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The Lester Prize for Portraiture 2027

The Lester Prize · Perth

Deadline
Dates unconfirmed
Open to
Australia
Entry
A$50 ≈ £26
Prize
A$140,000 ≈ £73k
Prize / awardPaintingDrawingTextile & fibre+1
Dates unconfirmed

Heysen Prize for Landscape

Hahndorf Academy · Hahndorf

Deadline
Dates unconfirmed
Open to
Australia
Entry
Fee not stated
Prize
A$16,000 ≈ £8.3k
Prize / award
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

Cossack Art Awards 2027

City of Karratha · Cossack (Karratha)

Deadline
Dates unconfirmed
Open to
Australia
Entry
A$54 ≈ £28
Prize
A$89,000 ≈ £46k
Prize / awardPaintingDrawingPrintmaking+1
Dates unconfirmed

Preis der Nationalgalerie 2026

Freunde der Nationalgalerie · Berlin

Deadline
Dates unconfirmed
Open to
Worldwide
Entry
Free
Prize
Solo exhibition at the Neue Nationa…
Prize / award
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

Ithra Art Prize (8th edition)

King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture (Ithra) · Dhahran

Deadline
Dates unconfirmed
Open to
Algeria, Bahrain, Comoros and 19 more
Entry
Free
Prize
US$100,000 ≈ £78k
Prize / award
Dates unconfirmed

NAE Open 2027

New Art Exchange · Nottingham

Deadline
Dates unconfirmed
Open to
United Kingdom
Entry
Free
Prize
Exhibition, development day and con…
Open call / exhibition
Dates unconfirmed

Misk Art Grant

Misk Art Institute · Riyadh

Deadline
Dates unconfirmed
Open to
Middle East, Africa
Entry
Fee not stated
Prize
Grant funding, mentorship, technica…
Grant / bursary
Dates unconfirmed

Mandorla Art Award 2028

The Mandorla Centre of Inner Peace Inc. · Perth

Deadline
Dates unconfirmed
Open to
Worldwide
Entry
A$50 ≈ £26
Prize
A$63,000 ≈ £33k
Prize / award
Dates unconfirmed

Scottish Portrait Awards 2027 (Fine Art)

Scottish Arts Trust · Edinburgh

Deadline
Dates unconfirmed
Open to
United Kingdom
Entry
Fee not stated
Prize
£9,000
Prize / awardPaintingDrawingPrintmaking+2
Dates unconfirmed

Serlachius Residency 2028

Serlachius Museums · Mänttä

Deadline
Dates unconfirmed
Open to
Worldwide
Entry
Free
Prize
Free accommodation and studio; no s…
Residency
Dates unconfirmed

SONGEUN Art Award (송은미술대상)

SONGEUN Art and Cultural Foundation · Seoul

Deadline
Dates unconfirmed
Open to
South Korea
Entry
Fee not stated
Prize
Grand prize money plus solo exhibit…
Prize / award
Dates unconfirmed