The Asian Cultural Council (ACC) is now seeking applicants for its 2027 Global Grant Cycle. Designed for artists, scholars, arts professionals, and organizations, ACC fellowships fund open-ended research rather than final productions. This unique focus on process over product allows grantees to foster deep international dialogue and long-term mutual understanding between the U.S. and Asia. To date, ACC has supported approximately 6,000 transformative exchanges across 16 disciplines and 26 countries. If you are ready to expand your research, collaborate globally, and build lasting international relationships, applications are now open.

Location: United States
Website: https://www.asianculturalcouncil.org/grant-opportunities
Deadline: 11/10/26

Named for the Namingha family, who believe deeply in giving back to the community by aiding and nurturing developing artists, the Namingha Institute celebrates diverse artistry. Supported in part by the Philip M. Smith Trust, this annual residency provides selected artists with a challenging and stimulating environment to explore their artistic interests.
Throughout the two-week residency, students participate in classes with the master artists on the Museum of Northern Arizona campus. They tour MNA’s Easton Collection Center and pull inspiration from the beauty and diversity of the Colorado Plateau. Residents stay in rustic cabins near the studio and are provided a $1,500 stipend.
The Master Class is open to early-career artists age 18 or older. Download the application instructions on our website musnaz.org/namingha. The 2027 Institute will take place April 25-May 9, 2027. Applications are due by Sunday, January 10, 2027 at 11:59pm.

Location: Flagstaff, AZ
Website: https://musnaz.org/namingha/
Deadline: 01-10-2027

The 42nd Annual International Exhibition is a juried visual art competition organized by the Department of Art and Art History at The University of Texas at Tyler and displayed at the university’s Meadows Gallery. Internationally known artists, curators, and scholars have served as jurors selecting works for exhibition created by some of the best contemporary artists working today. The department purchases three to six works from the exhibition each year; purchased works are added to our permanent collection. The permanent collection serves as an educational teaching resource; much of the permanent collection is exhibited throughout the UT Tyler main campus.
JUROR : Diana Roberts
Diana Roberts is an arts writer, curator, and arts administrator in San Antonio, Texas. She holds a BA in Music from the University of Texas at Austin and an MA in Art History and Criticism from the University of Texas at San Antonio. Over the past 30 years she has worked with numerous artists, musicians, nonprofit arts organizations, galleries, museums, and corporate collections around the state. As Membership and Administrative Coordinator for the Texas Sculpture Group since 2017, Roberts edited the 2025 publication, Contemporary Texas Sculpture: Artists of the Texas Sculpture Group.
In addition to independent curatorial projects, Roberts has been Director of The Center for Spirituality and the Arts, Curator of the Airport Art Spaces at SA International Airport, Coordinator for the UTSA Satellite Space, and Gallery Director for Galeria Ortiz Contemporary and the Art Gallery at Musical Bridges Around the World. She has juried exhibitions for the Texas Sculpture Group, the Southwest School of Art, the Friends of Dard Hunter, the San Antonio Art League Museum, and the Bountiful Bowl Pottery Fair in Rockport, Texas. As an arts writer, Roberts has contributed essays for numerous catalogues and other publications, including Ceramics Monthly, Sculpture Magazine, Art News, the Langdon Review of the Arts in Texas, ArtLies, San Antonio Magazine, Voices of Art, and the SA Current.
AWARDS
Several purchase awards will be made; purchased works will be added to the University of Texas at Tyler Department of Art and Art History’s permanent collection.
ENTRY AND FEES
This exhibition will be juried from digital media. Artists may submit up to three works for consideration for the non-refundable fee of $35. Entries must be submitted via CaFE (Call for Entry)
ELIGIBILITY
This competition is open to any artist who is over the age of 18, working in two-dimensional media. Paintings, drawings, prints, fiber art, and photographs created in the last three years are welcome.
KEY DATES
November 13, 2026: Entry Deadline
December 14, 2026: Notification of acceptance via email
January 8, 2027: Deadline for Receipt of Work
January 19, 2027: Exhibition opens
March 4, 2027: Reception and Juror Presentation at Meadows Gallery
March 5, 2027: Exhibition closes
March 15-19, 2027: Return of Works
Apply on CaFE: https://opportunities.wearecreativewest.org/opportunity/17923/CAFE

Deadline: 11/13/26
Location: University of Texas at Tyler
Website: https://opportunities.wearecreativewest.org/opportunity/17923/CAFE