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Midnight Gallery · Bentonville

Deadline
Dates unconfirmed
Open to
United States
Entry
US$10 ≈ £8
Prize
Exhibition only; no prizes (20% sal…
Open call / exhibition
Dates unconfirmed

Wales Contemporary / Cymru Gyfoes 2027

The Waterfront Gallery, Milford Haven · Milford Haven

Deadline
Dates unconfirmed
Open to
Worldwide
Entry
Fee not stated
Prize
Awards for Excellence, Graduate Awa…
Prize / awardPaintingDrawingPrintmaking+5
Dates unconfirmed

Turner Prize 2026

Tate · London

Deadline
Dates unconfirmed
Open to
United Kingdom
Entry
Free
Prize
£55,000
Prize / award
Dates unconfirmed

Tylee Cottage Residency

Sarjeant Gallery Te Whare o Rehua Whanganui · Whanganui

Deadline
Dates unconfirmed
Open to
New Zealand
Entry
Fee not stated
Prize
Four-month residency at Tylee Cotta…
Residency
Dates unconfirmed

Praemium Imperiale 2026

Japan Art Association · Tokyo

Deadline
Dates unconfirmed
Open to
Worldwide
Entry
Free
Prize
JP¥75,000,000 ≈ £398k
Prize / awardPaintingSculpture
Dates unconfirmed

The Alice Prize

Alice Springs Art Foundation · Alice Springs

Deadline
Dates unconfirmed
Open to
Australia
Entry
A$60 ≈ £31
Prize
A$31,000 ≈ £16k
Prize / award
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

Thami Mnyele Fine Arts Awards

City of Ekurhuleni – Arts, Culture and Heritage Directorate · Ekurhuleni

Deadline
Dates unconfirmed
Open to
South Africa
Entry
ZAR 50 ≈ £2
Prize
ZAR 305,000 ≈ £13k
Prize / awardPaintingTextile & fibreSculpture+7
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

Salon d'Automne 2027 (124th edition)

Société du Salon d'Automne · Paris

Deadline
Dates unconfirmed
Open to
Worldwide
Entry
€110 ≈ £94
Open call / exhibitionPaintingSculptureDrawing+3
Dates unconfirmed