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title: "Get Paid to Paint For a Full Year"
organization: "Seattle Art Prize"
category: residency
deadline: 2026-05-07
valid_through: 2026-05-07
countries: ["US"]
disciplines: ["painting"]
location: "Seattle, USA"
entry_fee: "Free"
award: "$50,000 to $80,000 stipend, professional studio in Seattle, 12-month fellowship, artist community with weekly critiques"
eligibility: "Open to figurative painters, from emerging to established artists."
source_url: "https://seattleprize.org/prize/register?redirect=%2Fprize%2F2026"
canonical: "https://opencallradar.com/open-calls/get-paid-to-paint-for-a-full-year-seattle-art-prize-ad99e80a"
status: closed
last_updated: 2026-04-30T06:14:10.548837
---
# Get Paid to Paint For a Full Year

> **STATUS: CLOSED** — the application deadline has passed.
> This page is preserved so external citations stay reachable, but
> the listing is no longer accepting applications.


**Organization**: Seattle Art Prize
**Category**: residency
**Deadline**: 2026-05-07
**Location**: Seattle, USA
**Country code(s)**: US
**Discipline(s)**: painting
**Entry fee**: Free
**Award**: $50,000 to $80,000 stipend, professional studio in Seattle, 12-month fellowship, artist community with weekly critiques
**Eligibility**: Open to figurative painters, from emerging to established artists.

## Description

The Seattle Art Prize offers a 12-month fellowship for figurative painters, providing dedicated time and resources to create meaningful narrative work. Artists receive a stipend ranging from $50,000 to $80,000, based on career stage, and their own professional studio in Seattle's historic Pioneer Square. The program fosters an artist community with talented peers and weekly critiques, supporting artists in developing their best work. There is also a 9-month option available.

## Apply / Verify

- Official source: https://seattleprize.org/prize/register?redirect=%2Fprize%2F2026
- OpenCall Radar listing: https://opencallradar.com/open-calls/get-paid-to-paint-for-a-full-year-seattle-art-prize-ad99e80a