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2026 Grant for Writing on Sculpture

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Posted by: The Jonathan and Barbara Silver Foundation
Deadline: Sun, May 31st, 2026

Applications are open for the 2026 Jonathan and Barbara Silver Foundation Grant for Writing on Sculpture. The deadline to apply is May 31, 2026, at 11:59pm (EST).

 

The Foundation is offering one $20,000 grant for 2026.

 

Jonathan Silver (1937-1992) was a sculptor, art historian and art critic. He was passionately engaged with sculptural form and process and with histories and theories of sculpture.

 

The Jonathan and Barbara Silver Foundation is committed to supporting the field of sculpture. The JBSF grant program operates on a 2-year cycle, with alternating grants that support writing in even years and sculpture in odd years. The sculpture grant application will be available in 2027.

 

The recipient of the writer’s grant will be able to demonstrate a serious commitment to writing about sculpture, through fresh thinking on the history, aesthetics, purposes, imagination and/or situation of sculpture.

 

Supported categories of writing include essays and books. Types of writing that are supported include art criticism, art history, memoir, psychoanalytical study, philosophical meditation and literary study.

 

The project is expected to be completed within 1 year of receiving the award.

 

Visit our website to learn more about the Foundation and to apply for the Grant for Writing on Sculpture.

Posted on Thu, February 5th, 2026
Expires on Sun, May 31st, 2026

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