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OPA National Salon: Exhibition of Small Paintings Deadline : Jun 12, 2026 - up to $20,000 in cash & merchandise in Awards
PhotoPlace Gallery - Open Call: A Celebration of C... Deadline : Jun 08, 2026 - 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. in Awards
Crystal Bridges Museum Art Fair 2026 Deadline : Jun 05, 2026 - Best of Show - $2500 (1 Award Winner) People’s Choice - $1000 (1 Award Winner) Best in Category 2D - $500 Best in Category 3D - $500 Best in Category Jewelry/Wearables - $500 in Awards
Arts Center in Orange - As Much Truth As One Can B... Deadline : Oct 01, 2026 - Yes in Awards
Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize 2026 Deadline : Jul 17, 2026 - 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 in Awards
 
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PH21 Gallery Barcelona presents: "Stories" – A Curated International Photography Exhibition, July 25 – August 18, 2026

Deadline : May 25, 2026 Awards: One curator’s choice and up to three honourable mentions will be announced.

While photography is popularly associated with capturing the moment, it has always been a sensitive medium for storytelling as well. Looking at a photograph can allow us to understand much about the past that led up to the moment frozen in time; it can also enable the viewer to imagine the possible...
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Decagon Gallery: PORTAL — At the Edge of Becoming

Deadline : Jun 03, 2026 Awards: First Place: $500 plus a solo exhibition on the gallery's website. Second Place: $300. Third Place: $200. Inclusion in the curated online exhibition. Feature on Decagon’s Instagram. Inclusion in the exhibition catalog

A portal is not simply an opening. It is a condition. We are interested in photographs that hold a viewer at the edge of something—where a shift is imminent but not yet complete. This may appear as a physical passage, but it does not have to. What matters is not the presence of a doorway, but the...
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Crystal Bridges Museum Art Fair 2026

Deadline : Jun 05, 2026 Awards: Best of Show - $2500 (1 Award Winner) People’s Choice - $1000 (1 Award Winner) Best in Category 2D - $500 Best in Category 3D - $500 Best in Category Jewelry/Wearables - $500

Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art is proud to announce its third annual art fair, taking place from October 3-4, 2026, in Bentonville, Arkansas. This fair offers a unique and elevated experience compared to other regional craft fairs. This event goes beyond just showcasing art – it creates an i...
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NYC4PA CALL FOR ENTRY - BOTANICALS

Deadline : Jun 07, 2026 Awards: $4000 TOTAL PRIZES AWARDED

Both through world travel and exploring the neighborhoods we live in, we come across the vast variety of botanicals both indigenous to local areas and, with controlled climates, those native to faraway places. We gain an appreciation for the variety of life that starts with a seed, whether it be the...
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PhotoPlace Gallery - Open Call: A Celebration of Contemporary Photography

Deadline : Jun 08, 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 worldwide to submit work for Open Call: A Celebration of Contemporary Photography, a juried exhibition honoring the creativity, diversity, and evolving practice of photography today. Presented in celebration of World Photography Day (August 19th), this exhib...
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OPA National Salon: Exhibition of Small Paintings

Deadline : Jun 12, 2026 Awards: up to $20,000 in cash & merchandise

Oil Painters of America invites submissions for the 2026 National Salon, an exhibition of small-format representational oil paintings hosted by Cassens Fine Art in Hamilton, Montana, on view July 31–August 29, 2026. This juried exhibition will showcase approximately 180 outstanding works by Associat...
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Black Box Gallery - Photo Shoot: 2026

Deadline : Jun 12, 2026 Awards: None

Black Box Gallery is excited to announce an open themed juried group photo show. Show us your favorite photographic shots! Open to all themes and ideas, all styles and genres, all perspectives on crafsmanship and photographic creativity. Great opportunity for landscape, architecture, portraiture, do...
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Ferrara Showman Gallery - 30th Annual No Dead Artists: International Juried Exhibition of Contemporary Art

Deadline : Jun 15, 2026 Awards: win a solo exhibition at Ferrara Showman Gallery the following year

FERRARA SHOWMAN GALLERY proudly hosts the 30th iteration of our annual call for artists: NO DEAD ARTISTS International Juried Exhibition of Contemporary Art. The call is open through 15 JUNE 2026 and the exhibition participants are selected by an ever-changing group of three prestigious arts profess...
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Colors of Humanity Art Gallery: "BLACK AND WHITE" 2026 Call for Entry - Online Art Show

Deadline : Jun 15, 2026 Awards: Cash and Featured Artist Membership

THEME- "Black and White" Sometimes a monochrome pallet can say more than a full spectrum of color and creates a striking contrast. We would like to see your work that is composed of black, white, and shades in between. PAY IT FORWARD- We will be donating 10% of all entry fees from this show to He...
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SPRING* $1,800.00 Innovate Grants for Art + Photo

Deadline : Jun 18, 2026 Awards: 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

SPRING 2026 OPEN FOR SUBMISSIONS — Innovate Grant is thrilled to introduce our newly increased award amounts of $1,800.00. ➡️➡️➡️ Innovate Grant awards (2) $1,800.00 grants each quarter, to one Visual Artist and one Photographer. In addition, (18) honorable mentions (9 in art and 9 in photo), wil...
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