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Montello Foundation - Solitary Retreat in the Nevada Desert

Deadline : Jan 18, 2026 Awards: 2 week residency

Montello Foundation is a foundation dedicated to support artists who foster our understanding of nature, its fragility and our need to protect it. The Montello Foundation provides a solitary retreat where artists can experience the vastness of a desert landscape from a safe building, a “base camp...
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A Smith Gallery | Online Photographic Call for Entry "Portraits"

Deadline : Jan 19, 2026 Awards: Juror's and Director's award each receive a copy of the limited edition hardbound fine art book of the exhibition a solo online exhibition. Visitors' award receives $100.

Portraits : vignette, profile, figure, depiction, silhouette, image, portrayal, representation, likeness … Photographers of all levels are invited to submit work reflecting the theme "portraits" to A Smith Gallery by January 19, 2026. Entries of 13 or more images are eligible for a complementar...
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Creative Quarterly Call for Entries No. 83 - Theme: Yellow

Deadline : Jan 30, 2026 Awards: Best of Show and Finalists awards featured in our online gallery and year-end printed Annual

New Year. New Theme. Help us celebrate the color Yellow. Your choice of medium. Your choice of subject matter. Is it realistic? Or abstract? Will it be a sunflower? Or a yellow raincoat? Or something all together different. As long as the primary color is yellow, you could be a winner....
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SlowArt Productions / Limner Gallery - NEOTERIC ABSTRACT XIV: Call for Abstract Art

Deadline : Jan 31, 2026 Awards: Exhibition and promotion at the Limner Gallery

Neoteric Abstract XIV is the fourteenth annual, thematic exhibition dedicated to abstract art that is open for entry to all artists working in any media. The exhibition will be held at the Limner Gallery, April 9 - May 2, 2026 and is open to all forms of abstraction, from the geometric to the lyric...
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Portrait Society of America - The International 2026

Deadline : Feb 02, 2026 Awards: 50,000

Artists 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....
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PH21 Gallery Barcelona presents: "The natural and the artificial" – A Curated International Photography Exhibition, April 4–21, 2026

Deadline : Feb 02, 2026 Awards: One curator’s choice and up to three honourable mentions will be announced.

The natural and the artificial are diametrically opposed concepts that evoke contrasting ideas such as organic versus geometric, spontaneous versus designed, instinctive versus deliberate, wild versus tamed, and more. However, there exists a continuum between these opposing forces, manifesting in th...
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NYC4PA CALL FOR ENTRIES - WATER

Deadline : Feb 08, 2026 Awards: $4000 TOTAL PRIZES AWARDED

Water surrounds us as rivers, lakes, oceans, seas. It is also so very central to much of our lives – the rain that makes our flowers grow, the ice cubes that cool our drinks, and on and on. And it is beautiful to photograph. This call is about how you, the photographer, capture water in all i...
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PhotoPlace Gallery: Analog - Made by Hand

Deadline : Feb 09, 2026 Awards: Juror’s Award $300, Director’s Award $200, Honorable Mentions $50 All selected artists will be published in a printed exhibition catalog and featured on our website and social media.

Analog – Made by Hand Call for Entries | Juror: Christina Z. Anderson Deadline: February 9, 2026 https://bit.ly/PPG-Analog-2026 Analog – Made by Hand celebrates photography as a slow, tactile, and intentional practice. In contrast to digital reproduction, analog photography emphasizes craft,...
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Black Box Gallery - Field Work: Trees and Water

Deadline : Feb 11, 2026

Black 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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SlowArt Productions / Limner Gallery - ARTE NATURA: Call for Art based on Nature

Deadline : Feb 28, 2026 Awards: Exhibition and promotion at the Limner Gallery

Arte Natura is a thematic exhibition based on art inspired by the world of nature and biology. The exhibition will be held at the Limner Gallery, May 14 - June 6, 2026 and is open for entry to all artists working in any media. All interpretations of the theme are acceptable, including landscape, fru...
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Aion Laboratory - 1st Aion Digital Art Prize

Deadline : Mar 01, 2026 Awards: Up to 35 Aion Digital Art Prize winners with certificates

Aion Laboratory is a dedicated division of Ise-Shima Art Company, established with the mission of advancing and promoting digital art. Through innovative initiatives and support for creators, Aion Laboratory aims to foster the growth of digital artistic expression and its appreciation worldwide. We...
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Westbrook Legacy Foundation - April Showers: Virtual 3D Art Exhibition

Deadline : Mar 01, 2026 Awards: Cash/Prizes + Recognition

The Westbrook Legacy Foundation invites artists worldwide to submit photography, drawings, and paintings for April Showers, a juried virtual 3D exhibition. This global showcase celebrates resilience and creative growth, connecting Atlanta’s vibrant arts community with international audiences. D...
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A Smith Gallery | "unique: alternative processes"

Deadline : Mar 04, 2026 Awards: Juror's and Director's award each receive a copy of the limited edition hardbound fine art book of the exhibition and a solo exhibition. Visitors' award receives $100.

Photographers of all levels are invited to submit work reflecting the theme "unique: alternative processes" to A Smith Gallery by March 4, 2026. Any unique handmade prints are eligible. Entries of 13 or more images are eligible for a complementary review by the gallery directors. The entry fee is $...
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Oil Painters of America - 35th National Juried Exhibition of Traditional Oils

Deadline : Mar 06, 2026 Awards: Up to $100,000 in awards

Don’t miss your chance to be part of one of the most prestigious showcases of representational oil painting in North America! Oil Painters of America invites you to enter the 35th National Juried Exhibition, hosted by the Steamboat Art Museum in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, on view May 29–August...
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Willow Pond SLO - Capturing the Moment in Watercolor

Deadline : Mar 06, 2026

4-Day workshop with Geoffrey Allen. Friday, April 17 - Monday, April 20, 2026. $997 includes lunch daily. Applications close on March 6th 2026. Learn the joys of capturing the moment, color and mood in watercolor.  This workshop will cover the basic watercolor handling techniques that can spee...
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