Top Art Fellowships 2026

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Deadline

July 5, 2026

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TBA21–Academy / NICHE Centre for Environmental Humanities / Unesco Chair on Water, Heritage and Sustainable Development - Tentacular Fellowship

Genre: Art Fellowship
Art field: Digital / Sound / Painting / Architecture / Drawing / Literature / Photography / Video / Printmaking / Installation / Performance / Sculpture / Textile Art / Ceramics / Curatorial / Music
Duration: 1 year
Theme: Regenerative processes with an ecosocial impact for the Lagoon of Venice

Grant

26,000 €

Location

Venice
Italy

Eligibility conditions

Deadline

July 7, 2026

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Morley College London - Zsuzsi Roboz Scholarship

Genre: Art Fellowship
Art field: Painting / Drawing / Photography / Printmaking / Installation / Sculpture / Ceramics
Duration: 1 year
Theme: Figurative Art

Grant

Tutoring + Mentoring + Exhibition

Location

London
United Kingdom

Eligibility conditions

Deadline

July 13, 2026

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Hilde-Zach Fellowship

Genre: Art Fellowship
Art field: Digital / Architecture / Drawing / Photography / Video / Printmaking / Installation / Sculpture
Duration: 1 year

Grant

7,500 €

Location

Innsbruck
Austria

Eligibility conditions

Resident of Tirol (AT)
For artists which are either born in Tyrol or living in Innsbruck

Deadline

July 13, 2026

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Genre: Art Fellowship
Art field: Digital / Painting / Drawing / Photography / Video / Printmaking / Installation / Performance / Sculpture / Textile Art / Ceramics
Duration: 6 months

Grant

5,000 $ per month

Location

Snquee
United States of America

Eligibility conditions

Resident of New York (US)
Top priority will be given to Queens-based artists of underrepresented communities.

Deadline

July 14, 2026

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Genre: Art Fellowship
Art field: Digital / Painting / Drawing / Photography / Video / Printmaking / Installation / Performance / Sculpture / Textile Art / Ceramics
Duration:

Grant

5,000 $

Location

Koyrnobl
United States of America

Eligibility conditions

Resident of United States of America
To be eligible to apply, your average adjusted gross income for the last two years you’ve filed tax returns must be no greater than $80,000 ($160,000 for joint filers).

Deadline

July 15, 2026

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Genre: Art Fellowship
Art field: Curatorial
Duration: 1½ years

Grant

28,852 £

Location

Oondln
United Kingdom

Eligibility conditions

For black and global majority heritage curators

Deadline

July 18, 2026

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Genre: Art Fellowship
Art field: Digital / Painting / Drawing / Photography / Video / Printmaking / Installation / Performance / Sculpture / Textile Art / Ceramics
Duration: 9 months

Grant

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Location

Kr weony
United States of America

Eligibility conditions

Resident of New York (US)
Applicants must be graduating this year or have graduated within the past year and identify as Asian Pacific Islander

Deadline

July 19, 2026

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Genre: Art Fellowship
Art field: Digital / Painting / Drawing / Photography / Video / Printmaking / Installation / Performance / Sculpture / Textile Art / Ceramics
Duration:

Grant

6,800 €

Location

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Germany

Eligibility conditions

No students
Resident of Hessen (DE)
For artists based in Frankfurt or Offenbach

Deadline

July 31, 2026

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Genre: Art Fellowship
Art field: Curatorial / Academic
Duration: 1 year
Theme: UCS MlctUoenilo

Grant

20,000 $
Travel costs to the archive

Location

Naltfey
United States of America

Eligibility conditions

Applicants should have a minimum of five years professional experience at museums, galleries, universities or similar cultural institutions

Deadline

Aug 1, 2026

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Genre: Art Fellowship
Art field: Sculpture
Duration: 1 year
Theme: cl-tltSep urlomfsaamur

Grant

1,000 € per month
Exhibition

Location

Entlaa
Germany

Eligibility conditions

No students
Resident of Germany
Nationality: German
The artistic education should not be longer than five years ago.

Deadline

Aug 7, 2026

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Genre: Art Fellowship
Art field: Digital / Painting / Drawing / Literature / Photography / Video / Printmaking / Installation / Performance / Sculpture / Textile Art / Ceramics
Duration:

Grant

20,000 CHF

Location

émndeolt
Switzerland

Eligibility conditions

Born between 1989 (included) and 2008 (included)
Resident of Jura (CH)

Deadline

Aug 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

20,000 CHF

Location

Senanr
Switzerland

Eligibility conditions

No students
Resident of Obwalden (CH), Nidwalden (CH)

Deadline

Sep 1, 2026

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Genre: Art Fellowship
Art field: Digital / Sound / Painting / Drawing / Photography / Video / Printmaking / Installation / Sculpture / Textile Art / Ceramics
Duration: 11 months
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Grant

22,000 €
Trainee/research programme in the workshops

Location

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Netherlands

Eligibility conditions

Resident of Netherlands

Deadline

Sep 3, 2026

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Genre: Art Fellowship
Art field: Digital / Sound / Painting / Drawing / Photography / Video / Printmaking / Installation / Performance / Sculpture / Textile Art / Ceramics
Duration:

Grant

7,000 €
5,000 € for the publisher

Location

Iarsp
France

Eligibility conditions

Resident of France
Collaboration between a photographer and an artist.

Deadline

Sep 7, 2026

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Genre: Art Fellowship
Art field: Digital / Sound / Painting / Drawing / Literature / Photography / Video / Printmaking / Installation / Performance / Sculpture / Textile Art / Ceramics
Duration: 5 months

Grant

5,000 €

Location

Iznl
Austria

Eligibility conditions

No students
Resident of Oberösterreich (AT)
Artists with a connection to Linz (AT)

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