Resources & Grants for Creatives
The Artist’s Book Grant is an eight- to ten-week residency for artists to produce a limited edition book work. Working intensively in our studios, artists print and bind their books, and are encouraged to create an edition size no larger than 100 and no smaller than 50.
The grant includes a stipend of $350/week, up to $1000 for materials, up to $250 for travel within the Continental US, free onsite housing, and 24/7 studio access. WSW can provide technical advice, training on new equipment, techniques, and materials, and production assistance.
Deadline: July 15th, 2025
PEN America’s U.S. Writers’ Aid Initiative
PEN America’s U.S. Writers Aid Initiative, part of the PEN America Writers Emergency Fund, offers grants for writers in the United States facing acute financial need following an emergency.
The U.S. Writers Aid Initiative is intended to assist fiction and nonfiction authors, poets, playwrights, translators, and journalists in addressing short-term financial emergencies. To be eligible, applicants must be professional writers based in the United States and be able to demonstrate that this one-time grant will be meaningful in helping address a short-term emergency. The fund is limited, and not every application can be supported.
Deadline: July 15th, 2025
Loghaven Artist Residency
Artists working in Writing, Visual Arts, Dance, Theater, Music Composition, Architecture, and Interdisciplinary Work can apply to receive room and board and an $850 weekly living stipend to support the creation of new work during a residency. Artists live in five historic log cabins that have been both rehabilitated and modernized to create an ideal setting for reflection and work, and they have access to new, purpose-built studio space.
Application Closes: July 15, 2025
2026 Grand Canyon Artist in Residence
The Artist in Residence program at Grand Canyon National Park (Arizona) offers artists of any discipline the opportunity to work at one of the world's most beautiful sites. Through impactful community-engaged programming, our residency inspires visitors and locals to deepen their connection to Grand Canyon National Park.
We seek inspiring and resourceful artists who engage contemporary, interactive, immersive, and/or socially engaged methods to make positive environmental and cultural impacts through their work. Entry fee: $25
Deadline: July 15th, 2025
UCross Residency
Ranging from two to six weeks in length, the residency program is open to visual artists, writers, composers, choreographers, interdisciplinary artists, performance artists, and collaborative teams. Applicants must exhibit professional standing in their field; both established and emerging artists are encouraged to apply. There is no charge for a residency.
Deadline: July 15, 2025
The Kyoto Retreat
Artists, curators, and writers are eligible for this four-week retreat in Kyoto for research, exploration, and inspiration. Chosen applicants receive a round-trip flight, a private bedroom, and $800 to supplement meals and local transportation. Fee: $95.
Deadline: July 15, 2025.
Francis J. Myers Recreation Center Percent for Art Opportunity
Creative Philadelphia (formerly the City of Philadelphia’s Office of Arts, Culture, and the Creative Economy) and Rebuild announce a competition to commission site-specific, permanent, public artworks to be installed at Francis J. Myers Recreation Center (5801 Kingsessing Ave), which is located in the Kingsessing neighborhood of Southwest Philadelphia.
Deadline: July 15th 2025
Trocadero Theatre Art Project Call for Artists
This initiative supports our mission to uplift Chinatown’s cultural identity and enhance the safety and vibrancy of our neighborhood. The chosen artist will work within a budget of not more than $7,000 to design, produce, and install a piece that reflects the history of the Trocadero Theatre and Chinatown. Submit your proposal by email to hshang@chinatown-pcdc.org
Deadline: July 18th 2025
Creative Philadelphia and Rebuild announce a competition to commission site-specific, permanent, public artworks to be installed at Francis J. Myers Recreation Center. This public art commission is possible through the City’s Percent for Art program and is part of a major Rebuild construction project that will include interior and exterior upgrades, a new addition to the recreation center building, and outdoor site improvements.
Deadline: July 17th 2025
Cambridge Foundry Artist in Residence
Are you an artist looking for time, space, and community to bring your vision to life? The Foundry’s Artist-in-Residence program offers studio space, a stipend, and access to maker spaces in a vibrant, multidisciplinary community arts center. We’re looking for artists of all disciplines who are eager to experiment, connect, and engage with the public.
Deadline: July 20th, 2025
Studio Museum in Harlem Internship 2025
The Studio Museum in Harlem invites applications for its Fall 2025 Curatorial Internship. This paid opportunity offers undergraduate and graduate students hands-on experience in curatorial research and museum practices focused on artists of African descent and Black cultural production.
Weekly commitment is 21 hours/week (minimum 3 days on-site, including Tuesdays).
Deadline: July 20th, 2025
16th Epson International Pano Awards
This panoramic photography contest is open for entries and offering more than $50,000 in cash and prizes. There is an $18 entry fee.
Deadline: July 21, 2025
Artist Open Call for The Rekia Boyd Monument Project
Monument Lab is proud to partner with A Long Walk Home to support the building of an enduring monument to honor Rekia Boyd and Black Girlhood within Chicago’s Douglass Park in the North Lawndale neighborhood.
The monument will be commissioned through an open call process for artists to collaboratively envision a public artwork and young women as citizen-artists in the process of building the monument. Interested artists are invited to review the project dossier, submit short question responses regarding their interest in the project, work samples, a CV, and contact information for two references through an online form by Thursday, July 31, 2025, 5:00 p.m. EST (4:00 p.m. CST).
AXS Film Fund
This program is for creators of color in documentary filmmaking or nonfiction new media who identify as living with a disability. While AXS prefers that a person of color living with a disability is a key contributor to the project, the fund welcomes diverse teams to apply. Each year up to five creators receive grants of up to $10,000 each to assist in finishing their projects in any stage of production.
Deadline: July 31, 2025
Leeway Foundation Art and Change Grant (ACG)
The Art and Change Grant (ACG) provides grants of up to $2,500 to fund art for social change projects by women, trans*, and/or gender nonconforming artists and cultural producers living in Greater Philadelphia.
Deadline: August 1st 2025
Liu Shiming Art Foundation’s Artist Grants
Each year, the Liu Shiming Art Foundation selects up to five artists to receive a $5,000 grant. Visual artists working for at least two years (but not more than 10) are invited to apply for a grant in support of a current or new project.
Deadline: August 21, 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
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.
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
OTHER OPPORTUNITIES
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
