Opportunities

Opportunities in May 2026

Residencies, fellowships, grants, and open calls from the Bennett Prize, Oak Spring Garden Foundation, and more in our monthly list of opportunities for artists, writers, and art workers.

Art Review

Diedrick Brackens’s Tapestries Beckon the Light of Freedom

In this Bay Area artist’s hands, weaving becomes a site of experimentation and refusal.

Community

A View From the Easel

“I like to play with materials that have a history of manipulation.”

Sponsored

Announcement

SMFA at Tufts Presents Passages, the 2026 MFA Thesis Exhibition

On view from May 5 to 17 in Medford, Massachusetts, this exhibition represents the graduating class and their journeys through worlds visited and imaged.

Interview

Tania Bruguera on Why Today’s Art Must Be Political

Ahead of her performance “Tatlin’s Whisper #6” in Times Square, the artist and activist talks to Hyperallergic about free speech in times of rising authoritarianism.

Feature

An Art Fair for the "Global Majority" Debuts in Brooklyn

Conductor Art Fair at Powerhouse Arts seeks to represent the underrepresented, with some notable overlap with next week’s Venice Biennale.

News

Historic Monument Honors New York's First Arabic-Speaking Community

The public artwork celebrates the literary legacy of the city's storied "Little Syria."

Obituary

Georg Baselitz, Purveyor of the Tortured Male Genius Myth, Dies at 88

The German artist was known for emotionally charged paintings and distorted views about women artists.

News

Banksy Erects Anti-Imperialist Monument in Central London

A man in a suit, his face covered by a flag, walks toward his own demise.

Community

Required Reading

A day in the life of Peter Hujar, Mahmoud Khalil a year after detention, the madman theory of Trump, and more.

Community

​​​​Art Movements: Curators Named for El Museo's Latine Art Survey

Biennale shake-ups, a new leadership model for Manifesta, and Marina Abramović, wine whisperer?

News

Venice Biennale Jury Resigns

Responsible for awarding the Golden Lions, the women-led jury stepped down a week after its statement of intent to omit Russia and Israel from consideration.