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

August 31, 2023

Warm and Cozy: Art that Comforts
Exhibition

  • Organization: Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts Center
  • Submission Deadline: August 31, 2023
  • Event Dates: October 13, 2023 - January 21, 2024
  • Entry Fee: $25
  • Award Info: Multiple
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Solomons, MD 20688, United States
Description

August 31, 2023

Art Deco Plein-Air Exhibit
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: August 31, 2023
  • Event Dates: October 19, 2023 - November 21, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $10
  • Eligibility: Local
  • Categories: Painting
  • Location: Palm Beach , Florida
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to artists working in South Florida

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 1, 2023

2023 Quilts Unlimited
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: September 1, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $25.00
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts
  • Location: New York
Description

September 1, 2023

Source of Light
Exhibition

  • Organization: Aplomb Gallery
  • Submission Deadline: September 1, 2023
  • Event Dates: November 11, 2023 - December 31, 2023
  • Entry Fee: 35
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
Description

September 1, 2023

Jada Art Paris & Miami
Exhibition

  • Organization: Jada Art
  • Submission Deadline: September 1, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $25
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Miami, FL
Description

September 1, 2023

Call for Art-INNER SENSE
Exhibition

  • Organization: Art Fluent
  • Submission Deadline: September 1, 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

September 2, 2023

10th Annual Living Mark
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: September 2, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $25.00
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Oregon
Description

September 2, 2023

9th Annual National Juried Exhibition
Exhibition

  • Organization: Oxford Arts Alliance
  • Submission Deadline: September 2, 2023
  • Event Dates: October 6, 2023 - October 27, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $30.00
  • Award Info: First place: $500* Second Place: $250* Third Place: $150* Honorable Mention: Artist Membership *First-Third Place also receives an Artist Membership
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: oxford, Pennsylvania 19363, United States
Description

September 3, 2023

Umlauf Sculpture Exhibition 2023
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: September 3, 2023
  • Event Dates: September 17, 2023 - September 17, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $30.00
  • Categories: Sculpture
  • Location: Austin, Texas
Description

September 3, 2023

H2O: Shifting Currents
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: September 3, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $35.00
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Silver City, New Mexico
Description

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 6, 2023

By Hand: Alternative Processes
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: September 6, 2023
  • Event Dates: December 7, 2023 - February 3, 2024
  • Entry Fee: $30.00
  • Award Info: Cash awards
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Photography
  • Location: Abilene, Texas
Description

September 6, 2023

19th Annual Small Works Show
Exhibition

  • Organization: 440 Gallery
  • Submission Deadline: September 6, 2023
  • Event Dates: November 30, 2023 - January 5, 2024
  • Entry Fee: $15
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Brooklyn, NY 11215, United States
Description

September 6, 2023

Contemporary Drawing
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: September 6, 2023
  • Event Dates: October 27, 2023 - January 19, 2024
  • Entry Fee: $15
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Wyoming
Description

September 7, 2023

Barbie Juried Open Call
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: September 7, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $30.00
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Kensington , Maryland
Description

September 7, 2023

2023 Perfect Black Exhibition
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: September 7, 2023
  • Event Dates: November 6, 2023 - December 7, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $18
  • Award Info: Cash Prizes
  • Eligibility: Regional
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Ocala, Florida
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all artists in the Southeast region of the U.S.

September 8, 2023

2023 Evendale Juried Photography Exhibit
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: September 8, 2023
  • Event Dates: October 1, 2023 - November 30, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $10
  • Award Info: Cash awards
  • Eligibility: Local
  • Categories: Photography
  • Location: Evendale, Ohio
Description

September 9, 2023

The 90th Annual International Exhibition of Fine Art in Miniature
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: September 9, 2023
  • Event Dates: November 18, 2023 - January 9, 2024
  • Entry Fee: Entry Fees Vary
  • Award Info: $9,000 in awards.
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Drawing, Painting
  • Location: North Bethesda, Maryland
Description

September 10, 2023

An eye not told what to see, sees more…
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: September 10, 2023
  • Event Dates: September 29, 2023 - October 12, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $35.00
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Colorado
Description

September 10, 2023

Type Speaks
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: September 10, 2023
  • Event Dates: October 16, 2023 - November 16, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $25.00
  • Award Info: 1st $500, 2nd $300, 3rd $200
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline
  • Location: Louisiana
Description

September 10, 2023

NYC4PA Abstract
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: September 10, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $10
  • Award Info: $4,000 in awards
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Photography
  • Location: New York City, New York
Description

September 11, 2023

Black & White
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: September 11, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $35.00
  • Award Info: $250 check, juror's award ribbon, certificate, and exhibition catalog awarded to 3 artists.
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: San Francisco, California
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 12, 2023

Color Theory
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: September 12, 2023
  • Event Dates: October 11, 2023 - November 11, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $26
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: New York
Description

September 13, 2023

CraftForms 2023 International Juried Exhibition of Contemporary Fine Craft
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: September 13, 2023
  • Event Dates: December 2, 2023 - January 20, 2024
  • Entry Fee: $45
  • Award Info: $10,000 in prize awards
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline
  • Location: Wayne, Pennsylvania
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to artists working with basketry, ceramics, decorative fiber, furniture, glass, jewelry, metal, mixed media, paper, wearable art, and wood.

September 14, 2023

Exhibit in Brazil - Nostalgia Exhibition
Exhibition

  • Organization: Artly Mix
  • Submission Deadline: September 14, 2023
  • Event Dates: October 7, 2023 - October 28, 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

September 14, 2023

Riverviews Artspace 15th Annual Juried Art Show
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: September 14, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $35.00
  • Award Info: 1st Place: $1,000, 2nd Place: $500, 3rd Place: $250, People's Choice Award: $100
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Lynchburg, Virginia
Description

September 14, 2023

Perceive You 2
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: September 14, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $15
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: California
Description

September 15, 2023

11th Annual Joshua Tree National Park Art Expo
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: September 15, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $35
  • Award Info: $4,000 in cash awards
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Twentynine Palms, California
Description

September 15, 2023

Artists & Collectors' Dinner & Exhibition
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: September 15, 2023
  • Event Dates: October 10, 2023 - November 4, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $25.00
  • Award Info: Each selected artist will be paid $500 for two works
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: South Yarmouth, Massachusetts
Description
Eligibility Info

open internationally to all artists

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 15, 2023

Call For Entry: Themeless - The Captured Image
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: September 15, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $20
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Photography
Description

September 15, 2023

Art in Motion: Exploring Movement in Art
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: September 15, 2023
  • Event Dates: October 18, 2023 - November 15, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $35.00
  • Award Info: 1st Prize $500, 2nd Prize $400, 3rd Prize $200
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Pawtucket, Rhode Island
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all U.S.-based artists

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