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 12, 2024 4 days left

Del Ray Urban Sketchers
Workshops & Classes

  • Submission Deadline: May 12, 2024
  • Event Dates: May 12, 2024 - May 12, 2024
  • Award Info: Urban sketchbooking emphasizes storytelling that conveys a sense of place or a moment in time through drawings completed from direct observations.
  • Eligibility: Local
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline
  • Location: Alexandria, VA 22301, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all drawers.

May 12, 2024 4 days left

2024/2025 Flying Solo Call for Artists - Nashville International Airport
Public Art & Proposals

  • Submission Deadline: May 12, 2024
  • Award Info: Exhibition space as well as an honorarium of $750-$1,500.
  • Eligibility: Regional
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Nashville, TN 37214, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

This opportunity is only open to Tennessee residents or artists who can demonstrate a strong connection to Tennessee either through prior residency or their artwork.

May 15, 2024 7 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 15, 2024 7 days left

2024-2025 RESIDENCIES IN CERAMICS AND WOODWORKING
Residency

  • Submission Deadline: May 15, 2024
  • Award Info: Access to Wood and Lathe studios, a semi-private studio space, and a $3,000 stipend in exchange for working several hours per week.
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Sculpture
  • Location: Winston-Salem, NC 27101, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all artists.

May 15, 2024 7 days left

Artist Residencies in Key West, FL
Residency

Artist Residencies in Key West, FL
  • Organization: The Studios of Key West
  • Submission Deadline: May 15, 2024
  • Event Dates: October 2, 2024 - August 31, 2025
  • Entry Fee: $45
  • Award Info: Housing for 1 month in Key West.
  • Eligibility: International
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Key West, FL 33040, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Open to all artists.

May 15, 2024 7 days left

10th Annual Harford Plein Air Festival 2024
Competition

  • Submission Deadline: May 15, 2024
  • Event Dates: September 12, 2024 - September 15, 2024
  • Entry Fee: $25
  • Award Info: $10,000 in prizes
  • Eligibility: Local
  • Categories: Painting
  • Location: Bel Air, MD 21014, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

For artists living beyond a 50-mile radius of Bel Air, two paintings created outside of Harford County may be submitted for honorable mention awards judging.

May 17, 2024 9 days left

2024-2025 Cultural Council for Palm Beach County Solo Exhibition
Exhibition

  • Submission Deadline: May 17, 2024
  • Award Info: display and sell work in a professionally curated and well-promoted show.
  • Eligibility: Local
  • Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
  • Location: Lake Worth Beach, FL 33460, United States
Description
Eligibility Info

Artists must live in Palm Beach County, Florida

May 22, 2024 14 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 23 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 23 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

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