TheArtList.com is the leading online resource for visual artists and photographers looking for income and exhibition opportunities. Our online art and photo call submissions database is updated daily with high quality art and photography calls. We also offer a digest of featured art and photography calls.
 

FEATURED ART & PHOTO CALLS

Decagon Gallery: PORTAL — At the Edge of Becoming Deadline : Jun 03, 2026 - First Place: $500 plus a solo exhibition on the gallery's website. Second Place: $300. Third Place: $200. Inclusion in the curated online exhibition. Feature on Decagon’s Instagram. Inclusion in the exhibition catalog in Awards
Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize 2026 Deadline : Jul 17, 2026 - Over USD$77,000 in cash and prizes to be won (prize list still growing!), see the full list of prizes here: https://beautifulbizarreartprize.art/prizes in Awards
ADC Fine Art: In-Gallery Exhibition - Radiance 202... Deadline : May 18, 2026 - Over $75,000 in Awards Available in Awards
Colors of Humanity Art Gallery - "WATER" 2026 Call... Deadline : May 15, 2026 - Cash Award and Featured in Awards
PH21 Gallery Barcelona presents: "Stories" – A Cu... Deadline : May 25, 2026 - One curator’s choice and up to three honourable mentions will be announced. in Awards
 
117 contests found
sort by all | newest
 

Animals and Insects Art Challenge 2026 | Ten Moir Gallery

Deadline : May 31, 2026 Awards: Best in Show: $150 cash award + artist interview + mini spotlight + homepage feature + free Blu Sky Artist Award entry
Runner Ups: website feature + social promotion + mini spotlight + free Blu Sky Artist Award entry
Finalists (Top 15 to 20): curated coll

What stops you in your tracks, a monarch wing, a watchful owl, a beetle’s armor, a creature under water, or the quiet intelligence in an animal’s gaze? This challenge invites artists and photographers worldwide (18+) to capture the essence of wildlife, from the bold and majestic to the small and int...
View details

 

The Renaissance of Now: The 9th Chianciano Biennale 2026

Deadline : May 31, 2026 Awards: €2.500 Best work at the Chianciano Biennale, €1.000 Chianciano Biennale Award for Best Painting, €1.000 Chianciano Biennale Award for Best Sculpture/Installation, €1.000 Chianciano Biennale Award for Best Work on Paper, €1.000 Chianciano Biennale Award fo

The Chianciano Biennale returns for its ninth edition, offering artists from around the world a rare opportunity to present their work in a prestigious, museum-quality international exhibition. Hosted across thirteen historic galleries and the Chianciano Art Museum in the heart of Tuscany, the Bienn...
View details

 

Open Call for Artists — Chianciano Biennale 2026

Deadline : May 31, 2026 Awards: €2,500 Best Work at the Biennale €1,000 each for Best Painting, Sculpture/Installation, Work on Paper, and Digital/Photographic Work London Art Biennale Award: 10 artists selected to exhibit at the London Art Biennale 2027 International Confederation o

Chianciano Biennale 2026 – International Exhibition of Contemporary Art. The Chianciano Biennale invites artists worldwide to participate in its 2026 edition in Chianciano Terme, Tuscany. This international exhibition will present around 200 artists across the Chianciano Art Museum and 13 galleri...
View details

 

TARTGET PRIZE - International Painting Contest

Deadline : May 31, 2026 Awards: over $100,000 in prizes

Tartget Prize 2026: €90,000 in Awards and an Exclusive Pre-Deadline Advantage The second edition of the TARTGET PAINTING PRIZE is now open—one of the fastest-growing international contemporary painting competitions, recognized for its global reach, strong visibility, and significant awards. Follo...
View details

 

The Midnight Garden — NYC Pop-Up Exhibition Curated by Jessica Libor

Deadline : May 31, 2026

Deadline: May 31, 2026. The Midnight Garden centers on ideas of cultivation, transformation, and unseen processes of growth, both in nature and within ourselves. Framed as a space of quiet unfolding, the garden becomes a metaphor for creative practice and emotional life, where cycles of blooming, d...
View details

 

Art about Preservation - DMG Zine 1

Deadline : May 31, 2026

We are seeking art submissions that represent what preservation means to you. Show us how you hold onto this information and why preserving it is important to you. If your piece is selected, you will be contacted via e-mail. Reach out to christopher.inc.jr@gmail.com with any questions.
View details

 

2026 International Artists Grand Prize Competition

Deadline : May 31, 2026 Awards: Finalists:All accepted entries will be exhibited for sale in the A.R.T. "Live Naturally • The Arts-in-Life Show" 2026. Championship:The juror will select ONE artist to participate in A.R.T. "Live Naturally • The Arts-in-Life Show" 2027. X-Power Gallery w

The Taiwan International Contemporary Artist Association has organized one of Asia’s top art contests, the International Artist Grand Prize Competition (I.A.G.P.C.). Organizer will display artworks created by the most distinguished artist all over the world in order to promote individual artists to...
View details

 

Open Call: Wayfarers Contemporary Art Fair

Deadline : Jun 01, 2026

Applications are now open to exhibit and sell at the Wayfarers Contemporary Art Fair that will be located in Southport’s historic Wayfarers Arcade 16-18 July 2026 in the UK. The fair will take place when Southport hosts the Royal Birkdale Open Golf championship, that will bring a quarter of a millio...
View details

 

MANIFEST - SEASON 23 (2026/27) SOLO EXHIBIT PROPOSALS

Deadline : Jun 01, 2026 Awards: Includes honorarium of $100 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 proposals of original bodies of work for consideration during the 2026/27 exhibit season. On average, one-third of Manifest's exhibits are dedicated to solo exhibits. Solo exhib...
View details

 

MANIFEST - SEASON 23 (2026/27) PHOTO-SOLO EXHIBIT PROPOSALS

Deadline : Jun 01, 2026 Awards: Includes honorarium of $100 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 proposals of original bodies of lens-based work for consideration during the 2026/27 exhibit season, to be exhibited during the 2026 FotoFocus Biennial. This call is open to all tr...
View details