Top Art Fellowships 2025/2026
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Deadline
Nov 28, 2025
Information
International Centre for the Image - Library Fellowship
Genre:
Art Fellowship
Art field:
Digital /
Painting /
Drawing /
Photography /
Video /
Printmaking /
Installation /
Performance /
Sculpture /
Textile Art /
Ceramics /
Curatorial
Duration:
1 year
Theme: Research on publishing within contemporary arts practice
Grant
Eligibility conditions
Deadline
Nov 28, 2025
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Teesside University - PhD Studentship
Genre:
Art Fellowship
Art field:
Digital /
Painting /
Drawing /
Photography /
Video /
Printmaking /
Installation /
Performance /
Sculpture /
Textile Art /
Ceramics
Duration:
more than 2 years
Theme: PhD
Grant
Tuition fees for the period of a full-time PhD Registration of up to four years
Eligibility conditions
Applicants should hold or expect to obtain a good honours degree (2:1 or above) in a relevant discipline. A masters level qualification in a relevant discipline is desirable, but not essential, as well as a demonstrable understanding of the research area.
Deadline
Nov 30, 2025
Information
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Genre:
Art Fellowship
Art field:
Installation /
Sculpture
Duration:
Grant
Exhibition at Kunsthaus Dahlem
Eligibility conditions
No students
Resident of
Berlin (DE)
Artists who recently graduated (max. 5 years) from the Art School Weißensee and the University of Art Berlin, DE
Deadline
Nov 30, 2025
Information
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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
Residency at the Brown Institute
Eligibility conditions
Please note that applicants must be eligible to receive funding from a U.S.-based institution
Deadline
Dec 2, 2025
Information
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Genre:
Art Fellowship
Art field:
Digital /
Painting /
Drawing /
Photography /
Video /
Printmaking /
Installation /
Performance /
Sculpture /
Textile Art /
Ceramics
Duration:
Grant
Mentorship in value of 1,000 €
Eligibility conditions
Resident of
Ireland
For artists based in Longford
Deadline
Dec 15, 2025
Information
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Genre:
Art Fellowship
Art field:
Digital /
Painting /
Drawing /
Literature /
Photography /
Video /
Printmaking /
Installation /
Performance /
Sculpture /
Textile Art /
Ceramics /
Curatorial
/
Scholars
Duration:
9 months
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Grant
Eligibility conditions
Deadline
Dec 15, 2025
Information
Fatohlgwll goilatcship celhb
Genre:
Art Fellowship
Art field:
Photography
Duration:
1 year
Grant
Paid travel and accommodations for the CatchLight Visual Storytelling Summit in San Francisco
Eligibility conditions
No students
Deadline
Dec 15, 2025
Information
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Genre:
Art Fellowship
Art field:
Curatorial
Duration:
9 months
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Grant
Eligibility conditions
Resident of
United States of America
Deadline
Dec 31, 2025
Information
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Genre:
Art Fellowship
Art field:
Digital /
Sound /
Painting /
Drawing /
Photography /
Video /
Printmaking /
Installation /
Performance /
Sculpture /
Textile Art /
Ceramics
Duration:
3 months
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Grant
Eligibility conditions
Resident of
Albania,
Bosnia and Herzegovina,
North Macedonia,
Montenegro,
Serbia,
Kosovo
Excellent knowledge of English language
Deadline
Dec 31, 2025
Information
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Genre:
Art Fellowship
Art field:
Curatorial
Duration:
2 years
Theme: Pptroyhgoha
Grant
Travel costs
Eligibility conditions
No students
For mid-career curator with at least 4 years of professional experience in curating contemporary photography exhibitions in museums, galleries or cultural institutions
Deadline
Jan 15, 2026
Information
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Genre:
Art Fellowship
Art field:
Digital /
Sound /
Painting /
Drawing /
Photography /
Video /
Printmaking /
Installation /
Performance /
Sculpture /
Textile Art /
Ceramics
Duration:
6 months
Grant
Eligibility conditions
No students
Resident of
Germany
Deadline
Jan 15, 2026
Information
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Genre:
Art Fellowship
Art field:
Digital /
Painting /
Drawing /
Photography /
Video /
Printmaking /
Installation /
Performance /
Sculpture /
Textile Art /
Ceramics
Duration:
Grant
Eligibility conditions
No students
Resident of
Thurgau (CH)
Deadline
Jan 15, 2026
Information
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Genre:
Art Fellowship
Art field:
Digital /
Sound /
Video
/
Sound and moving image art
Duration:
8 months
Grant
Location
Aacer
United States of America
Eligibility conditions
No students
Resident of
New York (US)
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