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

June 23, 2023

Pop Pulp Group Show
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: June 23, 2023
  • Event Dates: July 7, 2023 - June 29, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $20
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Lakewood, Colorado
Description
Eligibility Info

Open locally (Denver/Lakewood artists only); All mediums

June 23, 2023

MAPPING THE ABSTRACT
Exhibition

  • Organization: Pinkwater Gallery
  • Submission Deadline: June 23, 2023
  • Event Dates: September 16, 2023 - October 29, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $35
  • Eligibility: State
  • Categories: Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Kingston, NY 12401, United States
Description

June 23, 2023

City of Salida Public Art Installation
Competition

  • Submission Deadline: June 23, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $20
  • Award Info: BUDGET: $60,000
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Sculpture
  • Location: Salida, Colorado
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally (Preference will be given to applicants residing within 500 miles of Salida); Public Art

June 23, 2023

Harvest: AVA's Fall 2023 Juried Exhibition
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: June 23, 2023
  • Event Dates: August 1, 2023 - August 31, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $15
  • Award Info: Best In Show - $500.00, Second Place - $250.00, Third Place - $150.00, People’s Choice - $100.00
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Gillette, Wyoming
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all U.S. based artists

June 23, 2023

Utah Valley University Engineering Public Art
Public Art & Proposals

  • Submission Deadline: June 23, 2023
  • Award Info: Budget is $166,000
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Sculpture
  • Location: Orem, Utah
Description
Eligibility Info

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

June 24, 2023

Under The Big Top
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: June 24, 2023
  • Event Dates: July 15, 2023 - August 20, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $28
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Description
Eligibility Info

"Under The Big Top" is open to any artists over age 18, within the United States and Canada.; All Mediums

June 25, 2023

COLORCON 2023 Mural Festival
Other

  • Submission Deadline: June 25, 2023
  • Award Info: BUDGET: $1,500.00
  • Eligibility: State
  • Categories: Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting
  • Location: Denver, Colorado
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to Colorado-based artists working with Public Art and Murals

June 25, 2023

Abstract: Colors + Form
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: June 25, 2023
  • Event Dates: July 19, 2023 - September 10, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $30.00
  • Eligibility: State
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Denver, Colorado
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all Colorado-based artists

June 25, 2023

Lindley Park Tree Project
Public Art & Proposals

  • Submission Deadline: June 25, 2023
  • Award Info: $10,000.00 paid on completion of the tree sculpture
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Sculpture
  • Location: Bozeman, Montana
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to U.S.-based artists working with Woodcarving/Sculpture

June 25, 2023

Kingdom Animalia - 2023
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: June 25, 2023
  • Event Dates: July 20, 2023 - September 20, 2023
  • 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 mediums

June 25, 2023

ARTISTS ON FIRE exhibition
Exhibition

  • Organization: Juniper Rag
  • Submission Deadline: June 25, 2023
  • Event Dates: July 21, 2023 - August 12, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $35
  • Eligibility: Regional
  • Categories: Photography, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Worcester, MA 01605, United States
Description

June 26, 2023

"Nocturne" - First Street Gallery 2023 National Juried Exhibition
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: June 26, 2023
  • Event Dates: July 28, 2023 - August 26, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $40.00
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Chelsea Art District, New York, New York
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to U.S.-based artists working with Painting, Drawing, Photography, Mixed-Media, Sculpture

June 26, 2023

Visions in Clay
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: June 26, 2023
  • Event Dates: August 28, 2023 - September 21, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $30
  • Award Info: Best of Show $800 | 2nd Place $600 | 3rd Place $400
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Sculpture
  • Location: Stockton, California
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to U.S.-based artists working primarily with clay.

June 26, 2023

13th Annual “Animals” Online Art Competition
Competition

  • Organization: Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery
  • Submission Deadline: June 26, 2023
  • Event Dates: July 1, 2023 - September 30, 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
Eligibility Info

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

June 26, 2023

Canyons Resort Drive Placemaking Request for Proposals
Public Art & Proposals

  • Organization: Canyons Village Management Association
  • Submission Deadline: June 26, 2023
  • Award Info: $75,000
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Sculpture
  • Location: Park City, Utah 84098, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to those working in Public Art

June 27, 2023

Red, White and Blue - What Does it Mean To You?
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: June 27, 2023
  • Event Dates: July 1, 2023 - July 31, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $25.00
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Gilroy, California
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all U.S.-based artists

June 28, 2023

Dreamscape Juried International Exhibition | $650 in Cash Prizes
Competition

  • Organization: Ten Moir Gallery
  • Submission Deadline: June 28, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $25
  • Award Info: $150 for Best in Show, Inclusion in a month long exhibition, News Publications, E-blast announcement, Extensive social media exposure, Award Certificate
  • 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

June 29, 2023

Westhampton Beach Drawing & Painting Exhibition 2023
Exhibition

  • Organization: Art Studio Hamptons Gallery
  • Submission Deadline: June 29, 2023
  • Event Dates: September 1, 2023 - September 30, 2023
  • Entry Fee: 25
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Drawing, Painting
  • Location: Westhampton Beach , New York, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to those working with drawing and painting

June 29, 2023

Westhampton Beach 2023 Drawing & Painting Exhibition
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: June 29, 2023
  • Event Dates: September 1, 2023 - September 30, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $25.00
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Drawing, Painting
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to artists working with Drawing and Painting

June 30, 2023

2023 - 50 or Older Call for Art
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: June 30, 2023
  • Event Dates: August 3, 2023 - August 31, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $35.00
  • 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

June 30, 2023

Heroes and Villains: 16th Annual Juried Show
Competition

  • Submission Deadline: June 30, 2023
  • Event Dates: August 9, 2023 - September 24, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $25.00
  • Award Info: $500 first place, $300 second place, $200 third place
  • Eligibility: Regional
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Seattle , Washington
Description
Eligibility Info

Regional (Pacific Northwest); All Mediums

June 30, 2023

Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize
Competition

  • Submission Deadline: June 30, 2023
  • Event Dates: September 28, 2023 - October 15, 2023
  • Entry Fee: Standard Entry: 1 work = £25; 2 works = £35; 3 works = £45 Student Entry: 1 work = £15; 2 works = £20; 3 works = £25
  • Award Info: First Prize of £8,000, Second Prize of £5,000, Student Award of £2,000 and the biennial Evelyn Williams Drawing Award of £10,000.
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Drawing
Description

June 30, 2023

Laura Patricia Calle Grant
Grants & Fellowships

  • Submission Deadline: June 30, 2023
  • Award Info: $20,000 all-inclusive grant
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Painting
  • Location: Atlanta, GA, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

National; Muralists

June 30, 2023

Carson City Roundabout Public Art Project
Public Art & Proposals

  • Submission Deadline: June 30, 2023
  • Award Info: BUDGET: $190,000
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Sculpture
  • Location: Carson City , Nevada
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to all Public Artists

June 30, 2023

June PleinAir Salon $50,000 Art Competition
Competition

  • Organization: PleinAir Magazine
  • Submission Deadline: June 30, 2023
  • Event Dates: June 1, 2023 - June 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
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to drawing and painting

June 30, 2023

Cycladic Arts Program / Sponsored Artist-in-Residency Program in Greece
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: June 30, 2023
  • Eligibility: State
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
Description
Eligibility Info

Southern California-based Artists

June 30, 2023

Elevate!
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: June 30, 2023
  • Event Dates: July 25, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $20
  • Award Info: Each artist will receive a $250 stipend and acknowledgment with contact information at the site of the installation.
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Photography, Drawing, Painting
  • Location: South Yarmouth, Massachusetts
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to artists working in 2D mediums

June 30, 2023

Call for Sculpture- Peterborough, NH
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: June 30, 2023
  • Eligibility: Regional
  • Categories: Sculpture
  • Location: Peterborough, New Hampshire
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to artists that live and work in New England working with Sculpture

June 30, 2023

On Edge 2023
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: June 30, 2023
  • Event Dates: August 4, 2023 - August 20, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $35.00
  • Award Info: $250 Juror's Choice Award
  • Eligibility: Regional
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Lakewood, Colorado
Description
Eligibility Info

Regional (Rocky Mountain region); All Mediums

June 30, 2023

Landscape: Serene And Savage
Competition

  • Submission Deadline: June 30, 2023
  • Event Dates: August 12, 2023 - September 8, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $35
  • Award Info: Exhibit opportunity in NYC
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to U.S.-based artists working with painting, watercolor, printmaking, mixed media, digital, pastel, encaustic, sculpture, fiber, drawing and photography.  

June 30, 2023

Willis Street Greenway Sculpture Exhibition
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: June 30, 2023
  • Award Info: BUDGET: $3,000 each for two artists
  • Eligibility: Regional
  • Categories: Sculpture
  • Location: Kent , Washington
Description
Eligibility Info

Open regionally (Pacific Northwest: Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana); Public Art, Sculpture

June 30, 2023

Strange Figurations
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: June 30, 2023
  • Event Dates: September 7, 2023 - September 30, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $35.00
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Hudson, New York
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to all media, techniques, and styles. Artists 18 years old and above.

June 30, 2023

CUE Open Call for Solo Exhibitions & Curatorial Projects
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: June 30, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $10
  • Award Info: $5,000 honorarium
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: NYC, NY, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Practice any artistic discipline that can make use of exhibition space for a solo show

Have not had a solo exhibition in New York City within the last five years (small non-profit and artist run spaces are fine)

Do not have current, consistent commercial gallery representation in the United States

Are not currently enrolled in a degree program (with the exception of students who will have graduated by 2024)

Have maintained a consistent studio practice outside of an academic setting for three or more years

Currently live and work in the United States

June 30, 2023

Printmaking Barcelona
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: June 30, 2023
  • Event Dates: May 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline
  • Location: Barcelona, Spain
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to all printmakers.

June 30, 2023

The 39th Annual Best of Colorado Show at the Depot Art Gallery
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: June 30, 2023
  • Event Dates: August 8, 2023 - September 9, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $35.00
  • Award Info: Over $2450 in cash prizes
  • Eligibility: State
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Littleton, Colorado
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all Colorado-based artists

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