About Us

The only way to apply for The Hopper Prize is to submit an application through our website at hopperprize.org.

We do not accept submissions via nomination or any other process.

The application process is simple. There are two steps:

Step 1
Submit your application fee on this website at hopperprize.org by clicking the Apply button at the top of the website or clicking the Apply link in the menu.

After you submit your application fee, you will be redirected to the application form. You will also receive an email confirmation with a link to the application form. From there, proceed to the second step.

Step 2
Fill out and submit the application form

We made the application simple to reduce the stress of submitting your work and save you time. The application is short and can be completed in under 20 minutes.

The application form includes the following:

• Name & Email
• Instagram Username (optional)
• Up to 10 Image or Video attachments
• Artwork captions
• Artist Statement (optional)
• Biography (optional)

We believe artists should be able to apply for support quickly and easily, so we made the application process as simple as possible. Many other grant applications are time consuming and complicated. We think artists should be able to spend their time focusing on their practice, not on paperwork, so we made our application process as straightforward as possible.

The deadline to apply for the current grant cycle is Tuesday, May 13, 2025, 11:59PM Pacific Standard Time.

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Winners will be announced August 25, 2025.

The only way to apply for The Hopper Prize is to follow the 2 steps outlined above through hopperprize.org

Our process is not by nomination and our team members will never email you directly to solicit an application.

We do not engage partner institutions or curators to nominate artists, even for the shortlist.

Our jurors do not nominate artists or contact artists directly to receive applications.

All official communication from The Hopper Prize will be via email addresses ending in hopperprize.org.

We do not use Gmail, Yahoo, or any other third party email provider to contact artists directly.

Our team members do not contact artists directly to seek submissions.

If you have received correspondence about The Hopper Prize and you want to confirm if it is legitimate, please reach out through the contact form on our Contact Page.

Any artist over the age of 18 is eligible to win The Hopper Prize. There are no restrictions on who can apply.

Yes, the awards are open to artists residing internationally.

There are no restrictions on media, the awards are open to all artists.

We encourage applications from painters, photographers, sculptors, digital artists, performance artists, experimental genres, filmmakers, printmakers, textile artists, and more — with only one exception — we regret that we cannot currently accept applications for sound based art.

No, not all submissions will be featured.

When you submit your application, you have the option to choose to be considered for a feature on our Instagram. While we do our best to feature a wide range of submissions, not all artists who apply will be featured on our Instagram.

Applying for The Hopper Prize does not guarantee that your work will be featured. During the time we are accepting applications, we will be featuring submissions on a regular basis. If you opt in to be considered for a feature, we will potentially feature your work, however this is not a guarantee. If you do not choose to be considered for an Instagram feature, we will not feature your work at any time.

Unfortunately, it was recently brought to our attention that the spouse of an artist was aggressively attempting to influence our jurors by contacting them directly. In response to this, to protect our juror's safety, security, and privacy, we have made the difficult decision that we will no longer publicize current or future jurors. While this is unfortunate, we must prioritize the safety of those with whom we collaborate. While we may revisit this decision in the future, this is our current policy as of 2025. Any grant applicant found to be attempting to influence our jurors or admin team will have their submission immediately disqualified. We have an established history of working with leading curators to select grant winners and finalists, and our archive of past jurors will remain available as documentation of our work prior to this policy change.

Yes, the awards are open to collaborative teams.

Twice annually.

Applications are accepted twice a year, in the Spring and Fall.

There is no word or character limit on either the optional biography or artist statement.

The decision for how you would like to represent the breadth of your practice is entirely up to you.

If you believe your strongest portfolio is made up of a series, please submit a series. If you feel your strongest presentation would be made via a selection of representative pieces spanning multiple bodies of work, styles, or media, please take that approach. In the interest of fairness to all artists who apply, we are unable to provide portfolio specific guidance relating to individual artist's submissions beyond these general suggestions.

There are no rules regarding what you may or may not submit, as long as the work is your own.

There is a non-refundable $40 application fee to submit your work, which helps offset the costs of administering our platform, allowing us to continue to support and promote a broad range of artistic production.

Winners may use their grants for any purpose, there are no restrictions.

Yes. Artists retain copyright to the work they submit.

Creating visibility is part of our mission statement. If you win and accept a grant, or are selected as a finalist, your submission grants The Hopper Prize the right to reproduce your art on our website and digital collateral. No other use will be granted or required. All artists have the option on the submission form to select if they would like to be considered for Instagram features as well.

Our jurors will never contact artists directly to solicit applications. The only way to be selected for the shortlist is to first apply for an award through this website (hopperprize.org) by following the steps outlined above. Our process does not work by nomination, and our jurors never reach out to artists directly.

All official communication from The Hopper Prize will be via email addresses ending in hopperprize.org.

If you have received correspondence about The Hopper Prize and you want to confirm if it is legitimate, please reach out through the contact form on our Contact Page.

Unfortunately we cannot provide information about individual application status prior to the notification date.

We will announce grant winners via our email list, Instagram, and on our website. Please sign up for our newsletter and follow our Instagram account to stay informed.