November 2025: Exploring Upcoming Opportunities

# Opportunities in the Art World: Residencies, Open Calls, Grants, and Careers

The art industry thrives on creativity, collaboration, and community support. Opportunities in the form of residencies, fellowships, open calls, grants, and jobs fuel the endeavors of artists, allowing them to expand their skills, collaborate with other creatives, and make meaningful contributions to the cultural landscape. Here’s a detailed overview of some exciting opportunities available for artists and creatives.

## Residencies, Workshops, & Fellowships

### Sculpture Space – 2027 Artist Residencies
Sculpture Space in Utica, New York offers dynamic residencies for sculptors who push boundaries and build community. Artists work in a historic industrial district with access to free housing, semi-private studios, and a $1,000 stipend. A $35 application fee applies. Deadline: January 15, 2026.

### Folger Shakespeare Library – Artistic Research Fellowships
These fellowships for artists whose work can benefit from primary research related to the early modern world offer awards of $4,000 per virtual month and $5,000 per onsite month, for one- to three-month durations. Deadline: January 15, 2026.

### Morgan-Menil Fellowship
Targeting independent research projects on drawing throughout the history of art, this fellowship offers a monthly stipend of $4,000–$5,100, with a travel allowance between NYC and Houston, Texas, for three to nine months. Deadline: December 15, 2025.

### Smack Mellon – 2026–27 Artist Studio Program
Six emerging visual artists based in NYC are provided free private studios, access to shared production facilities, studio visits, open studios, and a fellowship contingent on funding. Deadline: December 1, 2025.

### West Virginia University Libraries – Mountain AIR
This residency invites US artists to explore West Virginia’s environmental archives to inspire creative work revealing the state’s ecological story, offered through project-based awards. Deadline: November 28, 2025.

### Yaddo Artist Residency
Open to artists in literature, visual arts, music, performance, and film & video, this residency in Saratoga Springs, New York lasts two weeks to two months, with room, board, and studio offered. A $35 application fee applies. Deadline: January 6, 2025.

## Open Calls for Art & Writing

### Locust Projects – Main Gallery Open Call
Artists worldwide can apply to create large-scale new work at Locust Projects’ main gallery in Miami. Selected artists receive a production budget up to $10,000 and a $5,000 artist fee. Deadline: November 16, 2025.

### National Trust – Sycamore Gap Anniversary Commission
This call seeks proposals using wood from the fallen Sycamore Gap tree. Five artists receive £5,000 each, with one concept selected in early 2026. Deadline: November 17, 2025.

### Scottsdale Arts – Brown Avenue Public Art Project
Seeking qualifications from artists for a permanent public art opportunity in Scottsdale, Arizona, offering a realization budget of $160,000. Deadline: November 24, 2025.

## Grants & Awards

### Bobby Anspach Studios Foundation – 2025 Artist Grant Program
This program supports artists creating works that deepen empathy, human connection, and climate awareness, offering two $50,000 and three $8,000 unrestricted visual arts grants. Deadline: December 30, 2025.

### Post Wave Prize for Illustration
Emerging illustrators are invited to submit for the theme “Time for Tea,” with the winner receiving £3,000 and a funded trip to China. Deadline: January 7, 2025.

### Wave Farm – Media Arts Assistance Fund
Supporting artists in New York state, this grant of up to $7,500 aids in completing or presenting work in sound and moving image art. Deadline: January 15, 2026.

## Job Opportunities

### Hartford Art School, University of Hartford – Assistant Professor of Sculpture
Seeking a versatile artist/educator, this tenure-track position begins fall 2026. Application Review Begins: January 9, 2026.

### School of the Art Institute of Chicago – Assistant Professor in Photography
This tenure-track role demands expertise across analog, digital, and hybrid lens-based practices, set to begin as soon as possible. Priority Deadline: January 19, 2026.

### University of California, Davis – Maria Manetti Shrem Endowed Chair in Art Studio
Geared towards artists expanding art practice beyond traditional conventions, this senior faculty position review begins: January 2, 2026.

These opportunities showcase the dynamic and diverse pathways available to artists of all disciplines and stages in their careers, providing platforms for growth, recognition, and contribution to the ever-evolving art world. For more details on applying and to explore additional opportunities, visit the respective websites