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, 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

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

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 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 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 10, 2023

HARTNETT GALLERY 2023-2024 CALL FOR EXHIBITIONS
Exhibition

  • Organization: University of Rochester
  • Submission Deadline: July 10, 2023
  • Event Dates: September 1, 2023 - March 30, 2024
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to U.S.-based individual artists, groups, and curators

July 11, 2023

Abstract Zone - 2023 (Exhibition and Promotion)
Exhibition

  • Organization: Exhibizone Exhibitions
  • Submission Deadline: July 11, 2023
  • Event Dates: August 5, 2023 - October 5, 2023
  • Award Info: Group Exhibition, Life-long link to your chosen art, Catalogue, News, Online Promotions, Digital Certificate and Poster, 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 14, 2023

Call for Art: Generations in Conversation Exhibition
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: July 14, 2023
  • Event Dates: October 6, 2023 - December 16, 2023
  • Eligibility: State
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Denton, Texas
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all Texas-based artists

July 16, 2023

2023 Art Ability at Bryn Mawr Rehab Hospital
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: July 16, 2023
  • Event Dates: October 28, 2023 - January 28, 2024
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Malvern, Pennsylvania
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to artists with physical, cognitive, visual and hearing disabilities; All mediums

July 28, 2023

NUMB3RS Art Exhibit
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: July 28, 2023
  • Event Dates: September 1, 2023 - September 28, 2023
  • Award Info: First Place/Best of Show Award ($500), Second ($250) and Third ($150) place
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Sedona, Arizona
Description

July 30, 2023

2024 Border Biennial
Exhibition

  • Organization: El Paso Museum of Art
  • Submission Deadline: July 30, 2023
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: El Paso, TX 79901, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to all artists

July 30, 2023

2024 Border Biennial / Bienal Fronteriza 2024
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: July 30, 2023
  • Event Dates: December 15, 2023 - April 14, 2024
  • Eligibility: Regional
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: El Paso, Texas
Description
Eligibility Info

200-mile radius of the United States / Mexico border. For artists’ collectives, at least one member must live or work in this geographic area and must be the applicant and point of contact for the collective. Artists selected for the Biennial may be asked to exhibit artworks submitted, other existing artworks, or newly commissioned works.

August 1, 2023

OPEN CALL “Beneath the Horizon” and “Cosmic Bodies”
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: August 1, 2023
  • Event Dates: October 1, 2023
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Los Angeles, CA
Description

August 9, 2023

Call for Art: “Adornment”
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: August 9, 2023
  • Event Dates: September 14, 2023 - November 17, 2023
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Round Rock , Texas
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all U.S. based artists but the artwork MUST be hand delivered to the gallery in Round Rock, Texas

August 12, 2023

Silverwood Park CALL FOR ART: Drift
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: August 12, 2023
  • Event Dates: October 12, 2023 - November 30, 2023
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all U.S.-based artists

August 15, 2023

2023 - Art on the Rim - El Paso, Texas
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: August 15, 2023
  • Event Dates: September 30, 2023 - October 31, 2023
  • Award Info: Each selected artist will receive a $500 stipend per piece.
  • Eligibility: Local
  • Categories: Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Sculpture
  • Location: El Paso, Texas
Description
Eligibility Info

Open locally to artists in the EL Paso Texas area working with Sculpture/Installation

August 31, 2023

Call for Exhibition Proposals for the 2024 - 2025 Season
Exhibition

  • Organization: Carrollton Center for the Arts
  • Submission Deadline: August 31, 2023
  • Eligibility: Regional
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Carrollton, Georgia 30117, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

All artists from the southeastern region of the United States

September 1, 2023

Pieces For Peace
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: September 1, 2023
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Cathedral City, CA 92234, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

This call is open to all artists and students and encourages artists to consider one’s role or piece in generating peace. Media and materials considered include painting, prints, sculpture, photography, and mixed media. Recycled and repurposed materials are enthusiastically encouraged.

September 3, 2023

What Is Art | 6th Edition | Call For Artists
Exhibition

  • Organization: Boomer Gallery
  • Submission Deadline: September 3, 2023
  • Event Dates: September 8, 2023 - September 13, 2023
  • 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

September 12, 2023

Newark Liberty Airport Digital Art Exhibition: The Art of NJ 2024
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: September 12, 2023
  • Award Info: Budget $20,000 , $1,000 stipend
  • Eligibility: State
  • Categories: Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Sculpture
  • Location: New Jersey
Description

September 15, 2023

CNY Artist Initiative 2023
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: September 15, 2023
  • Eligibility: Local
  • Categories: Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: New York
Description
Eligibility Info

Artists must live and work within a 75-mile radius of Syracuse, New York.

September 29, 2023

Aberrant Creativity: An International Exhibition Call for Artists
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: September 29, 2023
  • Event Dates: November 14, 2023 - December 15, 2023
  • Award Info: Best in Show: $500, 4 other awards: $250 each
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Film/Video/New Media
  • Location: College Station, Texas
Description

September 29, 2023

Aberrant Creativity: Unusual Partnerships Between Humans and Machines
Exhibition

  • Organization: Texas A&M University
  • Submission Deadline: September 29, 2023
  • Event Dates: November 14, 2023 - December 15, 2023
  • Award Info: (4x) $250 and (1x) $500
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: College Station, Texas 77845, United States
Description

September 30, 2023

2023 - FlashPoint (Online + Gallery Exhibition)
Exhibition

  • Organization: Las Laguna Art Gallery
  • Submission Deadline: September 30, 2023
  • Event Dates: November 2, 2023 - November 30, 2023
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Photography
Description

October 1, 2023

International Human Rights Art Festival
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: October 1, 2023
  • Event Dates: December 4, 2023 - December 10, 2023
  • Award Info: All accepted performers will receive: Performance stipends Two hours free rehearsal space PR and marketing support 30-minute tech rehearsal Festival TD and SM Free photographic documentation of their performance …and bragging rights as participants in this vital and growing NYC creative-activist institution!
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline
  • Online Only: Yes
Description
Eligibility Info

We’d love to include as many artists as possible!

October 1, 2023

November Group Art Show
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: October 1, 2023
  • Event Dates: November 1, 2023 - November 30, 2023
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Kansas City, Missouri
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all U.S-based artists

October 1, 2023

Manchester Open Exhibition 2024
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: October 1, 2023
  • Event Dates: February 3, 2024 - April 28, 2024
  • Eligibility: Regional
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Manchester, United Kingdom
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all artists who live in, or is based in Greater Manchester (i.e. you have a Bolton, Bury, Manchester, Oldham, Rochdale, Salford, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford or Wigan postcode).

October 1, 2023

2023 Juneteenth National ART Competition & Exhibit
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: October 1, 2023
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Photography, Drawing, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Texas
Description

October 5, 2023

Embracing Our Differences Out Door Exhibition
Exhibition

  • Organization: Embracing Our Differences
  • Submission Deadline: October 5, 2023
  • Event Dates: January 21, 2024
  • Award Info: Up to $6,000 in rewards
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting
  • Location: Florida, United States
Description

October 6, 2023

MSSU Art Exhibit: Connecting Visual Art and Medicine
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: October 6, 2023
  • Event Dates: October 19, 2023 - October 21, 2023
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Missouri
Description

October 17, 2023

The Art of Cosmetology at Nicolet College
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: October 17, 2023
  • Eligibility: Regional
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to artists in Wisconsin, Illinois, Minnesota, Iowa, and Michigan

October 19, 2023

City of Lafayette Gallery Walls - 2024
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: October 19, 2023
  • Eligibility: State
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Lafayette, Colorado
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all Colorado artists. (2-dimensional media preferred. Wall-hung 3-d media will be reviewed on a case by case, and space available basis)

October 20, 2023

MUSE Digital Art Award – Connecting visionary artistic minds with the latest sustainable technology
Exhibition

  • Organization: MUSE by PPDS
  • Submission Deadline: October 20, 2023
  • Event Dates: November 16, 2023 - November 30, 2023
  • Award Info: The winner of the Award will receive €3,000 and one Philips Tableaux display. The winner of the Student Special Mention will receive one Philips Tableaux display. The winner of the Public Special Mention will receive one Philips Tableaux display. The 20 finalists' artwork will be showcased in the final exhibition, to be held in Milan in November
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Photography, Film/Video/New Media
Description

October 31, 2023

"Novum Artis - The New Artistic" Magazine Premiere Issue
Exhibition

  • Organization: Unapproached LLC
  • Submission Deadline: October 31, 2023
  • Event Dates: December 1, 2023
  • Award Info: 2 page bio and portfolio publication in international magazine
  • 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

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