The Bandung Residency, presented by the Asian American Arts Alliance (A4) and The Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Arts (MoCADA), is an opportunity designed to uplift the work of organizers, artists, educators, and waymakers whose practice is intended to foster solidarity between Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander (AANHPI) and Black communities.

PROGRAM GOALS

For the fourth cohort of this residency, 6-7 NYC-based visionaries will be selected as residents by a panel of independent reviewers to participate in a six-month-long hybrid program consisting of structured, self-directed, and group learning exchanges that introduce community leaders embedded in this social justice work, propel forward the spirit of solidarity crystalized during the 1960s and ‘70s, center the historical and contemporary issues faced by AANHPI and Black communities, while enabling the deepening of each participant’s relationship with themselves, their practice, other participants within the cohort, and most especially with the communities identified.

Residents are also expected to connect with local leaders and community members to inspire unity through an artistic presentation, shared exploratory experience, or special project that they will incubate and create during the residency. Examples of projects include a public art piece, performance, walking tour, ephemeral installation, or community building activity. Residents are encouraged to realize the project they propose, however we understand if a project evolves and iterates beyond the residency period.

Our north star rests in the human potential to strengthen cross-cultural community ties through intersectional advocacy (within and across participating communities), and to use “art” as a vehicle for social change through neighborhood interventions.

INFORMATION SESSION

A pre-submission information session for those interested in applying will be held on Wednesday, April 23, 2025 from 6:00–7:00 PM ET via Zoom. Register here.

WHO SHOULD APPLY

Are you a NYC-based changemaker, organizer, artist, educator, waymaker or community leader interested in building a project rooted in fostering solidarity between AANHPI and Black communities? Are you dedicated to inspiring and/or transforming yourself, other artists, the intended communities, or all of the above?

The 2025 Bandung Residency is seeking 6-7 participants with a range of artistic expression, social justice expertise, organizing frameworks, and lived experiences for its fourth cohort. We strongly encourage individuals from underserved communities—including but not limited to Indigenous, low-income, immigrant, disabled, non-native English speaking, LGBTQIA+ communities—to apply.

Requirements

• A current resident of New York City who will be based in New York City for the duration of the program period, from June–December 2025 (this residency will take on a hybrid form with some in-person meetings required)
• Open to individual participants (or participants working in collaboration/collectives no larger than three people); organizations may not apply
• If applying as a collective, all members of the collective must participate in the program and must meet all eligibility requirements and expected participation deliverables
• Degree-earning students at the time of the residency may not apply
• Must be at least 18 years of age
• All disciplines and stages of artistic exploration/developments, activism, community organizing, educational practice, and thought leadership are welcome

Deadline: May 14, 2025

To apply and for more information, click here.

The Quarantine Residency, founded by Claudia Alick of the Calling Up Justice practice, is a truly unique and special place. Located in the Bay Area, the residency was created in response to the Covid-19 pandemic as a way for artists to have a safe and supportive space to create and rest. Claudia, who is disabled and quarantining for safety, founded the residency with the belief in the value of both digital and in-person collaboration.

The Quarantine Residency offers all the amenities an artist could need, including food, an editing and recording studio, a private garden, bathroom, and a comfortable bedroom. But it’s not all work and no play – the residency also includes fun field trips to places like the Golden Gate Bridge and Redwood Forest, as well as activities like escape rooms and outdoor silent discos.

The participants in the Quarantine Residency have been a diverse group, including a theater director, a high school graduate, a college graduate, a graphic designer and game streamer, and a writer. They stay for 4-10 days, setting goals for projects or simply taking the time to rest and recharge. During their stay, they have helped produce racial justice events, designed video games, done photo shoots, started TikTok accounts, and written essays, as well as indulging in bubble baths, nature walks, live-streamed theater, movies and TV, reading, and lots of rest and relaxation.

Calling Up Justice’s Quarantine Residency is inspired by the ideas of Pleasure Activism and The Nap Ministry, and has been a valuable resource for artists during these challenging times. However, the program has had to stop for months at a time due to Covid surges, and is currently accepting participants on a limited basis in 2025. If you’re an artist looking for a safe and supportive place to create, The Quarantine Residency may be the perfect fit for you.

Apply here.

The Rauschenberg Medical Emergency Grants program provides one-time grants of up to $5,000 for recent unexpected medical, dental, and mental health emergencies to artists in financial need* who are creating in the visual arts, film/video/electronic/digital arts, and choreography.

*To be eligible to apply, your average adjusted gross income for the last two years you’ve filed tax returns must be no greater than $75,000 ($150,000 for joint filers).

Please note:

• Rauschenberg Medical Emergency Grants are not for lost wages, living expenses, or medical care for individuals other than the artist. Visit NYFA’s Emergency Resources page for a regularly-updated list of emergency resources.
• The need for emergency funding far outpaces available funds. An application to this grant program is not a guarantee of a grant award. In each cycle, we will distribute approximately $150,000 in total funding. Learn more about the review and decision-making process at the bottom of this page.

This program and Rauschenberg Dancer Emergency Grants are made possible through the support of the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation. Robert Rauschenberg was committed to assisting fellow artists in need of emergency aid, ultimately establishing the nonprofit foundation Change, Inc. in 1970.  In this spirit, this program is designed to serve artists in financial need who otherwise may delay critical treatment or incur substantial and perhaps overwhelming debt.

Timeline

Applications Open

Tuesday, April 15 at 10:00 AM ET

Applications Close

Tuesday, May 13 at 5:00 PM ET*

Applicants Notified

June 27, 2025

*Please note that the application form on Submittable will automatically close and stop accepting applications at this time.

For more information and to apply, click here. 

We’re awarding three $5,000 manufacturing grants for small businesses to use to purchase inventory. In addition to the grant, winners will get introduced to verified manufacturers, a feature on our platform, and expert guidance.

Applications open: March 15, 2025

Deadline to apply: May 3, 2025

Winners announced: May 15, 2025

For more information and to apply, click here.

The Black Ambition Prize competition strengthens pathways to entrepreneurship, increases access to capital, expands pathways to growth, and highlights the talents of underrepresented founders.

Black Ambition seeks to support entrepreneurs from backgrounds that have historically been overlooked by venture capital funding. To be eligible to apply, a team must have at least one founding member from such a background, including, but not limited to, backgrounds such as Black/African/African American, Hispanic/Latino/Latina/Latinx, LGBTQ, parents with earned income below the poverty level, first-generation immigrants, first-generation college graduates, and those raised by a single parent. Founders from any background traditionally overlooked in venture capital funding may apply regardless of race.

Teams applying for the Black Ambition Prize must have at least one founder or co-founder, who identifies as an underrepresented founder. A member of the founding team is defined as having a C-Suite or VP-level role. Eligible ventures must be growth-ready companies that have not yet raised more than $1M in dilutive funding to date and innovating in:

• Technology
• Healthcare
• Consumer Products and/or Services
• Media and Entertainment
• Artificial Intelligence

Why Apply?

Because it’s time to even the playing field. There’s not just space for more diverse leaders in these industries, there’s an overwhelming necessity. Your ideas and innovation, combined with the right support, will tip the scales in a way that permanently changes the landscape in these arenas. We know that building bold ideas and innovative companies requires collaboration and support.

Eligible ventures will compete for awards between $20,000 to $100,000.

Select applicants will receive the following support services.

• Growth capital
• Coaching
• Pitch, Wellness, and Leadership workshops
• Community
• Online and in-person events and funder introductions
• Cohort-based Mentorship
• Exclusive Training Opportunities with Global Brands
• Resources – Supports valued at more than $20k through partners
• Marketing, vending and product placement opportunities

This competition is for ventures that have shown progress against the venture concept (tested the concept, working prototype, minimum viable product). To learn more about the eligibility requirements for the Black Ambition Prize, please visit our website. For additional support to complete your application please refer to our application resource guide. Applications close May 2nd, at 9 PM ET.

For more information, click here. 

The Bed-Stuy Create & Connect Fund is a hyperlocal micro-grant program offered annually and directly managed by The LP. The Fund aims to enrich community life in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, by resourcing the creative ideas or civic actions of artists, cultural practitioners, community organizers, activists, and neighbors.

For the 2025 cycle, we will grant up to 20 project proposals with $1500 each. We are looking for creative initiatives or civic projects that emerge from community needs, foster meaningful connections, and ignite socially conscious conversations. In other words, we aim to support community building amongst neighbors through community-led action.

We encourage both individuals and collectives to apply if you have a new project or an ongoing initiative that positively impacts and engages a Bed-Stuy group, audience, or community. We are particularly interested in proposals that nurture creativity, uplift local legacies, foster community wellness, or inspire collective advocacy.

The Laundromat Project will reserve up to 5 grant awards for proposals that embody or engage our organization-wide theme, Black Quantum Futurism, which interrogates how time, space, and memory can inform our collective liberation.

Proposals that show potential creative and civic impact in Bed-Stuy will be prioritized.

Applications Close − May 1

Decision Notification − Mid-June

Eligible proposals may include, but are not limited to:

• Workshops and Classes: Art-making (e.g., painting, sculpture, printmaking, film, collage, dance, music);
  Skill-sharing (e.g., Creating an Artist Portfolio, Grant Writing 101)
  Cultural activities (e.g., folk arts & traditions, ritual, storytelling)
  Community Teach-Ins & Public Education Workshops
  
• Storytelling Initiatives: Community Podcasts;
  Story Circles & Readings;
  Oral History, Material, and Digital Archives
  
• Public Performances or Outdoor Activations: Dance (e.g., hip hop, jazz, folk);
  Theater (e.g., drama, comedy, musicals);
  Spoken Word Poetry or Open-mic;
  
• Community and Place-based Projects: Public Murals;
  Walking Tours;
  Public Installations;
  Creative Scavenger Hunts;
  Sidewalk Chalk Art Competitions;
  Community Bike Rides or Roller Skating activations;
  Mapping and Wayfinding projects.
  
• Gatherings for Intergenerational Community: Sewing or Knitting Clubs;
  Community Book Clubs;
  Game Nights;
  Writing Groups;
  Singing Circles.
  
• Civic Engagement: Community Organizing;
  Food or Clothing Drives;
  Community Resource Pantries;
  Wellness initiatives (i.e. herbalism & healing, yoga, double dutch, tennis);
  Campaigns that strengthen “connections to place” in Bed-Stuy;
  Mail or postal projects that encourage social connectedness;
  Innovative activations around mutual aid or cultural organizing;
  Community Gardening, Composting, or Sustainable Farming programs.
  
• Support towards arts and cultural festivals, including art making at block parties or fairs.

Types of Ineligible Proposals:

• Solo production of artworks made for personal practice
• Proposals with no involvement, impact, or engagement with additional stakeholders or a broader community in Bed-Stuy
• Projects, events, and/or activities that require an admission or participation fee
• Proposals that seek to fund the operation of a business
• Proposals that seek to fund the product development or sale of a commercial good

Click here for more information and to apply. 

Goddard Riverside’s Community Arts program provides opportunities for people of all ages to experience and participate in the arts. Our shared multi-use spaces serve as a creative resource hub for the Upper West Side community to share, learn, heal, explore, innovate, and excel. We are committed to countering adversity with joy and strive to meet the needs of those of us currently experiencing financial hardship and members of historically marginalized groups.

Community Arts events take place at the Bernie Wohl Center, at Columbus Avenue between W 91st and 92nd Street.

Deadline: June 15, 2025. 

For more information, visit Goddard Riverside's Instagram and website.  

Bainbridge Island Museum of Art (BIMA) is proud to announce the return of its significant biennial award program, the BRAVA Awards (BIMA Recognizes Achievement in the Visual Arts). The awards will honor four exceptional contemporary artists, craftspeople, or makers whose work demonstrates artistic excellence, technical mastery, and meaningful contributions to the arts community. The awards will be presented in four categories, recognizing individual achievement and the broader impact these artists have had on the arts landscape.

The award was inspired by the values and vision of museum founder Cynthia Sears, who has been a passionate advocate for a world that supports, respects, and honors artists, craftspeople, and creative makers. The awards are designed to make a direct and significant difference in the lives of contemporary working artists and craftspeople, as well as a lasting impact on the arts landscape of our region and beyond.

Each artist selected in one of four categories will receive an unrestricted award of $15,000, and recognition of their achievement through a short video, promotion, and live award program. Each BRAVA awardee is selected through a unique competitive process from one of four independent Jury Committees, composed of working artists, educators, and art sector leaders and thinkers. The BRAVAs will be awarded every two years through a dedicated Award reserve, seeded by a restricted gift to the museum and maintained by BIMA.

Applications open April 1, 2025.

For more information, visit this link.

LIC Arts Open 12
May 14 - 18, 2025
Kickoff Party on Wednesday, May 14, 6-9pm

• Sign Up for LIC Arts Open Studios 2025!

Click below to register as a participating artist in LIC Arts Open Studios 2025:

Submission Link - LIC Open Studios 2025

• ​​Feature Your Event in the Festival Brochure & Online Map! Would you like to list your event in the LIC Arts Open 2025 Festival Brochure & Online Map or serve as an information hub? Sign up here:

Event Signup Link - LIC Arts Open Exhibition Listing 2025

• ​​Curate an Exhibition at LIC Arts Open 2025!

Submit your proposal for a chance to curate an exhibition in a donated space during LIC Arts Open 2025:

LIC Arts Open Curatorial Proposals - LIC Arts Open 2025 Curator application

• ​Submit your proposal to showcase your performance art at the kickoff event or one of the other venues during the LIC Arts Open!

​LIC Arts Open Performance Art Proposals:

LIC Arts Open 2025 Performance Art Application

For more info, visit here.

Mellon Foundation and Flamboyan Foundation are excited to announce that applications for the 2025 Letras Boricuas Fellowship are now open.

Entering its fourth year, this fellowship will provide 24 Puerto Rican writers, both in the archipelago and in the diaspora, with an unrestricted $25,000 grant to support their creative endeavors.

🗓 The deadline to apply is April 30, 2025.

Visit letrasboricuas.org for more details.