$3,500 Grants - All Media Eligible
Deadline: May 17, 2022
The Hopper Prize is now accepting entries for the Spring 2022 artist grants.
They are offering $3,500 and $1,000 grants to artists and photographers around the world.
Grants will be awarded through an open call art competition juried by leading contemporary curators. Current Jurors:
— Jody Graf, Assistant Curator, MoMA PS1
— Pamela Meadows, Curator, Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art
The Hopper Prize was established in order to increase the recognition of artwork created by artists and photographers. Their aim is to advance artists' careers by providing them with unrestricted financial support that is coupled with a platform for increased visibility. They accept submissions twice a year via an open call.
They are currently accepting submissions for the Spring 2022 grant cycle.
Program Highlights
Total Awards: $11,000.00 USD for visual artists
• $3,500.00 – 2 artists will each receive a $3,500 (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 their Instagram feed @hopperprize
• Additional exposure will be available to winners through their Journal: Insights into Contemporary Art
Connect with Curators
They collaborate with contemporary curators holding prominent positions at major institutions in order to select our grant winners. The open call provides you with a direct path to get your work in front of these forward thinking exhibition makers. Jurors for the current awards are:
Jody Graf
Assistant Curator
MoMA PS1
&
Pamela Meadows
Curator
Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art (BMoCA)
The jurors will be selecting 6 artists from the open call who will each receive an unrestricted cash grant.
2 artists will win $3,500 and 4 artists will win $1,000.
The jurors will also select a shortlist of 30 artists who will have their work archived here.
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 65k. Our editors will be featuring select submissions on a rolling basis prior to the application deadline.
In addition to grant awards, their shortlist, and Instagram reach, we will be providing an additional platform for exposure via the online Journal Insights Into Contemporary Art. They 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 to 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 age 18 and older working in any media. There are no restrictions on genre, subject matter, or media. They welcome entries in all media.
They are committed to supporting artists from diverse cultural backgrounds at all stages of their professional careers. All artists are encouraged to apply.
Deadline
May 17, 2022
Simple Application
They've made the 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)
• $40 submission fee
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