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# Opportunities in June 2026
- URL: https://hyperallergic.com/opportunities-in-june-2026/
- Published: 2026-06-01T15:00:53.000Z
- Updated: 2026-07-02T04:44:05.000Z
- Description: Residencies, fellowships, grants, and open calls from the VH Award, Bennett Prize, and more in our monthly list of opportunities for artists, writers, and art workers.
- Author: Hyperallergic
- Tags: Opportunities

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

  
**Exploratorium – Artist-in-Residence Program**  
Artistsreceive a $15,000 annual stipend, support for travel, project management and financial support for residency projects, and access to Exploratorium facilities and staff expertise. The application fee is $35.  
Deadline: June 29, 2026 | [exploratorium.edu](https://www.exploratorium.edu/arts/artist-residence?ref=hyperallergic.com)

**Loghaven Artist Residency**  
Located on ninety acres of woodland in Knoxville, Tennessee, this program provides lodging in five historic log cabins, access to new, purpose-built studio spaces, and awards artists with stipends to support the creation of new work.  
Deadline: July 15, 2026 | [loghaven.org](https://loghaven.org/residencies/apply/?ref=hyperallergic.com)

**Peters Valley School of Craft Residency**  
This program is open to artists working in blacksmithing, ceramics, fibers, jewelry and fine metals, wood, and printmaking. Residents receive a $600 or $900 stipend to work in fully equipped studios for two or three weeks. Housing is included. There is a $10 application fee.  
Deadline: July 31, 2026| [petersvalley.org](https://petersvalley.org/opportunities/artist-residencies/?ref=hyperallergic.com)

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## Open Calls for Art & Writing

  
**The Bennett Prize – 2026/2027 Award Cycle**  
For women figurative realist painters. The grand prize winner receives $75,000 and a solo exhibition. The first runner-up receives $10,000\. A five-person jury will select 10 finalists to be featured in a group exhibition that will travel the US. The application fee is $50\. Read more on [*Hyperallergic*](https://hyperallergic.com/the-bennett-prize-opens-fifth-call-for-entries/).  
Deadline: September 19, 2026 | [thebennettprize.org](https://bit.ly/4wUegxY?ref=hyperallergic.com)

**Remuseum and the Doris Duke Foundation – The Vanguard Award/Accelerator for Innovative Arts Leaders**  
The $100,000 annual award will recognize up to 10 leaders who are exploring innovative ways to strengthen arts institutions, and a year-long accelerator (in partnership with MIT) will help them refine, implement, and evaluate those ideas.   
Deadline: June 22, 2026 | [remuseum.org/the-vanguard](http://remuseum.org/the-vanguard?ref=hyperallergic.com)

**Franklin Furnace – XENO PRIZE for Artists’ Books**  
Prizewinners will be selected from this open call to receive $5,000 to publish one artist’s book on the topic of book banning or burning.  
Deadline: July 4, 2026 | [franklinfurnace.org](https://franklinfurnace.org/xenoprize/?ref=hyperallergic.com)

**National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA) – Open Call for Exhibitions**  
Artists and curators from the US and abroad are invited to submit proposals for exhibitions to run concurrently with the 2027 conference in Baltimore, Maryland.  
Deadline: July 8, 2026 | [nceca.net](https://nceca.net/exhibitions?ref=hyperallergic.com)

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## Grants & Awards

  
**Hyundai Motor Group – The 7th VH Award**  
A global award for emerging media artists engaging with the context of Asia, featuring grants, a residency with Ars Electronica, and global exhibitions. Read more on [*Hyperallergic*](https://hyperallergic.com/7th-vh-award-for-media-artists-engaged-with-the-context-of-asia/).  
Deadline: July 21, 2026 | [vhaward.com](https://bit.ly/4wTaAMN?ref=hyperallergic.com)

**Asian Americans Art Alliance – A4 Arts Fund**  
Designed for organizations with annual budgets of under $500,000, the fund offers $10,000 and $15,000 general operating grants to support AAPI arts and cultural organizations.   
Deadline: July 13, 2026 | [aaartsalliance.org](https://www.aaartsalliance.org/opportunities/a4-arts-fund-99d7d13d-d86d-40f0-971e-a7a6581883e2?ref=hyperallergic.com)

**James Renwick Alliance for Craft – Chrysalis Award**  
An emerging artist in ceramics will receive a $5,000 unrestricted award, a one-year JRACraft membership, and the opportunity to present their work at a JRACraft event.   
Deadline: August 23, 2026 | [jracraft.org](https://www.jracraft.org/chrysalis-application.html?ref=hyperallergic.com)

**Queer|Art – Illuminations Grant for Black Trans Women Visual Artists**  
The annual $10,000 grant provides critical support to Black trans women whose work has often been under-recognized in the visual art field. This year, a $1,250 award will also be granted to four distinguished finalists.   
Deadline: July 2, 2026 | [queer-art.org](https://www.queer-art.org/illuminations-grant?ref=hyperallergic.com)

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