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Art prizes in the USA Art prizes in the USA run from the USA. Some are open to US artists only and some accept entries from anywhere; each listing gives the deadline, any fee and who can apply, checked against the organiser's page every day.
Griffin Museum of Photography · Winchester, Massachusetts
Deadline Closes tomorrow
Open to Worldwide
Entry Fee not stated
Prize US$4,000 ≈ £3.1k Prize / award Photography
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Blue Line Arts · Roseville
Deadline Closes tomorrow
Open to United States
Entry US$45 ≈ £35
Prize US$5,500 ≈ £4.3k Prize / award
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Dedham Art Association, Wellesley Society of Artists and Charles River Watershed Association · Watertown
Deadline Closes in 10 days
Open to United States
Entry US$40 ≈ £31
Prize US$2,500 ≈ £1.9k Prize / award Painting Drawing Mixed media +3
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Rehoboth Art League · Rehoboth Beach
Deadline Closes in 11 days
Open to United States
Entry US$45 ≈ £35
Prize US$900 ≈ £702 Prize / award Photography
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Silver Eye Center for Photography · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Deadline Closes in 14 days
Open to Worldwide
Entry US$40 ≈ £31
Prize US$4,000 ≈ £3.1k Prize / award Photography
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Alliance for Young Artists & Writers · United States
Deadline Closes 1 Dec 2026
Open to United States
Entry US$15 ≈ £12
Prize Regional Gold Keys, National Gold a… Prize / award
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Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park · Grand Rapids
Deadline Closes 1 Dec 2026
Open to Worldwide
Entry Free
Prize Winning entries acquired into Meije… Prize / award
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Communication Arts · Menlo Park
Deadline Closes 8 Jan 2027
Open to Worldwide
Entry US$40 ≈ £31
Prize Publication in the Illustration Ann… Prize / award Illustration Digital art
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Portrait Society of America · Washington, DC
Deadline Closes 17 Feb 2027
Open to Worldwide
Entry US$75 ≈ £59
Prize US$210,000 ≈ £164k Prize / award Painting Drawing Sculpture
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International Photography Awards / Lucie Foundation · Los Angeles
Deadline Open, no deadline published
Open to Worldwide
Entry US$40 ≈ £31
Prize US$47,500 ≈ £37k Prize / award Photography
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Society of Illustrators · New York
Deadline Opening soon
Open to United States, Canada
Entry US$15 ≈ £12
Prize US$60,000 ≈ £47k Prize / award Illustration Digital art Drawing
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The Print Center · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Deadline Dates unconfirmed
Open to Worldwide
Entry US$45 ≈ £35
Prize Three solo exhibitions, museum purc… Prize / award Photography Printmaking
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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 / award Painting Drawing Printmaking
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Aperture · New York
Deadline Dates unconfirmed
Open to Worldwide
Entry Fee not stated
Prize US$9,000 ≈ £7k Prize / award Photography
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South Arts · Atlanta, Georgia
Deadline Dates unconfirmed
Open to United States
Entry Fee not stated
Prize US$80,000 ≈ £62k Prize / award Painting Drawing Printmaking +11
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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 / award Ceramics & glass Textile & fibre Sculpture +2
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