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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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