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

December 8, 2023

Painting the Blues
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: December 8, 2023
  • Event Dates: December 16, 2023 - January 19, 2024
  • Entry Fee: $15
  • Award Info: Over $400 in cash prizes
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Painting
  • Online Only: Yes
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to U.S.-based artists. Any 2D media is acceptable (view unacceptable media below). These include but are not limited to: Watercolor, gouache, acrylic, oils, ink, casein, and egg tempera.

December 8, 2023

2024 Call for Artist- Center for Performing Artists
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: December 8, 2023
  • Eligibility: Local
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Mountain View, California
Description
Eligibility Info

open to all professional artists/artist teams over the age of 18 residing in the local 11 San Francisco Bay Area Counties (Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Benito, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Solano and Sonoma).

December 8, 2023

Mercer County Cass Street Prison Mural Project
Public Art & Proposals

  • Submission Deadline: December 8, 2023
  • Award Info: Budget: $150,000
  • Eligibility: Regional
  • Categories: Painting
  • Location: Trenton, New Jersey
Description
Eligibility Info

This RFQ is open to artists/artist teams residing or working within the tri-state area (NJ, NY, CT, and PA).

December 9, 2023

The New Artist | Call For Artists!
Exhibition

  • Organization: Boomer Gallery
  • Submission Deadline: December 9, 2023
  • Event Dates: December 15, 2023 - December 20, 2023
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: London Se1 2tu, United Kingdom
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to all artists

December 10, 2023

9th Annual Juried Photography Show
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: December 10, 2023
  • Event Dates: January 16, 2024 - March 2, 2024
  • Entry Fee: $25.00
  • Award Info: BEST OF SHOW—$1,000
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Photography
  • Location: Sheridan , Wyoming
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all photographers residing in the US.

December 11, 2023

Call for Art, Gallery Without Walls 2024-2026
Competition

  • Organization: Arts Council of Lake Oswego
  • Submission Deadline: December 11, 2023
  • Award Info: $1000
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Sculpture
  • Location: Lake Oswego, Oregon
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to various media, including sculpture, social practice, new media, projections, and murals

December 11, 2023

Call for Entries: Monochrome
Competition

  • Organization: PhotoPlace Gallery
  • Submission Deadline: December 11, 2023
  • Event Dates: February 2, 2024 - February 23, 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 all photographers

December 12, 2023

"Beautiful | Grotesque" - FREE Entry, $1,000 Award Competition
Competition

  • Submission Deadline: December 12, 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 mediums except Film/Video/New Media

December 13, 2023

EXPO 43
Competition

  • Organization: b.j. spoke gallery
  • Submission Deadline: December 13, 2023
  • Event Dates: February 1, 2024 - March 31, 2024
  • Entry Fee: $35
  • Award Info: Cash prize for First Place is $300, $200 for Second Place and $100 for Third Place
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Huntington, NY 11743, United States
  • Online Only: Yes
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to all mediums except Film/Video/New Media

December 13, 2023

NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowship
Grants & Fellowships

  • Submission Deadline: December 13, 2023
  • Award Info: 8,000
  • Eligibility: State
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting
  • Location: New York, NY 10018, United States
  • Online Only: Yes
Description
Eligibility Info

New York state residents. 25 years or older.

December 14, 2023

🍁 FALL * NEW $1,800.00 Innovate Grants for Art + Photo
Competition

  • Organization: Innovate Grant
  • Submission Deadline: December 14, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $35
  • Award Info: Innovate Grant awards: + 1 x $1,800.00 Grant to a Visual Artist + 1 x $1,800.00 Grant to a Photographer + 8 x Honorable Mentions Interviews
  • 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

December 14, 2023

Wandsworth Arts Fringe 2024
Other

  • Organization: Wandsworth Arts Fringe
  • Submission Deadline: December 14, 2023
  • Event Dates: June 7, 2024 - June 23, 2024
  • Award Info: Grants are available
  • 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

December 15, 2023

New Orleans Jazz Fest Volunteer Photographer Program 2024
Other

  • Submission Deadline: December 15, 2023
  • Categories: Photography
  • Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
Description
Eligibility Info

The program is open to:

Student photographers
Amateur photographers
Professional photographers

December 15, 2023

Call For Applications 2024
Residency

  • Organization: Montresso* Art Foundation
  • Submission Deadline: December 15, 2023
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to all mediums except Film/Video/New Media

December 15, 2023

Plein Aire Perspectives 2024
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: December 15, 2023
  • Event Dates: January 5, 2024 - January 25, 2024
  • Entry Fee: $15
  • Eligibility: State
  • Categories: Painting
  • Location: Hilo, Hawaii
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to Hawaii based plein air painters

December 15, 2023

Artist at Soane Residency Programme
Residency

  • Organization: Parker Harris Co
  • Submission Deadline: December 15, 2023
  • Award Info: There will be an honorarium of £2000 per artist or collaboration, to cover materials, travel and other expenses.
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline
  • Location: London, United Kingdom
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally

December 15, 2023

Call for Art-EMOTIONAL THRESHOLDS
Exhibition

  • Organization: Art Fluent
  • Submission Deadline: December 15, 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

Open internationally to all artists

December 16, 2023

Blue Sky 2024 Pacific Northwest Drawers
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: December 16, 2023
  • Eligibility: Regional
  • Categories: Photography, Film/Video/New Media
  • Location: Portland, Oregon
Description
Eligibility Info

Photographic artists based in Alaska, British Columbia, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington are welcome to apply

December 17, 2023

Amplify Arts
Grants & Fellowships

  • Submission Deadline: December 17, 2023
  • Award Info: Artist Grants are awarded in individual amounts of $500 or $1,000
  • Eligibility: Local
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Omaha, Nebraska, United States
  • Online Only: Yes
Description
Eligibility Info

Any artist, organizer, collaborative duo, or collective maintaining a residence within the Omaha Metro Area including Washington, Douglas, Sarpy, and Saunders counties in Nebraska, and Pottawattamie, Mills, and Harrison counties in Iowa is eligible to apply. Applicants must be at least 18 years-old. An undergraduate or graduate degree is not required to apply for this grant.
Artist Grants are open to artists and organizers of all disciplines regardless of race, ethnicity, national origin, religious background, differing abilities, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or economic status.
Applicants who have received past support from Amplify in the form of a Micro Grant, Artist Support Grant, or Public Impact Grant must wait one year after their grant term has ended to reapply. This does not include Generator Grant recipients or those who have participated in Alternate Currents or other Amplify Arts programs.
Applications submitted by, or in partnership with, other 501(c)3 non-profit organizations or fiscal sponsors will not be considered.

December 17, 2023

The Abstract Image
Exhibition

The Abstract Image
  • Organization: The Chateau Gallery (TCG)
  • Submission Deadline: December 17, 2023
  • Event Dates: January 1, 2024 - February 1, 2024
  • Entry Fee: $20
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Photography
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to all photographers

December 17, 2023

The Other Art Fair Los Angeles (April 2024)
Exhibition

  • Organization: The Other Art Fair, presented by Saatchi Art
  • Submission Deadline: December 17, 2023
  • Event Dates: April 4, 2024 - April 7, 2024
  • Award Info: The Fair package includes a booth at a 4-day in-person event at Santa Monica’s Barker Hangar, pre-fair operations and marketing workshops, booth curation feedback, and more. Fees start at $2,240.
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Santa Monica, CA 90405, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to all artists except Film/Video/New Media

December 25, 2023

SwaKarya International Art Competition 2023
Competition

  • Organization: SwaKarya Gallery
  • Submission Deadline: December 25, 2023
  • Entry Fee: USD15 per artwork
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting
  • Online Only: Yes
Description

December 27, 2023

13th Annual “All Women” Online Art Competition
Competition

  • Organization: Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery
  • Submission Deadline: December 27, 2023
  • Event Dates: January 1, 2024 - January 31, 2024
  • Entry Fee: $18.00 for 1 to 2 entries / $26.00 for 3 to 5 entries. Early entry and art student discounts.
  • Award Info: The Best in Show winner will receive a cash prize. Winners receive extensive worldwide publicity and promotion.
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Online Only: Yes
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to all mediums except video/new media/film

December 29, 2023

University of Utah Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine
Public Art & Proposals

  • Submission Deadline: December 29, 2023
  • Award Info: Budget: $366,000
  • Eligibility: International
  • Location: Salt Lake City, Utah
Description
Eligibility Info

This project is open to professional artists and artist teams; artists who belong to a historically underrepresented population are strongly encouraged to apply. Utah artists will be given additional weight in the selection process. Applicants must have a U.S. Tax ID Number (SSN, EIN, ITIN, or other).

December 30, 2023

Palm Springs Pride Art Installation
Public Art & Proposals

  • Submission Deadline: December 30, 2023
  • Award Info: Budget: $500,000
  • Eligibility: National
  • Location: Palm Springs, California
Description
Eligibility Info

This is an open call for artists, with preferential treatment to those connected to the Palm Springs area and the Greater Coachella Valley.

December 30, 2023

Call for Pour Painters in NYC
Exhibition

Call for Pour Painters in NYC
  • Organization: Pagan Marketing of L.A. Pagan LLC
  • Submission Deadline: December 30, 2023
  • Event Dates: February 1, 2024 - February 29, 2024
  • Entry Fee: $6
  • Eligibility: Local
  • Categories: Painting
  • Location: Bronx, NY 10451, United States
Description

December 31, 2023

2025 Exhibition Proposals - The Arts Center (TAC)
Public Art & Proposals

  • Submission Deadline: December 31, 2023
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Corvallis, Oregon
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all U.S. based artists 18 or older

December 31, 2023

Our Sea of Islands Exhibition
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: December 31, 2023
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Honolulu, Hawaii
Description
Eligibility Info

This call is open to artists Indigenous to the following Pacific Island nations or territories, including American Samoa, Australia, Cook Islands, Easter Island (Rapa Nui), Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, French Polynesia, Guam, Hawaiʻi, Kiribati, Republic of the MarshalI Islands, Nauru, New Caledonia, New Zealand (Aotearoa), Niue, Norfolk Islands, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Pitcairn Island, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Wallis and Futuna, and Republic of China (Taiwan).

December 31, 2023

CERF+ Emergency Assistance Grant- Deadline ONGOING
Grants & Fellowships

  • Submission Deadline: December 31, 2023
  • Award Info: $3,000
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to craft artists who have resided and worked in the U.S. or U.S. Territories for the last two years.

December 31, 2023

Call for Art: The Future of Female
Exhibition

Call for Art: The Future of Female
  • Organization: Dayton Society of Artists
  • Submission Deadline: December 31, 2023
  • Event Dates: February 2, 2024 - March 23, 2024
  • Entry Fee: 15 ea. piece up to 3 pieces
  • Award Info: $600 in Awards
  • Eligibility: State
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Dayton, OH 45403, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all Ohio-based artists

December 31, 2023

Rising Star Fellowship
Grants & Fellowships

  • Organization: Etcheve
  • Submission Deadline: December 31, 2023
  • Award Info: The fellow will be given funds so they can study, use cutting-edge technology, and interact with professionals and other artists.
  • 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

December 31, 2023

CT AIDS Memorial
Public Art & Proposals

  • Submission Deadline: December 31, 2023
  • Award Info: Budget: $75,000-$175,000
  • Eligibility: National
  • Location: Hartford, Connecticut
Description
Eligibility Info

Applicants must be experienced visual/sculpture/public art artists or artist-led teams. Preference will be given to artists residing in the state of Connecticut.

December 31, 2023

2024 Soiree Call for Artist & Artisans
Other

  • Organization: Anderson Arts Center
  • Submission Deadline: December 31, 2023
  • Event Dates: April 26, 2024 - April 27, 2024
  • Entry Fee: $10.00
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
Description

December 31, 2023

The Meeting Point - Open Call
Exhibition

The Meeting Point - Open Call
  • Organization: The Starving Artist
  • Submission Deadline: December 31, 2023
  • Award Info: Online exhibition and Publication
  • 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 to artists worldwide

December 31, 2023

Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant- Deadline ONGOING
Grants & Fellowships

  • Submission Deadline: December 31, 2023
  • Award Info: Awards range from $5,000 to $30,000, depending on need and circumstance
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Photography, Drawing, Painting, Sculpture
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to mid-career professional artists with demonstrable financial need.

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