February 2025 Opportunities: Open Calls, and Residencies for Artists & Creatives

🎨 Unlock Your Creative Potential: Opportunities for Artists & Creatives 🌍✨

Creativity has the power to transform the world—it challenges perspectives, bridges cultures, and sparks movements. At AMOR Umbrella, we believe that every artist and creatives deserves the chance to bring their vision to life, to create with purpose, and to inspire change.

That’s why every month, we share curated opportunities designed to help creatives like you thrive. Whether you're a seasoned professional or just starting your journey, these resources can open doors to new possibilities, amplify your voice, and fuel your artistic mission.

💡 What We Share:
🔹 Open Calls – Show your work to new audiences & gain recognition
🔹 Grants  – Get the funding to bring your ideas to life
🔹 Residencies & Fellowships– Immerse yourself in creative environments that spark innovation
🔹 Competitions & Commissions – Push boundaries & make an impact

Your creativity is more than just expression—it’s a force for change. It shapes stories, heals communities, and inspires hope. Let’s ensure your talent gets the platform it deserves.

🌟 Stay connected. Stay inspired. Keep creating. 🌟

#CreateWithPurpose #ArtMatters #OpportunitiesForArtists

Arts Southeast's ON::View Artist Residency ProgramFeatured
Applications are now open for the On::View Artist Residency Program in Savannah, Georgia. The residency supports artists working in all media. Selected artists gain access to a high-visibility studio space to complete a new project, continue an in-progress endeavor, or conduct research exploring conceptual, material, performative, and social practices.
Deadline: 11:59 p.m. ET on February 23, 2025.

The Other Art Fair BrooklynFeatured
Applications are open for the 2025 season of The Other Art Fair Brooklyn, which returns to ZeroSpace this May. Submit your work to show at one of the fairs, expand your collector base, and join a global network.
Deadline: February 2, 2025.

Open Calls

Create! Magazine Women’s Issue 2025 (International)
Prizes include published interviews and features, membership to AQ Society, and special discounts for partner organizations. The call is open to women artists (female-identifying and gender non-conforming artists) worldwide, working in any media and style. There is a $40 application fee.
Deadline: 11:59 p.m. EST on February 1, 2025.

Artadia Awards (Los Angeles)
Artists receive unrestricted funds of $15,000, and honorariums will also be provided to finalists.
Deadline: February 1, 2025.

Modern Renaissance Open Call (Los Angeles)
Modern Renaissance is open to submissions from artists interested in being featured in the magazine. There is a $7 submission fee.
Deadline: February 13, 2025.

at Louis Place Artist Publishing Cohort (International)
The Artist Publishing Cohort is a new online initiative supporting eight artists working on a publishing project. Artists receive a $1,000 stipend, coaching, weekly workshops, and access to aLP resources.
Deadline: February 15, 2025.

Bosch Parade 2026 (International)
Nothing and nobody is perfect, and defects are everywhere. The Bosch Parade 2026 pays tribute to all these imperfections, sailing under the title Powered by defectfrom June 18 to 21, 2026. Artists and collectives of all disciplines are eligible to submit their proposals for the bi-annual floating parade.
Deadline: 12 CET on February 19, 2025.

World of Wearable Art Competition (International)
WOW is a world-renowned wearable art experience, where an annual design competition culminates in a spectacular show combining theatre, art, fashion, music, and performance. The event offers 25 winners $200,000 in total prizes.
Deadline: 11:59 p.m. NZDT on February 20, 2025.

Art 64 Live Painting Competition (International)
For the last three years, ART 64 has taken over the village of Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. In a head-to-head, bracket-style painting tournament, 64 artists paint live for two days, while spectators vote for their favorites. Artists are incentivized throughout the competition, with a grand prize of $20,000.
Deadline: 11:59 p.m. CST on February 28, 2025.

SMACH Public Art Biennial Open Call (International)
Creatives from all fields are invited to submit proposals for the outdoor SMACH Dolomites Biennial 2025. The 10 winning projects will be showcased at various Alpine locations in Val Badia from July to September. Artists are awarded €2,000 and a five-day residency.
Deadline: 12 p.m. EST on March 2, 2025.

Unpublished Photo Contest (International)
Open to photographers born between 1995 and 2007, this contest is seeking 10 unpublished images with stylistic and thematic unity. Prizes reach 3,500 CHF.
Deadline: March 3, 2025.

Audubon Photography Awards (U.S., Canada, Chile, and Colombia)
The Audubon Photography Awards celebrates the beauty and diversity of birds by honoring the best photos and videos of birdlife. The grand prize is $5,000, plus numerous other cash and in-kind prizes. There is a $15 fee per image or video submitted, except for entrants between 13 and 17 years old.
Deadline: 12 p.m. EST on March 5, 2025.

L+A+N+D: an experience of discovery—Bernheim Forest and Arboretum(International)
Located outside Louisville, Bernheim Forest and Arboretum’s newest Arts in Nature experience, L+A+N+D (Landscape + Art + Nature + Design) invites proposals for immersive outdoor installations. This innovative and timely initiative provides large-scale experiences with topics addressing humans’ connection to nature, beauty in the landscape, biodiversity, conservation, sustainability, and climate change, along with a stipend and a construction budget for fabrication and installation expenses.
Deadline: 11:59 p.m. EDT on March 24, 2025.

Residencies, Fellowships, & More

Watershed 2025 Summer Ceramic Arts Residency (International)
These summer residencies offer artists uninterrupted time in a state-of-the-art ceramics studio. During a session, up to eighteen artists form a creative community while living and working on campus. Participants enjoy 24-hour studio access, accommodations, and meals. Seven themed sessions are offered. Full and partial scholarships are available.
Deadline: February 1, 2025.

Kala Institute Artist-in-Residence Program (International)
Artists working in various printmaking techniques, photo processes, book arts, and digital media can apply for this program. The fellowship includes a $3,000 stipend, 24/7 access to Kala’s facilities for one to nine months, one month of free housing, a free Kala class or workshop, and participation in a group exhibition at Kala Gallery. There is a $25 fee to apply.
Deadline: 9:00 p.m. PST on February 2, 2025.

Artists in Residence in Everglades (AIRIE) Residencies (International)
The AIRIE Residency program is a fully immersive experience that revolves around the core principles of process, experimentation, and expanding one’s artistic practice. The residency offers a $4,000 research grant, institutional support from AIRIE’s network and partners, and a month-long residency in Everglades National Park (with an additional $1,500 financial support for travel and food). There is a $20 application fee.
Deadline: February 3, 2025, or when 500 applications have been received.

MacDowell Fellowship (International)
Artists of all backgrounds working in architecture, film/video arts, interdisciplinary arts, literature, music composition, theater, and visual arts are eligible. About 300 artists are selected each year and provided exclusive use of a studio, accommodations, and three prepared meals a day for two to six weeks. There is a $30 application fee.
Deadline: February 10, 2025.

Long Meadow Residency (U.S.)
Long Meadow Art Residency is a six-week to three-month solo residency in the Berkshire Mountains. LMAR offers studio space, housing, a $3,000 monthly living stipend, a $2,500 supply budget, and access to a vehicle for transportation.
Deadline: 11:59 p.m. EST on February 15, 2025.

The Watermill Center Summer Program (International)
This residency brings 20 artists together for four weeks at The Watermill Center. Participants are invited to develop new works alongside emerging artists and established creative professionals from various countries and disciplines. There is a $12 application fee.
Deadline: 11:59 p.m. EST on February 19, 2025.

Self as Universe: Mending Our Collective Ecosystem (International)
Open to artists of all disciplines working with environmental and cultural issues, this residency offers a $3,000 stipend, $2,000 material budget, accommodations, meals, and studio space.
Deadline: February 21, 2025.

Arts/Industry Residency at John Michael Kohler Arts Center (International)
Focus on creating work using industrial materials and processes in studios at Kohler Co.’s factory in Wisconsin. Experience in clay and metal is not required. Twelve three-month residencies are open for 2026.
Deadline: February 28, 2025.

The Seattle Prize Masters Fellowship (International)
Early-career representational painters with a commitment to the classical tradition are encouraged to apply for this new fellowship. Between five and ten artists will be chosen for the program, which awards a $50,000 annual stipend, free studio space in Seattle, mentorship, and support.
Deadline: March 15, 2025.

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