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

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 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

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

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 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 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

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

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

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

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

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.

July 1, 2023

Sustainability Labs Program
Other

  • Submission Deadline: July 1, 2023
  • Award Info: $3,000 stipend
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Portland, Oregon
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to U.S.-based creators, artists, directors, and producers

July 1, 2023

Art Hotel Panorama’s “Fragments” Residency
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: July 1, 2023
  • Event Dates: September 14, 2023 - September 30, 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 artists

July 1, 2023

The Stanley Bleifeld Memorial Grant
Grants & Fellowships

  • Submission Deadline: July 1, 2023
  • Award Info: $5,000
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Sculpture
  • Online Only: Yes
Description
Eligibility Info

The Bleifeld Grant is for a mature body of work; sculpture created in workshop or instructional settings should not be submitted.

Applicants cannot be elected members of the National Sculpture Society. All applicants must be citizens of or residents in the United States with a social security number.

July 1, 2023

Art Lives Here—Artist Call
Other

  • Submission Deadline: July 1, 2023
  • Award Info: $4,000 honorarium
  • Eligibility: Local
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Los Angeles, California
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all artists in LA county

July 1, 2023

Transgender Arts Initiative Grant
Grants & Fellowships

  • Submission Deadline: July 1, 2023
  • Award Info: $6,500 Maximum award per artist/organization per calendar year
  • Eligibility: Local
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: West Hollywood, California
Description
Eligibility Info

Open locally (artists must be based in LA county) Must be able to demonstrate significant commitment to and involvement with the West Hollywood community and/or LGBTQ community

July 1, 2023

Foundation Arts Festival 2023
Other

  • Submission Deadline: July 1, 2023
  • Event Dates: July 8, 2023
  • Award Info: $25
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Long Beach Island, New Jersey
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all U.S.-based artists

July 1, 2023

Goddessarts Magazine issue 10, art blog and online exhibition
Exhibition

  • Organization: Goddessarts Magazine
  • Submission Deadline: July 1, 2023
  • Award Info: online & print publication, art blog, online exhibition
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Online Only: Yes
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to all artists

July 1, 2023

INSITE Fund
Grants & Fellowships

  • Submission Deadline: July 1, 2023
  • Award Info: $10,000
  • Eligibility: Regional
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Denver, CO, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Visual Artists

July 1, 2023

Exchanges: dialogues between poetry and art
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: July 1, 2023
  • Event Dates: September 8, 2023 - October 4, 2023
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Madison, Wisconsin
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to U.S. based poets and artists

July 1, 2023

Durer.AI is excited to announce an Open Call for Durer Marketplace
Competition

  • Organization: Durer.AI
  • Submission Deadline: July 1, 2023
  • Event Dates: June 8, 2023 - July 1, 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 artists

July 1, 2023

Sista Creatives Rising Art & Mind: I Know Who I Am! Open Call
Other

  • Submission Deadline: July 1, 2023
  • Award Info: $200
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally for Women of color and Femm-expressing people of color, Visual Arts, Performance Arts

July 2, 2023

Studio Faire Residency 
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: July 2, 2023
  • Event Dates: March 21, 2024 - April 3, 2024
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Nérac, France
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to writers, filmmakers, visual artists, makers, photographers, musicians, researchers and all other types of creative practitioner

July 2, 2023

The New Renaissance | Call For Artists
Exhibition

  • Organization: Boomer Gallery
  • Submission Deadline: July 2, 2023
  • Event Dates: July 7, 2023 - July 12, 2023
  • Award Info: Exhibition opportunity.
  • 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
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to all artists

July 2, 2023

Arvada Bike Fence Activation
Public Art & Proposals

  • Submission Deadline: July 2, 2023
  • Award Info: BUDGET: $10,000
  • Eligibility: State
  • Categories: Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Sculpture
  • Location: Arvada, Colorado
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to Colorado-based artists working in Public Art

July 3, 2023

Bunadon Residency
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: July 3, 2023
  • Event Dates: February 5, 2024 - October 27, 2024
  • 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

July 3, 2023

Orkney Islands Group Residency: Drawing With Place
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: July 3, 2023
  • Event Dates: August 12, 2023 - August 19, 2023
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Drawing
  • Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland , United Kingdom
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to international artists working with Drawing as a medium

July 3, 2023

Sandpoint Silver Box Program
Public Art & Proposals

  • Submission Deadline: July 3, 2023
  • Award Info: $1,000
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Sculpture
  • Location: Sandpoint, Idaho
Description
Eligibility Info

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

July 5, 2023

Call for Qualifications: San Marcos Gateway Mural
Public Art & Proposals

  • Submission Deadline: July 5, 2023
  • Award Info: Budget is $80,000
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting
  • Location: San Marcos, Texas
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to Artists/ Artists Teams, at least 18 years of age, working within the 48 contiguous United States are eligible to submit their qualifications and letter of interest, regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, age, marital status, or physical or mental disability. City of San Marcos employees, as well as selection panelists and their immediate family members are not eligible for participation.

July 5, 2023

Creative Minds - 2023 (Juried exhibition and promotion)
Exhibition

  • Organization: Exhibizone Exhibitions
  • Submission Deadline: July 5, 2023
  • Event Dates: July 25, 2023 - September 25, 2023
  • Award Info: Group Exhibition, Catalogue, Online Promotions, Digital Certificate and Poster, Life-long link to boost SEO, Online Profile Page, Insight, Rating and Comments
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Online Only: Yes
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to all artists

July 5, 2023

InLight
Exhibition

  • Organization: 1708 Gallery
  • Submission Deadline: July 5, 2023
  • Event Dates: November 3, 2023 - November 4, 2023
  • Award Info: Selected artists receive $1,000 stipend and production assistance
  • 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

July 5, 2023

Athmar Park Library
Public Art & Proposals

  • Submission Deadline: July 5, 2023
  • Award Info: BUDGET: $20,000
  • Eligibility: State
  • Categories: Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Sculpture
  • Location: Denver, Colorado
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to Colorado-based artists working with Public Art

July 8, 2023

The Studios at MASS MoCA Residency Program
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: July 8, 2023
  • Event Dates: January 1, 2024 - June 30, 2024
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: North Adams, , Massachusetts
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to all artists

July 8, 2023

Aviário Studio Artist Book Residency
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: July 8, 2023
  • Event Dates: July 30, 2023 - February 29, 2024
  • 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

July 9, 2023

Children - 2023 (3rd Annual Exhibition and Publication)
Competition

  • Organization: Gallerium Art Exhibitions
  • Submission Deadline: July 9, 2023
  • Event Dates: August 1, 2023 - September 30, 2023
  • Award Info: Publication in The Book of Arts, Online Smart Group Exhibition, Life-long link to boost SEO, Online Profile Page, Digital Certificate and Poster, Insight, Rating, and Comments
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Online Only: Yes
Description

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