Guide to the Best Artist Grants and Opportunities in the Western 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 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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November 3, 2025 22 days left
Go Figure: The Art of the Human Form
Exhibition
- Submission Deadline: November 3, 2025
- Event Dates: November 20, 2025 - January 30, 2026
- Entry Fee: Submission Fee $30 or $25 for OHCA members
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Location: California, United States
- Online Only: Yes
O’Hanlon Center for the Arts invites you to submit work for their Online show: GO FIGURE - The Art of the Human Form. For this online exhibition they are looking for creative and imaginative expressions of the human form, whether it be abstract or representational. All media except video welcome and encouraged. Deadline to apply is Monday Nov 3 by 11 pm Pacific Time.
November 9, 2025 28 days left
12th Annual LA Billboard Show
Exhibition
- Submission Deadline: November 9, 2025
- Entry Fee: $28 + $10 additional media fee
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
The Billboard Creative (TBC) is now accepting submissions for their annual exhibition, transforming Los Angeles into an open-air gallery. This is your chance to have your work displayed on a billboard in LA , reaching millions of people in one of the world’s most vibrant art cities. TBC showcases emerging, underrepresented, and mid-career artists by placing mass-scale works on billboards throughout the city. Strategically located in high-traffic neighborhoods near galleries, museums, and art districts, each billboard amplifies the artist's impact, turning public spaces into a citywide exhibition. Their past exhibitions have been viewed over 82 million times and featured in Hyperallergic, Huffington Post, NPR, and more. They believe art should be accessible to everyone—not confined to gallery walls—and their mission is to provide artists with an opportunity to share their work on a massive scale.
November 14, 2025 33 days left
$7,000+ Cash Awards - 3rd Online 2D Art International Exhibition - Soul of Artists
Competition
- Submission Deadline: November 14, 2025
- Event Dates: February 28, 2026 - February 28, 2027
- Entry Fee: $36.00 + $5 media fee
- Award Info: $7,000+ in Cash Awards
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting
- Location: Hawaii, United States
- Online Only: Yes
Soul of Artists proudly presents the 3rd Online 2D Art International Exhibition a global call for visionary artists ready to express something real, soulful, and human. All subjects, styles, and techniques are honored and considered: painting, drawing, fiber, mixed media, tapestry, encaustic, one-of-a-kind prints, and any other traditional or non-traditional techniques that produce unique 2D artworks.
November 15, 2025 34 days left
SebArts Ceramics Residency
Residency
- Submission Deadline: November 15, 2025
- Event Dates: April 1, 2026 - May 15, 2026
- Entry Fee: $25.00
- Award Info: Budget: $10,000
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Sculpture
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Sebastopol Center for the Arts Ceramics Artist in Residence program is designed to invite exceptional ceramicists to experiment with themes and ideas in a self-directed setting. This 6-week residency program offers the space to create a cohesive body of work in a collaborative community. In addition to opportunities to lead two classes or workshops, artist talk, and opportunity to support emerging artists in the Incubator program, the program culminates with a gallery exhibition at the end of the residency period.
November 28, 2025 47 days left
Yountville Art Walk - Open Call
Public Art & Proposals
- Organization: Yountville Arts
- Submission Deadline: November 28, 2025
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Sculpture
- Location: YOUNTVILLE, CA 94599, United States
- Online Only: Yes
Nestled in the heart of the Napa Valley, Yountville’s perfectly walkable one-mile main street features world-renowned restaurants, over a dozen wine tasting rooms and exclusive high-end hotels, as well as shopping, galleries and best of all, a beautiful collection of public art.
The Yountville Art Walk program is designed to promote the Town’s pedestrian-friendly atmosphere with a collection of outdoor public art that includes approximately 35 sculptures.
The Art Walk is always open to sculpture entries. We offer a $2500 stipend to assist with costs and ask for a two-year loan agreement for each piece. Our rotation of sculptures provides our guests and visitors with an ever-changing Art Walk experience throughout the tourist section of our town.
Yountville Arts Commission’s Mission Statement reads;
“To provide vision, leadership, inspiration and support for artists and their art in Yountville, creating a bridge that links artists, community, visitors, business and government.”
Our Mission Statement formalizes our goal of supporting the artist. Each piece on loan to the town for the Art Walk is for sale and promoted through our Art Walk map, social media, a new QR code accessible Audio Tour, and press releases for new works.
Since its inception in 2009, 35 of the sculptures placed on the Art Walk have sold.
November 30, 2025 49 days left
Startup Art Fair Los Angeles 2026
Art fair

- Organization: Ray Beldner
- Submission Deadline: November 30, 2025
- Event Dates: February 27, 2026 - March 1, 2026
- Entry Fee: $30.00
- Eligibility: International
Startup Art Fair LA is the premier hotel art fair for professional, independent artists. The core mission of Startup is to provide a supportive platform that gives those artists the power to grow their careers and present and sell work on their own terms.
Application deadline is rolling and accepted artists can immediately select their preferred space. Don't wait—early applicants get the best rooms!
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Bridgette Mayer, Owner/Director, Bridgette Mayer Gallery, Philadephia, PA -
Liz Garvey, Director, Co-Founder/Director, Garvey|Simon, NYC -
Max Presneill, Director/Chief Curator, Torrance Art Museum, CA
- 4 nights at the hotel
- Complimentary fair passes your guests
- 24/7 security on the premises
- A personal artist page on the Startup website
- Discounted overnight parking
- PR, advertising, and marketing through our newsletter, ad buys, and social media channels
- Curatorial and professional development support in the weeks before and after the fair
- Public liability insurance
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Automatic acceptance to our exclusive online sales partner, Singulart, and 50% off all of their services

December 3, 2025 52 days left
Open AIR Residency
Residency
- Submission Deadline: December 3, 2025
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Location: Missoula, MT 59807, United States
Open AIR is best known for its unique place-based Artist-in-Residence program that connects artists from all disciplines and origins, with culturally, historically, and ecologically significant locations through collaborative partnerships in Montana. With innovative opportunities available in places such as remote wilderness areas to historically significant sites closer to town, artists have the opportunity to draw inspiration from a regional community dedicated to preserving place, environment, and the arts.
December 8, 2025 57 days left
Vivid
Exhibition
- Submission Deadline: December 8, 2025
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline
- Location: Eugene, OR 97440, United States
Join Fiber Art Now’s celebration of color. Artists are invited to present their most creative and colorful art. All submissions must include a fiber material or textile technique. The print exhibition will be juried by the Fiber Art Now creative team and juried selections will be featured in the spring 2026 issue of Fiber Art Now, and be eligible for an on-site exhibition.
December 14, 2025 63 days left
16th Annual Patricia Sitar Juried Exhibition
Exhibition

- Organization: Sitar Arts Center
- Submission Deadline: December 14, 2025
- Event Dates: February 9, 2026 - March 14, 2026
- Entry Fee: $0-25
- Award Info: Cash prizes and chance to win solo exhibition
- Eligibility: National
- Categories: Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Location: Washington, DC 20009, United States
Sitar Arts Center invites artists to submit original artwork for the 16th Annual Patricia Sitar Juried Exhibition: “Belonging.”
At people's core, all long to belong—to feel connected, understood, and accepted. “Belonging” explores the places, people, and moments that make them feel rooted, and the journeys people take to find them. It invites reflection on identity, home, community, and the bold (or quiet) ways people seek to be part of something greater than themselves.
This theme holds space for stories of inclusion and exclusion, of searching and finding, of creating a sense of belonging where it didn’t exist before. Whether fleeting or lifelong, shared or solitary, belonging shapes who people are and how they move through the world.
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
Breck Create’s Artist-in-Residence program offers artists across all disciplines the opportunity to focus on their creative process while engaging meaningfully with the local community. Residencies span 2 to 4 months, during which artists reside in a live/work studio within the Breckenridge Arts District, an intimate campus of historic structures nestled under majestic snow-capped peaks in cozy downtown Breckenridge. During the school year, artists serve as guest instructors in Summit County schools, providing support and supplemental curriculum to teachers. In the summertime, artists identify and collaborate with a community partner or organization on educational programs. Artists are expected to facilitate two weekly open studios on campus, instruct weekly lessons in schools and on campus, participate in on-campus public events, and collaborate with a community partner. Priority is given to artists with teaching experience.