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

July 9, 2023

Children - 2023 (3rd Annual Exhibition and Publication)
Competition

Children - 2023 (3rd Annual Exhibition and Publication)
  • Organization: Gallerium Art Exhibitions
  • Submission Deadline: July 9, 2023
  • Event Dates: August 1, 2023 - September 30, 2023
  • Award Info: Publication in The Book of Arts, Online Smart Group Exhibition, Life-long link to boost SEO, Online Profile Page, Digital Certificate and Poster, Insight, Rating, and Comments
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Online Only: Yes
Description

July 10, 2023

OPENINGS - a call for photography
Exhibition

OPENINGS - a call for photography
  • Organization: Decagon Gallery
  • Submission Deadline: July 10, 2023
  • Event Dates: August 1, 2023 - August 31, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $30
  • Award Info: $200 to the First Place entry
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Photography
  • Online Only: Yes
Description

July 10, 2023

Mophradat Orbitals Open Call
Other

  • Submission Deadline: July 10, 2023
  • Event Dates: December 4, 2023 - December 14, 2023
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Dakar, Senegal
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to Curators/Arts Researchers that are from or living in the Arab world.

July 10, 2023

HARTNETT GALLERY 2023-2024 CALL FOR EXHIBITIONS
Exhibition

HARTNETT GALLERY 2023-2024 CALL FOR EXHIBITIONS
  • Organization: University of Rochester
  • Submission Deadline: July 10, 2023
  • Event Dates: September 1, 2023 - March 30, 2024
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to U.S.-based individual artists, groups, and curators

July 10, 2023

Call for Indigenous Artists: City Hall Complex Mural
Public Art & Proposals

  • Submission Deadline: July 10, 2023
  • Award Info: budget $15,000
  • Eligibility: Local
  • Categories: Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting
  • Location: San Marcos, Texas
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to Indigenous artists or artist teams who have prior experience in mural/large-scale artworks and prior experience in the creation of public art.

July 11, 2023

Abstract Zone - 2023 (Exhibition and Promotion)
Exhibition

Abstract Zone - 2023 (Exhibition and Promotion)
  • Organization: Exhibizone Exhibitions
  • Submission Deadline: July 11, 2023
  • Event Dates: August 5, 2023 - October 5, 2023
  • Award Info: Group Exhibition, Life-long link to your chosen art, Catalogue, News, Online Promotions, Digital Certificate and Poster, Online Profile Page, Insight, Rating and Comments
  • 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

July 11, 2023

Equine Art Show 2023
Competition

  • Submission Deadline: July 11, 2023
  • Event Dates: July 14, 2023 - July 16, 2023
  • Entry Fee: Fees Vary
  • Award Info: $6,000 in awards
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Auburn, Washington
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to U.S.-based artists working in the following mediums: Oil, Acrylic, Watercolor, Pastel/Drawing, Mixed Media, Sculpture, Objet d'Art, Photography, Digital Art/Enhanced, Miniatures/Small Paintings.

July 12, 2023

San José Creative Economy Fund & San José Business of Art
Other

  • Submission Deadline: July 12, 2023
  • Eligibility: Local
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to artists who live/work in San José, California; All mediums

July 12, 2023

2nd Annual Taos Abstract Artist Collective Exhibition
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: July 12, 2023
  • Event Dates: October 13, 2023 - October 21, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $35.00
  • Eligibility: Local
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Taos, New Mexico
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all artists living and working across Northern New Mexico

July 12, 2023

Vision: Black and White
Competition

Vision: Black and White
  • Organization: Black Box Gallery
  • Submission Deadline: July 12, 2023
  • Event Dates: August 1, 2023 - August 20, 2023
  • Entry Fee: 40.00
  • Award Info: None
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Photography
  • Location: Portland, Oregon 97214, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to photographers.

July 12, 2023

Unreal - 2023 (Exhibition and Publication)
Competition

Unreal - 2023 (Exhibition and Publication)
  • Organization: Gallerium Art Exhibitions
  • Submission Deadline: July 12, 2023
  • Event Dates: August 10, 2023 - October 10, 2023
  • Award Info: Online and print publication in The Book of Arts, Online Smart Group Exhibition, Online Profile Page, Digital Certificate and Poster, News Circulation, Insight, Rating, and Comments
  • 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

July 12, 2023

QUEER | ART Illuminations Grant
Grants & Fellowships

  • Submission Deadline: July 12, 2023
  • Award Info: $10,000
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to U.S.-based ; self-identified Black trans women and trans femmes; Visual Art

July 13, 2023

International Art Competition Artist's Choice
Competition

  • Submission Deadline: July 13, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $18
  • 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

July 14, 2023

Los Angeles Public Library Creators in Residence
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: July 14, 2023
  • Award Info: $20,000
  • Eligibility: State
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
Description
Eligibility Info

Must be 18 years or older and a resident of Los Angeles County.

July 14, 2023

TPS31: The International Competition
Competition

  • Organization: Texas Photographic Society
  • Submission Deadline: July 14, 2023
  • Event Dates: August 28, 2023 - October 6, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $30.00
  • Award Info: First Place: $500
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Photography
  • Location: Odessa, Texas
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to all photographers

July 14, 2023

THEN AND NOW / Delano Neighborhood Sculptures
Public Art & Proposals

  • Submission Deadline: July 14, 2023
  • Award Info: $260,000 (plus stipend for shortlisted artists)
  • Eligibility: Regional
  • Categories: Sculpture
  • Location: Wichita, Kansas
Description
Eligibility Info

Regional (Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado, Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas); Public Art

July 14, 2023

Call for Art: Generations in Conversation Exhibition
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: July 14, 2023
  • Event Dates: October 6, 2023 - December 16, 2023
  • Eligibility: State
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Denton, Texas
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all Texas-based artists

July 14, 2023

2nd Annual Mini Gems
Exhibition

2nd Annual Mini Gems
  • Organization: Society of American Graphic Artists
  • Submission Deadline: July 14, 2023
  • Event Dates: September 8, 2023 - September 23, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $15 - $25
  • Award Info: $1000 in Awards
  • Eligibility: National
Description

July 14, 2023

Western Regional Exhibition of Traditional Oils
Exhibition

Western Regional Exhibition of Traditional Oils
  • Organization: Oil Painters of America
  • Submission Deadline: July 14, 2023
  • Event Dates: October 6, 2023 - October 31, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $35
  • Award Info: $11,500 in cash & merchandise
  • Eligibility: Regional
  • Categories: Painting
  • Location: Salt Lake City, UT 84111, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to painters in the Western region of the U.S.

July 14, 2023

2023 Abstract Only! 13th Annual Multimedia National Juried Competition
Competition

  • Submission Deadline: July 14, 2023
  • Event Dates: August 4, 2023 - September 14, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $15.00
  • Award Info: Monetary prizes to be awarded.
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Hilo, Hawaii
Description

July 15, 2023

Point Iroquois Artist in Residence
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: July 15, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $30
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Brimley, Michigan
Description

July 15, 2023

Food
Competition

  • Submission Deadline: July 15, 2023
  • Event Dates: September 1, 2023 - October 8, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $30.00
  • Award Info: $300 Best in Show and four $50 Honorable Mentions
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting
  • Location: Montgomery, New York
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all 2D mediums from U.S.-based artists

July 15, 2023

Portrait | International Juried Art Competition
Competition

  • Submission Deadline: July 15, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $15
  • Award Info: $3,500 in cash awards considered for First Prize, Runner-Up Prize, Merit Prize, Talent Prize
  • 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

July 15, 2023

Quinn Emanuel Artist-in-Residence
Residency

  • Organization: Quinn Emanuel
  • Submission Deadline: July 15, 2023
  • Event Dates: September 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023
  • Award Info: $20,000 over 4 months, $1,500 materials stipend, one month exhibition, studio space
  • Eligibility: Local
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
Description

July 15, 2023

"Botanicals" Call for Entry - Online Art Show
Competition

  • Submission Deadline: July 15, 2023
  • Event Dates: August 1, 2023 - August 31, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $20
  • Award Info: Cash awards
  • 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

July 15, 2023

Art in the Heart of Main South
Other

  • Submission Deadline: July 15, 2023
  • Event Dates: October 21, 2023 - June 15, 2024
  • Entry Fee: $20
  • Award Info: The artist stipend is $1,500.00.
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Sculpture
  • Location: Worcester, Massachusetts
Description
Eligibility Info

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

July 15, 2023

Cityscape & Landscape
Competition

  • Submission Deadline: July 15, 2023
  • Event Dates: August 17, 2023 - September 14, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $45
  • Award Info: $1800 in cash prizes
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Painting
  • Location: Phoenix, Arizona
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all U.S.-based artists

July 15, 2023

Making Waves: Waterscapes in Art
Exhibition

Making Waves: Waterscapes in Art
  • Organization: Southern Tier Center for Emerging Artists
  • Submission Deadline: July 15, 2023
  • Event Dates: August 1, 2023 - August 31, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $30 for up to 3 entries
  • Award Info: Best in Show (Cash Prize), Awards of Distinction, Artist's Choice, Peoples' Choice
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Online Only: Yes
Description

July 15, 2023

2023 New England Watercolor Society Regional Open Juried Show
Competition

  • Submission Deadline: July 15, 2023
  • Event Dates: October 4, 2023 - November 2, 2023
  • Entry Fee: NEWS Members: $30/1; $35/2; $40/3. Non Members: $40/1; $45/2; $50/3.
  • Award Info: Over $5,000 in Award
  • Eligibility: Regional
  • Categories: Painting
  • Location: Pawtucket, Rhode Island
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to watercolor artists 18 years of age or older who resides or has gallery representation in New England

July 16, 2023

The Oklahoma Curatorial Fellowship
Grants & Fellowships

  • Submission Deadline: July 16, 2023
  • Event Dates: October 1, 2023 - August 31, 2024
  • Eligibility: Regional
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Oklahoma City, , Oklahoma
Description
Eligibility Info

The Fellowship welcomes individuals and co-curatorial teams (no more than three participants
per team) from the region (OK, AK, KS, TX, NM, CO, MO) to apply.

July 16, 2023

2023 Art Ability at Bryn Mawr Rehab Hospital
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: July 16, 2023
  • Event Dates: October 28, 2023 - January 28, 2024
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Malvern, Pennsylvania
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to artists with physical, cognitive, visual and hearing disabilities; All mediums

July 16, 2023

Permaculture: Art of the Natural World
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: July 16, 2023
  • Event Dates: August 19, 2023 - October 29, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $35
  • Award Info: totaling $1,000
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all U.S. based artists

July 16, 2023

Time Constraint
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: July 16, 2023
  • Event Dates: September 4, 2023 - September 21, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $25
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Kokomo, Indiana
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to all artists

July 16, 2023

Call For Entry: Memento Mori
Exhibition

Call For Entry: Memento Mori
  • Organization: The Chateau Gallery
  • Submission Deadline: July 16, 2023
  • Event Dates: August 1, 2023 - September 1, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $20
  • Award Info: Curator’s Choice, Director’s Choice, and three Honorable Mentions will be awarded and featured in the online gallery.
  • 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 mediums except sculpture

July 16, 2023

Houston Center for Photography Fellowship Awards
Competition

  • Submission Deadline: July 16, 2023
  • Event Dates: December 8, 2023 - January 28, 2024
  • Entry Fee: $35.00
  • Award Info: $3,000 and a solo-exhibition at HCP in Winter of 2023/ 2024
  • Eligibility: Local
  • Categories: Photography, Film/Video/New Media
  • Location: Houston
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to Houston-based (or within a 100 mile radius of Houston) lens-based artists. Open to all photographic, film, video, and lens-based installation work

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