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Opportunities<\/a><\/p>\n

Residencies, fellowships, grants, and open calls from the Bennett Prize, Oak Spring Garden Foundation, and more in our monthly list of opportunities for artists, writers, and art workers. <\/p>\n


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\n H. Lyman Sa\u00ffen, \u201cCalligraphic Interior\u201d (1915, watercolor on paper mounted on paperboard (courtesy the Smithsonian American Art Museum<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Hyperallergic\u2019s monthly Opportunities Listings<\/a> provide a resource to artists and creatives looking for funding and community support to further their work.<\/p>\n

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Residencies, Workshops, & Fellowships<\/p>\n

Center for Craft \u2013 2026 Craft Archive Fellowship
Four $5,000 awards will be offered to fellows conducting research on underrepresented craft histories. The fellowship will culminate with a featured article on\u00a0Hyperallergic\u00a0and a virtual program hosted by the Center for Craft. Read more on\u00a0Hyperallergic<\/a>.
Deadline: May 20, 2026 |\u00a0centerforcraft.org<\/a><\/p>\n

Oak Spring Garden Foundation – Fellowship for Distinction in Fine Crafts and Design
The fellowship will be awarded to an early-career craftsperson or designer whose work meaningfully engages with the natural world. It includes a $10,000 grant and a two- to five-week stay at OSGF in Northern Virginia.
Deadline: May 31, 2026 | osgf.org<\/a><\/p>\n

Provincetown Art Association and Museum – Robert Motherwell & Renate Ponsold Fellowship
A one-year, low-residency program that supports scholars conducting original research on the visual art and artists of Outer Cape Cod.\u00a0
Deadline: June 1, 2026 | paam.org<\/a><\/p>\n

Open Calls for Art & Writing<\/p>\n

The Bennett Prize \u2013 2026\/2027 Award Cycle
For women figurative realist painters. The grand prize winner receives $75,000 and a solo exhibition. The first runner-up receives $10,000. A five-person jury will select 10 finalists to be featured in a group exhibition that will travel the US. The application fee is $50. Read more on Hyperallergic<\/a>.
Deadline: September 19, 2026 | thebennettprize.org<\/a><\/p>\n

Pine Meadow Ranch Center for Arts & Agriculture (PMRCAA)\u00a0– 2027 Residency Program
PMRCAA invites artists, scholars, and scientists to investigate the fundamentals of their practice and explore the theme of\u00a0Process and Material\u00a0on a working ranch in Central Oregon, with access to studios, open spaces, and the surrounding scenery.\u00a0
Deadline: July 6, 2026 |\u00a0roundhousefoundation.org<\/a><\/p>\n

Wassaic Project \u2013 2026 Haunted Barn Open Call
Bring your zaniest, spookiest ideas to life at a fully funded one- to four-week residency to transform the Luther Barn, home of the Wassaic Project Summer Studios, into a PG-13 haunted experience. The application fee is $25.
Deadline: May 18, 2026 |\u00a0wassaicproject.slideroom.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Grants & Awards<\/p>\n

Jonathan and Barbara Silver Foundation \u2013 2026 Grant for Writing on Sculpture
The foundation will award one $20,000 grant to a writer who demonstrates a serious commitment to writing about sculpture, through fresh thinking on the history, aesthetics, purposes, imagination and\/or situation of sculpture.
Deadline: May 31, 2026 |\u00a0jonathanandbarbarasilverfoundation.org<\/a><\/p>\n

Academy of American Poets \u2013\u00a0James Laughlin Award
The winning poet receives $5,000, an all-expenses-paid weeklong residency in Miami Beach, and distribution of their book to approximately 1,000 Academy of American Poets members.\u00a0
Deadline: June 15, 2026 |\u00a0poets.org<\/a><\/p>\n

VIA Art Fund \u2013 Artistic Production Grants
Accepting letters of inquiry from artists, nonprofits, and institutions for $25,000\u2013$100,000 to support commissions outside museum or gallery walls, within the public realm, or in non-traditional exhibition environments.
Deadline: May 21, 2026 |\u00a0viaartfund.org<\/a><\/p>\n

To feature an opportunity from your organization on\u00a0Hyperallergic, get in touch at\u00a0hyperallergic.com\/advertise<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Opportunities Residencies, fellowships, grants, and open calls from the Bennett Prize, Oak Spring Garden Foundation, and more in…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":617923,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[56],"tags":[228,226,227,229,88],"class_list":["post-617922","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-arts-and-design","tag-arts","tag-arts-and-design","tag-artsanddesign","tag-design","tag-entertainment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/617922","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=617922"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/617922\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/617923"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=617922"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=617922"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=617922"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}