Top Art Fellowships 2025

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Deadline

Feb 26, 2025

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Minnesota Center for Book Arts / McKnight Foundation - Artist Fellowships for Book Artists

Genre: Art Fellowship
Art field: Digital / Painting / Drawing / Photography / Graphic / Installation / Sculpture / Textile Art / Ceramics / Book Art
Duration: 1 year
Theme: Book Art

Grant

25,000 $
1,000 $ Travel Stipend + 2,000 $ Educational Stipend

Location

Minneapolis
United States of America

Eligibility conditions

No students
Resident of Minnesota (US)

Deadline

Mar 1, 2025

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U.S.-Japan Creative Artist Fellowship Program

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

Grant

20,000 $

Location

Washington
United States of America

Eligibility conditions

Resident of United States of America
Nationality: American

Deadline

Mar 3, 2025

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YWCA Minneapolis - Camille J. Gage Fellowship

Genre: Art Fellowship
Art field: Digital / Sound / Painting / Drawing / Photography / Video / Graphic / Installation / Performance / Sculpture / Textile Art / Ceramics
Duration: 1 year
Theme: Art and Activism

Grant

45,000 $

Location

Minneapolis
United States of America

Eligibility conditions

No students
Resident of Minnesota (US)

Deadline

Mar 15, 2025

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Cornell University - Strauch Fellowship

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

Grant

65,000 $
Stipend for research

Location

Ithaca
United States of America

Eligibility conditions

No students

Deadline

Mar 24, 2025

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McKnight Media Artists Fellowships

Genre: Art Fellowship
Art field: Digital / Sound / Video
Duration:
Theme: Media Art

Grant

25,000 $

Location

St. Paul
United States of America

Eligibility conditions

Resident of Minnesota (US)

Deadline

Mar 31, 2025

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New York Public Library - Picture Collection Artist Fellowship

Genre: Art Fellowship
Art field: Digital / Sound / Painting / Drawing / Photography / Video / Graphic / Installation / Performance / Sculpture / Textile Art / Ceramics / Curatorial
Duration: 9 months
Theme: New York Public Library’s Picture Collection

Grant

2,000 $ - 5,000 $

Location

New York
United States of America

Eligibility conditions

Resident of United States of America
Nationality: American

Deadline

Apr 1, 2025

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North Dakota - Individual Artist Fellowship

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

Grant

5,000 $

Location

Bismarck
United States of America

Eligibility conditions

Resident of North Dakota (US)

Deadline

Apr 8, 2025

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Woodman Family Foundation Housing Stability Grant for Artists

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

Grant

30,000 $ over three years

Location

New York
United States of America

Eligibility conditions

Resident of New York (US)
For artists based in NYC

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

Anytime

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Pollock-Krasner Grant

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

Grant

10 000 $ max.

Location

New York
United States of America

Eligibility conditions

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