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:
Midwestern United States Guide
Southwestern United States Guide
June 15, 2023 2 days left
In celebration of World Art Day (April 15th), Artists+Causes is hosting a Call for Artists for our 2nd annual Peace Love Art: Showcase & Art Sale. We have partnered with professional athletes and entertainers to support important causes and the creative community. Join us as we bring together artists and art enthusiasts to showcase and sell art in support for meaningful causes and the creative community!
June 25, 2023 12 days left
The Golden Triangle Creative District (GTCD) invites Colorado based artists and/or artists teams to apply for this year’s “COLORCON Mural Festival 2023”, a live mural painting event.
COLORCON is a musical and artistic mural event that moves throughout the GTCD community. Pushing boundaries, re-imagining spaces/alleyways as iconic destinations, and making art accessible to all. Built by the community and for the community.
COLORCON seeks to highlight and celebrate public spaces in unconventional ways, re-think art, inspire creative entrepreneurship and beautify the GTCD parking lots and alleyways in downtown Denver.
July 1, 2023 18 days left
Artists across the country are invited to apply for the Sugarloaf Festival of the Arts, October 20-22, 2023 at the Sugarloaf Ranch Events Center in Palm Springs, CA. Juror: Robert Ferguson.
July 1, 2023 18 days left
The Eagle Rock Art Guild’s Annual Sidewalk Art Festival is a two-day event that is held at the Greenbelt in Idaho Falls. It is made possible through the volunteers of the Eagle Rock Art Guild, the oldest art organization in the state of Idaho.
The quality and variety of the artwork is exceptional. The Art Festival is held on the fourth weekend in July and attracts over 15,000 people each year. Admission to the festival is FREE.
The Art Guild also sponsors a large variety of food vendors and live entertainment. The Art Guild also provides an extensive advertising program in support of the Annual Sidewalk Art Festival.
July 1, 2023 18 days left
PAM CUT’s Sustainability Labs program focuses on embracing artists’ multiplicities and de-siloing modes of storytelling to provide greater opportunity and access. The program is open to U.S.-based creators, artists, directors, and producers looking to change their personal model of creative, financial, and business sustainability. A $3,000 stipend will be provided.
July 1, 2023 18 days left
Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles seeks four artists to create an original artwork to be displayed for approximately two months in our theater lobby and featured in Playbill programs during the course of the 2023/2024 season. $4,000 honorarium. It is our mission to create, foster and nourish an environment that is open and welcoming for all. We're inviting artists, 17 years or older, who live in Los Angeles County to create works that bring our community together, inspired by theater experiences and reflective of our shared values. As with our plays, we seek works of art that speak boldly, have meaningful purpose and feed the soul. All visual art mediums considered. Canvas works must fit within 48" x 48" area. Sculptural/3-D works must fit within 48" x 48" x 48" area. Video projects up to 5 minutes in length (no audio). Self-taught, emerging, mid-career, and professional artists welcome
July 1, 2023 18 days left
34th Annual Foundation Arts Festival 2023 on Long Beach Island, New Jersey
Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts & Sciences, Loveladies, NJ
Festival Dates: Saturday July 8, 2023 10am-4pm with Outdoor spaces.
Apply Early! First come first served.
The Foundation Art Festival is one of the biggest events on Long Beach Island NJ; a vibrant arts community with patrons, collectors and visitors from across the country. As a beautiful resort area, the LBIF celebrating its 75th Anniversary, draws more than 1000+ visitors from the NY, NJ, PA, Baltimore, the DC areas & beyond.
The LBIF's mission and goal is to provide to all an excellence Art Festival experience, and to showcase artists who create beautifully crafted, original objects of art & craft made by hand.
July 12, 2023 29 days left
The City of San José Office of Cultural Affairs and the Center for Cultural Innovation (CCI) are collaborating on two opportunities for artists who live/work in San José, California. The Creative Economy Fund awards project grants to arts, cultural, and creative-based commercial businesses that are located in San José and involved in the production or distribution of the arts. The San José Business of Art offers entrepreneurial training, tools, and resources for San José artists to sustain and thrive.
July 15, 2023 32 days left
"Art in the Heart of Main South" is off shoot of the Art in the Park, Worcester sculpture show. Gloria D Hall, AIP's ideator and co-founder is this show's call administrator. The show consists of four sites on Clark University's campus and three in University Park. Clark University's 72-acre, tree-filled campus is located at 950 Main Street, Worcester, MA. University Park, located adjacent to the campus, is 14.3 acre public park with the heart shaped Crystal Pond and a small playground. Joseph Corazzini, VP of Government and Community Affairs Clark University; Vicente Garcia, artist and Professor of Art, Art & Design Department Chair, Central Connecticut State University; Stephen DiRado, a documentary photographer and professor of the practice at Clark University; Nicole Maure Coleman Black, femme artist and activist are the show's panelists.
July 30, 2023 47 days left
Submit for a monthly exhibit at Tim Murphy Art Gallery in Merriam Kansas.
Review guidelines, process for selection and submit at:
https://www.merriam.org/Government/Departments/Parks-Rec/TMAG-Call-for-Artists