Contests and Juried Shows

There are various natural, artificial, and even staged scenes that seize the attention of photographers, compelling and inspiring them to pause, observe, and create an image to convey a personal interpretation of what they see. These types of photographs are known by a variety of names: landscapes,...
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13th edition ArtGeminiPrize2026. Call For Artists: Painting Photography Sculpture. £4000 winner awards plus Shortlist Exhibition at Fresh Art Fair, London, UK.
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Hotusa Group invites amateurs and professionals to participate in the 24th Eurostars Grand Marina Photography Award 2026. Participants must compose photographic triptychs inspired by the theme " “Barcelona, World Capital of Architecture”. The jury will recognise the series that, in their opinion, ca...
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First Street Gallery is pleased to announce its “SELECTS 2027” juried exhibition call for artists. This is an opportunity for artists to exhibit a small body of work that explores a current or longstanding artistic interest. The show opens on January 7, 2027 and runs through January 30, in our Chels...
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Submissions are now invited for the Anthology Cover Art Competition. Established to foster and support both established and emerging visual artists and provide a platform for publication, the competition is open to multiple genres including painting, printmaking, mixed media, photography and digital...
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The Mary Blair Award for Art honors exceptional artists’ work across various disciplines. This award is constantly seeking new and fresh aesthetic perspectives to create a dialogue with our audience. Works can be stand-alone pieces or part of a larger series. Winners are published in Reed Magazine.
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Gallery 40 is looking for artists to explore the mysterious beauty of the night through a palette where green and blue take center stage. Midnight & Moss celebrates the meeting of deep midnight blues and lush, organic greens—the stillness of a forest after dark, moonlight filtering through leaves,...
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We're giving out $10,000 for a meme. But not just any meme. Everyone can picture a dystopia, and the internet is full of them: P(doom), Shoggoths, Black Mirror, Ready Player One. Instead, can you show us a vision of the future that’s both hopeful and scientifically grounded? The best meme or s...
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animalia: fauna, beasts, birds, zoological, mammals, wildlife, amphibians, creatures, reptiles, fish, insects, critters …. Photographers of all levels are invited to submit work reflecting the theme "animalia" to A Smith Gallery by November 2, 2026. Entries of 13 or more images are eligible for...
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The Members Only Competition, held annually, is open to all Portrait Society members in good standing. Five categories are offered, and members can submit up to one artwork per category: Commissioned Portrait, Non-Commissioned Portrait, Outside the Box, Animals as the Subject, and Nude Figure. First...
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