7 Grants and Artist Opportunities
to Apply for in November 2024
Written by: crEATe Staff
November 4, 2024
We’re rapidly approaching the end of the year and there’s still plenty of opportunities out there! Whether you’re looking for art calls, residencies, or general funding for your projects, we’ve got it on this list. Let’s finish the year off strong and set ourselves up for a great 2025! Here’s our list of grants and artist opportunities for November.
Table of Contents
- Paul Dresher Ensemble – Artist Residency
- ACES: The Society for Editing – ACES Scholarships
- LSU School of Theatre Society – LSU SciArts New Play Festival
- Smack Mellon- Artist Residency
- 100 Voices of Florida – Short Film Funds
- Yale University – Call for Art Recognizing Enslavement
- Philadelphia Stories – Fiction Contest
Paul Dresher Ensemble
Artist Residency
Who’s this for?
Northern California Artists
Award
– Full-time access to the Ensemble’s rehearsal studio
– A production stipend (currently up to $1500)
– Access to state-of-the-art sound, lighting, projection, and recording equipment
– Technical, financial, and managerial consultations from professionals on the Ensemble’s staff
– Fiscal sponsorship (if needed)
– Performance opportunities
Deadline
November 15 , 2024
Description:
The Dresher Ensemble Artist Residency (D.E.A.R.) was established in 2012 to support Northern California artists actively exploring new aesthetic premises and pushing the boundaries of conventional art forms and media. The program provides artists free studio space and up-to-date equipment to create new work in time-based arts such as theater/performance, dance/movement, music/sound art/instrument invention, and collaborative and interdisciplinary work.
ACES: The Society for Editing
ACES Scholarships
Who is this for?
Undergraduate and graduate students interested in a career in editing
Date
November 15, 2024
Award
Scholarships (6)
Description:
Six scholarships are awarded annually through the ACES Education Fund to undergraduates and graduate students interested in a career in editing. In addition to individual cash awards, these scholarships also include financial aid to attend one of the two annual ACES conferences, in-person or virtual. Five of these are the ACES Scholarships, including the Aubespin Scholar. The sixth award is the Bill Walsh Scholarship, specifically for news editing.
Louisiana State University School of Theatre
LSU SciArts New Play Festival
Who is this for?
Playwrights
Award
– Consultation with theatre professionals
– $500
– Free year-long subscription to www.playsubmissionhelper.com
Deadline
November 22, 2024
Description:
The School of Theatre is proud to announce the return of the SciArts New Play Festival, taking place April 13-15, 2025. We are inviting playwrights to submit an original work that explores the intersections of science and art. Playwrights selected will be brought Baton Rouge for a public reading, offering an opportunity to refine their work in collaboration with theatre professionals. Additionally, playwrights selected will receive $500, a free year long subscription to www.playsubmissionhelper.com, and recognition of their contribution to the festival.
Smack Mellon
Artist Residency
Who is this for?
NYC based visual artists
Award
– A free private studio
– Access to Smack Mellon’s production facilities
– Coordinated studio visits and open studios
Deadline
November 24, 2024
Description:
The Artist Studio Program was launched in 2000 in response to the crisis of available affordable space for artists living and working in New York City. The program provides six eligible artists working in all visual arts media a free private studio space accessible 24/7 and a fellowship (dependent on funding). The 2025-2026 program begins September 5, 2025 and ends August 5, 2026. The studios are located on the lower level of our building at 92 Plymouth Street in DUMBO, Brooklyn and range in size from 250 to 300 square feet. The program does not provide living space.
100 Voices of Florida
Short Film Funds
Who is this for?
Florida-based filmmakers
Award
– $1,000 unrestricted cash prize
– Meeting with an industry professional
– One-on-one career coaching session that reflects your needs
Deadline
November 24, 2024
Description:
Calling writers, directors, and producers who are script ready. Receive a $1,000 prize to use how you choose! Submit your short film screenplay and tell us about your connection to Florida for a chance to be the winner. In an effort to help more storytellers, we select a winner per 100 submissions. We want you to do what you do best – tell stories.
Yale University
Call for Art Recognizing Enslavement
Who is this for?
Artists with experience in public art
Award
Varies with project type
Deadline
November 30, 2024
Description:
Yale’s Committee for Art Recognizing Enslavement (CARE) is seeking artists with experience in public art, socially engaged art, or participatory art to create artistic interventions, permanent and ephemeral, and related programming in New Haven to address Yale’s historical roles and associations with slavery and the slave trade as well as the legacy of that history.
Philadelphia Stories
Fiction Contest
Who is this For?
Fiction writers
Award
– 1st place winner will receive $1000 cash and their winning story printed in the Winter/Sping issue of Philadelphia Stories
– 2nd place winners (3) will receive $250 cash
Deadline
December 1, 2024
Description:
This is a national short fiction contest that features a first place $1,000 cash award and three $250 runner-up cash awards. The winner stories will be published in the print issue of the Winter/Spring 2025 issue of Philadelphia Stories. We especially encourage writers from underrepresented groups and backgrounds to send their work.
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