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Organizer Information The European Festivals Fund for Emerging Artists (EFFEA) is an initiative of the European Festivals Association (EFA), co-funded by the European Union. EFFEA connects festivals across countries to support emerging artists through international residencies, artistic development, networking and presentation opportunities. The programme defines “emerging” not by age, but by an artist’s novelty to […]

Organizer Information The Pastel Society is a UK-registered charity founded in 1898, with its first exhibition held in 1899 at the Royal Institute in Piccadilly, London. Founder members and early exhibitors included Frank Brangwyn, Edgar Degas, Auguste Rodin, William Rothenstein, James McNeill Whistler, and G.F. Watts. The Society is one of nine art societies that […]

Organizer Information BBA Prizes is run by BBA Gallery, a gallery based in Berlin that has worked with and supported emerging to mid-career artists from around the world since 2017. The gallery describes its mission as opening doors within the art industry for artists, offering introductions to its professional network, and helping artists share their […]

Organizer Information Association Esthétique de l’Est (EDE) is a non-profit association created in January 2022 in Bordeaux and now based in Paris, dedicated to promoting dialogue between Eastern and Western art through exhibitions, concerts, workshops, and cultural projects. The association is the organizer behind QIANKUN (乾坤), an international contemporary art platform it created in 2022 […]

Organizer Information Material Works Art (MW) is an artist-run project platform established in 2024 to support artists and expand opportunities for the development, recognition, and circulation of contemporary art. Based in Chicago, Illinois, the organization states its mission is to empower artists and the continued development of their work through offering awards, collection-building, and exposure […]

Organizer Information Created and managed by Associazione A.p.s. Moho (an Italian art association with extensive experience in international art promotion), YICCA is an established global competition for contemporary creators. The prize is designed to serve as a career springboard, helping emerging and professional artists enter the international art market, connect with curators, collectors, and gallerists, […]

Organizer Information Joshua Tree Highlands Artist Residency (JTHAR) is a nonprofit artist residency founded in 2007 by James Berg, a screenwriter, and Frederick Fulmer, an artist and gallerist, who began hosting resident artists on a five-acre property they purchased in Joshua Tree in 2000. The organization invites artists from around the world to create work […]

Organizer Information The Meridian Award is an independently founded international contemporary art award, established in New York City. It supports independent, self-directed contemporary practices and welcomes submissions from artists worldwide. The award is committed to recognizing and supporting artists whose work demonstrates originality, clarity, and a distinct voice within the contemporary art landscape, and it […]

Organizer Information The Hopper Prize is a grant-making institution and digital archiving platform that offers individual artist grants on a bi-annual basis. The organization was established to increase recognition of the work of visual artists and to advance their careers by providing unrestricted financial support in the form of individual artist grants. Since 2018, The […]