Contemporary Performance

08/02/2026

Take a look! We just launched our year of Artist Practice Essays and Prompts, called the Your Artist Practice Notebook. Every Sunday, a new essay and creative practice will drop for members. These essays and prompts are designed to strengthen and sustain an artistic practice over the course of a year.

Growth with us!

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07/11/2026

Akademie Schloss Solitude Web Residency
Applications are open for Web Residencies Call No. 22: "Ignore All Previous Instructions," curated by !Mediengruppe Bitnik.
Six artists or artist groups will each receive a €1,200 grant, a four-week online residency, a dedicated project microsite, technical support from a web designer and programmer, and an online presentation of their work.
Open to artists from the international digital scene and artists from all disciplines working with web-based practices.
Deadline: August 7, 2026, 6:00 PM CET.
Find the full opportunity, application details, and Strategy Coach Notes at the link in our bio and on ContemporaryPerformance.com.


https://contemporaryperformance.com/2026/07/11/akademie-schloss-solitude-web-residency-26/

07/04/2026

The Café Royal Performance Grant offers up to $10,000.00 for individual NYC-based artists working in theatre, dance, and performance art.

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This grant supports production costs for performance projects. Eligible applicants must be current United States Citizens or Resident Aliens, current residents of New York City, and have lived in New York City for at least one year before applying.

Deadline: August 3, 2026 at 9:00 am ET, or earlier if 40 applications are received.

Apply via link in bio.
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07/04/2026

The Café Royal Performance Grant offers up to $10,000.00 for individual NYC-based artists working in theatre, dance, and performance art.

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This grant supports production costs for performance projects. Eligible applicants must be current United States Citizens or Resident Aliens, current residents of New York City, and have lived in New York City for at least one year before applying.

Deadline: August 3, 2026 at 9:00 am ET, or earlier if 40 applications are received.

Apply via link in bio.
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06/30/2026

Yearlong Harvard Radcliffe fellowship for artists, writers, composers, filmmakers, and playwrights.

The Radcliffe Fellowship Creative Arts track is open for the 2027–2028 fellowship year at Harvard Radcliffe Institute in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The fellowship supports artists and writers pursuing ambitious projects during a nine-month residential fellowship. Fellows receive a $78,000 stipend, an additional $5,000 for project expenses, and housing and moving stipends are available. Creative Arts applicants apply under discipline-specific categories, including film and video, visual arts, fiction, poetry, playwriting, and music composition. The deadline for Creative Arts applications is September 10, 2026, at 5 PM ET.

Radcliffe Fellowship Creative Arts offers $78,000, $5,000 project funds in Cambridge, housing and travel stipends. Deadline September 10, 2026.

06/27/2026

Emerging Artist Fellowship NYC $20,000, Queens Museum-Jerome Foundation

https://contemporaryperformance.com/2026/06/21/emerging-artist-fellowship-nyc-2/

Snapshot
What: QM-Jerome Foundation Fellowship for Emerging Artists
Who: Emerging visual artists residing in New York City
Where: Queens Museum, Queens, New York City, USA
Award / Support: $20,000 fellowship award, Professional development consultations, Mentorship from Queens Museum staff, Mentorship from an established New York-based artist, Solo exhibition at Queens Museum in 2028
Application Fee: FREE
Residency Duration: One-year fellowship (2027-2028)
Deadline: September 28, 2026, 11:59 PM EST

Apply for the Emerging Artist Fellowship NYC at Queens Museum. Two artists receive $20,000, mentorship, and exhibitions. Deadline September 28, 2026.

06/27/2026

Funded K3 Choreography Residency International/Germany

https://contemporaryperformance.com/2026/06/26/k3-choreography-residency-27-28/

Snapshot
What: K3 Choreography Residency for Three paid eight-month residencies for choreographers.
Who: Individual choreographers at the beginning of their careers who have already produced several choreographic works of their own. Open to International
Where: Hamburg, Germany.
Award / Support: Monthly scholarship for living expenses and accommodation in Hamburg (amount for the 2027/2028 residency has not yet been announced; the call notes that the 2025/2026 residency provided €2,500 per month); One-time travel expenses to and from Hamburg; Assistance with visa applications and related administrative costs; Moderate production budget for the final performances; Studio access throughout the residency; Dramaturgical support; Technical support; Organisational support; Public relations support; Participation in K3’s outreach programme; Accessibility costs can generally be supported after consultation with K3; Additional care-related costs may be supported when possible.
Residency Duration: August 2027 through April 2028.
Deadline: 12 August 2026, 16:00 CEST.

Apply for the K3 choreography residency. Three paid eight-month residencies for choreographers from all countries (International). Deadline: August 12, 2026.

06/27/2026

Fully Funded Italy Residency: VFA Sonic Connections 2027
https://contemporaryperformance.com/2026/06/24/vfa-sonic-connections-2027/
Snapshot
What: Sonic Connections Open Call 2027
Who: Sound artists, performers, curators, professionals, and designers who have completed their studies and are legally residing in Europe, except Italy, or eligible OCTs/ORs countries.
Where: Villa Filanda Antonini, Via Montegrappa 25, 31020 Villorba, Italy.
Award / Support: Fully funded residency. Accommodation, travel allowance, production costs, mentoring, and €1,000 stipend for the 31-day residency. Top-ups and production budget available case by case after resident selection.
Application Fee: FREE
Residency Duration: March 1–31, 2027. The residency period is non-negotiable.
Deadline: July 19, 2026, 23:59 CEST.

Fully Funded Italy Residency, VFA Sonic Connections, at Villa Filanda Antonini offers travel, accommodation, stipend, production support. Deadline July 19, 2026.

06/27/2026

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