GUIDE TO THE BEST ARTIST GRANTS & OPPORTUNITIES IN 2023

Each year the Artwork Archive team goes on a mission to find the best art opportunities, grants, and calls-for-entry for the upcoming year.

Below you will find a list of the top artist residencies, international open calls, artist grants, exhibition opportunities and art competitions that we believe will benefit artists in 2023!

This year, we added another new feature! You can now save the important deadlines for your favorite opportunities right in your Artwork Archive account.

When you find a call that interests you, simply click ‘Add to Schedule' and the call's deadline will be automatically added to your Schedule. You'll also receive weekly reminders to keep you on top of your game.

We will be updating this list throughout the year, so make sure to bookmark the page, check back often, and let us know if there is an opportunity that should be listed!


Guide to the Best Artist Opportunities in 2023

March 23, 2023 Ends today

$1,800.00 Innovate Grants for Art + Photo

$1,800.00 Innovate Grants for Art + Photo
  • Submission Deadline: March 23, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $35.00
  • Award Info: (2) $1,800.00 grants each quarter
  • Type: Competition
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Online Only: Yes
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to all media.

March 23, 2023 Ends today

$1,800.00 Innovate Grants for Art + Photo

  • Submission Deadline: March 23, 2023
  • Entry Fee:  $35.00
  • Award Info: 2 x $1,800.00 USD Grants
  • Type: Grants & Fellowships
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to all artists

March 24, 2023 1 day left

Superfine Savannah

Superfine Savannah
  • Organization: Superfine Art Fair
  • Submission Deadline: March 24, 2023
  • Event Dates: March 30, 2023 - April 2, 2023
  • Entry Fee: Prices vary depending on booth size
  • Type: Competition
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Savannah, Georgia 31401
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to all artists

March 24, 2023 1 day left

36th Annual Northern National Art Competition

  • Submission Deadline: March 24, 2023
  • Event Dates: June 15, 2023 - July 28, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $35.00
  • Award Info: more than $8,500 in prize money will be awarded, including three $1,000 Awards of Excellence
  • Type: Competition
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all U.S.-based artists

March 24, 2023 1 day left

DESTROY THE GAP

  • Organization: BGSU School of Art for the Dorothy Uber Bryan Gallery
  • Submission Deadline: March 24, 2023
  • Type: Exhibition
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
Description

March 24, 2023 1 day left

DESTROY THE GAP

  • Submission Deadline: March 24, 2023
  • Type: Exhibition
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to all mediums

March 25, 2023 2 days left

Galveston Artists Residency

  • Submission Deadline: March 25, 2023
  • Event Dates: October 1, 2023 - July 1, 2024
  • Award Info: A ten month fellowship that includes studio space, housing and a stipend of $1, 100 per month for 10 months
  • Type: Grants & Fellowships
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Galveston, TX

March 26, 2023 3 days left

Fiddler's Green Public Art Mural Opportunity

Fiddler's Green Public Art Mural Opportunity
  • Organization: Museum of Outdoor Art
  • Submission Deadline: March 26, 2023
  • Event Dates: June 2, 2023
  • Award Info: $2,300 honorarium
  • Type: Public Art & Proposals
  • Eligibility: State
  • Categories: Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to Colorado-based muralists

March 26, 2023 3 days left

We Shall Rise: Mother Jones Monument

  • Submission Deadline: March 26, 2023
  • Award Info: Budget: $250,000
  • Type: Public Art & Proposals
  • Eligibility: International
  • Location: Chicago, Illinois
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to artists working in Public Art

March 27, 2023 4 days left

14th Annual “Abstracts” Online Art Competition

14th Annual “Abstracts” Online Art Competition
  • Organization: Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery
  • Submission Deadline: March 27, 2023
  • Event Dates: April 1, 2023 - April 30, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $18.00 for 1 to 2 entries / $26.00 for 3 to 5 entries. Early entry and art student discounts.
  • Award Info: Best in Show winner will receive a cash prize. Winners receive extensive worldwide publicity and promotion.
  • Type: Competition
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Online Only: Yes
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to all artists except Film, Video, and New Media

March 27, 2023 4 days left

Amethyst Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: March 27, 2023
  • Event Dates: April 1, 2023 - April 30, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $10
  • Type: Exhibition
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to all artists

March 27, 2023 4 days left

International Call for Online Art Competition, “ALL Women Artists”

International Call for Online Art Competition, “ALL Women Artists”
  • Organization: Contemporary Art Gallery Online
  • Submission Deadline: March 27, 2023
  • Event Dates: March 29, 2023 - April 25, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $15 for up to three images, $25 for up to five images and $35 for up to eight. Funds in US Dollars.
  • Award Info: Prizes include Memberships to Contemporary Art Gallery Online, Extensive Marketing, Winner’s Certificates, Event Collateral and much more.
  • Type: Competition
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Online Only: Yes
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to all artists except Film/New Media/Video

March 28, 2023 5 days left

ArtQuest London: 30Works30Days

  • Submission Deadline: March 28, 2023
  • Event Dates: April 1, 2023 - April 30, 2023
  • Type: Other
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to all artists

March 28, 2023 5 days left

Boynes Emerging Artist Award 8th Edition | Virtual Solo Exhibition

Boynes Emerging Artist Award 8th Edition | Virtual Solo Exhibition
  • Submission Deadline: March 28, 2023
  • Entry Fee: 25-35
  • Award Info: Multiple opportunities to win 1000’s in cash prizes, 1 month virtual solo exhibition with partner [The Smart Artist Hub](https://www.smartartisthub.com/), website feature, publication and so much more
  • Type: Competition
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Online Only: Yes
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to all 2D and 3D artists

March 31, 2023 8 days left

The Fluevog Emerging Artist Grant

  • Submission Deadline: March 31, 2023
  • Award Info: $10,000 and a pair of Fluevog shoes
  • Type: Grants & Fellowships
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
Description
Eligibility Info

(Applicants must be citizens or permanent residents of Canada, The United States of America, The Netherlands or Australia); All mediums 

March 31, 2023 8 days left

Ruth Borchard Prize

  • Submission Deadline: March 31, 2023
  • Entry Fee: This is £38.00 from a UK-based bank account and £48.00 from an overseas account
  • Award Info: £10,000
  • Type: Competition
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to all aritsts

March 31, 2023 8 days left

Respite: The Arts That Bind Workshop/Roundtables

Respite: The Arts That Bind Workshop/Roundtables
  • Submission Deadline: March 31, 2023
  • Event Dates: October 28, 2023 - October 31, 2023
  • Entry Fee: Registration fees apply
  • Type: Workshop
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to everyone!

March 31, 2023 8 days left

Art League of Hilton Head 2023 Biennale Exhibition

Art League of Hilton Head 2023 Biennale Exhibition
  • Organization: Art League of Hilton Head
  • Submission Deadline: March 31, 2023
  • Event Dates: May 16, 2023 - April 12, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $35 for first image, $10 each additional image up to 3
  • Award Info: $5,000 in cash prizes
  • Type: Competition
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Hilton Head Island, SC 29925
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to U.S.-based artists working in all mediums except Film/Video/New Media

March 31, 2023 8 days left

2024 Summer Artists-In-Residency Open Call

2024 Summer Artists-In-Residency Open Call
  • Organization: Bemis Center For Contemporary Arts
  • Submission Deadline: March 31, 2023
  • Event Dates: May 22, 2024 - August 16, 2024
  • Entry Fee: $40
  • Award Info: U.S.-based artists-in-residence receive a $1,000 USD monthly stipend and an additional $750 USD travel stipend. Due to the limitations of B2 visas (touring/visiting), international artists-in-residence are eligible to receive reimbursement of qualified expenses, such as airfare, ground transportation, and meals
  • Type: Residency
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Omaha, NE 68102
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to all artists.

March 31, 2023 8 days left

Works on Paper 2023

  • Submission Deadline: March 31, 2023
  • Event Dates: May 20, 2023 - July 4, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $35
  • Award Info: Cash prizes 
  • Type: Competition
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to U.S.-based artists working with works on paper

March 31, 2023 8 days left

Reminiscence Art & Design Competition

  • Submission Deadline: March 31, 2023
  • Award Info: $50,000 cash prize pool, 1st prize $20,000, 10 runners-up will recieve $3,000
  • Type: Competition
  • Categories: Photography, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Sculpture
  • Online Only: Yes
Description
Eligibility Info

The prize is open to the following artistic disciplines: 2D visual art, sculpture and installations, glass art, photographic art, digital art, lighting art.

March 31, 2023 8 days left

Open Call to Exhibit in 2024

  • Submission Deadline: March 31, 2023
  • Type: Exhibition
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all artists based in Canada

March 31, 2023 8 days left

Pentwater Public Arts: Sculpture Walk 2023

  • Submission Deadline: March 31, 2023
  • Event Dates: May 25, 2023 - October 14, 2023
  • Award Info: Each artist selected will receive a $1500 honorarium 
  • Type: Public Art & Proposals
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Sculpture
  • Location: Pentwater, Michigan
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to U.S.-based artists in Sculpture and Public Art

March 31, 2023 8 days left

The PASEO 2023

  • Submission Deadline: March 31, 2023
  • Event Dates: September 15, 2023 - September 16, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $15.00
  • Type: Competition
  • Categories: Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline
  • Location: Taos, New Mexico
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to artists working with Immersive, Participatory, Installation Art 

March 31, 2023 8 days left

Art League of Hilton Head 2023 Biennale Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: March 31, 2023
  • Event Dates: May 16, 2023 - June 17, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $35.00
  • Award Info: Over $5,000 in cash prizes
  • Type: Exhibition
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all U.S. based- visual artists

March 31, 2023 8 days left

Between2Rivers Artist Trail Event

  • Submission Deadline: March 31, 2023
  • Event Dates: August 19, 2023
  • Type: Competition
  • Eligibility: Regional
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Fayette County, Pennsylvania 
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all artists in the following regions: (Greene, Fayette, Somerset, Washington, and Westmoreland counties in Pennsylvania; Monongalia and Preston counties in West Virginia; and Garrett County, Maryland); All medium

March 31, 2023 8 days left

2024 Spring Artists-In-Residency Open Call

2024 Spring Artists-In-Residency Open Call
  • Organization: Bemis Center For Contemporary Arts
  • Submission Deadline: March 31, 2023
  • Event Dates: January 24, 2024 - April 19, 2024
  • Entry Fee: $40
  • Award Info: U.S.-based artists-in-residence receive a $1,000 USD monthly stipend and an additional $750 USD travel stipend. Due to the limitations of B2 visas (touring/visiting), international artists-in-residence are eligible to receive reimbursement of qualified expenses, such as airfare, ground transportation, and meals
  • Type: Residency
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Omaha, NE 68102
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to all artists

March 31, 2023 8 days left

CALL FOR PROPOSAL At Ease: Outdoor Public Sculpture for Lovell Federal Health Care Center

  • Organization: Brushwood Center at Ryerson Woods
  • Submission Deadline: March 31, 2023
  • Event Dates: June 1, 2023
  • Award Info: Budget: $8,000-$12,000
  • Type: Public Art & Proposals
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Sculpture
  • Location: North Chicago, Illinois 60064
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to U.S. based artists working with Public Art and/or Sculpture

March 31, 2023 8 days left

Rising Star Fellowship

Rising Star Fellowship
  • Organization: Etcheve
  • Submission Deadline: March 31, 2023
  • Award Info: The fellow will be given funds so they can study, use cutting-edge technology, and interact with professionals and other artists.
  • Type: Grants & Fellowships
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to all artists

March 31, 2023 8 days left

Ringholz Art Supply Awards 2023

  • Submission Deadline: March 31, 2023
  • Award Info: $1,000
  • Type: Grants & Fellowships
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all U.S.-based artists

March 31, 2023 8 days left

2023 Abiquiu Inn Sculpture Competition & Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: March 31, 2023
  • Event Dates: April 15, 2023 - March 31, 2024
  • Award Info: First place $1,000 cash award, Second place $500 cash award,Third place $300 cash award
  • Type: Competition
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Sculpture
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to U.S.-based sculpture artists

March 31, 2023 8 days left

March PleinAir Salon $30,000 Art Competition

March PleinAir Salon $30,000 Art Competition
  • Organization: PleinAir Magazine
  • Submission Deadline: March 31, 2023
  • Event Dates: March 1, 2023 - March 31, 2023
  • Entry Fee: Early Bird: $29/$12 Regular: $38/$16
  • Award Info: $1100 per month, over $33,000 annually
  • Type: Competition
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Drawing, Painting
  • Online Only: Yes
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to artists working with Drawing and/or Painting

March 31, 2023 8 days left

2024 Wild Futures: Art, Culture, Impact

  • Submission Deadline: March 31, 2023
  • Award Info: up to $50, 000 direct project funding
  • Type: Grants & Fellowships
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Online Only: Yes
Description
Eligibility Info

US citizen, permanent legal resident, or O-1 visa holder
At least 25 years old
Working artist(s) with at least 5 years of professional artistic practice
Applicant may not be enrolled in a degree granting program
May not apply to the Warhol Foundation Arts Writers grant program in the same year
May not have previously received a Creative Capital Award
May not be an applicant or collaborator on more than one proposed project per year
Projects that are not eligible:
Projects whose main purpose is promotional
Project is to fund ongoing operations of existing business
Curation or documentation of existing work

March 31, 2023 8 days left

Painted in New York

  • Submission Deadline: March 31, 2023
  • Award Info: A year-long contract and opportunity to showcase work at Park West SoHo
  • Type: Competition
  • Eligibility: Regional
  • Categories: Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: New York City, NY
Description
Eligibility Info

New York-based artists with original works in paint, sculpture, collage or non-digital drawing or illustration

March 31, 2023 8 days left

The Martin House Creative Residency Program

  • Submission Deadline: March 31, 2023
  • Event Dates: June 1, 2023 - October 31, 2023
  • Award Info: $5,000 stipend, up to $1,000 travel expenses
  • Type: Residency
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline
Description

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