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Residencies, Workshops, & Fellowships
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Erie Canal Museum & New York State Canal Corporation – 2025 Erie Canal Artists in Residence
Seeking photographic projects that reflect on the Erie Canal’s past, contemplate its present, and consider its future. Projects focused on ecology and Indigenous history are preferred. Two selected artists will each receive a $10,000 stipend.
Deadline: September 8, 2024 | eriecanalmuseum.org
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The Image Centre – Photography Research Fellowships
In 2025, four fellowships ranging from $4,000 to $10,000 (CAD) will be offered for research related to The Image Centre’s photography collections. Scholars at
multiple levels as well as independent artists are welcome to apply.
Deadline: September 30, 2024 (5pm EDT) | theimagecentre.ca
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The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans
Funding MFAs and all full-time graduate degrees, the $90,000 Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans is the premier graduate school fellowship for immigrants and children of immigrants in the United States. Read more on Hyperallergic.
Deadline: October 31, 2024 (2pm EDT) | pdsoros.org
Center for Book Arts – 2025 Artist-in-Residence Program
Six New York-based artists will receive space, time, and financial support for a year-long residency focused on artists’s books. The program offers a $1,500 stipend, up to $6,000 in tuition waivers for CBA courses, and 24-hour access to printing and binding studios.
Deadline: September 15, 2024 | centerforbookarts.org
Collar Works – Elizabeth Murray Artist Residency
Held on a 77-acre farm in Granville, New York, this residency offers studio space, meals, housing, and more. It includes a $250 stipend for two- and four-week individual residencies, and a $500 stipend for the one-week family residency.
Deadline: September 1, 2024 | collarworks.org
Design Trust for Public Space – 2024–2025 Photo Urbanism Fellow
New York City-based photographers are invited to apply for this 10-month fellowship to contribute their unique perspectives on an equitable water future for the city. Artists will receive a $15,000 stipend and will create a solo exhibition.
Deadline: August 11, 2024 | designtrust.org
Golden Foundation Residency
Up to three artists working with paint will participate in each four-week session in Central New York, where they will enjoy private apartments, large studio spaces, and unlimited access to Golden Artist Colors materials. The application fee is $30.
Deadline: August 28, 2024 | goldenfoundation.org
Harvard Radcliffe Institute Fellowship Program
Fellows are in residence for a period of nine months, from September 2025 through May 2026, and receive a stipend of $78,000 plus an additional $5,000 to cover project expenses.
Deadline: September 12, 2024 | radcliffe.harvard.edu
Lewis Center for the Arts at Princeton University – Hodder Fellowships
Open to artists demonstrating “much more than ordinary intellectual and literary gifts,” applicants are selected more “for promise than for performance.” Fellows receive a $92,000 stipend to pursue an independent project over one academic year, no teaching required.
Deadline: September 10, 2024 | arts.princeton.edu
Lewis Center for the Arts at Princeton University – Princeton Arts Fellowships
Open to early-career artists demonstrating extraordinary promise, fellows receive a $92,000 yearly stipend and benefits to spend two academic years at Princeton as active community members, engaging in formal teaching or alternate assignments.
Deadline: September 10, 2024 | arts.princeton.edu
University of Saskatchewan – Creative Research Fellowship
Established to continue the mission of the international journal The Structurist, this fellowship supports creative work and research at the intersection of art and ecology. Projects can receive a budget of up to $20,000 (CAD).
Deadline: August 19, 2024 (5pm CDT) | kagcag.usask.ca
Open Calls for Art & Writing
MTA Arts & Design – Call for Artists: LIRR Babylon Station
MTA Arts & Design is seeking images of previous artwork for a new glass and mosaic installation at Babylon Station in New York. Finalists will receive a $1,250 honorarium, and a fabricator will create the final artwork.
Deadline: August 21, 2024 | mtaarts.submittable.com
SPIE – International Day of Light Photo Contest
Photographers of all levels are invited to submit work to this year’s theme, “The Power of Light,” which explores the impact of light on our lives, communities, and planet. Cash prizes range from $750 to $2,500.
Deadline: September 16, 2024 | spie.org
The University of Chicago Press Journals – Metropolitan Museum Journal
Published annually, this double-blind, peer-reviewed scholarly journal invites original research on the history, interpretation, conservation, and scientific examination of artworks in the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s collection.
Deadline: September 15, 2024 | journals.uchicago.edu
Women’s Studies Quarterly – Call for Papers: Body Matters
This peer-reviewed journal welcomes interdisciplinary submissions exploring the literary, theoretical, and cultural responses to a question posed by poet Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha: “Where does the future live in your body?” Selected works will be published in the fall of 2025.
Deadline: September 2, 2024 | feministpress.org
Grants & Awards
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Foundwork – 2024 Foundwork Artist Prize
The honoree receives a $10,000 grant and studio visits with jurors Rachel Uffner, Lorraine Kiang, Monsieur Zohore, Mohamed Almusibli, and Olivia Aherne. Three artists will be shortlisted. Artists must be Foundwork members to be considered ($4/month with the option to cancel after the three-month prize selection period).
Deadline: September 26, 2024 | foundwork.art
Lower Manhattan Cultural Council (LMCC) – Manhattan Arts Grants
Calling Manhattan-based artists and cultural organizations! Lower Manhattan Cultural Council’s grant opportunities provide awards of up to $16,000 for public projects and presentations in 2025.
Deadline: September 10, 2024 (5pm EDT) | lmcc.net
Places Journal – On the Brinck | Places Prize
Open to all scholars, the prize provides a $7,500 honorarium to research and write a major work of public scholarship focused on the Southwestern US for Places Journal, and to present a related lecture at the University of New Mexico.
Deadline: August 30, 2024 (5pm PDT) | placesjournal.org
The Ian Parry Photojournalism Grant
Photographers who are 24 or under, or full-time students, can submit a portfolio and project proposal to win a year-long mentorship, €10,000, an equipment loan, and more. Judges are seeking photojournalism that explores the human condition.
Deadline: August 31, 2024 | ianparry.org
viennacontemporary x Queer Art Spaces Vienna – Queer Art Prize 2024
Queer artists are invited to submit one artwork for a chance to be showcased at this year’s viennacontemporary art fair and win a cash prize: €1,000 for first place, and €500 each for second and third.
Deadline: August 15, 2024 (11:59pm CEST) | viennacontemporary.at
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