The Fund: The starting prize in the amount of $2,500 CAD in partnership with Art Girl Rising will be shared between 4 or more artists (min. $625 per artist). 20% of each application fee will be contributed towards the total prize money.

Exhibit and Sell your work: The first 15 shortlisted artists will have an opportunity to exhibit and sell their work via Subject Matter online art gallery. ***Please note, Repaint History and Art Girl Rising do not take any fee from the sales of the work. Subject Matter will receive a 10% admin fee once the work of the artist has been sold***

Free Workshop: ALL applicants who have applied for the call are invited and enrolled for a free workshop provided by Subject Matter called “Don’t Be Scared of Your Artist Statement”. 

Get Featured: Selected artists for the fund will be interviewed and featured as part of the “Artists We Love” series. In addition, the shortlisted 15 artists will all be profiled on both Art Girl Rising and Repaint History social media platforms.

Eligibility: Artists around the world are welcome to apply to this fund with works from a wide array of mediums: painting, mixed media, sculpture, photography, printmaking, etc.

Application: To apply, visit the website to fill out the online submission form. Make sure to include a link to your portfolio, your website, and social media accounts where you display and promote your work. The submissions will be evaluated by an international jury of curators, who will make the decision on the recipients of the fund.

Submission deadline: December 19th, 2021

Announcement of the recipients: January 23rd – January 28th (to be determined)

Application fee: $25 CAD (Approx $19 US)

For more information about the open call, visit here.

For more information about Subject Matter, visit here.

For more information about Art Girl Rising, visit here.