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 14, 2023 1 day left

Art Exhibitin: Penetrate

Art Exhibitin: Penetrate
  • Organization: LAST. Creative
  • Submission Deadline: June 14, 2023
  • Event Dates: September 1, 2023 - September 3, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $5
  • 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

June 14, 2023 1 day left

The JGS Fellowship for Photography

  • Submission Deadline: June 14, 2023
  • Award Info: $7,000
  • Type: Grants & Fellowships
  • Eligibility: State
  • Categories: Photography
Description
Eligibility Info

Photographic artists, 25 and above, living in one of the following counties:
Albany, Allegany, Broome, Cattaraugus, Cayuga, Chautauqua, Chemung, Chenango, Clinton, Columbia, Cortland, Delaware, Dutchess, Erie, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Genesee, Greene, Hamilton, Herkimer, Jefferson, Lewis, Livingston, Madison, Monroe, Montgomery, Nassau, Niagara, Oneida, Onondaga, Ontario, Orange, Orleans, Oswego, Otsego, Putnam, Rensselaer, Rockland, St. Lawrence, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, Suffolk, Sullivan, Tioga, Tompkins, Ulster, Warren, Washington, Wayne, Westchester, Wyoming, and Yates

June 15, 2023 2 days left

Stoveworks Residency

  • Submission Deadline: June 15, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $10-20-30 staggered application fee
  • Type: Residency
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Chattanooga, TN 37408
Description
Eligibility Info

Anyone over 18

June 15, 2023 2 days left

Comic Crossing: Art of the Graphic Narrative

  • Submission Deadline: June 15, 2023
  • Event Dates: July 13, 2023 - October 8, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $25.00
  • Type: Exhibition
  • Eligibility: Regional
  • Categories: Drawing
  • Location: Livermore, California
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to SF Bay Area/California artists creating comic and graphic narrative art

June 15, 2023 2 days left

CALL FOR EXHIBITS 2023/24 – Gifts of Art at Michigan Medicine

CALL FOR EXHIBITS 2023/24 – Gifts of Art at Michigan Medicine
  • Organization: Gifts of Art - Michigan Medicine
  • Submission Deadline: June 15, 2023
  • Type: Exhibition
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
Description

June 15, 2023 2 days left

Atlas

  • Submission Deadline: June 15, 2023
  • Event Dates: August 1, 2023 - April 30, 2024
  • Type: Residency
  • 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

June 15, 2023 2 days left

Made in the USA: Freedom of Expression

  • Submission Deadline: June 15, 2023
  • Event Dates: July 26, 2023 - August 11, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $35.00
  • Award Info: 1st Place: $1000, 2nd Place: $500, 3rd Place: $250
  • Type: Competition
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Photography, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to U.S.-based artists working with Painting, Drawing, Photography, Printmaking, Mixed Media, Sculpture, and Digital Art. No Video or AI art.

June 15, 2023 2 days left

Boathouse Autumn 2023

  • Submission Deadline: June 15, 2023
  • Event Dates: September 1, 2023 - March 31, 2024
  • Type: Residency
  • Eligibility: International
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to artists, makers, photographers, designers, writers, musicians, researchers and any other creative artist or designer.

June 15, 2023 2 days left

Vermont Studio Center Residency

  • Submission Deadline: June 15, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $25.00
  • Type: Residency
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Vermont
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to all visual artists and writers.

June 15, 2023 2 days left

Sculpture for Historical Site

  • Submission Deadline: June 15, 2023
  • Award Info: $85,000
  • Type: Public Art & Proposals
  • Eligibility: State
  • Categories: Sculpture
  • Location: Windsor, Colorado
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to Colorado-based sculpture artists

June 15, 2023 2 days left

Apply for a Solo Show at Aplomb

  • Submission Deadline: June 15, 2023
  • Event Dates: September 9, 2023 - October 28, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $25.00—$35.00
  • Award Info: Solo Exhibition
  • 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

June 15, 2023 2 days left

The Narrative

The Narrative
  • Organization: The Chateau Gallery
  • Submission Deadline: June 15, 2023
  • Event Dates: July 1, 2023 - August 1, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $20
  • Type: Exhibition
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting
  • Online Only: Yes
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to all artists except Sculptors

June 15, 2023 2 days left

Summer in Svalbard Residency

  • Submission Deadline: June 15, 2023
  • Event Dates: June 27, 2023 - August 30, 2023
  • Type: Residency
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to artists working with photography, painting, video, installation, mixed media, writing, dance

June 15, 2023 2 days left

2nd Annual Peace Love Art: Showcase & Art Sale

  • Submission Deadline: June 15, 2023
  • Event Dates: July 9, 2023 - July 14, 2023
  • Type: Other
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
Description
Eligibility Info

International; Artists are welcomed to submit any preexisting artwork or intended artwork designs for the event, with a minimum of (1) piece per artist. Pieces submitted for the event will be exclusively available to be sold during Peace Love Art: Showcase & Art Sale from July 9th-14th.

June 16, 2023 3 days left

A Fine Line

  • Submission Deadline: June 16, 2023
  • Event Dates: July 8, 2023 - August 3, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $20
  • Award Info: over $500 in cash prizes
  • Type: Exhibition
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Photography, Drawing, Painting
  • Location: Pawtucket, Rhode Island
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to U.S.-based artists in any 2d media

June 16, 2023 3 days left

Park Lane Outdoor Sculpture Gallery

  • Submission Deadline: June 16, 2023
  • Award Info: $2,000 per selected sculpture
  • Type: Exhibition
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Sculpture
  • Location: Kirkland, Washington
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to U.S.-based Sculpture artists

June 16, 2023 3 days left

Create Award Residency Application 2023

  • Submission Deadline: June 16, 2023
  • Type: Residency
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Denver, Colorado
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to U.S based artists who graduated in 2021 or later in a Fine Arts or Performing Arts Program

June 17, 2023 4 days left

2nd Annual New Frontiers Juried Art Show and Sale

  • Submission Deadline: June 17, 2023
  • Event Dates: November 3, 2023 - December 3, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $10.00
  • Award Info: Best of Show: $500, 2nd Place: $250, 3rd Place: $100, Best Holiday Decoration: $100
  • 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 artists including those working with artisan goods like furniture, instruments, pottery, etc.

June 17, 2023 4 days left

2023 Southern Tier Biennial

  • Submission Deadline: June 17, 2023
  • Event Dates: September 16, 2023 - November 4, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $30.00
  • Award Info: each accepted artist with a $175 stipend; $3,000 to the Best of Show winner ($1,000 cash and $2000 stipend towards a solo show in 2024), a $750 Juror’s Choice Award, and $500 for three Honorable Mention winners..
  • Type: Exhibition
  • Eligibility: Local
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Olean, New York
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to New York State visual artists residing the counties of Allegany, Broome, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Chemung, Steuben, Schuyler, Tioga, and Tompkins); All mediums

June 18, 2023 5 days left

Within Sight or From Imagination

  • Submission Deadline: June 18, 2023
  • Event Dates: August 10, 2023 - September 9, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $35.00
  • Award Info: Future GearBox Gallery exhibition opportunities will be awarded to two artists.
  • Type: Exhibition
  • Eligibility: Regional
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all Northern California Artists

June 18, 2023 5 days left

Nuditas—2023

  • Submission Deadline: June 18, 2023
  • Event Dates: August 1, 2023 - September 30, 2023
  • 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 artists

June 19, 2023 6 days left

TEMPOart Request for Qualifications

  • Submission Deadline: June 19, 2023
  • Event Dates: June 7, 2024 - June 13, 2025
  • Award Info: Budget: $25,000
  • Type: Public Art & Proposals
  • Eligibility: Regional
  • Categories: Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Sculpture
  • Location: Portland , Maine
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to residents of New England that work in Public Art

June 19, 2023 6 days left

27th Annual NO DEAD ARTISTS: International Juried Exhibition of Contemporary Art

27th Annual NO DEAD ARTISTS: International Juried Exhibition of Contemporary Art
  • Organization: JONATHAN FERRARA GALLERY
  • Submission Deadline: June 19, 2023
  • Event Dates: August 30, 2023 - October 14, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $35
  • Award Info: Finalists will be featured in the group exhibition at JFG in September 2023 as the gallery kicks off the beginning of the arts season. One selected finalist will be awarded a solo exhibition in 2024.
  • Type: Exhibition
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: New Orleans, LA 70130
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to all artists

June 19, 2023 6 days left

Small Works: 45th Harper College National Juried Exhibition

Small Works: 45th Harper College National Juried Exhibition
  • Organization: Harper College
  • Submission Deadline: June 19, 2023
  • Event Dates: September 5, 2023 - October 12, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $30
  • Award Info: Purchase Awards
  • Type: Competition
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Palatine, Illinois 60067
Description
Eligibility Info

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

June 19, 2023 6 days left

SaveArtSpace: This Place Meant

  • Submission Deadline: June 19, 2023
  • Event Dates: August 21, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $10 donation
  • Award Info: An opportunity for artists to display their art on a billboard in New York City.
  • Type: Competition
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Photography, Drawing, Painting
Description
Eligibility Info

The exhibition is open to all artists of any age, skill level or background.

June 22, 2023 9 days left

Emotions - 2023 

  • Submission Deadline: June 22, 2023
  • Event Dates: July 15, 2023 - September 15, 2023
  • 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 artists

June 23, 2023 10 days left

Utah Valley University Engineering Public Art

  • Submission Deadline: June 23, 2023
  • Award Info: Budget is $166,000
  • Type: Public Art & Proposals
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Sculpture
  • Location: Orem, Utah
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all U.S.-based artists working with Public Art

June 23, 2023 10 days left

Degrees of Commitment: Climate, Ecosystems, and Society

  • Organization: Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts
  • Submission Deadline: June 23, 2023
  • Event Dates: September 4, 2023 - December 16, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $20
  • Award Info: Best in Show $500; Second Place $250; Juror’s Choice $100 ; Juror’s Choice $100; National Scholarship Award; Permanent Collection Purchase Prize
  • Type: Exhibition
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Gatlinburg, TN 37738
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all U.S.-based artists

June 23, 2023 10 days left

MAPPING THE ABSTRACT

MAPPING THE ABSTRACT
  • Organization: Pinkwater Gallery
  • Submission Deadline: June 23, 2023
  • Event Dates: September 16, 2023 - October 29, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $35
  • Type: Exhibition
  • Eligibility: State
  • Categories: Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Kingston, NY 12401
Description

June 23, 2023 10 days left

Harvest: AVA's Fall 2023 Juried Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: June 23, 2023
  • Event Dates: August 1, 2023 - August 31, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $15
  • Award Info: Best In Show - $500.00, Second Place - $250.00, Third Place - $150.00, People’s Choice - $100.00
  • Type: Exhibition
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Gillette, Wyoming
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all U.S. based artists

June 23, 2023 10 days left

Call for Art-STILL

Call for Art-STILL
  • Organization: Art Fluent
  • Submission Deadline: June 23, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $25.00 first entry, $10 for each additional
  • Award Info: $1,250.00
  • Type: Exhibition
  • 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

June 23, 2023 10 days left

City of Salida Public Art Installation

  • Submission Deadline: June 23, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $20
  • Award Info: BUDGET: $60,000
  • Type: Competition
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Sculpture
  • Location: Salida, Colorado
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally (Preference will be given to applicants residing within 500 miles of Salida); Public Art

June 23, 2023 10 days left

Pop Pulp Group Show

  • Submission Deadline: June 23, 2023
  • Event Dates: July 7, 2023 - June 29, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $20
  • Type: Exhibition
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Lakewood, Colorado
Description
Eligibility Info

Open locally (Denver/Lakewood artists only); All mediums

June 24, 2023 11 days left

Under The Big Top

  • Submission Deadline: June 24, 2023
  • Event Dates: July 15, 2023 - August 20, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $28
  • Type: Exhibition
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Description
Eligibility Info

"Under The Big Top" is open to any artists over age 18, within the United States and Canada.; All Mediums

June 25, 2023 12 days left

Kingdom Animalia - 2023

  • Submission Deadline: June 25, 2023
  • Event Dates: July 20, 2023 - September 20, 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

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