The Hopper Prize 2019
The Hopper Prize 2019 now is over!
The Hopper Prize, a grant-making institution and digital archiving platform committed to supporting artists from diverse cultural backgrounds at all stages of their professional careers, recently has announced the new call for artists for 2019.
About Competition
The Hopper Prize is an bi-annual call for artists, established to increase recognition of the work of visual artists, recently opened for entries for 2019 inviting any artist to take a part with no restrictions on media. This competition seeking to advance the careers of visual artists by providing unrestricted financial support in the form of individual artist grants.
The Hopper Prize seeks to create new relationships between artists, curators, writers, and collectors in addition to providing unrestricted cash awards to artists. Their primary objective is to make it possible for artists to fully realize their creative expression while reaching new curatorial audiences, collectors, writers, and advisors. The Prize accepts entries in all media:
• Painting
• Photography
• Sculpture
• Drawing
• Video
• Performance
• Conceptual
• Experimental
• Installation
Submission requirements:
JPG files should not exceed 1920 pixels on their longest dimension. Individual image files should not exceed 1 megabyte. If you are submitting video art or documentation of performance art, upload a single frame JPG as a cover image, then use the indicated field in the submission form to enter a URL to a video hosting service such as Youtube or Vimeo, or your own website.
You can apply as a team or collaborative project. Artists collectives are also encouraged to participate.
The Hopper Prize 2019 grant winners will be selected by Leilani Lynch (Curator at The Bass Museum of Art Miami Beach) and Rachel Adams (Chief Curator & Director of Programs at Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts). Up to 30 artists will be selected. Winners will be chosen based on the quality of their work.
Entry fee is 40 USD.
Eligibility
The Hopper Prize 2019 is open worldwide to all artists age 18 and older working in any media. There are no restrictions on genre, subject matter, or media.