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# Opportunities in February 2025
- URL: https://hyperallergic.com/opportunities-february-2025/
- Published: 2025-02-03T18:55:54.000Z
- Updated: 2025-11-24T15:15:37.000Z
- Description: Residencies, fellowships, grants, and open calls from Cornell University, the Museum of Arts and Design, and more in our monthly list of opportunities for artists, writers, and art workers.
- Author: Hyperallergic
- Tags: Opportunities, #wp, #wp-post, #image-position-large, #Import 2025-11-24 09:41 (2025)

*Hyperallergic*’s monthly [Opportunities Listings](https://hyperallergic.com/tag/opportunities/) provide a resource to artists and creatives looking for funding and community support to further their work.

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## Residencies, Workshops, & Fellowships

**Featured** 
**Cornell University, Department of Art – Strauch Early Career Fellow**  
This fellowship offers the chance to develop and teach one course and one workshop per semester, deliver a public lecture, and plan an exhibition or public project. The salary is $65,000 with an additional stipend for research-related expenses.  
Deadline: March 15, 2025 | [academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/29514](https://bit.ly/40V9bYd?ref=hyperallergic.com)  
  
**Featured** 
**Haystack Mountain School of Crafts – Open Studio Residency**  
The two-week residency fosters artistic exploration at the highest level. Residents have access to six studios: ceramics, fiber, glass, graphics, metals, and wood. Those selected attend for free but are responsible for travel and materials fees.  
Application Period: March 3–14, 2025 | [haystack-mtn.org/open-studio-residency](https://bit.ly/4057ebt?ref=hyperallergic.com)  
  
**Featured** 
**Museum of Fine Arts, Houston – The Core Program**  
The Core Program awards residencies to exceptional, highly motivated visual artists and critical writers working to develop a sustainable practice. The application fee is $12\. Read more on [*Hyperallergic*](https://hyperallergic.com/core-residency-program-museum-of-fine-arts-houston-2025-2027/).  
Deadline: April 1, 2025 | [mfah.org](https://bit.ly/3Em1DoF?ref=hyperallergic.com)  
  
**Featured** 
**Onassis AiR Open Call 2025/26 *–* Residencies and Fellowships**  
Participants in the Onassis AiR residency programs in Athens, Greece, receive a monthly artist’s fee of €1,300, a research budget, housing, round-trip travel, and other resources to support their work. Read more on [*Hyperallergic*](https://hyperallergic.com/onassis-air-invites-applications-for-residencies-and-fellowships-in-athens-2025-26/).  
Deadline: March 7, 2025 (12am EST/12pm UTC+2) | [onassis.org](https://bit.ly/4aIxuMg?ref=hyperallergic.com)  
  
**Featured** 
**Storm King Art Center – Shandaken: Storm King Residency Program**  
Invest uninterrupted time in process while living at Storm King Art Center. Visual artists can apply for two- to four-week residencies. Participants will live together in a historic Hudson Valley farmhouse and be given a private studio cabin. The application fee is $25.  
Deadline: March 16, 2025 | [shandakenprojects.org](https://bit.ly/4aIrkvM?ref=hyperallergic.com)   
  
**A Studio in the Woods – Self as Universe: Mending Our Collective Ecosystem**  
A Studio in the Woods offers six-week residencies with $5,000 in funding for artists exploring environmental and cultural healing through their work. Artists receive housing, meals, and support while engaging with Louisiana's unique ecosystem.  
Deadline: February 24, 2025 | [astudiointhewoods.org](https://astudiointhewoods.org/apply-for-self-as-universe-mending-our-collective-ecosystems-residencies/?ref=hyperallergic.com)  
  
**Textile Arts Center – Artist in Residence Cycle 17**  
Providing an opportunity to explore the textile medium, TAC AIR combines studio access with rigorous and regular critical dialogue. The program culminates in a group show in Brooklyn. Tuition is $11,000, the application fee is $35\. A scholarship is available.  
Deadline: February 28, 2025 | [textileartscenter.com](https://bit.ly/4hoTMFA?ref=hyperallergic.com)

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## Open Calls for Art & Writing

**Featured** 
**apexart – 2025–26 International Open Call**  
Soliciting 500-word proposals for group exhibitions presented online and anywhere in the world in 2025–26\. Four winners receive up to $11,000 in budget. Curators, artists, and creative others with a compelling exhibition idea are encouraged to consider.  
Deadline: March 1, 2025 | [apexart.org](https://bit.ly/4hrDSKr?ref=hyperallergic.com)  
  
**Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts & Sciences, New Jersey – *Works on Paper***  
Artists based in the continental US who practice drawing, painting on paper, prints, photography, digital works on paper, and 2D paper constructions can apply to this competition and exhibition juried by Samantha Friedman, Curator in the Department of Drawings and Prints at MoMA. The application fee is $35 for up to three entries.  
Deadline: March 21, 2025 | [lbifoundation.org](https://bit.ly/40Zc36x?ref=hyperallergic.com)  
  
***National Wildlife* Photo Contest**  
Photographers of all levels can submit their best images of the natural world to *National Wildlife* magazine's 54th annual photo contest. One grand prize winner will receive $5,000, with additional awards for nine categories. Entry fees range from $15 to $25.  
Deadline: March 23, 2025 | [nwf.org](https://www.nwf.org/Magazines/National-Wildlife/Photo-Contest?ref=hyperallergic.com)  
  
**World of Wearable Art Competition**  
This annual design competition for wearable art culminates in a spectacular show combining theater, art fashion, music, and performance. WOW offers $200,000 in total prizes to 25 winners.  
Deadline: February 20, 2025 (5:59am EST/11:59pm NZDT) | [worldofwearableart.com](https://www.worldofwearableart.com/competition/entry-information?ref=hyperallergic.com)

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## Grants & Awards

**Featured** 
**Jonathan and Barbara Silver Foundation – 2025 Grant for Sculpture**  
In 2025, the Jonathan and Barbara Silver Foundation, committed to supporting the field of sculpture, will award a $20,000 grant to a sculptor who demonstrates an exceptional commitment to sculpture and an imaginative engagement with its materials, histories, and situation.  
Deadline: May 31, 2025 | [jonathanandbarbarasilverfoundation.org](https://bit.ly/42BHipv?ref=hyperallergic.com)  
  
**Featured** 
**Museum of Arts and Design – 2025 Burke Prize**  
US artists 45 or under working in expanded media with a foundation in glass, fiber, clay, metal, or wood can apply for an unrestricted award of $50,000\. They will also receive a one-month to five-week residency at The Studio of the Corning Museum of Glass.  
Deadline: February 28, 2025 | [madmuseum.org](https://bit.ly/40EvWyp?ref=hyperallergic.com)  
  
**Featured** 
**Ovissi Foundation – Artistic Program Award**  
Nonprofit organizations and individuals producing a program (exhibitions, concert, theater, multimedia) involving artists of Iranian heritage or pertaining to a theme related to Iranian art and culture may apply for $5,000\. Also available are $1,500 scholarships for US artists of Iranian heritage enrolled in an MFA program.  
Deadline: March 1, 2025 | [galleryovissi.com](https://bit.ly/4jKHyII?ref=hyperallergic.com)  
  
**Featured** 
**Walker Youngbird Artist Grant**  
Early and emerging Native artists can apply for a $15,000 grant from the Walker Youngbird Foundation. Over six months, the selected artist will develop a creative work, receive mentorship, and participate in two showcase events. Read more on [*Hyperallergic*](https://hyperallergic.com/walker-youngbird-foundation-grant-elevates-emerging-native-artists/).  
Deadline: February 19, 2025 | [walkeryoungbird.org](https://bit.ly/4gGD5nX?ref=hyperallergic.com)  
  
**Featured** 
**Wilmers Integrity Prize**  
This annual award honors fearless changemakers striving to better our world. The winner will receive $50,000, runner-ups get $5,000\. Those making a difference in the arts, social justice, education, environmentalism, and other fields are eligible.  
Deadline: April 1, 2025 | [wilmersintegrityprize.org](https://bit.ly/40H7X1t?ref=hyperallergic.com)  
  
**Los Angeles Arts Community Fire Relief Fund**  
LA County artists and arts workers impacted by the Eaton or Palisades fires can apply for up to $10,000 in emergency grants. Funds are unrestricted and can be used in any way that alleviates financial hardship. Read more on [*Hyperallergic*](https://hyperallergic.com/art-orgs-launch-12-million-fund-for-los-angeles-artists-affected-by-fires/).  
Deadline: February 18, 2025 (5pm PST) | [cciarts.org](https://www.cciarts.org/relief.html?ref=hyperallergic.com)  
  
**Provincetown Art Association and Museum – The Lillian Orlowsky and William Freed Grant**  
American painters 45 and older who demonstrate artistic excellence but lack widespread recognition can apply for this award, which includes a cash grant ranging from $5,000 to $36,000 and an exhibition at PAAM.  
Deadline: April 1, 2025 | [paam.org](https://paam.org/education/the-lillian-orlowsky-and-william-freed-grant/?ref=hyperallergic.com)  
  
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**Other opportunities closing soon:**

- [John Michael Kohler Arts Center – Arts/Industry Residency](https://hyperallergic.com/apply-for-the-2026-arts-industry-residency-at-the-john-michael-kohler-arts-center/)
- [NXTHVN – Studio and Curatorial Fellowships](https://hyperallergic.com/971460/nxthvn-opens-applications-studio-curatorial-fellowships-2025-26/)

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