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Roswell Artist-in-Residence Program 2027–28

Roswell Artist-in-Residence Foundation · Roswell, New Mexico

Deadline
Opens 1 Jan 2027
Open to
Worldwide
Entry
US$26.32 ≈ £21
Prize
US$13,200 ≈ £10k
ResidencyPaintingDrawingPrintmaking+4
Opening soon

Ruth Borchard Self-Portrait Prize

The Ruth Borchard Collection · United Kingdom

Deadline
Opening soon
Open to
Worldwide
Entry
£40
Prize
£10,000
Prize / award
Opening soon

CENTER – Project Launch Grant 2027

CENTER (Santa Fe) · Santa Fe

Deadline
Opening soon
Open to
Worldwide
Entry
US$35 ≈ £27
Prize
US$5,000 ≈ £3.9k
Grant / bursaryPhotographyVideo & filmMixed media
Opening soon

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

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

Hazelhurst Art on Paper Award 2027

Hazelhurst Arts Centre (Sutherland Shire Council) · Sydney

Deadline
Dates unconfirmed
Open to
Australia
Entry
A$50 ≈ £26
Prize
A$26,000 ≈ £14k
Prize / awardDrawingPrintmakingCollage+3
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

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

Jerwood/Photoworks Awards 5

Photoworks · Brighton

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

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

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