CURATED LIST BY THE RRASP TEAM
Our monthly top picks of upcoming deadlines in January is curated by the RRASP Team for creatives from various industries.
BUFFOLO AREA GRANT
A $300 good-faith grant for artists and curators who are realizing a project in the greater Buffalo area. This is no-strings-attached money that an artist or curator can use in whatever way they feel it’s needed.
DEADLINE: January 1st, 2026
GRANTS FOR MOTHERS
Artists & Mothers is committed to supporting New York City-based artists who identify as mothers with children under the age of three with grants for $25,000 to be used for childcare expenses. Visual artists, performing artists, and artists practicing in socially-engaged forms are invited to apply.
DEADLINE: January 2nd, 2026
BRONX ARTIST AWARD
For 35 years, the Bronx Council On The Art’s BRIO Award has recognized artists from a wide range of creative disciplines who have the ability to showcase their artistic practice through technique and knowledge of their craft. Each year, BRIO provides direct support of $5,000 to individual Bronx artists who create works in the literary, media, visual, and performing arts. Artists who have received a BRIO award represent the vast diversity of Bronx residents, inclusive of all ethnicities, ages, and genders. Over the years, BRIO has become one of the most coveted distinctions amongst artists residing in the Bronx.
DEADLINE: January 2nd, 2026
LEADERS FOLLOWSHIP
The Loeb Fellowship is designed for civic leaders, journalists, architects, technologists, urban planners and designers, activists, landscape architects, policymakers, and public artists. The program is for people in mid-career, with a minimum of 5-10 years of experience in the field.
DEADLINE: January 5th, 2026
BILLBOARD COMMISSION
SaveArtSpace x Murmurs is proud to present I’ve Gone to Look for America, a group public art exhibition on billboard ad space in Los Angeles, CA, opening February 20, 2026, curated by Morgan Elder & Allison Littrell.
DEADLINE: January 5th, 2026
EMERGENCY GRANT
Rauschenberg Medical Emergency Grant program provides one-time grants of up to $5,000 for recent unexpected medical, dental, and mental health emergencies to artists in financial need* who are creating in the visual arts, film/video/electronic/digital arts, and choreography.
DEADLINE: January 6th, 2026
ARTS GRANT
What Can We Do? (WCWD?) is an artist grant program that supports artists and their creative projects showing care to the Asian American Arts Alliance community in NYC. The program was created in response to the sharp increase in anti-Asian hate and violence during the pandemic which caused many people to experience grief, anxiety, and fear
DEADLINE: January 8th, 2026
PHOTOGRAPHER AWARD
The Aperture Portfolio Prize is an international competition that aims to identify trends in contemporary photography and highlight artists whose work deserves greater recognition. When choosing the first-prize winner and shortlist, our judges will look for innovative bodies of work that have not been widely seen in major publications or exhibition venues.
DEADLINE: January 9th, 2026
EXHIBITION OPPORTUNITY
Site:Brooklyn is looking for contemporary artists who continue to investigate blue's emotional power and cultural role—from its associations with technology and screens to its role in discussions of climate, water, and the natural world. We are looking for artworks across all mediums that explore why blue remains one of art's most compelling colors.
DEADLINE: January 12th, 2026
EXHIBITION OPPORTUNITY
Tiger Strikes Asteroid New York (Brooklyn, NY) is excited to announce our 2026 open call for one Solo Exhibition. The solo exhibition will run from July 18 - August 16, 2026.
DEADLINE: January 12th, 2026
PHOTOGRAPHER AWARD
Sony World Photography Awards the best single images in ten categories: architecture, creative, motion, landscape, lifestyle, natural world & wildlife, object, portraiture, street photography, and travel.
DEADLINE: January 13th, 2026
VIDEO COMMISSION
The UVP Open Commission is an opportunity for media artists to come to Syracuse and make new video/electronic work for public exhibition at our projection site on the facade of the Everson Museum of Art.
DEADLINE: January 14th. 2026
ARTIST AWARD
The Gottlieb Foundation wishes to encourage artists who have dedicated their lives to developing their art, regardless of their level of commercial success. Grants are available only to individual painters, sculptors, and printmakers who have worked in a mature phase of art for 20 years or more.
DEADLINE: January 15th, 2026
PUBLIC ART COMMISSION
NJPAC is commissioning thirteen new public artworks to be installed in locations across our campus, both indoors and out. These new public artworks will enliven the area with installations that reflect the rhythm, resilience, and vitality of Newark’s communities. The project—titled Stories in Sound, Movement, and Community—weaves together the three core elements of NJPAC’s mission to bring people together through the performing arts. Each work will be site-specific and offer an interactive experience that celebrates the city’s artistic legacy and contemporary creative expression.
DEADLINE: January 19th, 2026
ARTIST AWARD
The NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowship is an $8,000 unrestricted cash grant available to artists living in New York State and/or one of the Tribal Nations located therein.
DEADLINE: January 27th, 2026
PHOTOGRAPHY FELLOWSHIP
The New York Botanical Garden (NYBG)’s Humanities Institute cordially invites applicants for a nine-month Larry Lederman Photography Fellowship, awarded to an outstanding photographer whose work focuses on gardens or landscapes. The grant is awarded annually to an established or emerging photographer whose work demonstrates excellence and a creative approach to the art of landscape photography.
DEADLINE: January 30th, 2026
VISUAL ARTS GRANT
The Staten Island Arts grant cycle includes five opportunities: DCLA Premier Grants, DCLA Art Fund Grants, NYSCA Encore Grants, NYSCA Arts Bring Change (ABC) Regrants and SU-CASA.
DEADLINE: January 31st, 2026
EXHIBITION OPPORTUNITY
CIA Gallery is calling for solo exhibition proposals. CIA Gallery is a new space located at a ground floor storefront in the North Brooklyn / Queens border area, less than a five minute walk from the L train.
DEADLINE: January 31st, 2026
MURAL COMMISSION
PSE&G's Waverly Substation, in partnership with YENDOR and the City of Newark, will undergo a revitalization project that will transform the substation’s exterior walls into a series of community murals. We are seeking skilled visual artists and/or muralists to submit their portfolios for consideration. Artists who have a strong connection to Newark, New Jersey and the South Ward and who are passionate about using their art to celebrate the community's history are highly encouraged to apply.