United States Mint Artistic Infusion Program
The U.S. Mint seeks professional artists for its Artistic Infusion Program to design coins and medals. Applications accepted starting January 8, 2026.
The United States Mint is pleased to announce a call for artists to participate in its Artistic Infusion Program (AIP). The Mint will begin accepting applications on January 8, 2026, at 12:00 p.m. EST. This program contracts with talented, professional American artists who represent diverse backgrounds and interests to create designs for United States coins and medals.
The AIP was specifically designed with the objective of enriching and invigorating the designs of U.S. coins and medals by developing a pool of talented external artists prepared to work closely with the Mint's staff to create and submit new designs for selected coin and medal programs throughout the year.
Established in 2003, the program has successfully contracted with many professional artists whose work appears on various U.S. coinage and medals. AIP artists' designs are frequently found on coins and medals, and in most cases, the artist's initials appear on the final coins or medals, along with the initials of the Mint Medallic Artist who sculpted the selected designs.
Under current AIP provisions, artists are paid $2,000 per assignment. Additionally, artists receive a $4,000 bonus for every design selected for use on a coin or medal. Applicants must be U.S. citizens at least 18 years old at the time of application submission and must be professional artists with work either published, produced, or exhibited in design-driven media such as illustration, graphic design, animation, concept art, comics, collectibles, poster art, street art, tattoo art, or similar outlets where design integrity is at a premium.
Interested artists should register online at the official U.S. Mint website and submit their application, including five to 10 images of work from their portfolio by February 6, 2026, at 1:00 p.m. EST. Selected participants may be invited to join the AIP without further evaluation in Phase One, or invited to Phase Two evaluation, which may require submission of a resumé/CV, online portfolio link, or development of a demonstration design for which artists are paid $1,500.