Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery announces an art call for the gallery’s 14th Annual “Landscapes” Online Juried Art Competition for possible inclusion in the Gallery’s August 2024 online group art exhibition.

Both 2D & 3D artists (including photography & digital art), regardless of where they reside, are invited to apply to this competition by submitting their best representational or abstract art.

The “Landscapes” theme will be the artist’s interpretation and depiction of the natural world, outdoor scenery, geographical environments, scenic vistas and related landscape subjects.

The theme, WILD, invites artists to imagine and tackle that which can’t be tamed. In medium and subject, evoke the freedom found within the wild. Both realism and abstract art will be considered. Our gallery features contemporary art and the concept is considered in judging.

All accepted entries will be featured in a printed publication by the gallery and blog. Awarded artists will receive more space for interviews. All entries will have their name listed in our printed publication.

Location: All artists residing in the USA are eligible to participate. This group show is located at Overt Space Gallery in Stoughton, WI. Artwork will need to be shipped to the gallery before the exhibition. Artwork will also be available on our website. Artists do not need to be present for the show.

Call For Art: EIGHT - Anniversary Issue

Create! Magazine Issue #48 Juried by The Create! Magazine Team

Create! Magazine is thrilled to announce the call for entries for Create! Magazine’s issue #48, our eighth anniversary issue.

Guest Curators

Ekaterina Popova: Artist, Founder of Create! Magazine, Coach, and Entrepreneur
Alicia Puig: CEO of PxP Contemporary, Director of Create! Magazine, and Arts Writer
Christina Nafziger: Curator, Editor of Create! Magazine, and Arts Writer

As an artist, you know how important it is to get your work in front of new audiences, curators, and leaders in the art world, which is why we are so passionate about creating these opportunities to help you do just that. We are incredibly grateful to have had your support over the past eight years. Your dedication and enthusiasm have made Create! Magazine a thriving community for emerging artists. By submitting your work, you not only gain visibility and recognition but also become part of a vibrant network of like-minded creatives. Selected artists will benefit from a two-page spread in the print issue, a dedicated blog post, and a social media post, ensuring your work reaches a broad and engaged audience. This issue is our way of celebrating your talent and commitment to the arts, and we are excited to continue this journey with you.

What is Create! Magazine?

Originally founded in 2013 as Fresh Paint Magazine, the publication rebranded to Create! Magazine in 2016 to showcase the incredible talent of emerging artists in contemporary arts working across a variety of media. Since then, we’ve highlighted thousands of artists from across the globe, sharing not only what they create but also the meaning, inspiration, and stories behind what they do.

Our magazine has been featured by leading media outlets, including Colossal, Apartment Therapy, and The Jealous Curator, among others. Over the years, we have partnered with global art fairs including Art Miami, Moniker, Affordable Art Fair, and Superfine, and collaborated with brands such as Minted.

Print issues are available in our online shop and at select independent bookstores.

Eligibility

Our calls for entry are open to all artists from every country. All styles and media are welcome. There are no educational requirements to apply to the open calls. Open Theme.

Submission Information

You must complete the application via this form https://createmagazine.submittable.com/submit to be eligible for this opportunity. Please read the format requirements carefully to avoid errors with the form. Send any questions or concerns you may have via email to [email protected].

Requirements

Artists may submit up to 10 individual (different artworks) pieces of work for consideration.
Artists must ensure high quality of images, and we recommend 300 dpi jpeg.
Artwork images and bio must be uploaded directly to the form.
Bio and statement must be under 250 words each.
Art does not have to be for sale.

IMPORTANT DATES:

Entry Deadline: July 30, 2024, 11:59 pm EST.
All artists will be notified of the final decision by August 30, 2024. If your work is selected, you will receive further information at that time.
All selected work will be included in the print issue due by the end of 2024. Artists will have an opportunity to review their spread and make edits if necessary before print. All selected artists will receive a complimentary digital edition.

SUBMISSION INFORMATION:

Submission fee is $35 for 3 images (non-refundable)
The limit of submitted artworks is 10
Bio word limit 250
Statement word limit 250

BENEFITS:

Visibility and Support: Gain visibility and support by featuring your artwork in a globally recognized publication and website, including a two-page spread in the print issue, a dedicated blog post, and a social media post.
Professional Connections: Connect with influential curators, writers, and leaders in the art world, enhancing your resume and expanding your professional network.
Support Independent Publishing: Contribute to and support an independent, artist-run publication dedicated to promoting emerging artists.

The 14th Annual PleinAir Salon is an online art competition with 12 monthly cycles, and is open to a variety of mediums and styles. It’s not just for plein air painters! We invite a variety of top master artists, museum directors and gallery owners to judge each month. All monthly winners are automatically included in the Annual Competition where the Grand Prize winner receives $15,000 and has their painting featured on the cover of PleinAir Magazine, the #1 representational art magazine at Barnes & Noble.

In addition to a total of $50,000 in ALL Cash Prizes, winners receive exposure and recognition through our various magazines, websites, newsletters and social media platforms.

Early Bird Registration ends on the 15th. Enter before the deadline to receive 25% off every entry. The regular cost is $38 for the first entry, and just $16 for each additional entry. Artists are welcome to enter as many paintings as they like, in as many categories as they like. There are 19 categories in all.

Check out PleinAirSalon.com/archive to see what else is offered to the winners.

The Homiens Art Prize is an international, non-acquisitive art prize that is free to enter, and open to all artists. All art forms, mediums, and completion dates are eligible. We consider all art forms and practices equal, and are excited to welcome artworks of all dimensions, on any theme.
It is free to enter one artwork. There is a $5.00 fee to enter each additional artwork thereafter. You may enter as many times as you like. You will receive a confirmation email.
Deadline: 11:59 p.m. EDT Wednesday, July 31, 2024.

For more details and to enter, visit the Homiens website.

6 Winning artists are exhibited by Homiens, receive an unrestricted cash award of $500, are published in our exhibition catalog, receive an optional interview, feature in our prestigious annual publication The Homiens 60, and may request a letter of recommendation from our Jurors. 12 additional Finalists per round exhibit with Homiens and are published in our exhibition catalog. Up to 200 artists are Highly Commended and celebrated across our media. All entrants are considered for exhibition and may apply to participate in our Meet the Artists initiative. Jurors’ feedback available.

Venture into the expansive universe of art with the annual Art Cabbage Prize Open International Juried Art Competition!

This event is more than a celebration; it's a testament to the limitless boundaries of artistic expression. Recognizing that visual art thrives in myriad forms and techniques, ArtCabbage opens its arms wide to embrace every medium – be it painting, sculpture, photography, digital art, or any of the countless other forms the visual arts encompass.

In our endeavor to champion true artistic democracy, we welcome entrants from every corner of the globe. Regardless of country, background, or age, every artist possesses a unique voice and vision deserving of acknowledgment and appreciation.

Beyond the competition, the ArtCabbage Prize offers its winners an unparalleled opportunity for personal online exhibitions on the ArtCabbage portal, bringing their artistry to an international audience and establishing them in a community that thrives on diverse creativity.

MoonLit Getaway is a new online literary journal that will launch on September 23, 2024. The MoonLit Getaway Grand Opening contest is free to enter and has three categories: flash fiction, poetry, and visual art. All genres are welcome. Winners of each category receive $100 (USD) plus online publication. Two runners-up in each category will receive online publication. The contest intends to collect initial content for the launch of the website, create awareness about MoonLit Getaway, and provide opportunities for writers and artists.

Fusion Art invites submissions for the 9th Annual Waterscapes art competition for an online exhibition during the month of August 2024.

For this competition, both 2D and 3D artists, worldwide, are invited to submit their best art depicting waterscapes.

The theme includes any art which depicts any type of body of water including the ocean, lakes, rivers, ponds, streams, coastal living, any ocean activities, seaside vistas, beaches, and any related seashore or lakeside subjects. It can also include rain, puddles and frozen waterscapes.

All artists, regardless of location or experience, are encouraged to submit their best representational and/or abstract art in any medium.

No application, publication, or participation fees. No fees. Up to six best in show artists will have their work published in the catalogue with detailed critical essays written by the curators. Artists participating in the online exhibit will have two works of art on display and links to their website and social media. Artists keep 100% sales of their work.

You can apply for online exhibits by emailing us at [email protected]

How to apply:

Email your resume, 3 image samples, and artist website.

Artist Feature Catalogue articles are published on our website at

https://www.aedrafinearts.com/artist-feature and on our Substack page at https://aedrafinearts.substack.com

AFA does not accept applications of works made with artificial intelligence.

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About:

Aedra Fine Arts was founded in 2014 in Jersey City, New Jersey. AFA is an art publisher and online gallery featuring artists from across the globe. Although initially starting out as an artist community and curatorial organization hosting physical exhibits and artistic events across New Jersey, Aedra Fine Arts evolved its focus on publishing an international catalogue with critical reviews on innovative established artists. We are an independent nonprofit publisher and platform offering the public an insight into groundbreaking international contemporary art.

Prize Summary:
Critical Review Catalogue Essay
Prizes Details:

AFA specializes in writing critical essays about some of the finest established artists in the world. Through the international Artist Feature Catalogue, AFA publishes carefully selected contemporary artists who exemplify innovation and prestige. The curators write a thorough analysis of the artists' work and accomplishments as well as insights into their process and potential audience interpretations. The best works of the artists are curated into each catalogue article with breaks of text in between each image, giving off a magazine or newsletter type of appearance. Easy to read but with advanced writing, immerse yourself into our catalogue and explore current trends in international contemporary art.

Presenting the inaugural "Dreamscapes" international competition and online exhibition. Artists of all ages from around the world are invited to participate, with complete freedom in choosing their preferred media and style. The competition's theme is "Dreamscapes". Only artists whose works are selected as finalists will be required to pay a $35 participation fee. Finalists will have their artwork showcased online and advance to the final round of judging, where they will be considered for cash prizes, including the chance to win the grand prize of $1,000.

Theme:

Enter the enchanting world of "Dreamscapes," where imagination knows no bounds. This art competition invites artists to explore the surreal and fantastical realms of dreams, capturing the ethereal beauty and mystery that reside within. From figures in whimsical landscapes to hauntingly beautiful abstractions, "Dreamscapes" is a canvas for your wildest imaginings. Let your creativity soar as you blend reality and fantasy, crafting visions that transport viewers to the extraordinary terrain of the mind.

We are pleased to announce the launch of the 10th International Art Resilience Exhibition. The Exhibition will take place from August 17 to September 17 2024 . September 17, Video presentation of the works at the Saint-Frajou Painting Museum, France www.musee-saint-frajou.com

Online registration on the website: https://www.art-resilience.com

Attention artists and creators!

TEN TEN is thrilled to announce our upcoming art awards, where we will vote on submitted works from artists like you for a chance to be featured in our TEN TEN magazine! This event is part of our 4 day art event TEN TEN FEST, coming up this August. Join us in showcasing artworks that provoke thought, inspire change, and embody the spirit of TEN TEN's mission. Our panel of judges eagerly anticipates discovering works that resonate deeply with our values. Don't miss this opportunity to share your talent and contribute to a meaningful cause. Submit your artwork today and let your voice be heard through the power of art.

WHAT IS TEN TEN AWARDS?

TEN TEN Awards is a competition for artists to display their work at TEN TEN Fest and be considered to be featured in a TEN TEN Magazine.

WHERE AND WHEN?

TEN TEN Awards will be held on opening night of our 4 day TEN TEN Fest on August 22, 2025 at Ideal Glass Studios, 9 W 8th ST, NY.

STEPS:
Submit up to 3 works along with an application and entry tee.
TEN TEN Members will collect all work and vote.
TEN TEN will select 20 works to feature at our next event in August.
All 20 selected works will be printed on 24x36 poster paper and displayed.

Guests of our next event will be given the opportunity to vote amongst all 20 works, with one night event dedicated to opening the exhibition.

The top 3 most voted works will then have the opportunity to work with TEN TEN to create a collaborative TEN TEN magazine.

JUDGES:

TEN TEN Official Members will vote on top 20 works.
Possibility of special guest judges and separate awards subject to change.

ENTRY FEE:

Entry fee is a flat-rate fee starting at $35 and warrants up to 3 works to be submitted for consideration. Entry fee will increase in price every two weeks.

ENTRY FEE SCHEDULE:

June 11-June 30: $35 Early Bird Price

July 1-July 14: $45 Flat Rate

July 15-July 31: $55 Flat Rate

August 1-August 13: $65 Flat Rate

DIGITAL GALLERY:

If your work is not selected, TEN TEN will still feature your work at our digital gallery at Ideal Glass Studios, 9

W 8TH ST, NY.

The Portrait Society of America is pleased to announce a Call for Entries for our fourth annual The Future Generation Competition. This competition was created to acknowledge the work of talented, emerging artists, who are 18 to 25 years old. Early recognition in art competitions can have a great impact on a young artist’s career, as it did for John Singer Sargent, who at the age of twenty-three, won Honorable Mention at the Paris Salon for a portrait he painted of his teacher, Carolus-Duran.

Blue Space Gallery - "Open Theme", an international competition and virtual exhibition. Artists of all ages from around the world are invited to participate, with complete freedom in choosing their medium and style. All subjects and themes are welcome. Entry is free; only those artists whose submissions are chosen as finalists will be required to pay a $35 participation fee. Finalists will have their artwork showcased in the online exhibition and will advance to the final jurying round in consideration for cash prizes and the opportunity to win the grand prize of $1,000. Awards will be granted to those whose work demonstrates the greatest level of creativity and artistry.

Theme:

Open Theme: this competition invites artists to explore boundless expression without constraints, celebrating the freedom to innovate and express themselves authentically; this competition fosters a welcoming environment for diverse interpretations of openness, encouraging participants to transcend conventional norms and embrace their individuality through various mediums such as paintings, sculptures, digital art, and mixed media, thus inviting artists to not only push the boundaries of artistic convention but also to collectively celebrate the infinite potential of creative expression

EARLY ENTRY: August 3, 2024

Early entry is recommended; all applications received on or before August 3, 2024, will be automatically shortlisted as finalists, be exhibited in the online exhibition, and move on to the final round of jurying to be considered for awards.

Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery announces an art call for the gallery’s 8th Annual “Patterns, Textures & Forms” Online Juried Art Competition for possible inclusion in the Gallery’s September 2024 online group art exhibition.

Both 2D & 3D artists (including photography & digital art), regardless of where they reside, are invited to apply to this competition by entering their interpretation of the “Patterns, Textures & Forms” theme. Artists are invited to submit their best representational and/or abstract art.

Best in Show winner will receive a cash prize. Winners receive extensive worldwide publicity and promotion.

Entry Fees: $18.00 for 1 to 2 entries / $26.00 for 3 to 5 entries. Early entry and art student discounts.

The deadline to apply to this art competition is August 27, 2024.

For further information and to apply online: https://lightspacetime.art/8th-patterns-textures-forms-art-competition-2024/

About Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery
Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery conducts monthly themed online art competitions and art exhibitions for new and emerging artists on a worldwide basis. It is the gallery's intention to help today's artists to successfully market their art to a worldwide audience.

Fusion Art invites submissions for the 10th Annual Figures & Faces art competition for an online exhibition during the month of September 2024.

For this competition, both 2D and 3D artists, worldwide, are invited to submit their best art and photography depicting the human form - both figures & faces. All artists, regardless of location or experience, are invited to submit their best representational and/or abstract art and photography.

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.

Entry Fees: $25 for 1-2 images / $40 for up to 5 images

Please visit https://www.fusionartps.com/10th-annual-figures-faces-art-competition-2024/ for full competition guidelines and to submit.

The deadline to enter is September 1, 2024.

About Fusion Art
Founded by Award winning artist, Chris and Valerie Hoffman, Fusion Art was envisioned and formed out of a passion for art and the artists who create it. The website promotes and connects new, emerging and established artists with collectors and art enthusiasts, while offering the opportunity to participate in art competitions, exhibitions and experiences.

WSQ, FALL 2025
Issue Editors
ANDIE SILVA, York College and the Graduate Center, CUNY
SHEREEN INAYATULLA, York College, CUNY

Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha’s poem “Femme Futures” begins with an open-ended invitation: “Where does the future live in your body?”

This special issue of WSQ takes this question as the starting point to consider the ways in which the physical body (re)defines feminist scholarship, art, and activism in light of environmental, political, and global emergencies and transformations taking hold at the present moment.

The body can serve as boundary, as mediator, as connector. Yet, as Donna Haraway observes in “A Cyborg Manifesto,” the future of the body need not be constrained to dualities, and indeed “a cyborg world might be about lived social and bodily realities in which people are not afraid of their joint kinship with animals and machines, not afraid of permanently partial identities and contradictory standpoints” (43). This special issue therefore invites explorations of the many ways the body interacts with, responds to, and is informed by our material living conditions.

Our bodies determine how we navigate the world, how we engage with and perceive ourselves and others. Within the current paradigm of colonial exploitation, our bodies are sites of scrutiny, violence, commodification, racialization, policing, displacement, and strategic dehumanization. Bodies and labor are inextricably linked: physical abuses of laborers, overwork, perilous working conditions, and the absence of protections/support for pregnant and child-supporting individuals (to identify merely a few) are manifestations of this linkage. As we confront the ways in which the media and governing regulations predetermine which bodies are allowed subjectivity and which will be objectified or reduced to data points, a renewed feminist critique of the politics of bodies and personhood feels particularly urgent.

This special issue aims to explore the body marked by “intersectional” (Crenshaw) identities as a site of social and political violence but also as the vehicle for resistance, triumph, and “decolonial” (Tuck and Yang) justice. Herein lies an opportunity to reflect upon the demand Angela Davis puts forward in “Racism, Birth Control, and Reproductive Rights”: “What is urgently required is a broad campaign to defend the reproductive rights of all women—and especially those women whose economic circumstances often compel them to relinquish the right to reproduction itself” (356). With this call for papers, we invite contributors to annex Davis’s demand and imagine what kinds of futures are possible when we center our advocacy around the rights of Black and Indigenous trans, nonbinary, disabled, queer, working poor, displaced, incarcerated, and migrant individuals/communities and follow the guidance and leadership of the Global Majority.

Submissions might attend to questions such as: What does it mean to place physical bodies and embodiment at the center of feminist labor? What politics are at play when the body is seen, defined, counted, policed, touched, or modified? How is discourse/activism made more urgent when we place the focus on the bodies at work? What kinds of meaningful paths forward may be forged by thinking of human bodies in connection to/as extensions of flora and fauna? How do marginalized bodies survive/thrive beyond the strictures of late-stage capitalism? What strategies aid us in exposing/dismantling the very neoliberal discourses that mark our bodies as Other via race, gender, ability, class, location, and citizenship?

Topics may include but are not limited to:

embodied forms of labor

sex work; domestic work

body positivity movements

fat politics

disability and “carework” (Piepzna-Samarasinha)

reproductive labor and debt

bodily autonomy

reproductive choice and the nation-state

gendering bodies

embodied markers of class and caste

trans embodiments

racialized bodies (fictions/material realities of race)

incarceration; forced relocation

dualities of violence/harm, safety/comfort, legal/illegal, body/soul, body/mind

the body in/and location (indigeneity, immigration, identity)

body ecologies (land, water, air)

interrogation of the terms “untouchable”/“outcast”

body modification

beauty as commerce/currency

body Othering in sports and entertainment industries

the politics of hair

micro to macro (cells/DNA to celestial/cosmic bodies)

(unattainable) wellness as a commodity

physical and mental superpowers expanded/redefined/reimagined

body art

bodies and documents/documentations

age, aging, ageism

child and adolescent bodies

nonhuman animal bodies

fictions of the grotesque/carnivalesque

bodies as “data” (census, statistics)

technology, AI, cyborgs

death, dying, decomposition, rebirth, regeneration

critiques of living “bodies” as a racialized term

WSQ accepts submissions in all printable media, including academic articles, memoir, manifesto, literary fiction or other prose, poetry, and visual art. Especially encouraged to submit are scholars, artists, creative writers, and activists who themselves experience various forms of marginalization within nation-states in the Global North and Global South.

Union Hall’s annual Rough Gems Curatorial Program showcases the work of three Denver-based curators or curatorial teams in a pop-up exhibition format. Each of the three selected curators/curatorial teams receives access to Union Hall’s space, budget, and additional resources in order to create a three-week pop-up exhibition with supplemental programming.

Hidden, secretive, sexy black. Seductive, powerful, elegant black. Formal, prestigious, mysterious black. Step into the womb of night and bring on the noir! If your piece features dominant black—or simply features black in a prominent way—it is eligible!

The theme, PRINTMAKING, requires artists to create an image and impose it onto another surface. This centuries-old technique highlights captivating imagery, fine attention to detail, and awe-inspiring effects. Both realism and abstract art will be considered. Our gallery features contemporary art and the concept is considered in judging.

Award Info: Winners(1st-3rd) will split cash prizes ranging from $500-1,000 - depending how many submissions we receive. Honorable mentions for 4th and 5th place.

All accepted entries will be featured in a printed publication by the gallery and blog. Awarded artists will receive more space for interviews. All entries will have their name listed in our printed publication.

Location: All artists residing in the USA are eligible to participate. This group show is located at Overt Space Gallery in Stoughton, WI. Artwork will need to be shipped to the gallery before the exhibition. Artwork will also be available on our website. Artists do not need to be present for the show.

Join us at the Mendocino Art Center (MAC) for the Mendocino Open Paint Out (MOPO), our annual plein air festival.
Nestled along the stunning Mendocino Coast of northern California, our festival offers a picturesque canvas where the Pacific Ocean meets breathtaking landscapes. Renowned for its unique quality of light, which artists describe as unmatched anywhere in the world, Mendocino provides a diverse palette of subjects—from rugged coastal views and serene beaches to charming Victorian buildings and pastoral vineyards.

This is an unmissable opportunity for artists to capture the sublime beauty of the region and for collectors to discover and acquire new works of art directly from the creators. Whether you're looking to gather with fellow artists, enhance your technique, or simply celebrate art in one of the most scenic settings on the West Coast, MOPO promises an enriching experience for all.

Mark your calendars, bring your easels, and prepare to be inspired! Use the link below to register for the Mendocino Open Paint Out. We look forward to celebrating the vibrant art community together in Mendocino this September.

Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery announces an art call for the gallery’s 14th Annual “Animals” Online Juried Art Competition for possible inclusion in the Gallery’s October 2024 online group art exhibition.

Both 2D & 3D artists (including photography & digital art), regardless of where they reside, are invited to apply to this competition by submitting their best representational or abstract art. The "Animals" theme will be the artist’s interpretation and depiction of animal art. Animal subjects include any living organisms, mammals, birds, insects and any animals that may also live in water.

Best in Show winner will receive a cash prize. Winners receive extensive worldwide publicity and promotion.

Entry Fees: $18.00 for 1 to 2 entries / $26.00 for 3 to 5 entries. Early entry and art student discounts.

The deadline to apply to this art competition is September 26, 2024.

For further information and to apply online: https://lightspacetime.art/14th-annual-animals-online-art-competition-2024/

About Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery
Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery conducts monthly themed online art competitions and art exhibitions for new and emerging artists on a worldwide basis. It is the gallery's intention to help today's artists to successfully market their art to a worldwide audience.

Artists from all countries are welcome to submit their works for consideration. You are welcome to submit works in any medium. (painting, photography, printmaking, installation, sculpting, mixed media, poems, illustration, etc). The theme of the exhibition is OPEN.

Any artist from any background can submit any of their work. There is no charge to submit your application, please feel free to share your work with us.

The 2024 Henki Art Prize invites global artists to explore the theme "Liquid Time: Capturing the Present," focusing on capturing the fleeting moments in water's various forms. Entries are free and open to all artists around the world. Submitted artwork must be original, two-dimensional artwork created within the last five years. The winner receives $500, while other finalists receive $125. Selected works will be showcased in an online exhibition and featured on Henki Art's platforms. The entry deadline is October 31, 2024.

The 6th Chelsea International Photography Competition provides the selected participants the opportunity to exhibit at one of our New York spaces, located in the heart of the Chelsea art district. The sprawling and elegant street-level space attracts hundreds of visitors with its striking exterior.

With prizes valued over $70,000, the competition is open to photographers from around the world at any stage of their careers.

The Japan Foundation, New York office (JFNY) accepts applications from non-profit organizations for projects that take place within the 37 states east of the Rocky Mountains, plus Washington D.C., listed below for the JFNY Grant for Arts & Culture on a rolling basis throughout the year. This grant aims to support projects that will further understanding of Japanese arts and culture. Successful projects are granted up to $5,000. This grant also supports online projects related to Arts & Cultural Exchange that incorporate issues pertaining to the COVID-19 global pandemic such as virtual exhibitions, virtual performances, film streaming, online conference as well as webinar. Priority will be given to those projects that have secured additional funding from sources other than the Japan Foundation, as well as projects that take place in areas where access to Japanese cultural events are relatively limited.

The Residency is multi-disciplinary and open for most creative directions: Visual Art, New Media, Printmaking, Ceramic, Sculpture, Dance, Performing Arts, Land Art, Textile Art, Music, Literature, Crafts, Sustainable Design, Engineering & Photography.

The Penn Journal of Arts and Sciences (PJAS) is a vibrant platform for individuals all around the world to share their scholarly and creative pursuits. The diverse voices amplified by our journal showcase creative articles, poetry, reviews, and art. With contributors from all walks of life, PJAS aims to cultivate a community rich with intellectual curiosity. The Penn Journal of Arts and Sciences accepts submissions on a rolling basis, with our next issue published in Summer 2024.

To submit to PJAS, email Sophie Kadan ([email protected]) a high-quality attachment of your work with a description and a short biography. Be sure to title the subject line “PJAS Submission – Last Name, First Name.” Kindly ensure to also submit to the linked form.

"Studio Sundays" Series by Create! Magazine: Share Your Creative Space

Welcome to the "Studio Sundays" series, brought to you by Create! Magazine. We invite artists to open the doors to their creative spaces and reveal the heart of their process. Each month, we handpick several inspiring studio spaces to showcase on our platform.

Discover the places where imagination comes to life, from cozy corners to professional studios and even the kitchen tables where art is born. Join us on a journey through these unique spaces, accompanied by the artists' exceptional work and stories.

This series is a celebration of creativity and an exploration of the environments that nurture it. We invite you to immerse yourself in the world of "Studio Sundays" and be inspired by the diversity of artistic spaces within our vibrant community.

Online Submission Guidelines For Artists

Submission Eligibility: Create! Magazine welcomes submissions from artists, makers, designers, and more.
How to Submit: Please send your work through the form below to be considered for a feature.
Benefits of Being Featured: Published artists will receive promotion on our website and featured spots on our social media platforms.

Submission Requirements:
5-10 JPEG Images: Provide high-quality images of your work.
Website or Social Media Links: Include links to your website or social media profiles.
Written Bio and/or Statement: Share a brief biography and/or an artist statement.
Studio, Process, and Materials Images: Showcase your studio, creative process, and the materials you use.
A Headshot: Include a professional headshot of yourself.

Notification: Due to the high volume of submissions, artists will only be notified if their work is accepted. Notifications will be sent via email or by tagging artists on social media.

AGREEMENT: By submitting artwork via this call, the artist agrees to the following terms:
Create! Magazine reserves the right to use images of the artwork on its website and social media.
Inclusion is not guaranteed as this is a juried opportunity.
The artist retains full copyright of the work.
Images submitted will only be used by Create! Magazine for interviews and social media posts.

The PleinAir Salon $50,000 Art Competition is an online competition consisting of 12 monthly cycles of competitions and one annual competition. We award $50,000 in ALL Cash prizes each year. The Annual Grand Prize winner receives a check for $15,000 and is featured on the cover of PleinAir Magazine. We award an additional $9,200 to the annual winners and award $2,150 in each of the monthly competitions. Each of the 23 monthly winners will be automatically entered into the Annual Competition. The annual awards are presented live at the Plein Air Convention & Expo each spring.

Because this competition is created by PleinAir magazine, which features not only plein air paintings, but also studio paintings, all types of paintings are eligible and do not need to have been completed in plein air. As we know, many studio paintings start with plein air sketches, and many plein air painters paint figures and still life. Our interest is in rewarding great paintings.

We publish an ever-expanding collection of original works from lesser known and up-and-coming writers AND ARTISTS who seek to bring attention to urgent social justice issues around the world. We base our work on the values of beauty, sincerity, vulnerability, engagement and celebration of diversity. HRAM Publishes has presented work from 50 countries and 30 U.S. States.

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IHRAM Publishes is moving to a quarterly, themed literary edition!

We will be focusing on the following concerns:

FIRST AND FOURTH QUARTER: VOICE OF A REFUGEE: RESILIENCE AMIDST DISPLACEMENT.
According to the UNHCR, 117.2 million people will be forcibly displaced or stateless in 2023 — this is up nearly 100% in the past decade, and the most in recorded history. This issue will drive our literary magazine, bookending our publication year.

We are eager to publish firsthand experiences and factual, sensitive retellings of refugee experiences. We are not looking to publish fictional interpretations of the refugee experience at this time.

Themes: Journey, survival, identity, belonging, loss and resilience, hope, community, solidarity, cultural preservation, chosen family and blood relation, integration into new cultures, intersectionality, and global perspective.

SECOND QUARTER: FEMININE EMPOWERMENT.
Though women comprise more than 50% of the world's population, they only own 1% of the world's wealth. In some places, women still lack rights to own land or to inherit property, obtain access to credit, earn income, or to move up in their workplace, free from job discrimination. In legislatures around the world, women are outnumbered 4 to 1.

We are eager to publish firsthand experiences by women, factual retellings of stories told by women in the author's life, and reflections of the writer's personal experience with gendered inequality. We encourage submissions from, regardless of gender identity!

Themes: Economic empowerment, workplace equality, legal rights, women in leadership roles, educational opportunities, violence against women, health and wellbeing, comparison of historical and contemporary women's voices, solidarity, femininity, gender expression.

THIRD QUARTER: CHILDHOOD EDUCATION IN AFRICA.
Three out of four children do not attend any form of preschool in Central, West and sub-Saharan Africa. Over 20% of children between the ages of about 6 and 11 are out of school; followed by one-third of youth between the ages of about 12 and 14. Almost 60% of youth between the ages of about 15 and 17 are not in school.

We are eager to publish firsthand accounts from African Youth writers, reflections by adult writers on their youth experiences, and firsthand accounts from childhood educators, and factual retellings.

Themes: Access to education, barriers, early childhood development, childhood dreams and aspirations, value of the youth voice, role models, challenges faced by teachers.

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Of course, we will continue to look, to listen and to learn about issues of concern for creators from Algeria to Zimbabwe, and everywhere in between! Up to 50% of each issue will be reserved for pieces that expand our understanding of human rights and social justice concerns not covered by the quarterly theme.

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Submission Guidelines:
Please submit your ARTWORK, poem, short story, or essay (2500 words or less) to [email protected], along with the following information:
-Your full name and/or pen name.
-Your country of residence.
-A photograph of you (high-resolution with no filters)
-A brief third-person bio (2-5 sentences). If your bio includes references of your past work, feel free to provide links!
-A brief foreword to your piece, explaining your inspiration for writing the piece, background information, explanation of key characters, and any other key insight for the reader.

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IHRAM Publishes pays $50 per accepted piece.