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Aion Laboratory - 1st Aion Digital Art Prize Deadline : Mar 01, 2026 - Up to 35 Aion Digital Art Prize winners with certificates in Awards
PhotoPlace Gallery: Analog - Made by Hand Deadline : Feb 09, 2026 - Juror’s Award $300, Director’s Award $200, Honorable Mentions $50 All selected artists will be published in a printed exhibition catalog and featured on our website and social media. in Awards
Colors of Humanity Art Gallery - "RED" 2026 Call f... Deadline : Jan 15, 2026 - Cash Awarads in Awards
Curatorial Review Catalogue Publication Editions ONGOING - Curatorial Review Catalogue Essay in Awards
A Smith Gallery | "unique: alternative processes" Deadline : Mar 04, 2026 - Juror's and Director's award each receive a copy of the limited edition hardbound fine art book of the exhibition and a solo exhibition. Visitors' award receives $100. in Awards
 
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Montello Foundation - Solitary Retreat in the Nevada Desert

Deadline : Jan 18, 2026 Awards: 2 week residency

Montello Foundation is a foundation dedicated to support artists who foster our understanding of nature, its fragility and our need to protect it. The Montello Foundation provides a solitary retreat where artists can experience the vastness of a desert landscape from a safe building, a “base camp,”...
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Curatone.art: Light & Shadow

Deadline : Jan 18, 2026 Awards: $100 cash prize, certificates for all finalists

We invite artists from all over the world to join our new Curatone.art exhibition dedicated to the beauty of light and shadow. Show us your own vision - soft light, deep contrast, quiet moments, dramatic moods. Any style, any medium.
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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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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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Wild Heart Gallery - Masters of Equine Art 2026, International Art Competition, 2nd Annual

Deadline : Jan 20, 2026 Awards: $500

Submit your art and photography that features any species of Equine, for example, horses, donkeys, zebras, etc. There are roughly seven living species of Equine to choose from. Artwork in this field often depicts human connection, emotion, and many forms of symbolism. For this virtual exhibition,...
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International Open Call - Dek Unu Magazine - November 2025 Edition

Deadline : Jan 20, 2026 Awards: Unique, solo-format publication in online and paperback editions in award-winning Dek Unu Magazine, extensive promotion via email, web and social media, 50% of print sales for the month

Open Call for Fine Art Photo Portfolio Projects Dek Unu Magazine Never a fee to submit. Deadline: December 20, 2025 Last call before deadline for photo portfolio projects for the February 2026 online and paperback issues. Open theme, all genres and techniques: analog, digital, contemporary, h...
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CICA Museum - Call for Artists: “Root Unseen 2026” – An International Exhibition

Deadline : Jan 20, 2026 Awards: group exhibition at the CICA Museum.

Call for Artists: “Root Unseen 2026” – An International Exhibition. CICA Museum invites artists worldwide to participate in the International Exhibition “Root Unseen 2026.” The exhibition will feature works that explore family histories, ancestral narratives, and untold stories. Artists are enc...
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Huge Art Gallery

Deadline : Jan 20, 2026

HUGE is a micro-gallery built on a simple idea: less work, more attention. We create focused exhibitions with a limited number of artworks — physical and digital — so each piece has space to exist, be seen, and be remembered. No overcrowding. No filler. Just intentional presentation. HUGE is...
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The Expressive Hand: Gesture, Figure & Materials A 3-day Intensive Workshop with Edgar Cano

Deadline : Jan 20, 2026

This unique workshop centers on gesture, tactility, and the expressive power of materials through sustained work from the live model. Rather than focusing on a single medium, participants will investigate a wide range of drawing tools—including charcoal, conte, graphite, ballpoint pen, and ink—to ex...
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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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