Top Art Fellowships 2026
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Deadline
May 2, 2026
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AFIELD - Transitional Justice with Artists Grant
Genre:
Art Fellowship
Art field:
Digital /
Sound /
Painting /
Drawing /
Photography /
Video /
Printmaking /
Installation /
Performance /
Sculpture /
Textile Art /
Ceramics /
Curatorial /
Music
Duration:
6 months
Grant
Residency in Amsterdam + Online meetings + Published feature
Eligibility conditions
Resident of
Albania,
Armenia,
Austria,
Belgium,
Bosnia and Herzegovina,
Bulgaria,
Croatia,
Cyprus,
Czech Republic,
Denmark,
Estonia,
Finland,
France,
Georgia,
Germany,
Greece,
Hungary,
Iceland,
Ireland,
Italy,
Latvia,
Liechtenstein,
Lithuania,
Luxembourg,
North Macedonia,
Malta,
Moldova,
Netherlands,
Norway,
Poland,
Portugal,
Romania,
Serbia,
Slovakia,
Slovenia,
Spain,
Sweden,
Tunisia,
Ukraine,
Kosovo
For practicing artists, cultural practitioners or key members of initiatives addressing legacies of injustice and violence.
Deadline
May 12, 2026
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Genre:
Art Fellowship
Art field:
Digital /
Painting /
Drawing /
Photography /
Video /
Printmaking /
Installation /
Performance /
Sculpture /
Textile Art /
Ceramics
Duration:
2 years
Grant
Eligibility conditions
No students
Resident of
Pays de la Loire (FR)
For artists based in the Nantes metropolitan area (FR)
Deadline
May 13, 2026
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Genre:
Art Fellowship
Art field:
Digital /
Painting /
Drawing /
Photography /
Video /
Printmaking /
Installation /
Performance /
Sculpture /
Textile Art /
Ceramics
Grant
Variable
Eligibility conditions
Born between 1951 (included) and 2001 (included)
Resident of
Washington (US)
You must have $10,000 or more in student loan debt and have a gross annual income of $75,000 or less
Deadline
May 15, 2026
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Genre:
Art Fellowship
Art field:
Ceramics
Duration:
1 year
Theme: eCamicr
Grant
Exhibition + Catalogue
Eligibility conditions
No students
Resident of
Minnesota (US)
For mid-career artists with a body of work that demonstrates a sustained level of accomplishment, commitment, and artistic excellence.
Deadline
May 15, 2026
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Genre:
Art Fellowship
Art field:
Painting /
Drawing /
Printmaking
Duration:
1 year
Grant
Mentorship + Exhibition
Eligibility conditions
Resident of
East Midlands,
East of England,
Greater London,
North East England,
North West England,
Scotland,
South East England,
South West England,
Wales,
West Midlands,
Yorkshire and the Humber
For early-career artists
Deadline
May 17, 2026
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Genre:
Art Fellowship
Art field:
Digital /
Painting /
Drawing /
Photography /
Video /
Printmaking /
Installation /
Performance /
Sculpture /
Textile Art /
Ceramics /
Curatorial
Duration:
1½ years
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Grant
Eligibility conditions
No students
The program is open to scholars or artists holding
at least a Master’s degree
Deadline
May 20, 2026
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Genre:
Art Fellowship
Art field:
Sculpture /
Textile Art /
Ceramics
/
Craft Art / Researcher
Duration:
1 year
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Grant
Eligibility conditions
Resident of
United States of America
Deadline
May 31, 2026
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Genre:
Art Fellowship
Art field:
Painting /
Drawing /
Photography /
Printmaking /
Installation /
Sculpture
Duration:
1 year
Grant
Eligibility conditions
No students
Resident of
Berlin (DE),
Brandenburg (DE)
Deadline
May 31, 2026
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Genre:
Art Fellowship
Art field:
Digital /
Painting /
Drawing /
Photography /
Video /
Printmaking /
Installation /
Performance /
Sculpture /
Textile Art /
Ceramics
Duration:
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Grant
2 - 5 week stay at Oak Spring
Eligibility conditions
For early-career artists not enrolled in an undergraduate degree program in 2027
Deadline
May 31, 2026
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Genre:
Art Fellowship
Art field:
Digital /
Painting /
Drawing /
Photography /
Video /
Printmaking /
Installation /
Performance /
Sculpture /
Textile Art /
Ceramics
Duration:
1 year
Grant
Eligibility conditions
No students
Resident of
Berlin (DE),
Brandenburg (DE)
Deadline
May 31, 2026
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Genre:
Art Fellowship
Art field:
Curatorial
/
Scholar
Duration:
1 year
Grant
Mentoring + A one-week trip to the UK
Eligibility conditions
Open to PhD candidates and early postdocs or early career curators or art professionals working with Japanese arts
Deadline
June 1, 2026
Information
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Genre:
Art Fellowship
Art field:
Digital /
Painting /
Drawing /
Photography /
Video /
Printmaking /
Installation /
Performance /
Sculpture /
Textile Art /
Ceramics
Duration:
2 years
Grant
Guidance and career support
Eligibility conditions
Resident of
Pennsylvania (US)
Artists within 150 miles of Philadelphia are eligible to apply.
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