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

January 27, 2023

12th Annual "All Women" Online Art Competition
Competition

  • Submission Deadline: January 27, 2023
  • Event Dates: February 1, 2023 - February 28, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $18.00
  • Award Info: Cash Prizes, Extensive worldwide publicity and promotion
  • 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 women-identifying artists.

January 27, 2023

Art x Climate
Other

  • Submission Deadline: January 27, 2023
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to U.S. based artists working with all 2D visual art mediums.

January 30, 2023

Call For Artists | Cash, Publication & More | Theme : Landscape
Competition

  • Organization: Boynes Emerging Artist Award
  • Submission Deadline: January 30, 2023
  • Entry Fee: 10
  • Award Info: $100 USD cash, publication, newsletter feature, winner's certificate
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Online Only: Yes
Description

January 30, 2023

PrattMWP Gallery Exhibition Open Call
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: January 30, 2023
  • Event Dates: November 1, 2023 - February 1, 2024
  • Award Info: Stipend, exhibition postcard, and a catered reception
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Utica , New York, United States
Description

January 31, 2023

2023 Art of Possibilities Art Show & Sale
Competition

  • Submission Deadline: January 31, 2023
  • Event Dates: April 28, 2023 - May 26, 2023
  • Award Info: more than $4,600 in awards
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all international artists with disabilities.

January 31, 2023

Sculpture in the Square 2023 - Fort Collins, CO
Public Art & Proposals

  • Submission Deadline: January 31, 2023
  • Award Info: Each artist will receive a $1,000 honorarium plus expenses if traveling over a hundred miles.
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Sculpture
Description
Eligibility Info

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

January 31, 2023

Visiting Artist of Color Residency
Residency

  • Organization: Art Students League of Denver
  • Submission Deadline: January 31, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $25.00
  • 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

January 31, 2023

2023 Left Coast Annual Juried Exhibition
Competition

  • Submission Deadline: January 31, 2023
  • Event Dates: April 14, 2023 - May 21, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $15.00
  • Award Info: 2 Exhibition Awards ($250 plus an exhibition in 2023; and 2 Merit Awards ($250).
  • Eligibility: Regional
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all California, Oregon, Washington, Alaska, and Hawaii fine arts visual artists.

January 31, 2023

Texas National Exhibition and Competition 2023
Competition

  • Submission Deadline: January 31, 2023
  • Event Dates: April 14, 2023 - June 30, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $35.00
  • Award Info: 1st - $2,000; 2nd - $1,000; 3rd - $500; Honorable Mentions
  • 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

January 31, 2023

19th Annual Sculpture Garden - Arts Council Wichita Falls
Competition

  • Submission Deadline: January 31, 2023
  • Event Dates: May 13, 2023 - May 10, 2024
  • Entry Fee: $25.00
  • Award Info: Artists will be provided with an installation stipend totaling $1500, Three cash awards will be given as determined by the juror/judge: 1st, 2nd, and 3rd prizes ($2500, $1000, $500 respectively)
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Sculpture
  • Location: Wichita Falls, Texas, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to artists working with Sculpture and Public Art

January 31, 2023

I Choose, Therefore I Am (online exhibition & gallery exhibition)
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: January 31, 2023
  • Event Dates: March 11, 2023 - April 30, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $20.00
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts
  • Online Only: Yes
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to Textile and Fiber Artists. Artists can submit up to 3 works in 2D and 3D. They must include fiber and textile-based materials, methods, and techniques, including rug hooking, tufting, punch needle, woven, quilting, embroidery, and knitting.

January 31, 2023

Call for Art: Hacking the Library
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: January 31, 2023
  • Event Dates: August 1, 2023 - June 1, 2024
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
Description

January 31, 2023

January PleinAir Salon $30,000 Art Competition
Competition

  • Submission Deadline: January 31, 2023
  • Event Dates: January 2, 2023 - January 31, 2023
  • Entry Fee: Early Bird: $29/$12 Regular: $38/$16
  • Award Info: $1100 per month, over $33,000 annually
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Drawing, Painting
  • Online Only: Yes
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to artists worldwide

February 1, 2023

Fantastic Fibers 2023
Competition

  • Submission Deadline: February 1, 2023
  • Event Dates: April 8, 2023 - June 24, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $35.00
  • Award Info: $1,200
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to all Fiber and Textile artists.

February 1, 2023

Call for Sculpture - Percival Plinth Project 2023
Public Art & Proposals

  • Submission Deadline: February 1, 2023
  • Event Dates: June 20, 2023 - June 16, 2024
  • Award Info: $1,000 honorarium
  • Eligibility: Regional
  • Categories: Sculpture
  • Location: Olympia, Washington
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to Washington State and Oregon artists working with Sculpture and Public Art

February 1, 2023

COAHEC MURALS -The Plight of Migrant Children
Public Art & Proposals

  • Submission Deadline: February 1, 2023
  • Award Info: Budget for the Design is $5000.
  • Categories: Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to Illustrators, Graphic Artists, Photographers, Mural Artists, Public Art 

February 1, 2023

13th Annual Patricia Sitar Juried Exhibition
Exhibition

  • Organization: Sitar Arts Center
  • Submission Deadline: February 1, 2023
  • Event Dates: February 27, 2023 - April 10, 2023
  • Entry Fee: Member: $5 Non-Member: $10
  • Award Info: up to $400 & Solo Exhibition at Sitar Arts Center
  • 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

February 1, 2023

March Group Art Show
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: February 1, 2023
  • Event Dates: March 1, 2023 - March 30, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $30.00
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to U.S.-based 2D artists, 3D artists, and photographers.

February 1, 2023

8th Annual Landscapes Art Competition
Competition

  • Submission Deadline: February 1, 2023
  • Event Dates: February 7, 2023 - May 7, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $25
  • Award Info: Cash prizes and an invitation to Fusion Art's Annual Group Show in Santa Fe, New Mexico in 2024 for Best in Show winners.
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Online Only: Yes
Description

February 1, 2023

Once Upon Water
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: February 1, 2023
  • Event Dates: May 9, 2023 - May 24, 2023
  • 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

February 1, 2023

West Michigan Art Competition
Competition

  • Submission Deadline: February 1, 2023
  • Event Dates: March 25, 2023 - May 6, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $35.00
  • Award Info: cash awards totaling $3000 
  • Eligibility: Regional
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to Lower West Michigan artists working in all visual art mediums

February 1, 2023

Masaha Residency 
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: February 1, 2023
  • Event Dates: February 26, 2023 - June 10, 2023
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to all Visual Artists

February 1, 2023

2023 Weir Farm Artist-In-Residence Program
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: February 1, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $35.00
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Weir Farm National Historical Park, Connecticut
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to all visual art mediums

February 1, 2023

Virginia A. Groot Foundation Grant
Grants & Fellowships

  • Submission Deadline: February 1, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $7.00
  • Award Info: $60,000, $30,000, or $20,000
  • Eligibility: International
Description

February 1, 2023

Cultivate’s La Baldi Residency 
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: February 1, 2023
  • Event Dates: April 1, 2023 - October 10, 2023
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline
  • Location: Tuscany , Italy
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to Multi-disciplinary Artists, writers, and researchers 

February 2, 2023

Superfine Miami 2023
Other

  • Submission Deadline: February 2, 2023
  • Event Dates: February 16, 2023 - February 19, 2023
  • Entry Fee: Booth fees vary
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
Description

February 3, 2023

Juried Student Art Show 2023
Competition

  • Organization: Champlain College Art Gallery
  • Submission Deadline: February 3, 2023
  • Eligibility: Local
  • Categories: Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Burlington, VT 05401, United States
Description

February 3, 2023

Show Off!
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: February 3, 2023
  • Event Dates: March 3, 2023 - April 2, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $35.00
  • Award Info: A total of $2,000 in cash awards will be given; Best in Show:  $700
  • 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

February 3, 2023

Call for Art: SHE
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: February 3, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $25.00
  • 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

February 3, 2023

Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolours
Exhibition

  • Organization: Mall Galleries
  • Submission Deadline: February 3, 2023
  • Entry Fee: £20 per artwork, or £14 for under 35s
  • Award Info: opportunity to win prizes & awards worth over £7,500
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Painting
  • Location: London SW1Y 5AS, United Kingdom
  • Online Only: Yes
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to artists working with Watermedia

February 3, 2023

2023 Bonnaroo Call for Artists at Nashville International Airport
Public Art & Proposals

  • Submission Deadline: February 3, 2023
  • Event Dates: June 5, 2023 - April 7, 2024
  • Award Info: $4,500 honorarium and 2 General Admission Weekend Passes + 1 Car Camping Pass  
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Sculpture
  • Location: Nashville, Tennessee
Description
Eligibility Info

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

February 3, 2023

Artist Entrepreneurial Grant 
Grants & Fellowships

  • Submission Deadline: February 3, 2023
  • Award Info: $250-$1,000
  • Eligibility: State
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all New Hampshire-based artists.

February 3, 2023

Kinetic
Competition

  • Submission Deadline: February 3, 2023
  • Event Dates: March 7, 2023 - April 8, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $20.00
  • Award Info: Juror’s Choice $1,000 cash award
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
Description

February 3, 2023

2023 Art on Parade - Northglenn, CO
Public Art & Proposals

  • Submission Deadline: February 3, 2023
  • Event Dates: May 1, 2023 - May 31, 2024
  • Award Info: $1,000 honorarium
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Sculpture
  • Location: NorthGlenn , Colorado
Description
Eligibility Info

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

February 4, 2023

2023 Arkansas Quail and Turkey Stamp Art Competition
Competition

  • Submission Deadline: February 4, 2023
  • Event Dates: March 18, 2023 - April 22, 2023
  • Award Info: Grand prize $2,500
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to U.S.-based artists working with all Visual Art mediums except Photography and Digital Work.

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