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Idaho Falls Arts Council & Willard Arts Center - 1... Deadline : Jan 14, 2026 - First place $750, Second place $500, Third place $250, Curator's Choice $125 in Awards
SlowArt Productions / Limner Gallery - ARTE NATURA... Deadline : Feb 28, 2026 - Exhibition and promotion at the Limner Gallery in Awards
Beam Camp Project Open Call Deadline : Dec 29, 2025 - $5,000 in Awards
Oil Painters of America - 35th National Juried Exh... Deadline : Mar 06, 2026 - Up to $100,000 in awards in Awards
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The Umbrella Arts Center -- Call for Art Ramble Proposals

Deadline : Jan 07, 2026

The Umbrella Arts Center presents an annual temporary outdoor public art installation called the Art Ramble, in collaboration with the Concord Natural Resources Division. This is a long-standing and beloved tradition in Concord, MA. The Ramble is usually located around the Fairyland Pond in the Hapg...
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The Umbrella Arts Center -- Call for Vertical Gallery Proposals

Deadline : Jan 07, 2026

The Umbrella Art Center’s Galleries present contemporary art primarily featuring regional artists in our two gallery spaces, as well as select outdoor installations. We seek exhibitions and installations that are bold, engaging, fun, educational, and create opportunities for constructive cultural co...
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Aperture Foundation - 2026 Aperture Portfolio Prize

Deadline : Jan 09, 2026

Celebrating its twentieth year, the Aperture Portfolio Prize is an annual international competition that spotlights new talent in contemporary photography. When choosing the first-prize winner and short list, our judges look for innovative bodies of work that have not been widely seen in major publi...
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Open Call — ArtSeen: Ride the Met

Deadline : Jan 10, 2026

On January 19, 2026, ArtSeen will showcase artists on a taxi circulating the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. This moving gallery ensures your work is seen by curators, collectors, and art lovers in one of the world’s cultural capitals.
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The 6th National Unusual Frida Art Show

Deadline : Jan 10, 2026

Exhibition Location: CityArts, Downtown Orlando, Florida. Exhibition Dates: February 19 – March 15, 2026. Frida Kahlo lived and created with extraordinary honesty. She turned pain into power, identity into pride, and emotion into art. This exhibition invites artists to honor that spirit not by...
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Clover Gallery - Open Call: What’s New - Online Group Exhibition

Deadline : Jan 11, 2026 Awards: Selected artists will receive: A curated online exhibition at Clover Gallery; Inclusion in our exhibition archive; A downloadable PDF catalogue; Promotion on Instagram & in our newsletter; A digital Certificate of Participation; Direct link to your portfo

New Year. New Art. New Perspectives. Let your work be an opening — a step forward, a moment of clarity, a creative awakening. This is your chance to share your new creation with the world. Selected artists will be included in a curated online group exhibition running from 16 January to 16 February 2...
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Sony World Photography Awards 2026

Deadline : Jan 13, 2026 Awards: Sony World Photography Awards 2026

CALLING ALL PHOTOGRAPHERS! The Sony World Photography Awards are BACK for their 19th edition! No matter your level — beginner, student, or pro — there’s a category that’s perfect for you and your photography! Professional (series). Open (single images). Student (series responding to 2026 bri...
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Photography of the Year 2025 Grid Photo Gallery

Deadline : Jan 15, 2026 Awards: €300, Exhibition and publication.

Photography of the Year 2025 at Grid Photo Gallery invites photographers from around the world to take part in our most important annual challenge and compete with the most outstanding images showcased in our gallery throughout the year. With no thematic limitations, this open call celebrates the ve...
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Provincetown Dune Shack Residencies

Deadline : Jan 15, 2026 Awards: $500 fellowships; 3-week stays; writer residencies

The Provincetown Compact announces the 2026 dune shack residency applications are now open. The Compact is pleased to offer residences for C-Scape and Fowler Dune Shacks in the Cape Cod National Seashore, available April through November for the general public with applications due January 15, 2025....
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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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