Guide to the Best Artist Grants and Opportunities in the Southeastern U.S.


The Artwork Archive team set out to find the best art opportunities, artist grants, and calls for entry for visual artists in the Southeastern United States.
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, specifically in the Southeast.
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September 7, 2025 Ends today
Small Works
Exhibition
- Submission Deadline: September 7, 2025
- Event Dates: October 9, 2025 - November 15, 2025
- Entry Fee: From $20
- Award Info: $1,000 in awards
- Eligibility: Regional
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Location: Sarasota, Florida , United States
A celebration of art on an intimate scale, this exhibition highlights the impact of pieces that may be small in size but powerful in presence. From intricate details to bold statements, Small Works proves that great art doesn’t have to be large to leave a lasting impression. Artists are invited to submit works that embrace the beauty and skill of small-scale creation. Whether through painting, sculpture, photography, or mixed media, this exhibition showcases how smaller works can hold immense depth and meaning.
September 9, 2025 2 days left
ART CALL | Orange County Multicultural Senior Center—RFQ
Public Art & Proposals

- Organization: Orange County Arts & Cultural Affairs
- Submission Deadline: September 9, 2025
- Award Info: FINALISTS DESIGN STIPEND: $500 | COMMISSION: $48,500
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Location: Florida, United States
- Online Only: Yes
ART CALL | Orange County Multicultural Senior Center—RFQ
The Orange County Public Art Review Board is inviting applications from individual artists or artist teams to create artwork for the Orange County Multicultural Senior Center, located in the established suburb of Pine Hills.
The Multicultural Senior Center will serve as a welcoming and comfortable gathering space for the Pine Hills residents, who have long been dedicated advocates of community unity. The center will provide a relaxing environment for hosting programs, workshops, games, and craft activities, as well as active offerings such as Zumba. Additionally, the facility will include an event hall, enabling seniors to host meals and celebrations. The opportunities for engagement and community building are extensive.
DEADLINE: September 9, 2025, at 11:59 p.m.
DESIGN STIPEND: $500
COMMISSION: $48,500
CaFÉ APPLICATION: https://tinyurl.com/2vev9pet
September 15, 2025 8 days left
HAMBIDGE RESIDENCY - 2026 Spring Session
Residency
- Submission Deadline: September 15, 2025
- 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
The Hambidge Center is situated on 600 forested acres in the mountains of north Georgia and offers miles of nature trails, meadows, waterfalls, a swimming hole and an abundance of wildflowers. The oldest residency program in the Southeast, Hambidge provides a self-directed program that honors the creative process and trusts individuals to know what they need to cultivate their talent, whether it’s to work and produce, to think, to experiment or to rejuvenate. Residents’ time is their own; there are no workshops, critiques, nor required activities. Each resident is given their own private studio which provides work and living space with a bathroom and full kitchen. The studios are designed to protect residents’ time, space and solitude.
September 21, 2025 14 days left
ON::View Artist Residency Program
Residency
- Organization: ARTS Southeast
- Submission Deadline: September 21, 2025
- Event Dates: January 1, 2026 - May 31, 2026
- Entry Fee: $50
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Location: Savannah, GA, United States
Located in the heart of Savannah’s Starland District at ARTS Southeast, the ON::VIEW Artist Residency provides a free, high visibility studio space for an artist to complete a new project, to continue an in-progress endeavor, or to conduct research exploring conceptual, material, performative, and social practices. The studio’s large windows look out onto Bull Street, the district’s main thoroughfare, allowing the artist’s work to be on view to the community at all times. Visitors and passersby on the sidewalk witness the artist's process as it unfolds in real time, seeing all the steps involved from concept to final execution. The ON::View Residency supports artists from across the globe, working in all media.
September 21, 2025 14 days left
Athenaeum Solo or Group Show 2024-2025
Competition
- Submission Deadline: September 21, 2025
- Entry Fee: $40.00
- Eligibility: Regional
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Location: Alexandria, VA 22314, United States
The Athenaeum Gallery in Alexandria, Virginia exhibits visual arts created solely by artists living or working in the region and strives to present visitors with a wide variety of excellent art and unique experiences. In addition to the shows curated by the Gallery Director, the Athenaeum Gallery invites artists and curators to submit show proposals.
September 26, 2025 19 days left
REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS (RFQ) Two Commissioned Sculpture Opportunities at Roundabouts
Public Art & Proposals

- Organization: City of Port Saint Lucie
- Submission Deadline: September 26, 2025
- Award Info: $150,000 per sculpture
- Eligibility: National
- Categories: Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Sculpture
- Location: Port St. Lucie, Florida, United States
The City of Port St. Lucie is seeking up to two artists or artist team to conceptualize, fabricate, and install two newly-commissioned sculptures, one each for two newly-constructed roundabouts at Southwest Paar Drive and Southwest Darwin ("Paar/Darwin Site") Boulevard and the roundabout at Southwest Paar Drive and Southwest Savona Boulevard ("Paar/Savona Site"). Construction is projected for completion in late 2026. In alignment with Port St. Lucie's public art plan, sculpture for both roundabouts should reflect the character of Port St. Lucie and enhance the City's visual landscape. Specific goals for sculpture at the new roundabouts include:
-Express Port St. Lucieʼs identity
-Offer a visually stimulating, transformative, and inspiring experience
-Enhance traffic and pedestrian safety
-Enliven the built environment

September 27, 2025 20 days left
The Big Tiny Show
Competition

- Organization: The District Gallery
- Submission Deadline: September 27, 2025
- Event Dates: November 14, 2025 - January 3, 2026
- Entry Fee: $30
- Award Info: First, second, and third place cash awards will be given, as well as (1) six-month gallery contract.
- Eligibility: National
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting
- Location: Knoxville, Tennessee 37919, United States
The Big Tiny Show is a national juried exhibition of small 2D works, opening Friday, November 14, 2025. It will include works from established and emerging artists, in a variety of subject matter, media, and expression. All artists aged 18+, living in any region of the United States, are encouraged to apply. First, second, and third place cash awards will be given, as well as (1) six-month gallery contract.
The focus of the Big Tiny Show is to celebrate the power of delightfully tiny original art. Each authentic work of art has a unique story that they're excited to share with their clients. It is their aim to make these tiny, but mighty, original works accessible to anyone and everyone.
September 30, 2025 23 days left
Ela's Forest
Public Art & Proposals
- Submission Deadline: September 30, 2025
- Award Info: Budget: $18,000.00
- Eligibility: National
- Categories: Sculpture
- Location: Lakeland, Florida, United States
The Ashley Gibson Barnett Museum of Art (The AGB) at Florida Southern College invites proposals for artists to create a new work of outdoor sculpture honoring the memory of Ela Friedman, a radiant little girl whose life was cut short by an act of domestic violence. Ela’s love of nature inspired a global community to plant Ela’s Forest. This living tribute of trees and rocks inspired The AGB’s 2019-2020 exhibit of the same name. Ela’s Forest in all its forms serves as a testament to the power of love, shared grief, and mutual support by symbolizing the resilience and beauty of Ela and her community.
October 1, 2025 24 days left
Carolinas Rehab Art Gallery - 4th Quarter
Exhibition
- Submission Deadline: October 1, 2025
- Eligibility: Regional
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Location: North Carolina, United States
Carolinas Rehabilitation is looking for local and regional artists (North and South Carolina) to submit pieces to be hung in their newly renovated, high-traffic space. Every three months the gallery will be filled with new art, chosen by a committee. The artists chosen for each time period will be able to display 3 pieces of art. They are looking for art that creates a positive and welcome distraction for their patients and visitors.
This is a busy lobby and connects to their flagship hospital. The campus is 4 million square feet. This is a fantastic opportunity for local artists to showcase their talent while gaining tremendous exposure. Proposals for your submissions should inspire positive reflection with a focus on community; health, hope and healing.
October 10, 2025 33 days left
Solo or Two-Person Open Call 2026
Exhibition
- Organization: Tiger Strikes Asteroid
- Submission Deadline: October 10, 2025
- Event Dates: January 24, 2026 - February 28, 2026
- Entry Fee: $30
- Award Info: up to $700 reimbursement for exhibition costs
- Eligibility: National
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Location: Greenville, SC, United States
Tiger Strikes Asteroid Greenville (TSA GVL) is pleased to announce their 2026 open call for a solo or two-person exhibition in the gallery space in Greenville, SC. This year’s call is broadly themed around boundaries, interpreted in the widest sense. TSA welcomes exhibition submissions from individual and two-person artist groups. As a national organization, Tiger Strikes Asteroid is committed to highlighting the breadth and range of artists within the community, and encourages historically underrepresented perspectives and viewpoints to apply. All applicants will be considered for future programming, with finalists being notified.