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

CATEGORY

February 26, 2024

14th Annual “Figurative” Online Art Competition
Competition

14th Annual “Figurative” Online Art Competition
  • Organization: Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery
  • Submission Deadline: February 26, 2024
  • Event Dates: March 1, 2024 - March 31, 2024
  • Entry Fee: $18.00 for 1 to 2 entries / $26.00 for 3 to 5 entries. Early entry and art student discounts
  • Award Info: Best in Show winner will receive a cash prize. Winners receive extensive worldwide publicity and promotion.
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Online Only: Yes
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to all mediums except film/video/new media

February 26, 2024

Off Center - An International Ceramic Competition: 2024
Competition

  • Submission Deadline: February 26, 2024
  • Event Dates: April 6, 2024 - May 18, 2024
  • Entry Fee: $35.00
  • Award Info: 1st: $500
  • Eligibility: International
  • Location: Roseville, California
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to ceramic artists

February 29, 2024

Open Call “Cat Laundry”
Competition

  • Submission Deadline: February 29, 2024
  • Award Info: We offer exhibition space with equipment, a bar, advertising via email and various websites and social media and web and print flyers, organization of the work texts, the lecture, the documentation. We do not charge a fee for applications, exhibitions, etc. We are a free, self-organized project space and work on a voluntary basis. 64th exhibition in gallery and park 3.5. – June 14, 2024
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Berlin-Kreuzberg, Germany
Description
Eligibility Info

Object, sculpture, installation, photo, painting, drawing, printmaking, video with credits, sound is possible. A performative contribution such as performance, VJ or similar to the vernissage, artist talk or finissage is desired. GG3 submits an application for approval to the Mitte district of Berlin for the exhibition in the park.

Works: Individual artists or existing artist groups can apply online with a maximum of three works. Works in the Park 1st-5th must be looked after by the artists. Please indicate whether the works should be shown in the gallery or in the park, No. 1 - 6.

Gallery: Regional artists are welcome to be present for the vernissage and the artist talk, as is supervision at one of the exhibition dates.

February 29, 2024

“Future” Open Call to Artists and Writers
Competition

“Future” Open Call to Artists and Writers
  • Organization: ArtAscent Art & Literature Journal
  • Submission Deadline: February 29, 2024
  • Entry Fee: $20+ USD
  • Award Info: The selected artists and writers, up to 40, will be published in our print and digital magazine and the two-year online exhibition, as well as receive a free digital copy of the magazine. Four will also receive a feature section with a profile written about them. All benefit from professional portfolio presentation to art lovers and engage our readers through our social media, website, and print and digital issues. ArtAscent provides the opportunity for the voices and visions of writers and artists to be shared in a professional and accessible platform.
  • 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 all artists

February 29, 2024

Figurative juried Art Competition
Competition

Figurative juried Art Competition
  • Organization: Blue Koi Gallery
  • Submission Deadline: February 29, 2024
  • Entry Fee: $25 for 4 images
  • Award Info: A $100 cash prize awarded to the 1st place winner, Top winners receive digital certificates, recognition on our website, newsletter, and extensive media coverage.
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Online Only: Yes
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all artists depicting the figure.

February 29, 2024

Call for Community Engaged Artists
Competition

  • Submission Deadline: February 29, 2024
  • Award Info: $3,000-5,000 stipend to create a project at MJN’s 1-day Street Work Earth in Queens, NY, during Climate Week (Sept 22-29, 2024), and/or invited to other opportunities we’re creating.
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: New York, NY, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all artists.

February 29, 2024

Adams Square Mini Park Gas Statioin
Public Art & Proposals

Adams Square Mini Park Gas Statioin
  • Organization: City of Glendale | Library, Arts & Culture Department
  • Submission Deadline: February 29, 2024
  • Eligibility: Local
  • Categories: Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline
  • Location: Glendale, CA 91205, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to Mixed-Media artists in the Glendale California area.

February 29, 2024

Powderhorn Art Fair
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: February 29, 2024
  • Event Dates: August 3, 2024 - August 4, 2024
  • Entry Fee: $25.00
  • Award Info: Selected by jury to participate in the Art Fair. First, Second, Third Place, Honorable Mention, and Spirit of Powderhorn recipients will be invited back with the jury and booth fees waived. Twenty invitational award winners will be invited back with the jury fee waived but must pay a booth fee.
  • Eligibility: Regional
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Description

February 29, 2024

Modern Day Monet
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: February 29, 2024
  • Entry Fee: $20
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Farmington, Connecticut
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to all artists

February 29, 2024

INTERPLAY – Collage Artists of America Annual Members Juried Virtual Show
Exhibition

INTERPLAY – Collage Artists of America Annual Members Juried Virtual Show
  • Organization: Collage Artists of America
  • Submission Deadline: February 29, 2024
  • Event Dates: April 1, 2024 - May 31, 2024
  • Entry Fee: Must be a member to enter. Please join on our website!
  • Award Info: Awards: Total $1000 - First ($400); Second ($300); Third ($200); Carolann Watterson Award ($100); Four Honorary Mentions.
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline
  • Online Only: Yes
Description
Eligibility Info

If you are not already a member, you may join Collage Artists of America for $55 to qualify at any time before submission. Visit https://collageartists.org/Member-Application

February 29, 2024

All Things Considered- 2024
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: February 29, 2024
  • Event Dates: April 4, 2024 - April 26, 2024
  • Entry Fee: $31
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Laguna Beach , California
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to all artists

February 29, 2024

Open Call for Visual Artists - Jamaica Flux: Workspaces & Windows 2024
Competition

  • Submission Deadline: February 29, 2024
  • Award Info: Each artist selected will receive at least $1,000 towards the completion of their proposed project.
  • Eligibility: Local
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: New York, NY
Description
Eligibility Info

Artists currently living in New York City

February 29, 2024

February PleinAir Salon $50,000 Art Competition
Competition

February PleinAir Salon $50,000 Art Competition
  • Organization: PleinAir Magazine
  • Submission Deadline: February 29, 2024
  • Event Dates: February 2, 2024 - February 29, 2024
  • Entry Fee: Early Bird: $29/$12 Regular: $38/$16
  • Award Info: $2050 per month, over $50,000 annually
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Drawing, Painting
  • Online Only: Yes
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to painters

March 1, 2024

International Ceramics Competition - Carouge 2024
Competition

  • Submission Deadline: March 1, 2024
  • Award Info: Cash Prize
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Sculpture
  • Location: Carouge 1227, Switzerland
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all artists.

March 1, 2024

CitizensNYC
Grants & Fellowships

  • Submission Deadline: March 1, 2024
  • Award Info: micro-grants up to $3,000 to community building projects
  • Eligibility: Local
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: New York, NY 10035, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all local based artists and organizers.

March 1, 2024

SCG Artist Residency
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: March 1, 2024
  • Event Dates: August 3, 2024 - August 24, 2024
  • Award Info: Budget: $10,000
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Roseville, California
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all U.S.-based artists

March 1, 2024

New Bedford Art Museum $1K First Prize For Artists
Competition

  • Submission Deadline: March 1, 2024
  • Entry Fee: Entry Fee: $40 for 5 images
  • Award Info: Cash Prizes: $1000 first place, $500 second place
  • 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.

March 1, 2024

New England States Touring (NEST) Grant
Competition

  • Submission Deadline: March 1, 2024
  • Award Info: Funds nonprofit organizations to present touring artists in venues across New England.
  • Eligibility: Regional
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Boston, MA 02118, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Be based in New England (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont).

March 1, 2024

Chicago Artadia Awards
Grants & Fellowships

  • Submission Deadline: March 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: Chicago , Illinois
Description
Eligibility Info

Artists must reside in Cook County

March 1, 2024

apexart International Open Call
Competition

  • Submission Deadline: March 1, 2024
  • Award Info: Winning proposals receive $10,000 in funding as well as staff support.
  • 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 artists.

March 1, 2024

Critical Reflection: Embedded Perspectives
Competition

  • Submission Deadline: March 1, 2024
  • Event Dates: July 1, 2024
  • Award Info: Project grant of max. CHF 25,000 Pro Helvetia funding must not make up more than 50% of the total budget of the project submitted The project grant may cover salaries, administrative costs, the costs of project support and targeted communication
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline
  • Location: Zürich CH-8024, Switzerland
Description
Eligibility Info

Pro Helvetia promotes the professional contemporary Swiss art and cultural production (without film) with a view to diversity as well as national and international reach.

March 1, 2024

ART 64: Live Painting Tournament
Competition

  • Submission Deadline: March 1, 2024
  • Award Info: Awards: Minimum $100 for participation, up to $20,000 grand prize for winner.
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Painting
  • Location: Tosa, Wisconsin
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all U.S. based artists.

March 1, 2024

Call for Entries, Art Installations for Art in the Park, 2024
Public Art & Proposals

Call for Entries, Art Installations for Art in the Park, 2024
  • Organization: Columbia Art League
  • Submission Deadline: March 1, 2024
  • Event Dates: June 1, 2024 - June 2, 2024
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Columbia, MO 65201, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all U.S.-based artists

March 1, 2024

Jubilee: Online Exhibit and Artist Feature Publication
Exhibition

Jubilee: Online Exhibit and Artist Feature Publication
  • Organization: Aedra Fine Arts
  • Submission Deadline: March 1, 2024
  • Event Dates: March 1, 2024 - April 15, 2024
  • 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 all artists

March 1, 2024

9th Annual Artist’s Choice Art Competition
Competition

9th Annual Artist’s Choice Art Competition
  • Organization: Fusion Art
  • Submission Deadline: March 1, 2024
  • Event Dates: March 5, 2024 - April 4, 2024
  • Entry Fee: $25 for 1 image / $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 internationally to all mediums except Film/Video/New Media

March 1, 2024

Through the Lens of the Maltese Woman
Competition

Through the Lens of the Maltese Woman
  • Organization: International Human Rights Art Movement (IHRAM)
  • Submission Deadline: March 1, 2024
  • Award Info: Featured in the IHRAM's upcoming anthology. $25 per published piece.
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting
  • Online Only: Yes
Description

March 1, 2024

Surel's Place Month-long Residencies
Competition

  • Submission Deadline: March 1, 2024
  • Award Info: one month residencies (more time may be possible, but must be justified within the application). free rent free utilities free wi-fi modest living stipend of $100 per week $300 travel stipend use of well-maintained bicycles for transportation free or discounted tickets to art events and movies free marketing via our website, Facebook, targeted emails, online public calendars, and press releases free professional event hosting including catering, curating, and logistics.
  • 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

Open to all artists.

March 1, 2024

51st Annual Hoyt Regional Juried Art Competition
Competition

51st Annual Hoyt Regional Juried Art Competition
  • Organization: Arts & Education at the Hoyt
  • Submission Deadline: March 1, 2024
  • Event Dates: May 21, 2024 - July 25, 2024
  • Entry Fee: 35.00
  • Award Info: $600 first place, $400 second place, $200 third place
  • Eligibility: Regional
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: New Castle, PA 16101, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Artists 21+ living within a 250-mile radius of New Castle, PA

March 1, 2024

c.r.e.t.a. Rome's Summer Residency 2024
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: March 1, 2024
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Rome, Italy
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to ceramicists visual artists and writers

Ongoing

m OTHER 2024: Step Mothers Exhibit at The Canvas 3.0 NYC
Public Art & Proposals

  • Submission Deadline: Ongoing
  • Award Info: We are thrilled to invite you to participate in the eagerly awaited second exhibit of "m OTHER." Following the success of the initial group show, which garnered attention from prominent platforms like "Creatrix Magazine," "Up Magazine," "ChaShaMa," and "VIP Stepmom," our exhibit has further expanded its reach.
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: New York, New York
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all artists.

March 1, 2024

Wisconsin Midsummer Festival of the Arts Call
Competition

  • Submission Deadline: March 1, 2024
  • Event Dates: July 20, 2024 - July 21, 2024
  • Entry Fee: $35
  • Award Info: Cash Awards.
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Sheboygan, Wisconsin
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all artists.

Ongoing

Year-Round Open Call for Artists at Sojourner Gallery
Competition

  • Submission Deadline: Ongoing
  • Award Info: Exhibition
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: New York, NY
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all artists.

March 1, 2024

Network Grants
Competition

  • Submission Deadline: March 1, 2024
  • Event Dates: September 15, 2024 - December 15, 2025
  • Award Info: Seven (7) grants of between $5,000 - $25,000 each will be awarded for projects to support both the development of new or emerging disaster preparedness networks that include performing arts and culture organizations, and the expansion of existing networks to increase participation among performing arts organizations.
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Online Only: Yes
Description
Eligibility Info

Network must include a cultural heritage and a performing arts organization as co-leads of the
project. One should be designated as the recipient of grant funds, if awarded.
 Leadership of the applicant organizations must endorse the application.

March 1, 2024

Prix Ars Electronica 2024
Competition

  • Submission Deadline: March 1, 2024
  • Event Dates: June 24, 2024 - September 8, 2024
  • Award Info: Winners are eligible for the coveted Golden Nica awards and monetary prizes of up to 10,000 euros in each category.
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Linz 4040, Austria
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all artists.

March 1, 2024

Lubbock Arts Festival - Juried Gallery 2024
Competition

  • Submission Deadline: March 1, 2024
  • Event Dates: April 13, 2024 - April 14, 2024
  • Entry Fee: $30.00
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Lubbock, Texas
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to all mediums

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