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

October 10, 2023

Small Works Exhibit 2023
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: October 10, 2023
  • Event Dates: November 3, 2023 - November 26, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $16
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Key West, Florida
Description
Eligibility Info

open internationally to all mediums but must not exceed 10 inches

October 11, 2023

Light and Shadow 2023
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: October 11, 2023
  • Event Dates: December 15, 2023 - January 31, 2024
  • Entry Fee: $35.00
  • Award Info: $500
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
Description

October 14, 2023

Digital Alchemy: Transforming Pixels Into Emotions
Exhibition

  • Organization: Woman Made Gallery
  • Submission Deadline: October 14, 2023
  • Event Dates: December 2, 2023 - January 13, 2024
  • Entry Fee: 20.00
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Photography, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting
  • Online Only: Yes
Description

October 14, 2023

Waxworks: An International Call for Works Made of, Using, or About Wax
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: October 14, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $40
  • Award Info: $50 honorarium for each exhibiting artist, and Grand Jury Award of $1,000
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline
  • Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
Description

October 15, 2023

Call For Entry: Vices
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: October 15, 2023
  • Event Dates: November 1, 2023 - December 1, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $20
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Photography, Drawing, Painting
Description

October 15, 2023

Realism 2023 Virtual Juried Exhibition
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: October 15, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $19
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
Description

October 15, 2023

Realism 2023 International Juried Virtual Exhibition
Exhibition

  • Organization: Camelback Gallery
  • Submission Deadline: October 15, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $19 for 1-2 images, may enter more than once
  • Award Info: Cash awards to Best in Show, main page slider promotion at CB, blog post at Top Art Awards, news story Art Base & entry into CB's Artwork of the Year Award. Top 14 award video. All award recipients receive 3-month virtual exhibition, social media exposure, Art Week and Art Base news publications, e-blast announcement and official award certificate.
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Drawing, Painting
  • Location: Scottsdale, Arizona
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to artists working in painting and drawing.

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

Sculpture Now - Art 2 the 3rd Dimension
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: October 20, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $35.00
  • Award Info: over $1,000 in cash prizes
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Sculpture
  • Location: Pawtucket, Rhode Island
Description

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 21, 2023

A Very Queer Thing
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: October 21, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $25.00
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
Description

October 23, 2023

Sin City
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: October 23, 2023
  • Event Dates: January 6, 2024 - February 14, 2024
  • Entry Fee: $25.00
  • Award Info: Awards of Excellence will be selected by the Juror for this exhibit and include (1) $250 Best of Show Award of Excellence
  • Eligibility: Regional
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: St. Louis, Missouri
Description

October 23, 2023

Veteran's Art Exhibition: "Our True Heroes" ~ Online & In-Person
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: October 23, 2023
  • Event Dates: November 4, 2023 - November 22, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $15.00
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Gilroy, California
Description

October 26, 2023

MonoVariations Call For Entry
Exhibition

  • Organization: California Society of Printmakers
  • Submission Deadline: October 26, 2023
  • Event Dates: January 13, 2024 - February 18, 2024
  • Entry Fee: $35.00
  • Eligibility: State
  • Location: California
Description

October 27, 2023

Women & Their Work 2024-25 Solo Exhibition Series
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: October 27, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $15
  • Award Info: $2,000 honorarium
  • Eligibility: Regional
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Texas
Description
Eligibility Info

Women artists living anywhere in Texas; All Mediums

October 27, 2023

Small Expressions 22: A Juried Exhibit of Small Works
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: October 27, 2023
  • Event Dates: November 4, 2023 - December 31, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $35.00
  • Award Info: $800 in awards
  • Eligibility: Local
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Washington
Description
Eligibility Info

only artists living in Jefferson, Clallam, Mason, Kitsap, and Island counties of WA are eligible. Artwork will be juried in person at Northwind Art's Jeanette Best Gallery in Port Townsend, WA. No shipped work will be accepted.; All Mediums (no work shall exceed 16”)

October 27, 2023

Big Gay Art Show
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: October 27, 2023
  • Event Dates: December 6, 2023 - December 27, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $30
  • Award Info: $900 in cash awards
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Sedona, Arizona
Description

October 27, 2023

AVA's 22nd Annual Art Matters Exhibition
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: October 27, 2023
  • Event Dates: January 2, 2024 - January 31, 2024
  • Entry Fee: $35.00
  • Award Info: Best In Show; $7,000. Other cash prizes available
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Wyoming
Description

October 31, 2023

Art in the Galleria at Loveland Public Library (2024)
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: October 31, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $10
  • Award Info: $100
  • Eligibility: State
  • Location: Loveland, Colorado
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

November 1, 2023

Yellowstone Art Auction 56
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: November 1, 2023
  • Event Dates: February 2, 2024 - March 2, 2024
  • Entry Fee: $35.00 (Free with coupon code YAM56)
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Billings, Montana
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all U.S.-based artists

November 1, 2023

Selfhood
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: November 1, 2023
  • Event Dates: January 2, 2024 - January 19, 2024
  • Entry Fee: $35.00
  • Award Info: $200 best of show, $100 honorable mention
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Sante Fe, New Mexico
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to all artists

November 1, 2023

The Art of Craft
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: November 1, 2023
  • Event Dates: December 8, 2023 - March 23, 2024
  • Entry Fee: $25
  • Eligibility: State
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Old Forge, New York
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all New York artists

November 2, 2023

43rd Annual Western Spirit Juried Art Show & Sale
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: November 2, 2023
  • Event Dates: March 2, 2024 - April 23, 2024
  • Entry Fee: $20
  • Award Info: Best of Show: $1000, Best of Each Media: $500, Best Miniature: $100
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Cheyenne , Wyoming
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to all artists

November 4, 2023

Homage-Call for Art
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: November 4, 2023
  • Event Dates: December 1, 2023 - December 29, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $25.00
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Raleigh, North Carolina
Description
Eligibility Info

All United States artists are eligible.

November 4, 2023

Noël Noir
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: November 4, 2023
  • Event Dates: November 18, 2023 - December 31, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $29
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
Description
Eligibility Info

All mediums except video; Eligible to artists in U.S, and Canada

November 5, 2023

Why Do You Do It? | Call For Artists!
Exhibition

  • Organization: Boomer Gallery
  • Submission Deadline: November 5, 2023
  • Event Dates: November 10, 2023 - November 15, 2023
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: London, Uk Se1 2Tu, United Kingdom
Description

November 5, 2023

R.G. Endres Gallery Exhibits 2024
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: November 5, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $25.00
  • Eligibility: Local
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Prairie Village , Kansas
Description
Eligibility Info

All artists within 1 hour drive from Prairie Village

November 5, 2023

Artlink Midwest Regional Exhibition 2024
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: November 5, 2023
  • Event Dates: January 4, 2024 - February 4, 2024
  • Entry Fee: $10
  • Award Info: There will be cash awards of $500, $300 and $200
  • Eligibility: Regional
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Fort Wayne, Indiana
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to the Midwest states of Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska and Kansas.; All Mediums

November 6, 2023

FLoRa & FauNa 2023
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: November 6, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $30.00
  • Award Info: Grand Prize - Your very own SOLO Portfolio Exhibition! First Prize: $200 and featured in Virtual Exhibit with Prize notification on Artwork. Second Prize: $150 and Notice of Award in Virtual Show. Third Prize: $100 and Notice of Award in Virtual Exhibit.
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to all artists except video

November 10, 2023

Call for Art-NOIR
Exhibition

  • Organization: Art Fluent
  • Submission Deadline: November 10, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $25.00 first entry, $10 for each additional
  • Award Info: $1,250.00
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Online Only: Yes
Description
Eligibility Info

online only, open internationally to all artists

November 10, 2023

Fictional Narrative - a call for photography
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: November 10, 2023
  • Event Dates: November 15, 2023 - December 31, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $30.00
  • Award Info: $300
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Photography
  • Online Only: Yes
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to all photographers over the age of 18

November 12, 2023

39th Annual International Exhibition
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: November 12, 2023
  • Event Dates: January 16, 2024 - March 1, 2024
  • Entry Fee: $35.00
  • Award Info: Several purchase awards will be made; purchased works will be added to the University of Texas at Tyler Department of Art and Art History’s permanent collection.
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Painting
  • Location: Tyler, Texas
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally; 2d media, Paintings, drawings, prints, fiber arts, and photographs created in the last three years are welcome.

November 12, 2023

Abstract National Exhibition
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: November 12, 2023
  • Event Dates: January 2, 2024 - March 23, 2024
  • Entry Fee: $20
  • Award Info: $3,000 all mediums
  • 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

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