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Provincetown Dune Shack Residencies Deadline : Jan 15, 2026 - $500 fellowships; 3-week stays; writer residencies in Awards
A Smith Gallery | Online Photographic Call for Ent... Deadline : Jan 19, 2026 - 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. in Awards
Creative Quarterly Call for Entries No. 83 - Theme... Deadline : Jan 30, 2026 - Best of Show and Finalists awards featured in our online gallery and year-end printed Annual in Awards
Black Iris Gallery - Seeking Artists ONGOING
Westbrook Legacy Foundation - April Showers: Virtu... Deadline : Mar 01, 2026 - Cash/Prizes + Recognition in Awards
 
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Wild Heart Gallery - Masters of Equine Art 2026, International Art Competition, 2nd Annual

Deadline : Jan 20, 2026 Awards: $500

Submit your art and photography that features any species of Equine, for example, horses, donkeys, zebras, etc. There are roughly seven living species of Equine to choose from. Artwork in this field often depicts human connection, emotion, and many forms of symbolism. For this virtual exhibition,...
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HelvetArt - International Art Competition and Exhibition in Geneva

Deadline : Jan 23, 2026 Awards: Cash Prizes and Exhibition

HelvetArt invites artists worldwide to apply for art competition featuring a physical solo exhibition in Geneva, Switzerland. Prizes: 1st Place: 500 CHF. 2nd Place: 2-week physical Solo Exhibition at La Taberna Viva, Geneva. 3rd Place: 100 CHF. Honorable Mentions: Free entry vouchers. Certific...
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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. A...
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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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Ten Moir Gallery - Vibrant Colors Art Challenge 2026 | Free Entry for Early Entries

Deadline : Feb 04, 2026 Awards: * Best in Show — $150 Cash Award· Artist interview · The Moir mini spotlight feature · Homepage feature · Free Blue Sky Artist Award entry * Category Runner-Ups (Traditional & Photography) - $50 Cash Award · Website feature · Dedicated Social Media Post·

Let color speak!
The Vibrant Colors Art Challenge invites artists to explore the language of color in its most expressive forms. Whether through bold abstract expression, radiant landscapes, or subtle harmonies of tone, this challenge celebrates how color transforms emotion and energy into art. We’...
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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 its...
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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, mat...
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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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