> ## 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 May 2021 - URL: https://hyperallergic.com/opportunities-may-2021/ - Published: 2021-05-04T20:15:42.000Z - Updated: 2025-11-24T16:50:10.000Z - Description: From a number of grants to fellowships, residencies, and more, a list of opportunities that artists, writers, and art workers can apply for this month. - Author: Hyperallergic - Tags: Opportunities, #wp, #wp-post, #image-position-small, #Import 2025-11-24 09:11 (2021, 2022, part 1) 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. **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** **The Russell J. Efros Foundation** **Sprout Fund** US-based visual and performing artists can apply for direct funds for projects that will be completed within the next 12 months. An initial $50,000 will be awarded in June 2021\. Read more on [Hyperallergic](https://hyperallergic.com/russell-j-efros-foundation-artists-grant-sprout-fund/). Deadline: Rolling | [rjefoundation.org](https://bit.ly/3e7KuPX?ref=hyperallergic.com) **Andy Warhol Foundation** **Arts Writers Grant** Emerging and established writers who write about contemporary visual art are eligible for grants ranging from $15,000–$50,000 to support their articles, books, and short-form writing. Deadline: May 19, 2021 | [artswriters.org](https://www.artswriters.org/?ref=hyperallergic.com) **Artist Relief** Practicing artists living in the US and its territories who are facing dire financial emergencies due to COVID-19 can apply for $5,000 grants from Artist Relief. Deadline: June 23, 2021 | [artistrelief.org](https://www.artistrelief.org/?ref=hyperallergic.com) **Getty Images and the Asian American Journalists Association** **Getty Images Inclusion Scholarship** This scholarship awards $10,000 to a university student who is focused on visual journalism. It is open to undergraduate and graduate students attending accredited colleges and universities in the US. Deadline: May 20, 2021 | [aaja.org](http://www.aaja.org/news-and-resources/scholarships-internships/aaja-getty-images-inclusion-scholarship/?ref=hyperallergic.com) **Getty Images** **Editorial Grant for Photography Programs** Getty Images is offering two $15,000 grants for organizations that support documentary photography and its practitioners, either through public engagement or professional development. Deadline: May 15, 2021 | [grants.gettyimages.com](https://grants.gettyimages.com/en/grant-for-photography-programs?ref=hyperallergic.com) **New York Foundation for the Arts** **The Barbara and Carl Zydney Grant for Artists with Disabilities** This program will provide unrestricted cash grants of $1,000 to visual, media, music, performing, and literary artists with a disability who live in NYC and have experienced financial hardship due to the pandemic. Read more on [Hyperallergic](https://hyperallergic.com/642213/nyfa-emergency-grants-for-nyc-artists-with-disabilities). Deadline: June 15, 2021 | [nyfa.org](https://www.nyfa.org/awards-grants/the-barbara-and-carl-zydney-grant-for-artists-with-disabilities/?ref=hyperallergic.com) **World Monuments Fund** **Knoll Modernism Prize** Nominations are open for this biennial award recognizing architects or preservationists who implemented an innovative intervention that saved a threatened modern building. It comes with a $10,000 cash honorarium. Deadline: June 15, 2021 | [wmf.org](https://www.wmf.org/world-monuments-fund-knoll-modernism-prize?ref=hyperallergic.com) --- ## Residencies, Workshops, & Fellowships **Featured Opportunity** **Tusen Takk Foundation** **2022–23 Residency Program**In the quiet dunes of Lake Michigan, Tusen Takk welcomes applications from artists, writers, and composers for 3- to 8-week long solo residencies with a $625/week honorarium. Ideal for photographers. Application Fee: $25 Deadline: July 15, 2021 | [tusentakk.org](https://www.tusentakk.org/overview?ref=hyperallergic.com) **Art for Black Lives** **A4BL Residency** This residency, which is open to Black Trans visual artists working in any medium, provides recipients with a live/work space in Palm Springs for August, a $2,000 unqualified artist stipend, and more. Deadline: May 18, 2021 | [artforblacklives.org](https://artforblacklives.org/artist-residency?ref=hyperallergic.com) **Silver Art Projects** **2021 Cohort Program** The program's goal is to amplify diverse perspectives and foster artistic practices embedded in activism. Mentors-in-residence Hank Willis Thomas/For Freedoms, Tourmaline, and Chella Man will guide the cohort. Deadline: May 16, 2021 | [silverart.com](https://www.silverart.com/apply?ref=hyperallergic.com) **The Joy of Giving Something** **JGS Fellowship for Photography** New York State-based photographers (and artists whose practice involves photographic techniques) who don't live in NYC are invited to apply for this $7,000 unrestricted cash grant. Read more on [Hyperallergic](https://hyperallergic.com/a-grant-for-new-york-photographers-who-dont-live-in-nyc/). Deadline: June 30, 2021 | [nyfa.org](https://www.nyfa.org/awards-grants/the-jgs-fellowship-for-photography/?ref=hyperallergic.com) --- ## Exhibition & Writing Opportunities **Featured Opportunity** **The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts** **VSA Emerging Young Artists Program**This year's contest, *Merge*, is open to US visual artists with disabilities who are between the ages of 16 and 25\. 15 artists will share a total of $60,000 in awards, with a grand prize of $20,000\. Read more on [Hyperallergic](https://hyperallergic.com/kennedy-center-merge-open-call-fund-showcase-emerging-artists-with-disabilities/). Deadline: May 5, 2021 | [kennedy-center.org](https://bit.ly/3neczb6?ref=hyperallergic.com) **Foam Magazine** **Talent Call 2021** Selected artists from around the world will see their work published in *Foam Magazine's* annual *Talent* issue, participate in (online) programs and events, receive compensation of €700, and more. Application Fee: €25 Deadline: June 2, 2021 | [foam.org](https://www.foam.org/talent/foam-talent-call?ref=hyperallergic.com) --- **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)*.* [**Sign up for our email newsletters!**](https://newsletters.hyperallergic.com/?ref=hyperallergic.com)