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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

Brisbane Portrait Prize 2027

Brisbane Portrait Prize · Brisbane

Deadline
Dates unconfirmed
Open to
Australia
Entry
A$65 ≈ £34
Prize
A$100,000 ≈ £52k
Prize / awardPaintingDrawingPrintmaking+2
Dates unconfirmed

Sobey Art Award 2026

National Gallery of Canada / Sobey Art Foundation · Ottawa

Deadline
Dates unconfirmed
Open to
Canada
Entry
Free
Prize
CA$465,000 ≈ £265k
Prize / award
Dates unconfirmed

Prix Marcel Duchamp 2026

ADIAF (Association pour la Diffusion Internationale de l'Art Français) · Paris

Deadline
Dates unconfirmed
Open to
France
Entry
Free
Prize
€90,000 ≈ £77k
Prize / award
Dates unconfirmed

Taoyuan International Art Award

Taoyuan Museum of Fine Arts (Taoyuan City Government) · Taoyuan

Deadline
Dates unconfirmed
Open to
Worldwide
Entry
Fee not stated
Prize
Grand prize and selected awards (am…
Prize / award
Dates unconfirmed

The Percivals (Percival Portrait Painting Prize)

Perc Tucker Regional Gallery (Townsville City Council) · Townsville

Deadline
Dates unconfirmed
Open to
Australia
Entry
A$44 ≈ £23
Prize
A$52,000 ≈ £27k
Prize / awardPaintingPhotography
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

Darling Portrait Prize

National Portrait Gallery of Australia · Canberra

Deadline
Dates unconfirmed
Open to
Australia
Entry
Fee not stated
Prize
A$75,000 ≈ £39k
Prize / awardPainting
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

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