GUIDE TO THE BEST ARTIST GRANTS & OPPORTUNITIES IN 2023
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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
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
This July at Memento Mori Gallery & Tattoo, we are stoked to be featuring local art inspired by pop culture (i.e. comic books, movies, gaming, music) or done in pop art style. And of course, because this is Memento Mori Gallery, we invite the darker side of this subject matter.
Memento Mori Gallery & Tattoo is located in the 40West Arts District, part of the art walk circuit. We get good foot traffic on First Fridays. First Friday reception will include music & refreshments.
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
‘Mapping the Abstract’ will be a group show with artwork by contemporary mid-career women artists living in the great state of New York. We are looking for art that charts the path of creative exploration and abstract discovery. Pinkwater Gallery is a place where abstract art takes center stage, offering a unique perspectives of women artists. We are interested in seeing high-quality, professional-level work that represents a breakthrough for you personally as an artist, a pivotal juncture in your practice.
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
The Public Art Commission of Salida (PAC) in tandem with the City of Salida invites artists to apply for a call of a visual art piece in a pre-determined outdoor space in late-Fall 2023. The PAC is looking for a 3-D outdoor sculpture/work/installation that is contemporary and can be viewable from a distance. The selected artist’s or artist-lead team’s work will be installed in an outdoor location near a multi-use trail at an entrance to the downtown business sector and the Creative Arts District adjacent to an urban skate park and downtown section of Highway 291.
The enhancement of this public place by integrating the creative work of artists improves the pedestrian experience and acts as a “gateway” into the heart of Salida. Ideally, the considered concept should be considered a “landmark” that can be associated with Salida, one that will draw attention and encourage engagement. Artists/artist teams will be selected based on artistic excellence and demonstration of skill and quality craftsmanship conveyed in examples of past work, resume, and the strength and originality of concept.
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
AVA Community Art Center in Gillette, WY invites artists to submit three (3) artworks for consideration in the Harvest Exhibition. The deadline to submit to this exhibit is June 23rd, 2023 by 11:59pm.
The theme of Harvest is a broad one. Many crops are planted and tended before harvest while other delights are found in the wild. Apples and asparagus are harvested and so are tea, truffles and trees. And… cabbages, coconuts, cranberries, cocoa, and coffee.
When you picture these plants and fruits, do you also see the love and labor of people? Do you see cooking and artful display of food? Family dinner? A baby enjoying the textures of playing with their food? The theme of Harvest is broad and subject to your interpretation.
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
Professional artist and artist teams are invited to submit letters of interest and qualifications for the creation of site-specific artwork(s) at the Utah Valley University Scott M. Smith Engineering and Technology Building. Utah artists and artists of historically underrepresented populations are strongly encouraged to apply. This project is a partnership of the Utah Public Art Program of the Division of Arts and Museums, in association with the Division of Facilities Construction and Management and Utah Valley University.
A successful artwork proposal will convey and/or demonstrate principles of engineering and/or technology and may include a sustainability component, either in function or content. Proposed artworks with an interactive element will be prioritized over static installations. Please review the building site plans and illustrations carefully and consider the unique possibilities afforded by the building's design.
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
Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, children of all ages! Step right up for the grand delight of the summer art season! Sure to please the eyes and wow the hearts and minds, this wonderous spectacle of the greatest proportions large and small invites people from all ages to enjoy the illusory, the mind bending, the odds and ends of every fringe, and the angel and devil who sits on every shoulder. Exotic creatures, exotic attractions, and strange curiosities from faraway lands- the parade of artistic invention is calling artists to lend their vision to an "Americana carnivale" of high-flying imagination!
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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
The Golden Triangle Creative District (GTCD) invites Colorado based artists and/or artists teams to apply for this year’s “COLORCON Mural Festival 2023”, a live mural painting event.
COLORCON is a musical and artistic mural event that moves throughout the GTCD community. Pushing boundaries, re-imagining spaces/alleyways as iconic destinations, and making art accessible to all. Built by the community and for the community.
COLORCON seeks to highlight and celebrate public spaces in unconventional ways, re-think art, inspire creative entrepreneurship and beautify the GTCD parking lots and alleyways in downtown Denver.
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
We are excited to invite Colorado artists to submit their work for an upcoming exhibit titled "Abstract: Colors + Form." This exhibit is an opportunity to showcase abstract art that explores the possibilities of color and form.
We welcome submissions from artists working in any medium, including painting, drawing, sculpture, photography, mixed media, and more. All works must be abstract in style, but should focus on the use of color and interesting forms.
The exhibit will be held at R Gallery + Wine Bar from July 19th to Sept 10th, 2023. Selected artists will have their work featured in the gallery and will be invited to attend the opening reception.
R Gallery is a fine art gallery in downtown Boulder, Colorado. We focus on Colorado artists working in all styles in all mediums. Join us for our next exhibition.
Submission Deadline: June 25, 2023
Event Dates: July 19 - Sept 10, 2023
Eligibility: Colorado Residents. All entries must be of original design and personal execution.
Categories: Painting, Drawing, Sculpture, Photography, Mixed-Media
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
The Non-Profit Organizations Friends of Parks Bozeman and Sweet Pea Festival of the Arts are seeking experienced artists to give a tree that lost its canopy in a 2022 spring storm a new life. This RFP seeks an experienced artist (or artist team) to turn the tree into a sculpture. We are seeking beautiful, original, unique sculptural objects that will become a distinguishing feature in the park. We are looking for any of a variety of artistic approaches. The approach can be additive and/or subtractive. The tree is approximately 25 ft. tall and 3 ft. wide. Some ideas from a similar project can be seen at www.chicagotreeproject.org.
For this proposal, each artist should submit qualifications that address projects of similar scale. We are looking for evidence that the artist is comfortable working with the appropriate equipment and at heights required for this project. Selected artists must follow safety criteria and are encouraged to complete an OSHA scaffolding certification course.
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
Exhibizone is pleased to invite you to submit your brilliant art to 2nd annual exhibition of Kingdom Animalia 2023.
Mammals, Birds, Fish, Insects, Reptiles, and Pets are members of the Kingdom Animalia. It is estimated that around 9 to 10 million species of animals inhabit the earth. Kingdom Animalia 2023 encourages artists to provide artworks that envision and visualize the natural world species through art.
Share your artistic story to unfold innocence, beauty, survival, joy, and awareness about the animals of the natural world.
Submission is free, and a small fixed selection fee applies to selected artists only.
Both representational and abstract artists in any medium are welcome to submit their art in another popular art exhibition by Exhibizone that has been visited by 5,500,000+ visitors from 120+ countries.
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
ARTISTS ON FIRE is an exhibition curated by Juniper Rag at the Krikorian Gallery at Worcester Center for Crafts that takes place annually, with an opening reception on Hot Night in the City, which is their hottest night of the year!
This event brings in thousands of people every year with an outdoor art festival for vendors. Open studios, food trucks, wine trucks, local breweries, live music inside and outside and cash bars. Discover all of the amazing facilities at the Craft Center that is the most historical craft teaching facility in America.
We are looking for work that sizzles. We leave the subject matter up to you. We hope to kick the summer off with some exciting work that transforms the beautiful gallery. This is a curated call, so please help us understand your work.
Worcester Center for Crafts invited us to collaborate for this important annual event. We are looking for our incredible artists to represent us while creating a special opportunity for you to engage with a new audience comprised of hundreds of people in a very cool setting. In addition, we will take extra steps to offer more visibility for our artists by sharing your work and optional videos as reels on social media.
Artists on Fire is curated by Juniper Rag and organized in collaboration with Worcester Center for Crafts.
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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
First Street Gallery invites entries for our 2023 National Juried Exhibition, July 28 - August 26, 2023, in our new Gallery space in the Chelsea Art District of New York. Open to U.S. resident artists 18 years or older, not currently represented by the Gallery. Eligible media: original oils, acrylics, watercolors, pastels, drawings, prints, photography, mixed media, assemblage and sculpture in any medium. The Gallery does not take a commission on sales. See the prospectus for complete entry rules and dates, as well as Juror Susanna Coffey's discussion of the wide range of imagery and emotion expressed in music and art on the "Nocturne" theme.
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
The LH Horton Jr Gallery at San Joaquin Delta College in Stockton, CA announces a call to artists for a juried art exhibition, August 28 - September 21, 2023. Gallery Awards $800 | $600 | $400 | San Joaquin Potters Guild Founders Award ~ $300 | Regional Artist Award $800. Juror: Joan Takayama-Ogawa, Professor of Ceramics and Product Design, Otis College of Art & Design, Los Angeles, CA. Visions In Clay is one of the largest ceramic exhibitions in Northern California. Entry is open to artists residing in the U.S. only. Ceramic works of any thematic and stylistic presentation are accepted for entry. Clay must be the primary medium.
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
Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery announces an art call for the gallery’s 13th Annual “Animals” Online Juried Art Competition. The gallery invites all 2D and 3D artists from around the world to make online submissions for possible inclusion in the Gallery’s July 2023 online group art exhibition.
The "Animals" theme will be the artist’s interpretation and depiction of animal art. Animal subjects include any living organisms, mammals, birds, insects and any animals that may also live in water.
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 to this art competition is June 26, 2023.
For further information and to apply online: https://lightspacetime.art/13th-annual-animals-2023-online-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.
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
Canyons Village Management Association (CVMA) seeks qualified designers, artists and/or sculptors (Bidder) to provide design concepts for an iconic placemaking element. This will be located at the intersection of Canyons Resort Drive and High Mountain Court in the Upper Village of Canyons Village at Park City Mountain resort area. The selected designer will ultimately be responsible for biddable documents and/or production drawings (if self-executed) through to final installation supervision.
SCHEDULE
CVMA desires to have this element installed prior to the 2023 ski season and to be completed by October 31, 2023.
• Week of 5/15/23 : RFP Issued
• 6/12/23 : Proposer questions due
• 6/26/23 : Proposals due
• 6/27/23 : Selection of designer
• 6/27/23 thru 7/18/23 : Design period
• Fabrication period : 7/18/23 thru 10/01/23
• 10/31/23: Installation completed
BUDGET
Project budget is $75,000 and includes artist stipend, supplies and materials.
PROPOSAL REQUIREMENTS
• Provide Bidder company or individual background and up to five examples of previous projects with client name, fabrication/installation cost and completion date.
• Up to 5 schematic ideas for the placemaking element. These to be in "sketch" form only as initial ideations that represent the design and creative brief are provided in this RFP.
• Cost proposal including professional fees and initial fabrication/installation budget.
• Confirmation that the Bidder is able to provide "turn-key" services managing design, fabrication through final installation.
• Confirmation of the above timeline or provide alternate for consideration by CVMA.
• The Bidder understands that CVMA reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive any informalities to the bidding.
• The Bidder agrees that this Bid shall not be withdrawn for a period of sixty (60) calendar days after the scheduled closing time for receiving Bids.
• The Bidder understands that the Owner will not be liable for any amount in excess of the Stipulated Sum, except as expressly stated in written Change
Orders duly executed and delivered by Owner.
• In preparing the Bid Proposal, the Bidder has verified and is reasonably assured of the availability of all labor, materials and products required for
completion of the scope identified in this RFP.
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
6th Street Studios and Art Center presents a call for artwork surrounding Red, White, and Blue. Bring forward your creative abilities to envision
what this suggests. Is it the 4 th of July with marching bands in a parade? Independence Day Festivities? The colors of our flag? Or is it the vision
of blueberries with red raspberries over vanilla ice cream and angel food cake? Red is hot. White is pure. Blue is cool.Vivid descriptions of what is happening in each work will be preferred. Abstracts, multi-media works, sculptures, etc., are encouraged. We cannot display videos on our website, but if you have a still and and a link to your video, we can have that in the description.
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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
All artists are invited to apply for the Dreamscape Juried Art Exhibition presented by Ten Moir Gallery.
- Theme: We invite artists to explore the world of dreams, imagination, and fantasy. The theme encourages artists to submit artwork that reflects their deepest desires, aspirations, fears, and emotions. Dreamscape allows artists to push their boundaries and explore new dimensions of their creativity
- All mediums accepted: Painting, Drawing, Photography, mixed media, digital, Sculpture Illustration and more.
- Entry fee: $20 for 3 submissions: After May 31st: $25 for 3 submissions
- Open to Emerging and established artist levels
- Best in Show winner receives: $150 Cash Prize, Free entry to the Blu Sky Award ($500 award), Featured on homepage banner, Inclusion in a month long exhibition, E-blast announcement, Extensive social media exposure and a Award Certificate
- 1st, 2nd and 3rd Place winners receives: Inclusion in a month long exhibition, E-blast announcement, Extensive social media exposure, Award Certificate
- All Finalists: promoted on our growing social media platforms and email coverage to 8000.
- Copyright Info: Your images will be used only for marketing, promotional, and display purposes for any show organized by Ten Moir Gallery. You the artist agrees to allow Ten Moir Gallery to archive chosen artwork as part of exhibition. This will be available for public viewing on our website tenmoirgallery.com The artist shall retain all copyrights of any image they submit to Ten Moir Gallery.
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
Location
Art Studio Hamptons Gallery
108 Main Street #2,
Westhampton Beach, NY 11978
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 631-275-8148
Curators: Thomas McIntyre & Eileen Baumeister McIntyre
Exhibition
Curated exhibition of original artwork including oils, watercolor, acrylic, pastel, oil pastel, encaustic, colored pencil, silverpoint, graphite, pen and ink, scratchboard, charcoal and mixed media. No digital art, photography or sculpture for this exhibition please.
Accepted Artists
All accepted artists artwork will be exhibited at Art Studio Hamptons Gallery in Westhampton Beach, New York.
Accepted artists will also have the opportunity to upload 10 additional artworks to our Gallery database online portfolio which is available to clients and where we request artwork for additional shows throughout the year.
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
The Art Studio Hamptons Gallery in Westhampton Beach, NY seeks entries for a juried art exhibition, September 1-30, 2023. Group show and gallery representation. Jurors: Eileen Baumeister McIntyre & Thomas McIntyre. Curated exhibition of original artwork including oils, watercolor, acrylic, pastel, oil pastel, encaustic, colored pencil, silverpoint, graphite, pen and ink, scratchboard, charcoal and mixed media. No digital art, photography or sculpture. Accepted artists will also have the opportunity to upload 10 additional artworks to our Gallery database online portfolio which is available to clients and where we request artwork for additional shows throughout the year.
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
Las Laguna Art Gallery in Laguna Beach, CA announces a call to artists for a juried art exhibition, August 3-31, 2023. Juror: Lori McBride. As we grow older, the maturity and insight life has given us multiplies. The viewpoints and experiences that come with age are invaluable lessons to us all on how to live life - and live it well. This month we will celebrate the talent and wisdom of artists over 50.
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
The Columbia City Gallery is pleased to announce a Call for Entries for its 16th Annual Juried Exhibit. Jurors for the exhibit are Inye Wokoma, artist, filmmaker, journalist, and co-founder of Wa Na Wari; Hanako O'Leary, Artist; and Tommy Gregory, artist/curator, Senior Art Program Manager for Public Art/Port of Seattle. The exhibit will run from August 9 - September 24, 2022.
Artists in all media (2D, 3D) are encouraged to submit artwork completed within the past two years that reflects the theme, Heroes and Villains. Awards: $500 First place submission; $300 Second place submission; and $200 Third place submission.
For a $25 entry fee, you may submit up to 3 pieces of artwork for consideration. We are accepting entries via Café (callforentry.org). You may upload 1 images of all 2D artworks and/or up to 3 images for 3D artworks. The entry fee can be paid online through Cafe. Your entry is not complete until payment is received.
The theme of this exhibit is "Heroes and Villains," inviting visitors to explore the multifaceted nature of iconic figures, histories, and personal stories. The exhibition showcases the intricate interplay between good and evil, challenging conventional perceptions and evoking introspection. Explore visual narratives that question the blurred lines and moral complexities that shape our understanding of heroes and villains.
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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
The Call for Entries for the Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize 2023 is now open to all drawing practitioners from the UK and worldwide to submit their drawings for consideration by a distinguished panel of selectors: Laura Hoptman, Executive Director of The Drawing Center, New York; Dennis Scholl AM, collector, arts patron and President & CEO of Oolite Arts; Barbara Walker MBE RA, British artist.
The Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize 2023 Exhibition: The Selection Panel will choose drawings from those submitted for an exhibition to be held at Trinity Buoy Wharf in London from 28 September to 15 October 2023 which will then tour to venues in the UK until June 2024. There will be a fully illustrated exhibition publication.
Founding Director, Professor Anita Taylor, Artist and Dean of Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design at the University of Dundee says:
“We are thrilled to announce such a distinguished panel of selectors for the Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize 2023 and for the Working Drawing Award. As we enter the thirtieth year of this open drawing exhibition project, we continue to attract eminent selectors and look forward to seeing drawings submitted from across the world to form an exhibition that will demonstrate the vital role and value of drawing within creative practice today.”
The Call for Entries is open to all drawing practitioners worldwide, whether they are emerging, mid-career or established.
Key dates for the Call for Entries:
5 June 2023: International & Working Drawing Award Entries Close
30 June 2023: UK Entries Close
To enter (UK): https://tbwdrawingprize.artopps.co.uk/
To enter (international): https://tbwdpinternational.artopps.co.uk/
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
The Laura Patricia Calle Grant is designed to honor our dear friend Laura Patricia Calle's life, hard work, and immeasurable passion for equality for all people and the manifestation of diverse cultural expression in our public spaces.
For the 6th annual grant, we invite artists and art collectives to present proposals for a mural to be painted in the Metro Atlanta region (as defined by Atlanta Regional Commission). The mural should inform and promote awareness on the subject(s) of:
Social Equality
Feminism
Immigrants' Rights
LGBTQIA+ Rights
Cultural Diversity
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
Carson City (“City”) is seeking an artist or artist team to design, fabricate and install a free-standing, outdoor, original sculpture at the South Carson Street/South Stewart Street Roundabout (“Roundabout”). The City’s Public Art Panel will select a project to recommend to the Carson City Cultural Commission and Board of Supervisors through a two-phase process. Phase 1 evaluation will seek to establish a pool of up to three well-qualified artists or artist teams. Phase 2 evaluation will focus on evaluating detailed proposals for the Roundabout from the pool of artists or artist teams selected at Phase 1.
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
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.
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
Torrance Art Museum has partnered with the Cycladic Arts in Alyki, Paros, Greece to select a Southern California based artist to take part in this cross cultural artist residency.
This pilot program is part of the TAM's continued effort to build global bridges and networks among artists, a cornerstone of TAM’s mission.
The program will host one artist per year for a twenty-five day residency
directly followed by the body of work being displayed on the program webpage for an online exhibit
There will be an in person exhibit every three years at Torrance Art Museum, that will act as a curated retrospective of the three artists that were selected during that period and the work they produced during their residencies.
Residency will be twenty five days long during September 2023
Artist will be chosen from applicants by TAM staff.
The chosen artist will have their flight and cost of residency sponsored. (each artist would be responsible for cost of materials, meals, and personal expenses)
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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
It’s that time of year again – the quest to cover our elevator doors with amazing, uplifting art. So please join us and join in and submit your work to ‘Elevate’!
The Cultural Center of Cape Cod, a non-profit arts organization, located in South Yarmouth, Massachusetts, invites artists worldwide to submit artwork to our call Uplifting Art for Elevator Doors 2022-2023. We will select three images, one for each elevator door in the Cultural Center’s Education Wing. The images, provided as high-resolution digital files, will be reproduced on the material to be affixed to the elevator doors for one year.
June 30, 2023
Call for Sculpture- Peterborough, NH
Exhibition
- Submission Deadline: June 30, 2023
- Eligibility: Regional
- Categories: Sculpture
- Location: Peterborough, New Hampshire
The Friends of Public Art announces a call to artists for a Sculpture Exhibition, August 1 - October 11 in downtown Peterborough, NH. $250 stipends will be awarded. We are looking for 5 sculptures which must fall within the designated theme of Retro/Funk/Psychedelic - Have a maximum height and width of 6'x 4' - Not include political topics, or profanity, discussion of an behavior or activity that is illegal in the State of New Hampshire, and must be "G" Rated. Must be installed and removed by the artist within a designated time frame. Sculpture materials must be able to weather the elements that New Hampshire skies provide.
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
ON EDGE is an annual juried exhibition of contemporary work by artists residing in Colorado and the Rocky Mountain region who are pushing the boundaries of material and concept . EDGE Gallery has exhibited groundbreaking contemporary art for more than 30 years and has been instrumental in presenting important experimental work in our region.
All artists working in any media and residing in the Rocky Mountain region are invited to submit their work. This show is open to contemporary art of any medium, with an emphasis on work that challenges the margins of material, content, artistic process, and technology. The merits and definition of “contemporary” will be defined by the juror. Accepted artwork must be hand delivered.
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
MVA Gallery -- Modern Visual Arts in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania announces a call to artists for a juried art exhibition, August 12 - September 8, 2023. Art of Distinction Award -- One artist will be featured in a special exhibit at the Gallery. Annual Grand Prize -- Exhibit opportunity in NYC. Eligible media: 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
The City of Kent’s Sculpture Gallery is a juried, two year-long exhibition located in the newly renovated greenways along the north and south sides of Willis Street near the 4th Avenue roundabout. Two sculptures will be showcased along pedestrian pathways at this busy intersection that serves as a gateway to downtown Kent.
Selected artists will receive a $3,000 loan contract. The artist is responsible for transportation and installation of the artwork. (The city will provide some installation assistance.) The artwork will be insured by the city for the time the sculpture is on display, but not insured for any damage incurred during installation or deinstallation. The city will provide signage to identify the artwork and artist. The city will also promote the exhibit on The City of Kent’s website, via social media, and in printed materials.
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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
Limner Gallery in Hudson, NY announces a call to artists for a juried art exhibition. Juror: Limner Gallery Director. The exhibition is open to all interpretations of the concept, of Strange Figurations, which would include surreal, visionary, and generally all out-of-the-ordinary figurative art. The show is open to all media, techniques, and styles from realist to expressionistic. 72" maximum dimension. Contact: 518-567-7858.
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
CUE’s open call for solo exhibitions is now accepting applications! The open call builds upon CUE’s mission to support emerging and underrecognized artists. Selected artists are awarded an opportunity to present their work in a solo exhibition at CUE’s gallery space during the 2024 calendar year.
Each awardee will be paired with a mentor, an established artist or curator who will work with them throughout the process of planning and installing the exhibition. CUE provides a generous honorarium to each awardee, as well as a budget for transport of artwork and materials for on-site installation of the works in the show. CUE staff also provides guidance on project conceptualization and exhibition design in our space, communication and outreach support, identity and graphic design development, photography and visual assets, professional development assistance, and more.
Additionally, for each show, CUE produces an accompanying exhibition catalogue with a long-form essay developed through our Art Critic Mentorship Program, written by an independent emerging writer. The catalogue also contains artist and mentor statements, bios, and images of the work.
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
Located in the heart of Barcelona, Printmaking Barcelona has been, since 1986, an artistic studio for artists to develop their works in the field of chalcographic engraving. Using essential techniques such as etching, aquatint, mezzotint, carbourundum among others.
We offer the artist the possibility of working in a space dedicated to printmaking in the center of Barcelona, surrounded by emblematic places of the city.
The studio has all the necessary machinery and tools to work on engraving, as well as to work with xylography, linoleum or photoengraving, among others.
Duration: From 2 weeks to 2 months
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
The Littleton Fine Arts Guild was founded in 1962 by 10 artists interested in painting. Today, it boasts more than 60 skilled artist members creating work in oil, acrylic, mixed media, watercolor, pastel, etchings, jewelry, silk painting, ceramics, glass, fiber/textile, photography, sculpture and wood.
Applicants are invited to appy to the 39th Annual Best of Colorado Show at the Depot Art Gallery (formerly known as All Colorado at the Depot).
Eligibility:
• Only original works created and submitted by Colorado artists are allowed.
• Artwork must be created within the last three years.
• Entries cannot have been accepted in previous All Colorado at the Depot competitions.
• All artwork must be for sale. The Depot Art Gallery will retain 30% commission on all sales.
• Wall hanging artwork is limited in size to no more than 30” in both height and width, including framing.
• Any wall hanging two-dimensional artwork must weigh less than twenty-five (25) pounds.
• Three-dimensional hanging works cannot exceed 20” in any one direction, and three-dimensional work, whether hanging or freestanding, must not weigh more than twenty-five (25) pounds.
• Two- and three- dimensional art, including traditional and digital photography, paintings, collage, jewelry, sculpture, ceramics, fiber/textile, mixed media, wood, and glass are acceptable. Giclée prints of art and images produced by artificial intelligence (AI) programs are not permitted.