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

January 5, 2023

Skowhegan 2023 Residency
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: January 5, 2023
  • Event Dates: June 10, 2023 - August 12, 2023
  • Entry Fee: Application fees increase as the deadline approaches
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Skowhegan, Maine, United States
Description

January 6, 2023

GRACIA Residency
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: January 6, 2023
  • Event Dates: July 1, 2023 - August 1, 2023
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Antigua, Guatemala
Description

January 8, 2023

The Studios at MASS MoCA Residency Program
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: January 8, 2023
  • Event Dates: June 1, 2023 - January 1, 2024
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: North Adams, , Massachusetts
Description

January 10, 2023

Joshua Tree Highlands Artist Residency
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: January 10, 2023
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Joshua Tree, California, United States
Description

January 11, 2023

Haleakala National Park Residency
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: January 11, 2023
  • Event Dates: July 4, 2023 - July 29, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $60-160 (residency will be free if selected)
  • Award Info: $3000 stipend
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Maui, Hawai'i, United States
Description

January 11, 2023

Good Hart Artist Residency
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: January 11, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $25
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Good Hart, Michigan, United States
Description

January 13, 2023

Denbo Fellowships Spring 2023
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: January 13, 2023
  • Event Dates: January 15, 2023 - May 15, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $10.00
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline
  • Location: Hyattsville, Maryland, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Previous experience in printmaking may be helpful, but not necessary

January 15, 2023

Hambidge Residency SUMMER 2023 SESSION
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: January 15, 2023
  • Event Dates: June 1, 2023 - August 31, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $30.00
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Rabun Gap, Georgia, United States
Description

January 15, 2023

Sonoma Ceramic's Residence Program
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: January 15, 2023
  • Eligibility: Local
  • Categories: Sculpture
  • Location: Sonoma, California, United States
Description

January 15, 2023

Saltonstall Residency
Residency

  • Organization: Constance Saltonstall Foundation for the Arts
  • Submission Deadline: January 15, 2023
  • Award Info: no cost residency
  • Eligibility: State
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Ithaca , New York, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to artists and writers who are current residents of New York State and/or one of the Indian Nations located therein.

January 16, 2023

The Anderson Center at Tower View
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: January 16, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $20 to apply; free to participate
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Red Wing, Minnesota, United States
Description

January 18, 2023

The Helene Wurlitzer Foundation Residencies
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: January 18, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $30.00
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Taos, New Mexico, United States
Description

January 25, 2023

Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: January 25, 2023
  • Event Dates: April 24, 2023 - May 5, 2023
  • Entry Fee: Not all programs require an application fee so please check the financial information tab on the website for details.
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline
  • Location: Banff, Alberta, Canada
Description
Eligibility Info

International writers, graphic novelists/cartoonists, writer/illustrators, or writer and illustrator pairings.

January 31, 2023

Visiting Artist of Color Residency
Residency

  • Organization: Art Students League of Denver
  • Submission Deadline: January 31, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $25.00
  • 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

February 1, 2023

2023 Weir Farm Artist-In-Residence Program
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: February 1, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $35.00
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Weir Farm National Historical Park, Connecticut
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to all visual art mediums

February 1, 2023

Once Upon Water
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: February 1, 2023
  • Event Dates: May 9, 2023 - May 24, 2023
  • 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

February 1, 2023

Masaha Residency 
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: February 1, 2023
  • Event Dates: February 26, 2023 - June 10, 2023
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to all Visual Artists

February 1, 2023

Cultivate’s La Baldi Residency 
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: February 1, 2023
  • Event Dates: April 1, 2023 - October 10, 2023
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline
  • Location: Tuscany , Italy
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to Multi-disciplinary Artists, writers, and researchers 

February 10, 2023

MacDowell Colony Residency
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: February 10, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $30.00
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Peterborough, New Hampshire, United States
Description

February 15, 2023

Artist in Residence 2023 at Petrohradská kolektiv in Prague
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: February 15, 2023
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to all artists

February 15, 2023

The Mudhouse Residency
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: February 15, 2023
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Crete, Greece
Description

February 27, 2023

NXTHVN 2023-2024 Studio Fellowship
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: February 27, 2023
  • Event Dates: August 1, 2023 - May 1, 2024
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Description

March 1, 2023

Artist-in-Residence
Residency

  • Organization: Webb School of Knoxville
  • Submission Deadline: March 1, 2023
  • Award Info: $6000
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Knoxville, TN 37923, United States
Description

March 1, 2023

De Ateliers Residency
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: March 1, 2023
  • Event Dates: January 1, 2024 - August 31, 2025
  • Entry Fee: €50
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Description

March 1, 2023

Houston Center for Contemporary Craft Artist Residency
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: March 1, 2023
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Sculpture
Description
Eligibility Info

Open Internationally to artists working with Wood, Glass, Metal, Fiber, and Clay

March 3, 2023

La Napoule Art Foundation Residency Program
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: March 3, 2023
  • Event Dates: November 2, 2023 - November 30, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $30.00 Application fee waivers are considered based on need
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
Description
Eligibility Info

Canadian artists only

March 9, 2023

Tulsa Artist Fellowship
Residency

  • Organization: Tulsa Artist Fellowship
  • Submission Deadline: March 9, 2023
  • Award Info: $12,000 yearly housing stipend, $1,200 yearly health stipend, $1,200 yearly studio assistant stipend, $1,500 relocation stipend, fully-subsidized studio spaces, and access to shared art-making facilities.
Description

March 10, 2023

2023 Wrangell Mountains Center Residency—McCarthy, Alaska
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: March 10, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $25
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: McCarthy, Alaska
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to all artists

March 10, 2023

Artists in Residence, Summer 2023/24 | The Carving Studio & Sculpture Center
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: March 10, 2023
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Sculpture
  • Location: West Rutland, Vermont, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to artists working with stone, metal, wood, ceramics, glass, and more

March 14, 2023

GIPHY Arts and Loop Art Critique OPEN CALL for unique online Artist Residency and Exhibition
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: March 14, 2023
  • Award Info: $1,000 honorarium
  • Categories: Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline
Description
Eligibility Info

Music/Sound, Interdisciplinary/Hybrid, Animation, Digital/Electronic Arts

March 15, 2023

Roswell Artist-in-Residence Program
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: March 15, 2023
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Roswell, New Mexico, United States
Description

March 15, 2023

2023 Printmaking Residency at Remarque Print Workshop
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: March 15, 2023
  • Event Dates: May 22, 2023 - May 26, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $35
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to Printmakers

March 15, 2023

Residency at Mainframe Studios
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: March 15, 2023
  • Event Dates: January 1, 2024
  • Award Info: A monthly stipend of $1,000, up to $1,000 reimbursement for travel costs, a fuly furnished one bedroom apartment as well as dedicated use of a 1400 sq ft studio space at Mainframe Studios
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Des Moines, IA
Description
Eligibility Info

To be eligible, your single PDF must include (1) your Statement of purpose about your work and how you will use your residency in Des Moines (Not exceeding 700 words,) (2) a Portfolio of 12-20 images, including work title, medium, and date (include links/URL to moving image works or documentation of time-based/ performance work if desired,) and (3) your Resume or C.V.
The Alex Brown Foundation will accept international applicants (non-U.S. citizens) in accordance with Residency guidelines and U.S. visitor, visa and tax laws. Artists currently living and working in the U.S. with a valid visa are eligible and encouraged to apply. Artists are responsible for managing their visa status if accepted to the residency. The Alex Brown Foundation cannot currently assist in any visa related issues.

March 31, 2023

2024 Spring Artists-In-Residency Open Call
Residency

  • Organization: Bemis Center For Contemporary Arts
  • Submission Deadline: March 31, 2023
  • Event Dates: January 24, 2024 - April 19, 2024
  • Entry Fee: $40
  • Award Info: U.S.-based artists-in-residence receive a $1,000 USD monthly stipend and an additional $750 USD travel stipend. Due to the limitations of B2 visas (touring/visiting), international artists-in-residence are eligible to receive reimbursement of qualified expenses, such as airfare, ground transportation, and meals
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Omaha, NE 68102, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to all artists

March 31, 2023

2024 Summer Artists-In-Residency Open Call
Residency

  • Organization: Bemis Center For Contemporary Arts
  • Submission Deadline: March 31, 2023
  • Event Dates: May 22, 2024 - August 16, 2024
  • Entry Fee: $40
  • Award Info: U.S.-based artists-in-residence receive a $1,000 USD monthly stipend and an additional $750 USD travel stipend. Due to the limitations of B2 visas (touring/visiting), international artists-in-residence are eligible to receive reimbursement of qualified expenses, such as airfare, ground transportation, and meals
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Omaha, NE 68102, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to all artists.

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