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!
MORE COMING SOON: Our team is currently hard at work searching for opportunities in this region!
July 1, 2024 44 days left
Embracing Our Differences Outdoor Exhibit
Competition
- Organization: Embracing Our Differences Out Door Exhibition
- Submission Deadline: July 1, 2024
- Event Dates: January 19, 2025 - April 13, 2025
- Award Info: . Adult winners each receive $2,000; students receive $2,000 with $1,000 to be directed to the student and $1,000 to their school’s art program, if they worked under the direction of an educator.
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting
- Location: Sarasota, Fl
Embracing Our Differences is seeking submissions for an outdoor juried art exhibit featuring 50 billboard size images created by local, national and international artists. The display reflects the artists' interpretations of the theme "enriching lives through diversity and inclusion." The exhibit will be on display January 19 through April 13, 2025 in two locations in Sarasota and St. Petersburg Florida. The winning artworks combine a deep understanding of both medium and message. Awards are given for "Best-in-Show Adult," "Best-in-Show Student," and "People's Choice" categories, with the last chosen by exhibit visitors to each location. Adult winners each receive $2,000; students receive $2,000 with $1,000 to be directed to the student and $1,000 to their school’s art program, if they worked under the direction of an educator.
Bayfront dates: January 19 – April 13, 2025
St. Pete dates: March 2025
July 1, 2024 44 days left
32nd Annual Emerald Coast National Juried Art Exhibition
Competition
- Organization: Mattie Kelly Arts Center Galleries at Northwest Florida State College
- Submission Deadline: July 1, 2024
- Event Dates: September 5, 2024 - December 12, 2024
- Entry Fee: $30
- Award Info: $1750 total in awards
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Location: Niceville, FL 32578, United States
The Emerald Coast National (ECN) is a juried exhibition held annually at Mattie Kelly Art Center Galleries, Northwest Florida State College. What began as a regional show has evolved into far-reaching, exciting programming of a range of media styles by emerging to established artists reflecting what they are doing in the world today. ECN is a show that people travel to see and a program that locals look forward to all year! We leave the theme open and publicize the call on known artist platforms. We invite all art styles, materials, mediums, etc.—including sound art, kinetic art, sculpture, photography, video, design, craft, and even performance if you can provide documentation for the application. We typically see a couple hundred applications from working artists across the US and some non-US who work in contemporary, experimental, and classical mediums, styles, and techniques. Best in Show wins a cash award of 1000.00 and a solo curated by MKAC, typically exhibited during the next season's ECN show. This year's ECN will be guest juried by accomplished professor and artist Sarah Knobel.