Photography Contest

The Hopper Prize: Spring 2024 artist grants

Deadline |

05/14/24

Theme |

Open

Territory |

Worldwide

Eligibility |

Open worldwide to all artists age 18 and older working in any media. There are no restrictions on genre, subject matter, or media.

Entry Fees |

$40

Prizes |

Cash Prize
We are offering grants in the amount of $3,500 (2 available) and $1,000 (4 available) to artists & photographers worldwide working in all media. In total, 6 artists will receive unrestricted cash grants totaling $11,000.

Submissions will be juried by
— Lauren Rosati, Associate Curator, The Metropolitan Museum of Art
— Maya Brooks, Assistant Curator, North Carolina Museum of Art

Our open call provides you with a direct path to get your work in front of these forward thinking exhibition makers. In addition to grants, 30 artists will be selected for a shortlist. Additional exposure is available via our online Journal as well as our Instagram feed, currently reaching an audience over 115k.

Recent/Past grant winners working in Photography include:
— Ariana Gomez, Austin, Texas (2023)
— Ingmar Björn Nolting, Leipzig, Germany (2023)
— Abdulhamid Kircher, Los Angeles, California (2023)
— Ville Kansanen, Bay Area, California (2023)
— M’hammed Kilito, Casablanca, Morocco (2022)
— Eli Durst, Austin, Texas (2022)
— Galina Kurlat, Brooklyn, New York (2022)
— Jazmine Harris, Chicago, Illinois (2021)
— Akihiro Boujoh, Utrecht, The Netherlands (2020)
— Joey Solomon, Brooklyn, New York (2020)
— Christopher Desanges, Boston, Massachusetts (2020)
— Vikesh Kapoor, Sunset Pines, Pennsylvania (2020)
— Sydney Cook, Baltimore, Maryland (2019)
— Juan Giraldo, New York, New York (2018)
— Letitia Huckaby, Benbrook, Texas (2018)
— Lebohang Kganye, Johannesburg, South Africa (2018)

This is an international open call available to artists around the world. All visual art media is eligible.