GRANTS, AWARDS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR ARTISTS
There are only a few questions that rising artists ask more frequently than: where can I find financial support for artists? who offers creative grants? or which organizations will help publish my work?
To help it easier for artists to find funding opportunities, Captured Nouns scoured the internet in search of as many grants, venture pitches, financial awards, and other opportunities to support the underrepresented creatives in our community.
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Good luck everyone!
Last updated: February 11th, 2021
Grants, Awards and Opportunities
Deadline | Call for Submission | Amount | Description |
2/15/2021 | CARDBOARD: International Call for Art Submissions Cincinnati, OH | $2,500 | Work made predominantly of cardboard; mixed media |
2/15/2021 | Art & Craft Instructional Vides Bainbridge Island WA Arts Commission Bainbridge Is, WA | $150 per video | Teaching artists making short videos for creating art at home |
2/15/2021 | American Craft: We The People Call for Submissions Confluence Gallery Twisp, WA | Paper, wood, metal, glass artists; art on American craft theme | |
2/15/2021 | World Illustration Awards 2021 Call for Work Created After Jan 2020 London, UK | Illustrators, drawing in any medium/style; works created after Jan 2020 | |
2/15/2021 | Shoreline Short Short Film Festival 3-13 Min Film Call Shoreline, WA | $250-$500 | WA based filmmakers; 3-13 min films; video artists |
2/16/2021 | Ali Youssef Project Artist in Residence Call for Submissions Sacramento, CA | Artists within 35mi of Sacramento; underrepresented artists encouraged | |
2/17/2021 | Winter Photography Award $1000 Call for Submissions Working Artist Org Tacoma, WA | $1,000 | Photographers, all styles |
2/18/2021 | International Colors Themed Call for Submissions Art Room Gallery Online | Painters, photographers, visual artists; works with colors | |
2/19/2021 | Into the Woods Call for Submissions The Cultural Center of Cape Cod South Yarmouth, MA | All mediums; painters, photographers, illustrators; themed call for art | |
2/21/2021 | Artists of Color Expo & Symposium ACES BIPOC Centered Conference Seattle, WA | PNW based artists; underrepresented artists; most mediums | |
2/22/2021 | UW Climate Impacts Group 2D Call for Climate Related Art by PNW Artist Seattle, WA | $3,000 | PNW based artists; 2D artists; work related to climate in PNW |
2/22/2021 | Spaceworks Call for Muralists Rapid Murals Storefront Art Project Tacoma, WA | $200+ | Muralists, painters, street artists; based near Tacoma for on-site work |
2/22/2021 | Spaceworks Art Residency 4 Months Studio Space Pierce County Artists Tacoma, WA | $1,500 | Visual artists in Pierce County; painters; photographers, contemporary works |
2/25/2021 | Mary Olson Farm Artist in Residence Program Call for Summer Studios Auburn, WA | $3,500 | Individuals and groups working in most media; residency in Auburn, WA |
2/25/2021 | 12th Annual “Abstracts” Online Art Competition Light, Space & Time Gallery Online | 2D & 3D artists including light/media artists; nonrepresentational art | |
2/25/2021 | Portrait Themed Call for Submissions Grey Cube Gallery Online | Painters, photographers, contemporary artists; portrait-themed art | |
2/26/2021 | FEMME Themed Call for Art Submissions Art Fluent Online | $100-$500 | Painters, photographers, visual artists; art with femme theme |
2/26/2021 | Black Lives Matter City of Burien Individual & Group Call for Submissions Burien, WA | $10,000 | Visual artists for a public commission; Burien, WA & nearby |
2/26/2021 | Black & White IV Open Invitational Call for Submissions Envision Arts Dallas, TX | All mediums; painters, photographers, illustrators; themed call for art | |
2/28/2021 | Shoreline Artist Cottage Two Month Public Art Residencies 2021 Shoreline, WA | $1,800 | Artsits in Central Puget Sound; socially-informed contemporary art |
2/28/2021 | Linear Expression: A Line Art Competition Call for Art Blue Girl Gallery Dallas, TX | Illustrators, painters; art with focus on lines | |
2/28/2021 | Playform Digital Artist New Media Residency New Brunswick, NJ | $1,000 | Digital artists, contemporary artists, light & sound artists |
2/28/2021 | Specturm-Gestalt 8 Call for Submissions Color Spectrum Show Santa Monica, CA | Painters, graphic artists; art in predominantly a single color | |
2/28/2021 | ShoreLake Arts 2021-22 Artist Roster Western WA Artist Call Shoreline/Lake Forest Part, WA | Artists near Shoreline/LFP; most mediums | |
2/28/2021 | Working Artist Grant/Art Purchase Award $1000 Working Artist Org Tacoma, WA | $1,000 | Painters, photographers, illustrators, contemporary artists |
3/1/2021 | Public Art Mural Langley Creative District Large Scale Mural Langley, WA | $15,000 | Painters and artist groups; artists in WA or nearby; BIPOC encouraged |
3/1/2021 | What’s So Funny? Themed Visual Art Call Well Well Projects Portland, OR | All mediums; painters, photographers, illustrators; themed call for art | |
3/1/2021 | National Emerging Artists Program Tofte Lake Center Residencies Ely, MN | Emerging visual artists; one-week summer artist residency in MN | |
3/2/2021 | 10th International Painting Call for Submissions Manifest Gallery Cincinnati, OH | $300-$1200 | Painters; contemporary work from last 3 years |
3/4/2021 | Scholarship & Exhibit for PNW based MFA Student (WA, ID, OR) Richland, WA | $2,500 | MFA students based in WA, ID, OR; any medium |
03/07/2021 | College Station Summer Artist in Residence Program Art Students College Station, TX | Students enrolled in art programs; living stipend provided | |
3/9/2021 | She/Her/They/Them Themed Call for Art IncuArts Gallery Honolulu, HI | Womxn & LGBTQ+ identifying artists; art related to gender expression | |
3/9/2021 | 23rd Annual Rio Brazos Juried Art Exhibition Tarleton State University Granbury, TX | Painters. photographers, contemporary artists; cash prizes awarded | |
3/13/2021 | Adrift National Exhibition Call for Art Submissions Main Street Arts Clifton Springs, NY | Painters, photographers, contemporary artists; themed call for art | |
3/15/2021 | BBA Artist Prize Call for Visual Art Submssions 2021 Berlin, DE Online | €300-€1000 | Painters, photographers, contemporary artists; international call |
3/15/2021 | Visual Art Open Prize 2021 Call for Submissions London, UK | cash prizes | Painters, photographers, contemporary artists; international call |
3/18/2021 | Quarterly $550.00 Grants Visual Artists & Photographers Innovate Grants Online | $550 | Two grants awarded quarterly, one visual artist & one photographer |
3/19/2021 | Treasures in Miniature Show Call for Art Mercer Island Visual Arts League Mercer Is, WA | $50-$200 | Visual artists with work under 8.5″ for 2D or 6″ for 3D works |
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