How We Find Opportunities

Meridian aggregates funding opportunities from hundreds of sources worldwide, so artists can focus on making work instead of searching for funding.

Our Sources

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Foundation Websites

50+

We directly monitor major arts foundations like Pollock-Krasner, MacDowell, and Creative Capital for new opportunities.

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Government Arts Councils

20+

Canada Council for the Arts, Arts Council England, Creative Scotland, Australia Council, and more.

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Residency Networks

100+

Partnerships with residency programs worldwide including Skowhegan, Headlands, and international artist-in-residence programs.

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Artist Communities

Growing

Tips from working artists who share opportunities they discover. Submit your own finds.

How We Keep It Fresh

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Daily Updates

Our system checks sources daily for new opportunities and deadline changes.

Human Verified

Every opportunity is reviewed by our team before appearing on the platform.

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Community Sourced

Artists submit opportunities they discover. The best leads often come from peers.

Opportunities Across All Disciplines

Whether you work in movement, visual arts, or something in between.

💃Dance & Choreography🎭Theatre🎪Performance Art🎨Painting🖼️Visual Arts📸Photography🎵Music🗿Sculpture🎬Film & Video🌐Interdisciplinary

Global Coverage

Opportunities from 30+ countries across North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia. Many international opportunities are open to artists regardless of nationality.

🇺🇸USA
🇨🇦Canada
🇬🇧UK
🇩🇪Germany
🇫🇷France
🇳🇱Netherlands
🇯🇵Japan
🇦🇺Australia
🇮🇹Italy
🇫🇮Finland
🇸🇪Sweden
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Know an opportunity we are missing?

Help the community by submitting grants, residencies, and fellowships you discover. We review every submission and add verified opportunities to our database.

Questions?

We are always happy to hear from artists. Reach out with questions, feedback, or partnership inquiries.