June and July Deadlines for Artist Residencies and Grants

Virginia Center for Creative Arts

Virginia Center for Creative Arts awards more than 300 residencies a year on its 400 acre estate to visual artists, composers, and writers. All residencies include a private bedroom, a private studio, and three meals a day. Thanks to a generous grant from the NEA, VCCA is offering a Social Media Fellowship to two artists who integrate social media platforms such as Facebook, Flickr, Twitter, and YouTube into their works. The Fellowship includes a $2,000 stipend and a fully paid for residency that must take place between October 1, 2012 and May 31, 2013. Finished works from the residency must be presented online and be fully accessible to the public in order to qualify as social media art that “frees [itself] from geographical and temporal restraints of galleries and museums.”

Rhode Island Council on the Arts

The Rhode Island Council on the Arts is offering a Professional Arts Development grant that matches funds between 250 and 750 dollars to RI residents. PAD grants address specific goals in an artist’s business plan unless the artist plans to use the grant to create a business plan. PAD grants may be used for expenses such as conference/workshop fees, marketing materials, exhibition fees, documentation of artwork, and certain types of travel  within the United States. A business or professional plan must be submitted with the application.

Lanesboro Arts Center

The Lanesboro Arts Center is accepting applications for two and four week residencies from emerging artists across all disciplines that are seeking to create new work. Between November and May, resident artists are provided with living and workspaces and are encouraged to interact with the Lanesboro community in exchange. Past recipients have held talks, classes, workshops, and concerts for Lanesboro residents, occasionally collaborating with and incorporating residents into their works. Up to 6 artists per year receive a $2,500 grant for four week residencies and a $1250 grant for two week residencies. The residency is funded by the Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council.

Boschen Fund for Artists

The Boschen Fund for Artists supports emerging artists and artists in the midst of changing the direction of their work who have lived in the Berkshires for at least two years.  The Fund issues grants between $1,000 and $5,000 for the purpose of furthering the artist’s ability to create new work. The Boschen Fund strives to make the Berkshires a nurturing environment for artists by supporting the creation of new works and encouraging recipients to think about their futures as artists. Up to $30,000 dollars in grants are available for the upcoming year.