Applications are now open for the second edition of the First Book Grant (2025), which aims to encourage new waves of individuals to engage in literary writing projects that are open to multiple forms and genres, and to support them in producing and publishing their first books, in a learning journey that combines editing, publishing, and meeting the public, making the process of completing the first book a rich and enriching experience of dialogue and creative confrontation, which can lead to a more mature production than the experiences of publishing the first literary book often appear.

  
**The grant is implemented in three phases:**

  
* **First**: The stage of submitting applications and evaluating literary manuscripts by an independent arbitration/reading committee, and selecting a short list that includes, at most, 10 literary projects that the committee recommends working on for publication.

  
* **Second**: The stage of developing the manuscripts included in the shortlist and preparing them for publication, by providing supervision and literary editing, where necessary.

  
* **Third**: The publishing stage, launching books, and meeting the public.

The scholarship offers two forms of support:

  
**Financial: It is worth $2,000 and is paid to the writer in two equal installments:**

  
* First: After signing an agreement between the writer and the institution regarding the publishing process, which includes the process of developing the manuscript and preparing it for publication.

  
* Second: After the book is published by a publishing house that the Foundation agrees with, and at least one book launch party is organized.

**Administrative / Organizational: It includes providing a set of technical and technological services, including:**

* Providing editing and literary supervision services, through a relationship with an experienced writer/editor, where necessary, and based on the recommendation of the judging/reading committee.

  
* Providing proofreading services for manuscripts prepared for publication.

  
* Organizing a book launch event at the Qattan Cultural Center in Ramallah, and/or in Gaza, where possible.

  
* Assist the writer in organizing a reading tour, in cooperation with relevant institutions, especially universities and schools.

  
* Providing professional and legal support to writers, to help them develop a better understanding of their rights and responsibilities, for example, by organising specialised workshops in areas related to the world of publishing and translation.

First Book Grant

Brashnar Artist-in-Residence (BAiR) is an artist owned and operated urban artist residency program in Skopje, Republic of Macedonia.

  
Resident artists are expected to participate in all aspects of the residency program:

  
* A guided tour of the surrounding neighborhood and city center either as a group or individually (depending on resident arrival) during the first days of the residency
* Informal meeting and welcoming traditional Macedonian dinner for all resident artists prepared by Brashnar staff members
* A short informal presentation of artists’ work at the beginning of the first week.
* Garden related activities up to twice a month totaling approximately 3 - 5 hrs (planting, harvesting fruits and vegetables, garden maintenance, food preservation, pickling, making of marmalade, pinjur, ajvar)
* 1-2 short group trips to locations outside Skopje (Lake Matka, Mountain Vodno, Katlanovo natural thermal bath, Observatory Kokino etc.)
* 1-2 scheduled group dinners per week
* Up to 2 traditional Macedonian group meals at Volkovo Project Space prepared by Brashnar staff members
* Cultural exchange night through meal preparation, cultural dances or other various forms of exchange (each resident can choose a night to honor their culture)
* A 3 day/2 night trip during the last week of the residency to Lake Ohrid in the southwest part of Macedonia
* Open Studios Event at the end of the month with resident artists presenting their process/ work to the neighboring community and the local art community

* Private studio (13sq. meters or 20sq. meters)
* Private bedroom (single bed, closet space, pillows, linens, towels, blankets) in a shared family style living area

  
* Staff Member assistance in projects and finding materials
* Art House/Volkovo Project Space utilities
* WIFI
* Access to basic and electric hand tools
* Variety of reclaimed materials for projects
* Organization of Open Studios Event at the end of each month ( invitations, snacks, drinks )
* A guided tour of the neighborhood and the city center (as a group or individual depending on the arrival of the residents)
* Unlimited supply of seasonal fresh herbs, fruits and vegetables from our garden
* Basic herbs and spices for kitchen
* 2-3 group home-cooked traditional meals prepared by our staff
* Participation in a sustainable lifestyle
* Transportation to and from the airport or bus terminal
* Transportation to and from Volkovo Project Space
* Organization and transportation for group trips: (Possible destinations include Canyon Matka; Zebjarnik Monument; Kokino Observatory; Krushevo; mountain Voodno; Katlanovo natural thermal bath; Ohrid Lake etc.)

  
**The following basic studio equipment is available to all residents:** 

* Worktables, chairs
* Easels
* Drawing boards
* Clamp lights
* Basic hand tools (scissors, meter ruler, hammer, screwdriver, trowels, protective eyewear and face masks, pliers, handheld saws, a level, wire cutter, hot glue gun, finishing brush for concrete, caulking gun, tape measure, clips, box cutter etc.)
* Electric hand drills and saws
* Studio and work clothes
* Traditional sewing machine and a electric sewing machine
* Projector
* A small printing press for linoleum and woodcut

Brashnar Artist-in-Residence

**Call for submissions from artists with a connection to Northern Germany**

  
The Arthur Boskamp-Stiftung is inviting submissions for two art awards for the 2025/26 cycle.

  
The call for proposals is aimed at artists with participatory practices and/or artistic researchers who address current issues at the intersection of art, science, ecology, and sustainability and open up new perspectives on ecological and social issues. The award offers space for experimental research approaches, the development of new works, and projects with open-ended outcome.

**The Advancement Prize includes:**

  
**Award Money -** The award is endowed with a sum of €3,000 (accepted projects will receive € 2,000 in 2025 and a further € 1,000 in 2026). For groups/collectives, the award sum will be increased by a total of € 1,000.

  
**Publication -** The award includes the option of a publication, which will be edited in collaboration with the artistic director. A separate budget is available for the publication.

  
**Exhibition / Events -** The award includes a final presentation in the form of an exhibition (or in another format) and possibly accompanying events. A separate budget is available for this. After consultation, there is also the possibility of being included in Ronald Kolb's curatorial programme Kunst als ökologische Praxis/ Art as an Ecologic Practice.

  
**Family-Friendly Residence -** M.1, the Arthur Boskamp-Stiftung's building in Hohenlockstedt, offers plenty of production space and tranquillity for concentrated artistic work. The awardees can use a furnished apartment in M.1 free of charge for up to two months by arrangement. The apartment is very family-friendly due to its size and is located on the same floor as the spacious and bright studio. Children and partners are welcome during a residency stay. We are happy to help with any childcare you may need on site. There is no residency requirement.

2025/26 Advancement Awards for Art, Science & Ecology

**The Anonymous Was A Woman Environmental Art Grants (AWAW EAG) provides grants of up to $20,000 to environmental art projects led by women-identifying artists in the United States and U.S. Territories.**

The AWAW EAG supports environmental art projects that inspire thought, action, and ethical engagement. Projects should not only point at problems, but aim to engage an environmental issue at some scale. Proposals should illustrate thorough consideration of a project’s ecological and social ethics. Projects that explore interdependence, relationships, and systems through Indigenous and ancestral practices are encouraged to apply.

For the 2025 cycle, the program will distribute over $520,000 in funding. This more than doubles the yearly funding since AWAW EAG’s inaugural year, offering more artists the opportunity to have their projects funded.

Environmental Art Grants

The Hambidge Center is situated on 600 forested acres in the mountains of north Georgia and offers miles of nature trails, meadows, waterfalls, a swimming hole and an abundance of wildflowers.

The oldest residency program in the Southeast, Hambidge provides a self-directed program that honors the creative process and trusts individuals to know what they need to cultivate their talent, whether it’s to work and produce, to think, to experiment or to rejuvenate. Residents’ time is their own; there are no workshops, critiques, nor required activities.

Each resident is given their own private studio which provides work and living space with a bathroom and full kitchen. The studios are designed to protect residents’ time, space and solitude.

Resident groups are intentionally kept small enough (8-10 people) to gather around the dinner table each evening, Tuesday through Friday, for delicious vegetarian meals prepared by our chef. These communal meals are an essential part of the Hambidge residency experience. Serious topics are discussed (and light-hearted ones, too), experiences are shared, and encouragement is given. Many a collaboration and life-long friendship have begun at the Hambidge dinner table.

Members of each resident group come from different walks of life and work in different creative disciplines; from musicians, culinary artisans and scientists, to visual artists, writers, dancers and arts & culture administrators. Each year, residents of all ages come to Hambidge from over 30 states across the U.S., as well as internationally.

Specialized equipment and facilities include the Antinori Pottery Studio, and a beautifully rebuilt turn-of-the-century Steinway grand piano housed in Garden Studio.

  
**WHAT TO KNOW BEFORE YOU APPLY**

* The studios are comfortable, but _rustic and secluded_. They are purposely simple, and most are out of sight of each other and somewhat isolated.
* We are located in a forested environment. Residents should expect to occasionally encounter wildlife and insects – and sometimes the insects are inside the studios.
* It is very dark at night. There are no street lights or ambient light, other than the moon and stars.
* Due to our remote location, **there is no cell service at Hambidge**. Each studio has a phone for emergency, local and incoming calls.
* To encourage focused creativity, **there is no internet in the studios.** WiFi is available 24 hours a day in the communal space of Lucinda's Rock House.

  

Each resident is given their own private studio which provides work and living space with a bathroom and full kitchen. The studios are designed to protect residents’ time, space and solitude.

  

Hambidge Residencies: FALL SESSION

The **Climate Studio Residency** is suited to artists, educators, and community organizers with a demonstrated interest in climate literacy or climate justice, and scientists working in areas related to the climate who seek to bring their ideas and passion for their work to a wider audience. While the exact forms of your public-facing works will be determined by you, the residents, we anticipate they will include the perspectives of grassroots organizations at the frontline of the climate movement; foster community around current NYC climate justice issues; and interactively employ elements of theatre, fashion, visual art, design, placemaking, architecture, and fabrication rooted in the tenets of community engagement. We, at the Climate Studio Initiative, believe that when we talk about the climate, our statements should be rooted in science and facts. Our aesthetics and ethos of public engagement draws heavily from the historic work of _Beam Center_ and is inspired by _Guerilla Science._ 

  
Preliminary **_Climate Studio 2025_** themes (to be further developed) include: 

  
Health: _Healthy Mind + Bodies; Healthy Planet:_

\* Community health impacts from climate change (Increased risks of pandemics, neighborhood pollution linked to carbon-emitting activities, heating of ocean ecosystems)

\* Mental health, wellbeing, and resilience

\* Climate Impact on other forms of non-human life. 

  
Infrastructure: _Green Jobs, Healthy Buildings, Just Energy Transitions:_

\* Transportation (Impacts of public transportation linked to increasingly severe weather, relationship between public transportation and emissions reductions)

\* Schooling (How climate is taught in schools, greening school infrastructure)

\* Equitable Energy Transitions (Electric Buildings, Public Power & Affordable Energy)

  
Culture and Community: _Climate Justice_

\* Familial connections to countries with deeper climate impacts

\* Food + Agricultural systems and cultural practices 

\* Consumer culture (Fashion, technology, etc.) and intersections with production

  
**Who should apply?**

The ideal candidate will have at least two years of demonstrated experience working on issues related to climate science, climate literacy, or climate justice. They will be interested in engaging in interdisciplinary, intergenerational collaboration, and bringing their work to a wider public audience. You will be collaborating with other disciplinary professionals and Climate Studio Youth Fellows from Beam Center, NYC, in one of three cohorts connected to our 2025 themes. 

  
Applicants must be available to attend a Co-Design workshops in New York from July 14-18, 2025 and present their work during installations / activations (either as part of the Beam Center’s summer festival on Governors Island August 15-17 or during activation dates to be confirmed between Aug -Sept). A hybrid work schedule during the production phase is anticipated. Fellows will self-select their fabrication / production roles during the co-design process and will be asked to document their involvement in public facing events to certify successful completion of the fellowship. 

  

Residents will be provided with an honorarium of $4,000\. In addition, we can provide needs-based travel support. Housing will not be provided. Space to collaborate and fabrication tools at the Pratt Institute, along with access to the project’s network of mentors and partners, will be available throughout the residency period.

Climate Studio 2025 Residency

Dreams transport us beyond the boundaries of reality, offering glimpses into our hopes, memories, and imagination. They can be fluid and abstract, filled with fleeting images and emotions, or richly detailed, creating entire worlds within our minds. This open call invites artists to explore the theme of Dreams in all its forms—whether through soft, dreamlike landscapes, personal symbolism, or the feeling of stepping into the unknown. How do dreams shape creativity, memory, and perception? How do they offer insight, inspiration, or a sense of wonder? We welcome all interpretations, celebrating the beauty, mystery, and limitless possibilities of the dream world.

  
To apply please go to our website with this link https://www.azaleaartscommunity.com/apply

  

Awards: 1st, 2nd & 3rd Place, 1st Place will receive an artist interview
  
  

Dreams ~ Call for Art

The Black Immersive Creators Grant is an annual cash award of $10,000 for US-based Black artists who are interested in creating immersive artwork.

  

The Black Immersive Creators Grant 2025

**More Art’s year-long Engaging Artists Fellowship is designed to help emerging NYC artists and community organizers develop and sustain a socially engaged and public art practice.**

The Fellowship program curriculum includes mentorship, peer feedback, community building, workshops and artist talks tailored to the interests/needs of the cohort, and access to programming opportunities in New York City.

The infrastructure and laboratory provided by More Art allow selected emerging and underrepresented artists to gain a deeper understanding of the history and vitality of public and socially engaged art. This fellowship encourages artists to not only expand and to develop their social practice but also to promote use of socially engaged art as a tool for change.

EA Fellows will finish with a culminating presentation at the end of the fellowship year. Many fellowship projects become multi-year initiatives, and, as such, the culminating presentation is not a conclusion of the fellows’ work but rather an opportunity to highlight their budding creative practice and project journey.

  
**Timeline:**

**August 2025:** Fellowship year starts.

**July 2026:** Fellowship year ends.

  
**Who can apply?**

The Engaging Artists Fellowship offers insights and strategies to collaborate with communities, rebuild and shape our society, and build sustainable careers. More Art welcomes applications from NYC artists of all disciplines, including but not limited to: visual artists, performers, choreographers, designers, and new media artists. Currently enrolled undergraduate students may not apply. Collective applications are welcome. An interest in socially engaged practice is crucial.

The Fellowship is a program for incubation, experimentation, collaboration, and implementation stages of early socially engaged public art projects. We understand and encourage artists who see the combination of socially engaged work and creative practice as a long-term commitment no matter how much of a body of work they’ve generated previously.

  
**Qualifications**

* Interest in More Art’s work and eagerness to learn (no prior experience in public art or socially engaged art necessary!)
* Willingness to present, support, and attend work produced in community and public settings, as opposed to galleries and museums
* Strong commitment to More Art’s values, including but not limited to social justice and public engagement, inclusion, diversity, equity, accessibility, and collaboration
* Commitment to intersectional thinking and artmaking
* Willingness to act with care and respect toward all collaborators, including More Art staff, other Fellows, and community members
* Eagerness to contribute to a nurturing environment with and for Fellows
* Interest in establishing and/or sustaining partnerships with community-based organizations, advocacy groups, agencies, neighborhoods, places, individuals and/or groups of New Yorkers
* Belief that art and artists are integral to empowering social justice movements by creatively illuminating social issues, engaging new audiences in activism, and catalyzing public discourse

  
**Fellowship output + expectations**

Over the course of the Fellowship year, Fellows are expected to:

* Develop a Theory (or theories!) of Change, with help from the Fellowship Leader
* Develop a set of individualized goals for the Fellowship year
* Develop a culminating presentation (public, or otherwise), with assistance from More Art staff, of or about the work you’ve developed during the More Art Fellowship
* Attend monthly 1-to-1 individualized mentorship meetings with More Art staff
* Attend monthly in-person and virtual workshops/artist talks

  

Each Fellow will receive **monthly 1-to-1 individualized mentorship sessions** with More Art staff. Additionally, the Fellowship Leader will facilitate **monthly generative workshops, discussions, and collaborative feedback sessions**, tailored to the practices and needs of the cohort. The program will culminate in **culminating presentations by each Fellow**, public or otherwise, of or about work developed over the course of the program. At the end of the year, **Fellows can expect to receive a small stipend of at least $250 each** (each member of a collective will receive a stipend) to be used for expenses related to their practice. Fellows can also **expect to spend 15 hours per month on average** on More Art-related work.

Engaging Artists Fellowship

As part of the **regional ICC development project in Indianocean** , financed by the **French Development Agency** (AFD), **the IOC** is launching the second cycle of awarding the "Tafà" scholarship in order to contribute to the professionalization of the sector in the countries of the region.

  
The "Tafà" scholarship aims to:

1. **Professionalize cultural actors** in the ICC value chain: creation, production, distribution and dissemination in order to strengthen ICCs at the national and regional level.
2. **Develop the academic offering** by strengthening the teaching staff of the countries and promoting regional training.

  
Priority will be given to training that has an impact on equality by promoting the full participation and inclusion of women.

**Eligible support**

  
* Travel expenses
* Registration fees
* Tuition
* Living expenses
* Visa fees
* Family help

Tafà, Scholarship - Cycle II

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