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Barcelona presents: "Personality: The Face and Its Absence" – A Curated International Photography Exhibition

Deadline : Jun 22, 2026 Awards: One curator’s choice and up to three honourable mentions will be announced.

Portraiture emerged as one of the most prominent genres of depictive media early in the history of the visual arts, and tacit or explicit rules, conventions, and cultural expectations have always influenced the ways in which artists approached the genre. Photography is no exception; numerous differe...
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SlowArt Productions / Limner Gallery - Strange Figurations

Deadline : Jun 30, 2026 Awards: Exhibition and promotion at the Limner Gallery

Strange Figurations is an international, thematic group exhibition curated and hosted by the Limner Gallery. The exhibition is open to all interpretations of the concept, Strange Figurations, which would include surreal, visionary and generally all out of the ordinary figurative art. The show is ope...
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The Nachiri Routes: Biodiversity and Landscape

Deadline : Jun 30, 2026 Awards: exhibition and Recognition Certificate

Baroque Blue Art & Nature Residency 2026 (5th Edition) The Nachiri Routes: Biodiversity and Landscape Curated by Dores Sacquegna Torre Dell’Orso, Lecce Puglia, Italy September 19 – October 3, 2026. Primo Piano invites you to join the fifth edition of its Baroque Blue Art & Nature Residen...
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Academy Center of the Arts - National Juried Photography Exhibition

Deadline : Jun 30, 2026 Awards: $1000 cash award, and more cash prizes

The Academy Center of the Arts invites photographers from across the United States to submit work for the 2026 National Juried Photography Exhibition. Juried by photographer and filmmaker Kiera Hight, this national exhibition celebrates contemporary photography and showcases a diverse range of artis...
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Call for Artists – 2027 Embracing Our Differences Outdoor Exhibition

Deadline : Jul 01, 2026 Awards: $6,000

Embracing Our Differences invites artists worldwide to submit original artwork for the 2027 international outdoor exhibition in Sarasota and St. Petersburg, Florida. Each year, 50 works are selected and reproduced on billboard-sized panels displayed in public parks, paired with thought-provoking ...
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A Smith Gallery | Online Photographic Call for Entry "forgotten"

Deadline : Jul 06, 2026 Awards: Juror's and Director's award each receive a copy of the limited edition hardbound fine art book of the exhibition as well as a solo online exhibition. Visitors' award receives $100.

for - got- ten : abandoned, buried, erased, gone, lost, obliterated, repressed, bygone, past, oblivion, suppressed, omitted, deserted, forsaken, neglected, vacated, left, dissipated, discarded, rejected, shunned, ended, retired, disappeared, vanished…. Photographers of all levels are invited to...
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PhotoPlace Gallery - Cyanotype: A Celebration of Process and Possibility

Deadline : Jul 06, 2026 Awards: Juror’s Award $300, Director’s Award $200, 3 Honorable Mentions $50 All selected photographers will have work published in printed catalog available for purchase and be featured on our website and social media.

PhotoPlace Gallery invites photographers and artists to submit work for Cyanotype: A Celebration of Process and Possibility, a juried exhibition celebrating the enduring appeal and creative versatility of the cyanotype process. We welcome work that embraces cyanotype in all its forms, including trad...
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Black Box Gallery - Lens Work: Trees and Water

Deadline : Jul 10, 2026 Awards: None

Black Box Gallery is excited to announce a juried group photo show on Trees and Water. This exhibition will look to feature both subjects in a dynamic and diverse exhibition on contemporary photography. Trees and Water are both powerful and important subjects. Water can be an ocean, a river, a pool,...
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Colors of Humanity Art Gallery "Botanicals" 2026 Call for Entry - Online Art Show

Deadline : Jul 15, 2026 Awards: Cash Award and Featured Artist

Theme- "Botanicals" They are an essential part of life as they are used for food, in medicine, perfumes, and adding beauty to Earth. Pay It Forward- We will be donating 10% of all entry fees from this show to The Nature Conservancy. The mission of The Nature Conservancy is to conserve the lands a...
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Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize 2026

Deadline : Jul 17, 2026 Awards: Over USD$77,000 in cash and prizes to be won (prize list still growing!), see the full list of prizes here: https://beautifulbizarreartprize.art/prizes

The Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize, now in its 9th year, is an annual non-acquisitive international art prize that celebrates diversity and excellence in the representational visual arts. It includes all static mediums: Traditional Art media, Digital Art media, and Photographic media; and all styles fr...
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Art Scene West - San Diego's Finest Art Show 2026

Deadline : Aug 03, 2026 Awards: 1st Place- $250 / 2nd Place- $150 / 3rd Place- $100

International Open Call for Artists seeking meaningful gallery exposure in a premier San Diego art gallery. This exhibition presents a unique opportunity for both emerging and established artists across all mediums to showcase their talent, technique, and originality to a new and broad audience. Sel...
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SlowArt Productions / Limner Gallery - A Show of Heads

Deadline : Aug 31, 2026 Awards: Exhibition and promotion at the Limner Gallery

A SHOW OF HEADS is a thematic group exhibition of work that includes and/or is based on the portrayal and interpretation of the human head. The exhibition will be held at the Limner Gallery, October 8 - 31, 2026 and is open for entry to all artists working in any media....
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Arts Center in Orange - The Mini Masters Show

Deadline : Oct 01, 2026

Call for Artists — THE MINI MASTERS SHOW. The Arts Center in Orange, VA, invites submissions for The Mini Masters Show, a juried group exhibition celebrating the power, intimacy, and innovation of small-scale works. The exhibition will feature 8” x 8” paintings by regional and national artist...
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Arts Center in Orange - As Much Truth As One Can Bear

Deadline : Oct 01, 2026 Awards: Yes

A Juried Exhibition on James Baldwin’s proposition for Truth. February 5 through March 27, 2027. Exhibition Title: As Much Truth as One Can Bear. Entry Fee: $20. Prize Money: Up to $3500 in awards. The Arts Center in Orange, VA, is accepting submissions from artists of African American herita...
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The Arts Center in Orange - How to Hold Time

Deadline : Feb 01, 2027 Awards: Up tp $3500 in prizes

For later career artists, age 65+. June 4 through July 31, 2027. Up to $3500 in awards. Centered on artists who have sustained their practices beyond the age of 65, the exhibition understands duration not as decline, but as density. These artists work within time as material: accumulating, sheddin...
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