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

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 7, 2023

Eastern Regional Exhibition of Traditional Oils
Exhibition

  • Organization: Oil Painters of America
  • Submission Deadline: July 7, 2023
  • Event Dates: May 8, 2023 - July 14, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $35
  • Award Info: $11,500 in cash & merchandise
  • Eligibility: Regional
  • Categories: Painting
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to painters in the Eastern region of the U.S.

July 10, 2023

OPENINGS - a call for photography
Exhibition

  • Organization: Decagon Gallery
  • Submission Deadline: July 10, 2023
  • Event Dates: August 1, 2023 - August 31, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $30
  • Award Info: $200 to the First Place entry
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Photography
  • Online Only: Yes
Description

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 12, 2023

2nd Annual Taos Abstract Artist Collective Exhibition
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: July 12, 2023
  • Event Dates: October 13, 2023 - October 21, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $35.00
  • Eligibility: Local
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Taos, New Mexico
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all artists living and working across Northern New Mexico

July 14, 2023

Western Regional Exhibition of Traditional Oils
Exhibition

  • Organization: Oil Painters of America
  • Submission Deadline: July 14, 2023
  • Event Dates: October 6, 2023 - October 31, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $35
  • Award Info: $11,500 in cash & merchandise
  • Eligibility: Regional
  • Categories: Painting
  • Location: Salt Lake City, UT 84111, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to painters in the Western region of the U.S.

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 14, 2023

2nd Annual Mini Gems
Exhibition

  • Organization: Society of American Graphic Artists
  • Submission Deadline: July 14, 2023
  • Event Dates: September 8, 2023 - September 23, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $15 - $25
  • Award Info: $1000 in Awards
  • Eligibility: National
Description

July 15, 2023

Making Waves: Waterscapes in Art
Exhibition

  • Organization: Southern Tier Center for Emerging Artists
  • Submission Deadline: July 15, 2023
  • Event Dates: August 1, 2023 - August 31, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $30 for up to 3 entries
  • Award Info: Best in Show (Cash Prize), Awards of Distinction, Artist's Choice, Peoples' Choice
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Online Only: Yes
Description

July 16, 2023

Call For Entry: Memento Mori
Exhibition

  • Organization: The Chateau Gallery
  • Submission Deadline: July 16, 2023
  • Event Dates: August 1, 2023 - September 1, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $20
  • Award Info: Curator’s Choice, Director’s Choice, and three Honorable Mentions will be awarded and featured in the online gallery.
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting
  • Online Only: Yes
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to all mediums except sculpture

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 16, 2023

Permaculture: Art of the Natural World
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: July 16, 2023
  • Event Dates: August 19, 2023 - October 29, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $35
  • Award Info: totaling $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 all U.S. based artists

July 16, 2023

Time Constraint
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: July 16, 2023
  • Event Dates: September 4, 2023 - September 21, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $25
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Kokomo, Indiana
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to all artists

July 17, 2023

Noir
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: July 17, 2023
  • Event Dates: September 5, 2023 - November 10, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $20
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Rockford, Michigan
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all U.S.-based artists

July 17, 2023

Re: ARTfest Call for Artists
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: July 17, 2023
  • Event Dates: September 15, 2023 - September 16, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $15
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Englewood, Missouri
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all U.S.-based artists

July 20, 2023

Visionary Art Exhibit
Exhibition

  • Organization: Shamanic Arts Center
  • Submission Deadline: July 20, 2023
  • Event Dates: August 1, 2023 - August 31, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $15
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Hotchkiss, Colorado 81419, United States
Description

July 20, 2023

Visionary Art Exhibit
Exhibition

  • Organization: Shamanic Arts Center
  • Submission Deadline: July 20, 2023
  • Event Dates: August 1, 2023 - May 31, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $15
  • Award Info: Deadline July 20th
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Hotchkiss, Colorado 81419, United States
  • Online Only: Yes
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all U.S.-based artists

July 20, 2023

Rosewood Gallery 17th Annual HWD Juried Sculpture Exhibition
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: July 20, 2023
  • Event Dates: September 11, 2023 - November 18, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $25.00
  • Award Info: totaling $1100
  • Eligibility: Regional
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Kettering, Ohio
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to artists in the following states: Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Pennsylvania, West Virginia

July 20, 2023

Superfine Seattle 2023
Exhibition

  • Organization: Superfine Art Fair
  • Submission Deadline: July 20, 2023
  • Event Dates: July 27, 2023 - July 30, 2023
  • Entry Fee: Prices vary depending on booth size
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Seattle, Washington 98121, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to all artists

July 20, 2023

Exhibit in Brazil - Chroma Exhibition
Exhibition

  • Organization: Artly Mix
  • Submission Deadline: July 20, 2023
  • Event Dates: August 5, 2023 - August 26, 2023
  • Entry Fee: Free to apply. Pay for the costs ONLY if selected.
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Sao Paulo, SP 04012-001, Brazil
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to all artists

July 21, 2023

94th Michigan Contemporary Art Exhibition
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: July 21, 2023
  • Event Dates: September 28, 2023 - November 8, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $35
  • Eligibility: State
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Muskegon, Michigan
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all Michigan based artists

July 23, 2023

State of the Arts 2023
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: July 23, 2023
  • Event Dates: September 11, 2023 - November 4, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $35
  • Award Info: $1,000 award for the State of the Arts 2023 Best in Show
  • Eligibility: Local
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Prairie Village, Kansas
Description
Eligibility Info

Open locally (artists within a two-hour drive of Prairie Village); All mediums except for photography

July 23, 2023

Funny Bone
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: July 23, 2023
  • Event Dates: September 5, 2023 - November 5, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $30.00
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: St. Louis , Missouri
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to all artists

July 23, 2023

2023 Great Northern Art Explosion
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: July 23, 2023
  • Event Dates: August 26, 2023 - September 10, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $40.00
  • Award Info: $10,000 in awards
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Grayling, Michigan
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to 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 28, 2023

Call for Art-CREATIVE LICENSE
Exhibition

  • Organization: Art Fluent
  • Submission Deadline: July 28, 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

July 28, 2023

Nor'Easter: The NBMAA 53rd Annual Juried Members Exhibition
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: July 28, 2023
  • Event Dates: September 21, 2023 - October 8, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $20
  • Award Info: First Prize: $1,000, Second Prize: $500, Third Prize: $250, Juror's Award: Upgraded Membership to Friend's Circle level, Visitor's Choice: Upgraded Membership to Friend's Circle level
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: New Britain, Connecticut
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to all artists

July 28, 2023

Journey Art Exhibit
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: July 28, 2023
  • Event Dates: August 1, 2023 - August 31, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $10
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Online Only: Yes
Description
Eligibility Info

Accepting all contemporary and fine art submissions. Submissions are open internationally. All work must have been completed within the years 2015-2023 and not previously exhibited at any Envision Arts Exhibition.

July 29, 2023

from Ordinary to Extraordinary
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: July 29, 2023
  • Event Dates: October 6, 2023 - November 5, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $35.00
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Photography
  • Location: North Kingstown, Rhode Island
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to U.S.-based photographers

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.

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 31, 2023

A Show of Heads
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: July 31, 2023
  • Event Dates: October 12, 2023 - November 4, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $35
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Hudson, New York
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to all artists

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 1, 2023

September Group Art Show
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: August 1, 2023
  • Event Dates: August 30, 2023 - September 28, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $30
  • 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

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