**In celebration of its 25th Anniversary, Creative Capital expands its support of individual artists with the 2026 Open Call for the Creative Capital Award and the launch of the new State of the Art Prize.** 

**The Creative Capital Award** provides individual artists with unrestricted project grants for the creation of bold, innovative, original, and imaginative new artistic works. In addition to unrestricted project grants from $15,000 up to $50,000, the Award offers transformative professional development support including strategic advising, peer mentorship, industry connections, and community-building opportunities. Grants are awarded via a national, democratic, open call, external review process.

  
**The Creative Capital Award seeks project proposals in the following disciplines:**

* **Visual Arts**: architecture & design, craft, drawing & illustration, ecological art, installation, painting & printmaking, performance art, photography, public art, sculpture, social practice, sound art, video art, technology, and socially-engaged visual art
* **Performing Arts**: dance, jazz, multimedia performance, music, musical theater, opera, theater, playwriting, technology, and socially-engaged performing arts
* **Film:** animation, documentary film, experimental film, and narrative film
* **Literature**: fiction, nonfiction, and poetry

  

Unrestricted project grants from $15,000 up to $50,000

  
The Award also offers transformative professional development support including strategic advising, peer mentorship, industry connections, and community-building opportunities. 

The Creative Capital Award 2026

Exhibitions bring art, culture, and scientific findings closer to the public, provide new perspectives and better understanding, and serve both educational and entertaining purposes. In times of multimedia oversupply, it is a major challenge to offer outstanding experiences or convey complex content in a way that arouses audience enthusiasm.

  
The 2025 Special Prize is intended to honor exhibition designs that address different sections of the population in an innovative, contemporary and, if possible, barrier-free way, while offering visitors new perspectives on the environment and society through impressive sensory experiences.

  
Individuals or initiatives (associations, offices, studios, etc.) that develop, design or convey the content of temporary or permanent exhibitions in or near Lower Austria can apply for the 2025 Special Prize for Exhibition Design.

  
Documentation in digital form that is suitable for presenting the award-winning project comprehensively and comprehensibly (descriptions, photos, videos, websites, etc.) as well as a biography must be submitted.

The Lower Austrian Cultural Prizes have been awarded since 1960 and are enshrined in the Lower Austrian Cultural Promotion Act. **Two recognition prizes of €6,000 each and one appreciation prize of €13,000 are awarded for each category**.

  
The recognition award is intended to support artists and cultural workers who have already achieved professional recognition for their work. The award can be submitted by an individual or a group of people (e.g., an association).

  
The award is intended to honor the complete work of an artist or group of people of national importance.

kulturpreis Appreciation Prize '25

 fee of £20 per artwork accepted is required only if your application is successful. This is to cover our running costs. 

We invite you to apply for this exciting exhibition of 2D artwork. 

  
We welcome all 2D mediums, including but not exclusive to paintings, photography, illustrations, drawings, textiles, and more. 

  
There is space for approx 25 artworks, which will be hung using an installed hanging rail system. 

  
**Submission is free.** 

  
\- we accept original pieces, and also unframed professional quality prints, which will be displayed in print stands. 

  
\- all original artworks must be framed, unless neatly finished box canvas, and corded. 

  
\- a fee of £20 per artwork accepted is required only if your application is successful. This is to cover our running costs. 

  
\- we take a 25% commission from sales, with all proceeds going to the Social Enterprise organisation Impact North, funding important work with children, improving lives using art therapy and other therapeutic services www.impactnorth.co.uk

  
The private view will take place on Friday the 2nd May between 5-9pm, with complimentary drinks and the chance to meet the other artists and celebrate your work. 

  
Deadline for submissions - 4th April. 

  
Deadline for sending or delivering artwork - 23rd April

  
We look forward to seeing your creativity! 

  
Thank you.

If selected, your piece will be exhibited in our Spring Show. 

Spring Show

**AFAC’s Visual Arts grant supports the production and exhibition of painting, sculpture, photography, installations, video and sound art, art publications, and multimedia works.**

  
AFAC grants are intended for project production, including research and development phases. They may cover project-related expenses, including but not limited to materials, space or equipment rentals, and fees for artistic and technical labor and collaboration.

  
An artist or institutional fee of not more than 30% of the total grant amount is also an allowable expense. If you are hesitant about how this works, you can always contact us with questions before submitting your final budget.

  
Given the high demand for production support, AFAC cannot guarantee that all selected grantees will receive their requested amounts in full. We encourage applicants to diversify their sources of funding whenever possible.

  
AFAC does not offer mobility grants, but travel expenses that are part of a project’s implementation and/or research may be covered by the grant.

  
AFAC will not provide support retroactively to projects that have already been completed.

  
For projects that have already started, we cover only expenses occurring after the agreement's signature date.

  
AFAC launches two open calls every year for its different grant programs. The first is open to applications for Creative and Critical Writings, Documentary Film, Performing Arts, and Visual Arts grants. The second call is open to applications for Cinema, Music, Documentary Photography and Training & Regional Events grants. Each applicant (individual or institution) can only submit one application during each open call.

**The Visual Arts grant program provides annual grants of up to USD 20,000 for individuals and teams, and up to USD 35,000 for collectives and institutions.**

Visual Arts Grant

What are the innovative forms, ideas, and themes happening right now in artistic creation in the Midwest? The **South Bend Museum of Art’s** **_Biennial 33_** will present contemporary artwork in all media. Selected artists are asked to exhibit a body of work, or other presentation modality (site specific installation, projection reel, performance etc.), that gives a comprehensive look into their creative studio practice. 

  
**EXHIBITION DATES: September 27 - December 28, 2025**

  
**Timeline:**

**September 5, 2025:** Deadline for the delivery of shipped work

**September 5 - 21, 2025:** Hand delivery of work and installation

**Saturday, September 27, 2025:** Exhibition opens

**Friday, October 3, 5:00–8:00 p.m. EST:** Artists reception

**Sunday, December 28, 2024:** Exhibition closes

**Monday, January 5 - 16, 2026:** Pick-up of work 

$1,500 in awards will be selected by the juror and $1,500 in purchase awards will be chosen by the South Bend Museum of Art’s Collections Committee.

  
Participation in **South Bend Museum of Art’s** **_Biennial 33_** 

Biennial 33

**The Pence Gallery announces that its Emerging Artist Award 2025 is now open!**

This award supports the creation of new work by emerging artists in California and the opportunity to share that work through an exhibit and an artist talk in January to February 2026\. Artists must use the award of $4000 to further their work in a significant direction and may work in any medium, except for video or sound art.

Pence Gallery Emerging Artist Award 2025

Art Fluent invites artists worldwide to submit artwork to our online exhibit, _BARING IT ALL._

  
**Theme:**

Artists have always been obsessed with the naked figure, and for good reason. It’s raw, real, and beautifully human. Whether it’s bold, vulnerable, awkward, or all of the above, nakedness forces us to stop and really see what’s underneath. Show us _BARING IT ALL_ from your perspective.

  
**Rules:**

Work that is copied or done under the guidance of an instructor is not eligible. Open to ALL fine art mediums (oil, acrylic, watermedia, pastel, drawing, printmaking, mixed media, photography, sculpture, fiber, wood, ceramics, film/video, digital art). AI will not be accepted. Diptychs and triptychs should be uploaded as a single image.
  
  

All accepted pieces will be displayed in our online gallery at www.art-fluent.com

Best of Show: $750

Two Director’s Choice awards: $250 each

Call for Art- BARING IT ALL

**The National Gallery of Canada’s General Idea Fellowship encourages and supports advanced research in contemporary art.** 

Research will relate to any aspect of contemporary art, including painting, drawing, sculpture, photography, printmaking, artist’s books and multiples, video, installation and other media, and emphasize the use and investigation of the collections of the National Gallery of Canada, including the Art Metropole Collection, the General Idea fonds, the AA Bronson collection, and related materials in the Gallery’s collections.

Each award is limited to a maximum of $15,000, including expenses and/or a stipend. 

General Idea Fellowship

**Contemporary- Call for Artists:** Showcase your work in a prestigious landmark location in Central London 

  
Have you ever questioned whether your art is good enough? You’re not alone- every artist does. This exhibition challenges that doubt, proving that all styles and expressions have the potential to be powerful.

  
Join the conversation. 

  
Full details Here: 

https://boomergallery.net/contemporary-call-for-artists

Application is free, but a £189 fee (including VAT) applies for each selected artist. This fee covers an extensive suite of benefits

Contemporary- Call For Artists 

Calling all artists worldwide!

  
GlogauAIR’s Online Program is OPEN for applications to participate in the next April – June 2025 online residency.

We’re thrilled to invite creators from diverse backgrounds and artistic disciplines to join our community.

  
Why choose GlogauAIR?

What we offer:

& International community

& Professional evaluation

\# Enriching program

& Work from home or your studio

GlogauAIR provides:

o Catalogue feature (printed and digital)

o Virtual Open Studios

o Networking opportunities

  
DEADLINE 06.04.2025

Find more information and the application form at the link in our bio

NEW GlogauAIR On-Line Residency Q2 2025 Open Call

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