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Thomas Merceron, The Stirring of Sight, 2026. Commissioned by Hyundai Artlab, © Thomas Merceron.
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Now in its fourth year, the 2026 Artlab Editorial Fellowship Open Call is accepting applications through March 9, 2026.
Within today’s contemporary cultural landscape, it is imperative that critics value nuance and interpersonal understanding in equal measure with intellectual precision. Art writers today are compelled to attend to the range of human experiences, navigating the familiar and unfamiliar, idiosyncratic and interconnected, coherent and contradictory.
Established in 2022, Artlab Editorial, an initiative by Hyundai Artlab and a digital platform dedicated to art writing by transnational voices, has witnessed firsthand how platforms for critical art writing are essential to a thriving global art ecosystem. As part of an ambition to spark meaningful dialogue, cultivate empathy, and facilitate collaborations, Hyundai Artlab is looking to support two art writers whose texts on contemporary art exercise critical empathy. These writers should navigate the balance between care and critique, the interrogative and intuitive, the perceptive and imaginative, and engage through dialogue to deepen understanding.
This Fellowship is open to art writers from anywhere in the world and at any career stage. The two selected Fellows will each receive $10,000 to produce three pieces of writing every other month for Artlab Editorial in 2026 and will be paired with one of this year’s Fellowship Advisors, Mira Dayal, and Gary Zhexi Zhang, for regular one-on-one guidance and mentorship throughout the program.
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The application is open now through March 9, 2026, 11:59pm EST.
Apply here.
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Eligibility requirements and FAQs can be found here.
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Fellowship Structure
The Fellowship is designed to produce a vibrant body of new art writing and foster global connections between writers, readers, and artists. With guidance from Artlab’s Editors and Advisors, Fellows will write three pieces of web-based editorial content for publication on Artlab Editorial.
Fellows will be committing to writing one 800-word article in English every other month, for publication on Artlab Editorial from May through December of 2026. They will be expected to develop each article over the course of eight weeks, meeting with their Advisor for in-depth development sessions, and working closely with Artlab Editorial’s Editor, Shannon Lee, via monthly touch-bases.
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About Hyundai Artlab
For over a decade, Hyundai Motor has deepened its partnerships with museums and cultural organizations worldwide, including Tate, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), the Whitney Museum of American Art, and the Korean Pavilion at the Venice Biennale. Hyundai Translocal Series is a new partnership initiative that roots itself in fostering dialogues and collaboration among art institutions in Korea and across the globe. Hyundai Motor’s own art initiatives include open call programs such as the VH AWARD, Hyundai Blue Prize+, and Artlab Editorial, a digital platform dedicated to art writing by transnational voices. These ongoing collaborations embrace the complexities of the cultural landscape by exploring new ideas and perspectives within and beyond the art ecosystem. The team steering these partnerships and initiatives is Hyundai Artlab. The goal is to spark meaningful dialogue, cultivate empathy, and facilitate collaborations that connect across boundaries. For further information, visit artlab.hyundai.com or follow @hyundai.artlab #HyundaiArtlab
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