Every month, we share opportunities for artists and designers, including open calls, grants, fellowships, and residencies. Make sure you never miss out by joining our monthly Opportunities Newsletter.$4,500 Artist GrantsFeaturedThe Hopper Prize is accepting submissions for $4,500 and $1,000 artist grants. For this open call, they have increased awards to $4,500 and will be providing 6 grants totaling $13,000 USD. 2 artists will each receive $4,500, and 4 artists will each receive $1,000. This is an international open call, and all visual media is eligible. This open call provides a direct path to get your work in front of an international community of curators, artists, gallerists, and arts administrators. Additional exposure is available via a 30-artist shortlist, online journal, and Instagram currently reaching over 150k.Deadline: 11:59 p.m. PST on November 11, 2025. Open CallsThe Abbey Harris Mural Fund (U.K.)This grant supports artists creating semi-permanent or permanent public murals or site-specific works on walls in any medium. Funding of up to £7,000 is available for an artist or organization producing a public mural.Deadline: October 10, 2025.2026 Black Creativity Juried Art Exhibition (U.S.)The Griffin Museum of Science and Industry invites submissions for the 2026 Black Creativity Juried Art Exhibition. This annual show presents works from professional and emerging Black artists from across the U.S., as well as works by Black teen artists from the Chicagoland area. There is a $10 application fee; submissions to the teen category are free.Deadline: 11:59 p.m. CDT on October 12, 2025.Contemporary Reflection Art Exhibition (International)Artists from all disciplines are invited to submit artworks for the Contemporary Reflection exhibition, a curated showcase exploring the complexities of modern life, identity, and cultural transformation. The exhibition will run from December 1 to 7 at Cornerstone Studios in London. There is a £20 application fee.Deadline: November 1, 2025.Open Call for 2027-29 Exhibitions at Municipal Gallery, dlr LexIcon (Ireland)This open call is an opportunity to share work that’s new to the audience in Dublin and the general M50 area (i.e. North Wicklow, South Dublin, Fingal, and Kildare). Selected artists will receive a fee—€6,500 for established artists or €4,300 for emerging artists—and an exhibition at the Municipal Gallery, dlr LexIcon, Dún Laoghaire.Deadline: 2 p.m. IST on November 3, 2025.Glen Arbor Arts Center Open Call for INteriors (International)The INteriors exhibition is an exploration of inner spaces, both real and imagined. The show will run from January 9 to March 12, 2026, and feature work made in the past three years. There is a $35 application fee ($25 for GAAC members).Deadline: 2 p.m. EST on November 5, 2025.Sight/Geist: Film & Performance Open Call (New York City)The Shelley & Donald Rubin Foundation is seeking submissions for its sixth season of Sight/Geist, a series that supports emerging film and performance artists. The artist fee for participation in a one-night group screening is $300, and the stipend for a one-night solo performance is $1,000.Deadline: November 15, 2025.Creative Commission for Sycamore Gap Tree (International)The National Trust invites artists, organizations, and creative agencies to submit proposals that will breathe life into the wood saved from the felled Sycamore Gap tree. This opportunity will see up to five shortlisted artists receive funding to develop their ideas, with one final concept selected in early 2026. The shortlisted artists or collaborations will each receive £5,000 to develop their proposals.Deadline: 5 p.m. GMT on November 17, 2025.Open Call for Discovery Art Fair Frankfurt (International)International galleries, project groups, and individual artists have the opportunity to showcase their work at this art fair in Germany, profiting from the high density of capital and collectors in the business metropolis of Frankfurt and the Rhine-Main-Area. Discovery Art Fair Frankfurt runs from November 6 to 9. Deadline: Rolling. GrantsVerdant Fund Project Grants (Alabama)Verdant Fund supports individual artists, artist-curators, collectives, or collaboratives based in Alabama. Project grants of up to $7,000 prioritize perspectives from women artists, artists of color, artists with disabilities, Alabama artists living and/or working in rural communities, and LGBTQ artists. Deadline: 11:59 p.m. ET on October 10, 2025.The Supporting Act Foundation Artist Grants (Belgium, Germany, Spain, France, Greece, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, and the U.K.)The Supporting Act Foundation, by WeTransfer, has designed the Artist Grant to help emerging artists from underrepresented groups whose practices involve some form of collaborative, collective, or creative process that benefits their community. Ten artists will be awarded unrestricted grants of €10,000.Deadline: 11 a.m. CET on October 13, 2025.Dutch Talent Project Grants (The Netherlands)Rotterdam Photo, in collaboration with Amarte Fonds, presents the Dutch Talent Project Grants 2026. This initiative offers emerging photographers the opportunity to develop new work around the festival theme, Echoes of Silence – War in the Artist’s Soul. Selected artists will receive financial support, curatorial guidance, and a platform to exhibit their projects during Rotterdam Photo 2026.Deadline: October 15, 2025.Craft Research Fund Grant (U.S.)The Center for Craft awards grants from $5,000 to $15,000 annually to support new and interdisciplinary research.Deadline: October 17, 2025.GLEAN Portland Artist Stipends (Portland, Oregon)GLEAN is a juried program that gives five selected artists from the Portland area (Multnomah, Washington, and Clackamas counties) access to the Metro Central transfer station (a.k.a. “the dump”) to source materials to use to create art. The GLEAN program will provide studio visits, marketing support, a stipend of $3,000, and group critiques with GLEAN artists and partners, culminating in an exhibition.Deadline: October 17, 2025.Artadia Awards (Houston)The Artadia Awards provide financial support, exposure, and recognition to artists. The $15,000 awards are unrestricted, allowing artists to use the funds in any way they choose.Deadline: November 1, 2025.MAKE Thesis Grants (International)The MAKE Thesis Grant champions and spotlights emerging talent by directly funding original animated thesis projects (short films). Senior BFA/BA and MFA/MA animation students (and teams) are welcome to apply. Prizes available include $3,000 for first place, $2,000 for second place, and $1,000 for third place.Deadline: 12 a.m. EST on November 4, 2025.Booooooom Illustration Awards (U.S.)Five winners across five categories, in addition to 20 shortlisted illustrators, will be featured in a special print publication, created exclusively to showcase award winners’ work. In addition to special product award bundles, the prize includes a cash pool of $7,500. Everyone can submit one image for free; Booooooom members can submit an unlimited number of entries.Deadline: 11.59 p.m. PT on November 7, 2025.Bobby Anspach Studio Foundation Grant Program (International)The Bobby Anspach Studios Foundation launches its inaugural grant program to support creatives and researchers whose work deepens dialogue on meditation, psychology, creativity, and collective engagement as vital pathways to harmony and health. The foundation will award two grants of $50,000 and three grants of $8,000.Deadline: December 30, 2025.The Adolf and Esther Gottlieb Emergency Grant (International)This program provides one-time financial assistance to qualified painters, printmakers, and sculptors whose needs resulted from an unforeseen catastrophic incident and who lack the resources to meet that situation. Awardees typically receive $5,000 and up to $15,000.Deadline: Rolling.Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant (International)The foundation welcomes applications from painters, sculptors, and artists working on paper, including printmakers. Grants are intended for one year and range up to $50,000. The artist’s circumstances determine the size of the grant, and professional exhibition history will be considered.Deadline: Rolling. Residencies, Fellowships, & MoreMorgan Conservatory Art of Papermaking 2026 Residencies (International)The Morgan’s Artist in Residence (AiR) Program is funded by the Windgate Foundation to offer emerging and established artists from around the world who work with papermaking, book arts, and printing the opportunity to explore focused projects. Artists accepted into the program will receive a stipend, 24-hour access to Morgan facilities, and more.Deadline: 11:59 p.m. ET on October 15, 2025.2026 Art Omi Residencies (International)Through a competitive jury process, residents are invited to attend Art Omi’s residencies at no cost to themselves, except travel expenses. Art Omi offers residents the time and space to hone their own craft in the Hudson Valley while cultivating a vibrant community of artists from around the globe. Residencies are open to practitioners of architecture, visual art, writing, and music, and a number of fellowships are available.Deadline: 11:59 p.m. ET on October 15, 2025.Quinn Emanuel Artists-in-Residence Program (Greater Los Angeles)This residency is open to emerging and mid-career artists working in all disciplines. For four months, the artist-in-residence will be given a studio in the Quinn Emanuel Los Angeles office to support their existing practice or a new project as appropriate. At the end of the residency, an exhibition will be held, and at least one work will be incorporated into the permanent collection. A supporting stipend will be provided, as well as a materials allowance.Deadline: 11:59 p.m. PT on October 16, 2025.bEam Arts Residency Winter/Spring 2026 (International)Located in Thessaloniki, Greece, bEam Arts hosts an international residency program to support artists’ vibrant studio practices. The organization hosts monthly activities and provides artists with opportunities to connect, engage with one another, and expand their professional networks. There is a monthly fee to attend.Deadline: October 17, 2025.The Center for Art and Advocacy Fellowship 2026 (U.S.)Formerly known as Right to Return, the Center for Art and Advocacy believes there is an abundance of uncultivated talent and exceptional creativity among individuals who share the lived experience of incarceration. The Center’s fellowship offers an annual 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: 11 p.m. ET on October 26, 2025.Project Row Houses Artist Studio Residency (Houston)Project Row Houses occupies a significant footprint in Houston’s Historic Third Ward, one of the city’s oldest African-American neighborhoods. The organization offers an artist residency program that provides subsidized studio space for up to three years on-site. This residency supports artists by giving them affordable space to create, experiment, and grow their practice while being part of the vibrant Third Ward community.Deadline: October 28, 2025.Between Bridges Residency (International)Between Bridges’ next residency for visual artists will take place from July to December 2026 and includes a working phase as well as a one-month exhibition or public presentation. The residency is open to professional individual artists, artist duos, or small groups working collaboratively. The residency provides access to the organization’s facilities in Berlin Schöneberg and offers a monthly stipend of €1,500 (regardless of the number of participants) and the opportunity for studio visits. An additional budget of €5,000 is allocated specifically for the exhibition or presentation.Deadline: 11:59 p.m. CET on November 2, 2025.If you’d like to list an opportunity, please contact opps@colossal.art.Do stories and artists like this matter to you? 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