring the artistic journeys of master musicians through interviews and personal interactions conducted in New York City and New Orleans.
Apply for funding (up to EUR 100,000) to facilitate network collaboration and exchange among professional artists and cultural practitioners across the Nordic and Baltic regions.
Melodious Thunk, a documentary collective, received a $40,000 grant to fund a fall 2023 residency in New Orleans reconnecting with TBC Brass Band and documenting Second Line parades and live performances.
Support for dance and/or performance spectacle circulation projects by São Paulo State-based artists and organizations.
Postgraduate award supporting exceptional emerging Canadian painters to study and develop their practice in Europe.
Answer 5 quick questions and every listing gets a fit score, with a lighter weekly shortlist and overlap checks across your show dates.
Professional visual artists working in painting, sculpture, or works on paper submit an artist statement, resume with exhibition history, cover letter, and 10 digital images of recent work to apply for unrestricted grants.
The Ian Potter Creative Fellowships seek to empower mid-career Australian artists with $200,000 grants over two years to focus on their work, innovate their practice, and take creative risks.
Legal entities may submit projects in theater, music, dance, circus, musicals, and innovative formats for child audiences that are already mounted or premiere productions, to be programmed in 2022.
Submit an application for funding for an Irish-language theatre project, from play development to large-scale production and touring.
Arts and culture businesses based in Austria can apply for grants up to €250,000 to fund climate-friendly investments such as renewable energy, efficient heating/cooling, thermal insulation, and LED lighting.
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Submit a proposal for an artistic intervention addressing Colombian internal armed conflict, international wars, victim memory, and peace-building.
Submit 3 groups of artworks (up to 3 images or 1-2 video files per group, max 3 minutes each), a 300-character artist statement, and a full residency proposal for a 3-month artist residency at Hongmei International Art Village.
Submit sculpture, site-specific, and sensorial installation projects for selection to the Parque de Esculturas sculpture park permanent and temporary exhibitions.
Organizations proposing specific projects to strengthen capacity for meaningful community engagement and increase arts participation for underserved groups/communities.
Berlin's cultural administration funded music and sound art projects in 2008; this lists the 19 projects that received grants totaling €46,800.
Answer 5 quick questions and every listing gets a fit score, with a lighter weekly shortlist and overlap checks across your show dates.
Apply for a grant to create visual artwork, conduct research, experimentation, purchase materials or equipment, or support commission execution and exhibition participation.
Submit a proposal for workshops in visual arts that provide tools for sustainable artistic production and financial planning to emerging artists aged 16+.