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Announcing IEA's 2026 Call for Applications for Small-Scale Regional Events Grant Awards! |
| Have you ever wished you could build or strengthen a community of encaustic artists in your region? If so, we encourage you to keep dreaming and apply for a $500 grant through International Encaustic Artists! This grant opportunity is intended for teams that include one or more IEA member artists who would like to organize a Small-Scale Regional Encaustic Event in collaboration with a local arts or community organization. Proposed events may be held any time between July 15, 2026 & June 30, 2027. Read the grant prospectus. and be sure to check out a sampling of successful applications and events from our first round of grants in 2025. Deadline to apply is May 31, 2026 |
2025 Small Scale Regional Events Grants Through this initiative, IEA funded eight $500 grants to support regional groups of IEA members, such as existing chapters or informally-connected groups of artists, in convening small-scale events that are designed to strengthen local encaustic community and connections among regional artists. We envision funding proposals that include a longer-term goal to sustain the connections among regional artists into the future, beyond the funded event. Learn more about their projects at this link. Congratulations to our grant recipients for 2025-2026 Location & Grant Leaders Aarwanger, BE, Switzerland – Ursi Lysser & Beate Kratt Albany, CA, USA - Karen Buttwinick & Ken Gold Astoria, NY, USA - Eirene Archolekas & Tina M Glavini Bude, Cornwall, Great Britain – Julie Wrathall & Lyn Kirkland Clayton, MO, USA – Eve Bayer & Leah Merriman Lynden, WA , USA – Jana Gering & Linda Lojewski Reno, NV, USA – Lonnie Zarem Tampa, FL, USA – Gina White & Shelley Jean |
