Guide to the Best Artist Grants and Opportunities in the Northeastern U.S.

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The Artwork Archive team set out to find the best art opportunities, artist grants, and calls for entry for visual artists in the Northeastern United States.

Below you will find a list of the top artist residencies, international open calls, artist grants, exhibition opportunities and art competitions that we believe will benefit artists, specifically in the Northeast.

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We will be updating this list throughout the year, so make sure to bookmark the page, check back often, and let us know if there is an opportunity that should be listed!


Guide to the Best Artist Grants and Opportunities in the Northeastern U.S.

March 31, 2024 2 days left

In Hand- A Juried Cup Show
Exhibition

In Hand- A Juried Cup Show
  • Organization: The Art School at Old Church
  • Submission Deadline: March 31, 2024
  • Event Dates: May 10, 2024 - June 14, 2024
  • Entry Fee: 35
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts
  • Location: Demarest, New Jersey
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to international artists with ceramic interpretations of a “Cup, mug, shot glass, yunomi, tumbler, stein, etc.

April 1, 2024 3 days left

Fine Arts: Painting and Mixed Media - Summer Residency
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: April 1, 2024
  • Award Info: 2-10 week Residency
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: New York, NY 11205, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all artists.

April 1, 2024 3 days left

Make Art Grant
Grants & Fellowships

  • Submission Deadline: April 1, 2024
  • Award Info: $500 to $3,000
  • Eligibility: State
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Rhode Island
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all Rhode Island-baed artists

April 1, 2024 3 days left

2024 WaveMaker Grants
Grants & Fellowships

  • Submission Deadline: April 1, 2024
  • Event Dates: June 30, 2024
  • Award Info: awards a total of $60,000 in grant funding to artists across Miami-Dade County
  • Eligibility: Local
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Miami, FL 33138, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all artists working within the Miami-Dade County.

April 1, 2024 3 days left

New York City Artadia Awards
Grants & Fellowships

  • Submission Deadline: April 1, 2024
  • Award Info: three Awardees to receive unrestricted funds of $15,000
  • Eligibility: Local
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: New York City, New York
Description
Eligibility Info

Artists must reside in one of the five Boroughs: Brooklyn, Bronx, Manhattan, Queens and Staten Island

April 1, 2024 3 days left

THE BICA MICROGRANT
Competition

  • Submission Deadline: April 1, 2024
  • Award Info: A $300 good-faith grant for artists and curators who are realizing a project in the greater Buffalo area.
  • Eligibility: State
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Buffalo , NY
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to artists in the greater Buffalo area

April 1, 2024 3 days left

Printmaking Residency: Autumn Session 2024
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: April 1, 2024
  • Entry Fee: 35 US Dollar (USD)
  • Award Info: 1-2 week residency, Acessible Housing, Meals Provided, Studios and special equipment
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline
  • Location: Providence, RI 02903, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all artists.

April 1, 2024 3 days left

From the Laboratory to the Studio: Interdisciplinary Practices in Bio Art
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: April 1, 2024
  • Award Info: 4 week Residency
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: New York, NY 11205, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all artists.

April 1, 2024 3 days left

Call for Submissions - The 21st Uptown Arts Stroll/Paseo de las Artes
Public Art & Proposals

  • Submission Deadline: April 1, 2024
  • Award Info: $1,500 Grand Prize 1st place winner $750 for 2nd place $500 for 3rd place
  • Eligibility: Local
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting
  • Location: New York, NY 10033, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Artists must be West Harlem, Washington Heights or Inwood residents (W125th to W155th St from St Nicholas Ave west to the Hudson River; W155th St to W220th St river-to-river)

Ongoing

Pop Culture Collaborative grants: PROGRAM AREA 1: ARTISTS ADVANCING CULTURE CHANGE
Grants & Fellowships

  • Submission Deadline: Ongoing
  • Award Info: Grant/funding
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: New York, New York 10008, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all U.S. based organizations, non profits, and individual artists.

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