Top Art Fellowships 2025

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Deadline

Sep 16, 2025

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Guggenheim Fellowship

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

Grant

variable

Location

New York
United States of America

Eligibility conditions

No students
Resident of Canada, United States of America
Nationality: American, Canadian

Deadline

Sep 22, 2025

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Queens Museum - Jerome Foundation Fellowship for Emerging Artists

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

Grant

20,000 $
Mentorship + Exhibition

Location

New York
United States of America

Eligibility conditions

Resident of New York (US)
For Emerging Artists in New York City

Deadline

Oct 15, 2025

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The Smithsonian American Art Museum - Fellowship Program

Genre: Art Fellowship
Art field: Curatorial
Duration: 1 year
Theme: Independent Research and Study Related to Smithsonian Collections

Grant

57,000 $
Research allowance: 5.000 $

Location

Washington
United States of America

Eligibility conditions

Resident of United States of America
Applicants must identify a member of SAAM’s research staff to serve as primary fellowship advisor in order to hold a residency at this museum. For Predoctoral, postdoctoral, or senior applicants.

Deadline

Oct 17, 2025

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Center for Craft - Craft Research Fund

Genre: Art Fellowship
Art field: Textile Art / Ceramics / Curatorial / Craft
Duration: 1½ years
Theme: Research on craft

Grant

15,000 $

Location

Asheville
United States of America

Eligibility conditions

Resident of United States of America

Deadline

Nov 1, 2025

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American-Scandinavian Foundation - Fellowships for Americans

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

Grant

23,000 $ per year

Location

New York
United States of America

Eligibility conditions

No students
Nationality: American
Applicants must have completed their undergraduate education by the start of their project in the Nordic region.

Deadline

Nov 7, 2025

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A.I.R. Fellowship Program

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

Grant

3,000 $
Solo Exhibition + Mentorship

Location

Brooklyn
United States of America

Eligibility conditions

No students
Resident of New York (US)
Woman or non-binary artists. Artist must be resident of New York City, adjoining counties, or the Hudson Valley (Putnam, Dutchess, and Ulster counties) from September 2026–August 2027 Have not had a solo exhibition at a permanent venue in NYC in the last 10 years

Deadline

Anytime

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Pollock-Krasner Grant

Genre: Art Fellowship
Art field: Painting / Drawing / Printmaking / Sculpture
Duration: 1 year

Grant

10 000 $ max.

Location

New York
United States of America

Eligibility conditions

Deadline

Anytime

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Artists’ Fellowship - Financial Aid

Genre: Art Fellowship
Art field: Painting / Drawing / Photography / Printmaking / Installation / Sculpture / Illustration / Mixed Media
Duration:

Grant

variable

Location

New York
United States of America

Eligibility conditions

No students
Resident of United States of America

Deadline

Anytime

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Artist protection fund

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

Grant

variable

Location

New York
United States of America

Eligibility conditions

No students
Artists under threat of persecution or violence due to their artistic practise

Deadline

Anytime

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Max’s Emergency Relief & Resource Fund

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

Grant

500 $ - 1000 $

Location

Kingston
United States of America

Eligibility conditions

Resident of New York (US)

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