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 7, 2023

TOAF62 Call for Artists
Other

  • Submission Deadline: March 7, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $50.00
  • Award Info: $40,000 for Toronto Outdoor Art Fair, $5,000 for Toronto Online Art Fair
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Toronto, Canada
Description

March 8, 2023

Call for Artists - Sculptures (Pflugerville, Texas)
Public Art & Proposals

  • Submission Deadline: March 8, 2023
  • Award Info: Budget is $10,000 per sculpture
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Sculpture
  • Location: Pflugerville, Texas
Description
Eligibility Info

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

March 8, 2023

16th St Renovation Art
Public Art & Proposals

  • Submission Deadline: March 8, 2023
  • Award Info: Budget is $85,000
  • Eligibility: National
Description
Eligibility Info

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

March 9, 2023

Lab Art Prize - Venice '23 edition
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: March 9, 2023
  • Event Dates: May 13, 2023 - May 27, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $45.00
  • Award Info: 5000,00€ total awards (artwork acquisition award, cash prize, monographic book prize).
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all artists internationally

March 9, 2023

Red River Watercolor Society 30th Annual National Juried Watermedia Exhibition
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: March 9, 2023
  • Event Dates: June 1, 2023 - June 30, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $40.00
  • Award Info: $6,000 in awards 
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Painting
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to U.S.-based water media artists

March 9, 2023

Tulsa Artist Fellowship
Residency

  • Organization: Tulsa Artist Fellowship
  • Submission Deadline: March 9, 2023
  • Award Info: $12,000 yearly housing stipend, $1,200 yearly health stipend, $1,200 yearly studio assistant stipend, $1,500 relocation stipend, fully-subsidized studio spaces, and access to shared art-making facilities.
Description

March 9, 2023

International Art Competition Abstract
Competition

  • Submission Deadline: March 9, 2023
  • Event Dates: March 1, 2023 - March 31, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $15
  • Award Info: Merit awards and Honorable Mention awards
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to all artists working in all mediums except sound and video art 

March 10, 2023

Art and Color 365 Magazine Portraits Competition
Competition

  • Organization: Art and Color 365 Magazine
  • Submission Deadline: March 10, 2023
  • Event Dates: March 15, 2023 - March 15, 2024
  • Entry Fee: $20 for up to three pieces of art
  • Award Info: Cash prize for 1st Place plus a magazine and website feature story about the artists with up to 10 images of their artwork. 2nd and 3rd place receive magazine and website feature stories about the artists and their art. All winners and honorable mentions will be featured in a special exhibition section of Art and Color 365's magazine and website, will receive a digital award certificate, and a free issue of the Art and Color 365 magazine which features their artwork.
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting
  • Online Only: Yes
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to international artists working in any traditional 2D media, digital media, or mixed media.

March 10, 2023

Artists in Residence, Summer 2023/24 | The Carving Studio & Sculpture Center
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: March 10, 2023
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Sculpture
  • Location: West Rutland, Vermont, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to artists working with stone, metal, wood, ceramics, glass, and more

March 10, 2023

Art and Color 365 Magazine Watercolor Competition
Competition

  • Organization: Art and Color 365 Magazine
  • Submission Deadline: March 10, 2023
  • Event Dates: March 15, 2023 - March 15, 2024
  • Entry Fee: $20 for up to three pieces of art
  • Award Info: Cash prize for 1st Place plus a magazine and website feature story about the artists with up to 10 images of their artwork. 2nd and 3rd place receive magazine and website feature stories about the artists and their art. All winners and honorable mentions will be featured in a special exhibition section of Art and Color 365's magazine and website, will receive a digital award certificate, and a free issue of the Art and Color 365 magazine which features their artwork.
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Painting
  • Online Only: Yes
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to water media painters

March 10, 2023

The Healing Garden at The Confluence: Art in Twisp / Calls & Submissions
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: March 10, 2023
  • Event Dates: June 10, 2023 - July 15, 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 U.S.-based artists

March 10, 2023

Call for Art-BRILLIANCE
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: March 10, 2023
  • Event Dates: April 7, 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

March 10, 2023

2023 Wrangell Mountains Center Residency—McCarthy, Alaska
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: March 10, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $25
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: McCarthy, Alaska
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to all artists

March 10, 2023

Adams County Arts Council Art Exhibition
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: March 10, 2023
  • Event Dates: June 1, 2023 - June 23, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $30 for ACAC members, $45 for non-member
  • Award Info: Cash prizes of $1000, $750, $500, $500, $250, $200, and $100.
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all U.S.-based artists

March 10, 2023

Love in Action: Joy, Community, Creativity
Public Art & Proposals

  • Submission Deadline: March 10, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $25.00
  • Award Info: each artist will receive a stipend of $800
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Sculpture
Description
Eligibility Info

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

March 11, 2023

Your Wildest Dreams
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: March 11, 2023
  • Event Dates: March 25, 2023 - April 23, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $28.00
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all U.S. and Canada-based artists

March 12, 2023

Inspire(d): Annual Spring Juried Show
Exhibition

  • Organization: Dayton Society of Artists
  • Submission Deadline: March 12, 2023
  • Event Dates: April 7, 2023 - May 20, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $14 for each entry, up to (3) entries
  • Award Info: 1st - $500, 2nd - $300, 3rd - $200
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Dayton, OH 45403, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all U.S.-based artists

March 12, 2023

Surfing Madonna "Ocean-Earth-Air" Art & Poetry Exhibit
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: March 12, 2023
  • Event Dates: March 29, 2023 - April 30, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $30.00
  • Award Info: $1,950 in cash awards
  • Eligibility: State
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Poway, California, United States
Description

March 13, 2023

$5,000 Project Launch Grant Calls for Entry
Grants & Fellowships

  • Submission Deadline: March 13, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $35
  • Award Info: $5,000
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Film/Video/New Media, Photography
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to Photographers and Lens-based artists

March 13, 2023

LIFT: Early Career Support for Native Artists - 2023 Application
Grants & Fellowships

  • Submission Deadline: March 13, 2023
  • Award Info: $10,000
  • 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 Native artists

March 13, 2023

The Storms Inside
Exhibition

  • Organization: Eyes On Art
  • Submission Deadline: March 13, 2023
  • Event Dates: April 15, 2023 - April 29, 2023
  • Eligibility: Local
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: NYC, NY
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all NYC-based artists

March 14, 2023

GIPHY Arts and Loop Art Critique OPEN CALL for unique online Artist Residency and Exhibition
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: March 14, 2023
  • Award Info: $1,000 honorarium
  • Categories: Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline
Description
Eligibility Info

Music/Sound, Interdisciplinary/Hybrid, Animation, Digital/Electronic Arts

March 15, 2023

Americana
Exhibition

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

Open internationally to all photographers

March 15, 2023

Society of Watercolor Artists - 2023 International Juried Exhibition
Competition

  • Submission Deadline: March 15, 2023
  • Event Dates: April 15, 2023 - May 20, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $40.00 (SWA Member)
  • Award Info: $6,000 in Cash & Merchandise Prizes!
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Painting
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to water media artists

March 15, 2023

Roswell Artist-in-Residence Program
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: March 15, 2023
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Roswell, New Mexico, United States
Description

March 15, 2023

In the Time of Climate Change
Competition

  • Submission Deadline: March 15, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $35
  • Award Info: Awards for Best of Show, 2nd, and 3rd place ($1000 - 600 - 300)
  • 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 15, 2023

2nd Annual Book Arts Exhibition
Exhibition

  • Organization: Friedli Gallery
  • Submission Deadline: March 15, 2023
  • Event Dates: April 7, 2023 - May 27, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $20
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Sculpture
  • Location: Saint Paul, MN 55102
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to U.S. based artists

March 15, 2023

Paying Artists Program 
Grants & Fellowships

  • Submission Deadline: March 15, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $25 (waived for Equity members)
  • Award Info: $2,375 to four artists
  • Eligibility: Regional
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: New York
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to artists in New York; All Mediums 

March 15, 2023

Residency at Mainframe Studios
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: March 15, 2023
  • Event Dates: January 1, 2024
  • Award Info: A monthly stipend of $1,000, up to $1,000 reimbursement for travel costs, a fuly furnished one bedroom apartment as well as dedicated use of a 1400 sq ft studio space at Mainframe Studios
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Des Moines, IA
Description
Eligibility Info

To be eligible, your single PDF must include (1) your Statement of purpose about your work and how you will use your residency in Des Moines (Not exceeding 700 words,) (2) a Portfolio of 12-20 images, including work title, medium, and date (include links/URL to moving image works or documentation of time-based/ performance work if desired,) and (3) your Resume or C.V.
The Alex Brown Foundation will accept international applicants (non-U.S. citizens) in accordance with Residency guidelines and U.S. visitor, visa and tax laws. Artists currently living and working in the U.S. with a valid visa are eligible and encouraged to apply. Artists are responsible for managing their visa status if accepted to the residency. The Alex Brown Foundation cannot currently assist in any visa related issues.

March 15, 2023

2023 Printmaking Residency at Remarque Print Workshop
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: March 15, 2023
  • Event Dates: May 22, 2023 - May 26, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $35
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to Printmakers

March 15, 2023

EXTINCTION: Save the Planet - 2023 (Exhibition and Publication)
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: March 15, 2023
  • Event Dates: April 22, 2023 - May 22, 2023
  • Award Info: selected artworks will be published in The Book of Art: Extinction publication and showcased in Extinction: Save the Planet international online group exhibition by Gallerium.
  • 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 16, 2023

2023 Open Call for Artists: The Guardhouse Program
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: March 16, 2023
  • Event Dates: May 1, 2023
  • Award Info: $2,500, plus up to $2,500 for production-related expenses
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all visual artists

March 16, 2023

Rauschenberg Emergency Grant
Grants & Fellowships

  • Submission Deadline: March 16, 2023
  • Entry Fee: Free to apply
  • Award Info: up to $5,000
  • 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

March 17, 2023

VMRC Juried Art Exhibition 2023
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: March 17, 2023
  • Event Dates: May 28, 2023 - June 27, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $40
  • Award Info: Total of $5,500 in cash prizes, Best In Show: $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 artistss

March 18, 2023

Form, Not Function: Quilt Art at the Carnegie
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: March 18, 2023
  • Event Dates: May 11, 2023 - July 22, 2023
  • Entry Fee: $35
  • Award Info: $1,000 Best of Show award
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to U.S.-based artists working with Quilts, Textile Art 

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