Funding Friday!
- Liza Sophia
- Jul 4
- 3 min read
This week’s Funding Friday brings you some of July’s finest opportunities for open calls and upcoming artists residencies. Keep reading for the chance to discover a life-changing opportunity!
Women United Art Magazine:
Women United Art Magazine has opened its submissions for Issue 13, which will be published in the Winter of 2026. Curated by founder and women’s advocate Mona Lerch, this publication highlights women across artistic disciplines, emphasizing the diversity of creative expression and increasing visibility for women artists across the board.
Deadline: December 15
Link to apply: https://artinnewyorkcity.com/2025/11/21/women-united-art-magazine-announces-open-call-for-winter-2026-issue/
KinoSaito Residency Program:
The KinoSaito Residency Program is open to any artist seeking to deepen their familiarity and capability within their artistic practice. For a select two artists, this four week program (November 8 - December 6) creates an environment that fosters creativity and exploration in Verplanck, New York. Complete with a $1,500 stipend, this program is open to international artists of any medium.
Deadline: July 5
Vessel- National Juried Exhibition
This exhibition, sponsored by the Buckingham Fine Arts Project, is an opportunity for three-dimensional artists to participate in a national competition designed to illustrate the evolution of three-dimensional works from utilitarian to expressive. Whether it’s wood, glass, paper, or metal, any and all sculptors are welcome to submit and contribute to the historic lineage of the vessel.
Deadline: July 10
The “Dream” Issue and Exhibition:
Untitled Magazine and Untitled Space are coming together for this call to action for contemporary artists across all mediums. This joint curated exhibition and publication aims to put on display themes of dreams and the unconscious, memory, surrealist abstraction, and imagined realities. Selected works will be featured in both physical and digital publications, as well as exhibition in the Untitled Space gallery in Tribeca, New York.
Deadline: July 12
Link to apply: https://www.
E.Sun Art Awards:
The E.Sun Art Awards invites artists on an international level to try their hand at depicting Yushan, or Jade Mountain, Taiwan's highest peak. The competition explores themes of music and nature through oils, acrylic, and gouache. One of Taiwan’s leading art competitions, E.Sun uses this opportunity to call attention to environmental awareness through interdisciplinary artistic expression.
Deadline: July 17
Collective Z New York Exhibition:
Collective Z is seeking two artists to exhibit and collaborate with through the Collective Z gallery in Manhattan. This curated open call is for artists with a sustained practice, a body of work ready to be displayed, and a passion for artistic and professional growth. Collaboration between the winning artists and Collective Z will continue past the exhibition dates in August, as they aim to represent them in various external avenues.
Deadline: July 9
Wassaic Project 2027:
The annual open call for the summer exhibition of the Wassaic Project is open! Artists
of any and all mediums are welcome to apply, including 2-D, film, poem, and site-specific installation works. Winners will be exhibited in and around historic Wassaic and Maxon Hills, New York, as well as receive further opportunities to apply to and participate in residencies and programs through The Wassaic Project.
Deadline: August 10
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