Creative Capital Award & State of the Art Prize
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This award represents one of the most substantial and transformative financial injections available to U.S.-based artists, supporting highly imaginative, boundary-pushing works. It targets artists seeking to engineer massive new kinetic architecture, pioneer new safety technologies, or fund… Read more
Benefits
Extensive professional development services, legal counsel, and industry networking over a five-year commitment. Unrestricted funding for production costs, cloud computing rental, equipment procurement, studio rental, and international travel for research.
Eligibility
Open to US-based artists pushing the absolute boundaries of original, highly imaginative works. The award supports transformative, multi-year artistic projects.
Dates & details
- Deadline
- Rolling application process for the upcoming 2027 cycle.
- Programme dates
- Not specified (multi-year artistic projects)
- Duration
- Multi-year (five-year commitment for professional development)
Still accepting applications
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- James Hearst Poetry Prize 2027 — North American Review ($1,000, Judge Forrest Gander)North American Review · Cedar Falls, Iowa, USA (University of Northern Iowa; online submission) · Deadline: Nov 2, 2026
- Artist Trust Fellowship Awards 2027Artist Trust · Washington State, USA · Deadline: Nov 2, 2026
- Volland Residency Program 2027Volland Foundation · Volland, Flint Hills, Kansas, USA · Deadline: Nov 2, 2026
- Kurt Vonnegut Speculative Fiction Prize 2027 — North American Review ($1,000, Judge Kate Folk)North American Review · Cedar Falls, Iowa, USA (University of Northern Iowa; online submission) · Deadline: Nov 2, 2026