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

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The Artwork Archive team set out to find the best art opportunities, artist grants, and calls for entry for visual artists in the Western 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 West.

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We will be updating this list throughout the year, so make sure to bookmark the page, check back often, and let us know if there is an opportunity that should be listed!


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

CATEGORY

December 19, 2025 12 days left

Blue Sky 2026 Pacific Northwest Drawers
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: December 19, 2025
  • Eligibility: Regional
  • Categories: Photography
  • Location: Oregon, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Any photographic artist who is a current resident of Alaska, British Columbia, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington is invited to submit work for consideration.

December 22, 2025 15 days left

Threshold Gallery 2026 Call for Submissions
Exhibition

  • Organization: Threshold Gallery
  • Submission Deadline: December 22, 2025
  • Eligibility: Regional
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Seattle, WA, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Artists residing in Washington State will be prioritized.

Ongoing

Price Sculpture Forest Exhibition Opportunity
Exhibition

  • Organization: Price Sculpture Forest
  • Submission Deadline: Ongoing
  • Award Info: Early participants receive 100% of sales proceeds with no commission; marketing support provided
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Sculpture
  • Location: Coupeville, Washington
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to all sculptors

Ongoing

Breck Create Artist in Residence Program
Residency

  • Organization: Breck Create
  • Submission Deadline: Ongoing
  • Award Info: $600 stipend biweekly; Live/work studio in the Breckenridge Arts District
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Breckenridge, Colorado
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to U.S. based artists of all disciplines. Teaching experience is preferred. Artists are expected to engage with the local community through teaching and public events

Ongoing

2025 Open Call for Exhibits at The Gallery at Graphite Arts Center
Exhibition

  • Organization: Graphite Arts Center
  • Submission Deadline: Ongoing
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Edmonds, WA, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to artists nationally

January 2, 2026 26 days left

1st Annual Open Juried Exhibition
Competition

  • Submission Deadline: January 2, 2026
  • Event Dates: February 6, 2026 - March 6, 2026
  • Entry Fee: $40.00
  • Eligibility: Regional
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: San Francisco, California
Description
Eligibility Info

open to all artists residing in the greater San Francisco Bay Area

January 2, 2026 26 days left

Blue Line Arts Off Center 2026 Competition
Competition

  • Submission Deadline: January 2, 2026
  • Event Dates: March 21, 2026 - May 2, 2026
  • Entry Fee: $35
  • Award Info: $500 1st place
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Sculpture
  • Location: Roseville, California
Description
Eligibility Info

open internationally to ceramic artists

January 2, 2026 26 days left

On the Rise 2026 Exhibition
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: January 2, 2026
  • Entry Fee: $25
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Roseville, California
Description
Eligibility Info

exclusively open to U.S. based artists who are between 14 and 24 years old at the time of applying.

January 4, 2026 28 days left

51st Annual Juried University of Wyoming Student Exhibit
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: January 4, 2026
  • Event Dates: February 21, 2026 - May 16, 2026
  • Award Info: scholarship and purchase awards
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Larimie, Wyoming
Description
Eligibility Info

Any undergraduate, graduate, or post-doctoral student attending any college or outreach school in the University of Wyoming system may participate in the Juried Student Exhibition. You must be registered for classes during the spring 2026 semester to be eligible for awards.

January 4, 2026 28 days left

Gone to the Dogs 8
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: January 4, 2026
  • Event Dates: January 16, 2026 - March 1, 2026
  • Entry Fee: $38
  • Eligibility: Local
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Denver, Colorado
Description
Eligibility Info

Artist must have the ability to drop off accepted work in person at 915 Santa Fe Drive in Denver, Colorado in person on Sunday, JANUARY 11, 2026. NO SHIPPING

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