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" The Supporting Act Foundation | 2026 Artist Grant "

The Supporting Act Foundation | 2026 Artist Grant

Grant of €10,000 supports underrepresented artists who are working collaboratively to uplift their communities

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The Artist Grant is designed to help emerging artists from underrepresented groups whose practices involve some form of collaborative, collective, or creative process that benefits their community.

Through this grant the Supporting Act Foundation wants to improve living conditions for artists, enable them to dedicate more time to developing their practice, increase the visibility of their work, and boost their self-confidence.

INFO

AMOUNT

10 unrestricted grants of €10,000, which will be transferred via monthly installments of €1,000


APPLICATION DEADLINE

 October 1, 2026 (11:00 AM CET)


ELIGIBLE COUNTRIES
Belgium - France - Germany - Greece - Ireland, Republic of (EIRE) - Italy - Netherlands - Portugal - Spain

ELIGIBILITY

To be eligible for this grant applicants must:
- Identify as an emerging artist and have at least two and no more than 10 years of professional experience.
- Be developing an artistic practice that involves some form of collaborative, collective, or creative processes that incorporates, or benefits, your community.
- Identify as belonging to an underrepresented group, or as someone who consistently faces systemic barriers to equal opportunities in career development, exposure, or access compared to the majority of artists in the creative and cultural industries in your country.
- Be based in either Belgium, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain or the United Kingdom and have a personal bank account with IBAN number under your name in one of these countries.
- Be born in or before 2005.
- Have an updated website or public social media profile where your artistic works are publicly shared.
- Clearly outline how you intend to use the grant, and explain the specific ways it will support your artistic development.
- Be able to demonstrate how the grant will support you in overcoming economic, social, cultural, physical and health-related barriers that would otherwise prevent you from progressing your career.
- Be willing to demonstrate enthusiasm and commitment to being a positive ambassador for the growing TSAF Grantee Network.


APPLICATION DETAILS

For more information about eligibility criteria and application process, please visit The Supporting Act Foundation's official website.


NOTE

*The calls that are listed on our website are shared for informational purposes and are sometimes subject to change. Please visit the organization's official open call website for up-to-date information.

DEADLINE

2026-10-01


TYPE OF SUPPORT

Philanthropy


COUNTRY OF THE PROVIDER

Netherlands


WEBSITE

KEYWORDS
Arts - Audio-visual arts - Visual arts - Digital arts - Interdisciplinary art practices