> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://hyperallergic.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Opportunities in August 2020 - URL: https://hyperallergic.com/opportunities-august-2020/ - Published: 2020-08-06T20:00:52.000Z - Updated: 2025-11-24T16:46:38.000Z - Description: From open calls to residencies, a list of opportunities that artists, writers, and art workers can apply for this month. - Author: Hyperallergic - Tags: Opportunities, #wp, #wp-post, #image-position-hidden, #Import 2025-11-24 07:41 (2019, 2020, part 2) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/1931-508-landscape-with-two-poplars.jpg) Wassily Kandinsky, “Landscape with Two Poplars” (1912) (courtesy the Art Institute of Chicago/Open Access) Hyperallergic’s monthly [**Opportunities Listings**](https://hyperallergic.com/tag/opportunities/) provide a resource to artists and creatives looking for grants and paid gigs to further their work. As the arts sector navigates the coronavirus pandemic, these paid opportunities for independent artists and cultural organizations are more important now than ever. **NEW! Subscribe to receive this list of opportunities in your inbox each month.** [**Sign up here**](https://www.getrevue.co/profile/opportunities?ref=hyperallergic.com)**!** --- ## Grants & Awards Featured Opportunity **Foundwork** **2020 Artist Prize** The honoree will receive an unrestricted $10,000 grant and studio visits with this year’s distinguished jurors: Natasha Ginwala, Kalup Linzy, Anat Ebgi, Humberto Moro, Rachel Adams, and Michael Ruiz. Application Fee: Foundwork Membership ($4 USD/month, cancel any time) Deadline: October 15, 2020 | [foundwork.art/artist-prize](https://foundwork.art/artist-prize?ref=hyperallergic.com) Featured Opportunity **Red Bull Arts** **Microgrant Program** Red Bull Arts’s expanded microgrant program will award two $1,000 microgrants to artists in 20 cities across the US on a rolling monthly basis through the end of the year. Read more on [Hyperallergic](https://hyperallergic.com/red-bull-arts-microgrant-applications-2020/). Deadline: December 31, 2020 | [win.gs/RBAmicrogrant](https://bit.ly/3jxCGaQ?ref=hyperallergic.com) **Brooklyn Arts Council** **2021 Community Arts Grants** Artists, collectives, and nonprofits can apply for up to $5,000 to support artistic or cultural projects in Brooklyn in 2021\. Webinars on the program’s overview and budget are mandatory for applicants. Deadline: September 11, 2020 | [brooklynartscouncil.org](https://www.brooklynartscouncil.org/news/our-2021-community-arts-grants-applications-are-live?ref=hyperallergic.com) **Downtown Brooklyn Public Art and Placemaking Fund** Grants of up to $50,000 are available for public art and performance projects, and improvements to cultural spaces that connect neighborhoods, revitalize public spaces, and increase access to cultural programming. Application Fee: $10 (contact [dtbk.dri@downtownbrooklyn.com](mailto:DTBK.DRI@downtownbrooklyn.com) if this is a barrier to applying) Deadline: August 17, 2020 | [downtownbrooklyn.com](https://www.downtownbrooklyn.com/dtbk-public-art-placemaking-fund?ref=hyperallergic.com) **Lower Manhattan Cultural Council** **Manhattan Arts Grants** Through three different programs, Manhattan-based artists, art groups, and community-focused organizations can apply for up to $10,000 to develop and share diverse artistic experiences with the public. Deadline: September 29, 2020 | [lmcc.net](https://lmcc.net/resources/manhattan-arts-grants/?ref=hyperallergic.com) **Minnesota Street Project Foundation** **Grants for Arts Equity** Chosen grantees can receive up to $10,000 to address the capacity-building needs of Bay Area visual arts organizations serving BIPOC communities and other historically marginalized communities. Deadline: Rolling | [minnesotastreetproject.org/grants](https://minnesotastreetproject.org/grants?ref=hyperallergic.com) --- ## Residencies, Workshops, & Fellowships Featured Opportunity **Currier Museum of Art** **Artists in the Community 2021 Residency** Artists with a history of social engagement in their work can apply for this social practice residency, which comes with a stipend, travel allowance, materials budget, and housing in a fully-furnished home in Manchester, NH. Deadline: September 1, 2020 | [anyartist.org](https://www.anyartist.org/call.cfm?id=2865&ref=hyperallergic.com) Featured Opportunity **Pioneer Works** **2021 Residencies** Candidates working outside the “norms” of their artistic field and whose interdisciplinary practice can make use of Pioneer Works’s facilities and collaborative environment in Brooklyn, NY are invited to apply starting September 1. Deadline: September 30, 2020 | [pioneerworks.org/residency](https://pioneerworks.org/residency/?ref=hyperallergic.com) **Harvard University** **Radcliffe Fellowship Program** Fellows are in residence from September 2021–May 2022 and receive full-time Harvard appointments as visiting fellows, office or studio space, a stipend of $78,000, and an additional $5,000 to cover project expenses. Deadline: September 10, 2020 | [radcliffe.harvard.edu](https://www.radcliffe.harvard.edu/fellowship-program/become-fellow?ref=hyperallergic.com) **MASS MoCA** **The Studios Winter/Spring 2021 Residencies** Residents receive private studio space on the museum’s campus, housing across the street, use of equipment, and more. The full-price fee is $650/week but many participants receive need- and merit-based financial aid. Deadline: August 8, 2020 | [massmoca.org/event/studios](https://massmoca.org/event/studios/?ref=hyperallergic.com) **Women’s Studio Workshop** **Artist’s Book Residency** Over the course of six-to-eight weeks, artists will print and bind their own limited edition book work. The residency in Rosendale, NY includes a stipend of $350/week, up to $750 for materials, 24/7 studio access, and more. Deadline: November 15, 2020 | [wsworkshop.org](http://wsworkshop.org/residencies/artists-book-residency-grant/?ref=hyperallergic.com) --- ## Exhibition & Writing Opportunities Featured Opportunity **Art at a Time Like This x Save Art Space** **Open Call for *Ministry of Truth: 1984/2020*** Art at a Time Like This and Save Art Space seek submissions for an open call for the public art project *Ministry of Truth: 1984/2020*, which will present artworks on billboards around NYC. Read more on [Hyperallergic](https://hyperallergic.com/ministry-of-truth-1984-2020-open-call/). Application Fee: $10 USD/image Deadline: September 1, 2020 | [form.jotform.com](https://form.jotform.com/bklr/art-at-a-time-like-this-upload-form?ref=hyperallergic.com) **Art in Odd Places** ***NORMAL* Open Call** AiOP invites proposals for projects that actively engage the public and explore or expose the mythos of the American Dream for its sixteenth annual public art and performance festival in New York City. Deadline: October 29, 2020 | [artinoddplaces.org/call-for-proposals](http://www.artinoddplaces.org/call-for-proposals/?ref=hyperallergic.com) **Minnesota Street Project Foundation** **California Black Voices Project** Black artists and curators in California are invited to create or curate artwork(s) for a physical and digital exhibition at Minnesota Street Project. The five winners will each receive a grant of $10,000. Deadline: August 31, 2020 | [minnesotastreetproject.org/grants](https://minnesotastreetproject.org/grants?ref=hyperallergic.com) **Orange Art Foundation** **2020 Juried Photo Exhibition** All artists selected will be featured in a month-long group exhibition online and in the OAF gallery space at Stoodio One in Bushwick, with the opportunity to be invited for a solo show at a later date. Deadline: August 30, 2020 | [orangeart.org/opportunities](https://orangeart.org/opportunities?ref=hyperallergic.com) **UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center** **Make Cancer Less Scary**Artists can submit to this email and social media initiative to help fund JCCC’s research initiatives to create more effective, less toxic approaches to cancer prevention, diagnosis, and treatment. Deadline: August 31, 2020 | [mcls-art.com](https://www.mcls-art.com/?ref=hyperallergic.com) **Western Michigan University** **Student Center & Dining Facility Art Mural** The artist who wins this competition will receive $15,000 to create a public mural in any medium of their choosing, keeping in mind that this is a permanent installation and as such must be sustainable. Deadline: August 14, 2020 | [frosticart.slideroom.com](https://frosticart.slideroom.com/?ref=hyperallergic.com#/login/program/53739) --- **Check out even more opportunities at** [**hyperallergic.com/tag/opportunities**](https://hyperallergic.com/tag/opportunities/)**.** *To feature an opportunity from your organization on Hyperallergic,get in touch at* [*nectarads.com*](https://nectarads.com/?ref=hyperallergic.com)*.*