The Hopper Prize | $3,500 & $1,000 Artist Grants

The Hopper Prize is now accepting entries for our Fall 2023 artist grants.

We 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:

— Laura Phipps, Assistant Curator, Whitney Museum of American Art

— Rachel Winter, Assistant Curator, Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum

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.

Connect with Curators

We collaborate with contemporary curators holding prominent positions at major institutions in order to select our grant winners. Our 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:

Laura Phipps

Assistant Curator

Whitney Museum of American Art

&

Rachel Winter

Assistant Curator

Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum

Our jurors will be selecting 6 artists from our 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 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 80k. 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.

Recent Winners

We support artists working in all media, from diverse backgrounds, in wide-ranging geographic locations. Recent grant winners include:

  • 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

Prize Summary: 
$11,000.00 USD for visual artists
Prizes Details: 

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 our Instagram feed @hopperprize
  • Additional exposure will be available to winners through our Journal: Insights into Contemporary Art

Deadline: 
14/November/2023
Contact & Links: 
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MetaU Art

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ARTJOBS.com

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Kreativzentrum Omnibus ZMO - Regionalverband Dresden e. V.

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Beauty of Stillness

16/December/2023

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THE HOLY ART

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SACRAMENTO FINE ARTS CENTER

Carmichael

Magnum Opus 2024

03/January/2024

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Al-Tiba9 Contemporary Art

CALL FOR ARTISTS - Al-Tiba9 Art Magazine ISSUE15 ORIGINAL

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Call for Entries

Art League Houston

Houston

Art League Houston Open Call for Exhibitions

30/November/2023

Call for Artists

Saint Louis Art Gallery Oxford

Oxford

Small Works Group Exhibition - Painting & Drawing

03/December/2023

Call for Artists

Artsted

International

99 Future Blue-Chip Artists: II Edition

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Aedra Fine Arts

Solo Exhibition & Catalogue Publication

01/January/2024