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:
Midwestern United States Guide
Southwestern United States Guide
March 5, 2023
City of Loveland, CO - Rialto Theater Acoustic Artwork
Public Art & Proposals
- Submission Deadline: March 5, 2023
- Award Info: $6,000 budget
- Eligibility: National
Loveland Art in Public Places (AIPP) seeks an artist or design team to create sound-diffusing artwork on a wall in the Devereaux Room at the Rialto Theater. The intent of this project is to manage the sound in the room and create a visually appealing focal point. The room is multi-functional, and the artwork will be on the west wall, usually the backdrop for presentations, a retractable screen is also sometimes lowered in front of it. The surface area is 37’ 3” L x 10’ 3” H x 5” D. The total square footage for this project is approximately 370 sq. ft.
March 5, 2023
Artwork for the new CTA State and Lake Elevated Station
Public Art & Proposals
- Submission Deadline: March 5, 2023
- Award Info: Finalists will be paid a $2,500 honorarium to develop proposals. Project budget is $750,000
- Eligibility: National
- Categories: Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Sculpture
The Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE), the Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT), and the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) invite professional artists and artist teams with a demonstrated history of completing complex, permanent, outdoor public art projects to submit their qualifications for a $750,000 public art commission for the new CTA State and Lake Station to be built on the Loop elevated tracks at the intersection of State and Lake Streets in downtown Chicago. Construction is scheduled to begin in Summer of 2023.
March 6, 2023
Request for Qualifications | Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Park Commons
Public Art & Proposals
- Submission Deadline: March 6, 2023
- Award Info: $150,000 budget finalists awarded $1200 to cover proposal costs
- Eligibility: National
- Categories: Sculpture
The MLK Park Commons includes a walking trail and grass recreation area. The primary access point is via a paved path extending west from the Entry Plaza on the other side of a small bridge spanning a headwater tributary of Lamprey Creek.
The primary goals of this artwork are to: Reference meaningful connections between culture, history and the natural world, provide open-ended, creative, and surprising environments that emphasize freedom and discover, and celebrate the spirit, values and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “Beloved Community.”
The art chosen for this location may be singular or multifaceted. The commission will be awarded to one artist or artist team with a budget not to exceed $150,000. The budget includes artist fees, fabrication, insurance, shipping, travel, installation, documentation, and any other project-related costs. National artist and artist teams are eligible to apply. Up to 5 finalists will be selected. These finalists will be invited to a site visit, and awarded up to $1200.00 to cover costs associated with proposal preparation.
March 6, 2023
Sculpture for a Logan Circle Corner
Public Art & Proposals
- Submission Deadline: March 6, 2023
- Award Info: finalists receive $500 stipend to develop their concept further.
- Eligibility: Local
- Categories: Sculpture
- Location: Washington DC
Logan Circle Community Association, in partnership with Logan Circle Main Streets and the developers of LIZ –- Whitman-Walker and Five Squares Development, (aka the Partnership), is seeking an artist experienced in designing and fabricating large-scale outdoor public art to create a sculpture that will be installed on a plinth at the northwest corner of 14th and R Streets, NW, outside of LIZ in the Logan Circle neighborhood. This block of 14th Street, NW, with its wider sidewalks and landscaping, was designed as part of LIZ to be an inviting community space. The project is contingent on receiving grant funding, which members of the Partnership plan to seek from one or more sources.
March 8, 2023
Call for Artists - Sculptures (Pflugerville, Texas)
Public Art & Proposals
- Submission Deadline: March 8, 2023
- Award Info: Budget is $10,000 per sculpture
- Eligibility: National
- Categories: Sculpture
- Location: Pflugerville, Texas
The City of Pflugerville seeks to purchase existing, original sculpture works of art or commission new original sculpture works of art by professional visual artists or artist teams for installation at various city facilities. The sculptures must be suitable for an outdoor environment. For interested professional artists, please submit your existing original works of art for consideration and/or design proposal(s) for new original works of art, resumes, references, and statements of interest in completing this project.
March 8, 2023
16th St Renovation Art
Public Art & Proposals
- Submission Deadline: March 8, 2023
- Award Info: Budget is $85,000
- Eligibility: National
The Art Commission is seeking a qualified artist to participate on a design team to develop design, fabricate and install artwork for the 16th Street Enhancement project in Greeley CO. This place-making project will be a multi-departmental collaboration between several City departments with strong guidance from the community.
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.
Tulsa Artist Fellowship is a place-based durational award focused on supporting visionary arts practitioners. In the 2023 application cycle, Tulsa Artist Fellowship will designate 10 new fellows from an open call process who will receive a total of $150,000 over three-award years in addition to a $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. Our program is integrated into Tulsa’s vibrant Arts District and historic Greenwood District with galleries and performance venues, green space, independent retailers, and restaurants. Tulsa Artist Fellowship recognizes that groundbreaking art practices thrive within an intention-setting framework. Awardees commit to actualizing a project during the three-year program term.
March 10, 2023
The Healing Garden at The Confluence: Art in Twisp / Calls & Submissions
Exhibition
- Submission Deadline: March 10, 2023
- Event Dates: June 10, 2023 - July 15, 2023
- Eligibility: National
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
Artists are invited to contribute to our exhibit “The Healing Garden” at the Confluence Gallery Art in Twisp, WA. The show will run from June 10 through July 15, 2023. When emailing the gallery at [email protected] about this show, you must include “The Healing Garden” in the subject line.
Healing gardens are found in many cultures all over the world. Their purpose is to allow a given space to be reflective and calm, promoting balance and harmony. In this show we invite the artist to consider utilizing at least one of the elements in Feng Shui theory; Water, Earth, Wind, Metal, Wood, and Fire.
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
Sculpture Artist Residencies at the Carving Studio & Sculpture Center offer sculptors opportunities for inspiration and to create new work in the former marble quarry and manufacturing area of Vermont. Residencies are from 1 to 3 months, featuring artists working in a diverse range of materials and techniques.
March 13, 2023
LIFT: Early Career Support for Native Artists - 2023 Application
Grants & Fellowships
- Submission Deadline: March 13, 2023
- Award Info: $10,000
- Eligibility: National
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
The LIFT – Early Career Support for Native Artists program will provide critical support to early-career Native artists with one-year awards to develop and realize new projects. The program encourages artists to uplift communities, advance positive social change, point courageously toward environmental sustainability, and foster communal meaning-making. The program will consist of a suite of activities that includes grantmaking, artist professional development, evaluation, and communications/marketing support. The primary objectives of this opportunity are to support artists who are developing their voices and for whom the award may serve as a launching point in their careers.
March 13, 2023
The Storms Inside
Exhibition
- Organization: Eyes On Art
- Submission Deadline: March 13, 2023
- Event Dates: April 15, 2023 - April 29, 2023
- Eligibility: Local
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Location: NYC, NY
We are excited to announce the open call for our second group show!
This year, our exhibition, “The Storms Inside,” is centered on memories, resilience, and recovery. We use weather as a metaphor to describe how storms brew inside us in the forms of passion, anger, sadness, and bouts of extreme emotion, only to be spat back out through art and expression.
Open to all NYC-based artists 18+ with all types of disciplines, including but not limited to painting, sculpture, photography, and mixed media. We welcome submissions from artists of all backgrounds, styles, and approaches.
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
GIPHY Arts and Loop Art Critique are joining forces to offer a cutting-edge artist residency in the Metaverse. The Loop program offers a transformative art experience with dual exhibitions to showcase your work. Six artists will be selected by a panel of art experts that includes Christiana Ine-Kimba Boyle, Carla Gannis, Cesar Santalo and Rachel Wilkins. Each artist will receive a $1,000 honorarium.
The program includes 2 weeks of private live critiques (3 times a week, 2 hours each) and 1 month of dual simultaneous exhibitions, one self-curated and one collectively-curated. On Fridays, Loop hosts a guest Critic who contributes to the critique.
March 15, 2023
EXTINCTION: Save the Planet - 2023 (Exhibition and Publication)
Exhibition
- Submission Deadline: March 15, 2023
- Event Dates: April 22, 2023 - May 22, 2023
- Award Info: selected artworks will be published in The Book of Art: Extinction publication and showcased in Extinction: Save the Planet international online group exhibition by Gallerium.
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
Now in its 3rd year, Extinction: Save the planet encourages artists to act as ambassadors of Earth and apply their artistic talent and skills to widen people's perceptions of saving the Earth.
Be the voice of all species and share your artistic interpretations and artworks that display subjects such as threatened and endangered animals, plants, and fungi, pollution and contaminations, global meltdown, climate change, and vanishing forests, natural disasters and wildfire, drought crisis, clean water scarcity, greenhouse-gas emission, all issues related to extinction, and its severe consequences.
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
The residency is designed to provide the artist with an opportunity to focus entirely on their work for an extended period of time, in a comfortable work and living environment, and in a city consistently ranked in recent years as one of the best places to live in the U.S.—the city David Byrne called “beyond cool.” A residency at The Alex Brown Foundation is ideal for those looking to work in a spacious private studio with little distraction.
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
Well known by visual artists as the "Gift of Time", the Roswell Artist-in-Residence Program was established in 1967 to provide gifted studio-based visual artists with the unique opportunity to concentrate on their work in a supportive, collegial environment for a whole year. This "gift of time" allows artists to work without distraction in an effort to break new ground and focus on individual goals.
Residency will last 1 year
March 16, 2023
2023 Open Call for Artists: The Guardhouse Program
Exhibition
- Submission Deadline: March 16, 2023
- Event Dates: May 1, 2023
- Award Info: $2,500, plus up to $2,500 for production-related expenses
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
Launched by FOR-SITE in 2023, The Guardhouse Program invites three artists each year to activate a former military guard station at the main entrance to Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture, presenting new work that responds to the natural and cultural significance of the site and its surroundings.
FOR-SITE is thrilled to extend an open call for artists interested in developing new work this spring and summer 2023 for installations opening to the public this summer and fall 2023, respectively.
Selected through an open call for proposals, artists work closely with FOR-SITE to develop their proposed ideas for the 100-square-foot, freestanding building. Their resulting installations are viewable through the windows 24 hours a day, complemented by programs custom-designed to engage public audiences and highlight the ideas explored in their work.
March 20, 2023
Spring 2023 Call for Artists
Public Art & Proposals
- Submission Deadline: March 20, 2023
- Event Dates: April 14, 2023 - June 30, 2023
- Award Info: $500 plus up to $350 for materials
- Eligibility: Regional
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
The City of Fayetteville invites applications artists of all kinds to implement an activation, class, performance, or installation in the Lower Ramble during the months of April, May and June 2023. The activation should occur over most of a four-hour period or present an equivalent or greater display period of passive activation. A passive activation or installation must not extend longer than 90 days. The goal is to add artistic activations throughout the lower Ramble that engage a diverse public audience with locations in the Lower Ramble Park.
March 24, 2023
DESTROY THE GAP
Exhibition
- Organization: BGSU School of Art for the Dorothy Uber Bryan Gallery
- Submission Deadline: March 24, 2023
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
DESTROY THE GAP is an exhibition of contemporary designers and artists working in all media engaged in disability discourse. We are seeking submissions of creative work by members affiliated with the disability community—those who identify as disabled, as well as care workers and allies. With this exhibition, we intend to reveal the yawning chasm between the lived experience of disabled people and the lagging expectations of the not-yet-disabled. Our goal is to create a comprehensive and immersive experience for all attendees filled with objects that fall into the following categories and themes:
Design & Art objects by Disabled People
Design & Art objects for Disabled People
Focused on Disability Justice, our Lived Experiences, Radical Futures, & Beloved Community
March 24, 2023
DESTROY THE GAP
Exhibition
- Submission Deadline: March 24, 2023
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
DESTROY THE GAP is an exhibition of contemporary designers and artists working in all media engaged in disability discourse. They are seeking submissions of creative work by members affiliated with the disability community—those who identify as disabled, as well as care workers and allies. With this exhibition, BGSU intends to reveal the yawning chasm between the lived experience of disabled people and the lagging expectations of the not-yet-disabled. The goal is to create a comprehensive and immersive experience for all attendees filled with objects that fall into the following categories and themes:
Design & Art objects for disabled people
Design & Art objects by disabled people
Focused on Disability Justice, our Lived Experiences, Radical Futures, & Beloved Community
March 25, 2023
Galveston Artists Residency
Grants & Fellowships
- Submission Deadline: March 25, 2023
- Event Dates: October 1, 2023 - July 1, 2024
- Award Info: A ten month fellowship that includes studio space, housing and a stipend of $1, 100 per month for 10 months
- Eligibility: National
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Location: Galveston, TX, United States
March 26, 2023
We Shall Rise: Mother Jones Monument
Public Art & Proposals
- Submission Deadline: March 26, 2023
- Award Info: Budget: $250,000
- Eligibility: International
- Location: Chicago, Illinois
The Chicago Departments of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) and Water Management (DWM) in partnership with the Mother Jones Heritage Project (MJHP) invite professional artists and artist teams with a demonstrated history of completing major permanent outdoor public art projects to submit their qualifications for a $250,000 commission remembering Mother Jones and her continuing legacy to be placed in Jane Byrne Park at the Historic Water Tower, 806 N. Michigan Avenue.
March 26, 2023
Fiddler's Green Public Art Mural Opportunity
Public Art & Proposals
- Organization: Museum of Outdoor Art
- Submission Deadline: March 26, 2023
- Event Dates: June 2, 2023
- Award Info: $2,300 honorarium
- Eligibility: State
- Categories: Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting
The Opportunity
In a continued effort towards expanding the Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre mural program, the Museum of Outdoor Arts is now accepting applications from Colorado based professional muralists to add seven additional wildlife themed murals to the venue in May of 2023.
Selected artists will be provided with a ground level, ready to paint, primed wall surface measuring 8ft in height by 16ft in width. Artists will each receive a $2,300 honorarium. The honorarium is inclusive of materials and selected artists must provide paint and other necessary supplies needed to create mural.
Eligibility
– Artists must live in Colorado.
– Artists must have images demonstrating past mural experience.
Theme, Details and Timeline
– Application deadline is March 26th!
– Selected artists will be provided with a list of Colorado flora & fauna themes to choose from to design their mural.
– Artist will provide a sketch of proposed mural. MOA may make up to two revisions.
– Once approved, artist must create mural during the month of May.
– Artist will also paint three provided terra cotta pots to be sold for the benefit of MOA education programs. Pots will be sold at the below Open House event and can be painted in any style.
– MOA will host a venue Open House, mural reveal and artist reception celebration on June 2nd from 3:00-8:00pm.
Application Requirements
– A single PDF file including the following items will be required for upload as part of the application process: Resume or CV, artist statement, up to 10 but no fewer than 3 images that best represent your past mural work.
Program Background
The mural program at Fiddler’s Green kicked off in 2020 in the midst of the global pandemic. Several murals were created that year on the property. In 2022, the Museum of Outdoor Arts, in collaboration with artist, AJ Davis, continued to curate a group of eight Colorado based artists to create nine new wildlife themed murals for MOA’s Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre. These nine murals add to the existing murals already located at the venue. Murals are curated with a theme of Colorado nature and wildlife, many of these creatures can be seen on the Fiddler’s Green property throughout the various seasons. Each year over 250,000 visitors pass through Fiddler’s Green and our mural program adds to the vibrant visual arts presence in and around the venue.
March 28, 2023
ArtQuest London: 30Works30Days
Other
- Submission Deadline: March 28, 2023
- Event Dates: April 1, 2023 - April 30, 2023
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
30works30days encourages daily making, risk-taking and experimentation. If you are stuck in a creative rut, are looking for a bit of informal structure, or enjoy responding to a creative brief, 30works30days might be for you.
Each day in April participating artists are emailed a brief to prompt a new piece. How (or if) your daily piece of work responds to the brief is up to you. But to remain involved you must make a new artwork and upload it to the 30works30days website by midnight every day. Miss a day, and you’re out of the project.
With the time restriction of one day you may find the choices you make, the corners you cut, and the ideas that you couldn’t quite realise are as important as the work you produce.
You will be able to view other artists submissions throughout April on our dedicated 30works30days project website.
March 31, 2023
2023 Abiquiu Inn Sculpture Competition & Exhibition
Competition
- Submission Deadline: March 31, 2023
- Event Dates: April 15, 2023 - March 31, 2024
- Award Info: First place $1,000 cash award, Second place $500 cash award,Third place $300 cash award
- Eligibility: National
- Categories: Sculpture
Submissions are being accepted through March 31, 2023, for the 2023 Abiquiu Inn Outdoor Sculpture Walk & Garden Exhibition juried by Doug Coffin and Star York. Cash prizes will be awarded for first, second, and third place. Winners and selected runners-up will have sculptures on display from April 2023 to March 2024 in the Abiquiu Inn Sculpture Walk & Garden.
March 31, 2023
Reminiscence Art & Design Competition
Competition
- Submission Deadline: March 31, 2023
- Award Info: $50,000 cash prize pool, 1st prize $20,000, 10 runners-up will recieve $3,000
- Categories: Photography, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Sculpture
- Online Only: Yes
LAVO sponsors the Reminiscence Art and Design Competition - an international award for visual artists and designers that provides an opportunity for all to win a share of the cash prize pool of $50,000 USD and gain international exposure for their work.
March 31, 2023
Ringholz Art Supply Awards 2023
Grants & Fellowships
- Submission Deadline: March 31, 2023
- Award Info: $1,000
- Eligibility: National
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
Amy Ringholz is a contemporary wildlife painter from Jackson Hole, Wyoming.
She received several art awards and scholarships in college that gave her the confidence to pursue her dream of being a full-time artist. These accolades changed everything for her. She not only felt the honor of being recognized but the courage to trust herself and pursue her art.
To return this gift, Amy started The Ringholz Art Supply Awards in 2009 to encourage visual artists of ALL AGES to go after their own dreams in art. $1000 awards will be distributed this year to artists that through this application highlight their hard work ethic, talent, and heart. Amy firmly believes that dreams are attainable if you have these three qualities. Applicants will be encouraged to give forward and give back using their gift.
March 31, 2023
CALL FOR PROPOSAL At Ease: Outdoor Public Sculpture for Lovell Federal Health Care Center
Public Art & Proposals
- Organization: Brushwood Center at Ryerson Woods
- Submission Deadline: March 31, 2023
- Event Dates: June 1, 2023
- Award Info: Budget: $8,000-$12,000
- Eligibility: National
- Categories: Sculpture
- Location: North Chicago, Illinois 60064, United States
Lovell Federal Health Care Center and Brushwood Center at Ryerson Woods are looking for applications from artists (artists with military background of some kind preferred) for an outdoor sculptural piece that will be installed in a courtyard at the Lovell Federal Health Care Center.
Important Details:
- Sculpture must be weather proof, and able to be secured to the ground or a pedestal
- Artist would be responsible for transportation and installation
- Site is small, fenced courtyard on the side of a larger, landscaped courtyard.
- Sculpture could be installed on the top of existing 15' x 4' pedestal (Location 1) or in existing 14' square in center (Location 2 - currently grass, will be paved, must allow for placement of storm drain), or could incorporate both spaces.
- Location has easy access to electrical connection, if desired
- Sculpture cannot incorporate water in design
Photos of the site (with labels for locations 1 & 2) can be found here.
Project Budget - $8,000 - $12,000
Proposal Deadline - March 31, 2023
Proposed Installation Date - Summer, 2023
Deadline: 03.31.2023
March 31, 2023
2024 Wild Futures: Art, Culture, Impact
Grants & Fellowships
- Submission Deadline: March 31, 2023
- Award Info: up to $50, 000 direct project funding
- Eligibility: National
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Online Only: Yes
We invite artists to propose experimental, risk-taking projects in the visual arts, film/moving image, multidisciplinary, and socially engaged forms which push boundaries formally and thematically, and/or venture into wild, out-there, never-before-seen concepts and future universes real or imagined. Ultimately, we seek proposals for groundbreaking new work—including, but not limited to, work that attends to the many relationships between social, economic, and environmental justice, and advances the global dialogue around critical issues impacting the sustainability of artists, our communities, our planet, and beyond.
March 31, 2023
The Martin House Creative Residency Program
Residency
- Submission Deadline: March 31, 2023
- Event Dates: June 1, 2023 - October 31, 2023
- Award Info: $5,000 stipend, up to $1,000 travel expenses
- Eligibility: National
- Categories: Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline
The Martin House Creative Residency Program is a newly established project-based residency that provides creative individuals a designated time and space to develop new works of the imagination inspired by one of the great examples of 20th century architecture
March 31, 2023
The Fluevog Emerging Artist Grant
Grants & Fellowships
- Submission Deadline: March 31, 2023
- Award Info: $10,000 and a pair of Fluevog shoes
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
The John Fluevog Shoes Emerging Artist* Grant is intended to help emerging artists develop their skills and increase the visibility of their artwork. The winner will receive $10,000 towards their artistic work, a pair of Fluevogs, and a heap of recognition within the best community of shoe fans ever!
As makers of unique soles for unique souls since 1970, John Fluevog Shoes has long been a friend to artists of the gifted and aspiring variety. Constantly inspired by the individuals we are fortunate to call ‘Fluevogers’, both admiration and gratitude drive us to support the growth and development of such up-and-coming talent.
The Award is open to a variety of visual artistic media including but not limited to photography, textiles, painting, drawing, illustration, sculpture, mixed media, and others. Emerging artists who don’t have access to major funding are encouraged to apply.
March 31, 2023
Between2Rivers Artist Trail Event
Competition
- Submission Deadline: March 31, 2023
- Event Dates: August 19, 2023
- Eligibility: Regional
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Location: Fayette County, Pennsylvania
The inaugural Between 2 Rivers Artist Trail will be held on Saturday, August 19th with artist studios open for visitors. Each tour stop will also host guest artists; all participants will be chosen through a juried process.
The intent of this event is to introduce the public to Fayette County and the artistic talent that surrounds us. The public is encouraged to move from site to site, experience a variety of working artist studios, meet the makers, and purchase directly from them. No fees are being charged for this inaugural year and artists retain 100% of the proceeds from their sales. Artists and the public benefit from open studio tours as they spark meaningful interactions, inspire creativity, forge connections, and highlight Fayette County’s robust arts community.
March 31, 2023
Open Call to Exhibit in 2024
Exhibition
- Submission Deadline: March 31, 2023
- Eligibility: National
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
Gibsons Public Art Gallery is currently accepting submissions from artists and curators for exhibitions in the Main Gallery and Eve Smart Gallery in 2024. They are a non-profit art gallery located in Gibsons, BC, a 40-minute ferry ride from Vancouver, BC, Canada. Submissions from artists working in all mediums are welcome. Visit http://www.gpag.ca/submissions for further information, including GPAG curatorial mandate/exhibition policy, submission guidelines and forms. Submission is free.
March 31, 2023
Pentwater Public Arts: Sculpture Walk 2023
Public Art & Proposals
- Submission Deadline: March 31, 2023
- Event Dates: May 25, 2023 - October 14, 2023
- Award Info: Each artist selected will receive a $1500 honorarium
- Eligibility: National
- Categories: Sculpture
- Location: Pentwater, Michigan
The Pentwater Arts Council in the Village of Pentwater is conducting an open entry competition to select 6 outdoor sculptures to be displayed on its main street from May 25 through October 14, 2023, for its second season titled Sculpture Walk 2023. The intention of the project is to provide an outdoor art appreciation experience that will enlighten, stimulate, and educate the community and visitors about public art.
March 31, 2023
Painted in New York
Competition
- Submission Deadline: March 31, 2023
- Award Info: A year-long contract and opportunity to showcase work at Park West SoHo
- Eligibility: Regional
- Categories: Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Location: New York City, NY
Park West Fine Art Museum & Gallery has announced their first annual “Painted in New York” artist competition, searching for the best artists in New York. The lucky winner will be offered a year-long contract and, upon mutual agreement, the opportunity to showcase their original art at the Park West SoHo location for a special three-month exhibition.
April 1, 2023
2023 Bloom Residency
Residency
- Submission Deadline: April 1, 2023
- Event Dates: August 13, 2023 - August 27, 2023
- Award Info: Two week, project based residency and a creation of a limited edition print
- Eligibility: Local
- Categories: Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline
- Location: Chicago , Illinois
The 2023 Bloom Residency is the 3rd annual Artist-In-Residence opportunity at Chicago Printmakers Collaborative (CPC)! Awarded to a woman of color, one applicant will be chosen for this two week, project-based residency, culminating in the creation of a limited edition print with the support of CPC.
The 2023 cycle of the residency will take place between August 13th and August 27th. Applications for the 2023 Bloom Residency are due April 1, 2023. Recipients will be notified no later than May 15.