2021 MarinMOCA ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE [Novato, CA] The Marin Museum of Contemporary Art (MarinMOCA) invites applications from local, national, and international artists for a one-year studio residency on our campus in Novato, California. This Artist-in-Residence program is designed to encourage the creative, intellectual, and personal growth of emerging and established visual artists. The residency offers the artist the gift of time to experiment and realize new work while giving the community opportunities to connect and learn from the artist’s art practice and knowledge. Deadline: July 1, 2020

City of Chicago INVEST South/West Artist in Residence Program [Chicago, IL] The Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE), in partnership with the Department of Planning and Development (DPD), seeks artists to participate in the INVEST South/West (ISW) Artist in Residence Program. ISW is an unprecedented community improvement initiative from Mayor Lightfoot to marshal the resources of multiple City departments, community organizations and corporate partners toward neighborhoods on Chicago’s South and West sides. The goal of INVEST South/West is to re-activate neighborhood cores that have historically served as focal points for pedestrian activity, shopping, services, transportation, public spaces and quality-of-life amenities for local residents. Deadline: July 26, 2020

Navasota Artist in Residency Fall 2020 [Navasota, TX] The Artists in Residence will have an opportunity to live and work in the historic Horlock Home in Navasota, Texas for roughly 6 months, which includes living and studio space for each of the three participating artists as well as a retail gallery space.  The City of Navasota will provide amenities including internet, cable, electricity, retail space and live/work space free of charge to selected artists with the purpose of providing artists the opportunity to create and sell their work. Each artist will also receive a one-time $600 stipend at the beginning of the residency to assist with groceries, fuel, and supply purchases.Deadline: August 1, 2020

R.O.R.O. Artist Residency 2021 [Bueno Aires, Argentina]  RARO. is a residency program created to generate spaces for exchange, creation and dissemination. It introduces a format that has the peculiarity of being itinerant, receives artists, curators, and foreign managers and from the Argentine provinces so that they can develop their projects in the different Ateliers R.A.R.O. of the city of Buenos Aires, and in parallel it generates talks, meetings, visits and samples that complement each project.  Deadline: October 10, 2020

Buffalo Creek Art Center [Gardnerville, NV]  summer artist residency for 3D artists in metal, wood, ceramic and multi- media with an emphasis on aesthetics and craftsmanship.
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18th Street Arts Center’s Residency Programs [Santa Monica, California] help build and strengthen the creative community by working with local, national and international artists and curators. There are five types of residencies, including a visiting artist program that hosts artists and curators for 1 – 3 months.
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Jorge and Darlene Pérez Prize in Public Art & Civic Design [Encinitas, CA] Americans for the Arts is pleased to announce a generous gift of $250,000 from The Jorge M. Pérez Family Foundation establishing a first-of-its-kind national program, the Jorge and Darlene Pérez Prize in Public Art & Civic Design. The program, which includes an award benefitting an artist, public art administrator, or representative from the civic design field on a rotating basis annually, seeks to celebrate and highlight the work of individuals who support, develop, and manage the incorporation of art into the design of places and spaces across the United States.
Grant Funds: $250,000, up to $50,000 per grant - Deadline: August 14, 2020

The Stanley Bleifeld Memorial Grant  It is awarded annually to a sculptor who has demonstrated outstanding ability as a sculptor and who has created a body of work inspired by nature which includes works of sculpture in bas-relief and in the round. The Bleifeld Grant is for a mature body of work; sculpture created in workshop or instructional settings should not be submitted.
Grant Funds: $5,000 - Deadline: October 5, 2020

SEWE Participation Scholarship The SEWE Scholarship is directed toward an emerging wildlife sculptor.  The recipient will have the opportunity to attend NSS’ 2021 Sculpture Conference and the 2022 Southeastern Wildlife Exposition.  The recipient is expected to apply to both events..
 - Deadline: November 2, 2020

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.
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Foundation for Contemporary Arts Emergency Grant The Foundation for Contemporary Arts offers Emergency Grants between $200 and $2,500 for visual and performing artists. They review applications once a month, so you can quickly take advantage of momentum or solve any budget errors.
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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. 
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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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Doctor’s Hours [Brooklyn, New York] at New York Foundation for the Arts offers artists an opportunity for one-on-one consultations with a range of industry professionals in their creative field. Distance Consultations over Skype are available for artists located outside the both New York Metro Area.
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Searchable databases for open calls, exhibition opportunities, funding, residencies, etc.

CaFE [Call for Entry] 

Art Deadline 

Art Show

Alliance of Artist Communities 

National Parks Arts Foundation [National Park Residencies]

Art Call

Links to articles and other information

How to write an artist statement

Choosing the right residency for you

Tips for entering juried exhibitions & competitions

Organizations & websites with opportunities and resources for artists

ArtsU [Americans for the Arts]

Creative Capital

Humble Arts Foundation 

Lenscratch

Artists of Utah