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# Southern Artists Can Apply for the $10,000 1858 Prize and Yearlong Feature at the Gibbes Museum of Art
- URL: https://www.artwalkway.com/gibbes-museum-1858-prize-contemporary-southern-art-2025/
- Published: 2025-08-07T15:44:37.000Z
- Updated: 2025-12-22T11:37:12.000Z
- Description: Apply now for the 1858 Prize for Contemporary Southern Art—$10,000 cash and a yearlong presentation of their work at the Gibbes Museum await the winning Southern artist.
- Author: ART News
- Tags: Field Notes, Opportunities Alert, Latest Art News

The Gibbes Museum of Art is now accepting applications for the [1858 Prize for Contemporary Southern Art](https://www.gibbesmuseum.org/1858-prize/?ref=artwalkway.com), and it’s not just another award—it’s a recognition with teeth.

Artists working in *any medium* who are from, based in, or working in the American South—Alabama through West Virginia—are eligible for a $10,000 cash prize and a yearlong presentation of a single artwork at the Gibbes’ Mary Jackson Modern and Contemporary Galleries, beginning February 2026.

This isn’t just local acclaim. Past winners have leapt from this platform to Guggenheims, Pollock-Krasners, and spots in the Met and the National Gallery. This is one of the South’s most serious nods for serious contemporary artists.

The application window slams shut on **September 7, 2025**. You apply online. No entry fee. No gimmicks. Just the kind of work that redefines what it means to be a Southern artist *now*.

If your art pushes the region’s story forward—submit. The world is watching.

[Apply here](https://www.gibbesmuseum.org/1858-prize/?ref=artwalkway.com)!

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**Correction (Aug 12, 2025):** An earlier version of this article misstated that the 1858 Prize includes a yearlong exhibition of the winner’s work. In fact, the prize includes the yearlong presentation of a single artwork by the winning artist at the Gibbes Museum of Art.