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SPRING* $1,800.00 Innovate Grants for Art + Photo Deadline : Jun 18, 2026 - 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 in Awards
Call for Artists – 2027 Embracing Our Differences... Deadline : Jul 01, 2026 - $6,000 in Awards
2026 WORLD ART AWARDS Deadline : May 31, 2026 - $5,000.00 in CASH PRIZES in Awards
Art Scene West - Icons: Art for the Ages Deadline : May 18, 2026 - Physical Gallery Exposure & Promotion 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
 
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Manifest - PASTEL: A Call for Works Made Of or About Pastel

Deadline : May 24, 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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Marin Society of Artists: Material Matters - Sculpture, Ceramic, Assemblage

Deadline : May 24, 2026 Awards: 1st $300; 2nd $200; 3rd $100

All styles of Sculpture, Ceramic and Assemblage, and all materials including clay, metal, stone, fabric and more are accepted. Fee to enter. Cash awards. Open to all artists in Northern California, age 18 and over. Online entry only (EntryThingy). Exhibition will be held in our San Rafael Galler...
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CICA Museum Call for Artists: “Humanity 2027” – An International Exhibition

Deadline : May 25, 2026 Awards: Exhibition Opportunity

CICA Museum invites artists worldwide to participate in the International Exhibition “Humanity 2027.” This exhibition delves into the essence of humanity and redefines humanism in our era, exploring the virtues that shape us across personal, cultural, technological, and geopolitical dimensions. Arti...
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A Smith Galley | Online Photographic Call for Entry "Imagined"

Deadline : May 25, 2026 Awards: Both the Juror and Director Award’s will each receive a copy of the limited edition hardbound fine art book as well as an online solo exhibition. The Visitors’ Award is $100 and is selected by most Instagram likes.

im-ag-ined : thought up, visionary, poetic, fanciful, capricious, curious, dreamlike, fictional, fairy-tale, illusory, mythical, make believe ….. Photographers of all levels are invited to submit work reflecting the theme "imagined" to A Smith Gallery by May 25, 2026. The entry fee is $40 for th...
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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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Art Seen Magazine - Call for Art | Fall 2026 Issue

Deadline : May 25, 2026

Art Seen Magazine is an established international quarterly with a global readership spanning collectors, curators, critics and artists We are inviting submissions from artists for the Fall 2026 issue to be published in August 2026. Suitable for artists working in painting, printmaking, sculptur...
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Sanchez Art Center- Call for Artists! 18th Annual 50|50 Show

Deadline : May 26, 2026

18th Annual 50|50 Show. Create 50 works of art in 50 days! An energizing creative challenge that expands your artistic practice. ABOUT THE SHOW: Sanchez Art Center (SAC) invites California artists (18 and older) to submit an entry to participate in the 50|50 Show. This annual event — a reno...
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Huge Art Gallery - June Exhibition - Montreal

Deadline : May 27, 2026

Join us! June 19th to 21st, 2026 in Montreal: 323 St-Charles Ouest, Longueuil, Quebec, Montreal, J4H 1E5. We’re inviting artists of all kinds to showcase their work, meet fellow creatives, and reach a wider audience. Let your art be seen! Spots are limited. Apply now to be part of this excl...
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Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery: 16th Annual “Landscapes” Online Art Competition

Deadline : May 27, 2026 Awards: Best in Show winner will receive a cash prize. Winners receive extensive worldwide publicity and promotion.

Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery announces the 16th Annual “Landscapes” Online Art Competition. Both 2D & 3D artists (including photography & digital art), regardless of where they reside, are invited to apply to this competition by submitting their best representational or abstract art. The...
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Central Valley Community Foundation 60th Anniversary Art Commission

Deadline : May 29, 2026 Awards: $1,500 + materials

The Call for Proposals is open to artists nationwide; however, all subject matter must be related to historic moments of the last 60 years (since 1966) in California’s Central San Joaquin Valley (Merced, Mariposa, Madera, Fresno, Tulare, and Kings Counties) OR national and/or international events th...
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