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:
Midwestern United States Guide
Southwestern United States Guide
June 13, 2022
Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize
Competition
- Organization: Parker Harris
- Submission Deadline: June 13, 2022
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Drawing
- Location: London, United Kingdom
The TBW Drawing Prize exhibition and awards are open to applications by emerging, mid-career and established drawing practitioners based anywhere in the UK and internationally. Up to three drawings made since January 2021 may be entered by each applicant for consideration by the Selection Panel.
£17,000 will be awarded in cash prizes.
The exhibition will open at Trinity Buoy wharf in London and tour to galleries around the UK.
Artists can show their work to a prestigious panel of judges:
The Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize 2022 will be selected by:
Lucy Byatt. Director of Hospitalfield
Danie Mellor, Artist
Isabel Seligman, Curator of Modern and Contemporary Drawing at British Museum
January 8, 2023
‘ARTIST OF THE YEAR’
Competition
- Submission Deadline: January 8, 2023
- Event Dates: January 18, 2023 - January 30, 2023
- Award Info: 1st Prize - £250 + Solo virtual exhibition [up to 20 artworks] 2nd Prize - Solo virtual exhibition [up to 15 artworks]
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting
- Online Only: Yes
BROUHAHART Presents ‘ARTIST OF THE YEAR’
Submissions are now being accepted for the Virtual Exhibition ‘ARTIST OF THE YEAR’.
Any artist from any background can submit any of their work.
There is no charge to submit your application, please feel free to share your work..
[A small fee (£29) is applied per artist once they have been selected for the exhibition].
The team will review all applications and the selected works will be announced.
January 31, 2023
2023 Art of Possibilities Art Show & Sale
Competition
- Submission Deadline: January 31, 2023
- Event Dates: April 28, 2023 - May 26, 2023
- Award Info: more than $4,600 in awards
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
Art of Possibilities Art Show & Sale is a project of the Allina Health Foundation and Courage Kenny Rehabilitation Institute (CKRI). It is one of only a handful of juried art shows in the world exclusively featuring artists with disabilities. Held every year since 1963, the Art Show & Sale is a much-anticipated celebration of fine arts attracting hundreds of artists and thousands of visitors from Minnesota and around the world. The Art of Possibilities Art Show & Sale provides a forum for artists with disabilities to sell their work, promotes the talents of artists with disabilities, and creates a cherished and inclusive community event for people of all abilities.
February 3, 2023
Juried Student Art Show 2023
Competition
- Organization: Champlain College Art Gallery
- Submission Deadline: February 3, 2023
- Eligibility: Local
- Categories: Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Location: Burlington, VT 05401, United States
Open to all currently enrolled Champlain College Art Students.
The Juried Student Art Show welcomes submission in a variety of mediums, including video, audio, 3-D model, sculpture, graphic design, photography, digital & manual painting, drawing, and illustration.
Jurors are made up of faculty, alumni, and industry professionals.
Work will be selected for an in person Spring 2023 Exhibition in The Champlain College Main Gallery. Dates TBD.
The Art Gallery supports and fosters innovative and experimental contemporary art in all media through exhibitions, events, projects, and residences. The Art Gallery is a catalyst for interdisciplinary collaboration and learning at the intersection of art and technology, and features the work of national, regional, and cultural contexts of the art of our time. Students also have the opportunity to learn more about the creative process and to think critically about the works presented.
February 4, 2023
2023 Arkansas Quail and Turkey Stamp Art Competition
Competition
- Submission Deadline: February 4, 2023
- Event Dates: March 18, 2023 - April 22, 2023
- Award Info: Grand prize $2,500
- Eligibility: National
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
Artists across the country are encouraged to submit their work for the 2023 Arkansas Quail and Turkey Stamp Art Competition. Accepted works will be exhibited March 18 - April 22, 2023 at the Historic Cane Hill Gallery in Canehill, AR. The grand prize winners in each category will receive $2,500 and see their work featured on the state Turkey and Quail Stamps. First and second runners-up will each receive $500 and $250 respectively. Open to all U.S. residents 18 years of age or older. Original, hand-created artwork only.
February 14, 2023
Open Call: "Cannibals of Love"
Competition
- Organization: Ejecta Projects
- Submission Deadline: February 14, 2023
- Event Dates: April 1, 2023 - May 20, 2023
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Location: Carlisle, Pennsylvania 17013, United States
Cannibals of Love, curated by Ejecta Projects
On display April 1 – May 20, 2023
Cannibals of Love takes as its inspiration the romantic comedy genre in film and television – the “Rom Com” – to “cast” an exhibition that explores themes of love and humor.
This is an open-call. Visual artists are invited to submit works of art that are inspired by, critique, or reflect notions of heartache, summer flings, awkward love triangles, unlikely couples, one-night stands, unrequited loves, the “meet cute,” or other tropes of Rom Coms. More specifically, submitted works will explore romance and/or humor in relation to cinematically-scaled stories of pathos and eros.
Although the prompt might at first appear to engage with light-hearted frivolities, the curators seek a nuanced survey of contemporary artistic responses to love and power, as well as a diverse examination of relationships and romance. With the mention of cannibals in its title, the exhibition also welcomes investigations about the intersections of desire, appetites, and other perceived taboos and “improper” behaviors largely absent from or suppressed by Hollywood and Hallmark. Moreover, the curators invite critical approaches to the conventional heteronormativity, pervasive whiteness, and gender politics of the film genre.
Ultimately, the artists in the exhibition, selected for their range of perspectives, identities and works across visual media, will provide viewers with new and inclusive insights into the shared human impulses to love and laugh.
Other visual or experiential “cues” that the curators imagine could be pertinent include: period drama, summer blockbuster, forbidden love, unlikely pairings, doubts at the altar, attention-grabbing movie trailers, sequels, and celebrity, among others.
Open to all visual media, including film/video and text.
February 27, 2023
Photographer Of The Month
Competition
- Organization: For Photographers Only
- Submission Deadline: February 27, 2023
- Event Dates: March 1, 2023 - March 31, 2023
- Award Info: Submit your best photos for a chance to have your images displayed on the home-page of our website for an entire month and on our Instagram page (47k followers).
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Photography, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline
- Online Only: Yes
Every month we will choose our new 'Photographer of the Month'. The call is FREE for every member of the 'Photo Contests Club'. The call is open to any photographer or artist using the photographic medium, every photographic styles is accepted. Submit your best photos for a chance to have your images displayed on the home-page of our website for an entire month and on our Instagram page (47k followers). We will NOT use your files for any other purpose.
February 28, 2023
TIDAL SHIFT AWARD
Competition
- Submission Deadline: February 28, 2023
- Award Info: Division 1: Ages 14-18, $2,500, Division 2: Ages 19-22, $5,000
- Eligibility: Regional
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
The Tidal Shift Award aims to leverage the power of socially-aware artworks, awarding and platforming teenagers and young adults who are focused on solutions for climate change. Currently accepting submissions of artworks that relate to the climate crisis through theme, subject matter, solutions, and more. Artists between the ages 14-22 are eligible to apply. Young artists of any ethnic or racial identity, gender identity, sexual orientation and ability are encouraged to apply.
March 1, 2023
‘EARTHQUAKE’ – Turkey – Syria.
Competition
- Organization: BROUHAHAART
- Submission Deadline: March 1, 2023
- Event Dates: March 18, 2023 - March 25, 2023
- Award Info: We will run an art contest during the exhibition! 1st Prize – certificate. 2nd Prize – certificate. Competition results posted on BROUHAHAART and promoted to our wide-spread social media.
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting
- Online Only: Yes
‘EARTHQUAKE’ – Turkey – Syria.
Worldwide Artist Open call
BROUHAHART Presents ‘EARTHQUAKE’
100% net revenue go to charity: https://www.dec.org.uk/appeal/turkey-syria-earthquake-appeal
We are now accepting submissions for our Virtual charity Exhibition ‘EARTHQUAKE’
Any artist from any background can submit any of their work.
There is no charge to submit your application, please feel free to share your work with us.
[A small fee (£29) is applied per artist once they have been selected for the exhibition].
The team will review all applications and the selected works will be announced.
DEADLINE for submissions: 1st March 2023 [6pm London time]
EXHIBITION DATES: 18th - 30th March 2023
‘EARTHQUAKE’ is a 3D Virtual reality Art exhibition, so we do not need physical works of art.
Artists are also free to sell their works, we take 0% commission, and any sale inquiries will be directed back to the artists.
Please email all the following information to [email protected] and quote ‘EARTHQUAKE’ on the subject of your email.
If selected, you will receive an Invoice requesting online payment for submission fee. Per artist, not per artwork.
All you need to do is to email us the following:
· How to Apply:
• Up to 2 Artwork images by email (jpeg format, up to 4MB each image).
• Please name each file with the title of each artwork (e.g., "Untitled. JPEG")
• [No political, pornography or hate artworks will be accepted].
• Details of the artwork (title, size, medium and price). (e.g., "Untitled", 50 x 70 cm, Oil on Canvas, price.
• A brief bio about the artist / artwork (100 words max, preferably written in the 3rd person)
• Send us your website and social media (if applicable)
• Statement confirming you are the author of the original artwork and it does not infringe the rights of any third party.
Contact Information: email- [email protected] We will then send you an invoice for £29 via PayPal, this can also be paid by Credit card.
Do not send images of your work that contain watermarks.
Works will be judged based on creativity, originality, quality of work, and overall artistic ability. Winners will be chosen based on the quality of single entry as well as quality of overall work.
Submitted works will be promoted to our social media & newsletter if desired.
Copyright Artist retains the sole copyright for the images
Submitted images can be available for public viewing on the BROUHAHAART's website and social media, including in relation to promotional activities for the contest and the business.
All display images will be credited with their artist’s name.
FEES Virtual Gallery • £29 per artist, not per artwork.
March 1, 2023
Short Film Contest / Calls & Submissions
Competition
- Submission Deadline: March 1, 2023
- Award Info: $300
- Eligibility: National
- Categories: Film/Video/New Media
Ten Minute Max Short Film Contest. NPA & WCPA are calling for short films – 10 minutes or less – for their annual “Center Salon” at the WCPA.
Cash Prize of $300, no entry fee, filmmakers retain all rights. Previously screened works accepted.. Submission deadline, March 1, 2023. The winning film will be screened at WCPA on May 19, 2023. Send your short film & a brief description of the work to [email protected]
March 31, 2023
Painted in New York
Competition
- Submission Deadline: March 31, 2023
- Award Info: A year-long contract and opportunity to showcase work at Park West SoHo
- Eligibility: Regional
- Categories: Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Location: New York City, NY
Park West Fine Art Museum & Gallery has announced their first annual “Painted in New York” artist competition, searching for the best artists in New York. The lucky winner will be offered a year-long contract and, upon mutual agreement, the opportunity to showcase their original art at the Park West SoHo location for a special three-month exhibition.
March 31, 2023
2023 Abiquiu Inn Sculpture Competition & Exhibition
Competition
- Submission Deadline: March 31, 2023
- Event Dates: April 15, 2023 - March 31, 2024
- Award Info: First place $1,000 cash award, Second place $500 cash award,Third place $300 cash award
- Eligibility: National
- Categories: Sculpture
Submissions are being accepted through March 31, 2023, for the 2023 Abiquiu Inn Outdoor Sculpture Walk & Garden Exhibition juried by Doug Coffin and Star York. Cash prizes will be awarded for first, second, and third place. Winners and selected runners-up will have sculptures on display from April 2023 to March 2024 in the Abiquiu Inn Sculpture Walk & Garden.
March 31, 2023
Between2Rivers Artist Trail Event
Competition
- Submission Deadline: March 31, 2023
- Event Dates: August 19, 2023
- Eligibility: Regional
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Location: Fayette County, Pennsylvania
The inaugural Between 2 Rivers Artist Trail will be held on Saturday, August 19th with artist studios open for visitors. Each tour stop will also host guest artists; all participants will be chosen through a juried process.
The intent of this event is to introduce the public to Fayette County and the artistic talent that surrounds us. The public is encouraged to move from site to site, experience a variety of working artist studios, meet the makers, and purchase directly from them. No fees are being charged for this inaugural year and artists retain 100% of the proceeds from their sales. Artists and the public benefit from open studio tours as they spark meaningful interactions, inspire creativity, forge connections, and highlight Fayette County’s robust arts community.
March 31, 2023
Reminiscence Art & Design Competition
Competition
- Submission Deadline: March 31, 2023
- Award Info: $50,000 cash prize pool, 1st prize $20,000, 10 runners-up will recieve $3,000
- Categories: Photography, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Sculpture
- Online Only: Yes
LAVO sponsors the Reminiscence Art and Design Competition - an international award for visual artists and designers that provides an opportunity for all to win a share of the cash prize pool of $50,000 USD and gain international exposure for their work.
April 1, 2023
Ember Stomp
Competition
- Submission Deadline: April 1, 2023
- Event Dates: May 20, 2023 - September 1, 2023
- Award Info: Exhibition in the 2023 Ember Stomp Wildfire Prevention Festival
- Eligibility: Local
- Categories: Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting
- Location: Mill Valley, CA
Fire Safe Marin and Marin Center Cultural Services invite artists to submit works of art exploring what it means to adapt to wildfire. Juried selected works will be exhibited at Ember Stomp, an annual Wildfire Prevention Festival at the Civic Center Fairgrounds on May 20, 2023. The art will then be shown at the Marin County Civic Center Gallery from May-August 2023.
April 2, 2023
The 21st Uptown Arts Stroll Poster Contest
Competition
- Submission Deadline: April 2, 2023
- Award Info: $1,500 Grand Prize, $750 2nd place, $500 3rd place
- Eligibility: Local
- Categories: Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline
- Location: New York City, New York
The 21st Uptown Arts Stroll/Paseo de las Artes is a hybrid of in-person & virtual programming in June 2023 from West 135th to West 220th Street in West Harlem, Washington Heights & Inwood. The Uptown Arts Stroll started as a volunteer organized one-day event the Sunday before Thanksgiving 2003 and grew into a month-long festival celebrating northern Manhattan’s visual and performing artists. The Northern Manhattan Arts Alliance (NoMAA) has produced the Uptown Arts Stroll since 2008.
April 12, 2023
Studio Visit Magazine: Spring 2023 Competition
Competition
- Organization: Studio Visit Magazine
- Submission Deadline: April 12, 2023
- Event Dates: March 29, 2023 - April 12, 2023
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
Juror: Francine Weiss: Director of Curatorial Affairs and Chief Curator, Newport Art Museum, Newport, RI
FREE TO ENTER!
ALL FINE ART MEDIUMS ACCEPTED!
Studio Visit is a series of juried artist books. Since 2008 we have offered artists a new and effective venue through which to introduce their work to a serious national audience of art world professionals. Each high quality volume of Studio Visit features approximately 150 artists, who have been selected by professional curators. Selected artists will be given the opportunity to redeem a 1-4 page full color spread that includes 1-4 images image, contact information and a brief artist statement, which will be published in two volumes of Studio Visit scheduled to be released in the Fall/Winter of 2023-24.
April 15, 2023
WaveMaker Grant
Competition
- Submission Deadline: April 15, 2023
- Award Info: $60,000 in grant funding
- Eligibility: Local
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Location: Miami, Florida
Each year, WaveMaker at Locust Projects awards a total of $60,000 in grant funding to artists across Miami-Dade County in the following three categories:
New Work / Projects: Grants up to $6,000 each to support the creation and presentation of visionary, artist-driven new work / projects.
Long-Haul Projects: Grants up to $6,000 each to support launching, sustaining, or completing long-term projects. This category recognizes the time and commitment required to pursue long-term artistic endeavors.
R&D + Implementation: Grants up to $2,000 each to support research and development for ambitious new projects that take creative risks or benefit from a longer planning period. After the R&D phase, grantees are encouraged to submit a short-form proposal for an additional $4,000 to implement their projects.
April 21, 2023
A WORLD OF OUR OWN
Competition
- Organization: Avenue Art / Cutler Crane Contemporary Gallery
- Submission Deadline: April 21, 2023
- Event Dates: May 14, 2023 - July 30, 2023
- Award Info: 6 months studio work space in Memphis TN, with Mentorship, $250 and a solo exhibition in Cutler Crane Gallery
- Eligibility: Regional
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
ATTENTION MEMPHIS AND SURROUNDING AREA ARTISTS!!!!!
CALL FOR ARTISTS!
Join us in celebrating Mothers, Women and Great Artists!
You could be part of our next group exhibition and win a 6 month studio work space!
We will be inviting only 3 emerging or mid-career artists from the Memphis or surrounding area to participate in
"A WORLD OF OUR OWN".
One of the 3 artists invited to join
" A WORLD OF OUR OWN" will have the chance to win
* A 6 month shared studio space in the Crane Co. Building of Memphis
* Mentorship by a careered art teacher and professional artist
* The chance to have a solo exhibition in Cutler Crane Contemporary
* $250 Cash
May 6, 2023
Sultan of Arts Competitions
Competition
- Submission Deadline: May 6, 2023
- Award Info: Various Cash Prizes per category
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Online Only: Yes
Sultan of Arts is a series of unique International Virtual Art Competitions in the following categories:
Classical Music, Ballet, Pantomime and Fine Arts
May 15, 2023
Call for Curatorial Proposals
Competition
- Organization: Descanso Gardens, Los Angeles County, California
- Submission Deadline: May 15, 2023
- Eligibility: Regional
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
Descanso Gardens invites curators, artists, collectives, cultural producers, and thinkers of all kinds to submit preliminary proposals for exhibitions and programs. Descanso Gardens is committed to giving emerging, mid-career, and established curators and artists the opportunity to expand their portfolios. Curatorial proposals will be considered for Descanso’s Sturt Haaga Gallery, the Boddy House, and for satellite locations throughout the botanical gardens. Applicants must review the requirements below and submit their preliminary proposal by May 15, 2023.
About Descanso Gardens:
Descanso Gardens is a unique Southern California landscape distinguished by its specialized botanic collections, historical significance, and rare natural beauty. We are an urban retreat located 20 minutes from downtown Los Angeles, with principal collections including California native plants and oak woodlands; one of the largest collections of camellias in the Western Hemisphere; a rose garden with specimens from all corners of the globe; and significant presentations of lilacs, maple trees, cherry trees, and iris. Descanso Gardens has been designated an International Camellia Garden of Excellence by the International Camellia Society. Accredited by the American Alliance of Museums as a museum of living collections, Descanso Gardens welcomes more than 950,000 visitors annually. The Gardens are operated by the Descanso Gardens Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, in a public-private partnership with Los Angeles County.
At Descanso Gardens, we connect people with nature and one another. Our mission is to practice exemplary stewardship of Descanso’s distinctive character and assets; offer people an experience close to nature; and cultivate an understanding of the natural world and people’s place in it through inspiration, education and example.
Curatorial Proposal Guidelines
Descanso Gardens presents a variety of exhibitions and programs each year including solo, group, traveling, and guest-curated displays. These are intended to broaden the education programs by presenting art, science, and relevant historical material to support the mission of Descanso Gardens “connecting people with nature and one another.” Through our exhibitions and programs, we strive to deepen our impact in our community, strengthen engagement with members and visitors, and create experiences of discovery and connection.
Descanso Gardens seeks curatorial proposals for the 2024-2026 calendar that will address the following requirements and selection criteria:
• Theme: Trees. Trees form the backbone of Descanso’s botanical collections and are key to the garden’s character. From the canopy above, to the roots underground, trees provide beauty, shade, shelter, habitat, food, connectivity, and movement at the Gardens. Around the world, trees are symbols, metaphors, landmarks, elders, part of legends, and people’s daily lives. What can we learn from trees? How can we celebrate them? How do they connect and protect us? What stories are revealed by careful study of trees?
• Curatorial Concept: The exhibition/ program concept must closely align with the mission of Descanso Gardens to connect people with nature and one another, reflect the latest knowledge on the subject matter, foster innovation, as well as inspire discoveries and creative contributions that respond to Descanso Gardens’ botanic collections. As an organization located in Los Angeles County, Descanso Gardens prioritizes the inclusion of diverse viewpoints, backgrounds, experiences, and community connections;
• Interdisciplinary Approach: Descanso Gardens seeks proposals that utilize a creative blending of disciplines, media, and diverse points of view;
• Media: The proposal may use any media type (artworks, installations, performances, projections, virtual reality, text, etc.). The exhibitions and programs must be appropriate in scale material, form, and content for the cultural and physical environment in which they are to be presented. The proposed works, displays, and programs don’t need to be new and may have been presented before;
• Scope: The exhibition will utilize the indoor spaces of the Sturt Haaga Gallery and/ or the Boddy House (The Gallery is 1750 sq ft in 3 rooms plus the front window area; The Boddy House is a historic building with 2220 sq. ft. of exhibition space ranging from a single room at 330 sq ft to 2220 sq ft for all 5 rooms). Outdoor use of the botanical gardens is welcome. Programs may utilize any of the indoor/ outdoor spaces of Descanso Gardens.
• Collaborative partnerships: Proposals that establish partnerships with other cultural organizations, educational and botanical institutions, community members, and Descanso Gardens visitors are preferred;
• Audience: Descanso’s visitorship has been growing over the past few years and the Gardens attract an audience that is more diverse in race or ethnicity than many other museums and gardens . However, many attendees may be first-time visitors to the Sturt Haaga Gallery or the Boddy House, and exhibitions and programs in these spaces should consider ways to engage “first-time visitors” as well as people who are already familiar with the garden’s gallery spaces and exhibitions;
• Accessibility and Engagement: Descanso Gardens strives to expand access, engagement, and education opportunities for a broader public. Preference will be given to proposals that prioritize opportunities for visitor participation, hands-on activity or response, as well as engaging diverse programming that reaches out to traditionally underserved groups. At Descanso, there is an opportunity and need to attract more visitors who identify as Hispanic or Latino/Latina/Latinx, Asian or Asian American, and other minority groups, so that visitorship reflects more closely the diversity of surrounding areas and Los Angeles County;
• Budget: Descanso Gardens rely on a range of budgets typically within $25,000-$60,000. Proposals outside of this range must include potential funding sources, such as grants, foundation support, or sponsorships. Budgets must include curator fees, artist/ collaborator stipends, collateral design and copy writing, installation and de-installation, framing if needed, photography, equipment rental, shipping, travel, reproduction rights, etc. Insurance is provided by Descanso Gardens.
• Group Applications: Curators are discouraged from submitting or including their own artwork; artistic collectives may be included within curatorial proposals but should not submit their work without a specific curator.
How to Apply:
Please submit your preliminary curatorial proposal to Descanso Gardens by May 15, 2023, by including the following information:
- The completed preliminary curatorial proposal form (available on the website: www.descansogardens.org/callforproposals)
- Curatorial statement
- Your Resume and CVs of curators, artists, and other key collaborators
- 5-10 images with captions (no more than 10 MB)
- Any other information that may be relevant to your proposal (essays, articles, etc.)
Application Schedule
Applications are due on May 15, 2023. To view the complete schedule, please visit www.descansogardens.org/callforproposals
If you have any questions about the Descanso Gardens Call for Curatorial Proposals, please contact Cristeen Martinez, Gallery Director, at [email protected].
May 15, 2023
Art@Climate2030
Competition
- Submission Deadline: May 15, 2023
- Event Dates: May 15, 2023 - August 15, 2023
- Award Info: The winning artworks will receive cash prizes (1000 EUR) and may be painted as murals, showcased on the competition website, and featured in various publications, exhibitions, and events in Gothenburg, Sweden.
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Location: Gothenburg, Sweden
Art@Climate 2030 is an art competition that encourages artists to explore the issue of climate change and its impact on the environment and people. The competition is open to all artists from around the world and will be judged by a panel of experts in the field of art and climate change. A professional jury will select 10 winners from the 50 entries that make it to the finals after public voting. No entry fee. A short description about the artist and the artwork will be displayed together with a QR time on the competition’s digital voting platform. This will run from 15 May until 15 August. During June, we will exhibit 30-50 of the entries, which we believe represent the theme of the competition well, in Gothenburg. The exact location of the exhibition will be announced before the event. Between 15 August and 1 September, a professional jury will be tasked with selecting 10 winners from the 50 entries that made it to the finals during the public vote on the platform. The final winners will be informed by us at the end of August and will be invited to a ceremony that will take place on 1 September.Contact: +46 722 364 401.
May 26, 2023
McColl Center – Artist-in-Residence Program
Competition
- Submission Deadline: May 26, 2023
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Location: Charlotte , NC, United States
Artists-in-Residence receive private housing adjacent to McColl Center, a large-scale private studio in our historic building in Uptown Charlotte, curatorial guidance, marketing and PR support, and a generous stipend. While in residency, our artists have the freedom to fully focus on artistic research, exploration, and creation while also engaging with McColl Center’s Igniters community and the local creative sector.
June 4, 2023
2023 XENO Prize for Artists’ Books
Competition
- Submission Deadline: June 4, 2023
- Award Info: Two cash prizes of $5000 each will be awarded in September 2023.
- Eligibility: National
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
Franklin Furnace Archive, Inc. announces the new $10,000 award for avant-garde artists, ‘The 2023 XENO PRIZE for Artists’ Books’.
In pursuit of its mission to present, preserve, interpret, educate, and advocate on behalf of avant-garde art, especially forms that may be vulnerable due to institutional neglect, cultural bias, their ephemeral nature, or politically unpopular content, Franklin Furnace announces its new 2023 XENO PRIZE for Performance Art and Artists’ Books, named in honor of xenophiles, people who appreciate all people and cultures.
The XENO PRIZE for Artists’ Books will be selected from submissions to a Call for Proposals for a cash grant of $5000 to publish an artists’ book on the topic of book banning/burning in an edition of at least 120 copies.
Franklin Furnace will make three copies of the book freely available to the public via its Artists’ Books Collection, and will give one copy to the Library of Congress, each of the 50 State Libraries in the United States of America, and Pratt Institute Libraries. The artist maintains copyright and freedom to distribute additional copies
June 18, 2023
Nuditas—2023
Competition
- Submission Deadline: June 18, 2023
- Event Dates: August 1, 2023 - September 30, 2023
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
Exhibizone proudly presents Nuditas 2023.
Nuditas, the Latin word for nudity and nakedness, has been a part of the art world from prehistory to the modern cultures.
William Blake once said: "Art can never exist without naked beauty displayed", and Nuditas 2023 has been designed to embrace pureness, nakedness and truth by focusing on human body via visual arts.
The goal is to create a manifestation of body, the unveiling, the essence of the true human being, an identity of body and soul, which leads inward to the truth within.
We encourage you to submit your artistic expression of nudity and join us in another popular art exhibition by Exhibizone that has so far attracted more than 5.5 million visitors worldwide.
June 22, 2023
Emotions - 2023
Competition
- Submission Deadline: June 22, 2023
- Event Dates: July 15, 2023 - September 15, 2023
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
Express your artistic world of human emotions and feelings
Gallerium is pleased to invite you to apply for Emotions 2023, the third annual exhibition and publication.
Emotions - 2023 encourages artists to provide artworks that display human feelings and emotions. The selected artworks will be published in The Book of Arts publication and showcased in an international online exhibition by Gallerium.
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
Durer is an advanced image generation platform that lets artists train custom AI models to understand their style and aesthetic then generate beautiful images with a simple prompt.
Soon we’ll be launching the Durer Marketplace, where artists are paid when images are generated with AI models trained on their work.
Requirements for Open Call:
Artists with a unique style
Mediums: collage, oil painting, inking, digital illustration, 3D illustration, watercolor
These images must be gendered with a model trained on your work.
You don't need any coding knowledge or any special skills to create your model, we will assist you on the way
How to participate:
1) If you haven’t tried Durer yet, join the closed beta here: https://www.durer.ai
2) Train your model on your artwork on durer.ai
5) Selected candidates will receive an email inviting them to participate in the launch
We believe that AI can be a force for good and help artists realise the true value of their work.
You can also see how artists are using Durer and follow us on Instagram to receive product updates: https://www.instagram.com/durer.ai/
The application deadline is July 1st.
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
Express your artistic visualization of children's faces, figures, emotions, and acts in 3rd annual of Children exhibition and pulication.
Last year's exhibition is viewable at https://www.gallerium.art/children-2022
This dual opportunity includes an exhibition and a publication opportunity. It is open to all visual artists working in any medium worldwide. All abstract and representational expressions of Children, their faces, figures, acts, and lives are welcome.
The selected artworks will be showcased in an international online smart group exhibition organized by Gallerium and published in The Book of Arts: Children.
Within the past 3 years, Gallerium exhibitions have been visited by more than 1.5 million art enthusiasts, experts, and collectors worldwide.
Visit previous exhibitions at:
https://www.gallerium.art/exhibitions
July 12, 2023
Unreal - 2023 (Exhibition and Publication)
Competition
- Organization: Gallerium Art Exhibitions
- Submission Deadline: July 12, 2023
- Event Dates: August 10, 2023 - October 10, 2023
- Award Info: Online and print publication in The Book of Arts, Online Smart Group Exhibition, Online Profile Page, Digital Certificate and Poster, News Circulation, 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
Gallerium proudly presents Unreal 2023, a dual juried exhibition and publication art opportunity to present a world beyond ordinary. The subject is free as surreal work includes a vast range of art from abstract to hyper-realism inspired by the world beyond the ordinary.
Express your artistic talent, and share your surreal world to unlock people’s minds and show them a unique experience of the unseen and unknown through the fantastic world of art.
Artists working in any 2D and 3D medium from anywhere in the world are invited to join this unique opportunity.
Learn more about our previous exhibitions at https://www.gallerium.art/exhibitions
July 23, 2023
Living with Gastro-intestinal Disorders
Competition
- Organization: Emerging Art Guide
- Submission Deadline: July 23, 2023
- Award Info: Selected artists will have their works, a bio, and their website displayed on the International Foundation for Gastrointestinal Disorders website.
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Online Only: Yes
Artists living with a chronic gastrointestinal disorder (such as IBS, Gastroparesis, etc.) or artists who know someone with a gastrointestinal disorder are welcome to apply.
Selected artworks will be displayed on the International Foundation for Gastrointestinal Disorders' website. This digital exhibition aims to help raise awareness for these disorders' emotive and physical struggles.
We are looking for works that explore what it is like to live with a gastrointestinal disorder.
All visual works are considered including photography, painting, drawing, sculpture, and video.
Selected artists will have their works displayed on the website along with your bio and your website information.
Up to five works may be submitted.
August 30, 2023
Women In Art - $1,000 award
Competition
- Organization: Women In Art
- Submission Deadline: August 30, 2023
- Award Info: $1,000 first prize, plus runner up, merit prizes, & honorable mentions.
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Online Only: Yes
FREE Entry! We invite all aspiring and established women artists to participate in our free-to-enter art competition. Showcase your unique artistic vision and apply for a chance to win the prestigious $1,000 first prize.
Deadline Aug. 30, 2023. Early applications encouraged: All applications received by August 11th will automatically be shortlisted as finalists to be included in the online exhibition and considered for awards.
All mediums and styles are acceptable.
September 1, 2023
ROSL PHOTO 23
Competition
- Submission Deadline: September 1, 2023
- Event Dates: December 9, 2023 - February 4, 2024
- Award Info: 1st Prize: £2,000, a 5-day trip to London for the exhibition opening on Thursday 8 December 2023 (including accommodation at Royal Over-Seas League), winning image published in Overseas Magazine and professional development support from ROSL ARTS Runner-Up: £1,000 and winning image published in Overseas Magazine The Madiha Aijaz Prize: £500 and winning image published in Overseas Magazine, awarded to a Young Photographer of Promise under 23 years of age The shortlisted top 20 entries will be exhibited at Over-Seas House, 9 December 2023 – 4 February 2024
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Photography
- Online Only: Yes
ROSL PHOTO 23 is FREE TO ENTER and offers £3,500 of prize money, an exhibition of shortlisted entries in London, winning images published in Overseas Magazine and open to any photographer 18+ who is a citizen of a Commonwealth or former Commonwealth Country, the USA, EU and EEA countries or Switzerland. ROSL will also except images that have a link to current countries of the Commonwealth from entrants outside of the geographical areas listed above.
September 1, 2023
ARTventure 2023 Juried Art Show & Event
Competition
- Submission Deadline: September 1, 2023
- Award Info: Awards total $3,100
- Eligibility: Regional
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Location: Costa Mesa, California
City of Costa Mesa invites artists across Southern California to submit entries for their annual juried art show, October 27 - November 5, 2023 at the Norma Hertzog Community Center in Costa Mesa, CA. Awards total $3,100. All forms of visual arts are accepted.
September 10, 2023
Abstract - Unreal & Non-Representational
Competition
- Submission Deadline: September 10, 2023
- Award Info: $500
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Location: New York City, New York
Gallery 4%, based in the heart of New York City, is sponsoring an online juried art contest on "Unreal & Non-Representational" - i.e., Abstract theme. Cash prizes of up to $500 will be given to prizewinning artists. We accept all two- and three-dimensional artworks in any medium, except for audio, video, and AI art, from individual artists and institutions who own the right to present them. Participation is free for all artists for a limited time only
September 29, 2023
switch 2023
Competition
- Organization: switch art project
- Submission Deadline: September 29, 2023
- Event Dates: October 29, 2023 - November 5, 2023
- Award Info: An artist fee of Euro 225 will be paid to each artist for the showing of the work. [Please note VAT charges may be applicable.]
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Film/Video/New Media
switch is inviting artists working with film / moving image / lens based Media, to consider an application for switch 2023 responding to the theme of Play.
Scope of Proposal:
switch 2023 will be 8 lens based works by 8 artists.
These works will be installed in 8 different locations throughout the town centre of Nenagh and will run simultaneously from 4pm to midnight daily for one week.
The event itself will be accompanied by a small publication & a website.
You are invited to submit a proposal to show your lens based works. Please include a short statement describing your proposal and include a bio.
Payment:
An artist fee of Euro 225 will be paid to each artist for the showing of the work. [Please note VAT charges may be applicable.]
Proposal:
Please send us your proposal to: [email protected]. Closing date for proposal: Friday 22nd September 2023.
The work can be sent for viewing purposes as links to vimeo/youtube or via dropbox, wetransfer or alternative: quicktime movies & mp4’s work best.
some notes:
the installed videos will be shown without sound
the video works will be situated in the public sphere
works will be shown on a constant loop from 4pm to midnight every day of the week of 29th October – 5th November 2023
exhibited works will be shown using a Media-player & a projector
the format of showing the work is by using large windows as projection screens.