Top Art Fellowships 2026

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Deadline

Aug 30, 2026

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Envisioning a Just Pittsburgh Fellowship

Genre: Art Fellowship
Art field: Curatorial
Duration: 6 months
Theme: Home

Grant

5,000 $
2,000 $ for supplies

Location

Pittsburgh
United States of America

Eligibility conditions

Resident of Pennsylvania (US)
For artists and professionals in Pittsburgh, PA or the surrounding area

Deadline

Aug 30, 2026

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MediaMaker Fellowship

Genre: Art Fellowship
Art field: Video
Duration: 5 months
Theme: Documentary film

Grant

10,000 $
Professional mentorship

Location

San Francisco
United States of America

Eligibility conditions

No students
Resident of United States of America

Deadline

Aug 31, 2026

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Dorothy Antoinette LaSelle Travel Fellowship

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

Grant

5,000 $

Location

Houston
United States of America

Eligibility conditions

Resident of Texas (US)
Applicants must hold a degree in the arts and be a practicing professional with at least 3 solo or group exhibitions in the past 3 years

Deadline

Sep 1, 2026

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United Arts Council - Artist Support Grants

Genre: Art Fellowship
Art field: Digital / Painting / Drawing / Literature / Photography / Video / Printmaking / Installation / Performance / Sculpture / Textile Art / Ceramics
Duration: 1 year

Grant

1,500 $

Location

Raleigh
United States of America

Eligibility conditions

No students
Resident of North Carolina (US)
For individual artists and small, unincorporated groups of collaborating artists who have lived in Chatham, Harnett, Johnston, Lee, or Wake County for at least one year

Deadline

Sep 8, 2026

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Princeton University - The Hodder Fellowship

Genre: Art Fellowship
Art field: Digital / Painting / Drawing / Photography / Video / Printmaking / Installation / Performance / Sculpture / Textile Art / Ceramics
Duration: 10 months

Grant

93,000 $

Location

Princeton
United States of America

Eligibility conditions

Deadline

Sep 8, 2026

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Princeton Arts Fellowships - Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

Genre: Art Fellowship
Art field: Digital / Painting / Drawing / Literature / Photography / Video / Printmaking / Installation / Performance / Sculpture / Textile Art / Ceramics
Duration: 2 years

Grant

93,000 $

Location

Princeton
United States of America

Eligibility conditions

Holders of Ph.D. degrees from Princeton are not eligible to apply

Deadline

Sep 10, 2026

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Harvard Radcliffe Fellowship Program

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

Grant

78,000 $
5,000 $ for project expenses

Location

Cambridge
United States of America

Eligibility conditions

No students
Artists must have a record of at least five years of work as a professional artist

Deadline

Sep 14, 2026

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Arts Initiative Fellowship with Michigan Society of Fellows

Genre: Art Fellowship
Art field: Digital / Sound / Painting / Drawing / Literature / Photography / Video / Printmaking / Installation / Performance / Sculpture / Textile Art / Ceramics / Curatorial / Music
Duration: more than 2 years

Grant

63,000 $ per year

Location

Ann Arbor
United States of America

Eligibility conditions

Applicants must complete their Ph.D. (or comparable professional or artistic) degree between June 1, 2024, and August 24, 2027. Candidates from the University of Michigan are not eligible to apply.

Deadline

Sep 15, 2026

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Rauschenberg Medical Emergency Grants

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

Grant

5,000 $

Location

Brooklyn
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

Sep 15, 2026

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Guggenheim Fellowship

Genre: Art Fellowship
Art field: Digital / Painting / Drawing / Literature / Photography / Video / Printmaking / Installation / Performance / Sculpture / Textile Art / Ceramics
Duration: 1 year

Grant

70,000 $

Location

New York
United States of America

Eligibility conditions

No students
Resident of Canada, United States of America
Nationality: American, Canadian

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