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.

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.

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.

Creekside Arts’ mission is to create a dynamic and collaborative space where artists push the boundaries of their creative pursuits and engage deeply with one another and their audiences through residencies, workshops, and performances. They are committed to fostering an environment of mutual inspiration, where artists pursue bold experimentation and learn from and inspire their peers. Striving for equity, they actively welcome diverse voices and perspectives, inviting artists from all cultures, backgrounds, and experiences to enrich our community. Through this collective creative energy, they aim to make a lasting impact on both the artistic landscape and the broader Humboldt community. Creekside Arts residence offers an inspiring rural, natural setting among Northern California’s coastal redwoods, ideal for individual and collaborative artistic work and expression.

The Art League of Lincoln is pleased to announce the 2026 National Feats of Clay National Art Show and Competition. The internationally renowned clay competition was founded by local Ceramicist, Ray Gonzales, in 1987 and was held annually through 2011 at the Gladding, McBean Clay Factory in Lincoln, CA. In 2024 the exhibit returned regionally, and since has been a national competition.

The Feats of Clay 2026 National ceramic competition will be showcased at the Art League of Lincoln, located at 580 Sixth St. in Lincoln, California from Thursday, April 23, 2026 through Sunday, May 31, 2026.

All types of ceramic works are encouraged for submission: sculptural, functional, tiles, vessels, and all types of clay and firing techniques (with a minimum of 50% ceramic clay) will be considered.

CSU Spur invites artists from all backgrounds and experience levels to submit artworks for a juried exhibition that celebrates the intersection of community, sustainability, and innovation. The exhibition seeks compelling works that explore themes of environmental stewardship, scientific curiosity, and the power of local storytelling through art.

The 2026 exhibition theme, “What Does Water Mean to You?”, calls for artworks that reflect on the many ways water shapes human life. Submissions are due by 11:59 p.m. MT on Saturday, February 28, 2026.

Don’t miss your chance to be part of one of the most prestigious showcases of representational oil painting in North America! Oil Painters of America invites you to enter the 35th National Juried Exhibition, hosted by the Steamboat Art Museum in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, on view May 29–August 29, 2026. This exceptional exhibition will showcase the finest works in draftsmanship, color, and composition, featuring a diverse range of styles and subjects. OPA membership required. Applications now open. Over $100,000 in awards, including a $25,000 Best in Show!

Placer Community Foundation (PCF) is a nonprofit public benefit corporation which manages the Susan Cooley Gilliom Artist in Residence & Teaching Program (SCG ART Program). In partnership with PCF the program is housed through Blue Line Arts in Roseville, CA.

The SCG ART program brings established artists to Placer County for the purpose of teaching and sharing their artistic talents and experience to the greater community. The program was lovingly established at PCF in memory of a local artist, Susan Cooley Gilliom, by her family. Both Susan and her mother took part in workshops from established and talented artists across the country. They appreciated the perspective and expertise it offered their own work and wanted similar opportunities afforded to local artists, art students, art educators and art enthusiasts in Susan's hometown and county.

The Courageously Created Fine Art Show & Auction is a juried, in-person exhibition and benefit auction held April 25–26, 2026, at the new Alatheia Therapeutic Riding Center Arena in Wenatchee, WA. Alatheia changes lives with the healing power of horses, providing equine-assisted services for children and adults with disabilities, and for veterans and first responders navigating trauma. This event unites courage and creativity through the healing power of horses and the arts while raising vital funds to complete Alatheia’s capital project to expand capacity and eliminate the waitlist, ensuring more people can access services they need.

The juror will select 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners, plus three honorable mentions.

The Bedford’s annual juried exhibition returns with CALeidoscope: Evolving Reflections of California, a vibrant celebration of our Golden State. From the Mexican border to Oregon, California stretches nearly 900 miles along the Pacific Ocean and is home to sundrenched beaches, verdant farmlands, majestic mountains, dramatic deserts, and monumental redwood forests. With all this natural beauty, it’s no wonder California serves as a source of inspiration and promise for dreamers, makers, and visionaries across the US. CALeidoscope honors the breathtaking geography of our great state and reflects its esteemed position as a cultural leader and hotbed for creativity and innovation.