The Homiens Art Prize, which awards over $12,000 USD annually to artists, is an internationally celebrated event that elevates art careers to new heights. Open to all art forms and artists internationally.

Artworks completed in any year are eligible, and there are no theme or size restrictions. Artists who enter retain full ownership of their submitted works and are free to exhibit or display them elsewhere at any time.

Homiens celebrates selected artists across their media, exhibiting their art online where it is viewed by artists and collectors throughout the world. The gallery sponsors a platform for artists to network and collaborate, reach a global audience of buyers and collectors, gain institutional validation, and locate professional artistic opportunities.

Keep good on your New Year’s resolutions by starting 2026 at the beautiful Ou-Telier on Vancouver Island in the Pacific Northwest.

A warm and thoughtful space curated to support artists and writers in their creative journey, The Ou is located in a 100 year-old boat-building workshop with original fir floors and open rafters. Accommodations face a year-round creek fed by Swuq'us mountain and lush forest trails are only minutes away.

Vancouver Island is a stunning, nature-filled place. Come here to decompress, gather new inspiration alongside like-minded artists and devote space and time to your work.

There is no fee to apply. Residencies are two or four weeks long. Learn more and apply on their website.

How does one define freedom in the 21st century? How has the pursuit of happiness changed in the face of personal, political, and cultural transformation? This thought-provoking exhibition will bring together regional contemporary artists whose work reflects on the ever-shifting meaning of freedom in today's world.

The Maguire Art Museum at Saint Joseph’s University invites contemporary artists to submit work that reflects on the shifting landscape of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. This exhibition seeks to explore how these foundational ideals are interpreted, challenged, and reimagined through personal experience, social movements, and collective memory.

They are looking for photography and print-based works that engage critically, poetically, or personally with themes.

MasterWorks of New Mexico consists of four separately juried and judged shows.
It is a collaborative effort by Bardean LLC, New Mexico Watercolor Society,
Pastel Society of New Mexico and the Rio Grande Art Association
exhibiting together as MasterWorks of New Mexico to create a showcase
highlighting the excellence of visual art in New Mexico.

They’re interested in the dialogues that emerge when images from different contexts begin to act like parts of a larger organism. In what they reveal when they find one another. They start from the broadest field of images and, by listening closely, arrive at another layer of meaning for the whole. This is why they don’t have a specific theme. Their collective books function more like artist books than curated magazine issues. Each edition differs in concept, size, materials, and approach, yet certain lines connect them all. In their first four books, they have published 498 artists from all around the world.

Artists are invited to be creatively brave, bold and daring when applying to be a part of SWELL 2026, Queensland’s largest outdoor sculpture exhibition taking place at Currumbin Beach on the Gold Coast. SWELL is a ten-day manifestation of concepts and visual commentary, and presents small, medium and large-scale sculpture, installations, and digital works as a FREE outdoor gallery at Currumbin Beach, 11 – 20 September 2026.

Centre Pompadour, the feminist laboratory is an all gender inclusive, trans-generational feminist space based on solidarity. A non-profit organization housed in a Northern French château in the middle of nowhere, near the Atlantic coast, between London, Paris, and Bruxelles, they promote artistic, creative, scientific work and research projects in the fields of feminism and gender studies.
You are welcome to apply for a creative residency or a reading residency.

The Blu Sky Artist Award honors two outstanding artists each round. One in traditional or mixed media, and one in photography or digital, with $1,000 in awards and lasting promotion.

From the impressive, multi-tiered waterfalls of the Tennessee River Valley to the wide and shallow Mobile Bay, Alabama boasts a rich and complex network of waterways recognized globally for its unique ecological significance. Members of the Alabama Women’s Caucus for Art, comprising a nexus of creatives from throughout the “River State”, will create a diversity of interpretive works that reflect on the rivers, streams, wetlands, and coastal borders of this sweet, beautiful, biodiverse home. ALWCA presents “From Source to Sea: Alabama Streams of She”, a juried exhibition to be held at the Library Gallery at Birmingham Botanical Gardens, open to all ALWCA members in good standing. This will be the first ALWCA full-member exhibition in Birmingham, Alabama.

The Lux Center for the Arts invites artists to submit work for TOUCHé, an exhibition exploring the tactile language of texture. From the smooth to the rough, the layered to the ephemeral, this show celebrates the material qualities that invite touch—both real and imagined.
They’re seeking artworks that highlight the sensory experience of texture—pieces that evoke touch through illusion, surface, and materiality, as well as works that can be physically touched or handled by viewers. The exhibition will include a mix of “look-but-don’t-touch” and interactive works, creating a conversation between the seen and the felt.
They ask that each selected artist provide a small sample piece, if conducive to the material, that may be safely handled by visitors. This will allow audiences to engage directly with the materials and gain a tactile experience rarely available in a gallery setting.
Artists may interpret “texture” literally or conceptually—through surface, pattern, density, or emotional resonance. All mediums are welcome, including painting, sculpture, fiber, ceramics, mixed media, installation, and digital work.

This exhibition celebrates the beauty, mystery, and significance of the microscopic, the miniature, and the overlooked. We invite works that magnify the unnoticed and reveal worlds within worlds.

Artists are encouraged to explore scale, detail, and viewpoint. Join us in remembering that even the tiniest details can hold vast meaning.

All media welcome. Please note that no giclée prints of original art/non-photographic art will be accepted. No AI please.

Celebrating its 30th touring year, the Bald Archy Prize is one of Australia’s most beloved and irreverent art competitions. Known for its blend of satire, skill, and unmistakable Australian larrikin spirit, the prize invites artists to submit comic or satirical portraits of Australians distinguished in art, science, letters, politics, sport, or the media.

Finalists compete for a $10,000 acquisitive first prize and the $2,000 People’s Choice Award, proudly sponsored by Briggs Law. Judged by the world’s only avian art critic, the sulphur-crested Professor Maude Cockatoo, the Bald Archy Prize celebrates the lighter side of art and culture.

With an online PhD from the Marilyn Munro University of Little Rock, Professor Maude Cockatoo is the most qualified art critic, avian or otherwise, in Australia (according to Maude). As Coolac’s Visual Arts Laureate, Maude has been the sole judge of the Bald Archy Prize from its inception at the 1994 Coolac Festival of Fun.

Maude’s number one rule for a prize-winner is that it must be funny. Her idea of humour, according to a 2015 interview includes, “wit, slapstick, satire, vulgarity, farce, black comedy, irreverence and everything else that falls between high and low comedy”. On the other hand, Maude loathes ‘hate portraiture’, or ‘soap box art’ as she calls it.

In 2025, The d’Art Center launched its first Glass Circuit Event in alignment with Chrysler Museum’s Perry Glass Studio Grand Reopening Weekend. The Glass Circuit Tour featured glass exhibits, glass demos, art activities, and free transportation that connected three venues - The d’Art Center, Chrysler’s Perry Glass Studio, and The Glass Light Hotel.

This year, the Glass Immersed Dual Installation at d’Art Center will feature a Juried Glass Art Exhibit as well as an Artisan Glass Sale from both local and national artists. This installation will also outline the history of Norfolk’s Glass Scene, as well as the history of the Studio Glass Making Movement. The Juried Exhibit will highlight a unique and diverse range of glass artworks.

This Dual Installation will be a destination on The Norfolk Glass Circuit Event, scheduled Sunday, March 29th, 2026.

This exhibition explores the intersection of fashion, circus, and stagecraft, capturing the drama, elegance, and eccentricity of the performing arts. Art of the Spectacle creates a visual celebration of performance, where costume, movement, and theatrics take center stage. Artists are invited to submit works that embrace the bold, the theatrical, and the extraordinary. Whether inspired by vintage vaudeville, avant-garde fashion, or the magic of the circus, this show seeks artwork that transforms the gallery into a stage, where every piece tells a story.

The Delaplaine Arts Center, 40 South Carroll St, Frederick, Maryland, announces the 2026 Elizabeth Barker Delaplaine Award for Young Artists (the Bettie Award). Bettie Delaplaine was a lifelong supporter of the arts in Frederick County, Maryland. Her strong belief in the importance of the arts in our community, and the importance of supporting young emerging artists, inspired The Delaplaine Arts Center to create the Elizabeth Barker Delaplaine Award for Young Artists–affectionately known as the Bettie Awards–in her honor. The award program is an annual event run in March, nationally recognized as Youth Art Month

The Wiregrass Biennial is a juried exhibition open to all artists living and working in the South over 18 years of age. Eligible states include Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia. All work must be original and completed within the last three years. They are seeking innovative and progressive work that utilizes a diversity of art forms and media. Additionally, they encourage large works, installations, and new media, and will also consider performance-based work in conjunction with the exhibition opening.

The Michael P. Smith Fund for Documentary Photography (MPS Fund) was created to honor the life and work of Michael P. Smith, one of New Orleans’ most legendary and beloved documentary photographers. The MPS Fund awards cash prizes and exhibition opportunities to Gulf Coast photographers whose work combines artistic excellence and a sustained commitment to a cultural documentary project.

The State of New York, in collaboration with the Brooklyn Bridge Park Corporation and the Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Memorial Commission has issued a “Call for Artists” inviting artists, architects, or teams to submit plans for the design of a new and permanent memorial in Brooklyn, NY dedicated to honoring Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg (RBG). A joint committee will review submissions and select a group of finalists to move forward into the second round. The Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Memorial Commission will make a final recommendation among the finalists to Governor Kathy Hochul, who will announce a winning artist to design, fabricate, and install the artwork.

If I am not for myself, who will be for me? If I am only for myself, what am I? And if not now, when?” - Rabbi Moses ben Maimon, known as Maimonides or Rambam

Connections — is a powerful word with endless creative possibilities. Let your imagination take the lead, share your story in stitches, and be part of something truly special. Entries close February 5, 2026, and with $5,500 in cash prizes up for grabs, now’s the time to dive in and see where your creativity can take you! The challenge is open to all quilters and the finalists will premiere at AQC 2026, April 9 to 12.

Since its creation nearly 60 years ago, the Fine Arts Work Center Fellowship has become one of the leading residency programs in the world. Each year, the Work Center offers 20 seven-month residencies to a juried group of emerging visual artists, fiction writers, and poets. Each Fellow receives an apartment, a studio (for visual artists), and a monthly stipend of $1,250 plus an exit stipend of $1,000. Residencies run from October 1 through April 30. During this time, Fellows have the opportunity to pursue their work independently in a diverse and supportive community of peers. 

The North Shore Art League invites artists to apply for the 14th annual ""Art in the Village"" juried fine art and fine craft fair, scheduled for June 13 & 14, 2026., in Hubbard Woods Park, Winnetka, Illinois. Winnetka is a charming upscale Chicagoland destination, highly sought after zip code, located along the shores of Lake Michigan. This boutique show offers great visibility, enthusiastic buyers, and free parking.
Art in the Village is located in the community where the League began over 101 years ago! As a beloved community asset, the League has been an instrumental force in the creative arts throughout the Chicagoland area. This show will be well promoted through Chicago media, local publications and radio stations. The park setting makes it ideal for exhibiting your works.

The 21st Annual ArtWalk Liberty Station takes place in a beautiful park setting in San Diego's premier arts and culture district, ARTS DISTRICT Liberty Station. Booths are laid out in pods of two or four, giving every artist a corner space. Produced by the same team that brings Mission Fed ArtWalk to San Diego's Little Italy each Spring, the event is extremely well-marketed, drawing over 20,000 attendees each year. The event attracts both local art collectors as well as visitors vacationing in San Diego's upscale hotels.

The fine art festival begins Friday, July 31st, with the ArtWalk Liberty Station Preview Party. Please note, participation in the Preview Party is required. We thank you for adjusting plans accordingly!

As a participating artist you'll receive the benefit of an agressive marketing and public relations program, including local, regional and national publicity, print and broadcast advertising, as well as our large social media following. Show management also provides marketing pieces for artists to distribute.

THIS IS A CALL FOR ART FROM WOMEN WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED MISSED DIAGNOSIS, MISDIAGNOSIS AND/OR LATE DIAGNOSIS AND DISPROPORTIONATE DELAYS IN RECEIVING ADEQUATE HEALTHCARE.

Weight of waiting:

The emotional burden, psychological distress, and anxiety that comes from a period of waiting which can also manifest in a variety of physical symptoms and deterioration in physical health.

ARTISTS MAY REMAIN ANONYMOUS/USE A PSEUDONYM

This 12th Annual Allegany National Photography Competition & Exhibition (ANPCE), sponsored by the Allegany Arts Council, will meld the region’s rich concentration of photographic artists with an influx of national photographers in a juried competition offering $6,500 in cash prizes.

A beautifully crafted object can enhance any home or workspace. From a mug for your morning coffee, a plate for your toast, a bowl for your favorite soup, a rocking chair to relax in, a colorful pottery jar for storage, a contemporary hand-blown glass vase, a woven textile, a set of candlesticks, or a handbound book, these are not just art pieces, but also practical items that can be used in our daily lives. Art can be all around us in the form of these functional pieces that make our spaces fun. This exhibit will showcase not just art, but art that serves a purpose. Each item, thoughtfully designed and skillfully created, is intended for use. All forms of media are welcome, but the key requirement is that all artwork must be functional in nature.

Artists are invited to submit original artwork for Home Improvement at the Kavanagh Gallery of Fine Line Creative Arts Center, St. Charles, Illinois.

Mother’s Milk is an interdisciplinary residency (2, 4, 6 weeks) designed to support visual artists, sound artists/composers, dancer/choreographers, writers or other creatives who are pursuing innovative work in their field. The goal of this program is to provide individuals or collaborative teams with the time and space to pursue their creative projects alongside other residents whose different perspectives, backgrounds and interests offer inspiration and interaction. Work that is more experimental in nature without regard to commercial viability is of special interest, a focus on process over product. Residents have studios in a 1,500 sq. ft. hay barn studio and share housing in a fully renovated 1898 farmhouse.

This highly recognized and esteemed show is located in downtown Carbondale, CO, on Main St. and the Rio Grande Trail. The Town of Carbondale, CO is located 30 miles from Aspen and draws in a diverse local and international community for art appreciation, as well as being included in a Creative Arts District. The Public Art Commission assists in the marketing and sales of the sculptures to enhance the possibility of an artist commission. An Artist Reception and Community Art Walk takes place on June 4, 2026, and artist attendance is highly recommended.

The fourth Arizona Wine Country Artists Village art fair will be held in Old Town Cottonwood, Arizona on Friday, March 6 through Sunday, March 8 2026, (load-in Thursday, March 5 or Friday morning 6 AM, at the Old Town Activity Park located at 187 E. Pima Street. Old Town Cottonwood has reinvented itself as a world-class wine tourism destination with a number of fine-dining restaurants, bakeries, shops, galleries, and ten wine-tasting rooms including Maynard Keenan’s new multi-million dollar wine-making/tasting room/restaurant located virtually across Main Street from the event. Only 30 minutes from Sedona and 10 minutes from Jerome, Old Town Cottonwood has become the region’s hottest tourism destination. Visitors from the immediate region, the state, the Southwest, the US, and the world visit Cottonwood to partake of the outstanding food, excellent wine, beautiful scenery, fascinating history, and multiple outdoor activities. The event is held on a flat, grassy field that was once a baseball field and is city property. The event is only steps from Main Street and there is adequate parking for hundreds of visitors. Art that may appeal to tourists is strongly suggested. This event is promoted by two exhibiting artists with years of experience setting-up at outdoor art fairs and is structured with both the artist and the attendee in mind. There will be 36 booth space available at the premiere event.

Visions Museum of Textile Art (VMOTA) is proud to announce the call for entries for Quilt Visions 2026, the museum’s 27th international juried exhibition. Exhibition jurors will select work exemplifying art quilting at the highest level of quality, innovation, surface design techniques, excellence in composition, and craftsmanship. Selected works will be featured in a full-color exhibition catalog. Cash prizes will be awarded.

Exhibition jurors will select innovative textile art that explores form and technique of 2D art quilts. Selected works will be featured in a full-color exhibition catalog. Cash prizes will be awarded.

Quilt Visions 2026 will be on display at VMOTA in San Diego, from October 23, 2026 to January 16, 2027. Selected artists will receive further information regarding participation during Quilt Visions 2026 Festival Days. Festival Days will include workshops, lectures, artist meet and greets, receptions and other gatherings. Participation by selected artists is highly encouraged but not required.

Celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2026, the Ravenswood Australian Women’s Art Prize is the highest-value art prize for women in Australia.
Established in 2017 to advance art and opportunity for emerging and established women artists in Australia, entries to the Art Prize have grown exponentially each year.

With $58,000 in prize money available across Professional Artist, Emerging Artist and Indigenous Emerging Artist categories – plus a People’s Choice Award and Highly Commended Awards.

The 39th Annual McNeese National Works on Paper Exhibition will be juried by Nicole Donnelly, Executive Director of The Morgan Art of Papermaking Conservatory

$3,000 is available for purchase awards. The awards will become part of the McNeese’s Works on Paper Permanent Collection.

Eligible for entry are works in any medium that is on or of paper. The artwork, including frame, should not exceed 40 inches in any dimension.

A non-refundable entry fee of $35 is charged each entrant. This fee entitles the artist a maximum of three entries.

The Bureau isn’t a gallery — it’s a living organism.
From their home at Lisboa 46, Juárez, they’re building a year-long system of residencies, exhibitions, and representation that keeps queer art in motion.

From PASSPORT at Art Week CDMX with Clavo Movimiento, to LUCHADOR during Pride, to IMMORTAL II for Día de Muertos — the year moves as one continuous rhythm of creation, resistance, and return.

At its center is a new kind of representation — a yearly subscription that replaces gatekeeping with collaboration. Artists gain shared studio access, mentorship, reduced costs, and year-round visibility through the Bureau’s exhibitions and publications.

It’s art as community, not commodity.
Applications are open. Join the movement.