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
May 1, 2023
Downtown Gilroy Art + Wine Walk
Other
- Submission Deadline: May 1, 2023
- Event Dates: May 20, 2023
- Entry Fee: $10 entry fee
- Eligibility: Regional
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Location: California
Downtown Gilroy presents its annual Wine + Art Walk on Saturday, May 20th from 10-5 pm. We are looking for artists to exhibit in outdoor 10x10 booths. We will have kids activities, vendors, and food venues throughout the walk as well. The wine walk is 1-5 pm with over 14 local wineries serving in businesses throughout downtown. The ticketed event alone draws in over 600 people from 1-5pm, and the free, family-friendly art walk from 10-5 will draw 200+ people on its own.
May 1, 2023
Kristiansand, Norway, AIR, Open Call – Fall 2023, and all of 2024
Residency
- Submission Deadline: May 1, 2023
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
We offer a rent-free apartment and studio in the city center. Visual artists are invited to apply for a stay of one to three months at our residency.
May 2, 2023
Call For Texas Artists | 10th Annual Texas Juried Exhibition
Competition
- Organization: Artspace111
- Submission Deadline: May 2, 2023
- Event Dates: June 24, 2023 - August 26, 2023
- Entry Fee: $35 for first submission, $5 for each additional submission up to 6 total
- Award Info: $15,000 Total in Prizes | $10,000 Top Prize
- Eligibility: State
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Location: Fort Worth, Texas 76102, United States
Artspace111 is pleased to announce an open call for submissions for the Artspace111 10th Annual Texas Juried Exhibition. Marking the 10th anniversary of the exhibition, Artspace111 is announcing a $10,000 Top Prize which will be awarded to the artist selected for the best work in show. Submissions will be juried by 3 Jurors; Vicki Meek, Artist, Independent Curator and Writer, and the 2021 Texas Artist of the Year, Clare Milliken, Assistant Curator at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, and Luis Purón, Executive Director of the Rockport Center for the Arts. The competition includes eligibility for 2D and 3D artwork. The exhibition will be open at Artspace111 June 24 - August 26, 2023 with an opening reception on the evening of Saturday, June 24, 2023. Due date for entries is Tuesday, May 2, 2023. Contemporary 2D and 3D works that follow the requirements detailed in the prospectus are eligible for acceptance, artwork selected by the jurors from the eligible submissions will be included in the 10th Annual Texas Juried Exhibition at Artspace111 and are eligible for cash awards. A total of $15,000 will be awarded to the best works in show, and in addition to $10,000, the "Top Prize" will include the opportunity to exhibit at Artspace111 in a separate solo or group exhibition in 2023-2024. In addition, Artspace111 will again host the Texas Now Online Showcase following the 10th Annual Texas Juried Exhibition for all entrants who apply to the 10th Annual Texas Juried Exhibition. See full prospectus for all details.
Thank you to our sponsors: Fort Worth Promotion and Development Fund, Visit Fort Worth, Frost
May 3, 2023
Fall Into Focus
Residency
- Submission Deadline: May 3, 2023
- Event Dates: September 1, 2023 - November 30, 2023
- Eligibility: International
- Location: Hämeenkyrö, Finland
The autumn residency period at Arteles Creative Center provides writers and artists with the optimal conditions for sustained concentration. The program offers flexible time and space to freely develop creative projects without external pressure. Residents also have the option to refine and improve their focus through daily scheduled meditation sessions. Periods of deep focus can be balanced with walks in pure Nordic nature, relaxation in the traditional Finnish sauna, and time around the bonfire with a supportive community of peers. All participation in group activities is voluntary.
Periods: 1 or 2 months in September / October / November 2023
May 3, 2023
Mapping - 2023 Annual Theme Show
Exhibition
- Organization: 440 Gallery
- Submission Deadline: May 3, 2023
- Event Dates: June 29, 2023 - July 28, 2023
- Entry Fee: $15
- Eligibility: National
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Location: Brooklyn, NY 11215, United States
440 Gallery announces an open Call for Artists for the 2023 Annual Theme Show. The topic for the national juried exhibition is Mapping. Artwork selected for exhibition will be on display at our Brooklyn gallery space June 29 – July 28, 2023. Artists at all levels of experience and career stages are invited to submit work in all mediums.
Entries should reflect the artist(s)’s interpretation of the theme as described below:
Mapping celebrates the artist as explorer and cartographer. Whether symbolically, metaphorically, conceptually or geographically, artists unveil and invent new ways to see the world. While a map can serve as a guide to a physical space, artists are invited to also explore how art can chart the world beyond the tangible.
ABOUT THE JUROR:
Maddy Rosenberg is a Brooklyn born and based artist/curator, with an active international exhibition and curatorial career. Her studio work extends over a number of media, including oil painting, artist’s books, printmaking, toy theater, animation, and installation. Rosenberg’s work has appeared in numerous solo and group exhibitions throughout the United States and Europe. In 2009, she founded CENTRAL BOOKING, an interdisciplinary gallery focusing on her curatorial interests in artist’s books and art and science. Rosenberg received a National Endowment for the Arts grant for Dialogue, a six-venue project in New York and Paris. Public collections include MoMA, National Museum of Women in the Arts, Brooklyn Museum, Fogg Museum, Yale University, Victoria and Albert Museum, Tate Gallery, Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, and Salzburg Museum. She received a BFA from Cornell University and an MFA from Bard College.
May 3, 2023
CALI Catalyst
Grants & Fellowships
- Submission Deadline: May 3, 2023
- Award Info: $7500 unrestricted cash grant
- Eligibility: State
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
The Center for Cultural Innovation’s CALI Catalyst program provides unrestricted grants of up to $7,500 to California changemakers who are shifting the arts and culture sector in ways that tangibly give underrepresented voices more power and influence. Applicants can be individuals or teams of individuals, as long as they are artists or arts workers.
May 3, 2023
Mapping- 2023 Annual Theme Show
Exhibition
- Submission Deadline: May 3, 2023
- Event Dates: June 29, 2023 - July 28, 2023
- Entry Fee: $15
- Award Info: Juror's Choice Prize - $400, Viewer's Choice Prize - $250
- Eligibility: National
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Location: Brooklyn, New York
440 Gallery announces an open Call for Artists for the 2023 Annual Theme Show. The topic for the national juried exhibition is Mapping. Artwork selected for exhibition will be on display at our Brooklyn gallery space from June 29 – July 28, 2023. Artists at all levels of experience and career stages are invited to submit work in all mediums.
May 4, 2023
International Art Competition Botanicals
Competition
- Submission Deadline: May 4, 2023
- Event Dates: May 1, 2023 - May 31, 2023
- Entry Fee: $18 for 2 images, $28 for 4, and $40 for up to 6 images.
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
Contemporary Art Room Gallery is proud to announce their 4th "Botanicals" Online Art Competition for May 2023. This is an international competition and artists from around the world are welcome. The Botanicals theme may include any work with interpretation of botanical and floral art (flowers, herbs, fruit, leaves, plants and related floral subjects).
May 5, 2023
Op. 1 No. 3 - Color of Music Exhibition
Exhibition
- Submission Deadline: May 5, 2023
- Event Dates: June 16, 2023 - July 29, 2023
- Entry Fee: $15
- Award Info: $200 ACWL-Nuveen Concerto Award
- Eligibility: Regional
- Categories: Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Location: Whitehall, Michigan
For the past three years the ACWL-Nuveen has hosted a music-themed exhibit to feature the rich creative intersection between music and the visual arts and to celebrate the vibrant summer music scene in the White Lake community. Music in the Whitehall/Montague area during the summer includes our longest running program - the Free Summer Concert Series - plus the Third Coast Trombone Retreat, White Lake Chamber Music Festival, music offerings at Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp, and the variety of fine musicians playing at local breweries each week.
May 5, 2023
Velvet Park Residency
Residency
- Submission Deadline: May 5, 2023
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Location: New York City, New York
Velvetpark’s Residency is open to anyone identifying as LGBTQ+. While Vp has been historically dedicated to queer women, lesbians, and those identifying as women, our residency is open to anyone on the spectrum of queer, gay male, bisexual, lesbian, non-binary, and transgender—male or female. This is a project-oriented application, which means applicant must propose a project to commence and/or complete during their term.Summer/Fall Residency 2023. Visual artists using any medium/s are invited to apply. Bear in mind the studio is limited in size, 114 sq ft (14’x 8′ ft), so the size of your work must fit within this space. Additionally, the studio is not soundproof, so anyone working with sound must use headphones or maintain low volume.
Residents will have 24/7 access to the studio, in a private secure building. Studio space is 114 sq ft––14′ x 8′, with 12′ ceilings, large 6′ x 6′ ft window, AC/Heat, and lofted storage area. Please Note: Studio is located on 2nd-floor walk-up of the converted factory building. There is a freight elevator access but no passenger elevator. The residency is for a 6-month term, You must have a primary residence. https://velvetparkmedia.com/contact-us/
May 5, 2023
24th "Solo Art Series" - An Opportunity to Shine
Competition
- Submission Deadline: May 5, 2023
- Entry Fee: $26 for 5 images
- Award Info: 4 monthly solo art exhibitions
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery announces its 24th "Solo Art Series" Online Art Competition. This competition will result in an award of 4 monthly solo art exhibitions. In addition, the gallery will award the next 8 juried artists a feature in the gallery's Artist Showcase Section. There is No Theme for this Art Competition so any subject matter and any media are acceptable for consideration.
May 5, 2023
CAC Established Artist Fellowship-Central CA (Monterey-San Benito-San Mateo-Santa Clara-Santa Cruz
Grants & Fellowships
- Submission Deadline: May 5, 2023
- Award Info: $10,000
- Eligibility: Local
- Location: California
This San Benito Arts Council program will support established artists at key career stages. It is intended to recognize and increase artists’ capacity for continued contribution to the field and our state. Through unrestricted funding and state-wide recognition as a California Arts Council Artist Fellow, this program is meant to uplift individual artistic practice. Artists and cultural practitioners from all disciplines are eligible to apply, with the intention of supporting diverse geographies and communities
May 5, 2023
Fundación Botín Art Grant
Grants & Fellowships
- Submission Deadline: May 5, 2023
- Award Info: Endowment of 23,000 euros each
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
The Fundación Botín offers six scholarships for artists of any nationality with an expected duration of nine months and an endowment of 23,000 euros each, in addition to medical insurance for recipients who need to travel to a country other than their country of residence. One of these grants will be given in priority to a Spanish artist or resident at least five years prior to the application to this grant, under the age of 30 who have a concrete project of relocating abroad to carry out their project (training, research and production).
Grants are awarded to individual artists (or established groups of artists) and are not transferable. They cannot be used for any other purpose than the carrying out of the project outlined in the grant application.
Applicants must demonstrate that the project they apply for is not funded by another institution, unless it is clearly stated that those funds are applied to a specific aspect of the project that this grant will not cover.
May 5, 2023
Op. 1 No. 3 - Color of Music Exhibition
Exhibition
- Organization: Arts Council of White Lake
- Submission Deadline: May 5, 2023
- Event Dates: June 16, 2023 - July 29, 2023
- Entry Fee: $15
- Award Info: $200 ACWL-Nuveen Concerto Award
- Eligibility: Regional
- Categories: Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Location: Whitehall, MI 49461, United States
The Arts Council of White Lake – Nuveen Center, Whitehall, Michigan, invites artists that live in the Great Lakes region - MI, IN, OH, WI and MN - aged 18+ to submit artwork for the Op.1 No.3 – Color of Music exhibition – June 16 – July 29, 2023. There will be one ACWL-Nuveen Concerto prize - $200 - awarded for outstanding artwork.
For the past three years the ACWL-Nuveen has hosted a music-themed exhibit to feature the rich creative intersection between music and the visual arts and to celebrate the vibrant summer music scene in the White Lake community. Music in the Whitehall/Montague area during the summer includes our longest running program - the Free Summer Concert Series - plus the Third Coast Trombone Retreat, White Lake Chamber Music Festival, music offerings at Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp, and the variety of fine musicians playing at local breweries each week.
This year the theme, “Color of Music” was inspired by musicians who have used color to compose expressive sound stories through their use of lyric, melody, and instrumentation. Examples being, “Yellow” – Coldplay, “Little Green” and “Blue” by Joni Mitchell, “Mood Indigo” - Duke Ellington, and the traditional tune, “Black is the Color” covered masterfully by both Nina Simone and Rhiannon Giddens. For this exhibition we are looking for artists who find inspiration from any form of sound, music, musicians, instruments, and creatively use color to express these ideas in their artwork. Acceptable formats include all 2D and 3D artwork in all mediums, and digital media. Inventive interactive instruments also welcomed.
May 5, 2023
CAC Emerging Artist Fellowship-Central CA (Monterey-San Benito-San Mateo-Santa Clara-Santa Cruz)
Grants & Fellowships
- Submission Deadline: May 5, 2023
- Award Info: $5,000
- Eligibility: Local
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
This San Benito Arts Council emerging artists program will support artists at key career stages. It is intended to recognize and increase artists’ capacity for continued contribution to the field and our state. Through unrestricted funding and state-wide recognition as a California Arts Council Artist Fellow, this program is meant to uplift individual artistic practice. Artists and cultural practitioners from all disciplines are eligible to apply, with the intention of supporting diverse geographies and communities
May 6, 2023
Sultan of Arts Competitions
Competition
- Submission Deadline: May 6, 2023
- Award Info: Various Cash Prizes per category
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Online Only: Yes
Sultan of Arts is a series of unique International Virtual Art Competitions in the following categories:
Classical Music, Ballet, Pantomime and Fine Arts
May 7, 2023
SDWS 43rd International Exhibition
Competition
- Organization: The San Diego Watercolor Society
- Submission Deadline: May 7, 2023
- Event Dates: October 1, 2023 - October 31, 2023
- Entry Fee: Members, $45 Non-Members, $55 $10 each additional (3 Max)
- Award Info: $20,000 in cash and merchandise ($5,000 First Place)
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline
All water-based media on paper, synthetic paper, wrapped canvas, or cradled wood panel is eligible. https://www.sdws.org
May 7, 2023
Atlantic Center for the Arts Mentoring Artists-in-Residence Program
Residency
- Submission Deadline: May 7, 2023
- Event Dates: October 8, 2023 - October 28, 2023
- Entry Fee: $25.00
- Eligibility: National
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
Atlantic Center for the Arts is an innovative nonprofit artists-in-residence program that provides artists with an opportunity to work, collaborate, and be mentored by some of the world’s most distinguished artists in the visual, literary and performing arts. Since the program began in 1982, over 3500 artists have been served from the US and worldwide.
May 8, 2023
The Tournesol Award
Other
- Submission Deadline: May 8, 2023
- Award Info: The award supports a full year of artistic development, and includes a $10,000 stipend, a private studio, and a culminating exhibition or project of the artist’s choice
- Eligibility: Regional
- Categories: Painting
- Location: Sausalito, CA 94965
Since 2003, the Tournesol Award has recognized one local painter each year, supporting them in taking the first
major steps toward establishing a career in the Bay Area. The Award gives financial and professional support to a
dedicated painter in the critical early years of artistic development.
Designed to support the artist over a full year, the Tournesol Award provides a generous stipend, private studio, and
access to Headlands’ creative community. The award year culminates in a funded final project of the artist’s choice,
typically in the form of an exhibition or a publication.
The 2023-24 Tournesol Award year is July 1, 2023 – June 27, 2024. The application period runs March 24–May 8,
2023. Visit headlands.org/program/tournesol-award for details.
May 8, 2023
International Photography Exhibition 165
Exhibition
- Submission Deadline: May 8, 2023
- Entry Fee: Entry up to four images can be submitted for £18 - £30, as a series or as individual images or free for one image
- Award Info: Opportunity to win £2250 in awards as well as featuring in multiple publications.
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Photography
- Online Only: Yes
The RPS International Photography Exhibition (IPE) is the world’s longest running photography exhibition. We encourage everyone to participate in the annual open call, including new, emerging and established photographers worldwide, and everyone can submit one image for free.
May 8, 2023
BRIClab: Contemporary Art
Residency
- Submission Deadline: May 8, 2023
- Entry Fee: $5.00
- Award Info: A stipend of $2,500 for individual artists, A stipend for a peer advisor or artistic advisor chosen by the artist with relevance to your project (curator, academic, practitioner, etc).
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Location: Manhattan, New York
The BRIClab: Contemporary Art track offers visual artists space, feedback, and resources to develop and advance their practice. Artist applications are received through an open call and reviewed by a panel of curators, artist alumni, and BRIClab program managers. 3-5 artists will be selected for the residency. Info: Rent-free studio space provided for 10 months at 20 Jay St. in DUMBO beginning in August 2023. Studio visits with curatorial staff from BRIC as well as outside curators, academics, and practitioners.An Open Studio event during the residency period. Photographic documentation of the residency. Inclusion of work in an exhibition in Fall 2024. Additional honorarium and production budget will be allocated for the exhibition. A collaborative cohort with community-building opportunities, group critiques, access to BRIC networking opportunities, and workshops tailored to the cohort's interests and needs.
May 8, 2023
CERN and Copenhagen Contemporary Residency
Residency
- Submission Deadline: May 8, 2023
- Award Info: A production stipend of CHF 15,000, all expenses covered during the residencies, and participation in an exhibition at Copenhagen Contemporary in 2025
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
Arteles Creative Center invites artists from any country in the world are invited to submit their proposals for a fully-funded two-month residency, split between CERN and Copenhagen Contemporary. The selected artist or artistic collective will devote this period to artistic research and artistic exploration, working side-by-side with physicists, engineers, and laboratory staff, followed by a phase of production of new artwork, supported by the curatorial teams of Arts at CERN and Copenhagen Contemporary teams.
May 9, 2023
Prince Street Gallery 2023 Juried Exhibition
Exhibition
- Submission Deadline: May 9, 2023
- Event Dates: August 1, 2023 - August 19, 2023
- Entry Fee: $40 for 1-3 works, $5 for each additional work, maximum 6 works for $55.
- Eligibility: National
- Categories: Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting
- Location: New York, New York
Prince Street Gallery in New York, NY announces a call to artists for a juried art exhibition. Jurors: Flavia Bacarella, Larry Groff, Gina Werfel. Eligible media: original paintings, prints, mixed media. No giclees, digital prints, video or photographs..Contact: 646-230-0246.
May 10, 2023
Eye of the Beholder
Exhibition
- Submission Deadline: May 10, 2023
- Event Dates: July 26, 2023 - August 26, 2023
- Entry Fee: 1 or 2 entries $40 ($25 for MFA Members). Additional 4 entries $5 each. Entry fees are non-refundable
- Award Info: Cash awards total $1,000
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline
- Location: Annapolis, MD, United States
Inspiration can come from anywhere. One person’s trash is another person’s treasure, or in this case, the beginning of a found object assemblage artwork. Eye of the Beholder: The Art of the Found Object is a biennial found object art exhibition now in its 8th year. This exhibition will showcase fine art constructed from ordinary, everyday objects that have been scavenged and repurposed into art by the artist. All original 2D or 3D work following exhibition guidelines is eligible for this exhibition. Please note that art including, but not constructed of found objects, and photographs or paintings of assemblage art or found objects are not eligible for this show. Works selected by the juror will be exhibited in MFA’s Circle Gallery from Jul 26 – Aug 26, 2023. Exhibition Chair: Angela Petruncio.
May 10, 2023
Wells Art Contemporary - Gallery Show
Competition
- Submission Deadline: May 10, 2023
- Event Dates: August 5, 2023 - September 2, 2023
- Entry Fee: The entry fee is £17.50 per work, or £10 per work for current fine art students aged under 26 who are enrolled on a recognised Bachelor or Masters Fine Arts course.
- Award Info: Artists taking part in Wells Art Contemporary 2023 will be entered for a wide range of prizes: • Howden Art Award: £2,000 awarded to one artist selected by Howden Group. • NG Creative Art Residency Award: a two-week placement at the NG Art Creative Residency & Gallery in Provence, France, including board and lodging, studio space, mentorship and outings. • JGM Gallery Prize: works by selected artists will be showcased online by JGM Gallery. • Student Prize: £1,000 awarded to a current fine art student aged under 26 by Tracey Grace. • Parker Harris Mentoring Prize: a one-to-one mentoring session covering all aspects of professional development to a selected artist. • Somerset Art Works Prize: a one-to-one mentoring session with Somerset Art Works. • People’s Choice Prize: £500 awarded to one artist selected by visitors of the exhibition. • St Cuthberts Mill Award: 20 sheets of Saunders Waterford 300gsm worth over £120. • Artist residency in Provence, France There will be an additional exhibition showing prize winning works at GBS Fine Art. in Wells immediately after the Cathedral show closes.
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Location: Wells, Somerset , United Kingdom
Wells Art Contemporary (WAC) is an international opportunity for innovative visual artists working in all genres.
Established in 2012 by artists for artists, the 2023 WAC exhibition will run from 5th August to 2nd September 2023, with a private view on Friday 4 August 2023.
WAC allows UK and international artists to put their work before a prestigious panel of judges. Selected entries are exhibited in the remarkable Gothic spaces of Wells Cathedral and seen by up to 50,000 people annually. They are automatically entered for a wide range of awards, including cash prizes, a residency, mentoring and more. Work may be offered for sale.
WAC is open to all artists over the age of 18 working around the world in all media and styles.
WAC provides two ways for artists to showcase work:
• the Gallery Show, which presents artworks in a temporary white-wall gallery in the Cathedral cloisters,
• the Installation Show, which invites site-specific proposals for installation within the body of the Cathedral and its grounds. Both shows run concurrently.
The WAC Gallery is a unique exhibition space installed along three sides of Wells Cathedral’s Cloisters, where a white-wall gallery is built to display work. It forms part of the main visitor route round the Cathedral and can be very busy, especially in summer.
Artwork in any medium will be considered for exhibition in the Gallery Show, including painting, drawing, sculpture, print, photo, video, digital, textile, mixed media, and more.
The Gallery Show will be selected by three distinguished artists:
• Curtis Holder, working in pencil on paper, winner of Sky Portrait Artist of the Year 2020, with artworks in the collections of Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery and Soho House. His solo exhibition, The Makers: Portraits from Backstage, is open at the National Theatre, London, until November 2023.
• Nina Murdoch, a painter whose work is characterised by a meticulous technique resembling that of the early Renaissance, working in egg tempera on boards primed with gesso. Awards include the ING Purchase Prize, ING Discerning Eye 2019.
• Kelvin Okafor, known both online and offline for his life-like portraits in pencil, winner of the de Laszlo Foundation Award, Royal Society of Portrait Painters 2013. “I am delighted to be a judge at this year’s Wells Art Contemporary” says Kelvin Okafur. “Open exhibitions were a giant stepping stone for my art to gain visibility many years ago. It led to winning awards and being featured in several major media outlets, affording me the pleasure of being a full-time artist.”
The deadline to enter the Gallery Show is Wednesday 10th May 2023, 17.00.
Entry is made online: https://new.artopps.co.uk/opportunities/Wells-Art-Contemporary2023
May 11, 2023
Green Art Contest
Competition
- Submission Deadline: May 11, 2023
- Event Dates: May 1, 2023 - May 31, 2023
- Entry Fee: $20 for 2 images, $30 for 4, $42 for 6, and $50 for up to 8 images
- Award Info: Winning artwork (Best of Show) will be on the poster of the show.
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
Grey Cube Gallery proudly presents the first Green online art contest for the month of May 2023. Contest is open to all artists worldwide over 18 years of age. Please submit any style or subject matter you desire, as long as the theme color 'Green' is prominent.
May 11, 2023
American Craft Council's Emerging Artists Cohort
Grants & Fellowships
- Organization: American Craft Council
- Submission Deadline: May 11, 2023
- Event Dates: July 6, 2023 - September 28, 2023
- Award Info: Virtual three-month program followed by $10K accelerator grant
- Eligibility: National
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts
- Online Only: Yes
The American Craft Council’s Emerging Artists Cohort is a virtual three-month intensive program, followed by continued monthly support, designed to help craft artists advance their professional careers. The program will support 11 innovative artists new to their careers who expand craft boundaries and challenge us to new perspectives. Through facilitated workshops, presentations, and conversations, participants will gain a deeper understanding of the professional skills and opportunities that will help them diversify revenue streams and thrive in their professional practice. After the program is complete, all participants will receive a $10,000 accelerator grant to help propel them to the next level of their profession.
May 12, 2023
The Boston Printmakers 2023 North American Biennial
Exhibition
- Submission Deadline: May 12, 2023
- Event Dates: October 10, 2023 - December 9, 2023
- Entry Fee: $45
- Award Info: Over $10,000
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline
The Boston Printmakers 2023 North American Print Biennial highlights contemporary printmaking from North American countries and territories. The juror for the Biennial is Dr. Elizabeth Ruby, the Carl A. Weyerhaeuser Curator of Prints at the Harvard Art Museums. The Biennial will be exhibited at Boston University's 808 Gallery.
May 12, 2023
The Boston Printmakers 2023 North American Print Biennial
Exhibition
- Submission Deadline: May 12, 2023
- Event Dates: October 10, 2023 - December 9, 2023
- Entry Fee: $45.00
- Award Info: Over $10,000
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline
- Location: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
The Boston Printmakers 2023 North American Print Biennial highlights contemporary printmaking from North American countries and territories. The juror for the Biennial is Dr. Elizabeth Ruby, the Carl A. Weyerhaeuser Curator of Prints at the Harvard Art Museums. The Biennial will be exhibited at Boston University's 808 Gallery.
May 12, 2023
Art Fusion's Online Art Competition
Competition
- Submission Deadline: May 12, 2023
- Entry Fee: $35 entry fee
- Award Info: Cash Prizes and 2-3 month exhibitions
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Photography, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
Art Fusion Galleries in St. Petersburg, FL seeks entries for an Online Art Competition.. Jurors: Paula May, William Braemer, Holly Shuff. Contact: 727-827-7195.
May 12, 2023
The Gallery at Green & Stone Summer Exhibition - Call for Entries
Competition
- Submission Deadline: May 12, 2023
- Event Dates: August 1, 2023 - August 29, 2023
- Entry Fee: Entry is £20 per artwork. Young artists (under 30 years of age) can submit work at a discounted rate of £15.
- Award Info: Artists will be eligible to win a wide range of prizes, including a fully funded solo show worth £10,000: • The Green & Stone Award, awarded by Green & Stone: a fully funded solo show (worth £10,000) for the artist who exhibits a real feeling for their medium and its aesthetic potential. • The De Laszlo Foundation Young Artist Award, awarded by Damon and Sandra de Laszlo: a £3,000 cash award to a young artist aged 30 or under. • The Gallery’s Choice, awarded by Green & Stone: a £1,000 Green & Stone voucher to the artist who shows the most potential. • The Small Artwork Award: a £1,000 cash prize awarded to an artwork not exceeding 30.5 cm (12 inches) in length or height (unframed). • The Treadwell Materiality Award, awarded by Catrin Treadwell: a £500 cash prize to the artist who portrays a real interest and knowledge of materiality and their chosen medium. • The Damian Greenish Drawing Award, awarded by Damian Greenish: a £500 cash prize for the strongest drawing. • The Michael Harding Oil Painting Award, awarded by the judges: First Prize: £350 worth of Michael Harding merchandise for the most distinguished oil painting. Second Prize: £250 worth of Michael Harding merchandise for the highly commended oil painting. • The Michael Harding Watercolour Award, donated by Michael Harding, awarded by the judges: First Prize: £350 worth of Michael Harding merchandise for the most distinguished watercolour painting. Second Prize: £250 worth of Michael Harding merchandise for the highly commended watercolour painting. • The Schminke Award, awarded by the judges: a luxury Hodram Watercolour set in a wooden presentation box worth £150 to an artist who uses watercolour in an innovative way. • The Sennelier Award for Pastel, awarded by the judges: a complete Sennelier Wooden Box Set of 175 Soft Pastels (worth £795) to the most distinguished pastel drawing.
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Location: London SW3 6HY, United Kingdom
The Gallery at Green & Stone is calling for entries for its Summer Exhibition 2023, which will feature the work of emerging artists in a range of mediums, including but not limited to painting, drawing and sculpture.
The deadline to enter is Friday 12 May 2023, 12noon BST. The exhibition will run from Tuesday 1 August to Tuesday 29 August 2023.
The shortlist will be selected by a panel of renowned art professionals: curator Mary Miller, and artists Holly Frean and Catrin Treadwell:
• Holly Frean: Artist known for her wit and humour-infused work, including oil paintings on canvas, gouaches on paper, and 3D pieces. She won numerous awards, including the 2012 National Open Art Competition Painting Prize.
• Mary Miller: Mary Miller worked at Marlborough Fine Art for 45 years. She organised exhibitions and produced catalogues in London and worldwide, notably with Paula Rego. She helped advise international clients with their collection.
• Catrin Treadwell: Artist and former announcer for the BBC World Service. Catrin Catrin works closely with the Wallace Collection and National Gallery and teaches portraiture at 240 Project, a centre for the formerly homeless and vulnerable. She is also a trustee of F.A.I. UK, which cares for the built heritage and landscape of Italy.
Artists from around the world can enter up to 3 artworks. Works should not exceed 1m x 1m. They must be available for sale and have been made in the last three years.
The deadline is Friday 12 May 2023, 12noon BST.
Applications are made online: https://new.artopps.co.uk/opportunities/greenandstone
May 14, 2023
Art in Odd Places 2023: DRESS / Open Call for Proposals
Exhibition
- Submission Deadline: May 14, 2023
- Event Dates: October 13, 2023 - October 15, 2023
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
Art in Odd Places (AiOP) 2023: DRESS scheduled for October 13-15, 2023, and curated by Brooklyn-based artist Gretchen Vitamvas, invites artists who are using dress as a medium and interested in using 14th Street as a runway to present, walk, and pose, to apply for its eighteenth annual outdoor public visual and performance art festival taking place along 14th Street in Manhattan. Works may take the form of a garment, textile, fashion design, costume, performance, sculpture or installation.
Find the faq here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Styoe36RS91bTU95JcyoZZlhTxU0XiZP/view
May 15, 2023
Call for Curatorial Proposals
Competition
- Organization: Descanso Gardens, Los Angeles County, California
- Submission Deadline: May 15, 2023
- Eligibility: Regional
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
Descanso Gardens invites curators, artists, collectives, cultural producers, and thinkers of all kinds to submit preliminary proposals for exhibitions and programs. Descanso Gardens is committed to giving emerging, mid-career, and established curators and artists the opportunity to expand their portfolios. Curatorial proposals will be considered for Descanso’s Sturt Haaga Gallery, the Boddy House, and for satellite locations throughout the botanical gardens. Applicants must review the requirements below and submit their preliminary proposal by May 15, 2023.
About Descanso Gardens:
Descanso Gardens is a unique Southern California landscape distinguished by its specialized botanic collections, historical significance, and rare natural beauty. We are an urban retreat located 20 minutes from downtown Los Angeles, with principal collections including California native plants and oak woodlands; one of the largest collections of camellias in the Western Hemisphere; a rose garden with specimens from all corners of the globe; and significant presentations of lilacs, maple trees, cherry trees, and iris. Descanso Gardens has been designated an International Camellia Garden of Excellence by the International Camellia Society. Accredited by the American Alliance of Museums as a museum of living collections, Descanso Gardens welcomes more than 950,000 visitors annually. The Gardens are operated by the Descanso Gardens Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, in a public-private partnership with Los Angeles County.
At Descanso Gardens, we connect people with nature and one another. Our mission is to practice exemplary stewardship of Descanso’s distinctive character and assets; offer people an experience close to nature; and cultivate an understanding of the natural world and people’s place in it through inspiration, education and example.
Curatorial Proposal Guidelines
Descanso Gardens presents a variety of exhibitions and programs each year including solo, group, traveling, and guest-curated displays. These are intended to broaden the education programs by presenting art, science, and relevant historical material to support the mission of Descanso Gardens “connecting people with nature and one another.” Through our exhibitions and programs, we strive to deepen our impact in our community, strengthen engagement with members and visitors, and create experiences of discovery and connection.
Descanso Gardens seeks curatorial proposals for the 2024-2026 calendar that will address the following requirements and selection criteria:
• Theme: Trees. Trees form the backbone of Descanso’s botanical collections and are key to the garden’s character. From the canopy above, to the roots underground, trees provide beauty, shade, shelter, habitat, food, connectivity, and movement at the Gardens. Around the world, trees are symbols, metaphors, landmarks, elders, part of legends, and people’s daily lives. What can we learn from trees? How can we celebrate them? How do they connect and protect us? What stories are revealed by careful study of trees?
• Curatorial Concept: The exhibition/ program concept must closely align with the mission of Descanso Gardens to connect people with nature and one another, reflect the latest knowledge on the subject matter, foster innovation, as well as inspire discoveries and creative contributions that respond to Descanso Gardens’ botanic collections. As an organization located in Los Angeles County, Descanso Gardens prioritizes the inclusion of diverse viewpoints, backgrounds, experiences, and community connections;
• Interdisciplinary Approach: Descanso Gardens seeks proposals that utilize a creative blending of disciplines, media, and diverse points of view;
• Media: The proposal may use any media type (artworks, installations, performances, projections, virtual reality, text, etc.). The exhibitions and programs must be appropriate in scale material, form, and content for the cultural and physical environment in which they are to be presented. The proposed works, displays, and programs don’t need to be new and may have been presented before;
• Scope: The exhibition will utilize the indoor spaces of the Sturt Haaga Gallery and/ or the Boddy House (The Gallery is 1750 sq ft in 3 rooms plus the front window area; The Boddy House is a historic building with 2220 sq. ft. of exhibition space ranging from a single room at 330 sq ft to 2220 sq ft for all 5 rooms). Outdoor use of the botanical gardens is welcome. Programs may utilize any of the indoor/ outdoor spaces of Descanso Gardens.
• Collaborative partnerships: Proposals that establish partnerships with other cultural organizations, educational and botanical institutions, community members, and Descanso Gardens visitors are preferred;
• Audience: Descanso’s visitorship has been growing over the past few years and the Gardens attract an audience that is more diverse in race or ethnicity than many other museums and gardens . However, many attendees may be first-time visitors to the Sturt Haaga Gallery or the Boddy House, and exhibitions and programs in these spaces should consider ways to engage “first-time visitors” as well as people who are already familiar with the garden’s gallery spaces and exhibitions;
• Accessibility and Engagement: Descanso Gardens strives to expand access, engagement, and education opportunities for a broader public. Preference will be given to proposals that prioritize opportunities for visitor participation, hands-on activity or response, as well as engaging diverse programming that reaches out to traditionally underserved groups. At Descanso, there is an opportunity and need to attract more visitors who identify as Hispanic or Latino/Latina/Latinx, Asian or Asian American, and other minority groups, so that visitorship reflects more closely the diversity of surrounding areas and Los Angeles County;
• Budget: Descanso Gardens rely on a range of budgets typically within $25,000-$60,000. Proposals outside of this range must include potential funding sources, such as grants, foundation support, or sponsorships. Budgets must include curator fees, artist/ collaborator stipends, collateral design and copy writing, installation and de-installation, framing if needed, photography, equipment rental, shipping, travel, reproduction rights, etc. Insurance is provided by Descanso Gardens.
• Group Applications: Curators are discouraged from submitting or including their own artwork; artistic collectives may be included within curatorial proposals but should not submit their work without a specific curator.
How to Apply:
Please submit your preliminary curatorial proposal to Descanso Gardens by May 15, 2023, by including the following information:
- The completed preliminary curatorial proposal form (available on the website: www.descansogardens.org/callforproposals)
- Curatorial statement
- Your Resume and CVs of curators, artists, and other key collaborators
- 5-10 images with captions (no more than 10 MB)
- Any other information that may be relevant to your proposal (essays, articles, etc.)
Application Schedule
Applications are due on May 15, 2023. To view the complete schedule, please visit www.descansogardens.org/callforproposals
If you have any questions about the Descanso Gardens Call for Curatorial Proposals, please contact Cristeen Martinez, Gallery Director, at [email protected].
May 15, 2023
Abandoned
Exhibition
- Organization: The Chateau Gallery
- Submission Deadline: May 15, 2023
- Event Dates: June 1, 2023 - July 1, 2023
- Entry Fee: $20
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Photography
- Online Only: Yes
Abandoned is an exhibition exploring abandoned and rediscovered objects, spaces, and structures. A popular genre in the photographic world is the trend of urban exploration ("urbex") — the exploration of abandoned or forgotten places to document the narrative of those who lived or worked there. Through the captured image, we can glimpse the ephemeral nature and memory of ourselves and our surroundings and preserve them before being lost to time and place. What do these structures and objects convey about society as we leave them to decay? What is the essence of time and place, and what-or whom-are we abandoning?
Abandoned is an international juried group exhibition open to photographers ages 18 years and older. All black and white, color, conventional, non-traditional photographic, and digital post-production processes are welcome for submission.
May 15, 2023
Art@Climate2030
Competition
- Submission Deadline: May 15, 2023
- Event Dates: May 15, 2023 - August 15, 2023
- Award Info: The winning artworks will receive cash prizes (1000 EUR) and may be painted as murals, showcased on the competition website, and featured in various publications, exhibitions, and events in Gothenburg, Sweden.
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Location: Gothenburg, Sweden
Art@Climate 2030 is an art competition that encourages artists to explore the issue of climate change and its impact on the environment and people. The competition is open to all artists from around the world and will be judged by a panel of experts in the field of art and climate change. A professional jury will select 10 winners from the 50 entries that make it to the finals after public voting. No entry fee. A short description about the artist and the artwork will be displayed together with a QR time on the competition’s digital voting platform. This will run from 15 May until 15 August. During June, we will exhibit 30-50 of the entries, which we believe represent the theme of the competition well, in Gothenburg. The exact location of the exhibition will be announced before the event. Between 15 August and 1 September, a professional jury will be tasked with selecting 10 winners from the 50 entries that made it to the finals during the public vote on the platform. The final winners will be informed by us at the end of August and will be invited to a ceremony that will take place on 1 September.Contact: +46 722 364 401.