Top Art Fellowships 2026
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Deadline
Jan 26, 2026
Information
Deptford X - DX Associates Programme
Genre:
Art Fellowship
Art field:
Duration:
9 months
Grant
Support form the Deptford X team
Eligibility conditions
No students
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 27, 2026
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Stslwy aapicnyhil/nfsaeftor
Genre:
Art Fellowship
Art field:
Digital /
Sound /
Painting /
Drawing /
Photography /
Video /
Printmaking /
Installation /
Performance /
Sculpture
Duration:
Grant
Eligibility conditions
Resident of
New York (US)
For artists living in New York State and/or one of the Tribal Nations located therein
Deadline
Jan 31, 2026
Information
Rt etpridd sr i sleaina-yisnsrttfaaenutm
Genre:
Art Fellowship
Art field:
Digital /
Sound /
Painting /
Drawing /
Photography /
Video /
Printmaking /
Installation /
Performance /
Sculpture /
Textile Art /
Ceramics
Duration:
6 months
Grant
Eligibility conditions
Resident of
Austria
Nationality:
Austrian
Deadline
Jan 31, 2026
Information
hmlna -otossnrfhe cleish i odmsoop atwsii
Genre:
Art Fellowship
Art field:
Digital /
Sound /
Painting /
Drawing /
Literature /
Photography /
Video /
Printmaking /
Installation /
Performance /
Sculpture /
Textile Art /
Ceramics
Duration:
Grant
Eligibility conditions
Resident of
Idaho (US)
Deadline
Jan 31, 2026
Information
Ecofrphrallcale e loyca enrneerwsemetupre lasrier l -h
Genre:
Art Fellowship
Art field:
Duration:
2 years
Theme: BhArorits rHts yiti
Grant
Mentorship
Eligibility conditions
Applicant must have a doctorate (or equivalent research training or work experience) in the field of British art studies.
Deadline
Jan 31, 2026
Information
Rledfre- l icmcwmi a euno loepans-plhterle
Genre:
Art Fellowship
Art field:
Duration:
4 months
Theme: rrHiCA ttdeiyh nsttsrourluaiB
Grant
Eligibility conditions
For academic or scholar who is established in their career and who was awarded their doctorate over six years previously.
Deadline
Feb 1, 2026
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Lrtvhlar msuai sasnseoliwtflu ip
Genre:
Art Fellowship
Art field:
Digital /
Painting /
Drawing /
Photography /
Video /
Printmaking /
Sculpture
Duration:
Grant
Eligibility conditions
Born between 1996 (included) and 2008 (included)
Resident of
Illinois (US)
Applicants must live within 150 miles of the Chicago Loop
Deadline
Feb 5, 2026
Information
Mraeete nostlisa-a u t copen tahhlhkiwfucteigdtsovlsi-
Genre:
Art Fellowship
Art field:
Duration:
6 months
Theme: A rahmieouDnvcct
Grant
Eligibility conditions
No students
Applications from researchers based in Germany or in German-speaking countries cannot be considered.
Deadline
Feb 15, 2026
Information
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Genre:
Art Fellowship
Art field:
Digital /
Sound /
Painting /
Drawing /
Photography /
Video /
Printmaking /
Installation /
Performance /
Sculpture
Duration:
1 year
Grant
Workshops
Eligibility conditions
No students
Born between 1991 (included) and 2001 (included)
Resident of
Hamburg (DE)
Deadline
Feb 17, 2026
Information
Rl-ureed igstah em igsaupfnapilwp e eare ro
Genre:
Art Fellowship
Art field:
Digital /
Sound /
Painting /
Drawing /
Photography /
Video /
Printmaking /
Installation /
Performance /
Sculpture /
Textile Art /
Ceramics
Duration:
Theme: erlTav
Grant
Eligibility conditions
Born between 1986 (included) and 2007 (included)
Resident of
Austria
Nationality:
Austrian
Deadline
Feb 28, 2026
Information
Eo nitustddrutgsitssatpt
Genre:
Art Fellowship
Art field:
Digital /
Sound /
Painting /
Drawing /
Photography /
Video /
Printmaking /
Installation /
Performance /
Sculpture /
Textile Art /
Ceramics
Duration:
Grant
Variable
Eligibility conditions
Resident of
Baden-Württemberg (DE)
Artists baded in Stuttgart (DE)
Deadline
Feb 28, 2026
Information
U ii nno az ed-&zo uemdrsd oder arcpesmoatiffaun
Genre:
Art Fellowship
Art field:
Duration:
1 year
Theme: fSnssoet
Grant
Eligibility conditions
No students
For Swiss artists or artists who have been living in Switzerland for more than five years
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