Top Art Fellowships 2025

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Deadline

May 15, 2025

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Air Place Studio - Resilient Artist Cohort

Genre: Art Fellowship
Art field: Painting / Drawing / Photography / Graphic / Sculpture / Textile Art / Ceramics
Theme: Wall-Based Format or Small Plinths

Grant

250 £
Mentorship + Exhibition

Location

Leeds
United Kingdom

Eligibility conditions

Resident of Yorkshire and the Humber (GB)
For artists based in Leeds

Deadline

May 15, 2025

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McMillen Artist Community Reverse Scholarship

Genre: Art Fellowship
Art field: Digital / Painting / Drawing / Photography / Video / Graphic / Installation / Performance / Sculpture / Textile Art / Ceramics

Grant

Variable

Location

Fort Wayne
United States of America

Eligibility conditions

Born between 1950 (included) and 2000 (included)
Resident of Washington (US)
You must have $10,000 or more in student loan debt and have a gross annual income of $75,000 or less

Deadline

May 16, 2025

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Northern Clay Center - McKnight Artist Fellowship

Genre: Art Fellowship
Art field: Ceramics
Duration: 1 year
Theme: Ceramic

Grant

25,000 $
Exhibition + Catalogue

Location

Minneapolis
United States of America

Eligibility conditions

No students
Resident of Minnesota (US)

Deadline

May 16, 2025

Information

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Genre: Art Fellowship
Art field: Painting / Drawing / Graphic
Duration: 1 year

Grant

5,000 £
Mentorship + Exhibition

Location

Onldno
United Kingdom

Eligibility conditions

Resident of United Kingdom

Deadline

May 20, 2025

Information

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Genre: Art Fellowship
Art field: Sculpture / Textile Art / Ceramics / Craft Art
Duration: 1 year
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Grant

5,000 $

Location

Vhalleeis
United States of America

Eligibility conditions

Resident of United States of America

Deadline

May 22, 2025

Information

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Genre: Art Fellowship
Art field: Digital / Painting / Drawing / Photography / Video / Graphic / Installation / Performance / Sculpture / Textile Art / Ceramics

Grant

Mentorship

Location

Semalerli
France

Eligibility conditions

Resident of France

Deadline

May 26, 2025

Information

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Genre: Art Fellowship
Art field: Digital / Sound / Painting / Drawing / Photography / Video / Graphic / Installation / Performance / Sculpture / Textile Art / Ceramics
Duration: 6 months

Grant

1,500 € per month

Location

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Germany

Eligibility conditions

No students
Resident of Sachsen-Anhalt (DE)

Deadline

May 31, 2025

Information

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Genre: Art Fellowship
Art field: Digital / Painting / Drawing / Photography / Video / Graphic / Installation / Performance / Sculpture / Textile Art / Ceramics
Duration:

Grant

Financial Stipend + Mentoring + Exhibition

Location

Hillaeadphpi
United States of America

Eligibility conditions

Resident of United States of America
Applicants must be planning to live in the greater Philadelphia region during the full year of the program

Deadline

May 31, 2025

Information

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Genre: Art Fellowship
Art field: Digital / Painting / Drawing / Photography / Video / Graphic / Installation / Performance / Sculpture / Textile Art / Ceramics
Duration: 2 weeks
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Grant

Professional development and networking program

Location

Lbyrnoko
United States of America

Eligibility conditions

Resident of New York (US)

Deadline

June 1, 2025

Information

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Genre: Art Fellowship
Art field: Digital / Sound / Painting / Drawing / Literature / Photography / Video / Graphic / Installation / Performance / Sculpture / Textile Art / Ceramics
Duration:

Grant

max. 150,000 $

Location

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United States of America

Eligibility conditions

Resident of Florida (US)
Only for organizations

Deadline

June 1, 2025

Information

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Genre: Art Fellowship
Art field: Digital / Painting / Drawing / Photography / Video / Graphic / Installation / Performance / Sculpture / Textile Art / Ceramics
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Grant

10,000 $
2 - 5 week stay at Oak Spring

Location

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United States of America

Eligibility conditions

For early-career artists not enrolled in an undergraduate degree program in 2026

Deadline

June 1, 2025

Information

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Genre: Art Fellowship
Art field: Digital / Sound / Painting / Drawing / Photography / Video / Graphic / Installation / Performance / Sculpture / Textile Art / Ceramics
Duration: 1 year
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Grant

5,000 $

Location

Islouelvli
United States of America

Eligibility conditions

Deadline

June 2, 2025

Information

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Genre: Art Fellowship
Art field: Video
Duration:

Grant

2,500 £
Mentoring + Workshops

Location

Ndoonl
United Kingdom

Eligibility conditions

No students
Resident of United Kingdom
For early-career artists based in England

Deadline

June 2, 2025

Information

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Genre: Art Fellowship
Art field: Literature / Graphic / Illustration, Graphic Design
Duration: 10 months
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Grant

7,500 £
Mentoring + Publication/Public Engagement Budget 2,000 £

Location

Donnlo
United Kingdom

Eligibility conditions

No students
Resident of United Kingdom

Deadline

June 2, 2025

Information

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Genre: Art Fellowship
Art field: Photography / Video / Filmmaker / Content-Creator
Duration: 10 months
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Grant

7,500 £
Mentoring + Publication/Public Engagement + Budget 3,000 £

Location

Nodnlo
United Kingdom

Eligibility conditions

No students
Resident of United Kingdom

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