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# Opportunities in May 2023
- URL: https://hyperallergic.com/opportunities-may-2023/
- Published: 2023-05-01T21:52:00.000Z
- Updated: 2025-11-24T16:50:09.000Z
- Description: From residencies, fellowships, and workshops to grants, open calls, and commissions, our monthly list of opportunities for artists, writers, and art workers.
- Author: Hyperallergic
- Tags: Opportunities, #wp, #wp-post, #image-position-small, #Import 2025-11-24 09:29 (2023, 2024, 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.

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## Residencies, Workshops, & Fellowships

**Featured** 
**Oak Spring Garden Foundation – 2024 Eliza Moore Fellowship for Artistic Excellence**  
The fellowship will be awarded to an early career artist working on projects that address plants, landscapes, or gardens. It includes a $10,000 grant and a two- to five-week stay at OSGF in Northern Virginia.  
Deadline: May 31, 2023 | [osgf.org](https://bit.ly/41LG0on?ref=hyperallergic.com)

**Featured** 
**Two Trees – Cultural Space Subsidy Program**  
Accepting applications for affordable studio space in Dumbo, Brooklyn. Emerging and mid-career artists with a strong exhibition history or community-focused practice are eligible to apply. Read more on [*Hyperallergic*](https://hyperallergic.com/apply-for-affordable-art-studio-space-two-trees-cultural-space-subsidy-program-2023/).  
Deadline: May 31, 2023 | [twotreesny-cssp.submittable.com](https://bit.ly/3HmJ8yZ?ref=hyperallergic.com)

**Center for Architecture Lab**  
Up to three residents will receive $10,000 stipends to participate in this six-month multidisciplinary program addressing the ways NYC architecture and design shape residential and domestic life.  
Deadline: May 19, 2023 | [centerforarchitecture.org](https://www.centerforarchitecture.org/scholarships-grants/center-for-architecture-lab/?ref=hyperallergic.com)

**Los Angeles Performance Practice – California Arts Council Individual Artists Fellowship Program**  
LA County artists can apply for funding and statewide recognition in one of three tiers: Emerging Artist Fellows ($5,000), Established Artist Fellows ($10,000), and Legacy Artist Fellows ($50,000).  
Deadline: June 2, 2023 (11:59pm PT) | [performancepractice.la](https://performancepractice.la/cac-iaf/?ref=hyperallergic.com)

**McColl Center – Artist-in-Residence Program**  
Artists who work in a variety of practices can apply for this 10-week residency in Charlotte, North Carolina, which includes a $6,000 stipend, private housing, and more. The cost to apply is $35.  
Deadline: May 26, 2023 | [mccollcenter.org](https://mccollcenter.org/programs/residency?ref=hyperallergic.com)

**New York Public Library – Martin Duberman Visiting Fellowship**  
Open to established and emerging scholars, the fellowship will provide $25,000 to fund one awardee's research at the library. They are expected to utilize theLGBTQ+ collections but are not restricted to those areas.  
Deadline: June 30, 2023 | [nypl.org](https://www.nypl.org/help/about-nypl/fellowships-institutes/martin-duberman-visiting-fellowship?ref=hyperallergic.com)

**Northern Clay Center – McKnight Artist Fellowship for Ceramic Artists**  
Two mid-career Minnesota ceramic artists who identify with any methodology will each receive unrestricted cash awards of $25,000\. They will also be featured in a workshop and an exhibition with a catalogue.  
Deadline: May 19, 2023 (5pm CT) | [northernclaycenter.org](https://northernclaycenter.org/artist-services/grants-for-artists/mcknight-fellowships/?ref=hyperallergic.com)

**Olney Theatre Center – Vanguard Arts Fund**  
Development support of up to $25,000 is available for diverse teams of artists interested in creating works — especially those that cross disciplines — in a collaborative environment in the Washington, DC, metro area.  
Deadline: May 12, 2023 | [olneytheatre.org](http://olneytheatre.org/about-us/work-here/vanguard-arts-fund?ref=hyperallergic.com)

**Studio Museum in Harlem – Artist-in-Residence**  
Three artists of African or Afro-Latinx descent working in any medium receive studio space, research support, institutional guidance, and a $37,500 stipend paid out over the course of the residency.  
Deadline: May 22, 2023 | [studiomuseum.org](https://studiomuseum.org/artist-in-residence?ref=hyperallergic.com)

**The Nicholson Project – Artist Residency Program**  
Artists and creatives of all types can apply for this 10-week residency at a historic home in Southeast Washington, DC, which includes a $5,000 stipend among other benefits. There is a $15 application fee.  
Deadline: May 10, 2023 | [thenicholsonproject.org](https://www.thenicholsonproject.org/residency-program?ref=hyperallergic.com)

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## Open Calls for Art & Writing

**Featured** 
**LA ESCUELA\_\_\_ – Open Call for Art and Education Projects**  
The artist-run platform has a $25,000 fund to support the creation of 29 online and on-site educational projects and editorial content. Proposals must address pressing issues in Latin America through the lens of art and education.  
Deadline: June 15, 2023 | [laescuela.art](https://bit.ly/41LPq3e?ref=hyperallergic.com)

**Featured** 
***Master Drawings* – Ricciardi Prize**  
The $5,000 award is given to the best new and unpublished essay on a drawings topic by a scholar under 40\. The winning submission will be published in a 2024 issue of *Master Drawings*.  
Deadline: November 15, 2023 | [masterdrawings.org](https://bit.ly/40FmA3r?ref=hyperallergic.com)

**A.I.R. Gallery – Call for Curators**  
Seeking curator proposals for the 2024 *CURRENTS* exhibition. Benefits include a $1,500 curatorial fee, WAGE-certified artist fees, a $3,000 shipping budget, and more. The sliding cost for applications is $10–$30.  
Deadline: May 15, 2023 | [airgallery.org](https://www.airgallery.org/currents-2024-curatorial-open-call?ref=hyperallergic.com)

**CUE Art Foundation – Open Call for Curatorial Projects**  
One emerging curator will organize a group exhibition at CUE’s NYC gallery in 2024\. There is a $2,500 honorarium, a budget for artist fees, mentor support from an established curator, and more. The application fee is $10.  
Deadline: June 30, 2023 | [cueartfoundation.org](https://cueartfoundation.org/curatorial-open-call?ref=hyperallergic.com)

**CUE Art Foundation – Open Call for Solo Exhibitions**  
Each year, the organization awards three artists opportunities for solo exhibitions. These come with a $5,000 honorarium, a budget for shipping and handling, mentor support, and more. There is a $10 application fee.  
Deadline: June 30, 2023 | [cueartfoundation.org](https://cueartfoundation.org/solo-exhibition-open-call?ref=hyperallergic.com)

**Grist – Imagine 2200: Climate Fiction for Future Ancestors**  
Writers from around the globe can submit short stories about futures in which climate crisis solutions improve our world. In addition to online publication, first place wins $3,000 and finalists also receive prize money.  
Deadline: June 13, 2023 (11:59pm PT) | [grist.org](https://grist.org/climate-fiction/imagine-2200-contest-submissions/?ref=hyperallergic.com)

**Institute of Contemporary Art San Francisco – *Meantime***  
Bay Area artists will be given $1,500 stipends to activate ICA SF through pop-up performances, workshops, and events, or via longer-term residency projects that use the museum as a studio space.  
Deadline: May 21, 2023 | [icasf.org](https://www.icasf.org/programs?ref=hyperallergic.com)

**Living Walls – Laura Patricia Calle Grant**  
This all-inclusive $20,000 grant will support the full production of a mural in the Metro Atlanta region. It should inform on the subject(s) of social equity, feminism, immigrants' rights, LGBTQ+ rights, and cultural diversity.  
Deadline: June 30, 2023 | [livingwallsatl.com](https://www.livingwallsatl.com/laura-calle?ref=hyperallergic.com)

**The Boston Printmakers – 2023 North American Print Biennial**  
Over $12,000 is available in juror-designated purchase prizes and materials awards for this printmaking show in Boston, Massachusetts, in the fall of 2023\. The entry fee is $45.  
Deadline: May 12, 2023 | [bostonprintmakers.org](https://www.bostonprintmakers.org/biennials/biennial-2023/?ref=hyperallergic.com)

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## Grants & Awards

**Andy Warhol Foundation – Arts Writers Grant**  
Ranging from $15,000 to $50,000 in three categories — articles, books, and short-form writing — these grants support emerging and established writers addressing both general and specialized art audiences.  
Deadline: May 17, 2023 | [artswriters.org](https://www.artswriters.org/?ref=hyperallergic.com)

**Firelight Media – William Greaves Research and Development Fund**  
Mid-career nonfiction filmmakers from racially and ethnically underrepresented communities in the US, as well as filmmakers in Mexico, Brazil, Puerto Rico, and Colombia, can apply for up to $40,000.  
Deadline: June 6, 2023 | [firelightmedia.tv](https://www.firelightmedia.tv/programs/william-greaves-fund?ref=hyperallergic.com)

**Queer | Art – Illuminations Grant**  
Awarded to draw attention to an existing body of work, this annual $10,000 grant is intended to support and shed light on Black trans women visual artists. Four finalists will also each receive $1,250.  
Deadline: July 12, 2023 | [queer-art.org](https://www.queer-art.org/illuminations-grant?ref=hyperallergic.com)

**The JGS Fellowship for Photography**  
New York State-based photographers (and artists whose practices involve photographic techniques) who don’t live in NYC are invited to apply for this $7,000 unrestricted cash grant.  
Deadline: June 15, 2023 | [nyfa.org](https://www.nyfa.org/awards-grants/the-jgs-fellowship-for-photography/?ref=hyperallergic.com)

**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 18, 2023 | [viaartfund.org](https://viaartfund.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/VIA-Art-Fund-AP-Grant-LOI-guidelines-Fall-2023.pdf?ref=hyperallergic.com)

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**Other opportunities closing soon:**

- [BRIC Arts Media – BRIClab 2023/24](https://hyperallergic.com/briclab-2023-24-residency-applications-open-for-nyc-artists/)
- [Oak Spring Garden Foundation – 2024 Interdisciplinary Residency](https://hyperallergic.com/opportunities-april-2023/)
- [Velvetpark – LGBTQ+ Visual Artist Residency](https://hyperallergic.com/opportunities-april-2023/)

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