Opportunities
“Hymn to the Big Wheel” by Liz West
Every month, Colossal shares opportunities for artists and designers, including open calls, grants, fellowships, and residencies. If you’d like to list an opportunity here, please get in touch at [email protected]. You can also join our monthly Opportunities Newsletter.
Open Calls
On the Shelf: A Photo Book Exhibition (International)
In conjunction with the 2024 Filter Photo Festival, Filter Photo is hosting an open theme call for well-conceived, original, and compelling photo books, whether self-published, handmade, or commercially published. One winner will receive $500. There is a $25 entry fee.
Deadline: August 3, 2024.
Prisma Art Prize (International)
This annual art prize is open to artists working in painting, engraving, and drawing and offers exhibition opportunities and €2,300 in cash awards annually. There is a €29 entry fee.
Deadline: August 3, 2024.
SculptureCenter In Practice Open Call (International)
Artists who haven’t had an institutional solo exhibition in New York City are invited to submit proposals for a solo show, off-site project, publication, performance, and more with SculptureCenter. The project budget is $6,000 with an additional $1,000 artist stipend.
Deadline: 11:59 p.m. ET on August 4, 2024.
Nest Heritage Craft Prize: Women of the West (Wyoming, Nevada, Idaho, New Mexico, Colorado, Oregon, Washington, California, Arizona, Utah, Oklahoma, and Montana)
Women artists and makers are encouraged to submit work that demonstrates their technical mastery and a connection to cultural traditions. One winner receives $25,000 and four semi-finalists will be awarded $2,500 each.
Deadline: August 5, 2024.
4th Annual Art After Dark at Vero Beach Museum of Art (International)
Digital artists, animators, filmmakers, photographers, and architects are invited to submit their work to be projected at the museum on December 13 and 14.
Deadline: August 18, 2024.
RAISE YOUR ZINE! 3rd Edition (International)
THE DOCKS invites photographers worldwide to submit to the third edition of RAISE YOUR ZINE! Chosen applicants will produce a fanzine and exhibit work at the RAISE YOUR ZINE! festival in Naples. There is a €15 application fee.
Deadline: 11:59 p.m. CET on September 1, 2024.
Archtober’s “Greetings From…” Postcard Competition (New York City)
The Center for Architecture and Archtober have teamed up for a competition that asks artists to design a 4×6-inch postcard representative of the New York City they envision. Three winning designs will be printed and distributed at the Center for Architecture throughout October 2024. All are invited to submit—architects, illustrators, design enthusiasts, etc.—and there’s a $500 cash prize.
Deadline: 5 p.m. ET on September 3, 2024.
AAP Magazine 42 Shapes (International)
All About Photo is seeking cohesive bodies of work for its 42nd issue centered around shapes and “the elements that abstract into light, texture, shape, and shadow.” Winners will receive $1,000 awards, and the submission fee is $30 per three images.
Deadline: September 3, 2024.
Chorus Arts ‘Featured Artists’ 2024/2025 (U.K.)
A new guest curator overseeing this year’s Chorus Arts program will select up to 10 artists to join the community. Chosen artists will be included in group exhibitions, a book, workshops, and events, and receive guidance from the curator.
Deadline: Septemner 8, 2024.
The Bennett Prize (International)
Women figurative realist painters are eligible for this prize, which offers one winner $50,000 and a solo show, with an additional finalist receiving $10,000. There is a $40 application fee.
Deadline: October 4, 2024.
Passepartout Photo Prize (International)
Open to any style, process, or subject matter, this annual prize offers €500, an exhibition in Rome, and a publication. Enter before June 10, 2024, for the early fee of €20.
Deadline: October 7, 2024.
NSMA International Painting Competition (International)
Open to professionals and students, this competition focuses on contemporary realism in painting, and all subject matter is welcome. One winner will receive $25,000, and finalists will be exhibited at the New Salem Museum and Academy of Fine Art.
Deadline: 11:59 p.m. EST on January 15, 2025.
Sony World Photography Awards 2025 (International)
Open to photographers worldwide shooting on any device, this contest includes top prizes of $25,000, a solo exhibition in London, Sony digital imaging equipment, press and media coverage, and more.
Deadline: January 10, 2025.
Grants
Artists Run Chicago Fund (Chicago)
Applications are open for the Artists Run Chicago Fund from Hyde Park Art Center. Artist-run platforms are eligible for $8,000 unrestricted grants.
Deadline: 11:59 p.m. CT on August 5, 2024.
Vital Impacts Environmental Photography Grants and Mentorships (International)
Vital Impacts is offering one $20,000 grant to an established environmental photographer in the U.S., along with six $5,000 grants to emerging photographers from across the globe. In addition to the grants, the organization will select ten emerging photographers to participate in an intensive mentorship program and invite all applicants to an online mentorship series.
Deadline: September 15, 2024.
The Adolf and Esther Gottlieb Emergency Grant (International)
The Adolph and Esther Gottlieb Emergency Grant program provides one-time interim financial assistance to qualified painters, printmakers, and sculptors whose needs resulted from an unforeseen catastrophic incident and who lack the resources to meet that situation. Awardees typically receive $5,000, up to $15,000.
Deadline: Rolling.
Adobe Creative Residency Community Fund (Ukraine)
Adobe’s Creative Residency Community Fund commissions visual artists to create company projects on a rolling basis. Awardees will receive between $500 and $5,000.
Deadline: Rolling.
Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant (International)
The foundation welcomes applications from actively exhibiting visual artists who are painters, sculptors, and artists who work on paper, including printmakers. Grants are intended for one year and range up to $50,000. The artist’s circumstances determine the size of the grant, and professional exhibition history will be considered.
Deadline: Rolling.
Residencies, Fellowships, & More
2024 ICCI ART VALLEY PROGRAM Visiting Artists (International)
Five artists and scholars will be invited to Shanghai for a residency from November 1 to December 15, 2024. Residents will participate in public workshops and lectures, exhibit their works, and receive housing, airfare, ¥10,000, and more.
Deadline: August 5, 2024.
Quinn Emanuel Los Angeles Artists-in-Residence Program (Los Angeles)
Emerging and mid-career artists working in all disciplines are eligible for this four-month residency in the Quinn Emanuel Los Angeles office. Artists receive studio space, $5,000 a month, and up to $1,500 for materials.
Deadline: 11:59 p.m. PST on August 19, 2024.
Bryn Du Mansion Artist in Residence (U.S.)
Artists of all disciplines are eligible for this program, which offers a $2,000 stipend for an eight-week residency and $3,000 for 12 weeks. Lodging and studio space are provided. There is a $15 application fee.
Deadline: August 31, 2024.
Corning Museum of Glass (International)
Corning Museum of Glass has applications open for two residency programs. The Black, Indigenous, & People of Color Residency offers artists five weeks of studio space, travel, lodging, and more, while the extended residency program offers up to eight weeks.
Deadline: August 31, 2024.
Willapa Bay AiR (International)
This program offers month-long residencies to artists, filmmakers, writers, playwrights, scholars, singers, songwriters, and composers. Residents receive lodging, meals, and a workspace. There is a $30 application fee.
Deadline: August 31, 2024.
Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts Residency (International)
The center offers up to 70 two-to-eight-week residencies annually to visual artists, writers, composers, and interdisciplinary artists. Residents receive $175 per week, housing, and a private studio. There is a $35 application fee.
Deadline: September 1, 2024.
The Hodder Fellowship (International)
Open across disciplines, this fellowship provides $90,000 to artists who spend ten months at Princeton University. No formal teaching is required.
Deadline: 11:59 p.m. ET on September 10, 2024.
Princeton Arts Fellowship (International)
Early career visual artists, filmmakers, poets, novelists, playwrights, designers, directors, and performance artists who would benefit from two years of teaching and working at Princeton are eligible for this fellowship. A $ 90,000-a-year stipend is provided.
Deadline: 11:59 p.m. ET on September 10, 2024.
MacDowell Residency (International)
Around 300 artists are awarded fellowships annually, which offer a studio, housing, and all meals for up to six weeks. Financial assistance is offered to reimburse travel, rent, lost income, and childcare costs.
Deadline: 11:59 p.m. ET on September 10, 2024.
McColl Center Summer 2025 Parent + Educator Artists-in-Residence (International)
Parents and educators who otherwise would not have the opportunity to participate in McColl Center residency are eligible for this program. Private housing, studio space, and a $6,000 stipend are available, along with shared 3D, ceramics, and media labs and a woodshop.
Deadline: September 25, 2024.
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