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McKnight Visual Artist Fellowships 2027

Minneapolis College of Art and Design (MCAD) for the McKnight Foundation · Minneapolis

Deadline
Opening soon
Open to
United States
Entry
Free
Prize
US$150,000 ≈ £117k
Grant / bursary
Opening soon

Prix Pictet

Pictet Group · Geneva

Deadline
Dates unconfirmed
Open to
Worldwide
Entry
Free
Prize
CHF 100,000 ≈ £90k
Prize / awardPhotography
Dates unconfirmed

Metrobank Art & Design Excellence (MADE) 2027

Metrobank Foundation Institute · Makati

Deadline
Dates unconfirmed
Open to
Philippines
Entry
Free
Prize
Grand Awardee per category ₱500,000…
Prize / awardPaintingSculptureMixed media
Dates unconfirmed

Bundanon Artists in Residence 2028

Bundanon · Illaroo (Shoalhaven)

Deadline
Dates unconfirmed
Open to
Worldwide
Entry
Fee not stated
Prize
Residency at Bundanon; terms set ou…
Residency
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

Concours Godecharle 2027

Fondation Godecharle (organised by Blender Events) · Brussels

Deadline
Dates unconfirmed
Open to
Belgium
Entry
Fee not stated
Prize
€42,000 ≈ £36k
Prize / awardPaintingSculptureDesign & craft
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

Absa L'Atelier 2027

Absa Group (with SANAVA) · Johannesburg

Deadline
Dates unconfirmed
Open to
Botswana, Ghana, Kenya and 9 more
Entry
Fee not stated
Prize
Three Art Ambassador Awards (solo e…
Prize / award
Dates unconfirmed

Kiefer Hablitzel | Göhner Kunstpreis

Kiefer Hablitzel Stiftung and Ernst Göhner Stiftung · Basel

Deadline
Dates unconfirmed
Open to
Switzerland
Entry
Fee not stated
Prize
CHF 105,000 ≈ £95k
Prize / award
Dates unconfirmed

McCahon House Parehuia Residency

McCahon House Trust · Auckland

Deadline
Dates unconfirmed
Open to
New Zealand
Entry
Fee not stated
Prize
12-week residency with house, studi…
Residency
Dates unconfirmed

ArtContest 2027

ArtContest · Brussels

Deadline
Dates unconfirmed
Open to
Belgium
Entry
Fee not stated
Prize
First, second and third prizes, a j…
Prize / award
Dates unconfirmed

Kuenyehia Prize for Contemporary Art

Kuenyehia Trust for Contemporary Art · Accra

Deadline
Dates unconfirmed
Open to
Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde and 13 more
Entry
Fee not stated
Prize
US$10,000 ≈ £7.8k
Prize / awardPaintingDrawingPhotography+2
Dates unconfirmed

AXA Art Prize US 2027

AXA XL / New York Academy of Art · New York

Deadline
Dates unconfirmed
Open to
United States
Entry
Fee not stated
Prize
US$15,000 ≈ £12k
Prize / awardPaintingDrawingPrintmaking
Dates unconfirmed