Each year the Artwork Archive team goes on a mission to find the best art opportunities, grants, and calls-for-entry for the upcoming year.
Below you will find a list of the top artist residencies, international open calls, artist grants, exhibition opportunities and art competitions that we believe will benefit artists in 2024!
Remember, you can now save the important deadlines for your favorite opportunities right in your Artwork Archive account.
When you find a call that interests you, simply click ‘Add to Schedule' and the call's deadline will be automatically added to your Schedule. You'll also receive weekly reminders to keep you on top of your game.
We will be updating this list throughout the year, so make sure to bookmark the page, check back often, and let us know if there is an opportunity that should be listed!
Are you in the US and looking for the best opportunities in your region?
You can find Artwork Archive’s guides to the artist opportunities in your region using the guides below:
Midwestern United States Guide
Southwestern United States Guide
November 10, 2024 1 day left
The Other Art Fair Los Angeles
Other
- Organization: The Other Art Fair
- Submission Deadline: November 10, 2024
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
The Other Art Fair is a global gathering of creative thinkers, game changers and pleasure seekers sharing emerging talent and unforgettable experiences.
Set against the backdrop of the world’s biggest cities, each of their fairs is different. They combine boundary-pushing yet always accessible artworks from over 140 independent artists like you, with immersive installations, performances and a few curious encounters. The result is an inspiring, evocative, inclusive and fun event that reframes how art can be perceived and creates lasting connections between artists and art lovers.
They’ve been dedicated to representing independent artists since 2011 The Other Art Fair and since then have worked with over 3,000 artists from more than 20 countries. They host 12 in-person fairs each year across the UK, US and Australia.
November 10, 2024 1 day left
Call for Exhibition Proposals // 2026-2028
Exhibition
- Submission Deadline: November 10, 2024
- Award Info: Accepted exhibitions will receive an all-inclusive $3000 honorarium
- Eligibility: National
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Location: Orlando, FL 32816, United States
The UCF Art Gallery at the University of Central Florida is seeking Exhibition Proposals for 2026-2028. Solo artists, artist groups and curators are encouraged to apply. The gallery is in the University of Central Florida’s School of Visual Arts and Design in Orlando, Florida. The gallery has about 3700 square feet of space with over 230 linear feet of wall space and about 96 feet of moveable wall space.
Eligibility: Artists/curators should not currently be enrolled in an undergraduate academic program. Submission materials should demonstrate professional experience and preparedness for a solo exhibition / exhibition curation. Artists must be at least 18 years old and reside in the United States.
To apply, please upload the following via Submittable link: bit.ly/Proposals26-28
November 10, 2024 1 day left
Fitton Center for Creative Arts - Solo and Group Exhibition Proposal 2024
Public Art & Proposals
- Submission Deadline: November 10, 2024
- Entry Fee: $30
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Location: Hamilton, OH
The Fitton Center for Creative Arts is accepting proposals in all visual art media for solo and group exhibitions for the 2025-2026 schedule. A community art center on the Great Miami River in arts-driven downtown Hamilton, Ohio, the Fitton Center welcomes thousands of participants monthly. The Fitton Center offers exhibitions, classes, performances, field trips, rentals and more! Gallery openings are typically attended by over 250 people. Four galleries provide 2,600 square feet of space with an additional Corridor Gallery to expand wall space as needed. Solo artists generally are asked to exhibit 10 to 25 works, depending on scale, media and available space.
November 10, 2024 1 day left
40th Annual International Exhibition
Competition
- Submission Deadline: November 10, 2024
- Event Dates: January 21, 2025 - March 7, 2025
- Entry Fee: $35
- Award Info: Several purchase awards will be made; purchased works will be added to the University of Texas at Tyler Department of Art and Art History’s permanent collection.
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting
- Location: Tyler, TX 75799, United States
The 40th Annual International Exhibition is a juried visual art competition organized by the Department of Art and Art History at The University of Texas at Tyler. Internationally known artists, curators, and scholars have served as jurors selecting works for exhibition created by some of the best contemporary artists working today. The Department purchases three to six works from the exhibition each year; purchased works are added to their permanent collection. The permanent collection serves as an educational teaching resource; much of the permanent collection is exhibited throughout the UT Tyler main campus.
November 11, 2024 2 days left
Call for visual artists: publish your art book with no investment
Other
- Organization: Snap Collective Publishing
- Submission Deadline: November 11, 2024
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Online Only: Yes
SNAP Collective is an innovative and dynamic art book publishing house based in Copenhagen, specializing in the production of high quality publications featuring emerging and established artists.
Our mission is to ensure that artists present their exceptional work in the form of art books without any financial constraints. We believe that every artist deserves the opportunity to share his/her talent with the world, and we are committed to making that happen.
We take care of every stage of the publishing process, from book project launch to completion, ensuring that the art book is produced to the highest standards and reflects the artist’s unique vision.
WE ARE LOOKING FOR
Creative visual artists (Photography, Design, Illustration, Sculpture, Architecture, Styling, Fashion and more).
To publish a premium 30cm x 30cm hardcover art book, a minimum of 250 images are required. A premium coffee table book of this caliber is the ultimate way to distinguish yourself.
WE OFFER
Artists receive free copies, royalties and discounts.
Be a part of reinventing the publishing industry!
Send your portfolio to:
https://app.snap-collective.com/#/sfw/artconnect/mikhail.ray
November 12, 2024 3 days left
$3,500 Artist Grants | The Hopper Prize Fall 2024
Competition
- Submission Deadline: November 12, 2024
- Entry Fee: $40 to submit 10 images
- Award Info: 2 artists will each receive $3,500 and 4 artists will each receive $1,000
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Online Only: Yes
The Hopper Prize is now accepting entries for our Fall 2024 artist grants.
We are offering $3,500 and $1,000 grants to artists & photographers around the world.
For this open call, we will be providing 6 grants totaling $11,000 USD.
2 artists will each receive $3,500 and 4 artists will each receive $1,000.
This is an open call, all media eligible.
Submissions will be juried by
— Caitlin Chaisson, Curatorial Assistant, The Museum of Modern Art, New York
— Ionit Behar, Curator, DePaul Art Museum, Chicago
Our open call provides you with a direct path to get your work in front of these forward thinking exhibition makers. In addition to grants, 30 artists will be selected for a shortlist. Additional exposure is available via our online Journal as well as our Instagram feed, currently reaching an audience over 150k.
Deadline: November 12, 2024
Submit your work at https://hopperprize.org
November 12, 2024 3 days left
The 6th Chelsea International Photography Competition
Competition
- Submission Deadline: November 12, 2024
- Entry Fee: 5 images for just $45 in the Amateur category or $55 in the Professional category
- Award Info: Collective Exhibition, Online Promotion
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Photography
- Location: New York, New York, United States
The 6th Chelsea International Photography Competition provides the selected participants the opportunity to exhibit at one of our New York spaces, located in the heart of the Chelsea art district. The sprawling and elegant street-level space attracts hundreds of visitors with its striking exterior.
With prizes valued over $70,000, the competition is open to photographers from around the world at any stage of their careers.
November 12, 2024 3 days left
Wassaic Project 2025 Summer Residency Program Open Call
Residency
- Organization: Wassaic Project
- Submission Deadline: November 12, 2024
- Event Dates: May 1, 2025 - September 30, 2025
- Entry Fee: $25
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Location: Wassaic , New York
Wassaic Project 2025 Summer Residency Program Open Call
The Wassaic Project accepts proposals for our 2025 Summer Residency program (June – September). This call is for individual artists, collaborative teams, groups of two or more individual artists, and artists applying through our Family Residency program. The residency fee is $900 per artist/collab group/artist team/family for ~4 week residency session, which includes: semi-private studio space(s), private room in a shared house (our Family program receives a private house), access to our limited wood shop and kiln, staff support, and programming such as our Visiting Artist program, Artist Talks and Studio Visits, open studios, artist presentations, etc. The Wassaic Project cultivates and supports community for emerging and professional contemporary artists, writers, curators, filmmakers and other creatives. Housed in historic, landmark buildings, the residency program offers ten artists each month the opportunity to live and work in the heart of a rural community. The Wassaic Project seeks artists working in a diverse range of media who want to produce, explore, challenge, and expand on their current art-making practices, while participating in a community-based arts organization.
November 14, 2024 5 days left
Next Generation – University Art Exhibition
Competition
- Submission Deadline: November 14, 2024
- Event Dates: December 11, 2024 - January 22, 2025
- Award Info: $845 in cash awards available for different award titles
- Eligibility: State
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Location: Wabash, IN 46992, United States
Honeywell Arts & Entertainment is calling for entries for artists currently enrolled in a higher education program in Indiana for its inaugural University Art Exhibition – A statewide juried exhibition focusing on currently enrolled college students who are seeking an Associate’s, Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in any field of fine art and/or craft. Students pursuing other degrees are welcome to apply but should consider the competitive nature of this call. Jurors will be considering works of the highest artistic quality and merit, regardless of individual degree path. Awards will be announced at the Closing Reception. It is encouraged that artists attend the reception, but not required.
November 14, 2024 5 days left
London Open Art
Exhibition
- Organization: The Holy Art Gallery
- Submission Deadline: November 14, 2024
- Event Dates: November 22, 2024 - November 30, 2024
- Entry Fee: From 120
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Location: London E82DA, United Kingdom
Artists from all countries are welcome to submit their works for consideration. You are welcome to submit works in any medium. (painting, photography, printmaking, video art, installation, films, sculpting, mixed media, poems, illustration, etc). The theme of the exhibition is OPEN.
Any artist from any background can submit any of their work. There is no charge to submit your application, please feel free to share your work with us.
November 15, 2024 6 days left
The Nature Photography Contest
Competition
- Submission Deadline: November 15, 2024
- Entry Fee: €10
- Award Info: €2,000 in cash prizes, Showcased at the Winners Gallery, International Press and Publicity
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Photography
- Online Only: Yes
Nature photography is a great way to raise awareness of how crucial it is to protect our planet. These international photo awards are a chance for photographers of all levels to show off their work and share the wonders of the natural world.
No matter if you are passionate about landscapes, wildlife or macro photography. Their photo awards are your way to gain recognition and inspire others to take actions for the planet. And they're the perfect way to get your hands on some of the €2,000 in cash prizes waiting for you!
November 15, 2024 6 days left
Colored Pencil Society of America Explore This! 21
Competition
- Submission Deadline: November 15, 2024
- Event Dates: February 1, 2025
- Entry Fee: $20 - $25
- Award Info: $2,000 cash award for Best of Show and EXPY Award, up to 15 smaller cash amounts and product awards
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline
- Location: FL, United States
Explore This! is a juried show which requires artwork to be predominantly colored pencil and include other medium(s) or attributes not allowed for the CPSA International Exhibition. Awards include the $2,000 Best of Show and EXPY award with lesser cash and product awards for other winners.
November 15, 2024 6 days left
2025 Cellar Press Artist-in-Residence Program
Residency
- Submission Deadline: November 15, 2024
- Award Info: Residency includes stipend
- Eligibility: State
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline
- Location: MN, United States
"The Grand Center for Arts & Culture is pleased to announce the fourth year of their artist residency program for Minnesota residents. Cellar Press
Studios provides artists with letterpress, printmaking, and bookbinding to create works of art or as an integral part of their artistic practice. Residencies last two – three weeks, and while artists are not required to live in New Ulm, they are expected to spend a significant amount of time in the studios gaining skills and producing work."
November 15, 2024 6 days left
Skowhegan 2025 Summer Session
Residency
- Submission Deadline: November 15, 2024
- Event Dates: June 7, 2025 - August 9, 2025
- Entry Fee: $50 - $80
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Location: Madison, Maine 04950, United States
For over seven decades, Skowhegan has offered artists the opportunity to engage fully with their studio practice, with their peers, and with distinguished faculty and mentors in its nine-week intensive and residential program. The experience of living and working exclusively alongside other artists has proven to be transformative time and time again. Skowhegan’s 350-acre rural campus, the dedication of its staff to supporting the creative process, and the diverse community of artists who gather as participants and faculty each summer serve as catalysts for expansive thinking, material experimentation, and a broadened perspective on the world from which we all derive our creative work.
November 15, 2024 6 days left
Troy Main Street's Sculptures on the Square 2025: Sow & Grow
Public Art & Proposals
- Submission Deadline: November 15, 2024
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Sculpture
- Location: Troy, OH 45373, United States
As part of Troy Main Street’s 2025 Sculptures on the Square event, artists are invited to submit letters of interest including: a short bio about themselves and headshot, sculpture details and history, and qualifications for outdoor sculpture artwork. The theme of “Sow & Grow” has been selected for the 2025 event. Sculptors are welcome to freely interpret the theme in their submissions. Proposals must fit artist's interpretation of the theme to be considered. Artists with more than one sculpture fitting this theme are strongly encouraged to apply!
November 15, 2024 6 days left
Arizona Aqueous XXXIX
Exhibition
- Organization: Tubac School Of Fine Art
- Submission Deadline: November 15, 2024
- Event Dates: January 10, 2025 - February 23, 2025
- Entry Fee: $40 - $45
- Award Info: Best of Show: $1,000 ; Juror’s Award: $500 ; Award of Excellence: $250 ; Award of Merit: $100 ; Honorable Mention: $75 ; Honorable Mention: $75
- Eligibility: National
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting
- Location: Tubac, AZ 85646, United States
Water-based pigments on paper must constitute the major portion of the work. Entries composed of paper constructions, paper sculpture, paper collage, cut paper, mobiles, or two or three-dimensional wall pieces, and installations are eligible. Artists are urged to enter work that is innovative in concept and approach, whether representational or abstract. Work must have been completed within the last 24 months. Work that has been previously displayed at TCA is not eligible. All work must be the original creation of the artist.
November 15, 2024 6 days left
Dresher Ensemble Artist Residency
Residency
- Submission Deadline: November 15, 2024
- Eligibility: Regional
- Categories: Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline
- Location: San Francisco, CA
The Dresher Ensemble Artist Residency (D.E.A.R.) was established in 2012 to support Northern California artists actively exploring new aesthetic premises and pushing the boundaries of conventional art forms and media. The program provides artists free studio space and up-to-date equipment to create new work in time-based arts such as theater/performance, dance/movement, music/sound art/instrument invention, and collaborative and interdisciplinary work. D.E.A.R. grants up to six awards annually to individual artists or groups of artists collaborating on a single project. The lead artist must be a Northern California resident and not a student at the time of the application and residency.
November 15, 2024 6 days left
Women's Studio Workshop Artist’s Book Residency Grant
Residency
- Submission Deadline: November 15, 2024
- Award Info: $350/week, up to $1000 for materials, up to $250 for travel within the Continental US
- Eligibility: National
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Location: Rosendale, NY
The Artist’s Book Grant is a six- to eight-week residency for artists to produce a limited edition book work. Working intensively in studios, artists print and bind their own books, and are encouraged to create an edition size no larger than 100 and no smaller than 50. The grant includes a stipend of $350/week, up to $1000 for materials, up to $250 for travel within the Continental US, free onsite housing, and 24/7 studio access. WSW can provide technical advice; training on new equipment, techniques, and materials; and production assistance.
November 15, 2024 6 days left
Downtown Bicycle Corrals
Public Art & Proposals
- Submission Deadline: November 15, 2024
- Eligibility: Regional
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Location: Golden, CO 80401, United States
The City of Golden Public Art Commission (PAC) is seeking a qualified artist to create two original artistic bike corrals for downtown Golden. Downtown consists of a three-block mixed use neighborhood with apartments, homes, shops, restaurants, Clear Creek, and parking, within Golden’s municipal boundaries. The artist fee is not to exceed $25,000.
November 15, 2024 6 days left
The Harding Art Show
Exhibition
- Submission Deadline: November 15, 2024
- Event Dates: May 1, 2025 - May 3, 2025
- Entry Fee: $50
- Eligibility: National
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Location: Nashville, TN 37205, United States
Since its inception in 1975, The Harding Art Show has become one of the largest and most profitable fine art exhibitions in the Southeastern United States. This highly anticipated annual event showcases over 75 talented artists from around the country whose works are representative of various styles across multiple mediums. On May 1-3, 2025, Harding Academy will celebrate the 50th Anniversary of The Harding Art Show.
The Harding Art Show is Harding Academy’s single largest fundraising event, and it attracts over 5,000 visitors to our campus in Nashville, TN over a 3-day period. The weekend includes festive 21+ events as well as a designated Family Day and is always free to attend. Works available for purchase include fine art paintings, sculpture, ceramics, photography, jewelry, and more. Pieces are offered at all price ranges, so there is something for everyone!
Our mission is to build community, share impeccable and curated art selections, and support Nashville's Harding Academy and arts education. We hope you will join us! Please sign up for our newsletter or follow us on Instagram for all the latest news.
November 15, 2024 6 days left
BolsterArts Residency
Residency
- Organization: BolsterArts
- Submission Deadline: November 15, 2024
- Entry Fee: $25
- Award Info: Rent-Free Studio Space for Two Artists concluding in a Two Person Exhibition
- Eligibility: National
- Categories: Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Location: NY, United States
BolsterArts Residency awards two artists, selected by a jury, a rent-free, 360sq ft studio space to share in Chinatown, Manhattan, concluding in two-person exhibition at All Street Gallery in the East Village. The jury includes Dejá Belardo (Artist and Associate Curator at The Shed), Dr. Margarita Rosa (Scholar and Curator), and Aida Valdez (Founder of MAD54).
Residency Dates: January 1, 2025 - April 15, 2025
Exhibition Dates: May 1 - 18th, 2025
Opening Night: May 1, 2025 6-9PM
November 15, 2024 6 days left
Sheldon Jackson Museum Solo Artist Exhibitions 2026-2028
Exhibition
- Submission Deadline: November 15, 2024
- Entry Fee: $5
- Eligibility: National
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Location: Sitka, AK 99835, United States
Alaska Native visual artists living in the United States are welcome to apply. Artists may use existing work in their application but are strongly encouraged to develop new work for this opportunity. Applications will be reviewed by a committee made up of museum staff and artist professionals. Selections will be based primarily on the quality of the work presented, but also on the artist’s record of professional activity (artist’s resume) and their exhibition proposal (letter of intent). Three artists will be selected for solo exhibitions to take place from February through mid-April of 2026, February through mid-April of 2027, and February through mid-April of 2028. Selected artists will be announced in December 2024.
November 15, 2024 6 days left
The MSU Museum CoLab Studio Open Call
Exhibition
- Submission Deadline: November 15, 2024
- Event Dates: January 1, 2026 - July 1, 2026
- Award Info: $3000 budget
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Location: East Lansing, MI 48824
The MSU Museum CoLab Studio invites bold and innovative proposals for our upcoming exhibition, “Blurred Realities.” This exhibition and public programming series will delve into contemporary questions that challenge our perception and understanding of what is real and authentic. In an era of new and evolving technology, “Blurred Realities” seeks to explore real and surrogate objects and media, authenticity and deception, and information and disinformation. With the rise of 3D-printed materials, generative AI, deep fakes, synthetic voices, and simulated realities, how do we distinguish between authentic information and deceptive fabrications?
November 17, 2024 8 days left
2025 CVG Juried Show
Competition
- Submission Deadline: November 17, 2024
- Event Dates: January 11, 2025 - February 28, 2025
- Entry Fee: $45
- Award Info: Up to $10,000 in cash prizes to several winners
- Eligibility: Regional
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Location: Bremerton, WA 98337, United States
Up to $10,000 in cash and purchase prizes will be awarded to winners in the several categories. Jurors are well-known sculptor Jan Hoy and her photographer husband, Harry von Stark, who is equally well known in his field. Together they will determine which artworks are invited to be included in this all-media show. Jurying will be a blind process where the names and cities of the entrants will not be revealed to the jurors.
There is no particular theme for this show. Artists are encouraged to submit their best pieces in any category, medium, or genre.
November 17, 2024 8 days left
Calling All Artists | “Marks” Group Exhibition - Win Total of $800 and Big Gift Packages
Exhibition
- Organization: A Space Gallery
- Submission Deadline: November 17, 2024
- Event Dates: November 29, 2024 - December 12, 2024
- Entry Fee: $25
- Award Info: 1st Place: $500 + MEEDEN Exclusive Gift (Worth $430) 2nd Place: $200 + MEEDEN Exclusive Gift (Worth $120) 3rd Place: $100 + MEEDEN Exclusive Gift (Worth $40)
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Location: Brooklyn, New York 11206, United States
"Marks" symbolize both individual and collective identities, capturing the unique traces left by each person and culture. Artists worldwide are invited to submit work for this open call, centered on the theme of "Marks" and its ability to convey individual and communal traces.
This exhibition aims to push past traditional painting, encouraging artists to explore diverse forms of expression. The 30 selected works will reflect how marks serve as witnesses to history and culture, capturing personal and shared experiences. Interactive and participatory pieces are especially welcomed, inviting audiences to engage and contribute to the experience.
Exhibition: Nov 29 - Dec 12
Art Party & Live DJ: Nov 30, 6pm-late
November 18, 2024 9 days left
INTERNATIONAL CALL FOR ART - Divide Magazine Issue 12
Competition
- Organization: Divide Magazine
- Submission Deadline: November 18, 2024
- Entry Fee: £35
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
Are you ready to showcase your art on a global stage? Divide Magazine, a leading Contemporary Art Magazine, is excited to announce our Open Call for Issue 12.
With a dedicated annual readership of over 86,000+ and a vibrant Instagram community of 19,000+ followers at @dividemag, your work will be seen by thousands of art enthusiasts, collectors, and industry professionals from around the world.
Why Submit?
Global Exposure: Your work will be featured alongside some of the most exciting emerging and established artists.
Influential Platform: Artists like the Popovy Sisters, Coderch & Malavia Sculptors, Erik Minter, and Annan Affotey have all graced our pages.
Instagram Features: Selected submissions may also be showcased on our Instagram, giving your work even more visibility.
ELIGIBILITY
Artists from any country are welcome to apply with works in any medium: painting, sculpture, digital, printmaking, fiber, photography, mixed media, installation, crafts, fashion, illustration, and more. Selected artists will be featured in Issue 12 set to release at the end of November 2024. Selected artists will be contacted via email for an interview.
There is no specific theme for this issue.
Must be 18 and over.
This is a juried competition, selected artists will be featured in Issue 12 of Divide Magazine.
HOW TO APPLY
You may submit multiple entries for different projects/works, there is no limit.
Submission fees are non-refundable.
The deadline to submit all works is November 18th, 2024. Please note that submissions may close prior to this date if capacity is reached. We encourage artists to apply early, as space is limited and will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.
REQUIREMENTS
Artists may submit up to 3 artworks per project submission
You can enter multiple times and in each submission you will have the opportunity to upload 3 items
Artists must ensure high quality of images, at least 300 dpi jpeg recommended.
Artwork images and bio must be uploaded directly ( we will not be accepting any works via email)
Bio must be under 300 words.
November 18, 2024 9 days left
Scaffolding: A Group Exhibition at AVA Gallery and Art Center
Exhibition
- Submission Deadline: November 18, 2024
- Event Dates: January 7, 2025 - March 1, 2025
- Entry Fee: $25
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Location: Lebanon, NH 03766, United States
Exhibition opportunity, calling for 2D (painting, mm, printmaking, photography, etc.), ceramic, sculpture, fiber arts, time-based media, sound, and installation. The term "scaffold" or "scaffolding" implies lifting up or providing support to enable further knowledge or ensure future success and advancement. For this unique exhibition, we plan to use the Linda Roesch Visual Arts Gallery, as well as all three levels at AVA; installing unique works of art on each level, creating an environment to roam through.
November 18, 2024 9 days left
Art journal call for submissions: Trauma and the Body
Competition
- Submission Deadline: November 18, 2024
- Award Info: Feature in print journal
- Eligibility: National
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Online Only: Yes
Tendrils is seeking submissions of visual art and short-form literature for its premiere issue. As an art and literary journal, Tendrils is dedicated to fostering healing and sparking conversations around trauma.
The first edition of Tendrils will explore the profound theme of trauma and the body—how it is held, manifested, and transmitted in physical form. Creators are invited to interpret this theme in their unique way, whether conceptually in abstraction or more realistically.
Art submissions in any medium or size that explore the themes of trauma and the body are welcome.
For literature, Tendrils is looking for short-form pieces (maximum 1,000 words) such as poetry, essays, and short stories that focus on this theme. The journal is also open to considering an excerpt if a long-form work aligns with the topic
November 20, 2024 11 days left
National Juried Exhibition at Buckham Gallery
Competition
- Submission Deadline: November 20, 2024
- Event Dates: January 17, 2025 - February 15, 2025
- Entry Fee: $25
- Award Info: $50 towards shipping
- Eligibility: National
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Location: Flint, MI 48502
Buckham Gallery invites you to enter Eros & Thanatos, a national competition established to explore the Greek words for Love and Death. Eros, Greek god of love and sex, and Thanatos, the personification of death, have been used throughout western culture to symbolize the driving forces of life, love, sexuality and creativity as well as acknowledging our own mortality. All styles, media, and interpretations are welcome and encouraged.
November 20, 2024 11 days left
The Emergent Art Grant
Competition
- Submission Deadline: November 20, 2024
- Entry Fee: $25
- Award Info: $1000
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Online Only: Yes
The Emergent Art Grant supplies artists in the beginning of their careers with unrestricted cash funds of $1000. Grants are given quarterly to those that show a high potential for growth and an overall successful art career.
All artists within the first ten years of their creative career are welcome to apply, and all creative media types will be considered. Whether you’re a painter, poet, dancer, or DJ, you have a spot here at The Emergent Art Grant.
Apply for The Emergent Art Grant here:
https://www.emergentartgrant.org/
November 21, 2024 12 days left
2025 New Mexico Arts Artist Residency - Los Luceros Historic Site
Residency
- Submission Deadline: November 21, 2024
- Award Info: An all-inclusive stipend of $14,000
- Eligibility: National
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Location: Alcalde, NM 87511, United States
Each residency will take place over a six-week period in which the artist resides and works in Alcalde, New Mexico. Artists will have access to and are encouraged to interact with the land, culture, and the extensive local historic archival materials at the sites, visitor center and surrounding area.
The culmination of the residency centers on the artist’s research and development of new work that showcases ideas and work created during their six-week stay at Los Luceros.
Public engagement opportunities include, but are not limited to: an artist talk or exhibition, workshop, temporary site-specific installations, performances, etc. Artwork and community engagement should be safe and appropriate for both children and adults, ADA compliant, and should not permanently alter the environment when removed.
November 22, 2024 13 days left
Save OUR Planet! 2025
Competition
- Submission Deadline: November 22, 2024
- Entry Fee: $28.00
- Award Info: First Place: $200; other cash awards over $700
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Online Only: Yes
The Red Bluff Art Gallery supports artists worldwide. The gallery shows international art and has for more than 16 years. They have sponsored more than 400 exhibitions, including international touring exhibitions. Selected art will be displayed online with their established website, social media and collector contacts. The virtual 3D immersive exhibit of your work, if selected by the jurors, will be linked directly to you for contact.
Entry fees assist in supporting the Accidental Animal Rescue Center, which provides sanctuary and habitat for many animals.
November 22, 2024 13 days left
Fortune Favors : Critical Review Catalogue Publication & Online Exhibit (No Fees)
Competition
- Organization: Aedra Fine Arts
- Submission Deadline: November 22, 2024
- Event Dates: November 23, 2024 - December 4, 2024
- Award Info: Critical Essay in the Artist Feature Catalogue, written by the curators.
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
No application, publication, or participation fees. No fees.
Up to six best in show artists will have their work published in the catalogue with detailed critical essays written by the curators. Artists participating in the online exhibit will have two works of art on display and links to their website and social media. Artists keep 100% sales of their work.
You can apply for the online exhibit by emailing us at [email protected]
How to apply:
Email your resume, 3 image samples, and artist website.
Artist Feature Catalogue articles are published on our website at https://www.aedrafinearts.com/catalogue , Substack page at https://aedrafinearts.substack.com , and in linen wrap hardcover editions.
AFA does not accept applications of portfolios with works made by artificial intelligence. AFA also does not accept instagram accounts as a substitute for an artist website.
November 24, 2024 15 days left
McKnight Printmaking Fellowship at Highpoint
Grants & Fellowships
- Submission Deadline: November 24, 2024
- Award Info: An unrestricted $25,000 award
- Eligibility: State
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline
- Location: Minneapolis, MN 55408, United States
Founded on the belief that Minnesota thrives when its artists and culture bearers thrive, the McKnight Foundation’s arts and culture program is one of the oldest and largest of its kind in the country. Support for individual working Minnesota artists and culture bearers has been a cornerstone of the program since it began in 1982. The McKnight Artist & Culture Bearer Fellowships Program provides annual, unrestricted cash awards to outstanding mid-career Minnesota artists in 15 different creative disciplines. Program partner organizations administer the fellowships and structure them to respond to the unique challenges of different disciplines. Currently, the foundation contributes about $2.8 million per year to its statewide fellowships. For more information, visit mcknight.org/artistfellowships.
November 25, 2024 16 days left
2025 Robin Nance Metz Art Competition
Exhibition
- Submission Deadline: November 25, 2024
- Event Dates: January 23, 2025 - February 27, 2025
- Entry Fee: $45
- Award Info: $750 Best in Show; $5250 in other cash prizes
- Eligibility: State
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Location: Columbiana, AL 35051, United States
The Robin Nance Metz Art Competition (formerly Adult Juried Art Exhibit) is a competition sponsored by the Shelby County Arts Council and its partners. This juried art exhibit is open to all Alabama residents 18 years old and up. Accepted art work categories include: Drawing, Painting, Photography, Sculpture, Printmaking, Fine Art Crafts, Fiber Arts, and Digital Art.
Best in show-$750; Best in Painting-$250; Best in Drawing-$250; Best in Photography-$250; Best in Sculpture-$250; Best in Printmaking-$250; Best in Fiber Arts-$250; Best in Digital Art-$250; Best in Fine Art Crafts-$250