May 2026 Calls for Artists: Grants, Residencies, and Fellowships Across the US
In its May 2026 summary, Burnaway highlights more than a dozen artist open calls, with submission deadlines ranging from May 3 to June 1, 2026, including some ongoing opportunities. Among these are grants, fellowships, and residencies throughout the Southern United States. The Joan Mitchell Center is offering residencies lasting 6-10 weeks, accompanied by a $150 weekly stipend for the spring, summer, or fall of 2027. The Michael P. Smith Fund provides cash awards for Gulf Coast documentary photographers, requiring a $25 application fee. Additionally, the Center for Craft is granting $10,000 to 30 mid-career craft artists. The Hopper Prize will distribute six grants totaling $13,000, alongside residencies at the Studios of Key West, Trillium Arts, and the Writers' Colony at Dairy Hollow.
Key facts
- Joan Mitchell Center residencies: 6-10 weeks, $150 weekly stipend, deadline May 29, 2026.
- Michael P. Smith Fund: cash prizes and exhibition for Gulf Coast documentary photographers, $25 fee, deadline May 4, 2026.
- Center for Craft Teaching Artist Cohort: $10,000 grants for 30 mid-career craft artists, 6-month cohort, deadline May 4, 2026.
- Hopper Prize: six grants totaling $13,000, $40 fee, deadline May 12, 2026.
- The Studios of Key West residencies: for emerging and established artists and writers, nearly 40 per year, deadline May 15, 2026.
- Trillium Arts fall residencies: for literary, photography, visual arts, arts administration, deadline May 15, 2026.
- National Performance Network Creation & Development Fund: supports new work for racial and cultural justice, deadline May 18, 2026.
- Center for Craft 2026 Craft Archive Fellowship: $5,000 stipend for four fellows, deadline May 20, 2026.
- 1708 Gallery Pilot Artist Residency: 2 months, $1,250 monthly stipend, $10 fee, deadline May 22, 2026.
- Wolfsonian Creative Fellowship: 2-week digital media residency, deadline May 31, 2026.
- Green Family Foundation Caribbean Cultural Institute Fellowships: for researchers, artists, women/nonbinary photographers, deadline June 1, 2026.
- Writers' Colony at Dairy Hollow: rolling residencies, $35 fee.
- South Arts Arts in Rural Places Grant: rolling, for Southern artists in nine-state region.
- Krevolin Arts Foundation Residency: rolling, with consulting.
Entities
Institutions
- Joan Mitchell Foundation
- Joan Mitchell Center
- Michael P. Smith Fund for Documentary Photography
- Center for Craft
- The Hopper Prize
- The Studios of Key West
- Trillium Arts
- National Performance Network
- 1708 Gallery
- Oak Spring Garden Foundation
- The Wolfsonian
- Knight Labs
- Green Family Foundation Caribbean Cultural Institute
- Pérez Art Museum Miami
- Women Photographers International Archive (WOPHA)
- Writers’ Colony at Dairy Hollow
- South Arts
- Krevolin Arts Foundation
Locations
- New Orleans
- Louisiana
- Asheville
- North Carolina
- Key West
- Florida
- Mars Hill
- Blue Ridge Mountains
- Richmond
- Virginia
- Upperville
- Miami Beach
- Miami
- Eureka Springs
- Arkansas
- Sarasota County
- American South
- Texas
- Mississippi
- Alabama
- Georgia
- United States
- Caribbean
Sources
- Burnaway —