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Artist Studios Residency at the Museum of Arts and Design 2024
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 program of its kind, the Artist Studios opportunity is designed to encourage visitors to meet artists-in-residence as they expand their creative practice while working on […]
Visual Artist Residency 2025
Tusen Takk is now accepting applications from mid-career and established visual artists for its 2025 residency program! Tusen Takk was designed to host one artist at a time, or two in collaboration, for residencies between three and eight weeks. Artists are provided with lodging, 24/7 access to the studios, access by appointment to the Founder’s […]

The Adolph & Esther Gottlieb Emergency Grant
The Adolph and Esther Gottlieb Emergency Grant program is intended to provide interim financial assistance to qualified painters, printmakers, and sculptors whose needs are the result of an unforeseen, catastrophic incident, and who lack the resources to meet that situation. Each grant is given as one-time assistance for a specific emergency, examples of which are […]

The Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation grant
The Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation grant is one of the most prestigious grants available to emerging figurative artists, as well as one of the most substantial. It is one of the longest-standing foundations, with an illustrious history of recipients spanning more than half a century. It is also unique in its scope, in that it is […]

Foundation for Contemporary Arts Emergency Grant
Created in 1993 to further FCA’s mission to encourage, sponsor, and promote work of a contemporary, experimental nature, Emergency Grants provide urgent funding for visual and performing artists who: Emergency Grants is the only active, multi-disciplinary program that offers immediate, project-based assistance of this kind to artists living and working anywhere in the United States, […]

The SPAO International Artist Residency
The SPAO International Artist Residency offers photo-based artists the opportunity to advance their career at one of Canada’s foremost photographic art centres. During SPAO’s 6-month Artist Residency, individuals are afforded the time and environment needed to research, experiment, and produce a body of work as a professional artist. Upon completion, artists are offered the paid […]

Anderson Center Residency
Anderson Center nurtures a vibrant artist community based at Tower View, an expansive Historic Site and natural area in Red Wing, Minnesota. Founded in 1995, the Anderson Center has renovated and restored Tower View’s historic buildings to support working artists and the creative process, including developing twenty-two active studio spaces and three galleries. A renovated […]
Parenting Artist Residency 2024
The Parenting Artist Residency is designed specifically for parenting artists with dependents between two and twelve years old; children and partners are welcome. Through an open call, this residency will make it possible for participating artists to develop new work, progress existing projects, or get back to their practice after taking time out to have […]

Cambridge Creative Writing Competition
The Psychometrics Centre is pleased to announce that the second Cambridge Creative Writing Competition is now open for submissions. Participants are asked to write three short pieces and everyone is welcome to submit. The winning entry will receive £500 and there are 5 runner-up prizes of £100 each. The competition is supported by a CJBS Behavioural […]

My Writing Journey Competition
Share your story about the best writing advice that has shaped your writing journey. In 600 words, inspire and touch us with your writing experiences. Whether it’s insights on grammar and style or the personal qualities like courage, determination, and willpower that fuel your writing journey, we want to hear about the most valuable writing […]

QUANTUM-INSPIRED FLASH FICTION
Writers, gear up for our last chapter! Quantum Shorts returns with a final open call for flash fiction. The contest is free to enter and is accepting submissions until 8 January 2024. The challenge for writers is this: craft a story no longer than 1000 words that takes inspiration from quantum physics. The story […]

Decagon Gallery Photography Open Call
Decagon Gallery is proud to announce its Second Annual OPENINGS exhibition. All photographers over 18 are invited to submit their photographs to this online exhibition. We invite photographers from around the world to submit their work to our upcoming online exhibition, “Dreamscapes.” This theme encourages you to explore the surreal, the ethereal, and the fantastical elements […]