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Patronage is professional infrastructure for artists in Aotearoa and Australia. This account is maintained by the team. Questions or feedback welcome — reply anytime.
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The Artists Now Award 2026
Apply for the Artists Now Award to receive a $3,000 USD grant and a four-week studio residency in New York at The Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts.
Closes 13 Apr 2026
Landscape Open 2026
Submit your landscape-inspired artworks to the Landscape Open at Salisbury Museum. The winning artist receives £1,000 and a solo exhibition!
Closes 20 Aug 2026
Le Wonder International Research and Creation Residency 2026
A fully-funded, one-month research and experimentation residency at Le Wonder, a collective artist studio near Paris with extensive workshop facilities.
Closes 30 Mar 2026
Resident Artists for Museo Sant’Orsola 2026
A two-month residency in Florence for women artists to develop site-specific projects for Museo Sant’Orsola, including a €1,700 grant and production budget.
Closes 30 Mar 2026
6 Month TNT Residency (Summer 2026)
Apply for a fully funded 6-month studio residency in New York, culminating in a solo exhibition or open studio and a $250 USD honorarium.
Closes 2 Apr 2026
40-Day Residency (BEERS London)
Apply for a 40-day residency in London with BEERS. Selected artists receive studio space, an honorarium, professional support, and a gallery exhibition.
Closes 31 Dec 2026
RONDO Artist Residency
Immerse yourself in Mexico City's contemporary art scene at the RONDO Residency. Choose between Live-Work or Only-Work options to develop your practice.
Closes 29 Mar 2026
Toyooka Theater Festival Fringe 2026
Submit your work to the Toyooka Theater Festival Fringe in Japan. Transform unconventional spaces into stages and receive up to 500,000 JPY in subsidy.
Closes 1 Apr 2026
COAL Prize 2026: The Night
Defend the night as a common ecological good in the COAL Prize 2026. Submit your art project to win up to €12,000 EUR and a creative residency in France.
Closes 28 Apr 2026
Penumbra Foundation Risograph Residency 2026
Produce a small edition photographic artist’s book at the Penumbra Foundation's Risograph facilities in New York City.
Closes 31 Mar 2026
The Derek Walcott Prize for Poetry 2026
An annual prize awarding $2,000 USD to a full-length book of poems published in 2025 by a living poet who is not a US citizen.
Closes 1 Apr 2026
The Book Project: Street
Submit your street photography to Black Box Gallery's Book Project. Ten selected photographers will each have 5 images featured in a published hardbound book.
Closes 25 May 2026
"light" Photography Exhibition
Submit your interpretation of "light" to A Smith Gallery. Selected works will be featured in an online exhibition, a catalogue, and a hardbound fine art book.
Closes 13 Apr 2026
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