Grants for Artists: Professional Basics

Deadline: October 15, 2025

Submission Fee: Free

ELIGIBILITY: Eligible artists must be 21 years or older, not currently enrolled in a BFA or MFA program, Oklahoma residents, and must not have received grant funding from OVAC within the past year.

About the grant: Professional Basics grants fund up to $500 and are for the essentials of an art practice such as quality artwork samples, display/framing, shipping, travel to professional events, website development, etc. Applications are evaluated by measuring the quality of the proposed project, ability to complete project, and relevance based on portfolio.

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Adelaide Fringe Fund Grants

Submission Deadline: August 1, 2025
Eligibility:
Get Involved Grants - Open to Australian and International artists, collectives, community groups, producers, and venues.

• Australian First Nations Grants - Open to Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists, collectives, community groups, producers, and venues.

• Submissions from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are strongly encouraged.

• Applications from South Australian emerging creatives and World Premieres will be prioritised in this funding round.

About the grant: Arts Unlimited raises funds to support artists, venues, producers and marginalised communities to participate in Adelaide Fringe. A large portion of the funds are distributed as grants via the Fringe Fund, which exists to support bold ideas, elevate diverse voices and encourage innovation.

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Open Call for Hearth and JYP Creative Legacy Fund

Deadline: 22 August 2025

About the grant: Got a bold, compelling idea you’re ready to share? We’re inviting independent artists and collectives based in Singapore to propose projects for a public-facing exhibition, with venue support, curatorial guidance, and the opportunity to grow your practice and reach new audiences.

Eligibility: If you’re 18 and above and have a creative project ready to take shape, we want to hear from you. We’re now accepting proposals for exhibitions happening between Feb to Jun 2026.

What you get:

• A HEARTH micro-grant of up to S$500, or
• A grant of up to S$3,000 through the JYP Creative Legacy Fund, for eligible applicants.

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MAC yapang Art Prize 2025 (Australia)

2025 marks the first year of the MAC yapang Art Prize! This national art prize has a total prize pool of $40,000. It is open to artists from all disciplines across Australia, with artworks in any medium. The winning artist of the acquisitive prize will be awarded $30,000, and their artwork will be acquired by the Museum of Art and Culture, yapang for the permanent collection.

All artworks must be for sale. The Art Prize is supported by Lake Macquarie City Council.

$30 entry fee
$25 entry fee for Lake Mac Arts Members 
One entry per artist permitted.

Deadline: 30 July 2025

More Information and Apply Here

Art Labs International Visual Arts Competition

The First Art Labs International Visual Arts Competition is Now Open for Submissions!

This competition is open to visual artists of all ages and nationalities working in any artistic medium. All submissions will be reviewed individually by our distinguished panel of judges without regard for age, nationality, gender, or artistic style. Artists may submit work to multiple categories, and there is no maximum number of submissions per category. 15 Categories​, 45 Winners & 150 Finalists

Over $100,000 in Prizes

Deadline: 25 July 2025

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Dakota Pastels Art Competition

DAKOTA ART PASTELS announces its SIXTH ANNUAL Soft Pastel Only Juried Competition to promote and advance the creativity and possibilities of this unique painting medium. This is an annual online competition with quarterly segments. There will be CASH PRIZES awarded in each quarter to contest winners. $32 000 in prizes.

This Soft Pastel Competition is created and sponsored by Dakota Art Pastels to promote the medium of Soft Pastels.Entries will be original works not based on previously published artwork or copies of other artists work. Artwork must be produced exclusively by the entering artist. Artwork may have a mixed media component (underpainting, etc.) but predominantly (80%) featuring Soft Pastel.

2 CATEGORIES: EMERGING & ESTABLISHED

ENTRY FEES: Each painting must be accompanied by an entry fee.
ESTABLISHED: The fee for each image submitted is $25.
EMERGING: The fee for each image submitted is $15.
All entry fees are non-refundable and must be paid via credit card at the time of entry.

Deadline: 9 September 2025

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Craft Research Fund (US)

The Center for Craft awards grants from $5,000 to $15,000 annually to support new and interdisciplinary research.

As the Center’s first and longest-running grant program, the Craft Research Fund is dedicated to supporting new and interdisciplinary research about craft in the United States. Since 2005, the program has supported 255 projects in 41 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico by distributing over $1,900,000.

In addition to receiving this prestigious award and funding, recipients of the Craft Research Fund will become members of the Center for Craft Alumni Network. This social platform is designed exclusively for current and previous grantees, and offers valuable resources, networking opportunities, and ongoing support for craft research.

More Information & apply here

Deadline: October 17, 2025.

Liu Shiming Art Foundation Grant

Supporting Early Career Visual Artists

Each year, the Liu Shiming Art Foundation selects up to five artists to receive a $5,000 grant. Visual artists working for at least two years (but not more than 10) are invited to apply for support for a current or new project.

​Artists from any country may apply, but the application and supporting materials must be submitted in English. To be eligible for consideration, applicants must have either received a degree in studio arts between 2015 and 2023, or had their debut show at a gallery or juried art exhibition between 2015 and 2023.

​Successful applicants will be notified via email by December 2, 2025. Grants will be disbursed in two payments, with $3,000 by January 15, 2026 and the remaining $2,000 upon completion of the proposed project.

More information and apply here

Deadline: August 31, 2025.​

The Abbey Harris Mural Fund

This grant supports artists in the creation of semi-permanent or permanent public murals or site-specific works on walls in any medium. Funding of up to £7,000 is available for an artist or organization producing a public mural in the U.K.

The Abbey Harris Mural Fund was established in 1926 to make grants to artists producing murals and work on walls in the UK, with a tradition of supporting serious and ambitious work. Since then, the Trustees of the Fund, who are all artists themselves, have been committed to funding high quality, artistically rigorous public art.

The artistic sense of the proposed art work is the first criteria of selection. The Trustees study images and review the artist’s previous works to make their decisions. Additionally, the Trustees want to know who the audience is for the project, what is its duration (min 3 months) and how the work relates to its site/demographic. The following guidance suggests considerations when making your application. Not all sections will be relevant to all proposed projects.

More information & apply here

Deadline: October 10, 2025.

DIGITAL on STAGE - Open Call for Digital Performers

Deadline: 31 July 2025

Submission Fee: Free

About the call: DIGITAL on STAGE officially launches its open call for the 'Cascade Funding' support program, which will fund the production of 24 performing arts shows that integrate advanced technologies with a grant of 8,000€ per project.

Eligibility: The call is open to artists or collectives based in Greece, Italy, Spain, Slovenia, Belgium or Sweden whose work incorporates digital tools such as mixed reality, artificial intelligence, sensors, projections, code, robotics or any other form of advanced technology. The selected works will be showcased internationally in 2026 at MMMAD Festival (Spain), Kilowatt Festival (Italy), or For Real Festival (Belgium).

What you get: 24 grants of 8.000€ each

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Mural Fund Small Grants

Deadline: 10 October 2025

Submission Fee: Free

Eligibility: Mural painters

About the call: The Abbey Harris Mural Fund makes grants to artists to create semi-permanent or permanent public murals or site specific works on walls, in any medium, in the United Kingdom.

What you get: Funding of up to £7000 is available for an artist or organisation producing a public mural in the UK.

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Grant For Artists: Education Assistance

Deadline: October 15, 2025

Submission Fee: Free

Eligibility: Eligible artists must be 21 years or older, not currently enrolled in a BFA or MFA program, Oklahoma residents, and must not have received grant funding from OVAC within the past year.    

About the Grant: The Grants for Artists program fosters Oklahoma’s visual artistic creative excellence. The grants committee supports the mission of OVAC and scores submissions based on the merit of each application according to the pertinent grant category and its associated criteria. Grants for Artists help individual Oklahoma artists create visual art for public presentation, develop their professional practices, and lead community projects. Grants are open to artists working in visual-based mediums, curation, and art writing.

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Dora Maar House Residency Fellowships

Deadline: October 15, 2025

Submission Fee: $25

Eligibility: Mid-career artists and scholars who have submitted a completed application.

About the Fellowship: Since 2007, the Dora Maar House in Ménerbes, France, has offered residencies of one to two months to mid-career arts and humanities professionals to focus on their areas of expertise.

The application cycle for the 2025 Artists Residency Program is now accepting applications. There is no cost. We provide Fellows with a stipend of $1500 and we provide a travel award of the average fare from their home to Paris.

BENEFITS

• one to two months in residence at the Dora Maar House

• a private bedroom and bath, and a study or studio in which to work

• expenses paid for round-trip travel from a fellow’s home to the Dora Maar House

• a grant based upon the length of stay at Dora Maar House

• there are regular monthly Salons (March – November) held to showcase the residents’ work to the local community.

EXPECTATIONS

• that you enjoy the opportunities this remarkable residence offers you and use your time well

• that you help us learn about the program’s strengths and weaknesses and suggest how we can improve

• that you are friendly to the citizens of Ménerbes and make one public presentation during the monthly “Salons”

• that you donate to the DMCC one drawing, publication, etc. created during your stay there
  and, should a publication come from your work there, that you recognize the DMCC

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Grant for MFA Graduates in Visual Art

Deadline: August 1, 2025 – Developed by artists for artists, the I I I Artist Fund awards a $1000 grant to a recent MFA graduate in Visual Art.

Submission Fee: Free

Eligibility: This grant is open to US-based recent MFA graduates in Visual Art. Candidates must demonstrate a strong research-based practice that responds to contemporary contexts. Multidisciplinary and conceptual artists working in mediums including, but not limited to, drawing, painting, sculpture, photography, printmaking, textile, installation, performance, sound, and video are encouraged to apply.

About the grant: Founders Jamie Zimchek and Shannon Cleere met during graduate school, where their respective studio practices evolved around a shared appreciation for research coupled with a consideration of cultural and socio-political contexts. Given the current political climate, artists who challenge dominant narratives can face scrutiny, funding difficulties, or censorship. Zimchek and Cleere created the III Artist Fund to assist artists navigating their post-graduate practice in these uncertain times while reinforcing broader art community connections.

The use of the grant funds is not restricted; we only ask that the recipient give a short artist talk within six months of receiving the award, which will be recorded and posted to I I I Artist Fund’s website.

The first application cycle ends August 1, 2025, with grant monies awarded no later than September 15, 2025.
All submissions must include the following:

1. CV

2. Artist Bio (150 words)

3. Statement (350 words)

4. ​10 work samples​

​Applicants will be notified no later than September 15, and the award disbursed by September 30, 2025.

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The Hopper Prize

The Hopper Prize is accepting submissions for $3,500 and $1,000 artist grants. They will be providing 6 grants totaling $11,000 USD.

• 2 artists will each receive $3,500

• 4 artists will each receive $1,000

This is an international open call. All media is eligible. Our open call provides you with a direct path to get your work in front of an international community of curators, artists, gallerists, and arts administrators.

Additional exposure is available via a 30 artist shortlist, online journal, and Instagram currently reaching over 150k.

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Deadline: May 13, 2025

Individual and Collaborative Fellowships | The Cultural Foundation Schloss Wiepersdorf

Deadline: April 15, 2025

Submission Fee: Free

Eligibility: Artists and writers from Germany and abroad working in the following areas are eligible to apply. (Read guidelines).

Stipend: Monthly cash stipend of €1200 and €480 to cover

About the fellowship: The Cultural Foundation Schloss Wiepersdorf awards residency fellowships to artists and writers. The residency fellowship lasts for three months and is granted for the periods March to May, June to August, and September to November. In addition to room and board at Schloss Wiepersdorf, all fellows also receive a monthly cash stipend of €1200 and a one-time grant of €480 to cover material expenses. German or English proficiency is required of all applicants. Basic German language skills would be helpful for a successful residence.

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CERF+’s Craft Emergency Relief Fund

Deadline: Ongoing

Submission Fee: Free

CERF is a national, nonprofit organization that offers $3,000 Emergency Relief Grants to craft artists who experienced a recent and substantially disruptive emergency or disaster.

Eligibility: To qualify for an Emergency Relief Grant, applicants need to be craft artists who are 18 years of age or older. They must have been living and working in the U.S. or U.S. Territories for the past two years. Additionally, they should not have received an Emergency Relief Grant in the previous year or exceeded the maximum lifetime limit of 4 grants.

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Fully Funded: Culture& x Sotheby’s Institute of Art Cultural Leaders Programme

In 2023, Culture& and Sotheby’s Institute of Art launched a new fully funded scholarship programme, designed to empower and nurture the next generation of diverse leaders in the contemporary art world. The Culture& x Sotheby’s Institute of Art Cultural Leaders Programme – the first of its kind in the contemporary UK art world - brings together the considerable experience and cultural networks of the two organisations.

Sotheby’s Institute of Art has committed to a 100% fee waiver for three scholarships a year over a three-year period (nine students in total) to enable the scholars to pursue one of the Institute’s prestigious one-year, full-time Master’s programmes:

• Fine and Decorative Art and Design

• Art Business or

• Contemporary Art

In addition, each scholar receives a £25,000 bursary to cover the cost of living in London so that those selected for the programme can fully focus on the educational experience and benefit from all this opportunity has to offer. These bursaries are funded through philanthropic donations.

Applying to the Cultural Leaders Programme

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Grants for Artists: Education Assistance

Deadline: January 15, March 15th or October 15th, 2025

Submission Fee: Free

Eligibility: Eligible artists must be 21 years or older, not currently enrolled in a BFA or MFA program, Oklahoma residents, and must not have received grant funding from OVAC within the past year.

APPLICATION COMPONENTS:

__Completed application form below

__Artist Resume or CV

__Artist/Writer/Curator Statement (250 words)

__5-10 Artwork samples or URL for video artwork. For video, include up to 3 minutes total

__Image list, and if applicable, include file name, medium, date, and dimensions

__Timeline identifying major milestones to completion

__Balanced Budget, meaning expenses are equal to income

About the grant:

The Grants for Artists program fosters Oklahoma’s visual artistic creative excellence. The grants committee supports the mission of OVAC and scores submissions based on the merit of each application according to the pertinent grant category and its associated criteria.Grants for Artists help individual Oklahoma artists create visual art for public presentation, develop their professional practices, and lead community projects.Grants are open to artists working in visual-based mediums, curation, and art writing.

Applications are reviewed three times throughout the year and are due by 11:59 pm on January 15th, or March 15th, or October 15th.

Education Assistance grants fund up to $500 and are for educational opportunities such as: conferences, residencies, studio workshops, or study trips and can includes travel fees. Applications are evaluated by measuring the quality of educational opportunity, potential impact on practice/career, ability to complete project, and relevance based on portfolio.

TIMELINE:

- Applications must be received by January 15th, March 15th, or October 15th

- Committee will review applications following the deadline

- You will be notified of our decision within 4 weeks of the deadline

- Accepted applicants will receive payment approximately 2 weeks after being notified and submitting paperwork

- Grant projects must occur after grant is awarded and within one year of receiving grant funds

QUESTIONS:

Questions are encouraged! Please contact ariana@ovac-ok.org.

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Henry Moore Institute Grants & Fellowships

Deadline: Quarterly Recurring

Submission Fee: Free

The Henry Moore Institute is a world-recognised centre for the study of sculpture. We host a year-round programme of exhibitions, conferences and lectures, as well as developing research and publications, to expand the understanding and scholarship of sculpture. Each year we offer a number of Fellowships to enable artists and researchers to develop their work.

• New Projects and Commissions

• Awarding grants for exhibitions, exhibition catalogues and commissions that aim to encourage new thinking about sculpture.

• Research and Development

• Enabling both individuals and organisations to conduct extensive research projects where sculpture is the focus.

Artist Research Fellowships are intended for artists to develop their practice through research, using the Institute’s resources. The fellowships will support a range of visual arts practices and outcomes generated through research into sculpture and its histories.

Research Fellows will be given the opportunity to spend a month in Leeds. In addition we will support up to two six-week Senior Fellowships, which are intended to give established scholars time and space to develop a research project free from usual work commitments.

DEADLINES:

Winter

Applications now 1 February 2025, 9:00

Submissions close 1 March 2025, 23:00

For projects starting, or opening to the public, no sooner than 1 July 2025

Spring

Applications open 1 May 2025, 9:00

Submissions close 1 June 2025, 23:00

For projects starting, or opening to the public, no sooner than 1 October 2025

Summer

Applications open 1 August 2025, 9:00

Submissions close 1 September 2025, 23:00

For projects starting, or opening to the public, no sooner than 1 January 2026

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