• Visual artists can apply for studio grants that free them up to create.peintre image by pucci raf from Fotolia.com
  
  Studio grants are primarily awarded by nonprofit organizations looking to support working artists. They typically grant free studio space and a small stipend to individuals who need financial support to create their art. Studio grants, also sometimes called residency grants, are available for painters, sculptors, sketch artists, etc.
  
  

Women's Studio Workshop

• Women's Studio Workshop operates a space for female sculptors, printmakers, photographers, and book artists, among others. Its grant program awards six- to eight-week residency opportunities for female artists. Winners also receive stipends of $2,000 to $3,000 and $700 for art materials. However, the main draw of the grant, is the housing and unlimited access to a studio that it provides. Interested artists should send in a description of their most current project, a resume and images of recent work by April of each year to be considered.
  
  Women's Studio Workshop
  
  P.O. Box 489
  
  Rosendale, NY 12472
  
  845-658-9133
  
  wsworkshop.org
  
  

Roswell Artist-in-Residence

• The Roswell Artist-in-Residence program provides recipients with one year of uninterrupted studio space. The grant program primarily is designed for visual artists who would benefit from a studio space as well as a supportive environment in which to work and create. The residency is in Roswell, New Mexico, and is open to painters, sculptors, printmakers, photographers and other studio artists. Winners also receive a stipend of $800 each month, plus $100 for any dependent sharing living space with the grantee.
  
  Roswell Artist-in-Residence Foundation
  
  409 E. College Blvd.
  
  Roswell, NM 88201
  
  575-623-5600
  
  rair.org
  
  

Stutz Artists Association Residency Grant

• Stutz Artists Association is a volunteer, not-for-profit collection of artists who work alongside each other in the Stutz Building in Indianapolis, Indiana. The organization offers a residency grant--Free Studio @ The Stutz--for artists in need of a free studio space. The grant, worth $6,000, awards one winner unlimited use of a studio space and its utilities for up to one year. The available studio space is within the historic 400,000-square-foot Stutz Building, once a car factory.
  
  Stutz Artists Association
  
  212 W. 10th St.
  
  Indianapolis, IN 46202
  
  stutzartists.com