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Burke Prize 2027 (Museum of Arts and Design)

Museum of Arts and Design (MAD) · New York

Deadline
Dates unconfirmed
Open to
United States
Entry
Fee not stated
Prize
US$50,000 ≈ £39k
Prize / awardCeramics & glassTextile & fibreSculpture+2
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

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

NZ Sculpture OnShore 2027

NZ Sculpture OnShore (Friends of Women's Refuges Trust) · Auckland

Deadline
Dates unconfirmed
Open to
New Zealand
Entry
Fee not stated
Prize
People's Choice Award, school prize…
Open call / exhibitionSculptureInstallation
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

Prix Ars Electronica 2027

Ars Electronica Linz GmbH & Co KG · Linz

Deadline
Dates unconfirmed
Open to
Worldwide
Entry
Free
Prize
Golden Nica with up to EUR 10,000 p…
Prize / awardDigital artVideo & filmSound+1
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

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

Prix Paritana 2027 (Fondation H)

Fondation H · Antananarivo

Deadline
Dates unconfirmed
Open to
Madagascar
Entry
Free
Prize
€3,000 ≈ £2.5k
Prize / award
Dates unconfirmed

Pioneer Works Visual Arts Residency

Pioneer Works · New York

Deadline
Dates unconfirmed
Open to
Worldwide
Entry
Fee not stated
Prize
US$5,000 ≈ £3.9k
ResidencyPaintingDrawingPrintmaking+11
Dates unconfirmed

RDS Visual Art Awards 2026

Royal Dublin Society (RDS Foundation) · Dublin

Deadline
Dates unconfirmed
Open to
Worldwide
Entry
Free
Prize
€32,500 ≈ £28k
Prize / award
Dates unconfirmed

Jerwood/Photoworks Awards 5

Photoworks · Brighton

Deadline
Dates unconfirmed
Open to
United Kingdom
Entry
Fee not stated
Prize
£30,000
Prize / awardPhotography
Dates unconfirmed

Rimbun Dahan Southeast Asian Arts Residency

Rimbun Dahan · Kuang, Selangor

Deadline
Dates unconfirmed
Open to
Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia and 7 more
Entry
Fee not stated
Prize
Two months' accommodation, studio,…
Residency
Dates unconfirmed

Joan Mitchell Fellowship

Joan Mitchell Foundation · New York

Deadline
Dates unconfirmed
Open to
United States
Entry
Free
Prize
US$60,000 ≈ £47k
Grant / bursaryPaintingSculpture
Dates unconfirmed

Swatch Art Peace Hotel Artist Residency

Swatch Art Peace Hotel · Shanghai

Deadline
Dates unconfirmed
Open to
Worldwide
Entry
Fee not stated
Prize
Studio and apartment for three to s…
Residency
Dates unconfirmed