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
August 9, 2023
McMillen Artist Community Fellowship
Grants & Fellowships
- Submission Deadline: August 9, 2023
- Award Info: $10,000 and $5,000
- Eligibility: State
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Location: Washington
The Robert B. McMillen Foundation Artist Community Fellowship program is designed to support visual artists of Washington State looking to transition from undiscovered to established, self-sustaining professionals.
August 9, 2023
American Craft Made / Baltimore Marketplace 2024
Other

- Organization: American Craft Council
- Submission Deadline: August 9, 2023
- Event Dates: March 15, 2024 - March 17, 2024
- Entry Fee: $45 application fee
- Eligibility: National
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts
- Location: Baltimore, Maryland 21201, United States
American Craft Council’s flagship Baltimore Marketplace attracts a loyal audience of more than 10,000 craft collectors and enthusiasts. Now in its 47th year, the marketplace is an immersive and interactive experience that sets the stage for guests to take their love of craft to the next level.
The event is held at the Baltimore Convention Center in the heart of the Inner Harbor. This upcoming show features some exciting changes—including a new location within the convention center with convenient street-level access, an upgraded floor plan for enhanced engagement, and more.
August 9, 2023
Call for Art: “Adornment”
Exhibition
- Submission Deadline: August 9, 2023
- Event Dates: September 14, 2023 - November 17, 2023
- Eligibility: National
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Location: Round Rock , Texas
What does what we wear say about who we are or who we want to be? We invite artists to celebrate and examine how adornment is part of our daily lives, history, culture, theatre, festivals, and self-expression.
Eligible Media: All 2D and 3D art, including and not limited to: fine art jewelry; fashion and street photography; costume design; millinery; tattoo art; headdresses; depictions of garments and other fashion-related content rendered in painting, illustration, digital art and other 2D media; sculpture; art dolls; and other 2D and 3D media.
August 10, 2023
FRESH
Exhibition

- Submission Deadline: August 10, 2023
- Event Dates: September 1, 2023 - October 30, 2023
- Entry Fee: $35.00
- Award Info: (1) BEST OF SHOW Prize Award | $200 USD (1) Runner-Up Prize Award | $150 USD (2) Merit Prize Award | $100 USD (3) Honorable Mention Award (certificate award)
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Online Only: Yes
DEFINE ART GALLERY announces their [VERY FIRST, VERY FRESH] International Juried Art Competition Exhibition. All visual artists from around the world are invited to submit their best artworks on the theme [FRESH – Everyone has to start somewhere] for juried inclusion in the exhibition. Many types of art styles may be submitted, including both 2D and 3D works, painting, sculpture, digital, printmaking, fiber, photography, graphic, and mixed media. (Sorry no video, or installation artwork) The theme of this international juried art competition is [FRESH] (EVERYONE HAS TO START SOMEWHERE). All subjects that can be interpreted as [FRESH] are welcome under this category. Artists are free to apply their own interpretation. Natural and artificial subject matters, as well as representational and abstract concepts will be considered. Please note that you must be at least 18 years of age to participate in any of our art competitions and exhibitions.
August 10, 2023
Still Life Art Contest
Competition
- Submission Deadline: August 10, 2023
- Entry Fee: $20
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
Grey Cube Gallery proudly presents the first "Still Life" online art contest for the month of August 2023. All winning artists (Merit Award & Honorable Mention) will receive a digital award certificate. Open to all artists worldwide over 18 years of age. As part of this competition, artists must incorporate either natural objects, such as foods, flowers, plants, rocks, shells, or man-made objects, such as books, vases, jewelry, coins, pipes, etc. We are not accepting still-life paintings that depict a dead animal or human skull. All visual art mediums (except video and sound) are allowed. $20 for 2 images.
August 10, 2023
The Beauty Of Still Life
Exhibition
- Submission Deadline: August 10, 2023
- Event Dates: September 1, 2023 - September 30, 2023
- Entry Fee: $20
- Award Info: $300
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Photography
Decagon Gallery seeks entries for an online photography exhibition, September 1-30. $300 for First Place. Juror: John Manno. This exhibition invites you to explore the beauty and artistry of still life photography. Photographers must be over the age of 18. $20 for five images. $4 for each additional image.

August 11, 2023
Bold Expressions International Juried Art Show
Competition
- Submission Deadline: August 11, 2023
- Event Dates: October 3, 2023 - October 28, 2023
- Entry Fee: $50
- Award Info: $1,000 Best in show
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Location: Carmichael, California
Northern California Arts in Carmichael announces a call to artists for a juried art exhibition, October 3-28. $1000 Best of Show, other awards. Juror: Cheryl Gleason. Maximum size for hanging artwork is 4ft x 8 ft and can weigh no more than 40 pounds. Photography, giclees, video, computer generated art, or crafts are not accepted for this show
August 11, 2023
Light Up 2024
Residency
- Submission Deadline: August 11, 2023
- Event Dates: January 2, 2024 - January 30, 2024
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Sculpture
During the Icelandic winter, the days are short and the nights long and January is the darkest month of the year. To welcome in 2024 we wish once again to ‘Light Up’ our town by engaging artists to create artworks with light, through the use of LED’s, projection, shadows, reflections etc, indoors and outdoors around the town of Skagaströnd. The event will culminate in an art walk event on the 27th and 28th January.
Skagaströnd is a small seaside village in the northwest of Iceland with a population around 450. The NES Artist Residency has been in operation for 15 years and during this time has hosted approximately 1200 artists from 52 countries. We have access to abandoned buildings, interesting structures and dark/windowless spaces that would work well with light and projections.
We are looking initially for expressions of interest from artists detailing the type of ‘light works’ they will most likely produce and the equipment required with estimated costs. In further discussion with these artists we will select those with works and material needs that will most suit the environment and budget we have. At least one place will be allocated to an artist who can provide an interactive work that will engage children.
August 11, 2023
Design Kuopio Residency
Residency
- Submission Deadline: August 11, 2023
- Event Dates: August 28, 2023 - September 3, 2023
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline
- Location: Kuopio, Finland
The DESIGN Kuopio Residency has a residency program for designers and artists. The DESIGN Kuopio Residency offers designers pedagogical experiences through workshops to Children’s, Teen’s, Adults’ and online Design Academies. Designers also have the possibility to work with their own projects or research. We encourage and help designers to cooperate with local actors. The designers are offered new contacts to the local art field and design organizations as well as to the local community.
The DESIGN Kuopio Residency is run by the Ladies’ Association of Kuopio. The Ladies’ Association of Kuopio is an ideological organization which seeks to advance and support arts and crafts, design, culture, visual arts and the creative industries, as well as welfare. The Ladies’ Association of Kuopio was founded in 1860 and its handicraft school for poor girls was established in 1884. From then on, the Association has been providing handicraft, design education and employment.
August 11, 2023
Dynamic: Shadow and Light
Competition

- Organization: Black Box Gallery
- Submission Deadline: August 11, 2023
- Event Dates: September 1, 2023 - September 20, 2023
- Entry Fee: 40.00
- Award Info: None
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Photography
- Location: Portland, Oregon 97214, United States
A juried group photo show on shadow and light at Black Box Gallery.
For more info: https://blackboxgallery.com
August 11, 2023
The Grand Exhibition: An open art competition: Embodying Masonic Values
Competition
- Submission Deadline: August 11, 2023
- Event Dates: October 6, 2023 - November 11, 2023
- Entry Fee: $25.00
- Eligibility: National
- Categories: Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting
- Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The Masonic Library & Museum of PA announces a call to artists for a juried art exhibition, Oct. 6 - Nov. 11 2023 in Philadelphia. Eligible media: Oil, three-dimensional, drawing and print making, water-based medium, digital imagery.

August 11, 2023
Whatcom Museum – Bellingham National Juried Exhibition
Exhibition
- Organization: Whatcom Museum
- Submission Deadline: August 11, 2023
- Entry Fee: $35 for three samples
- Award Info: 1st $2,500 and solo exhibition; 2nd $1,500; 3rd $1,000; Popular Award $500
- Eligibility: National
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Location: Bellingham, WA 98225, United States
Guest juried by Grace Kook-Anderson of the Portland Art Museum, this year’s theme is Acts of Healing and Repair. Exhibition dates: Nov 12– Feb 25.
August 11, 2023
39th Annual Asheville Quilt Show
Competition
- Submission Deadline: August 11, 2023
- Event Dates: September 28, 2023 - September 30, 2023
- Entry Fee: $20
- Award Info: More than $10,000 in prize money awarded
- Eligibility: National
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts
- Location: Fletcher, North Carolina
The Asheville Quilt Guild seeks entries for the 39th Annual Asheville Quilt Show, Sept 28-30, 2023 at the WNC Ag Center, Davis Event Center in Fletcher, NC. More than $10,000 in prize money awarded. Over 300 quilts in 21 different categories will be displayed including Applique, Hand Quilted, Large and Small, Home Machine, Long Arm, Art/Abstract, Modern Style, Kit/Block of the Month, Miniature, Group/Team, Junior Quilter and Display Only. 27 Vendors, Gift Shop, 2023 Opportunity Quilt Raffle, Silent Auction, Special Exhibits, Demonstrations by Expert Quilters, Quilts for Sale, Sewing Station for Kids. $20/online entry per quilt, $25/mail-in entry per quilt.
August 12, 2023
Silverwood Park CALL FOR ART: Drift
Exhibition
- Submission Deadline: August 12, 2023
- Event Dates: October 12, 2023 - November 30, 2023
- Eligibility: National
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Silverwood Park invites artists who are at least 18 years old to submit work to be considered for a juried exhibition Drift. Juror: Tess Beck. Deadline: August 12, 2023.
Description of Exhibition
Monumental sand dunes, boats on the water, smoke from wildfires, displacement due to environmental crisis… We observe constant states of drift, some exacerbated by human activity. The word drift refers to movement driven by an outside force. What does it mean to be moved or carried without guidance or control? When we drift, we are reminded of our ability to adapt, change, and intervene. Engaging with environmental challenges provides an opportunity to refresh our perspective and curiosity and set our course. We invite artists to submit work that explores drift as it relates to the natural world.
Work can be 2-D or 3-D, representational or abstract. 3-D work must fit on a 15” x 15” pedestal or be freestanding or suspended.
About the Juror
Tessa Beck is a consultant and independent curator based in Fargo, ND and Minneapolis, MN. Her work is centered around contemporary art and democratizing arts access for rural populations. She served as Executive Director at the Nemeth Art Center (Park Rapids, MN) from 2019-2022, where she facilitated exhibitions from internationally celebrated artists (Dana Schutz, Ryan Johnson, Alec Soth, et al.) paired with shows and youth educational programs featuring local and regional artists.
Beck developed the foundation of her arts and writing career at ecce gallery (Fargo), with additional professional and academic opportunities in Berlin, NYC and Minneapolis. She is proud to be a co-founder of the experimental / temporal art program Look: Project Space (Fargo), and to have served as assistant to the director at Company Projects (Minneapolis). She received her BFA from North Dakota State University with a multidisciplinary emphasis in art history, photography, and curatorial studies.
August 13, 2023
Marlow Heights Community Center-Public Art Opportunity
Other
- Submission Deadline: August 13, 2023
- Award Info: Budget $80,000-$150,000
- Eligibility: Regional
- Categories: Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Sculpture
- Location: Maryland
The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission, Prince George’s Department of Parks and Recreation invites Artists (meaning both individual artists and artist teams) with interest and professional experience in creating public art and site-specific commissions, to submit qualifications for exterior public art features at the Marlow Heights Community Center.
August 13, 2023
ArtsThrive Art Exhibition & Benefit 2024
Exhibition
- Submission Deadline: August 13, 2023
- Event Dates: March 17, 2024 - April 14, 2024
- Entry Fee: 25.00
- Eligibility: National
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Location: Albuquerque, NM 87104, United States
The Albuquerque Museum Foundation is NOW accepting applications to take part in the 33rd annual ArtsThrive: Art Exhibition and Benefit. This is the only juried exhibition at the Albuquerque Museum and the largest fundraiser of the year for the Foundation.
All artists who get selected into the ArtsThrive exhibition will have their artwork displayed in one of the Albuquerque Museum’s galleries, March 16 – April 14, 2024. All artwork in this show will be for sale to the public for the duration of this 4-week long exhibition, with 60% of art sales going back to the artist.

August 13, 2023
Excessive Measures
Exhibition
- Submission Deadline: August 13, 2023
- Event Dates: July 15, 2024 - August 20, 2024
- Entry Fee: $28
- Eligibility: National
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Dripping. With. Excess... Excessive Measures that is. We are looking for multi-faceted work that explores those times where things go over the line. Way over the line... artwork could be over the top, gaudy, rude, flashy, disproportionately-sized, and mouthy, in-your-face, pissed off as hell at the world, climb to the rooftop of the building and scream. When people say things like "follow best practice", and used other dumbed down language, does this make you cringe inside? Do you dislike monotony and plain grey rooms? Just know you're not alone, this show can help. It's time to let it all out.
We accept artwork from any medium*, including Student, Emerging, Mid-Career, and/or Professional Artists. Work should follow and/or challenge the theme of the exhibit, can be evocative, and above all, should be attractive for audiences and collectors. Sculptural and 3D works are encouraged to apply.
Vestige Concept Gallery specializes in curated monthly mixed exhibition opportunities that appeal to a diverse range of artists, audiences, and buyers. Located in Lawrenceville, the new cultural heart of Pittsburgh, PA, the Gallery seeks to showcase the best of emerging and professional artist talent from across North America, and sell work at affordable prices through promotions and in-person events.
August 13, 2023
ArtsThrive - 33rd Annual Art Exhibition and Benefit
Exhibition
- Submission Deadline: August 13, 2023
- Event Dates: March 17, 2024 - April 14, 2024
- Entry Fee: $25.00
- Eligibility: National
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico
The 33rd ArtsThrive: Art Exhibition & Benefit is a juried exhibition and sale hosted by the Albuquerque Museum Foundation and held at the Albuquerque Museum. The exhibition will be on view to the public March 17– April 14, 2024.
August 14, 2023
Celebrate Santa Cruz Valley!
Exhibition
- Organization: Tubac Center of the Arts
- Submission Deadline: August 14, 2023
- Event Dates: September 22, 2023 - November 12, 2023
- Entry Fee: $36.00
- Award Info: five awards
- Eligibility: Regional
- Categories: Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting
- Location: Tubac, AZ 85646, United States
Tubac Center of the Arts is pleased to present Celebrate Santa Cruz Valley!; a regional juried
exhibition recognizing and celebrating the national designation of the Santa Cruz Valley National Heritage Area.
Artwork should reflect the themes of the Santa Cruz Valley National Heritage Area’s eleven interpretive storylines that characterize the Desert Abundance and Cultural Encounters of this desert frontier – Sonoran Desert, sky islands and desert seas, streams in the desert, bird habitat and migration corridors, Native American lifeways, the Spanish and Mexican frontier, desert farming, ranching traditions, mining booms, military posts, and U.S.-Mexico border culture – that together form a unique and distinctive landscape. For more information on Santa Cruz Valley National Heritage Alliance visit their website: santacruzheritage.org
Exhibit award winners' artwork will be featured in a special follow-up exhibit at Discover Marana Visitors Center, 13251 N Lon Adams Rd, Marana, AZ 85653, from November 21, 2023 through December 20, 2023.
August 14, 2023
Contemporary Art Gallery Online Announces an International Call for Artists to Participate in the 2023 “ALL Water/Seascape” Art Competition & Exhibition.
Competition

- Organization: Contemporary Art Gallery Online
- Submission Deadline: August 14, 2023
- Event Dates: August 16, 2023 - September 12, 2023
- Entry Fee: $15 for up to three images, $25 for up to five images and $35 for up to eight. Funds in US Dollars.
- Award Info: Prizes include Memberships to Contemporary Art Gallery Online, Extensive Marketing, Winner’s Certificates, Inclusion in the Annual Anthology Publication, Event Collateral and much more.
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Online Only: Yes
Online Art Competition to be open for entries from July 17th,2023 to August 13th,2023. Contemporary Art Gallery Online encourages entries from all 2D and 3D artists regardless of their experience or education in the art field. The “ALL Water/Seascape” theme is considered to be any art with the subjects being scenes of coastal living, any ocean activities, seaside vistas, any related seashore subjects, and any type of body of water (ie. Lakes, rivers, oceans, ponds, streams, etc.). The Theme extends itself to anything water. Rain, drippy faucets, icebergs, etc. If the theme or major component of your piece is “Water” it satisfies the theme requirement. An exhibition of all entrants will be held online from August 16th, 2023 to September 12th, 2023. Artists should submit their best representational and non-representational art. This competition will be judged on Painting & Drawing Art, Photography & Digital Art, Mixed Media & 3-Dimensional Art. Prizes include Memberships to Contemporary Art Gallery Online, Extensive Marketing, Winner’s Certificates, Event Collateral and much more. Awards will be given for the top 5 to 8 works selected, (this will depend on the number of submissions). Winners will be announced on August 30th, 2023. Entry Fee: $15 for up to three images, $25 for up to five images and $35 for up to eight images. Funds in US Dollars.
To read the complete Prospectus: https://contemporaryartgalleryonline.gallery/2023-art-competition-water-seascape-copy
August 14, 2023
Cultural Capital Fellowship
Grants & Fellowships
- Submission Deadline: August 14, 2023
- Award Info: $7,500 - $10,000
- Eligibility: National
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
First Peoples Fund’s Cultural Capital Fellowship provides a $10,000 grant for Native artists interested in community outreach and cultural preservation. Additionally, fellows receive technical support and professional training to start or grow their arts business and continue their essential work in their communities.

August 14, 2023
Let's Promote Your Own Artwork
Competition

- Organization: Walk Art !
- Submission Deadline: August 14, 2023
- Entry Fee: Entry Fee: No. Participation Fee: CHF 25 ( Only in case of acceptance )
- Award Info: Winner : 1. Your artwork will be promoted on Walk Art T-shirts. These shirts will proudly display your unique design and signature in our Walk Art "Shop." We'll handle the sale and delivery worldwide, and artlovers will receive a Certificate of Authenticity available in multiple languages. 2. Invitation to be part of an online collective exhibition in September 2023. 3. The creation of customized content to promote you and your artwork : 6 Posts/Reels on Instagram, reposted to Facebook and Stories on your preferred social media. Additionally: 4. As the cherry on top, you'll receive a Walk Art T-shirt featuring your own design as a special gift just for you! Runners up 1. Win an online collective exhibition in September 2023. All selected artworks will be showcased virtually. Furthermore, artists will have the chance to connect in a virtual get-together before the Opening. 2. The creation of customized content to promote you and your artwork : 2 Posts/Reels on Instagram, reposted to Facebook and Stories on your preferred social media.
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Online Only: Yes
We're thrilled to announce the release of our Open Call, "Let's Promote Your Own Artwork."
Here at Walk Art! We extend a warm invitation to artists from all corners of the world to submit their amazing artworks. All you need to do is email us three of your finest pieces ( File Type: JPEG or JPG only; File Size: Under 5 MB), and you'll have a chance to win fantastic prizes!
To submit your artworks, please send them to [email protected]
The submission deadline is August 14th, 2023.
Rest assured that the artworks will be carefully selected by The Walk Art! Jury.
August 14, 2023
Behavioral Health Solutions Center
Public Art & Proposals
- Submission Deadline: August 14, 2023
- Award Info: Budget $60,000
- Eligibility: State
- Categories: Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Sculpture
- Location: Denver, Colorado
The City of Denver’s Public Art Program seeks to commission an artist or artist team to create original public artwork(s) for the Behavioral Health Solutions Center in Denver, CO. A nine-member selection panel of community representatives, arts and design professionals, and civic leaders has been assembled to identify art opportunities and to select and recommend an artist or artist team for this project. The selection panel has identified a location for potential artworks for the allocated total budget of approximately $60,000.00 USD.
August 14, 2023
Art St. Louis XXXIX, The Exhibition
Exhibition
- Submission Deadline: August 14, 2023
- Event Dates: November 11, 2023 - December 14, 2023
- Entry Fee: $25.00
- Eligibility: Regional
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Location: Saint Louis, Missouri
Art Saint Louis presents “Art St. Louis XXXIX, The Exhibition,” our 39th annual exhibition highlighting original artworks by STL regional artists. This is a non-thematic all media juried exhibition open to works in all subjects, themes, styles, techniques. Open to artists 18 years of age and older living in the St. Louis, Missouri region and surrounding 200-mile radius. Limit 5 works created 2019—2023. Juror: artist Igor Karash. All exhibition rules listed in prospectus. Non-refundable entry, so please read rules of exhibition before entering. Deadline to enter: August 14, 2023. Presented in the Art Saint Louis Gallery in downtown St. Louis November 11-December 14, 2023.
August 15, 2023
Theme: Water | Splash into Art
Competition
- Submission Deadline: August 15, 2023
- Entry Fee: $15
- Award Info: generous total of $3,500 in cash prizes will be awarded to 100-125 exceptionally talented artists
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
TERAVARNA proudly presents the 4th Water International Juried Online Art Competition, extending an open invitation to talented visual artists worldwide. A generous total of $3,500 in cash prizes will be awarded to 100-125 exceptionally talented artists. The theme of the competition is Water. Artists are encouraged to submit their artwork across various art styles, encompassing both 2D and 3D works, including painting, sculpture, digital art, printmaking, fiber art, photography, graphic design, mixed media, as well as experimental and installation art. Both representational and abstract ideas inspired by water will be considered.
August 15, 2023
Werner Fenz Grant for Art in Public Space
Grants & Fellowships
- Submission Deadline: August 15, 2023
- Award Info: 17,000 €
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Sculpture
- Location: Graz, Austria
Interdisciplinary contemporary arts festival steirischer herbst and the city of Graz, Austria, have launched a 17,000 € grant for art in public space that targets national and international projects addressing the cultural and political context of Graz. Projects can deal with economic, political, social, ecological, architectural, or urban development issues.

August 15, 2023
2023 - Art on the Rim - El Paso, Texas
Exhibition
- Submission Deadline: August 15, 2023
- Event Dates: September 30, 2023 - October 31, 2023
- Award Info: Each selected artist will receive a $500 stipend per piece.
- Eligibility: Local
- Categories: Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Sculpture
- Location: El Paso, Texas
This public art exhibit showcases sculptures along Rim Road in El Paso, Texas. Rim Road is adjacent to Scenic Drive. A historic road that runs along the Franklin Mountains and overlooks the city of El Paso.
August 15, 2023
A Normal Day: Celebrating the Ordinary
Exhibition

- Organization: Southern Tier Center for Emerging Artists
- Submission Deadline: August 15, 2023
- Event Dates: September 1, 2023 - September 30, 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
Capture and celebrate the makings of an ordinary day and submit your best works to A Normal Day: Celebrating the Ordinary.
Whether it's the morning light shining through your window, the steam rising from your coffee cup, or the smile of a loved one, there is beauty to be found in the everyday moments of our lives. This contest is a chance to showcase your ability to capture that beauty through your art. Whatever it is, we want to see how you can turn the ordinary into something extraordinary.
All subjects, styles and mediums are welcome.
20% of exhibit proceeds benefit Prevention Works, which has served Chautauqua County, NY for over 30 years and offers a variety of programs and services to promote healthy decision-making among youth and adults alike.
August 15, 2023
27th Annual ArtWorks of Eau Gallie Fine Arts Festival
Other
- Submission Deadline: August 15, 2023
- Event Dates: November 18, 2023 - November 19, 2023
- Entry Fee: $35.00
- Award Info: $17,000 in awards
- Eligibility: Regional
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Location: Melbourne, Florida
Applications are now available for artists to apply for ArtWorks of Eau Gallie, a fine arts festival held November 18-19, 2023 in the Eau Gallie Arts District of Melbourne, FL. $17,000 in awards. Seeking fine art in all categories. ArtWorks features artists who will be displaying original art for sale; and during the Festival, they will be creating works of art in their booths. $35 application fee
August 15, 2023
It's Elemental! Photo Competition
Competition
- Submission Deadline: August 15, 2023
- Entry Fee: $35.00
- Award Info: OVER $500 IN CASH AND PRIZES AWARDED
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Photography
- Location: Indiana
IT'S ELEMENTAL! PHOTO COMPETITION
HOSTED BY STEIN WARD STUDIO
OVER $500 IN CASH AND PRIZES AWARDED**
This juried photo competition hosted by Stein Ward Studio recognizes photographers for their work in an event open to all amateur and professional photographers from all over the world, and selected works will be placed in our online gallery. Color, black and white, grayscale, monochrome and sepia works accepted. Any combination of the various elements of line, shape, form, perspective, texture, color, size, depth, symmetry, asymmetry, contrast, light, and shadow should be specifically emphasized in the work. Winning entries will be awarded over $500 in cash prizes and free entries into future calls hosted by the studio.
DIVISIONS
This call offers two divisions: amateur and professional. An amateur photographers is defined as a photographer who takes photos as a hobby and not for a primary source of income. A professional is a photographer whose main source of income is by selling their photography. When entering, photographers will choose which division (professional or amateur) they are entering their photos. Only one division may be chosen for all photos from the same photographer. Professionals and amateurs will be judged separately.
IMAGE PREPARATION
Images may be color, black and white, grayscale, sepia or monotone, JPG file format, minimum of 1200 pixels or greater on the longest size and maximum 5MB in size or less.
THEME
This is an open theme competition where a combination of the various elements of line, shape, form, perspective, texture, color, size, depth, symmetry, asymmetry, contrast, light, and shadow should be specifically emphasized in the work.
August 16, 2023
Homes, Hamlets & Villages: Style and Lifestyle in Small Towns and Rural Communities
Exhibition
- Submission Deadline: August 16, 2023
- Event Dates: September 30, 2023 - October 29, 2023
- Entry Fee: $35.00
- Award Info: $800 in awards
- Eligibility: Regional
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Location: Spencertown , New York
The Gallery at Spencertown Academy Arts Center in Spencertown, NY seeks entries for a juried art exhibition, September 30 - October 29, 2023. $800 in awards. Jurors: Carrie Chen, Linden Scheff, and Wednesday Nelena Sorokin. Seeking original works created in the last 3 years, not previously exhibited at the Academy. Artists must be residents of Columbia County, NY or one of the following surrounding counties: Rensselaer, Albany, Schenectady, Ulster, Dutchess, Greene and Saratoga, NY; Hampshire and Berkshire in MA; and Litchfield and Fairfield in CT. Eligible media includes, but not limited to: watercolor, acrylics, oil/oil pastels, pastels, all drawing media (graphite, charcoal, pen & ink, etc.), photography, collage, mixed media, traditional (numbered) hand-pulled prints, monoprints, encaustics, fine crafts, sculpture and other 3-dimensional works. Digital drawings and digital paintings are acceptable. No Giclee prints. No AI-created images.

August 16, 2023
Call For Entry: Lost and Found
Exhibition

- Organization: The Chateau Gallery
- Submission Deadline: August 16, 2023
- Event Dates: September 1, 2023 - October 1, 2023
- Entry Fee: $20
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline
Lost and Found is an exhibition exploring the concept of abandoned, lost, or forgotten people, places, and things. In creative parlance, a "found object" is an item "lost" by its owner and rediscovered by chance or circumstance by another. The found object is typically granted significance in the mind's eye of the finder if they determine the relic to hold intrinsic value or symbolic qualities. "Abandoned" is a catch-all phrase for vacant or unused spaces and structures, often found by urban explorers as they're left exposed to the elements and reclaimed by nature. "Forgotten" is perhaps the most uncertain circumstance, leading to moral dilemmas, legal consequences, and material potential. What is the principle of forgetfulness, and how does this concept challenge the notion of ownership? What are the boundaries of property; at what moment does the finder, or thief, become the keeper? Is it conceivable to lose sight of where you came from, who you are, and who or what you have become? If so, is it possible to find — yourself?
Lost and Found is an international juried group exhibition open to artists ages 18 and older. All forms of two-dimensional, traditional, and non-conventional art media (e.g., digital and film photography, video, oil painting, watercolor, acrylic, mixed media, collage, drawing media such as graphite, charcoal, pencils, pen and ink, arts and crafts, etc.) are welcome for submission.
Submission Deadline: August 15th, 2023
Juror Notifications: August 25th, 2023
Format: Online Exhibition
Exhibition: September 1st, 2023 - October 1st, 2023
August 17, 2023
Three Open Call for Artists-Public Art Opportunities!
Public Art & Proposals

- Organization: Texas State University System
- Submission Deadline: August 17, 2023
- Award Info: 175000-375000
- Eligibility: National
- Categories: Sculpture
Texas State University System is growing the public art collection! With over $1 billion in capital projects, there are lots of opportunities for artwork.
Professional visual artists or artist teams are invited to apply for the following opportunities.
See project applications for specific eligibility.
https://www.publicartist.org/
Deadline: August 17, 2023, 12:00 a.m. CST
• Texas State University J.C. Kellam Administration Building Lobby Renovation / Artwork Budget: $375,000
• Lamar State College Port Arthur Allied Health Building / Artwork Budget $255,000
• Sam Houston State University Gibbs Ranch Equestrian Facility and Agricultural Lab / Artwork Budget $175,000
An artist information session was held on July 12th, 2023, please see a recording of the meeting here.
August 17, 2023
Call for Proposals: Rosewood Gallery 2024 Exhibitions
Exhibition
- Submission Deadline: August 17, 2023
- Entry Fee: $25.00
- Eligibility: National
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Location: Kettering, Ohio
The City of Kettering, Ohio and Rosewood Arts Center invite artists working in any media to submit proposals for exhibition in Rosewood Gallery during the 2024 Exhibition Season (January - December). Proposals must be submitted via Call for Entry by August 17, 2023.
Rosewood Gallery specializes in the exhibition of contemporary art by emerging local, regional and national artists. It is dedicated to the encouragement and creation of new works and to the promotion of the visual arts in the Dayton, Ohio area. Six to eight solo exhibitions are presented each year in Rosewood Gallery, with support from the City of Kettering Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Arts and the Ohio Arts Council.
A selection committee composed of three regional art professionals will make recommendations from submissions of work for exhibition. Notifications of the jurors' decision will be emailed by the end of August 17, 2024..
All media will be considered for exhibition, including video and installation pieces. Exhibition proposals must include the following:
1. A cover letter describing the proposed exhibition, any special installation requirements, potential public engagement programs, and available dates.
2. An artist's statement, resume, and previous exhibition record.
3. Ten (10) images and corresponding titles, media, dimensions and dates. The committee will be presented with only 10 images for consideration. If the work you are submitting is for example only, please be specific in your explanation of what you propose to present in the gallery if selected.
The City of Kettering insures all works while on exhibition (please refer to our policy) and covers printing and distribution costs of an announcement mailer for each exhibition. A transportation and shipping honorarium of $250 is provided to artists selected for exhibition. Any cost reimbursement requirements over and above the $250 honorarium should be listed and explained in the proposal. Rosewood Gallery does not provide equipment for multimedia installations. The gallery walls are constructed of drywall over plywood and cannot be altered other than by use of standard hanging hardware. Various pedestals are available for exhibitions. Educational programs and artist talks are strongly encouraged and may merit additional funding, per negotiation. Current employees of the City of Kettering are not eligible for solo exhibitions. For inquiries, email Paula Willmot Kraus, Gallery Coordinator at [email protected].
About Rosewood Gallery: Hours for exhibitions are Monday-Thursday 10am-9pm; Friday 10am-5pm; and Saturday 10am-3pm. Rosewood Gallery operates with support from the City of Kettering Parks, Recreation and Cultural Arts Department and the Ohio Arts Council. The Gallery is located in the Rosewood Arts Center, 2655 Olson Drive, Kettering, OH 45420. For more information, call (937) 296-0294 or visit our website: playkettering.org/gallery.
1. A cover letter describing the proposed exhibition, any special installation requirements, potential public engagement programs, and available dates.
2. An artist's statement, resume, and previous exhibition record.
3. Ten (10) images and corresponding titles, media, dimensions and dates. The committee will be presented with only 10 images for consideration. Additional images may be used only if they are details of the original 10. If the work you are submitting is for example only, please be specific in your explanation of what you propose to present in the gallery if selected.
August 18, 2023
Brighton Art in the Park
Other

- Organization: city of brighton
- Submission Deadline: August 18, 2023
- Event Dates: September 9, 2023 - September 9, 2023
- Eligibility: State
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting
- Location: Brighton, CO 80601, United States
, Brighton Art in the Park will be a one-day family friendly festival that will allow for local and area wide, artists to display and sell their artwork. Quality of the work will be juried before entering to ensure professional, diverse and attractive styles. Art in the Park will give patrons the opportunity to meet and talk with artists, buy unique art, enjoy live musical performances, artist demonstrations, and children’s interactive art activities. Art in the Park will draw people from all over the Denver metro area and beyond