MASB Artist Travel Prize - 2026

On behalf of The Municipal Art Society of Baltimore City (The Society), Create Baltimore is proud to announce the annual awarding of the Artist Travel Prize. This year, The Society will award $8,000 to a visual artist or visual artist collaborators, living or working in Baltimore City.

The successful proposal selected by The Society’s Board of Directors must clearly articulate the artist’s reason for travel to a specific destination and how this travel is essential to their studio practice. The Society’s focus will be on emerging artists.

Applicants must live or have a studio in Baltimore City during the time of application and during the granting period and may not be full-time students or be enrolled in a degree-granting program at the time of application or during the granting period. 

This year, as an additional component of the Travel Prize, the selected artist must present, within one year of return from their funded travel, a public-facing presentation to be scheduled by the artist, The Society, and Create Baltimore. This presentation will be a showcase of new work created during the artist’s travel or as a result of their travel experience.

PRIZE TIMELINE

June 9, 2026 - Artist Call released, application opens.

July 14, 2026, 5:00 PM - Application closes, all submissions due.
August 25, 2026 - Selected artist notified; all applicants notified of application status.

September 9, 2026 - Public announcement of Prize winner. 

PREVIOUS RECIPIENTS

2016: Stephen Towns

2017: Nate Larson

2018: Erick Antonio Benitez, Erin Fostel

2019: LaToya Hobbs, J.M. Giordano

2020: Hoesy Corona, Schroeder Cherry

2021: Rosa Leff

2022: Jackie Milad, Elena Volkova

2023: Jill Orlov

2024: Sherry Insley

2025: Tony Shore

For questions about this application, please contact Create Baltimore's Grants, Competitions, & Exhibitions Manager, Troy Jennings, at tjennings@promotionandarts.org. 

(Photo: "Threshold" by Sherry Insley, the 2024 Travel Prize recipient.)