The Hopper Prize

The Hopper Prize is now accepting entries for our Fall 2024 artist grants.

The Hopper Prize is a grant-making institution and digital archiving platform offering a series of individual artist grants on a bi-annual basis totaling $22,000.00 USD.

We provide unrestricted cash grants in the amount of $3,500 and $1,000 to artists around the globe.

The Hopper Prize was established to provide grants, visibility, and career enhancing validation to artists who demonstrate a serious commitment to their work.

We accept submissions for grants through a bi-annual open call. Each grant cycle is juried by a new team of contemporary curators who select grant winners on the basis of artistic excellence and the promise of future potential.

We view the field of visual art in its broadest and most inclusive sense and therefore make our awards available to artists working in any media.

12 Grants

12 artists receive funding annually (6 in Spring, 6 in Fall)

• $3,500.00 x 4 Artists •

4 Artists Will Each Receive $3,500.00 USD (2 in Spring, 2 in Fall)

• $1,000.00 x 8 Artists •

8 Artists Will Each Receive $1,000.00 USD (4 in Spring, 4 in Fall)

60 Features

30 artists from each grant cycle (60 annually) will have their work archived at hopperprize.org

Extensive Exposure

When you apply, you may select to have your work considered for additional exposure on Instagram @hopperprize

The Hopper Prize selection panel is composed of leading international contemporary art curators.

Jurors for the current grant cycle

Caitlin Chaisson
Curatorial Assistant
The Museum of Modern Art New York

Ionit Behar
Curator
DePaul Art Museum Chicago

Our Mission