UPCOMING OPPORTUNITIES

Deadline 9/17/26 Innovate Grant, Summer Cycle 2026. Innovate Grant awards two $1,800.00 grants each quarter, to one Visual Artist and one Photographer from around the world. In addition, (18) honorable mentions (9 in art and 9 in photo), will be featured on their website and join a growing community of vibrant and talented artists. Click HERE for more information.

Deadline 9/19/26 The Muskegon Museum of Art, The Bennett Prize. Muskegon, MI. The Bennett Prize is a stipend/grant-in-aid program established to support the fine art practice of a woman painter working in figurative realism. Awarded biennially, it provides $75,000 over two consecutive years ($37,5000 annually). 10 finalists will be selected to participate in a traveling exhibition and the winner will be showcased in a solo exhibition at the close of her grant. A runner up award of $10,000 will be given to one additional finalist. Click HERE for more information.

Deadline 9/25/26 Foundwork, 2026 Foundwork Artist Prize. The honoree will receive a $10,000 grant and studio visits with jurors Stefan Benchoam, François Ghebaly, Manuela Moscoso, Gabi Ngcobo, Esther Schipper. Three shortlisted artists will receive $1,000 grants. Click HERE for more information.

Deadline 9/30/26 Vermont Studio Center, Open Call for Summer and Fall 2027 Sessions. Johnson, VT. Artists and writers are invited to apply for a Vermont Studio Center residency. Sessions run for two, three, and four weeks, and include resident presentations, open studios, and an acclaimed Visiting Artists & Writers program. $25 Application Fee. Click HERE for more information.

Deadline 10/5/26 The Morgan Conservatory, 2027 AiR Program. Cleveland, OH. Artist-in-Residence (AiR) Program welcomes emerging and established artists from around the world whose work engages paper making, printmaking, book arts, and related interdisciplinary practices. Residencies are self-supported and range from 2-4 weeks. Click HERE for more information.

Deadline 11/13/26 Arch Enemy Arts, OPEN CALL 2027. Philadelphia, PA. Arch Enemy Arts is in search of new artists for their annual group showcase exhibition scheduled to open in January 2027. Arch Enemy Arts is a gallery dedicated to new contemporary genres with a strong focus on representational, dark surrealism, magical realism, post-graffiti, pop-surrealism, narrative, illustrative, and figurative work. ACCEPTED MEDIUMS: painting, drawing, fiber art, printmaking, sculpture, collage. Click HERE for more information.

ROLLING DEADLINE SUBMISSIONS

Pollock-Krasner Foundation, PKF Grant. The Foundation welcomes, throughout the year, applications from visual artists who are painters, sculptors and artists who work on paper, including printmakers. The Foundation will review expenditures relating to an artist's professional work and personal expenses and amounts range up to $50,000. Professional exhibition history will be taken into consideration. Artists must be actively exhibiting their current work in professional artistic venues, such as gallery and museum spaces. Click HERE for more information.

Visionary Art Collective Artist Interviews. VAC interviews contemporary artists from all over the globe, providing a wide range of creative individuals with a platform to share their journeys and discuss the evolution of their work. All interviews are promoted and shared to their social media platforms. Click HERE for more information.

SHRINE NYC Submissions Portal. New York, NY. SHRINE Gallery’s NYC location has opened up a portal for submissions on a rolling basis. Emerging, Mid-Career, and Established Artists are now invited to submit their work for consideration to the gallery. Submissions will be considered for exhibitions and other programming opportunities. They also invite curators and galleries interested in collaboration to apply with proposals. Click HERE for the submissions portal.

The Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grant. This is one of the most prestigious grants for emerging representational artists. Click HERE for more information.

Mineral House Media Digital Residency Program. Remote Residency Program. The residency includes a 2 week Instagram takeover, your artist statement and bio being highlighted in a landing page feature, a written interview, and an invitation to show work in a group exhibition. Click HERE for info & to submit a proposal.

Cycladic Arts Residency 2023. Paros, Greece. Cycladic Arts is an artist run space which aims to facilitate artistic creation in a newly renovated space in Alyki. Click HERE for more information.