December 2024 Opportunities: Open Calls, Residencies, and Grants for ArtistsDecember 2, 2024OpportunitiesColossalEvery month, Colossal shares opportunities for artists and designers, including open calls, grants, fellowships, and residencies. If youd like to list an opportunity here, please get in touch at [emailprotected]. You can also join our monthly Opportunities Newsletter.Innovate Grant awards two $1,800 grants each quarter to one visual artist and one photographer. In addition, twelve applicants will receive honorable mentions, be featured on the website, and join a growing community. International artists and photographers working in any medium are eligible. Deadline: 11:59 p.m. PST on December 12, 2024.Open CallsPublic Art for Spatial Justice (Massachusetts)These grants range from $15,000 to $30,000 and are open to all disciplines. Projects should creatively cultivate spatial justice through public works. Deadline: 11:59 p.m. ET December 2, 2024.The Wildlife Photographer of the Year 61 (International)Winners of the 61st annual competition will be shown in an exhibition launching at the Natural History Museum, London, in October 2025. There is a 30 entry fee, which increases to 35 in the last week of the submission period.Deadline: 11:30 a.m. GMT on December 5, 2024.Works on Paper Open Call 2025 (International)The Gallery at Green & Stone is accepting 3D sculptures and 2D works, including paintings, drawings, prints, and collages, for an exhibition centering on paper next January. There is a 15 application fee.Deadline: December 7, 2024.All About Photo Travels Photography Competition (International)The 45th issue of AAP Magazine is seeking submissions for cohesive bodies of travel photography. Winners receive $1,000, their image(s) published in the magazine, extensive press coverage, and global recognition.Deadline: December 10, 2024.SooVACs 19th Juried Exhibition (International)Submissions are open for Soo Visual Art Centers 19th juried exhibition, Untitled 19. All mediums are eligible for this show, which will run from February 15 to March 23. There is a $30 application fee.Deadline: 11:59 p.m. CT on December 15, 2024.Open to artists 19 and older, this award offers one artist $7,500, a solo exhibition, and a printed catalog at Pelham Art Center. $2,500 is divided among the finalists, and there is a $25 application fee.Deadline: December 15, 2024.Prospect Art: 2025 NEW WORK Focus on Los Angeles (Los Angeles)Open to visual artists living in Los Angeles County for at least five years, this open call offers $1,000, an exhibition at Winslow Garage, and a feature in the ONE WORK online publication series.Deadline: December 31, 2024.2024 Booooooom Photo Awards (International)Boooooooms annual photo awards are accepting submissions in five categories: portrait, nature, street, color, and fashion. Each category winner receives $1,000, editorial and social coverage, a feature in a printed publication, and some goodies from partners including gift cards, bags, slings, and cases.Deadline: 11:59 p.m. PST on January 10, 2025.Sony World Photography Awards 2025 (International)Open to photographers worldwide shooting on any device, this contest includes top prizes of $25,000, a solo exhibition in London, Sony digital imaging equipment, press and media coverage, and more.Deadline: January 10, 2025.NSMA International Painting Competition (International)Open to professionals and students, this competition focuses on contemporary realism in painting, and all subject matter is welcome. One winner will receive $25,000, and finalists will be exhibited at the New Salem Museum and Academy of Fine Art.Deadline: 11:59 p.m. EST on January 15, 2025.Begin Again Group Spring Exhibition (International)Artists are invited to share their freshest work from 2024 and set the stage for their direction in 2025 for a group exhibition in the Supporter Gallery at ARTS Southeast. All mediums are welcome.Deadline: 11:59 p.m. EST on January 18, 2025.Artadia Awards (Los Angeles)Artists receive unrestricted funds of $15,000, and honorariums will also be provided to finalists.Deadline: February 1, 2025.The Other Art Fair (Brooklyn)Applications are now open for the 2025 season of The Other Art Fair. Submit your work to show at one of the fairs, expand your collector base, and join a global network.Deadline: February 2, 2025.Bosch Parade 2026 (International)Nothing and nobody is perfect, and defects are everywhere. The Bosch Parade 2026 pays tribute to all these imperfections, sailing under the titlePowered by defectfrom June 18 to 21, 2026. Artists and collectives of all disciplines are eligible to submit their proposals for the bi-annual floating parade.Deadline: 12 CET on February 19, 2025.World of Wearable Art Competition (International)WOW is a world-renowned wearable art experience, where an annual design competition culminates in a spectacular show combining theatre, art, fashion, music, and performance. The event offers 25 winners $200,000 in total prizes.Deadline: 11:59 p.m. NZDT on February 20, 2025.GrantsMaterial Works Art Award 2024 (International)This award offers $2,500 in exchange for an original artwork to be added to Material Works growing contemporary art collection. Artists working in painting, photography, installation, sculpture, drawing, printmaking, mixed-media, experimental, and conceptual art are eligible.Deadline: 12 a.m. CT on December 8, 2024.Artists in Queens Grant (Queens)This $3,000 grant supportsthe creation of new work in a community setting.Deadline: 11:59 p.m. ET on December 12, 2024.NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowship (New York State and Tribal Nations located therein)This $8,000 unrestricted grant is open to those working in architecture, environmental structures, design, photography, and more.Deadline: 5 p.m. ET on December 17, 2024.The Adolf and Esther Gottlieb Emergency Grant (International)This program provides one-time financial assistance to qualified painters, printmakers, and sculptors whose needs resulted from an unforeseen catastrophic incident and who lack the resources to meet that situation. Awardees typically receive $5,000, up to $15,000.Deadline: Rolling.This fund commissions visual artists to create company projects on a rolling basis. Awardees will receive between $500 and $5,000.Deadline: Rolling.Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant (International)The foundation welcomes applications from painters, sculptors, and artists working on paper, including printmakers. Grants are intended for one year and range up to $50,000. The artists circumstances determine the size of the grant, and professional exhibition history will be considered.Deadline: Rolling.Residencies, Fellowships, & MoreBernheim Artist in Residence Program (International)Now in its 45th year, this program awards up to four residencies each year to artists working with nature. Residents receive a $2,500 stipend and accommodations. One residency is dedicated to an artist in Kentucky or nearby counties in Southern Indiana, and another is dedicated to an artist whose work addresses environmental issues and the climate crisis.Deadline: Midnight EST on December 2, 2024.Folger Institute Long-Term Public Humanities Fellowship (International)This nine-month fellowship offers $70,000 and is designed to utilize Folgers collections, exhibitions, and programming themes. One fellow will devote 75% of their residency to research and 25% to implementing public humanities engagement.Deadline: 11:59 p.m. ET on December 15, 2024.Newberry Library Artist in Residence Fellowships (International)This one-month fellowship supports research for a visual artist with a $3,000 stipend.Deadline: 11:59 p.m. CT on December 15, 2024.Joshua Tree Highlands Artist Residency (International)These seven-week residencies in Joshua Tree National Park include $1,500 stipends, living accommodations, and studio space. There is a $45 application fee.Deadline: 11:59 p.m. MT on December 15, 2024.Roman J. Witt Residency (International)Open to established and emerging artists and designers, this program awards one residency to support the production of new work at the University of Michigan. Residents receive $20,000, housing, workspace, and up to $5,000 in research and development funding. There is a $15 application fee. Deadline: December 15, 2024.The New Gallery Studio Residency / Solo Exhibition (Springfield, St. Louis, Louisville, Atlanta, and more)The New Gallery at Austin Peay State University is offering its gallery space for a new summer studio artist-in-residence program, which offers $7,850 and lodging.Deadline: December 15, 2024.The Bray Artist Residencies (International)Throughsummer and long-term studio experiences, this program offers the opportunity to work within a community of global artists actively creating new work.Deadline: December 19, 2024.McColl Centers Artist-in-Residence Program (International)Open to emerging and mid-career artists across disciplines, this 10-week program offers a $6,000 stipend, housing, studio space, curatorial guidance, and more. Deadline: January 3, 2025.The image above is from a short film byPhoebe Wahland Andrea Love.Previous articleNext article