$4,500 & $1,000 Artist Grants

The Hopper Prize is now accepting entries for our Fall 2025 artist grants.

For this open call, we have increased grant amounts to $4,500.

We will be providing 6 grants totaling $13,000 USD.

2 artists will each receive $4,500 and 4 artists will each receive $1,000.

This is an open call, all media eligible.

Our open call provides you with a direct path to get your work in front of an international community of curators, artists, gallerists, and arts administrators.

We support artists working in all visual art media, from diverse backgrounds, in wide-ranging geographic locations.

Recent/Past California based grant winners include:
— J. Carino, Riverside, California (2025)
— Abdulhamid Kircher, Los Angeles, California (2023)
— Ville Kansanen, California (2023)
— Kira Dominguez Hultgren, San Francisco, California (2020)
— Elena Bajo, Los Angeles, California (2019)
— Mark Baugh-Sasaki, San Francisco, California (2019)
— Isabel Yellin, Los Angeles, California (2019)
— Maja Ruznic, Los Angeles, California (2018)
— Erik Parra, San Francisco, California (2018)

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 150k.

Deadline: November 11, 2025

Visit https://hopperprize.org to submit your work

Salary: $4,500 & $1,000 Artist Grants

Benefits: 2 artists will each receive $4,500 and 4 artists will each receive $1,000.

Education requirements: None 

Deadline to apply: November 11, 2025 

Documents required to apply: Work Sample/Portfolio

How to apply: Submit your work via our website