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Art competitions in the USA

Prizes, open calls, residencies and grants run from the USA. Many are open to US artists only and some accept entries from anywhere; each listing says who can enter. For calls elsewhere that US artists can enter, use the location filter on the full list.

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AXA Art Prize US 2027

AXA XL / New York Academy of Art · New York

Deadline
Dates unconfirmed
Open to
United States
Entry
Fee not stated
Prize
US$15,000 ≈ £12k
Prize / awardPaintingDrawingPrintmaking
Dates unconfirmed

Joan Mitchell Fellowship

Joan Mitchell Foundation · New York

Deadline
Dates unconfirmed
Open to
United States
Entry
Free
Prize
US$60,000 ≈ £47k
Grant / bursaryPaintingSculpture
Dates unconfirmed

Foundation for Contemporary Arts – Emergency Grants

Foundation for Contemporary Arts · New York

Deadline
Dates unconfirmed
Open to
United States
Entry
Fee not stated
Prize
$500 to $3,000 per grant; about 15–…
Grant / bursaryPaintingDrawingPrintmaking+11
Dates unconfirmed

Pioneer Works Visual Arts Residency

Pioneer Works · New York

Deadline
Dates unconfirmed
Open to
Worldwide
Entry
Fee not stated
Prize
US$5,000 ≈ £3.9k
ResidencyPaintingDrawingPrintmaking+11
Dates unconfirmed

Djerassi Resident Artists Program 2028

Djerassi Resident Artists Program · Woodside

Deadline
Dates unconfirmed
Open to
Worldwide
Entry
Fee not stated
Prize
One-month residency with living and…
Residency
Dates unconfirmed

Texas National 2027

School of Art, Stephen F. Austin State University · Nacogdoches, Texas

Deadline
Dates unconfirmed
Open to
United States
Entry
US$35 ≈ £27
Prize
Cash awards announced with each edi…
Open call / exhibition
Dates unconfirmed

Birds in Art 2027 (Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum)

Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum · Wausau, Wisconsin

Deadline
Dates unconfirmed
Open to
Worldwide
Entry
US$60 ≈ £47
Prize
Exhibition at the Woodson Art Museu…
Open call / exhibitionPaintingSculptureDrawing+4
Dates unconfirmed

40th Bradley International Print and Drawing Exhibition

Bradley University Galleries with the Peoria Art Guild · Peoria, Illinois

Deadline
Dates unconfirmed
Open to
Worldwide
Entry
US$40 ≈ £31
Prize
Juror-selected cash awards and univ…
Open call / exhibitionPrintmakingDrawing
Dates unconfirmed

Burke Prize 2027 (Museum of Arts and Design)

Museum of Arts and Design (MAD) · New York

Deadline
Dates unconfirmed
Open to
United States
Entry
Fee not stated
Prize
US$50,000 ≈ £39k
Prize / awardCeramics & glassTextile & fibreSculpture+2
Dates unconfirmed

Philadelphia Museum of Art Contemporary Craft Show 2027

Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Deadline
Dates unconfirmed
Open to
United States
Entry
US$50 ≈ £39
Prize
US$10,500 ≈ £8.2k
Fair / festivalCeramics & glassTextile & fibreDesign & craft+1
Dates unconfirmed