Aesthetica Art Prize 2026
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International open-discipline art prize by Aesthetica Magazine. Main Prize and Emerging Prize categories. Exhibition at a major public gallery, publication in Aesthetica Magazine and annual anthology.
Benefits
£10,000 for the Main Prize winner and £1,000 for the Emerging Prize winner. Shortlisted artists join a group exhibition in a major public gallery and get editorial coverage in Aesthetica Magazine and a profile on its website; longlisted artists get a website profile.
Eligibility
Main Prize open to all practitioners working at any level, including students, in any medium. Emerging Prize open to students and graduates from the last three years.
Dates & details
- Deadline
- Regular deadline 11 October 2026 (£25); late entries 12–18 October (£35)
- Programme dates
- Exhibition opens autumn 2027
- Results
- Spring 2027
Still accepting applications
- Curatorial Research Fellowship 2027 at the V&A Photography Section — £1,600/month for Indian Artists, Curators and Scholars aged 25–45Charles Wallace India Trust · Victoria and Albert Museum, London, United Kingdom · Deadline: Nov 7, 2026
- Dumfries House Residency — Funded Studio and Accommodation on a Scottish Estate for Scottish Artists and Royal Drawing School AlumniRoyal Drawing School · Dumfries House Estate, East Ayrshire, Scotland, UK · Deadline: Nov 19, 2026
- Don Bachardy Fellowship 2027, Royal Drawing School, London — Summer Term with a $7,500 Stipend for International Post-Graduate ArtistsRoyal Drawing School · London, UK (Royal Drawing School, Shoreditch) · Deadline: Nov 19, 2026
- Pastel Society 128th Annual Exhibition 2027 — Open Call, Mall Galleries LondonThe Pastel Society · Mall Galleries, London, United Kingdom · Deadline: Nov 20, 2026
- The Future Remembers — Sadler's Wells Digital Stage Dance Film Commissions (£6,000)Sadler's Wells · London, UK (filming anywhere) · Deadline: Nov 22, 2026
- Shoeburyness Commission 2027 — £10,000 for a Participatory Project on Military Heritage and Community Stories (Essex, UK)Essex Cultural Diversity Project · Shoeburyness, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, UK (Cart & Wagon Shed) · Deadline: Nov 24, 2026