Top Art Fellowships 2025

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Deadline

Apr 25, 2025

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CCA Islands Travel Scholarship

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

Grant

200,000 ¥

Location

Kamijima
Japan

Eligibility conditions

Born between 1990 (included) and 2007 (included)

Deadline

Apr 30, 2025

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ADIAF Emergence Scholarships

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

Grant

1,500 €

Location

Paris
France

Eligibility conditions

Born between 1985 (included) and 2007 (included)
Resident of France
Nationality: French

Deadline

Apr 30, 2025

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LACMA - Wallis Annenberg Curatorial Fellowship

Genre: Art Fellowship
Art field: Curatorial
Duration: 2 years
Theme: Latin American Art

Grant

27 $
/ hour

Location

Los Angeles
United States of America

Eligibility conditions

No students
At least 2 years of prior museum experience. Proficiency in Spanish (especially reading) is required, with knowledge of Portuguese and French an asset

Deadline

Apr 30, 2025

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

Grant

1,138 $

Location

New york
United States of America

Eligibility conditions

No students
Resident of New York (US)
For visual artists living and/or working in the 11385 zip code of Queens, NY

Deadline

May 1, 2025

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Genre: Art Fellowship
Art field: Sound / Literature / Performance / Theatre, Music

Grant

5,000 $

Location

Oenr
United States of America

Eligibility conditions

Born between 1950 (included) and 2004 (included)
Resident of Nevada (US)

Deadline

May 2, 2025

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Genre: Art Fellowship
Art field: Digital / Performance / Time-based Media / Creative Coding
Duration: 4 months
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Grant

10,000 $
Mentoring + Workshops

Location

Nwero yk
United States of America

Eligibility conditions

Deadline

May 6, 2025

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Genre: Art Fellowship
Art field: Digital / Sound / Painting / Drawing / Photography / Video / Graphic / Installation / Performance / Sculpture / Textile Art / Ceramics
Duration: 8 months

Grant

500 €
Mentoring

Location

Bduiln
Ireland

Eligibility conditions

Resident of Ireland

Deadline

May 9, 2025

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Genre: Art Fellowship
Art field: Digital / Painting / Drawing / Photography / Video / Graphic / Installation / Performance / Sculpture / Textile Art / Ceramics
Duration: 1 month
Theme: risFumtu

Grant

2,000 CAD
Mentoring

Location

Otnotor
Canada

Eligibility conditions

No students
Resident of Canada

Deadline

May 10, 2025

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

Grant

5,000 $

Location

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United States of America

Eligibility conditions

Resident of United States of America
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Deadline

May 12, 2025

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

Grant

4,500 € per year

Location

Snetna
France

Eligibility conditions

No students
Resident of Pays de la Loire (FR)
For artists based in the Nantes metropolitan area (FR)

Deadline

May 15, 2025

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Genre: Art Fellowship
Art field: Painting / Drawing / Photography / Graphic / Sculpture / Textile Art / Ceramics
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Grant

250 £
Mentorship + Exhibition

Location

Dlese
United Kingdom

Eligibility conditions

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

Deadline

May 16, 2025

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

Grant

25,000 $
Exhibition + Catalogue

Location

Eiolsimnapn
United States of America

Eligibility conditions

No students
Resident of Minnesota (US)

Deadline

May 16, 2025

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

Grant

5,000 £
Mentorship + Exhibition

Location

Oodlnn
United Kingdom

Eligibility conditions

Resident of United Kingdom

Deadline

May 20, 2025

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Genre: Art Fellowship
Art field: Sculpture / Textile Art / Ceramics / Craft Art
Duration: 1 year
Theme: lheci AvcerarhRas

Grant

5,000 $

Location

Helalvsei
United States of America

Eligibility conditions

Resident of United States of America

Deadline

May 26, 2025

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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)

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