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!

Are you in the US and looking for the best opportunities in your region?
You can find Artwork Archive’s guides to the artist opportunities in your region using the guides below:

Western United States Guide

Midwestern United States Guide

Southwestern United States Guide

Southeastern United States Guide

Northeastern United States Guide


Guide to the Best Artist Opportunities in 2023

June 30, 2021

CALL FOR EXHIBITS 2021/22 - Gifts of Art at Michigan Medicine, University of Michigan
Exhibition

  • Organization: Gifts of Art, Michigan Medicine
  • Submission Deadline: June 30, 2021
  • Award Info: N/A
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Ann Arbor, MI 48109, United States
Description

June 13, 2022

Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize
Competition

  • Organization: Parker Harris
  • Submission Deadline: June 13, 2022
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Drawing
  • Location: London, United Kingdom
Description

January 1, 2023

W.E.B. Du Bois Sculpture Project
Public Art & Proposals

  • Submission Deadline: January 1, 2023
  • Event Dates: December 1, 2023
  • Award Info: Each finalist will receive an honorarium of $3,000. This honorarium is to be utilized for pre-proposal development, research and creation of a model sculpture.
  • Eligibility: Regional
  • Categories: Sculpture
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to sculptors based in the Northeastern region of the United States. Proposals by artists who have demonstrated ability in executing likenesses in human form will be considered.

January 1, 2023

"Spiritual Visions" Open Call
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: January 1, 2023
  • Event Dates: January 27, 2023 - February 5, 2023
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
Description

January 1, 2023

February Group Art Show at The Jones Gallery
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: January 1, 2023
  • Event Dates: February 1, 2023 - February 23, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $30.00
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to U.S. based artists

January 1, 2023

Yosemite Renaissance 38
Competition

  • Submission Deadline: January 1, 2023
  • Event Dates: May 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $25.00
  • Award Info: $4,000 in cash awards
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
Description

January 1, 2023

PhotoSpiva 2023
Competition

  • Submission Deadline: January 1, 2023
  • Event Dates: March 18, 2023 - May 13, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $40.00
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Photography
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all U.S.-based amateur and professional photographers.

January 1, 2023

Group Exhibition for Artists of African Descent
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: January 1, 2023
  • Event Dates: February 3, 2023 - March 17, 2023
  • Eligibility: Regional
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all artists of African descent residing within a 250-mile radius of the Quad Cities.

January 1, 2023

Emerging
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: January 1, 2023
  • Event Dates: February 1, 2023 - February 23, 2023
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
Description

January 2, 2023

Wassaic Project Sculpture Fellowships
Grants & Fellowships

  • Submission Deadline: January 2, 2023
  • Event Dates: November 1, 2023 - January 2, 2024
  • Award Info: Compensation: $15,000/year
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Sculpture
  • Location: Wassaic, New York, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to Sculpture artists

January 2, 2023

Wassaic Project Printmaking Fellowship
Grants & Fellowships

  • Submission Deadline: January 2, 2023
  • Event Dates: May 1, 2023 - October 31, 2023
  • Award Info: $700/month on contract on payroll
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to Printmakers

January 2, 2023

City of Olathe 2023 Downtown Outdoor Sculpture Exhibit
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: January 2, 2023
  • Event Dates: June 1, 2023 - May 1, 2024
  • Entry Fee: $10.00
  • Award Info: Artists will receive a $2,000 honorarium for each work selected for a one-year lease. Consideration may be given for a $4,000 honorarium for a two-year lease.
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Sculpture
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to artists working with Sculpture and Public Art

January 3, 2023

8th Annual Colorful Abstractions Art Competition
Competition

  • Submission Deadline: January 3, 2023
  • Event Dates: January 10, 2023 - March 9, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $25.00
  • Award Info: Cash prizes and an invitation to Fusion Art's Annual Group Show in Santa Fe, New Mexico in 2024 for Best in Show winners.
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
Description

January 3, 2023

Celebrating Women
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: January 3, 2023
  • Event Dates: February 16, 2023 - March 24, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $35
  • Award Info: $800 in prizes will be awarded
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
Description

January 4, 2023

Colorado Avenue & Columbia Street Roundabout
Public Art & Proposals

  • Submission Deadline: January 4, 2023
  • Award Info: Total project budget is $130,000.
  • Eligibility: Regional
  • Categories: Sculpture
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to Artists or Artist Teams residing in the Northwest and Southwest United States, specifically Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, California, Arizona, Texas, New Mexico, Wyoming, Colorado and Utah. Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC), Women and LGBTQAI+ community members are highly encouraged to apply. Artists living in Oregon are highly encouraged to apply.

January 5, 2023

2023 Queens Arts Fund: New Work Grant
Grants & Fellowships

  • Submission Deadline: January 5, 2023
  • Award Info: up to $3,000
  • Eligibility: Local
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Queens, NYC, New York, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all Queens-based artists.

January 5, 2023

2023 Queens Arts Fund: Arts Access Grant
Grants & Fellowships

  • Organization: NYFA
  • Submission Deadline: January 5, 2023
  • Award Info: Up to $5,000
  • Eligibility: Local
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Queens , New York, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

The organization or collective applying must have existed for at least one year and must be based in the Queens, NY area.

January 5, 2023

23rd “Solo Art Series” – An Opportunity to Shine
Competition

  • Submission Deadline: January 5, 2023
  • Event Dates: January 15, 2023 - May 14, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $26.00
  • Award Info: 4 Solo Exhibitions & 8 Artist Showcases will be awarded
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
Description

January 5, 2023

Skowhegan 2023 Residency
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: January 5, 2023
  • Event Dates: June 10, 2023 - August 12, 2023
  • Entry Fee: Application fees increase as the deadline approaches
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Skowhegan, Maine, United States
Description

January 6, 2023

Nude Nite—Orlando 2023
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: January 6, 2023
  • Event Dates: February 9, 2023 - February 11, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $40.00
  • Award Info: First prize: $4000.00 More cash prizes available
  • 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

January 6, 2023

GRACIA Residency
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: January 6, 2023
  • Event Dates: July 1, 2023 - August 1, 2023
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Antigua, Guatemala
Description

January 6, 2023

Earth & Fire Exhibition
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: January 6, 2023
  • Event Dates: February 24, 2023 - April 1, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $35
  • Award Info: First prize: $4000.00 More cash prizes available
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Sculpture
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to U.S.-based Ceramic artists.

January 6, 2023

2nd National Juried Exhibition of Traditional Oils
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: January 6, 2023
  • Event Dates: March 31, 2023 - April 30, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $35.00
  • Award Info: $100,000 in cash and merchandise, including a $25,000 Best In Show
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Painting
Description

January 6, 2023

COSO 2023 BIENNIAL: CALL FOR ART
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: January 6, 2023
  • Event Dates: April 7, 2023 - June 30, 2023
  • Award Info: Solo Exhibition
  • Eligibility: Regional
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all artists residing in the following states: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky, Virginia, and West Virginia.

January 6, 2023

32nd National Exhibition of Traditional Oils
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: January 6, 2023
  • Event Dates: March 31, 2023 - April 30, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $35.00
  • Award Info: Awards approximately $100,000 in cash & merchandise, including a $25,000 cash best in show award
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Painting
Description

January 7, 2023

Paint Grand Traverse 2023
Other

  • Submission Deadline: January 7, 2023
  • Event Dates: June 18, 2023 - June 24, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $40.00
  • Award Info: A total of $15,000 in cash and prizes
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Painting
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to U.S. based painters

January 8, 2023

‘ARTIST OF THE YEAR’
Competition

  • Submission Deadline: January 8, 2023
  • Event Dates: January 18, 2023 - January 30, 2023
  • Award Info: 1st Prize - £250 + Solo virtual exhibition [up to 20 artworks] 2nd Prize - Solo virtual exhibition [up to 15 artworks]
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting
  • Online Only: Yes
Description

January 8, 2023

Making the Cut Exhibition
Exhibition

  • Organization: Shoebox Arts
  • Submission Deadline: January 8, 2023
  • Event Dates: January 22, 2023 - February 17, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $15.00
  • Award Info: Solo exhibition and cash awards
  • 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.

January 8, 2023

The Studios at MASS MoCA Residency Program
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: January 8, 2023
  • Event Dates: June 1, 2023 - January 1, 2024
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: North Adams, , Massachusetts
Description

January 8, 2023

2023 Susan Beech Mid-Career Grant
Grants & Fellowships

  • Submission Deadline: January 8, 2023
  • Award Info: An unrestricted cash grant of $20,000 to be paid over two years ($10,000 at the signing of the contract, $5,000 twelve months after the signing, and $5,000 upon the project’s completion)
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts
  • Online Only: Yes
Description

January 8, 2023

Heartland Artist
Competition

  • Submission Deadline: January 8, 2023
  • Event Dates: January 18, 2023 - January 30, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $45.00
  • Award Info: Best in Show $1,500 - Second Place $1,000 - Third Place $500
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting
Description

January 9, 2023

Individual Artist Grants- City of Davis, CA
Grants & Fellowships

  • Submission Deadline: January 9, 2023
  • Award Info: Grants of $1,000 will be made to eligible individuals
  • Eligibility: Local
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Davis, California, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all artists residing in Davis, California

January 9, 2023

The 20th Annual Telluride Plein Air
Other

  • Submission Deadline: January 9, 2023
  • Event Dates: June 28, 2023 - July 4, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $55.00
  • Award Info: In honor of the 20th anniversary, the award has increased from $10,000 to $15,000 cash and prizes.
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Painting
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to any plein air artists over the age of 18.

January 9, 2023

IMPRESSIONS: The Art of the Print
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: January 9, 2023
  • Event Dates: February 26, 2023 - April 5, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $35 ($32 with TCA Member discount) for the first 2 entries
  • Award Info: Best of Show: $500 / Award of Excellence: $300 / Award of Merit: $200 / Honorable Mention: $100 / Honorable Mention:$100
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to U.S.-based Printmakers

January 9, 2023

Fellowships in Human Rights & the Arts
Grants & Fellowships

  • Submission Deadline: January 9, 2023
  • Award Info: Compensation: Fellows will receive a full-time salary and health insurance.
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to scholars, artists, and activists with teaching experience and a research project.

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