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Regional Call for Artists

Luminarts Fellowship - Visual Arts (2027)

Luminarts

Grant
Deadline
Jan 15, 2027 (61 days left)
Media
Drawing, Painting, Photography, Printmaking, Mixed media, Sculpture, Digital & new media
Location
Chicago, IL
Region
Midwest
Prizes
$10,000 unrestricted fellowships; finalists get a $300 honorable mention
Max file size
1 MB per file
Images
Individual image files

Requirements

- Artists aged 18 to 30 on the day they apply - Must be legally able to receive taxable US income (have a Social Security number) - Must live within 150 miles of the Chicago Loop, or have spent 4-6 consecutive formative years there and consider yourself a Chicago artist - You may reapply each year, but the Fellowship can only be won once - Send 3 images (up to 1 MB each if uploaded to Submittable), an artist statement, a CV and one reference; no AI-made work - Finalists must be free to install (Mar 9 or 11), attend the Mar 12, 2027 exhibition and de-install the week of Apr 26, 2027 in Chicago - Apply on Luminarts' Submittable portal; closes 11:59 pm CST

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