Open Call: Empower Your Practice With the NOT REAL ART Grant for Artists

Painting of two figures in a garden handing over a tomato.

2022 NOT REAL ART Grant winner Joan Cox, “In the Garden of Autumn”

Let your art shine: Calling all creative minds working in the realm of visual art! The NOT REAL ART 2024 Grant Program is now accepting submissions. If you’re ready, so are we. Submit your work today for a chance to win an unrestricted cash award of $2,000, and more in PR and marketing support. There is no application fee.

Founded in 2019, the NOT REAL ART Grant for Artists is a biannual award designed to empower the practice of six contemporary artists, each of whom receives $2,000 and more in media exposure. To date, 36 lucky artists have won this grant!

NOT REAL ART Grant recipients get more than money. Each winner gets to share their story and promote their work with exclusive, in-depth featured interviews on the NOT REAL ART podcast and blog. What’s more, win or lose, every applicant automatically qualifies to be included in future blog stories, newsletters, and our artist marketing database.

It’s free to enter, and the deadline is January 1, 2024.

Submit your application today at notrealart.com.

An abstract artwork of trees and a metallic structure condensing into the form of an ammonite shell.

2022 NOT REAL ART Grant winner Y. Hope Osborn, “Refuge”

A sculptural installation artwork composed of large, mainly bright pink and purple straw-like forms that cover that line the walls and floors and also create a smaller room-like structure in the center.

2021 NOT REAL ART Grant winner Natalia Villanueva Linares, “Refuge”

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