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

June 30, 2021

CALL FOR EXHIBITS 2021/22 - Gifts of Art at Michigan Medicine, University of Michigan
Exhibition

  • Organization: Gifts of Art, Michigan Medicine
  • Submission Deadline: June 30, 2021
  • Award Info: N/A
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Ann Arbor, MI 48109, United States
Description

June 13, 2022

Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize
Competition

  • Organization: Parker Harris
  • Submission Deadline: June 13, 2022
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Drawing
  • Location: London, United Kingdom
Description

January 1, 2023

Emerging
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: January 1, 2023
  • Event Dates: February 1, 2023 - February 23, 2023
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
Description

January 1, 2023

"Spiritual Visions" Open Call
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: January 1, 2023
  • Event Dates: January 27, 2023 - February 5, 2023
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
Description

January 1, 2023

W.E.B. Du Bois Sculpture Project
Public Art & Proposals

  • Submission Deadline: January 1, 2023
  • Event Dates: December 1, 2023
  • Award Info: Each finalist will receive an honorarium of $3,000. This honorarium is to be utilized for pre-proposal development, research and creation of a model sculpture.
  • Eligibility: Regional
  • Categories: Sculpture
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to sculptors based in the Northeastern region of the United States. Proposals by artists who have demonstrated ability in executing likenesses in human form will be considered.

January 1, 2023

Group Exhibition for Artists of African Descent
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: January 1, 2023
  • Event Dates: February 3, 2023 - March 17, 2023
  • Eligibility: Regional
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all artists of African descent residing within a 250-mile radius of the Quad Cities.

January 2, 2023

Wassaic Project Printmaking Fellowship
Grants & Fellowships

  • Submission Deadline: January 2, 2023
  • Event Dates: May 1, 2023 - October 31, 2023
  • Award Info: $700/month on contract on payroll
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to Printmakers

January 2, 2023

Wassaic Project Sculpture Fellowships
Grants & Fellowships

  • Submission Deadline: January 2, 2023
  • Event Dates: November 1, 2023 - January 2, 2024
  • Award Info: Compensation: $15,000/year
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Sculpture
  • Location: Wassaic, New York, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to Sculpture artists

January 4, 2023

Colorado Avenue & Columbia Street Roundabout
Public Art & Proposals

  • Submission Deadline: January 4, 2023
  • Award Info: Total project budget is $130,000.
  • Eligibility: Regional
  • Categories: Sculpture
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to Artists or Artist Teams residing in the Northwest and Southwest United States, specifically Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, California, Arizona, Texas, New Mexico, Wyoming, Colorado and Utah. Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC), Women and LGBTQAI+ community members are highly encouraged to apply. Artists living in Oregon are highly encouraged to apply.

January 5, 2023

2023 Queens Arts Fund: Arts Access Grant
Grants & Fellowships

  • Organization: NYFA
  • Submission Deadline: January 5, 2023
  • Award Info: Up to $5,000
  • Eligibility: Local
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Queens , New York, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

The organization or collective applying must have existed for at least one year and must be based in the Queens, NY area.

January 5, 2023

2023 Queens Arts Fund: New Work Grant
Grants & Fellowships

  • Submission Deadline: January 5, 2023
  • Award Info: up to $3,000
  • Eligibility: Local
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Queens, NYC, New York, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all Queens-based artists.

January 6, 2023

GRACIA Residency
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: January 6, 2023
  • Event Dates: July 1, 2023 - August 1, 2023
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Antigua, Guatemala
Description

January 6, 2023

COSO 2023 BIENNIAL: CALL FOR ART
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: January 6, 2023
  • Event Dates: April 7, 2023 - June 30, 2023
  • Award Info: Solo Exhibition
  • Eligibility: Regional
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all artists residing in the following states: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky, Virginia, and West Virginia.

January 8, 2023

2023 Susan Beech Mid-Career Grant
Grants & Fellowships

  • Submission Deadline: January 8, 2023
  • Award Info: An unrestricted cash grant of $20,000 to be paid over two years ($10,000 at the signing of the contract, $5,000 twelve months after the signing, and $5,000 upon the project’s completion)
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts
  • Online Only: Yes
Description

January 8, 2023

‘ARTIST OF THE YEAR’
Competition

  • Submission Deadline: January 8, 2023
  • Event Dates: January 18, 2023 - January 30, 2023
  • Award Info: 1st Prize - £250 + Solo virtual exhibition [up to 20 artworks] 2nd Prize - Solo virtual exhibition [up to 15 artworks]
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting
  • Online Only: Yes
Description

January 8, 2023

The Studios at MASS MoCA Residency Program
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: January 8, 2023
  • Event Dates: June 1, 2023 - January 1, 2024
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: North Adams, , Massachusetts
Description

January 9, 2023

Fellowships in Human Rights & the Arts
Grants & Fellowships

  • Submission Deadline: January 9, 2023
  • Award Info: Compensation: Fellows will receive a full-time salary and health insurance.
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to scholars, artists, and activists with teaching experience and a research project.

January 9, 2023

Individual Artist Grants- City of Davis, CA
Grants & Fellowships

  • Submission Deadline: January 9, 2023
  • Award Info: Grants of $1,000 will be made to eligible individuals
  • Eligibility: Local
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Davis, California, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all artists residing in Davis, California

January 10, 2023

Joshua Tree Highlands Artist Residency
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: January 10, 2023
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Joshua Tree, California, United States
Description

January 13, 2023

SoloS - 9th International Solo Exhibitions - Winter 2023
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: January 13, 2023
  • Event Dates: March 1, 2023 - June 30, 2023
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
Description

January 13, 2023

Rotating Public Art Program: Series IV
Public Art & Proposals

  • Submission Deadline: January 13, 2023
  • Categories: Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Sculpture
  • Location: Pasadena, California, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all California-based artists working with Public Art

January 13, 2023

Rauschenberg Emergency Grants
Grants & Fellowships

  • Submission Deadline: January 13, 2023
  • Award Info: one-time grants of up to $5,000 for unexpected medical emergencies occurring April 1, 2022 and later
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Online Only: Yes
Description
Eligibility Info

U.S. based artists only

January 14, 2023

Call for Artists: LSU Music & Dramatic Arts, Band Hall, & Cypress Residence Interactive Installation
Other

  • Submission Deadline: January 14, 2023
  • Categories: Sculpture
Description
Eligibility Info

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

January 15, 2023

Saltonstall Residency
Residency

  • Organization: Constance Saltonstall Foundation for the Arts
  • Submission Deadline: January 15, 2023
  • Award Info: no cost residency
  • Eligibility: State
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Ithaca , New York, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to artists and writers who are current residents of New York State and/or one of the Indian Nations located therein.

January 15, 2023

Media Arts Assistance Fund (MAAF) for Artists
Grants & Fellowships

  • Submission Deadline: January 15, 2023
  • Award Info: up to $7,500
  • Eligibility: State
  • Categories: Film/Video/New Media
  • Location: New York
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all New York State based artists working in all genres of sound and moving image art, including emergent technology.

January 15, 2023

Sonoma Ceramic's Residence Program
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: January 15, 2023
  • Eligibility: Local
  • Categories: Sculpture
  • Location: Sonoma, California, United States
Description

January 17, 2023

Developing your Creative Practice
Grants & Fellowships

  • Submission Deadline: January 17, 2023
  • Award Info: To be determined
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Online Only: Yes
Description
Eligibility Info

U.K. based artists only

January 18, 2023

The Gottlieb Foundation Individual Support Grant
Grants & Fellowships

  • Submission Deadline: January 18, 2023
  • Award Info: $25,000 each to 12 artists
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Online Only: Yes
Description
Eligibility Info

Artists who have been working for at least 20 years in a mature phase of your work, and can demonstrate a need for financial assistance.

January 23, 2023

International Call for Artists: Public Sculpture or Installation
Public Art & Proposals

  • Submission Deadline: January 23, 2023
  • Award Info: 10,000 budget for the project
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Sculpture
  • Location: Saranac Lake, New York, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to Sculpture/Public Art artits

January 25, 2023

NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowship
Grants & Fellowships

  • Submission Deadline: January 25, 2023
  • Award Info: $8,000
  • Eligibility: State
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
Description
Eligibility Info

State (New York), 25 years and older.

January 25, 2023

RFQ - Sculpture at the City of Wichita Water Facility
Public Art & Proposals

  • Organization: NINE dot ARTS
  • Submission Deadline: January 25, 2023
  • Event Dates: February 28, 2023 - December 31, 2023
  • Award Info: Three art locations ranging from $111,150 - $384,750
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Sculpture
Description

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

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

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

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

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