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Black Box Gallery - Photo Shoot: 2026 Deadline : Jun 12, 2026 - None in Awards
SlowArt Productions / Limner Gallery - Strange Fig... Deadline : Jun 30, 2026 - Exhibition and promotion at the Limner Gallery in Awards
PhotoPlace Gallery - Open Call: A Celebration of C... Deadline : Jun 08, 2026 - 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. in Awards
TARTGET PRIZE - International Painting Contest Deadline : May 31, 2026 - over $100,000 in prizes in Awards
PH21 Gallery Barcelona presents: "Stories" – A Cu... Deadline : May 25, 2026 - One curator’s choice and up to three honourable mentions will be announced. in Awards
 
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Open Call for Artists — Chianciano Biennale 2026

Deadline : May 31, 2026 Awards: €2,500 Best Work at the Biennale €1,000 each for Best Painting, Sculpture/Installation, Work on Paper, and Digital/Photographic Work London Art Biennale Award: 10 artists selected to exhibit at the London Art Biennale 2027 International Confederation o

Chianciano Biennale 2026 – International Exhibition of Contemporary Art. The Chianciano Biennale invites artists worldwide to participate in its 2026 edition in Chianciano Terme, Tuscany. This international exhibition will present around 200 artists across the Chianciano Art Museum and 13 galleri...
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Blue Koi Gallery | Land, Sea and Skyscapes | International Art Competition

Deadline : May 31, 2026 Awards: 150 cash Award/Prizes/Exhibition/Promotion

This art challenge invites you to explore the beauty, movement, and atmosphere of land, sea, and skyscapes through your artistic lens. From vast horizons to intimate natural details, we welcome work that captures the essence of the world around us. Top artists receive featured placement across the...
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City Lights Art Challenge 2026 | Free Entry Early Bird

Deadline : May 31, 2026 Awards: With a potential to win $650 in cash prizes, this is an opportunity not to be missed!

What does your city look like when it starts to glow? Neon reflections, streetlights on wet pavement, high-rise windows, night crowds, quiet corners, or the buzz of motion in the dark. City Lights invites artists and photographers worldwide (18+) to celebrate urban life, architecture, and the moment...
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Lower East Side Printshop Keyholder Residency Program 26' -27'

Deadline : May 31, 2026 Awards: 1. 24/7, nine-month access to a shared Community Studio with printmaking facilities 2. $1,000 stipend 3. One free printmaking class at LESP + 25% discounts on classes 3. Free career development workshops and salons 4. Keyholder exhibition after the reside

Lower East Side Printshop, NY, offers emerging artists FREE studio residencies to develop new work and foster their artistic careers. The application deadline is May 31, 2026 for residencies from September 1, 2026 through May 31, 2027. Printmaking facilities are available for intaglio, relief, monot...
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MANIFEST - SEASON 23 (2026/27) PHOTO-SOLO EXHIBIT PROPOSALS

Deadline : Jun 01, 2026 Awards: Includes honorarium of $100 for each exhibiting artist and Grand Jury Award of $1,000 for one jury-selected work from among the exhibits on view.

The Cincinnati based non-profit arts organization and gallery, Manifest, invites visual artists and designers to submit proposals of original bodies of lens-based work for consideration during the 2026/27 exhibit season, to be exhibited during the 2026 FotoFocus Biennial. This call is open to all tr...
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MANIFEST - SEASON 23 (2026/27) SOLO EXHIBIT PROPOSALS

Deadline : Jun 01, 2026 Awards: Includes honorarium of $100 for each exhibiting artist and Grand Jury Award of $1,000 for one jury-selected work from among the exhibits on view.

The Cincinnati based non-profit arts organization and gallery, Manifest, invites visual artists and designers to submit proposals of original bodies of work for consideration during the 2026/27 exhibit season. On average, one-third of Manifest's exhibits are dedicated to solo exhibits. Solo exhib...
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Rec League - $9K Student Art Grant

Deadline : Jun 01, 2026 Awards: $3,000

Rec League is a (new) tool for curating and cataloging the work that inspires you, built by ex-Substack engineers. Rec League is offering a grant for students in art and art history to reflect on the ideas and influences that inform their academic work. Details: 3 Students will be awarded $...
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Open Call: Wayfarers Contemporary Art Fair

Deadline : Jun 01, 2026

Applications are now open to exhibit and sell at the Wayfarers Contemporary Art Fair that will be located in Southport’s historic Wayfarers Arcade 16-18 July 2026 in the UK. The fair will take place when Southport hosts the Royal Birkdale Open Golf championship, that will bring a quarter of a millio...
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A Call for Illinois Artists: Illinois Department of Transportation District 5: Farmland Rest Areas Farmers City, Illinois (DeWitt County)

Deadline : Jun 03, 2026 Awards: 40,000

The Art-in-Architecture Program of the Capital Development Board is pleased to announce a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) to Illinois professional artists to create permanent original public art for the Illinois Department of Transportation Farmland Rest Areas in Farmers City, Illinois (DeWitt Coun...
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Decagon Gallery: PORTAL — At the Edge of Becoming

Deadline : Jun 03, 2026 Awards: First Place: $500 plus a solo exhibition on the gallery's website. Second Place: $300. Third Place: $200. Inclusion in the curated online exhibition. Feature on Decagon’s Instagram. Inclusion in the exhibition catalog

A portal is not simply an opening. It is a condition. We are interested in photographs that hold a viewer at the edge of something—where a shift is imminent but not yet complete. This may appear as a physical passage, but it does not have to. What matters is not the presence of a doorway, but the...
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