Earlier this year, we shared 6 grant opportunities that Visual Artists/Creatives from Africa could take advantage of to access much-needed funds and take their art careers to the next level.
We are now halfway through the year and we figured now is a good time to share even more grant opportunities for those that might have missed our first blog.
We still have 6 months – well technically 5 months + a few days – left in the year to relentlessly pursue the goals you set for yourself at the start of the year and achieve them.
One of these grant opportunities might be all you need to go from where you are now to where you want to be. So why not go for it?
Below is our curated list of grants, competitions and open calls for July.
GRANTS & COMPETITIONS
1. Flower Power 2022
“Any plant that blooms”- Camelback Gallery
Camelback Gallery is looking for artwork in any art form that depicts any type of flowering plant in bloom.
Colored pencil, encaustic, mixed media, gouache, oil, acrylic, pastel, watercolour, airbrush, fiber, sculpture, collage, digital art, and photography are among the media that can be used.
The top two award winners receive cash prizes.
A main page slider promotion on CB, a blog article at Top Art Awards, a news story at Art Base, and digital art registration at ArtChain are all given to Best in Show.
Each award winner receives a 3-month virtual display, social media exposure, international news coverage in Art Week and Art Base, an e-blast announcement, an official award certificate, and other benefits.
Prize: $500 (2nd & 3rd Runner-up – $100 each)
Eligibility: International; Colored Pencil, Encaustic, Mixed Media, Gouache, Oil, Acrylic, Pastel, Watercolor, Airbrush, Fiber, Sculpture, Collage, Digital Art and Photography.
Upcoming Deadlines: July 10, 2022
Application Fee: $19 for 1-2 images
You can learn more about this grant and apply here
2. FiKVA (Figuratieve Kunst Vandaag) Award for Painters
The International FiKVA Award for painters 2022 is a global online competition, open to all artists age 18 or older, worldwide.
Enter the paintings produced the last two years you are most proud of and you could win up to €5000 in cash and other prizes!
The FiKVA Award welcomes entries in all genres: hyperrealism, photorealism, classical and modern realism, surrealism and imaginative realism – as long as the artwork reads as representational and not stylized or abstract.
No comics, airbrush, digital or mechanical work is accepted.
Prize: 5.000 € in cash and other prizes
Deadline: July 11, 2022
Application Fee: 25€
You can learn more about this grant and apply here
Photo: Fikva Art Award
3. Circ Artist Grants
The Circ Artist Grants are open to emerging, mid-career, and professional artists in an international open call, several times throughout the year.
The Circ Artist Grant provides unrestricted funding to artists with a demonstrated commitment to their art.
Two artists per grant cycle are awarded $550 each to enhance and further their creative practice.
Prize: $550 for 2 Artists
Eligibility: Emerging, mid-career, and mature artists are eligible and encouraged to apply. Once an artist is awarded a Circ Artist Grant, they will not be eligible to apply again for one year
Deadline: July 20, 2022
Application Fee: $25 non-refundable application fee
You can learn more about this grant and apply here
4. 2022 American Art Awards
In this award, the 20 Best Galleries & Museums in America will vote on online images from all countries, giving cash prizes, prestige and/or career validation to hundreds of artists.
6 artists will win cash prizes.
300+ artists will win 1st to 6th place in the 50 categories and receive press that names them World’s Best in their country and category.
Artist’s image and info go to all galleries so there is a possibility of being contacted for representation (No guarantees – and you can decline)
Prize: $5000 in prizes
Eligibility: Painters, photographers, sculptors and digital artists – from all countries – can enter.
Deadline: July 31, 2022
Application Fee: $25 USD (Non-refundable)
You can learn more about this grant and apply here
Photo: American Art Awards
OPEN CALLS
1. Observica – Elite 2022
You are invited to submit your original artwork to the 19th edition of Observica, the Elite Edition 2022, where it will be published.
The magazine will be released in both high-quality print-on-demand and online formats.
Both versions will be published on chic, glossy, full-colour A4 pages.
Additionally, the publication is available to thousands of art professionals, collectors, and admirers as well as galleries, museums, and institutions from over 100 different countries.
Deadline: July 10, 2022
Dates: July 10–August 7, 2022
Eligibility: International, All Mediums
Application Fee: Free
You can learn more about this open call and apply here
2. 15th International Festival of Art on Billboards
Artists are invited to prepare an artwork in response to this year’s competition theme: Love or hatred? Truth or falsehood? What should we appreciate in these uncertain times?
Recent months and years have been marked by constant uncertainty. The lives of individuals and whole societies are no longer predictable.
We are facing one crisis after another, without any break. The pandemic is not over yet, and the war in Ukraine broke out.
Reality looks unstable, unpredictable, and full of chaos and turmoil. Particular societies and the entire humanity need to face never-ending challenges, dangers and disasters.
How should we live in these tough times and reinvent ourselves? What is important? What can help us make sense of what is going on, what we are experiencing and what we are going through? How to find hope? What can we rely on and what should we choose? What should we stand for?
There are loads of questions about what kind of world we want and what reality we would like to live in. In the world based on the rules of love or hatred, truth or falsehood? What should we appreciate in these uncertain times?
The 6 most interesting works will be displayed on billboards in the city space during the Art Moves Festival in September 2022 in Torun, Poland.
The author of the most interesting work will receive the Main Award in the amount of $937.20 USD
Deadline: July 22, 2022
Eligibility: International, Billboard Art
Prize: $937.20
Application Fee: Free
You can learn more about this open call and apply here
3. The Other Art Fair Dallas
The Other Art Fair is a global gathering of creative thinkers, game changers and pleasure seekers sharing emerging talent and unforgettable experiences.
Set against the backdrop of the world’s biggest cities, each of our fairs is different. We combine boundary-pushing yet always accessible artworks from over 100 independent artists like you, with immersive installations, performances and a few curious encounters.
The result is an inspiring, evocative, inclusive and fun event that reframes how art can be perceived and creates lasting connections between artists and art lovers.
Now accepting applications for the 4th edition of The Other Art Fair Dallas, happening at Dallas Market Hall October 20-23, 2022
Deadline: July 24, 2022
Eligibility: International – Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
Prize: A booth at The Other Art Fair Dallas in-person, Inclusion in our Online Studios e-commerce platform pre-and post- Fair, Support from our dedicated team in preparation for and following the Fair, and much more
Application Fee: Free
You can learn more about this open call and apply here
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