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

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 27, 2023

Amethyst Exhibition
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: March 27, 2023
  • Event Dates: April 1, 2023 - April 30, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $10
  • 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 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

March 31, 2023

Art League of Hilton Head 2023 Biennale Exhibition
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: March 31, 2023
  • Event Dates: May 16, 2023 - June 17, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $35.00
  • Award Info: Over $5,000 in cash prizes
  • 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- visual artists

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 7, 2023

Brand 51 Annual National Juried Exhibition of Works on Paper
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: April 7, 2023
  • Event Dates: July 8, 2023 - September 1, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $25 entry fee, and $10 each for up to 2 additional artworks.
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting
  • Location: Denver, CO
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to U.S.-based artists working with works on paper

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 10, 2023

Open Call for Physical Exhibition in Sama-L-Ain Gallery
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: April 10, 2023
  • Event Dates: June 1, 2023 - June 14, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $10 entry fee
  • 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

April 14, 2023

Call for Art-ANIMALIA
Exhibition

  • Organization: Art Fluent
  • Submission Deadline: April 14, 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

Open internationally to all artists

April 15, 2023

"Yellow" Call for Entry - Online Art Show
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: April 15, 2023
  • Event Dates: May 1, 2023 - May 31, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $18 for 1 or 2 pieces (You may enter more than once)
  • Award Info: Cash awards
  • 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

April 15, 2023

The Absurd
Exhibition

  • Organization: The Chateau Gallery
  • Submission Deadline: April 15, 2023
  • Event Dates: May 1, 2023 - June 1, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $20
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Photography
  • Online Only: Yes
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to photographers ages 18 years and older

April 15, 2023

Art Masters April 2023 Juried Contest & Exhibition
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: April 15, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $25 for 1-2 images
  • Award Info: Cash awards, social media promotion, virtual award exhibition, award certificate.
  • 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

April 16, 2023

NYC4PA Patterns and Shadows 2023
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: April 16, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $10 each additional.
  • Award Info: $4,000 in total awards
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Photography
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to all photographers

April 17, 2023

Metro Montage XXIII Juried Exhibition
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: April 17, 2023
  • Event Dates: July 1, 2023 - September 3, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $35 Members of MCMA / $40 Non-Members. 
  • Award Info: First Place: $750, Second Place: $500, Third Place: $250.
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to U.S.-based artists working in all mediums except Giclées, video and sound art

April 22, 2023

‘WOMEN (only) II’
Exhibition

  • Organization: BROUHAHAART
  • Submission Deadline: April 22, 2023
  • Event Dates: May 6, 2023 - May 20, 2023
  • Entry Fee: £30
  • Award Info: We will run an art contest during the exhibition! 1st Prize - Solo virtual exhibition [up to 20 artworks] 2nd Prize - Solo virtual exhibition [up to 15 artworks]
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Online Only: Yes
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to all women

April 23, 2023

Artist Open Call - Postcards from Paradise - Small Works
Exhibition

  • Organization: Voss Gallery
  • Submission Deadline: April 23, 2023
  • Event Dates: May 26, 2023 - June 24, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $25 for up to 3 artworks
  • Award Info: A Juror’s Choice Award and two honorable mentions will be selected by guest juror Haylee Barsky, the curator and founder of Visionary Projects in New York, NY.
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting
  • Location: San Francisco, CA 94110, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to U.S. based artists. All artwork must be the exact dimensions 8 x 10 inches (oriented either horizontally or vertically) and may not exceed more than 3 inches off the wall). Accepted mediums include: paintings, drawings, and collages.

April 24, 2023

We're Doing It ALL Wrong® - 3rd Annual Art Exhibition
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: April 24, 2023
  • Event Dates: August 3, 2023 - September 30, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $30.00
  • Award Info: Best in Show - $400 Prize, 2nd Place - $150 Prize, Signature Artwork - $150 Priz
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
Description

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

April 27, 2023

26th Annual Regional Juried Show
Exhibition

  • Organization: Newburyport Art
  • Submission Deadline: April 27, 2023
  • Event Dates: May 26, 2023 - June 25, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $23 for members, $30 for non-members
  • Award Info: There will be a cash prize of $500 for Best in Show, along with various other cash 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 artists in the New England region

April 28, 2023

Eat Me Drink Me
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: April 28, 2023
  • Event Dates: May 5, 2023 - May 31, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $10 per piece, up to three per artist
  • Eligibility: Local
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: CO, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Previously exhibited works will not be accepted. All mediums will be considered.

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 1, 2023

Edward Mitchell Bannister National Exhibition
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: May 1, 2023
  • Event Dates: June 18, 2023 - July 14, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $35 for up to two artworks
  • Award Info: $6,000 in Prizes, Top Award of $1,000.
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to Open to all BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) artists living and working throughout the United States, its territories, protectorates, and provinces.

May 1, 2023

About Face: Fountain Street Call for Art
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: May 1, 2023
  • Event Dates: July 27, 2023 - August 27, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $36 entry fee
  • Award Info: Award winners will be included in a three-person award show in the Annex space of the gallery.
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to all artists. Open to any and all media, traditional and nontraditional; two-dimensional, three-dimensional, installation, and time-based artwork.

May 1, 2023

Transformative Craft- 8th Annual Juried Exhibition
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: May 1, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $0-$35
  • Award Info: Juror's Choice Prize - $400, Viewer's Choice Prize - $250
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Sculpture
  • Location: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to artists working with Craft/Traditional Arts, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Sculpture

May 1, 2023

Solar
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: May 1, 2023
  • Event Dates: June 17, 2023 - September 1, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $20
  • Award Info: average $1500 cash and material stipend
  • 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

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

Transformative Craft - 8th Annual Juried Exhibition
Exhibition

  • Organization: Susquehanna Art Museum
  • Submission Deadline: May 1, 2023
  • Event Dates: June 29, 2023 - October 15, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $0 - $35
  • Award Info: Juror's Choice Prize - $400, Viewer's Choice Prize - $250
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Sculpture
  • Location: Harrisburg, PA 17102, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to artists working with craft/traditional arts, sculpture, and mixed-media/multi-discipline

May 1, 2023

2023 For Pastels Only on Cape Cod
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: May 1, 2023
  • Event Dates: June 27, 2023 - July 22, 2023
  • Entry Fee: Members: $35/3 paintings, $45/4, $55/5; Nonmembers: $45/3, $55/4, $65/5
  • Award Info: Over $7,000 in cash and merchandise
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Drawing, Painting
  • Location: Cape Cod , Massachusetts
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to Pastel artists.

May 3, 2023

Mapping - 2023 Annual Theme Show
Exhibition

  • Organization: 440 Gallery
  • Submission Deadline: May 3, 2023
  • Event Dates: June 29, 2023 - July 28, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $15
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Brooklyn, NY 11215, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to U.S-based artists in all mediums except Film/Video/New Media

May 3, 2023

Mapping- 2023 Annual Theme Show
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: May 3, 2023
  • Event Dates: June 29, 2023 - July 28, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $15
  • Award Info: Juror's Choice Prize - $400, Viewer's Choice Prize - $250
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Brooklyn, New York
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to U.S.-based artists working with Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, or Sculpture

May 5, 2023

Op. 1 No. 3 - Color of Music Exhibition
Exhibition

  • Organization: Arts Council of White Lake
  • Submission Deadline: May 5, 2023
  • Event Dates: June 16, 2023 - July 29, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $15
  • Award Info: $200 ACWL-Nuveen Concerto Award
  • Eligibility: Regional
  • Categories: Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Whitehall, MI 49461, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to artists that live in the Great Lakes region - MI, IN, OH, WI and MN -

May 5, 2023

Op. 1 No. 3 - Color of Music Exhibition
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: May 5, 2023
  • Event Dates: June 16, 2023 - July 29, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $15
  • Award Info: $200 ACWL-Nuveen Concerto Award
  • Eligibility: Regional
  • Categories: Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Whitehall, Michigan
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to artists in the Great Lakes region working with Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture

May 8, 2023

International Photography Exhibition 165
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: May 8, 2023
  • Entry Fee: Entry up to four images can be submitted for £18 - £30, as a series or as individual images or free for one image
  • Award Info: Opportunity to win £2250 in awards as well as featuring in multiple publications.
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Photography
  • Online Only: Yes
Description
Eligibility Info

International; Open eligibility

May 9, 2023

Prince Street Gallery 2023 Juried Exhibition
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: May 9, 2023
  • Event Dates: August 1, 2023 - August 19, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $40 for 1-3 works, $5 for each additional work, maximum 6 works for $55.
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting
  • Location: New York, New York
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to U.S.-based artists working with original paintings, prints, mixed media. No giclees, digital prints, video or photographs.

May 10, 2023

Eye of the Beholder
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: May 10, 2023
  • Event Dates: July 26, 2023 - August 26, 2023
  • Entry Fee: 1 or 2 entries $40 ($25 for MFA Members). Additional 4 entries $5 each. Entry fees are non-refundable
  • Award Info: Cash awards total $1,000
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline
  • Location: Annapolis, MD, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

International; Entry is open to artists residing in the any of the states or territories of the United States, Canada, and Mexico

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