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A Smith Gallery | Online Photographic Call for Ent... Deadline : Jan 19, 2026 - Juror's and Director's award each receive a copy of the limited edition hardbound fine art book of the exhibition a solo online exhibition. Visitors' award receives $100. in Awards
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Oil Painters of America - 35th National Juried Exh... Deadline : Mar 06, 2026 - Up to $100,000 in awards in Awards
Provincetown Dune Shack Residencies Deadline : Jan 15, 2026 - $500 fellowships; 3-week stays; writer residencies in Awards
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Art on the River Call for Submissions

Deadline : Jan 16, 2026 Awards: $1,000 for Best in Show and $200 for People’s Choice

Stillness in the Driftless invites visitors to pause within the quiet beauty of the Mississippi River and the bluffs that cradle Dubuque. This theme reflects on the ways stillness allows us to listen to the landscape, to memory, and to one another. Featured works will explore presence, reflection, a...
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A Smith Gallery | Online Photographic Call for Entry "Portraits"

Deadline : Jan 19, 2026 Awards: Juror's and Director's award each receive a copy of the limited edition hardbound fine art book of the exhibition a solo online exhibition. Visitors' award receives $100.

Portraits : vignette, profile, figure, depiction, silhouette, image, portrayal, representation, likeness … Photographers of all levels are invited to submit work reflecting the theme "portraits" to A Smith Gallery by January 19, 2026. Entries of 13 or more images are eligible for a complementary...
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Vassar Review

Deadline : Jan 19, 2026

For our eleventh edition, the Vassar Review seeks to address an era of bearing witness. We live in an economy of believability, where testimonies are not taken at face value—they must be maintained through labor. A testimony can voice experiences of injustice; testimonial narrative can, as Cuban...
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Open Call: My Body is Dust – A Nomadic Exhibition by SPIRA9

Deadline : Jan 21, 2026

Open Call: My Body is Dust – Asylum Chapel. A Site-Responsive Nomadic Exhibition by SPIRA9. 06/02/2026 – 10/02/2026 | Asylum Chapel, Peckham, London. SUBMIT YOUR WORK AT THE PROSPECTUS LINK BELOW. SPIRA9 invites artists, architects, designers, performers, and interdisciplinary practitioner...
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LoosenArt - Homo Technologicus

Deadline : Jan 22, 2026 Awards: Selection for group exhibition

HOMO TECHNOLOGICUS: Call for Exhibition │Free entry. Accepted media: Photography, Video, Digital Visual Design. Group Exhibition in Rome. April 2026. - LoosenArt is launching a call for photographers, video artists, and visual designers for the selection of works to be included in the exhibitio...
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12th Eurostars Madrid Tower Photography Prize 2025

Deadline : Jan 23, 2026 Awards: €2,500 / €1,000 / 8 runner-up awards (1 night at the Eurostars Hotel Company hotel of their choice)

Eurostars Hotel Company invites citizens and visitors to participate in the 12th Eurostars Madrid Tower Photography Award 2025. The theme of this edition is From Madrid to heaven. Although the origin of this saying is unclear, the meaning is clear: There is no place like Madrid. In this edition...
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Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours

Deadline : Jan 23, 2026

Artists are invited to submit work for exhibition alongside members of the Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours at the RI Exhibition 2026 The Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours (RI) seeks the best in contemporary watercolour and water-based media painting for the RI 214th Exhibi...
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HelvetArt - International Art Competition and Exhibition in Geneva

Deadline : Jan 23, 2026 Awards: Cash Prizes and Exhibition

HelvetArt invites artists worldwide to apply for art competition featuring a physical solo exhibition in Geneva, Switzerland. Prizes: 1st Place: 500 CHF. 2nd Place: 2-week physical Solo Exhibition at La Taberna Viva, Geneva. 3rd Place: 100 CHF. Honorable Mentions: Free entry vouchers. Certific...
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Art Fluent: Call for Art - THE BIG CHILL

Deadline : Jan 23, 2026 Awards: 1250.00

Art Fluent invites artists worldwide to submit artwork to our online exhibit, THE BIG CHILL. Winter strips it all down with its bare trees, frosted mornings, and that sharp breath of cold air. But it’s not all icy; there’s cocoa, cozy fires, and the sparkle of snowflakes, too. Show us your versio...
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Open Call — ArtSeen at The Met

Deadline : Jan 25, 2026

On February 8, 2026, The Met opens Witnessing Humanity: The Art of John Wilson — a historic exhibition exploring identity, dignity, and the human condition. ArtSeen invites you to be part of the moment, with your work showcased on a circulating taxi gallery around The Met and through Manhattan.
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