Wassaic Project – 2026 Haunted Barn Open Call
Bring your zaniest, spookiest ideas to life at a fully funded one- to four-week residency to transform the Luther Barn, home of the Wassaic Project Summer Studios, into a PG-13 haunted experience. The application fee is $25.
Deadline: May 18, 2026 | wassaicproject.slideroom.com
The Joy of Giving Something – Fellowship for Photography at NYFA
The JGS Fellowship for Photography is a $8,000 cash grant open to New York State photography artists living and working outside of New York City. The Fellowship is awarded to five artists working in traditional and experimental photography including light-based work, alternative processes, or any form in which photography or photographic techniques are pivotal, if not exclusive. The support for this funding is provided by The Joy of Giving Something (JGS).
Deadline: May 19, 2026 | nyfa.org/awards-grants/the-jgs-fellowship-for-photography/
Center for Craft – 2026 Craft Archive Fellowship
Four $5,000 awards will be offered to fellows conducting research on underrepresented craft histories. The fellowship will culminate with a featured article on Hyperallergic and a virtual program hosted by the Center for Craft.
Deadline: May 20, 2026 | centerforcraft.org
VIA Art Fund – Artistic Production Grants
Accepting letters of inquiry from artists, nonprofits, and institutions for $25,000–$100,000 to support commissions outside museum or gallery walls, within the public realm, or in non-traditional exhibition environments.
Deadline: May 21, 2026 | viaartfund.org
Oak Spring Garden Foundation – Fellowship for Distinction in Fine Crafts and Design
The fellowship will be awarded to an early-career craftsperson or designer whose work meaningfully engages with the natural world. It includes a $10,000 grant and a two- to five-week stay at OSGF in Northern Virginia.
Deadline: May 31, 2026 | osgf.org
Jonathan and Barbara Silver Foundation – 2026 Grant for Writing on Sculpture
The foundation will award one $20,000 grant to a writer who demonstrates a serious commitment to writing about sculpture, through fresh thinking on the history, aesthetics, purposes, imagination and/or situation of sculpture.
Deadline: May 31, 2026 | jonathanandbarbarasilverfoundation.org
Provincetown Art Association and Museum – Robert Motherwell & Renate Ponsold Fellowship
A one-year, low-residency program that supports scholars conducting original research on the visual art and artists of Outer Cape Cod.
Deadline: June 1, 2026 | paam.org
Working Assumptions Project Grants
Working Assumptions awards six unrestricted Project Grants of $10,000 to support photography and photo-based art projects that explore the everyday give-and-take of family, caregiving, and interdependence.
Deadline: June 1, 2026 | workingassumptions.grantplatform.com