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Every prize, open call, residency and grant we list that accepts ceramics, including those open to any medium. Each one shows the deadline, the entry fee and the rules on who can enter, checked against the organiser's own page every day.

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2027 Cheongju International Craft Competition

Cheongju Craft Biennale Organizing Committee · Cheongju

Deadline
Opens 26 Mar 2027
Open to
Worldwide
Entry
Free
Prize
₩120,000,000 ≈ £68k
BiennaleCeramics & glassTextile & fibreSculpture+2
Opening soon

Salt Spring National Art Prize 2027

Salt Spring National Art Prize (Salt Spring Arts) · Salt Spring Island, BC

Deadline
Opens 3 Jan 2027
Open to
Canada
Entry
CA$35 ≈ £20
Prize
CA$52,000 ≈ £30k
Prize / award
Opening soon

McKnight Visual Artist Fellowships 2027

Minneapolis College of Art and Design (MCAD) for the McKnight Foundation · Minneapolis

Deadline
Opening soon
Open to
United States
Entry
Free
Prize
US$150,000 ≈ £117k
Grant / bursary
Opening soon

Ruth Borchard Self-Portrait Prize

The Ruth Borchard Collection · United Kingdom

Deadline
Opening soon
Open to
Worldwide
Entry
£40
Prize
£10,000
Prize / award
Opening soon

The Alice Prize

Alice Springs Art Foundation · Alice Springs

Deadline
Dates unconfirmed
Open to
Australia
Entry
A$60 ≈ £31
Prize
A$31,000 ≈ £16k
Prize / award
Dates unconfirmed

Swatch Art Peace Hotel Artist Residency

Swatch Art Peace Hotel · Shanghai

Deadline
Dates unconfirmed
Open to
Worldwide
Entry
Fee not stated
Prize
Studio and apartment for three to s…
Residency
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

Thami Mnyele Fine Arts Awards

City of Ekurhuleni – Arts, Culture and Heritage Directorate · Ekurhuleni

Deadline
Dates unconfirmed
Open to
South Africa
Entry
ZAR 50 ≈ £2
Prize
ZAR 305,000 ≈ £13k
Prize / awardPaintingTextile & fibreSculpture+7
Dates unconfirmed

Rimbun Dahan Southeast Asian Arts Residency

Rimbun Dahan · Kuang, Selangor

Deadline
Dates unconfirmed
Open to
Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia and 7 more
Entry
Fee not stated
Prize
Two months' accommodation, studio,…
Residency
Dates unconfirmed

Absa L'Atelier 2027

Absa Group (with SANAVA) · Johannesburg

Deadline
Dates unconfirmed
Open to
Botswana, Ghana, Kenya and 9 more
Entry
Fee not stated
Prize
Three Art Ambassador Awards (solo e…
Prize / award
Dates unconfirmed

RDS Visual Art Awards 2026

Royal Dublin Society (RDS Foundation) · Dublin

Deadline
Dates unconfirmed
Open to
Worldwide
Entry
Free
Prize
€32,500 ≈ £28k
Prize / award
Dates unconfirmed

EKWC residency 2027 call (European Ceramic Work Centre)

EKWC – European Ceramic Work Centre · Oisterwijk

Deadline
Dates unconfirmed
Open to
Worldwide
Entry
Fee not stated
Prize
Stipend covering 75 percent of basi…
ResidencyCeramics & glassSculptureDesign & craft
Dates unconfirmed