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Earth 2026 Art Awards: Exhibition, Publication, Sales, and Global PromotionFeatured
What does your art reveal about Earth? Its beauty, its resilience, or what’s at risk? The 6th edition of Earth 2026 juried awards invites artists worldwide to explore and express the power, beauty, and resilience of our wounded planet as we approach World Earth Day. From nature and climate to human connection and endangered ecosystems, this is your space to turn awareness into art. Selected artists receive an exhibition, Artsy exposure, global promotional materials, catalogue publication, editorial reviews, audience feedback, and other exclusive awards.
Learn more and submit: www.exhibizone.com/earth
Deadline: 11:59 p.m. PDT April 11, 2026.
The Hopper Prize $4,500 Artist GrantsFeatured
The Hopper Prize is accepting submissions for $4,500 and $1,000 artist grants. Six grants totaling $13,000 USD are available. Two artists will each receive $4,500, and four artists will each receive $1,000. All media is eligible. Additional exposure is available via a 30-artist shortlist, online journal, and Instagram, currently reaching over 165k.
Deadline: 11:59 p.m. PDT May 12, 2026.
Open Calls
Glen Arbor Arts Center: American Tree Open Call (U.S.)
American Tree examines the role trees played in the formation of the United States 250 years ago, and the role they will play moving forward into this nation’s next 250 years. Submissions of two-dimensional and three-dimensional work made between 2024 and 2026 are welcome. There is a $35 application fee for non-GAAC members; it’s $25 for members.
Deadline: 2 p.m. EDT on April 7, 2026.
Fiber Forward: Open Call for Fiber Art (U.S.)
The Gallery at Yellow Studio invites women and non-binary artists to submit fiber-based work that challenges conventional perceptions of the medium. The program seeks innovative approaches that expand fiber art’s possibilities—work that complicates boundaries between decoration and concept, tradition and innovation, or material and meaning. There is a $35 application fee for non-members ($25 for students, free for Yellow Studio members). Fee waivers are available.
Deadline: April 8, 2026.
Get Published in Artistonish: Visibility, Engagement, and Sales (International)
The 69th issue of Artistonish Contemporary Art Magazine, published in April 2026, will feature a juried selection of contemporary artworks from around the world, showcased online and on premium glossy pages in print. Each selected work is featured with a full-page image and a dedicated QR code for deeper engagement. Artists will be shared on Artsy, receive a certificate of achievement and exclusive artwork badges, and be promoted through extensive outreach with lasting online visibility in the global art community.
Deadline: 11:59 p.m. PDT, April 9, 2026
Fleurieu Biennale Art Prize (Australia)
The Fleurieu Biennale Art Prize will be held at the Fleurieu Arthouse in the heart of McLaren Vale, South Australia, from June 5 to July 5, 2026. A Curator’s Choice exhibition and prize will be held at the Stump Hill Gallery at the McLaren Vale & Fleurieu Coast Visitor Centre in McLaren Vale at the same time. Artists are invited to submit artworks exploring the theme “A Sense of Place.” Four prizes total a pool of nearly AUD$30,000.
Deadline: April 12, 2026.
First Street Gallery 2026 National Juried Exhibition (U.S.)
First Street Gallery invites submissions of two-dimensional works for its summer group show. The gallery’s 2026 National Juried Exhibition will be held June 25 to July 18, 2026, in the gallery’s New York City Chelsea Art District location. There is a $40 application fee.
Deadline: April 15, 2026.
The MACRO Project Billboard Exhibition (State of New York)
The MACRO Project invites artists from around New York to submit original artworks for display on billboards on well-trafficked roads in the Finger Lakes region. Four to six artists will be selected to have their work displayed for one month in August or September 2026.
Deadline: 11:59 p.m. EDT on April 15, 2026.
Contemporary Craft Textures of Being Open Call (International)
Textures of Being brings together artists who honor the body as a site of knowledge and creative force grounded in lived experience. This exhibition reimagines disability as a form of freedom and an intimate sensory lens through which the world is perceived and shaped.
Deadline: April 30, 2026.
CIFRA Award (International)
CIFRA welcomes any form of digital art, and the only condition is that it must be possible to submit as a video. Per the theme “RestArt Reality,” applicants can submit screen-native works that engage with pseudo-evidence, invented archives, alternative chronologies, reconstructions, and “false” testimonies, and more. Five winners each receive €1,000.
Deadline: May 8, 2026.
BEERS London Group Exhibitions (International)
This is an opportunity for artists working across all media to apply to be a part of a group exhibition at BEERS London. The gallery’s objective is to discover new, compelling, and contemporary work to present at its gallery. There is a £10 application fee.
Deadline: June 1, 2026.
21st Edition of Arte Laguna Prize (International)
Applying for this unique opportunity to exhibit your work at the Arsenale Nord in Venice. The finalists’ exhibition will take place from November 6 to 29, 2026. The jury will select 120 finalist artists, including the winner of the first prize of €10,000, among other awards. The application fee is €85.40 (VAT included) for artists under 35 years old and €109.80 for those 35 and older.
Deadline: June 30, 2026.
Grants
Artadia Awards (New York City)
The Artadia Awards provide financial support, exposure, and recognition to artists. The awards are unrestricted, allowing artists to use the funds in any way they choose. A group of finalists facilitates studio visits with the jurors, and a second-round jury then designates three awardees to receive unrestricted funds of $15,000.
Deadline: April 1, 2026.
2027 Creative Capital Open Call (U.S.)
Creative Capital seeks proposals from individual artists in all 50 states for new artistic works in the visual arts, performing arts, film, and literature. The Creative Capital Award provides unrestricted project grants of up to $50,000 to individual artists to create new work. The new State of the Art Prize provides unrestricted artist grants of $10,000.
Deadline: April 2, 2026.
Anonymous Was a Woman Environmental Art Grants (U.S.)
This program provides grants of up to $20,000 to environmental art projects led by women, transgender, and gender-nonconforming artists in the United States and U.S. Territories.
Deadline: 5 p.m. EDT on April 7, 2026.
Woodman Family Foundation Housing Stability Grants (New York City)
The Woodman Family Foundation Housing Stability Grant for Artists provides grants of $30,000, distributed over three years, to NYC-based visual artists in need who are seeking support for stable housing. In its second cycle, the foundation will award grants to five artists.
Deadline: April 14, 2026.
Textile Society of America Research Travel Grants (U.S.)
The TSA Textile Research Travel Grant supports TSA members traveling to conduct textile-focused research. This may include visiting museum collections, engaging with artists or weavers in their local environments, studying special exhibitions, or other research opportunities centered on the study of actual textiles. Applicants may request $500 to $1,000, depending on the scope of travel.
Deadline: April 15, 2026.
CCA Islands Travel Scholarships to Japan (International)
The CCA Travel Scholarship is for emerging artists, curators, architects, designers, and those who aim to be a professional in various areas of contemporary art and culture, pursuing their research and creative activities in Japan. The scholarship offers research expenses of JPY 200’000 (about $1,250) and covers one return transportation fare to and from Japan. Preference is given to applicants under 35 years old.
Deadline: April 24, 2026.
3pts Artists & Makers Impact Fund (U.S.)
3pts awards $3,500 to U.S.-based artists and makers who create tangible objects or goods and are working to sustain and grow a business. Funding may be used for materials, equipment, workspace costs, professional development, production expenses, or other needs that strengthen an artist or maker’s practice.
Deadline: 11:59 p.m. EDT on April 27, 2026.
Pentimenti Emerging Filmmakers Grant(U.S.)
The Pentimenti Grant for Emerging Filmmakers endeavors to support work by up-and-coming women, non-binary, and/or LGBTQ+ filmmakers. In keeping with Pentimenti’s mission, the project must pertain to art or artists in some way, although it doesn’t necessarily need to be a documentary. The recipient will receive $2,000, consultations with Pentimenti staff, and a spotlight feature on Pentimenti’s communication channels.
Deadline: April 30, 2026.
The Adolf and Esther Gottlieb Emergency Grant (International)
This program provides one-time financial assistance to qualified painters, printmakers, and sculptors whose needs resulted from an unforeseen catastrophic incident and who lack the resources to meet that situation. Awardees typically receive $5,000 and up to $15,000.
Deadline: Rolling.
Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant (International)
The foundation welcomes applications from painters, sculptors, and artists working on paper, including printmakers. Grants are intended for one year and range up to $50,000. The artist’s circumstances determine the size of the grant, and professional exhibition history will be considered.
Deadline: Rolling.
Residencies, Fellowships, & More
Peninsula School of Art Time & Space Residencies (International)
Designed for artists of all career stages, this residency program at Peninsula School of Art in Fish Creek, Wisconsin, is an immersive studio experience awarded to six individuals per year. The program prioritizes time and space for its residents to engage fully in their creative practice for six weeks, creating uninterrupted opportunities to experiment and pursue new projects and ideas. Residencies are free of charge. There is a $10 application fee.
Deadline: April 1, 2026.
BRIClab Contemporary Art Residency (New York City)
BRIClab invites applications for its contemporary art residency. Participating artists receive a stipend of $2,500 in addition to access to BRIC’s studios, media equipment, and materials, cohort gatherings, and more.
Deadline: April 3, 2026.
Northern Clay Center Early Career Residencies (International)
This residency program encompasses two fellowships—The Anonymous Artist Studio Fellowship and the BIPOC Studio Fellowship—designed to provide up to three ceramic artists with the opportunity to be in residence at Northern Clay Center for one year, where they can develop their work and exchange ideas and knowledge with other ceramic artists.
Deadline: 5 p.m. CDT on April 5, 2026.
Delfina Foundation Open Call (India)
In partnership with The Charles Wallace India Trust and The Inlaks Shivdasani Foundation, Delfina Foundation welcomes applications from contemporary visual artists from India for a residency in London. This residency will take place from January 5 to March 28 during Delfina Foundation’s 2027 winter residency season.
Deadline: April 5, 2026.
Delfina Foundation Open Call (Latin America, the Caribbean, and related diasporic communities in the U.S.)
In partnership with El Espacio 23 / Jorge M. Pérez Collection, Delfina Foundation is pleased to announce an open call for Latin American and Caribbean artists based in those regions or from related diasporic communities living in the U.S. Two artists will be selected for fully funded 12-week residencies.
Deadline: April 6, 2026.
Queer and Trans Research Lab Artist-in-Residence (International)
The Queer and Trans Research Lab (QTRL) at the University of Toronto invites qualified applicants to apply to be an artist-in-residence for the 2026-27 school year. QTRL provides financial and other material support for artists working in any medium whose work centers on LGBTQ2S+ lives, communities, histories, and cultures. The residency will culminate in a funded exhibition, reading, screening, or performance of the resident’s work-in-progress.
Deadline: April 6, 2026.
Walker Youngbird Foundation’s Native Neon (U.S.)
Native Neon is a brand new residency offering hands-on instruction, collaborative fabrication, and full production support for Indigenous artists to explore neon for the first time. Residents receive a $10,000 stipend, lodging, round-trip travel, training, and more.
Deadline: 11:59 p.m. on April 7, 2026.
Delfina Foundation Open Call with St Paul’s Cathedral for Artists from Latin America and the Caribbean (International)
With support from St. Paul’s Cathedral and The Irma Pastrana Borrero Foundation for Humanity’s Peace and Development, Delfina Foundation welcomes applications from contemporary visual artists based in Latin America and the Caribbean for a residency in London. The selected artist will also be “in residence” at St. Paul’s Cathedral and will use the residency to explore the relationship between space and spirituality.
Deadline: April 12, 2026.
Lycée Français de Chicago Artist-in-Residence Program(International)
Every other year, the LFC’s Artist-in-Residence program welcomes a creator who wishes to develop an artistic project in a school setting. For the 2026-27 resident, LFC encourages applications from artists working in ceramics and/or textiles. The residency runs from four to 12 weeks, and the artist will receive a total stipend of $15,000 from the LFC to cover all expenses.
Deadline: April 15, 2026.
Dome House Al & Mickey Quinlan Artist Residency Program (Midwest)
The residency, organized by The Miller Art Museum, invites artists to Wisconsin’s Door Peninsula for eight weeks at the Dome House, a unique concrete structure built into sand dunes abutting Whitefish Dunes State Park on the shores of Lake Michigan. Artists from Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin are welcome to apply.
Deadline: April 17, 2026.
BRIClab Video Art Residency (New York City)
BRIClab invites applications for its video art residency. Participating artists receive a stipend of $2,500 in addition to 80 hours of BRIC’s community media studios and editing suites, plus one-on-one production support and consultations with an advisor and/or BRIC curatorial staff.
Deadline: April 17, 2026.
La Napoule Art Foundation Fall Residency (International)
La Napoule Art Foundation offers an opportunity for artists to engage in meaningful work and cultural interchange at the Château de La Napoule, located just outside Cannes, France. Fall residency dates are October 3 to November 6, 2026, and artists working in any discipline—visual artists, musicians, dancers, writers, etc.—are welcome to apply. Selected artists receive a travel and material stipend, room and board, studio space, and time and space to create in an awe-inspiring locale.
Deadline: April 20, 2026.
The Martin House Creative Residency Program (U.S.)
This competitive program is open to applicants who seek the resources to support ongoing projects or the creation of new work, with special emphasis on the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Martin House. Creative makers who are selected to participate will generally spend two to four weeks on site. Residents will receive a stipend of $5,000, and travel expenses of up to $1,000 will also be provided to residents from outside New York’s Buffalo-Niagara region.
Deadline: April 24, 2026.
BEERS London 40-Day Residency (International)
The residency supports artists for a dedicated period of creative development in London, along with professional support and creative outreach. For 40 days, selected artists will receive studio space, an honorarium for living and materials, guidance from the BEERS team, and the freedom to shape their own working schedule. Applications remain active for 12 months, after which point artists can reapply. Current residency periods fall within May to July 2026 and January to March 2027. There is a £20 application fee.
Deadline: Rolling.
