Open calls, grants and residencies in New York
16 calls in New York open now, closing soonest first.
4 of them have no entry fee.
The next deadline is 10 November 2026.
Most listed by Craigardan and Lower Manhattan Cultural Council (LMCC).
Where a cash award in USD is stated, the median is US$5,150.
Updated
- GrantAsian Cultural Council Fellowships and Grants 2027. Fee not stated. Closes today, closes 10 November 2026 at 23:59, New York time.Asian Cultural Council (ACC) · New York · Any stageFunding for cultural exchange: six-month New York fellowships, one-to-six-month individual fellowships, graduate study support and organisation grants
- GrantCreative Engagement 2027 (Manhattan Arts Grants). Fee not stated. 2 days left, closes 12 November 2026 at 18:00, New York time.Lower Manhattan Cultural Council (LMCC) · New York · Emerging, Early careerProject funding for public arts events in Manhattan during 2027
- ResidencySU-CASA 2027 Community Arts Residency. Fee not stated. 2 days left, closes 12 November 2026 at 18:00, New York time.Lower Manhattan Cultural Council (LMCC) · New York · Any stagePlacement for a collaborative arts residency at a New York City senior centre, culminating in a public programme
- GrantUMEZ Arts Engagement 2027. Fee not stated. 2 days left, closes 12 November 2026 at 18:00, New York time.Lower Manhattan Cultural Council (LMCC) with Upper Manhattan Empowerment Zone Development Corporation · New York · Any stageProject funding for arts presentations in Upper Manhattan
- ResidencyArtist's Book Residency Grant. No fee. 6 days left, closes 15 November 2026 at 23:59, New York time.Women's Studio Workshop · Rosendale · Any stageSix to eight week residency with $350/week stipend, up to $750 materials, up to $250 travel, free housing and 24/7 studio access
- GrantQueens Arts Fund: New Work Grant. No fee. 7 days left, closes 17 November 2026 at 22:45, UTC time.New York Foundation for the Arts · Queens · EmergingGrants of $3,000 to $7,500 for a new work
- Open callNYC4PA Call for Entry: Architecture. Fee not stated. Closes 22 November 2026 at 05:00, UTC time.New York Center for Photographic Art · New York · Any stage
- ResidencySummer 2027 Byrdcliffe Communal Residency. US$30 fee. Closes 23 November 2026 at 23:59, New York time.Woodstock Byrdcliffe Guild · Woodstock · Any stageFour-week communal summer residency with studio space, private bedroom in shared housing and a possible exhibition the following year; fellowships may cover fees
- ResidencySaltonstall Residency for New York State Artists and Writers 2027. No fee. Closes 6 December 2026 at 23:59, New York time.Constance Saltonstall Foundation for the Arts · Ithaca · Any stage1 to 4 week residency with private housing and studio, some meals, $100 a week stipend plus up to $1,000 needs-based support; $500 stipend for parent and caregiver one-week sessions
- ResidencyTriangle 2027-2028 Studio Residency. Fee not stated. Closes 15 December 2026 at 22:45, UTC time.Triangle Arts New York · New York · Any stageThree-month studio residency in a large studio in Dumbo, Brooklyn, with studio visits from curators and critics and an open studio. Intensive travel and accommodation costs covered case by case.
- ResidencyCall for Summer Residency Applications. US$25 fee. Closes 15 December 2026 at 23:59, New York time.Craigardan · Elizabethtown · Any stageResidency of 2 weeks to 3 months with a $1,550 weekly scholarship towards the fee, studio and private housing
- Open callWomen in Art Volume 1: Wild at Heart, Gallery Exhibition and Hardcover Art Book. Fee not stated. Closes 21 December 2026 at 23:59, New York time.The Untitled Space · New York · Any stagePublication in a 200-page hardcover book, group gallery exhibition in Tribeca, online exhibition on Artsy and Artnet, and five artist awards including front and back covers
- ResidencyNARS International Residency Program. US$35 fee. Closes 31 December 2026 at 23:59, New York time.NARS Foundation · New York · Emerging, Mid careerThree, six or twelve month residency with 24/7 studio access, monthly studio visits, curated exhibition and Open Studios
- GrantGottlieb Foundation Individual Support Grant 2027. Fee not stated. Closes 15 January 2027 at 23:59, New York time.Adolph & Esther Gottlieb Foundation · New York · Established$25,000 grant; 20 grants awarded each year
- Residency2027 Woodstock Artist-in-Residence (AIR). No fee. Closes 31 January 2027 at 23:59, New York time.CPW - Center for Photography at Woodstock · Woodstock · Any stage$2,000 honorarium, $250 travel stipend, housing with studio and a $1,000 lab credit
- ResidencyCall for Winter Residency Applications. US$25 fee. Closes 15 June 2027 at 23:59, New York time.Craigardan · Keene · Any stageResidency of 1 week to 3 months with a $1,550 per week scholarship towards the residency fee
Also open to you: 2 calls open worldwide
These take entries from any country, so they are listed here as well as on the New York page.
- Prize2. Artplaner Prize. No fee. Closes 29 November 2026 at 23:00, UTC time.Artplaner · Any stage
- GrantThe Vital Impacts Environmental Photography Fellowships and Mentorships 2027. US$25 fee. Closes 30 November 2026 at 23:59, Los Angeles time.Vital Impacts · Any stageOne US$20,000 fellowship, six US$5,000 fellowships and ten mentorship places