Apexart open calls: twice annually, for an opportunity to exhibit in New York City

ArtDeadlines.Com
A searchable database and magazine that lists local and national juried artist competitions, grants, call for submissions, art jobs, art festivals, residencies, fellowships, & more.

Artdeadlineslist.com: A monthly newsletter (via email or paper) with several hundred announcements every month.

Art on the River: annual sculpture exhibit in Dubuque. Selected receive $1,500 for displaying their artwork for one year.

Brooklyn Arts Council: publishes a free monthly newsletter with opportunities for artists.

Call for Entry: CaFÉ calls for entry. You can maintain a portfolio of your work and apply to artist opportunities nationwide. Some calls have a fee, some are free to apply.

Chashama: exhibit/performance space

Chicago Sculpture International: promotes the sculpture community, and maintains a list of opportunities for artists (some require membership to CSI).

CUE Art Foundation: non profit forum for contemporary artists.

DOT Art: opportunities offered through the New York City's Department of Transportation

Drawing Center: focuses on the exhibition of drawings.

Eastern State Penitentiary: installations in an old penitentiary in Philadelphia. Focus is on the history of the site, and criminal justice.

Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning: offers diverse programs to artists of Queens and greater metropolitan area.

LMCC: lower Manhattan Cultural Council.

MOCA Taipei: application to exhibit your work at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Taipei, Taiwan.

MTA Arts and Design: list of all the upcoming calls for artists for New York City's MTA system (open to all artists)

NYFA: probably the best site for New York Artists. You will find lists of jobs, opportunities, grants and residencies, and useful articles for working artists.

nysca.org: NY State Council on the Arts. Offers grants to organizations, and a great resources section with lists of very useful websites.

Real Art Ways: opportunities to apply for a solo show (stipend included) in Hartford, CT

Rhizome: digital art institution through the New Museum in NYC. Offers commissions, micro-grants, and exhibition opportunities for web-based art.

Staten Island Arts: council for the arts for Staten Islands. Maintains a list of opportunities for artists

The Art List: Monthly e-Newsletter and searchable database listing upcoming Art Contests, Art Competitions, and Opportunities for visual artists and photographers.

The Laundromat Project: promotes a series of programs for artists and communities of color.

PublicArtist.org: find opportunities for public art commissions. Free calls to applications. Find calls all around the country.

 

Creative Capital Foundation: acts as a catalyst for the development of adventurous and imaginative ideas.

Experimental Television Center: provides completion awards to NY state artists.

Franklin Furnace: provides awards grants to emerging artists to produce major works.

Foundation for Contemporary Arts: small emergency grants for unexpected expenses (unanticipated opportunities to show work, or unbudgeted expenses during a project).

Harpo Foundation: grants and residencies for emerging artists (Note: there's an application fee)

Hodder Fellowship: fellowship through Princeton University. Very competitive.

Jerome Foundation: grants to support new works for artists living in Minnesota and NYC.

John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation: Fellowships to artists. Very competitive. Open to all artists.

Harvestworks: 2 internships to young digital media artists at the post-graduate level in NYC.

Pollack-Krasner: grants to visual artists.

Puffin Foundation: grants to artists who are excluded from mainstream due to race, gender, or social philosophy.

Ruth and Harold Chenven Foundation: $1500 annual awards for artists living and working in the US.

Queens Arts Council: grants to support cultural activities in Queens.

 

Alfred and Trafford Klots International Program for Artists: offered through MICA, residency offers free housing and studio space in France. Artists are responsible for most meals and travel expenses.

Art OMI: 3 week residency in upstate NY.

Center for Photography at Woodstock: residency program to support artists of color working in photography.

Chashama.org: chashama has become a major force in the NYC arts community by supporting the work and ideas of an increasing number of emerging artists every year.

Constance Saltonstall Foundation for the arts: residency and retreats for artists and writers in upstate New York.

Dieu Donne Papermill. offers 6 annual residencies to emerging artists to create work in handmade paper.

Elsewhere: residents create projects that activate the museum

Franconia Sculpture Park: multiple residency programs in St. Croix River Valley, MN

ISPC: visual arts residency that aims to connect its resident artists and curators to local institutions.

Lower East Side Printshop: studio space, career services for printmakers.

Museum of Arts and Design Studios: offers one full time studio fellowship, and six daily residents. Stipends paid to artists.

Queens Museum Studio Program: open to New York City artists only.

Roswell Artist in Residence: residency in New Mexico with a small monthly stipend offered to artists.

Sculpture Space: 20 artists awarded residencies each year.

Skowhegan: nine week summer residency in Maine.

Smack Mellon: free studio space for 1 year in Brooklyn.

Socrates Sculpture Park: six month residency in outdoor studio in Queens.

Studio Museum Harlem: 12 month residency for 3 emerging artists.

Taipei Artist Village and Treasure Hill: offers residencies for artists in two locations in Taipei, and inexpensive lodging for artists traveling to Taiwan.

Triangle Arts Association: free studio space for six months in NYC.

Women's Studio Workshop: specialized studios in printmaking, ceramics, photography and book arts.

Woodstock Byrdcliffe Guild: Founded in 1903, Byrdcliffe is one of the older artists colonies in the country. It is home to a national Artist-in-Residence program.

 

Absolutearts.com: the largest site for contemporary art, art news, art history, contemporary artist and gallery portfolios, online since 1995.

Artistsspace
One of the first alternative spaces in New York, Artists Space was founded in 1972 to support contemporary artists working in the visual arts, including video, electronic media, performance, architecture and design. The mission of Artists Space is to encourage experimentation, diversity and dialogue in contemporary arts practice, provide an exhibition space for new art and artists, and foster an appreciation for the vital role that artists play in our community.

Brooklyn Arts Council: Brooklyn Arts Council (BAC), an arts and services organization founded in 1966, is the umbrella for Brooklyn’s range of cultural groups and individual artists working in the visual, performing, media, and literary arts.

LIC Artists, Inc: founded in 1986 and incorporated in 1989 with a mission to increase the visibility of professional visual artists working in the Long Island City area

Pittsburg Artist Registry: The Pittsburgh Artist Registry is a resource for promoting visual, literary, performing and multi-disciplinary artists living in southwestern PA.

Sculpture Center: image library for sculptors.

White Columns: online digital catalog of artists with no gallery affiliation in New York City.

 

Barry Rosenthal: based in New York City