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Call for Artists – 2027 Embracing Our Differences... Deadline : Jul 01, 2026 - $6,000 in Awards
Allied Artists of America 113th Annual Juried Exhi... Mar 17, 2026 to Jun 17, 2026 - Over $45,000 in cash awards 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
Colors of Humanity Art Gallery: "BLACK AND WHITE"... Deadline : Jun 15, 2026 - Cash and Featured Artist Membership in Awards
Ferrara Showman Gallery - 30th Annual No Dead Arti... Deadline : Jun 15, 2026 - win a solo exhibition at Ferrara Showman Gallery the following year in Awards
 
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The Renaissance of Now: The 9th Chianciano Biennale 2026

Deadline : May 31, 2026 Awards: €2.500 Best work at the Chianciano Biennale, €1.000 Chianciano Biennale Award for Best Painting, €1.000 Chianciano Biennale Award for Best Sculpture/Installation, €1.000 Chianciano Biennale Award for Best Work on Paper, €1.000 Chianciano Biennale Award fo

The Chianciano Biennale returns for its ninth edition, offering artists from around the world a rare opportunity to present their work in a prestigious, museum-quality international exhibition. Hosted across thirteen historic galleries and the Chianciano Art Museum in the heart of Tuscany, the Bienn...
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Lumen Art Gallery - Open Call: WHISPERING WALLS

Deadline : May 31, 2026 Awards: Online Exhibition Feature in the official Winner’s Gallery, permanent YouTube Winners Video, Social Media Promotion, Newsletter Feature, Official Digital Certificate, International Visibility within the Lumen Art Gallery artist community.

WHISPERING WALLS – International Art Competition. Lumen Art Gallery invites artists from all countries to participate in Whispering Walls, an international online art competition exploring the hidden stories, memories, traces, and emotions that walls may carry. Who can participate? Artists wo...
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Animals and Insects Art Challenge 2026 | Ten Moir Gallery

Deadline : May 31, 2026 Awards: Best in Show: $150 cash award + artist interview + mini spotlight + homepage feature + free Blu Sky Artist Award entry
Runner Ups: website feature + social promotion + mini spotlight + free Blu Sky Artist Award entry
Finalists (Top 15 to 20): curated coll

What stops you in your tracks, a monarch wing, a watchful owl, a beetle’s armor, a creature under water, or the quiet intelligence in an animal’s gaze? This challenge invites artists and photographers worldwide (18+) to capture the essence of wildlife, from the bold and majestic to the small and int...
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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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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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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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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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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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Blue Koi Gallery - Open Theme International Art Competition

Deadline : Jun 04, 2026 Awards: 150 cash Award/Prizes/Exhibition/Promotion

Submissions Now Open | Open Theme, an international art competition giving artists the freedom to share their strongest and most compelling work. This opportunity offers professional recognition, curated exhibition placement, and global visibility for selected works. Open to artists worldwide, the c...
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Art Fluent: Call for Art - JUST ADD WATER

Deadline : Jun 05, 2026 Awards: 1250.00

Art Fluent invites artists worldwide to submit artwork to our online exhibit, JUST ADD WATER. Artists are drawn to water because it’s gorgeous, moody, and a little bit magical. Oceans, rain, rivers, puddles, or even a hint of blue, water gives us a way to splash around with feeling, memory, and t...
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