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 2024!

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Guide to the Best Artist Opportunities in 2024

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July 31, 2024 4 days left

2025 Taiwan Ceramics Residency Program
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: July 31, 2024
  • Award Info: The material subsidy and travel coverage
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Sculpture
  • Location: New Taipei City, Taiwan
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all artists with a minimum of 2 years' experience in ceramic art practice.

July 31, 2024 4 days left

'ace Exploration Residencies
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: July 31, 2024
  • Entry Fee: There is no application fee, however there may be residency fees if accepted. Please see website for further details.
  • Award Info: 4 week artistic residency
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all artists.

August 1, 2024 5 days left

Yaddo Film & Video Residency
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: August 1, 2024
  • Entry Fee: $36
  • Award Info: Residencies vary in length, from two weeks to two months.
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Film/Video/New Media
  • Location: Saratoga Springs, New York 12866, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Artists who are enrolled in graduate or undergraduate programs, or who are engaged in completing work toward an academic degree at the time of application, are not eligible.

Artists may apply once every other calendar year. For example, if you applied to a 2022 deadline, you will be eligible to apply again to a 2024 deadline.

Yaddo supports individual artists engaged in the genesis of new, original work. Auxiliary artists such as sound and lighting technicians, musicians, dancers and designers are ineligible to apply.

August 1, 2024 5 days left

Penland Winter Residency
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: August 1, 2024
  • Entry Fee: $30 and residency fees may apply
  • Award Info: 2 weeks - 4 week residency intensive
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Penland, NC 28765, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all artists.

August 1, 2024 5 days left

Yaddo Performance Residency
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: August 1, 2024
  • Entry Fee: $35
  • Award Info: Residencies vary in length, from two weeks to two months.
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline
  • Location: Saratoga Springs, NY 12866, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Artists who are enrolled in graduate or undergraduate programs, or who are engaged in completing work toward an academic degree at the time of application, are not eligible.

Artists may apply once every other calendar year. For example, if you applied to a 2022 deadline, you will be eligible to apply again to a 2024 deadline.

Yaddo supports individual artists engaged in the genesis of new, original work. Auxiliary artists such as sound and lighting technicians, musicians, dancers and designers are ineligible to apply.

August 1, 2024 5 days left

Yaddo Visual Art Residency
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: August 1, 2024
  • Entry Fee: $40
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Saratoga Springs, New York 12866, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Artists who are enrolled in graduate or undergraduate programs, or who are engaged in completing work toward an academic degree at the time of application, are not eligible.

Artists may apply once every other calendar year. For example, if you applied to a 2022 deadline, you will be eligible to apply again to a 2024 deadline.

Yaddo supports individual artists engaged in the genesis of new, original work. Auxiliary artists such as sound and lighting technicians, musicians, dancers and designers are ineligible to apply.

August 1, 2024 5 days left

2025 Fall Artist-in-Residence Open Call September 10- November 12
Residency

  • Organization: Bemis Center for contemporary arts
  • Submission Deadline: August 1, 2024
  • Event Dates: September 10, 2025 - November 12, 2025
  • Entry Fee: $40
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: omaha, NE 68102, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to all artists

August 1, 2024 5 days left

Performing Artist-In-Residence Program
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: August 1, 2024
  • Event Dates: October 1, 2024 - February 28, 2025
  • Award Info: $3,000 honorarium
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline
  • Location: New York, New York 10013, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all Performing Artists
Disciplines include but not limited to dance, music, theatre, performance art, spoken words and film
Artists self-identify as Asian/Chinese American or Asian/Chinese immigrant with a goal of continuing their career in the United States
Artists must be a resident in New York City metropolitan area
Artists must be 25 or over and cannot enroll in any degree program of any kind
Both traditional and contemporary performing arts are welcome
Artists must be available for all the required dates to apply (see program requirements)

August 2, 2024 6 days left

Short term artist residency
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: August 2, 2024
  • Award Info: $5000 stipend for participation
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: New York, New York, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all artists. Artists must be able to be present in NYC for 5 out of the 7 days each week during the residency. Please contact the organization for more eligibility information.

August 4, 2024 8 days left

Foundation House Artist Residency
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: August 4, 2024
  • Event Dates: November 8, 2024 - November 17, 2024
  • Award Info: stipend
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: GREENWICH, CT , United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all artists across all disciplines.

August 9, 2024 13 days left

James Castle House Artist Residency
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: August 9, 2024
  • Award Info: $500.00 stipend
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Boise, ID 83703, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all U.S. based artists.

August 31, 2024 35 days left

Artists-in-Residence at The Studio
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: August 31, 2024
  • Award Info: 5-8 week residency
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Sculpture
  • Location: Corning, NY 14830, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all artists.

August 31, 2024 35 days left

Bryn Du Mansion Artist in Residence
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: August 31, 2024
  • Entry Fee: $15
  • Award Info: Stipends include $2000 for an 8 week residency and $3000 for a 12 week residency.
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Granville, OH 43023, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Artists at any stage of their career are welcome to apply. All artistic disciplines will be considered. Feel free to contact the office with any specific inquiries prior to applying. Must be 18 years of age or older and reside in the United States.

August 31, 2024 35 days left

Willapa Bay AiR
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: August 31, 2024
  • Entry Fee: $30
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Oysterville, WA 98641, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Applicants must be over the age of 21. Willapa Bay AiR welcomes residents from across the globe.

August 31, 2024 35 days left

Printmaking Barcelona Open Call for Summer & Autumn
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: August 31, 2024
  • Entry Fee: The application is free but residency fees apply. Please see website for further details about fees.
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline
  • Location: Barcelona 08001, Spain
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all artists.

August 31, 2024 35 days left

BIPOC Residency at Corning Museum of Glass
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: August 31, 2024
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Sculpture
  • Location: Corning, NY 14830, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Applicants who identify as BIPOC artists are welcome to apply for this residency and for our other residencies.

September 1, 2024 36 days left

Surel's Place: Artist-in-Residency Program (January-June)
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: September 1, 2024
  • Event Dates: January 1, 2025 - May 1, 2025
  • Award Info: month-long residencies with a stipend
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Boise, ID 83701, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

All Applicants must be:

25 Years or Older
Non Smokers

September 1, 2024 36 days left

Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts Residency
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: September 1, 2024
  • Event Dates: January 6, 2025 - June 20, 2025
  • Entry Fee: $35
  • Award Info: offers a $175 weekly stipend, housing, and a private studio.
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Nebraska City, Nebraska 68410, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to all artists

September 1, 2024 36 days left

Bloedel Reserve Creative Residency
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: September 1, 2024
  • Entry Fee: 25 US Dollar (USD)
  • Award Info: Selected artists and innovative thinkers are provided a three-week stay on the Bloedel grounds, with unlimited access to the Reserve’s 150 acres of sculpted gardens, forests, meadows, and wildlife habitats.
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Bainbridge Island, WA 98110, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all artists.

September 1, 2024 36 days left

Corsicana Artist and Writer Residency
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: September 1, 2024
  • Entry Fee: 30 US Dollar
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Corsicana, Texas, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all artists.

September 1, 2024 36 days left

True/False
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: September 1, 2024
  • Award Info: $1000 Artist Stipend for each Art Installation.
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Sculpture
  • Location: Columbia, MO 65201, United States
  • Online Only: Yes
Description
Eligibility Info

Please reach out to the residency program for specific eligibility requirements.

September 10, 2024 45 days left

MacDowell Residency Spring/Summer 2025
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: September 10, 2024
  • Event Dates: March 1, 2025 - August 31, 2025
  • Entry Fee: $30.00, Any applicant experiencing a financial hardship may request a fee waiver
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Peterborough, New Hampshire 03458, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to all artists

September 15, 2024 50 days left

Virginia Center for the Creative Arts Residency
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: September 15, 2024
  • Entry Fee: $30
  • Award Info: Please see website for specific details on exchange residencies.
  • 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.

September 15, 2024 50 days left

Center for Book Arts 2025 Artist-in-Residence
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: September 15, 2024
  • Award Info: stipend of $1500, tuition waiver for up to $6000 in courses offered at CBA during the residency period, and 24-hour access to CBA's printing and binding studios in Manhattan.
  • Eligibility: Local
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline
  • Location: NY, NY 10001, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to artists living and working in the 5 boroughs of New York

September 15, 2024 50 days left

HAMBIDGE RESIDENCIES
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: September 15, 2024
  • Entry Fee: $30 application fee, additional residency fees may apply - financial aid available
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Rabun Gap, GA 30568, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all artists.

September 20, 2024 55 days left

L’AiR Arts: Partner Residencies at Atelier 11 Cité Falguière (France)
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: September 20, 2024
  • Entry Fee: Residents need backing by giving institutions. Please see website for further details.
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Paris 75272, France
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all artists.

September 30, 2024 65 days left

Tsung-Yeh Arts and Cultutal Center Artists-in-Residence Program 2024
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: September 30, 2024
  • Award Info: Residency, free accommodations and studio space as well as a subsidized fee.
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Tainan City 721, Taiwan
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all artists. All applicants must be able to communicate in either English or Chinese or Japanese.
Applicants are required to plan their residency projects based on the theme of the residency, create their works in the form of on-site specific production, and prepare for the exhibition by integrating the historical heritage buildings of Tsung-yeh Arts and Cultural Center.

Ongoing

The F Project Artist Residency
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: Ongoing
  • Entry Fee: There is no application fee, however residency fees may apply. Please see website for further details.
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: WARRNAMBOOL, VIC 3280, Australia
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all artists.

Ongoing

Theatre in Palm: Co-production Residencies for Performing Artists 2024
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: Ongoing
  • Award Info: Travel, accommodation and some form of compensation for the work will be paid to all the selected artists.
  • Eligibility: Regional
  • Categories: Photography, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline
Description
Eligibility Info

Must be a resident in an EU country and over 18 years old

Ongoing

Contemporary Craft Regional Artist-in-Residence Application
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: Ongoing
  • Entry Fee: There is no entry fee, however residency fees may apply.
  • Award Info: Weekly Stipend
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Sculpture
  • Location: Pittsburgh, PA 15201, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all u.s. based artists.

October 15, 2024 80 days left

2024 Art Omi Residency: Artists
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: October 15, 2024
  • Event Dates: June 20, 2025 - July 15, 2025
  • Award Info: $500 stipend
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Ghent, New York
Description
Eligibility Info

Artists welcomes artists from all over the world who have been professionally active for at least the past 3 years. Disciplines include visual arts, sound art, performance, and social practice. Having studied art is not a requirement: we accept applications from self-taught professional artists.

October 15, 2024 80 days left

Dora Maar House Open Call for 2025 Residencies
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: October 15, 2024
  • Entry Fee: $25 application fee
  • Award Info: In 1997, Nancy B. Negley purchased the former residence of Dora Maar. In a five-year effort, she rehabilitated and updated this spacious eighteenth-century, four-story stone residence in the village of Ménerbes. Her goal was to make it a retreat for scholars, artists, and writers, where they could work undisturbed on their research, art, or writing, for one to two months. Here outstanding mid-career professionals are offered fellowships that enable them to reside in the Dora Maar House and focus on the creative aspects of their work. A travel award is based on the average fare of travel from the resident's hometown to Paris. A $1500 stipend is awarded.
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Menerbes 84560, France
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all artists.

December 3, 2024 129 days left

Studio Kura’s Artist in Residence Program
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: December 3, 2024
  • Entry Fee: This application is free to apply, however there may be residency fees if accepted. Please see website for further details.
  • Award Info: Studio Kura provides artists with residential facilities and bicycles during their residency period.
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Fukuoka, Japan
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all artists.

Ongoing

'ace Micro Residencies
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: Ongoing
  • Entry Fee: There are no application fees, however the residency does have a fee if selected. Please see website for more details.
  • Award Info: micro residency
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all artists.

Ongoing

18th Street Local Artist Residency
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: Ongoing
  • Entry Fee: There is no application fee, however this is an opportunity for subsidized studio space with a far below market rate in an effort to provide local artists with affordable rental properties within Santa Monica.
  • Award Info: Studio spaces for rent
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Santa Monica, California, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

U.S. based artists, curators, writers, and musicians

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