The fourth Arizona Wine Country Artists Village art fair will be held in Old Town Cottonwood, Arizona on Friday, March 6 through Sunday, March 8 2026, (load-in Thursday, March 5 or Friday morning 6 AM, at the Old Town Activity Park located at 187 E. Pima Street. Old Town Cottonwood has reinvented itself as a world-class wine tourism destination with a number of fine-dining restaurants, bakeries, shops, galleries, and ten wine-tasting rooms including Maynard Keenan’s new multi-million dollar wine-making/tasting room/restaurant located virtually across Main Street from the event. Only 30 minutes from Sedona and 10 minutes from Jerome, Old Town Cottonwood has become the region’s hottest tourism destination. Visitors from the immediate region, the state, the Southwest, the US, and the world visit Cottonwood to partake of the outstanding food, excellent wine, beautiful scenery, fascinating history, and multiple outdoor activities. The event is held on a flat, grassy field that was once a baseball field and is city property. The event is only steps from Main Street and there is adequate parking for hundreds of visitors. Art that may appeal to tourists is strongly suggested. This event is promoted by two exhibiting artists with years of experience setting-up at outdoor art fairs and is structured with both the artist and the attendee in mind. There will be 36 booth space available at the premiere event.

This highly recognized and esteemed show is located in downtown Carbondale, CO, on Main St. and the Rio Grande Trail. The Town of Carbondale, CO is located 30 miles from Aspen and draws in a diverse local and international community for art appreciation, as well as being included in a Creative Arts District. The Public Art Commission assists in the marketing and sales of the sculptures to enhance the possibility of an artist commission. An Artist Reception and Community Art Walk takes place on June 4, 2026, and artist attendance is highly recommended.

The Echo Artists in Residence Program invites two artists each quarter to experiment and create on-site projects for our galleries and the greater Cleveland community. Each season, SPACES selects one local artist from Northeast Ohio—defined as Cuyahoga County and its contiguous counties: Lorain, Medina, Summit, Portage, Geauga, and Lake—and one artist from outside the region. These two artists form a peer cohort, fostering the exchange of ideas, techniques, and networks. While collaboration is not required, the selection committee seeks artists with complementary or intersecting themes to enhance dialogue and impact. SPACES encourages applicants to propose projects that push the boundaries of their artistic practice, and share an authentic connection to this region.

Crackpot Logic is a juried exhibition about work that succeeds because it breaks rules—of taste, technique, composition, material, logic or usefulness. K Space Contemporary are interested in artists who trust instinct over correctness and follow ideas that probably raised a few eyebrows (including their own). This show highlights personal systems, unconventional reasoning, and experimental processes. Misuse, failure, and questionable decisions are not side effects—they’re the method. Across all media, Crackpot Logic celebrates risk, persistence, and creative leaps that operate on their own strange internal logic.

The Artflow Prize is a biannual initiative designed to provide emerging artists with international exposure and opportunities to showcase their work. This prestigious award includes a £200 cash prize and aims to support promising new talent by facilitating collaborations with Artflow Studio and our partners, JustArt Collective,The Hechyeomoyeo, HelloArt, IOAEA (Insights of an Eco Artist). Their mission is to encourage artistic creation and reassure emerging artists that they are here to support them.

Mother’s Milk is an interdisciplinary residency (2, 4, 6 weeks) designed to support visual artists, sound artists/composers, dancer/choreographers, writers or other creatives who are pursuing innovative work in their field. The goal of this program is to provide individuals or collaborative teams with the time and space to pursue their creative projects alongside other residents whose different perspectives, backgrounds and interests offer inspiration and interaction. Work that is more experimental in nature without regard to commercial viability is of special interest, a focus on process over product. Residents have studios in a 1,500 sq. ft. hay barn studio and share housing in a fully renovated 1898 farmhouse.

There are many types of devotion. Are there similarities in devotional rituals and forms? This call asks artists living in New Mexico or Arizona to submit work that centers on devotion. After the exhibition opens, the curators will award two artists to exhibit at Light Art Space in 2027.

Visions Museum of Textile Art (VMOTA) is proud to announce the call for entries for Quilt Visions 2026, the museum’s 27th international juried exhibition. Exhibition jurors will select work exemplifying art quilting at the highest level of quality, innovation, surface design techniques, excellence in composition, and craftsmanship. Selected works will be featured in a full-color exhibition catalog. Cash prizes will be awarded.

Exhibition jurors will select innovative textile art that explores form and technique of 2D art quilts. Selected works will be featured in a full-color exhibition catalog. Cash prizes will be awarded.

Quilt Visions 2026 will be on display at VMOTA in San Diego, from October 23, 2026 to January 16, 2027. Selected artists will receive further information regarding participation during Quilt Visions 2026 Festival Days. Festival Days will include workshops, lectures, artist meet and greets, receptions and other gatherings. Participation by selected artists is highly encouraged but not required.

Celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2026, the Ravenswood Australian Women’s Art Prize is the highest-value art prize for women in Australia.
Established in 2017 to advance art and opportunity for emerging and established women artists in Australia, entries to the Art Prize have grown exponentially each year.

With $58,000 in prize money available across Professional Artist, Emerging Artist and Indigenous Emerging Artist categories – plus a People’s Choice Award and Highly Commended Awards.

A juried group photo show on trees and water at Black Box Gallery.

For more info: https://blackboxgallery.com

Bellevue Arts Museum hosts the largest, award-winning arts & crafts festival in the Northwest as part of a community-wide, three-day celebration of the arts in Downtown Bellevue—showcasing exceptional local and national designers, artists, and craftspeople. More than 150k visitors will shop from over 250+ juried artists exhibiting unique, handmade crafts and art. This marketplace represents modern, traditional, and emerging work. They are committed to connecting their makers and designers with customers, investing in the artist community, promoting small businesses, and growing exhibitor sales.

Individual Artist & Artist Collective Applications accepted online via Zapplication thru February 12, 2026.

(New) Emerging Artist Program inquire at: [email protected]

Learn more about the event: bellevuearts.org

The New Jersey Arts Annual is a unique series of exhibitions highlighting the State’s visual and performing artists. In partnership with major museums around the state, one exhibition takes place each year, alternating between host institutions. These exhibitions are open to any artist currently living or working in New Jersey. The Arts Annual series is sponsored by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, a partner agency of the National Endowment of the Arts. Since 1984, the New Jersey State Arts Council has co-sponsored the prestigious Annual in keeping with its mission to encourage and foster public interest in the arts, promote freedom of expression in the arts, and to facilitate the inclusion of art in every building in New Jersey.

The City of Greenwood Village, in partnership with the Greenwood Village Arts & Humanities Council (GVAHC), invites qualified artists or artist teams to submit proposals for a permanent, site-specific outdoor sculpture(s) to be integrated into the improvement corridor at Carson Park to include a new Pavilion. This commission celebrates the City’s 75th Anniversary and seeks to honor the site’s agricultural heritage, natural setting, and the civic identity of Greenwood Village.

This is a call for artwork to be exhibited at the 2026 Strawberry Festival Fine Arts Exhibit.

Please note that while you may register for this exhibit online, there is an IN PERSON DROP OFF DATE on February 14, 2026 from 1 - 6 pm. 

There is an IN PERSON PICK UP DATE on  March 9, 2026 from 1 - 6 pm. 

Adults may enter up to 4 pieces in this show.
Youth may enter up to 2 pieces in this show. 

Artists must fill out the request the form prior to or at the intake. 

Hopkins ArtStreet is a select, juried public art display centered on charming, historic Mainstreet in Hopkins, MN (15 minutes from downtown Minneapolis). Artists working in all outdoor-tolerant media are invited to apply. Accepted artwork is displayed for approximately one year (May to May), is eligible for consideration for cash awards, and will be considered for purchase.

The 39th Annual McNeese National Works on Paper Exhibition will be juried by Nicole Donnelly, Executive Director of The Morgan Art of Papermaking Conservatory

$3,000 is available for purchase awards. The awards will become part of the McNeese’s Works on Paper Permanent Collection.

Eligible for entry are works in any medium that is on or of paper. The artwork, including frame, should not exceed 40 inches in any dimension.

A non-refundable entry fee of $35 is charged each entrant. This fee entitles the artist a maximum of three entries.

Presenting the best in contemporary and traditional printmaking, the North American Print Biennial has long been recognized as one of the most prestigious events in printmaking. Founded in 1947, the mission of the Boston Printmakers is to promote public knowledge of printmaking, encourage and support artists working in printmaking, and promote excellence and innovation within the field of printmaking.

The Ann Arbor Street Art Fair, The Original (AASAF), is the original art fair of the three concurrent fairs that annually transform central Ann Arbor into the largest juried outdoor art fair in the nation. Every July, the City of Ann Arbor and the University of Michigan Campus blossom into a 30-block outdoor art gallery. Established in 1960, the Ann Arbor Street Art Fair is a 501(c)(3) non-profit arts organization with a mission to enrich lives by connecting art, artists, and our communities.

The AASAF is renowned for its 67-year history with a commitment to excellence and showcasing only original one of a kind artwork. AASAF unfolds along the picturesque Ann Arbor city streets surrounding the iconic Burton Bell Tower and the tree-lined heart of the University of Michigan's central campus. The Ann Arbor Street Art Fair, The Original is regularly ranked among the nation’s top art fairs, consistently placing in the “Top Ten Best Art Festivals” in USA TODAY and appearing annually in Sunshine Artist's ""Top 200 Fine Art Shows."

Creekside Arts’ mission is to create a dynamic and collaborative space where artists push the boundaries of their creative pursuits and engage deeply with one another and their audiences through residencies, workshops, and performances. They are committed to fostering an environment of mutual inspiration, where artists pursue bold experimentation and learn from and inspire their peers. Striving for equity, they actively welcome diverse voices and perspectives, inviting artists from all cultures, backgrounds, and experiences to enrich our community. Through this collective creative energy, they aim to make a lasting impact on both the artistic landscape and the broader Humboldt community. Creekside Arts residence offers an inspiring rural, natural setting among Northern California’s coastal redwoods, ideal for individual and collaborative artistic work and expression.

The Palmer Museum of Art at Penn State is pleased to announce a Call for Entries for a juried exhibition marking the country’s 250th anniversary in 2026. There is no entry fee. Submissions (digital images of 1-3 works completed in the last 18 months) will be due February 15, 2026; accepted artists will be notified by March 15, 2026; the exhibition will be on view at the Palmer June 13 to November 29, 2026. Artists are expected to deliver works in person or via mail to the Palmer in early May 2026.

The Two-Week Residency is a self-directed program designed to give artists uninterrupted time and space to focus deeply on their practice. During the first week, artists work independently in their studios, free from scheduled commitments. In the second week, participants engage in a series of studio visits with leading arts professionals, including our visiting gallerist; Judy Barie, the Susan and John Turben Director of Chautauqua Visual Arts (CVA) Galleries; Erika Diamond, Associate Director of Galleries at Chautauqua Institution; and Erika b Hess, Artistic Director of Chautauqua Visual Arts. This residency coincides with Chautauqua Institution’s world-renowned summer programming, where artists, musicians, and thought leaders gather to celebrate creative exchange. Residents receive a gate pass granting access to concerts, lectures, and performances, offering further opportunities to connect and engage across disciplines.

TARTGET PAINTING PRIZE 2026 is an international contemporary painting competition offering exceptional visibility, professional recognition, and global reach. Following a highly successful first edition with artists from eighty five countries, the prize returns with an expanded programme and over ninety thousand euros in awards. Open to artists worldwide, it welcomes figurative, abstract, conceptual, and contemporary painting, including oil, watercolour, and drawing. Selected works are evaluated by an elite international jury and may be exhibited at the historic Ateneo de Madrid, near the Prado Museum. Additional opportunities include major cash prizes, acquisition awards, artist residencies, professional training, international promotion, and collaboration with leading fine art brands, positioning TARTGET as a true career catalyst for emerging and established painters seeking international advancement.

The City of Florence is pleased to invite emerging, mid-career and established artists to submit work to the Public Arts Committee’s program, Art Exposed: A Rotating Outdoor Art Gallery. Florence is offering artists an opportunity to display their work throughout the Historic Old Town district for a two-year period. Artists are offered a stipend of $1,500 to provide their work for a maximum of two years. During the two-year period, the art would be available for sale, with the City of Florence keeping a portion (30%) of the sale proceeds to support the future of the Public Arts Program. The artist will have the opportunity to replace any sold art with a new piece during the two-year timeframe.

Located in the heart of Savannah’s Starland District at ARTS Southeast, the ON::VIEW Artist Residency provides a free, high visibility studio space for an artist to complete a new project, to continue an in-progress endeavor, or to conduct research exploring conceptual, material, performative, and social practices. The studio’s large windows look out onto Bull Street, the district’s main thoroughfare, allowing the artist’s work to be on view to the community at all times. Visitors and passersby on the sidewalk witness the artist’s process as it unfolds in real time, seeing all the steps involved from concept to final execution. Community events like workshops, performances, public art projects and artist talks offer creative ways to interact with the public. ARTS Southeast’s international ON::View Artist Residency is the only one of its kind in Savannah and is proud to provide free studio and living accommodations to artists from around the globe working in all media.

If I am not for myself, who will be for me? If I am only for myself, what am I? And if not now, when?” - Rabbi Moses ben Maimon, known as Maimonides or Rambam

The Wayne Art Center Plein Air Festival is dedicated to enhancing the public's appreciation of works completed in the plein air method while providing a venue for established and emerging artists to share their work with collectors and the community. Wayne Art Center's 18th Annual Plein Air Festival will take place May 3 through May 9, 2026, when 32 juried artists from across the country arrive to paint scenes within a 35-mile radius of Wayne, Pennsylvania, drawing inspiration from the historical architecture, cityscapes, waterfronts, and lush landscapes that define the area.

Presented by the Association of Illustrators (AOI), in partnership with the USA-based Directory of Illustration, the World Illustration Awards 2026 are now open for submissions offering illustrators the opportunity to have their illustration work seen and celebrated! Enter via the online form until 17th February 2026 Professional and New Talent Illustrators, (working individually or as collectives), commissioners, agents and tutors are invited to submit work created, commissioned or published since January 2025, into the Awards. This globally recognised competition has ten industry-relevant categories and is judged by distinguished professionals from the global illustration industry. Selected entries are shared on the popular @worldillustrationawards Instagram as they come in.

Art Birmingham, originally known as the Birmingham Fine Art Festival, now in its 45th year, takes place on the street surrounding Shain Park, in downtown Birmingham, Michigan. The fair is surrounded by convenient parking for artists and fairgoers and within easy access to the many unique stores and fabulous restaurants of downtown Birmingham. This highly respected event will showcase juried artists in an elegant and extraordinary setting. Attracting approximately 80,000 fair goers, this fair produced in association with the Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center (BBAC), benefits the “Art for All” vision of the BBAC.

The Ann Arbor Summer Art Fair is one of three official partner fairs that comprise the award-winning and highly respected Ann Arbor Art Fair, attended by close to 400,000 people each year. The Summer Art Fair is located on Main Street in the heart of Ann Arbor as well as Liberty, State and South University Streets, stretching from the charming downtown area to the beautiful campus of the University of Michigan, touching each end of the event. It is run by The Guild of Artists & Artisans, a 501(c)3 non-profit, membership association of independent artists founded in 1973 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Its mission is to develop and present fine art fairs throughout the region to provide marketing opportunities for artists which also serve as educational, cultural and entertaining events for the community. The Guild draws upon its talented, exclusive and diverse membership to exhibit and sell their work at these events. Each artist is juried through The Guild’s rigorous standards process, which ensures exceptional creativity and technical skill

Long Meadow Art Residency (LMAR) offers solo residencies ranging from six weeks to three months in the Berkshire Mountains. LMAR provides ample studio space and on-site housing, enabling artists to immerse themselves in their practice. The residency awards a $3,000 monthly stipend, a $2,500 supply budget, professional photography of artwork and artist, access to an engaged board, a supportive cohort, and a vehicle. The residency is eligible to artists who are 25 and up, able to work in the United States, and have a valid Driver’s License.
Residents can tap into a broader creative community through the Berkshires art scene, connections with past residents, studio visits, and potential mentorship from board members — artists themselves, gallerists, art historians, and collectors.

Anderson Ranch’s Artists-in-Residence Program fosters creative, intellectual and professional growth for emerging and established visual artists. Residents have access to world-class facilities and studio time, free from everyday pressures. Residents can pursue interdisciplinary projects among a community of working artists, and gain feedback from prominent Visiting Artists and Critics. The Ranch setting is specifically crafted to aid artists in the production of their work. The residency is designed to allow artists to take risks and pursue new projects and ideas. Residents will be provided housing, studio space and meals. Residencies are offered in ceramics, new media, photography, furniture design, woodworking, painting, drawing, printmaking and sculpture.