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National Works on Paper

Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery · Mornington

Deadline
Dates unconfirmed
Open to
Australia
Entry
Fee not stated
Prize
Major Acquisitive Award plus furthe…
Prize / awardDrawingPrintmakingCollage+2
Dates unconfirmed

National Contemporary Art Award 2027

Te Whare Taonga o Waikato Museum & Gallery · Hamilton

Deadline
Dates unconfirmed
Open to
Worldwide
Entry
Fee not stated
Prize
NZ$30,000 ≈ £14k
Prize / award
Dates unconfirmed

Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grant

The Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation · Montréal

Deadline
Dates unconfirmed
Open to
Worldwide
Entry
Fee not stated
Prize
CA$17,000 ≈ £9.7k
Grant / bursaryPaintingDrawingSculpture+1
Dates unconfirmed

Bay of Fires Art Prize 2027

Bay of Fires Winter Arts Festival · St Helens

Deadline
Dates unconfirmed
Open to
Worldwide
Entry
A$50 ≈ £26
Prize
A$20,000 ≈ £10k
Prize / awardPaintingSculptureTextile & fibre+4
Dates unconfirmed

Wildlife Artist of the Year 2027

David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation · London

Deadline
Dates unconfirmed
Open to
Worldwide
Entry
£30
Prize
Cash prize for the overall winner p…
Prize / awardPaintingDrawingPrintmaking+2
Dates unconfirmed

Idemitsu Art Award 2027

Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd. · Tokyo

Deadline
Dates unconfirmed
Open to
Worldwide
Entry
JP¥7,000 ≈ £37
Prize
JP¥4,700,000 ≈ £25k
Prize / awardPaintingDrawingPrintmaking+4
Dates unconfirmed

Hazelhurst Art on Paper Award 2027

Hazelhurst Arts Centre (Sutherland Shire Council) · Sydney

Deadline
Dates unconfirmed
Open to
Australia
Entry
A$50 ≈ £26
Prize
A$26,000 ≈ £14k
Prize / awardDrawingPrintmakingCollage+3
Dates unconfirmed

Wales Contemporary / Cymru Gyfoes 2027

The Waterfront Gallery, Milford Haven · Milford Haven

Deadline
Dates unconfirmed
Open to
Worldwide
Entry
Fee not stated
Prize
Awards for Excellence, Graduate Awa…
Prize / awardPaintingDrawingPrintmaking+5
Dates unconfirmed

Turner Prize 2026

Tate · London

Deadline
Dates unconfirmed
Open to
United Kingdom
Entry
Free
Prize
£55,000
Prize / award
Dates unconfirmed

Tylee Cottage Residency

Sarjeant Gallery Te Whare o Rehua Whanganui · Whanganui

Deadline
Dates unconfirmed
Open to
New Zealand
Entry
Fee not stated
Prize
Four-month residency at Tylee Cotta…
Residency
Dates unconfirmed

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

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

Culture Moves Europe – individual mobility grants

Goethe-Institut for the European Commission (Creative Europe) · Belgium

Deadline
Dates unconfirmed
Open to
European Union
Entry
Free
Prize
Travel and daily allowances for mob…
Grant / bursary
Dates unconfirmed