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Art Prizes & Awards

Hopper Prize

The Hopper Prize is now accepting entries for our Fall 2021 artist grants. 

We are offering 2 grants in the amount of $3,500 and 4 grants in the amount of $1,000.

Grants will be awarded through an open call art competition juried by leading contemporary curators.

The Hopper Prize was established in order to increase the recognition of artwork created by artists and photographers. Our aim is to advance artists' careers by providing them with unrestricted financial support that is coupled with a platform for increased visibility. We accept submissions twice a year via an open call.

We are currently accepting submissions for the Fall 2021 grant cycle.
Grant awards are unrestricted and may be used any way the recipients choose.

Tyler Blackwell - Associate Curator, Blaffer Art Museum

Caitlin Julia Rubin - Associate Curator & Director of Programs, Rose Art Museum

Christopher Meerdo, Chicago, Illinois

Erik Parra, San Francisco, California

Abi Salami, Dallas

Abigail Lucien, Baltimore

Hasani Sahlehe, Atlanta

Laura Berger, Chicago

Jennifer Sirey, Brooklyn 

Cielo Felix-Hernandez, Richmond 

Akihiro Boujoh, Utrecht

Joey Solomon, Brooklyn

Lynnea Holland-Weiss, Cleveland

Susan Chen, Hartford

Yannick Lowery, Philadelphia

Andrea Ferrero, Mexico City 

Christopher Desanges, Boston

Dominic Hawgood, London

Kira Dominguez Hultgren, San Francisco

Vikesh Kapoor, Sunset Pines

Adrian Coleman, London

Trish Tillman, New York

Nicholas Moenich, Brooklyn

Elena Bajo, Los Angeles

Vanessa da Silva, London

Mark Baugh-Sasaki, San Francisco

Genevieve Cohn, Bloomington

Sydney Cook, Baltimore

Jinyong Park, London

Isabel Yellin, Los Angeles

Alex Callender, Northampton

Alicia Eggert, Denton

Daniel McCarthy Clifford, Minneapolis

Juan Giraldo, New York

Maja Ruznic, Los Angeles

Letitia Huckaby, Benbrook

Tracy Kerdman, Saugerties

Lebohang Kganye, Johannesburg

$3,500 Artist Grants

The SKM International Photography Contest was thus established as a dedicated photographic visual arts platform for professional “photographers” and the starting point from which you can make your dreams come true. The event is a contest for entries of five photographic images that tell a story, with themes established by the photographers themselves. This allows participants to adopt a perspective of deconstructing visual art anew and thinking about how they describe their work and process, breaking down the unique visual image into elements within the frame that convey a personal and complete creative concept and visual art style. By challenging oneself, contestants allow their participation to be the starting point for making their dreams come true.

Natan Dvir

Ray Chin

Kengo Kobayashi

SKM International Photography Contest

Allard Prize

The bi-annual Allard Photography Competition, which recognizes photographic excellence reflecting the ideals of the Allard Prize, is adjudicated by the Allard Prize Committee and Maxe Fisher, Associate Professor, Faculty of Design + Dynamic Media, Emily Carr University of Art + Design.

Photographers are encouraged to submit entries year-round. Entries should reflect themes of courage and leadership in combating corruption, especially through promoting transparency, accountability, the rule of law, and of human rights and/or anti-corruption generally. We also particularly welcome entries that depict corruption and human rights violations in the developed world.

Robert W. King

Geoff Lyster

Richard Olson

Maxe Fisher

STÉPHANE DE ROUVILLE

JAVIER CLEMENTE MARTINEZ

BUKBIS CANDRA ISMET BEY

PHILIP OBAJI

TOM LAW

AUNG CHAN THAR

Allard Photography Competition

The competition’s aim is to promote the enrolled artists, giving them chance to join the international market of contemporary art.

The Foundation 

The Luciana Matalon Foundation was established in the year 2000. Inspired by Luciana Matalon, the foundation was created to provide an international space for innovative ideas and to create an opportunity of artistic visual, emotional and mental enrichment. 
In its headquarters, the foundation hosts historical and contemporary exhibitions of paintings, sculpture and photography. 
It also organizes meetings, conferences and cultural events such as; book fairs, chamber music concerts and theatrical performances. 
In recent years, the Luciana Matalon foundation has built relationships with the East, by welcoming exhibition projects from Japan (Tokyo & Yokohama), Korea and China (Hong Kong) by promoting its exhibitions. 
The museum area also guarantees a space-time continuity of the work of Luciana Matalon (a multifaceted artist, painter, sculptor & jewelry maker). A complete documents’ archive which dates more than 50 years of Activity in America, Europe and Japan is also available. 
The museum itself is a work of artfully designed by the artist, its main characteristic is the flooring which consists of a pictorial intervention that uses resins and optical fibers that welcome the author’s reflections..

YICCA 21/22 - International Contest of Contemporary Art

Marine Costello

The Football Art Prize is a brand-new exhibition opportunity celebrating art and football, and giving artists from around the world the chance to show their work to a prestigious panel of judges, including artists, curators and football players; exhibit on a tour to three venues, Touchstones Rochdale, Sheffield’s Millennium Gallery and Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens and win £10,000 in cash and purchase prizes – with more awards to be announced shortly. 

The shortlist will be selected by a judging panel including: David James, footballer; Jo Cunningham, curator; Kirstie Hamilton, curator; Mark Doyle, curator; Mark Wallinger, artist; Sacha Craddock, writer, critic, broadcaster

Key information:

- Exhibition: The Football Art Prize
- Awards: over £10,000
- Who can enter: international artists over the age of 18
- Venues: Touchstones Rochdale, Millennium Gallery, Sheffield and Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens.

Prizes Details: 

- First Prize: £5,000
- Second Prize: £3,000
- Third Prize: £2,000

Artists entering from a Rochdale, Sheffield or Sunderland postcode will have a reduced fee of £7.50 for the first entry. 

Mark Wallinger, artist

Sacha Craddock, writer, critic, broadcaster

David James, footballer

Jo Cunningham, curator

Kirstie Hamilton, curator

Mark Doyle, curator

The Football Art Prize Now Is Calling for Entries

Early Bird = 15% off until August 31, 2021

Chantal Boynes

The Boynes Emerging Artist Award is an international, independent artist run online award. Emerging artists worldwide are welcome to submit all visual 2D & 3D mediums ie Painting, Drawing, Photography, Mixed Media and Sculpture. There is no set theme.

Call For Entries | Boynes Emerging Artist Award 5th Edition

Smithsonian Magazine

Over the last 18 years, readers have submitted more than 470,000 images to Smithsonian’s annual photo contest. These photos have transported us to the far corners of Earth, captured spectacular, split-second moments and introduced us to fascinating people and unique landscapes. Browse breathtaking images captured by photographers from nearly every country in the world. Search by location and topic, and explore photographer portfolios for inspiration.

The following six contest categories are drawn from subjects of special interest to Smithsonian magazine:

1. Natural World: Animals, plants and landscapes; geological or climatological features; and scientific processes and endeavors.
2. Travel: Locales, peoples or activities in the United States and abroad that convey a sense of place.
3. People: Portraits and photos of groups or individuals.
4. The American Experience: Events, objects or activities connecting the American people to their history or their cultural heritage; photographs that tell us what it means to be an American and provide a sense of what it is like to live in this country.
5. Altered Images: Photographs manipulated for artistic purposes by applying digital and/or traditional special effects.
6. Mobile: Any photograph taken with a mobile device (phone or tablet).

Smithsonian Annual Photo Contest

Keely Badger

Future Art Awards 2021: Ecosystem X
An arts-based reimagining of life on planet Earth. Hosted by MOZAIK Philanthropy.

About The Awards: Democratizing art to honor the outstanding artistic talent of the day. The 3rd edition of MOZAIK Philanthropy’s Future Art Awards will present 10  U.S. artists from across the country with a $5,000 cash prize and a showcase in a curated virtual exhibition.

Awards Theme - Ecosystem X: How can artists help us vision the future by illustrating the principles, processes, or practices of a just world, where the complexities between living organisms, their physical environment, and all their interrelationships represent harmony, sustainability, justice and freedom? What are the key elements of these new ecosystems for people and planet, markets and movements? What would such a world look like from the perspective of 21st Century artists as catalysts for new futurities and planetary change? Ecosystem X is an open call to artists across the country looking to express an aspirational vision of life on planet Earth.

Selection:
MOZAIK’s mission is to democratize philanthropy by exploring and modeling new practices with disruptive, creative, and catalytic potential. In the arts, this work means inviting artists as social visionaries to help govern our grantmaking decisions, democratizing access to our philanthropic equity while championing new modes of participatory, inclusionary, and socially innovative grantmaking. This approach is aimed towards advancing a new, just economy and raising the bar on diversity, equity, inclusion, access and participation across the arts industry.

All art submissions to the 2021 Future Art Awards: Ecosystem X will be assessed by an independent jury of artists and art professionals in a blind review, including several featured and special mention artists of the 2020 & 2021 Future Art Awards.


Future Art Awards 2021: Ecosystem X

TMF GALLERY

TMF GALLERY is an online and digital gallery for video artists, mixed media artists and photographers. Our goal is to bring international attention to emerging digital artists of all backgrounds.

WE BRING ART TO THE AUDIENCE!

WIN A 3-MONTH EXHIBITION AT THE TMF ART SHOW
IN PUBLIC PLACES IN SWITZERLAND AND ON INTERNATIONAL SCREENS

For video artists
So far, there are hardly any opportunities to position yourself as an emerging video artist and become visible to a wide audience. We are about to change that!
TMF GALLERY is a Swiss online gallery with exhibition venues in public spaces. The gallery is newly founded and was born out of the need to offer an international presentation specifically for video artists. We offer emerging artists of the mentioned genres a visible presentation of their art in public space to generate greater exposure.

We are looking for high quality video and digital art and artists with a fresh eye, with surprising approaches and details in their work and a strong statement.



TMF ARTIST PRIZE #3 - International Call For Video, Mixed Media, Photography and Painting

Art Show International

Art Show International invites all visual artists to submit their artworks for art competitions and solo exhibitions. $1,700 in cash prizes each month, $20,500 annually. Long-term residency available. All mediums, including 2D & 3D, painting, sculpture, digital, printmaking, fiber, photography, mixed media, video, experimental and installation works. Themes are SOLO, LANDSCAPE, FLOWER, ANIMAL, ABSTRACT, FIGURATIVE, OPEN, PORTRAIT. Cash prizes given to 28 artists each month. 1st Prize $300, Runner-Up $200, Merit $150, Talent Prize $100 in cash awarded in each competition. Two contests/month. $1,000 cash for Artist-of-the-Year. Certificates of Recognition for all artists. Fee: $10. 

We are one of the fastest growing art galleries in the world. In addition to cash prizes, an exhibition at our gallery gives the winners tremendous worldwide exposure, including on social media. Select artists are also invited to hold Solo Exhibitions at our gallery on a long-term or permanent basis.

Monthly deadlines throughout the year

$20,500 annually | $1,700 cash prize paid to 28 artists every month | $2,500 cash prizes for winners of Solo Exhibition.

Juried Art Competitions | Art Show International

Applications are now open. The BBA Artist Prize 2022 awards international artists irrespective of their background with several Prizes incl. a solo show, cash prizes and much more. The competition includes a group exhibition of the shortlisted artists at the iconic Kühlhaus Berlin, one of the city’s most favoured venues for arts and culture events. The exhibition and the announcement of the Prize winners will happen in April 2022. The BBA Artist Prize is a major event for contemporary art in Berlin.

A jury of experts debates the entries and ensures an unbiased evaluation and high quality standard. The 1st, 2nd, 3rd Prize and the Audience Award are awarding artists for their visual excellence, storytelling, conceptual thinking, technical craftsmanship and subject depth over a series of works. BBA Gallery will feature the best applications through their social media profiles and website throughout the whole application period.

Please apply through the gallery’s website:

https://bba-gallery.com/artist-prize

Deadline: Earlybird stage

Monday, 17 January 2022 (midnight CET)

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BBA Artist Prize 2022