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Janet & Walter Sondheim Art Prize 2026
Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts (Create Baltimore) · Baltimore, United States
Annual $30,000 prize for a visual artist or collaborators living and working in the Baltimore region, with $3,000 finalist awards and a finalist exhibition at the Walters Art Museum (25 June to 13 September 2026). Entries closed 5 January 2026.
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Who can enter
- Location
- United States (by country of residence)
- Age
- No age limit
- Career stage
- Any
- Mediums
- Any medium
- Submission
- Online submission
- Also
- Visual artists or artist collaborators living and working in the Baltimore region.
About
The Janet & Walter Sondheim Art Prize, now in its 21st year, awards $30,000 to a visual artist or artist collaborators living and working in the Baltimore region whose work engages with contemporary art nationally and internationally. Approximately five finalists each receive a $3,000 Finalist Award and exhibit at the Walters Art Museum; semifinalists are shown at Artscape.
The 2026 application closed on 5 January 2026 (11:59 pm EST) via Eventeny. The 2026 finalist exhibition runs 25 June to 13 September 2026 at the Walters Art Museum.
The prize is run annually by the Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts; the 2027 call is expected to open in autumn 2026 with a deadline in early January 2027.