ARTS Southeast: ON::View Artist Residency: February — May, 2027
This fully-funded Residency in Savannah’s Starland Arts District provides a free, high visibility studio, lodging, and a stipend for an artist or curator to complete new work, continue an in-progress endeavor, or conduct research. $50 Application Fee
Deadline: September 7th, 2026 | artssoutheast.org
Bangladeshi American Artist Forum (BAAF) – Open Call for Artists
The BAAF invites USA‑based artists to submit work for a special Group Exhibition on Governors Island. This initiative uplifts artists whose work engages themes of migration, memory, identity, and cultural transformation. Presented in the historic house at Nolan Park, this exhibition offers a rare opportunity to showcase work in one of New York City’s most dynamic public art environments.
Deadline: September 10, 2026 | baaf.forms.google
Bronx Council on the Arts — 2027 Open Call for Curators
The Bronx Council on the Arts (BCA) invites independent curators, artists, and arts professionals to submit exhibition proposals for the Longwood Arts Project. We welcome bold, innovative, and thoughtfully conceived exhibitions that engage with personal, social, cultural, political, historical, or experimental subjects and reflect a clear curatorial vision. All themes are welcome. Proposals will be evaluated based on conceptual clarity, artist selection, feasibility, and meaningful engagement with Bronx communities. The curator will receive a $2,500 honorarium for curating and organizing the exhibition, including coordinating with participating artists.
Deadline: September 10, 2026 | bronxcouncilonthearts.submittable.com
Museum of Arts and Design — MAD Artist Studios Residency
Located on the sixth floor of the Museum and open to the public, the Artist Studios at MAD is a community engagement and professional development program for contemporary artists and designers. The first of its kind, the program encourages visitors to meet artists-in-residence as they expand their creative practice while working on-site at MAD. Two artists are selected per six-month session (August—February or February—August), for which they receive access to studio space in the Museum and a stipend. Visitors are welcome to visit MAD’s Artist Studios 1-3 days each week to view works in progress and converse with the artists and designers. The artists chosen for MAD’s Artist Studios program represent a wide range of creative practices within the fields of art, craft, and design. Established in 2008, the program has served as an important platform for more than 200 artists and designers to advance their careers and is widely recognized as an innovative model for Museum education.
Deadline: September 10, 2026 | madmuseum.submittable.com
CAA Publication Grants
The Millard Meiss Fund and Wyeth Foundation for American Art Grant support the publication of book-length scholarly manuscripts in the history of art, visual studies, and related subjects that have been accepted by a publisher on their merits but cannot be published in the most desirable form without a subsidy.
Deadline: September 15, 2026 | collegeart.org
Hamiltonian Artists and American University — Hamiltonian Teaching Artist Residency
A new Spring Semester Teaching Artist Residency offers practicing visual artists a paid MFA-level teaching post plus fully funded housing and studio space in Washington, DC.
Deadline: September 15, 2026 | hamiltonianartists.org
Sculpture Space NYC — Residency Program for Ceramic Artists: Open Call
The SSNYC-CCA Artist-in-Residence program provides artists access to a communal studio in NYC. This program is for artists who are at a stage in their careers where an intensive residency in ceramics will further their artistic development. The residency intends to offer the gift of time to work on specific projects, build community connections, and provide resources for project development while enjoying the collaborative nature of a shared studio.
Deadline: September 19, 2026 | nyfa.org/opportunities
Queens Museum — 2027-28 QM-Jerome Foundation Fellowship for Emerging Artists
This one-year fellowship awards two visual artists $20,000 each, professional development and mentorship from QM staff and an NY-based artist, and a solo exhibition at the Queens Museum in 2028.
Deadline: September 28, 2026 | queensmuseum.org