Top Art Fellowships 2024/2025

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Deadline

Jan 3, 2025

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Jan & Frank Cicero Fellowship

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

Grant

3,000 $

Location

Chicago
United States of America

Eligibility conditions

Deadline

Jan 5, 2025

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Brown Institute - Marco Castro Cosio Media Art and Technology Fellowship

Genre: Art Fellowship
Art field: Digital / Painting / Drawing / Literature / Photography / Video / Graphic / Installation / Performance / Sculpture / Textile Art / Ceramics / Curatorial
Duration: 1 year
Theme: Tech, Media and Arts

Grant

10,000 $
Optional residency at the Brown Institut

Location

New York
United States of America

Eligibility conditions

No students
Applicants must be eligible to receive funding from a U.S.-based institution

Deadline

Jan 6, 2025

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Vera List Center Fellowship

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

Grant

25,000 $

Location

New York
United States of America

Eligibility conditions

Deadline

Jan 6, 2025

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Larry Lederman Photography Fellowship

Genre: Art Fellowship
Art field: Photography
Duration: 9 months
Theme: Gardens and landscapes

Grant

20,000 $

Location

New York
United States of America

Eligibility conditions

Resident of United States of America
Nationality: American

Deadline

Jan 6, 2025

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Harvard University - Loeb / ArtLab Fellowship

Genre: Art Fellowship
Art field: Digital / Sound / Painting / Architecture / Drawing / Literature / Photography / Video / Graphic / Installation / Performance / Sculpture / Textile Art / Ceramics
Theme: Improving the built and natural environment

Grant

Studio space in the ArtLab building + research support + networking

Location

Cambridge
United States of America

Eligibility conditions

For people in mid-career, with a minimum of 5-10 years of experience

Deadline

Jan 6, 2025

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Vera List Center for Art and Politics - Matter of Intelligence

Genre: Art Fellowship
Art field: Digital / Sound / Painting / Drawing / Literature / Photography / Video / Graphic / Installation / Performance / Sculpture / Textile Art / Ceramics / Curatorial
Duration: 2 years
Theme: Matter of Intelligence

Grant

25,000 $
Curatorial support + Budget for travel + Project production

Location

New York
United States of America

Eligibility conditions

Deadline

Jan 10, 2025

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Luminarts Visual Arts Fellowship

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

Grant

10,000 $

Location

Chicago
United States of America

Eligibility conditions

Born between 1995 (included) and 2007 (included)
Resident of Illinois (US)
Applicants must live within 150 miles of the Chicago Loop

Deadline

Jan 15, 2025

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William L. Clements Library - Mary G. Stange Fellowship

Genre: Art Fellowship
Art field: Digital / Sound / Painting / Drawing / Photography / Video / Graphic / Installation / Performance / Sculpture / Textile Art / Ceramics
Duration: 1 week
Theme: Library’s rich primary source collections

Grant

1,500 $

Location

Ann Arbor
United States of America

Eligibility conditions

Deadline

Jan 15, 2025

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Science History Institute - Curatorial Fellowship

Genre: Art Fellowship
Art field: Curatorial
Duration: 2 years

Grant

55,000 $
Seminars + Workshops + Talks

Location

Philadelphia
United States of America

Eligibility conditions

No students
Resident of United States of America

Deadline

Jan 16, 2025

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Kresge Artist Fellowship

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

Grant

50,000 $
Participation in Kresge Arts in Detroit Film Series

Location

Detroit
United States of America

Eligibility conditions

No students
Resident of Michigan (US)
Anyone who has been a legal resident in Macomb, Oakland or Wayne County in the two years prior to the award deadline is eligible to apply.

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