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 2024!

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Guide to the Best Artist Opportunities in 2024

March 1, 2024 50 days left

Are you Really Winning?: Public Art Competition for Problem Gambling Awareness
Competition

Are you Really Winning?: Public Art Competition for Problem Gambling Awareness
  • Submission Deadline: March 1, 2024
  • Award Info: Stipends of $2,000, $1,000 and $500 will be awarded to selected emerging and/or established artists. Additionally, gift certificates of $50 each will be awarded for up to ten artists in the Student category.
  • Eligibility: State
  • Categories: Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Illinois
Description
Eligibility Info

Illinois-based artists ages 14 and up

March 1, 2024 50 days left

51st Annual Hoyt Regional Juried Art Competition
Competition

51st Annual Hoyt Regional Juried Art Competition
  • Organization: Arts & Education at the Hoyt
  • Submission Deadline: March 1, 2024
  • Event Dates: May 21, 2024 - July 25, 2024
  • Entry Fee: 35.00
  • Award Info: $600 first place, $400 second place, $200 third place
  • Eligibility: Regional
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: New Castle, PA 16101, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Artists 21+ living within a 250-mile radius of New Castle, PA

March 1, 2024 50 days left

Through the Lens of the Maltese Woman
Competition

  • Organization: International Human Rights Art Movement (IHRAM)
  • Submission Deadline: March 1, 2024
  • Award Info: Featured in the IHRAM's upcoming anthology. $25 per published piece.
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting
  • Online Only: Yes
Description

March 2, 2024 51 days left

The Boomer Art Prize: 2nd Edition - Call for Artists | £10,000 in Cash Awards!
Competition

The Boomer Art Prize: 2nd Edition - Call for Artists | £10,000 in Cash Awards!
  • Organization: Boomer Gallery
  • Submission Deadline: March 2, 2024
  • Entry Fee: £35
  • Award Info: Win up to £10,000 in Cash Awards!
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to all artists

March 15, 2024 64 days left

Kala Fellowship Award
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: March 15, 2024
  • Award Info: Kala will award six artists a $3,000 stipend, unlimited access to Kala’s facilities for up to nine months, one Kala class, and a culminating show in the Kala Gallery. The award is geared towards supporting artists in completing specific projects or bodies of work that would benefit from Kala’s specialized equipment in printmaking and digital media.
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Berkeley , California
Description
Eligibility Info

Students who will be enrolled in a degree granting program in the 2023-2024 academic year are not eligible for the award.

March 15, 2024 64 days left

Al & Mickey Quinlan Artist Residency
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: March 15, 2024
  • Event Dates: August 1, 2024 - September 25, 2024
  • Award Info: Artist in residence (AIR) will receive a $500 stipend to support creative endeavors while in residence at the Dome House Al & Mickey Quinlan Artist Residency. The stipend is to be used for professional supplies, shipping of supplies and artwork, and, if applicable, other residency-related expenses outside of the Miller’s stated obligations.
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Whitefish Bay, WI, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Anyone is welcome to apply.

March 15, 2024 64 days left

Roswell Artist-in-Residence Program
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: March 15, 2024
  • Award Info: gifted studio-based visual artists with the unique opportunity to concentrate on their work in a supportive, collegial environment for an entire year.
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Roswell, New Mexico
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to all mediums

March 15, 2024 64 days left

2024 Art of Possibilities Art Show & Sale
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: March 15, 2024
  • Event Dates: May 23, 2024 - June 21, 2024
  • 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

March 15, 2024 64 days left

Deer Lake Artist Residency
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: March 15, 2024
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Burnaby, BC, Canada
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to visual artists, theater artists, musicians, land-based practitioners, poets, authors and more.

March 15, 2024 64 days left

Art on Loop: Paris Exhibition
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: March 15, 2024
  • Event Dates: April 5, 2024 - April 7, 2024
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Paris, France
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to all artists

March 16, 2024 65 days left

Arte Natura
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: March 16, 2024
  • Event Dates: May 9, 2024 - June 1, 2024
  • Entry Fee: $35.00
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Hudson, New York
Description

March 16, 2024 65 days left

Crested Butte Arts Festival
Other

  • Submission Deadline: March 16, 2024
  • Event Dates: August 2, 2024 - August 4, 2024
  • Entry Fee: $45
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Creseted Butte, Colorado
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all U.S. based artists

March 21, 2024 70 days left

❄️ WINTER * $1,800.00 Innovate Grants for Art + Photo
Competition

❄️ WINTER * $1,800.00 Innovate Grants for Art + Photo
  • Organization: Innovate Grant
  • Submission Deadline: March 21, 2024
  • Entry Fee: $35
  • Award Info: 2 x $1,800.00 USD Innovate Grants // 12 x Honorable Mentions
  • 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 internationally to all artists

March 23, 2024 72 days left

"12 Houses" - a zodiac themed group art show
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: March 23, 2024
  • Event Dates: April 5, 2024 - April 30, 2024
  • Entry Fee: $20
  • Categories: Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture, Craft/Traditional Arts
  • Location: Lakewood, Colorado
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all U.S.-based artists

March 25, 2024 74 days left

Voices of the Midwest
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: March 25, 2024
  • Event Dates: May 9, 2024 - June 20, 2024
  • Entry Fee: $35.00
  • Award Info: $800 in prizes will be awarded
  • Eligibility: Regional
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: St. Charles, Illinois
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all Midwest artists (Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin)

March 29, 2024 78 days left

Call for Art - FACE TO FACE
Exhibition

Call for Art - FACE TO FACE
  • Organization: Art Fluent
  • Submission Deadline: March 29, 2024
  • Entry Fee: $25 first entry/$10 for each additional entry
  • Award Info: All accepted pieces will be displayed in our online gallery at www.art-fluent.com Best of Show: $750 Two Director’s Choice awards: $250 each
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Online Only: Yes
Description
Eligibility Info

This call is open to artists worldwide

March 29, 2024 78 days left

Bentonville Art Festival
Other

  • Submission Deadline: March 29, 2024
  • Event Dates: June 1, 2024 - June 2, 2024
  • Entry Fee: $25.00
  • Award Info: $1,000
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Bentonville , Arkansas
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all U.S.-based artists

March 29, 2024 78 days left

Art Fair Jackson Hole - July
Other

  • Submission Deadline: March 29, 2024
  • Event Dates: July 26, 2024 - July 28, 2024
  • Entry Fee: $40
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Jackson, Wyoming
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to U.S.-based artists selling fine art and craft including ceramics, paintings, furniture, photography, and much more.

March 30, 2024 79 days left

2024 - Botanical Art & Illustration
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: March 30, 2024
  • Entry Fee: $35.00
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Laguna Beach , California
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to all mediums

March 31, 2024 80 days left

13th Annual PleinAir Salon Art Competition
Competition

  • Organization: PleinAir Salon
  • Submission Deadline: March 31, 2024
  • Entry Fee: $38/$16
  • Award Info: $50,000 in ALL Cash Prizes. The Annual Grand Prize Winner receives $15,000 and their painting featured on the cover of PleinAir magazine. An additional $6,500 in cash prizes for the annual competition winners, and $2,150 in cash prizes awarded each month for a total of $25,800 per year for the monthly competition winners. Plus, all winners receive a showcase in PleinAir Magazine and will receive recognition and promotion throughout our various magazines, websites, e-newsletters, and social platforms.
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Drawing, Painting
  • Online Only: Yes
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to painting and drawing

March 31, 2024 80 days left

Early Career Artist Residencies: Anonymous Artist Studio Fellowship Award
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: March 31, 2024
  • Event Dates: September 1, 2024 - August 31, 2025
  • Award Info: Each recipient will have a furnished studio space with 24/7 access to NCC’s facilities. In addition to the workspace, each fellowship includes an annual material and firing stipend as well as professional development and enrichment opportunities offered through NCC’s education, exhibitions, and sales gallery programs.
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Sculpture
  • Location: Minneapolis, MN 55406, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Eligibility is restricted to clay artists who have completed all formal academic training by the start of the grant period (September 1, 2021), who are not currently enrolled full- or part-time in a degree-granting institution (including BA, MFA, or a teaching certification program), and who are not employed full-time as a ceramics teacher at the college level.
Please note: a college degree is NOT required to apply for this or any NCC award. We encourage applicants who would like to make clay and creativity a continuing part of their lives, even if they do not or have not pursued it in a post-secondary institutional setting.

March 31, 2024 80 days left

Warren MacKenzie Advancement Award
Grants & Fellowships

  • Submission Deadline: March 31, 2024
  • Event Dates: May 1, 2024 - April 30, 2025
  • Award Info: One cash award, up to $2,000, is made annually for travel, education, or research.
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Sculpture
  • Location: Minneapolis, MN 55406, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Eligibility is restricted to clay artists residing the United States (with US citizenship or student Visa status through the end of the grant year: April 30, 2024). ​who are currently pursuing a BA or BFA in ceramics at an accredited US institution, or

March 31, 2024 80 days left

Early Career Artist Residencies: BIPOC Studio Fellowship
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: March 31, 2024
  • Award Info: Each recipient will have a furnished studio space with 24/7 access to NCC’s facilities. In addition to the workspace, each fellowship includes an annual material and firing stipend as well as professional development and enrichment opportunities offered through NCC’s education, exhibitions, and sales gallery programs.
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Sculpture
  • Location: Minneapolis, MN 55406, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

BIPOC identifying artists only are welcome to apply. Eligibility is restricted to clay artists who have completed all formal academic training by the start of the grant period (September 1, 2021), who are not currently enrolled full- or part-time in a degree-granting institution (including BA, MFA, or a teaching certification program), and who are not employed full-time as a ceramics teacher at the college level.
Please note: a college degree is NOT required to apply for this or any NCC award. We encourage applicants who would like to make clay and creativity a continuing part of their lives, even if they do not or have not pursued it in a post-secondary institutional setting.

April 1, 2024 81 days left

Make Art Grant
Grants & Fellowships

  • Submission Deadline: April 1, 2024
  • Award Info: $500 to $3,000
  • Eligibility: State
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Rhode Island
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all Rhode Island-baed artists

April 1, 2024 81 days left

New York City Artadia Awards
Grants & Fellowships

  • Submission Deadline: April 1, 2024
  • Award Info: three Awardees to receive unrestricted funds of $15,000
  • Eligibility: Local
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: New York City, New York
Description
Eligibility Info

Artists must reside in one of the five Boroughs: Brooklyn, Bronx, Manhattan, Queens and Staten Island

April 4, 2024 84 days left

Pence Gallery Emerging Artist Award 2024
Competition

  • Submission Deadline: April 4, 2024
  • Entry Fee: $30.00
  • Award Info: $4,000
  • Eligibility: State
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: California
Description
Eligibility Info

Artists must live in California at the time of application, and be 18 or older

April 15, 2024 95 days left

Jordan Art Walk, Exploring Nature Through Art
Public Art & Proposals

  • Submission Deadline: April 15, 2024
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Sculpture
  • Location: Charlevoix County, Michigan
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to U.S.-based sculpture artists

May 1, 2024 111 days left

Halstead Jewelry Grant
Grants & Fellowships

  • Submission Deadline: May 1, 2024
  • Award Info: grand prize consists of $7,500 in start-up capital and $1,000 in merchandise as well as recognition in the industry.
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to U.S.-based jewelry artists

May 13, 2024 123 days left

Sculpture at the Kavanagh - St. Charles, IL
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: May 13, 2024
  • Event Dates: June 27, 2024 - August 7, 2024
  • Entry Fee: $35.00
  • Eligibility: Regional
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Sculpture
  • Location: Fox River Valley, Illinois
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to any 3-D work in any sculpture or craft medium to artists in these states: llinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. ​

May 15, 2024 125 days left

Arts Access Mini-Grant
Grants & Fellowships

  • Submission Deadline: May 15, 2024
  • Award Info: up to $2,000
  • Eligibility: Regional
  • Location: Nashville, Tennessee
Description
Eligibility Info

This grants category is especially designed for new organizations that are not currently receiving TN Arts Commission funding. An organization is eligible to apply for funding if it is a nonprofit organization legally chartered in Tennessee, governmental (local or regional), and/or nongovernmental entity in possession of a determination letter from the Internal Revenue Service declaring the organization exempt from federal income tax under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code

May 17, 2024 127 days left

McKnight Fellowships for Ceramic Artists
Grants & Fellowships

  • Submission Deadline: May 17, 2024
  • Award Info: Two $25,000 grants will be awarded in 2024. Fellowship support may be pursued for, but not limited to: experimenting with new techniques and materials; purchasing materials and equipment; collaborating with other artists; or pursuing education, exhibition, or travel opportunities. The 2024 Fellowship recipients will deliver a workshop and at the culmination of the grant period, will be featured in a catalogue and group exhibition at Northern Clay Center that will also travel to 3 – 5 sites around the state of Minnesota and western Wisconsin. This program is made possible by the generous support of the McKnight Foundation, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
  • Eligibility: State
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Sculpture
  • Location: Minneapolis, MN 55406, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Have or maintain MN residency for at least one year prior to application and for the duration of the fellowship year.

May 28, 2024 138 days left

PROUD+ 2024
Competition

PROUD+ 2024
  • Organization: The Studio Door
  • Submission Deadline: May 28, 2024
  • Event Dates: July 2, 2024 - August 3, 2024
  • Entry Fee: $35 per initial entry and $5 for per additional media. (3 max)
  • Award Info: 3 works will receive a Juror's Award certificate and a check for $100
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: San Diego, California
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to U.S. based artists in all mediums except Film/Video/New Media

May 31, 2024 141 days left

Joshua Tree National Park Artist in Residence Program
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: May 31, 2024
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Joshua Tree, California
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to all artists

Ongoing

PAAM's The Lillian Orlowsky and William Freed Grant
Public Art & Proposals

  • Submission Deadline: Ongoing
  • Award Info: Solo or group exhibition at Provincetown Art Association and Museum.
  • Eligibility: Regional
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Provincetown, MA 02657, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Applications MUST be submitted by the proposed exhibition curator.
- Curators must not be the artist(s) featured in the exhibition.
- Curators must not be family members of the featured artist(s).
- Curators must not be a commercial gallery/ist representing the featured artist(s)
The curator(s) must demonstrate a connection between the artist(s) and/or their artwork to Provincetown or
Cape Cod, whether in the subject matter of the artwork or the history of the artist.

June 1, 2024 142 days left

San Francisco Bay Area Artadia Awards
Grants & Fellowships

  • Submission Deadline: June 1, 2024
  • Award Info: three Awardees to receive unrestricted funds of $15,000
  • Eligibility: Local
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: San Francisco, California
Description
Eligibility Info

Artists must reside in one of the following counties: Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano, and Sonoma

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