The Community Folklife Fellowship Program is a unique training opportunity for adults in Texas interested in audio storytelling and folklore. This program is designed to equip participants with the skills to document and preserve the rich traditions that thrive in our diverse communities. Through workshops led by expert guest instructors, the program covers essential topics such...Read More
The Corsicana Artist and Writer Residency takes place fifty miles south of Dallas, Texas in the historic downtown of Corsicana, and provides both artists and writers with two-months of fully-funded accommodations in live-work studio residencies. Two-month residency terms take place in Winter, Spring and Fall 2024. Applicants are notified by October 1, 2023 if their...Read More
Open to applicants located in Texas, the Nest Heritage Craft Prize provides winners with a grant of $25,000 and 4 semi-finalists with a cash prize of $2,500 each. Applicants should represent heritage craft found across Texas which includes, but is not limited to: pottery, enamelwork, quilting, woodworking, leather smithing (boots, belts), basketry, lamp working and...Read More
AltCap’s new, accelerated microloan for artists — ARTcap Express — is now open to creative entrepreneurs in Kansas, Missouri and Texas who are seeking up to $10,000 in small business financing. Funded in part by Etsy, a global marketplace that connects millions of passionate and creative buyers and sellers, ARTcap Express offers artists a streamlined loan application process...Read More
The Communities Foundation of Texas (CFT) Eisemann Edge Initiative is a collaborationbetween the arts and technology communities, universities and institutions that seek to fund and elevate projects that explore the intersection of technology with the performing and/or visual arts.This opportunity is currently open to nonprofit organizations and fiscally-sponsored entitieswith projects that explore the intersection of...Read More
The City of Austin Economic Department is offering two public art project opportunities totaling $1M. Texas based artists can apply until August 18 for the artwork commissions which range from $43,000 to $625,000. The total award includes design, fabrication, installation, engineering fees, travel and shipping expenses, insurance, and all other project-related costs. Open Call Opportunities...Read More
Artistic Innovations, a program of Mid-America Arts Alliance, offers up to $15,000 in support of expenses incurred in the art-making process and premiere of these endeavors.The Artistic Innovations Grant Program encourages the spirit of experimentation and exploration, exclusively engaging in-region artists (Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Texas) in the creation of new, original works for...Read More
Fresh Arts is seeking proposals from artists in the Greater Houston area for their Space Taking Artist Residency. Two selected projects will receive a $2,500 stipend and will have access to a 1,800 sq. ft gallery space to take over across eight weeks. Local artists and creative collectives are encouraged to apply through Sunday, November...Read More
Interchange is a program of Mid-America Arts Alliance made possible with support from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Interchange is designed to strengthen communities and individual artists within the M-AAA region (Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Texas) by supporting artist-led projects focused on social impact. Interchange grants will be awarded to sixteen artists with...Read More
Located in Marfa, Texas, the Chinati Foundation’s Artists-in-Residence Program supports the development of artists of diverse ages, backgrounds, and disciplines. The program provides an opportunity for artists from around the world to work in a striking, natural environment. Exhibitions are often held at the conclusion of the residency. The Chinati Foundation provides a furnished apartment...Read More
