Resources

• Art Deadlines List 
  Commissions, competitions, jobs & internships, scholarships & grants, residencies, festivals, calls for entries/proposals/projects, in all disciplines for all artists.

• ArtsHub 
  Western Massachusetts’ central online resource for the region’s creatives and businesses to thrive and connect with one another. Use this site to find funding, space, calls for art, professional development, directories, and more

• Assets 4 Artists (Mass MoCA) 
  A program by artists for artists, A4A provides professional development workshops, coaching, capacity-building cohorts, community building, artist residencies and more. Run through Mass MoCA in North Adams, MA. 

• CodaWorx 
  The hub of the commissioned arts community, CodaWorx aims to connect all members of the creative industry. Find artists, calls for art, jobs, showcases, and bring your work to life. 

• Connect the Arts
  A virtual collective for artists to find creative career opportunities, jobs, and more.

• Creative Capital
  Residencies, calls for art, grants, and award opportunities for artists working in all creative disciplines. Creative Capital Foundations works to provide “underinvested and risk-taking” artists with the grants, services, and professional development needed to advance their careers.

• Creative Ground Directory 
  The Creative Ground Directory offers profiles for artists, creatives, organizations, and businesses to connect to a creative community. Run by the New England Foundation for the Arts, the directory celebrates the work of New England’s creative people. 

• Mass Cultural Council 
  Massachusetts’ resource for amplifying creativity, providing resources, expanding relationships, and championing transformational changes for artists and the creative community.

• National Endowment for the Arts
  Largest funder of the arts and artistic communities in the nation. The NEA strives to share and support the arts through grant making, art education, and community development.

• New England Foundation for the Arts 
  Connects artists in New England, provides grants & programs, and supports an equitable artistic community for all. NEFA’s goal is to invest in artists and foundations that enrich the cultural landscape both in New England and in the nation. 

• Public Art Archive 
  A free database for public art around the world. This resource unites records from public art organizations and artists into one evolving resource.

• Springboard for the Arts 
  Offering arts training, career consultations, professional development, and more, Springboard for the Arts supports artists with tools to make a “living and a life”. 

• Valley Artist Directory
  The Pioneer Valley’s directory of artists, creatives, and businesses to encourage connection and collaboration. This resource also offers a weekly newsletter with listings to local art events, opportunities, and more.

• Academy of American Poets 
  Find poetry, educational resources, and a poem-a-day. This resource was created to get poetry into schools and expand poetry education for all. 

• Americans for the Arts 
  Connecting artists, communities, and businesses, Americans for the Arts works to ensure that all Americans have access to the arts. 

• American Alliance for Museums 
  Advances equitable and impactful museums through memberships, partnerships, and more. Visit this resource to learn about the museum community, DEI in museums, and the social/community impact of museums. 

• Association of Performing Arts Professionals
  The national service, advocacy, and membership organization for the live and performing arts industry. Offers various programs, resources for performing arts professionals, and a yearly conference. 

• League of American Orchestras 
  Programs, research, and educational resources for American Orchestras and the orchestral community. The League of American Orchestras shares opportunities to help the orchestra world thrive and grow. 

• Mass Cultural Council
  Massachusetts’ resource for amplifying creativity, providing resources, expanding relationships, and championing transformational changes for artists and the creative community.

• National Endowment for the Arts 
  Largest funder of the arts and artistic communities in the nation. The NEA strives to share and support the arts through grant making, art education, and community development.

• New England Foundation for the Arts
  Connects artists in New England, provides grants & programs, and supports an equitable artistic community for all. NEFA’s goal is to invest in artists and foundations that enrich the cultural landscape both in New England and in the nation. 

• National Endowment for the Humanities 
  Federal agency dedicated to funding and supporting the humanities through grants. The Endowment and Council brings education, lifelong learning, and programming to local communities across the nation. 

• National Dance Council for America
  Represents interests of those in the dance profession, maintains high standards of dance education, brings dance to communities 

Resources: 

• Artist Communities 
  National and international calls for art and residency opportunities from the Artist Community Alliance. In addition to calls for art, this site has resources for research, programs, and events.
• Asian American Arts Alliance 
  This opportunity listing was created by users and features various calls for art, arts residencies, and jobs. The Asian American Arts Alliance vision is to strengthen Asian American art and artists through resource sharing, promotion, and community building.   
• Fully Funded Residencies
  This resource is a compilation of open calls for residencies around the world.

Featured Residencies:

• Banff Center Residency
  The Banff Center is a post-secondary institution that specializes in Indigenous leadership, artistic research, project development, and mountain culture. The Center offers various residencies in different disciplines and is located in Banff, Alberta, Canada.
• Berkshire Artist Residency Program
  This program offers three residency sites for artists to create new work, reflect on artistic visions, and engage with fellow artists. Preference is given to Berkshire County Residents. 
• The Factory Residency 
  The Factory Residency is located in Manchester, New Hampshire. The program is geared towards new and emerging amateur artists from around the world. The 12-week program allows creatives to explore, define, and polish their working portfolio
• The Fine Arts Work Center Fellowship 
  One of the leading artist residency programs in the world, the FAWC offers seven-month residencies. Writing fellows are given the opportunity to do a public reading and Visual Arts fellows are given the chance to display a solo exhibition. 
• Headlands Artist in Residence
  The Residency program at the Headlands Center for the Arts awards approximately 50 fully sponsored residencies per year. Residencies are 4 to 10 weeks and are available to local, national and international artists. Artists of all career stages and disciplines are welcomed to apply and join the community.
• Manship Artist Residency and Studios
  Located in Cape Ann, Massachusetts, the Manship Artist Residency envisions a world transformed by the power of nature and art. The program connects Cape Ann’s cultural heritage with a new group of artists, innovators, and creatives that can use the space and help uplift the community. 
• Millay Arts Residency 
  Millay Arts invites artists for two-week to one month long residencies at Edna St. Vincent Millay’s historic estate. The residency allows artists to dive deeper into their creative process and work on projects.
• The Rocky Neck Art Colony
  One of the oldest continuously operating art colonies in the United States. 
• Skowhegan Residency 
  This 9-week program in Maine gives artists the opportunity to live in a community of peers and participate in workshops, studio visits, performances, lectures, and more. The residency is based on a transversal open structure that encourages collaboration between artists. Studios, technical facilities, and workshops are all located on the campus and available to artists.
• Stochastic Labs Residency
  Residencies at the Stochastic Labs are fully sponsored and available to engineers, artists, scientists, and entrepreneurs from around the world. Residents become a part of the creative community and can use workshops, co-working spaces, and the shop.
• Yaddo Residency
  A nonprofit retreat for artists working in choreography, film, literature, music composition, performance art, photography, printmaking, sculpture, and video. 

State/Federal:

• Mass Cultural Council
  The Massachusetts Cultural Council offers grants for Creative Individuals, Feasibility and Technical Assistant Grants, Cultural Sector, Operations, and more. The grants are available in differing amounts and are due in October.
• National Endowment for the Arts 
  The National Endowment for the Arts provides a variety of grants for organizations, individuals, and programs. The Grants are awarded in differing amounts and available at various times throughout the year.
• New England Foundation for the Arts
  The New England Foundation for the Arts offers 15+ grants to support dance, music, public art, and theater. Grants are awarded in differing amounts and are available at various times throughout the year. 

Individual Arts Foundations: 

• American Society of Journalists and Authors 
  This grant is awarded annually to writers of diverse backgrounds and interests. The Fund was created to help professional freelance writers who are temporarily or permanently prevented from continuing their work.
• The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts 
  The Foundation offers three types of grants: the Curatorial Research Fellowship, Exhibition Support, and Multi-year Program Grants. The Andy Warhol Foundation primarily supports visual artists in the contemporary art field. Their grants support artists by funding the arts organizations and cultural institutions that support them.
• Awesome Foundation Grant
  This foundation is dedicated to forwarding “the interest of awesome” in the world. They give out $1000 grants every month to people with ideas, projects, and creations.
• Biz-M-Power Grant 
  A crowdfunding matching grant program, the Biz-M-Power Grant supports small businesses in Massachusetts. The grant is intended to help with acquisition, expansion, leases of facilities or equipment, and capital needs.
• The Blues Foundation Grant 
  The HART (Handy Artists Relief Trust), or Blues Foundation Grant, offers assistance to Blues musicians and their families. The fund provides healthcare such as medical, dental, free screenings, and more.
• BJ Goodwin Fund (Northampton) 
  The BJ Goodwin Fund has provided artists with the support necessary to develop their talents by traveling outside of their community. The fund is intended for Western Mass/Valley residents to advance their art and feel supported by the Northampton arts community.
• Bridge Song Fund 
  A trans- and queer- affirming emergency fund set up to support Western MA BIPOC, women, nonbinary, and genderqueer musicians. The fund is set up to help with housing, medical expenses, and sustenance in the aftermath of the pandemic. 
• Brooks and Joan Fortune Foundation 
  The BJFF aims to provide funding for projects with specific outcomes, specifically in education, art, and outreach programs.
• Carnegie Fund for Artists
  The Carnegie Fund for Artists is available to American Artists who have published at least one full length fiction or nonfiction work. All applicants must demonstrate need and provide relevant documentation to be considered.
• Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grant 
  The Greenshields Foundation Grant supports “young artists who are pursuing their studies or are in the early stages of their career, are working in a representational style of painting, drawing, sculpture, or printmaking, and demonstrate the determination and talent to pursue a lifetime career in their art practice”.
• Foundation for Contemporary Arts Grant 
  The FCA Grant is the only program that offers immediate, project-based assistance to performing artists who have sudden, unanticipated opportunities to present their work to the public or incur unexpected expenses for projects that are close to completion. The FCA awards 12-21 grants per months in amounts varying from $500-$3000.
• Fund for Investigative Journalism 
  This fund provides grants and support to independent journalists and news organizations. Their goal is to provide small amounts of money that will go a long way in fighting racism, poverty, corporate greed, and government corruption through journalism.
• Gottlieb Emergency Fund 
  The Adolph and Esther Gottlieb Grant provides interim financial assistance to painters, printmakers, and sculptors. Grants are one-time and awarded to those struggling from unforeseen, catastrophic incidents.
• Greater Worcester Community Foundation 
  This scholarship foundation has become the largest support for students from Worcester County. The fund helps college-bound high school students to achieve success and access the resources they need to thrive.
• Helen Frankenthaler Foundation
  The Frankenthaler Foundation supports educational and research initiatives for contemporary painting and the academic study of modern art history. The fund also embraces higher education and opportunities for living artists, and awards millions of dollars in grant money each year.
• Innovate Grant 
  The Innovate Grant is distributed twice each quarter in the amount of $1,800. Grants are available to visual artists and photographers. With 4 grant cycles per year, the Innovate Grant provides ample opportunities for artists to access the support they need.
• International Arts Movement Hilary Teachout Grant 
  One time, $500 payments for artist relief after the coronavirus pandemic. The grant is in honor of Hilary Teachout, wife of theater critic Terry Teachout.
• International Women’s Media Foundation Grant 
  The IWMF fund provides female journalists with small grants and support for crises and threats related to working in the field of journalism.
• The Jar of Love Fund
  This microgrant, in partnership with Sotheby’s, allows artists, designers, curators, and cultural producers to continue their work. Grantees form a cohort to benefit from professional development and relationship building in between artists.
• Leveler Peer to Peer Grants 
  Grants for the arts, production, music, nightlife, and hospitality.
• LGBTQ Emergency Grant 
  A fund to help LGBTQ+ people who cannot pay for food, medicine, rent, and necessities because most of their income does not come from an employer. The fund is intended to help artists, performers, and tip-based workers.
• MacDowell 
  Financial support for MacDowell Fellowship awardees.
• Musician’s Foundation Grant 
  A fund established to help professional music performers, composers/arrangers, and educators through specific times of need.
• Muskegon Art Museum: The Bennet Prize 
  A stipend program established to support “fine art practice of a woman painter working in figurative realism”. The prize is awarded biennially and provides $25,000 over two consecutive years.
• Pen America U.S. Writers Aid Initiative 
  This grant is intended to assist fiction and nonfiction authors, poets, playwrights, translators, and journalists in short-term financial emergencies. All eligible participants must be professional writers based in the U.S. who can demonstrate need.
• Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant 
  This grant enables artists to create new work, purchase materials, and pay for rent.
• South Arts Express Grants 
  The South Arts Grant supports rural communities and distributes grants to rural organizations. The grant is an opportunity for organizations in South Arts’ nine-state region, and allows fee support for film, performing arts, literary arts, traditional arts, and visual arts.
• Thespian Relief Fund 
  The Thespian Relief Fund offers grants for school troupe dues and grants to assist school theater programs that have been impacted by cancellation of events or loss of revenue.
• We Need Diverse Books Emergency Fund
  This fund is available to published writers based in the United States who can demonstrate financial need. The grants are open for a range of different types of writers who have been affected by natural disasters, war, and other career-altering situations.