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

January 6, 2023

GRACIA Residency
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: January 6, 2023
  • Event Dates: July 1, 2023 - August 1, 2023
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Antigua, Guatemala
Description

January 8, 2023

The Studios at MASS MoCA Residency Program
Residency

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

January 10, 2023

Joshua Tree Highlands Artist Residency
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: January 10, 2023
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Joshua Tree, California, United States
Description

January 15, 2023

Sonoma Ceramic's Residence Program
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: January 15, 2023
  • Eligibility: Local
  • Categories: Sculpture
  • Location: Sonoma, California, United States
Description

January 15, 2023

Saltonstall Residency
Residency

  • Organization: Constance Saltonstall Foundation for the Arts
  • Submission Deadline: January 15, 2023
  • Award Info: no cost residency
  • Eligibility: State
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Ithaca , New York, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to artists and writers who are current residents of New York State and/or one of the Indian Nations located therein.

February 1, 2023

Once Upon Water
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: February 1, 2023
  • Event Dates: May 9, 2023 - May 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 artists

February 1, 2023

Masaha Residency 
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: February 1, 2023
  • Event Dates: February 26, 2023 - June 10, 2023
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to all Visual Artists

February 1, 2023

Cultivate’s La Baldi Residency 
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: February 1, 2023
  • Event Dates: April 1, 2023 - October 10, 2023
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline
  • Location: Tuscany , Italy
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to Multi-disciplinary Artists, writers, and researchers 

February 15, 2023

Artist in Residence 2023 at Petrohradská kolektiv in Prague
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: February 15, 2023
  • 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 15, 2023

The Mudhouse Residency
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: February 15, 2023
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Crete, Greece
Description

February 27, 2023

NXTHVN 2023-2024 Studio Fellowship
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: February 27, 2023
  • Event Dates: August 1, 2023 - May 1, 2024
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Description

March 1, 2023

Artist-in-Residence
Residency

  • Organization: Webb School of Knoxville
  • Submission Deadline: March 1, 2023
  • Award Info: $6000
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Knoxville, TN 37923, United States
Description

March 1, 2023

Houston Center for Contemporary Craft Artist Residency
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: March 1, 2023
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Sculpture
Description
Eligibility Info

Open Internationally to artists working with Wood, Glass, Metal, Fiber, and Clay

March 9, 2023

Tulsa Artist Fellowship
Residency

  • Organization: Tulsa Artist Fellowship
  • Submission Deadline: March 9, 2023
  • Award Info: $12,000 yearly housing stipend, $1,200 yearly health stipend, $1,200 yearly studio assistant stipend, $1,500 relocation stipend, fully-subsidized studio spaces, and access to shared art-making facilities.
Description

March 10, 2023

Artists in Residence, Summer 2023/24 | The Carving Studio & Sculpture Center
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: March 10, 2023
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Sculpture
  • Location: West Rutland, Vermont, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to artists working with stone, metal, wood, ceramics, glass, and more

March 14, 2023

GIPHY Arts and Loop Art Critique OPEN CALL for unique online Artist Residency and Exhibition
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: March 14, 2023
  • Award Info: $1,000 honorarium
  • Categories: Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline
Description
Eligibility Info

Music/Sound, Interdisciplinary/Hybrid, Animation, Digital/Electronic Arts

March 15, 2023

Residency at Mainframe Studios
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: March 15, 2023
  • Event Dates: January 1, 2024
  • Award Info: A monthly stipend of $1,000, up to $1,000 reimbursement for travel costs, a fuly furnished one bedroom apartment as well as dedicated use of a 1400 sq ft studio space at Mainframe Studios
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Des Moines, IA
Description
Eligibility Info

To be eligible, your single PDF must include (1) your Statement of purpose about your work and how you will use your residency in Des Moines (Not exceeding 700 words,) (2) a Portfolio of 12-20 images, including work title, medium, and date (include links/URL to moving image works or documentation of time-based/ performance work if desired,) and (3) your Resume or C.V.
The Alex Brown Foundation will accept international applicants (non-U.S. citizens) in accordance with Residency guidelines and U.S. visitor, visa and tax laws. Artists currently living and working in the U.S. with a valid visa are eligible and encouraged to apply. Artists are responsible for managing their visa status if accepted to the residency. The Alex Brown Foundation cannot currently assist in any visa related issues.

March 15, 2023

Roswell Artist-in-Residence Program
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: March 15, 2023
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Roswell, New Mexico, United States
Description

March 31, 2023

The Martin House Creative Residency Program
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: March 31, 2023
  • Event Dates: June 1, 2023 - October 31, 2023
  • Award Info: $5,000 stipend, up to $1,000 travel expenses
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline
Description

April 1, 2023

SVA's Artist Residency Programs
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: April 1, 2023
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: New York City, NY
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to all artists

April 1, 2023

The ARMSTRONG NOW Artist-in-Residence
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: April 1, 2023
  • Event Dates: June 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023
  • Award Info: One week residency at the Museum
Description
Eligibility Info

Project proposals should be multidisciplinary, meaning that they should incorporate one or more of the following: music, dance, spoken word, and other visual or performing arts.

Individual artists and artistic collaboratives are encouraged to apply. A collaborative application should be submitted by one member on behalf of the group. That member will be the primary contact for the collaborative.

Proposals should demonstrate the applicant’s mature body of work that reveals a mastery of techniques and processes within a developed conceptual framework.

Proposals should also reflect an applicant’s readiness to engage with the public, and be an integral part of the Museum experience for visitors.

Artists recognize that Louis Armstrong House Museum serves a diverse public and agree to create work that is suitable and appropriate to all ages.

Applicants must comply with all Museum guidelines, as well as any mandates by local, state or federal agencies, regarding public health and safety throughout the duration of the Residency.

Applicants must be legally able to work in New York State.

This program is made possible thanks to the generous support of the Ford Foundation. Any original work created through the Artist-in-Residence program will be covered by a Creative Commons license.

April 1, 2023

Summer Public Art/ Community Arts Residency, June-August
Residency

  • Organization: Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts Center
  • Submission Deadline: April 1, 2023
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Solomons, Maryland
Description
Eligibility Info

Professional and emerging visual artists, musicians, and literary artists may apply. Selection is made by an internal panel. Annmarie accommodates only one artist at a time. Please note that all applicants are subject to a background check. By signing and submitting this application, you agree to the background check.

April 1, 2023

2023 Bloom Residency
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: April 1, 2023
  • Event Dates: August 13, 2023 - August 27, 2023
  • Award Info: Two week, project based residency and a creation of a limited edition print
  • Eligibility: Local
  • Categories: Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline
  • Location: Chicago , Illinois
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to a woman artist of color

April 2, 2023

Armory Art Center
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: April 2, 2023
  • Event Dates: August 27, 2023 - March 25, 2023
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: West Palm Beach , Florida
Description

April 9, 2023

Sovereignty Residency Program
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: April 9, 2023
  • Award Info: During the 2024 Sovereignty Residency Program, SFAI seeks to better support BIPOC artists, creative practitioners, and culture bearers by providing a $500 grant to all BIPOC applicants who are selected for the residency program. In addition to the BIPOC Award, SFAI will award up to ten (10) $500 grants to American Indian, Native American or U.S. Indigenous applicants who are selected for the residency program, for a total of a $1,000 grant to those residents
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
Description
Eligibility Info

From January 17 to April 09, 2023 the Santa Fe Art Institute is accepting applications for our 2024 International Thematic Residency Program, Sovereignty. For the Sovereignty Open Call, SFAI seeks to support artistic and creative engagement at the multiple intersections of sovereignty as it pertains to the individual, jurisdictions, systems, and society as a whole.

April 9, 2023

Artist Studios Residency at the Museum of Arts and Design: Community Engagement & Professional Development Opportunity
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: April 9, 2023
  • Event Dates: August 1, 2023 - February 1, 2024
  • Award Info: $15,000 stipend
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: New York, New York
Description

April 10, 2023

A Studio in the Woods: Rising: Climate in Crisis Residencies
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: April 10, 2023
  • Award Info: Recipients will be provided $3000 as a stipend and $2000 towards materials. We support each residency with an evaluator/ally, liberatory land orientation, two photography sessions, and an interview with a videographer. We additionally fund optional field trips such as boat rides and eco/history tours. Depending on the needs of the project, we may be able to assist artists in accessing Tulane University faculty consultants or research collections. We provide full room and board including food, utilities for living, and studio space to selected residents. Residents are expected to cover personal living expenses, additional materials and supplies, and any other expenses relating to the cost of producing work incurred while in the program. Travel and shipping expenses to and from A Studio in the Woods for the residency are also the responsibility of the artist.
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline
Description
Eligibility Info

Local, national, and international visual, musician/composing, performance, literary, new media, and interdisciplinary artists are eligible to apply. Both established and emerging artists may apply, but a dedicated practice and demonstrated commitment to public engagement are expected. Artists of color are encouraged to apply and we are particularly interested in receiving applications from Indigenous artists. Students enrolled in degree-seeking programs are not eligible. Collaborative teams of up to two artists can be in residence, please see our FAQ for more information on how to apply as a collaborative team.

April 11, 2023

2023 Young Artist Residency
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: April 11, 2023
  • Event Dates: July 24, 2023 - October 20, 2023
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Ossining, New York 10562, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to all artists

April 15, 2023

The Connect Residency
Residency

  • Organization: The Connect Residency
  • Submission Deadline: April 15, 2023
  • Event Dates: May 3, 2023 - July 15, 2023
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to artists in all mediums except Sculpture, Film/Video and New Media,

April 15, 2023

The International Artist Residency Pedvale
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: April 15, 2023
  • Event Dates: June 2, 2023 - June 29, 2023
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Latvia, Latvia
Description

April 16, 2023

Quinn Emanuel Artist-in-Residence
Residency

  • Organization: Quinn Emanuel
  • Submission Deadline: April 16, 2023
  • Event Dates: May 22, 2023 - September 22, 2023
  • Award Info: $20,000 over 4 months, $1,500 materials stipend, one month exhibition, studio space
  • Eligibility: Regional
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: New York, New York 10010
Description
Eligibility Info

open to emerging and mid-career artists working in all disciplines across New York City.

April 16, 2023

Studio 23 Visiting Artist Program
Residency

  • Organization: Studio 23/The Arts Center
  • Submission Deadline: April 16, 2023
  • Award Info: $5000 honorarium - see submission form for details
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Bay City, MI 48708, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to U.S-based artists in all mediums except Video/Fim/Sound Art

April 26, 2023

Fall 2023 Multidisciplinary Residency
Residency

  • Organization: Bethany Arts Community
  • Submission Deadline: April 26, 2023
  • Event Dates: September 25, 2023 - October 16, 2023
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Ossining, New York 10562, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to all artists

May 1, 2023

Artist in Residence 2023 - 2024
Residency

  • Organization: A to Z Wineworks
  • Submission Deadline: May 1, 2023
  • Event Dates: August 27, 2023 - February 29, 2024
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Newberg, Oregon 97132, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to U.S-based artists in all mediums except photography

May 1, 2023

A to Z Wineworks Artist in Residence Program
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: May 1, 2023
  • Event Dates: August 27, 2023 - February 29, 2024
  • Award Info: residency includes a monthly stipend of $800 for the duration of the residency
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Willamette Valley, Oregon
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all U.S.-based artists except photographers

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