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FEATURED ART & PHOTO CALLS

CQ84 International Call for Entries Deadline : May 01, 2026 - Best of Show, Finalists in Awards
OUT Arts & Culture - ArtOUT 2026 Deadline : May 15, 2026 - Cash Prizes! in Awards
Black Box Gallery - Camera Work: Shadow and Light Deadline : May 08, 2026
3 Square Art - CaRt26 | Contemporary Art in Realis... Deadline : Apr 20, 2026 - $3,500 in Awards
Allied Artists of America 113th Annual Juried Exhi... Mar 17, 2026 to Jun 17, 2026 - Over $45,000 in cash awards in Awards
 
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Fusion Art - Waterscapes 2026 Art Competition

Deadline : May 01, 2026 Awards: Choice of a cash prize or complimentary one-year membership to Fusion Art's Members Gallery for Best in Show winners. Winners and finalists are provided with extensive worldwide publicity and promotion.

Fusion Art announces the Waterscapes 2026 Art Competition. For this competition, both 2D and 3D artists, worldwide, are invited to submit their best art depicting waterscapes. The theme includes any art which depicts any type of body of water including the ocean, lakes, rivers, ponds, streams, coas...
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Manifest - VELVET: A Call for Works About, Of, or By the Color Black

Deadline : May 01, 2026 Awards: Includes honorarium of $50 for each exhibiting artist and Grand Jury Award of $1,000 for one jury-selected work from among the exhibits on view.

The Cincinnati based non-profit arts organization and gallery, Manifest, invites visual artists and designers to submit original works exploring or using the variance, darkness, and graphic power of the color black. Open to all traditional and non-traditional genre and media. The color black is f...
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Manifest - NUDE: 18th Annual Call for Works Exploring the Uncovered Human Form in Current Art

Deadline : May 02, 2026 Awards: Includes honorarium of $50 for each exhibiting artist and Grand Jury Award of $1,000 for one jury-selected work from among the exhibits on view.

The Cincinnati based non-profit arts organization and gallery, Manifest, invites visual artists and designers to submit original works that address the uncovered human form. Open to any and all traditional and non-traditional 2D and 3D visual arts media. The human body is a popular subject for ma...
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Open Call: “Word Pictures and Poem Objects” Artsy.net Exhibition

Deadline : May 02, 2026

Curated by Christopher Squier, Word Pictures and Poem Objects is an online-only exhibition hosted by Amos Eno Gallery on Artsy.net, running from May 18 to June 27, 2026. This exhibition invites artists and writers to present works that engage with the poetic and the plastic, inhabiting the interdisc...
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Manifest - PASTEL: A Call for Works Made Of or About Pastel

Deadline : May 03, 2026 Awards: Includes honorarium of $50 for each exhibiting artist, and Grand Jury Award of $1,000 for one jury-selected work from among the exhibits on view.

The Cincinnati based non-profit arts organization and gallery, Manifest, invites visual artists and designers to submit original works that explore pastel as a material and/or color. Pastel is an old medium, colored dust bound into paste, bridging the gap between painting and drawing. Its brillia...
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L.A. PHOTO CURATOR 'FROM YOUR ARCHIVE'

Deadline : May 03, 2026 Awards: The winning photographer OF THIS CALL will receive a solo online exhibition. Consideration for Top Images of the Year Opportunity to be named Photographer of the Year. First Place winner featured in an online article including a Q&A with juror responses.

JUROR: Laurie Freitag - Founder L.A. Photo Curator 11+ years, named one of the "10 Incredible Women Photographers to Follow" (2026) and with recent sales at Duncan Miller Gallery. Freitag says, "Submit work from your archive--images you believe in. I'm drawn to photographs that feel clear, res...
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Edward Hopper House Museum & Study Center - "#HopperHappens" Juried Photography Exhibition

Deadline : May 03, 2026 Awards: First: $500; Second: $300; Third: $200 Juror’s Award: 1-year membership to Friends of the Museum ($150 value)' Visitor’s Choice Award: 1-year membership to Friends of the Museum ($150 value)

Edward Hopper House Museum & Study Center (EHHM) is pleased to announce the inaugural Juried "#HopperHappens" Exhibition (June 1 - July 5, 2026). This competitive exhibition is open to photographs by established and emerging artists aged 18 or older. Images are to be inspired by #HopperHappens, t...
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Experimental Visual Art for Hardcover Book Editions

Deadline : May 04, 2026 Awards: Curatorial Review Catalogue Essay

Selected artists are featured with detailed curatorial review essays in the catalogue and each featured artist has a generous six-page spread dedicated to them. This extensive linen wrap hardcover art book also includes Point Pleasant Journal and Shoreline Voice publications. The writing by Point Pl...
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Blue Koi Gallery - Earth & Element International Art Competition

Deadline : May 04, 2026 Awards: 150 cash Award/Prizes/Exhibition/Promotion

Artists are invited to submit to Earth & Element, an international art competition celebrating creative interpretations of environment and nature. This opportunity offers professional recognition, curated exhibition placement, and global visibility for selected works. Open to artists worldwide, the...
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Blue Koi Gallery - Her Canvas/Women Only Art Exhibition 2026

Deadline : May 04, 2026 Awards: Up to 1000 cash Awards /Prizes/Exhibition/Promotion

Her Canvas invites women from around the world to showcase their unique visions, stories, and artistic talent. This competition is open to all mediums and styles, giving you the freedom to express your voice in the most authentic way. Share your creativity and be part of a collective that uplifts an...
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