GUIDE TO THE BEST ARTIST GRANTS & OPPORTUNITIES IN 2023

Each year the Artwork Archive team goes on a mission to find the best art opportunities, grants, and calls-for-entry for the upcoming year.

Below you will find a list of the top artist residencies, international open calls, artist grants, exhibition opportunities and art competitions that we believe will benefit artists in 2023!

This year, we added another new feature! You can now save the important deadlines for your favorite opportunities right in your Artwork Archive account.

When you find a call that interests you, simply click ‘Add to Schedule' and the call's deadline will be automatically added to your Schedule. You'll also receive weekly reminders to keep you on top of your game.

We will be updating this list throughout the year, so make sure to bookmark the page, check back often, and let us know if there is an opportunity that should be listed!

Are you in the US and looking for the best opportunities in your region?
You can find Artwork Archive’s guides to the artist opportunities in your region using the guides below:

Western United States Guide

Midwestern United States Guide

Southwestern United States Guide

Southeastern United States Guide

Northeastern United States Guide


Guide to the Best Artist Opportunities in 2023

September 14, 2023

Riverviews Artspace 15th Annual Juried Art Show
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: September 14, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $35.00
  • Award Info: 1st Place: $1,000, 2nd Place: $500, 3rd Place: $250, People's Choice Award: $100
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Lynchburg, Virginia
Description

September 14, 2023

Exhibit in Brazil - Nostalgia Exhibition
Exhibition

  • Organization: Artly Mix
  • Submission Deadline: September 14, 2023
  • Event Dates: October 7, 2023 - October 28, 2023
  • Entry Fee: Free to apply. Pay for the costs ONLY if selected.
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Sao Paulo, SP 04012-001, Brazil
Description

September 15, 2023

11th Annual Joshua Tree National Park Art Expo
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: September 15, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $35
  • Award Info: $4,000 in cash awards
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Twentynine Palms, California
Description

September 15, 2023

CNY Artist Initiative 2023
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: September 15, 2023
  • Eligibility: Local
  • Categories: Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: New York
Description
Eligibility Info

Artists must live and work within a 75-mile radius of Syracuse, New York.

September 15, 2023

A Visual Feast: The Art of Food
Competition

  • Organization: Southern Tier Center for Emerging Artists
  • Submission Deadline: September 15, 2023
  • Event Dates: October 1, 2023 - October 31, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $30 for up to 3 entries
  • Award Info: Best in Show (Cash Prize), Awards of Distinction, Artist's Choice, Peoples' Choice
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Online Only: Yes
Description

September 15, 2023

Art Masters 2023 Fall Showcase - A Virtual Juried Exhibition
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: September 15, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $20
  • Award Info: Cash, social media promotion, virtual award exhibition, award certificate
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
Description

September 15, 2023

Call For Entry: Themeless - The Captured Image
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: September 15, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $20
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Photography
Description

September 15, 2023

Bothell Arts Commission's Creative Art Grant Program
Grants & Fellowships

  • Submission Deadline: September 15, 2023
  • Award Info: awards are between $500 to $10,000
  • Eligibility: Regional
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Bothell, Washington
Description
Eligibility Info

You do not have to be a Bothell resident to apply; however, your public event must benefit Bothell residents;

September 15, 2023

Essere Residency
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: September 15, 2023
  • Event Dates: September 21, 2024 - October 5, 2024
  • Entry Fee: $25.00
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Tuscany, Italy
Description

September 15, 2023

Art in Motion: Exploring Movement in Art
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: September 15, 2023
  • Event Dates: October 18, 2023 - November 15, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $35.00
  • Award Info: 1st Prize $500, 2nd Prize $400, 3rd Prize $200
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Pawtucket, Rhode Island
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all U.S.-based artists

September 15, 2023

Hambidge Residency SPRING 2024 SESSION
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: September 15, 2023
  • Event Dates: February 14, 2024 - May 31, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $30.00
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Rabun Gap, Georgia, United States
Description

September 15, 2023

Theme: Open | International Juried Art Competition
Competition

  • Submission Deadline: September 15, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $15
  • Award Info: total of $3,500 in cash prizes
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
Description

September 15, 2023

Artists & Collectors' Dinner & Exhibition
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: September 15, 2023
  • Event Dates: October 10, 2023 - November 4, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $25.00
  • Award Info: Each selected artist will be paid $500 for two works
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: South Yarmouth, Massachusetts
Description
Eligibility Info

open internationally to all artists

September 16, 2023

92nd Annual Online Juried Open Exhibition
Competition

  • Organization: National Art League
  • Submission Deadline: September 16, 2023
  • Event Dates: October 9, 2023 - November 30, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $25 one entry, $10 sencond entry
  • Award Info: Over $2,500 in awards; First Place $500 Judge and Juror: Christie Devereaux - President of the National Association of Women Artists
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Douglaston, NY 11363
  • Online Only: Yes
Description

September 17, 2023

UA International Residency
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: September 17, 2023
  • Event Dates: January 15, 2024 - December 7, 2024
  • Entry Fee: $24
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Brooklyn, New York
Description

September 17, 2023

Figurative Works
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: September 17, 2023
  • Event Dates: October 20, 2023 - November 18, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $10
  • 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

September 18, 2023

44th Annual National Juried Art Show
Competition

  • Submission Deadline: September 18, 2023
  • Event Dates: November 3, 2023 - December 1, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $40
  • Award Info: $1000 Best In Show, $500 Second Prize, $250 Third Prize, $100 Best In Wayne County, $100 People’s Choice Award
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Goldsboro, North Carolina
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all U.S.-based artists

September 19, 2023

We Like It! group exhibition
Exhibition

  • Organization: Cult Favorite Gallery
  • Submission Deadline: September 19, 2023
  • Event Dates: September 25, 2023 - October 29, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $12
  • Award Info: none
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Online Only: Yes
Description

September 19, 2023

Art Tournament at the Lake
Competition

  • Organization: River Art Works
  • Submission Deadline: September 19, 2023
  • Event Dates: September 23, 2023 - September 23, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $35
  • Award Info: Winners of rounds 1-3, $100; final round $150
  • Eligibility: Regional
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting
  • Location: Mt Pleasant, PA 15666, United States
Description

September 20, 2023

Art Talent Fair - Prize
Competition

  • Submission Deadline: September 20, 2023
  • Event Dates: November 10, 2023 - November 13, 2023
  • Entry Fee: Fees Vary
  • Award Info: the opportunity to exhibit your art in the "Arte Padova - art fair",
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Padova, Italy
Description

September 20, 2023

The Art of Hearts
Exhibition

  • Organization: Art Connective
  • Submission Deadline: September 20, 2023
  • Event Dates: September 28, 2023 - December 2, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $25
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Online Only: Yes
Description

September 20, 2023

International Juried Art Competition "Abstract Only"
Competition

  • Submission Deadline: September 20, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $20
  • Award Info: 1st place-500$, 2nd-200$, 3rd-100$, Honorable Mentions-40$, Merit Awards-free entry vouchers.
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Online Only: Yes
Description

September 20, 2023

Rethinking the Landscape
Exhibition

  • Organization: Conversations with Artists
  • Submission Deadline: September 20, 2023
  • Event Dates: October 1, 2023 - November 30, 2023
  • Entry Fee: 25
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Online Only: Yes
Description

September 20, 2023

Natural Dyes and Indigo Residency, Fall 2023
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: September 20, 2023
  • Event Dates: October 1, 2023 - November 30, 2023
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Ahmedabad, India
Description

September 21, 2023

Storytellers
Exhibition

  • Organization: Las Laguna Art Gallery
  • Submission Deadline: September 21, 2023
  • Event Dates: October 5, 2023 - October 27, 2023
  • Entry Fee: 35
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Laguna Beach, CA 92651, United States
  • Online Only: Yes
Description

September 22, 2023

(be)longing
Exhibition

  • Organization: Latela Curatorial
  • Submission Deadline: September 22, 2023
  • Event Dates: October 16, 2023 - November 19, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $25
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Online Only: Yes
Description

September 22, 2023

Call for Artist's: Burlington International Airport.
Public Art & Proposals

  • Submission Deadline: September 22, 2023
  • Award Info: Permanent public art installations: Burlington International Airport.
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
Description

September 22, 2023

The Clay Cup VI: Vessel, Icon, Canvas
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: September 22, 2023
  • Event Dates: October 30, 2023 - November 30, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $30.00
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Sculpture
  • Location: Columbia, Missouri
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to U.S.-based Ceramic and Sculpture artists

September 22, 2023

52nd Annual Open Juried Exhibition
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: September 22, 2023
  • Event Dates: November 5, 2023 - December 17, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $35.00
  • Award Info: $4,750 in awards
  • Eligibility: Regional
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: York , Pennsylvania
Description

September 24, 2023

Collage Magic Artist Residency: New Orleans
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: September 24, 2023
  • Event Dates: October 25, 2023 - October 29, 2023
  • Entry Fee: The cost of the residency is $750 per artist; however, no artist will be turned away for lack of funds and the organizers will work with artists to build a financial aid package. Travel to and from New Orleans, accommodations in New Orleans, and all meals are the responsibility of the artist. Activities such as the visit to the Historic New Orleans Voodoo Museum and to the New Orleans Museum of Art are included in the fee. Nobody turned away for lack of Funds
  • Award Info: A five-day, in-person collage artist residency in New Orleans
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline
Description
Eligibility Info

The Collage Magic Residency is in-person and centered on collage artists who want to develop their artist practice. Residencies are intended for self-motivated artists, regardless of the stage in their career, who want to develop their practice by exploring a topic or working method and collaborating with others to produce a final product and who want to develop a practice of making artwork that speaks about the role of magic in communities.

September 24, 2023

Watercolor: Celebrating Nature & Light-Juried Call for Art
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: September 24, 2023
  • Event Dates: October 28, 2023 - December 9, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $40.00
  • Award Info: $1200 in awards
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Painting
  • Location: St. James, New York
Description

September 25, 2023

The Boomer Art Prize- Call For Artists
Competition

  • Organization: Boomer Gallery
  • Submission Deadline: September 25, 2023
  • Event Dates: November 10, 2023 - November 15, 2023
  • Entry Fee: £35
  • Award Info: Successful applicants will receive £10,000 in cash awards + exhibition opportunities in our iconic gallery space from Tower Bridge, London.
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: London, United Kingdom SE1 2TU, United Kingdom
Description

September 25, 2023

Traditions
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: September 25, 2023
  • Event Dates: November 11, 2023 - January 19, 2024
  • Entry Fee: $20
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Rockford, Michigan
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all U.S.-based artists

September 26, 2023

SHIM PHOTOGRAPHY @ SUPERFINE! ART FAIR DC & ARMSTRONG GALLERY AT THE KNOWLTON IN BRIDGEPORT, CT
Exhibition

  • Organization: Bushwick Community Darkroom
  • Submission Deadline: September 26, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $20 non-member/$0 member
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Photography
Description

September 26, 2023

7th Annual “Patterns, Textures & Forms” Online Art Competition
Competition

  • Organization: Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery
  • Submission Deadline: September 26, 2023
  • Event Dates: October 1, 2023 - October 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
Description

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