1858 Prize for Contemporary Southern Art 2026
Gibbes Museum of Art / Society 1858 · Charleston, South Carolina, United States
$10,000 unrestricted prize from the Gibbes Museum in Charleston for an artist living, working or from the American South, with the winner's work shown at the museum for a year. The 2026 round closed in September 2026; presented annually.
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Crocker Kingsley 2027
Blue Line Arts · Roseville
- Deadline
- Closes tomorrow
- Open to
- United States
- Entry
- US$45 ≈ £35
- Prize
- US$5,500 ≈ £4.3k
Griffin Museum of Photography – Richards Family Prize 2026/27
Griffin Museum of Photography · Winchester, Massachusetts
- Deadline
- Closes tomorrow
- Open to
- Worldwide
- Entry
- Fee not stated
- Prize
- US$4,000 ≈ £3.1k
A Charles River Journey: 80 Artists, 80 Miles
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
Your eligibility
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Who can enter
- Location
- United States (by residence or nationality)
- Age
- No age limit
- Career stage
- Any
- Mediums
- Painting, Drawing, Printmaking, Sculpture, Photography, Digital art, New media, XR & generative, Video & film, Installation, Performance, Textile & fibre, Ceramics & glass, Mixed media, Collage
- Submission
- Online submission
- Also
- Artists who live or work in, or originate from, the American South.
About
The 1858 Prize for Contemporary Southern Art is presented annually by Society 1858, the Gibbes Museum's young-patrons group, to an artist whose work contributes to a new understanding of art in the South. The winner receives $10,000 and their work is displayed at the Gibbes Museum of Art for a full year.
Artists working in any medium who live or work in, or come from, the American South are eligible. Entries are made online with up to ten works and a $35 registration fee.
The 2026 call closed 11 September 2026. The 2027 call has not yet been published; recent rounds have closed in late summer.