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

November 7, 2023

Call for Artists, Poets, & Writers: LAMINATOR Zine
Other

  • Organization: Artists on the Lam
  • Submission Deadline: November 7, 2023
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to all artists except those working with Video/Sound/New Media

November 8, 2023

Lexington Detention Center Public Art
Public Art & Proposals

  • Submission Deadline: November 8, 2023
  • Award Info: Budget: $200,000
  • Eligibility: National
  • Location: Lexington, Kentucky
Description
Eligibility Info

Public Art Artists must be legally able to work in the United States and be at least 18 years of age.

November 9, 2023

Request for Qualifications: Mosaic/Mural Public Art Installation Frankfort, KY
Public Art & Proposals

  • Submission Deadline: November 9, 2023
  • Award Info: Budget: $70,000
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Painting
  • Location: Frankfort, Kentucky
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to U.S.-based Public Artists

November 10, 2023

Reinventing Central City: Huntington, WV (West Virginia)
Public Art & Proposals

  • Organization: RenewAll
  • Submission Deadline: November 10, 2023
  • Award Info: Public Art Sculptures for park in business district
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Sculpture
  • Location: Huntington , West Virginia
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all U.S.-based artists 18 and over

November 10, 2023

Fictional Narrative - a call for photography
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: November 10, 2023
  • Event Dates: November 15, 2023 - December 31, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $30.00
  • Award Info: $300
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Photography
  • Online Only: Yes
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to all photographers over the age of 18

November 10, 2023

Color: Photography Now
Competition

  • Organization: Black Box Gallery
  • Submission Deadline: November 10, 2023
  • Event Dates: December 1, 2023 - December 20, 2023
  • Entry Fee: 40.00
  • Award Info: None
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Photography
  • Location: Portlnad, Oregon 97214, United States
Description

November 10, 2023

Call for Art-NOIR
Exhibition

  • Organization: Art Fluent
  • Submission Deadline: November 10, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $25.00 first entry, $10 for each additional
  • Award Info: $1,250.00
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Online Only: Yes
Description
Eligibility Info

online only, open internationally to all artists

November 11, 2023

Renascence II - New and Emerging Art
Competition

  • Submission Deadline: November 11, 2023
  • Event Dates: March 1, 2024 - March 24, 2024
  • Entry Fee: $35.00
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Hudson, New York
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to all artists

November 12, 2023

Climate Crisis Engagement: £10k Grants for Artists & Curators
Other

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

Artists and/or curators (applying as individuals or as collectives) can apply from anywhere in the world.

November 12, 2023

Abstract National Exhibition
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: November 12, 2023
  • Event Dates: January 2, 2024 - March 23, 2024
  • Entry Fee: $20
  • Award Info: $3,000 all mediums
  • 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

November 12, 2023

39th Annual International Exhibition
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: November 12, 2023
  • Event Dates: January 16, 2024 - March 1, 2024
  • Entry Fee: $35.00
  • Award Info: Several purchase awards will be made; purchased works will be added to the University of Texas at Tyler Department of Art and Art History’s permanent collection.
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Painting
  • Location: Tyler, Texas
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally; 2d media, Paintings, drawings, prints, fiber arts, and photographs created in the last three years are welcome.

November 13, 2023

Call for Artists, Rhode Island Office of the Medical Examiner
Public Art & Proposals

  • Submission Deadline: November 13, 2023
  • Award Info: Budget $35,000; A $750 honorarium will be paid to finalists for this work.
  • Eligibility: State
  • Location: Cumberland, Rhode Island
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to Rhode Island Public artists

November 13, 2023

Fresh Squeezed 8: Emerging Artists in Florida
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: November 13, 2023
  • Event Dates: April 13, 2024 - June 27, 2024
  • Entry Fee: $15
  • Eligibility: State
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: St. Petersburg, Florida
Description
Eligibility Info

open to all emerging artists (age 18 or older) who are current residents of Florida; All Mediums

November 13, 2023

Call for Entries: Portals: Windows, Mirrors, and Doors
Competition

  • Organization: PhotoPlace Gallery
  • Submission Deadline: November 13, 2023
  • Event Dates: January 5, 2024 - January 26, 2024
  • Entry Fee: Submission: $39 for 5 images, $6 each additional
  • Award Info: 35 images will be selected for exhibition in our gallery with distinctions for Juror’s Award, Director’s Award, and Honorable Mention. 40 images will be selected for our online gallery.
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Photography
  • Location: Middlebury, VT 05753, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to photographers

November 13, 2023

29th Arts North International 2024
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: November 13, 2023
  • Event Dates: January 13, 2024 - February 24, 2024
  • Entry Fee: $39 for 3 entries.
  • Award Info: $10,000 in total
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Hopkins, Minnesota
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to all artists except new media/video art

November 14, 2023

$3,500 & $1,000 Artist Grants
Grants & Fellowships

  • Organization: The Hopper Prize
  • Submission Deadline: November 14, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $40 to submit 10 images
  • Award Info: $11,000 total awards. 2 artists will each receive $3,500 and 4 artists will each receive $1,000.
  • 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

November 15, 2023

Explore This! 20
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: November 15, 2023
  • Event Dates: February 1, 2024 - January 31, 2025
  • Entry Fee: $15 for members, $20 for non members
  • Award Info: $2,000 best of show
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Drawing
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to Drawing

November 15, 2023

"Order & Chaos" - FREE Entry, $1,000 Award Competition
Competition

  • Submission Deadline: November 15, 2023
  • Award Info: $1,000
  • 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 video/sound/new media

November 15, 2023

The Art of Food
Exhibition

  • Organization: The Chateau Gallery (TCG)
  • Submission Deadline: November 15, 2023
  • Event Dates: December 1, 2023 - January 1, 2024
  • Entry Fee: $20
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting
  • Online Only: Yes
Description

November 15, 2023

Portrait: International Juried Art Competition
Competition

  • Submission Deadline: November 15, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $15
  • Award Info: Cash awards $3500
  • 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

November 15, 2023

BIMA Artist’s Book Residency Grant for Indigenous Artists
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: November 15, 2023
  • Award Info: stipend of $350/week, up to $1000 for materials, full travel reimbursement, and more.
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Rosendale, New York
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to North American Indigenous artists

November 15, 2023

Old Florida Celebration of the Arts
Other

  • Submission Deadline: November 15, 2023
  • Event Dates: April 6, 2024 - April 7, 2024
  • Entry Fee: $25.00
  • Award Info: $8,000 in Prize Awards.
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Cedar Key, Florida
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all U.S.-based artists except video/sound art

November 15, 2023

Bajo El Olivio International Artist Residency
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: November 15, 2023
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Malaga, Spain
Description
Eligibility Info

open internationally to all artists

November 15, 2023

Women's Studio Workshop Studio Residency Grant
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: November 15, 2023
  • Award Info: stipend of $350/week, up to $500 for materials and more
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Sculpture
  • Location: Rosendale, New York
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to artists who work in any of WSW's studio disciplines: intaglio, letterpress, papermaking, screenprinting, photography, or ceramics

November 15, 2023

OUTDOOR DOWNEAST SCULPTURE EXHIBITION 2024-2025
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: November 15, 2023
  • Event Dates: March 1, 2024 - February 28, 2025
  • Entry Fee: $15
  • Award Info: For those sculptures chosen, there will be honorariums awarded of $1,200 each. 1st Place: $1,500 2nd Place: $750 3rd Place: $500
  • Categories: Sculpture
  • Location: Pitt County, North Carolina
Description
Eligibility Info

open to U.S.-based sculpture artists

November 15, 2023

Call for Submissions: CURRENTS 2024 Art & Technology Festival
Exhibition

  • Organization: Parallel Studios Inc
  • Submission Deadline: November 15, 2023
  • Event Dates: June 14, 2024 - June 23, 2024
  • Entry Fee: $25
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline
  • Location: Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to artists working Film/Video/New Media an Mixed-Media/Multi-Disciplines

November 17, 2023

Atlanta Exhibition Open Call
Exhibition

  • Organization: Revart, LLC
  • Submission Deadline: November 17, 2023
  • Event Dates: September 28, 2023 - April 28, 2024
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting
  • Location: Atlanta , GA 30303, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all U.S.-based artists except those in Film/Video/New Media

November 17, 2023

Connected
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: November 17, 2023
  • Event Dates: January 14, 2024 - February 11, 2024
  • Entry Fee: $15
  • Eligibility: State
  • Categories: Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Oakland, California
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to California artists; All media except video, crafts or installation

November 17, 2023

Illuminating Perspectives: Exploring Light in Innovative Art
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: November 17, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $25
  • Award Info: st place $500, 2nd place $300, 3rd place $100, two $50 Coordinators awards
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Sebastopol, California
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to All mediums including painting, drawing, video, digital, film, projection, photography, sculptural and experiential are encouraged to apply and will be reviewed by the juror.

November 18, 2023

Wyoming Governor’s Capitol Art Exhibition 2024
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: November 18, 2023
  • Event Dates: February 9, 2024 - August 10, 2024
  • Award Info: Governor’s Choice Award, Bobby Hathaway Juror’s Choice Award, People’s Choice Recognition, Purchase Awards
  • Eligibility: State
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Cheyenne , Wyoming
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all Wyoming-based artists

November 19, 2023

Analog Photography and Alternative Processes Call to Artists
Exhibition

  • Organization: Cultivate
  • Submission Deadline: November 19, 2023
  • Event Dates: October 22, 2023 - November 19, 2023
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Photography
  • Location: Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to U.S.based artists with work that is based in film or alternative-style photography only

November 19, 2023

GLEAM - Light Installation Proposals
Public Art & Proposals

  • Submission Deadline: November 19, 2023
  • Award Info: $6,000-$20,000 per installation
  • Eligibility: International
  • Location: Madison, Wisconsin
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to installation pieces

November 20, 2023

LG Wonderbox Showcase 2023
Competition

  • Organization: LG Electronics USA
  • Submission Deadline: November 20, 2023
  • Event Dates: December 7, 2023 - December 7, 2023
  • Award Info: Winner will get $25,000 cash prize plus LG products, 2nd place $10,000 cash plus LG products, 3rd place $5,000 cash plus LG products and Top 3 winners will get their original digital artwork displayed on LG billboard in Times Square NYC
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline
  • Online Only: Yes
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to U.S.-based artists

November 20, 2023

2024-25 Smack Mellon Artist Studio Program
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: November 20, 2023
  • Event Dates: September 5, 2024 - August 5, 2025
  • Award Info: Smack Mellon hosts two Open Studio events annually, as well as sponsored visits from curators, critics, and gallerists, which provide significant exposure and invaluable career-building opportunities.
  • Eligibility: Local
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Brooklyn, New York 11201, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

All applicants for the Studio Program should be NYC-based emerging or early career artists.

November 20, 2023

9th Annual Regional Juried Photography Exhibition (Members and Non-Members)
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: November 20, 2023
  • Event Dates: January 5, 2024 - February 4, 2024
  • Entry Fee: $25 Members; $45 Non-members.
  • Award Info: 1st Place $500; 2nd Place $250; 3rd Place $150
  • Eligibility: Regional
  • Categories: Photography
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all photographers in DE, MD, VA, NJ, PA, DC

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