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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October 1, 2024

Elizabeth Murray Artist Residency
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: October 1, 2024
  • Entry Fee: $25
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Granville, NY
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to all artists

October 1, 2024

Contemporary Craft Regional Artist-in-Residence Application
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: October 1, 2024
  • 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 1, 2024

Call for Artists: Equal Temperament
Exhibition

  • Organization: Kentucky Museum
  • Submission Deadline: October 1, 2024
  • Award Info: Four $250 awards; One $600 Purchase Award
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Sculpture
  • Location: Bowling Green, KY, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to metalworkers 18 years of age or older, and
living in the United States,

October 1, 2024

2024 Juneteenth National ART Competition & Exhibit
Competition

  • Submission Deadline: October 1, 2024
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Fort Worth, TX 76110, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Adults and students in a traditional education system or home school and reside in the United States.

October 1, 2024

Art On Loop: London - Athens
Exhibition

Art On Loop: London - Athens
  • Organization: The Holy Art Gallery
  • Submission Deadline: October 1, 2024
  • Event Dates: October 11, 2024 - October 19, 2024
  • Entry Fee: Free to apply, Participation fee from 45
  • 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

October 1, 2024

The Lighthouse Works Fellowship Program
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: October 1, 2024
  • Entry Fee: $27
  • Award Info: $1,750 in financial support
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Fishers Island, NY 06390, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to all artists

October 1, 2024

Swedenborg Film Festival, London
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: October 1, 2024
  • Entry Fee: An administration charge applies to each film submitted (£10 standard; £5 student or unwaged)
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Film/Video/New Media
  • Location: London WC1A 2TH, United Kingdom
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all film makers.

October 1, 2024

10th Annual Leaves & Petals Art Competition
Competition

10th Annual Leaves & Petals Art Competition
  • Organization: Fusion Art
  • Submission Deadline: October 1, 2024
  • Event Dates: October 5, 2024 - November 4, 2024
  • Entry Fee: $25 for 1-2 images / $40 for up to 5 images
  • Award Info: Choice of a cash prize or complimentary one-year membership to Fusion Art's Members Gallery for Best in Show winners.
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Online Only: Yes
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all artists.

October 1, 2024

Atlanta Artadia Awards
Grants & Fellowships

  • Submission Deadline: October 1, 2024
  • Award Info: three Awardees to receive unrestricted funds of $15,000
  • Eligibility: Local
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Description
Eligibility Info

Artists must reside in one of the following counties: Barrow, Bartow, Butts, Carroll, Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Hall, Henry, Morgan, Newton, Paulding, Pickens, Rockdale, Spalding, and Walton

October 1, 2024

440 Gallery Looking for New Members
Other

440 Gallery Looking for New Members
  • Organization: 440 Gallery
  • Submission Deadline: October 1, 2024
  • Eligibility: Local
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Brooklyn, NY 11215, United States
Description

October 3, 2024

Earth Stories, Landscape and Human Activities
Competition

  • Submission Deadline: October 3, 2024
  • Entry Fee: First 3 Submissions Free for Photographer’s Circle (and Higher) Members $35 for Non-Members Additional Submissions $10 Each
  • Award Info: Images Selected by the Jurors will be Exhibited at IPHF.org and a Grand Prize
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Photography
  • Location: Fenton, MO 63099, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to artists 18 years of age or older. No juror, employee or volunteer of the organization holding the competition is eligible to enter the competition.

October 3, 2024

Art Curation & Exhibition Management - Short Course
Other

Art Curation & Exhibition Management - Short Course
  • Organization: Visual Artists Association
  • Submission Deadline: October 3, 2024
  • Event Dates: October 3, 2024 - October 24, 2024
  • Entry Fee: £250 - £350
  • Award Info: N/A
  • Eligibility: International
  • Online Only: Yes
Description

October 4, 2024

The Bennett Prize
Grants & Fellowships

  • Submission Deadline: October 4, 2024
  • Entry Fee: The fee for entry is $40.
  • Award Info: $25,000 annually over two consecutive years to the winning artist ($50,000 total)
  • Categories: Painting
  • Location: Pittsburgh, PA 15222, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

The Bennett Prize is open only to women eighteen (18) years or older residing at least part time in the United States (50 States and Washington, D.C.) whose primary practice is the creation of original paintings in the genre of figurative realism, and who identifies as a woman, regardless of their assigned gender at birth. This includes trans and cis women and nonbinary people. Part-time residence must include an active studio practice in the U.S. (On-site studio visits are a required component of The Prize.) U.S. Citizenship is not required.

October 4, 2024

Roundabout Artwork Call for Artists - Horizon Drive and G Road
Public Art & Proposals

  • Submission Deadline: October 4, 2024
  • Award Info: Budget: $100,000
  • Eligibility: Local
  • Categories: Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Sculpture
  • Location: Grand Junction, CO 81501, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

The project is open to all artists, age 21 and over, regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, age, military status, sexual orientation, marital status, or physical or mental disability. Preference points may be given to local Colorado artists.

Artists must be able to show images of original creations similar in size and theme to this project. Selection will be based on past artwork experience, style, concept, ability to comply with the timeline, and references.

October 4, 2024

Augusta Sculpture Trail 2024-2025
Public Art & Proposals

  • Submission Deadline: October 4, 2024
  • Award Info: Selected artists will receive a stipend of $3,000 for the 2-year lease of their work ($1,500 upon installation, $1,500 upon de-installation).
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Sculpture
  • Location: Augusta, GA 30904, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

The exhibition is open to all artists, preferably professional sculptors, who are at least 18 years of age and reside in the United States. Greater Augusta Arts Council employees and members of the Public Art Advisory Panel are not eligible to apply.

October 4, 2024

VisArts’ Frame + Frequency - New Media
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: October 4, 2024
  • Event Dates: November 22, 2024
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Film/Video/New Media
  • Location: Rockville, MD 20850
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to all artists working in new media, experimental film, and video works

October 7, 2024

2024 Traffic Cabinet Wrap Program
Public Art & Proposals

  • Submission Deadline: October 7, 2024
  • Award Info: Budget: $500.00
  • Eligibility: Local
  • Categories: Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Sculpture
  • Location: Lone Tree, CO 80124, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Must be a Colorado resident
Community or Student groups may apply
Applicants can not be a member of the Lone Tree Arts Commission or an employee of the City of Lone Tree

October 7, 2024

2024 Queensland Regional Art Awards
Competition

  • Submission Deadline: October 7, 2024
  • Event Dates: December 7, 2024 - December 15, 2024
  • Entry Fee: $25 - $40
  • Award Info: Regional art awards prize pool of over $140,000
  • Eligibility: Regional
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Fortitude Valley, Queensland 4006, Australia
  • Online Only: Yes
Description
Eligibility Info

Open regionally to all Queensland artists living outside of the Brisbane City Council area. Eg, artists in neighboring city council areas such as Logan, Ipswich, Somerset, Moreton Bay, and Redland City are all eligible to enter.

October 7, 2024

Call for Artists: CICA Young Korean Artists Solo Show Series 2025
Competition

  • Submission Deadline: October 7, 2024
  • Entry Fee: Free to apply, however if chosen the artist will have to pay a project processing fee.
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Gimpo-si, Gyeonggi-do 10049, South Korea
Description
Eligibility Info

CICA Museum invites Korean and Korean diaspora artists worldwide, as well as international artists residing in Korea, to participate.

October 7, 2024

2-D Opportunity, Kansas City Convention Center
Public Art & Proposals

  • Submission Deadline: October 7, 2024
  • Award Info: Budget: $60,000
  • Eligibility: Local
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting
  • Location: Kansas City, MO 64106, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Eligibility is limited to professional visual artist teams or artists at least 18 years of age based in the Kansas City Combined Statistical Area (CSA). The Kansas City CSA includes the Missouri counties of Andrew, Bates, Buchanan, Caldwell, Cass, Clay, Clinton, DeKalb, Jackson, Lafayette, Platte, Ray and the Kansas counties of Doniphan, Douglas, Franklin, Johnson, Leavenworth, Linn, Miami, Wyandotte.

Collaborators and teams are eligible to apply. Resumes/CVs of all collaborators must be uploaded to CaFÉ as a single PDF with multiple pages.

October 7, 2024

Color Burst - FREE Entry
Exhibition

Color Burst - FREE Entry
  • Organization: Overt Space
  • Submission Deadline: October 7, 2024
  • Event Dates: November 8, 2024 - January 5, 2025
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Stoughton, Wisconsin , United States
Description
Eligibility Info

All artists residing in the USA are eligible to participate.

October 8, 2024

Art Sales Academy: Mastering Face to Face Art Sales
Workshops & Classes

Art Sales Academy: Mastering Face to Face Art Sales
  • Organization: Visual Artists Association
  • Submission Deadline: October 8, 2024
  • Event Dates: September 17, 2024 - October 8, 2024
  • Entry Fee: £110 - £165
  • 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 to all.

October 10, 2024

Call to Artists - Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital Campus - Garage Façade Project
Public Art & Proposals

  • Submission Deadline: October 10, 2024
  • Award Info: Budget: $60,000
  • Eligibility: Local
  • Categories: Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Houston, TX 77026, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Please note that the eligibility for this opportunity is limited to current residents of Harris County. This requirement aligns with Harris Health’s goal of fostering a positive economic impact within the local community.

October 10, 2024

Royal Institute of Oil Painters | Annual Exhibition 2024
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: October 10, 2024
  • Event Dates: November 28, 2024 - December 14, 2024
  • Entry Fee: First or Single Entry Price: £20.00, or £14 per work for artists aged 35 or under.
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Painting
  • Location: London SW1Y 5BD, United Kingdom
  • Online Only: Yes
Description
Eligibility Info

Any artist aged 18 or over may enter, from anywhere in the world.

October 11, 2024

Camera Work: Trees and Water
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: October 11, 2024
  • Event Dates: November 1, 2024 - November 25, 2024
  • Entry Fee: $40
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Photography
  • Location: Portland, OR 97214, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

The exhibition is open to all photographers world wide, both amateur and professional.

October 11, 2024

National Small Works Competition and Exhibition (Lucky 13)
Competition

  • Submission Deadline: October 11, 2024
  • Event Dates: November 4, 2024 - December 27, 2024
  • Entry Fee: $13
  • Award Info: $1300 in Cash Awards
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting
  • Location: Mesquite, Virginia
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to U.S.-based artists. Wall art only

October 13, 2024

Art Comes Alive 2024
Competition

Art Comes Alive 2024
  • Organization: ADC Fine Art
  • Submission Deadline: October 13, 2024
  • Event Dates: November 16, 2024
  • Entry Fee: single piece entry $55 two piece entry $80 three piece entry $95 (add a fourth piece for free!)
  • Award Info: Purchase Awards, Gallery Contracts, Representation Awards
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Cincinnati, OH 45214, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all artists.

October 13, 2024

2025 Exhibition Program EOI
Competition

  • Submission Deadline: October 13, 2024
  • Award Info: $1000 stipend, curatorial and installation support, ongoing assistance to ensure a smooth exhibition, and more.
  • Eligibility: Regional
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Kingston, Victoria, Australia
Description
Eligibility Info

Open regionally to all artists who reside, work and/or have a strong demonstrable connection to Kingston

October 14, 2024

Prisma Art Prize
Competition

  • Submission Deadline: October 14, 2024
  • Entry Fee: €29 for 1-3 works. Up to 5 additional works can be registered at €5 each.
  • Award Info: To the winner of each quarterly edition, selected among the finalist works: €500 cash prize. Other cash prizes and opportunities are awarded.
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Painting, Craft/Traditional Arts, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline
  • Location: Roma, RM 00185, Italy
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to artists working in paintings, drawings, and engravings.

October 15, 2024

Vermont Studio Center - Artist and Writers Art Residency
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: October 15, 2024
  • Entry Fee: $25
  • Award Info: Fellowships available
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Johnson, VT 05656
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to all artists

October 15, 2024

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.

October 15, 2024

Baytown Sculpture Trail 2025
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: October 15, 2024
  • Event Dates: April 12, 2025 - March 21, 2026
  • Award Info: $1500 selection honorarium; $1000 Best of Show selection; $2000 People's Choice award
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Sculpture
  • Location: Baytown, TX, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

open internationally to professional and amateur sculptors of all backgrounds

October 15, 2024

MCC Art Department Biennial Faculty and Staff Exhibition
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: October 15, 2024
  • Event Dates: October 30, 2024 - December 12, 2024
  • Eligibility: Local
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Mesa, AZ 85202, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Submissions of original artwork created within the past two years by a currently employed member of the Mesa Community College Art Department will be considered. For questions or consultation, feel free to contact the Gallery Coordinator.

October 15, 2024

Keshet Makers Space Experience
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: October 15, 2024
  • Entry Fee: There is no application fee, however there may be residency fees if accepted. Please see website for further details.
  • Award Info: 10-day choreographic residencies
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline
  • Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to artists 21 years of age or older looking for a cohort setting.

October 15, 2024

Baytown Sculpture Trail
Exhibition

Baytown Sculpture Trail
  • Organization: ACE District dba Baytown Sculpture Trail
  • Submission Deadline: October 15, 2024
  • Event Dates: April 12, 2025 - March 28, 2026
  • Entry Fee: $25 for first two, $18 for next three
  • Award Info: $1500 acceptance honorarium: $2000 People's Choice; $1000 Best of Show
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Sculpture
  • Location: Harris County, Houston , TX, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all sculptors.

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