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
July 1, 2023
Art Hotel Panorama’s “Fragments” Residency
Residency
- Submission Deadline: July 1, 2023
- Event Dates: September 14, 2023 - September 30, 2023
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
The aim of our program is to inspire and support artists who are interested in the landscape of Chalkidiki, in its diversity and in Greek culture in general. Getting in close contact with all these during the residency period will give them the opportunity to produce unique works of art according to their impressions and perceptions. We also aim at providing participants with a setting and a daily routine which encourages engaging in a dialogue with each other.
We are looking for artists who have a genuine interest in what we have to offer, value the company of other artists and are also excited to engage in the exchange of ideas and experiences with them. We believe that especially artists who want to reflect on their work or to explore new directions will definitely profit from our program. The minimum and the maximum number of participants will be 4 artists who need a workspace (painters, etc) and 2 actors or performers.
July 1, 2023
Goddessarts Magazine issue 10, art blog and online exhibition
Exhibition
- Organization: Goddessarts Magazine
- Submission Deadline: July 1, 2023
- Award Info: online & print publication, art blog, online exhibition
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Online Only: Yes
Get featured in an international art magazine, be part of our art blog and share your unique story + get the chance to be included in our permanent online exhibition.
- all mediums except video are accepted
- everyone is welcome to apply
- submission is free (there will be a small contribution fee after acceptance)
- artist blog
- permanent online exhibition
- extensive social media feature
- the opportunitiy for a 4-page and 6-page feature
- DEADLINE: July 1
Find all our submission guidelines on our website: www.goddessartsmag.com
About:
This platform is run by artists for artists, and we understand ourselves as a community that embraces art and wants to connect with artists all over the world and bring them together.
This magazine wants to focus on colorful, cheerful, energetic, powerful and empowering art. With your accounts and your art we aim to encourage people, give them support and make them feel welcome, respected and valued. We hope that you discover a new favorite artist, submit your own work or learn something new that can empower you on your creative journey.
Moreover, we aim to bring your art and story in front of a broad audience. Our magazine can be read online and in print and therefore is accessible to everyone. On social media we promote your feature, art and personal story, where we reach thousands of people. Our website also showcases your art by giving the artists a permanent voice in our blog section, and also by presenting artworks in our permanent online exhibitions.
We belive that art forms your character and has the power to make us more sensitive, more open-minded and more attentive. Because we feel that it is the responsibility of everyone to contribute something to the world, no matter how small, a fair share always goes to humanitarian organizations. Please read more about our projects on our website.
July 1, 2023
Transgender Arts Initiative Grant
Grants & Fellowships
- Submission Deadline: July 1, 2023
- Award Info: $6,500 Maximum award per artist/organization per calendar year
- Eligibility: Local
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Location: West Hollywood, California
The Transgender Arts Initiative Grant is a program that was initiated by the City Council to support and enhance artwork to be presented or exhibited in West Hollywood by transgender artists. Individual artist, artist collectives or groups, and nonprofit organizations with a history of supporting transgender artists are all welcome to apply.
This is a one-year grant award. Grantees who are awarded funding are also required to attend the West Hollywood Artist Bootcamp. The West Hollywood Artists Bootcamp is a highly sought-after program that provides grantees tools and resources essential to an artist’s professional growth.
July 1, 2023
INSITE Fund
Grants & Fellowships
- Submission Deadline: July 1, 2023
- Award Info: $10,000
- Eligibility: Regional
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Location: Denver, CO, United States
The INSITE Fund awards grants of up to $10,000 to directly support independent artists and artist collectives working across all visual media in the Denver Metro and Front Range.
July 1, 2023
Kala Media Arts Fellowship
Grants & Fellowships
- Submission Deadline: July 1, 2023
- Entry Fee: $20
- Award Info: $3,000 stipend
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Film/Video/New Media
- Location: Berkeley , California
Kala’s Media Arts Fellowship supports artists working on innovative projects in and across film and video, sound, animation, performance cinema, and media arts installation. Four artists will be awarded a $3,000 stipend.
July 1, 2023
Interlines, Lifelines, Redlines: Social Markers of Race, Class, & Economics
Exhibition
- Submission Deadline: July 1, 2023
- Entry Fee: $25.00
- Award Info: $6000 in cash prizes
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Photography
- Location: Providence, Rhode Island
The Rhode Island Center for Photographic Arts in Providence, Rhode Island seeks entries for a juried photography exhibition, September 21 - October 13, 2023. $6000 in cash prizes and Fuji camera equipment. Juror: Eric Kunsman. Open to photography of all types and processes that explore ideas of community.
July 1, 2023
Sustainability Labs Program
Other
- Submission Deadline: July 1, 2023
- Award Info: $3,000 stipend
- Eligibility: National
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Location: Portland, Oregon
PAM CUT’s Sustainability Labs program focuses on embracing artists’ multiplicities and de-siloing modes of storytelling to provide greater opportunity and access. The program is open to U.S.-based creators, artists, directors, and producers looking to change their personal model of creative, financial, and business sustainability. A $3,000 stipend will be provided.
July 1, 2023
From These Hills: Contemporary Art in the Southern Appalachian Highlands
Exhibition
- Submission Deadline: July 1, 2023
- Event Dates: October 5, 2023 - February 4, 2024
- Entry Fee: $20
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Location: Abingdon, Virginia
The William King Museum of Art in Abingdon, Virginia announces a call to artists for a juried art exhibition, October 5, 2023 - February 4, 2024. Juror: Ali Printz. Open to artists working in any media (painting, drawing, printmaking, photography, sculpture, ceramics, glass, textiles, mixed media, video, or performance art) in the geographic areas of Southwest Virginia, Northeast Tennessee, Western North Carolina, Southern West Virginia, and Eastern Kentucky.
July 1, 2023
Art Lives Here—Artist Call
Other
- Submission Deadline: July 1, 2023
- Award Info: $4,000 honorarium
- Eligibility: Local
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Location: Los Angeles, California
Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles seeks four artists to create an original artwork to be displayed for approximately two months in our theater lobby and featured in Playbill programs during the course of the 2023/2024 season. $4,000 honorarium. It is our mission to create, foster and nourish an environment that is open and welcoming for all. We're inviting artists, 17 years or older, who live in Los Angeles County to create works that bring our community together, inspired by theater experiences and reflective of our shared values. As with our plays, we seek works of art that speak boldly, have meaningful purpose and feed the soul. All visual art mediums considered. Canvas works must fit within 48" x 48" area. Sculptural/3-D works must fit within 48" x 48" x 48" area. Video projects up to 5 minutes in length (no audio). Self-taught, emerging, mid-career, and professional artists welcome
July 1, 2023
Eagle Rock Art Guild's 75th Year Anniversary Sidewalk Art Festival
Other
- Submission Deadline: July 1, 2023
- Event Dates: July 22, 2023 - July 23, 2023
- Entry Fee: $25.00
- Eligibility: Local
- Categories: Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline
- Location: Idaho Falls, Idaho
The Eagle Rock Art Guild’s Annual Sidewalk Art Festival is a two-day event that is held at the Greenbelt in Idaho Falls. It is made possible through the volunteers of the Eagle Rock Art Guild, the oldest art organization in the state of Idaho.
The quality and variety of the artwork is exceptional. The Art Festival is held on the fourth weekend in July and attracts over 15,000 people each year. Admission to the festival is FREE.
The Art Guild also sponsors a large variety of food vendors and live entertainment. The Art Guild also provides an extensive advertising program in support of the Annual Sidewalk Art Festival.
July 1, 2023
The Stanley Bleifeld Memorial Grant
Grants & Fellowships
- Submission Deadline: July 1, 2023
- Award Info: $5,000
- Eligibility: National
- Categories: Sculpture
- Online Only: Yes
The Stanley Bleifeld Memorial Grant is a prize of $5,000 sponsored by the National Sculpture Society.
It is awarded annually to a sculptor who has demonstrated outstanding ability as a sculptor and who has created a body of work inspired by nature which includes works of sculpture in the round and in bas-relief.
The Bleifeld Grant is for a mature body of work; sculpture created in workshop or instructional settings should not be submitted.
July 1, 2023
31st Annual Emerald Coast National Juried Art Competition
Competition
- Submission Deadline: July 1, 2023
- Event Dates: August 31, 2023 - December 18, 2023
- Entry Fee: $30.00
- Award Info: $1,750 in awards. Best in Show wins $1,000 and a solo exhibition in 2024 during ECN 32.
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Location: Niceville, Florida
The Mattie Kelly Arts Center Galleries in Niceville, FL seeks entries for a juried art exhibition in the expansive 1500-square-foot McIlroy Gallery, August 31 - December 18, 2023. $1,750 in awards. Best in Show wins $1,000 and a solo exhibition in 2024 during ECN 32. This year's exhibit will be guest juried by the award-winning scholar, curator, and Professor Dr. Maria Elena Buszek. Open to emerging to established artists from across the US and abroad who work in contemporary, experimental, and classical mediums, styles, and techniques. There is no theme. All mediums and styles are welcome.
July 1, 2023
Sugarloaf Festival of the Arts
Other
- Submission Deadline: July 1, 2023
- Event Dates: October 20, 2023 - October 22, 2023
- Entry Fee: $25
- Eligibility: National
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Location: Palm Springs, California
Artists across the country are invited to apply for the Sugarloaf Festival of the Arts, October 20-22, 2023 at the Sugarloaf Ranch Events Center in Palm Springs, CA. Juror: Robert Ferguson.
July 1, 2023
Foundation Arts Festival 2023
Other
- Submission Deadline: July 1, 2023
- Event Dates: July 8, 2023
- Award Info: $25
- Eligibility: National
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Location: Long Beach Island, New Jersey
34th Annual Foundation Arts Festival 2023 on Long Beach Island, New Jersey
Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts & Sciences, Loveladies, NJ
Festival Dates: Saturday July 8, 2023 10am-4pm with Outdoor spaces.
Apply Early! First come first served.
The Foundation Art Festival is one of the biggest events on Long Beach Island NJ; a vibrant arts community with patrons, collectors and visitors from across the country. As a beautiful resort area, the LBIF celebrating its 75th Anniversary, draws more than 1000+ visitors from the NY, NJ, PA, Baltimore, the DC areas & beyond.
The LBIF's mission and goal is to provide to all an excellence Art Festival experience, and to showcase artists who create beautifully crafted, original objects of art & craft made by hand.
July 1, 2023
Exchanges: dialogues between poetry and art
Exhibition
- Submission Deadline: July 1, 2023
- Event Dates: September 8, 2023 - October 4, 2023
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Location: Madison, Wisconsin
The Ruth Foster Gallery at the University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire is hosting Exchanges: dialogues between poetry and art. This exciting juried exhibition, on display September 8 - October 4, 2023, will consist of both visual and literary art; poets writing original poems inspired by a selection of professional visual artworks, and visual artists creating original works inspired by a selection of professional poems. Submission limit: 2 entries of artwork and/or 2 entries of poetry. No fee. Deadline
July 1, 2023
Sista Creatives Rising Art & Mind: I Know Who I Am! Open Call
Other
- Submission Deadline: July 1, 2023
- Award Info: $200
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
"I Know Who I Am!" is a virtual Zoom event occuring on October 5th, @6:30 PM EST showcasing a collection of women of color and femme-expressing folks of color finding solace and healing in art. This call is international. Five chosen artists, through narrative videos, will discuss their lived experience with subjects around race, gender, disability, sexuality and more, and how art serves as a healing tool for them.
This will be addressed through a 20-minute documentary compiling these short films. In collaboration with Brain Arts Org, we're using this event to raise funds to develop a mutual aid project for marginalized artists.
July 1, 2023
Durer.AI is excited to announce an Open Call for Durer Marketplace
Competition
- Organization: Durer.AI
- Submission Deadline: July 1, 2023
- Event Dates: June 8, 2023 - July 1, 2023
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
Durer is an advanced image generation platform that lets artists train custom AI models to understand their style and aesthetic then generate beautiful images with a simple prompt.
Soon we’ll be launching the Durer Marketplace, where artists are paid when images are generated with AI models trained on their work.
Requirements for Open Call:
Artists with a unique style
Mediums: collage, oil painting, inking, digital illustration, 3D illustration, watercolor
These images must be gendered with a model trained on your work.
You don't need any coding knowledge or any special skills to create your model, we will assist you on the way
How to participate:
1) If you haven’t tried Durer yet, join the closed beta here: https://www.durer.ai
2) Train your model on your artwork on durer.ai
5) Selected candidates will receive an email inviting them to participate in the launch
We believe that AI can be a force for good and help artists realise the true value of their work.
You can also see how artists are using Durer and follow us on Instagram to receive product updates: https://www.instagram.com/durer.ai/
The application deadline is July 1st.
July 1, 2023
24th Annual Wills Creek Exhibition of Fine Art
Exhibition
- Submission Deadline: July 1, 2023
- Event Dates: August 26, 2023 - September 23, 2023
- Entry Fee: $30
- Award Info: more than $4000 in prizes
- Eligibility: National
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Location: Cumberland, Maryland
The Wills Creek Exhibition of Fine Art is one of the signature events of the Allegany Arts Council, celebrating contemporary art in a variety of mediums. Now, more than 20 years since its inception, the show continues to stretch the boundaries of contemporary art that reflect the issues that shape our world.
The exhibition will run in the Saville Gallery from August 26-September 23, 2023.
The Allegany Arts Council is pleased to announce a Call for Entry for its 24th Annual Wills Creek Exhibition of Fine Art, which will take place in its Saville Gallery located in Cumberland, Maryland. This juried exhibition celebrates talented and innovative artists whose work is contemporary, thoughtful, and uniquely portrays the world where we live. One-third of the selected works will be three-dimensional. The competition more than $4000 in prizes. Artists of all mediums and genres are encouraged to apply.
July 2, 2023
The New Renaissance | Call For Artists
Exhibition
- Organization: Boomer Gallery
- Submission Deadline: July 2, 2023
- Event Dates: July 7, 2023 - July 12, 2023
- Award Info: Exhibition opportunity.
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Location: London, United Kingdom Se1 2Tu, United Kingdom
'The New Renaissance' rings out as a clarion call to artists everywhere, across all mediums, styles, and visions. We warmly invite you to join us in this multifaceted exploration of contemporary creativity. This forthcoming exhibition is more than a showcase of art; it's a rendezvous point, a resurgence of the limitless spirit of discovery and expression that epitomized the Renaissance, yet reimagined for the vivid complexities of our modern world.
We encourage traditional painters, digital artists, photographers, sculptors, visionaries, and revolutionaries to respond to this call. If you've dared to perceive the world from a fresh angle, to challenge the status quo, and to weave together disparate ideas, we eagerly anticipate your contribution. This exhibition serves as your platform, an opportunity to engage in an ever-evolving dialogue that spans past and future, the known and the uncharted.
With this exhibition, our objective is to experience 'The New Renaissance' through your distinctive lens as artists. Your work forms the prism through which we strive to understand and appreciate this dynamic, collective revival. It is you, the artists, whom we invite to breathe life into 'The New Renaissance.'
Gallery Space:
Located in the dynamic heart of the iconic Tower Bridge area, our gallery in London, UK, is set to be an extraordinary stage for artists and audiences. Surrounded by world-renowned landmarks, our space presents an elegant blend of historical richness and modern energy.
Within minutes of striking architectural gems like The Shard, Tower Bridge, and London Bridge, our gallery exists in a nexus of London's storied past and vibrant present.
Our venue encapsulates the city's unique architectural heritage with its traditional Victorian brick walls. Adding a touch of modernity, a private bar, available exclusively for our audience, enhances the venue's charm. This remarkable fusion of the old and new contributes to an ambiance as diverse and distinctive as London itself, unparalleled in the city.
Occupying one of the world's most visited locations, our gallery offers an extraordinary platform to exhibit contemporary art. In an environment filled with charm and inspiration, witness art melding with history at our Tower Bridge gallery.
While there are no restrictions on the subject matter of your work, there are a few guidelines to bear in mind.
Submission Guidelines - Please read carefully:
To apply, simply email us three images of your work (three different pieces). Include the title, size, medium, price of each work, and a short biography of no more than 150 words to [email protected].
Eligible media include, but are not limited to, paintings, sculptures, photography, installations, prints, textiles, illustrations, digital art, poems, etc.
Submission is absolutely free, however, we invite each artist to contribute a £165 participation fee. This fee is your gateway to an extensive suite of benefits: from beautifully printed catalogs, posters, and brochures to graphic design support, and even professional photography. Moreover, it covers the seamless organization of the event, providing beverages, a hostess, security, and a bartender for an exceptional experience. If you choose, this also includes the printing and framing of your artwork. And rest assured, our sales commission remains a modest 15%.
Important dates:
- The open call will run until the 2nd of July 2023.
- The delivery date for artworks is the 6th of July 2023.
- The exhibition will run from the 7th to the 12th of July 2023, with an official opening event on the 7th of July 2023 from 6:00 to 9:00 pm at our gallery space in the Tower Bridge Area, London.
Alternatives:
We receive many inquiries from foreign artists interested in exhibiting with us, but shipping artwork to London can sometimes be challenging. That's why we've developed an alternative. If you're one of the accepted artists and you're having trouble shipping your work to us, you can send us photos of your work, and we'll print and frame them for you at no additional cost.
We offer three available frame sizes:
1. 32 x 32 cm
2. 30 x 40 cm
3. 40 x 50 cm
Event:
This will be a physical exhibition, taking place in our gallery space in the Tower Bridge Area, London.
Beverages:
Champagne, Cocktails, and Caviar.
Important:
As we run multiple open calls, please ensure you include the title of the open call you're applying for in the subject line of your email.
Best of luck to all entrants!
July 2, 2023
Arvada Bike Fence Activation
Public Art & Proposals
- Submission Deadline: July 2, 2023
- Award Info: BUDGET: $10,000
- Eligibility: State
- Categories: Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Sculpture
- Location: Arvada, Colorado
The Arvada Arts & Culture Commission is seeking qualifications from visual artists currently living in Colorado to design a large-scale art installation using bicycle imagery and motifs along a chain link fence at an outdoor bike safety training complex. The bike safety training complex is used to teach bike safety to children and to encourage bike exploration of Arvada’s many paths, trails, parks, and streets. The site is located directly across from the Arvada Costco at 52nd and Wadsworth in Arvada, Colorado. The selected artist will be awarded $10,000 which includes all necessary elements to successfully design, create, and install the artwork.
The installation site consists of up to 220 linear feet of 8’ chain link fence at the bike safety training complex. Installation must attach to the chain link fence and be visually interesting to viewers from the street and viewers from within the bike safety training complex.
The Arvada Arts & Culture Commission will review and select up to 4 finalists based on their resumes & previous work examples. These finalists will be asked to complete a full proposal for their concept for this art activation. The finalists that are not awarded the commission will be given an honorarium of $250 for the completion of the full proposals for the activation. The artist/s selected for the commission will be awarded a contract for $10,000 from the City of Arvada to complete the project.
July 2, 2023
Studio Faire Residency
Residency
- Submission Deadline: July 2, 2023
- Event Dates: March 21, 2024 - April 3, 2024
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Location: Nérac, France
Studio Faire is an artist-run contemporary art space in South West France, providing residencies for writers, filmmakers, visual artists, makers, photographers, musicians, researchers and all other types of creative practitioner.
Studio Faire is now inviting applications for a residency from 21 March – 3 April 2024.
Residents live and work in the house, studios and gardens of Studio Faire, a ‘Maison de maître’ built around 1830 and still retaining its period characteristics. It is the private home of Scottish couple Julia Douglas (Mixed Media Artist/Designer) and Colin Usher (Photographer/Designer/Drummer). There will be two other residents at Studio Faire during this period.
The house is situated in the centre of the market town (and historic city) of Nérac, in the stunning Lot-et-Garonne region of South West France.
Residencies offer time to focus on research and development to inspire a new body of work or develop an existing project. They can nurture the growth of seedling ideas by giving the space to unselfconsciously experiment and play without expectation or obligation.
July 3, 2023
Orkney Islands Group Residency: Drawing With Place
Residency
- Submission Deadline: July 3, 2023
- Event Dates: August 12, 2023 - August 19, 2023
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Drawing
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland , United Kingdom
The Group Residency DRAWING WITH PLACE has been devised by The Museum of Loss and Renewal with invited partner, artist and academic Danica Maier around the relationships of ‘Air, Sea and Soil’, encompassing the Orkney Islands’ remarkable natural environment. Residents will be welcomed to the historic Birsay area, where the bespoke programme will take place in the excellent accommodation and studio facilities of The Pier Arts Centre’s Linkshouse, and through accredited-guide visits to Neolithic Orkney’s World Heritage Sites. Expert introductions to land and spectacular wildlife will be provided by The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds’ (RSPB) ‘Species on the Edge’ Project, paired with an artist’s talk.
July 3, 2023
Sandpoint Silver Box Program
Public Art & Proposals
- Submission Deadline: July 3, 2023
- Award Info: $1,000
- Eligibility: National
- Categories: Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Sculpture
- Location: Sandpoint, Idaho
The Sandpoint Arts, Culture and Historic Preservation Commission invites artists to apply for the Silver Box Project, a Public Art on loan program. Three sculptures will be selected, for a one-year loan. The artwork will be mounted on stainless steel bases located in Downtown Sandpoint. These sculptures will be promoted through print and social media. Selected artwork/ artists will receive a $1000 honorarium. The City of Sandpoint may consider purchasing one or more of the selected sculptures to become a permanent part of the City of Sandpoint’s Public Art Collection. Only pieces priced at $10,000 or less will be considered for purchase.
The purpose of our public art programs is to enhance the public spaces of the city of Sandpoint by the introduction of art into the city environment and to promote the city as a center for artistic and cultural excellence. Sandpoint is a charming small town in northern Idaho. Located on the shores of Lake Pend Oreille surrounded by the Selkirk and Cabinet mountain ranges; with current population of approximately 9,000 people, Sandpoint is a cordial and welcoming town with a rich history that the community celebrates.
July 3, 2023
7th Annual Skies Art Competition
Competition
- Organization: Fusion Art
- Submission Deadline: July 3, 2023
- Event Dates: July 10, 2023 - October 9, 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
Fusion Art invites submissions for the 7th Annual Skies art competition for an online exhibition during the month of July 2023.
For this competition, both 2D and 3D artists, worldwide, are invited to submit their best art best art and photography depicting the sky. The sky is everything that lies above the surface of the Earth, including the atmosphere and outer space.
The theme includes any depiction of the skies, including clouds, rainbows, aurorae, lightning, precipitation and storms, stars, planets, moon, celestial events, the night sky, the day sky, dusk and dawn – just as long as the sky was the primary focus.
All artists, regardless of location or experience, are encouraged to submit their best representational and/or abstract art in any medium.
Choice of a cash prize or complimentary one-year membership to Fusion Art's Members Gallery for Best in Show winners. Also invitations to Fusion Art's Group Show in Santa Fe, NM in 2024 for Best in Show winners.
Winners and finalists are provided with extensive worldwide publicity and promotion.
Please visit https://www.fusionartps.com/7th-annual-skies-art-competition-deadline-to-enter-july-3-2023/ for full competition guidelines and to submit.
The deadline to enter is July 3, 2023.
About Fusion Art
Founded by Award winning artist, Chris and Valerie Hoffman, Fusion Art was envisioned and formed out of a passion for art and the artists who create it. The website promotes and connects new, emerging and established artists with collectors and art enthusiasts, while offering the opportunity to participate in art competitions, exhibitions and experiences.
July 3, 2023
Bunadon Residency
Residency
- Submission Deadline: July 3, 2023
- Event Dates: February 5, 2024 - October 27, 2024
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
Bundanon’s Artists in Residence program is the largest of its kind in Australia and supports contemporary arts practice by providing space to experiment for artists of all disciplines, genres, and levels of experience.
Championing the experimental, the transitional and the interdisciplinary, the program welcomes innovative ideas and bold projects from a diverse range of voices.
The residency program is open to individual, collaborative and group proposals from Australian and international applicants.
1-3 weeks between Feb 5—Oct 27, 2024
July 3, 2023
Call for Entries: Surreal Works
Exhibition
- Submission Deadline: July 3, 2023
- Event Dates: September 2, 2023 - October 29, 2023
- Entry Fee: $25.00
- Eligibility: National
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Location: Blanco, Texas
All mediums and sizes will be considered. Stand-alone 2 D and 3 D art must be within 12 x 12 x 58 in size or 25 x 25 x 25. Ceramic, glass and sculpture welcome.
Gallery to provide marketing, reception, artist promotion and reception costs.
Gallery commission: 40% to Gallery (If selected, commission contract will be emailed to artist)
Entry fee: $25 fee for 3 submissions, $35 for 5 submissions
Payment submission: via PayPal or Zelle to [email protected]; Venmo DeAnn Christensen@DeAnn-Christensen-1
Entry deadline: July 3, 2023 10 PM
Selection: Artist will be notified email by July 17th
Art delivery: Art must be hand delivered to Gallery between August 1st and August 5th
July 4, 2023
CIRC ARTIST GRANT
Grants & Fellowships
- Organization: CIRC ARTIST GRANT
- Submission Deadline: July 4, 2023
- Entry Fee: 25.00
- Award Info: Two artists per grant cycle are awarded $1000 each to enhance and further their creative practice.
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Online Only: Yes
The Circ Artist Grant is open to emerging, mid-career, and professional artists in an international open call.
The Circ Artist Grant provides unrestricted funding to artists with a demonstrated commitment to their artistic work. Two artists per grant cycle are awarded $1000 each to enhance and further their creative practice.
July 5, 2023
Call for Qualifications: San Marcos Gateway Mural
Public Art & Proposals
- Submission Deadline: July 5, 2023
- Award Info: Budget is $80,000
- Eligibility: National
- Categories: Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting
- Location: San Marcos, Texas
The City of San Marcos Arts Commission seeks to commission a mural on the back wall of the shopping center located at 110 E. MLK Drive in San Marcos, Texas. The wall faces South LBJ Drive and is a prominent landmark as motorists drive into the city’s downtown area.
The City of San Marcos is seeking professional artists/artist teams to submit their qualifications and statement of interest in completing this project.
July 5, 2023
Athmar Park Library
Public Art & Proposals
- Submission Deadline: July 5, 2023
- Award Info: BUDGET: $20,000
- 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 team of artists to create an original public artwork for the Denver Public Library: Athmar Park Branch located at 1055 S. Tejon St., Denver, CO 80223. An 11-member selection panel of community representatives, arts and culture professionals, and civic leaders has been assembled to select and recommend an artist or artist team for this project. The selection panel has identified one potential outdoor location for the artwork for the allocated total budget of approximately $20,000.00 USD.
July 5, 2023
InLight
Exhibition
- Organization: 1708 Gallery
- Submission Deadline: July 5, 2023
- Event Dates: November 3, 2023 - November 4, 2023
- Award Info: Selected artists receive $1,000 stipend and production assistance
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
RICHMOND — 1708 Gallery’s 16th Annual InLight will take place Friday, November 3rd and Saturday, November 4, 2023 along the 200 to 400 blocks of West Broad Street in Richmond, Virginia’s downtown Arts District. InLight is 1708 Gallery’s annual two-night exhibition of light-based contemporary public art that moves to a new location each year. Past sites have included Bryan Park, Chimborazo Park, Great Shiplock Park, and the sculpture garden and grounds of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts.
In recent years, InLight has pushed the boundaries of its original form – a light-based media festival – to meaningfully engage notions of place and new modes of creativity and presentation in contemporary art. Reflection and Refraction honors InLight's fifteen-year history, its roots as a light-based festival, and its present and future as a contemporary art exhibition of site-specific, multimedia works in the public sphere. Just as InLight's form has changed and dispersed – refracted – so have the blocks surrounding 1708 Gallery. Reflection and Refraction brings InLight home to 1708 Gallery and the surrounding businesses to highlight how art continues to activate and animate one of Richmond's main arteries and thriving areas – downtown Broad Street.
For this year’s exhibition, 1708 invites regional, national, and international artists working in all media and disciplines to submit entries that engage with and respond to Reflection and Refraction and that imagine new media and installation possibilities to honor the past, present, and future of InLight.
Artists are invited to propose projects that engage with and expand upon the histories and activities that comprise InLight, as well as Broad Street's past, present, and future. These include the industrial, economic, and racial histories of downtown Richmond and their legacies; public transit and mobility; regional and commercial architectures and their many styles; the role of public art in the upper South; and the significance of Broad Street's surrounding communities.
The curatorial team for InLight 2023 is especially interested in proposals that address ideas around place making and play as well gathering and dwelling. The team is likewise interested in future-thinking projects that reimagine Broad Street’s locality and its potential beyond the past and present.
Artists, Collectives, and Community Organizations are encouraged to apply.
Deadline to apply: July 5, 2023
SELECTED ARTISTS AND COMMUNITY GROUPS RECEIVE
An honorarium of $1,000 per project
Significant production and technical support
Support includes technical expertise and production equipment such as large format projectors and sound systems and/or fabrication or material assistance
Recognition and inclusion in all InLight media
SELECTED ARTISTS AND COMMUNITY GROUPS GUIDELINES
Artists are responsible for the installation and removal of artwork before and after exhibition. Additional support can be provided upon request and communication with the gallery.
Additional insurance coverage (1708 will provide basic insurance) may be required, to be determined in consultation with 1708 Gallery.
All projects must be installed in a safe manner, and abide by all by-laws, laws, and safety standards, to be assessed and evaluated in consultation with 1708 Gallery (for example, electrical wiring must meet electrical safety standards).
Artists grant permission to 1708 Gallery to reproduce entries for the purposes of publicity and education unless otherwise noted on the entry form. Please include photo credit where it differs from the artist's name.
InLight 2023 is curated by Dr. Tiffany E. Barber and Ra-Twoine Fields.
July 5, 2023
Creative Minds - 2023 (Juried exhibition and promotion)
Exhibition
- Organization: Exhibizone Exhibitions
- Submission Deadline: July 5, 2023
- Event Dates: July 25, 2023 - September 25, 2023
- Award Info: Group Exhibition, Catalogue, Online Promotions, Digital Certificate and Poster, Life-long link to boost SEO, 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
Exhibizone proudly presents Creative Minds 2023, a unique smart online international group exhibition to celebrate artistic creativity. The subject of this art competition is free.
For Creative Minds 2023, we encourage talented visual artists working in any medium to express their creative minds through their brilliant artworks and join us in another popular exhibition by Exhibizone that so far has attracted more than 5.9 million visitors worldwide.
All abstract and representational art in any medium is welcome.
Visit previous exhibition at:
https://www.exhibizone.com/exhibitions
July 7, 2023
Eastern Regional Exhibition of Traditional Oils
Exhibition
- Organization: Oil Painters of America
- Submission Deadline: July 7, 2023
- Event Dates: May 8, 2023 - July 14, 2023
- Entry Fee: $35
- Award Info: $11,500 in cash & merchandise
- Eligibility: Regional
- Categories: Painting
Oil Painters of America’s Eastern Regional Exhibition of Traditional Representational Oils, September 14 through October 13, 2023, at Beverly McNeil Gallery in Birmingham, AL. Awards will be approximately $11,500 in cash & merchandise, including a $4,000 cash best-in-show award. The juror will be Bill Farnsworth OPA. Submissions are accepted through 7/7/2023. Paid 2023 OPA Membership required. The entry fee is $35 for one, $50 for two & $60 for three; only one may be accepted. The maximum size limitation is 1,200 sq in.
July 8, 2023
The Studios at MASS MoCA Residency Program
Residency
- Submission Deadline: July 8, 2023
- Event Dates: January 1, 2024 - June 30, 2024
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Location: North Adams, , Massachusetts
The Studios is MASS MoCA’s artist and writers residency program situated within the museum’s factory campus and surrounded by the Berkshire Mountains. Artists of any nationality can apply for stays of 2 or 4 weeks.
July 8, 2023
Aviário Studio Artist Book Residency
Residency
- Submission Deadline: July 8, 2023
- Event Dates: July 30, 2023 - February 29, 2024
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
An art residency provides the technical conditions, time, and space to develop ideas and try new approaches. It is a moment that promotes connection between artists from different backgrounds and consequently the exchange of knowledge and experiences.
Aviário Studio Artist Book Residency aims to promote the exploration and production in the Artist Book field. Artist books are consensually understood as an object that takes the shape or the dynamics of a book, and is made by an artist. There are many ways to conceive a book, and given the multidisciplinary features of Aviário Studio, it is possible to pursue very distinct paths.
The program is customized according to each artist’s goals regarding duration, outcome and focus. We offer the conditions to test possibilities and materialize ideas. On one hand, it can be a moment of transition, more connected to experimentation and research; on the other hand, it can be the point of consolidation of a project translated into the production of a new body of work.
Duration: 2 weeks- 6 months from July 30, 2023—February 29, 2024
July 9, 2023
Nasher Artist Grants
Grants & Fellowships
- Submission Deadline: July 9, 2023
- Award Info: $2,000
- Eligibility: Local
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
Nasher Sculpture Center Artist Grants are small-sum awards offered to artists to further their personal or professional development. In 2003, Raymond Nasher chose to make a permanent home for the Nasher Collection in Dallas. Since then, the Nasher Sculpture Center has become an indelible part of the city’s cultural landscape and an important focal point of inspiration for artists and art lovers around the world. In this spirit, the Nasher Sculpture Center is pleased to offer a grant program that invests in the art community of North Texas. In presenting these grants, the Nasher recognizes the great artistic talent residing in North Texas and our privilege and responsibility to support it.