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 30, 2021

CALL FOR EXHIBITS 2021/22 - Gifts of Art at Michigan Medicine, University of Michigan
Exhibition

  • Organization: Gifts of Art, Michigan Medicine
  • Submission Deadline: June 30, 2021
  • Award Info: N/A
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Ann Arbor, MI 48109, United States
Description

January 1, 2023

Emerging
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: January 1, 2023
  • Event Dates: February 1, 2023 - February 23, 2023
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
Description

January 1, 2023

Group Exhibition for Artists of African Descent
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: January 1, 2023
  • Event Dates: February 3, 2023 - March 17, 2023
  • Eligibility: Regional
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all artists of African descent residing within a 250-mile radius of the Quad Cities.

January 1, 2023

"Spiritual Visions" Open Call
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: January 1, 2023
  • Event Dates: January 27, 2023 - February 5, 2023
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
Description

January 6, 2023

COSO 2023 BIENNIAL: CALL FOR ART
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: January 6, 2023
  • Event Dates: April 7, 2023 - June 30, 2023
  • Award Info: Solo Exhibition
  • Eligibility: Regional
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all artists residing in the following states: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky, Virginia, and West Virginia.

January 13, 2023

SoloS - 9th International Solo Exhibitions - Winter 2023
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: January 13, 2023
  • Event Dates: March 1, 2023 - June 30, 2023
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
Description

January 30, 2023

PrattMWP Gallery Exhibition Open Call
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: January 30, 2023
  • Event Dates: November 1, 2023 - February 1, 2024
  • Award Info: Stipend, exhibition postcard, and a catered reception
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Utica , New York, United States
Description

January 31, 2023

Call for Art: Hacking the Library
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: January 31, 2023
  • Event Dates: August 1, 2023 - June 1, 2024
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
Description

February 4, 2023

“What is Art?” 5th Edition
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: February 4, 2023
  • Event Dates: February 10, 2023 - February 15, 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

February 5, 2023

NAE OPEN 2023
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: February 5, 2023
  • Award Info: cash awards among other prizes
  • Eligibility: Regional
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all UK-based artists from the Global Ethnic Majority and all artists from Nottinghamshire

February 5, 2023

Diversia 32nd - UN Calendar - February 2023
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: February 5, 2023
  • Event Dates: February 20, 2023 - March 20, 2023
  • Award Info: Cash prizes, exhibition prizes, and promotional prizes
  • 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

February 10, 2023

CANVAS INTERNATIONAL ART FAIR 2023 – MIXING IDENTITIES
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: February 10, 2023
  • Event Dates: March 3, 2023 - March 21, 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

February 12, 2023

Femina 2023 (Exhibition and Publication)
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: February 12, 2023
  • Event Dates: March 8, 2023 - April 8, 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

March 1, 2023

Diversity Lives Here: Representation Through Art
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: March 1, 2023
  • Event Dates: March 15, 2023 - January 1, 2024
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to U.S. based students working with all mediums

March 10, 2023

The Healing Garden at The Confluence: Art in Twisp / Calls & Submissions
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: March 10, 2023
  • Event Dates: June 10, 2023 - July 15, 2023
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all U.S.-based artists

March 13, 2023

The Storms Inside
Exhibition

  • Organization: Eyes On Art
  • Submission Deadline: March 13, 2023
  • Event Dates: April 15, 2023 - April 29, 2023
  • Eligibility: Local
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: NYC, NY
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all NYC-based artists

March 15, 2023

EXTINCTION: Save the Planet - 2023 (Exhibition and Publication)
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: March 15, 2023
  • Event Dates: April 22, 2023 - May 22, 2023
  • Award Info: selected artworks will be published in The Book of Art: Extinction publication and showcased in Extinction: Save the Planet international online group exhibition by Gallerium.
  • 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

March 16, 2023

2023 Open Call for Artists: The Guardhouse Program
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: March 16, 2023
  • Event Dates: May 1, 2023
  • Award Info: $2,500, plus up to $2,500 for production-related expenses
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all visual artists

March 24, 2023

DESTROY THE GAP
Exhibition

  • Organization: BGSU School of Art for the Dorothy Uber Bryan Gallery
  • Submission Deadline: March 24, 2023
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
Description

March 24, 2023

DESTROY THE GAP
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: March 24, 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

March 31, 2023

Open Call to Exhibit in 2024
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: March 31, 2023
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all artists based in Canada

April 1, 2023

Made in Colorado 2023
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: April 1, 2023
  • Eligibility: Local
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
Description

April 8, 2023

*FREE* International Call for Art - 6x6x2023
Exhibition

  • Organization: Rochester Contemporary Art Center
  • Submission Deadline: April 8, 2023
  • Event Dates: June 3, 2023 - July 23, 2023
  • Award Info: none
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Rochester, New York 14604, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to all artists except film, video, and new media.

April 24, 2023

2023 NCOA Photography Award Contest - Aging Well for All—Celebrating the Strength and Wisdom of Women
Exhibition

  • Organization: The National Council on Aging (NCOA
  • Submission Deadline: April 24, 2023
  • Event Dates: June 12, 2023 - July 16, 2023
  • Award Info: $5,000 in awards
  • Categories: Photography
  • Online Only: Yes
Description
Eligibility Info

REQUIREMENTS

Eligibility: U.S. based professional and amateur photographers/visual artists (National Call) are eligible to apply to this Call for Entry

Total Media: Minimum: 2, Maximum: 10

May 1, 2023

Indiana University Kokomo Outdoor Sculpture Exhibit 2023
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: May 1, 2023
  • Award Info: Selected artists must be willing to enter into an Art Loan Agreement with IU Kokomo and will be awarded an honorarium of $2000 per piece
  • Eligibility: Regional
  • Categories: Sculpture
  • Location: Kokomo, Indiana
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to Sculpture artists in the Kokomo, Indiana region

May 1, 2023

Hoyt Solo Show
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: May 1, 2023
  • Award Info: Solo Exhibition
  • Eligibility: Regional
  • Location: New Castle, Pennsylvania
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all artists aged 21+ from the Mid-Atlantic region, preference is given to proposals stemming from Pennsylvania, Ohio, New York, New Jersey, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, Delaware and Washington D.C)

May 14, 2023

Art in Odd Places 2023: DRESS / Open Call for Proposals
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: May 14, 2023
  • Event Dates: October 13, 2023 - October 15, 2023
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
Description

May 15, 2023

AI: The Next Evolution
Exhibition

  • Organization: Chimaera
  • Submission Deadline: May 15, 2023
  • Event Dates: June 1, 2023 - July 31, 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

May 31, 2023

Curiocity Brisbane 2024 - World Science Festival Brisbane
Exhibition

  • Organization: World Science Festival Brisbane
  • Submission Deadline: May 31, 2023
  • Event Dates: March 20, 2024 - March 31, 2024
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to all artists except photographers

June 6, 2023

SculptFest23
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: June 6, 2023
  • Event Dates: September 9, 2023 - October 22, 2023
  • Eligibility: Local
  • Categories: Sculpture
  • Location: West Rutland, VT, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Local; Members only, artists of all levels

June 6, 2023

SculptFest23 Annual Spring Members’ Exhibition
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: June 6, 2023
  • Event Dates: June 9, 2023 - July 9, 2023
  • Eligibility: Local
  • Categories: Sculpture
  • Location: West Rutland, Virginia
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to Carving Studio and Sculpture Center members, sculpture

June 15, 2023

CALL FOR EXHIBITS 2023/24 – Gifts of Art at Michigan Medicine
Exhibition

  • Organization: Gifts of Art - Michigan Medicine
  • Submission Deadline: June 15, 2023
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
Description

June 16, 2023

Park Lane Outdoor Sculpture Gallery
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: June 16, 2023
  • Award Info: $2,000 per selected sculpture
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Sculpture
  • Location: Kirkland, Washington
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to U.S.-based Sculpture artists

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 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

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