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 2025!

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Guide to the Best Artist Opportunities in 2025

CATEGORY
ELIGIBILITY

November 7, 2025 3 days left

Online Exhibit: Death/Renewal
Exhibition

Online Exhibit: Death/Renewal
  • Organization: Super Secret Projects
  • Submission Deadline: November 7, 2025
  • Event Dates: November 15, 2025 - December 6, 2025
  • Entry Fee: $25.00
  • Location: Beacon , New York
Description

November 7, 2025 3 days left

31st Arts North International 2026
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: November 7, 2025
  • Event Dates: January 10, 2026 - February 21, 2026
  • Entry Fee: $39
  • Award Info: More than $10,000 in awards
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Hopkins, Minnesota 55343, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to artists internationally

November 7, 2025 3 days left

Abstract National Exhibition
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: November 7, 2025
  • Entry Fee: $25
  • Award Info: $3,000 in cash awards
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Kansas , United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to artists based in the United States.

November 8, 2025 4 days left

Unexpurgated: Freedom in Form and Color
Exhibition

  • Organization: Limner Gallery
  • Submission Deadline: November 8, 2025
  • Event Dates: March 5, 2026 - March 28, 2026
  • Entry Fee: $35
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to artists internationally

November 9, 2025 5 days left

Artlink Midwest Regional 2026
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: November 9, 2025
  • Entry Fee: $12.00
  • Award Info: Cash awards
  • Eligibility: Regional
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to the Midwest states of Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska and Kansas.

November 9, 2025 5 days left

CoCA Annual, juried group exhibition
Exhibition

  • Organization: Center on Contemporary Art
  • Submission Deadline: November 9, 2025
  • Entry Fee: $25
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Seattle, WA, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to artists internationally

November 9, 2025 5 days left

2026 Nineteenth Annual CVG Show
Exhibition

  • Organization: Collective Visions Gallery
  • Submission Deadline: November 9, 2025
  • Event Dates: January 17, 2026 - February 27, 2026
  • Entry Fee: $45
  • Award Info: There will be over $10,000 in cash and awards.
  • Eligibility: Regional
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Bremerton, WA, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to artists internationally

November 9, 2025 5 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
Description
Eligibility Info

Submissions are open to all artists. If your artwork can be converted into a digital file, they can put it on a billboard.

November 9, 2025 5 days left

Storied: Narrative Art
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: November 9, 2025
  • Entry Fee: $12.00
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Fort Wayne, Indiana
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to artists based in the U.S.

November 10, 2025 6 days left

Forest Hope Through Innovation: World Forestry Center
Exhibition

  • Organization: World Forestry Center
  • Submission Deadline: November 10, 2025
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Portland, OR, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to artists internationally

November 10, 2025 6 days left

BFA Art Walls Mural Fest and Exhibition Opportunity
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: November 10, 2025
  • Award Info: $1200 - $2200
  • Eligibility: Local
  • Categories: Painting
  • Location: Florida, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to Florida muralists.

November 14, 2025 10 days left

Arch Enemy Art
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: November 14, 2025
  • Entry Fee: $15
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Philadelphia, PA, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to artists internationally

November 14, 2025 10 days left

Small But Mighty
Exhibition

Small But Mighty
  • Organization: Rock Paper Scissors Collective
  • Submission Deadline: November 14, 2025
  • Event Dates: December 5, 2025 - January 11, 2026
  • Entry Fee: 35.00
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Oakland, California 94612, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Open nationally to U.S. based artists.

November 14, 2025 10 days left

VisArts Solo Exhibitions 2026
Exhibition

  • Organization: VisArts Center
  • Submission Deadline: November 14, 2025
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Washington, DC, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to artists internationally

November 15, 2025 11 days left

Colored Pencil Society of America Explore This! 22
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: November 15, 2025
  • Entry Fee: $25.00 non membership entry fee; $20.00 entry fee for members
  • Award Info: $2,000 cash award for Best of Show and EXPY Award. Up to 15 smaller cash amounts and product awards.
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Drawing
  • Location: Florida, United States
  • Online Only: Yes
Description
Eligibility Info

Explore This! is open to living artists worldwide age 18 or older.

November 15, 2025 11 days left

Farmington Artists Circle - Wonderland
Exhibition

Farmington Artists Circle - Wonderland
  • Organization: Gallery For Good
  • Submission Deadline: November 15, 2025
  • Event Dates: November 17, 2025 - December 18, 2025
  • Eligibility: Local
  • Location: Farmington, CT 06032, United States
Description

November 15, 2025 11 days left

CALL FOR PROPOSALS: The 2026 DRWC Flag Exhibition "Roots of Resilience"
Exhibition

CALL FOR PROPOSALS: The 2026 DRWC Flag Exhibition "Roots of Resilience"
  • Organization: Delaware River Waterfront Corporation
  • Submission Deadline: November 15, 2025
  • Award Info: $300
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting
  • Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally.

November 15, 2025 11 days left

Glow Up: The New Neon
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: November 15, 2025
  • Event Dates: January 24, 2026 - April 19, 2026
  • Entry Fee: $30.00
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Sculpture
  • Location: St. Petersburg, Florida, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

The exhibition and competition is open to all artists (aged 18 or older) currently living in the continental US

November 15, 2025 11 days left

Fine Art Quilts
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: November 15, 2025
  • Event Dates: January 31, 2026 - March 7, 2026
  • Entry Fee: $45.00
  • Award Info: The People's Choice award is $500. This will be voted on by in person gallery visitors.
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts
  • Location: Williamston, Michigan 48895, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to artists internationally. Artwork must be available for sale. Artwork must meet the stated definition of a quilt as defined in the rules.

November 16, 2025 12 days left

Anything but... New Materials
Exhibition

Anything but... New Materials
  • Organization: Riverside Arts Center
  • Submission Deadline: November 16, 2025
  • Event Dates: December 5, 2025 - January 9, 2026
  • Eligibility: Regional
  • Location: Ypsilanti, Michigan 48197, United States
Description

November 16, 2025 12 days left

Revelations
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: November 16, 2025
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Photography, Film/Video/New Media
  • Location: Rome, Italy
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to artists internationally. Photographers, visual designers and video artists are invited to submit 1 up to 3 works addressing the theme.

November 16, 2025 12 days left

kinētikos: of motion - Kinetic Art Exhibition
Exhibition

kinētikos: of motion - Kinetic Art Exhibition
  • Organization: Windgate Museum of Art
  • Submission Deadline: November 16, 2025
  • Event Dates: January 20, 2026 - April 4, 2026
  • Award Info: Selected artists will receive a $1000 honorarium.
  • Eligibility: National
Description

November 16, 2025 12 days left

The Edge of Possible
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: November 16, 2025
  • Entry Fee: $20
  • Eligibility: Regional
  • Categories: Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: California, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Artist must currently live in Northern California.

November 17, 2025 13 days left

In Black and White
Exhibition

  • Organization: Site:Brooklyn
  • Submission Deadline: November 17, 2025
  • Event Dates: December 10, 2025 - January 10, 2026
  • Entry Fee: $26.00 for three (3) images, $10 for each additional image
  • 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 18 years of age or older

November 17, 2025 13 days left

Synergies: Hybrid Art
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: November 17, 2025
  • Event Dates: June 4, 2026 - August 30, 2026
  • Entry Fee: $40.00 entry fee + $5.00 media fee
  • Award Info: Cash prizes: $1000 first place, $500 second place
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: New Bedford, Massachusetts 02740, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Synergies: Hybrid Art is open to artists internationally. All submissions should relate to the theme of Hybrid art by material or process.

November 17, 2025 13 days left

CONFIGURATIONS
Exhibition

CONFIGURATIONS
  • Organization: Middletown Art Center
  • Submission Deadline: November 17, 2025
  • Event Dates: December 6, 2025 - February 9, 2026
  • Location: Middletown, CA 95461, United States
Description

November 20, 2025 16 days left

Call For Photography: The Art of Landscape
Exhibition

Call For Photography: The Art of Landscape
  • Organization: TCG Gallery
  • Submission Deadline: November 20, 2025
  • Event Dates: December 1, 2025 - January 1, 2026
  • Entry Fee: $20
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Photography
  • Online Only: Yes
Description
Eligibility Info

The Art of Landscape is an international open call for photographers ages 18 and older.

November 20, 2025 16 days left

YICCA 25/26 – International Contest of Contemporary Art
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: November 20, 2025
  • Entry Fee: 50€
  • Award Info: 1st Prize: € 3,000.00 2nd Prize: € 1,000.00
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to artists internationally

November 23, 2025 19 days left

Serious Play: Explorations in Contemporary Craft
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: November 23, 2025
  • Event Dates: January 16, 2026 - February 27, 2026
  • Entry Fee: An entry fee of $30 for 3 images and $10 for each additional piece you would like to submit
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Sculpture
  • Location: St. Louis, Missouri 63108, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to artists 18 years and older. Open to works in clay, fiber, glass, metal, wood, paper, and other craft-based media or hybrid forms. Both functional and non-functional works are eligible.

November 23, 2025 19 days left

The Bristol Art Museum: A National Call for Art
Exhibition

  • Organization: The Bristol Art Museum
  • Submission Deadline: November 23, 2025
  • Entry Fee: $30 for the first entry, $40 for two entries, $50 for three entries
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Bristol, RI 02809, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Works on paper, open to artists nationally

November 28, 2025 24 days left

Collage
Exhibition

Collage
  • Organization: Part Crowd Art Gallery
  • Submission Deadline: November 28, 2025
  • Event Dates: December 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025
  • Entry Fee: 20 USD
  • 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 artists internationally

November 30, 2025 26 days left

Exhibition Proposals for Park Circle Gallery
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: November 30, 2025
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: North Charleston, South Carolina, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to artists based in the U.S.

November 30, 2025 26 days left

Gallery of Hermosa: Exhibit in Japan
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: November 30, 2025
  • Event Dates: April 10, 2026 - April 19, 2026
  • Entry Fee: $35.00
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting
  • Location: Chigasaki, Japan
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all local, national and international artists.

November 30, 2025 26 days left

Our Own Perspectives
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: November 30, 2025
  • Entry Fee: $25
  • Eligibility: Local
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Alaska, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all Interior Alaska visual artists and community curators.

November 30, 2025 26 days left

2026 Exhibition Call Out
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: November 30, 2025
  • Eligibility: National
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Highett, Victoria 3190, Australia
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to artists based in Australia

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