The following resources are organized chronologically and include grants, fellowships, residencies, and other opportunities for artists with deadlines in July, August, and September. There are opportunities for visual artists, filmmakers, writers, poets, performers, curators, and more. The resources are arranged chronologically by their submission deadline.
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Last Updated July 7, 2026
July
Austin Film Festival - At Austin Film Festival, it is our ongoing mission to champion the work of writers and filmmakers, and this goal has never felt as urgent as it does today. Our film competition has grown year after year and so have our efforts to serve as an avenue into the ever-evolving entertainment industry. Known as the “Writers Festival” since its inception 31 years ago, Austin Film Festival recognizes the importance of narrative at the core of filmmaking. By celebrating the work of storytellers - those committed to crafting intricate worlds, fully-formed characters, and diverse perspectives - AFF bolsters its reputation as a champion for the creator.
Application fee: Varies
Extended Deadline: July 8, 2026
Open Call - MSB Interpretive Panels - Hosted by Creative Philadelphia, this $250,000 public art commission calls for an artist team to design and fabricate four permanent, sculptural interpretive panels with integrated augmented reality elements at the Municipal Services Building in Center City Philadelphia, celebrating Dr. Sadie T.M. Alexander's legacy and the city's municipal employees. Open to all artists (Philadelphia-based applicants strongly encouraged).
Application fee: None.
Deadline: July 12, 2026
Pioneer Works Visual Arts and Music Residencies – Pioneer Works invites applications for its 2027 Visual Arts and Music Residencies. Each year, the program welcomes artists and musicians who are visionaries in their field, push the boundaries of their practice, and thrive in interdisciplinary environments. Selected through a juried open call, residents receive access to Pioneer Works' facilities, opportunities to engage with the public through programs such as Second Sundays, and become part of an expanding network of alumni collaborators. The selection process prioritizes applicants from diverse backgrounds and disciplines who demonstrate the potential for future or continued success, and who challenge the existing norms of their field.
Application fee: None
Deadline: July 13, 2026
Project Involve 2026 - This robust program provides invaluable hands-on filmmaking experience from project inception to completion. Participants are paired with mentors at the top of their respective fields, and receive personalized guidance to help move their projects and careers forward. Each year, 30 filmmakers from diverse backgrounds are given the opportunity to hone skills, form creative partnerships, create short films and gain industry access needed to succeed as working artists.
Application fee: Unknown
Deadline: July 13, 2026
Sundance Film Festival - The Sundance Film Festival brings together the most original storytellers and the most adventurous audiences for its annual program of dramatic, documentary, and short films; New Frontier films, performances, exhibitions, and virtual reality experiences; episodic storytelling; lively filmmaker conversations and panel discussions; and dynamic music events. Since 1985, hundreds of films launched at the Festival have gained critical recognition and reached worldwide audiences eager for fresh perspectives and new voices.
Application fee: Varies
Deadline: July 13 - September 21, 2026
The Morgan Jenness Experiments in Playwriting Fellowship - Hosted by La MaMa in New York City, this year-long fellowship (September 2026–June 2027) offers two early-career NYC playwrights an artistic home, monthly mentorship from Justin Elizabeth Sayre, access to La MaMa's archive, complimentary season tickets, and a $1,500 stipend, culminating in an open reading through the Experiments Play Reading Series. Open to NYC-borough residents not enrolled in a degree program, generating original work professionally for 2–10 years.
Application fee: None.
Deadline: July 15, 2026 (or after 150 applicants, whichever comes first)
Ucross Spring 2027 Artist Residency -This residency provides living accommodations, meals, private work space, and uninterrupted time for artists across all disciplines, with lunch and dinners prepared Monday through Friday by a professional chef. Open to visual artists, writers, composers, choreographers, dancers, interdisciplinary and performance artists (individually or as collaborative teams), of emerging, mid-career, or established status, worldwide; residency lengths run 2–6 weeks. No residency charge, plus a $1,500 stipend to defray travel costs.
Application fee: $40 (refundable $50 deposit required at residency start)
Deadline: July 15, 2026
Ucross Native American Fellowships for Visual Artists and Writers - Hosted by Ucross on a 20,000-acre ranch in the foothills of the Bighorn Mountains of northern Wyoming, this fellowship provides a four-week residency and a stipend of $1,500 and a $2,000 award, as well the opportunity to present work publicly, with a featured gallery exhibition at Ucross the following year for visual artists and a featured reading and talk for writers. Ucross provides each artist with living accommodations, meals, private work space, and uninterrupted time, with lunch and dinners prepared Monday through Friday by a professional chef. Open to Native American visual artists and writers of emerging, mid-career, or established status, worldwide; residency length 2–6 weeks.
Application fee: None (refundable $50 deposit at start of residency)
Deadline: July 15, 2026
2027 Grand Canyon Artist in Residence - Hosted by Grand Canyon Conservancy, this program offers artists a unique opportunity to engage with the land, cultures, and histories of Grand Canyon National Park through contemporary art, including exhibitions, films, performances, workshops, and participatory projects, and serves the National Park Service's priorities around inclusive storytelling and climate change. Artists get private housing on campus, private studio and exhibition/performance space, and a $500 travel/supply stipend, though no meals are provided. Open to mid-career and established artists across all disciplines worldwide; residency length 4–10 weeks (1 artist in residence at a time, may apply as a team).
Application fee: $25 (fee waived for Grand Canyon Indigenous and local artists; hardship grants available)
Deadline: July 15, 2026
Banff Centre for Arts & Creativity Deep Winter Writers 2027 - Hosted by Banff Centre for Arts & Creativity, this 19-day self-directed residency offers writers the opportunity to work away from the constraints of everyday life, delve deep into a creative project, and take advantage of a community of artistic peers, with consultations with mentors Karen Solie, Yasmine Seale, and Renee Gladman, and professional guest Rita Bullwinkel. Open to emerging and established writers with a proven publication record, comfortable working autonomously in an unstructured environment; program runs in English only. Applicants must be 18+; international participants need a Visitor Visa (not eligible for a student visa).
Application fee: $65 ($35 for Indigenous applicants); scholarships cover 100% tuition and 25% of meal/accommodation costs.
Deadline: July 15, 2026
Kala Artist-in-Residence Program - Kala’s artist-in-residence programs offers 24-hour access to the printmaking workshop, digital lab, black and white darkroom, sculpture annex (textiles, wood shop, kiln and slab roller), individual storage space, access to Kala’s gallery with potential exhibition opportunities, professional development resources including classes, and participation in a vital, international artist community. Project spaces and housing are available for artists coming from outside of the Bay Area.
Application fee: $15.
Deadline: July 15, 2026
Loghaven Artist Residency - Loghaven Artist Residency’s mission is to serve artists by providing them with a transformative residency experience and continued post-residency support. The residency is located on ninety acres of woodland in Knoxville, Tennessee. Artists live in five historic log cabins that have been both rehabilitated and modernized to create an ideal setting for reflection and work, and they have access to new, purpose-built studio space. All Loghaven Fellows are awarded stipends to support the creation of new work during the residency.
Application fee: $25
Deadline: July 15, 2026
Pan African Film Festival - From 100 million dollar blockbuster premieres to newly emerging Hollywood talent, The Pan African Film Festival (PAFF) showcases a broad array of Black creative works from the world over, highlighting those that reinforce positive images and help to destroy negative stereotypes. Nowhere else can audiences find this unique opportunity to come together through film and art to explore new worlds, meet new people and acquire new information and ideas. PAFF is designated as an official qualifying film festival for narrative live action and animated short films for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences.
Application fee: Varies
Regular Deadline: July 16, 2026
The Future of Film is Female: Shorts Program - The Future of Film is Female is a non-profit organization whose mission is to amplify the work of women and non-binary filmmakers through our twice-annual Short Film Fund, commitment to exhibition screenings, and building community. The FOFIF Shorts Program is a combination of our two loves: short films and exhibition. Our fourth annual shorts program will take place at Nitehawk Cinema (Williamsburg). It will include TWO screenings on September 16 with each featuring 7-9 short films selected only from FilmFreeway.
Application fee: $25
Deadline: July 17, 2026
The Cedar Commissions - This cohort-based program commissions six early-career/emerging Minnesota-based musicians each year to create and perform new music, with consideration given to artists who push boundaries, forge collaborations, and deepen community connections. Artists receive a $4,500 stipend, peer feedback and mentorship, professional performance audio/video and photo assets, plus administrative and marketing support. Open to early-career Minnesota-based musicians across genres.
Application fee: None.
Deadline: July 17, 2026
The Better Angels Lavine Fellowship - This fellowship supports feature-length documentaries in post-production that represent the full range of U.S. history, offering workshops and mentorship on packaging/pitching, archival producing, marketing/distribution, and one-on-one editing feedback, plus a $5,000 prize and a virtual cohort. Open to filmmakers whose film focuses on an American historical subject at least 20 years old, grounded in thorough research (short films ineligible; a 20-minute continuous sample required).
Application fee: not specified.
Deadline: July 19, 2026
Slamdance Screenplay Competition - The Slamdance Screenplay Competition is dedicated to discovering and supporting emerging writing talent. We welcome screenplays in every genre, on any topic, from anywhere in the world. We provide a small paragraph of constructive feedback for every entrant, free of charge. More in-depth coverage is available for an additional fee. Our Screenplay Competition Readers are veteran readers with oodles of experience. They are comprised of previous screenplay award winners, professors, script consultants and of course they are all writers. This award winning team is extremely diverse and located all over the world. We pay all of our readers competitive rates and truly value the work that they do.
Application fee: Varies
Late Deadline: July 20, 2026
Moonlighter Film Camp - From Concept to Completion - Hosted by Banff Centre for Arts & Creativity in partnership with Well Travelled Collective, this four-day workshop is led by professionals in the outdoor film industry and focuses on producing, pitch decks, fundraising, marketing, and distribution for adventure films. Open to filmmakers who identify as women, 18+, with some experience in project planning and at least one professionally screened film; includes on-campus lodging, meals, and shared production spaces.
Application fee: $65 CAD; scholarships cover 100% of tuition, with additional aid available toward accommodation/meal plan.
Deadline: July 22, 2026
Tasveer Film Festival - The Tasveer Film Festival (TFF) is the world’s only Oscar-qualifying South Asian film festival, based in Seattle, Washington. For two decades, it has been a vital platform for showcasing diverse and compelling South Asian stories, fostering cross-cultural understanding, and inspiring social change. Celebrating its 20th annual edition this year, TFF offers a dynamic hybrid experience, blending the energy of in-person screenings with the accessibility of digital presentations.
Application fee: Varies
Late Deadline: July 26, 2026
Nancy Ingersoll Foster Artist in Residence Residency - Hosted by the Elizabeth Lane Oliver Center for the Arts (Oliver Art Center) in a renovated Coast Guard station on Betsie Bay in Frankfort, Michigan, this residency program offers a 2-week-long retreat for an artist to focus on their work amid the inspiration of northwest Michigan's landscape. Open to artists working in any visual media.
Application fee: None.
Deadline: July 27, 2026
2027 Suzanne Fiol Curatorial Fellowship - Hosted by ISSUE Project Room in Brooklyn, this fellowship supports an emerging, NYC-based curator in developing and presenting three public programs over a year, emphasizing underrepresented and underserved voices. Fellows receive a $3,000 stipend, an ISSUE-funded budget of up to $10,000 to produce the programs, free rehearsal space access, curatorial/marketing/technical support, and mentorship. Open to NYC residents who haven't previously held this fellowship.
Application fee: None.
Deadline: July 27, 2026
Penland Winter Residency - Penland’s Winter Residency program is a short-term residency opportunity for artists seeking to work independently in one of our 16 media specific studios during Penland’s quiet season. Practicing artists of all backgrounds and at any stage of their career are encouraged to apply for a 2-week or 4-week session. Shared studio access is provided to a small number of artists each session; we invite enough people to encourage conversation and creative camaraderie, but not so many that focused time in the studio is compromised.
Application fee: $30
Deadline: July 30, 2026
POV Call for Entries - POV accepts documentaries / non-fiction films in the following categories:
* STANDARD: For completed films & fine cuts.
* SHORT: For films 35 minutes or less.
* ROUGH CUT: For invited feature rough cuts ONLY.
Application fee: None
Regular Deadline: July 31, 2026
TED & POSCA Global Artist Search - Launched by TED and POSCA, curated by Fine Acts, this is a globally distributed residency (no central location) built around 2026's theme "Visible Mending," exploring repair as a creative and civic act; artists develop community-rooted public interventions in their own communities during 2027. Four artists selected will each receive $15,000 covering fees, production/community activation, and documentation. Open to visual artists, muralists, designers, community-based practitioners, collectives, and interdisciplinary creatives worldwide.
Application fee: not specified.
Deadline: July 31, 2026
The Center for Fiction Susan Kamil Emerging Writer Fellowship - This year-long fellowship provides nine early-career, NYC-based fiction writers with a $5,000 grant, manuscript revision/critique from an experienced editor, access to the Writers Studio, monthly Open Studios, dinners with editors/authors/agents, two public readings, a professional headshot, and inclusion in an industry anthology. Open to early-career fiction writers based in New York City.
Application fee: None.
Deadline: July 31, 2026
AXS Film Fund - AXS Film Fund was founded to support documentary filmmakers and non-fiction new media creators living with disabilities from a range of backgrounds, particularly those from historically underserved communities. The events of 2020 highlighted the need for change as society faced an increase in violence, particularly against communities of color, a divided nation, and a global pandemic. It became clear that elevating diverse voices in media was more important than ever.
Application fee: None
Deadline: July 31, 2026
Urbanworld Film Festival - The Urbanworld Film Festival is the largest internationally competitive festival of its kind, hosted in New York City. The five-day festival includes narrative and documentary features, short films, web originals, branded content, spotlight screenings and conversations, and live staged screenplay readings.
Application fee: Varies
Late Deadline: July 31, 2026
August
Performing-Artist-in-Residence Program - Throughout history, Asian and Asian American communities have continuously negotiated the boundaries of identity and belonging through acts of self-presentation. MOCA’s Performing Artist-in-Residence (PAIR) program encourages artists to engage deeply with our archives and collections as living materials. Through research and creative inquiry, we ask: How do these lived experiences continue to shape who we are today? And how might they guide the futures we are moving toward? Artists must conceive and develop a new project during the residency. Each selected artist will receive $3,000 honorarium
Application fee: None
Deadline: August 2, 2026
The Canopy Program 2026-2027 - Canopy artists will develop their studio practice through mentorship, critique, artist talks + Q&As, seminars, and workshops and a final pop up group exhibition in Chelsea, NYC. The Canopy Program is a year-long commitment; each curated cohort will meet for three consecutive semesters: Fall 2026, Winter 2027, and Spring 2027. Artists in the Canopy Program have access to additional mentors through in person and virtual salons spread out throughout the year.
Application fee: $5
Deadline: August 5, 2026
Studio Immersion Project (SIP) Fellowship - Hosted by the EFA Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop in Midtown Manhattan, this intensive fellowship introduces artists from any discipline to printmaking, offering a year of free EFA RBPMW membership, unlimited studio access during workshop hours, a $2,000 stipend, a 6-session orientation program covering intaglio/lithography/screenprinting/relief/monotype, 3 additional classes, and a group exhibition the following year. Open to artists living and working in New York State with no current student/residency affiliation or SIP award in the past 2 years; no prior printmaking experience required.
Application fee: None.
Deadline: August 9, 2026
2026 Sunroom Project Space - The Sunroom Project Space offers artists in the New York City area and in the early stages of their careers—regardless of age—a chance to create and showcase a site-specific, solo project in the Sunroom or Sun Porch of Glyndor Gallery. Four to six artists will be selected for solo presentations. Artists will receive an honorarium of $2,000 each, exhibition and professional development support, and will have six to twelve months to research and develop their ideas.
Application fee: None
Deadline: August 9, 2026
Toronto Black Film Festival - The Toronto Black Film Festival is dedicated to giving unique voices in cinema the opportunity to present audiences with new ways of looking at the world. A dynamic, refreshing and audacious Festival whose ambition is to encourage the development of the independent film industry and to promote more films on the reality of Black people from around the Globe.
Application fee: Varies
Regular deadline: August 12, 2026
Banff Musical Theatre Dancers Intensive - This two-week immersive residency offers individual dancers and emerging choreographers the opportunity to explore and embody the unique choreographic languages of Musical Theatre and help approach the work through an exciting and updated lens.
Participants will rotate through choreographic labs with each faculty artist, taking part in daily technique and improvisation classes that support embodied exploration.
Application fee: $65
Deadline: August 12, 2026
The Big Sky Documentary Film Festival - The Big Sky Documentary Film Festival is the premier venue for non-fiction film in the American West. Big Sky offers an ideal setting for filmmakers to premiere new work and develop lasting relationships with fellow filmmakers and industry. The festival hosts over 200 visiting artists, presents an average of 150 non-fiction films and offers a variety of exciting events throughout downtown Missoula, Montana. In addition to screenings, Big Sky hosts DocShop, a five-day industry event that includes panels, master classes, workshops, and the Big Sky Pitch session.
Application fee: Varies
Regular deadline: August 14, 2026
Vashon Artist Residency - Vashon Artist Residency offers artists space and time to create, connect and live in a community of artists on spectacular Vashon Island on the shore of the Salish Sea in Washington State. This opportunity is a self-directed residency and we welcome artists at all stages of a creative career. We strive to make this opportunity accessible and include artists of varied economic, cultural and geographic backgrounds to stimulate an insightful, respectful and compelling communal experience.
Application fee: $25
Deadline: August 19, 2026
CALI Catalyst - CALI Catalyst provides unrestricted* grants of up to $7,500 to California changemakers who are creating tangible impact within the arts and culture sector by shifting power and influence to underrepresented voices. CALI Catalyst launched in 2021 to provide financial support and validation to individuals whose frontline work to upend the status quo in the arts and culture sector is creating tangible change and moving the needle towards greater equity and inclusion. When individuals take bold steps to challenge entrenched systems or practices, they risk sacrificing their jobs, social status, and reputation, and more often than not, their hard labor goes unpaid. CALI Catalyst recognizes that this is precisely the time when the arts and culture sector needs to support these changemakers who are ensuring that historically underrepresented communities, such as BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, and people with disabilities, and those in rural areas, continue to be represented and included.
Application fee: None
Deadline: August 28, 2026
Sydney Brenner Research Fellowship - The Sydney Brenner Research Fellowship, endowed by the Francis Goelet Charitable Trust in 2006, is one of three opportunities offered by the CSHL Center for Humanities & History of Modern Biology. It offers stipends of up to $5,000 to fund travel and other expenses associated with work on a significant research project in the history of the life sciences. Ideal projects will be advanced and broad in scope, with at least some relevance to collections in the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Archives.
Application fee: None
Deadline: August 31, 2026
Liu Shiming Artist Grants - Artists from any country may apply, but the application and supporting materials must be submitted in English. To be eligible for consideration, applicants must have either received a degree in studio arts between 2016 and 2024, or had their debut show at a gallery or juried art exhibition between 2016 and 2026. Successful applicants will be notified via email by December 2, 2026. Grants will be disbursed in two payments, with $3,000 by January 15, 2027 and the remaining $2,000 upon completion of the proposed project.
Application fee: None
Deadline: August 31, 2026
Storyknife Writers Retreat for Women Writers - Storyknife offers writing residencies for two and four week periods. Each accepted woman writer will have her own cabin where she can write and reflect, sleep and dream. All meals are provided onsite by Storyknife's chef. Breakfast is prepared by the writers from ingredients in the main house’s kitchen. Our chef manager will bring a nutritious lunch to each cabin, and in the evening, the writers will gather at the main house for a shared meal. Each woman will establish her own writing schedule and projects, and together, they will be able to form the kind of supportive writing friendships that last a lifetime.
Application fee: $40
Deadline: August 31, 2026
Corning Museum of Glass BIPOC Studio Residency - BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, & People of Color) Residency is an extension of The Studio's Artist-in-Residence program. Through this dedicated residency, the Museum aims to welcome underrepresented artists while actively fostering a culture and community of inclusion that promotes, respects, and celebrates diversity. Artists spend five weeks at The Studio exploring new directions in glassmaking or expanding on their current bodies of work while using the immense resources of the world’s leading glass museum. The Studio facility is equipped for furnace working, flameworking, kiln working, and cold working processes, and can support other glassworking and fabrication methods upon request. Transportation, as well as room and board, is provided to those awarded residencies.
Application fee: $30
Deadline: August 31, 2026
September
KHN Residency - Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts awards up to seventy-eight juried residencies per year to composers, writers, visual and interdisciplinary artists from across the country and around the world. Residencies are 2 to 8 weeks in length. Each resident receives a $175 stipend per week, housing, and a private studio.
Application fee: $35
Deadline: September 1, 2026
100 West - Corsicana Artist & Writer Funded Residency - 100 West - Corsicana Artist and Writer Residency advances the production and presentation of new work and ideas by an international community of artists and writers by providing an arena of generous support and historic space. Since 2012 alongside downtown rejuvenation, founders of this project have established a collection of sites – 100 West, Storefront, Anteroom, Writers House – and the Corsicana Artist & Writer Residency supports international creative work inside this architecture and narrative bridging the cultural and geographic American South and West. The Residency shares this work in programs for education, exhibition and publication to develop transformative dialogue with audiences near and far.
Application fee: $30
Deadline: September 1, 2026
Princeton Arts Fellowship - Princeton Arts Fellows spend two consecutive academic years (September 1-July 1) at Princeton University and formal teaching is expected. The normal work assignment will be to teach one course each semester subject to approval by the Dean of the Faculty, but fellows may be asked to take on an artistic assignment in lieu of a class, such as directing a play or creating a dance with students. Although the teaching load is light, our expectation is that Fellows will be full and active members of our community, committed to frequent and engaged interactions with students during the academic year. A $93,000 a year stipend is provided. Fellowships are not intended to fund work leading to an advanced degree.
Application fee: None
Deadline: September 8, 2026
The Harvard Radcliffe Institute Fellowship Program - Hosted by the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard, this year-long fellowship supports scholars, artists, and public intellectuals pursuing individual projects (books, films, frameworks) amid Harvard's resources, with office/studio space in Byerly Hall and full-time visiting fellow status. Fellows receive a $78,000 stipend plus $5,000 for project expenses. Open to applicants across humanities, social sciences, creative arts, nonfiction/journalism, and STEM who meet discipline-specific achievement criteria (e.g., published book, professional exhibition record); requires relocating to Cambridge/Boston for the year.
Application fee: None.
Deadline: September 10, 2026
MacDowell Fellowship - About 300 artists in seven disciplines are awarded Fellowships each year and the sole criterion for acceptance is artistic excellence. There are no residency fees, and need-based stipends and travel reimbursement grants are available to open the residency to the broadest possible community of artists. MacDowell encourages applications from artists of all backgrounds and all countries in the following disciplines: architecture, film/video arts, interdisciplinary arts, literature, music composition, theatre, and visual arts.
Application fee: $30
Deadline: September 10, 2026
Artadia Awards Boston: The Artadia Awards provide financial support, exposure and recognition to artists. The awards are unrestricted, allowing artists to use the funds in any way they choose.
Application fee: Unknown
Deadline: September 15, 2026
Hambidge Residencies - The Hambidge Center is situated on 600 forested acres in the mountains of north Georgia and offers miles of nature trails, meadows, waterfalls, a swimming hole and an abundance of wildflowers. The oldest residency program in the Southeast, Hambidge provides a self-directed program that honors the creative process and trusts individuals to know what they need to cultivate their talent, whether it’s to work and produce, to think, to experiment or to rejuvenate. Residents’ time is their own; there are no workshops, critiques, nor required activities. Each resident is given their own private studio which provides work and living space with a bathroom and full kitchen. The studios are designed to protect residents’ time, space and solitude.
Application fee: Unknown
Deadline: September 15, 2026
QM-Jerome Foundation Fellowship for Emerging Artists - The Queens Museum (QM) is pleased to launch its seventh QM-Jerome Foundation Fellowship for Emerging Artists in New York City. Two visual artists will receive $20,000 each, professional development consultations, and close mentorship from QM staff members working toward an artist’s project. The fellowships will culminate in solo project exhibitions at the Queens Museum in 2027. The duration of each fellowship is one year, culminating with the opening of the fellow’s exhibition.
Application fee: None
Deadline: September 28, 2026
Aspen Shortsfest - Aspen Shortsfest is an Oscar®-qualifying film festival recognized as one of the premier short film festivals in North America. Each April, enthusiastic audiences, filmmakers and special guests from around the globe gather to participate in public screenings, panels, workshops, and other festivities that spotlight the art and craft of short form cinema.
Application fee: $80
Regular deadline: September 25, 2026
Rolling
NARS Residency Program for International Artists - The New York Art Residency and Studios (NARS) Foundation Artist in Residency Program supports emerging and mid-career artists and curators working across all disciplines. NARS offers 24/7 access to furnished, private or shared studio spaces (250 – 300 sq ft) in our diverse artist community in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. As a studio based residency, the focus is on the artistic process and the experimentation that results from working alongside other artists, within New York’s cultural and sociopolitical context. International Applicants may apply for three-month, six-month, or twelve-month residencies. Three month residencies are the length of one season, six-month residencies will span across two seasons, and twelve-month residences will span four seasons. For residencies longer than six months, please contact us prior to submitting an application.
Application Fee: None
Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grants - The Foundation provides financial resources for visual artists to create new work, acquire supplies, rent studio space, prepare for exhibitions, attend a residency and offset living expenses. The Foundation welcomes, throughout the year, applications from visual artists who are painters, sculptors and artists who work on paper, including printmakers. There are no deadlines. Grants are intended for a one-year period of time.
Application fee: None
Welcome Hill Studios - Welcome Hill offers creative women a beautiful, nurturing place in the woods to gather their thoughts and inspiration. A residency is open to women visual artists, writers, composers, and interdisciplinary artists. Applicants must be over the age of 18, mature, self-motivated and directed. Project proposals must be compatible with available working spaces, facilities and resources. Residency is open to those who identify as female regardless of their sexual assignment at birth. We are open to having one on one conversations with any individual who is interested in attending a residency.
Application fee: $35
CUE Art Critic Mentoring Program - CUE’s Art Critic Mentorship Program (ACMP) pairs emerging writers with art critic mentors to produce original long-form critical essays about the work of artists exhibiting at CUE's gallery space. Essays commissioned through the program are published by CUE in print exhibition catalogues distributed at the gallery for each exhibition, and are also made available and promoted online on CUE’s website and social media. Writers receive an honorarium of $600 for their participation, along with editorial support from their mentor and CUE’s staff.
Application fee: None
FCA Emergency Grants: Cancellation Funds - Foundation for Contemporary Arts (FCA) is expanding the scope of its Emergency Grants program. With the generous support of Jerome Foundation, Emergency Grants: Cancellation Funds begin to address the financial impact of cancelled engagements stemming from sudden, and continuing, losses of federal funding. Cancellation funds are available to early-career, NYC-based experimental artists with previously confirmed public presentations including exhibitions, readings, and performances. Recognizing that artists and venues need to rethink budgets, redirect resources, and limit or eliminate programming, cancellation funds aim to mitigate the loss of financial commitments and outlays made prior to the cancellation. The grants are accepted on a rolling basis and distributed monthly in amounts up to $3000.
Application fee: None
Adolph and 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 fire, flood, or emergency medical need. The maximum amount of this grant is $15,000; an award of $5,000 is typical.
Application fee: None
Musicians Foundation - Our application for one-time financial assistance grants is open to professional musicians across all genres. You must be a professional music performer, composer/arranger, or educator in a specific time of need caused by an unexpected hardship (e.g. medical or dental situation, natural disaster, or certain housing crisis).
Application fee: None
Arts Gowanus Fellowship Program - Launching in 2025, The Arts Gowanus Fellowship Program is open to low-income and upwardly mobile artists and makers working in any medium and at all stages of their career. Though this program is open to all Brooklyn-based applicants who meet the financial criteria of being considered low-income, we are prioritizing applicants from Local Affordable Housing based in Gowanus and Red Hook (Gowanus Houses, Warren Houses, Wyckoff Gardens and Red Hook Houses).
Application fee: None.
The Authors League Fund - The Authors League Fund helps authors, dramatists, journalists, critics, short story writers, and poets. We help career writers with a substantial body of work. The Authors League Fund is an emergency fund providing non-taxable charitable support. We help in times of urgent need, when a writer cannot afford to pay for necessities. We help writers at all stage of life, though priority is given to sick and/or older writers, and to mid- and late-career writers. We have limited funds for younger and/or emerging writers whose emergency is solely related to insufficient income.
Application fee: None
DGF Bridge Grants - The Dramatists Guild Foundation’s Bridge Grants are need-based awards of up to $500, now available to support dramatists with non-emergency and essential daily life expenses. It is vital to support writers in times of need so that they can get back to doing what they do best. DGF provides emergency financial assistance to individual playwrights, composers, lyricists, and librettists in dire need of funds due to severe hardship or unexpected illness. Housing Grants are one-time grants to help theater writers with accumulated housing expenses. DGF is committed to preventing evictions and displacement of dramatic writers and helping them rebuild their lives during difficult times.
Application fee: None
Loisaida Artist in Residence (LAIR) - The Loisaida Artist in Residence (LAIR) program has a local focus yet is universal in scope; selection criteria support projects that explore a shared LatinX, multi-cultural sensibility and reflect the diversity of NYC.
Application fee: None
Reel Change: Fund for Diversity in Film Scoring - Responding to the fact that the vast majority of films are scored by white men, Reel Change is a grants and mentorship program for composers of diverse backgrounds who have been marginalized in film composition. The fund, initially established as a five-year grant and mentorship program in 2020, has been renewed for another three years. It supports film projects currently in production, where additional funding and mentoring would help composers at a pivotal moment in their careers. Four to six grants averaging $20,000 will be allocated each year of the program.
Application fee: None
Film Independent Nonfiction Works-in-Progress Series - Film Independent’s Nonfiction Work in Progress Screening Series offers documentary filmmakers a place to share their projects to receive constructive feedback. Audiences are invited to watch films as they enter the final stages of editing, offering feedback via in-depth surveys and a moderated discussion, helping to ready their projects for festivals and distribution.
Application fee: Unknown
For more opportunities, please head on over to our friends at the Artist Communities Alliance!