SHORT-TERM FELLOWSHIPS FOR WRITERS, ARTISTS, AND OTHER HUMANISTS
Newberry Library
DEADLINE: January 3, 2025
INFO: Newberry fellowships give researchers the time, space, and community required to pursue innovative and ground-breaking projects. Fellows advance scholarship in various fields, develop new interpretations, and expand our understanding of the past.
The Jan and Frank Cicero Fellowship - Offering one month of support for a person working in the visual and performing arts who wishes to advance their artistic practice through the use of the Newberry collection.
Stipend: $3,000/month
Length: 1 month
Who can apply: Artists and performers including (but not limited to) painters, sculptors, choreographers, dramaturgs, creative writers, composers, and others in artistic fields.
The Arthur and Lila Weinberg Fellowship for Independent Researchers - This fellowship is for writers, journalists, filmmakers, visual and performing artists, and other humanists who wish to use the Newberry’s collection to further their creative work. Preference is given to individuals working on projects that focus on social justice or reform.
Stipend: $3,000/month
Length: 1 month
Who can apply: Applicants must be individuals working outside of traditional academic settings.
The Historical Fiction Writing Fellowship - Offering one month of support for a person working in the area of historical fiction. We encourage applications relating to a wide range of historical fiction including novels, short stories, plays and theatrical works, or poetry.
Stipend: $3,000/month
Length: 1 month
Who can apply: Writers of historical fiction.
newberry.org/research/fellowships/short-term-fellowships
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2025 RESIDENCY PROGRAM
Saltonstall
DEADLINE: January 5, 2025 at 11:59pm EST
APPLICATION FEE: $0
INFO: Each year, the Saltonstall Foundation awards free, stipend-supported, accessible residencies to artists and writers who are residents of New York State and Indian Nations therein. We support artists and writers working in the following disciplines:
Poetry
Playwriting & Screenwriting (NEW in 2025!)
Photography (film or digital) & Filmmaking
Painting | Sculpture | Visual Arts
A Saltonstall residency is a small community. We strive to provide a quiet, welcoming, respectful, and nurturing environment for creative individuals looking for uninterrupted time to focus on their craft. There is NO COST to attend Saltonstall or to apply. We welcome submissions from artists and writers living in New York State and Indian Nations therein.
There are five people in residence at a time: one poet, one playwright or screenwriter, one photographer or filmmaker, and two visual artists. Each group of five arrives and departs at the same time. Each Fellowship recipient is provided with a stipend, and a private live/work space with separate private studios for the two visual artists. There is also a darkroom built into the main house.
Since 2021, Saltonstall offers wheelchair friendly facilities with additional private space for a caregiver if needed.
DATES FOR 2025 RESIDENCIES:
Our fifth annual residencies for artist/writer parents -- now including full-time caregivers!
Friday, May 30 – Friday, June 6
Friday, October 17 – Friday, October 24
Please note: this residency is strictly for artist/writer parents who have at least one dependent child (under 18) at home. NEW in 2025: this category now includes full-time caregivers with no restrictions related to the age of your dependent. Since the residency is designed to be a period of solitude and focus for artists and writers, we ask that children and other family members remain home.
Our four-week residencies:
Monday – Monday, June 9 – July 7
Monday – Monday, July 14 – August 11
One (of two) two-week residency:
Thursday – Thursday, August 14 – 28
Our three-week residency:
Tuesday – Tuesday, September 2 – 23
Our second two-week residency:
Monday – Monday, September 29 – October 13
Applicants may apply for either our residency for parents/caregivers or the 3- or 4-week residencies or the 2-week residencies (not a combination). For those applying for the longer residencies, you will be given an opportunity to rank your choice of dates within the application.
All applicants (including those applying for the residency for parents) may apply in more than one artistic or literary category, however a complete and separate application for each category is required.
Note: for our two-, three-, and four-week sessions, artists and writers will be expected to participate in an open house at the end of the residency.
saltonstall.submittable.com/submit
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THE DIVERSO FELLOWSHIP 2025
DIVERSO
APPLICATION PERIOD: January 6 - February 6, 2025
INFO: DIVERSO is a student-run film nonprofit dedicated to changing the face of entertainment by empowering the next generation of underrepresented storytellers.
In partnership with THE WRITERS GUILD FOUNDATION, we have created The Diverso Fellowship: a paid fellowship program for minority student screenwriters.
Vetted by a rigorous committee of industry professionals, three talented students will be selected to spend ten weeks over the summer of 2025, attending panels and classes with renowned industry professionals, learning from the best by shadowing writers' rooms, and receiving mentorship to refine their scripts and prepare for professional opportunities, including staffing or representation.
Selected students will receive a $5,000 stipend to support a part-time commitment over 10 weeks. Fellows are expected to make a 20-hour commitment each week and are required to attend all Fellowship events, including educational panels, mentor meetings, script workshops, and more. The fellowship will be hosted virtually over the summer (tentatively set for June 15th - August 24th).
Our program is made possible by our incredible sponsors: WarnerBros Discovery, Madison Wells Media, Lin Manuel-Miranda’s Miranda Family Fund, the Writers Guild Foundation, and more.
INFO SESSIONS:
To give you all the tools you need to succeed and send us your best applications possible, we will be hosting two info sessions with members of our team + previous fellows, where we will be answering all of your questions.
Please follow us on social media @diversoorg to stay tuned for specific dates and times!
PRICES AND DEADLINES:
Early Bird Pricing (From January 6th - January 26th)
Pilot (under 70 pages) --> $25
Feature (75 pages+) --> $30
Regular (From January 27th - February 6th)
Pilot (under 70 pages) --> $30
Feature (70 pages+) --> $35
BENEFITS:
1. $5,000 stipend
2. 1-1 mentorship
*Fellows will be matched with experienced writers in the industry based on their personalized style and experience. Mentors will provide both career and script guidance. Previous Diverso mentors include:
Joe Robert Cole, BLACK PANTHER
Charise Castro Smith, ENCANTO
Nahnatchka Khan, FRESH OFF THE BOAT
And many more.
3. Educational virtual panels with top industry professionals
*Previous speakers include:
The Daniels, EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE
Lin-Manuel Miranda, HAMILTON
Jessica Gao, RICK & MORTY
Amy Aniobi, INSECURE
Barry Jenkins, MOONLIGHT
Meg LeFauve, INSIDE OUT
Kemp Powers, ACROSS THE SPIDERVERSE
4. Script development workshops
5. Shadowing in writers’ rooms
*Past shows have been from Disney+, AppleTV+, and The CW
6. Access to a network where you will build lifelong relationships with like-minded peers and alumni
writers.coverfly.com/competitions/view/diverso-fellowship
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2025 Artist-in-Residence Program
UCLA Film & Television Archive
DEADLINE: January 6, 2025 by 5pm PST
INFO: The UCLA Film & Television Archive’s Artist-in-Residence Program will host an emerging artist for two weeks on-site at the Archive’s locations in Santa Clarita at the Packard Humanities Institute and in Westwood on the UCLA campus during the late spring of 2025 to activate the Archive’s collection in their artistic practice. The 2025 artist-in-residence will work exclusively with one or a combination of three specific collections: the Hearst Metrotone News Collection, In the Life LGBTQ+ Collection and KTLA Newsfilm Collection. The program will provide the artist with the time and support necessary to access and work with these unique collections, creating a project that will reach new audiences and make connections with Los Angeles’ cultural community.
Focused collections: Hearst Metrotone News, In the Life and KTLA Newsfilm
The Archive holds the rights to these three collections and will make them available for the artist-in-residence without restriction.
The Hearst Metrotone News Collection is one of the largest newsreel collections in the world. It contains over 27 million feet of distributed newsreels, unreleased stories and outtakes that range in date from the beginning of the series in 1914 through 1968.
In the Life (1992–2012), television’s longest-running LGBTQ+ newsmagazine series covers stories of social and political topics facing these communities. Access to this collection will include extended interviews and B-roll footage.
KTLA has been a prominent independent television station in the Los Angeles area for more than 60 years, bringing local, national and world news to a regional audience. The KTLA Newsfilm Collection at the Archive primarily encompasses footage from circa 1958 to 1981.
Both the Hearst and KTLA collections contain a wide range of domestic and international topics, as well as subject matter specific to the greater Los Angeles area.
For resources on the Archive’s Hearst Metrotone News, In the Life and KTLA Newsfilm collections, please visit:
The Archive’s collection profiles: Hearst Metrotone News, In the Life, KTLA Newsfilm
Search our catalog (select “UCLA Film & Television Archive”)
CORE ACTIVITIES:
The residency will be a shared process for the Archive and the artist and will include the following core activities:
The residency will commence in advance of the two-week, full-time on-site visits in the form of planning meetings to perform research, identify potential titles for access, refine project scope and proposal as needed, and collaborate with Archive staff to create an on-site visit itinerary.
Research and identify materials for access from the Archive’s Hearst Metrotone News, In the Life and KTLA Newsfilm collections.
As accessible analog works are identified in the collections, the Archive will provide resources to digitize these analog holdings to enable the artist to use high-resolution files in their work.
An introduction to archival training to understand the process of conservation and digitization that will take place on-site at the Archive’s facility in Santa Clarita at the Packard Humanities Institute.
The opportunity to meet with members of the Los Angeles community, the UCLA community and/or the archival community that could help advance their project, including filmmakers, archivists and faculty. This work will take place either on Zoom or in person during the two-week, full-time visits.
Between July and November, 2025, the artist will work independently in consultation with Archive staff.
By the end of 2025, the artist will discuss their residency at a public presentation, panel discussion or event in the Archive’s Virtual Screening Room.
PROGRAM TIMELINE:
Applications are due on Monday, January 6, 2025, 5 p.m. Pacific Standard Time
Selected applicant will be notified by mid-March, 2025
In preparation for the two-week on-site visits:
Six weeks before the program begins, meet 4-5 times, in person or on Zoom, for orientation, preliminary planning and research
Two-week, full-time on-site visits completed by June 30, 2025
Independent work and practice between July and November, 2025
Archive presentation completed by December 1, 2025
To support these core activities, the Archive will provide an honorarium of $10,750 for the selected artist-in-residence. The artist-in-residence will be responsible for booking their travel and lodging, and may use their honoraria for these expenses at their discretion. The artist-in-residence is solely responsible for determining their own tax liability and complying with all applicable tax laws and reporting obligations.
CRITERIA:
The Archive highly encourages candidates to apply for the Artist-in-Residence Program if they meet the following criteria:
The candidate is a U.S. citizen or permanent resident. International scholars in the U.S. under a J1 or other work permit visa are not eligible for the program.
The candidate is an emerging artist with less than 10 years of professional experience in their chosen artistic field whose professional and creative works demonstrate an interest in moving image media research and/or archival collections and institutions.
The candidate’s proposed project will ideally be shared as part of a public presentation, publication or exhibition.
The candidate is not enrolled as a student in any degree-granting program during the residency period.
The Archive recognizes that barriers to archival access have limited engagement with this rich collection, particularly among emerging artists and cultural producers from marginalized communities. In the selection process, the advisory committee will prioritize proposals responsive to today’s cultural context. The candidate is not required to have an academic background and can work in the visual arts, archiving, filmmaking and time-based media.
REQUIREMENTS:
If accepted, the two-week, full-time visits must take place in Los Angeles in May or June of 2025. The residency may occur over two weeks in consecutive order or split into two one-week increments. The artist is expected to actively engage for at least 10 business days during the on-site visits.
Projects utilizing resources from the residency will acknowledge the Archive as:
“This project was created during the Artist-in-Residence Program at the UCLA Film & Television Archive in 2025, with support from the Golden Globe Foundation.”
PAYMENT:
The honorarium is to be distributed in three payments:
After selection and after the Archive conducts planning meetings with the artist
Once the research visit is completed
Once the Archive presentation is complete
Each payment may take up to 60 days to process.
Current UCLA affiliates or anyone previously affiliated with UCLA in the past two years should expect additional wait times.
HOW TO APPLY:
Submit an application to the 2025 Artist-in-Residence Program Google Form. All application materials and media samples should be in one ZIP file, uploaded to this Box folder. Please use the following naming convention: <Last Name_First Name_AIR_2025>.
If you have questions, please email air@cinema.ucla.edu.
The application will require:
The applicant's contact details
A general description or abstract of the research project (up to 150 words), including a title and format of the project
A detailed explanation (up to 500 words) of how UCLA Film & Television Archive collection materials are essential to the progress and completion of the project. The explanation should answer the following prompts:
How do you hope to engage with the Archive?
How will working with the Archive’s collection support your creative practice?
An abbreviated CV of no more than two pages.
Inclusion of 3-5 images or up to a five-minute clip from previous projects that demonstrates how your work would interact with the Archive’s collections. The description for these examples is limited to 100 words total.
A short biography, no more than 100 words.
Contact information for one reference who is knowledgeable about the applicant’s work or proposed research project and can be reached in early to mid March, 2025.
Please note that the committee cannot consider letters of recommendation from librarians or staff of the UCLA Library.
cinema.ucla.edu/blogs/archive-blog/2025-artist-in-residence-program
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MICHAEL COLLYER MEMORIAL FELLOWSHIP IN SCREENWRITING
The Blacklist
DEADLINE: January 10, 2025
INFO: Submissions are NOW OPEN for The Michael Collyer Memorial Fellowship.
The Michael Collyer Memorial Fellowship in Screenwriting is a one-year fellowship that is awarded to an outstanding emerging screenwriter under the age of 25. The fellowship recipient will receive a $10,000 stipend to support their development of an original screenplay (not the script used to opt in to the fellowship) and they will be mentored during the course of the fellowship year by a prominent screenwriter. This program is a partnership between the Writers Guild Initiative and the King Family Foundation.
The purpose of the fellowship is to provide an opportunity for an emerging screenwriter to develop an original screenplay and to provide them with training and educational resources about screenwriting. The WGI is looking for diverse and unique voices, and for projects that are character-driven and personal in nature. They are exclusively seeking feature films: no shorts, plays, fiction manuscripts, or TV pilots will be accepted at this time.
The recipient of this year’s Fellowship will be announced in Spring 2025 and will be invited to attend the 2025 WGI Gala.
Please keep in mind that, upon opting in, we will verify your age, so it does NOT benefit you to opt in if you are not within the age bracket of 18-25. Any writers who do not fit into the age requirements for this partnership will not be considered.
REQUIREMENTS:
Entrant must submit a full-length feature screenplay on blcklst.com during the overall submission period - November 13, 2023 through March 15, 2024.
Entrant must be the sole and exclusive author of the screenplay submitted for consideration.
Entrant must be over the age of 18 and no older than the age of 25 by 12/31/23 and competent to contract.
Entrant must not be represented by an agent or manager in the film or television industry at the time Entrant opts into this program.
Non-US citizens are eligible to apply.
If requested, the entrant must submit the following, which are also governed by the submission requirements and agreement:
A personal statement
A professional resume
Contact and other personal information
A logline and 250 word synopsis of the submitted screenplay
Two page pitch of film you'd like to write during the fellowship year
Signed originals of the Submission Agreement
blcklst.com/programs/2025-michael-collyer-memorial-fellowship-in-screenwriting
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WINTER/SPRING '25 GUEST RESIDENCY
Woodward Residency
DEADLINE: January 10, 2025
INFO: Applications are now open for our Winter/Spring '25 Guest Residency in Ridgewood, Queens.
ELIGIBILITY: Established/emerging artists and creative professionals in the fields of literary arts, design, music, and multi-disciplinary arts are encouraged to apply.
Please note that art forms that generate fumes (such as oil painting) cannot be accommodated. Also, with the exception of our piano residents who can use headphones, our space is best suited to less cacophonous artistic pursuits.
AWARD BENEFITS:
Access to the building from 9AM-5 PM, Monday through Friday for the duration of your Guest Residency.
Guest Residents will work in the communal Great Room, with library etiquette.
Open invite to weekly tea and cake gatherings, and occasional work shares and evening parties.
A supportive and engaged community of working creatives.
WORK SAMPLES + PERSONAL STATEMENT: Recent work samples and your personal statement should reflect your commitment to your work and clarify how the residency would benefit your work at this time. Please see our application for specific guidelines.
REFERENCES: Please provide the contact info of at least one professional and one personal reference (excluding family members or significant others).
If you are new to your field of interest and don’t have a professional reference to speak to your current creative pursuits, you are welcome to provide a reference from someone in another field who has worked directly with you.
RESIDENCY SESSION: Feb 10— June 20, 2025
EVALUATION PROCESS: A rotating panel of arts professionals will review all applications with the intent of supporting both established and emerging artists. Panelists include novelists, filmmakers, performance artists, literary agents, film/theater producers.
Selection criteria includes originality, commitment to your proposed field of work, interest in community, and demonstrated need for a work space.
We have limited space for Guest Residents and encourage all applicants to reapply if they don’t get a spot in the upcoming session.
NOTIFICATION: All applicants will be notified at least two weeks in advance of the start of their requested residency session.
woodwardresidency.co/guestresidency
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PBS Accelerator Fellowship for Creative Voices
PBS
DEADLINE: January 12, 2025
INFO: PBS provides a service to all Americans by presenting programs that share a wide variety of perspectives and lived experiences. We also strive to elevate talented individuals from a variety of backgrounds to innovate and deliver on our mission.
The PBS Creative Voices Initiative supports filmmakers and content creators who have experienced barriers to entering the media industry including those who can bring lesser-known stories or insightful perspectives to the media industry.
As a part of this Initiative, the PBS Accelerator Fellowship for Creatives provides mid-career content makers who have experienced barriers to entering the media industry paid employment opportunities for up to one year with third-party productions working on PBS shows. The Fellowship Program will not only support Fellows, it will also accelerate changes in the producing ecosystem by bringing more voices into the production process in key roles, including producers and editors.
The Fellow is hired by a PBS producing partner to work within a production team where the Fellow will be provided with an opportunity to make substantial contributions to programming, observe and learn practical leadership skills, and build a network of connections within the public media system. The Fellow will obtain a production credit for their work, receive a competitive salary, benefits, and will be a contract, full-time employee of the production company where placed. More information on the production company will be provided to those selected for interviews.
To complement their job experience, Fellows become members of the PBS fellowship cohort which provides monthly cohort sessions, individual mentorship with prominent leaders in public media, access to industry events and professional networking opportunities with PBS senior leadership and partners.
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:
To be eligible, applicants must meet the following criteria:
The fellowship program is for mid-career professionals with
A range of five (5) to eight (8) years of mid-career production experience (i.e., 5 - 8 years of experience as a producer, journalist, editor) OR
Minimum of two (2) production credits with the same or similar job title as the fellowship position you are seeking
A Fellow should be able to demonstrate they have experienced barriers to entering the media industry including those who can bring lesser-known stories or insightful perspectives to the media industry
Participants must commit to and be available for the duration of the one-year fellowship
pbs.org/about/producing-pbs/accelerator-fellowship/
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2025 EARLY CAREER ARTIST RESIDENCY - FOR MN + NY ARTISTS
Anderson Center at Tower View
DEADLINE: January 14, 2025
APPLICATION FEE: $0
INFO: Anderson Center’s Early Career Artist Residency Program offers month-long residency-fellowships at Tower View to a cohort of emerging artists from Minnesota or one of the five boroughs of New York City for concentrated, uninterrupted creative time to advance their personal artistic goals and projects.
Anderson Center’s Early Career Artist Residency is an ideal fit for early-career artists in need of focused time and dedicated space in an inspiring residency work environment that empowers them take risks, embrace challenges, and utilize unconventional approaches to problem-solving.
Thanks to generous support from the Jerome Foundation, selected emerging artists receive a $625/week artist stipend, documentation support, art-making resources, lodging & studio space, a travel honorarium, groceries, and chef-prepared communal dinners.
Anderson Center is an artist community founded in 1995 on the Tower View estate, a venerable research-and-development lab for the arts rooted in an expansive natural setting in rural Red Wing, MN (approximately 1-hour outside the Twin Cities metro).
The Anderson Center’s Early Career Artist Residency is geared toward generative art making, as well as exchange across an interdisciplinary cohort. The program is well suited for vocational early-career artists in pursuit of time, space, and resources to truly commit to a project and explore new creative territories. Critiques, studio visits, and formal professional development are not offered.
The Anderson Center seeks to support emerging writers and artists with an uncompromising drive to create new work at Tower View in September 2025 that demonstrates significant potential for cultural and community impact, is technically accomplished, and engages diverse communities. The organization also believes that the environment and resources of Tower View, along with an exchange of ideas between artists working across disciplines, can serve as a catalyst for new inspiration and innovative directions for the work emerging artists create while in residence.
TO APPLY:
The application deadline for the Anderson Center's 2024 Early Career Artist Residency Program is Tuesday, January 14, 2025 at 12 p.m. Noon, Central Standard Time. Applications must be submitted on or before the deadline in order to be considered in the jury review period. There is no fee for applying to this residency program.
Jury review will take place in late January and early February. Applicants will be notified by Feb. 7 as to the status of their application. A phone interview process with finalists will take place in late February following a second round of jury review. Selected artist residents, wait-list and runners-up will be notified by March 4, 2024.
ABOUT ANDERSON CENTER: Anderson Center nurtures a vibrant artist community based at Tower View, an expansive Historic Site and natural area in Red Wing, Minnesota. Founded in 1995, the Anderson Center has renovated and restored Tower View's historic buildings to support working artists and the creative process, including developing twenty-two active studio spaces and three galleries. A renovated barn serves as a performance and event venue, the historic main residence houses artists-in-residence, and fifteen acres support a sculpture garden.
Anderson's signature Artist Residency Program, together with the Studio Artist Program, forms the core of the organization's artistic community. The Residency Program provides artists, writers, musicians, and performers of exceptional promise and demonstrated accomplishment with dedicated time and space to create, advance, or complete new work. In addition to community engagement activities through the artist residency program, the organization's additional outreach programs create connections and integrate the arts into community life through local partnerships, hosting annual arts events, and participating in other community-based initiatives.
ABOUT JEROME FOUNDATION: The Jerome Foundation, founded in 1964 by artist and philanthropist Jerome Hill (1905-1972), honors his legacy through multi-year grants to support the creation, development, and presentation of new works by early career artists. The Foundation makes grants to vocational early career artists, and those nonprofit arts organizations that serve them, in all disciplines in the state of Minnesota and the five boroughs of New York City. The Jerome Foundation is generously providing support for the Anderson Center’s Emerging Artist Residency Program.
LOCATION: Anderson Center is located on the 350-acre historic Tower View campus, built by scientist & farmer Dr. Alexander Pierce Anderson between 1915 and 1921, on the western edge of Red Wing, Minnesota, and its buildings are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Center features a large sculpture garden, and is adjacent to the Cannon Valley Trail, a 20-mile biking and walking trail that runs from Cannon Falls to Red Wing. The Center is 45-60 minutes southeast of Minneapolis and St. Paul. Transportation is provided between the Center and the Twin Cities airport on the first and last day of residencies only. Artist Residents that choose to drive will have access to private parking on the property.
The community of Red Wing, Minn., (pop. 16,000) is nestled amidst the scenic bluffs of the upper Mississippi River.
DEFINITION OF “EARLY CAREER”: While Anderson Center’s general Artist Residency Program hosts artists with a wide range of talent and experience, its Early Career Artist Residency Program exclusively focuses on meeting the specific needs of artists who are in the early stages of their artistic development and career.
Anderson Center’s goal is to support artists early in their careers who create work that is and/or has the potential to be:
Compelling—offering distinctive vision and authentic voice;
Deeply considered, imaginative, and executed with attention to craft and with technical proficiency, providing artistic experiences that communicate unique perspective/s, and invite viewers to question, discover, explore new ideas in new ways;
Innovative and risk-taking—engaging, questioning, challenging or re-imagining conventional artistic forms.
Anderson Center defines an early career artist as someone in the early stages of their creative development with 2-10 years of generative experience, and:
have a focused direction and goals, even while still developing their artistic “voice”
have yet to be substantially celebrated within their field, the media, funding circles or the public at large
are vocational (as opposed to avocational, academic, amateur or educational) artists
Artists who have been in the field for longer than 10 years (excluding any time in a degree-granting program; as a dancer in work created by others; remounting the work of other choreographers; or time away from working as an artist due to circumstances–e.g., having children, caring for family members, long-term illness, etc.) are generally not eligible, even if they feel under-recognized. Age is not a factor in determining emerging artist status.
ELIGIBILITY GUIDELINES:
The four primary eligibility guidelines for Anderson Center’s Early Career Artist Residency are:
Legal residency in the State of Minnesota or one of the five boroughs of New York City.
Not enrolled in any degree-granting program from time of application through residency period.
Self-identification as an “early career artist” with 2-10 years of generative experience in the field
An artistic practice centered in generating and creating entirely new work.
Minnesota or New York City artists - Artists must currently be legal residents of Minnesota or one of the five boroughs of New York City and have been residents for at least one year prior to the submission of an application. Artist did (or will) file US federal taxes as a resident of Minnesota or New York City. Account address in Submittable must be within MN or NYC. Selected artists will be required to provide proof of Minnesota or New York City residency before a residency is formally offered. Artists must have a US Social Security Number or US Tax ID.
No students - Students enrolled in any degree-granting program from the time of application through the residency period are not eligible to apply for an Early Career Artist Residency at the Anderson Center (this includes any and all K-12, technical school, college, graduate, postgraduate, ABD studies). There are no exceptions to this eligibility criterion. If an artist is pursuing a degree-granting program in some form, they are not eligible. Please do not contact Anderson Center staff regarding technical situations or special edge cases around student status. This program supports vocational artists, not students. No matter the specifics or details, if an artist can be considered a student of a degree-granting program in any way, they are simply not eligible.
“Early Career Artist” Status – Eligible artists self-identify as an “early career artist” and are in the early stages of their creative development with 2-10 years of generative experience. The Anderson Center’s goal is to serve a spectrum of artists typically in their 2nd to 10th year of creative practice, post-student status (if applicable). This spectrum is framed by artists with some track record of creating and presenting full work (not beginning artists), and artists who are NOT at a point in their careers where they receive consistent development and production opportunities and significant recognition, awards, and acclaim (not mid-career or established artists).
Artists who have been in the field for longer than 10 years (excluding any time in a degree-granting program; as a dancer in work created by others; remounting the work of other choreographers; or time away from working as an artist due to circumstances–e.g., having children, caring for family members, long-term illness, etc.) are generally not eligible, even if they feel under-recognized.
Age is not a determining factor. Career stage is assessed by the cumulative number of years an artist has been generating their own work. Mid-career or established artists shifting from one artistic discipline to another will not be considered early career. For example, a composer with a substantial career in music who is now moving into film will not be considered early career.
Anderson Center has defined the 2–10 year span recognizing that some artists may experience enormous success and move past early career status well before their 5th year or 10th year. The organization recognizes that the number of opportunities afforded to artists may differ significantly based on discipline, race/ethnicity, class, gender, physical ability, and geography among other factors. Consequently, some artists may be past their 10th year and still be on the spectrum of early career status due to taking time out of active artistic practice for school or other circumstances. The Anderson Center understands that the lack of an absolute or rigid definition leaves room for interpretation but embraces this flexibility out of our value around diversity and in recognition of the many variables that impact artists’ careers.
New Work – Eligible artists are generating and creating entirely new work (rather than interpreting, translating, arranging, copying, remounting pre-existing work or the work of others). Generative artists are those who conceive and create new original work (e.g., choreographers, composers, playwrights and devisers, filmmakers, writers, visual artists, etc.). This program does not support artists who solely perform or develop/produce the work of others (e.g., dancers, musicians, actors, editors, journalists, etc.).
Collaboratives - Artists that are part of an artistic collective, partnership, or collaborative are welcome to apply, but collaborative residencies are also rare. The program is extremely competitive, and space is simply limited. Each artist must also complete their own application form. Obviously, each application will repeat things and have much overlap. That is OK. In the work plan for in each application, highlight that artist's contribution / skills, while making clear the collaborative nature of the project.
Notes - Artists of all disciplines are eligible and are encouraged to apply. Applications must be submitted through the Anderson Center’s online webform via Submittable.
Please direct any questions regarding early career artist status and eligibility requirements directly to Anderson Center at Tower View staff at 651-388-2009 or info@andersoncenter.org.
APPLICATION: A completed application form includes a brief artist statement, a work plan, an early career statement, work samples, and a resume or CV. Incomplete or late applications will not be reviewed by the panel. You may begin your application, leave and return as many times as necessary to complete the form PRIOR to clicking the submit button at the bottom of the completed form. Important: do not submit your application form until you are completely finished editing as your application will be finalized at that time.
If you are a prior resident of the Anderson Center, you must wait one year from the time of your residency to apply again.
The Artist Statement, provides an opportunity for you to share, in 100 words or less, a brief statement or summary about your past and current work.
The Resume, CV, or Biographical Statement is a Word or PDF document that shows education, work experience, publications, awards, and previous residency experience. 3 pages maximum.
The Work Plan is a one page Word or PDF document that clearly and concisely describes what you are working on and what you’d like to accomplish at the Anderson Center. Successful applicants address how the timing, location, and cohort-based model of the residency would benefit their practice. Artists may also mention how specific amenities or resources at the Anderson Center (such as the surrounding natural environment, specific studio spaces or equipment) would advance their work. The statement can be single-spaced.
An Early Career Statement addresses, in 250 words or less, your status as an emerging artist or early-career artist. How would participating in this program impact or advance your practice as an early career artist? In what ways would this program meet your needs as an early career artist? Why is this residency important to this stage of your career path? How do you identify as an early career artist?
Work Samples should be of recent work and should include:
· For composers and musicians: 3 recordings
· For visual artists: At least 5 images of work (300 dpi or larger)
· For nonfiction and fiction writers: 10 pages of double-spaced prose
· For playwrights & screenwriters: 10-page excerpt (does not need to be from the beginning)
· For poets: 10 pages of poetry
· For translators: 10 pages of translation and original text
· For performance artists: 3 short video excerpts of performances (no videos longer than 5 minutes)
· For filmmakers: at least 3 short film clips (no videos longer than 5 minutes)
· For Scholars: 10 pages of work, including research abstracts and relevant diagrams
If you are an interdisciplinary or multi-disciplinary artist, you may "split the difference" on the work sample guidelines above at your own discretion. For example, including 5 pages of writing and 3 images, etc.
Likewise you may also choose to simply submit a PDF or Word Doc with hyperlinks to work samples that meet the guidelines outlined above.
Regarding work samples, please put yourself in the shoes of a jury panel member. Make it easy for them to review your best work first. Yes, give the jury various ways to go deeper or experience more if they are motivated but focus first on presenting only your strongest work samples in the most compelling way possible. Please contact staff if you have questions about work samples, but reflecting on the jury and the many applications they have to review & score can serve as a helpful guide in deciding what to include, how much to share, how long it can be, and how to present it.
DURATION OF RESIDENCY: The Anderson Center’s Early Career Artist Residency Program is a 4-week residency-fellowship the month of September 2025. Selected artists must commit to arriving on September 2 and departing on September 29. September is the only month the program takes place.
PROGRAM DETAILS:
Each artist-in-residence receives:
$625/week artist stipend
Travel honorarium ($550 for New Yorkers and $150 for Minnesotans)
$450 documentation budget (services for photography, video, audio, etc.)
Evening dinners are prepared and presented by the Anderson Center chef Monday through Friday. The chef also shops for meal items for artist residents, and residents are responsible for preparing their own breakfasts and lunches, and meals over the weekends. There are also housekeepers who clean and maintain the historic facilities.
ACCOMMODATIONS: Each resident is provided room, board, and workspace for the length of the residency period in the historic Tower View residence. Visual artists are provided a 15' x 26' studio and are responsible for supplying their own materials. Other workspaces on site include a dark room, and a print studio (with a Vandercook 219 letterpress and a Charles Brand-like etching press) for printmakers with demonstrated experience. Practice space is also available for dancers, choreographers, and musicians. Composers are provided with access to a 1904 Steinway piano and a Royale grand piano.
Residents have access to the many walking trails on campus and to the Cannon Valley Trail, which goes through the Anderson Center’s property. Bicycles are also provided. Residents have responded to many different aspects of the gorgeous Tower View campus through their work, including composers sampling natural sounds and visual artists harvesting plant materials to create site-specific natural inks.
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT: The program is set-up to minimize distractions and other obligations so that artists have every opportunity to fully focus on their work. However, the Anderson Center was one of the first artist residency programs in the country to require that residents give back to the local community and connect with area residents & organizations through community engagement activities.
Staff work with artists to facilitate and customize at least one hour of mutually beneficial exchange with the Red Wing community that helps foster connection and greater a sense of place.
Within the last few years, Anderson Center residents have connected with schools in five area communities (ranging from elementary through college), senior centers, correctional or detention facilities, community organizations serving children and families, and community organizations serving adults. Residents have also engaged individuals from all walks of life through public workshops, events, discussions, and artful interventions -- both at the Anderson Center or in the community of Red Wing.
PROGRAM MISSION & VALUES: As an interdisciplinary arts organization, the Anderson Center embraces artists who are diverse in every way. Since its inception, the organization has intentionally worked with artists representing a wide range of disciplines, with the belief that the exchange of ideas is generative. The residency program supports artists from around the world, representing a wide range of cultures, races, sexual identities and genders. The Center strives to bring people and ideas together and operates with a spirit of welcome for all.
SELECTION TIMELINE:
January 14, 2025 (12:00 p.m. Noon CST) – application deadline
February 7, 2025 – Jury has selected Round 2 applications. All artists are notified of the status of their application.
February 25, 2025 – Jury has determined finalists. Phone interviews with finalists begin.
March 4, 2025 – Final notification to selected artists, wait-list and runners-up
SELECTION CRITERIA:
Selection criteria include (in order of importance):
Artistic excellence as demonstrated by work samples, resume and artist statement
Potential benefit and impact on career as demonstrated by work plan
Balance of artistic disciplines, identity, geography, etc within selected cohort
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY: The Anderson Center provides equal opportunity for all people to participate in and benefit from the activities of the Center, regardless of race, national origin, color, age, religion, sexual orientation, disability, in admission, access, or employment. The Anderson Center staff is willing to do what they can to accommodate residents with disabilities. Please call before applying to discuss special needs.
theandersoncenter.submittable.com/submit
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2025 ANDERSON CENTER RESIDENCY
Anderson Center at Tower View
DEADLINE: January 14, 2025
APPLICATION FEE: $30
INFO: Anderson Center nurtures a vibrant artist community based at Tower View, an expansive Historic Site and natural area in Red Wing, Minnesota. Founded in 1995, the Anderson Center has renovated and restored Tower View's historic buildings to support working artists and the creative process, including developing twenty-two active studio spaces and three galleries. A renovated barn serves as a performance and event venue, the historic main residence houses artists-in-residence, and fifteen acres support a sculpture garden.
Anderson's signature Artist Residency Program, together with the Studio Artist Program, forms the core of the organization's artistic community. The Residency Program provides artists, writers, musicians, and performers of exceptional promise and demonstrated accomplishment with dedicated time and space to create, advance, or complete new work. In addition to community engagement activities through the artist residency program, the organization's additional outreach programs create connections and integrate the arts into community life through local partnerships, hosting annual arts events, and participating in other community-based initiatives.
ELIGIBILITY: The Anderson Residency Program is open to early career, mid-career, and established visual artists, writers, composers, choreographers, multidisciplinary artists, musicians, performance artists, scholars, and translators from across the globe. The program is interdisciplinary and the organization welcomes applications from a wide range of creative and intellectual genres, including those that don't fit neatly into the above list.
To be considered, artists must submit an application through the Anderson Center’s online form via Submittable. Complete program details are below. Please contact the organization at 651-388-2009 or info@andersoncenter.org for any questions.
DURATION OF RESIDENCY: For the 2025 season, the Anderson Center is offering 2- or 4-week residency sessions during the months of August and October. Preference is generally given to 4-week residencies. That said, 2-weeks sessions are possible. There is a 48-hour turnover between residency sessions, no matter their duration, to allow time for housekeeping. Specific start and end dates are listed in the application form. Please plan your requested residency dates carefully. Provide as much detail as possible regarding your availability, as that information is incredibly helpful in assembling cohorts and organizing the waitlist.
September 2024 residencies are reserved for the organization’s Early Career Artist Residency.
2025 SCHEDULING & AVAILABILITY:
Each season the Anderson Center hosts a limited number of artists through its various exchanges, fellowships, and dedicated programs that reduce the number of spots available for artists submitting materials for this General Residency program opportunity. In 2025 exterior renovations to the residence limit the residency options to the months of August and October.
Availability as of September 2024:
August 2025 - Four 4-week spots (or eight 2-week spots); space for 4-6 artists depending on duration.
October 2025 - Three 4-week spots (or 6 2-week spots); space for 3 – 5 artists depending on duration.
In general, for months that incorporate 2-week sessions, no fewer than four artists–and no more than six artists would be scheduled for 2-week residencies within that month.
Due to the competitiveness of the program, the organization's goal is to be upfront and transparent about the availability for the General Residency program in 2025 in an effort to help you make a decision about whether this year is the best time to submit an application. Again, please contact us if you have any questions or need further clarification here.
LOCATIONThe Anderson Center is located on the 350-acre historic Tower View campus, built by scientist & farmer Dr. Alexander Pierce Anderson between 1915 and 1921, on the western edge of Red Wing, Minnesota, and its buildings are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Center features a large sculpture garden, and is adjacent to the Cannon Valley Trail, a 20-mile biking and walking trail that runs from Cannon Falls to Red Wing.
The Center is 45- 60 minutes southeast of Minneapolis and St. Paul. Transportation is provided between the Center and the Twin Cities airport on the first and last day of residencies only. Artist Residents that choose to drive will have access to private parking on the property. The community of Red Wing, Minn., (pop. 16,000) is nestled amidst the scenic bluffs of the upper Mississippi River.
APPLICATION: A completed application form includes a brief artist statement, a work plan, work samples, and a resume or CV. Incomplete or late applications will not be reviewed by the panel. You may begin your application, leave and return as many times as necessary to complete the form PRIOR to clicking the submit button at the bottom of the completed form. Important: do not submit your application form until you are completely finished editing as your application will be finalized at that time. If you are a prior resident of the Anderson Center, you must wait one year from the time of your residency to apply again.
The Artist Statement, provides an opportunity for you to share, in 100 words or less, a brief statement or summary about your past and current work.
The Resume, CV, or Biographical Statement is a Word or PDF document that shows education, work experience, publications, awards, and previous residency experience. 3 pages maximum.
The Work Plan is a one-page Word or PDF document that clearly and concisely describes what you are working on and what you’d like to accomplish at the Anderson Center. Successful applicants address how the timing, location, and cohort-based model of the residency would benefit their practice. Artists may also mention how specific amenities or resources at the Anderson Center (such as the surrounding natural environment, specific studio spaces or equipment) would advance their work. The statement can be single-spaced.
Work Samples should be of recent work and should include:
For composers and musicians: 3 to 5 recordings
For visual artists: At least 5 images of work (300 dpi or larger)
For nonfiction and fiction writers: 10 pages of double-spaced prose
For playwrights & screenwriters: 10-page excerpt (does not need to be from the beginning)
For poets: 10 pages of poetry
For translators: 10 pages of translation and original text
For performance artists: 3 short video excerpts of performances (no videos longer than 5 minutes)
For filmmakers: at least 3 short film clips (no videos longer than 5 minutes)
For Scholars: 10 pages of work, including research abstracts and relevant diagrams
If you are an interdisciplinary or multi-disciplinary artist, you may "split the difference" on the work sample guidelines above at your own discretion. For example, including 5 pages of writing and 3 images, etc.
Likewise you may also choose to simply submit a PDF or Word Doc with hyperlinks to work samples that meet the guidelines outlined above.
Regarding work samples, please put yourself in the shoes of a jury panel member. Make it easy for them to review your best work first. Yes, give the jury various ways to go deeper or experience more if they are motivated but focus first on presenting only your strongest work samples in the most compelling way possible. Please contact staff if you have questions about work samples, but reflecting on the jury and the many applications they have to review & score can serve as a helpful guide in deciding what to include, how much to share, how long it can be, and how to present it.
ACCOMMODATIONS: Each resident is provided room, board, and workspace for the length of the residency period in the historic Tower View residence. Visual artists will be provided a 15' x 26' studio and are responsible for supplying their own materials. Other workspaces on-site include a dark room and a print studio for professional printmakers (with a Vandercook 219 letterpress and a Charles Brand-like etching press). Practice space is also available for dancers, choreographers, and musicians. Composers are provided with access to a 1906 Steinway piano and a Royale grand piano.
Dinners are prepared and presented by the Anderson Center chef Monday through Friday. This chef also shops for groceries for artists-in-residence. Residents are responsible for preparing their own breakfasts and lunches, and meals over the weekends. There are also housekeepers who clean and maintain the historic facilities.
Residents have access to the many walking trails on campus and to the Cannon Valley Trail, which goes through the Anderson Center’s property. Bicycles are also provided. There is a very basic home gym in the residence. Residents have responded to many different aspects of the gorgeous Tower View campus through their work, including composers sampling natural sounds and visual artists harvesting plant materials to create site-specific natural inks.
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT: The program is set-up to minimize distractions and other obligations so that artists have every opportunity to fully focus on their work. However, the Anderson Center was one of the first artist residency programs in the country to require that residents give back to the local community and connect with area residents & organizations through community engagement activities.
Staff work with artists to facilitate and customize at least one hour of mutually beneficial exchange with the Red Wing community that helps foster connection and greater a sense of place.
Within the last few years, Anderson Center residents have connected with schools in five area communities (ranging from elementary through college), senior centers, correctional or detention facilities, community organizations serving children and families, and community organizations serving adults. Residents have also engaged individuals from all walks of life through public workshops, events, discussions, and artful interventions -- both at the Anderson Center or in the community of Red Wing.
PROGRAM MISSION & VALUES:
"This stay is particularly suitable for artists who want to devote themselves intensively to the realization of a concept. Here you can devote yourself to artistic work undisturbed and far away from everyday worries." - Eva Möseneder, 2012 resident
Anderson Center’s goal is for connections participating artists make with one another, as well as connections made with other creatives and community members, to outlast the duration of their residency visit. The organization believes that the environment and resources of Tower View, along with an exchange of ideas across disciplines, can serve as a catalyst for new inspiration and innovative directions for the work artists create while in residence.
As an interdisciplinary arts organization, the Anderson Center embraces artists who are diverse in every way. Since its inception, the organization has intentionally worked with artists representing a wide range of disciplines, with the belief that the exchange of ideas is generative. The residency program supports artists from around the world, representing a wide range of cultures, races, sexual identities and genders. The Center strives to bring people and ideas together and operates with a spirit of welcome for all.
SELECTION TIMELINE:
January 14, 2025 (12:00 p.m. Noon CST) – application deadline
February 7, 2025 – Jury has selected Round 2 applications. All artists are notified of the status of their status.
March 5, 2025 – Final notification to selected artists, wait-list and runners-up
SELECTION CRITERIA:
Selection criteria include (in order of importance):
Artistic excellence as demonstrated by work samples, resume and artist statement
Potential benefit and impact on career as demonstrated by work plan
Balance of artistic disciplines, identity, geography, etc within selected cohort
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY: The Anderson Center provides equal opportunity for all people to participate in and benefit from the activities of the Center, regardless of race, national origin, color, age, religion, sexual orientation, disability, in admission, access, or employment. The Anderson Center staff is willing to do what they can to accommodate residents with disabilities. Please call before applying to discuss special needs.
theandersoncenter.submittable.com/submit
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OPEN CALL: 2025 BIPOC ART RESIDENCY
Ma’s House
DEADLINE: January 15, 2025
APPLICATION FEE: $0
INFO: Ma’s House’s Artist-In-Residency program is open to national and international creatives of color working in any genre of visual art, creative writing, and performance arts.
We encourage resident artists to pursue work that relates to or is inspired by Shinnecock’s history, the local landscape, community based work, and critical engagement in issues of diversity, race, and identity.
E:IGIBILITY - The Ma’s House Artist Residency is open to national and international BIPOC artists 21+ years of age. A variety of disciplines are accepted including, but not limited to: visual arts, media/new genre, performance, architecture, film/video, literature, interdisciplinary arts, and music composition. Solo artists are a eligible to apply.
Applicants will be chosen based on project proposals, artistic merit, feasibility/logistics of the residency, and how the artist will benefit from working at Ma’s House and Shinnecock.
RESIDENCY LENGTH - Residencies will be scheduled by mutual agreement between accepted resident artists and Ma’s House year-round.
Residencies can be a minimum of a weekend and a maximum of two weeks. Artists from federally recognized tribes may apply for up to six months.
RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS - Residents will be required to participate in a minimum of one public program during their stay (open rehearsals, workshops, studio visits, lectures, or artist talks).
Engaging with or researching Shinnecock artists, east-end artists, and local art institutions is strongly recommended before arrival.
RESIDENCY COSTS - There is no fee to apply or fee to attend. Residents will be responsible for their own groceries and meals.
Thanks to the Creatives Rebuild New York grant, we are grateful to offer $250.00 per week honorariums for visiting artists. (Or about $35.70 per day if staying more or less than a week)
RESIDENCY EXPERIENCE - Ma’s House is located in a quiet and remote part of the Shinnecock Reservation. Applicant artists should expect a retreat-style residency.
The lead artist of Ma’s House (Jeremy Dennis) also lives at Ma’s House.
SHINNECOCK INDIAN NATION - Ma’s House & BIPOC Artist Residency is located on the Shinnecock Indian Reservation, a sovereign self-governing nation in Southampton, NY.
The residency presents a privilege of being a guest of the nation. We ask that you be respectful to our community by respecting the privacy and space of others on the reservation and to not wander alone through the territory.
TRANSPORTATION, RESIDENCY CAR, & LOCATION - Ma’s House is located on the Shinnecock Indian Reservation in Southampton, NY (about two hours from NYC).
Resident artists traveling from NYC have the option of using the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR), Hampton Jitney, or drive with their own vehicle. We can arrange for pickup and drop off at the train station or bus stop in Southampton.
As of 2023, we now have a donated vehicle dedicated to resident artist use. Resident artists may use public transit or drive their own car to Ma’s House and decide to use our vehicle. Resident artist will be asked to fill out an additional car usage form and car use is restricted to a one hour radius drive around Ma’s House and no overnight trips with the vehicle.
Uber, Lyft, and car rentals are available nearby.
FACILITIES - Ma’s House has an assortment of woodworking tools, basic art materials including tempera paints, brushes, scissors, colored pencils, crayons, glue sticks, hot glue guns, exacto knives, assortment of beads, and more.
At the moment we do not have a ceramic kiln, metal working tools, 3d printing, or a formal dance platform, but hope to one day!
THE HOMEBODY FELLOWSHIP - Announcing an open call fellowship for QTBIPOC artists based in the San Francisco Bay Area for the Artist Residency Program at Ma’s House! Two chosen artists will be awarded an unrestricted $750 during the residency which spans 2-4 weeks at Ma’s House on the Shinnecock Indian Reservation in Southampton, NY.
This opportunity is made possible by the Homebody Fund, a small donor-advised fund at East Bay Community Foundation, resourcing POC—especially QTPOC—spiritual/healing spaces that support community leadership and cultural transformation in decolonial movements for liberation, especially in the East Bay Area.
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VCCA RESIDENCIES
Virginia Center for the Creative Arts
DEADLINE: January 15, 2024
INFO: Residencies can be transformative to an artist’s process and the effect on an artist’s career profound. A residency at VCCA gives artists the time and space to explore and go deeper into their work. Away from the constraints of “the real world” and in an accepting environment of talented peers, one can dream and create with the feeling that anything is possible.
VCCA’s Mt. San Angelo location in Amherst, Virginia, typically hosts 360 artists each year in residencies of varying lengths (no minimum; up to six weeks) with flexible scheduling. A residency at Mt. San Angelo includes a private bedroom with private en-suite bath, a private individual studio, three prepared meals a day, and access to a community of more than 20 other artists in residence.
Nestled in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, VCCA is surrounded by natural wonders and hiking trails. Many local sites and additional inspiration can be found in short drives to Lynchburg (20 minutes), Charlottesville (1 hour), Roanoke (1.5 hours), or Richmond (2 hours).
FULLY FUNDED RESIDENCY FELLOWSHIPS:
The following fully-funded fellowships are available for the Fall 2025 residency period at Mt. San Angelo.
50TH ANNIVERSARY FELLOWSHIPS FOR ARTISTS OF COLOR
Eligibility: Artists of color who have not previously been in residence at VCCA
Opportunity: Residency of up to two-week at Mt. San Angelo
Residency available: September 1 – December 31, 2025
ALONZO DAVIS FELLOWSHIP
Eligibility: American writers, visual artists, and composers of African or Latin American descent
Opportunity: Two-week residency at Mt. San Angelo; $500 honorarium
Residency available: September 1 – December 31, 2025
EDITH LEONIAN WORDS AND MUSIC COLLABORATIVE FELLOWSHIP
Eligibility: Two artists working together on an artistic project combining words and music
Opportunity: Two-week collaborative residency at Mt. San Angelo; $500 honoraria
Residency available: September 1 – December 31, 2025
ALISON LURIE MEMORIAL FELLOWSHIP
Eligibility: Female-identifying fiction writers
Opportunity: Two-week residency at Mt. San Angelo
Residency available: September 1 – December 31, 2025
SARA PENNYPACKER FELLOWSHIP
Eligibility: Composers creating substantive work for children
Opportunity: Two-week residency at Mt. San Angelo; $500 stipend
Residency available: September 1 – December 31, 2025
STEVEN PETROW AND JULIE PETROW-COHEN LGBTQ+ FELLOWSHIP
Eligibility: Writers in any genre who self-identify as LGBTQ+
Opportunity: Two-week residency at Mt. San Angelo
Residency available: September 1 – December 31, 2025
RICHARD S. AND JULIA LOUISE REYNOLDS POETRY FELLOWSHIP
Eligibility: Poets
Opportunity: Three-week residency at Mt. San Angelo
Residency available: September 1 – December 31, 2025
MARIAN TREGER FELLOWSHIP FOR ENDURING CREATIVITY
Eligibility: Female-identifying fiction writers, screenwriters, or visual artists, emerging in mid-life and beyond, whose creative paths may have been detoured or hindered by chronic health conditions or disabilities
Opportunity: Two-week residency at Mt. San Angelo; $400 stipend
Residency available: September 1 – December 31, 2025
vcca.com/apply/fully-funded-fellowships/
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MACDOWELL FELLOWSHIP: FALL/WINTER 2025-2026
MacDowell
APPLICATION PERIOD: January 15 - February 10, 2025
INFO: The Fellowship application period for Fall/Winter 2025-2026 residencies at MacDowell will open on January 15, 2025.
MacDowell encourages artists to apply in any stage of their career, and from all backgrounds and countries. We invite applications in the following disciplines: architecture, film/video arts, interdisciplinary arts, literature, music composition, theatre, and visual arts. If your proposed project does not fall clearly within one of these artistic disciplines, contact the admissions department for guidance at admissions@macdowell.org.
MacDowell has no residency fees, and to defray expenses that accrue during an artist’s stay, we provide need-based stipends to cover rent, utilities, childcare, and lost income from taking time off from employment, as well as reimbursements for travel to and from the residency.
Fall/Winter residencies will take place between September 1, 2025 and February 28, 2026.
macdowell.org/apply/apply-for-fellowship
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call for films: 25th Annual imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival
imagineNATIVE
DEADLINE: January 31, 2025
INFO: Get ready to submit your work to the world’s largest Indigenous film and media arts Festival!
The upcoming 25th annual imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival will take place in-person at the TIFF Lightbox in Toronto from June 3-8, 2025, and move to our online streaming and iNdigital platforms from June 9-15, 2025.
The imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival is our annual primary event hosted by imagineNATIVE in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. We present Artistic and Industry programming over the six-day in-person Festival showcasing Film + Video, Digital + Interactive, and Audio media works created by Indigenous artists (Directors, Producers, Writers, Designers) at all levels of experience. Since 2020, imagineNATIVE has further moved into a hybrid presentation of these works, with an online portion of the Festival. Artistic programming consists of works selected through the general Call for Submissions, guest-curated programs, partnership exhibitions, and special curated initiatives.
As an Indigenous-led and Indigenous artist-centred organization, we support the artistic visions and perspectives of Indigenous artists working in film and media arts in an inclusive and professional manner. As identified in our mission statement, we are committed to a greater understanding by audiences of Indigenous peoples, cultures, and artistic expressions. Works are therefore not required to have overt Indigenous content or themes, and can be productions made at all budget levels. We strive to represent a variety of ideas, themes, and genres, in addition to a diversity of Indigenous languages, Nations, and cultures.
*If you have been programmed at our Festival before and require accommodations regarding your submission fee, please email submissions@imagineNATIVE.org.
imaginenative.org/festival/submissions/
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Research & Development Grant
Chicken & Egg Films
DEADLINE: February 4, 2025
INFO: This program supports filmmakers who are in the research or development phase of their feature documentary.
Launched in 2023 with support from Netflix, the Chicken & Egg Films Research & Development Grant provides financial support to directors during research and development, filmmaking phases that are too often unpaid and unsupported. Many filmmakers invest their personal resources to get their projects off the ground because it is hard to secure funding without significant sample material. Yet, producing material without external funding can be almost impossible. Our grant addresses this “chicken or egg” challenge.
A total of $450,000 USD is awarded in the following grant amounts:
$10,000 USD grants for Research
$20,000 USD grants for Development
The 2025 Chicken & Egg Films Research & Development Grant is generously supported by the Netflix Fund for Creative Equity.
In order to apply for an R&D Grant, please download this Program & Application Guide.
Have questions? Join our team for an informational webinar on January 9, 2025, at 11am ET. Register here.
GUIDING PRINCIPLES:
Trust: This grant initiative is driven by our trust in filmmakers with an established track record. We trust that applicants will make the best determination about which stage to apply to based on the information presented below.
Simplicity: We aim to keep the application as simple as possible so that filmmakers are not burdened by the process.
Deep listening: This grant emerged from listening to a wide range of stakeholders including filmmakers and field representatives during our 2023-2025 Strategic Planning process. Filmmakers shared a desire for financial support to be allocated where they see the greatest need, as well as time and space to think, research, and develop new ideas.
ELIGIBILITY:
You may only submit one application per cycle. If you have more than one eligible project, you must submit only one for consideration. You may apply for either the Research Grant or Development Grant, but not both.
Applicant Eligibility Filmmakers must meet the following criteria:
Identify as a woman or gender-expansive filmmaker.
Have directed at least one feature-length documentary, which is defined as an independently produced film that is at least 48 minutes in length.
Be based anywhere in the world (except for countries under comprehensive US sanctions).
Project Eligibility Projects must meet the following criteria:
Must be a documentary or nonfiction film (including hybrid docs).
Must be feature-length (48 minutes or more).
Must be in the research or development stage.
Must be independently produced. Works-for-hire are not eligible, and student films produced in an undergraduate or graduate program are also not eligible.
You do not need a fiscal sponsor to apply for the Research & Development Grant. However, if you are awarded, you must have a US fiscal sponsor, or be a 501(c)(3), to receive the funds.
For more information on eligibility, please download this Program & Application Guide.
EVALUATION CRITERIA:
Priority will be given to films committed to creating social change and/or uplifting underrepresented stories that challenge mainstream narratives. We support a broad range of issues from the personal to the political that explore a variety of artistic approaches, such as personal, experimental, animated, essayistic, archival, and beyond.
Story, Concept, Theme: Is this a timely story? Are the topics and themes compelling and relevant? Are there clear subject matter and questions that will be explored?
Prior Work: Does the director’s prior work exhibit artistry and competency that creates confidence they will execute the current project well?
Access and Accountability: Does the director clearly articulate their connection to the story, film participants, and community, and is thoughtful about the processes for accountability in working with them?
Feasibility and Grant Impact: Are the project idea and planned activities feasible in terms of scope and timeline? Will the grant have an impact on advancing the project?
APPLICATION:
The majority of the questions are based on the Nonfiction Core Application 2.0, with a few additional questions included. The applications for the Research Grant and Development Grant are not the same. The Development Grant application asks an additional set of questions to collect more detailed information about the project.
Ready to apply? Fill out the mandatory pre-application here.
chickeneggfilms.org/programs/research-and-development-grant
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MicroBudget film fellowship
Reel Sisters
DEADLINES / FEES:
Early Bird - February 10, 2025 ($25)
Regular - March 7, 2025 ($30)
INFO: Reel Sisters of the Diaspora Film Festival & Lecture Series, the first Academy qualifying festival devoted to women filmmakers, will offer you an opportunity to produce a short film or pilot for your web series! You will have one year to complete your short film project.
You will receive $5,000 to produce a short film or the first episode of your web series, which you can use as a calling card to attract a producer and other film opportunities. You will be guided on your journey in learning the art of creating a high-quality micro budget short film. Story is Queen.
Be prepared to begin production and shooting of your web series project shortly after you are selected as a Reel Sisters Fellow! You will have a year to complete your film project (June 2026).
GENRES: Animation, Documentary, Narrative, Comedy & Sci-Fi. You will retain full production and copyrights to your film. You must include Reel Sisters of the Diaspora Film Festival & Lecture Series in your production credits as a supporter.
AWARDS + PRIZES:
$5,000 to create your short film, pilot episode or web seres project
A world premiere in our annual international Oscar qualifying film festival. If you are unable to commit to a world premiere with Reel Sisters, please do not apply for this opportunity.
Scholarship & Mentorship opportunity with Reel Sisters Scriptwriting Essential: The Art of Writing Strong Female Characters™
Opportunity to Showcase Your Project on Reel Sisters Tea & Cinema online series
Announced as the Winner on Reel Sisters & African Voices websites. A feature will also be published in African Voices magazine.
ELIGIBILITY: Script must be written or co-written by a woman of color and non-binary filmmakers of color. Reel Sisters will accept submissions by women of African, Caribbean, Latina, Asian, Indian, Arab and Native American Descent. Please include your ethnicity in the application to confirm your eligibility. We encourage writing teams to apply. You must be located within the U.S. , Puerto Rico or Caribbean Islands.
REEL SISTERS APPLICATION GUIDELINES:
Your application must include the following information to be complete. Thank you for submitting your short screenplay project in consideration for our Reel Sisters Micro Budget Film Fellowship! Please upload the following application information with your script.
Introduction (700 words max): Briefly tell us about your journey as a storyteller. Share information about what led you to writing and filmmaking as a career. Share your inspiration for creating the short screenplay project and the audience you would like to reach. Describe how the Reel Sisters Micro Budget Film Fellowship would make a difference in your career.
LOGLINE: (75 words max): a one to two-sentence description of the story.
SYNOPSIS: (350 words max): brief summary of the plot of the script. Please include all major characters and story points, including the ending.
SHORT Screenplay (no longer than 15 pages)
Length – no longer than fifteen (15) pages. This does not include the title page.
Limited to one (1) main location (INT or EXT). If you use more than one location, explain in your application any donated space or ability to accommodate additional locations on a micro budget project.
Written in English (Translated scripts are welcomed as long as you are the author).
Writing teams are welcomed but one member must be a woman of color.
Include a title page displaying only title of screenplay and name of credited writer(s)
Submit only original screenplays. The rights must be wholly original with and owned by the writer
Submit as a pdf file and must meet all standard screenplay format guidelines
Include 1 page draft of your Production Schedule. It will be revised if you are accepted as a Fellow.