July 2026 Calls for Artists: Residencies, Grants, and Exhibitions Across the US
Artists are invited to apply for various opportunities with deadlines in July 2026, including: - Wassaic Project, NY: Residencies for Winter (Jan–April 2027) and Summer (June–Sept 2027) with a $25 application fee. - Skyway 2027, Tampa Bay, FL: Open to all media, deadline is July 1. - Illuminations Grant for Black Trans Women Visual Artists: Offers a $10,000 grant, due July 2. - Curtis H. Sykes Memorial Grant Program: Accepts applications year-round for African American historic preservation in Arkansas. - Franklin Furnace's XENO Prizes: $5,000 available for an artist's book on book banning/burning, deadline July 4. - Artspace's All American exhibition, Raleigh, NC: Deadline is July 10. - Specific Cultural Project Grant, FL: Also due July 10. - Pioneer Works, Brooklyn: 2027 residencies, deadline July 13. - Loghaven Artist Residency, TN: Offers an $850/week stipend, $25 fee, deadline July 15. - Mint Museum's Coined in the South: 2027 exhibition in NC, $40 fee, deadline July 16. - Athens-Clarke County, GA: Seeking a sculptor for Memorial Park, deadline July 24. - First Peoples Fund's Cultural Capital Fellowship: $10,000 grants, deadline July 29. - Peters Valley School of Craft, NJ: Fall residencies, $10 fee, deadline July 31. - Crosstown Arts, Memphis, TN: 2027 residencies, deadline July 31. - Artists Collective | Spartanburg, SC: Juried exhibition with prizes of $2,500, $1,000, and $500, $40 fee, deadline July 31.
Key facts
- Wassaic Project 2027 Residency deadline July 1, 2026, with $25 fee.
- Skyway 2027 triennial in Tampa Bay, Florida, deadline July 1, 2026.
- Illuminations Grant for Black Trans Women Visual Artists offers $10,000 grant and four $1,250 awards.
- Curtis H. Sykes Memorial Grant Program supports African American preservation in Arkansas.
- XENO Prizes for Artists' Books offer $5,000 for book on book banning/burning.
- Artspace's All American exhibition in Raleigh, NC, celebrates HBCU artists.
- Florida Specific Cultural Project Grant funds single cultural projects.
- Pioneer Works 2027 residencies in Brooklyn for emerging artists.
- Loghaven Artist Residency in Knoxville provides $850/week stipend.
- Coined in the South: 2027 at Mint Museum, Charlotte, NC, open to 11 Southern states.
- Athens-Clarke County, GA, seeks public art sculpture for Memorial Park.
- First Peoples Fund Cultural Capital Fellowship offers $10,000 for Native artists.
- Peters Valley School of Craft fall residencies with stipends and free housing.
- Crosstown Arts Residency in Memphis for multidisciplinary artists.
- Artists Collective | Spartanburg 8th annual juried exhibition with prizes up to $2,500.
Entities
Artists
- Alexandra Jane
- Lamar Whidbee
- John Blanco
- Phillip McClure
- Mary D. Edwards
Institutions
- Wassaic Project
- Skyway 2027
- Queer|Art
- Curtis H. Sykes Memorial Grant Program
- Franklin Furnace
- Artspace
- Florida Division of Arts and Culture
- Pioneer Works
- Loghaven Artist Residency
- The Aslan Foundation
- Mint Museum
- Young Affiliates of the Mint
- Unified Government of Athens-Clarke County
- First Peoples Fund
- Peters Valley School of Craft
- Crosstown Arts
- Artists Collective | Spartanburg
- ARTS Southeast
- Gibbes Museum
- Society 1858
- Wayne Art Center
- Princeton University
- Broward County
- Athens Institute for Contemporary Art (ATHICA)
- Hopes
- blue boy
- Virginia Center for the Creative Arts (VCCA)
- Hambidge
- Innovate Grant
- Waterworks Visual Arts Center
- American Alliance of Museums
- South Arts
- Greater Augusta Arts Council
- Sandhill Crane Studio
- ACT
Locations
- Wassaic, New York
- New York
- Tampa Bay, Florida
- Florida
- Little Rock, Arkansas
- Arkansas
- Raleigh, North Carolina
- North Carolina
- Tallahassee, Florida
- Brooklyn, New York
- Knoxville, Tennessee
- Tennessee
- Charlotte, North Carolina
- Athens, Georgia
- Georgia
- Sandyston, New Jersey
- New Jersey
- Memphis, Tennessee
- Spartanburg, South Carolina
- South Carolina
- United States
- Savannah, Georgia
- Charleston, South Carolina
- Wayne, Pennsylvania
- Pennsylvania
- Princeton, New Jersey
- Broward County, Florida
- Chattanooga, TN
- Amherst, Virginia
- Virginia
- Auvillar, France
- France
- Rabun Gap, Georgia
- National
- Appalachian Region
- Kentucky
- Native and Delta Region
- Alabama
- Mississippi
- Louisiana
- Augusta, Georgia
- Micanopy, Florida
- North Central Florida