Top Art Fellowships 2025

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Deadline

Sep 1, 2025

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United Arts Council - Artist Support Grants

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

Grant

1,500 $

Location

Raleigh
United States of America

Eligibility conditions

No students
Resident of North Carolina (US)
 Artist based in Chatham, Harnett, Johnston, Lee, or Wake County.

Deadline

Sep 3, 2025

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Berlin Senat - Work Stipend

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

Grant

24,000 €

Location

Berlin
Germany

Eligibility conditions

No students
Resident of Berlin (DE)

Deadline

Sep 3, 2025

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Berlin International Film Festival - Berlinale Talents

Genre: Art Fellowship
Art field: Video
Duration: 1 week

Grant

Mentoring / Development Programme

Location

Berlin
Germany

Eligibility conditions

Deadline

Sep 5, 2025

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Genre: Art Fellowship
Art field: Digital / Sound / Painting / Drawing / Video / Printmaking / Ceramics
Duration: 1 year
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Grant

22,000 €
Trainee/research programme in the workshops

Location

Rdmaastme
Netherlands

Eligibility conditions

Resident of Netherlands

Deadline

Sep 7, 2025

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

Visiting Curators

Location

Menerb
Germany

Eligibility conditions

Resident of Bremen (DE)

Deadline

Sep 8, 2025

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Genre: Art Fellowship
Art field: Digital / Sound / Painting / Drawing / Literature / Photography / Video / Printmaking / Installation / Performance / Sculpture / Textile Art / Ceramics
Duration: 5 months

Grant

5,000 €

Location

Zlni
Austria

Eligibility conditions

No students
Resident of Oberösterreich (AT)
Artists with a connection to Linz (AT)

Deadline

Sep 9, 2025

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

Grant

5,000 $

Location

Nlorbkoy
United States of America

Eligibility conditions

Resident of United States of America
To be eligible to apply, your average adjusted gross income for the last two years you’ve filed tax returns must be no greater than $75,000 ($150,000 for joint filers).

Deadline

Sep 9, 2025

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Genre: Art Fellowship
Art field: Digital / Sound / Painting / Drawing / Literature / Photography / Video / Printmaking / Installation / Performance / Sculpture / Textile Art / Ceramics
Duration: 10 months

Grant

93,000 $ per year

Location

Ceroitpnn
United States of America

Eligibility conditions

Deadline

Sep 9, 2025

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

Grant

93,000 $

Location

Triopennc
United States of America

Eligibility conditions

Deadline

Sep 10, 2025

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Genre: Art Fellowship
Art field: Digital / Sound / Painting / Drawing / Photography / Video / Printmaking / Installation / Performance / Sculpture / Textile Art / Ceramics
Duration: 9 months
Theme: EorlinmCenisr anvsit

Grant

10,000 €
Mentorship

Location

Armesamtd
Netherlands

Eligibility conditions

For artists and cultural practitioners (7-15 years of relevant professional experience) who live and work in our eligible countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Caribbean and Eastern Europe (see the full list online)

Deadline

Sep 11, 2025

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

Grant

50,000 €

Location

Ildbun
Ireland

Eligibility conditions

Resident of Ireland
For organizations, groups, collectives, and workspaces that establish a studios dedicated to supporting professional visual artists

Deadline

Sep 12, 2025

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

Grant

500,000 Dkr

Location

Ngpohnacee
Denmark

Eligibility conditions

Applicants may be networks, collectives, platforms, or other collaborations operating transnationally and connecting Nordic practitioners with global peers

Deadline

Sep 14, 2025

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

Grant

Studio visits / Mentoring

Location

Inrbel
Germany

Eligibility conditions

Resident of Berlin (DE)

Deadline

Sep 14, 2025

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

Grant

Mentoring

Location

Orncody
United Kingdom

Eligibility conditions

Deadline

Sep 15, 2025

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

Grant

2.000-10.000 CHF

Location

Erbn
Switzerland

Eligibility conditions

Resident of Switzerland
Nationality: Swiss

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