THE EVOLUTION GRANT 2026

Art Fluent’s grant cycle is now open to individual artists through an international open call. THE EVOLUTION GRANT will provide unrestricted funding to an individual artist with recognized artistic excellence in fine art media and a demonstrated commitment to their art. 

$1,000 to one visual artist each grant cycle. Unrestricted funds applied toward any expense to enhance the artist’s ability to create work.

Applications due by Friday, June 19, 2026 at midnight MST.

Art Fluent’s grant cycle is now open to individual artists through an international open call. THE EVOLUTION GRANT will provide unrestricted funding to an individual artist with recognized artistic excellence in fine art media and a demonstrated commitment to their art. 

CALENDAR
Applications due by Friday, June 19, 2026 at midnight MST.

AWARD
$1,000 to one visual artist each grant cycle. Unrestricted funds applied toward any expense to enhance the artist’s ability to create work.

APPLICATION FEE 
$35. The application fee is non-refundable. It helps defray the costs of administering this grant so we can continue to support and fund artist’s creative projects.

RULES
Open to ALL fine art mediums (oil, acrylic, watermedia, pastel, drawing, printmaking, mixed media, photography, sculpture, fiber, wood, ceramics, digital art). AI will not be accepted. There is no restriction on style, genre, or subject matter. Work that is copied or done under the guidance of an instructor is not eligible. 

MEDIA PREPARATION
Please only submit properly cropped images of your work that are in focus. 

All images must be in JPEG/JPG format using CaFÉ guidelines. The image size must be 1,200 pixels or greater on the longest side. Maximum file size is 5 mb. 

NOTIFICATION 
Notification will be done by email, everyone who submits will be notified of their results. If, for any reason, you do not hear from us by Friday, July 31, 2026, please check the filters in your email account. Notification emails are sent to the email on file with CaFÉ.

SELECTION PROCESS
You will be asked to submit a body of work between 5 and 20 pieces, along with an artist statement in the first person and an artist bio in the third person.

Applications are reviewed based on a body of work. This jury type allows artists to submit as many media samples as allowed, and all media are submitted into one application.

ELIGIBILITY
This call is open to artists worldwide, both amateur and professional. Once an artist is awarded an Evolution Grant, they will not be eligible to apply again.