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Wave Hill Requirements 2026 Sunroom Project Space Suggestions (New York City)
Sunroom Project Space offers artists an early stage in their careers, living within a 50-mile radius of the Bronx, with the opportunity to create and present location-specific solo projects in Sunroom in Wave Hill or Sun Porch in Glyndor Gallery. The artist will receive $2,000 in honors, exhibitions and professional development support and will have six to twelve months to research and develop ideas.
Deadline: August 3, 2025.
Open call for marine sculpture, Coteslo 2026 (International)
The Cottesloe Coastal exhibition has been staged since 2005 with over 70 sculptures and enjoyed by 220,000 visitors, making the exhibition a feature of the Perth cultural calendar. All types, forms, scales and materials are eligible for entry, and the submitted works are open to established and emerging artists. Awards include $5,000 Mostyn Family Foundation Artist Subsidy, $5,000 Pommery Champagne Artist Award, and $2,000 Children’s Choice Award.
Deadline: August 18, 2025 at 11:59 pm AWST.
Hunter Museum publicly submitted for exhibition 2025 (Ireland)
The exhibition provides a unique platform for emerging artists and renowned artists to present their work in one of Ireland’s most respected cultural institutions. Visual artists engaged in paint, photography, sculpture, printing, painting and mixed media are eligible. Admission is 15 euros, plus 15 euros per additional artwork, for a total of four entries.
Deadline: IST on August 31, 2025 at 12:00 pm.
New Voice 2026 Public Call (us)
New Voices is the annual public call program of the New York Printing Center, which provides six to eight artists with opportunities to personalize resources through exhibitions, public programs, focused conversations, community building, and the development of the arts and professionalism. Selected artists will receive $2,500 in travel and accommodation.
Deadline: August 31, 2025.
Satellites, Castles, Trees | Wrong Biennale ’26 | Copenhagen (International)
Artists, painters, photographers, writers, poets, calligraphers, sculptors, sculptors, printers, generator artists, graffiti and stencil artists are invited to submit still images, whether it is a photo or a series of six photos, which respond to questions about artificial intelligence. All image production methods are welcome.
Deadline: September 15, 2025.
Monastery Harris Fresco Fund (U.K)
This grant supports artists to create semi-permanent or permanent public murals or site-specific works in any medium. Funds up to £7,000 can be used for artists or organizations that produce public murals.
Deadline: October 10, 2025.
Grants
Ellis-Beauregard 2025 Project Grant (Maine)
The Ellis-Beauregard Foundation will offer five $10,000 project grants to Maine artists working in all genres.
Deadline: August 1, 2025.
Seattle Art Gallery Betty Bowen Award (Washington, Oregon and Idaho)
The Betty Bowen Award of the Year is managed by the Seattle Art Museum and is awarded to Northwest Artists for its original, outstanding and engaging work. The highest award is an unrestricted cash prize of $20,000, with a solo exhibition at the Seattle Museum of Art. Additionally, it is often approved by the Betty Bowen committee at its discretion, up to two special recognition awards ($4,000 each) and three special praise awards ($2,500 each). There is a $10 application fee.
Deadline: August 1, 2025.
Hornsby Art Award (Australia)
The non-positive Hornsby Art Award celebrates Australian contemporary art and is open to all Australian residents aged 18 and older. Categories include painting, painting, printmaking, photography, and sculpture. The overall prize pool is worth $23,000, with the first and second prizes being $10,000 and $5,000, respectively. The fee is $40 per entry.
Deadline: August 7, 2025 at 5 pm.
Latest Manufacturer Grants (U.K)
Qest has provided three grants to support manufacturers and protectors at all career stages, strengthening the pipeline of talented craft professionals in the UK, which supports contemporary and traditional handicrafts and exploration of innovative technologies. These three tracks include grants from emerging manufacturers, the QQ scholarship and the QQ apprenticeship system. Depending on the scheme, grants range from £3,000 to £12,000.
Deadline: August 13, 2025 BST at 5 pm.
Artist grant from Liu Shiming Art Foundation (International)
Every year, the Liu Shiming Art Foundation selects up to five artists to receive a grant of $5,000 per year. Invite visual artists to work for at least two years (but not more than 10 years) to apply for support for current or new projects.
Deadline: August 21, 2025.
Bigci Environmental Award 2025 (International)
Artists from all fields are invited to submit entries for the 2025 Bigci Environmental Award. The two winners will receive four free weeks in Bigci residence and AUD $5,000 respectively. Award-winning artists will have the opportunity to explore the UNESCO World Heritage Site-listed Wolami, Blue Mountains and Stone National Park Gardens and receive research assistance related to their projects during guided walks. There is a $40 application fee.
Deadline: August 24, 2025.
1858 Contemporary Southern Art Award (South United States)
The Gibbs Museum of Art has partnered with 1858 Society to accept an application for a $10,000 bonus. Eligible applicants must reside, reside in one of the following southern states, or Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, Virginia, or West Virginia. There is a $35 application fee.
Deadline: September 7, 2025.
Important Influence Environmental Photography Grant 2025 (International)
Vital Impacts offers a $20,000 grant to an established environmental photographer and a $6 grant to emerging photographers. The funds are dedicated to developing documentary projects targeting environmental stories.
Deadline: September 15, 2025.
Craft Research Fund Grant (us)
The center’s handicraft awards range from $5,000 to $15,000 a year to support new and interdisciplinary research.
Deadline: October 17, 2025.
Adolf and Esther Gottlieb Emergency Grants (International)
The program provides one-time financial assistance to qualified painters, printmakers and sculptors whose needs are due to unforeseen catastrophic events and lack of resources to deal with this situation. Winners usually receive $5,000, up to $15,000.
Deadline: Scroll.
Adobe Creative Residence Community Fund (Ukraine)
The Foundation Committee Visual Artists creates corporate projects in a rolling manner. Winners will receive between $500 and $5,000.
Deadline: Scroll.
Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant (International)
The foundation welcomes applications from painters, sculptors and artists (including printmakers). Grants are intended for one year and range up to $50,000. The artist’s situation determines the size of the grant and will consider the history of professional exhibitions.
Deadline: Scroll.
Residence, scholarships, etc.
Zion National Park Resident Artist (International)
The Zion National Park’s Artist Residence Program offers professional artists in a variety of media opportunities to pursue artistic discipline while being surrounded by the park’s inspiring landscape. In 2026, three artists will be selected for their three-month residence. Each artist receives free housing and $500 in travel reimbursement. There is a $20 application fee.
Deadline: August 1, 2025.
Bemis Center Autumn Residence (International)
Featured Residence Artists Enjoy spacious private live/work studios in Omaha with a monthly allowance of $1,250 and a travel allowance of $750. Due to the limitations of the B2 visa (tourism/visit), international resident artists do not qualify for direct allowance payments but are eligible for repayment, up to qualifying fees of total allowances such as air tickets, ground transportation and dining.
Deadline: August 4, 2025.
Art in New York City’s Residence Areas in 2026 (New York City)
The five-week residency will be held at the New York City storefront (107 West 86th Street). Artists on the resident will have the opportunity to transform the space into studio and public viewing space. Artists should promote scheduled programs for youth, families and adults, including art seminars, interviews and more. There is a stipend of $6,000.
Deadline: 6 pm ET, August 8, 2025.
A strong country art artist residence program (New York City)
This powerful art residence program supports mid-sized artists who have historically worked in printing, ceramics, public arts and textiles, who have undernumbered in traditional residency programs, especially black, native, color, LGBTQIA+, disabled, disabled and low-income artists. The artist will receive a Powerhouse Arts facility and public studio space, free materials, professional development opportunities, a $10,000 remuneration, and a $5,000 material allowance.
Deadline: 11:59 PM PM August 10, 2025.
Residence of the Golden Foundation (International)
Golden artists focus on providing space for artists who use paint. Materials are provided for artists, 24/7 entry to open studio spaces, private apartments and more. There is no fee for attendance, but the artist is responsible for his own food and travel expenses. There is a $30 application fee.
Deadline: August 13, 2025.
Kolaj Magazine Photography and Collage Virtual Artist Living (International)
Photography and Collage Virtual Artist Residence is a month-long program that invites photographers and collage artists to have conversations, learn from each other, and creates artwork for a series of exhibitions to explore the intersection of collage and photography. The cost of residency is $500 per artist and a small amount of grants are provided.
Deadline: August 19, 2025.
NAAS Research and Curation Scholarship (International)
The program supports researchers, curators and cultural practitioners from Arabic-speaking areas and their diaspora who have rigorous interactions with film, media and visual culture. Fellows receive allowances, guidance, publishing opportunities and more.
Deadline: August 22, 2025.
on ::View Artist Residence Plans (International)
Located in the heart of the Savannah Starland district of Arts Southeast Arts Southeast, ON ::View Artist lives in the heart of the Savannah Starland district, and provides artists with a free, high visibility studio space for artists to complete a new project, continue a process effort or conduct research and explore concepts, material, performance, performance and social practice. There is a $50 application fee.
Deadline: 11:59 PM PM September 21, 2025.
Cooking artist living in cattle and pigs (International)
The program is open to anyone who uses food as a creative exercise and is divided into two parts: staying for 10 days in winter and having a public program in summer. Residents receive accommodation, a $350 travel allowance, a $200 material budget and $1,500 artist fee.
Deadline: September 30, 2025 at 11:59 pm.
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