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.

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September 6, 2024 4 days left

Tenth Juried Art Show - Stover Mill Gallery
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: September 6, 2024
  • Event Dates: October 12, 2024 - November 3, 2024
  • Entry Fee: Please see website for any fees associated with this opportunity.
  • Award Info: Over $3,500 in prize money will be awarded.
  • Eligibility: Regional
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Erwinna, PA 18920, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Open regionally to artists. Please contact the gallery if you have any questions.

September 6, 2024 4 days left

Open Call: Two-person Juried Exhibition at Peep
Exhibition

Open Call: Two-person Juried Exhibition at Peep
  • Organization: Peep Projects
  • Submission Deadline: September 6, 2024
  • Event Dates: December 12, 2024 - January 18, 2025
  • Entry Fee: $25
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Philadelphia , Pennsylvania
Description

September 8, 2024 6 days left

The Last Breath: Death and Contemporary Art
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: September 8, 2024
  • Event Dates: October 4, 2024 - November 24, 2024
  • Entry Fee: $30 for up to three (3) works submitted, and $10 for each additional submission (maximum up to five (5) pieces per artist).
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Poughkeepsie, NY 12601, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to us based artworks.

September 10, 2024 8 days left

Princeton Arts Fellowship
Grants & Fellowships

  • Submission Deadline: September 10, 2024
  • Award Info: $92,000 a year. Fellows are additionally funded $5,000 (per academic year) for research expenses and $2,000 (per academic year) for classroom expenses.
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Princeton, NJ 08544, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all artists.

September 10, 2024 8 days left

MacDowell Residency Spring/Summer 2025
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: September 10, 2024
  • Event Dates: March 1, 2025 - August 31, 2025
  • Entry Fee: $30.00, Any applicant experiencing a financial hardship may request a fee waiver
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Peterborough, New Hampshire 03458, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to all artists

September 10, 2024 8 days left

LMCC’s Manhattan Arts Grants
Grants & Fellowships

  • Submission Deadline: September 10, 2024
  • Award Info: Technical support to applicants and awards of up to $16,000 to enable hundreds of arts projects in all disciplines, serving Manhattan communities from Inwood to The Battery.
  • Eligibility: Local
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: New York, NY 10038, United States
  • Online Only: Yes
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all artist projects and arts organizations serving the borough of Manhattan.

September 11, 2024 9 days left

20th Annual Small Works Show
Exhibition

20th Annual Small Works Show
  • Organization: 440 Gallery
  • Submission Deadline: September 11, 2024
  • Event Dates: November 14, 2024 - December 20, 2024
  • Entry Fee: 15
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
Description
Eligibility Info

This opportunity is open to artists who are at least 18 years old at the time of entry and who have a US shipping address. Work must be no more than 12 inches (12”) in any direction, including the framing, mounting, or video monitors. The artwork may represent any subject matter. All media—including oils, acrylics, watercolors, pastels, drawings, sculptures in any medium, collage, printmaking, photography, and digital media—will be considered. ⁠

September 15, 2024 13 days left

Boston Artadia Awards
Grants & Fellowships

  • Submission Deadline: September 15, 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: Boston , Massachusetts
Description
Eligibility Info

Artists must reside in one of the following counties: Bristol, Essex, Middlesex, Norfolk, Plymouth, and Suffolk

September 15, 2024 13 days left

Center for Book Arts 2025 Artist-in-Residence
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: September 15, 2024
  • Award Info: stipend of $1500, tuition waiver for up to $6000 in courses offered at CBA during the residency period, and 24-hour access to CBA's printing and binding studios in Manhattan.
  • Eligibility: Local
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline
  • Location: NY, NY 10001, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to artists living and working in the 5 boroughs of New York

September 16, 2024 14 days left

The Figure: Portraiture & Narrative - A Juried Exhibition.
Competition

The Figure: Portraiture & Narrative - A Juried Exhibition.
  • Organization: Wayne Art Center
  • Submission Deadline: September 16, 2024
  • Event Dates: October 13, 2024 - November 16, 2024
  • Entry Fee: $50 for up to 2 artworks.
  • Award Info: $3,000+ in cash prizes
  • Eligibility: Regional
  • Categories: Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Wayne, PA 19087, United States
  • Online Only: Yes
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to artists 18 and older from PA, NJ, NY, DE, MD, VA and Washington, D.C.

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