> ## 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 October 2025 - URL: https://hyperallergic.com/opportunities-october-2025/ - Published: 2025-10-01T18:00:00.000Z - Updated: 2025-11-24T15:15:34.000Z - Description: Residencies, fellowships, grants, and open calls from the Asian Cultural Council, Banff Centre, the Thoma Foundation, 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. Subscribe to receive this list of opportunities in your inbox each month. [Sign up here](https://hyperallergic.com/newsletters/)! If you find this list valuable, consider becoming a [Hyperallergic Member](https://hyperallergic.com/membership/) to help us make it possible every month. --- ## Residencies, Workshops, & Fellowships **Featured** **Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity – Visual Arts Residencies** Explore new directions in your work and benefit from time, studio space, facilities, feedback, and engagement with peers and faculty in an unrivaled natural environment in the Canadian Rocky Mountains. The application fee is $65 ($35 for applicants who identify as Indigenous). Read more on [*Hyperallergic*](https://hyperallergic.com/push-your-limits-2026-visual-arts-residency-banff-centre/). Deadlines: November 19, 2025 (Visual Arts – Nomadisms), January 21, 2026 (Banff Artist in Residence Summer 2026) | [banffcentre.ca](https://bit.ly/4mEet1T?ref=hyperallergic.com) **A.I.R. Gallery – Fellowship for Emerging and Underrepresented Women and Non-Binary Artists** The program awards six emerging artists their first solo exhibition, a $3,000 stipend, professional development, curatorial support, and mentorship during a 12-month fellowship that runs September 2026–August 2027. Deadline: November 7, 2025 | [airgallery.org](https://www.airgallery.org/fellowship-program-2026-2027?ref=hyperallergic.com) **at Louis Place – Artist Publishing Cohort** This new initiative offers personalized support for eight artists with publishing projects in progress. Those selected will receive a $1,000 stipend, participate in a weekly writing workshop, and have access to all aLP resources. Deadline: October 24, 2025 | [atlouisplace.com](https://atlouisplace.com/cohort?ref=hyperallergic.com) **Center for Art & Advocacy Fellowship** This fellowship offers an award of $10,000 in unrestricted funds and $10,000 in project development funds to formerly incarcerated artists. Fellows are invited to an annual retreat to network with previous fellows, advocates, industry leaders, and funders. Deadline: October 26, 2025 | [centerforartandadvocacy.submittable.com](https://centerforartandadvocacy.submittable.com/submit?ref=hyperallergic.com) **PhotoWork Foundation – Junior Fellowship** This fellowship supports early-career photographers in developing a body of work through one-on-one mentorship with established photographers, a $1,000 stipend, and $2,000 in photographic services. There is a $35 application fee. Deadline: October 15, 2025 | [photowork.foundation](https://photowork.foundation/photowork-junior-fellowship/?ref=hyperallergic.com) **Project Row Houses – Artist Studio Residency** This program provides artists with subsidized studio space for up to three years in Houston’s Third Ward, giving them affordable space to create, experiment, and grow their practice while being part of a vibrant community. Deadline: October 28, 2025 | [projectrowhouses.slideroom.com](https://projectrowhouses.slideroom.com/?ref=hyperallergic.com#/Login) **Tallgrass Artist Residency** Individual artists and artist teams can apply for a 10-night residency in a prairie setting. Artists receive a $650 stipend and lodging at Matfield Station, 20 miles from Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve in the Flint Hills region of Kansas. Deadline: October 31, 2025 | [tallgrassartistresidency.org](https://tallgrassartistresidency.org/apply/?ref=hyperallergic.com) --- ## Open Calls for Art & Writing **Featured** **apexart – 2026–27 NYC Open Call** Soliciting 500-word proposals for group exhibitions in apexart’s NYC space and online in 2026–27\. Five winners receive up to $10,000 in budget. Curators, artists, and creative others with a compelling exhibition idea are encouraged to consider. Deadline: October 31, 2025 | [apexart.org](https://bit.ly/4gOUlss?ref=hyperallergic.com) **San Bruno, California – Open Call for Sculpture at Posy Park** The City of San Bruno Culture and Arts Commission invites artists to submit proposals for a permanent outdoor sculpture to be installed at Posy Park. The commission is up to $75,000. Deadline: October 22, 2025 | [sanbruno.ca.gov](https://www.sanbruno.ca.gov/2244/Call-to-Artists---Sculpture-at-Posy-Park?ref=hyperallergic.com) **Shelley & Donald Rubin Foundation – *Sight/Geist*: Film & Performance Series** Emerging NYC artists working primarily in interdisciplinary studio and moving image practices can submit proposals for this series, which should have experimental and/or pedagogical approaches to art and social justice. Deadline: November 15, 2025 | [sdrubin.org/artists](https://www.sdrubin.org/artists?ref=hyperallergic.com) **Visual AIDS – Postcards from the Edge** Enter a postcard-sized artwork to this beloved exhibition and benefit sale to help raise vital funds to support artists living with HIV and preserve the legacies of those who have been lost. Deadline: November 22, 2025 | [postcards.visualaids.org](https://postcards.visualaids.org/?ref=hyperallergic.com) --- ## Grants & Awards **Featured** **2026 ArtFields Festival** Artists living in the Southeastern United States are invited to submit work to this annual competition that anchors a 17-day festival in Lake City, South Carolina, and awards over $100,000 in prizes. The application fee is $25\. Read more on [*Hyperallergic*](https://hyperallergic.com/artfields-awards-over-100000-in-prizes-to-southeastern-us-artists/). Deadline: November 1, 2025 | [artfieldssc.org](https://bit.ly/3KAOR8N?ref=hyperallergic.com) **Featured** **Asian Cultural Council – 2026 Fellowships & Grants** ACC provides artists, arts professionals, and scholars with support for research and cultural exchange between Asia, the US, and within Asia. Read more on [*Hyperallergic*](https://hyperallergic.com/asian-cultural-council-offers-fellowships-and-grants-for-research-and-cultural-exchange/). Deadline: November 19, 2025 (9:59am ET) | [asianculturalcouncil.org](https://bit.ly/4nrLSxT?ref=hyperallergic.com) **Featured** **Thoma Foundation – Art of the Spanish Americas: Individual Awards** Art historians, curators, scholars, and advanced graduate students can apply for funding to support projects, research, and travel that will further the field of art of the Spanish Americas. International applicants, particularly those from Latin America, are strongly encouraged to apply. Deadlines: December 15, 2025 & January 15, 2026 | [grants.thomafoundation.org](https://bit.ly/4nuoaRL?ref=hyperallergic.com) **Loewe Foundation – Craft Prize** To raise awareness of the work of talented craftspeople, this prize awards €50,000 to the winner and €5,000 to any number of honorable mentions. Deadline: October 30, 2025 | [craftprize.loewe.com](https://craftprize.loewe.com/en/craftprize2026?ref=hyperallergic.com) --- ## Job Opportunities **Featured** **Ulrich Museum of Art – Modern and Contemporary Art Curator** Seeking a community-oriented professional to develop six to eight original exhibitions a year. The curator will communicate about the shows as a writer and speaker, seek grant opportunities, and join a team that stewards a permanent collection of 7,000+ modern and contemporary works. [jobs.wichita.edu](https://bit.ly/4gSwGHO?ref=hyperallergic.com) **Americans for the Arts – Digital Communications Manager** This position manages social media, email marketing, website content, and digital advertising to engage key audiences, including policymakers, local arts agencies, grassroots advocates, and the public. [americanforthearts.applytojob.com](https://americanforthearts.applytojob.com/apply/n8Tf3dG6qp/Digital-Communications-Manager?ref=hyperallergic.com) **Mass MoCA – Senior Manager, Branded Content and Design** An ideal candidate for this role is an experienced art director and graphic designer who can manage in-house graphic designers and workflow within a design team. [recruiting.paylocity.com](https://recruiting.paylocity.com/recruiting/jobs/Details/3395691/Mass-Museum-of-Contemporary-Art/Senior-Manager-Branded-Content-and-Design-Full-Time-Onsite?ref=hyperallergic.com) --- **Other opportunities closing soon:** - [Harry Ransom Center at UT Austin Provides Funded Fellowships in Arts and Humanities](https://hyperallergic.com/944797/harry-ransom-center-ut-austin-funded-fellowships-arts-humanities/) - [Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans – 2026 Fellowships](https://hyperallergic.com/funding-for-mfa-students-the-90000-paul-and-daisy-soros-fellowships-for-new-americans/) --- Check out 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)*.*