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

November 17, 2025

2026 Individual Artist Fellowship in Performing Arts - Music/sound
Grants & Fellowships

  • Organization: Nebraska 1% for Public Art
  • Submission Deadline: November 17, 2025
  • Award Info: The Individual Artist Fellowship program recognizes artists in Nebraska. Fellowship recipients are chosen by a professional panel according to the merit of their work. The awarded funds, between $1000 and $5000, must be used for the creation of new art, presentations, training, and/or research. The fellowship program rotates among three umbrella categories of artistic achievement: literature (fiction, non-fiction, poetry); filmmaking and performing arts (choreography, playwriting, composition, interdisciplinary performance); and visual arts (painting/drawing, photography, ceramics, installation, mixed media, printmaking, glass, sculpture, textiles, video).
  • Eligibility: State
  • Location: Omaha, Nebraska 68102, United States
Description

November 17, 2025

Synergies: Hybrid Art
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: November 17, 2025
  • Event Dates: June 4, 2026 - August 30, 2026
  • Entry Fee: $40.00 entry fee + $5.00 media fee
  • 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
  • Location: New Bedford, Massachusetts 02740, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Synergies: Hybrid Art is open to artists internationally. All submissions should relate to the theme of Hybrid art by material or process.

November 17, 2025

2026 Individual Artist Fellowship in Performing Arts - Choreography
Grants & Fellowships

  • Organization: Nebraska 1% for Public Art
  • Submission Deadline: November 17, 2025
  • Award Info: The Individual Artist Fellowship program recognizes artists in Nebraska. Fellowship recipients are chosen by a professional panel according to the merit of their work. The awarded funds, between $1000 and $5000, must be used for the creation of new art, presentations, training, and/or research.The fellowship program rotates among three umbrella categories of artistic achievement: literature (fiction, non-fiction, poetry); filmmaking and performing arts (choreography, playwriting, composition, interdisciplinary performance); and visual arts (painting/drawing, photography, ceramics, installation, mixed media, printmaking, glass, sculpture, textiles, video).
  • Eligibility: State
  • Location: Omaha, Nebraska 68102, United States
Description

November 18, 2025

ACRE Summer Residency Program
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: November 18, 2025
  • Entry Fee: $45application fee + Residency fee (grants available)
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Chicago, IL, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to artists internationally

November 20, 2025

Call For Photography: The Art of Landscape
Exhibition

Call For Photography: The Art of Landscape
  • Organization: TCG Gallery
  • Submission Deadline: November 20, 2025
  • Event Dates: December 1, 2025 - January 1, 2026
  • Entry Fee: $20
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Photography
  • Online Only: Yes
Description
Eligibility Info

The Art of Landscape is an international open call for photographers ages 18 and older.

November 20, 2025

YICCA 25/26 – International Contest of Contemporary Art
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: November 20, 2025
  • Entry Fee: 50€
  • Award Info: 1st Prize: € 3,000.00 2nd Prize: € 1,000.00
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to artists internationally

November 20, 2025

Don Bachardy Fellowship
Grants & Fellowships

  • Submission Deadline: November 20, 2025
  • Award Info: Stipend of $5,000
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Drawing
  • Location: London, United Kingdom
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally.

November 21, 2025

Every Home
Public Art & Proposals

  • Submission Deadline: November 21, 2025
  • Award Info: Total budget £60,000
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Sculpture
Description
Eligibility Info

Open nationally.

November 23, 2025

Serious Play: Explorations in Contemporary Craft
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: November 23, 2025
  • Event Dates: January 16, 2026 - February 27, 2026
  • Entry Fee: An entry fee of $30 for 3 images and $10 for each additional piece you would like to submit
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Sculpture
  • Location: St. Louis, Missouri 63108, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to artists 18 years and older. Open to works in clay, fiber, glass, metal, wood, paper, and other craft-based media or hybrid forms. Both functional and non-functional works are eligible.

November 23, 2025

Scunthorpe Studio School
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: November 23, 2025
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Scunthorpe, United Kingdom
Description
Eligibility Info

Open nationally.

November 23, 2025

The Bristol Art Museum: A National Call for Art
Exhibition

  • Organization: The Bristol Art Museum
  • Submission Deadline: November 23, 2025
  • Entry Fee: $30 for the first entry, $40 for two entries, $50 for three entries
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Bristol, RI 02809, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Works on paper, open to artists nationally

November 24, 2025

Methods of Making
Workshops & Classes

  • Submission Deadline: November 24, 2025
  • Award Info: £410 programming fee and £620 for the event.
  • Eligibility: Local
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: London, United Kingdom
Description
Eligibility Info

London-based creatives.

November 24, 2025

BBA Art Prize 2026
Competition

  • Submission Deadline: November 24, 2025
  • Entry Fee: 49€
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Berlin, Germany
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to artists internationally

Ongoing

Jack Straw Artist Support Program 2026
Grants & Fellowships

  • Organization: Jack Straw Cultural Center
  • Submission Deadline: Ongoing
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline
  • Location: Seattle, WA, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to artists using new media/sound art

November 25, 2025

Lower East Side Printshop: Studio Assistant Internship (Spring 2026)
Other

  • Organization: Lower East Side Printshop
  • Submission Deadline: November 25, 2025
  • Event Dates: January 1, 2026 - May 31, 2026
  • Eligibility: Local
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to artists based in NYC with printmaking knowledge

November 26, 2025

Owls Lookout Park Seating Area
Public Art & Proposals

  • Submission Deadline: November 26, 2025
  • Award Info: Budget: $20,000
  • Eligibility: Local
  • Categories: Sculpture
  • Location: Florida, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

The project is open to all professional artists located in Florida.

November 26, 2025

Abstract & Non-Representational Mural Call to Artists
Public Art & Proposals

  • Submission Deadline: November 26, 2025
  • Award Info: Budget: $37,000.00
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Painting
  • Location: Florida, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to artists based in the United States.

November 27, 2025

15th Annual “Nature” Online Art Competition
Competition

15th Annual “Nature” Online Art Competition
  • Organization: Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery
  • Submission Deadline: November 27, 2025
  • Event Dates: December 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025
  • 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 to artists internationally

November 28, 2025

RAISE YOUR ZINE! 2025 - Photography Competition & Publishing Opportunity
Competition

  • Submission Deadline: November 28, 2025
  • Entry Fee: €15
  • Award Info: Production of a photographic fanzine and exhibition at the festival.
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Photography
  • Location: Naples, Italy
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to photographers of all nationalities, genders, and ages. All photographic genres and techniques are accepted, including digital, analog, photomontage, and experimental approaches. The competition is open theme, welcoming both individual artists and collectives.

November 28, 2025

Collage
Exhibition

Collage
  • Organization: Part Crowd Art Gallery
  • Submission Deadline: November 28, 2025
  • Event Dates: December 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025
  • Entry Fee: 20 USD
  • 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 artists internationally

November 30, 2025

Donelson Park Sculpture "Spirit of Play"
Public Art & Proposals

  • Submission Deadline: November 30, 2025
  • Award Info: $40,000-$47,000 for the purchase of the sculpture, with an additional $2,000 travel stipend for installation.
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Sculpture
  • Location: Colorado, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to artists based in the United States.

November 30, 2025

Exhibition Proposals for Park Circle Gallery
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: November 30, 2025
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: North Charleston, South Carolina, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to artists based in the U.S.

November 30, 2025

Mountain AIR Program
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: November 30, 2025
  • Award Info: Honorarium and Reimbursement Funds
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Morgantown, WV, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to artists based in the U.S.

November 30, 2025

Video Art Miden
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: November 30, 2025
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Film/Video/New Media
  • Online Only: Yes
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally.

November 30, 2025

Taideniitty Artist Residency – Spring 2026
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: November 30, 2025
  • Award Info: Taideniitty Artist Residency – Spring 2026
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Varkaus 78300, Finland
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to artists internationally

November 30, 2025

SAGE 11th Annual Juried Photography Show - Black & White
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: November 30, 2025
  • Entry Fee: $25
  • Award Info: $2700 in awards
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Photography
  • Location: Wyoming, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to artists residing in the U.S.

November 30, 2025

Juried International Exhibition of Contemporary Drawing
Competition

  • Organization: UNC Asheville
  • Submission Deadline: November 30, 2025
  • Event Dates: January 16, 2026 - February 13, 2026
  • Entry Fee: 3 entries is $40, fee for 6 entries is $55
  • Award Info: $2000 in cash prizes
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Drawing
  • Location: Asheville, NC, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to artists internationally

November 30, 2025

Anthology Photography Competition
Competition

  • Submission Deadline: November 30, 2025
  • Entry Fee: $18
  • Award Info: €500 cash prize and editorial coverage in a future issue of Anthology magazine.
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Photography
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to photographers internationally

November 30, 2025

Gallery of Hermosa: Exhibit in Japan
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: November 30, 2025
  • Event Dates: April 10, 2026 - April 19, 2026
  • Entry Fee: $35.00
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting
  • Location: Chigasaki, Japan
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all local, national and international artists.

November 30, 2025

2025 Open Call from Japanese Artist In Residence “SAIKONEON” nearby Mt.Fuji
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: November 30, 2025
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to artists internationally

November 30, 2025

2026 Exhibition Call Out
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: November 30, 2025
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Highett, Victoria 3190, Australia
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to artists based in Australia

November 30, 2025

November PleinAir Salon Online Art Competition
Competition

November PleinAir Salon Online Art Competition
  • Organization: PleinAir Magazine
  • Submission Deadline: November 30, 2025
  • Event Dates: November 1, 2025 - November 30, 2025
  • Entry Fee: Early Bird: $29/$12 Regular: $40/$16
  • Award Info: $2,250 per month, $50,000 annually. Winners receive exposure and recognition through their various magazines, websites, newsletters and social media platforms.
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Drawing, Painting
  • Online Only: Yes
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to artists internationally

November 30, 2025

Our Own Perspectives
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: November 30, 2025
  • Entry Fee: $25
  • Eligibility: Local
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Alaska, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all Interior Alaska visual artists and community curators.

November 30, 2025

Open Call for Photographers: “People & Stories”
Other

Open Call for Photographers: “People & Stories”
  • Organization: SNAP Collective
  • Submission Deadline: November 30, 2025
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Photography, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Online Only: Yes
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to artists internationally

December 1, 2025

Showcase your art in Hong Kong
Exhibition

Showcase your art in Hong Kong
  • Organization: The Holy Art Gallery
  • Submission Deadline: December 1, 2025
  • Event Dates: December 5, 2025 - December 7, 2025
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Hong Kong Kwai Chung, Hong Kong
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to artists internationally

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