--- title: July 2025 DreamCreative News and Opportunities Round-Up description: Discover the latest creative industry news, grants, residencies, and fellowships to support artists, makers, dreamers, and doers for July 2025. --- [Business Resource Library | DreamSpring ](https://www.dreamspring.org/business-resources) # [July 2025 DreamCreative News and Opportunities Round-Up](https://www.dreamspring.org/business-resources/creative-industries/july-2025-dreamcreative-news-and-opportunities-round-up) Written by [DreamSpring](https://www.dreamspring.org/business-resources/author/dreamspring) | June 24, 2025 *Discover the latest creative industry news, grants, residencies, and fellowships to support artists, makers, dreamers, and doers. *     | **** |   | ## **Embracing Our Differences 2026 ** Submit your artwork to be featured in an international outdoor exhibit celebrating diversity and inclusion. Selected works will be displayed on billboard-sized canvases across Southwest Florida with a chance to win a $6,000 cash prize. (Applicants may live in any U.S. state; Florida residency is not a consideration.)  [Apply by July 1.](https://zealous.co/embracingourdifferences1/opportunity/2026-EmbracingOurDifferences) | | --- | --- | --- |   | **** |   | ## **Queer \| Art Illuminations Grant for Black Trans Women Visual Artists** The Illuminations Grant for Black Trans Women Visual Artists is an annual $10,000 grant awarded to provide critical support to Black trans women whose work has often been under-recognized in the visual art field. A $1,250 award is also available to four distinguished finalists. Winning artists and finalists will receive additional professional development resources and further guidance to bolster their creative development in the field. [Apply by July 2.](https://www.queer-art.org/illuminations-grant) | | --- | --- | --- |   | **** |   | ## **XENO PRIZE for Artists’ Books** Franklin Furnace is accepting proposals from artists in 20 states for the 2025 XENO Prize for Artists’ Books. The selected recipient will receive a $5,000 grant to publish an artist’s book addressing book banning and burning, with a minimum edition of 100 copies. Eligible states are: MT, UT, ID, AZ, ND, SD, NE, OK, TX, IA, MO, AR, LA, IN, KY, TN, MS, AL, GA, FL, NC, WV. [Apply by July 4.](https://franklinfurnacearchive.submittable.com/submit) | | --- | --- | --- |   | **** |   | ## **The Kyoto Retreat for Artists, Curators, and Writers    ** Artists, curators, and writers are eligible for this four-week retreat in Kyoto for research, exploration, and inspiration. Chosen applicants receive a roundtrip flight, a private bedroom, and $800 to supplement meals and local transportation. $95 application fee.   [Apply by July 15.](https://kyotoretreat.slideroom.com/#/login/program/82560)  | | --- | --- | --- |   | **FEATURED EVENT** | | --- | | ** ** |   |   | ## **Maker MasterMind: The Business of Boutiques with María José Cortes** Join DreamSpring on July 17 at 11 a.m. EST for a conversation with María José Cortes, founder of Di Luna Candles + Goods, as part of our free Maker MasterMind series. Learn how she grew her Tucson-based candle company into a boutique retail space featuring over 50 small (mostly women-owned) brands, all while developing her own product lines and hosting community workshops and events.  [Register for the free July 17 webinar.](https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/Vcf6hps-QoSH9dLY8VD7Zw#/registration)  | | --- | --- | --- | --- |   | **** |   | ## **Florida: 100 Voices of Florida   ** Prizes of up to $5,000 are available to Florida-based filmmakers, writers, directors, and producers to be used however they’re needed: finishing funds, festival submissions, cast and crew reimbursements, production costs, or anything else that brings the story to life. Submit a short film or script and share how the funds will be used for a chance to win.  [Apply by July 31.](https://www.100vof.com/)  | | --- | --- | --- |   | **** |   | ## **Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant ** The Foundation welcomes applications from visual artists who are painters, sculptors, and artists who work on paper, including printmakers. Grants are intended for a one-year period of time. The Foundation will review expenditures relating to an artist’s professional work and personal expenses, and amounts range up to $50,000. Artists must be actively exhibiting their current work in professional artistic venues, such as gallery and museum spaces. [Apply anytime.](https://pkf.org/apply/)  | | --- | --- | --- |      * *       [View full post](https://www.dreamspring.org/business-resources/creative-industries/july-2025-dreamcreative-news-and-opportunities-round-up) ```json { "@context" : "http://schema.org", "@type" : "BlogPosting", "author" : { "@type" : "Person", "name" : "DreamSpring" }, "dateModified" : "2025-08-04T18:57:24.925Z", "datePublished" : "2025-06-24T15:00:00Z", "headline" : "July 2025 DreamCreative News and Opportunities Round-Up", "image" : { "@type" : "ImageObject", "height" : 628, "url" : "https://8159046.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/8159046/DreamCreative%20Round-Up/DreamCreative-Business-Resources-Round-Up-July-2025.png", "width" : 1200 }, "mainEntityOfPage" : "https://www.dreamspring.org/business-resources/creative-industries/july-2025-dreamcreative-news-and-opportunities-round-up", "publisher" : { "@type" : "Organization", "logo" : { "@type" : "ImageObject", "height" : 60, "url" : "/hs/hsstatic/content_shared_assets/static-1.4092/img/default-amp-logo.png", "width" : 60 }, "name" : "Business Resources" } } ```