:::Grants, Residencies, and Calls for Entry: April Deadlines:::

Franklin Furnace‘s mission is to present, preserve, interpret, proselytize and advocate on behalf of avant-garde art, especially forms that may be vulnerable due to institutional neglect, their ephemeral nature, or politically unpopular content. Each year Franklin Furnace awards grants to emerging artists, allowing them to produce major works in New York. Grants range from $2,000 to $10,000 based on the peer review panel allocation of funding received by Franklin Furnace. Artists from all areas of the world are encouraged to apply.

Core Clay is a privately owned clay studio with over 40 artists sharing space. Residencies provide an opportunity for emerging clay artists to transition into full-time professionals. Core Clay aims to foster creativity, practicality, and community in the arts, enabling artists to build a network of contacts that will exist long after their program has ended. Artists will have the opportunity to teach, create, display, and critique work during a three month, six month, or year long residency, as well as learn how to properly photograph, pack, and ship finished prototypes.

The goal of Manifest‘s Annual International Publication of Contemporary Photography and Lens-based Art is to support the recognition, documentation, and publication of excellent photographic art on an ongoing annual basis. Manifest is eager to receive works in a wide range of applications with the qualification being that artwork submitted is representative of high quality “photography or lens-based art.” Artists in all disciplines are encouraged to submit; The INPHA 1 book will be released to the public in October 2012.

The NARS Foundation seeks emerging and mid-career artists for whom appointments as residents may make a significant impact on their careers, as well as artists with established reputations for whom a change of environment may offer refreshment and inspiration. Artists have access to an individual studio space and various professional development programs, as well as ample opportunity to share and present their work through artist talks, workshops, lectures, and studio visits by prominent curators, critics and gallerists.