The Hopper Prize 2026 – International Artist Grant Opportunity
The Hopper Prize is now accepting entries for its Spring 2026 artist grants, offering increased funding and global exposure for contemporary artists.
A total of six grants totaling $13,000 USD will be awarded, including two $4,500 grants and four $1,000 grants.
This open call is available to visual artists age 18 and older, with all visual media eligible.
In addition to grant awards, 30 artists will be selected for the shortlist, gaining further visibility through The Hopper Prize’s online Journal and Instagram platform, which reaches an audience of over 165,000.
This program provides a valuable opportunity to present your work to an international network of curators, artists, gallerists, and arts professionals, offering meaningful exposure beyond the awards themselves.
Program Highlights
Total Awards: $13,000.00 USD for visual artists
- $4,500.00 – 2 artists will each receive a $4,500 (USD) grant
- $1,000.00 – 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
Past Winners
Grants are available to visual artists working in all media, from diverse backgrounds, in wide-ranging geographic locations. Recent/Past grant winners include:
— Æmen Ededéen, Placitas, New Mexico
— Roxanne Jackson, New York, New York
— Jo Dennis, London, United Kingdom
— Johanna Seidel, Dresden, Saxony, Germany
— Luke Austin, Los Angeles, California
— Grade Solomon, New York, New York
— J. Carino, Riverside, California
— Molly Blumberg, Chicago, Illinois
— Dadu Shin, Brooklyn, New York
— Hayden Williams, Frederick, Maryland
— Jillian Freyer, Boston, Massachusetts
— Margaret R. Thompson, Santa Fe, New Mexico
— Alex Bex, Berlin, Germany
— Suzanne Clements, London, United Kingdom
— Liam Fallon, London, United Kingdom
— Liza Jo Eilers, Chicago, Illinois
— Nicole Economides, Athens, Greece
— Paree Rohera, Providence, Rhode Island
— Hai-Wen Lin, Chicago, Illinois
— Antonio Scott Nichols, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
— Ariana Gomez, Austin, Texas
— Derek Franklin, Portland, Oregon
— Ingmar Björn Nolting, Leipzig, Germany
— Abdulhamid Kircher, Los Angeles, California
— Allison L. Wade, Chicago, Illinois
— Andreia Santana, Lisbon, Portugal & New York, New York
— Anna Perach, London, United Kingdom
— Jimena Chávez Delion, Lima, Peru
— Krystle Lemonias, Phillipsburg, New Jersey
— Ville Kansanen, California
— Emily Kraus, London, United Kingdom
— M’hammed Kilito, Casablanca, Morocco
— Emily Weiner, Nashville, Tennessee
— Judd Schiffman, Providence, Rhode Island
— Mar Figueroa, New York, New York
— Eli Durst, Austin, Texas
— Britt Ransom, New Orleans, Louisiana
— Azadeh Gholizadeh, Chicago, Illinois
— Brittany Miller, Bronx, New York
— Galina Kurlat, Brooklyn, New York
— In June Park, Brooklyn, New York
— Rafael Perez Evans, London, United Kingdom
— Jazmine Harris, Chicago, Illinois
— Anya Roberts-Toney, Portland, Oregon
— Cathy Hsiao, Chicago, Illinois
— Julia Gutman, Sydney, Australia
— Sagarika Sundaram, New York, New York
— Abi Salami, Dallas, Texas
— Abigail Lucien, Baltimore, Maryland
— Hasani Sahlehe, Atlanta, Georgia
— Laura Berger, Chicago, Illinois
— Jennifer Sirey, Brooklyn, New York
— Cielo Felix-Hernandez, Richmond, Virginia
— Akihiro Boujoh, Utrecht, Netherlands
— Joey Solomon, Brooklyn, New York
— Lynnea Holland-Weiss, Cleveland, Ohio
— Susan Chen, Hartford, Connecticut
— Yannick Lowery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
— Andrea Ferrero, Mexico City, Mexico
— Christopher Desanges, Boston, Massachusetts
— Dominic Hawgood, London, United Kingdom
— Kira Dominguez Hultgren, San Francisco, California
— Vikesh Kapoor, Sunset Pines
— Adrian Coleman, London, United Kingdom
— Trish Tillman, New York, New York
— Nicholas Moenich, Brooklyn, New York
— Elena Bajo, Los Angeles, California
— Vanessa da Silva, London, United Kingdom
— Mark Baugh-Sasaki, San Francisco, California
— Genevieve Cohn, Bloomington, Indiana
— Sydney Cook, Baltimore, Maryland
— Jinyong Park, London, United Kingdom
— Isabel Yellin, Los Angeles, California
— Alex Callender, Northampton, Massachusetts
— Alicia Eggert, Denton, Texas
— Daniel McCarthy Clifford, Minneapolis, Minnesota
— Juan Giraldo, New York, New York
— Maja Ruznic, Los Angeles, California
— Letitia Huckaby, Benbrook, Texas
— Tracy Kerdman, Saugerties, New York
— Lebohang Kganye, Johannesburg, South Africa
— Christopher Meerdo, Chicago, Illinois
— Erik Parra, San Francisco, California
Apply Now
Submit your work at https://hopperprize.org
