Top Art Fellowships 2026/2027

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Deadline

Nov 17, 2026

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Nebraska Arts Council - Individual Artist Fellowship

Genre: Art Fellowship
Art field: Performance
Duration: 1 year

Grant

up to 5,000 $

Location

Omaha
United States of America

Eligibility conditions

No students
Resident of Nebraska (US)

Deadline

Nov 30, 2026

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Fabre Museum - François Daulte Scholarship

Genre: Art Fellowship
Art field: Curatorial
Duration: 2 years
Theme: The beginnings of Impressionism / The history of art criticism during the second half of the 19th century

Grant

10,000 €

Location

Montpellier
France

Eligibility conditions

For French- or English-speaking researchers in history and art history who are enrolled in a doctoral program or hold a Ph.D

Deadline

Anytime

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Pollock-Krasner Grant

Genre: Art Fellowship
Art field: Painting / Drawing / Printmaking / Sculpture
Duration:

Grant

50 000 $ max.

Location

New York
United States of America

Eligibility conditions

Deadline

Anytime

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Lstaafio ca dr n stifa-i’pihlsnilwe

Genre: Art Fellowship
Art field: Painting / Drawing / Photography / Printmaking / Installation / Sculpture / Illustration / Mixed Media
Duration:

Grant

variable

Location

Ekoyrn w
United States of America

Eligibility conditions

No students
Resident of United States of America

Deadline

Anytime

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Taieorcfdnotsirpttun

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

Grant

variable

Location

Enrowyk
United States of America

Eligibility conditions

No students
Artists under threat of persecution or violence due to their artistic practise

Deadline

Anytime

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Jadcrei nmsaradrnt toontpiu f-

Genre: Art Fellowship
Art field: Digital / Sound / Painting / Drawing / Photography / Video / Printmaking / Installation / Performance / Sculpture
Duration: 6 months

Grant

2,785 € per month

Location

Tdsmrmeaa
Netherlands

Eligibility conditions

No students
Resident of Netherlands
and/or Caribbean part of the Kingdom

Deadline

Anytime

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Dadnutst ri aiosart-a rmn ftn

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

Grant

24,900 €

Location

Mtsaedram
Netherlands

Eligibility conditions

No students
Resident of Netherlands
and/or Caribbean part of the Kingdom

Deadline

Anytime

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Uioset bnoddneigaelz alhfesenrhti

Genre: Art Fellowship
Art field: Painting / Drawing / Printmaking / Sculpture
Duration:

Grant

17,000 CAD

Location

R-ltnaostmeew
Canada

Eligibility conditions

Artists not older than 41 years of age.

Deadline

Anytime

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Irk pfaraerscpv sp icrhuts-lren woouhpso o ia

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

Grant

Variable

Location

Lzin
Austria

Eligibility conditions

Resident of Oberösterreich (AT)

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