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Applications are open now for Works in Public, the League’s exclusive public art program in partnership with the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. This professional development program offers artists the opportunity to create sculptures for year-long public exhibitions at Riverside Park.

‍Participating artists will gain experience working with the physical materials and processes that are used to create original works of public art, and are awarded a monthly stipend and a scholarship for a full-time class at the League for the duration of the program.

Hosted by the Salmagundi Club, this will be a one-day on-site competition, in which artists work from life. Registration is available on a first-come first-serve basis for 50 artists. Free parking is available on the streets of New York City on this date. $4,500 in cash prizes will be awarded.

The Queer|Art|Mentorship program supports a year-long exchange between emerging and established artists in four different creative fields: Film, Literature, Performance, and Visual Art. Fellows apply with a specific project they would like to work on during the program and meet each month with their Mentors to discuss their progress in the lead-up to this event. Fellows also meet each month as a group to learn from and provide support for one another throughout the year.

Wave Hill invites proposals for artist projects that thoughtfully respond to and engage with their gardens—its plant collections, history, design, and architecture—with a focus on the interconnected relationships between nature, culture, and the Bronx. For the 2026 season, Wave Hill is especially interested in projects that center non-human life and offer new perspectives on the concept of nature, particularly as it challenges speciesism—the belief that humans are inherently superior to other living organisms, a view often reflected in how we treat non-human animals, plants, fungi, bacteria, and other life forms.

Four to six New York City area artists will be selected for solo presentations. Artists will receive an honorarium of $2,000 each, exhibition and professional development support, and will have six to twelve months to research and develop their ideas.

The Queens Museum (QM) is pleased to launch its seventh QM-Jerome Foundation Fellowship for Emerging Artists in New York City. Two visual artists will receive $20,000 each, professional development consultations, and close mentorship from QM staff members working toward an artist’s project. The fellowships will culminate in solo project exhibitions at the Queens Museum in 2027. The duration of each fellowship is one year, culminating with the opening of the fellow’s exhibition.

The Art Students League of New York's Aspiring Artist Scholarship program is a comprehensive professional-level oil painting program taught by a master artist for high school juniors and seniors. Tuition is free and art supplies are included. Applicants who are accepted should make a full commitment in attending the program weekly for 8 months.

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Green-Wood Cemetery and Opportunities for a Better Tomorrow (OBT)'s free Masonry Restoration Training Program is open to 18-30 year olds residing in NYC. Participants in the program learn the basics of restoration and preservation, including stone cleaning, repair, and re-pointing, right here on the grounds utilizing our historic mausoleums. Instructed by Green-Wood’s experienced restoration department, students receive the necessary training for entry level positions the field of masonry restoration. No experience necessary.

Hyperallergic's A View From the Easel series allows artists to a provide a glimpse into their studio and daily process. Whether it’s a physical workspace, a computer screen, or a place in nature, they'd love to hear about how you’re redefining what a studio can be.

The column runs every week, and submissions are reviewed every Thursday by 11AM.

Stay in the heart of the majestic Hudson River Valley at League instructor Garin Baker's artist retreat—a lovingly restored 1790s stone house, flanked by a graceful carriage house and a sun-drenched post-and-beam barn.

Private rooms offer gentle solitude, while meadows, gardens and studio spaces open wide to possibilities. Whether you write, paint, compose, or simply seek a deeper breath, this Artist’s Retreat welcomes you to rest, to create, and to remember the beauty of simply being.

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Interested artists should email gb@garinbaker.com stating their interest and chosen discipline.

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The League offers a two-year and a four-year version of the Certificate Program. Regardless of the duration of their selected program, students must enroll in a minimum of 22 hours of class time per week.

Students in the League's Certificate track concentrate in one of the following fine arts disciplines: Drawing, Painting, Printmaking, Mixed Media, Sculpture, or Comics and Narrative Arts. Core requirements consist primarily of classwork in the student's chosen discipline, but also include secondary classwork in a different discipline. All classes offered at the League are open to Certificate students.

International Students and Veterans who use VA Educational Benefits are only permitted to concentrate in the Four-Year Painting, Printmaking, or Sculpture Certificate Program. Concentrations in Mixed Media, Drawing, and the Two-Year Certificate Program are not approved by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) or the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP).

Rolling deadline.

The Adolph and Esther Gottlieb Emergency Grant program is intended to provide interim financial assistance to qualified painters, printmakers, and sculptors whose needs are the result of an unforeseen, catastrophic incident, and who lack the resources to meet that situation.

Each grant is given as one-time assistance for a specific emergency, examples of which are fire, flood, or emergency medical need.

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The Creative Residency Community Fund is open to visual artists who have been directly impacted by the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. If selected, you will receive $10,000.

The Community Fund aims to respond to global events that directly impact the wellbeing of creators, focusing its support on an ongoing issue in order to drive positive impact over a period of time. The Fund may shift its focus to a new issue after this sustained period of support.