usa Grants
130 verified funding opportunities for usa artists.
National Heritage Fellowships
The NEA National Heritage Fellowships are the national highest honor in folk and traditional arts. The program recognize…
New York City Artadia Award
Artadia Awards provide unrestricted financial support, exposure, and recognition to artists through a city based open ca…
San Francisco Bay Area Artadia Award
Artadia Awards provide unrestricted financial support, exposure, and recognition to artists through a city based open ca…
21c Artadia Award
The 21c Artadia Award is a rotating partnership between Artadia and 21c Museum Hotels that annually provides one visual …
Boston Artadia Award
Artadia Awards provide unrestricted financial support, exposure, and recognition to artists through a city based open ca…
Atlanta Artadia Award
Artadia Awards provide unrestricted financial support, exposure, and recognition to artists through a city based open ca…
Houston Artadia Award
Artadia Awards provide unrestricted financial support, exposure, and recognition to artists through a city based open ca…
Grant for Artists
Pollock Krasner Foundation grants are unrestricted awards for professional visual artists. The foundation says artists u…
Lee Krasner Award
The Lee Krasner Award is a Pollock Krasner Foundation distinction for artists with distinguished careers and lifetime ar…
Pollock Prize for Creativity
The Pollock Prize for Creativity honors an outstanding artist whose work embodies high creative standards and demonstrat…
Reel Change Film Fund
Reel Change supports developing composers who are creating music for film through targeted grants and high impact mentor…
Anonymous Was A Woman Award
Anonymous Was A Woman is an unrestricted 25000 USD award for women artists over 40 at significant junctures in their liv…
USA Fellowship Awards
Each year, United States Artists honors artists and cultural practitioners at all career stages across the United States…
Wagner Arts Fellowship
The Wagner Arts Fellowship supports mid career to established Greater Boston visual artists whose studio or public pract…
Los Angeles Artadia Award
Artadia Awards provide unrestricted financial support, exposure, and recognition to artists. The Los Angeles cycle is pa…
Chicago Artadia Award
Artadia Awards provide unrestricted financial support, exposure, and recognition to artists. The Chicago cycle is part o…
NEA Jazz Masters Fellowship
The NEA Jazz Masters Fellowship is the highest honor the United States bestows on jazz artists. The National Endowment f…
Foundation for Contemporary Arts — Emergency Grants
Foundation for Contemporary Arts Emergency Grants provide urgent funding for innovative and experimental artists. The pr…
Grants to Artists
Foundation for Contemporary Arts Grants to Artists are unrestricted awards selected through a confidential nomination pr…
Foundation for Contemporary Arts — Creative Research Grants
Foundation for Contemporary Arts Creative Research Grants fund artistic exploration and development for experimental art…
PEN/Bare Life Review Grants
PEN America and The Bare Life Review support literary works in progress by immigrant and refugee writers. The grant fund…
PEN America U.S. Writers Aid Initiative
The PEN America U.S. Writers Aid Initiative offers one time emergency grants for writers in the United States facing acu…
Artist Support Grants
Artist Support Grants is an N.C. Arts Council program delivered through regional consortia of local arts councils. It fu…
Artist Fellowships
NC Arts Council Artist Fellowships support artists in their development and the creation of new work. Fellowship recipie…
North Carolina Heritage Award
The North Carolina Heritage Award honors traditional artists and groups whose work reflects community life and is passed…
NYFA Fellowship
The NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowship is an unrestricted cash grant for artists living in New York State and Tribal Nations l…
Specific Cultural Projects
Floridas Specific Cultural Projects program funds a single cultural project, exhibition, program, or series within the g…
New Music Creator Fund
New Music USA supports new collaborative music projects through the New Music Creator Fund. The program can support crea…
Yaddo Residency
Yaddo offers residencies to professional creative artists from all nations and backgrounds. Residencies last from two we…
Artist in Residence
Headlands Center for the Arts awards fully sponsored residencies to local, national, and international artists each year…
Manage Your Award
Manage Your Award Manage Your Award is for recipients of offers and awards from the National Endowment for the Arts. Her…
Priorities
Challenge America applicants may only request $10,000. Applications submitted to Challenge America for an amount higher …
Manage Your Award
Review reporting requirements and other information related to managing a federal award, including the General Terms and…
Grant Review Process
Grant application guidelines and instructions are posted throughout the year on the NEA website as well at Grants.gov. G…
Login.gov, SAM, and Grants.gov Help
The NEA does not have access to your Login.gov, SAM, or Grants.gov accounts. If you have any questions about or need ass…
Hold at The Co-Op and Beehive at Yellow Studio
Yellow Studio invites women and non-binary artists to submit three-dimensional work for Hold, a retail exhibition of ves…
Graphically Speaking: The Art of Comic Storytelling
Graphically Speaking: The Art of Comic StorytellingJune 23 - July 11, 2026Juror & Curator: Mike Marts and Steve Rotterda…
No-Fee Exhibitions - Networking - Fine Art Production Services + MORE in Manhattan's Historic Flatiron District
Solas Studio: Flatiron is committed to building an ethical and accessible artist-first 3rd space community for independe…
Works & Process 2026-2027 Paid Residency Open Call - 300 Applications Accepted Starting March 24
Works & Process invites New York City-based dance artists and dance companies to apply for paid, week-long, out-of-town …
ChaNorth Retreat 2026 – A New Program of the ChaNorth Artist Residency for Artists, Performers, and Writers
Residency - Retreat Dates: May 1st – December 31st, 2026Retreat Duration: 1–3 months (please indicate your preferred len…
CALL FOR ARTISTS– 2026 National Juried Exhibition
FIRST STREET GALLERY's 2026 National Juried Exhibition will be held June 25 through July 18, 2026 in the Gallery's exhib…
Open Call for Contemporary & Abstract Art - Group Exhibition May 2026 - Dacia Gallery NYC
Open Call for Contemporary & Abstract ArtExhibition Dates: May 17-31, 2026 Opening Reception: Thursday, May 21, from 6-9…
More Art Engaging Artists Program: Fellowship + Commission
Engaging Artists (EA) is More Art’s 2-tiered, Fellowship and Commission program for artists seeking to both develop and …
Artist Residency - Rancho Linda Vista, AZ
2026 Summer Artist Residency AwardDeadline: Friday, April 17, 2026 Rancho Linda Vista (RLV), located in Oracle, Arizona,…
UNMOORED/UNBOUND
UNMOOERED/UNBOUND Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition, in partnership with Powerhouse Arts Presents: UNMOORED / UNBOUN…
Art in Odd Places 2026: UTOPIAS / OPEN CALL FOR PROPOSALS
OPEN CALL FOR PROPOSALSArt in Odd Places 2026: UTOPIASSENSE | DREAM | BODY | CARE | CONNECTDeadline: April 21, 2026, 11…
OPEN CALL for Brooklyn artists: Participate in the Arts Gowanus Tower Show!
One of favorite annual events is back The Tower Show! This exhibition is open to all Brooklyn artists.Fill out the form …
Grants Info
Grants Info Update 1/10/25 The deadline to submit a grant proposal for the 2025 Arts Based Grant Cycle in the genres of …
Pride Month Queer Artist Show - The Ordinary - Collective Z Gallery in NYC
The Ordinary begins with a simple premise: being queer is ordinary.Not invisible. Ordinary — in the sense that it requir…
Grant Programs
Grant Programs Learn about program background, advisors, and non-grantmaking activities. National Theater Project suppor…
"PLEIN AIR PLUS" 2026, at the Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences, New Jersey
"Plein Air Plus" 2026 - Eleventh Annual National Juried Competition at the Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts, NJ.…
New Music
Open Opportunities Applications Open Reel Change Film Fund Applications Open New Music Organization Fund Projects We've …
Grants
Grants “The Arts . . . belong to all the people of the United States.” *1965 Enabling Legislation for the National Found…
Call to Artists: Medium Mutiny
Medium MutinyThis exhibition seeks work that defies expectation and reinvents tradition. We’re looking for pieces that e…
Winging It: Birds In Art
Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts Center invites emerging and established artists to submit original artworks to “Winging…
SOZO Fellowship 2026 Open Call
SOZO Fellowship is a groundbreaking, six-month virtual coaching program (June–December 2026) designed to equip busy, ful…
Open Call: Public Outdoor Sculptures in LIC, Queens, NY, 11101
TF Cornerstone in collaboration with Culture Lab LIC, is launching another open call for public outdoor sculptures in th…
Windgate Foundation Craft Residency Grants
Supports craft artists and craftspeople through residency grants and professional development funding. Focus on traditio…
Light Work Grants in Photography
Light Work is pleased to announce the 2026 Light Work Grants in Photography program. Light Work began offering grants to…
Underdonk Summer Solo Open Call
Underdonk is thrilled to announce our Summer Solo open call! The selected artist or collaboration will receive an NYC so…
Domain Guest @ Beam Camp
Beam Camp is an arts and fabrication camp that provides kids with exciting experiences in creative problem-solving!As a …
Announcing 2026 Creative Capital Awards & State of the Art Prize Artists
Published: January 09, 2026 Published: January 09, 2026 Friday, January 9, 2025 (New York, NY) —Creative Capital, the no…
Artist Opportunities
Find artist residencies, grants, and awards to support your creative career. Stay updated with the latest opportunities …
The Impact Award for Native American Art
Harpo Foundation offers a $25,000 fellowship to amplify the contributions of under-recognized Native American contempora…
Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grants
Unrestricted grants for visual artists to support their practice. For over 40 years, grants have enabled artists to crea…
The Kyoto Retreat
The Kyoto Retreat is a program founded by Japan-based independent curator Dexter Wimberly. It offers artists, curators, …
Puffin Foundation Grants
Grants supporting fine arts, photography, music, theatre, video/film and environmental arts activism. Particularly inter…
Apply by May 30 for a 2026 Residency at the Joan Mitchell Center
We are now accepting applications from eligible visual artists for residencies at the Joan Mitchell Center in 2026! The …
Seven Local Artists Will Join Joan Mitchell Center Residency on October 19
We are pleased to announce that seven artists will join the Artist-in-Residence program at the Joan Mitchell Center in N…
Joan Mitchell Center Reopening with Shift to Focus Residency Program on Local Artists for 2020-2021
We are pleased to announce the reopening of the Artist-in-Residence program at the Joan Mitchell Center with a shift to …
PEN America Writing for Justice Fellowship
Fellowships for writers using literature to advance social justice. Supports essays, fiction, poetry and creative non-fi…
Emerging Artist Grant Program Finalist Awards
In addition to the Emerging Artist Grant recently awarded to ten artists, the Joan Mitchell Foundation wishes to recogni…
Joan Mitchell Fellowship
Launched in 2021, the new Joan Mitchell Fellowship re-envisions and enhances the impact of the Foundation's earlier Pain…
Residencies in New Orleans
At the Joan Mitchell Center in New Orleans, we offer artists dedicated time and space for the creative process. Each yea…
Rhizome Commissions
Commissions for artists working with digital technology, internet art, software and new media. One of the most significa…
Whiting Foundation Writers' Awards
Annual awards of $50,000 for emerging writers in fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and playwriting. One of the most signific…
Artist Programs
The Foundation’s grants, residencies, and related initiatives recognize artistic excellence and elevate a wide range of …
Joan Mitchell Fellowship Application Guidelines
APPLICATION DUE DATE Monday, April 20, 2026 at 5:00 PM EDT Application Info For more information on the Joan Mitchell Fo…
Joan Mitchell Fellowship Background Information
The Joan Mitchell Foundation supports the essential contributions of artists and expands awareness of Joan Mitchell's li…
McKnight Artist & Culture Bearer Fellowships
Supporting individual artists who work in our communities. Community Values Statement Support for individual artists has…
McKnight Distinguished Artist Award
Recognizing the artists who have made significant lifelong contributions to Minnesota. Nominate an Artist or Culture Bea…
McKnight Artist & Culture Bearer Fellowships Brand Guidelines
This page provides guidance for consistent public communications about the McKnight Artist Fellowships Program, for all …
Announcing the 2026 Wagner Arts Fellows
Three Boston artists, Tomashi Jackson, Lucy Kim, and Yu-Wen Wu, receive unrestricted grants supporting socially engaged …
Past Grant v2
Arab Image Foundation Art Resources Transfer * Ashkal Alwan - The Lebanese Association for Plastic Arts The Brooklyn Hos…
Emergency Grants
Urgent funding for visual and performing artists who have last-minute opportunities or unexpected budget shortfalls rela…
Grants to Artists
Grants to Artists Grants to Artists are administered by a confidential nomination and selection process. Applications an…
Emergency Grants
How does FCA define “emergency"? The Emergency Grants program provides urgent last-minute funding for projects, not life…
Grants to Organizations
Past Program: Grants to Organizations Grants to Organizations was formalized in 1993. The Directors of the Foundation aw…
Viola Farber Award
Viola Farber Award The Viola Farber Award was established and is supported, in part, by a multi-year gift from 2010 Danc…
Helen Frankenthaler Award for Painting
Helen Frankenthaler Award for Painting In 2024, following a multi-year gift to support this award, the Helen Frankenthal…
Roy Lichtenstein Award
Roy Lichtenstein Award This endowed annual award was established in 2017 with a gift from the Roy Lichtenstein Foundatio…
Alvin Lucier Award for Music
Alvin Lucier Award for Music The endowed Alvin Lucier Award for Music was established in 2023 with a gift from the Estat…
Richard Pousette-Dart Award
Richard Pousette-Dart Award The award was established as a three-year award with a multi-year gift from The Richard Pous…
Robert Rauschenberg Award
Robert Rauschenberg Award This award was established in 2013 with an endowment gift from the Robert Rauschenberg Foundat…
Dorothea Tanning Award
Dorothea Tanning Award This endowed award was established in 2016 with a gift from The Destina Foundation in memory of t…
Cy Twombly Award for Poetry
Cy Twombly Award for Poetry This annual grant is supported by a multi-year gift from the Cy Twombly Foundation in memory…
C.D. Wright Award for Poetry
Wright Award for Poetry This endowed annual award was established in 2017 with a gift from Ellsworth Kelly (1923-2015) a…
Administering Organization — Individual Artists Fellowship
Supporting the creative practices of California artists at key career levels. Skip to main content Skip to primary sideb…
Grantmaking Evaluation
Learn about the CAC's process with consulting firms Scansion and WolfBrown to evaluate the agency’s portfolio of program…
Folk and Traditional Arts Community Projects Grants 2025-2026 Panelists
Daisy Ahlstone Folklorist, WiseFolk Productions Columbus, OH Anne Choi Fiber artist, NJ Fibershed and Middlebrook Fiber …
Manage Your Grant
Step 1: Apply for a grant in our grant portal, SmartSimple Step 2: Mid Atlantic will review applications for eligibility…
National Dance Project Production Residencies for Dance Grant
Enhances partnerships between artists and residency sites to prepare new works for touring. NDP grant recipient STREB Ex…
National Dance Project Production Grant
NDP Production Grants fund the creation and U.S. touring of new dance projects annually. NDP Production Grant-supported …
National Theater Project Presenter Travel Grant
Grants provide monetary assistance for travel to promote the touring of NTP funded projects. National Theater Project-su…
National Theater Project Creation & Touring Grant
Provides funds for creation and U.S. touring of artist-led, ensemble, devised projects. These grants are highly competit…
National Theater Project Transition Grant
Transition Grants are awarded to NTP Creation & Touring Grant recipients to support continuity for ensembles following t…
Newell Flather Award for Leadership in Public Art
Annually honors Massachusetts leaders in Public Art. Sampan by Ponnapa Prakkamakul, Warren Wong, and Henry Ko) | photo b…
South Arts Awards $399,800 to Artists, Arts Organizations, and Communities
New recipient projects supported by Cross-Sector Impact Grants, Individual Artist Career Opportunity Grants, and Jazz Ro…
Manage Your Award
Review recipient terms and conditions, download the appropriate logos, access final reporting requirements, and more.…
South Arts Awards 52 Jazz Artists with $2M in Grants Supporting Creative Residencies
Atlanta – Jazz Road, South Arts’ national initiative supporting jazz artists, announces its largest investment in the fi…
Category: Opportunities
Call for Pitches: Short-Form Video from Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota & Native Nations Tell us about something cool a…
Announcing the Midwest Culture Bearers Award
A new award celebrating and supporting the work of Midwest culture bearers and folk arts practitioners.…
Announcing the Midwest Award For Artists With Disabilities
Supporting accessibility in the arts and celebrating the work of disabled Midwestern visual artists.…
Applications Now Open for the 2024 Peter Capell Award for Midwestern Creativity & Entrepreneurship
A one-time award of $5,000 will honor an Iowan who has made a significant impact on their arts community. The Peter Cape…
LMCC awards over $1.5 million to 316 artists and organizations through Manhattan Arts Grants and SU-CASA
LMCC’s Manhattan Arts Grants and SU-CASA programs provide critical resources to Manhattan based-individual artists and a…
Check out these upcoming artist opportunities!
A scene from a Lifetime Arts Creative Aging Training held in New York. NYSCA-A.R.T./New York Creative Opportunity Fund N…
MacDowell Awards 140 Spring Summer 2026 Fellowships to Artists Working Across Disciplines
MacDowell, the nation’s first artist residency program, has awarded 140 Fellowships to visionary artists working across …
Apply for a Fellowship
MacDowell awards Fellowships in seven disciplines to about 300 artists each year. There are no residency fees, and need-…
Fellows
More than 9,000 artists have been awarded Fellowships to MacDowell, and more than 300 arrive each year. Since 1907, our …
Time. Space. And the freedom to create!
Yaddo is the leading nonprofit retreat for artists and writers, who come from all nations and backgrounds to live and wo…
Sponsored Residencies
Sponsored residencies support Yaddo’s mission by underwriting the cost of visits by creative artists. These residencies …
skowheganPERFORMS: Emerging Artist Fellowship Exhibition
Skowhegan is an art school that promotes the exchange of knowledge, skills, and care among artists. The School offers op…
Residency
> Facilities + Resources Since 1981, Bemis Center has provided artists from around the world with dedicated time, space,…
J.B.C. Watkins Award: Architecture
Watkins Award: Architecture is offered to a Canadian professional architect wishing to pursue postgraduate studies outsi…
»Zwangsarbeit/en – Work Force/d« Residencies
The project and fellowship »Zwangsarbeit/en – Work Force/d« places sites of National Socialist forced labor in Stuttgart…
Fellowships am Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin
Der Austausch zwischen Wissenschaft und Künsten wird institutionell nur selten gefördert. Andererseits gibt es Berührung…
New York Fellowship
The New York Fellowship is a six-month program that offers artists, scholars, and arts professionals from Asia a unique …
Leadership in Government Fellowship
The Leadership in Government Fellowship program supports outstanding individuals who have played a significant role in a…
America 250 Florida Grants
The Florida Department of State solicited applications for projects related to America250 and the celebration of the 250…
Creative Capital Award
The Creative Capital Award is a national open call program for artists creating new work across visual arts, performing …