Feeling energized this spring? We’ve handpicked opportunities for you to pursue! Check out our growing list of residencies, grants, and awards for artists of all disciplines below.
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May 1, 2025 – May 31, 2025 Deadlines:
Studios at MASS MoCA
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May 1, 2025
2–4 week residencies with studio space, housing, meals, and financial aid available.
Verzasca Foto Festival Awards 2025
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May 2, 2025
2,000 prize, solo exhibition, and accommodation at the Verzasca Foto Festival in Switzerland. Entry fee.
Fotografia Calabria Festival Award 2025
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May 2, 2025
3,000 cash prize, exhibition, and publication for projects on the theme “Shared Roots: Places.” Entry fee.
LanghePhotoPrize 2025
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May 4, 2025
Solo and group exhibitions at Langhe Photo Festival in Italy, plus awards of equipment for artistic development. Entry fee.
Photo Museum Ireland Open Call 2025
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May 5, 2025
Exhibition opportunity at Photo Museum Ireland with €1,000 cash prize per selected artist. Entry fee.
Banff Centre Indigenous Arts Residency
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May 7, 2025
The five-week hybrid residency will engage 12 visual artists whose artistic practice includes land-based themes, environmental sustainability, Indigenous narratives of the land, and/or use of natural materials..
PhMuseum Education Program Scholarship 2025/26
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May 8, 2025
5 fully-funded scholarships for masterclasses in photography, curatorial practice, photobook making, conceptual thinking, and transmedia storytelling. No entry fee.
Hybrid land-based residency for Indigenous artists exploring ecological engagement.
Martin House Creative Residency Program
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May 9, 2025
2–4 week residency focused on creative works relating to Frank Lloyd Wright’s Martin House; $5,000 stipend.
CultureHub Residency Open Call
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May 12, 2025
Residencies for artists working with technology in NYC and LA; includes stipends.
Arles Book Awards 2025
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May 12, 2025
6,000 awards in three categories for published photographic works. Winners exhibited at Les Rencontres d’Arles.
ŁÓDŹ PHOTO-MATCH 2025: Portfolio Review
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May 12, 2025
Networking-based portfolio review with 20 curators and 20 photographers in Lodz, Poland. No entry fee.
LUMA Rencontres Dummy Book Award 2025
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May 12, 2025
$25,000 production grant for unpublished photobook models. Shortlisted works exhibited at Les Rencontres d’Arles.
Hopper Prize
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May 13, 2025
Unrestricted grants of $3,500 and $1,000 for visual artists globally; $40 application fee.
Josephine Sculpture Park Call for Entry
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May 14, 2025
10-week residency for large-scale outdoor sculpture; funded.
Cuttyhunk Island Artists’ Residency
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May 15, 2025
Week-long residencies on a small island; full/partial fellowships available.
The Studios of Key West Residency
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May 15, 2025
Residencies for visual artists, writers, composers, and performers.
Sawtooth Artist-in-Residence Programs
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May 15, 2025
Year-long residencies in ceramics, printmaking, and woodworking; includes stipends and teaching opportunities.
Eyes Wide Open 1st Photo Book Grants
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May 18, 2025
€5,000 grants for first photobooks by emerging photographers, with focus on women, French residents, and Southern territories.
Photo Oxford 2025 Open Call
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May 18, 2025
Exhibition at Modern Art Oxford, juror meetings, and Instagram takeover for selected photographers.
Fotofestival Lenzburg 2026 Open Call
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May 20, 2025
Exhibitions, CHF1,500 Jury Award, and publication opportunities in Switzerland. Entry fee.
Tulsa Artist Fellowship
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May 28, 2025
Three-year fellowship with $150,000 stipend, housing, and studio support.
Jonathan and Barbara Silver Foundation Grant for Sculpture
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May 31, 2025
$20,000 grant for sculptors.
Artadia San Francisco Awards
OFF Bratislava 2025 Open Call
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May 31, 2025
Exhibition opportunity during OFF Bratislava festival in Slovakia centered on the theme “Trip Without A Ticket.” Entry fee.
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