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!

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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?
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Midwestern United States Guide

Southwestern United States Guide

Southeastern United States Guide

Northeastern United States Guide


Guide to the Best Artist Opportunities in 2023

April 24, 2023

We're Doing It ALL Wrong® - 3rd Annual Art Exhibition
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: April 24, 2023
  • Event Dates: August 3, 2023 - September 30, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $30.00
  • Award Info: Best in Show - $400 Prize, 2nd Place - $150 Prize, Signature Artwork - $150 Priz
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
Description

April 26, 2023

Fall 2023 Multidisciplinary Residency
Residency

  • Organization: Bethany Arts Community
  • Submission Deadline: April 26, 2023
  • Event Dates: September 25, 2023 - October 16, 2023
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Ossining, New York 10562, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to all artists

April 26, 2023

13th Annual “Figurative” Online Art Competition
Competition

  • Organization: Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery
  • Submission Deadline: April 26, 2023
  • Event Dates: May 1, 2023 - July 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: Best in Show winner will receive a cash prize. Winners receive extensive worldwide publicity and promotion.
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Online Only: Yes
Description
Eligibility Info

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

April 27, 2023

26th Annual Regional Juried Show
Exhibition

  • Organization: Newburyport Art
  • Submission Deadline: April 27, 2023
  • Event Dates: May 26, 2023 - June 25, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $23 for members, $30 for non-members
  • Award Info: There will be a cash prize of $500 for Best in Show, along with various other cash prizes.
  • Eligibility: Regional
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all artists in the New England region

April 28, 2023

2023 Burke Prize
Grants & Fellowships

  • Submission Deadline: April 28, 2023
  • Award Info: $50,000
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Sculpture
  • Location: NYC, NY
Description
Eligibility Info

A United States citizen or a permanent legal resident.
At least 21 years old and not older than 45 at the time of application.
A working artist who can demonstrate a commitment to the practice as a professional working in a world of expanded media with a foundation in glass, fiber, clay, metal, or wood.

April 28, 2023

Eat Me Drink Me
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: April 28, 2023
  • Event Dates: May 5, 2023 - May 31, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $10 per piece, up to three per artist
  • Eligibility: Local
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: CO, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Previously exhibited works will not be accepted. All mediums will be considered.

April 30, 2023

April PleinAir Salon $46,000 Art Competition
Competition

  • Organization: PleinAir Magazine
  • Submission Deadline: April 30, 2023
  • Event Dates: April 1, 2023 - April 30, 2023
  • Entry Fee: Early Bird: $29/$12 Regular: $38/$16
  • Award Info: $2000 per month, over $46,000 annually
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Drawing, Painting
  • Online Only: Yes
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to artists working with painting and drawing

April 30, 2023

The Future Generation Art Prize
Grants & Fellowships

  • Submission Deadline: April 30, 2023
  • Event Dates: October 22, 2023 - August 1, 2024
  • Award Info: $100, 000 main prize and $20,000 total special prizes to five additional applicants
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Online Only: Yes
Description
Eligibility Info

All artists aged 35 or younger from anywhere in the world, working in any medium are invited to apply for the Prize

April 30, 2023

Touring Film / Animation Pop-Up Theatre
Public Art & Proposals

  • Organization: Museum of Outdoor Arts
  • Submission Deadline: April 30, 2023
  • Event Dates: May 15, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $5
  • Award Info: $750 honorarium
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Film/Video/New Media
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to U.S.-based artists working in Film/New Media/Animation

May 1, 2023

Happy Valley Sculpture Garden
Public Art & Proposals

  • Submission Deadline: May 1, 2023
  • Award Info: $1,000 Per Sculpture Selected
  • Eligibility: Regional
  • Categories: Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Sculpture
  • Location: Oregon
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to artists residing in Alaska, California, Idaho, Oregon, Nevada, and Washington); Sculpture, Public Art

May 1, 2023

About Face: Fountain Street Call for Art
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: May 1, 2023
  • Event Dates: July 27, 2023 - August 27, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $36 entry fee
  • Award Info: Award winners will be included in a three-person award show in the Annex space of the gallery.
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to all artists. Open to any and all media, traditional and nontraditional; two-dimensional, three-dimensional, installation, and time-based artwork.

May 1, 2023

Call for Artists: Public Art for the Rhode Island State Police Southern Barracks
Public Art & Proposals

  • Submission Deadline: May 1, 2023
  • Award Info: $100,000
  • Eligibility: Regional
  • Categories: Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Rhode Island
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to artists in Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Hampshire Vermont, Maine and New York working with Public Art

May 1, 2023

Hoyt Solo Show
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: May 1, 2023
  • Award Info: Solo Exhibition
  • Eligibility: Regional
  • Location: New Castle, Pennsylvania
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all artists aged 21+ from the Mid-Atlantic region, preference is given to proposals stemming from Pennsylvania, Ohio, New York, New Jersey, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, Delaware and Washington D.C)

May 1, 2023

Open Call for Resident Artists- Englewood Arts
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: May 1, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $10 entry fee
  • Award Info: Average $1500 cash and material stipend
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Independence, Missouri
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to all mediums

May 1, 2023

Edward Mitchell Bannister National Exhibition
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: May 1, 2023
  • Event Dates: June 18, 2023 - July 14, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $35 for up to two artworks
  • Award Info: $6,000 in Prizes, Top Award of $1,000.
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to Open to all BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) artists living and working throughout the United States, its territories, protectorates, and provinces.

May 1, 2023

Edwards Trust Artist Residency in Painting
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: May 1, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $10
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Painting
  • Location: Texas
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to U.S.-based Painters

May 1, 2023

2023 For Pastels Only on Cape Cod
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: May 1, 2023
  • Event Dates: June 27, 2023 - July 22, 2023
  • Entry Fee: Members: $35/3 paintings, $45/4, $55/5; Nonmembers: $45/3, $55/4, $65/5
  • Award Info: Over $7,000 in cash and merchandise
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Drawing, Painting
  • Location: Cape Cod , Massachusetts
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to Pastel artists.

May 1, 2023

Transformative Craft- 8th Annual Juried Exhibition
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: May 1, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $0-$35
  • Award Info: Juror's Choice Prize - $400, Viewer's Choice Prize - $250
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Sculpture
  • Location: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to artists working with Craft/Traditional Arts, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Sculpture

May 1, 2023

Transformative Craft - 8th Annual Juried Exhibition
Exhibition

  • Organization: Susquehanna Art Museum
  • Submission Deadline: May 1, 2023
  • Event Dates: June 29, 2023 - October 15, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $0 - $35
  • Award Info: Juror's Choice Prize - $400, Viewer's Choice Prize - $250
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Sculpture
  • Location: Harrisburg, PA 17102, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to artists working with craft/traditional arts, sculpture, and mixed-media/multi-discipline

May 1, 2023

Summer Residencies
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: May 1, 2023
  • Event Dates: June 1, 2023 - September 30, 2023
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Bohemia, Czechia
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to all mediums

May 1, 2023

Polycopies & Co.’s Photography Publishing Grant
Grants & Fellowships

  • Submission Deadline: May 1, 2023
  • Award Info: The sum awarded will be €2,500, €5,000, or €10,000 depending on the project’s budget.
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Photography
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to all photographers

May 1, 2023

Lore & Legend
Competition

  • Submission Deadline: May 1, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $25.00
  • Award Info: average $1500 cash and material stipend
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: California
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to fine artists

May 1, 2023

Artist in Residence 2023 - 2024
Residency

  • Organization: A to Z Wineworks
  • Submission Deadline: May 1, 2023
  • Event Dates: August 27, 2023 - February 29, 2024
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Newberg, Oregon 97132, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to U.S-based artists in all mediums except photography

May 1, 2023

The Halstead Grant
Grants & Fellowships

  • Submission Deadline: May 1, 2023
  • Award Info: $7,500
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to U.S.-based jewelry artists working primarily in silver.

May 1, 2023

City of Elgin: Call for Public Art
Public Art & Proposals

  • Submission Deadline: May 1, 2023
  • Award Info: Up to $7,000 per piece
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Painting
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to public artists and muralists

May 1, 2023

GLASS Arts Festival
Other

  • Submission Deadline: May 1, 2023
  • Event Dates: August 11, 2023 - August 12, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $35
  • Award Info: 1st Place: $1500 and solo show in 2024; 2nd $1000; 3rd $500; award winners receive waived booth fees in 2024.
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts
  • Location: Neenah, Wisconsin
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to glass artists

May 1, 2023

A to Z Wineworks Artist in Residence Program
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: May 1, 2023
  • Event Dates: August 27, 2023 - February 29, 2024
  • Award Info: residency includes a monthly stipend of $800 for the duration of the residency
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Willamette Valley, Oregon
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all U.S.-based artists except photographers

May 1, 2023

Astrologia
Competition

  • Submission Deadline: May 1, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $25.00
  • Award Info: 1st Place: $500, 2nd Place: $300, 3rd Place: $100
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: California
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to all artists

May 1, 2023

Blue Cactus Art Residency
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: May 1, 2023
  • Award Info: Apartment is rent-free. All expenses related to electricity and internet are also covered by Kristiansand municipality.
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to all visual art mediums, literature, and music composition

May 1, 2023

Solar
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: May 1, 2023
  • Event Dates: June 17, 2023 - September 1, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $20
  • Award Info: average $1500 cash and material stipend
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all U.S.-based artists

May 1, 2023

Art on the Wabash
Other

  • Submission Deadline: May 1, 2023
  • Event Dates: September 24, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $25
  • Award Info: 1st place $300, 2nd $200, 3rd $100. People's Choice Award $100
  • Eligibility: Regional
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: West Lafayette, Indiana
Description
Eligibility Info

Eligible artists must be 18 or over and from one of these Indiana counties: Benton, Boone, Carroll, Cass, Clinton, Fountain, Howard, Jasper, Montgomery, Newton, Pulaski, Tippecanoe, Tipton, Warren, or White. Artwork may include ceramics, glass, wood, jewelry, metal, fiber, photography, sculpture, pastel, acrylic, oil, watercolor, mixed media, and others if approved.

May 1, 2023

Municipality of Anchorage: Solid Waste Services - Central Transfer Station
Public Art & Proposals

  • Submission Deadline: May 1, 2023
  • Award Info: $560,000; Location 1: $300,000, Location 2: $60,000, Location 3: $200,000
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Anchorage, Alaska
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to U.S. based artists working with Public Art

May 1, 2023

8th Annual Artist's Choice Art Competition
Competition

  • Submission Deadline: May 1, 2023
  • Event Dates: May 1, 2023 - May 31, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $25 for 1 image / $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
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to all artists

May 1, 2023

Village Art Plaza Entryway Sculptures
Public Art & Proposals

  • Submission Deadline: May 1, 2023
  • Award Info: $75,000 (plus stipend for shortlisted artists). The budget includes all costs, e.g., research, community and agency meeting cost, design, materials, permitting of the sculptures, fabrication, installation, photography, insurance, proposals, travel, sales taxes, lighting design for the sculptures, labor, structural engineering, and transportation.
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Sculpture
  • Location: Sunrise, Florida
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to U.S.-based artists working in Sculpture and Public Art

May 1, 2023

Indiana University Kokomo Outdoor Sculpture Exhibit 2023
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: May 1, 2023
  • Award Info: Selected artists must be willing to enter into an Art Loan Agreement with IU Kokomo and will be awarded an honorarium of $2000 per piece
  • Eligibility: Regional
  • Categories: Sculpture
  • Location: Kokomo, Indiana
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to Sculpture artists in the Kokomo, Indiana region

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