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The 10 most
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Residencies, grants, juried shows and public commissions in one list, in order. Position is decided by what a call actually hands the artist — the size of the award and the seriousness of the room it puts you in — not by how well known the organization is. Everything here closes within 60 days.

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1 LexArts / Central Bank Center – Major Public Art Commission

LexArts and Central Bank Center · Lexington, KY

$1,000,000

Closes Sep 30Free to apply
2
days

2 Nashville Airport (BNA): Suspended Sculpture

Metro Nashville Airport Authority · Nashville, TN

$900,000 budget

Closes Sep 4Free to apply
12
days

3 EOI: Esperance Sculpture Trail

Esperance · Esperance, Australia

Commission payments: Baarndi Trail $25,000–$35,000 each (16 commissions); Helms Arboretum/Great Ocean Trail/Lake Monjingup/Salmon Gums $400,000–$800,0

Closes Sep 14Free to apply
59
days

4 Patrocinios Fundación Jumex Arte Contemporáneo (2027 cycle)

Fundación Jumex Arte Contemporáneo / Museo Jumex · Mexico City; projects nationwide

Up to MXN $200,000 / $150,000 / $100,000 by category (~US$10,800 max)

Closes Oct 31Free to applyProject execution during 2027
13
days

5 Guggenheim Fellowship

John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation · USA & Canada

Cash stipend, varies by need (~$25k–$100k+); supports 6–12 months

Closes Sep 15Free to applyFellowship year
57
days

6 Graduate Fellowship for Immigrant Artists & Creatives

Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans · USA

30 fellowships annually, full support for graduate study

Closes Oct 29Free to applyOne to two years of graduate…
8
days

7 Harvard Radcliffe Institute Fellowship

Harvard Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study · Cambridge, MA

$78,000 stipend + $5,000 project funds + office/studio at Harvard; housing/moving stipends available

Closes Sep 10Free to applyOne academic year (September…
9
days

8 Basil Sellers Art Prize 2026

Basil Sellers Art Prize · Australia

Major national Australian acquisitive biennial prize

Closes Sep 11$50 to apply
43
days

9 LOEWE FOUNDATION Craft Prize

LOEWE Foundation · Madrid; finalist exhibition rotates

€50,000 winner; finalists exhibited.

Closes Oct 15Free to apply
35
days

10 The Defiance Award

The Defiance Award · Australia

5000 AUD cash prize, solo exhibition at Defiance Gallery, 2-week residency at Giverny Artist Residency in Queenstown.

Closes Oct 7$50 to apply

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