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

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October 7, 2024 35 days left

Color Burst - FREE Entry
Exhibition

Color Burst - FREE Entry
  • Organization: Overt Space
  • Submission Deadline: October 7, 2024
  • Event Dates: November 8, 2024 - January 5, 2025
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Stoughton, Wisconsin , United States
Description
Eligibility Info

All artists residing in the USA are eligible to participate.

Ongoing

Art Sales Academy: Mastering Face to Face Art Sales
Workshops & Classes

Art Sales Academy: Mastering Face to Face Art Sales
  • Organization: Visual Artists Association
  • Submission Deadline: Ongoing
  • Event Dates: September 17, 2024 - October 8, 2024
  • Entry Fee: £110 - £165
  • 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 all.

October 15, 2024 43 days left

Dora Maar House Open Call for 2025 Residencies
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: October 15, 2024
  • Entry Fee: $25 application fee
  • Award Info: In 1997, Nancy B. Negley purchased the former residence of Dora Maar. In a five-year effort, she rehabilitated and updated this spacious eighteenth-century, four-story stone residence in the village of Ménerbes. Her goal was to make it a retreat for scholars, artists, and writers, where they could work undisturbed on their research, art, or writing, for one to two months. Here outstanding mid-career professionals are offered fellowships that enable them to reside in the Dora Maar House and focus on the creative aspects of their work. A travel award is based on the average fare of travel from the resident's hometown to Paris. A $1500 stipend is awarded.
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Menerbes 84560, France
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all artists.

October 15, 2024 43 days left

Baytown Sculpture Trail
Exhibition

Baytown Sculpture Trail
  • Organization: ACE District dba Baytown Sculpture Trail
  • Submission Deadline: October 15, 2024
  • Event Dates: April 12, 2025 - March 28, 2026
  • Entry Fee: $25 for first two, $18 for next three
  • Award Info: $1500 acceptance honorarium: $2000 People's Choice; $1000 Best of Show
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Sculpture
  • Location: Harris County, Houston , TX, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all sculptors.

October 15, 2024 43 days left

2024 Art Omi Residency: Artists
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: October 15, 2024
  • Event Dates: June 20, 2025 - July 15, 2025
  • Award Info: $500 stipend
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Ghent, New York
Description
Eligibility Info

Artists welcomes artists from all over the world who have been professionally active for at least the past 3 years. Disciplines include visual arts, sound art, performance, and social practice. Having studied art is not a requirement: we accept applications from self-taught professional artists.

October 16, 2024 44 days left

Open Theme
Exhibition

Open Theme
  • Organization: Azalea Arts Community
  • Submission Deadline: October 16, 2024
  • Event Dates: November 1, 2024 - January 1, 2025
  • Entry Fee: $6
  • Award Info: 1st, 2nd & 3rd Place - 1st Place will receive an artist interview.
  • 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

October 25, 2024 53 days left

Call for Art -GETAWAY
Exhibition

Call for Art -GETAWAY
  • Organization: Art Fluent
  • Submission Deadline: October 25, 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
Description

October 28, 2024 56 days left

Showcase your art in Paris, France
Exhibition

Showcase your art in Paris, France
  • Organization: The Holy Art Gallery
  • Submission Deadline: October 28, 2024
  • Event Dates: November 6, 2024 - November 10, 2024
  • Entry Fee: Free to submit, participation fees start from £100
  • 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

October 28, 2024 56 days left

14th Annual “Open” Online Art Competition
Competition

14th Annual “Open” Online Art Competition
  • Organization: Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery
  • Submission Deadline: October 28, 2024
  • Event Dates: November 1, 2024 - November 30, 2024
  • 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 all artists.

October 28, 2024 56 days left

“Exploring Domestic Spaces” Juried Exhibition
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: October 28, 2024
  • Event Dates: December 19, 2024 - March 19, 2025
  • Award Info: Exhibition at Newhall Community Center.
  • Eligibility: Local
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Newhall, CA 19321, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

ELIGIBILITY:

All hanging artwork must be properly wired
Maximum size 40” x 50” (including frame)
Maximum weight: 20lbs
Artwork previously exhibited with the City will not be considered
Mailed artwork will not be accepted
Artists must physically hand-deliver and pickup their artwork
Per ADA compliance, artwork cannot protrude more than four inches from the wall
Acceptable mediums include: Painting, drawing, sculpture, printmaking, photography, textiles, performance, and mixed-media. Artists working with video, projection, or performers must provide their own equipment
This call is open to artists regardless of race, color, religion, natural origin, gender, age, military status, sexual orientation, marital status, or physical or mental disabilities.

October 31, 2024 59 days left

The Homiens Art Prize
Competition

The Homiens Art Prize
  • Organization: Homiens
  • Submission Deadline: October 31, 2024
  • Entry Fee: $20.00 for 1-3 artworks, $10.00 for 1-3 artworks thereafter.
  • Award Info: Exhibition, $24,000 awarded annually, publication, and more.
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: New York, NY, United States
  • Online Only: Yes
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to all art forms, mediums, and completion dates

Ongoing

Publish Your Creative Work in an Ivy League Magazine!
Competition

Publish Your Creative Work in an Ivy League Magazine!
  • Organization: Penn Journal of Arts and Sciences
  • Submission Deadline: Ongoing
  • 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

October 31, 2024 59 days left

2024 Henki Art Prize
Competition

2024 Henki Art Prize
  • Organization: Henki Art
  • Submission Deadline: October 31, 2024
  • Award Info: The Henki Art Prize aims to create an accessible platform, recognize artists, and promote the development of art by exploring the relationship between artists and the element of water in their artwork.
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting
  • Online Only: Yes
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all artists.

November 1, 2024 60 days left

Houston Artadia Awards
Grants & Fellowships

  • Submission Deadline: November 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: Houston, Texas
Description
Eligibility Info

Artists must reside in Harris County

November 1, 2024 60 days left

9th Annual Landscapes Art Competition
Competition

9th Annual Landscapes Art Competition
  • Organization: Fusion Art
  • Submission Deadline: November 1, 2024
  • Event Dates: November 5, 2024 - December 4, 2024
  • Entry Fee: $25 for 1-2 images / $40 for up to 5 images
  • Award Info: Choice of a cash prize or complimentary one-year membership to Fusion Art's Members Gallery for Best in Show winners.
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Online Only: Yes
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all artists.

November 3, 2024 62 days left

Boynes Artist Award 11th Edition
Competition

Boynes Artist Award 11th Edition
  • Organization: Boynes Artist Award
  • Submission Deadline: November 3, 2024
  • Entry Fee: 40
  • Award Info: Residency Opportunities | Cash Prizes | Publication & More
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Online Only: Yes
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all artists.

November 5, 2024 64 days left

Light & Shadow 2024 Art Competition
Competition

Light & Shadow 2024 Art Competition
  • Organization: Fusion Art
  • Submission Deadline: November 5, 2024
  • Event Dates: November 15, 2024 - February 14, 2025
  • Entry Fee: $25 for 1-2 images / $40 for up to 5 images
  • Award Info: Choice of a cash prize or complimentary one-year membership to Fusion Art's Members Gallery for Best in Show winners. Winners and finalists are provided with extensive worldwide publicity and promotion
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Online Only: Yes
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all artists.

November 12, 2024 71 days left

$3,500 Artist Grants | The Hopper Prize Fall 2024
Competition

$3,500 Artist Grants | The Hopper Prize Fall 2024
  • Submission Deadline: November 12, 2024
  • Entry Fee: $40 to submit 10 images
  • Award Info: 2 artists will each receive $3,500 and 4 artists will each receive $1,000
  • 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 all artists.

November 12, 2024 71 days left

The 6th Chelsea International Photography Competition
Competition

  • Submission Deadline: November 12, 2024
  • Entry Fee: 5 images for just $45 in the Amateur category or $55 in the Professional category
  • Award Info: Collective Exhibition, Online Promotion
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Photography
  • Location: New York, New York, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all photographers.

November 15, 2024 74 days left

The Harding Art Show
Exhibition

The Harding Art Show
  • Submission Deadline: November 15, 2024
  • Event Dates: May 1, 2025 - May 3, 2025
  • Entry Fee: $50
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Nashville, TN 37205, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to artists in the U.S.

November 27, 2024 86 days left

14th Annual “Nature” Online Art Competition
Competition

14th Annual “Nature” Online Art Competition
  • Organization: Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery
  • Submission Deadline: November 27, 2024
  • Event Dates: December 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024
  • 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 all artists.

December 1, 2024 90 days left

Everything Abstract 2024 Art Competition
Competition

Everything Abstract 2024 Art Competition
  • Organization: Fusion Art
  • Submission Deadline: December 1, 2024
  • Event Dates: December 5, 2024 - January 4, 2025
  • Entry Fee: $25 for 1-2 images / $40 for up to 5 images
  • Award Info: Choice of a cash prize or complimentary one-year membership to Fusion Art's Members Gallery for Best in Show winners. Winners and finalists are provided with 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 internationally to all mediums except film/video/new media

December 3, 2024 92 days left

Studio Kura’s Artist in Residence Program
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: December 3, 2024
  • Entry Fee: This application is free to apply, however there may be residency fees if accepted. Please see website for further details.
  • Award Info: Studio Kura provides artists with residential facilities and bicycles during their residency period.
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Fukuoka, Japan
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all artists.

December 15, 2024 104 days left

Toto Banana Grant for Erotic Photography
Grants & Fellowships

Toto Banana Grant for Erotic Photography
  • Organization: Toto Banana
  • Submission Deadline: December 15, 2024
  • Event Dates: June 23, 2024 - December 15, 2024
  • Entry Fee: $25
  • Award Info: $ 2,000 USD, twice a year (two cycles of contest: Spring & Fall) + publication on our website
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Photography
  • Online Only: Yes
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to photographers

Ongoing

The Awesome Foundation
Grants & Fellowships

  • Submission Deadline: Ongoing
  • Award Info: 1,000
  • Eligibility: International
  • Online Only: Yes
Description
Eligibility Info

Anyone is eligible for a grant

Ongoing

Craft Emergency Relief Fund (CERF+) Emergency Relief and Get Ready Grants
Grants & Fellowships

  • Submission Deadline: Ongoing
  • Award Info: varies
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline
  • Location: Montpelier,, Vermont
Description
Eligibility Info

Artists must be working in a craft discipline, be 18 years of age or older, have been residing and working in the U.S. or U.S. Territories

Ongoing

Public Sculpture Park Augmented Reality Exhibition of Physical Sculpture
Public Art & Proposals

  • Submission Deadline: Ongoing
  • Entry Fee: $10.00
  • Award Info: $1,000 honorarium
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Sculpture
  • Location: Coupeville, Washington
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to sculptures worldwide

Ongoing

Boynes Monthly Artist Award
Grants & Fellowships

  • Submission Deadline: Ongoing
  • Entry Fee: $10
  • Award Info: $100
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
Description
Eligibility Info

Artists must be over 18 years old and have been actively engaged in the art industry for at least three years and can demonstrate consistent practice through portfolio, group/solo exhibitions, etc.

Ongoing

SPAO’s Artist Residency
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: Ongoing
  • Entry Fee: There is no application fee, however the residency fee if selected is $5,500. Please see website for further details.
  • Award Info: The 6-month international residency includes 20 weeks of supervised technical assistance and career development consultation meetings.
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Photography
  • Location: Ottowa, Canada
Description
Eligibility Info

Candidates should have completed formal training in the field of photography, visual arts, or equivalent. SPAO welcomes all visual backgrounds, motivations, and styles

Ongoing

Behind the Curtain: Navigating the Art World
Workshops & Classes

Behind the Curtain: Navigating the Art World
  • Organization: Startup Curatorial
  • Submission Deadline: Ongoing
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Online Only: Yes
Description

December 31, 2024 120 days left

Fish Factory, Creative Centre of Stöðvarfjörður
Competition

  • Submission Deadline: December 31, 2024
  • Entry Fee: There is no application fee, however residency fee's still apply. Please see website for further details.
  • Award Info: The purpose of the program is to provide emerging and established artists, creatives, designers and progressive thinkers a port for free expression and a place to meet with other creative people in a small collaborative community. We offer our artists time and space to focus and introspect on their practice on their own terms.
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Stöðvarfjörður, Iceland
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to all artists

Ongoing

La Maison de Beaumont - Artist Residency Program
Residency

  • Organization: La Maison de Beaumont
  • Submission Deadline: Ongoing
  • Entry Fee: $45 (Free if you mention Artwork Archive)
  • Award Info: 2 week residency at La Maison de Beaumont => the residency is for a minimum of 2weeks and up to 2months
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all artists.

Ongoing

Publish Your Creative Work in an Ivy League Magazine!
Competition

Publish Your Creative Work in an Ivy League Magazine!
  • Organization: Penn Journal of Arts and Sciences
  • Submission Deadline: Ongoing
  • Award Info: Publication and potential cover feature / award selection
  • 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 all artists.

Ongoing

La Porte Peinte: Open Call for 2025
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: Ongoing
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Noyers sur Serein 89310, France
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all artists.

Ongoing

Arts Council National Lottery Project Grants
Grants & Fellowships

  • Submission Deadline: Ongoing
  • Award Info: Project Grants is always open for applications between £1,000 and £100,000.
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Online Only: Yes
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all UK artists.

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