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!

Remember, you can now save the important deadlines for your favorite opportunities right in your Artwork Archive account.

When you find a call that interests you, simply click ‘Add to Schedule' and the call's deadline will be automatically added to your Schedule. You'll also receive weekly reminders to keep you on top of your game.

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!

Are you in the US and looking for the best opportunities in your region?
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Guide to the Best Artist Opportunities in 2024

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September 8, 2024 6 days left

Tuwaiq Sculpture
Residency

Tuwaiq Sculpture
  • Organization: Tuwaiq Sculpture 2025
  • Submission Deadline: September 8, 2024
  • Event Dates: January 15, 2025 - February 8, 2025
  • Award Info: All selected artists will receive an artist fee of SAR 37,500 for their participation in the symposium
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Sculpture
  • Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all sculptors.

September 10, 2024 8 days left

MacDowell Residency Spring/Summer 2025
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: September 10, 2024
  • Event Dates: March 1, 2025 - August 31, 2025
  • Entry Fee: $30.00, Any applicant experiencing a financial hardship may request a fee waiver
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Peterborough, New Hampshire 03458, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to all artists

September 15, 2024 13 days left

Center for Book Arts 2025 Artist-in-Residence
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: September 15, 2024
  • Award Info: stipend of $1500, tuition waiver for up to $6000 in courses offered at CBA during the residency period, and 24-hour access to CBA's printing and binding studios in Manhattan.
  • Eligibility: Local
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline
  • Location: NY, NY 10001, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to artists living and working in the 5 boroughs of New York

September 15, 2024 13 days left

Virginia Center for the Creative Arts Residency
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: September 15, 2024
  • Entry Fee: $30
  • Award Info: Please see website for specific details on exchange residencies.
  • 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.

September 15, 2024 13 days left

HAMBIDGE RESIDENCIES
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: September 15, 2024
  • Entry Fee: $30 application fee, additional residency fees may apply - financial aid available
  • 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
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all artists.

September 20, 2024 18 days left

L’AiR Arts: Partner Residencies at Atelier 11 Cité Falguière (France)
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: September 20, 2024
  • Entry Fee: Residents need backing by giving institutions. Please see website for further details.
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Paris 75272, France
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all artists.

September 23, 2024 21 days left

McColl Center Summer 2025 Parent + Educator Artists-in-Residence
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: September 23, 2024
  • Event Dates: June 3, 2025 - August 11, 2025
  • Award Info: stipend is $6,000 over the 14 week residency
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Charlotte, NC 28202, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Any artist from anywhere may apply for residency at McColl Center. Due to the limitations of visas, international artists may not qualify for a stipend but may be eligible to receive reimbursement of qualified expenses, such as airfare, ground transportation, supplies, and meals.

September 23, 2024 21 days left

Edgar Heap of Birds Family Artist Residency
Residency

Edgar Heap of Birds Family Artist Residency
  • Organization: Tyler School of Art and Architecture
  • Submission Deadline: September 23, 2024
  • Award Info: $1,500 materials budget
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19122, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to indigenous artists whose work is primarily focused on the history and lived experience of North American federally recognized tribal citizens and who exemplifies the art and activism of the artist Edgar Heap of Birds in bringing attention to the lives, struggles and triumphs of Native Americans.

Ongoing

The F Project Artist Residency
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: Ongoing
  • Entry Fee: There is no application fee, however residency fees may apply. Please see website for further details.
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: WARRNAMBOOL, VIC 3280, Australia
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all artists.

September 30, 2024 28 days left

AlterWork Residency Program in person or online
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: September 30, 2024
  • Entry Fee: Cost varies, please see website for further details.
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Queens, NY 11106, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all artists.

September 30, 2024 28 days left

Hayama Artist Residency
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: September 30, 2024
  • Event Dates: June 1, 2025 - June 30, 2025
  • Entry Fee: $95.00 USD application fee for first-time applicants. The application fee is waived for 2nd time applicants.
  • Award Info: flight and accommodations
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Hayama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Honshū, Japan
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all artists.

Ongoing

Theatre in Palm: Co-production Residencies for Performing Artists 2024
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: Ongoing
  • Award Info: Travel, accommodation and some form of compensation for the work will be paid to all the selected artists.
  • Eligibility: Regional
  • Categories: Photography, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline
Description
Eligibility Info

Must be a resident in an EU country and over 18 years old

September 30, 2024 28 days left

Tsung-Yeh Arts and Cultutal Center Artists-in-Residence Program 2024
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: September 30, 2024
  • Award Info: Residency, free accommodations and studio space as well as a subsidized fee.
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Tainan City 721, Taiwan
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all artists. All applicants must be able to communicate in either English or Chinese or Japanese.
Applicants are required to plan their residency projects based on the theme of the residency, create their works in the form of on-site specific production, and prepare for the exhibition by integrating the historical heritage buildings of Tsung-yeh Arts and Cultural Center.

Ongoing

Contemporary Craft Regional Artist-in-Residence Application
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: Ongoing
  • Entry Fee: There is no entry fee, however residency fees may apply.
  • Award Info: Weekly Stipend
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Sculpture
  • Location: Pittsburgh, PA 15201, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all u.s. based artists.

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 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.

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.

Ongoing

'ace Micro Residencies
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: Ongoing
  • Entry Fee: There are no application fees, however the residency does have a fee if selected. Please see website for more details.
  • Award Info: micro residency
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina
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

xaaninna art residency tulum mexico 2024
Residency

xaaninna art residency tulum mexico 2024
  • Organization: casa xaan
  • Submission Deadline: Ongoing
  • Award Info: Chance to have residency partially or fully funded.
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: tulum, quintana roo 77796, Mexico
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to all artists

Ongoing

Dual Program, Lab + Tlaxcala3
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: Ongoing
  • Entry Fee: There is no application fee, however if accepted residency fees may apply. Please see website for further details.
  • Award Info: Mentoring from both, The Lab Program & Tlaxcala3 -Individual accommodation -Workspace/Studio -Presentation of processes and public presentation -Digital Zine & Printed Publication (short release 15 prints)
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Mexico City, Mexico
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all artists.

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

18th Street Local Artist Residency
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: Ongoing
  • Entry Fee: There is no application fee, however this is an opportunity for subsidized studio space with a far below market rate in an effort to provide local artists with affordable rental properties within Santa Monica.
  • Award Info: Studio spaces for rent
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Santa Monica, California, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

U.S. based artists, curators, writers, and musicians

Ongoing

Willowtail Residency- Deadline ONGOING
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: Ongoing
  • Entry Fee: $25
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Mancos, Colorado, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to all artists

Ongoing

Stochastic Labs Residency
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: Ongoing
  • Award Info: artist residency
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline
  • Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to artists interested in intersections of art, science, and technology.

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

Edenhope Artist Residency
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: Ongoing
  • Entry Fee: There is no application fee, however residency fees may apply. Please see website for further details.
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Edenhope , VIC, Australia
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all artists.

Ongoing

Large Format Printmaking Residency - Winter and Spring 2025
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: Ongoing
  • Entry Fee: Residency Fees apply depending on how long you choose to stay.
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline
  • Location: Chão da Serra, Ferreira do Zêzere 2240-334, Portugal
Description
Eligibility Info

Artists have to make sure when applying that they are able to cover the costs of the Residency fee, travel, materials and food.
Artists must be over 21 years old at the time of their arrival.

Ongoing

Jamestown Arts Artist in Residence Program
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: Ongoing
  • Entry Fee: Free to apply
  • Award Info: Artists receive hourly payment for teaching and free living quarters
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Jamestown , North Dakota
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to U.S.-based artists interested in teaching

Ongoing

Open Call- Artudio International Artists Residency 2025, Kathmandu, Nepal
Residency

Open Call- Artudio International Artists Residency 2025, Kathmandu, Nepal
  • Organization: Artudio
  • Submission Deadline: Ongoing
  • Entry Fee: There is no entry fee, however residency fees apply if accepted. Please see website for further details.
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Kathmandu, Nepal
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all artists.

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