ARTIST OPPORTUNITIES
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GRANTS AND PRIZES​​​
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Foundation for Contemporary Art's: 2024 Emergency Grants
Deadline: Rolling
foundationforcontemporaryarts.org
Created in 1993 to further the Foundation for Contemporary Art's mission to encourage, sponsor, and promote work of a contemporary, experimental nature, Emergency Grants provide urgent funding for visual and performing artists who require unexpected support. Each month FCA receives an average of 100 Emergency Grant applications and makes approximately 12-21 grants ranging in amount from $500 to $3,000.
Fulcrum Fund Grant: The Fulcrum Fund
Deadline: Saturday, December 21, 2024
516arts.org/opportunities
The Fulcrum Fund provides grants to artists and artist collectives of $2,000 to $10,000. It is an annual grant program created and administered by 516 ARTS as a partner in the Regional Regranting Program of The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts.
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Anna Rabinowitz Award for Poetry
Deadline: Tuesday, December 31, 2024
poetrysociety.org/awards
$1,000 is awarded to poets and their collaborators for venturesome, interdisciplinary work combining poetry and any other art or discipline. Fee of $10.
Pen America U.S. Writers Aid Initiative
Deadline: Wednesday, January 1, 2025
pen.org/us-writers-aid-initiative
The U.S. Writers Aid Initiative (USWAI) is intended to assist fiction and nonfiction authors, poets, playwrights, translators, and journalists in addressing short-term financial emergencies. To be eligible, applicants must be professional writers based in the United States, and be able to demonstrate that this one-time grant will be meaningful in helping address a short-term emergency situation.
Aperture Portfolio Prize, 2025
Deadline: January 10, 2025
aperture.org/calls-for-entry
The Aperture Portfolio Prize is an international competition that aims to identify trends in contemporary photography and highlight artists whose work deserves greater recognition. The first-prize winner will be published in Aperture magazine and will receive a $5,000 cash prize, a $1,000 gift card to shop for gear at Mpb.com, and a presentation organized by Aperture in New York City.
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Huntington Arts - 2024 Bi-Monthly Community Impact Micro Grant
https://www.huntingtonarts.org/programs/grants-for-the-arts/bi-monthly-community-impact-micro-grant/
-These Micro Grants provide year-round funding opportunities to arts-centered programs and projects that have a demonstrable impact on their community. The application process has been simplified and streamlined in order to facilitate the bimonthly application and distribution of the grants. Funding priorities include:
-Funding of immediate, stand alone or short term projects
-Funding that supports materials, artist fees, venue rental etc. for ongoing programming
-Supporting programs and projects that include underserved/underrepresented communities
-Partnerships with Community Organizations are not required, but strongly encouraged.
All chosen grants will be funded at $1,000. Community Impact Micro Grants are made possible with funds from the State & Local Partnerships (SLP) program of the New York State Council on the Arts https://arts.ny.gov/ and with the support of the Office of the Governor and the NYS Legislature. Allocation of these funds comes from the Upstate and Long Island Recovery Initiative. This support ensures the continued success of extraordinary arts and cultural activities throughout both Nassau and Suffolk counties.
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Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant
Deadlines: Applications Ongoing
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Pollock-Krasner grants have enabled artists to create new work, purchase needed materials and pay for studio rent, as well as their personal expenses. Past recipients of Pollock-Krasner grants acknowledge their critical impact in allowing concentrated time for studio work, and in preparing for exhibitions and other professional opportunities such as accepting a residency.
National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) - All Grant Opportunities
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New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) - Grant Opportunities
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Funds for Writers
https://fundsforwriters.com/grants/
Funding and residencies for writers.
International Program at ISCP
Listings available for artist residencies.
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New York Media Arts Map
https://nymediaartsmap.org/funding_opportunities
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FELLOWSHIPS AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
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Accelerate Fellowship for Disabled Screenwriters - Inevitable Foundation
Deadline: Ongoing
https://www.inevitable.foundation/accelerate?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email#about
The Accelerate Fellowship is a year-long program that gives mid-level disabled screenwriters $40,000 in funding, and the bespoke mentorship, industry connections, and community they need to become industry-leading creators.
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LIARTS: Long Island Arts Education Summit
https://longislandartsalliance.org/arts-education-summit-2025/
January 28, 2025
Check-In: 9:30 AM. Event Program: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY
The inaugural Long Island Arts Education Summit is a transformative event designed to bring together educators, arts leaders, business professionals, and community advocates to explore the vital role of arts education in our schools and communities. Scheduled for January 28, 2025, at Hofstra University, this summit aims to foster collaboration and innovation in arts education by highlighting successful partnerships and advocacy strategies.
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Folger Institute Artistic Research Fellowships
Deadline: January 15, 2025
Fellowships are open to all artists whose work would benefit from significant primary research related to the histories, concepts, art, and objects of the early modern world (ca. 1400-1800) and its legacies. Artistic applicants are not required to hold a formal degree, but should describe their training and level of industry-specific experience in their CV. Applicants may apply for one, two, or three months of research support, with a stipend of $4,000 per month, taken any time between July 1, 2025 and June 30, 2026. Fellows have the option to take their residence fully onsite at the Folger, fully virtual, or a combination of the two.
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CALLS TO ARTISTS
Huntington Arts, Call to Artists: Black & White
https://www.huntingtonarts.org/call-to-artists-black-white/
Deadline: March 12, 2025
Huntington Arts Council invites artists to participate in Black and White, juried by Lauren La Bella. This all-media show will explore the power and versatility of monochromatic colors through works that are exclusively black, white, or gray.
Huntington Arts, Call to Artists: Iconography
https://www.huntingtonarts.org/call-to-artists-iconography/
Deadline: December 20, 2024
Iconography, Juried by Alexandra “Sasha” Giordano, will explore how traditional symbols and imagery can be reimagined through contemporary practices. Defined as Iconography, the use of visual imagery, symbols, and figures to convey complex ideas relating but not limited to culture, history, and religion, will be central to this exhibit’s theme. Through this lens, artists are encouraged to reinterpret traditional iconography in innovative ways. All interpretations of the concept are welcome.
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Westbury Arts & Community Connections: Call for Artists - Realism style Mural
Deadline: Tuesday, December 24, 2024.
https://westburyarts.org/call-for-artists-indoor-wall-mural-design/
“Artists are called to submit concepts for a colorful oil or acrylic indoor mural-style portable art piece for display on a portion of the interior gallery wall of the Yes-We-Can Community Center in the hamlet of New Cassel, Greater Westbury. Surface area dimensions should roughly follow a height of the hural not exceeding seven (7) feet at maximum point from floor level and range from fifteen (15) feet minimum width to a maximum width of twenty (20) feet (not-to-exceed). The artwork may be prepared as a single, diptych, triptych, or polyptych piece as deemed appropriate by the artist.”
EastLine Theatre: Auditions for “An Enemy of the People”
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdMHiwrK4tNztkcQsK55Xtc1Ya0JXqOftmnI9s0XhXKg88jYA/viewform
EastLine Theatre is excited to announce auditions for An Enemy of the People by Henrik Ibsen, adapted and directed by Paul DeFilippo, stage managed by Michelle Osojnak. EastLine is seeking performers ages 18+ to play the roles listed below amongst others.
"When a small-town doctor discovers a brewing catastrophe that risks the lives of everyone in town, the alarm must be raised. But those in power set out to protect their own skins and silence the doctor—and it may destroy them all."
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ARTIST RESIDENCIES​​​
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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES / AUDITIONS​​
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CAREERS IN THE ARTS RESOURCES
VISUAL ARTS
Occupational Outlook Handbook, Art And Design - U.S Bureau of Labor Statistics
Careers in Art & Design Video - College for Creative Studies
Careers in Visual Arts - PBS Learning Media
Careers in Art - The Art Career Project
Creative Careers Resources - New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA)
How to Get Your First Job in a Gallery - New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA)
What Are Creative Careers? - Yale University Office of Career Strategy
How to Launch Your Art Career in 2023 - Kelsey Rodriguez, YouTube
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ARTIST RESOURCES
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Volunteer Lawyers For The Arts
Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts (VLA) is the leading legal aid and education organization dedicated to New York artists and its arts and cultural organizations. VLA strives to protect the artistic community’s livelihoods, businesses, and creative works through access to dedicated legal representation and focused education programs.
VLA offers a variety of programs and workshops, such as “Forming a Non-Profit Workshop,” and “Copyright in Art.” VLA also offers a selection of on-demand, online recordings of previously held education programs for those unable to attend or want a refresher.
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VOLUNTEER
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ARTIST TOOLS
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The New York Public Library Digital Collections
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The MET Open Access and Public Domain Collection
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Art Institute of Chicago Public Domain Collection
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W.A.G.E
Guide for artists, administrators, and art focused organizations to set fair and consistent wages.
“To establish sustainable economic relationships between artists and the institutions that contract our labor, and to introduce mechanisms for self-regulation into the art field that collectively bring about a more equitable distribution of its economy.”
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