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Colors of Humanity Art Gallery - "RED" 2026 Call f... Deadline : Jan 15, 2026 - Cash Awarads in Awards
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Provincetown Dune Shack Residencies Deadline : Jan 15, 2026 - $500 fellowships; 3-week stays; writer residencies in Awards
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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Academic Labor: Research and Artistry (ALRA) Journal special issue call for proposals

Deadline : Jan 16, 2026

Academic Labor: Research and Artistry (ALRA) journal special issue: Recognizing the Invisible and Expected: Art & Engagement as Critical Response. Editors: Suzanne Faris, MFA and Tobi Jacobi, PhD, Colorado State University. In the spirit of recognizing the ongoing precarities of higher educatio...
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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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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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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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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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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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CICA Museum - Call for Artists: CICA Contemporary Art Solo Show Series Fall 2026

Deadline : Jan 23, 2026 Awards: Contemporary Art Solo Show at the CICA Museum.

Call for Artists: CICA Contemporary Art Solo Show Series Fall 2026. CICA Museum invites artists worldwide to participate in the Contemporary Art Solo Show Series and the publication. Each selected artist will have a solo exhibition for a week (Wednesday – Sunday) in the gallery space (around 44 m...
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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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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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