Deadline to apply is May 31, 2026

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 dreaming and apply for a $500 grant through International Encaustic Artists!

This grant opportunity is intended for teams of 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.

Complete the application,

and be sure to check out a sampling of successful applications and events from our first round of grants in 2025.





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


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