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GLEAM | 2025 Request for ProposalsFeatured
Olbrich Botanical Gardens invites proposals for temporary, light-based installations for GLEAM, Art in a New Light, a public art exhibition situated within a 16-acre Midwest landscape or a 10,000-square-foot tropical conservatory. To celebrate the 10th anniversary, the theme of the 2025 exhibit is reflection. GLEAM will be open to the public from August 23 to October 25.
Deadline: 11:59 p.m. CT on November 17, 2024.
Open Calls
Artadia Awards (Houston)
Three visual artists will receive unrestricted funds of $15,000, and one artist will receive the Marciano Artadia Award of $25,000. Honorariums will also be provided to finalists.
Deadline: November 1, 2024.
All About Photo Open Call (International)
The 44th issue of AAP Magazine will be centered around street photography. Winners receive $1,000, their images published, and press coverage.
Deadline: November 12, 2024.
Art Scene West’s Call For Photographic Fine Art (International)
Art Scene West is accepting fine art photography of every genre inside their San Diego Art Gallery from December 14, 2024, to January 31, 2025. Up to 20 artists will be selected.
Deadline: November 22, 2024.
Yale Call for Art Recognizing Enslavement (International)
This open call is seeking public art, socially engaged art, or participatory art projects, permanent and ephemeral, and related programming in New Haven to address Yale’s historical roles and associations with slavery and the slave trade as well as the legacy of that history.
Deadline: November 30, 2024.
Public Art for Spatial Justice (Massachusetts)
These grants range from $15,000 to $30,000 and are open to all disciplines. Projects should creatively cultivate spatial justice through public works.
Deadline: 11:59 p.m. ET December 2, 2024.
The Wildlife Photographer of the Year 61 (International)
Winners of the 61st annual competition will be shown in an exhibition launching at the Natural History Museum, London, in October 2025. There is a £30 entry fee, which increases to £35 in the last week of the submission period.
Deadline: 11:30 a.m. GMT on December 5, 2024.
Works on Paper Open Call 2025 (International)
The Gallery at Green & Stonea is accepting 3D sculptures and 2D works, including paintings, drawings, prints, and collages, for an exhibition centering on paper next January. There is a £15 application fee.
Deadline: December 7, 2024.
Alexander Rutsch Award and Exhibition for Painting (International)
Open to artists 19 and older, this award offers one artist $7,500, a solo exhibition, and a printed catalog at Pelham Art Center. $2,500 is divided among the finalists, and there is a $25 application fee.
Deadline: December 15, 2024.
NSMA International Painting Competition (International)
Open to professionals and students, this competition focuses on contemporary realism in painting, and all subject matter is welcome. One winner will receive $25,000, and finalists will be exhibited at the New Salem Museum and Academy of Fine Art.
Deadline: 11:59 p.m. EST on January 15, 2025.
Sony World Photography Awards 2025 (International)
Open to photographers worldwide shooting on any device, this contest includes top prizes of $25,000, a solo exhibition in London, Sony digital imaging equipment, press and media coverage, and more.
Deadline: January 10, 2025.
Grants
VIA Art Fund Artistic Production Grant (International)
This grant awards individual artists, nonprofit organizations, and institutions between $25,000 and $100,000 to commission works outside museum or gallery walls, within the public realm, or in nontraditional exhibition environments. Projects must have a confirmed exhibition venue.
Deadline: November 4, 2024.
Stanley Bleifeld Memorial Grant (United States)
This $5,000 grant is sponsored by the National Sculpture Society and awarded annually to one sculptor with who a mature body of work inspired by nature. Works created in workshop or instructional settings should not be submitted.
Deadline: November 4, 2024.
Wherewithal Grants (Washington D.C.)
These $7,500 grants support ongoing or new projects that embrace unconventional or D.I.Y. values, which will be presented from January to December 2025. Project & Presentation grants will directly support artists presenting work outside of commercial galleries, museums, or established nonprofits.
Deadline: 11:59 p.m. EST on November 12, 2024.
Material Works Art Award 2024 (International)
This award supports artists through a one-time $2,500 grant in exchange for an original artwork that will join the Material Works collection. There is a $40 application fee.
Deadline: 12 a.m. CT on December 8, 2024.
NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowship (New York State)
These $8,000 unrestricted cash grants are awarded in fifteen disciplines during a three-year period. This fellowship is intended to fund an artist’s vision or voice at all levels of artistic development.
Deadline: 5 p.m. ET on December 17, 2024.
The Adolf and Esther Gottlieb Emergency Grant (International)
The Adolph and Esther Gottlieb Emergency Grant program provides one-time interim financial assistance to qualified painters, printmakers, and sculptors whose needs resulted from an unforeseen catastrophic incident and who lack the resources to meet that situation. Awardees typically receive $5,000, up to $15,000.
Deadline: Rolling.
Adobe Creative Residency Community Fund (Ukraine)
Adobe’s Creative Residency Community Fund commissions visual artists to create company projects on a rolling basis. Awardees will receive between $500 and $5,000.
Deadline: Rolling.
Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant (International)
The foundation welcomes applications from actively exhibiting visual artists who are painters, sculptors, and artists who work on paper, including printmakers. Grants are intended for one year and range up to $50,000. The artist’s circumstances determine the size of the grant, and professional exhibition history will be considered.
Deadline: Rolling.
Residencies, Fellowships, & More
2025 Museum of Glass Visiting Artist (International)
A Visiting Artist Residency in the Hot Shop allows artists to explore new ideas and techniques or push the boundaries of a current series. Applicants may typically work in any medium.
Deadline: Midnight PT on November 2, 2024.
Saguro National Park Residency (International)
All mediums are eligible for this June 2025 residency in the Saguro National Park, which offers a $3,000 stipend and living accommodations. Application fees range from $60 for one artist to $120 for a duo and $160 for a group.
Deadline: 4 a.m. CT on November 8, 2024.
Bernheim Artist in Residence Program (International)
Now in its 45th year, this program awards up to four residencies each year to artists working with nature. Residents receive a $2,500 stipend and accommodations. One residency is dedicated to an artist in Kentucky or nearby counties in Southern Indiana, and another is dedicated to an artist whose work addresses environmental issues and the climate crisis.
Deadline: Midnight EST on December 2, 2024.
Newberry Library Artist in Residence Fellowships (International)
This one-month fellowship supports research for a visual artist with a $3,000 stipend.
Deadline: 11:59 p.m. CT on December 15, 2024.
Joshua Tree Highlands Artist Residency (International)
These seven-week residencies in Joshua Tree National Park include $1,500 stipends, living accommodations, and studio space. There is a $45 application fee.
Deadline: 11:59 p.m. MT on December 15, 2024.
The Bray Artist Residencies (International)
Through summer and long-term studio experiences, this program offers the opportunity to work within a community of global artists actively creating new work.
Deadline: December 19, 2024.
The image above is “Evanescent” by Atelier Sisu.
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