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$4,500 & $1,000 Artist Grants - Spring 2026

Calling photographers and artists: $4,500 & $1,000 Grants

The Hopper Prize   /   Deadline: 05/12/26

The Hopper Prize is now accepting entries for our Spring 2026 artist grants.

We have recently increased grant amounts to $4,500.

We will be providing 6 grants totaling $13,000 USD.

2 artists will each receive $4,500 and 4 artists will each receive $1,000.

This is an open call, all media eligible.

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.

We support artists working in all visual art media, from diverse backgrounds, in wide-ranging geographic locations.

Recent/Past grant winners working in Photography include:
— Luke Austin, Los Angeles, California (2025)
— Grade Solomon, New York, New York (2025)
— Jillian Freyer, Boston, Massachusetts (2025)
— Alex Bex, Berlin, Germany (2024)
— Ariana Gomez, Austin, Texas (2023)
— Ingmar Björn Nolting, Leipzig, Germany (2023)
— Abdulhamid Kircher, Los Angeles, California (2023)
— Ville Kansanen, Bay Area, California (2023)
— M'hammed Kilito, Casablanca, Morocco (2022)
— Eli Durst, Austin, Texas (2022)
— Galina Kurlat, Brooklyn, New York (2022)
— Jazmine Harris, Chicago, Illinois (2021)
— Akihiro Boujoh, Utrecht, The Netherlands (2020)
— Joey Solomon, Brooklyn, New York (2020)
— Christopher Desanges, Boston, Massachusetts (2020)
— Vikesh Kapoor, Sunset Pines, Pennsylvania (2020)
— Sydney Cook, Baltimore, Maryland (2019)
— Juan Giraldo, New York, New York (2018)
— Letitia Huckaby, Benbrook, Texas (2018)
— Lebohang Kganye, Johannesburg, South Africa (2018)


In addition to grants, 30 artists will be selected for a shortlist. Additional exposure is available via our online Journal as well as our Instagram feed, currently reaching an audience over 160k.

Visit https://hopperprize.org to submit your work

Fees

$40 for 10 images

Eligibility

photographers and artists around the world, age 18 and older, are eligible to apply

Awards

$4,500 (x2) & $1,000 (x4)

Contact Information

Hopper Prize

W: https://hopperprize.org
E: info@hopperprize.org