$4,500 Artist Grants

The Hopper Prize is now accepting entries for $4,500 and $1,000 artist grants from a total pool of $13,000. Two artists will each receive $4,500 and four artists will each receive $1,000. This is an international open call, and all visual media is eligible. The Hopper Prize provides a direct path to get your work in front of an international community of curators, artists, gallerists, and arts administrators. Additional exposure is available via a 30 artist shortlist, an online journal, and an Instagram account currently reaching over 175,000.

Deadline: 11:59 p.m. PST on November 17, 2026.

GLEAM | 2027 Call for Light-Based Artwork

Olbrich Botanical Gardens invites proposals for temporary, large-scale, light-based artwork for GLEAM, a public art exhibition situated within a 16-acre Midwest landscape and 10,000 square-foot tropical conservatory. The 2027 GLEAM exhibit will focus on works presenting a captivating environment, creating delight and connection through playful interactions, and energizing the gardens’ landscape with illuminated motion! Special consideration will be given to proposals that incorporate a kinetic element.

Deadline: 11:59 p.m. CST on January 6, 2027.