Mâwacihitowinihk Nikamowak: Indigenous Music Residency, Nov. 16 – Dec. 4, 2026, invites applications from artists interested in a music residency centred on collaboration, refinement, and presentation of work through audio production and live performance. This three-week residency invites musicians of various genres to apply with the intention of developing songs that are nearly completed or finished to take into the final stages of development with the support from faculty, peers, and Banff Centre's audio production team. Deadline: Aug. 12
Write Over Here: Indigenous Futurism Residency, Feb. 1 – 26, 2027, invites Indigenous screenwriters at any career stage to apply individually or with a collaborator (such as a novelist, short story writer, or playwright) to adapt their work for the screen. Residents will participate in faculty-led workshops, one-on-one feedback sessions, and collective exercises. Benefits include networking opportunities and 24/7 access to personal studio space on campus of the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity. Deadline: Sept. 23
Art Omi is an arts center situated on 120 acres in New York’s Hudson Valley, featuring the Sculpture & Architecture Park, Newmark Gallery, five distinct residency programs, and arts education for all ages. Deadlines dependent upon artistic discipline.
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List of Fully Funded Artist in Residency Programs
18th Street Arts Center’s visiting artist residency program has hosted more than 500 artists from dozens of countries around the world since it first began in 1992. There are four live/work artist studios at the center where artists are in residence from 1 to 3 months at a time (sometimes longer).
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Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity is a learning organization built upon an extraordinary legacy of excellence in artistic and creative development. Banff Centre is a post-secondary institution providing educational programs across leadership, mountain culture, and artistic disciplines. Indigenous Leadership programs provide the knowledge and skills to build communities and lead organizations. Thematic residencies focus on artistic research and project development based on a specific theme. Self-directed residencies allow artists to focus on their practice in a supportive environment. Professional Training programs offer practical hands-on training.
Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans provides up to $90,000 for immigrant and New American visual artists, architects, and designers pursuing MFA, MA, PhD, and other graduate degrees in any field at any accredited U.S. institution. Deadline: Oct. 29
The Yéego Action Grant provides support for the growing landscape of Native artists and culture bearers who need financial assistance with a specific professional opportunity or towards a hardship that is hindering their creative practice. This program offers grants up to $2500 for individual Native artists and culture bearers. Deadline: the 10th of every month.
Walker Youngbird Foundation offers Emerging Native Arts Grant. This twice-annual $15,000 grant provides funding, mentorship, and a curated showcase to early-career Native artists who are honoring tradition while boldly shaping the future of contemporary Indigenous art.
Foundation for Contemporary Arts 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, for projects occurring in the U.S. and abroad. Each month FCA receives an average of 100 Emergency Grant applications and makes approximately 12-21 grants. Grants range in amount from $500 to $3,000, and the average grant is now $1,900.
Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant provides financial resources to emerging and established artists so they may focus on their work. Funding can be used to create new work, acquire supplies, rent studio space, prepare for exhibitions, attend a residency and offset living expenses.
Adobe Creative Residency Community Fund provides support to creators during times of extraordinary hardship. If selected, you will receive $10,000 from the Adobe Creative Residency Community Fund. Deadline: Rolling.
The Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts awards fellowships to scholars across various career levels, from predoctoral students to senior professionals. They host around 20 fellows at any given time at the National Gallery of Art and support predoctoral fellows conducting research around the world. Fellows who relocate are provided office space in the National Gallery’s East Building and housing nearby, subject to availability.
Leveler is a tool for people with job security to help people whose work status has been impacted by COVID-19. The list includes freelancers, etc. in the arts, nightlife, production, hospitality, music, and other fields. Click the "receive" button if you're seeking assistance.
Deadline: Rolling
The Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation grant is one of the most prestigious grants available to emerg, ing 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 available to students and artists around the world.
Deadline: Rolling
A micro-granting organization, funding “awesome” ideas, The Awesome Foundation set up local chapters around the world to provide rolling grants of $1000 to “awesome projects.” Each chapter defines what is “awesome” for their local community, but most include arts initiatives and public or social practice art projects.
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Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation - Up to $18,000 grants for young artists who are pursuing their studies or in the early or developmental stage of their career, working in a representational style of painting, drawing, sculpture, or printmaking.
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.
The Brown Institute for Media Innovation at Columbia Journalism School is pleased to announce the second annual Marco Castro Cosio Media Art and Technology Fellowship. This award provides fiscal sponsorship of $10,000 and a residency at the Brown Institute at Columbia Journalism School. It aims to support emerging creators and researchers dedicated to impactful, interdisciplinary work in tech, media, and the arts. Candidates from all professional backgrounds are welcome to apply.
Eyebeam is dedicated to supporting artists who create with technology. Since our founding more than 20 years ago, more than 500 artists have received support through our flagship fellowship, with hundreds more having participated in our exhibitions and gatherings.
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Vacation with an Artist is a booking and listing platform for mini-apprenticeships with master artists around the world, both in-person and online.
Springboard for the Arts' mission is to support artists with the tools to make a living and a life, and to build just and equitable communities full of meaning, joy, and connection. Founded as an independent nonprofit in 1991, Springboard for the Arts has an innovative 30-year history of supporting artists making a living and a life and artist-led community development work.
Forecast Public Art is a nonprofit arts organization founded in 1978 by and for artists working in public space. Forecast connects artists with cities, institutions, and communities to courageously tackle the vital issues of our time. They partner with decision-makers and stakeholders on arts and cultural planning efforts, and support public artists with funding, training, and opportunities to create partnerships and advance their public art careers. They also help others find, select, curate, fund, and commission public artists.
Art Prof provides equal access to visual arts education on a global scale, removing barriers that exist due to the cost of higher education and private classes.
Humble Arts Foundation - is committed to promoting and supporting new photography, and dedicated to the artistic and professional development of those who practice it. We accept submissions for our online group shows, blog features, Instagram Residencies and Instagram Group Shows on an ongoing basis.
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New York Foundation for the Arts offers artists coaching and consulting to help you navigate your art career, year round, whether you're looking for a job, applying for an arts opportunity, or simply want advice. They also offer Doctor’s Hours, which are 25-minute, one-on-one sessions with up to three arts professionals.
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