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

November 29, 2023 Ends today

Beauty Illuminated
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: November 29, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $20
  • Award Info: All accepted pieces will be displayed in our online gallery at www.photo-artfolio.com. First Place: $500, Second Place: $300, Third Place $100.
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Photography
  • Online Only: Yes
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to all forms and categories of photography with the exception of AI-generated work

November 30, 2023 1 day left

Residential fellowship opportunity at Stuttgart, Germany for 6-12 months
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: November 30, 2023
  • Entry Fee: 15 Euro
  • Award Info: you'll receive a furnished living/working studio with utilities, a €1,200 monthly grant
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Stuggart, Germany
Description
Eligibility Info

welcome applications from artists and scientists internationally; however, applications from students enrolled in degree programs will not be considered. PhD students may apply. Knowledge of either German and/or English and/or French is a prerequisite for application.

November 30, 2023 1 day left

International Art Residency in Atlantic Canada
Residency

  • Organization: Kingsbrae International Residency for the Arts (KIRA)
  • Submission Deadline: November 30, 2023
  • Event Dates: September 13, 2024 - October 11, 2024
  • Entry Fee: $10.00 application fee
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: St. Andrews, New Brunswick E5B 1R3, Canada
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to all artists

November 30, 2023 1 day left

National Juried Show: A Sense Of Place
Competition

  • Organization: The Upper New Review
  • Submission Deadline: November 30, 2023
  • Event Dates: February 1, 2024 - February 29, 2024
  • Entry Fee: $30
  • Award Info: $1500 in total prizes
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting
  • Location: Sparta, NC 28675, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to creators in the United States aged 13 years of age and older.

November 30, 2023 1 day left

UNTITLED 18 Call for Art: SooVAC’s 18TH Annual Juried Show
Exhibition

  • Organization: Soo Visual Arts Center
  • Submission Deadline: November 30, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $25 - if fee is a barrier contact [email protected]
  • Award Info: One of the selected Untitled 18 artists will be invited to have a solo exhibition in SooVAC's project space.
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Description

November 30, 2023 1 day left

ArtTracts Palestine, Tx Public Sculpture Installation 2024
Public Art & Proposals

  • Submission Deadline: November 30, 2023
  • Event Dates: February 1, 2024 - February 1, 2026
  • Entry Fee: $35.00
  • Award Info: Funding for this year period is $1200 per sculpture and the opportunity to win cash award (People's Choice) 1st place $500, 2nd place $350 and 3rd place $150.
  • Eligibility: Local
  • Categories: Sculpture
  • Location: Palestine, Texas
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to local sculpture artists

November 30, 2023 1 day left

58th Annual National Drawing & Small Sculpture Show
Competition

  • Submission Deadline: November 30, 2023
  • Event Dates: February 16, 2024 - May 1, 2024
  • Entry Fee: $25
  • Award Info: $7500 in PURCHASE AWARDS
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Sculpture
  • Location: Corpus Christi, Texas
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all U.S.-based artists

November 30, 2023 1 day left

November PleinAir Salon $50,000 Art Competition
Competition

  • Organization: PleinAir Magazine
  • Submission Deadline: November 30, 2023
  • Event Dates: November 1, 2023 - November 30, 2023
  • Entry Fee: Early Bird: $29/$12 Regular: $38/$16
  • Award Info: $2050 per month, over $50,000 annually
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Drawing, Painting
  • Online Only: Yes
Description

November 30, 2023 1 day left

small works - BIG TALENT
Exhibition

  • Organization: Las Laguna Art Gallery
  • Submission Deadline: November 30, 2023
  • Event Dates: December 7, 2023 - December 29, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $35
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Laguna Beach, CA 92651, United States
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to all artists

November 30, 2023 1 day left

"Portraits" - the virtual 3D exhibition
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: November 30, 2023
  • Event Dates: December 15, 2023 - January 15, 2024
  • 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 artists

December 1, 2023 2 days left

AWTF Biogas Flare Artwork Project
Public Art & Proposals

  • Submission Deadline: December 1, 2023
  • Award Info: Budget $75,000
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Sculpture
  • Location: Coeur d’Alene, Idaho
Description
Eligibility Info

open to all U.S.-based artists, designers, or creative individuals or artist teams regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, age, marital status, physical or mental disability

December 1, 2023 2 days left

8th Annual Animal Kingdom Art Competition
Competition

  • Organization: Fusion Art
  • Submission Deadline: December 1, 2023
  • Event Dates: December 5, 2023 - January 4, 2024
  • Entry Fee: $25 for 1-2 images / $40 for up to 5 images
  • Award Info: Choice of a cash prize or complimentary one-year membership to Fusion Art's Members Gallery for Best in Show winners. Winners and finalists are provided with extensive worldwide publicity and promotion.
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Online Only: Yes
Description
Eligibility Info

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

December 1, 2023 2 days left

2024 New Mexico Arts Artist Residency - Lincoln Historic Site
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: December 1, 2023
  • Award Info: all-inclusive stipend of $14,000
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Lincoln, New Mexico
Description
Eligibility Info

The project is open to United States residents aged 18 years and older. Artists in all stages of their careers are encouraged to apply. The residency is open to all creative genres: Photographers, Visual Artists, Composers, Choreographers, Actors, Literary Artists, Musicians, etc.

December 1, 2023 2 days left

Winter issue "West" - Cover Art, Visual Art
Competition

  • Organization: Compass Rose Literary Journal
  • Submission Deadline: December 1, 2023
  • Entry Fee: 2.00
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
Description
Eligibility Info

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

December 1, 2023 2 days left

2025 Exhibition Art Submission
Exhibition

  • Organization: 108|Contemporary
  • Submission Deadline: December 1, 2023
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts
  • Location: Tulsa , Oklahoma
Description

December 1, 2023 2 days left

Winter Art Show - City of Frisco, TX
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: December 1, 2023
  • Event Dates: December 10, 2023 - January 14, 2024
  • Eligibility: State
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Frisco, Texas
Description
Eligibility Info

This open call for art is open to artists in Texas who are ages 18 & up.

December 1, 2023 2 days left

Girl Art Now
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: December 1, 2023
  • Event Dates: January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024
  • Entry Fee: $15
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Online Only: Yes
Description
Eligibility Info

All US artists

December 1, 2023 2 days left

Jean W. Wallace Wetlands Trailhead Sculpture
Competition

  • Submission Deadline: December 1, 2023
  • Award Info: Budget: $15,000-$18,000
  • Eligibility: Regional
Description
Eligibility Info

open to artists living in the Mid-America Region of Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Texas

December 1, 2023 2 days left

Cherry Creek Arts Festival
Competition

  • Organization: CherryArts
  • Submission Deadline: December 1, 2023
  • Event Dates: July 5, 2024 - July 7, 2024
  • Entry Fee: 45
  • Award Info: $30,000 offered in artist purchase awards
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to all artists except those working in New Media/Video/Sound Art

December 3, 2023 4 days left

Foundation House Artist Residency Program
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: December 3, 2023
  • Event Dates: January 26, 2024 - February 4, 2024
  • Award Info: Each resident will be given a stipend, private bedroom and bathroom, all meals plus full kitchen access, and access to studio space, a wide variety of common areas, and 75 acres of land to explore and enjoy.
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Greenwich, CT 06831, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

At Foundation House, we believe that conversations about these critical topics are not complete without the input of artists and designers, and it is our privilege to be able to offer the space for creative people of all disciplines to work and therefore be a part of those conversations.

December 3, 2023 4 days left

Arts Elevated at RST 2024
Public Art & Proposals

  • Submission Deadline: December 3, 2023
  • Event Dates: January 5, 2024 - November 10, 2024
  • Eligibility: Regional
  • Categories: Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting
  • Location: Rochester, Minnesota
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to any 2D medium. The artist will need to drop off and pick up the artwork at the Rochester International Airport

December 4, 2023 5 days left

Call for Artists | Peoria Utility Box Art Wraps
Competition

  • Submission Deadline: December 4, 2023
  • Award Info: $350
  • Eligibility: State
  • Categories: Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting
  • Location: Peoria , AZ, United States
  • Online Only: Yes
Description
Eligibility Info

This opportunity is open to artists, illustrators, designers, students and otherwise creative community members residing in the Peoria area, working in any medium, as long as the final artwork can be translated and digitally reproduced on a 2-dimensional vinyl wrap.

December 4, 2023 5 days left

"Color, Shape, Space" - up to $1,500 in Awards, Entry is FREE
Competition

  • Submission Deadline: December 4, 2023
  • Award Info: Up to $1,500 cash awards
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to all mediums except film/new media/video

December 6, 2023 7 days left

2024 Craft Archive Fellowship
Grants & Fellowships

  • Submission Deadline: December 6, 2023
  • Event Dates: February 1, 2024 - September 1, 2024
  • Award Info: Award Amount: $5,000 Grant Period: 9 months
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Online Only: Yes
Description
Eligibility Info

21 years of age or older
Eligible to receive taxable income in the U.S.

December 6, 2023 7 days left

2024 Camera Obscura Art Lab Studio Residency
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: December 6, 2023
  • Award Info: honorarium of $2500
  • Eligibility: Regional
  • Categories: Photography, Film/Video/New Media
  • Location: Santa Monica, California
Description
Eligibility Info

visual, digital and performing artists living in Los Angeles County

December 6, 2023 7 days left

Donner Trail Park Request for Qualifications
Public Art & Proposals

  • Submission Deadline: December 6, 2023
  • Award Info: Finalists will receive a $2,000 honorarium, Budget: $107,500
  • Eligibility: National
  • Location: Salt Lake City, Utah
Description
Eligibility Info

U.S.-based artists or artist-led teams

December 8, 2023 9 days left

Sunrise City Hall Wall Art – South Florida Nature and Wildlife
Public Art & Proposals

  • Submission Deadline: December 8, 2023
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting
  • Location: Sunrise, Florida
Description
Eligibility Info

open to all U.S.-based visual arts Professional Artists/Artist Teams. Professional Artists/Artist Teams

December 8, 2023 9 days left

Mercer County Cass Street Prison Mural Project
Public Art & Proposals

  • Submission Deadline: December 8, 2023
  • Award Info: Budget: $150,000
  • Eligibility: Regional
  • Categories: Painting
  • Location: Trenton, New Jersey
Description
Eligibility Info

This RFQ is open to artists/artist teams residing or working within the tri-state area (NJ, NY, CT, and PA).

December 8, 2023 9 days left

2024 Call for Artist- Center for Performing Artists
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: December 8, 2023
  • Eligibility: Local
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Mountain View, California
Description
Eligibility Info

open to all professional artists/artist teams over the age of 18 residing in the local 11 San Francisco Bay Area Counties (Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Benito, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Solano and Sonoma).

December 8, 2023 9 days left

Painting the Blues
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: December 8, 2023
  • Event Dates: December 16, 2023 - January 19, 2024
  • Entry Fee: $15
  • Award Info: Over $400 in cash prizes
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Painting
  • Online Only: Yes
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to U.S.-based artists. Any 2D media is acceptable (view unacceptable media below). These include but are not limited to: Watercolor, gouache, acrylic, oils, ink, casein, and egg tempera.

December 8, 2023 9 days left

Street + Still Life + Fashion
Competition

  • Organization: Black Box Gallery
  • Submission Deadline: December 8, 2023
  • Event Dates: January 1, 2024 - January 20, 2024
  • Entry Fee: 40.00
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Photography
  • Location: Portland, Oregon 97214, United States
Description

December 9, 2023 10 days left

The New Artist | Call For Artists!
Exhibition

  • Organization: Boomer Gallery
  • Submission Deadline: December 9, 2023
  • Event Dates: December 15, 2023 - December 20, 2023
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: London Se1 2tu, United Kingdom
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to all artists

December 10, 2023 11 days left

9th Annual Juried Photography Show
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: December 10, 2023
  • Event Dates: January 16, 2024 - March 2, 2024
  • Entry Fee: $25.00
  • Award Info: BEST OF SHOW—$1,000
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Photography
  • Location: Sheridan , Wyoming
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all photographers residing in the US.

December 11, 2023 12 days left

Call for Entries: Monochrome
Competition

  • Organization: PhotoPlace Gallery
  • Submission Deadline: December 11, 2023
  • Event Dates: February 2, 2024 - February 23, 2024
  • Entry Fee: Submission: $39 for 5 images, $6 each additional
  • Award Info: 35 images will be selected for exhibition in our gallery with distinctions for Juror’s Award, Director’s Award, and Honorable Mention. 40 images will be selected for our online gallery.
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Photography
  • Location: Middlebury, VT 05753, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to all photographers

December 11, 2023 12 days left

Call for Art, Gallery Without Walls 2024-2026
Competition

  • Organization: Arts Council of Lake Oswego
  • Submission Deadline: December 11, 2023
  • Award Info: $1000
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Sculpture
  • Location: Lake Oswego, Oregon
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to various media, including sculpture, social practice, new media, projections, and murals

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