$4,500 artist grants | the hopper prize spring 2026
The Hopper Prize is now accepting entries for our Spring 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 Spring 2026 grant cycle.
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
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, arts fairs, and biennials.
6 artists from our open call will each receive an unrestricted cash grant.
2 artists will win $4,500 and 4 artists will win $1,000.
30 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 160k. 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. 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 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. We welcome entries in all media.
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:
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
Deadline
May 12, 2026
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)
$40 submission fee
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Show us your work at https://hopperprize.org