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!
Remember, you can now save the important deadlines for your favorite opportunities right in your Artwork Archive account.
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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!
August 8, 2025
Photo Shoot: 2025
Competition
- Organization: Black Box Gallery
- Submission Deadline: August 8, 2025
- Event Dates: September 1, 2025 - September 25, 2025
- Entry Fee: 40.00
- Award Info: None
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Photography
- Location: Portland, Oregon 97214, United States
A juried group photo show with an open theme at Black Box Gallery.
For more info: https://blackboxgallery.com
August 8, 2025
2025 Vessels
Exhibition
- Submission Deadline: August 8, 2025
- Event Dates: September 5, 2025 - September 25, 2025
- Entry Fee: $20
- Award Info: Monetary awards will be awarded
- Eligibility: State
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Location: Hilo , Hawaii
Vessels: that which hold-
All Media Juried Exhibit
Juror: Jamison Keʻa Rosehill
What does it mean to be a vessel? What does it mean to hold? To contain?
In this exhibit we invite artists to explore the meaning and media of a vessel both literally and figuratively. Artwork may be a vessel by form or explore the theme of the word vessel.
Open to 2D and 3D works from Hawaiʻi based artists. Accepted works will be displayed along with Hawaiʻi Island pieces from the annual Hawaiʻi Handweavers Hui exhibit.
Open to all Hawaiʻi based 2D and 3D artists in all mediums and styles.
August 8, 2025
Photo Shoot: 2025
Exhibition
- Submission Deadline: August 8, 2025
- Event Dates: September 1, 2025 - September 25, 2025
- Entry Fee: $40.00
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Photography
- Location: Oregon
Black Box Gallery is excited to announce an open themed juried group photo show. Show us your favorite photographic shots! Open to all themes and ideas, all styles and genres, all perspectives on crafsmanship and photographic creativity. Great opportunity for landscape, architecture, portraiture, documentary, fashion, still life, conceptual projects, street, color and black and white, nature, night photography. This will be an exciting exhibition with a great diversity of photographs!
August 8, 2025
Gallery Photoland: Exhibition Proposals (2025-2026)
Exhibition
- Organization: Gallery Photoland at The Evergreen State College
- Submission Deadline: August 8, 2025
- Event Dates: September 1, 2025 - July 31, 2026
- Eligibility: National
- Categories: Photography
- Location: Olympia, WA 98505, United States
Gallery Photoland at The Evergreen State College is accepting exhibition proposals for the upcoming academic year (2025-2026).
Gallery Photoland is a non-traditional exhibition space that showcases established photographic artists who represent diverse experiences and world views. The Gallery functions to spark ideas and support connections across the Evergreen community; it is a place for inspiring students about possibilities in fine arts beyond the shores of Eld Inlet. The Gallery hosts exhibitions aligned with the mission of The Evergreen State College.
August 8, 2025
Charta Award 2025
Competition
- Submission Deadline: August 8, 2025
- Entry Fee: €25
- Award Info: Photo book produced and published by Yogurt Editions in an edition of 500 copies.
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Photography
The Charta Award is open to artists who incorporate photography into their artistic practice and have developed a project suitable for publication in book form. There is no set theme; instead, the award seeks projects that demonstrate a distinctive narrative and a strong command of contemporary visual language.
Applicants are asked to submit a folder containing at least 30 images, along with a synopsis that includes the artist’s name, project title, and a brief description. Including an edited PDF layout is encouraged, as it can help the jury gain a clearer understanding of the work.
The selected project will be published by Yogurt Editions in an edition of 500 copies.
August 8, 2025
(s)Light of Hand, 2025
Exhibition
- Submission Deadline: August 8, 2025
- Event Dates: September 13, 2025 - October 4, 2025
- Entry Fee: $35
- Eligibility: National
- Categories: Photography
- Location: Escondido, California, United States
A photograph is a (s)Light of Hand—a kind of magic trick, conjured into being. Light is summoned, chemistry is mixed, and suddenly the intangible becomes visible. It’s a fusion of heart and mind, imagination and craft, transformed into a life-altering alchemy.
The Collective and Gallery behind this exhibition holds deep respect and affection for historic photographic processes. Through this call for entries, they aim to celebrate the handmade, photo-based techniques that turn image-making into something truly enchanting.
Photographic artists in the U.S. and beyond are invited to submit work to (s)Light of Hand, a juried exhibition dedicated to alternative photographic processes—from Albumen to Ziatype and everything in between.
August 10, 2025
2026 Exhibition Proposal
Exhibition
- Organization: Riverside Arts Center
- Submission Deadline: August 10, 2025
- Eligibility: Local
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Location: Ypsilanti, Michigan 48197, United States
DEADLINE EXTENDED THROUGH SUNDAY, AUGUST 10TH, 11:59PM!
Riverside Arts Center (RAC) is looking for exhibition proposals for 2026. This includes groups of artists, guilds, and collectives. This call prioritizes collaborative, thematically-driven shows that foster dialogue, experimentation, and community engagement.
- Present a cohesive curatorial or conceptual framework across works by multiple artists
- Encourage cross-disciplinary or cross-cultural perspectives
- Foster collaboration or dialogue between emerging and established voices
- Engage with the social, historical, or material context of Southeast Michigan
Selection Process
The program committee will be looking for professionally finished work with a cohesive theme and unique viewpoint.
Gallery Information
Gallery Layout
Venue: Riverside Arts Center 76 N. Huron St. Ypsilanti, MI 48197
August 10, 2025
Artistonish Magazine 61st Issue – August 2025
Competition
- Organization: Artistonish Magazine
- Submission Deadline: August 10, 2025
- Event Dates: July 25, 2025 - August 31, 2025
- Award Info: International Publication and Promotion, Global Exposure, Worldwide Recognition
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada
- Online Only: Yes
Get Published and Astonish Art Lovers with your Art!
Let your masterpieces take center stage in the 61st issue of Artistonish Contemporary Art Magazine, releasing in August 2025. Be part of an international collection of contemporary art, presented on vibrant A4 glossy pages and seen by art lovers, curators, and collectors worldwide, both in print and online.
Jury-selected artists will be published and honored with a prestigious certificate, lasting online visibility, and exclusive badges to celebrate their achievement. Each issue receives extensive online and social media exposure, giving artists powerful global reach and lasting recognition.
View a recent issue here: https://www.artistonish.com/june2025
August 12, 2025
OD Photo Prize 2025
Competition
- Submission Deadline: August 12, 2025
- Entry Fee: £15
- Award Info: Grand Prize: £2,000 prize
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Photography
Open Doors Gallery is delighted to invite you to submit your projects to OD Photo Prize 2025.
For over a decade now, ODG has dedicated itself to the discovery & mentorship of early career artists working across the full spectrum of contemporary photography. From Kensuke Koike's sculptural alchemy to Maria Lax's iconic and cinematic storytelling, right through to pioneers in new areas of photographic art such as Sander Coers. Over the past decade the gallery has exhibited these artists widely through our program of pop–ups and art fairs here in London and beyond. Raising the profiles of our artists... We pride ourselves on discovering and nurturing the best talent out there. OD Photo Prize is an extension of this mission, which looks to widen our search for talent and to help foster long-term relationships with artists more globally.
This year's Winner will receive an increased cash prize thanks to the continued support of our partners, as well as a listing amongst our roster of artists for at least a year. Whilst all Shortlisted artists will be invited to participate in a group exhibition hosted by Open Doors Gallery in London, November. Read on to find out more.
Artists are also eligible for a variety of awards chosen by our panel of influential industry experts in the field of photography. From having work singled out by each jury member as one of the 'Judges's Picks' to the Metro Mentorship award selected by artist and creative director, Professor Steve MacLeod. This year we are also excited to introduce a new partnership with InCadaques Festival
August 14, 2025
11th International Phone-ography Competition
Competition
- Submission Deadline: August 14, 2025
- Event Dates: August 28, 2025 - September 20, 2025
- Entry Fee: $40
- Eligibility: International
- Location: New York
fotofoto gallery of Huntington, New York invites all photographers (18 and older) to submit images created on a mobile phone. Our juror, Sandra Carrion , will select approximately 30 images to be included in a month-long exhibition August 28 through September 20th 2025 at fotofoto gallery.
August 15, 2025
Budapest International Foto Awards 2025
Competition
- Submission Deadline: August 15, 2025
- Entry Fee: Between $15 and $40
- Award Info: BIFA Photographer of the Year (Selected from First Place Category Winners, Pro) $3,000 cash prize* and BIFA trophy (and more awards available)
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Photography
BUDAPEST INTERNATIONAL FOTO AWARDS is an international platform for photographers from all levels and genres to share their best images with the creative community in Hungary and Eastern Europe. We acknowledge the power of even a single photograph to greatly influence an audience, and how the artistic eye of the photographer behind the camera can interpret a scene in so many creative ways. Every image has a story to tell, and this is the place to tell it!
The competition is open to everyone and we invite photographers from all over the world to take part and enter their work.
Budapest International Foto Awards is a sister competition to both the Moscow and Tokyo International Foto Awards. Take a moment to check out these affiliated competitions and increase your exposure around the world by submitting your work there as well.
August 15, 2025
Magnum Foundation Fall 2025 NYC Fellowship
Grants & Fellowships
- Submission Deadline: August 15, 2025
- Award Info: $5,000 production grant, compensation for in-office admin work
- Eligibility: Local
- Categories: Photography
- Location: New York City, New York, United States
Applications are now open for the Fall 2025 session of the New York City Fellowship, a program that provides a project production grant, mentorship, and hands-on arts administration experience for early-career photographers and photojournalists based in NYC.
Developed in response to the financial challenges faced by working photographers, the fellowship supports both the advancement of fellows’ creative projects and offers paid, practical experience within the Magnum Foundation office.
The program is intended for early-career photographers seeking to deepen, expand, or complete a New York City-based project. Applicants should have at least one completed long-term project and may include recent graduates and self-taught photographers. The fellowship is open to photographers of all ages.
August 15, 2025
Call for Paper Artist—2025 Shanghai International Paper Art Biennale (China)
Exhibition
- Submission Deadline: August 15, 2025
- Event Dates: November 1, 2025 - February 28, 2026
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting
- Location: Guangzhou 510168, China
The Shanghai International Paper Art Biennale has been held in Fengxian District, Shanghai, for the past nine years. 2025 marks a milestone: "Ten Years of Progress, Ten Years of Spring and Autumn". The upcoming exhibition, themed "Paper and Water", will be accompanied by the IAPMA Congress 2025, held concurrently in Shanghai. The organisers invite artists from around the world to actively participate in and witness this special edition of the biennale.
August 16, 2025
ArtCentre of Plano: For the Love of Art 2025 Exhibition
Exhibition
- Submission Deadline: August 16, 2025
- Entry Fee: $10
- Award Info: $500 in awards
- Eligibility: State
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Location: Plano, Texas, United States
Calling all Texas artists! The ArtCentre of Plano invites you to submit your work for For the Love of Art 2025, a juried exhibition held during their signature month-long celebration of the arts. This annual event is more than a fundraiser—it’s a vibrant, community-wide tribute to creativity, culture, and connection. Throughout the month, they honor the artists who shape the soul of Plano. Now’s your chance to take part in that story. Whether you're an emerging voice or a seasoned creator, this exhibition offers the opportunity to showcase your work in a meaningful way—with the added thrill of recognition and cash prizes.
August 16, 2025
Future Stars: Athens
Exhibition
- Organization: The Holy Art Gallery
- Submission Deadline: August 16, 2025
- Event Dates: August 22, 2025 - August 29, 2025
- Entry Fee: From 30
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Location: Athens, Attiki 105 61, Greece
Artists from around the world are invited to submit their work for Future Stars—an exclusive annual exhibition in Athens! This is your chance to showcase your art in a prime gallery space with global exposure and a vibrant atmosphere.
They welcome work in any medium—painting, sculpture, photography, video art, film, installation, mixed media, poetry, illustration, and beyond.
🎉 Opening Night: 22nd August 2025
📍 Location: The Holy Art Gallery, Praxitelous 26, Athina 105 61, Greece
✨ Nestled in the heart of the city center, their Athens gallery radiates energy and creativity!
🆓 Free to Submit – No application fee!
📺 Digital Display: £30 for 1 artwork | £50 for 2 artworks | £80 for 3 artworks.
August 17, 2025
AMoA Biennial 600
Exhibition
- Submission Deadline: August 17, 2025
- Event Dates: October 4, 2025 - January 4, 2026
- Eligibility: Regional
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Location: Amarillo, Texas, United States
AMoA BIENNIAL-600 will be an exhibition of artworks selected by a juror from works submitted by artists residing within a 600-mile radius of Amarillo, Texas. The exhibition will be on view from October 4, 2025 through January 4, 2026. The 2025 AMoA BIENNIAL-600 is the eleventh iteration of an ongoing series of juried biennial exhibitions exploring areas of artistic practice, material, and content.
August 17, 2025
AMoA Biennial 600
Exhibition
- Submission Deadline: August 17, 2025
- Event Dates: October 4, 2025 - January 4, 2026
- Eligibility: Regional
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Location: Amarillo, Texas, United States
AMoA BIENNIAL-600 will be an exhibition of artworks selected by a juror from works submitted by artists residing within a 600-mile radius of Amarillo, Texas. The 2025 AMoA BIENNIAL-600 is the eleventh iteration of an ongoing series of juried biennial exhibitions exploring areas of artistic practice, material, and content. Previous Biennial-600 exhibition focuses included Drawing (’05), Clay (‘07), Glass (‘09), Figurative Painting (‘11), Printmaking (‘13), Sculpture (’15), Architecture (’17), Textile/Fiber ('19), Justice-Equality-Race-Identity ('21), and an open call for all media in 2023. This year, the AMoA staff and Board of Trustees are once again excited to offer the museum’s exhibition spaces to artists working across all materials and genres.
August 17, 2025
Micro-Residency at Bischoff Inn
Residency
- Organization: Bischoff Inn
- Submission Deadline: August 17, 2025
- Eligibility: National
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Location: Tamaqua, PA 18252, United States
Bischoff Inn is a 5-Room boutique hotel located in the Appalachian Mountain region of Pennsylvania. They offer one & two week residencies to artists & writers. Their Summer 2025 residency is now looking for artists to attend during the month of September 2025. Artists must submit a short statement about why they'd like to attend and a website or social media account.
Fee is $375 per week to attend, taxes not included. All artists receive their own private room and bathroom, plus studio workspace. Each workspace is a minimum of 500 sq ft.
For more information, please visit their website or email [email protected]
August 17, 2025
Los Angeles 2025 Exhibitions | Gallery Row
Exhibition
- Submission Deadline: August 17, 2025
- Entry Fee: $35.00
- Award Info: Exhibition Opportunity
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
Entries are reviewed weekly and selections are made throughout the month. Submissions are carefully reviewed and considered, with selections made independently by location and curator. This process ensures that each gallery space reflects its unique identity and resonance within the contemporary art landscape of the community.
August 18, 2025
Call For Entries: The Soldier's Lens
Exhibition
- Organization: Florida Museum of Photographic Arts
- Submission Deadline: August 18, 2025
- Event Dates: October 21, 2025 - December 7, 2025
- Award Info: Group exhibition of their work at the Florida Museum of Photographic Arts in November 2025 Inclusion in the exhibition’s online gallery on the FMoPA website Possibility of publication and involvement in live programming and curriculum
- Eligibility: National
- Categories: Photography
- Location: Tampa , Florida
The Florida Museum of Photographic Arts invites the community to participate in “The Soldier’s Lens,” a curated exhibition showcasing the original perspectives of active-duty service members, veterans, and their families. The exhibition will explore the diverse experiences of military life, from moments of intensity to everyday routines. Chosen submissions will be selected by a panel of judges knowledgeable in art and military service. Selected works will be featured in a group exhibition at FMoPA in November 2025. The project is planned to have multiple phases: online exhibition, live programming, and curriculum. The exhibition aims to honor the intersection of photographic arts and military service, while raising awareness of veterans’ experiences, and generating support for both FMoPA and veterans’ causes.
August 18, 2025
Open Call for Artists – Exhibit in Madrid, Spain
Exhibition
- Organization: The Holy Art Gallery
- Submission Deadline: August 18, 2025
- Event Dates: September 3, 2025 - September 6, 2025
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Location: Madrid 28014 , Spain
Join over 10,000 artists who’ve showcased their work the Holy Art Gallery across 20+ cities worldwide!
They’re now inviting artists from all backgrounds and disciplines to submit their work for their upcoming group exhibition in Madrid, taking place in the heart of the city this September 3–6, 2025.
📍 Location: San Agustín 14, 28014 Madrid, Spain
🗓 Exhibition Dates: September 3–6, 2025
🖼 Theme: OPEN
💸 Submission Fee: Free to apply
📅 Deadline to Apply: August 18, 2025
⚠️ Spots are limited – early submissions encouraged!
All Mediums Welcome:
Painting, photography, sculpture, printmaking, video art, installation, film, mixed media, poetry, illustration, and more.
August 18, 2025
INTERNATIONAL CALL FOR ART - Divide Magazine Issue 15
Competition
- Organization: Divide Magazine
- Submission Deadline: August 18, 2025
- Entry Fee: £35
- Award Info: Selected artists will have their work showcased in Issue 15 of Divide Magazine and featured on our Instagram page. A few artists will also have the exclusive opportunity to be interviewed and highlighted in the Issue.
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
Are you ready to showcase your art on a global stage? Divide Magazine, a leading Contemporary Art Magazine, is excited to announce our Open Call for Issue 15.
With a dedicated annual readership of over 86,000+ and a vibrant Instagram community of 22,000+ followers at @dividemag, your work will be seen by thousands of art enthusiasts, collectors, and industry professionals from around the world.
Why Submit?
Global Exposure: Your work will be featured alongside some of the most exciting emerging and established artists.
Influential Platform: Artists like the Popovy Sisters, Coderch & Malavia Sculptors, Erik Minter, and Annan Affotey have all graced our pages.
Instagram Features: Selected submissions may also be showcased on our Instagram, giving your work even more visibility.
ELIGIBILITY
Artists from any country are welcome to apply with works in any medium: painting, sculpture, digital, printmaking, fiber, photography, mixed media, installation, crafts, fashion, illustration, and more. Selected artists will be featured in Issue 15 set to release at the end of August 2025. Selected artists will be contacted via email for an interview.
There is no specific theme for this issue.
Must be 18 and over.
This is a juried competition, selected artists will be featured in Issue 15 of Divide Magazine.
There is a £35 submission fee per application.
HOW TO APPLY
You may submit multiple entries for different projects/works, there is no limit.
Submission fees are non-refundable.
The deadline to submit all works is August 18th, 2025. Please note that submissions may close prior to this date if capacity is reached. We encourage artists to apply early, as space is limited and will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.
REQUIREMENTS
Artists may submit up to 3 artworks per project submission.
You can enter multiple times and in each submission you will have the opportunity to upload 3 items
Artists must ensure high quality of images, at least 300 dpi jpeg recommended.
Artwork images and bio must be uploaded directly ( we will not be accepting any works via email)
Bio must be under 300 words.
Art by @Lea Baeriswyl
August 18, 2025
CALL FOR ARTISTS – EXHIBIT IN MADRID!
Exhibition
- Submission Deadline: August 18, 2025
- Event Dates: September 3, 2025 - September 6, 2025
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Location: Madrid 28014, Spain
CALL FOR ARTISTS – EXHIBIT IN MADRID!
Join over 10,000 artists who’ve showcased their work to 500,000+ guests across 20+ cities worldwide!
They're now accepting submissions for their next group exhibition in Madrid, taking place September 3–6, 2025 — right in the heart of the city.
THEME: OPEN
They welcome all mediums: painting, photography, sculpture, video, poetry, mixed media & more. If it’s creative, they want to see it!
Deadline to Apply: August 18
Free to Submit – No application fee
Apply now and share your art with a global audience!
August 18, 2025
Your Art in the Spotlight at Tokyo Gendai 2025!
Exhibition
- Organization: Art Seen
- Submission Deadline: August 18, 2025
- Event Dates: September 12, 2025 - September 14, 2025
- Entry Fee: $90
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
Be Seen. Be Bold. Be at the Heart of Japan's Cutting-Edge Art Fair.
This September, the international art world converges on Tokyo for Tokyo Gendai (September 12-14, 2025) – and your art can take center stage!
ArtSeen offers a unique opportunity for visual artists to gain massive exposure through high-impact digital billboards across key Tokyo locations during this prestigious event. Imagine your work captivating leading galleries, collectors, and curators from around the globe.
MAXIMUM EXPOSURE: Your artwork showcased on high-traffic digital screens.
GLOBAL STAGE: Reach an international audience at one of Asia’s most dynamic contemporary art fairs.
Event: Tokyo Gendai Art Fair
Showcase Dates: September 12 – 14, 2025
Location: Digital Billboards across Tokyo, Japan
August 19, 2025
ArtEvol 2025: Voices from the Undefined at Saatchi Gallery
Exhibition
- Organization: London Art Collective
- Submission Deadline: August 19, 2025
- Event Dates: September 12, 2025 - September 19, 2025
- Entry Fee: A one-time, non-refundable fee of £15 per artist (registration) plus £15 per artwork submitted applies, excluding VAT (20%). Each artist may submit up to three works.
- Award Info: Most Promising Artist Award (3 recipients) ; Audience Choice Award (1 recipient)
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Location: London, United Kingdom
In September 2025, London Art Collective will present the large-scale international group exhibition “ArtEvol 2025: Voices from the Undefined” at Saatchi Gallery. The exhibition will focus on emerging artists who are shaping the visionary future of contemporary art, collectively examining the motivations and emotional tensions encapsulated by “Evol,” which signifies “Evolution” in the context of today’s art landscape.
• 1 artwork: £30 + VAT (20%)
• 2 artworks: £45 + VAT (20%)
• 3 artworks: £60 + VAT (20%)
The submission fee contributes to the curatorial, administrative, and operational costs of the exhibition. Early submission is strongly encouraged to ensure timely review. Selected artists will exhibit free of charge. No additional fees will be collected for hanging, display, or participation.
August 20, 2025
Estee Lauder Pink Ribbon Photo Award 2025
Competition
- Submission Deadline: August 20, 2025
- Eligibility: National
- Categories: Photography
The Estée Lauder Companies Pink Ribbon Photo Award is the first photographic competition and event dedicated to breast cancer.
For its 14th edition, the competition orientate this year with a deeply human and symbolic theme: “Closer to the Heart”. Photographers are invited to take a subjective look at the disease, by telling a story: the story of Women - or much more rarely, the one of Men - who face this cancer. This has been the the aim of the Estée Lauder Companies Pink Ribbon Photo Award since its beginning in 2012, to encourage the audience for early breast cancer screening.
More than 900,000 people in France face this ordeal, one woman in eight, with an average of more than 60,000 new cases diagnosed every year.
Each image tells an intimate, subjective story about kindness, struggles and hopes “Closer to the Heart”
August 20, 2025
Photo Trouvée Virtual Artist Residency
Residency
- Organization: Photo Trouvée Magazine
- Submission Deadline: August 20, 2025
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Online Only: Yes
Photo Trouvée Magazine is a contemporary art platform with a focus on vintage found photographs and nostalgia. The Photo Trouvée Artist Residency is a 10 week virtual program led by Juliana Naufel & Twiggy Boyer--founders of Photo Trouvée Magazine-- in which artists are invited to set goals, carve out time for their art practice, focus on a project and connect with like-minded artists from around the world. Only 9 slots will be available and there is an application process to join the Fall 2025 cohort.
August 20, 2025
Creative Residency in a Medieval Watermill in Southwest of France
Residency
- Submission Deadline: August 20, 2025
- Event Dates: September 1, 2025 - October 31, 2025
- Award Info: 2-4 week residency
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
Le Moulin de la Barde is an independent, artist-run residency nestled in a restored 11th-century watermill in the heart of the Périgord Noir, France. Their Fall 2025 program invites artists from all disciplines to immerse themselves in a landscape of deep history, natural beauty, and creative calm. The residency is self-directed and non-prescriptive, offering time and space for research, experimentation, or production. Artists are encouraged to slow down, engage with the unique rhythm of the place, and explore personal or site-responsive work. While the program is primarily focused on individual practice, they welcome exchanges between residents and offer optional opportunities for artist talks or open studio events.
August 20, 2025
Showcase your art in Tokyo, Japan
Exhibition
- Organization: The Holy Art Gallery
- Submission Deadline: August 20, 2025
- Event Dates: September 13, 2025 - September 15, 2025
- Entry Fee: From £100
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Location: Chuo-ku, Tokyo 103-0026, Japan
They’re inviting artists from all countries and backgrounds to submit their work for their upcoming group exhibition. The theme? Completely OPEN. They want to see your boldest, most expressive work — in any medium.
Painting, photography, sculpture, installation, mixed media, poems, illustration — all forms are welcome.
Important Dates:
Opening Night: 12 September 2025
Public Viewing: 13–15 September 2025
Submission Deadline: 20 August 2025
There is no fee to submit your application. But spots are limited — don’t wait.
Submit your work and be part of something special.
August 22, 2025
The Society of Wildlife Artists Open Call 2025
Exhibition
- Submission Deadline: August 22, 2025
- Entry Fee: £20
- Award Info: Prize fund worth over £5,000.
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Location: London, United Kingdom
The Society of Wildlife Artists (SWLA) invites artists worldwide, aged 18 and over, to submit artwork for the SWLA Annual Exhibition 2025 at Mall Galleries. Selected artists will have their work exhibited at Mall Galleries, London, with potential for sales and commissions.
August 22, 2025
2025 Quilts Unlimited
Exhibition
- Submission Deadline: August 22, 2025
- Event Dates: October 4, 2025 - November 29, 2025
- Entry Fee: $25
- Award Info: Cash Prizes
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline
- Location: Old Forge, New York
This juried exhibition will feature the country's finest quilters and showcase a variety of techniques and designs, from traditional quilting to contemporary art quilts.
August 26, 2025
The London Group Open 2025
Exhibition
- Submission Deadline: August 26, 2025
- Event Dates: November 8, 2025 - November 23, 2025
- Entry Fee: £20 to £45
- Award Info: 5500 in awards
- Eligibility: National
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Location: London, United Kingdom
The London Group is now accepting entries for its 86th Open exhibition which will take place at Copeland Gallery, London SE15 from Saturday 8 November to Sunday 23 November 2025. The exhibition will include up to 200 works by current London Group members alongside works selected from open submission. At least half of the exhibitors will be non-members. The London Group was founded in 1913 and has gone on to successfully nurture the careers of many of Britain’s best-known artists.
August 27, 2025
"Open Theme” - FREE Entry, $1,000 Award Competition
Competition
- Submission Deadline: August 27, 2025
- Award Info: $1,000
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Online Only: Yes
Presenting Art Collide’s "Open Theme”, Fall 2025, 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 "Open," allowing participants to express their creativity by submitting artworks on any subject matter of their choice. 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.
Open Theme:
In contrast to themed competitions that dictate a specific topic or idea, open-themed contests like this one grant artists the freedom to express their creativity without confines on subject matter. Such competitions foster a plethora of artistic interpretations and styles, enabling artists to delve into diverse themes, concepts, and genres driven by their personal interests, experiences, or creative musings. This format empowers artists to exhibit their uniqueness and artistic flair.
August 27, 2025
Pure Enjoyment 2025
Exhibition
- Organization: Tracy Jenkins
- Submission Deadline: August 27, 2025
- Event Dates: October 3, 2025 - October 30, 2025
- Location: Rolla, MO 65401, United States
PURE ENJOYMENT 2025
EXHIBITION DATES
Virtual: October 1-31, 2025; In-person: October 3-30, 2025
- Entries can be submitted until August 22nd 11:59pm at the following web location:
- https://www.artworkarchive.com/call-for-submission/brewer-science/tracy-jenkins-2025
- “Pure Enjoyment” art show is open to artists of every age
- All mediums of art are encouraged to be submitted
- Artists can submit up to 3 pieces of original artwork
- Images need to be clear, in focus, and oriented correctly
- Entries can be for sale, but it is not required for participation. Please include the 25% SRAC commission fee in the sale price when entering art for the virtual and in-person show. Email [email protected] if you have questions regarding the SRAC commission.
- Entries need to be in jpg, png, or gif format.
- Entries must be entirely the work of the entrant
- There is no size limit for submitted artwork
- Only the artwork should show in the photo
- Artists should have all the rights for publishing their artworks both domestically and internationally.
- Entries must not be copies or derivatives based in any way on other copyrighted or published paintings, photographs, or other artistic work.
- All hanging pieces must be wired and ready to hang. No saw-tooth hangers will be accepted.
- Artwork cannot weigh more than 50 lbs.
- All work should be signed and labeled with the title of the work and the artist's name on the back of the piece for identification purposes.
- The gallery is located at 411 N. Sherman Pkwy, Springfield, MO, 65802.
- Submissions Due by: Friday, August 22, 2025, 11:59pm
- Notification of Acceptance or Waitlist to the in-person portion: September 5, 2025
- Drop-off Accepted Artworks: Thursday and Friday, September 25-26, 2025 between 9am-5pm
- Pick-up Artworks: Thursday and Friday, October 30-31, 2025 between 9am-5pm
August 28, 2025
ING Discerning Eye 2025: Call for Entries Now Open
Exhibition
- Submission Deadline: August 28, 2025
- Award Info: £13,000 prize fund
- Eligibility: National
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Location: London, United Kingdom
Now in its 27th year, the ING Discerning Eye is one of the UK’s most respected open exhibitions, offering artists the chance to exhibit at the Mall Galleries in London and win part of a £13,000 prize fund. Open to all UK-based artists, this prestigious annual show celebrates small-scale works in all styles and media, from painting and drawing to sculpture, print, photography, textile and more. Shortlisted works will be selected by six leading figures from across the art world: artists Curtis Holder, Polly Morgan, and Richard Ansett, journalist Rosie Millard OBE, museum director Dr Chris Stephens and collector Nicholas Scott.