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 2025!

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Guide to the Best Artist Opportunities in 2025

CATEGORY
ELIGIBILITY

March 7, 2025

Laudato Si: Caring for Our Common Home
Exhibition

  • Organization: The Frances M. Maguire Art Museum
  • Submission Deadline: March 7, 2025
  • Event Dates: June 20, 2025 - August 31, 2025
  • Eligibility: Regional
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Merion, PA 19066, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to artists regional to Pennsylvania, U.S.

March 7, 2025

Maguire Art Museum Summer 2025 Call for Artists
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: March 7, 2025
  • Event Dates: June 20, 2025 - August 31, 2025
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Merion, PA 19066, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Open call to entry to any artist

March 7, 2025

Ripper Art Prize 2025
Competition

  • Submission Deadline: March 7, 2025
  • Event Dates: April 3, 2025 - May 15, 2025
  • Award Info: $10,000
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Ripponlea, Victoria 3185, Australia
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to Australia based artists

March 7, 2025

University of South Dakota - Bound and Unbound VIII: Altered Book Exhibition
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: March 7, 2025
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Vermillion, SD, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all artists internationally

March 7, 2025

Transcendence- Call for Artists
Exhibition

Transcendence- Call for Artists
  • Organization: Boomer Gallery
  • Submission Deadline: March 7, 2025
  • Event Dates: March 14, 2025 - March 19, 2025
  • Award Info: Exhibition
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: London, United Kingdom
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to artists internationally

Ongoing

“Nature Morte” Call for Video Art
Competition

  • Organization: Bucknell University
  • Submission Deadline: Ongoing
  • Event Dates: May 15, 2025 - August 15, 2025
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Film/Video/New Media
  • Location: Lewisburg , PA, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all artists

March 8, 2025

OPEN CALL: Dispatch (No fee to apply)
Exhibition

OPEN CALL: Dispatch (No fee to apply)
  • Submission Deadline: March 8, 2025
  • Event Dates: April 1, 2025 - May 31, 2025
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Online Only: Yes
Description
Eligibility Info

All visual art media will be considered. Open to US-based and international artists.

March 10, 2025

Mitu's Hybrid Arts Lab Fellowship
Grants & Fellowships

Mitu's Hybrid Arts Lab Fellowship
  • Organization: Theater Mitu
  • Submission Deadline: March 10, 2025
  • Award Info: FELLOWSHIP INCLUDES: $3,000; five weeks of shared studio space, equipment, and technology at MITU580; mentorship and workshops; training and classes; and access to a materials budget to support a studio practice.
  • Eligibility: Local
  • Categories: Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline
  • Location: New York City, New York
Description
Eligibility Info

Artists are required to be local in New York City and prepared for all in-person activities. Virtual or remote participation will not be an option.

March 10, 2025

Ceramics Residency
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: March 10, 2025
  • Event Dates: August 15, 2025 - July 31, 2026
  • Award Info: Monthly stipend $1500, honorarium for professional development $2000
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Sculpture
  • Location: Lawrence, Kansas 66044, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

The ideal candidate should have an MFA in ceramics, be self-directed, and be able to work independently. Open to artists internationally.

March 10, 2025

Creator in Residence 2025
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: March 10, 2025
  • Award Info: Activity Support Grant: ¥300,000
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
Description
Eligibility Info

Basic Japanese communication required (limited English proficiency is acceptable). Open to artists internationally.

March 10, 2025

Printmaking Residency
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: March 10, 2025
  • Event Dates: August 15, 2025 - July 31, 2026
  • Award Info: Monthly stipend $1500, honorarium for professional development $2000
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline
  • Location: Lawrence, Kansas 66044, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

The ideal candidate should have an MFA in printmaking, and be self-directed and able to work independently. Open to artists internationally.

March 11, 2025

Rauschenberg Medical Emergency Grants CYCLE 29
Grants & Fellowships

  • Submission Deadline: March 11, 2025
  • 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 artists anywhere in the US in financial need who are creating in the visual arts, film/video/electronic/digital arts, or choreography

March 12, 2025

2025 Wyoming State Parks & Cultural Resources Artist in Residency
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: March 12, 2025
  • Award Info: $3500 stipend
  • Eligibility: State
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Wyoming
Description
Eligibility Info

Artists must be a year-round resident of Wyoming and at least 18 years of age. The Wyoming State Parks Artist in Residence program is open to visual artists utilizing any media.

March 13, 2025

En Foco 2025 Artist Fellowship
Grants & Fellowships

  • Submission Deadline: March 13, 2025
  • Award Info: 10 Fellowships to Photographers and 5 Fellowships to Media-Based Artists, each at $1,500
  • Eligibility: State
  • Categories: Photography, Film/Video/New Media
  • Location: New York, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Must be a New York City or New York State resident for the past year at the time of submission and must show proof of residency. Must be at least 18 years of age. Collaborating artists are eligible to apply, BUT only one artist can submit the application.

March 14, 2025

Destination Clare Art Sculpture Walk
Public Art & Proposals

  • Organization: Clare County Arts Council
  • Submission Deadline: March 14, 2025
  • Event Dates: May 7, 2025 - April 26, 2025
  • Award Info: Selected artists will receive a $1,000 honorarium, with opportunities for additional awards.
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Sculpture
  • Location: Clare, Michigan
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to U.S. -based sculpture artists

March 14, 2025

Request for Proposal (RFP) Consultant for Public Art Plan Revision City of Sugar Land Civic Arts Division
Public Art & Proposals

  • Submission Deadline: March 14, 2025
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Sugar Land, TX, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to U.S. based artists experienced in public art planning consultation

March 14, 2025

BIG Vestibule Mural Design RFQ
Public Art & Proposals

BIG Vestibule Mural Design RFQ
  • Organization: City of Bloomington
  • Submission Deadline: March 14, 2025
  • Award Info: $8,000
  • Eligibility: State
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Bloomington, MN 55431, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Applicants are welcome from the state of Minnesota.

March 14, 2025

Burwood Art Prize 2025
Grants & Fellowships

  • Submission Deadline: March 14, 2025
  • Award Info: Prize pool total: $25,000
  • Eligibility: Regional
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Sydney, NSW, Australia
  • Online Only: Yes
Description
Eligibility Info

The 2025 Burwood Art Prize is open to all Sydney based artists who are either Australian Citizens or permanent residents. Artists can only enter 1 artwork into the Art Prize.

March 14, 2025

Sloss Metal Arts Visiting Artist in Residence - Summer
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: March 14, 2025
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Sculpture
  • Location: Birmingham, AL 35222, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to sculptors internationally

March 14, 2025

Haystack’s Open Studio Residency
Residency

  • Organization: The Haystack Mountain School of Crafts
  • Submission Deadline: March 14, 2025
  • Event Dates: September 1, 2025 - September 12, 2025
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Sculpture
  • Location: Deer Isle, ME, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Individuals must be 21 years of age or older to participate in Haystack’s Open Studio Residency.

March 15, 2025

Roswell Artist-in-Residence Program
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: March 15, 2025
  • Award Info: monthly stipened
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Roswell, NM 88201, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to artists internationally

March 15, 2025

Animators / Calls & Submissions
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: March 15, 2025
  • Eligibility: Regional
  • Categories: Film/Video/New Media
  • Location: Seattle, Washington 98101, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Applications preferential to West Coast-based contemporary artists including Alaska, British Columbia, Washington, Oregon and California

March 15, 2025

Grants for Artists: Education Assistance
Grants & Fellowships

  • Submission Deadline: March 15, 2025
  • Award Info: Up to $500
  • Eligibility: State
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Oklahoma, United States
  • Online Only: Yes
Description
Eligibility Info

Eligible artists must be 21 years or older, not currently enrolled in a BFA or MFA program, Oklahoma residents, and must not have received grant funding from OVAC within the past year.

March 15, 2025

Grant For Artists: Education Assistance
Grants & Fellowships

  • Submission Deadline: March 15, 2025
  • Award Info: Up to $500 for educational purposes
  • Eligibility: State
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Oklahoma, United States
  • Online Only: Yes
Description
Eligibility Info

Eligible artists must be 21 years or older, not currently enrolled in a BFA or MFA program, Oklahoma residents, and must not have received grant funding from OVAC within the past year.

Ongoing

Grants for Artists: Professional Basics
Grants & Fellowships

  • Submission Deadline: Ongoing
  • Award Info: Up to $500
  • Eligibility: State
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Oklahoma, United States
  • Online Only: Yes
Description
Eligibility Info

Eligible artists must be 21 years or older, not currently enrolled in a BFA or MFA program, Oklahoma residents, and must not have received grant funding from OVAC within the past year.

March 15, 2025

Grants for Artists: Creative Projects
Grants & Fellowships

  • Submission Deadline: March 15, 2025
  • Award Info: Up to $1500
  • Eligibility: State
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Oklahoma, United States
  • Online Only: Yes
Description
Eligibility Info

Eligible artists must be 21 years or older, not currently enrolled in a BFA or MFA program, Oklahoma residents, and must not have received grant funding from OVAC within the past year.

March 15, 2025

Two-Dimensional Temporary Public Art Installation / Calls & Submissions
Public Art & Proposals

  • Submission Deadline: March 15, 2025
  • Award Info: The artist will receive a $400 stipend & use fee for exhibiting preexisting images. All production and installation costs are covered by RoCo.
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Rochester, New York 14604, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

This program is open to artists in the Greater Rochester area, New York artists, and national artists. Artists who have exhibited in other exhibitions at RoCo are eligible to apply.

March 15, 2025

2025 Photography Award Contest: NCOA- This is 75!
Competition

  • Submission Deadline: March 15, 2025
  • Award Info: $6500 in awards
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Photography
  • Location: Fairfax, Virginia
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to professional and amateur photographers in the U.S. only.

March 15, 2025

Grants for Artists: Community/Artist Partnership
Grants & Fellowships

  • Submission Deadline: March 15, 2025
  • Award Info: Up to $1500
  • Eligibility: State
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Oklahoma, United States
  • Online Only: Yes
Description
Eligibility Info

Eligible artists must be 21 years or older, not currently enrolled in a BFA or MFA program, Oklahoma residents, and must not have received grant funding from OVAC within the past year.

March 15, 2025

Indigenous Canoe Carving / Calls & Submissions
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: March 15, 2025
  • Eligibility: Regional
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Sculpture
  • Location: Seattle, Washington 98101, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Applications preferential to West Coast-based contemporary artists including Alaska, British Columbia, Washington, Oregon and California

March 16, 2025

Visual Artists 2025 (Summer/Fall)
Residency

  • Organization: The Edward F. Albee Foundation
  • Submission Deadline: March 16, 2025
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Montauk, Long Island, NY, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all artists internationally

March 16, 2025

Art of Possibilities Art Show and Sale
Exhibition

  • Organization: Courage Kenny Rehabilitation Institute
  • Submission Deadline: March 16, 2025
  • Event Dates: May 20, 2025 - July 5, 2025
  • Award Info: Over $4,000 awarded
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to all artists with disabilities

March 17, 2025

2025-26 Downtown Sculpture Gallery / Calls & Submissions
Public Art & Proposals

  • Submission Deadline: March 17, 2025
  • Award Info: Budget: $1,000
  • Eligibility: Regional
  • Location: Auburn, WA, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to work by artists or artist teams living or working in the Pacific Northwest (Washington, Oregon, Idaho, California and Montana). Applicants may submit up to ten sculptures for consideration.

March 18, 2025

Call for Artists: ArtPrize Pitch Night
Competition

  • Submission Deadline: March 18, 2025
  • Event Dates: September 18, 2025 - October 4, 2025
  • Award Info: $10000 Grant
  • Eligibility: State
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

All Oklahoma artists are welcome to apply.

March 21, 2025

CHARLOTTE STREET STUDIO RESIDENCY
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: March 21, 2025
  • Award Info: 24-hour accessible free studio workspace for two years, amongst other benefits.
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI 64111, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to artists internationally

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