7 Grants and Artist Opportunities
to Apply for in December 2024
Written by: crEATe Staff
December 3, 2024
The final month of the year is here! As you start to move around for the holidays and planning for the new year, we hope that month’s grants and artist opportunities offer you something to make you excited to continue your creative pursuits in 2025. We’ve got some awesome new resources in the works for you in 2025 so stay tuned! If you haven’t already done so, make sure you complete our artist survey. This helps us better understand where everyone in the community is located, what you’re looking to gain by being a part of this community, and how we can better serve you. It only takes two minutes!
Table of Contents
- New York Foundation for the Arts – NYSCA/NYSA Artist Fellowship
- Poetry Society of America – Ann Rabinowitz Award
- Soho Photo Gallery– Krappy Kamera Competition 2025
- Aperture Magazine – 2025 Aperture Portfolio Prize
- The Gottlieb Foundation– Individual Support Grant
- UCross – Artist Residencies
- Arkansas Arts Council – Individual Artist Fellowship
New York Foundation for the Arts
NYSCA/NYSA Artist Fellowship
Who’s this for?
New York based artists
Award
$8,000
Deadline
December 17, 2024
Description:
The NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowship is an $8,000 unrestricted cash grant available to artists living in New York State and/or one of the Tribal Nations located therein.
This grant is awarded in fifteen different disciplines over a three-year period (five categories a year) and the application is free to complete. The NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowship is not a project grant, but is intended to fund an artist’s vision or voice, at all levels of their artistic development.
Poetry Society of America
Anna Rabinowitz Award
Who is this for?
Poets
Date
December 31, 2024
Award
$1,000
Description:
The Anna Rabinowitz Prize is awarded to poets and their collaborators for venturesome, interdisciplinary work that was completed in the previous year and combines poetry with any other art or discipline.
Work that qualifies includes but is not limited to books that blend visual art and poetry, original performances of dance and poetry (or dance based on poetry) and of music and poetry (including libretti based on poetry), as well as more eclectic collaborations involving poetry and technology, the sciences or math.
Soho Photo Gallery
Krappy Kamera Competition 2025
Who is this for?
Photographers
Award
1st Place – $300
2nd Place – $200
3rd Place – $100
Deadline
January 7, 2025
Description:
Our philosophy at Soho Photo Gallery is that in the hands of any artist great photographs can be made with basic equipment. To explore this talent, we are searching for extraordinary photographs made with lousy lenses. Examples of some Krappy Kameras are the Holga, Diana, Ansco, and pinhole cameras. You can also create your own Krappy Kamera by using your non-Krappy Kamera (e.g. 4×5, SRL, DSLR) and exchanging the lens with a Krappy lens (e.g.pinhole body cap or Holga-type lens). Cell phones, disposables and point and shoot cameras are ineligible. Remember, just because a camera is old and moldy doesn’t make it Krappy. The lens is the determining factor. No AI generated work can be submitted.
Aperture Magazine
2025 Aperture Portfolio Prize
Who is this for?
Photographers
Award
– Work published in Aperture Magazine
– $5,000 cash prize
– $1,000 gift card to shop for gear at Mpb.com,
– A presentation organized by Aperture in New York City.
Deadline
January 10, 2025
Description:
The Aperture Portfolio Prize is an international competition that aims to identify trends in contemporary photography and highlight artists whose work deserves greater recognition. When choosing the first-prize winner and shortlist, our judges will look for innovative bodies of work that have not been widely seen in major publications or exhibition venues.
The Gottlieb Foundation
Individual Support Grant
Who is this for?
Experienced individual painters, sculptors, and printmakers
Award
Last year $25,000 each was awarded to 20 artists
Deadline
January 15, 2025
Description:
The Foundation wishes to encourage artists who have dedicated their lives to developing their art, regardless of their level of commercial success. Please note that these grants are available only to individual painters, sculptors, and printmakers who have worked in a mature phase of art for 20 years or more.
UCross
Artist Residencies
Who is this for?
Visual artists, writers, composers, choreographers, interdisciplinary artists, performance artists, and collaborative teams
Award
– Uninterrupted creative time
– Living accommodations
– Work space
– Meals
Deadline
January 15, 2025
Description:
Since its founding in 1981 and first residency period in 1983, Ucross has grown into a vital and relevant resource for artists of all backgrounds and disciplines, who come to Ucross from all over the United States and the world. The uninterrupted time and space we offer is increasingly rare, and the connections built within our community are of great importance to artists. We are honored that our artist residency program plays a dynamic, invaluable role in the creative life of our country.
Arkansas Arts Council
Individual Artist Fellowship
Who is this For?
Arkansas-based artists
Award
$5,000
Deadline
February 1, 2025
Description:
The Individual Artist Fellowship program annually awards to up to 18 creatives $5,000 each in six categories. These grants are made directly to individual creatives who live and work in Arkansas. This grant is for already finished, not proposed, projects, and is made possible through a partnership with the Windgate Foundation.
We’re wishing everyone a safe and joyful holiday season!
See you in 2025!
