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 2024!

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Guide to the Best Artist Opportunities in 2024

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November 10, 2024 1 day left

The Other Art Fair Los Angeles
Other

The Other Art Fair Los Angeles
  • Organization: The Other Art Fair
  • Submission Deadline: November 10, 2024
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all artists internationally

November 10, 2024 1 day left

Call for Exhibition Proposals // 2026-2028
Exhibition

Call for Exhibition Proposals // 2026-2028
  • Submission Deadline: November 10, 2024
  • Award Info: Accepted exhibitions will receive an all-inclusive $3000 honorarium
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Orlando, FL 32816, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all artists 18 years or older residing in the United States

November 10, 2024 1 day left

Fitton Center for Creative Arts - Solo and Group Exhibition Proposal 2024
Public Art & Proposals

  • Submission Deadline: November 10, 2024
  • Entry Fee: $30
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Hamilton, OH
Description
Eligibility Info

open internationally to all artists

November 10, 2024 1 day left

40th Annual International Exhibition
Competition

  • Submission Deadline: November 10, 2024
  • Event Dates: January 21, 2025 - March 7, 2025
  • Entry Fee: $35
  • Award Info: Several purchase awards will be made; purchased works will be added to the University of Texas at Tyler Department of Art and Art History’s permanent collection.
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting
  • Location: Tyler, TX 75799, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

This competition is open to any artist who is over the age of 18, working in two-dimensional media. Paintings, drawings, prints, fiber art, and photographs created in the last three years are welcome.

November 11, 2024 2 days left

Call for visual artists: publish your art book with no investment
Other

  • Organization: Snap Collective Publishing
  • Submission Deadline: November 11, 2024
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Online Only: Yes
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all artists.

November 12, 2024 3 days left

$3,500 Artist Grants | The Hopper Prize Fall 2024
Competition

$3,500 Artist Grants | The Hopper Prize Fall 2024
  • Submission Deadline: November 12, 2024
  • Entry Fee: $40 to submit 10 images
  • Award Info: 2 artists will each receive $3,500 and 4 artists will each receive $1,000
  • 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 to all artists.

November 12, 2024 3 days left

The 6th Chelsea International Photography Competition
Competition

  • Submission Deadline: November 12, 2024
  • Entry Fee: 5 images for just $45 in the Amateur category or $55 in the Professional category
  • Award Info: Collective Exhibition, Online Promotion
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Photography
  • Location: New York, New York, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all photographers.

November 12, 2024 3 days left

Wassaic Project 2025 Summer Residency Program Open Call
Residency

Wassaic Project 2025 Summer Residency Program Open Call
  • Organization: Wassaic Project
  • Submission Deadline: November 12, 2024
  • Event Dates: May 1, 2025 - September 30, 2025
  • Entry Fee: $25
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Wassaic , New York
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to all artists

November 14, 2024 5 days left

Next Generation – University Art Exhibition
Competition

  • Submission Deadline: November 14, 2024
  • Event Dates: December 11, 2024 - January 22, 2025
  • Award Info: $845 in cash awards available for different award titles
  • Eligibility: State
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Wabash, IN 46992, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Currently enrolled college students pursuing an Associate’s, Bachelor’s, or Master’s Degree in any field of fine art and/or craft at an accredited Indiana college or university.

November 14, 2024 5 days left

London Open Art
Exhibition

London Open Art
  • Organization: The Holy Art Gallery
  • Submission Deadline: November 14, 2024
  • Event Dates: November 22, 2024 - November 30, 2024
  • Entry Fee: From 120
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: London E82DA, United Kingdom
Description
Eligibility Info

Artists from all countries are welcome to submit their works for consideration.

November 15, 2024 6 days left

The Nature Photography Contest
Competition

  • Submission Deadline: November 15, 2024
  • Entry Fee: €10
  • Award Info: €2,000 in cash prizes, Showcased at the Winners Gallery, International Press and Publicity
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Photography
  • Online Only: Yes
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all photography artists internationally.

November 15, 2024 6 days left

Colored Pencil Society of America Explore This! 21
Competition

  • Submission Deadline: November 15, 2024
  • Event Dates: February 1, 2025
  • Entry Fee: $20 - $25
  • Award Info: $2,000 cash award for Best of Show and EXPY Award, up to 15 smaller cash amounts and product awards
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline
  • Location: FL, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to artists internationally at least 18 years of age. Work must be predominantly in colored pencil.

November 15, 2024 6 days left

2025 Cellar Press Artist-in-Residence Program
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: November 15, 2024
  • Award Info: Residency includes stipend
  • Eligibility: State
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline
  • Location: MN, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to artists in Minnesota, statewide

November 15, 2024 6 days left

Skowhegan 2025 Summer Session
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: November 15, 2024
  • Event Dates: June 7, 2025 - August 9, 2025
  • Entry Fee: $50 - $80
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Madison, Maine 04950, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

All artists are welcome to apply. Skowhegan is particularly interested in emerging artists with a professional studio practice. Artists must be at least 21 years of age by the start of the program (June 7, 2025).

November 15, 2024 6 days left

Troy Main Street's Sculptures on the Square 2025: Sow & Grow
Public Art & Proposals

  • Submission Deadline: November 15, 2024
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Sculpture
  • Location: Troy, OH 45373, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to sculptors. Sculptures must not be larger than 5 feet wide x 5 feet deep x 8 feet tall. Accepted artists must complete an agreement provided upon selection.

November 15, 2024 6 days left

Arizona Aqueous XXXIX
Exhibition

  • Organization: Tubac School Of Fine Art
  • Submission Deadline: November 15, 2024
  • Event Dates: January 10, 2025 - February 23, 2025
  • Entry Fee: $40 - $45
  • Award Info: Best of Show: $1,000 ; Juror’s Award: $500 ; Award of Excellence: $250 ; Award of Merit: $100 ; Honorable Mention: $75 ; Honorable Mention: $75
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting
  • Location: Tubac, AZ 85646, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

All artists 18 years or older residing in the US may submit artwork that is created with water based media on paper.

November 15, 2024 6 days left

Dresher Ensemble Artist Residency
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: November 15, 2024
  • Eligibility: Regional
  • Categories: Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline
  • Location: San Francisco, CA
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to Northern California residents working with theater | performance · dance | movement · music | sound art | instrument invention, collaborations · interdisciplinary work

November 15, 2024 6 days left

Women's Studio Workshop Artist’s Book Residency Grant
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: November 15, 2024
  • Award Info: $350/week, up to $1000 for materials, up to $250 for travel within the Continental US
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Rosendale, NY
Description

November 15, 2024 6 days left

Downtown Bicycle Corrals
Public Art & Proposals

  • Submission Deadline: November 15, 2024
  • Eligibility: Regional
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Golden, CO 80401, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

The call is open to all artists and artist teams 18 years and older regional to Colorado.

November 15, 2024 6 days left

The Harding Art Show
Exhibition

The Harding Art Show
  • Submission Deadline: November 15, 2024
  • Event Dates: May 1, 2025 - May 3, 2025
  • Entry Fee: $50
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Nashville, TN 37205, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to artists in the U.S.

November 15, 2024 6 days left

BolsterArts Residency
Residency

BolsterArts Residency
  • Organization: BolsterArts
  • Submission Deadline: November 15, 2024
  • Entry Fee: $25
  • Award Info: Rent-Free Studio Space for Two Artists concluding in a Two Person Exhibition
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: NY, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all artists 21 years of age or older who are U.S. Citizens or hold an active green card, excluding craft arts

November 15, 2024 6 days left

Sheldon Jackson Museum Solo Artist Exhibitions 2026-2028
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: November 15, 2024
  • Entry Fee: $5
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Sitka, AK 99835, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to Alaskan Native visual artists 18 years of age or older living in the United States who have not had a solo exhibition at the museum within the past ten years.

November 15, 2024 6 days left

The MSU Museum CoLab Studio Open Call
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: November 15, 2024
  • Event Dates: January 1, 2026 - July 1, 2026
  • Award Info: $3000 budget
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: East Lansing, MI 48824
Description
Eligibility Info

Internationally open to all artist

November 17, 2024 8 days left

2025 CVG Juried Show
Competition

  • Submission Deadline: November 17, 2024
  • Event Dates: January 11, 2025 - February 28, 2025
  • Entry Fee: $45
  • Award Info: Up to $10,000 in cash prizes to several winners
  • Eligibility: Regional
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Bremerton, WA 98337, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

All artists must be Washington State or Oregon residents and be 18 years of age or older as of Sept 3, 2024

November 17, 2024 8 days left

Calling All Artists | “Marks” Group Exhibition - Win Total of $800 and Big Gift Packages
Exhibition

Calling All Artists | “Marks” Group Exhibition - Win Total of $800 and Big Gift Packages
  • Organization: A Space Gallery
  • Submission Deadline: November 17, 2024
  • Event Dates: November 29, 2024 - December 12, 2024
  • Entry Fee: $25
  • Award Info: 1st Place: $500 + MEEDEN Exclusive Gift (Worth $430) 2nd Place: $200 + MEEDEN Exclusive Gift (Worth $120) 3rd Place: $100 + MEEDEN Exclusive Gift (Worth $40)
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Brooklyn, New York 11206, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

open internationally to all artists

November 18, 2024 9 days left

INTERNATIONAL CALL FOR ART - Divide Magazine Issue 12
Competition

INTERNATIONAL CALL FOR ART - Divide Magazine Issue 12
  • Organization: Divide Magazine
  • Submission Deadline: November 18, 2024
  • Entry Fee: £35
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to all artists

November 18, 2024 9 days left

Scaffolding: A Group Exhibition at AVA Gallery and Art Center
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: November 18, 2024
  • Event Dates: January 7, 2025 - March 1, 2025
  • Entry Fee: $25
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Lebanon, NH 03766, United States
Description

November 18, 2024 9 days left

Art journal call for submissions: Trauma and the Body
Competition

Art journal call for submissions: Trauma and the Body
  • Submission Deadline: November 18, 2024
  • Award Info: Feature in print journal
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Online Only: Yes
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all U.S.-based artists

November 20, 2024 11 days left

National Juried Exhibition at Buckham Gallery
Competition

  • Submission Deadline: November 20, 2024
  • Event Dates: January 17, 2025 - February 15, 2025
  • Entry Fee: $25
  • Award Info: $50 towards shipping
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Flint, MI 48502
Description

November 20, 2024 11 days left

The Emergent Art Grant
Competition

The Emergent Art Grant
  • Submission Deadline: November 20, 2024
  • Entry Fee: $25
  • Award Info: $1000
  • 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 to all artists internationally

November 21, 2024 12 days left

2025 New Mexico Arts Artist Residency - Los Luceros Historic Site
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: November 21, 2024
  • Award Info: An 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: Alcalde, NM 87511, United States
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.

November 22, 2024 13 days left

Save OUR Planet! 2025
Competition

  • Submission Deadline: November 22, 2024
  • Entry Fee: $28.00
  • Award Info: First Place: $200; other cash awards over $700
  • 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 to all artists internationally

November 22, 2024 13 days left

Fortune Favors : Critical Review Catalogue Publication & Online Exhibit (No Fees)
Competition

Fortune Favors : Critical Review Catalogue Publication & Online Exhibit (No Fees)
  • Organization: Aedra Fine Arts
  • Submission Deadline: November 22, 2024
  • Event Dates: November 23, 2024 - December 4, 2024
  • Award Info: Critical Essay in the Artist Feature Catalogue, written by the curators.
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to all artists

November 24, 2024 15 days left

McKnight Printmaking Fellowship at Highpoint
Grants & Fellowships

  • Submission Deadline: November 24, 2024
  • Award Info: An unrestricted $25,000 award
  • Eligibility: State
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline
  • Location: Minneapolis, MN 55408, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to printmakers living and working in Minnesota

November 25, 2024 16 days left

2025 Robin Nance Metz Art Competition
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: November 25, 2024
  • Event Dates: January 23, 2025 - February 27, 2025
  • Entry Fee: $45
  • Award Info: $750 Best in Show; $5250 in other cash prizes
  • Eligibility: State
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Columbiana, AL 35051, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

This juried art exhibit is open to all Alabama residents 18 years old and up.

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