Creators from throughout Australia are invited to submit works into subcultures. They are inviting creators to explore the vibrant and often misunderstood world of subcultures, bringing to light the rich tapestry of alternative identities, communities, and expressions that flourish outside mainstream society. From punk and goth to skateboarding and street art, they encourage creators to celebrate the creativity, resistance, and innovation of those who carve out spaces of belonging in subversive ways. Through a mix of mediums including painting, photography, illustration, and collage, subcultures aims to reflect on how fashion, music, political ideals, and shared lifestyles converge to create powerful subcultural identities. They encourage creators to capture the unique aesthetic markers of these groups but also their stories of solidarity, marginalization, and rebellion. subcultures is a tribute to the underground movements that challenge the status quo and enrich the cultural landscape through their bold, alternative visions of community and identity.

Eastleigh Borough Council is inviting submissions from Artists to develop and deliver a Public Art Commission providing new wildlife habitats. This project aims to use funding available to commission public art providing new wildlife habitats at Tree and Bee Network sites in the villages of Bishopstoke, Fair Oak and Horton Heath.

Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery announces the 15th Annual “Open” (No Theme) Online Art Competition.

There is no theme for this open art competition so any subject matter and any media are acceptable for consideration. Both 2D & 3D artists (including photography & digital arts) are invited to submit their best representational and/or abstract art.

Visual Art Journal is a magazine that selects and publishes works of talented emerging artists.
Magazine features up to 120 elegantly designed pages, printed on high-quality paper and is distributed worldwide.

Artists are encouraged to submit their work. Submission is free for all applicants.
Submissions are open to artists from any country who are 18 years and older. All forms of visual art are accepted.
Selected artists will be featured in both the print and digital versions of the magazine.
Chosen artists will receive a free digital copy of the magazine (in PDF format) and photos of their physical magazine pages.
Have the opportunity to participate in a Times Square billboard showcase in New York City.
All selected artists will also be featured on their Instagram account (40k+ subscribers).

The magazine is curated by artist Anna Gvozdeva.

RAISE YOUR ZINE! is an annual photography competition organized by THE DOCKS, a cultural association specializing in photographic publishing and promoting emerging authors. The festival serves as a platform to support the development of editorial projects by talented photographers from around the world.

Are you ready to showcase your art on a global stage? Divide Magazine, a leading Contemporary Art Magazine, is excited to announce their Open Call for Issue 16.

With a dedicated annual readership of over 86,000+ and a vibrant Instagram community of 22,000+ followers at @dividemag, your work could be seen by thousands of art enthusiasts, collectors, and industry professionals from around the world.

Your work could 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 their pages.
Instagram Features: Selected submissions may also be showcased on their Instagram, giving your work even more visibility.

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.

UPWARD Gallery invites artists to submit artwork for their juried online art exhibition, Urban Life. This exhibition features artworks exploring themes of city life, such as community, culture, movement, and the complexity of urban landscapes. UPWARD Gallery welcome submissions from a variety of media, including but not limited to: painting, drawing, digital painting, sculpture, printmaking, photography, textiles, and mixed media.

Launched in 2025 and based in Berlin, this annual photography grant aims at supporting FLINTA artists (female, lesbian, inter, non-binary, trans, agender). Each year, one artist is awarded €3,000 to develop a project. The focus is on giving time, support, and space to pursue new or ongoing work. We want to give visibility to artists who reflect on the world in thoughtful, critical, or imaginative ways. No expectations of finished work. Just the possibility of time, space, and focus.

Nuwave Gallery invites artists working in painting, drawing, photography, sculpture, mixed media, and digital works to submit to Trailblazers. Submissions should reflect the theme of pioneering spirit, exploration, or modern reinvention of the West. Both literal and abstract approaches are encouraged. From the rugged ranges of Central Washington to the vast Pacific shores, trailblazers have always shaped the way we see and experience the world. This show celebrates the spirit of those who forge new paths—whether cowboys and pioneers of the past, modern explorers pushing boundaries, or individuals who challenge convention in bold new ways.

“Ausländer” celebrates the cultural impact of foreign artists on Berlin’s vibrant art scene. This group exhibition brings together 100 international voices that shape and enrich the city’s creative landscape. They invite foreign artists based in or connected to Berlin to apply for this unique opportunity to showcase their work in the heart of Neukölln.

The Homiens Art Prize, which awards over $12,000 USD annually to artists, is an internationally celebrated event that elevates art careers to new heights.

Homiens celebrates selected artists across their media, exhibiting their art online where it is viewed by artists and collectors throughout the world. The gallery sponsors a platform for artists to network and collaborate, reach a global audience of buyers and collectors, gain institutional validation, and locate opportunities in the professional artistic industries. This round, 3 winning artists and 12 finalists will exhibit with Homiens as part of their seasonal exhibition program.

Up to 200 artists per round are highly commended and celebrated across Homiens' media (including their website which receives 100,000+ annual visitors, and their extensive mailing list). Each entrant to the Homiens Art Prize receives a certificate of participation which can be used to contribute towards a demonstration of professional participation in the art industry. Entries close 11:59 p.m. ET Friday, October 31, 2025.

Art Fluent invites artists worldwide to submit a series of artwork to their online exhibit, GIVE ME FIVE.

AF is turning 5, and they want your five! Five pieces. One vision. They’re curating a lineup of mini collections, and yours could be one of them. Five pieces that reflect an intentional, cohesive series that showcases your unique style. Think of it as a mini solo show within a group celebration. Show them GIVE ME FIVE from your perspective.

JPEGs due by Friday, October 31, 2025 at midnight (MST). All accepted artists will have their series displayed in their online gallery at www.art-fluent.com and will receive a cash prize of $250 each. Visit www.art-fluent.com/calls-for-art/give-me-five-prospectus/ for a full prospectus.

ITSLIQUID Group invites artists to the 3rd SENSES International Art Fair at the MUST Museum, Lecce. Open to painting, photography, video, installation, sculpture, and performance art, the fair explores the senses and creative expression. Selected works gain museum visibility and networking opportunities.

Penang Art District once again invites young and emerging artists (aged 35 and below) to apply for Spotlight 2025 — a transformative mentorship programme that empowers young artists to develop and exhibit a solo body of work. They’re looking for bold ideas, fresh perspectives, and artists ready to challenge norms and spark dialogue through their work.

The 15th Annual PleinAir Salon is an online art competition with 11 monthly cycles, and is open to a variety of mediums and styles. It’s not just for plein air painters! They invite a variety of top master artists, museum directors and gallery owners to judge each month. All monthly winners are automatically included in the Annual Competition where the Grand Prize winner receives $15,000 and has their painting featured on the cover of PleinAir Magazine, the #1 representational art magazine at Barnes & Noble.

In addition to over $50,000 in ALL Cash Prizes, winners receive exposure and recognition through our various magazines, websites, newsletters and social media platforms.

Early Bird Registration ends on the 15th. Enter before the deadline to receive 25% off every entry. The regular cost is $40 for the first entry, and just $16 for each additional entry. Artists are welcome to enter as many paintings as they like, in as many categories as they like. There are 19 categories in all.

The Art Around the Corner Foundation (AACF) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting the arts, enriching the community, and bringing fine art to Southern Utah. AACF works in close partnership with the City of St. George to curate its nationally recognized annual outdoor sculpture show. Now in its 22nd year, AACF recruits world-class, professional artists to participate in a unique “art-on-loan” program. Each year, the Foundation solicits, selects, and installs approximately 35 new sculptures throughout Historic Downtown St. George, creating a vibrant cultural experience that is freely accessible to the public year-round. Sculptures are exhibited for one year and are available for sale or lease to public and private collectors. More than $1,000,000 in sales have been generated to date, including acquisitions by local businesses and the City of St. George for its permanent collection.

They sponsor six juried competitions per year. The forty winners of each competition receive a four-page, full-color spread in New American Paintings. Five of the annual competitions focus on geographic regions (Northeast, South, Midwest, West and Pacific Coast), and the sixth is only open to current Masters of Fine Arts candidates who are attending schools based in the United States, and current year graduates.

apexart's Open Calls are opportunities for artists, curators, and other professionals to turn their curatorial idea into an apexart exhibition, combined with inviting apexart’s international community to collectively determine their programming through an online jury process. Winning proposals become part of apexart’s next exhibition season and receive funding and staff support. apexart is not a granting organization-all exhibitions are part of apexart’s programming.

Are you a passionate female artist from Asia ready to showcase your creativity on a global stage? Zeearts is excited to announce the 9th Edition of Art Connects Women, taking place from 8 – 11 February 2026 in Dubai. This landmark edition will bring together 115 female artists from 115 countries, celebrating diversity, cultural exchange, and the power of art to connect beyond borders. Theme: Empower to Educate

The Salt Lake City Arts Council’s Public Art Program invites artists and artist-led teams residing in Utah to submit qualifications for potential inclusion in the 2026 – 2028 Pre-Qualified Artist Pool for upcoming public art opportunities located in Salt Lake City, Utah. The Pre-Qualified Artist Pool supports Utah-based public artists by integrating more artwork and artistic elements into citywide infrastructure. It also serves as a community resource for recommending artists for a variety of new public art commissions. In recent years, the Public Art Program has received increased interest from private developers, local businesses, other Salt Lake City divisions and departments, and community members seeking to collaborate with local artists. Artists in the Pool will be featured on a public roster that is publicly available to anyone looking to commission public art.

If you love taking pictures of birds then you are invited to enter the SINWP Bird Photographer of the Year 2025 Competition and help raise vital funds for The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB).
This is your chance to showcase your talent and help raise funds in aid of the RSPB.

A minimum donation of £1 per image is requested and 100% of the donations will go straight to the RSPB to help them protect wildlife and the wider countryside you love.

The Robert Rauschenberg Foundation is pleased to announce an open call for applications to the sixth annual Archives Research Residency, a one- to three-week research intensive at the Rauschenberg Foundation Archives in New York City. The program provides support for accommodations and other expenses related to the visit. The Rauschenberg Foundation Archives, consisting of Robert Rauschenberg’s personal papers and the records from his Florida and New York studios, is the most comprehensive body of information on the artist’s life and career. In addition, the archives holds unique materials on arts organizations, art movements, and collaborations in which Rauschenberg was involved. Scholars, academics, artists, as well as non-traditional researchers are encouraged to apply

Tun Razak Exchange is calling on artists to shape the future cityscape. Through bold, dynamic public sculptures, they invite you to express what it means to live at the intersection of global ambition and local spirit — a city where heritage and innovation, community and capital, architecture and nature all converge.

Dar Kawa Artists in Residence aims to provide a comfortable, nurturing environment inside a renovated riad for artists to dive into their creative practice while exploring and researching in Marrakech. Applicants should convey a serious interest in Morocco. Dar Kawa Artists in Residence program provides a single room at our riad for artists wishing to work and do research in Marrakech for up to 10 days. The residency is primarily self-directed, and only one resident is scheduled at a time. Artists can apply year round and selection is based on the strength of portfolio and whether the objectives of the applicant align with what the residency can offer.

The Studios at MASS MoCA artist and writers residency program is embedded in one of the world’s liveliest centers for making and enjoying today’s most evocative art. The Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (MASS MoCA) is a former factory complex surrounded by the beautiful Berkshire Mountains in downtown North Adams. The Studios residency invites 10 artists at a time, nationally and internationally, for a residency of 2 or 4 weeks. These residencies provide essential time, space, and individualized support for artists to develop new work and ideas, with our campus being a living source of research and inspiration.

Pinkwater Gallery -@- Kingston Social in Kingston NY invites artists to reinterpret the most ordinary, everyday objects in fresh, creative ways. This exhibition explores how the items that surround people- often overlooked, taken for granted, or dismissed as mundane - can become sources of inspiration, wonder, and reflection when seen through an artistic lens.

They encourage all approaches, whether abstract interpretations or figurative works. By gathering these perspectives, they aim to highlight the extraordinary within the ordinary and invite viewers to see their surroundings anew.

All 2D work is welcome—painting, drawing, collage, printmaking, photography, and mixed media—abstract or figurative, minimal or richly layered.

Blackfoot Pathways: Sculpture in the Wild (BPSW) invites artists of all disciplines to apply for a three-week September 2026 residency. Set within 40 acres of forested land in Lincoln, Montana, this program offers time, space, and community connection to create site-specific works inspired the history, landscape, and culture of the Blackfoot Valley.

KINDS OF CREATIVE EXPRESSION CATEGORIES: Sketch, painting, carving etc. Open to adults and Youth artists in Elementary or Primary School, Middle or Junior High School, and High or Secondary School. Artwork should not be larger than 12 x 18.