About The Hopper Prize Awards
The Hopper Prize was established in order to increase the recognition of artwork created by artists and photographers. Our aim is to advance artists' careers by providing them with unrestricted financial support that is coupled with a platform for increased visibility. We accept submissions twice a year via an open call.
We are currently accepting submissions for the Fall 2020 grant cycle.
Connect with Curators
In order to select our grant winners, we collaborate with contemporary curators who hold prominent positions at major institutions. Every grant cycle, we select 2 new curators to review your submissions. Our call provides submitting artists with a direct path to get their artwork in front of progressive, forward-thinking exhibition makers. Jurors for the Fall 2020 awards are:
Christine Koppes
Curator & Director of Public Programs
San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art
Jade Powers
Assistant Curator
Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art
You can learn more about our jurors. Visit: hopperprize.org/#jurors
Our jurors will review the submissions and select 5 artists from our open call. Each artist who is selected will receive $1,000. The jurors will also select a shortlist of 30 artists who will have their work archived at hopperprize.org.
Grant awards are unrestricted and may be used in any way the recipients choose.
Additionally, when submitting, artists have the option to opt-in to be considered for possible Instagram features on our feed @hopperprize, where we reach an audience over 49K. We will feature select submissions on a daily basis prior to the application deadline.
Insights Into Contemporary Art
Coupled with our grant awards, our shortlist, and Instagram reach, we provide an additional platform for exposure via our online Journal Insights Into Contemporary Art. We launched this digital publication to give artists a new channel to amplify their voice while providing an in-depth look at their work, practice, and background. Grant recipients and shortlisted artists will all receive the opportunity to publish an interview to include any work of their choosing as a means of providing continued support beyond the open call.
Past Winners
We support artists who are working in all media, from diverse backgrounds, in wide-ranging geographic locations. Recent grant recipients include artists and photographers:
Andrea Ferrero, Mexico City
Christopher Desanges, Boston
Dominic Hawgood, London
Kira Dominguez Hultgren, San Francisco
Vikesh Kapoor, Sunset Pines
Adrian Coleman, London, United Kingdom
Trish Tillman, New York, New York
Nicholas Moenich, Brooklyn, New York
Elena Bajo, Los Angeles, California
Vanessa da Silva, London, United Kingdom
Isabel Yellin, Los Angeles, California
Jinyong Park, London, United Kingdom
Sydney Cook, Baltimore, Maryland
Genevieve Cohn, Bloomington, Indiana
Mark Baugh-Sasaki, San Francisco, California
Alex Callender, Northampton, Massachusetts
Alicia Eggert, Denton, Texas
Daniel McCarthy Clifford, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Juan Giraldo, New York, New York
Maja Ruznic, Los Angeles, California
Letitia Huckaby, Benbrook, Texas
Tracy Kerdman, Saugerties, New York
Lebohang Kganye, Johannesburg, South Africa
Christopher Meerdo, Chicago, Illinois
Erik Parra, San Francisco, California
Discover past grant winners: https://hopperprize.org/spring-2020-grant-winners-finalists/
Eligibility
We are committed to supporting artists from diverse cultural backgrounds at all stages of their professional careers. All artists are encouraged to apply. We accept submissions in all media. There are no restrictions on genre, style or subject matter. There are no restrictions on geographic location.
Simple Application
Our grant application is a simple one in order to reduce the stress of submitting your artwork and to save you time. The application is short and can be completed in under 20 minutes.
To apply for a grant, you only have to submit this information:
- Name & Email
- Instagram Username (optional)
- Up to 10 Image or Video attachments w/ captions
- Artist Statement (optional)
- Biography (optional)
- $40 application fee
For more information about this funding opportunity and to apply, please visit the Event Website.
