Mondriaan Fund – Artist Start grant
Mondriaan Fund (Mondriaan Fonds) · Amsterdam
- Deadline
- Open, no deadline published
- Open to
- Netherlands
- Entry
- Free
- Prize
- €24,900 ≈ £21k
Grant / bursary
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Working-Class Creative Grant
Karim Boumjimar · Copenhagen
- Deadline
- Open, no deadline published
- Open to
- Worldwide
- Entry
- Free
- Prize
- €500 ≈ £425
Grant / bursary
Open
Yountville Art Walk 2025-26 Sculpture Call
Yountville Arts Commission · Yountville
- Deadline
- Open, no deadline published
- Open to
- Worldwide
- Entry
- Free
- Prize
- US$2,500 ≈ £1.9k
Open call / exhibitionSculpture
Open
GRAC 2027 Gallery Season Open Call
Gateway Regional Arts Center · Mt. Sterling
- Deadline
- Open, no deadline published
- Open to
- Worldwide
- Entry
- Free
Open call / exhibition
Open
Ballinglen Arts Foundation Fellowship
Ballinglen Arts Foundation · Ballycastle
- Deadline
- Open, no deadline published
- Open to
- Worldwide
- Entry
- Fee not stated
- Prize
- Cottage accommodation and studio fo…
ResidencyPaintingPrintmakingDrawing+2
Open
Burren College of Art Artist Residencies 2026/27
Burren College of Art · Ballyvaughan
- Deadline
- Open, no deadline published
- Open to
- Worldwide
- Entry
- Fee not stated
- Prize
- Studio access and campus facilities…
Residency
Open
Canada Council for the Arts – Explore and Create: Artistic Creation
Canada Council for the Arts · Ottawa
- Deadline
- Open, no deadline published
- Open to
- Canada
- Entry
- Free
- Prize
- Project grants; maximums per applic…
Grant / bursary
Open
Tyrone Guthrie Centre Residencies (Annaghmakerrig)
Tyrone Guthrie Centre · Newbliss
- Deadline
- Open, no deadline published
- Open to
- Worldwide
- Entry
- Free
- Prize
- Subsidised residency accommodation…
Residency
Open
ISCP – International Studio & Curatorial Program (New York)
ISCP · New York
- Deadline
- Open, no deadline published
- Open to
- Worldwide
- Entry
- Free
- Prize
- Private studio with 24/7 access, cr…
Residency
Open
Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant for Artists
The Pollock-Krasner Foundation · New York
- Deadline
- Open, no deadline published
- Open to
- Worldwide
- Entry
- Fee not stated
- Prize
- Unrestricted grants; ArtRabbit list…
Grant / bursaryPaintingSculptureDrawing+2
Open
Haystack Open Studio Residency 2027
Haystack Mountain School of Crafts · Deer Isle, Maine
- Deadline
- Opens 16 Nov 2026
- Open to
- Worldwide
- Entry
- Fee not stated
- Prize
- Free two-week residency with room a…
ResidencyCeramics & glassTextile & fibrePrintmaking+3
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World Press Photo Contest 2027
World Press Photo Foundation · Amsterdam
- Deadline
- Opens 1 Dec 2026
- Open to
- Worldwide
- Entry
- Free
- Prize
- €1,000 for each winner; additional…
Prize / awardPhotography
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Sharpe-Walentas Studio Program 2027–28
Sharpe-Walentas Studio Program · New York
- Deadline
- Opens 15 Dec 2026
- Open to
- United States
- Entry
- Fee not stated
- Prize
- Rent-free studio for twelve months;…
ResidencyPaintingDrawingPrintmaking+11
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Monson Arts Residency – Spring 2027
Monson Arts · Monson, Maine
- Deadline
- Opens 1 Dec 2026
- Open to
- Worldwide
- Entry
- Fee not stated
- Prize
- US$500 ≈ £390
ResidencyPaintingDrawingPrintmaking+11
Opening soon
Young Artists' Gallery 2027
CSU San Bernardino / San Bernardino County Schools · San Bernardino
- Deadline
- Opens 1 Dec 2026
- Open to
- United States
- Entry
- Fee not stated
Open call / exhibition
Opening soon
New Taipei City Yingge Ceramics Museum – 2028 Exhibition Open Call
New Taipei City Yingge Ceramics Museum · New Taipei City
- Deadline
- Opens 1 Dec 2026
- Open to
- Worldwide
- Entry
- Free
- Prize
- Exhibition slot with space, insuran…
Open call / exhibitionCeramics & glass
Opening soon
Statens Kunstfond – Arbejdslegater for billedkunst (Danish Arts Foundation working grants)
Statens Kunstfond (Danish Arts Foundation) · Copenhagen
- Deadline
- Opens 3 Jan 2027
- Open to
- Denmark
- Entry
- Free
- Prize
- Working grants of variable size set…
Grant / bursary
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Jerwood Foundation funding (formerly Jerwood Arts / Jerwood Survey)
Jerwood Foundation · Ludlow
- Deadline
- Opens 3 Feb 2027
- Open to
- United Kingdom
- Entry
- Free
Grant / bursary
Opening soon
The Batsford Prize 2027
Batsford Books (B.T. Batsford Ltd) · London
- Deadline
- Opens 22 Feb 2027
- Open to
- United Kingdom
- Entry
- Free
- Prize
- £3,500
Prize / awardTextile & fibreIllustrationPainting+3
Opening soon
Saari Residence 2028 (Kone Foundation)
Kone Foundation · Mynämäki
- Deadline
- Opens 1 Mar 2027
- Open to
- Worldwide
- Entry
- Free
- Prize
- Residency with accommodation, studi…
Residency
Opening soon
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
Künstlerdorf Schöppingen – Residency stipends 2028
Stiftung Künstlerdorf Schöppingen · Schöppingen
- Deadline
- Opens 27 Jun 2027
- Open to
- Worldwide
- Entry
- Free
- Prize
- EUR 1,500/month (less ~EUR 100–200…
Residency
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Oppenheim-John Downes Memorial Trust Awards 2027
The Oppenheim-John Downes Memorial Trust · United Kingdom
- Deadline
- Opens 1 Jun 2027
- Open to
- United Kingdom
- Entry
- Free
- Prize
- Individual awards of £250 to £1,000…
Grant / bursary
Opening soon
STRABAG Artaward International 2027
STRABAG Kunstforum / STRABAG ART · Vienna
- Deadline
- Opening soon
- Open to
- Austria, Bulgaria, North Macedonia and 2 more
- Entry
- Free
- Prize
- €48,000 ≈ £41k
Prize / awardPaintingDrawing
Opening soon