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October 15, 2026 12 days left

MONO NO AWARE EXHIBITION XX 2026

A non-competitive expanded cinema arts festival celebrating film, altered light projection, and durational performance and installation works incorporating analog film formats. Now in its 20th edition, the...

Deadline:
October 15, 2026
October 15, 2026 12 days left Featured

2026 Citadel Alumni Homecoming Art Show

Calling all creative Citadel alumni! YOU MUST BE A CITADEL GRAD IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE. Submit your artwork for our annual Alumni Art Exhibition to be held during Homecoming in the Moore Art Gallery in...

2026 Citadel Alumni Homecoming Art Show
Organization:
Tiffany Silverman
Deadline:
October 15, 2026
Event Dates:
November 5, 2026 - November 7, 2026
Type:
Exhibition
October 15, 2026 12 days left

Grants for Artists: Education Assistance

The Grants for Artists program fosters Oklahoma’s visual artistic creative excellence. The grants committee supports the mission of OVAC and scores submissions based on the merit of each application...

Deadline:
October 15, 2026
October 15, 2026 12 days left

Grants for Artists: Professional Basics

The Grants for Artists program fosters Oklahoma’s visual artistic creative excellence. The grants committee supports the mission of OVAC and scores submissions based on the merit of each application...

Deadline:
October 15, 2026
October 15, 2026 12 days left

Grants for Artists: Creative Projects

The Grants for Artists program fosters Oklahoma’s visual artistic creative excellence. The grants committee supports the mission of OVAC and scores submissions based on the merit of each application...

Deadline:
October 15, 2026
October 16, 2026 13 days left Featured

ASU Poster Show

ASU design students are organizing a poster show and auction to raise funds for their senior capstone exhibitions, and submissions are open to designers, artists, and photographers worldwide. Participants...

ASU Poster Show
Organization:
Drift Studio
Deadline:
October 16, 2026
Award Info:
No monetary award. Selected submissions will be printed, displayed, and auctioned as part of the ASU Student Poster Show, with proceeds supporting senior capstone exhibitions.
Type:
Exhibition
Eligibility:
International
Categories:
Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting
Location:
Tempe, AZ, United States
Online Only:
Yes
October 16, 2026 13 days left Featured

Art Battle at ArtCrawl, hosted by Notta Gallery

Art Crawl 2026 | Downtown Lakeland | November 8, 2026Notta Gallery is selecting 10 artists for this year’s Notta Art Wars.The challenge:MAKE A NOTTA SWAN.Each selected artist will find their own existing...

Art Battle  at ArtCrawl, hosted by Notta Gallery
Organization:
Notta Gallery
Deadline:
October 16, 2026
Event Dates:
November 8, 2026 - November 8, 2026
Award Info:
1st Place — $750 2nd Place — $500 3rd Place — $250 Crowd Favorite — $250
Type:
Competition
Eligibility:
State
Location:
Lakeland, Florida 33801, United States
October 16, 2026 13 days left Featured

DESERTRADE 2027 Artist-in-Residence Open Call

Ryan Heffington’s DESERTRADE invites applications from individuals and small teams (up to three artists) seeking the time, space, and stillness to create choreographic-driven work in the Mojave Desert. The...

DESERTRADE 2027 Artist-in-Residence Open Call
Organization:
DESERTRADE
Deadline:
October 16, 2026
Type:
Residency
Eligibility:
International
Location:
29 Palms, California 9227, United States
October 17, 2026 14 days left Featured

Lure of the Local 5 / Love Letters

Lure of the Local 5 is on the horizon! This year's theme is "Love Letters". Whether it inspires a brand-new piece, helps you see existing work in a new light, or simply gets ideas flowing, we invite artists...

Lure of the Local 5 / Love Letters
Organization:
Mundelein Arts Commission
Deadline:
October 17, 2026
Event Dates:
October 16, 2026 - November 22, 2026
Award Info:
We will be awarding: 1 Critic's Choice Award $150 prize + 3 Honorable Mentions 1 People's Choice Award $150 prize + Runner up MAC 10th Anniversary Purchase Award
Type:
Exhibition
Eligibility:
Regional
October 18, 2026 15 days left

Amy Breinich

Sculptures on the Square is Downtown Troy's biennial outdoor public art exhibition celebrating creativity, community, and the power of public spaces. Set throughout Troy's historic downtown, the exhibition...

Organization:
Troy Main Street
Deadline:
October 18, 2026
October 19, 2026 16 days left Featured

River of Dreams

This exhibit will be held at the Farmington Main Library in partnership with the Farmington Land Trust. In addition to the library exhibit the FLT will be hosting their annual fundraiser to preserve open...

River of Dreams
Organization:
Gallery For Good
Deadline:
October 19, 2026
Event Dates:
November 13, 2026 - January 9, 2027
Type:
Exhibition
Eligibility:
Local
Location:
Farmington, CT 06032, United States
October 20, 2026 17 days left Featured

Series 97 - Experimental Visual Art for Hardcover Book Editions & Online (Art Re...

Point Pleasant Publishing was founded in 2014 in Jersey City, New Jersey (currently based in the New Jersey Shore as well as beyond) and is an international contemporary arts publisher specializing in...

Series 97  - Experimental Visual Art for Hardcover Book Editions  & Online (Art Reviews)
Organization:
Point Pleasant Publishing
Deadline:
October 20, 2026
Award Info:
Curatorial Review Essay Published in the Artist Feature Catalogue in Linen Wrap Hardcover & Online
Type:
Other
Eligibility:
International
October 21, 2026 18 days left Featured

Princeton Arts Festival

Point Pleasant Publishing proudly presents Crowns of Princeton, an experimental arts festival at The Solley Theatre at the Paul Robeson Center for the Arts in beautiful Princeton, New Jersey. Princeton is an...

Princeton Arts Festival
Organization:
Point Pleasant Publishing
Deadline:
October 21, 2026
Award Info:
Physical Exhibition in Princeton + Comprehensive Published Catalogue + Exposure
Type:
Art fair
Eligibility:
International
October 22, 2026 19 days left Featured

Ypsi Fine Arts Club Online Gallery

Call for Artists: Riverside Arts Center presents Strange, Odd, + Curious, an online exhibition by the Ypsi Fine Arts Club.​As we enter quieter seasons, the Riverside Arts Center is hosting an online...

Ypsi Fine Arts Club Online Gallery
Organization:
Riverside Arts Center
Deadline:
October 22, 2026
Event Dates:
October 28, 2026 - January 1, 2027
Type:
Exhibition
Eligibility:
Local
Location:
Ypsilanti, Michigan 48197, United States
October 25, 2026 22 days left

The Bronx Museum AIM Fellowship

Founded in 1980, the AIM Fellowship (formerly known as the “Artist in Marketplace”) is The Bronx Museum’s flagship incubator and career accelerator program for the most promising artists based in NYC. The...

Deadline:
October 25, 2026
October 25, 2026 22 days left Featured

Re-Issue RFQ City of Gainesville Regional Transit System - Public Art

The City of Gainesville Regional Transit System (RTS), the primary public transportation provider for the City of Gainesville and Alachua County, is seeking qualifications from artists or artist teams to...

Re-Issue RFQ City of Gainesville Regional Transit System - Public Art
Organization:
City of Gainesville Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs
Deadline:
October 25, 2026
Event Dates:
September 25, 2026 - October 1, 2027
Award Info:
The City of Gainesville's Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs, The Gainesville Art in Public Places Trust and Gainesville Regional Transit System is re-issuing this Request for Qualifications (RFQ) due to an increase in available project funding.The project is located at the Regional Transit System (RTS) Eastside Bus Transfer Station, 614 SE 20th Street, Gainesville, Florida. The opportunity seeks professional artists or artist teams to create functional, site-specific public art integrated into the transit infrastructure. Potential elements include shade structures, bike racks, benches, decorative fencing, and tree guards.The revised RFQ includes an increased project budget of $48,915 and an expanded scope. The top three artists or artist teams selected to move forward to the Request for Proposals (RFP) phase will each receive a $1,000 honorarium.Artists should review the revised project description, budget, requirements, and submission guidelines in their entirety before submitting qualifications.Artists who previously submitted qualifications must submit a new application to be considered under the re-issued RFQ.
Type:
Public Art & Proposals
Eligibility:
National
Location:
Gainesville, Florida 32601, United States

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