Unlimited is offering ten awards totaling £413,000 to disabled artists across England, Scotland, and Wales – now open for applications. With amounts ranging from £15,000 to £80,000, these commissioning awards will support the creation of extraordinary new work in artforms including theatre, dance, music, visual arts, literature, and combined arts. They're here to support bold creative visions from disabled artists - whether it's a seed of an idea or something production-ready, they’ll help bring it to life.

Building 5 invites proposals from individual artists and collaborative teams who are driven, self-directed, and deeply curious. Building 5 are especially interested in artists from diverse backgrounds whose work engages meaningfully with space, scale, and the physical and conceptual environment. Building 5 is a 5,000-square-foot hub for creativity, collaboration, and community located in Portland, Oregon’s Northwest industrial area. Bathed in natural light and framed by soaring ceilings, this extraordinary space is designed to inspire bold ideas and ambitious work. Building 5 are deeply committed to uplifting artists across disciplines and career stages—offering not only opportunities to exhibit and present their work, but also a platform for visibility, experimentation, and growth.

The Sun Valley Museum of Art invites Idaho-based artists to submit materials for consideration for a 2027 exhibition at the museum. Guest Curator Melissa Ragain will select artists for studio visits in anticipation of choosing a final group of artists for the exhibition. The exhibition will run from late May through early September 2027 (exact dates TBC and may later in the year). Their Guest Curator is particularly interested in innovative work that explores the history, environment, or cultural milieu of Idaho. Artists who wish to be considered should submit images of up to 10 works of art, an artist statement, and artist resume. A limited number of artists will be selected for the exhibition following studio visits.

Photo Artfolio invites photographers worldwide to submit work for Modern Muse, an online exhibition celebrating the forces that ignite creative vision. Who—or what—inspires you to lift your camera? What subject, scene, or emotion compels you to frame and preserve it? Muse doesn’t have to mean a person. It might be the shifting light on water, the quiet strength of a recurring portrait subject, the pull of home, or the thrill of a single gesture on a busy street. Modern Muse explores how inspiration takes shape today—fleeting or fixed, emotional or visual, deeply personal or profoundly universal.

City will curate up to thirty (30) photographic images from local photographers (professional and non-professional) that will be selected for temporary “slideshow” display on up to six large monitors in various public areas throughout City Hall. The selected photographs will be displayed from January through the end of July 2026 to align with the scheduled sporting events.

They are inviting artists, creatives, and collectives to submit expressions of interest for a major new art initiative at CourtX in Southsea. This open call is for multiple site-specific sculptures and installations as part of the Art Trail at CourtX, a newly landscaped area designed to showcase outdoor artwork and offer an engaging, evolving visitor experience.

The mission of Hayama Artist Residency is to introduce visual artists from around the world to Japanese culture and offer them an opportunity to have their first gallery exhibition in Japan. The residency dates are June 1 - 30, 2026. This is a 4-week residency in a small, coastal Japanese town in Kanagawa Prefecture, on central Honshū, Japan. The Hayama Artist Residency application is open to any visual artist over 21 years old, working in any medium—based anywhere in the world, regardless of race, gender, culture, or religion.

The goal of this program is to provide support to arts-related projects and programs within the City of Auburn to encourage the growth, innovation, excellence, and accessibility of the arts. This is an opportunity for artists to create art projects or programs that have free public benefit for Auburn residents and visitors.

Create! Magazine invites contemporary artists worldwide to submit their work for Issue #54, our 9-year anniversary edition titled NINE. This special publication celebrates nearly a decade of amplifying emerging and mid-career artists through engaging design, global distribution, and thoughtful curation. Selected artists will be featured in a professionally designed print and digital publication, distributed internationally via our online shop, Amazon, and retail partners. Artists will also be highlighted across our social media channels and receive a dedicated blog feature on our website.

They invite you to take part in their 2025 Open Theme Competition, where the possibilities are as limitless as your imagination. Whether you paint, sculpt, photograph, or create digital art, they want to see how you push boundaries, provoke thought, or capture a moment. One standout entry will receive a $1000 cash prize and a feature in their upcoming issue.

From the vast deserts and dense rainforests to bustling city streets and remote mountain villages, Planet Earth invites photographers to explore the extraordinary diversity of life and land on our planet. This exhibition calls for work that reveals the beauty, complexity, and vulnerability of the world we inhabit—both its natural wonders and human narratives.

The 15th Annual PleinAir Salon is an online art competition with 11 monthly cycles, and is open to a variety of mediums and styles. It’s not just for plein air painters! They 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 over $50,000 in ALL Cash Prizes, winners receive exposure and recognition through their various magazines, websites, newsletters and social media platforms.

This residency was designed to allow emerging contemporary artists time and space to create new work exploring their practice. Artists may submit a proposal of how they intend to utilize the space as a studio to create new work or a specific project. The residency will culminate in a solo closing reception that is promoted across our extensive network. Proposals should have a contemporary art focus showing experimentation and career reach for the artist. AlterWork is especially interested in projects that involve conceptual art, practice or theory or involve the public in their creative process.

The Ashley Gibson Barnett Museum of Art (The AGB) at Florida Southern College invites proposals for artists to create a new work of outdoor sculpture honoring the memory of Ela Friedman, a radiant little girl whose life was cut short by an act of domestic violence. Ela’s love of nature inspired a global community to plant Ela’s Forest. This living tribute of trees and rocks inspired The AGB’s 2019-2020 exhibit of the same name. Ela’s Forest in all its forms serves as a testament to the power of love, shared grief, and mutual support by symbolizing the resilience and beauty of Ela and her community.

This program provides funding support for artists, arts or cultural organizations, or community members proposing ideas for free arts and cultural programs serving residents and visitors at the new Postmark Center for the Arts. We are excited about bringing local artist and community members together in a space that aims to provide opportunities for growth, creative participation, inspiration, and understanding through dynamic and multi-faceted programming.

Anthology seeks surreal or abstract B&W illustrations (line drawing, charcoal, pencil, collage, photography) for inaugural volume. NO AI.

Details: https://www.tracyshew.com/blog/the-big-book-of-quantum-fiction

Mood Board: https://www.tracyshew.com/blog/mood-board-for-the-big-book-of-quantum-fiction

Stories, visions and wonders born of winter. The contest invites photographers from around the world to submit work related to snow, ice, and cold – whether sports-related, urban or natural. Selected entries will be showcased during the 16th edition of the  IMAGE & NEIGE INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY FESTIVAL, taking place from January 30 to February 1, 2026, in the French Alps. The IMAGE & NEIGE INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY FESTIVAL invites you to celebrate the artistic power of photography in winter landscapes. From frozen silence to fierce storms, from mountain sports to poetic stillness, this annual event brings together photographers who explore snow, ice, and the visual soul of winter.

Now in its fourth edition, the Global Ability Photography Challenge is one of the world’s largest and most inclusive photo contests—free and open to all persons with disabilities. In just three years, it has reached 5.3 million people, inspired over 30,000 lives, and received submissions from more than 30 countries.

Participants may submit up to three compelling images that capture themes of ability, inclusion, or their unique perspective on the world.

The top 20 selected photographs will be featured in an exhibition at the Global Stage of the Zero Project India Conference 2025, taking place November 13–14 in New Delhi.

Recognizing the impact that travel can have on an artist’s career, the Dorothy Antoinette LaSelle Foundation has established the Dorothy Antoinette LaSelle Travel Fellowship. In the fall of 2025, two awards of $5,000 each will be distributed to visual artists working and residing in the state of Texas, enabling the recipients to complete a research trip to further their artistic practice.

This residency calls for creatives or collectives to design and develop a concept or reimagined work that responds to Art Gene’s physical spaces within the Nan Tait Centre – their studios, gallery, production areas (see below for more information on the Nan Tait Centre). They’re particularly interested in proposals that explore innovative, critical or imaginative ways to use or activate Art Gene’s indoor spaces – for example, by approaching new ways to host artist residencies, host workshops, or engage the wider community. This could be in the form of a structure such as an eco-pod, a project or intervention that sits within or outside of the building.

Following the principles of theFoundation, an NGO whose activities are based on ecosophical knowledge, this Artist Residency Program is conceived as an interchange platform between the artists-in-residency projects and the different practices that take place in the Foundation’s house, the city and the region. Mainly, the kind of practices that establish relationships with the environment based on sensitivity towards the planet, the protection of life, human freedoms and respect for individual differences.
This program is aimed at both artists (in a wide sense: from visual to performing arts, from music to writing) and cultural managers or agents interested in putting forward artistic projects aligned with discourses of ecological and social sustainability and, in general terms, with the knowledge and practices related to the values and objectives encouraged by Casa de Mono.

Sacramento Fine Arts Center invites artists to apply to their Abstract Intentions 2025 exhibition. Abstract art uses shape, form, color and line to create a composition which may exist with degrees of independence from visual references in the world. Sacramento Fine Arts Center welcome all media to join this exciting exhibition.

Carolinas Rehabilitation is looking for local and regional artists (North and South Carolina) to submit pieces to be hung in their newly renovated, high-traffic space. Every three months the gallery will be filled with new art, chosen by a committee. The artists chosen for each time period will be able to display 3 pieces of art. They are looking for art that creates a positive and welcome distraction for their patients and visitors.

This is a busy lobby and connects to their flagship hospital. The campus is 4 million square feet. This is a fantastic opportunity for local artists to showcase their talent while gaining tremendous exposure. Proposals for your submissions should inspire positive reflection with a focus on community; health, hope and healing.

Apply now for the Kronenringe: Jewellery Residency for Emerging Artists! This unique programme in Germany offers jewellery artists not only a rare, fully equipped goldsmith’s workshop with historical continuity, but also direct access to a vibrant community of colleagues, customers and patrons.

With over 10,000 artists exhibited and 500,000+ guests across 20+ cities worldwide, The Holy Art Gallery continues to showcase bold, brilliant, and boundary-pushing creativity.

🌍 Submissions are now open! They welcome artists from all countries and backgrounds to submit their work for their next major physical exhibition in Athens, Greece (17–19 October 2025).

📍 Location: Normanou 3, Athens 105 55, Greece
Their gallery is nestled between Monastiraki and the Acropolis/Parthenon—two of the most iconic and vibrant areas of Athens.

🎨 Theme: OPEN From painting to poetry, film to sculpture, all mediums are welcome.

🖼️ Participation Fee: £80 incl. VAT for one artwork💳 Flexible payment options available via Klarna, Afterpay/Clearpay, and Revolut Pay.

Maximum entry are 10 pieces 
Fee: $15 per entry

Online show registration & tech support: Free account setup. 

• All Questions related to show rules or guidelines can be directed to our email at: [email protected] 


• For Tech questions, please contact [email protected] or call 720-900-5506 for any issues relating to creating a free submission only account or logging into the system. Select this icon for online live tech support in your submission only account  You will get live support during business hours. Any after hour questions will be addressed the following business day via email.


• How to enter Art call step-by-step, Video by Poral YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/dYvd-Pc2MVQ?si=PQFURrnK1tTOoQr4
  


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Mandatory information to include for each artwork:

• Setup free submission only account with artwork archive. *** A paid account subscription or 14 free trial IS NOT needed. ***


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  Images of artwork 


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  Title of artwork


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  Price, this is the price you want to sell your artwork for. (do not enter anything in the fields for the wholesale value, fair market value, or insurance value)


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  Medium and Substrate entered in the Medium field box. (example: acrylic on canvas, watercolor on paper, oil on wood panel, etc...) Some artwork may not have a substrate such as jewelry. 


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  Subject Matter of the art is the category of your artwork. (landscape, portrait, still life,  etc....) See below for full list of categories. 


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  Size (size of artwork and size of frame if applicable)


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  Type of art (painting, textile, jewelry, sculpture, etc...)


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  Complete your profile information to include contact information. A photo of yourself can also be uploaded but not mandatory.


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  Division: Answer the fill in the blank question for your division. See below for complete list and details. (Professional, amateur I or II, etc...)

Important Dates & Locations:

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  Show entry deadline: Oct. 1, 2025


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  Show dates: Oct 16, 17, & 18            


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  Artist reception and awards ceremony:  Wednesday, October 15th; 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm.


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  Delivery date: Sunday, October 12th;  10:00pm – 4:00pm. 


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  Delivery time slots by Division: (labels for your show pieces will be provided at the check-in table)

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  Pick up date: Saturday, October 18th; 4:00pm to 5:00pm

Show Exhibition Hours:

• Thursday, October 16th; 9:00 am – 5:00 pm


• Friday, October 17th;9:00 am – 5:00 pm


• Saturday, October 18th; 9:00 am – 4:00 pm

 Reception and Awards Ceremony:

• An artist reception and awards ceremony will be held on Wednesday, October 15th from 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm at the Tyler Rose Garden Center.  Check in will begin at 6:00 pm with appetizers and beverages, program begins at 6:30.


• Best of Show winners will be awarded at 7:00pm along with other winners in each category.


• The judge will be available for individual critiques at the reception as time allows.

Divisions:

1. 
   Professional Division:  Artist 18 years or older who sells their art and/or teach classes or workshops regularly, who have a Facebook business page, website, or Instagram account to market their art regularly or have been published in a book or magazine


2. 
   Advanced II Division: Artist 18 years or older who has moved from Advanced I and sell art occasionally. 


3. 
   Advanced I Division: Artist 18 years or older who has advanced from Amateur. May only remain in Advanced I for five years.


4. 
   Amateur Division: Adult artist, 18 years or older, who are a beginner in art.  May not show as Amateur for more than 3 years.


5. 
   Junior Level I Division:  Artists 7-12 years old


6. 
   Junior Level II Division:  Artists 13-17 years old


7.  Photography - Professional Division 


8. 
   Photography - Amateur Division  (Photography hanging requirements: Mounted on 11x14 inch foam or mat board, can use double sided tape to mount (no frames due to special display used)


9.  Dimensional Art Division: Artist 18 years or older who create 3-D artwork including ceramics, pottery and mosaics


10. 
    Sculpture Division: 3-D artwork including metal and wire


11. 
    Wearable Art Division: Includes costume jewelry, hats, and clothing 


12. 
    Fine Jewelry Division: Fine jewelry or gold or silver etc


13. Living Art: 

Categories: (Subject Matter)

1. Landscape/Seascape


2. Floral


3. Still Life


4. Portrait/Figure


5. Abstract/Contemporary/Surrealism 


6. Animals, etc.


7. Reproduction- Project that is done in a workshop and design is not originally created by artist. Reproduction category is not eligible for Best of Show.


8. Fiber Art


9. Ceramics/Pottery/Glass/Dimensional


10. Sculpture


11. Living Art


12. Other

Mediums & Substrate: 

1. Oil/Acrylic: Does not have to be displayed under glass


2. 
   Watercolor: Must be displayed under glass/Plexiglas, Unless pre-approved otherwise by board president or show chairman


3. 
   Pastels: Must be displayed under glass/Plexiglas, Unless pre-approved otherwise by board president or show chairman


4. 
   Drawing: Must be displayed under glass/Plexiglas, Unless pre-approved otherwise by board president or show chairman. This medium includes pen and ink, charcoal, graphite, colored pencil, etc. 


5. Mixed Media


6. Fiber Art


7. Clay


8. Metal 


9. Glass


10. Other

Awards:

• Selected by division.                                          &nbsp...

The Center for Photographic Art (CPA) is excited to announce the 2025 International Juried Exhibition with over $5,000 in awards! Forty-five juror-selected photographs will be exhibited from December 6, 2025 through January 4, 2026 in historic gallery in Carmel, California, and vie for eight cash awards totaling more than $5,000. These photographs will also be featured in an online gallery on the CPA website along with an additional forty-five juror selected images. An exhibition catalog of the entire gallery and online exhibition will be available for purchase. An entry discount is available for new and current CPA members.

Fusion Art announces the Animal Kingdom 2025 Art Competition. For this competition, both 2D and 3D artists, worldwide, are invited to submit their best art and photography depicting animals, both domestic and wild. The artwork can include any animals that live on land, in the sea or in the air. All artists, regardless of location or experience, are invited to submit their best representational and/or abstract art and photography.

This is the 10th annual Animal Kingdom art competition that gallery has held.

Welcome to Prompt 26! They are pondering the heroic within the human experience. ‍Immersed in a world of AI, it takes a brave soul to pause and honestly ask, "Am I losing myself to ChatGPT?" In this polished world people are cornered at every turn to optimize more, to actually think less. Here at the crossroads, people must free themselves from artificial control. Being human today increasingly requires an act of will. They welcome art and personal statements made by humans only. AI generated or assisted works and statements will not be considered.

The Town of Putnam, in collaboration with the Putnam Arts Council (PAC) and the Putnam Business Association (PBA), invites professional artists and artist teams to submit finished artwork or proposals for one of three permanent, site-specific outdoor sculptures in Downtown Putnam, Connecticut. This initiative is part of a joint effort to enhance the cultural vitality and visual landscape of the community through engaging and accessible public art. The three sculptures will be installed along Main Street, in locations that previously housed trees. These tree sites, now available for creative reuse, are embedded within a highly visible and walkable area, making them ideal for impactful public art. Given this context, proposals inspired by arboreal themes, natural forms, or ecological concepts are strongly encouraged as a way to artistically reintroduce elements of nature into the urban setting.

At the beginning of the residency, participants will be introduced to the specific technique of kiln-cast glass sculpture—melting glass shards into custom-made molds. Residents will create a clay model, produce a negative mold, and fill it with glass for casting. The finished piece can then be further refined through grinding, polishing, or sandblasting. Participants will have the opportunity to experience the entire process and create their own glass sculpture under expert guidance in a fully equipped workshop. The residency is open to both experienced glassmakers and complete beginners. All materials are included. At the end of the residency, participants will leave with their finished artwork.

The Artadia Awards provide financial support, exposure and recognition to artists. The awards are unrestricted, allowing artists to use the funds in any way they choose.

Strata Gallery invites artists from all backgrounds to submit their artwork for our juried exhibition, “Small Works.” This showcase aims to celebrate the power of small artworks that invites viewers to explore the intricacies of minute details. All media is welcome, including: painting, sculpture, printmaking, photography, textiles, mixed media, etc. Artwork must not exceed 16 inches in any dimension, including frame. Small Works is a juried exhibition held at Strata Gallery in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Guildford House Gallery invites artists to submit work for the second edition of its art prize. Up to 100 works will be selected for a group exhibition and the winning artist will receive a £1,000 cash prize plus a solo exhibition. There is no set theme—their aim is to present the best contemporary art, whether 2D or 3D, across a range of media. To submit work, please go to online entry and complete the entry form where you will be asked to enter your details and pay for your submission. Entry fees are: £15 for the first submission and £10 for additional artworks. Artists may enter up to 4 artworks.