FEATURED ART & PHOTO CALLS
SlowArt Productions / Limner Gallery - NEOTERIC AB... Deadline : Jan 31, 2026 - Exhibition and promotion at the Limner Gallery in Awards
Curatorial Review Catalogue Publication Editions ONGOING - Curatorial Review Catalogue Essay in Awards
Rockbrook Village Art Fair Deadline : Mar 15, 2026 - $3,000 total, First to Third Place & Merit, juried in Awards
Black Iris Gallery - Seeking Artists ONGOING
Gallery Ring CITY International Online Art Contest
Deadline : Feb 12, 2026 Awards: Best In Show, Golden Trio, Sapphire Award, Ruby Award, Emerald Award, Crystal Award and others.Gallery Ring announces an online contest and exhibition all about the city. Depictions of street fronts, skyscrapers, traffic, billboards, shop windows, graffiti and all urban situations are welcome.
The deadline to submit work is Thursday, February 12th 2026. The fee is $20 US for 1-3 artwork...
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Spiva Center for the Arts - Watercolor USA 2026
Deadline : Feb 16, 2026 Awards: Cash Prizes Awarded by George A. Spiva Center for the Arts: 1st Place| Kenneth M. Shuck Memorial Award -$3,000 2nd Place | Greg G. Thielen Memorial Award – $2,000 3rd Place | Bill Armstrong Memorial Award – $1,500 4th Place | Robert E. Goodier Memorial AWatercolor USA is a prestigious national competitive exhibition celebrating excellence in water media painting. Now in its second year at Spiva Center for the Arts in Joplin, Missouri, the exhibition continues a remarkable legacy that began at the Springfield Art Museum in Springfield, Missouri, whe...
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SE Center for Photography - Call for Entries, Color
Deadline : Mar 15, 2026 Awards: 35-40 selected images will hang in the SE Center’s virtual gallery space for approximately one month. In addition, selected images are featured in the SE Center social media accounts (FB, IG, Twitter) and an archived, online slide show. A video walkthrougThe Color photograph. We want to celebrate Color in all its forms at the SE Center. Our juror would like to see creativity and self-expression. He has no preference subject, or style but would like to be able to see the photographer's mind at work, his or her use of visual composition and original t...
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Traces / Huellas Residency Programme
Deadline : Feb 15, 2026AADK Spain invites artists and researchers to apply for the 2026 edition of its Traces / Huellas Residency Programme at Centro Negra in Blanca (Murcia, Spain). This open call focuses on the idea of the trace-a space between presence and absence, imprint and disappearance, memory and projection. Arti...
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Portrait Society of America - The International 2026
Deadline : Feb 02, 2026 Awards: 50,000Artists are invited to submit artwork for the 28th annual "The International" portrait competition, that will showcase the finest in portraiture and figurative art today. The International art contest is the world's premier portrait competition and is open to all artists – members and non-members. A...
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CreativeChange: An Intergenerational Arts-Based Study Participation
Deadline : Jun 30, 2026CreativeChange+, by Arts for Global Development, invites artists, designers, and creative organizations from around the world to take part in an intergenerational study exploring how creative practice responds to today’s social and environmental challenges.
We are especially interested in indivi...
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Byrdcliffe Artist Residency Summer Individual Cottage Program
Deadline : Feb 01, 2026The Byrdcliffe Artists-in-Residence (AiR) Program offers uninterrupted time and space for creatives in all disciplines. Our serene and rustic mountain community is 2.5 hours north of NYC in Woodstock, NY with residencies open to individuals and co-applicants at all stages of their career. Byrdcliffe...
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Byrdcliffe Artist Residency - Summer Communal Program
Deadline : Feb 15, 2026The Byrdcliffe Artists-in-Residence (AiR) Program offers uninterrupted time and space for creatives in all disciplines. The Summer Communal Residency contains four different 3 1/2 week sessions. Artists accepted are given a private room and workspace. The main criterion for acceptance to Byrdcliffe...
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Black Box Gallery - Field Work: Trees and Water
Deadline : Feb 11, 2026Black 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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Point Pleasant Publishing - Series 56: Experimental Visual Art for Hardcover Book Editions
Deadline : Feb 02, 2026 Awards: Curatorial Review Catalogue EssayPoint Pleasant Publishing was founded in 2014 in Jersey City, New Jersey (currently based in the New Jersey Shore as well as beyond) and is an international contemporary art publisher specializing in writing critical essays.
Selected artists are featured with detailed curatorial review essays in...
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