$4,500 Artist Grants | The Hopper Prize Fall 2026
/ORGANIZATION: The Hopper Prize
DEADLINE: Nov. 17, 2026
WEBSITE: hopperprize.org
CALL FOR ARTISTS:
$4,500 Artist Grants — All Media Eligible.
The Hopper Prize is now accepting entries for our Fall 2026 artist grants. We have recently increased grant amounts to $4,500. We are offering $4,500 and $1,000 grants to artists and photographers around the world.
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 2026 grant cycle.
Program Highlights
Total Awards: $13,000 USD for visual artists:
— $4,500 — 2 artists will each receive a $4,500 USD grant
— $1,000 — 4 artists will each receive a $1,000 USD grant
— 30 artists will have their work archived at hopperprize.org
— A selection from the submissions will be featured on our Instagram feed @hopperprize
— Additional exposure will be available to winners through our Journal: Insights into Contemporary Art
Expand Your Network
Our open call provides you with a direct path to get your work in front of an international community of curators, artists, gallerists, and arts administrators. Grant winners and finalists will join an international roster of past recipients who have gone on to exhibit their work at major galleries, museums, art fairs, and biennials.
Six artists from our open call will each receive an unrestricted cash grant: two artists will win $4,500 and four artists will win $1,000. Thirty artists will have their work archived at hopperprize.org.
Grant awards are unrestricted and may be used any way the recipients choose. When submitting your work, you will have the option to opt in to be considered for possible Instagram features on our feed @hopperprize, where we currently reach an audience of over 175K. Our editors will be featuring select submissions on a rolling basis prior to the application deadline.
In addition to grant awards, our shortlist, and Instagram reach, we will be providing an additional platform for exposure via our online Journal, Insights Into Contemporary Art (https://hopperprize.org/journal/).
We launched this digital publication to give artists a new channel to amplify their voice while providing an in-depth look at their work, practice, and background. Grant recipients and shortlisted artists will all receive the opportunity to publish an interview and include any work of their choosing as a means of providing continued support beyond the open call.
Eligibility
The Hopper Prize is open to all artists around the world age 18 and older working in any media. There are no restrictions on genre, subject matter, or media. We welcome entries in all media. International artists are eligible to apply.
We are committed to supporting artists from diverse cultural backgrounds at all stages of their professional careers. All artists are encouraged to apply.
We support artists working in all media, from diverse backgrounds, in wide-ranging geographic locations.
Recent grant winners include:
Denis Sarazhin, Farren van Wyk, Alteronce Gumby, Jacqueline Surdell, Michelle Im, Nelson Hernandez, Æmen Ededéen, Roxanne Jackson, Jo Dennis, Johanna Seidel, Luke Austin, Grade Solomon, J. Carino, Molly Blumberg, Dadu Shin, Hayden Williams, Jillian Freyer, Margaret R. Thompson, Alex Bex, Suzanne Clements, Liam Fallon, Liza Jo Eilers, Nicole Economides, Paree Rohera, Hai-Wen Lin, Antonio Scott Nichols, Ariana Gomez, Derek Franklin, Ingmar Björn Nolting, Abdulhamid Kircher, Allison L. Wade, Andreia Santana, Anna Perach, Jimena Chávez Delion, Krystle Lemonias, Ville Kansanen, Emily Kraus, M’hammed Kilito, Emily Weiner, Judd Schiffman, Mar Figueroa, Eli Durst, Britt Ransom, Azadeh Gholizadeh, Brittany Miller, Galina Kurlat, In June Park, Rafael Perez Evans, Jazmine Harris, Anya Roberts-Toney, Cathy Hsiao, Julia Gutman, Sagarika Sundaram, Abi Salami, Abigail Lucien, Hasani Sahlehe, Laura Berger, Jennifer Sirey, Cielo Felix-Hernandez, Akihiro Boujoh, Joey Solomon, Lynnea Holland-Weiss, Susan Chen, Yannick Lowery, Andrea Ferrero, Christopher Desanges, Dominic Hawgood, Kira Dominguez Hultgren, Vikesh Kapoor, Adrian Coleman, Trish Tillman, Nicholas Moenich, Elena Bajo, Vanessa da Silva, Mark Baugh-Sasaki, Genevieve Cohn, Sydney Cook, Jinyong Park, Isabel Yellin, Alex Callender, Alicia Eggert, Daniel McCarthy Clifford, Juan Giraldo, Maja Ruznic, Letitia Huckaby, Tracy Kerdman, Lebohang Kganye, Christopher Meerdo, Erik Parra.
HOW TO APPLY:
Simple Application
We made our grant application simple to reduce the stress of submitting your work and save you time. The application is short and can be completed in under 20 minutes. To apply for a grant, you only need to submit this information:
— Name & Email
— Instagram Username (optional)
— Up to 10 image or video attachments
— Artwork captions
— Artist Statement & Biography (optional)
Apply Now
Show us your work at https://hopperprize.org
FEES/COMPENSATION:
$40 application fee to submit a portfolio of 10 artworks. Grant awards are $4,500 for two artists and $1,000 for four artists.
