Art Calls - February Deadlines

Kranj Foto Fest, one of Europe's leading photography festivals, will celebrate its 6th edition in 2026. The Exhibition Program for 2026 is now open, inviting photographers to apply for a chance to have their work featured in the official program. The Open Call is open to all with no thematic, age, or regional restrictions. Photographers from all backgrounds and levels are invited to apply, with...

The 2026 Rising Star Exhibition is open to One-Star and Two-Star members of the Utah Watercolor Society only. The exhibition will be held at Alpine Art and Frame, 430 East South Temple, Salt Lake City, from March 20 - April 30, 2026, with an opening reception and awards presentation on March 20 from 6:00 - 9:00 p.m. Participants may submit a maximum of three entries. Entry fee is $15 per entry,...

NKollectiv proudly presents the fourth annual Apis Opus, a juried exhibition honoring the artistry and versatility of beeswax-based media. Named for Apis—the genus of bees—and Opus—a work of art, this national showcase invites U.S. artists working in encaustic, cold-wax, or other beeswax-infused techniques to submit their creations. Originally focused on Colorado-based encaustic works, Apis Opus...

For 21 years, Nude Nite has redefined the traditional gallery experience, transforming ordinary spaces into a pop-up interactive art exhibition spanning over a weekend. The mission is to create a space where people feel confident and proud of their bodies, free from judgment, and inspired to embrace their individuality. Nude Nite is a celebration of artistic expression, human vulnerability, and...

The 13th Annual Celebration of Art at the UpTown Art Expo takes place March 28-29, 2026 at Cranes Roost Park in Altamonte Springs/Orlando, Florida. This free admission art festival features displays of fine crafts, glass, jewelry, mosaics, paintings, photography, pottery and sculpture. Artists will showcase their talents in a beautiful world class setting with easy access set-up, free adjacent...

The 65th Annual Wyandotte Street Art Fair is held July 9-12, 2025 (Wednesday through Saturday, 10 AM to 9 PM daily) in downtown Wyandotte, Michigan. This four-day event brings together over 300 artists and crafters from across the country to nearly 250,000 attendees. Voted yearly "Best Local Festival" and one of the "Best Street Fairs" by the Detroit Free Press, the fair is one of the largest and...

The Park Hill Art Festival is a juried outdoor event held at the Park Hill Masonic Lodge, located on Montview Boulevard between Dahlia and Eudora Streets in Denver's historic Park Hill neighborhood. The event is scheduled for early June and will feature up to 90 selected artists showcasing fine art and fine crafts. Accepted art categories include painting, sculpture, metal, glass,...

The Fine Arts League of Cary invites member artists to submit work for the FALC Gallery Exhibition 2026, running March 5 – August 15, 2026. The exhibition theme is "Joy" – artists are encouraged to channel joy in all its forms into their creations. Artwork may range from very small to 40 x 40 inches and must be framed. Gallery-wrapped canvas pieces at least 1 ½ inches deep are also accepted...

Out of Bounds! is an open juried international exhibition offered by the Pastel Society of the West Coast featuring works in pastel combined with other mediums. This competition requires entries to be approximately 30-50% pastel combined with one or more other mediums, creating two-dimensional works of art. Pastel must be visible in/on the final surface along with other visible mediums.

Geometry: The Shape of Things is an online exhibition running March 19, 2026 - April 19, 2026. Site:Brooklyn is seeking works across all mediums that continue to develop geometry to understand form, shape, and space. While geometry has been a means of achieving artistic effect from ancient times to the present, it became an end in itself during the rise of modernism. Artists from Cubist, Dada,...

The Grand Marais Arts Festival is the 35th annual event organized by the Grand Marais Art Colony, a nonprofit arts organization established in 1947. Located on the Lake Superior harborfront in Grand Marais, Minnesota, the festival draws over 10,000 visitors and is known for its high-quality exhibitors and well-established, art-loving community. The festival will accept 60 10 x 10 booth spots....

Focus on Figures is an annual celebration of the art of the figure. This open show invites all artists to submit work in any medium to be exhibited in the historic GAR Hall in Marshfield Hills. The exhibition runs April 11–30, 2026. A series of events including a two-day workshop, a drop-in figure session, and a portrait demonstration are scheduled during the run of the exhibit.

The South Carolina Watermedia Society is accepting entries for the 2026 Spring Digital Show. The competition is open to members with current dues (January 1 through December 31). Membership is available to adults 18 or older. All work submitted must be the sole work of the entering artist.

KBM Art Gallery invites artists to submit artworks featuring flowers for this international group exhibition. Subject matter is otherwise completely open. Artworks can be any medium, style, size, and created in any year. This is an online-only exhibition running for 6 weeks from Saturday, February 28th, 2026 through Friday, April 10th, 2026.

UPWARD Gallery invites artists to submit artwork for a juried online art exhibition titled Portrait. The gallery welcomes submissions from a variety of media, including painting, drawing, digital painting, sculpture, printmaking, photography, textiles, and mixed media. Awards include interviews and other publications featured in the print edition of UPWARD's magazine and on the website, a digital...

Open Call is a large-scale commissioning program for early-career, NYC-based artists. The program represents disciplines from music performance, poetry, and puppetry to painting, sculpture, and video. Open Call artists receive a commissioning fee of up to $15,000 depending on the scope of their projects, robust production support, and resources to further nurture their practices and expand their...

"A Woman's Place: Framing the Future" reframes the centuries-old question "What is a woman's place?" as a declaration of possibility rather than limitation. This exhibition envisions a woman's place as an ever-expanding horizon that redefines the trajectory of our collective future. Informed by memory, story, and lived experience, the exhibition explores how shifting perspectives on womanhood are...

Join us for the 2nd Annual Clearwater Seafood & Music Festival, taking place April 24-26, 2026, at Coachman Park in beautiful downtown Clearwater, Florida. This lively three-day celebration features a mix of outstanding live music, freshly prepared coastal cuisine, and a curated selection of fine arts, crafts, and specialty products. Event hours are Friday 4 pm - 10 pm (optional for all vendors),...

The 32nd annual Mulvane Art Fair will feature more than 85 artists from across the country for a two-day event on the beautiful grounds of Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas. This juried fine art event draws thousands of art lovers and has been an annual favorite among artists and art appreciators since 1992. With a focus on quality and variety, proceeds from the event support the mission and...

Join us for the 6th annual Naples Seafood & Music Festival, April 24-26, 2026, held at Cambier Park in Naples, FL. This vibrant 3-day event blends live music, freshly prepared seafood, and a boutique-style arts and crafts marketplace. Event hours are Friday 4 pm to 10 pm (optional for vendors), Saturday 11 am to 10 pm (6 pm to 10 pm optional for vendors), and Sunday 11 am to 6 pm. It's an...

"From the Heart Juried Photography Exhibition" is the 13th annual photography exhibition presented by the Treasure Coast Photography Center, Inc., hosted by the City of Port St. Lucie Mid Florida Credit Union Event Center. This exhibition is conducted in support of The Peacock House Art Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 2022 serving Fort Pierce and surrounding areas. The foundation's...

Potters Market at the Mint (PMM) will mark its 20th anniversary on Saturday, September 26, 2026, from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM at Mint Museum Randolph in Charlotte, North Carolina. The event will feature the work of North Carolina ceramicists producing both functional and conceptual wares. The 2026 show will include approximately 55 booths with a mix of 10'x10' and 10'x15' booth sizes, with optional...

May 29-31, 2026, ArtFest is proudly presented by the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture (MAC). This 3-day open-air art festival is located on the museum's campus in the historic Browne's Addition neighborhood of Spokane, providing a beautiful community gathering place where fine artists showcase their work to art-lovers from throughout the PNW. The festival features plenty of beautiful shade,...

This is the 11th annual Windermere Art Show in Downtown Windermere, Florida. This elite boutique event will showcase 95+ artists surrounded by music, food and performing arts in a festive atmosphere around Town Square. The event takes place on Saturday, February 28th from 11:00am to 6:00 PM, and Sunday, March 1 from 10 AM to 5:00 PM. This is a judged art show with cash prizes awarded for Best in...

The Spring Festival on Ponce is a two-day outdoor local art and crafts event held at the Olmsted linear Parks along Ponce de Leon Ave., the main thoroughfare in metro Atlanta. This major celebration of the arts honors the rich history of the community while supporting the Olmsted Parks restoration, located in the center of the historic affluent North Druid Hills neighborhood in Atlanta. The...

The Spring Arts & Crafts Show takes place on the grounds of the historic MSU Union, located at the corner of Grand River Avenue and Abbott Road in East Lansing, Michigan. The show hosts 250 crafters and artisans, featuring many new and returning vendors with a focus on diversity in both vendors and medium categories. Featured items include candles, furniture, jewelry, home and yard décor,...

The Idaho Watercolor Society invites entries for the 42nd Annual Capitol Rotunda Show, held at the 4th Floor Rotunda in the Idaho State Capitol Building (700 West Jefferson Street, Boise). This non-juried exhibition accepts entries on a first-come basis until the February 25, 2026 deadline or until the 75-painting limit is reached. IWS membership must be current before submitting an entry....

The Berkshire Art Association invites submissions for the Annual College Fellowship 2026. This opportunity is open to enrolled college students majoring in art who either live or grew up in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, or attend college in Berkshire County. Submissions are accepted from December 29, 2025 to February 25, 2026. Students will be notified of acceptance by March 7, 2026.

Human Expressions invites artists to reimagine and push the boundaries of portraiture, encouraging exploration of new ways to convey the complexities of human experience. This exhibition seeks works that capture the depth of human expression through innovative approaches to portraiture, focusing on the transformative use of color, form, and composition. Artists are encouraged to break away from...

Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery announces the 16th Annual Figurative Online Art Competition. The "Figurative" theme is the artist's interpretation and depiction of the human form and human features. Both 2D & 3D artists (including photography & digital arts) are invited to submit their best representational and/or abstract art. Although nude art is acceptable, please do not submit any...

UNTITLED ART is an open international online exhibition that invites artists to submit works that resist easy classification, embrace ambiguity, or exist without explanation. The exhibition celebrates visual language in all its forms, allowing emotion, concept, process, and intuition to speak without constraint. All interpretations, styles, and media are welcome—whether abstract or figurative,...

The Mousa Art Initiative through Gallery 874 is seeking artists to participate in The Palestinian Holocaust: Art Against Erasure, a group exhibition addressing the ongoing Palestinian Holocaust and the systematic destruction of Palestinian life, culture, and future—particularly in Gaza. While many museums, galleries, and nonprofit arts institutions remain silent, this exhibition takes a clear and...

Red Rock Pastel Society of Nevada is hosting an international online exhibition titled "Green: Online Exhibit 2026" running March 10 – April 30, 2026. The theme is "Green," which entries may explore through color, emotion, or environment. Open to artists worldwide; membership in the Red Rock Pastel Society of Nevada is not required but encouraged. Eligibility requirements: Work must be executed...

HMVC Gallery presents Influences 2, a group exhibition inviting artists to share artworks that reflect the subjects that have influenced them and their art. This showcase returns following its initial presentation in Autumn 2023. The exhibition welcomes artworks from all mediums of visual art, except AI-created art and video/film. Artists may submit up to 20 artworks for juror consideration; one...

Artspace Colorado Springs is seeking mural proposals for two exterior wall sites at 315 E Costilla St in the Downtown COS Creative District. The five-story development houses 51 units of affordable live/work housing and commercial space. Mural proposals should evoke the ethos of creative workers as crucial to Downtown's character and cultural vitality. Up to five finalists will be selected...

The Fulton Street Collective announces an open call for "Abstractions: Seeing with the Mind's Eye," curated by Ryan Miller. This exhibition will feature color, form, and gesture rather than literal representation. All types of visual art will be considered. Entry fee is $35 for up to three pieces.

UPWARD Gallery invites artists to submit artwork for the juried online art exhibition, Countryside. The gallery welcomes submissions from a variety of media, including painting, drawing, digital painting, sculpture, printmaking, photography, textiles, and mixed media. Awards include interviews and other publications featured in the print edition of UPWARD's magazine and on the website, a digital...

The Wings Over Water art exhibit takes place during the Wings Over Water Birding Festival each spring in Blaine, Washington. The festival celebrates migratory birds that flock to the coastal waters around Blaine and promotes conservation, education, and stewardship of birds and their habitat. The art exhibit honors the birding expo, the migratory birds, and bird watchers. Artists must reside in...

The 50th annual Utah Arts Festival is scheduled for June 18-21, 2026, at Library Square in downtown Salt Lake City. Each summer the Utah Arts Festival transforms downtown Salt Lake City, attracting 35,000+ attendees and generating over one million in art sales. Being one of the only remaining multi-disciplinary events in the nation, we strive to combine high quality artistic presentations...

The Downtown Bryan Street & Art Fair will take place on Sunday, April 26, 2026 from 10am until 4pm. This juried event features artists from across the region as well as live music, free family activities, and hands-on art demonstrations. Over the last several years, Downtown Bryan has actively fostered arts & culture, and this festival continues to build on that by inviting local and regional...

The Niza Knoll Gallery invites artists to submit work for "Gelatin Prints – A Redefined Pull," an exhibition celebrating the inventive, tactile, and ever-surprising world of gelatin printing. This show highlights how artists reinterpret this medium—pushing beyond its traditional boundaries to explore texture, layering, transparency, and chance. The gallery seeks works that demonstrate the spirit...

This Request for Qualifications invites artists to submit qualifications for public art projects on various Durham County buildings. The RFQ is open to all artists over 18 who are authorized to work in the United States, with preference given to artists residing in North Carolina and Durham County. Media accepted include 2D, 3D, and Eco Art. Budget ranges vary by project; see the RFQ for specific...

UPWARD Gallery invites artists to submit artwork for the juried online art exhibition, Artist of the Winter. The gallery welcomes submissions from a variety of media, including but not limited to painting, drawing, digital painting, sculpture, printmaking, photography, textiles, and mixed media. Awards include interviews and other publications featured in the print edition of UPWARD's magazine...

Bushwick Gallery invites artists to submit work for a group exhibition exploring the theme of soft shadows—the gentle tension between light and darkness where growth, clarity, and transformation quietly unfold. The exhibition welcomes works that embrace subtlety, contrast, and quiet power across painting, sculpture, photography, and installation. Exhibition dates are March 19–26, 2026, with an...

Yukon Wildlife Viewing (Department of Environment) and Yukon Arts Centre offer an artist residency at the Swan Haven Interpretive Centre during the 2026 Celebration of Swans in April. The residency takes place during the spring mass migration of tens of thousands of swans, ducks and geese. The Swan Haven Interpretive Centre is located on the shore of McClintock Bay in Marsh Lake, a prime location...

Thank you for your interest in taking part in "A Persistent Nature," a one-month exhibition at Gallery B in Bethesda, Maryland. The exhibition will run from April 3 through April 26 and will be an essential part of catalyzing action during D.C. Climate Week (April 20-26). It builds on a well-attended exhibition of the same name in April 2025, which was the only gallery show at the first-ever D.C.

The WAA Art Studio Tour is a free, self-guided tour around Woodinville involving multiple studios and artists. Participants can view studios not normally open to the public, spend time with artists, and purchase work in various media including recycled art, paintings, pottery, mixed media, jewelry, and 2D glass. All artists must be WAA members and submit a nonrefundable application fee of $35....