What: Arts Partnerships in Central & Eastern Europe, Russia, Central Asia, & the Caucasus
Eligibility: Visual and media artists
Grant: Up to $10,000 USD
Deadline: January 15, 2011

Support is provided to create new work that draws inspiration from interaction with artists and the community in the US; to establish mutually beneficial exchange of ideas and expertise between artists, arts organizations and the local community and to pursue artistic cooperation that will enrich creative or professional development or has potential to expand the community’s access to the art of other cultures.

More info: http://www.cecartslink.org/grants/artslink_projects/

What: Black Rock Arts Foundation Grant
Eligibility: Artists, collaborative projects that are interactive, installation, community oriented
Deadline: 15 January 2010 for 2010 grant cycle

The mission of the Black Rock Arts Foundation is: To support and promote community-based interactive art and civic participation. For our purposes, interactive art means art that generates social participation. The process whereby this art is created, the means by which it is displayed and the character of the work itself should inspire immediate actions that connect people to one another in a larger communal context.

More info: www.blackrockarts.org

What: Bienniel small-scale contemporary print exhibition
Eligibility: North American printmakers/graphic artists
Where: Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
When: March 8 – April 25, 2010
Deadline: November 13, 2009

Juried by Jenny Schmid, Assistant Professor of Art, University of Minnesota, who also runs bikini press international.

More info: http://www.purdue.edu/galleries/pages/exhibitions/galleries_ex_sixty_17.html

What: National Park Service Artist in Residence Program, June – Sept. 2010 Season
Where: Colorado
Eligibility: Open to writers, composers, visual artists, performers
Duration: Two weeks
Stipend: No
Deadline: December 1, 2009

A two week artist’s residency in the heart of Rocky Mountain National Park. Rustic, historic cabin with wood heat and basic amenities.

More information: http://www.nps.gov/romo/supportyourpark/artist_in_residence.htm