Guide to the Best Artist Grants and Opportunities in the Southeastern U.S.

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The Artwork Archive team set out to find the best art opportunities, artist grants, and calls for entry for visual artists in the Southeastern 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 Southeast.

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Guide to the Best Artist Grants and Opportunities in the Southeastern U.S.

May 22, 2024 3 days left

Fall/Winter 2024-2025 Keyholder Residency
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: May 22, 2024
  • Event Dates: August 28, 2024 - February 28, 2025
  • Entry Fee: $15 Application Fee, additional fees may apply please see website for further details.
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline
  • Location: Hyattsville, MD 20781, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all artists.

May 31, 2024 12 days left

Eliza Moore Fellowship for Artistic Excellence
Grants & Fellowships

  • Submission Deadline: May 31, 2024
  • Award Info: The $10,000 individual grant
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Upperville, VA 20184
Description
Eligibility Info

Eligible applicants must be early-career artists not enrolled in an undergraduate degree program in 2025. We will consider individuals with a proven track-record of professionalism, but who are yet under-recognized, as early-career. Eligible early-career applicants will have some recognition in the form of exhibitions, commissions, performances, grant awards, residencies, Fellowships and/or publications.

May 31, 2024 12 days left

Artist Call: Virtual Exhibit at Elena Bulatova Fine Art Miami Beach during Art Basel Miami Beach 2024 🌟🎨
Exhibition

Artist Call: Virtual Exhibit at Elena Bulatova Fine Art Miami Beach during Art Basel Miami Beach 2024 🌟🎨
  • Organization: Elena Bulatova Fine Art
  • Submission Deadline: May 31, 2024
  • Event Dates: December 4, 2024 - December 8, 2024
  • Entry Fee: $39 per artwork
  • Award Info: Selected artworks will be showcased at Elena Bulatova Fine Art in Miami Beach during 2024 Art Basel Miami
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Miami Beach, FL 33139, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Open internationally to all artists

June 1, 2024 13 days left

2024 Creekside Arts Fall Writers Residency
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: June 1, 2024
  • Event Dates: September 8, 2024 - September 15, 2024
  • Entry Fee: There is no entry fee, however residency fees apply if accepted. Please see website for further details.
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline
  • Location: Eureka, CA 95503, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all artists

June 1, 2024 13 days left

McColl Center Winter/Spring 2025 Artist-in-Residence Program
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: June 1, 2024
  • Event Dates: January 7, 2025 - April 14, 2025
  • Entry Fee: $35
  • Award Info: Stipend
  • 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

Open to all artists.

June 7, 2024 19 days left

2024 RFP Open Call: Murals along Noonday Creek Trail
Public Art & Proposals

2024 RFP Open Call: Murals along Noonday Creek Trail
  • Organization: Town Center Community
  • Submission Deadline: June 7, 2024
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Painting
  • Location: Kennesaw, Georgia 30144, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all mural artists.

June 15, 2024 27 days left

Stove Works Guest Curators Program 2026
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: June 15, 2024
  • Entry Fee: Pay close attention to our tiered application fee: $10 - May 15 - May 31, 11:59 PM EST (First two weeks) $20 - June 1 - June 7th, 11:59 PM EST (Third week) $30 - June 8 - June 15, 11:59 PM (Last week)
  • Award Info: The Guest Curators will be provided a Curator’s Fee, an exhibition budget, and support from Stove Works staff.
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline
  • Location: Chattanooga, TN 37408, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all curators.

June 17, 2024 29 days left

NO DEAD ARTISTS: International Juried Exhibition of Contemporary Art
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: June 17, 2024
  • Event Dates: September 4, 2024 - October 12, 2024
  • Entry Fee: $40 for 5 artwork submissions in your application
  • Award Info: As the GRAND PRIZE, one jury-winning artist is awarded a solo exhibition at FERRARA SHOWMAN GALLERY to take place the following year.
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA 70130, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all artists.

June 19, 2024 31 days left

2024 Eastern Regional Exhibition
Exhibition

2024 Eastern Regional Exhibition
  • Organization: Oil Painters of America
  • Submission Deadline: June 19, 2024
  • Event Dates: October 11, 2024 - November 8, 2024
  • Entry Fee: $35
  • Award Info: $11,500 in cash & merchandise with $4,000 best in show
  • Eligibility: Regional
  • Categories: Painting
  • Location: Raleigh, NC 27615, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Artists eligible to compete are citizens of the United States and Canada who reside in: Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Labrador, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Newfoundland, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin, who are 2023 OPA members. Members that are citizens of the United States or Canada are eligible to participate regardless of where they live.

July 1, 2024 43 days left

2025 Embracing Our Differences International Art Exhibition
Exhibition

2025 Embracing Our Differences International Art Exhibition
  • Organization: Embracing Our Differences
  • Submission Deadline: July 1, 2024
  • Event Dates: January 19, 2025 - April 13, 2025
  • Award Info: Adult winners each receive $2,000; students receive $2,000 with $1,000 to be directed to the student and $1,000 to their school’s art program, if they worked under the direction of an educator.
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting
  • Location: Sarasota, FL 34236, United States
  • Online Only: Yes
Description
Eligibility Info

Artists, professionals, amateurs, students – everyone can participate.

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