Top Art Fellowships 2025
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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
Research allowance: 5.000 $
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 15, 2025
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PhotoWork Junior Fellowship
Genre:
Art Fellowship
Art field:
Photography
Duration:
6 months
Theme: Post-Documentary Tradition
Grant
2,000 $ of in-kind photographic services + Mentoring
Eligibility conditions
No students
Resident of
United States of America
Nationality:
American
For early-career photographic artists
Fee: $35 USD
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
Eligibility conditions
Resident of
United States of America
Deadline
Oct 26, 2025
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Bronx Museum - AIM Fellowship
Genre:
Art Fellowship
Art field:
Digital /
Painting /
Drawing /
Photography /
Video /
Printmaking /
Installation /
Performance /
Sculpture /
Textile Art /
Ceramics
Duration:
9 months
Grant
Incubator and career accelerator program
Eligibility conditions
Resident of
New York (US)
For New York City-based visual artists who are at the early stages of their careers and seek to make a serious commitment to creative expression as a professional career.
Deadline
Oct 27, 2025
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Center for Art and Advocacy Fellowship
Genre:
Art Fellowship
Art field:
Digital /
Sound /
Painting /
Drawing /
Literature /
Photography /
Video /
Printmaking /
Installation /
Performance /
Sculpture /
Textile Art /
Ceramics
Duration:
Grant
Mentorship
Eligibility conditions
Resident of
United States of America
For formerly incarcerated artists
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
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 3, 2025
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Harry Ransom Center - Research Fellowship
Genre:
Art Fellowship
Art field:
Digital /
Sound /
Painting /
Architecture /
Drawing /
Literature /
Photography /
Video /
Printmaking /
Installation /
Performance /
Sculpture /
Textile Art /
Ceramics
/
Researcher
Duration:
2 months
Theme: Archival research at the Ransom Center
Grant
Use of the Ransom Center’s collections
Eligibility conditions
Deadline
Nov 7, 2025
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VMFA Professional Visual Arts Fellowship
Genre:
Art Fellowship
Art field:
Digital /
Painting /
Drawing /
Photography /
Video /
Printmaking /
Installation /
Sculpture /
Textile Art /
Ceramics
Duration:
1 year
Grant
Eligibility conditions
No students
Resident of
Virginia (US)
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
Solo Exhibition + Mentorship
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
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