SOME OPPORTUNITIES IN MARCH 2021 FROM OPEN CALLS FOR ART AND WRITING TO A NUMBER OF EXCITING RESIDENCIES AND FELLOWSHIPS, A LIST OF OPPORTUNITIES THAT ARTISTS, WRITERS, AND ART WORKERS CAN APPLY FOR THIS MONTH.

 by Hyperallergic

Daniel Huntington, "Philosophy and Christian Art" (1868), (courtesy the Los Angeles County Museum of Art/Open Access)

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Hyperallergic’s monthly Opportunities Listings provide a resource to artists and creatives looking for grants and paid gigs to further their work. As the arts sector navigates the coronavirus pandemic, these paid opportunities for independent artists and cultural organizations are more important now than ever.

Grants & Awards

Featured Opportunity

Hyundai Motor Group

VH Award for Emerging Asian Media Artists

Five shortlisted artists will each receive a $25,000 production grant and the opportunity to participate in online residency programs with Eyebeam. The Grand Prix winner will receive an additional $25,000. Read more on Hyperallergic.

Deadline: March 18, 2021 (midnight March 19 KST) | vhaward.com

516 Arts

Fulcrum Fund COVID Relief Grants

New Mexico-based visual artists can apply for $1,000 grants to pay for essentials. Artist-run or alternative art spaces focused on visual arts can apply for grants of up to $5,000 to support their operations.

Deadline: April 2, 2021 | 516arts.org

Residencies, Workshops, & Fellowships

Featured Opportunity

John Michael Kohler Arts Center

Arts/Industry

Residents explore the creative potential of industrial materials and techniques during three months spent at either the Kohler Co. Pottery or Foundry to develop work in ceramic, cast iron, and brass. Read more on Hyperallergic.

Deadline: March 14, 2021 | artsindustry.org

Featured Opportunity

Velvetpark Media

Summer/Fall Visual Arts Residency

The application is open to LGBTQ+ visual artists working in a variety of forms ranging from digital and new media to traditional mediums. The resident will be awarded a Brooklyn studio for six months to complete a project or series of works.

Application Fee: $25

Deadline: April 30, 2021 | velvetparkmedia.co

Adobe

Creative Residency

This program gives creative individuals the opportunity to explore their passion and process by focusing on a personal project for one year. Residents receive a full salary, health benefits, and more. Artists can also apply to Adobe’s Community Fund for the chance to receive grants or paid commissions of up to $5,000.

Deadline: March 14, 2021 | adobe.com

Bethany Arts Community

Fall 2021 Residencies

BAC offers 12-day residencies to emerging and established artists for the development of both new works and works in progress. Artists working across most disciplines are eligible to apply.

Deadline: April 15, 2021 | bethanyarts.org

Brown University Center for the Study of Race and Ethnicity in America

Spring 2022 Practitioner Fellows

Artists, media makers, and writers whose work focuses on race, ethnicity, and/or indigeneity in the US can apply for this virtual fellowship, which includes a $10,000 stipend plus up to $1,500 each in research/project funds.

Deadline: March 31, 2021 | brown.edu

Fire Island Artist Residency

Poetry and Visual Arts Residencies

Five emerging artists who identify as LGBTQ+ will share a live/work space in Cherry Grove, Fire Island, for a four-week program in which leaders in contemporary art provide mentorship and public lectures.

Application Fee: $40

Deadline: April 2, 2021 | fireislandartistresidency.org

James Gallery at CUNY

Ethics and Labor in Art History Workshop

Art history graduate students can apply to join this two-day convening on the state of the field, employment conditions, and the ethical transgressions and future directions of the discipline. Participants will receive a $100 stipend.

Deadline: March 15, 2021 | centerforthehumanities.org

PEN America

Emerging Voices Fellowship

Twelve fellows will receive an honorarium of $1,000 as part of a five-month immersive mentorship program for early-career writers from communities traditionally underrepresented in the publishing world.

Application Fee: $25

Deadline: March 17, 2021 | pen.org

Studio Museum in Harlem

Artist-in-Residence

Three emerging artists of African or Afro-Latinx descent working in any media will receive institutional guidance, professional development, research support, and a $20,000 stipend paid biweekly over the eleven-month residency.

Deadline: April 19, 2021 | studiomuseum.org

Exhibition & Writing Opportunities

CUE Art Foundation

2022 Solo Exhibition Open Call

Emerging and under-recognized artists will receive resources to present an exhibition at CUE in 2022, including a $5,000 honorarium, mentor support from an established artist or curator on the jury, and more.

Application Fee: $15/Free for members

Deadline: March 12, 2021 | cueartfoundation.org

Grist

Imagine 2200

Fix, Grist’s solutions lab, is looking to publish 12 climate-fiction short stories that envision the next 180 years of equitable climate progress by writers from anywhere in the world. $8,700 in prizes is available.

Deadline: April 12, 2021 | grist.org/fix

Recess

Session Open Call

Selected artists will receive a project stipend, artist’s fee, mentorship, and approximately two months to transform Recess into a hybrid of a productive studio space and dynamic exhibition platform.

Deadline: April 10, 2021 | recessart.org

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