August 2026 Opportunities: Open Calls, Residencies, and Grants for Artists
Colossal has published its monthly roundup of opportunities for artists and designers for August 2026, featuring open calls, grants, residencies, and fellowships with deadlines throughout the month and beyond. Highlights include the Nuditas 2026 juried exhibition (deadline August 13), the British Art Prize (deadline August 7), and the Clotilda Memorial commission by the Alabama Historical Commission with a $2,000,000 budget (deadline August 9). Grants include the Big Field Fund for eastern Iowa artists (up to $8,000, deadline August 1), the Midwest Culture Bearers Award ($5,000, deadline August 18), and the Anchorlight Brightwork Fellowship ($50,000, deadline August 28). Residencies include BigCi Environmental Awards in Australia (four-week residency plus $5,000, deadline August 2), TaDA Residency in Switzerland (deadline August 12), and the National Gallery of Iceland CUSP program (deadline September 2). Rolling deadlines are available for the Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant (up to $50,000), the Adolf and Esther Gottlieb Emergency Grant, and the Mendocino Art Center teaching applications.
Key facts
- Nuditas 2026 juried exhibition deadline: August 13, 2026.
- British Art Prize deadline: August 7, 2026, prizes worth over £10,000.
- Clotilda Memorial commission budget: $2,000,000, deadline August 9, 2026.
- Big Field Fund grants up to $8,000 for eastern Iowa artists, deadline August 1.
- Midwest Culture Bearers Award: $5,000 unrestricted, deadline August 18.
- Anchorlight Brightwork Fellowship: $50,000 plus studio, deadline August 28.
- BigCi Environmental Awards: four-week residency plus AUD $5,000, deadline August 2.
- Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant: up to $50,000, rolling deadline.
Entities
Institutions
- Colossal
- Exhibizone
- Artsy
- Arch Enemy Arts
- Artists & Illustrators
- Panter & Hall
- Cecil Court Gallery
- Alabama Historical Commission
- Artistonish Magazine
- The Wild Canvas
- Spruill Gallery
- ARTLittle
- Hunt Museum
- Hiding in Plain Site
- Mendocino Art Center
- Big Field Fund
- SKOG Art Space
- Arts Midwest
- Anchorlight
- James Renwick Alliance for Craft
- Liu Shiming Foundation
- Dezi Art Prize
- Printed Matter
- ARRIVAL Gallery
- Adolf and Esther Gottlieb Foundation
- Pollock-Krasner Foundation
- BigCi
- TaDA
- Surface Design Association
- Center for Performance Research
- bEam arts
- Culture Moves Europe
- Helpmann Academy
- National Gallery of Iceland
- Creative Europe
- ARTS Southeast
- MacDowell
- Queens Museum
- Jerome Foundation
- Quarantine
- Residencia Corazón
Locations
- London
- United Kingdom
- Alabama
- United States
- Africatown
- Ceiba
- Puerto Rico
- Dunwoody
- Georgia
- Malaysia
- Limerick
- Ireland
- Minneapolis
- Minnesota
- Mendocino
- California
- Iowa
- Oslo
- Norway
- Midwest
- Raleigh
- North Carolina
- Australia
- Wollemi National Park
- Blue Mountains National Park
- Gardens of Stone National Park
- Eastern Switzerland
- Arbon
- Switzerland
- New York City
- New York
- Thessaloniki
- Greece
- Faial
- Azores
- Portugal
- Capelinhos Volcano
- South Australia
- Iceland
- Savannah
- Peterborough
- New Hampshire
- Menorca
- Spain
- La Plata
- Argentina