Opportunities in August 2026
Residencies, fellowships, grants, and open calls from the Erie Canal Museum, Jentel Artist Residency, Princeton University, and more in our monthly list of opportunities for artists, writers, and art workers.
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Two Artist Fellowships - Hodder & PAF — Princeton University, Lewis Center for the ArtsPrinceton Arts Fellowships - 2 years, teaching required, open to dance, music, theater artists. Hodder Fellowships - 1 year, no teaching, open to dance, music, theater, and visual artists. Deadline: Sept. 8, 2026 | arts.princeton.edu/fellowships
Art at a Time Like This — Take One ActionOpen call for brave political images and ideas of civic actions to save democracy. Selected artists will join a public art campaign this fall and/or be featured in an online exhibition. Honorarium up to $1,000.Deadline: August 21, 2026 | atlt.org
Culture Forward — The Svane Family FoundationA three-year, $5M initiative supporting arts and culture projects that draw audiences to Downtown San Francisco. Open to local and national artists and organizations. Experimentation is welcome.Deadline: September 1, 2026 | svaneff.org/cultureforward
2026 Foundwork Artist Prize — FoundworkThe honoree will receive a $10,000 grant and studio visits with jurors Stefan Benchoam, François Ghebaly, Manuela Moscoso, Gabi Ngcobo, Esther Schipper. Three shortlisted artists will receive $1,000 grants.Deadline: September 25, 2026 | foundwork.art/artist-prize
Prize for Contemporary Southern Art — The Gibbes Museum and Society 1858Awarded to an artist whose work contributes to a new understanding of art in the South. The winner will receive a $10,000 unrestricted prize, an artwork exhibited at the museum for one year, and a three-day series of events honoring the artist in Charleston.Deadline: September 14, 2026 | gibbesmuseum.org
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