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Resources for Creatives

Funding Resources for Creative Work

Lists of external fellowships and residences for humanities scholars and creative artists, organized by semester and deadline, are periodically published on the Humanities Research Development news page.

For further possibilities, scholars can search Pivot, the most comprehensive online database of funding sources available. Access is free with SU email account. See the Office of Resource Presentations and Trainings Page under “Developing a targeted funding search with Pivot" (2/14/2021).

General Resources

The following resources are all free to access through e-mail subscription:

  • Hall Center for the Humanities, Kansas University curates a list of, Creative Works Opportunities, which includes Creative Writing, Design, Film, Music, Theatre, and Visual Arts.
  • Artwork Archive curates a monthly list of funding opportunities; this resource includes a lot of smaller awards and residencies.
    • Located under "Resources," navigate to "The Art Blog." To sign up for monthly mailings, scroll down the page and enter your email on the right-hand side under "Love What you See? Get the Latest"
    • Also check out Calls for Entry under Resources.
  • Candid Philanthropy News Digest RFPs Arts/Culture provides updated Request for Proposals for arts/culture. Click on the black Register button in the top righthand corner of the page to subscribe to RFPs in your research area.
  • Artist Communities Residence Database provides a searchable database for artist residences.
  • Documentary filmmakers may want to bookmark the International Documentary Association (IDA) Documentary Grants Directory, which includes fellowships.
  • Creative Capital sends out a monthly email newsletter with artist opportunities including residencies, grants and professional development opportunities for artists. Click to sign up.
  • WomenArts provides a list of grants, funders, and other resources to help women artists build their skills and achieve their creative goals.
  • The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) offers support to organizations to support research (Research awards), arts projects in a wide variety of artistic disciplines (Grants for Arts Projects), and creative placemaking (Our Town). Sign up for the NEA newsletter to learn more.

New York State Resources

  • Sign up for the Creatives Rebuild New York monthly newsletter for resources and opportunities.
  • Check out the New York Foundation on the Arts (NYFA) Classifieds, the go-to site for artists, arts administrators, and museum professionals seeking jobs and internships, opportunities and services, and event listings and studio spaces.

Media/Journalism Resources