Calls for Submissions

The City of North Charleston Cultural Arts Department is seeking artists in music, theatre, dance, visual art, media art, and literature to participate in the 2026 North Charleston Arts Fest to be held April 29-May 3 at various venues throughout North Charleston, SC. Regional and local artists and c...
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The City of North Charleston is calling upon South Carolina visual artists to participate in the 43rd Annual North Charleston Arts Fest Poster Design Competition. The winning piece will become the official poster design of the 2026 North Charleston Arts Fest, taking place April 29-May 3, and will b...
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Free to enter, the Sony Future Filmmaker Awards elevate original voices that bring a fresh perspective to storytelling. The shortlisted filmmakers are flown to Los Angeles for an exclusive four-day event to gain unparalleled insight into all aspects of the filmmaking process to advance their careers...
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Enter your animal portraits! Pet portraits, wildlife portraits, and all other animal portraits are desired for this art call. We love it when animal portraits communicate something about the animal. Whether it tells us about their personality, history, habitat, or something different is up to each...
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Curated by the Jean McDonough Arts Center Step into a dreamscape where glitter meets grit, fairies wear leather, and moonlight glows neon. Radical Reverie//Raging Revolt is an upcoming group exhibition that reimagines the enchanted forest of A Midsummer Night’s Dream as a punk queer nightclub c...
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CICA Museum invites artists worldwide to participate in the international exhibition “Color 2026.” We are open to photography, 2D digital art, video art, interactive art, painting, and installation art. * Deadline: December 23, 2025 * Category -Photographs & 2D Digital Art -Video & Interacti...
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The Adachi UKIYOE Award 2025 is now accepting entries from artists who aspire to create 21st-century ukiyo-e. Would you like to follow in the footsteps of Hokusai and collaborate with today’s master artisans to bring new ukiyo-e to life?
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Woman Made Gallery seeks entries in all media by women and non-binary artists worldwide for its 27th International Open, on view from February 28–March 28, 2026. Juried by artist and educator, Nirmal Raja, this open theme encourages entries that explore or challenge conceptual and material bounda...
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Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery announces the 15th Annual “All Women” Online Art Competition. There is no theme for this competition, so any subject matter and any media are acceptable for consideration. Both 2D & 3D women artists only, worldwide, are invited to submit their best representa...
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Panopticon Gallery is now accepting submissions for First Look 2026, our annual juried portfolio showcase celebrating the art of photographic storytelling. This exhibition invites photographers to present cohesive bodies of work that reflect a distinct point of view, technical excellence, and concep...
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