Guide to the Best Artist Grants and Opportunities in the Southeastern U.S.
The Artwork Archive team set out to find the best art opportunities, artist grants, and calls for entry for visual artists in the Southeastern United States.
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, specifically in the Southeast.
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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!
November 10, 2024 1 day left
Call for Exhibition Proposals // 2026-2028
Exhibition
- 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
The UCF Art Gallery at the University of Central Florida is seeking Exhibition Proposals for 2026-2028. Solo artists, artist groups and curators are encouraged to apply. The gallery is in the University of Central Florida’s School of Visual Arts and Design in Orlando, Florida. The gallery has about 3700 square feet of space with over 230 linear feet of wall space and about 96 feet of moveable wall space.
Eligibility: Artists/curators should not currently be enrolled in an undergraduate academic program. Submission materials should demonstrate professional experience and preparedness for a solo exhibition / exhibition curation. Artists must be at least 18 years old and reside in the United States.
To apply, please upload the following via Submittable link: bit.ly/Proposals26-28
November 15, 2024 6 days left
The Harding Art Show
Exhibition
- 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
Since its inception in 1975, The Harding Art Show has become one of the largest and most profitable fine art exhibitions in the Southeastern United States. This highly anticipated annual event showcases over 75 talented artists from around the country whose works are representative of various styles across multiple mediums. On May 1-3, 2025, Harding Academy will celebrate the 50th Anniversary of The Harding Art Show.
The Harding Art Show is Harding Academy’s single largest fundraising event, and it attracts over 5,000 visitors to our campus in Nashville, TN over a 3-day period. The weekend includes festive 21+ events as well as a designated Family Day and is always free to attend. Works available for purchase include fine art paintings, sculpture, ceramics, photography, jewelry, and more. Pieces are offered at all price ranges, so there is something for everyone!
Our mission is to build community, share impeccable and curated art selections, and support Nashville's Harding Academy and arts education. We hope you will join us! Please sign up for our newsletter or follow us on Instagram for all the latest news.
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
Explore This! is a juried show which requires artwork to be predominantly colored pencil and include other medium(s) or attributes not allowed for the CPSA International Exhibition. Awards include the $2,000 Best of Show and EXPY award with lesser cash and product awards for other winners.
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
The Robin Nance Metz Art Competition (formerly Adult Juried Art Exhibit) is a competition sponsored by the Shelby County Arts Council and its partners. This juried art exhibit is open to all Alabama residents 18 years old and up. Accepted art work categories include: Drawing, Painting, Photography, Sculpture, Printmaking, Fine Art Crafts, Fiber Arts, and Digital Art.
Best in show-$750; Best in Painting-$250; Best in Drawing-$250; Best in Photography-$250; Best in Sculpture-$250; Best in Printmaking-$250; Best in Fiber Arts-$250; Best in Digital Art-$250; Best in Fine Art Crafts-$250
December 1, 2024 22 days left
In CommonWealth: Kentucky Art, Craft, & Design
Exhibition
- Submission Deadline: December 1, 2024
- Event Dates: January 28, 2025 - February 20, 2025
- Entry Fee: $35.00
- Award Info: Three awards - $300 each
- Eligibility: State
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Location: Richmond, KY 40475, United States
In CommonWealth: Kentucky Art, Craft, & Design is a juried exhibition that celebrates the distinct yet interconnected practices of art, craft, and design. This Kentucky-wide exhibit highlights our shared origins while honoring the differences, championing the essential similarities and distinctions in how and why creative work is produced.
In CommonWealth: Kentucky Art, Craft, & Design is open to all artists, designers, and craftspeople, over the age of 18 residing in Kentucky. This exhibit is juried by artist and educator Kurt Gohde, Professor of Art of Transylvania University in Lexington, Kentucky.
December 1, 2024 22 days left
VCU Health - Call for Original Artwork
Competition
- Submission Deadline: December 1, 2024
- Eligibility: Regional
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Location: Richmond, VA 23219, United States
VCU Health is seeking artists to submit digital images of original artwork available for purchase for the new inpatient and outpatient Liver Transplant Units. This opportunity is open to artists in Virginia, North Carolina, Washington, DC, Maryland and West Virginia. You are responsible for shipping or delivering your artwork if selected.
December 1, 2024 22 days left
The 2025 National Juried Exhibition - Gallery 130
Exhibition
- Submission Deadline: December 1, 2024
- Event Dates: February 24, 2025 - March 21, 2025
- Entry Fee: $30.00
- Award Info: $250 for best in show, $150 extra cash awards
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Location: University, MS 38677, United States
Gallery 130, located at the University of Mississippi in Oxford, Mississippi will host a juried exhibition in Spring 2025. Following the submission deadline, a juror will select work centered around an exhibition theme of their choice. A juror will be identified sometime in the month of October. This call will be updated with the juror's name soon. Artists who are selected will be asked for artist statements and more information in preparation for the exhibition.
December 1, 2024 22 days left
16th Annual International Drawing Discourse Exhibition
Exhibition
- Submission Deadline: December 1, 2024
- Event Dates: January 17, 2025 - February 14, 2025
- Entry Fee: $30.00
- Award Info: $2000 in cash prizes
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Drawing
- Location: Asheville, NC 28804, United States
As part of an ongoing commitment to promote drawing practices in the visual arts, the University of North Carolina Asheville (UNC Asheville) invites artists to submit entries to a Juried International Exhibition of contemporary drawing. UNC Asheville seeks to examine drawing as it is practiced and defined by today’s artists. Such an exhibition will demonstrate the continued significance of drawing through conventional and innovative methods. Accepted work will be exhibited in UNC Asheville’s S. Tucker Cooke Gallery from January 17, 2025, through February 14, 2025.
December 4, 2024 25 days left
RFP: Phil Pindzola Biennial Sculpture Exhibition
Public Art & Proposals
- Submission Deadline: December 4, 2024
- Award Info: $3000.00 stipend for the 24-month lease of the piece
- Eligibility: National
- Categories: Sculpture
- Location: JOHNSON CITY, TN, United States
Johnson City Public Art’s leased sculpture program seeks to enhance downtown Johnson City through the incorporation of public art. Sculptures in the Phil Pindzola Biennial Sculpture Exhibition are placed on a two-year rotation; the next round of sculpture will be fully installed by June 2025.
December 9, 2024 30 days left
Dupont Circle Metro Station Public Art Project
Public Art & Proposals
- Submission Deadline: December 9, 2024
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Sculpture
- Location: Washington, DC 20024, United States
The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority's (WMATA) Art in Transit program invites Artists/Artist Teams with a demonstrated history of completing complex, permanent, public art projects to submit their qualifications for a permanent public artwork for the Dupont Circle Metro station's iconic North Entrance.
The selected Artist/Artist Team will develop an aesthetically attractive, site-specific public artwork that captures WMATA's mission, and reflects the artistic, cultural and/or historical interests of the surrounding communities. The public artwork is to be implemented within the circular opening of the North Entrance escalator well and integrate elements of biophilia.