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
November 22, 2023
"Greetings From Krampus! Vol. 6" - a Krampus Themed Group Art Show
Competition
- Submission Deadline: November 22, 2023
- Event Dates: December 1, 2023 - December 12, 2023
- Entry Fee: $20
- Eligibility: National
- Location: Lakewood, Colorado
This December at Memento Mori Gallery & Tattoo, we are thrilled to be hosting our annual Krampus themed group art show, “Greetings From Krampus! Vol. 6”. And for the first time ever, we are jurying it! Show us all your 2D & 3D odes to Krampus & let's make this the biggest and best Krampus show yet!
Memento Mori Gallery & Tattoo is a lowbrow/outsider contemporary art gallery located in the 40West Arts District, part of the art walk circuit, and in the same shopping center as Casa Bonita. We get good foot traffic on First Fridays. First Friday opening reception will include music, refreshments, and a special visit from Krampus!!
And as a special treat, our Krampus cosplayer, Lauren, will be our guest juror for the show.
November 22, 2023
"Wild & Free" - FREE Entry, $1,000 Award Competition
Competition
- Submission Deadline: November 22, 2023
- Event Dates: December 6, 2023
- Award Info: $1,000
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Online Only: Yes
Introducing the 1st "Wild & Free”, international competition and online exhibition. This competition is open to artists of all ages internationally with no restrictions on media or style. Work must pertain to the theme of “Wild & Free”. Entry is FREE, only artists whose work is selected as finalists must pay the $35 participation fee. Finalists will have their work exhibited online and move on to the final round of Jurying in consideration for cash prizes and the opportunity to win the grand prize of $1,000.
November 23, 2023
Lab Art Prize MILAN’23 edition
Competition
- Organization: CMC - Centro Culturale Milano
- Submission Deadline: November 23, 2023
- Entry Fee: 45€
- Award Info: - Euro 1000,00 money prize to the first selected
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
Malamegi Lab Art Prize, is a call for submissions open to all kind of artists. Works allowed in the art competition are: drawings, paintings, sculptures, photographs, graphics, mix media and video. A great opportunity for the artists, which can win a cash prize, have the opportunity to exhibit their artworks, and much more.
PRIZES: 5000,00€
- artwork acquisition award
- cash prize
- monographic book prize
The following types of works are admitted: Painting, Sculpture, Photography, Mixed media, Digital, Video, Graphics, Net art, other (all visual works that can be reproduced through a picture are allowed).
The contest is addressed to professional and amateur artists, graphic designers, painters, photographers, etc. from all over the world.
Application deadline : November 23, 2023
You can find all the information about the contest on the official website: www.lab.malamegi.com
November 23, 2023
Lab Art Prize - Milan '23 edition
Grants & Fellowships
- Submission Deadline: November 23, 2023
- Entry Fee: Entry fees vary
- Award Info: 5000,00€ total awards
- Eligibility: International
- Location: Milan, Italy
Malamegi Lab Art Prize is a call for submissions open to professional and amateur artists, graphic designers, painters, photographers, etc. from all over the world. A great opportunity for artists, who can win a cash prize (5000,00€ total awards), have the opportunity to exhibit their artworks January 2023 at CMC Centro culturale Milano (Milan, Italy), and much more. Works allowed in the art competition are: Painting, Sculpture, Photography, Mixed media, Digital, Video, Graphics, Net art, other (all visual works that can be reproduced through a picture are allowed).
November 25, 2023
Regional Showcase: Open Call to Artists in the States of OH, KY, & IN
Exhibition
- Submission Deadline: November 25, 2023
- Entry Fee: $40
- Award Info: Honorarium of $50 for each exhibiting artist, award of $1,000
- Eligibility: Regional
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
The Cincinnati based non-profit arts organization and gallery, Manifest, invites visual artists and designers currently living in Ohio, Kentucky, or Indiana to submit original works of art of any type, media, or style. Includes exhibitor honorarium of $50 for each exhibiting artist, and new Grand Jury Award of $1,000 for one jury-selected work from among the exhibits on view. $40 for up to 4 entries. $5 per each add'l entry.
November 27, 2023
13th Annual “Nature” Online Art Competition
Competition
- Organization: Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery
- Submission Deadline: November 27, 2023
- Event Dates: December 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023
- 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
Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery announces an art call for the gallery’s 13th Annual “Nature” Online Juried Art Competition. The gallery invites all 2D and 3D from around the world to make online submissions for possible inclusion in the Gallery’s December 2023 online group art exhibition.
The “Nature” theme is the artist’s interpretation and depiction of nature art. Nature subjects include geographical subjects, landscapes, natural objects, wildlife and natural environments. Artists (including photography & digital arts) are invited to submit their best representational and/or abstract art.
The #1 overall top winning artist will be the Best in Show winner of the exhibition. The Best in Show winner will receive a cash prize. Winners receive extensive worldwide publicity and promotion.
Early entry and art student discounts.
The deadline to apply is November 27, 2023.
For further information and to apply online: https://lightspacetime.art/13th-nature-2023-art-competition/
About Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery
Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery conducts monthly themed online art competitions and art exhibitions for new and emerging artists on a worldwide basis. It is the gallery's intention to help today's artists to successfully market their art to a worldwide audience.
November 29, 2023
Beauty Illuminated
Exhibition
- Submission Deadline: November 29, 2023
- Entry Fee: $20
- Award Info: All accepted pieces will be displayed in our online gallery at www.photo-artfolio.com. First Place: $500, Second Place: $300, Third Place $100.
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Photography
- Online Only: Yes
Photo Artfolio invites photographers worldwide to submit work to our online exhibit, Beauty Illuminated.
We invite photographers to submit work that explores the theme of beauty in all its forms. Beauty is a complex, subjective and multi-faceted concept that can be interpreted in many different ways. We encourage photographers to capture their unique perspective on beauty through abstract, conceptual, narrative, or portrait photography. We're interested in seeing work that goes beyond the traditional and explores beauty in a way that surprises and excites us. Whether it's the beauty of nature, the beauty of the human form, or the beauty of the mundane, we’re interested in seeing photography that illuminates the extraordinary in the ordinary. This call is open to all forms and categories of photography with the exception of AI-generated work.
November 30, 2023
"Portraits" - the virtual 3D exhibition
Exhibition
- Submission Deadline: November 30, 2023
- Event Dates: December 15, 2023 - January 15, 2024
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Online Only: Yes
Worldwide Artist Open call
Portraits show, in a subjective way, how the artist sees the person he painted. But portraits can also contain an imagined story. In that case, the portrait is a self-expression of the artist. Each of the stories in Portrait address the rich and complex conditions of contemporary life, creating a space in which we can deepen our understanding of the world and its edges.
We are now accepting submissions for our 3D Virtual Exhibition "Portraits". Any artist from any background can submit any of their work. We accept work in all types of techniques: painting, drawing, collage, digital art, photography, video, sculpture. There is no charge to submit your application, please feel free to share your work with us.
We publish the works of selected artists on our Instagram account with 11 thousand followers.
A processing fee 25 € is applied per artist once they have been selected for the exhibition. Our team will review all applications and the selected works will be announced.
DEADLINE for submissions: November 30, 2023
EXHIBITION DATES: December 15 - January 15, 2024
"Portraits" is a 3D Virtual reality Art exhibition, so we do not need physical works of art.
Artists are also free to sell their works, we take 0% commission, and any sale inquiries will be directed back to the artists.
How to Apply:
Please email all the following information to [email protected] and quote "Portraits" on the subject of your email:
• Up to 2 Artwork images by email (jpeg format, up to 3MB each image).
• Please name each file with the title of each artwork (e.g., "Untitled. JPEG")
[No political, pornography or hate artworks will be accepted].
• Details of the artwork (title, size, medium and price). (e.g., "Untitled", 50 x 70 cm, Oil on Canvas, price.
• A brief bio about the artist / artwork (100 words max, preferably written in the 3rd person)
• Send us your website and social media (if applicable)
All works proposed for the exhibition will be considered by our curator - professional artist and member of the group of artists of Сreative Сenter Omnibus. Works will be judged based on creativity, originality, quality of work, and overall artistic ability.
If you have been selected: If you have been selected: we will then send you an PayPal.Me-Link with a processing fee (25 €), this can also be paid by Credit card. We will also ask you to send statement confirming you are the author of the original artwork and it does not infringe the rights of any third party.
Copyright Artist retains the sole copyright for the images.
All display images will be credited with their artist’s name.
November 30, 2023
Residential fellowship opportunity at Stuttgart, Germany for 6-12 months
Residency
- Submission Deadline: November 30, 2023
- Entry Fee: 15 Euro
- Award Info: you'll receive a furnished living/working studio with utilities, a €1,200 monthly grant
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Location: Stuggart, Germany
Akademie Schloss Solitude supports young artists and scientists, as well as cultural professionals via residential fellowships. Scholarships are usually awarded for a period of six, nine or twelve months.
As a fellow at the Akademie, you'll receive a furnished living/working studio with utilities, a €1,200 monthly grant, and a one-time travel expense for arrival and departure. We also offer optional benefits, including material transport subsidies, project funding, and health insurance for non-EU candidates, all adjustable to our current budget.
The Solitude fellowship is a residential fellowship and fellows are obliged to spend at least two-thirds of their fellowships at the Akademie. All fellows must have their permanent residence in Stuttgart for the fellowship’s duration (obligation to register residence).
Duration: six, nine, twelve months
November 30, 2023
UNTITLED 18 Call for Art: SooVAC’s 18TH Annual Juried Show
Exhibition
- Organization: Soo Visual Arts Center
- Submission Deadline: November 30, 2023
- Entry Fee: $25 - if fee is a barrier contact [email protected]
- Award Info: One of the selected Untitled 18 artists will be invited to have a solo exhibition in SooVAC's project space.
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
UNTITLED 18: SooVAC’s 18TH Annual Juried Show
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Thursday, November 30th, 2023, at 11:59 pm.
SooVAC is now taking submissions for Untitled 18, one of our flagship exhibition series. SooVAC invites guest jurors with local, national, and international reputations to select work from open submissions. Untitled offers artists the opportunity to work with a professional art space and influential art figures toward producing an exhibition with a highly regarded reputation. We accept all mediums from artists at any stage in their careers. The work will be selected from the submitted work samples, so make sure that the work is available for exhibition.
Soo Visual Arts Center provides equal opportunity and access to its facilities and programs to all individuals regardless of race, national origin, gender, age, beliefs, sexual orientation or disability in admission, access or employment. Upon request, accommodations will be provided to individuals who face barriers to participation in SooVAC services, programs and activities.
GUEST JUROR: Danielle Krysa (The Jealous Curator) *One of the selected Untitled 18 artists will be invited to have a solo exhibition in SooVAC's project space.
ABOUT THIS YEARS JUROR: Danielle Krysa has a BFA in Visual Arts, and a post-grad in graphic design. She is the writer behind the contemporary art site, The Jealous Curator (est. 2009), and has curated art shows all over North America. Danielle is also an artist herself, and her narrative mixed media work is held in private collections worldwide. She is the author of several art books, including “Creative Block”, “Your Inner Critic Is A Big Jerk”, “A Big Important Art Book - Now with Women”, and two children’s books; “How To Spot An Artist” and “Art and Joy”. Danielle has had the great pleasure of speaking at TEDx, PIXAR, Creative Mornings, and was interviewed in series of video segments on oprah.com about breaking through creative blocks and self-doubt.
The following dates may be subject to change:
ARTIST NOTIFICATIONS: Mid January
WORK DROP-OFF DATES: Feb 8-10, 2023 (Wed-Friday 11 am-6 pm)
Untitled 18 Exhibition Dates: February 17 - March 24, 2024
OPENING RECEPTION: Saturday, February 17, 2024, 6 pm – 9 pm
Exhibition Closes: Sunday, March 24, 2024.
WORK PICKUP: Wednesday, March 27, 2024
We accept all submissions through Submittable with a $25 application fee; if the fee is a barrier, contact Borte at [email protected], along with any submission questions. If you have any technical questions about uploading your submissions, contact Submittable . If you are a current member of SooVAC, please use the application for members only where the cost is waived; your SooVAC membership is annual. PLEASE ONLY CONTACT BORTE at [email protected] for questions no other SooVAC staff.
1. Application Form-Fill in all of your contact information on Submittable.
2. WORK SAMPLES-EXACTLY 5 IMAGES (FOR VIDEO SEE BELOW*) Group exhibitions or collaborative projects are also accepted, but the images cannot exceed 5. Digital Image Specifications: Images should be in a JPEG format no larger than 1000 x 1000 pixels @ 72 dpi. Format each jpeg file name as “Artist’s last name_Artist’s first name_1.jpg,” “Artist’s last name_ Artist’s first name_2.jpg,” etc. Each JPEG may not exceed 1MB and 1000 pixels in any direction. *Video Submissions are also accepted in .mov format, no larger than 200MB, and no more than 2 min clips for each video submission label the same as image files. Work samples cannot exceed five but can be a combination of video and image files.
3. IMAGE LIST- Fill out each Image description field with the following information: List the following information for each work (make sure your image number corresponds to the label on your JPEG images): -Title of work -Date completed -Medium -Dimensions (H” x W” x D”) PLEASE INCLUDE TITLE, MEDIUM, DIMENSIONS, AND DATE OR YOUR APPLICATION WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.
4. ARTIST STATEMENT – doc, docx, txt, rtf, or pdf format accepted. Label this document: Artist’s last name_Artist’s first name_artiststatement.doc ex. Doe_Jane_Artiststatement.doc. No longer than 1 page.
5. RESUME – doc, docx, txt, rtf, or pdf format accepted. Label this document: Artist’s last name_Artist’s first name_Resume.doc ex. Doe_Jane_Resume.doc. Please provide a website if you have one. If you are applying as a group or collaborative team, include all participating artists' resumes in one document.
GOOD THINGS TO KNOW 1. Notification will be done by email or phone, so please include both on your application. 2. Paying for Shipping to and from SooVAC will be the artist's responsibility.
CHECKLIST: The following must be submitted by Thursday, November 30th, 2023, at 11:59 pm:
___Application Form (Fill Out all of your information on Submittable Contact Info Box)
___5 IMAGES OF YOUR ARTWORK-JPEG format (.jpg)
___IMAGE LIST IMAGE LIST (Fill out Description box for each corresponding image please include; Title, medium, date, and dimensions – additional description optional) ___RESUME 2 Pages Max (doc, docx, txt, rtf or pdf format accepted.).
___ARTIST STATEMENT 1 page Max (doc, docx, txt, rtf, or pdf format accepted).
PLEASE FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY; INCOMPLETE OR INCORRECT SUBMISSIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.
November 30, 2023
National Juried Show: A Sense Of Place
Competition
- Organization: The Upper New Review
- Submission Deadline: November 30, 2023
- Event Dates: February 1, 2024 - February 29, 2024
- Entry Fee: $30
- Award Info: $1500 in total prizes
- Eligibility: National
- Categories: Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting
- Location: Sparta, NC 28675, United States
Our National Juried Show is open to creators in the United States aged 13 years of age and older. The theme is A Sense of Place, with four categories of visual arts:
Photography (Digital and Film)
Photography includes visual works created within a camera and processed using traditional darkroom or digital darkroom/lightroom software tools resulting in a printed work.
Painting, Drawing, Illustration
Painting, drawing, and illustration includes visual works created by hand using traditional analog techniques on a variety of surfaces that can be hung on a wall, with or without frames (such as stretched canvases).
Mixed Media
Mixed media are visual works created using a combination of materials and analog and digital processes, such as collage and assemblage. As long as the piece can hang on a wall and meets our physical specifications, we’ll consider it. Surprise us!
Graphic and Digital Art
Graphic and digital art are visual works originating inside a computer, regardless of form factor (desktop, laptop, smartphone). These works are printed, framed and ready to hang.
Our juror for our first National Juried Show is Mary Anne Redding, who serves as Senior Curator at the Turchin Center for the Visual Arts of Appalachian State University in Boone, NC.
One work of art per entry, with the option to upload three total images for a single work of art. For example, the second and third images could be details of a painting.
Uploaded images should be high enough resolution to appropriately display submitted work. Several standard image file formats are accepted. Please check the submission page for specifics.
Additional works of art can be submitted in a single category, subject to a $5 media fee.
Artists may enter multiple categories for the competition as long as they pay a separate entry fee in each category. For example, an individual artist could enter work into the photography and mixed media categories, each requiring a $30 entry fee.
All artworks entered into competition will also be considered for publication in The Upper New Review, regardless of contest outcome.
See the submission page for full guidelines for artwork submissions.
November 30, 2023
ArtTracts Palestine, Tx Public Sculpture Installation 2024
Public Art & Proposals
- Submission Deadline: November 30, 2023
- Event Dates: February 1, 2024 - February 1, 2026
- Entry Fee: $35.00
- Award Info: Funding for this year period is $1200 per sculpture and the opportunity to win cash award (People's Choice) 1st place $500, 2nd place $350 and 3rd place $150.
- Eligibility: Local
- Categories: Sculpture
- Location: Palestine, Texas
ArtTracks is an outdoor juried exhibit of work view-able by pedestrian and vehicular traffic installed on private property throughout downtown. Art enthusiasts from Texas area attend and we project continued growth each year with promotion and marketing.
Funding for this year period is $1200 per sculpture and the opportunity to win cash award (People's Choice) 1st place $500, 2nd place $350 and 3rd place $150.
Up to 6 artists will be selected this year for a 2 year placement Feb 2024 - 2026. Artists are encouraged to submit work for consideration even if there is a current piece in our show.
Art Requirement: THEME: History or Railroad is encouraged.
November 30, 2023
small works - BIG TALENT
Exhibition
- Organization: Las Laguna Art Gallery
- Submission Deadline: November 30, 2023
- Event Dates: December 7, 2023 - December 29, 2023
- Entry Fee: $35
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Location: Laguna Beach, CA 92651, United States
November 30, 2023
58th Annual National Drawing & Small Sculpture Show
Competition
- Submission Deadline: November 30, 2023
- Event Dates: February 16, 2024 - May 1, 2024
- Entry Fee: $25
- Award Info: $7500 in PURCHASE AWARDS
- Eligibility: National
- Categories: Sculpture
- Location: Corpus Christi, Texas
The Annual National Drawing and Small Sculpture Show attracts works by contemporary artists across the country and is judged by a guest juror of national stature. Resulting Purchase Awards have built an impressive Permanent Collection at Del Mar College.
This year's 57th show runs February 16, 2024, opening reception 6-8 p.m. and closes May 1, 2024. Accepted artwork is displayed in the distinctive Joseph A. Cain Memorial Gallery
November 30, 2023
International Art Residency in Atlantic Canada
Residency
- Organization: Kingsbrae International Residency for the Arts (KIRA)
- Submission Deadline: November 30, 2023
- Event Dates: September 13, 2024 - October 11, 2024
- Entry Fee: $10.00 application fee
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Location: St. Andrews, New Brunswick E5B 1R3, Canada
Every year KIRA awards 6 artists with a one month residency. Artists are provided with individual studio space, comfortable housing, two prepared meals each day and live on a historic property in a beautiful seaside town. Artists should bring all supplies and materials needed for their creative process, to ensure availability of required supplies and provisions. As part of the residency, artists will be asked to engage with the community for up to six hours a week. These engagements will vary based on skills and interest and can include a partnership with Kingsbrae Garden which is located just steps away from the residence and studios.
November 30, 2023
November PleinAir Salon $50,000 Art Competition
Competition
- Organization: PleinAir Magazine
- Submission Deadline: November 30, 2023
- Event Dates: November 1, 2023 - November 30, 2023
- Entry Fee: Early Bird: $29/$12 Regular: $38/$16
- Award Info: $2050 per month, over $50,000 annually
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Drawing, Painting
- Online Only: Yes
The PleinAir Salon Art Competition is a monthly online art competition that awards over $50,000 each year. There is $2,050 in Cash Prizes awarded each month, and $22,000 awarded at the Annual Competition each May. Each of the 23 monthly winners are included in the judging for the 13th Annual PleinAir Salon where we award the Grand Prize winner a check for $15,000 and feature their painting on the cover of PleinAir Magazine. The Annual Awards will be presented live at the Plein Air Convention & Expo in May 2024.
Because this competition is created by PleinAir magazine, which features not only plein air paintings, but also studio paintings, all types of paintings are eligible and do not need to have been completed in plein air. As we know, many studio paintings start with plein air sketches, and many plein air painters paint figures and still life. Our interest is in rewarding great paintings.
Reward Highlights:
Annual Awards - $21,500 in Cash Prizes
First Place Overall - $15,000 + the cover of PleinAir Magazine
Second Place Overall - $3,000
Third Place Overall- $1,500
People’s Choice Award - $500
Honorable Mentions (3) - $500
Monthly Awards - $24,600 in Cash Prizes
First Place Overall - $500
Second Place Overall - $300
Third Place Overall - $200
People’s Choice Award - $100
Category Awards *NEW - $50 (each category)
Check out PleinAirSalon.com/Awards to see what else is given to each winner.
December 1, 2023
Winter Art Show - City of Frisco, TX
Exhibition
- Submission Deadline: December 1, 2023
- Event Dates: December 10, 2023 - January 14, 2024
- Eligibility: State
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Location: Frisco, Texas
Play Frisco Cultural Affairs seeks two-dimensional and three-dimensional artworks that thematically reflect on the transient nature of life and the reality of death through cultural, humorous, and serious symbolism and artistic tropes.
Free to enter, $30 participation fee applies if selected
December 1, 2023
Girl Art Now
Exhibition
- Submission Deadline: December 1, 2023
- Event Dates: January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024
- Entry Fee: $15
- Eligibility: National
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Online Only: Yes
Virtual Exhibition
What does it mean to be a girl? What does it mean to be a girl who makes art? What does it mean to be a girl who makes art NOW? Hera Gallery is looking for 52 works to empower all those who feel like a girl and make art like a girl; to celebrate, protest, and advocate the complex and diverse lives of GIRL ART NOW.
All selected works will be on virtual display throughout the duration of the exhibition on heragallery.org. Each week, Hera Gallery will choose one featured artist and their work from the exhibition to be posted on all social media accounts. The application fee is $15 for three images, and $5 for each additional image (up to 10). Artist members, and those in financial need, should contact [email protected] for a discounted application fee. Participating artists will have the opportunity to speak in one of two virtual artist talks hosted by Hera Gallery.
Hera Gallery is proud to be able to offer need based assistance to enter our national open calls for art. Please use the coupon codes below for a need based discount.
HERA10: $10 off application fee
December 1, 2023
Winter issue "West" - Cover Art, Visual Art
Competition
- Organization: Compass Rose Literary Journal
- Submission Deadline: December 1, 2023
- Entry Fee: 2.00
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
We're excited to open submissions for our winter issue "WEST". The issue will contemplate all aspects of "west," from the physical to the metaphysical. We look forward to viewing your work!
Submit up to 6 pieces; can be uploaded as separate files (.jpg, .png)
All artwork must be original.
Please include: 1) Image title, 2) Date, 3) Medium, 4) Dimensions
- Artists retain all rights
- We encourage simultaneous submissions (please notify us if your work is accepted elsewhere)
- We consider previously published material; please label it as such
- We particularly welcome submissions from traditionally marginalized voices, including BIPOC, LGBTQ+, and the neurodivergent
- We do not currently pay our contributors; we hope to in the future
December 1, 2023
Cherry Creek Arts Festival
Competition
- Organization: CherryArts
- Submission Deadline: December 1, 2023
- Event Dates: July 5, 2024 - July 7, 2024
- Entry Fee: 45
- Award Info: $30,000 offered in artist purchase awards
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
Event Overview
The Cherry Creek Arts Festival is recognized as a leading show in the industry and a beloved annual community tradition which has been a part of the cultural fabric of Denver for over three decades. CherryArts invites you to apply to be one of 250 exhibitors at the 2024 event, a world-class celebration of visual arts known for its accolades and excellence. Our goal is to provide our exhibitors and the 150,000 visitors with an experience of unparalleled quality. Highlights include: historically high art sales potential (estimated at $18,381 per artist, via 2023 Artist Survey), consistently high national rankings, on-site artist amenities and a new jury panel each year to provide fresh perspective. The Cherry Creek Arts Festival is a well-established show that draws a loyal regional audience, many of whom are collectors. Don’t miss this incredible opportunity to exhibit and sell your art at the 33rd annual Cherry Creek Arts Festival July 5th to 7th, 2024!
CherryArts is a nonprofit organization that believes access to art is for everyone and artists are essential. We support artists and arts education through interactive outreach programs and the iconic Cherry Creek Arts Festival. The economic impact of the Cherry Creek Arts Festival continues to be a vital part of the success of the event, annually patrons purchase approximately $4.4 million in art sales.
December 1, 2023
Jean W. Wallace Wetlands Trailhead Sculpture
Competition
- Submission Deadline: December 1, 2023
- Award Info: Budget: $15,000-$18,000
- Eligibility: Regional
The City of Hot Springs is seeking proposals for permanent artwork to be installed at the Jean W. Wallace Wetlands Trailhead along the Hot Springs Creek Greenway Trail.
December 1, 2023
AWTF Biogas Flare Artwork Project
Public Art & Proposals
- Submission Deadline: December 1, 2023
- Award Info: Budget $75,000
- Eligibility: National
- Categories: Sculpture
- Location: Coeur d’Alene, Idaho
The City of Coeur d’Alene seeks to commission an artist or artist team to create an outdoor sculptural installation at the City’s Advance Wastewater Treatment Facility. The Request for Qualifications (RFQ) is a call for artists to submit their qualifications for the City’s consideration for an outdoor sculpture erected around the Advance Wastewater Treatment Facility (AWTF) Biogas Flare.
The budget for this project is $75,000, which is inclusive of all costs related to the artist and/or artist team’s design and project which include the following: management fees, all subcontract and consultant costs including engineers, electricians, fabricators, studio and overhead costs; fabrication, lighting, transportation, delivery and installation of all art components, including foundations, concrete pad and footings; liability and insurance costs as required; and all other costs associated with the art project. Artwork should meet all applicable city building codes. All finalist proposals must include a 10% contingency as part of their budget, included with the overall $75,000 budget, to be used only with written permission from the City
December 1, 2023
8th Annual Animal Kingdom Art Competition
Competition
- Organization: Fusion Art
- Submission Deadline: December 1, 2023
- Event Dates: December 5, 2023 - January 4, 2024
- Entry Fee: $25 for 1-2 images / $40 for up to 5 images
- Award Info: Choice of a cash prize or complimentary one-year membership to Fusion Art's Members Gallery for Best in Show winners. Winners and finalists are provided with extensive worldwide publicity and promotion.
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Online Only: Yes
Fusion Art invites submissions for the 8th Annual Animal Kingdom art competition for an online exhibition during the month of December 2023.
For this competition, both 2D and 3D artists, worldwide, are invited to submit their best art best art and photography depicting animals, both domestic and wild. The artwork can include any animals that live on land, in the sea or in the air. All artists, regardless of location or experience, are invited to submit their best representational and/or abstract art and photography.
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/8th-annual-animal-kingdom-art-competition-2023/ for full competition guidelines and to submit.
The deadline to enter is December 1, 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.
December 1, 2023
2025 Exhibition Art Submission
Exhibition
- Organization: 108|Contemporary
- Submission Deadline: December 1, 2023
- Eligibility: National
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts
- Location: Tulsa , Oklahoma
108|Contemporary is looking for full gallery exhibition proposals for the 2025 calendar year. Each featured exhibition will fill our gallery, located in the heart of the Tulsa Arts District, and be seen by an average of 5,500 visitors. Proposals should feature artists from the region using innovative contemporary craft practices and include work available for purchase. This exhibition submission form is not limited to Oklahoma residents.
December 1, 2023
2024 New Mexico Arts Artist Residency - Lincoln Historic Site
Residency
- Submission Deadline: December 1, 2023
- Award Info: all-inclusive stipend of $14,000
- Eligibility: National
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Location: Lincoln, New Mexico
New Mexico Arts, in partnership with the Lincoln Historic Site in Lincoln, New Mexico, will host two separate 6-week residencies for artists in the spring of 2024. The residency program is designed to offer artists the time and space to develop their creative practice, to further connect with rich cultures throughout New Mexico and to bring their artwork and experience to the public through engagement and participation.
Artists-in-residence must live on site, complete a project resulting in the creation of one or more works, and complete a community engagement component at the end of their residency. While in residence, artists can access the Lincoln Historic Site for research and study. If selected, artists must agree to participate in interviews, photo sessions, video recording, and exit interviews to document the artist-in-residence's process and progress. This information will be entered into New Mexico Arts archives to serve as a permanent public record.
December 3, 2023
Arts Elevated at RST 2024
Public Art & Proposals
- Submission Deadline: December 3, 2023
- Event Dates: January 5, 2024 - November 10, 2024
- Eligibility: Regional
- Categories: Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting
- Location: Rochester, Minnesota
The Rochester International Airport in partnership with the Greater Rochester Arts and Cultural Trust endeavors to provide its clients with a unique, positive travel experience. Arts Elevated at RST is a public art program that provides an enhanced airport experience while showcasing the artwork of Minnesota and regional artists.
The Arts Elevated Advisory Committee will jury the artwork and select which pieces will be on display at the Rochester International Airport for a ten-month period. Artwork will be available for purchase during that time period.
Artists may submit up to 3 submissions, but all media must be two-dimensional and professionally framed and ready for hanging.
Subject matter is open to all content, but artwork with a Minnesota theme is of interest based upon the surveying of travelers using the Rochester International Airport.
December 3, 2023
Foundation House Artist Residency Program
Residency
- Submission Deadline: December 3, 2023
- Event Dates: January 26, 2024 - February 4, 2024
- Award Info: Each resident will be given a stipend, private bedroom and bathroom, all meals plus full kitchen access, and access to studio space, a wide variety of common areas, and 75 acres of land to explore and enjoy.
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Location: Greenwich, CT 06831, United States
Foundation House, located in back country Greenwich, CT, will open its doors for 10 days to six residents, allowing residents the time and space for concentrated creation in beautiful and inspiring surroundings. Foundation House’s mission as a non profit center for learning is to focus on health, wellness, the environment, and social justice. To that end, we will host residencies, workshops, lectures and other meaningful gatherings on these topics. At Foundation House, we believe that conversations about these critical topics are not complete without the input of artists and designers, and it is our privilege to be able to offer the space for creative people of all disciplines to work and therefore be a part of those conversations.
December 4, 2023
"Color, Shape, Space" - up to $1,500 in Awards, Entry is FREE
Competition
- Submission Deadline: December 4, 2023
- Award Info: Up to $1,500 cash awards
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
Introducing the 1st "Color, Shape, Space”, international competition and online exhibition. This competition is open to artists of all ages internationally with no restrictions on media or style. Work must pertain to the theme of “Color, Shape, Space”. Entry is FREE, only artists whose work is selected as finalists must pay the $35 participation fee. Finalists will have their work exhibited online and move on to the final round of Jurying in consideration for cash prizes totaling up to $1,500. See website for full details.
Theme:
The theme of the "Color, Shape, Space" art competition encourages artists to explore and express their creativity through the dynamic interplay of color, form, and spatial relationships. Participants are challenged to delve into the multifaceted world of visual aesthetics, interpreting how colors evoke emotions, shapes convey meaning, and the manipulation of space influences perception. This theme invites a diverse range of artistic interpretations, fostering a platform
December 4, 2023
Call for Artists | Peoria Utility Box Art Wraps
Competition
- Submission Deadline: December 4, 2023
- Award Info: $350
- Eligibility: State
- Categories: Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting
- Location: Peoria , AZ, United States
- Online Only: Yes
The City of Peoria Arts and Culture Department is seeking designs created by area artists to cover traffic signal boxes throughout the city of Peoria. Selected artist designs will be printed on vinyl and wrapped around the boxes by a third party design fabricator. The intent of the project is to beautify the utility boxes, bringing art to otherwise utilitarian surfaces and giving artists an opportunity to develop public art experience. This opportunity is open to artists, illustrators, designers, students and otherwise creative community members residing in the Peoria area, working in any medium, as long as the final artwork can be translated and digitally reproduced on a 2-dimensional vinyl wrap. Up to 15 artists will be chosen for this round of art wraps. Artists can submit up to 2 designs. Signal box locations will be located throughout the city of Peoria and will be installed in January 2024.
Selected artists will receive a $350.00 honorarium.
How to Apply: All applications must be submitted through our submission platform Submittable at https://cityofpeoriaaz.submittable.com/submit/274239/2024-peoria-utility-box-art-wraps
December 6, 2023
2024 Craft Archive Fellowship
Grants & Fellowships
- Submission Deadline: December 6, 2023
- Event Dates: February 1, 2024 - September 1, 2024
- Award Info: Award Amount: $5,000 Grant Period: 9 months
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Online Only: Yes
The 2024 Craft Archive Fellowship will foster archival research on underrepresented and non-dominant craft histories in the United States.
Proposals are welcome from a range of emerging to established scholars, including artists researchers. Funding is intended to support independent research and is not intended to support research conducted on behalf of an institution, organization, or 501c3.
Archives are repositories for and collections of primary source materials where people can conduct research. However, the histories preserved and stored within institutional libraries and archives often reflect the dominant cultural narratives, limiting the types of histories that can be told. Therefore, this fellowship takes an expansive understanding of what an archive is, to delimit what an archive can be. For the purpose of this grant, the Center for Craft understands archival craft research to be, but not limited to:
Digital and in-person archives: Recipients can direct their research towards a digital or site-specific archive, such as institutional archives that feature underrepresented craft communities. An in-person visit is not required.
Objects as archives, the study of a new collection of materials, such as oral histories, community-created archives, site or place as an archive.
Funding from this grant can be used to visit more than one archive, as funding and time permits. However, engagement with just one archive is all that is expected.
Select Archival Images Courtesy American Craft Council Library & Archives
December 6, 2023
2024 Camera Obscura Art Lab Studio Residency
Residency
- Submission Deadline: December 6, 2023
- Award Info: honorarium of $2500
- Eligibility: Regional
- Categories: Photography, Film/Video/New Media
- Location: Santa Monica, California
Santa Monica Cultural Affairs, a division of the City of Santa Monica, seeks proposals from visual, digital and performing artists living in Los Angeles County for a fourteen-week studio residency at the Camera Obscura Art Lab in Palisades Park, Santa Monica.
This Studio Residency spans 14 weeks and three terms are available; Feb 1- May 9, 2024; May 16- August 22, 2024; and August 29 - December 12, 2024.
December 6, 2023
Donner Trail Park Request for Qualifications
Public Art & Proposals
- Submission Deadline: December 6, 2023
- Award Info: Finalists will receive a $2,000 honorarium, Budget: $107,500
- Eligibility: National
- Location: Salt Lake City, Utah
The Salt Lake City Arts Council is pleased to announce an opportunity for U.S.-based artists or artist-led teams to submit qualifications for the Donner Trail Park public art opportunity. This project seeks to commission a site-specific art installation(s) that will become the centerpiece of a "re-imagined" Donner Trail Park.
Situated in the Salt Lake Valley at the base of the Wasatch foothills, Donner Trail Park is a 14.27-acre park in the East Bench neighborhood of Salt Lake City. A "re-imagined Donner Trail Park will maintain views of the valley and the peaceful environment. The inclusion of a public art installation(s) at Donner Trail Park is supported by the voter-approved Parks, Trails, and Open Spaces General Obligation (GO) Bond
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
The theme for this winter exhibition is open to interpretation. We encourage you to submit pieces that feature the color blue, are inspired by Blues music, and/or that evoke feeling blue.
This show will be taking place online only
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
The County of Mercer County/New Jersey seeks to identify a pool of qualified artists or artist teams who will subsequently be invited to develop proposals to design, fabricate and install permanent site-specific public art for the New Jersey State Prison. Letters of interest and qualifications from artists are sought in this RFQ.
In particular, artists are sought to create one (1) 319 ft (long/width) x 19 ft (high/height) mural to be permanently installed on the exterior wall of the New Jersey State Prison, located at 600 Cass St., Trenton. The successful design will be colorful, dynamic, and celebratory; and will provide a vibrant, block-long visual impact for local residents and those driving along this major thoroughfare. This RFQ is open to artists/artist teams residing or working within the tri-state area (NJ, NY, CT, and PA). The estimated budget of $150,000 USD is all inclusive. The art selection process will be managed by the County’s Division of Culture & Heritage (MCDC&H).
December 8, 2023
Sunrise City Hall Wall Art – South Florida Nature and Wildlife
Public Art & Proposals
- Submission Deadline: December 8, 2023
- Eligibility: National
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting
- Location: Sunrise, Florida
The goal of the Call to Artists is to showcase works of art throughout the City Hall building (hallways and other prominent walls) that are inspired by South Florida’s Nature and Wildlife, with a strong focus on the Everglades. Please note that ocean themed artwork will not be considered or accepted. Because of City’s proximity to the Everglades, the City Hall conference room names are also inspired by local nature and wildlife.
(City is expecting digital photography and giclee to cost between $200 to $500 and original paintings to range between $1,000 to $3,000)