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

May 31, 2023

Causeability Grants
Grants & Fellowships

  • Submission Deadline: May 31, 2023
  • Eligibility: Local
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
Description
Eligibility Info

Grants recipients (artists) are available to use all mediums and disciplines, although special emphasis is on primarily developing events or programs (causes) assisting underserved and/or socio-economically marginalized areas.

The collaboration must include one or more of the following disciplines:

A program for special events, workshops, focusing on audience participation to unite and foster interactivity, building community through the use of visual arts, dance, theater, and music. It also must be mutually beneficial to the nonprofit and the community it serves with full collaboration from the artists.
A program can be designed and used as a vehicle for fundraising, if the fundraising program is focused on fostering community involvement, while simultaneously uplifting and providing resources within the community. Stipulations are that any online fundraising must use Causability.org’s private crowdfunding or the public fundraising site Causecart.io
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May 31, 2023

77th Regional Exhibition
Exhibition

  • Organization: Arnot Art Museum
  • Submission Deadline: May 31, 2023
  • Event Dates: July 11, 2023 - September 15, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $40 for non-members, $25 for members
  • Award Info: 77th Regional Exhibition offers up to $10,000 in cash awards to be distributed among the juror selections.
  • Eligibility: Regional
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all artists who live in Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, or Ontario, Canada.

May 31, 2023

Artsclamation! Fine Art Sale
Other

  • Submission Deadline: May 31, 2023
  • Event Dates: December 1, 2023 - December 2, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $25.00
  • Award Info: $15,000 in cash prizes
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Drawing, Painting
  • Location: Knoxville, Tennessee
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to U.S.-based artists working with oil, pastel, watercolor, pen and ink, metal, wood, pottery, jewelry, photography, textiles and more

June 1, 2023

Printmaking in the Rockies and on the Great Plains
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: June 1, 2023
  • Event Dates: October 21, 2023 - December 23, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $40 up to four submissions
  • Award Info: Ludmila Dranchak Best of Show  $1,500, 1st Place Show Award $1,000, 2nd Place Show Award: $500, 3rd Place Show Award: $250, Brinton Museum Purchase Awards:$5,000 available for purchase awards
  • Eligibility: Regional
  • Categories: Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to Printmakers living in Colorado, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah and Wyoming.

June 1, 2023

Fifth Annual Juried Online Exhibition
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: June 1, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $25
  • Award Info: The David Latin Williams Foundation award is $250.  The second prize is $150. The third prize is $100. There will be two Honorable Mentions for $50 each.
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to U.S.-based artists with works on paper

June 1, 2023

5th Annual Lines, Shapes & Objects Art Competition
Competition

  • Organization: Fusion Art
  • Submission Deadline: June 1, 2023
  • Event Dates: June 7, 2023 - September 6, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $25 for 1 image / $40 for up to 5 images
  • Award Info: Cash prizes and an invitation to Fusion Art's Annual Group Show in Santa Fe, New Mexico in 2024 for Best in Show winners.
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Online Only: Yes
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to all artists except those working in Film/Video/New Media

June 1, 2023

64ARTS
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: June 1, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $30
  • 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

June 1, 2023

Autmun Session at Mono Lisboa
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: June 1, 2023
  • Event Dates: October 1, 2023 - November 25, 2023
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to all mediums

June 1, 2023

MESH Art Fair for 3D, VR & Metaverse Creators
Exhibition

  • Organization: MESH
  • Submission Deadline: June 1, 2023
  • Event Dates: July 14, 2023 - July 23, 2023
  • Entry Fee: 5 Euros
  • Award Info: Forty artists will gain their own 12m x 12m space in Decentraland for Metaverse Art Week 2023.
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture, Craft/Traditional Arts
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to all mediums except photography and drawing

June 1, 2023

2023 Summerlin Festival of Arts
Other

  • Submission Deadline: June 1, 2023
  • Event Dates: October 13, 2023 - October 15, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $25.00
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Summerlin, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to U.S. based artists

June 1, 2023

2023 The Gap Between Art and Life, Webber Gallery, College of Central Florida
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: June 1, 2023
  • Event Dates: August 7, 2023 - September 7, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $20
  • Eligibility: Regional
  • Categories: Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to installation artists in the South Eastern United States

June 1, 2023

Call for Curatorial Exhibition Proposals
Other

  • Submission Deadline: June 1, 2023
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all curators, experience preferred.

June 2, 2023

TUL Suspended Artwork
Public Art & Proposals

  • Submission Deadline: June 2, 2023
  • Award Info: Budget of $250,000
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Sculpture
  • Location: Oklahoma
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to artists working with Public Art

June 2, 2023

Wylie Municipal Walking Trails-History of the Blackland Prairie
Public Art & Proposals

  • Submission Deadline: June 2, 2023
  • Award Info: $40,000 Budget for each sculpture
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Sculpture
  • Location: Texas
Description
Eligibility Info

The project(s) are open to all professional artists located in the continental U.S.A., age 18 and over, regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, age, marital status, or physical or mental disability.

June 2, 2023

$1,000 Evolution Grant
Grants & Fellowships

  • Organization: Art Fluent
  • Submission Deadline: June 2, 2023
  • Entry Fee: 35.00
  • Award Info: $1,000
  • 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

June 3, 2023

Abrazo (Embrace)
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: June 3, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $28
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Oregon
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to all artists

June 4, 2023

2023 XENO Prize for Artists’ Books
Competition

  • Submission Deadline: June 4, 2023
  • Award Info: Two cash prizes of $5000 each will be awarded in September 2023.
  • 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

June 4, 2023

People & The Planet
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: June 4, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $35
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Washington DC
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to all visual artists

June 4, 2023

Exploring Light and Shadow Online Exhibition
Exhibition

  • Organization: Ten Moir Gallery
  • Submission Deadline: June 4, 2023
  • Event Dates: June 10, 2023 - July 9, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $20
  • Award Info: $150 for Best in Show, Inclusion in a month long exhibition, News Publications, E-blast announcement, Extensive social media exposure, Award Certificate
  • 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

June 5, 2023

Artist In Residence Program 2023 - 2024
Residency

  • Organization: A to Z Wineworks
  • Submission Deadline: June 5, 2023
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Newberg, Oregon 97007, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all U.S.-based artists

June 5, 2023

Public Art Planning Consultant for Brewer Community Center - Wichita, KS
Public Art & Proposals

  • Submission Deadline: June 5, 2023
  • Award Info: Public Art Planning Consultant budget is $20,000, as part of $180,000 total budget.
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Sculpture
  • Location: Wichita, Kansas
Description
Eligibility Info

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

June 5, 2023

A to Z Wineworks, Artist In Residence Program 2023—2024
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: June 5, 2023
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Newberg, Oregon
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all U.S. based artists

June 5, 2023

Trinity Buoy Wharf Working Drawing Award
Competition

  • Submission Deadline: June 5, 2023
  • Event Dates: September 28, 2023 - October 15, 2023
  • Entry Fee: Applicants may submit up to three drawings on payment of a single Entry Fee for the Working Drawing Award:Standard Entry: £15 Student Entry: £10
  • Award Info: The Working Drawing Award of £2,000
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Drawing
Description

June 5, 2023

Utah Tech General Classroom—Utah Public Art
Public Art & Proposals

  • Submission Deadline: June 5, 2023
  • Award Info: Budget of $166,000
  • Eligibility: International
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to artists working with Public Art

June 6, 2023

SculptFest23 Annual Spring Members’ Exhibition
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: June 6, 2023
  • Event Dates: June 9, 2023 - July 9, 2023
  • Eligibility: Local
  • Categories: Sculpture
  • Location: West Rutland, Virginia
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to Carving Studio and Sculpture Center members, sculpture

June 6, 2023

NYSCA/NYFA Artists with Disabilities Grant
Grants & Fellowships

  • Submission Deadline: June 6, 2023
  • Award Info: $1,000 unrestricted cash grants
  • Eligibility: Regional
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Online Only: Yes
Description
Eligibility Info

Applicants must identify as disabled.
Applicants need to be actively creating in visual, media, music, performing, literary, or multidisciplinary arts. There should also be public engagement with the artist’s work such as exhibitions, shows, community-based programs, performances, or other public presentations of the artist’s work.
Applicants need to provide documentation of a sustained commitment to their artistic practice from any time over the past 4 years (2019 to date).
Applicants must be 21 years or older on or before Tuesday, April 4, 2023.
Applicants must be current New York State residents for at least the past twelve months.
Recipients of Cycle 1 or Cycle 2 of the NYSCA/NYFA Artists with Disabilities Grant cannot apply. This is a one-time grant.
Applicants can be past recipients of any of NYFA’s other grant programs.
Applicants do not need to be U.S. citizens but must be able to provide a W-9 with a Social Security Number (SSN) or Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN) or EIN (after selection).
NYFA employees, members of the NYFA Board of Trustees or Artists’ Advisory Committee, and/or an immediate family member of any of the above cannot apply.

June 6, 2023

SculptFest23
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: June 6, 2023
  • Event Dates: September 9, 2023 - October 22, 2023
  • Eligibility: Local
  • Categories: Sculpture
  • Location: West Rutland, VT, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Local; Members only, artists of all levels

June 7, 2023

Rarefied Light 2023
Competition

  • Submission Deadline: June 7, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $30.00
  • Award Info: There will be a Best of Show selection with a $300 Award provided by APC. Additionally, the juror will select Honorable Mention Awards of $100.
  • Eligibility: State
  • Categories: Photography
  • Location: Alaska
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all Alaska-based Photographers

June 7, 2023

Manitou Springs Art on the Avenue 2023
Public Art & Proposals

  • Submission Deadline: June 7, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $10
  • Award Info: Each artist will be provided a stipend of $1,800 for the two-year exhibition period. Each piece is also eligible to receive the following awards: Juror award ($1,000) and People’s Choice award ($1,000)
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Sculpture
  • Location: Manitou Springs, Colorado
Description
Eligibility Info

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

June 8, 2023

Open Call for Artists
Public Art & Proposals

  • Organization: Texas State University System
  • Submission Deadline: June 8, 2023
  • Award Info: 250000-600000
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Sculpture
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to U.S.-based sculptors.

June 8, 2023

Open Call for Artists: Texas State University System
Public Art & Proposals

  • Submission Deadline: June 8, 2023
  • Award Info: Budget is $250000-$600000
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Sculpture
  • Location: Texas
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to U.S.-based Sculpture artists

June 8, 2023

Art Nine Disc Golf Course Public Art Project
Public Art & Proposals

  • Submission Deadline: June 8, 2023
  • Award Info: $126,000 total ($42,000 per artist x 3 artists)
  • Eligibility: Regional
  • Categories: Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Sculpture
  • Location: Shawnee, Kansas
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to artists in the Shawnee Kansas region

June 8, 2023

In The Deep End
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: June 8, 2023
  • Event Dates: July 6, 2023 - July 29, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $25
  • Eligibility: Regional
  • Categories: Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Sculpture
  • Location: Oregon
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to Public Artists in the Portland area

June 8, 2023

4th Annual Women in Watercolor International Juried Competition
Competition

  • Submission Deadline: June 8, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $15
  • Award Info: $2,000 Best in show
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Photography
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all female artists working with Watermedia.

June 8, 2023

10x10x10xTieton
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: June 8, 2023
  • Event Dates: August 5, 2023 - October 8, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $30.00
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Tieton, Washington
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to all mediums. Works must be 10x10x10 inches in size

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