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 1, 2023

Sustainability Labs Program
Other

  • Submission Deadline: July 1, 2023
  • Award Info: $3,000 stipend
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Portland, Oregon
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to U.S.-based creators, artists, directors, and producers

July 1, 2023

Sugarloaf Festival of the Arts
Other

  • Submission Deadline: July 1, 2023
  • Event Dates: October 20, 2023 - October 22, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $25
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Palm Springs, California
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to U.S.-based artists working with Paintings, Glass, Sculpture, Jewelry, Fiber, Wood, Ceramics, Metal, Gourds

July 1, 2023

Art Lives Here—Artist Call
Other

  • Submission Deadline: July 1, 2023
  • Award Info: $4,000 honorarium
  • Eligibility: Local
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Los Angeles, California
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all artists in LA county

July 1, 2023

Eagle Rock Art Guild's 75th Year Anniversary Sidewalk Art Festival
Other

  • Submission Deadline: July 1, 2023
  • Event Dates: July 22, 2023 - July 23, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $25.00
  • Eligibility: Local
  • Categories: Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline
  • Location: Idaho Falls, Idaho
Description
Eligibility Info

Local (Artists who are residents of Idaho Counties Bannock, Bear Lake, Bingham, Bonneville, Butte, Caribou, Clark, Franklin, Fremont, Jefferson, Madison, Power, Oneida and Teton); Chalk Art, Public Art

July 1, 2023

Foundation Arts Festival 2023
Other

  • Submission Deadline: July 1, 2023
  • Event Dates: July 8, 2023
  • Award Info: $25
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Long Beach Island, New Jersey
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all U.S.-based artists

July 1, 2023

Sista Creatives Rising Art & Mind: I Know Who I Am! Open Call
Other

  • Submission Deadline: July 1, 2023
  • Award Info: $200
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally for Women of color and Femm-expressing people of color, Visual Arts, Performance Arts

July 10, 2023

Mophradat Orbitals Open Call
Other

  • Submission Deadline: July 10, 2023
  • Event Dates: December 4, 2023 - December 14, 2023
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Dakar, Senegal
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to Curators/Arts Researchers that are from or living in the Arab world.

July 12, 2023

San José Creative Economy Fund & San José Business of Art
Other

  • Submission Deadline: July 12, 2023
  • Eligibility: Local
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to artists who live/work in San José, California; All mediums

July 15, 2023

Art in the Heart of Main South
Other

  • Submission Deadline: July 15, 2023
  • Event Dates: October 21, 2023 - June 15, 2024
  • Entry Fee: $20
  • Award Info: The artist stipend is $1,500.00.
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Sculpture
  • Location: Worcester, Massachusetts
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to U.S.-based artists working with Sculpture and Public Art

July 30, 2023

Call for Artists - monthly exhibits
Other

  • Organization: Merriam Parks & Recreation
  • Submission Deadline: July 30, 2023
  • Eligibility: Local
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
Description

July 31, 2023

2024 Gallery Application
Other

  • Organization: City of San Ramon, CA
  • Submission Deadline: July 31, 2023
  • Event Dates: January 2, 2024 - December 31, 2024
  • Eligibility: Local
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
Description

August 1, 2023

Summer issue "South" - Cover Art, Visual Art
Other

  • Organization: Compass Rose Literary Journal
  • Submission Deadline: August 1, 2023
  • Entry Fee: 2.00
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting
  • Online Only: Yes
Description

August 1, 2023

2024 Napa Lighted Art Festival
Other

  • Submission Deadline: August 1, 2023
  • Event Dates: January 20, 2024 - February 18, 2024
  • Award Info: Stipends between $2,000-$10,000
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline
  • Location: Napa Valley , California
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to those working in Public Art

August 1, 2023

FAVA's Art Fair in the Square 
Other

  • Submission Deadline: August 1, 2023
  • Event Dates: September 9, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $35.00
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Oberlin, Ohio
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all U.S.-based artists

August 4, 2023

2023 Roswell Museum Holiday Artisan Market
Other

  • Submission Deadline: August 4, 2023
  • Event Dates: November 10, 2023 - December 31, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $35.00
  • Eligibility: Regional
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Sculpture
  • Location: Roswell, New Mexico
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to artists from New Mexico, Arizona, Texas, and Colorado; Ceramics, Glass, wood, jewlry, fiber, metal, painting, photography, work on paper, mixed media.

August 5, 2023

Upcycle Art Challenge
Other

  • Submission Deadline: August 5, 2023
  • Event Dates: August 25, 2023 - September 21, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $20
  • Award Info: $3,000 in prizes
  • Eligibility: Local
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Baytown, Texas
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all artists that are residents of Harris, Chambers, and Galveston Counties

August 9, 2023

American Craft Made / Baltimore Marketplace 2024
Other

  • Organization: American Craft Council
  • Submission Deadline: August 9, 2023
  • Event Dates: March 15, 2024 - March 17, 2024
  • Entry Fee: $45 application fee
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts
  • Location: Baltimore, Maryland 21201, United States
Description

August 13, 2023

Marlow Heights Community Center-Public Art Opportunity
Other

  • Submission Deadline: August 13, 2023
  • Award Info: Budget $80,000-$150,000
  • Eligibility: Regional
  • Categories: Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Sculpture
  • Location: Maryland
Description
Eligibility Info

Open regionally to Public Artists in Washington D.C., Maryland, and Virginia

August 15, 2023

27th Annual ArtWorks of Eau Gallie Fine Arts Festival
Other

  • Submission Deadline: August 15, 2023
  • Event Dates: November 18, 2023 - November 19, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $35.00
  • Award Info: $17,000 in awards
  • Eligibility: Regional
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Melbourne, Florida
Description

August 18, 2023

Brighton Art in the Park
Other

  • Organization: city of brighton
  • Submission Deadline: August 18, 2023
  • Event Dates: September 9, 2023 - September 9, 2023
  • Eligibility: State
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting
  • Location: Brighton, CO 80601, United States
Description

September 1, 2023

Plein Air Event at East Side Art Institute
Other

  • Submission Deadline: September 1, 2023
  • Event Dates: September 23, 2023 - September 24, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $35.00
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Painting
  • Location: Lafayette, Colorado
Description

September 1, 2023

Texclipse Music Festival Art Installation Program
Other

  • Submission Deadline: September 1, 2023
  • Event Dates: April 6, 2024 - April 8, 2024
  • Award Info: $2,000
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Junction, Texas
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to all artists

September 4, 2023

2023 Lone Tree Fine Art Expo
Other

  • Submission Deadline: September 4, 2023
  • Event Dates: October 5, 2023 - January 7, 2024
  • Entry Fee: $35.00
  • Award Info: Prize money will be awarded to 1st and 2nd place winners in each category as well as Best of Show and Commissioners’ Choice.
  • Eligibility: Local
  • Categories: Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Lone Tree, Colorado
Description

September 5, 2023

NJ Climate Resiliency Community-Based Arts Projects: 2024
Other

  • Submission Deadline: September 5, 2023
  • Award Info: Budget: $12,000 per artist/team
  • Eligibility: State
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: New Jersey
Description

September 8, 2023

Open Call: New Voices 2024
Other

  • Submission Deadline: September 8, 2023
  • Award Info: Each artist will receive an unrestricted artist fee of $2,500
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline
  • Location: New York
Description

September 9, 2023

2023 Milford Art Affaire
Other

  • Submission Deadline: September 9, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $30.00
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Milford , Ohio
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all U.S.-based artists

September 30, 2023

2023 Artful Expressions of the Mind - Art & Writing related to Mental Health
Other

  • Submission Deadline: September 30, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $15
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
Description

October 2, 2023

BigCi Environmental Awards 2023
Other

  • Submission Deadline: October 2, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $35.00
  • Award Info: Four free weeks of BigCi Residency and $4,000 in prize money
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
Description

October 13, 2023

Christmas Nativity Art
Other

  • Submission Deadline: October 13, 2023
  • Event Dates: December 16, 2023 - December 17, 2023
  • Award Info: Grand Prize $1,000
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Houston, Texas
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to all artists

October 15, 2023

UrbanGlass Brooklyn Scholarships
Other

  • Submission Deadline: October 15, 2023
  • Award Info: UrbanGlass offers a rolling scholarship application accessible throughout the year, but the extent of assistance with tuition is dependent on available funding and will vary.
  • Eligibility: State
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Sculpture
Description
Eligibility Info

Quarterly applications.

October 20, 2023

OSA- Call for Proposals 2024-2025
Other

  • Organization: Ottawa School of Art / École d'art d'Ottawa
  • Submission Deadline: October 20, 2023
  • Award Info: Exhibition Opportunity
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Ottawa, East (Ottawa, Kingston, etc) K1N8W5, Canada
Description

November 7, 2023

Call for Artists, Poets, & Writers: LAMINATOR Zine
Other

  • Organization: Artists on the Lam
  • Submission Deadline: November 7, 2023
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to all artists except those working with Video/Sound/New Media

November 12, 2023

Climate Crisis Engagement: £10k Grants for Artists & Curators
Other

  • Submission Deadline: November 12, 2023
  • Award Info: £10,000
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
Description
Eligibility Info

Artists and/or curators (applying as individuals or as collectives) can apply from anywhere in the world.

November 15, 2023

Old Florida Celebration of the Arts
Other

  • Submission Deadline: November 15, 2023
  • Event Dates: April 6, 2024 - April 7, 2024
  • Entry Fee: $25.00
  • Award Info: $8,000 in Prize Awards.
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Cedar Key, Florida
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all U.S.-based artists except video/sound art

December 14, 2023

Wandsworth Arts Fringe 2024
Other

  • Organization: Wandsworth Arts Fringe
  • Submission Deadline: December 14, 2023
  • Event Dates: June 7, 2024 - June 23, 2024
  • Award Info: Grants are available
  • 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

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