Liu Shimming Artist Grants | Liu Shiming Art Foundation (Due Aug. 31)
Liu Shimming Artist Grants | Liu Shiming Art Foundation
Deadline: August 31st, 2026
New York, NY, June 1, 2026 — Liu Shiming Art Foundation is pleased to announce that the grant application for Liu Shiming Artist Grants is now open as of today, June 1, 2026 until August 31, 2026. Established to support the work of visual artists during the first decade of their careers, the Liu Shiming Artist Grants enable the creation of new projects that explore the interplay between traditional, cultural, or historical influences and contemporary artistic practice. Each year, up to five artists are selected to receive a $5,000 grant.
"We are thrilled to open applications and witness the extraordinary work emerging artists are bringing into existence, as they truly are the backbone of the art world,” said Puiking Hui, Executive Director of the Liu Shiming Art Foundation. “Watching past grant recipients grow in their practices has been one of the most rewarding parts of this program and is exactly what Liu Shiming believed in. He dedicated a great portion of his life to creating space for younger artists to find their voices, and through this program, that spirit continues to live on."
The Foundation’s artist grants program stems from the value Liu Shiming (1926-2010) placed on supporting younger generations of artists during his sculpture career and his tenure as a teacher at the Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing. In keeping with this ethos, the Foundation will host an exhibition Bio-Morph spotlighting the work of five Liu Shiming Artist Grant recipients from past grant cycles, bringing their practices into dialogue with Liu Shiming’s as well as each other’s through their shared sensitivity to organic form and artistic transformation. In Bio-Morph, Sergei Zinchuk’s Belated Arrivals series (2022-2026) and Jing Huang’s Infinity #3 (2026) were made possible by their Liu Shiming Artist Grant. The exhibition will be on view from June 12 to August 28.
Visual artists who have been working for between two and ten years are invited to apply for a Liu Shiming Artist Grant in support of a current or new project. Final awardees will be chosen by a distinguished panel of art world professionals. Successful applicants will be notified via email by December 2, 2026.