Open Call | 2026 Golden Fleece Award
The Trustees of the Golden Fleece Award invite applications for the 2026 Award.
The Golden Fleece Award provides funding for artists working in all forms of visual, craft and applied arts. It is the largest prize open to both artists and makers in Ireland. It aims to provide resources for creative practitioners to innovate and develop their work at a critical point in their careers.
Emerging, mid-career, and established artists and makers currently resident in or originally from the island of Ireland are eligible to apply.
Applications must be made via the Online Application Form on the Golden Fleece Award’s website before the deadline: 5pm, Friday 28 November 2025.
There is no entry fee. Updates on the status of applications will be shared with entrants in February 2026.