Top Art Fellowships 2026
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Deadline
Jan 12, 2026
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Upė Foundation & Southbank Centre’s Hayward Gallery - Curatorial Fellowship
Genre:
Art Fellowship
Art field:
Curatorial
Duration:
1 year
Grant
Eligibility conditions
No students
Resident of
Estonia,
Latvia,
Lithuania
For a Baltic early-career curator
Deadline
Jan 15, 2026
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Outside In - Development Lab
Genre:
Art Fellowship
Art field:
Digital /
Painting /
Drawing /
Photography /
Video /
Printmaking /
Installation /
Performance /
Sculpture /
Textile Art /
Ceramics
Duration:
Grant
Two-day Development Lab
Eligibility conditions
Resident of
West Midlands (GB)
Deadline
Jan 26, 2026
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Deptford X - DX Associates Programme
Genre:
Art Fellowship
Art field:
Digital /
Painting /
Drawing /
Literature /
Photography /
Video /
Printmaking /
Installation /
Performance /
Sculpture /
Textile Art /
Ceramics /
Curatorial
Duration:
9 months
Grant
Support form the Deptford X team
Eligibility conditions
No students
Resident of
Greater London (GB)
For early-career artists and curators from under-represented Global Majority and working class backgrounds, who live or work in the London Borough of Lewisham or around its borders
Deadline
Jan 31, 2026
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Paul Mellon Centre - Early Career Researcher Fellowship
Genre:
Art Fellowship
Art field:
Curatorial
Duration:
2 years
Theme: British Art History
Grant
Mentorship
Eligibility conditions
Resident of
United Kingdom
Applicant must have a doctorate (or equivalent research training or work experience) in the field of British art studies.
Deadline
Jan 31, 2026
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Paul Mellon Centre - Mid-Career Fellowship
Genre:
Art Fellowship
Art field:
Curatorial
Duration:
4 months
Theme: British Art History and Culture
Grant
Eligibility conditions
Resident of
United Kingdom
For academic or scholar who is established in their career and who was awarded their doctorate over six years previously.
Deadline
Feb 6, 2026
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Salford Creatives Fund
Genre:
Art Fellowship
Art field:
Digital /
Painting /
Drawing /
Photography /
Video /
Printmaking /
Installation /
Performance /
Sculpture /
Textile Art /
Ceramics
Duration:
Grant
Eligibility conditions
Resident of
North West England (GB)
For applicants with a Salford postcode, whether home or business.
Deadline
Apr 1, 2026
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Royal Drawing School - The Drawing Year
Genre:
Art Fellowship
Art field:
Painting /
Drawing
Duration:
1 year
Theme: Drawing from observation
Grant
Postgraduate course + access to facilities
Eligibility conditions
Resident of
United Kingdom
EU/EEA and international students wishing to study on the Drawing Year will require either a valid UK passport, settled or pre-settled status in the UK, a Graduate visa or another form of valid visa for the duration of your studies.
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