Painting grants

All open calls here: 17

1. 29 Oct 2026

   TTFF Micro Grant 2026 — Ten Unrestricted $3,000 Grants for Visual Artists in Ridgewood and Glendale, Queens (ZIP 11385), Deadline 29 October 2026

   Tallichet Freedman Foundation (TTFF)Queens, New York, USA (ZIP code 11385)

   Grant$3,000 unrestricted per artist (10 awards)

2. 1 Nov 2026

   Artadia Awards 2026 — Houston Cycle ($15,000 Unrestricted)

   ArtadiaHouston, Texas, USA

   Grant$15,000 unrestricted

3. 3 Nov 2026

   OAC Visual Artists Creation Projects — CA$5,000–15,000 to Create New Work, Ontario Visual Artists

   Ontario Arts CouncilOntario, Canada

   GrantFree to applyCA$5,000 / 7,500 / 15,000 by career stage

4. 12 Nov 2026

   Pola Art Foundation Grants for Overseas Study by Young Artists 2027 — up to ¥3.6 Million for 6–12 Months Abroad

   Pola Art FoundationJapan

   GrantFree to applyUp to ¥3,600,000 for 12 months (¥7.2M conservation)

5. 12 Nov 2026

   Pola Art Foundation Grants for Art-Related International Exchange 2027 — up to ¥2 Million for Exhibitions Abroad

   Pola Art FoundationJapan

   GrantFree to applyUp to ¥2,000,000 per project

6. 15 Nov 2026

   Artist Grant (November Cycle)

   Artist GrantOnline / Global

   Grant$1,200

7. 17 Nov 2026

   The Hopper Prize (Fall Cycle)

   The Hopper PrizeOnline

   Grant2 × $4,500 + 4 × $1,000 (fall cycle)

8. 1 Dec 2026

   Tobe Maki Foundation Art Activity Grant 2027 — ¥200,000–¥1,000,000 for Exhibitions in Japan by Artists Aged 40 or Under, Deadline 1 December 2026

   Tobe Maki FoundationExhibition or performance held in Japan, April 2027 – March 2028

   Grant¥200,000–¥1,000,000 per project

9. 31 Dec 2026

   Ventanilla Abierta 2026 Apoyos a la internacionalización permanente en las Artes Visuales

   Instituto Nacional de Artes VisualesMontevideo, Uruguay (Funding is applied toward International Activities occurring globally)

   GrantFree to applyVaries (covers travel and transit expenses)

10. 15 Jan 2027

    Adolph and Esther Gottlieb Foundation Individual Support Grant

    Adolph and Esther Gottlieb FoundationOnline

    GrantFree to apply$25,000 (20 grants last year)

11. 20 Jan 2027

    Nice Art Grant 2027 — $500 Unrestricted Grants and a Norse Art Space Residency for US Artists

    Midwest Nice ArtUnited States (online application)

    Grant$500 unrestricted (at least 2 grants)

12. 3 Feb 2027

    Danish Arts Foundation Working Grants for Visual Art 2027 — One- to Three-Year Grants for Visual Artists

    Danish Arts FoundationDenmark

    GrantFree to applyAmount set by the committee (up to a three-year grant)

13. 1 Mar 2027

    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 ArtsAlberta, Canada

    GrantFree to applyUp to CA$18,000

14. Rolling — applications are accepted year-round; review takes 9–12 months

    Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant for Artists

    Pollock-Krasner FoundationWorldwide

    GrantFree to applyVariable unrestricted funding

15. Applications accepted year-round

    The Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grant

    Elizabeth Greenshields FoundationOnline / Worldwide

    GrantFree to applyCA$17,000 first grant; CA$20,000 second and third

16. November 2026 — the exact date and time (CET) are shown on the application platform (On the Move lists 11 November 2026)

    ART4MENTAL Open Call — 20 Grants of up to €5,000 for Therapeutic VR Artworks, with a Residency in the Ukrainian Carpathians

    ART4MENTALUkraine, Austria, Czech Republic, Estonia and Sweden (residency in the Carpathians, Ukraine)

    GrantFree to applyUp to €5,000 lump-sum grant per artist (20 artists)

17. No deadlines — applications reviewed as received (about four weeks)

    Adolph & Esther Gottlieb Foundation Emergency Grant

    Adolph and Esther Gottlieb FoundationOnline

    GrantFree to applyTypical award of $5,000, up to a maximum of $15,000.