Current Artist Opportunities

Taber Art Gallery – Holyoke Paper Festival

Holyoke Paper Festival seeks submissions of art made in/on/about/of paper. For $30, submit one-to-three works that highlight the significance and possibilities of paper. Open to any media.

Deadline: April 14, 2025 | holyokepaperfestival.com

Pratt Institute – Climate Studio Residency

Artists, educators, and community organizers with an interest in climate literacy or justice will receive $4,000 to create public-facing works. In July 2025, applicants must attend workshops in NYC and present during other activation dates in late summer.

Deadline: April 15, 2025pratt.edu

Anonymous Was A Woman – Environmental Art Grants

This grant supports environmental art projects that inspire thought, action, and ethical engagement. Proposals should illustrate thorough consideration of a project’s ecological and social ethics. For the 2025 cycle, the program will distribute over $520,000 in funding.

Deadline: April 15, 2025nyfa.org/awards-grants 

Black Immersive Creators Grant

The Black Immersive Creators Grant is an annual cash award of $10,000 for US-based Black artists who are interested in creating immersive artwork. The winning project also receives creative mentorship from select members of the board and additional resources.

Deadline: April 16, 2025 | blackimmersivecreatorsgrant.com/the-grant  

Jefferson School African American Heritage Center – Swords Into Plowshares Request for Qualifications

JSAAHC, a Black-led public research nonprofit in Charlottesville, Virginia, is looking for artists to transform the melted remains of the city’s Robert E. Lee statue into a new public work. The application fee is $10.

Deadline: April 25, 2025sipcville.com 

Brooklyn Navy Yard – “What Shapes Our Brooklyn” Project

Contribute to a new public art installation at the Brooklyn Navy Yard! Brooklyn residents are invited to draw a shape that represents the borough. Selected works will join a larger exhibition on May 17.

Deadline: April 27, 2025brooklynnavyyard.org/exhibits 

Dieu Donné – 2026 Workspace Residency

Dieu Donné provides four emerging visual artists in the New York metropolitan area the opportunity to explore paper pulp as a medium. The program awards a $500 stipend and culminates in a group exhibition.

Deadline: April 30, 2025dieudonne.org

The Studios at MASS MoCA

Situated within the museum’s factory campus in the Berkshire Mountains, the year-round program hosts up to 10 artists at a time for two- or four-week stays. The fee is $650 per week, financial aid and fellowships are available.  

Deadline: May 1, 2025assetsforartists.org 

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