ROCKELLA SPACE JUNE OPPORTUNITIES:

CURATED LIST BY THE ROCKELLA TEAM

Our monthly top picks of upcoming deadlines in June is curated by the Rockella Space Team for creatives from various industries.

Award For Jewish Artists

Established in 1980, the Anolic Family Awards have been given to Jewish artists with a wide array of talents and goals, who have used these awards as an opportunity to further their artistic practice, and cultural knowledge and to advance their careers.

DEADLINE: June 1st, 2025

CALL FOR ART

The Strother School of Radical Attention, a Brooklyn-based non-profit, is accepting submissions for a contest featuring poster artworks that advance the work of “Attention Activism.” Three winning artists will each receive a single cash prize of $500.

DEADLINE: June 1st, 2025

DESIGN GRANT

The Independent Projects grant program is a partnership between the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) and the Architectural League of New York, awarding $10,000 grants for New York State-based individuals and teams to explore a design topic through creation or research.

DEADLINE: June 4th, 2025

CALL FOR ZINES & PHOTOBOOK

The Booooooom Art & Photo Book Award teams up with Bookmobile to offer the chance to have your work published as a standalone book for free. Nine projects will be selected—each by a different artist, illustrator, or photographer—at zero cost to the individual.

DEADLINE: June 6th, 2025

CALL FOR ART

Van Der Plas Gallery is issuing an open call for artists to exhibit their artwork in our upcoming show entitled “Summer Solstice, Concrete Myths”. The exhibition will take place from Friday, June 20th through Sunday, June 29th, 2025

DEADLINE: June 9th, 2025

CALL FOR CURATORS

The Hyundai Blue Prize+ invites curators to explore the most pressing contemporary issues, in connection with the contexts of Asia, by pursuing boundless perspectives.

DEADLINE: June 8th, 2025

FASHION PRIZE

The Vilcek Foundation is now hosting an open call for applications for the 2025 Vilcek Prizes for Creative Promise in Visual Arts and 2025 Vilcek Prizes for Creative Promise in Curatorial Work. In 2025, the Vilcek Foundation will award three prizes of $50,000 each to immigrant artists living and working in the United States.

DEADLINE: June 9th, 2025

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

SaveArtSpace is proud to present Passion, Pathos, & the Human Potential, a public art exhibition on billboard ad space in Albuquerque, NM, starting July 25, 2025, curated by Erin Currier.

DEADLINE: June 9th, 2025

PUBLIC ART COMMISSION

The New York City Department of Cultural Affairs (DCLA) Percent for Art program, in conjunction with the New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC), is issuing this Request for Expressions of Interest (RFEI) for a qualified artist or artist team to serve as a design partner to create permanent public artwork serving as the Chinatown Welcome Gateway as part of the Chinatown Connections initiative.

DEADLINE: June 15th, 2025

POETRY PRIZE

The University of Akron Press offers the Akron Poetry Prize, a competition open to all poets writing in English. The winning poet receives $1,500 and publication of their book as part of the Akron Series in Poetry.

DEADLINE: June 15th, 2025

COMMISSION

Presented by the Dumbo Improvement District in partnership with Brooklyn Arts Council, the Six Foot Platform is an experimental art & performance program presenting work by Brooklyn-based artists, working in all mediums, on a 6×6 platform at the intersection of Washington and Water Streets. There is a $1,250 honorarium included.

DEADLINE: June 16th, 2025

EXHIBITION OPPORTUNITY

FERRARA SHOWMAN GALLERY proudly hosts the 29th iteration of our annual call for artists: NO DEAD ARTISTS International Juried Exhibition of Contemporary Art. The exhibition participants are selected by an ever-changing group of three prestigious arts professionals.

DEADLINE: June 16th, 2025

GRANT

The Ryan Hudak LGBTQ+ Dramatic Writing Award is an $8,000 cash grant to be awarded to one (1) New York State-based playwright or screenwriter who self-identifies as LGBTQ+.

DEADLINE: June 17th, 2025

FILM SUBMISSIONS

Ridgewood Off Kilter Film Festival is an outlet for off-kilter films. Films that are unusual, independent and artful… shared in a collaborative community to encourage and support creation. ROFF will be happening at 2-3 venues in Ridgewood, Queens.

DEADLINE: June 21st, 2025

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

The Paul Robeson Galleries at Rutgers University in Newark is curating an exhibition titled, “Wasted”. Curated By Professor Kevin Lyons and Gallery Director Anonda Bell, this exhibition will feature artworks that address the subject of plastic.

DEADLINE: June 25th, 2025

CALL FOR ARTISTS

The NYC Department of Cultural Affairs (DCLA) is seeking four artists to join its Public Artists in Residence (PAIR) program in 2025. An artist will be placed in residence with each of the following City agencies: the Office of Housing Recovery Operations, Small Business Services, and the Mayor’s Public Engagement Unit.

DEADLINE: June 30th, 2025