> ## 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 September 2020 - URL: https://hyperallergic.com/opportunities-september-2020/ - Published: 2020-09-03T21:55:52.000Z - Updated: 2025-11-24T16:46:38.000Z - Description: From research grants to rent funds, a list of opportunities that artists, writers, and art workers can apply for this month. - Author: Hyperallergic - Tags: Opportunities, #wp, #wp-post, #image-position-hidden, #Import 2025-11-24 07:41 (2019, 2020, part 2) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/1962-971-an-artist-at-his-easel.jpg) John Singer Sargent, “An Artist at His Easel” (1914) (courtesy the Art Institute of Chicago/Open Access) 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. **NEW! 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 **Center for Craft** **Craft Research Fund Grants** Two $20,000 artist fellowships and grants of up to $15,000 for craft-centered research, exhibitions, catalogs, and projects in the US are available from the Center for Craft. Read more on [Hyperallergic](https://hyperallergic.com/center-for-craft-research-fund-grants-fellowships/). Application Fee: Free–$15 USD, depending on the grant Deadline: October 1, 2020 | [centerforcraft.org](https://www.centerforcraft.org/grants-and-fellowships?ref=hyperallergic.com) Featured Opportunity **Foundwork** **2020 Artist Prize** The honoree will receive an unrestricted $10,000 grant and studio visits with this year’s distinguished jurors: Natasha Ginwala, Kalup Linzy, Anat Ebgi, Humberto Moro, Rachel Adams, and Michael Ruiz. Application Fee: Foundwork Membership ($4 USD/month, cancel any time) Deadline: October 15, 2020 | [foundwork.art/artist-prize](https://foundwork.art/artist-prize?ref=hyperallergic.com) **AKA NYC** **Black Producer Initiative** The advertising agency is donating 500 hours of creative, strategic, and marketing work to emerging, independent Black producers to help tell their stories on Broadway and beyond. Deadline: February 28, 2021 | [aka.nyc/black-producer-initiative](https://aka.nyc/black-producer-initiative/?ref=hyperallergic.com) **Lower Manhattan Cultural Council** **Manhattan Arts Grants** Through three different programs, Manhattan-based artists, art groups, and community-focused organizations can apply for up to $10,000 to develop and share diverse artistic experiences with the public. Deadline: September 29, 2020 | [lmcc.net](https://lmcc.net/resources/manhattan-arts-grants/?ref=hyperallergic.com) **Queer|ArtBarbara Hammer Lesbian Experimental Filmmaking Grant** This annual $7,000 grant will be awarded to self-identified lesbians for visionary moving-image art. Work can be animation, documentary, narrative, or cross-genre, and it must be experimental. Application Fee: $6 USD Deadline: October 31, 2020 | [queer-art.org/hammer-grant](https://www.queer-art.org/hammer-grant?ref=hyperallergic.com) --- ## Residencies, Workshops, & Fellowships Featured Opportunity **Pioneer Works** **2021 Residencies** Candidates working outside the “norms” of their artistic field and whose interdisciplinary practice can make use of Pioneer Works’s facilities and collaborative environment in Brooklyn, NY are invited to apply starting September 1. Deadline: September 30, 2020 | [pioneerworks.org/residency](https://pioneerworks.org/residency/?ref=hyperallergic.com) **A.I.R. Gallery2021–22 Fellowship Program** Six underrepresented and emerging NYC metropolitan area-based artists who self-identify as women or non-binary will each be awarded year-long fellowships to develop and exhibit a project at A.I.R. Deadline: October 21, 2020 | [airgallery.org/fellowship-program](https://www.airgallery.org/fellowship-program?ref=hyperallergic.com) **FST StudioProjects Fund** Artists who currently have a lease for an art studio in New York City can apply to have their rent covered by FST StudioProjects Fund. Studios can be shared but the applicant’s name must be on the lease. Deadline: September 30, 2020 | [fststudioprojectsfund.com](https://www.fststudioprojectsfund.com/guidelines?ref=hyperallergic.com) **Getty Research InstituteAfrican American Art History Initiative Residencies** Two fellows will each receive $65,000 and housing for undertaking projects that increase the Research Institute’s African American-related collections, exhibitions, partnerships, publications, and more. Deadline: October 1, 2020 | [getty.edu/research](https://www.getty.edu/research/scholars/years/future.html?ref=hyperallergic.com#aaahi) **Harvard UniversityRadcliffe Fellowship Program** Fellows are in residence from September 2021–May 2022 and receive full-time Harvard appointments as visiting fellows, office or studio space, a stipend of $78,000, and an additional $5,000 to cover project expenses. Deadline: September 10, 2020 | [radcliffe.harvard.edu](https://www.radcliffe.harvard.edu/fellowship-program/become-fellow?ref=hyperallergic.com) **The Huntington Library** **2021–22 Long-Term Research Fellowships** The collections-based research and educational institution offers fourteen long-term fellowships for nine to twelve months in residence, each with a stipend of $50,000. Deadline: November 16, 2020 | [huntington.org](https://www.huntington.org/available-fellowships?ref=hyperallergic.com) **Women’s Studio Workshop** **Artist’s Book Residency** During this six- to eight-week residency, artists will print and bind their own limited edition book work. The residency in Rosendale, NY includes a stipend of $350/week, up to $750 for materials, 24/7 studio access, and more. Deadline: November 15, 2020 | [wsworkshop.org](http://wsworkshop.org/residencies/artists-book-residency-grant/?ref=hyperallergic.com) --- ## Exhibition & Writing Opportunities Featured Opportunity **apexart** **2021 NYC Open Call** Creative individuals are encouraged to submit a 500-word proposal to apexart for an idea-driven group exhibition with a budget of $10,000, which will take place in 2021–22 at apexart’s NYC space and online. Deadline: October 31, 2020 | [apexart.org/opencalls](https://apexart.org/opencalls.html?ref=hyperallergic.com) Featured Opportunity **ArtFields 2021** Artists based in the Southeastern US are invited to apply for the chance to win part of $100,000 in cash prizes and have their work showcased in this nine-day competition and exhibition. Read more on [Hyperallergic](https://hyperallergic.com/artfields-open-call-2021-100k-prizes/). Application Fee: $25 USD Deadline: November 1, 2020 | [artfieldssc.org/prizes-and-rules](https://bit.ly/2CMcU1Z?ref=hyperallergic.com) **Art Against Racism** ***Memorial.Monument.Movement*** This nationwide virtual exhibition of art inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement is accepting submissions until September 14 to include in its October 3 launch. Later submissions will be added weekly until Inauguration Day. Deadline: January 20, 2021 | [sites.rutgers.edu/mmm](https://sites.rutgers.edu/mmm/?ref=hyperallergic.com) **Born This Way Foundation** **Get Out The Vote** An open call for creatives to design a social-first campaign inspiring Americans to vote this fall. All submissions will be spotlighted on Creatively; one artist will win $10,000\. An additional two finalists will each receive $2,500. Deadline: September 24, 2020 | [creatively.life](https://creatively.life/?ref=hyperallergic.com) **Portland Museum of Art** ***Untitled, 2020* Juried Exhibition Open Call** Any artist living and working in Maine is invited to submit a maximum of five works for consideration. The exhibition is open to all media, which must have been created in Maine in 2020. Deadline: September 30, 2020 | [portlandmuseum.org/2020](https://www.portlandmuseum.org/2020?ref=hyperallergic.com) **Wendy’s SubwayCarolyn Bush Award & Open Reading Period** Two opportunities are available for poets to author a publication with Wendy’s Subway. Both winners will receive honorariums of $1,000, standard royalty contracts, and 25 author copies. Carolyn Bush Award Application Fee: $15 USD Open Reading Period Application Fee: $20 USD Deadline for both: September 7, 2020 | [wendyssubway.submittable.com](https://wendyssubway.submittable.com/submit?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)*.*