You keep asking where we get funding—it's always in here loves.
We love you all, but the most common question we get is how to get funding, and we curate it in this newsletter just for you! We only post ones that we would apply for ourselves.
Hey! Sho here—As an artist, I rely on funding. I research a lot and share what works. I know newsletters can be overwhelming, but we put a lot of time into curating this!
ALSO we work to get creatives hired, and pull from our own curated database. It’s all free, and apply here to join us in 2 min.
Welcome CounterCult (see more about us here)- our newsletter is a “skip to what you want” type of newsletter so here you go!
CREATIVE FEATURE
Rural Hackers
I’ve talked about them before, but I am currently in veryyyy rural Galicia in Spain to research how rural life and economics work pertaining to artists. And it’s funded! I listed how it’s funded in the opportunities below. I will be posting how it will go through travelsketchy
OPPORTUNITIES
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🎨🏡 Funded Residency in Sweden – Hybrida Open Call 2025
📍 Location: Älvsbacka, Sweden
📅 Duration: May 30 – June 30, 2025
💰 Benefits: 13,000 SEK fee, travel support, housing & exhibition
🔗Apply here: April 7, 2025: Application Form
🎨🌍 Culture Moves Europe – (how Rural Hackers is funding artists)
📍 Eligibility: Artists and cultural professionals from Creative Europe countries, 18+
💰 Benefits: Travel allowance, daily allowance, and additional support (e.g., green travel, visa fees)
📅 Application Deadline: Rolling calls open annually between autumn and spring
🔗 Apply here: Culture Moves Europe
🎨🌟 Arts Facilitator – Artbox London
📍 Location: Islington, London
💼 Schedule: Saturdays, 9:30 AM – 5:30 PM (with potential for additional hours)
💰 Salary: £31,000 per year (pro rata)
🔗 Apply by March 24, 2025: Arts Facilitator Application
🎬✨ DreamWorks Animation – Internship Program
📍 Location: Glendale, California (Hybrid/Remote options may apply)
💼 Duration: 10 weeks (Offered in Spring, Summer, and Fall)
💰 Compensation: Paid, competitive hourly rate
📅 Application Deadlines:
Spring 2025: October 3–14, 2024
Summer 2025: March 3–9, 2025
🔗 Apply here: DreamWorks Internship Program
🏠🎨 WFF Housing Stability Grant for Artists
📍 Location: New York City
💰 Grant Amount: $30,000 (distributed over 3 years)
🎯 Purpose: Support visual artists in securing stable housing and reducing rent obligations
📅 Apply here: Application Deadline: April 8, 2025
🔗 Apply here: WFF Housing Stability Grant
🎨✨ This Is Denizen – Call for Artists to Collaborate on Exhibition
📍 Location: Berlin and Düsseldorf
💼 Opportunity: Collaborate with This Is Denizen on an upcoming exhibition
📅 Deadline: April 1, 2025
🔗 Apply here: This Is Denizen
🎨✨ Comics Youth CIC – Hiring
💼 Positions: Creative Youth Worker (Zine Lead) & Youth Work Lead
💰 Salary: £24,570 pro rata
⏰ Hours: 30 hrs/week
📅 Deadline: March 28, 2025
🔗 Apply here: Comics Youth Vacancies
See more opportunities daily on our INSTAGRAM STORIES. Got an opp to share? Tag us in your post or story and we will promote it free.
EVENTS
Part of our team is going to this very random yet somehow relevant event:
🎉✨ CounterCult at Skinnovation Tech Conference 2025
📍 Location: Innsbruck, Austria
💼 Event: Skinnovation 2025
⏰ Dates: March 26–28, 2025
🎯 Highlights:
Ski Lift Pitches (yes, pitches while skiing)
Workshops, networking, and maybe some accidental faceplants
Innovation meets alpine adventures (random, but fun!)
🔗 More Info: Skinnovation 2025
Otherwise, honestly we are EXHAUSTED after our very successful BLOCK PARTY at our local Spati. HUNDREDS of yall showed up and we can’t wait for our next one. Again, make sure to sign up to our OPEN CALL to join our database for our own future opportunities.
Our partner program
has also posted a recap of how our first residency went, and we are in the works of planning our next one in BERLIN. But we need help, so if you want to offer a helping hand, please get in touch!
HOW TO CONTACT US:
To be honest, the best way at the moment is INSTAGRAM or LINKEDIN since our emails are quite full at the moment.
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Well, that’s all for the next two weeks! If you want more opportunities and updates, more often, make sure to check out our stories and posts on INSTAGRAM, since we only feature our most curated picks in this newsletter.
Stay creative!
-Sho