Printed Matter Publisher Work Grant 2026
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This grant recognizes the artist's book as a vital, decentralized exhibition space in the contemporary art ecosystem. It is specifically tailored for independent publishers and artists whose work merges visual art, mixed media, and text. The opportunity is unique in its dual offering of substantial… Read more
Benefits
Three publishers receive $10,000 each, unrestricted: the money can go to publishing projects, artists' fees, production, equipment, studio costs, rent, staffing or simply keeping the operation running — the kind of expense that grant programmes usually refuse to cover. Recipients also get a… Read more
Eligibility
Open to independent artists' book publishers based anywhere in the world; international applicants are explicitly encouraged. Past winners of this grant cannot reapply, but past recipients of Printed Matter's other awards — the Volume Grant, the Shannon Michael Cane Award, the Jason Polan Award… Read more
Dates & details
- Deadline
- 11:59 pm EST
- Costs to the artist
- None — the grant is unrestricted
Still accepting applications
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- Adolph and Esther Gottlieb Foundation Individual Support GrantAdolph and Esther Gottlieb Foundation · Online · Deadline: Jan 15, 2027
- KUNSTFONDS_Publikation 2027 — up to €24,000 for an Artist's Own Publication, GermanyStiftung Kunstfonds · Germany (Stiftung Kunstfonds, Bonn) · Deadline: Jan 15, 2027
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- AFA Visual Arts and New Media Individual Project Funding — up to CA$18,000 for Alberta Artists (deadline 1 March 2027)Alberta Foundation for the Arts · Alberta, Canada · Deadline: Mar 1, 2027