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FEATURED ART & PHOTO CALLS

Arts Center in Orange - The Mini Masters Show Deadline : Oct 01, 2026
Call for Artists – 2027 Embracing Our Differences... Deadline : Jul 01, 2026 - $6,000 in Awards
☀️ SUMMER * $1,800.00 Innovate Grants for Art + Ph... Deadline : Sep 17, 2026 - Innovate Grant awards: + 1 x $1,800.00 Grant to a Visual Artist + 1 x $1,800.00 Grant to a Photographer + 18 x Honorable Mentions in Awards
SlowArt Productions / Limner Gallery - A Show of H... Deadline : Aug 31, 2026 - Exhibition and promotion at the Limner Gallery in Awards
Art Scene West - San Diego's Finest Art Show 2026 Deadline : Aug 03, 2026 - 1st Place- $250 / 2nd Place- $150 / 3rd Place- $100 in Awards
 
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Photolucida - Critical Mass Call for Entry

Deadline : Jul 01, 2026 Awards: Top 200, Top 50

Critical Mass Registration Opens June 1, 2026. Registration Closes July 1, 2026 Noon, Eastern. INFO: Critical Mass is an annual online program that connects photographers from around the world with leading voices in the field. Open to photographers at all levels, participants submit a portfolio...
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PhotoPlace Gallery - Cyanotype: A Celebration of Process and Possibility

Deadline : Jul 06, 2026 Awards: Juror’s Award $300, Director’s Award $200, 3 Honorable Mentions $50 All selected photographers will have work published in printed catalog available for purchase and be featured on our website and social media.

PhotoPlace Gallery invites photographers and artists to submit work for Cyanotype: A Celebration of Process and Possibility, a juried exhibition celebrating the enduring appeal and creative versatility of the cyanotype process. We welcome work that embraces cyanotype in all its forms, including trad...
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Seen / Unseen - The Visible and The Implied

Deadline : Jul 08, 2026 Awards: First Place: $500 plus a solo exhibition on the gallery's website. Second Place: $300. Third Place: $200. Selected works will be presented in a curated online exhibition on the Decagon Gallery website.

Some photographs reveal. Others withhold. Seen / Unseen invites work that engages with what is visible and what remains hidden—within the frame, within the subject, or within the photograph itself. This may take the form of portraiture, or images where meaning is suggested rather than stated. We a...
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Black Box Gallery - Lens Work: Trees and Water

Deadline : Jul 10, 2026 Awards: None

Black Box Gallery is excited to announce a juried group photo show on Trees and Water. This exhibition will look to feature both subjects in a dynamic and diverse exhibition on contemporary photography. Trees and Water are both powerful and important subjects. Water can be an ocean, a river, a pool,...
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INT’L All Media 2026 Call For Entries

Deadline : Jul 10, 2026 Awards: $2500 in Cash and Purchase Awards: five Merit Awards and one Best of Show. Best of Show earns a future solo exhibition and an invitation to the Best of the Best exhibit.

We are excited to announce the 31st year of the INT’L All Media juried exhibition at Minot State University. What began as part of the Americas 2000 series has grown into a vibrant showcase of diverse media, methods, and ideas. Presented by the Northwest Arts Center, the exhibition continues a long-...
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Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize 2026

Deadline : Jul 17, 2026 Awards: Over USD$77,000 in cash and prizes to be won (prize list still growing!), see the full list of prizes here: https://beautifulbizarreartprize.art/prizes

The Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize, now in its 9th year, is an annual non-acquisitive international art prize that celebrates diversity and excellence in the representational visual arts. It includes all static mediums: Traditional Art media, Digital Art media, and Photographic media; and all styles fr...
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Ten Moir Gallery: Lucid Dreams Art Challenge - Free Entry

Deadline : Jul 31, 2026

Ten Moir Gallery invites artists and photographers worldwide to submit work to the Lucid Dreams Art Challenge, an online art opportunity exploring dreams, fantasy, surrealism, symbolism, memory, and the subconscious. All visual art mediums are welcome, including painting, photography, digital art...
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Art Scene West - San Diego's Finest Art Show 2026

Deadline : Aug 03, 2026 Awards: 1st Place- $250 / 2nd Place- $150 / 3rd Place- $100

International Open Call for Artists seeking meaningful gallery exposure in a premier San Diego art gallery. This exhibition presents a unique opportunity for both emerging and established artists across all mediums to showcase their talent, technique, and originality to a new and broad audience. Sel...
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Ten Moir Gallery - Best Work Art Challenge

Deadline : Aug 31, 2026 Awards: Best in Show — $150 Cash Award· Artist interview · The Moir mini spotlight feature · Homepage feature · Free Blue Sky Artist Award entry * Category Runner-Ups (Traditional & Photography) - $50 Cash Award · Website feature · Dedicated Social Media Post· A

Ten Moir Gallery invites artists and photographers worldwide to submit their strongest work to the Best Work Art Challenge, a rotating online art opportunity designed to celebrate creativity, skill, vision, and personal expression. This open-theme challenge gives artists the freedom to submit the w...
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Ten Moir Gallery - The Elements Art Challenge & Online Showcase


Deadline : Aug 31, 2026

Earth. Water. Fire. Air. These ancient forces shape our world and stir the imagination. The Elements invites artists to explore these primal energies in all their forms: physical, symbolic, and emotional. Whether you focus on one element or the harmony between them, this theme invites a return to th...
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