Creative Grants and Residencies
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What Grants are available for Mobile Art?
There are several grants available for mobile art, depending on the artist’s location and the type of art they create. Here are a few examples: The Awesome Foundation: This is a global organization that offers $1,000 grants to support projects that promote creativity and artistic expression. The foundation accepts applications on a rolling basis, and there is no specific category for mobile art, but artists can apply for funding to support mobile art projects. The Digital Innovation Fellowship: This is a fellowship program run by the National Endowment for the Arts that supports artists and organizations that are exploring the intersection of art and technology. The fellowship provides up to…
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Gifts for all Our Viewers in Association with World Photography Organisation
World Photography Organisation Hopefully you will recall our post about TheAppWhisperer partnering with the World Photography Organisation for the Sony World Photography Awards are regarded as one of the world’s most prestigious photography competitions by elevating photographers’ careers – from established to emerging – since it started 16 years ago., if not, please go here. Within that post we mentioned that it is a beneficially alliance for our loyal readers too and today, we are pleased to announce the details. We are giving away, 20 entries for each photographer who submits their images to the World Photography Organisation, Sony World Photography Awards Open competition. The Open competition is where all mobile photographs should be…
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Coventry University offers exciting artist in residence opportunities amid huge arts redevelopment
Coventry University in England, UK is offering paid artist in residence opportunities, providing talented artists with the chance to contribute to its major Arts and Humanities estates redevelopment in the city centre. The university is seeking to bring in artists specialising in a wide variety of vibrant disciplines to produce bespoke artwork in response to the major development and the cultural history of the faculty. Thanks to the generosity of McLaughlin and Harvey, the contractors leading on the building redevelopment which is set to be unveiled later this year, the university will be able to offer two residencies worth £5,000 and two worth £2,000 to established artists. A further £1,000…
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Advice – Discovering and Researching Art Residencies
Amy Clay is an accomplished Art Residency exploreer and has even written a free ebook about her experiences, here, as well as an online course, it covers good ground for researching, applying and attending a residency. One great tip she has shared is resartis – head there, it will reduce your research time! Here’s another one too, ArtworkArchive, this will help filter and allow you to locate your ideal residency. She also shares some tips if you want to do a residency, how much time and money you have to spend, what your project will be, the different tools and materials you need and where you want to go.” To read…
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Stunning Art Residences for Photographers – Around The World
Artist Residences offer time for reflection, research and inspiration. No two art residencies are the same but each offers you the opportunity to step out of your usual surroundings and daily routine and can have a profound impact on your life and career. Take a look at this gorgeous art residences… Link for more information
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Absolut Partners with The h. Club Foundation to support their Emerging Creatives Programme
Absolut is proud to partner with the London’s hub for the creative industries The Hospital Club and the h.Club Foundation an independent charitable entity established to use the Club’s membership, staff and resources to invest back into both the creative industries and the local community. As part of the Foundation’s ‘Emerging Creatives Programme’, Absolut will support and nurture emerging talent from the art and design world. The first spirit brand to forge genuinely close ties with the creative community, Absolut has been active in the art world since 1986, when it invited Andy Warhol to create the first in a series of iconic advertisements inspired by the Absolut bottle. Since…
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International Photography Grants – Get Your New Year Started! – Part 2
Here’s Part 2 of our engaging International Photography Grants post to help you kick start the New Year. If you missed Part 1, please go here. Look out for Part 3, coming soon.
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International Photography Grants – Get Your New Year Started! – Part 1
It’s the New Year and if you’re raring to go, or just thinking about it, then we have a fabulous list to help you kick start your good intentions. Originally published in fotograiamagazine, this list is aimed at professional photographers and photography students from all around the world. Take a look below, this is Part 1 we will publish subsequent parts of this throughout this week…
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The Royal Photographic Society Bursaries in Partnership with TheAppWhisperer
I am truly delighted to be working closer with The Royal Photographic Society (The RPS). Founded in 1853, for more than a century The RPS has existed to promote photography and image-making and to support photographers in realising their potential, irrespective of their level of knowledge, equipment or skills. The Society also acts as a public advocate for photography and photographers. The RPS produces a range of publications. The Journal (I have written in the past for this title) is the world’s oldest photography magazine and all members receive a free monthly copy of the latest issue. The RPS have just announced four new bursaries to help students and other…
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Getty Images – Grants for Editorial Photography
We all believe that photojournalism is a powerful tool for telling compelling social, political and cultural stories. We also understand that creating and managing world-class photography assignments requires time, freedom, support and considerable resources. That is why Getty continue to offer the Grants for Editorial Photography, which in 2015 will provide five total grants of $10,000 each to photojournalists pursuing projects of personal and journalistic significance. Since its launch in 2004, the Grants for Editorial Photography celebrate and support independent photojournalism, evidenced by the many dynamic and compelling projects completed over the years. You can view the works of previous grant winners here. The Grants for Editorial Photography will be…
