10 Days Left to Apply for the ArtFund Me Autumn 2026 Grant
The Autumn 2026 ArtFund Me deadline is ten days away: 20 November at 11:59pm UK time. If you have been meaning to apply, now is the moment to gather your work and tell its story.
Put your application on the calendar
There are ten days left to apply for ArtFund Me’s Autumn 2026 cycle. The deadline is Friday 20 November 2026 at 11:59pm UK time. If your application is still a folder of images and a few notes, give yourself a clear hour this week to bring it together.
One artist will receive a $1,000 unrestricted grant, with 18 Honorable Mentions also awarded. Applications are open worldwide to creatives aged 18+, across mediums and career stages. There is a non-refundable $35 USD application fee. The announced winner date is 24 December 2026.
Read the current guidance and apply at ArtFund Me.
Eight more practices to discover
Before returning to your own application, spend a moment with these participating artists. Photography, drawing, painting, mixed media and digital work each offer a different way of directing attention. These are community features, not an announcement of the Autumn results.
Andrew Pounder
Elvet Bridge And Cruise Boat frames a stone bridge, water and a red-and-white boat beneath a canopy of leaves. Pounder’s photograph makes the surrounding atmosphere part of the subject.
Submitted work: Elvet Bridge And Cruise Boat. Explore Andrew Pounder’s work.
Cinzia Dalessi
Bubble surrounds a patterned building with bright, floating circles. Dalessi lists coloured pens and pencils, acrylic paint, charcoal and pastels among the materials in the practice.
Submitted work: Bubble. Explore Cinzia Dalessi’s work.
Kelsi Kalore
Now I Cry Black Tears places a confronting scene inside the reflection of an eye. The acrylic painting uses a monochrome palette and dark runs of paint to intensify the image.
Submitted work: Now I Cry Black Tears. Explore Kelsi Kalore’s work.
Paola Lazzareschi
Prosperity places a small seated figure beneath an immense glowing red form. Lazzareschi describes a digital practice using generative technologies to explore dreamlike spaces.
Submitted work: Prosperity. Explore Paola Lazzareschi’s work.
Sabàh
Sabàh participated with Oceanic midnight view and identifies abstract art as the main creative medium. Explore more through the artist’s submitted profile.
Submitted work: Oceanic midnight view. Explore Sabàh’s work.
Raamssmaar
They are gazing at me was submitted by Raamssmaar, whose practice uses acrylic, ink and watercolour.
Submitted work: They are gazing at me. Explore Raamssmaar’s work.
ZaZa Herzet
Traces of Reflection comes from a mixed-media practice using acrylic paint, ink, charcoal and modelling paste.
Submitted work: Traces of Reflection. Explore ZaZa Herzet’s work.
Maria Winther
Winther participated with November in the blood and identifies drawing as the main medium. Follow the submitted artist profile to discover more.
Submitted work: November in the blood. Explore Maria Winther’s work.
A practical check before you submit
- Choose clear examples. Check that each image or portfolio link opens properly and shows the work you want the panel to consider.
- Explain your practice. Name what you make, how you make it and the questions that keep you working. Specific details are easier to understand than broad claims.
- Tell the story in your own voice. Give context that helps someone look at the work. Keep to the application’s word limits.
- Describe your next step. Explain how support would help now. A concrete intention is easier to follow than a list of everything you might do someday.
- Leave time to finish. Review your details, the fee and the current guidance before the final evening. Save your submission confirmation.
The panel reviews applications against published criteria. You do not need formal training or gallery representation to put your work forward.
