Opportunities in August 2026
Residencies, fellowships, grants, and open calls from the Erie Canal Museum, Jentel Artist Residency, Princeton University, and more in our monthly list of opportunities for artists, writers, and art workers.
In August 2026, Hyperallergic published a list of art funding and community opportunities for artists and creatives. Residencies, workshops, and fellowships were available, including the Erie Canal Artists in Residence program in New York, offering a $10,000 stipend to reflect on the Erie Canal's past, present, and future. Two selected artists would receive this award.
Jentel Artist Residency held a winter/spring 2027 residency in Wyoming's Bighorn Mountains, providing a $300 stipend, a private bedroom, and studio space. The application fee for Jentel Artist Residency was $30.
Princeton University's Arts Fellowships were open to dance, music, theater artists, either with teaching requirements or without. The Hodder Fellowships were for one year without teaching, while the Jentel Fellowships required teaching. The deadline for these fellowships was September 8, 2026.
Calls for art and writing included Art at a Time Like This, seeking political images and ideas for a public art campaign, with a potential honorarium of up to $1,000. Culture Forward, a $5M initiative, supported arts and culture projects in Downtown San Francisco, open to both local and national artists.
Grants and awards included the Bennett Prize, which awarded $75,000 to a grand prize winner and $10,000 to the first runner-up, as well as a solo exhibition and a group exhibition traveling across the US. The 2026 Foundwork Artist Prize offered $10,000 to a honoree, a $1,000 grant for three shortlisted artists, and studio visits with jurors. The Gibbes Museum and Society 1858 Award honored an artist contributing to a new understanding of art in the South, with a $10,000 prize and a one-year exhibition at the museum.
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