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.
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Residencies, Workshops, & Fellowships
Center for Craft – 2026 Craft Archive Fellowship
Four $5,000 awards will be offered to fellows conducting research on underrepresented craft histories. The fellowship will culminate with a featured article on Hyperallergic and a virtual program hosted by the Center for Craft. Read more on Hyperallergic.
Deadline: May 20, 2026 | centerforcraft.org
Oak Spring Garden Foundation - Fellowship for Distinction in Fine Crafts and Design
The fellowship will be awarded to an early-career craftsperson or designer whose work meaningfully engages with the natural world. It includes a $10,000 grant and a two- to five-week stay at OSGF in Northern Virginia.
Deadline: May 31, 2026 | osgf.org
Provincetown Art Association and Museum - Robert Motherwell & Renate Ponsold Fellowship
A one-year, low-residency program that supports scholars conducting original research on the visual art and artists of Outer Cape Cod.
Deadline: June 1, 2026 | paam.org
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.
Deadline: September 19, 2026 | thebennettprize.org
Pine Meadow Ranch Center for Arts & Agriculture (PMRCAA) - 2027 Residency Program
PMRCAA invites artists, scholars, and scientists to investigate the fundamentals of their practice and explore the theme of Process and Material on a working ranch in Central Oregon, with access to studios, open spaces, and the surrounding scenery.
Deadline: July 6, 2026 | roundhousefoundation.org
Wassaic Project – 2026 Haunted Barn Open Call
Bring your zaniest, spookiest ideas to life at a fully funded one- to four-week residency to transform the Luther Barn, home of the Wassaic Project Summer Studios, into a PG-13 haunted experience. The application fee is $25.
Deadline: May 18, 2026 | wassaicproject.slideroom.com
Grants & Awards
Jonathan and Barbara Silver Foundation – 2026 Grant for Writing on Sculpture
The foundation will award one $20,000 grant to a writer who demonstrates a serious commitment to writing about sculpture, through fresh thinking on the history, aesthetics, purposes, imagination and/or situation of sculpture.
Deadline: May 31, 2026 | jonathanandbarbarasilverfoundation.org
Academy of American Poets – James Laughlin Award
The winning poet receives $5,000, an all-expenses-paid weeklong residency in Miami Beach, and distribution of their book to approximately 1,000 Academy of American Poets members.
Deadline: June 15, 2026 | poets.org
VIA Art Fund – Artistic Production Grants
Accepting letters of inquiry from artists, nonprofits, and institutions for $25,000–$100,000 to support commissions outside museum or gallery walls, within the public realm, or in non-traditional exhibition environments.
Deadline: May 21, 2026 | viaartfund.org
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