Art Calls in South Dakota for Painting

They are looking for an artist to create an ambitious and original artwork that reflects Salford’s rich heritage and thriving contemporary culture to be displayed as a legacy artwork at Salford Crescent Railway Station.

CICA Museum invites artists worldwide to participate in the International Exhibition, “Drawing Now 2026.” We are open to digital drawings, animated/moving drawings, video documentation of drawing performance, interactive drawings, drawings on paper and mixed media, physical prints, and 3 dimensional drawings.

UPWARD Gallery invites artists to submit artwork for our juried online art exhibition, Portrait. We welcome submissions from a variety of media, including but not limited to: painting, drawing, digital painting, sculpture, printmaking, photography, textiles, and mixed media.

Studio By The Track’ Artist Residency program invites local and regional artists to create new works in collaboration with and inspired by SBTT artists. The program strives to enrich the experience of artists served directly by the organization while expanding SBTT’s audience, capacity to serve, and educational and cultural offerings available to the community. The program provides creative and...

Out of Bounds! is an open juried international exhibition offered by the Pastel Society of the West Coast of works in pastel (and other mediums) going beyond the traditional use of the pastel medium.

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,...

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...

Hub Sleaford and Sleaford Museum are inviting artists to take part in Common Ground: Sleaford’s Shared Stories; a dual-site exhibition and engagement programme exploring local heritage through new perspectives.

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...

"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...

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...

UPWARD Gallery invites artists to submit artwork for our juried online art exhibition, Countryside. We welcome submissions from a variety of media, including but not limited to: painting, drawing, digital painting, sculpture, printmaking, photography, textiles, and mixed media.

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...

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 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...

Applications are open for the 2027 Publics Residency at Deveron Projects, supported by Mondriaan Fonds. Living and working in rural north-east Scotland, the artist will become a part of the communities that make up their organisation and the wider ecologies of the town. They will work collaboratively with the organisation and communities in Huntly to experiment and expand their practice through...

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 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 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...

The City of Rancho Cucamonga is seeking original designs by local artists to cover four utility boxes as part of the Utility Box Beautification Program. Selected artists will be paid a $750 stipend per design chosen.

A 14-day residential arts residency focused on slowness, recalibration, and research-led practice. Set within the ecologically rich grounds of Rimbun Dahan, the residency supports artists seeking time away from production cycles and audience-facing outcomes.

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...

Art has the power to evoke mystery, unease, and a sense of forces greater than one's self. For this online group exhibition, artists are invited to submit any works that explore the otherworldly, spirituality, and the surreal.

You are invited to participate in the fifth annual Holy Trinity Arts Festival as we celebrate Spring and the Arts on Saturday, May 2, 2026. The Festival continues to grow, adding more artists and larger attendance every year. This event incorporates visual artists, performing artists, and floral arts design, as well as food vendors and a beer garden, to create a true Festival atmosphere. The Holy...

Zaratan invites international artists to apply for their residency in central Lisbon, focusing on process-based research. They award one Annual Grant covering full residency fees and production support to a selected artist. Regular applications are also accepted year-round.

The Oconomowoc Festival of The Arts takes place in Fowler Park on the shores of Fowler Lake, in the charming city of Oconomowoc, Wisconsin. This show is ranked as one of the best outdoor juried fine art festivals in the Midwest. Held annually since 1970, the Festival takes place the third full weekend of August from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm, rain or shine. The show features 110 fine art artists from...

The Hoyt has been showcasing the extraordinary talent of emerging, mid-career and established artists within a 250 mile radius of the museum for over five decades. As the Hoyt Regional enters its 53rd year, artists are invited to compete for up to $1,500 in prizes and a chance to exhibit in a museum setting. Eligibility is regional. Categories include Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing,...

ACCORD Annual Art Exhibition 2026 is an open call for artists of all experience levels to submit work of any medium or genre. A maximum of six works can be submitted per artist. The submission period runs from 15 December 2025 to 28 February 2026, with artist notifications by 7 March 2026. Selected artworks will be displayed at The Art Department, Paisley Ltd (9-11 Causeyside Street, Paisley PA1...

The Powderhorn Park Neighborhood Association (PPNA) presents the 35th Annual Powderhorn Art Fair on August 1st and 2nd, 2026, in Minneapolis, Minnesota's 66-acre Powderhorn Park. The fair features approximately 180 artists across 20 artistic mediums, including clay, digital art, drawing, fiber, glass, jewelry, leather, metal, mixed media, painting, paper, photography, printmaking, sculpture, and...

The Powderhorn Park Neighborhood Association (PPNA) presents the 35th Annual Powderhorn Art Fair on August 1st and 2nd, 2026, in Minneapolis, Minnesota's 66-acre Powderhorn Park. This juried fine art and fine crafts festival features approximately 190 artists displaying work around the tree-lined Powderhorn Lake, along with food vendors and community organizations. The fair attracts artists from...

Located in Kyoto, Villa Kujoyama is a multidisciplinary research residency that hosts artists, craftspeople, and researchers for stays of four to six months. During their residency, participants benefit from time and space entirely dedicated to their practice and research, without any production requirements. They are encouraged to build relationships with artistic, cultural, academic, and...

Nexus Artspace, in collaboration with i.e. artprojects Online Art Foundation, invites artists to a 2-month international virtual residency exploring collective memory and shared narratives. The program focuses on how personal and cultural memories are formed, transformed, and reimagined across time, migration, and lived experience. Through weekly group meetings and one private mentoring session,...

The MVA Gallery (Modern Visual Arts) invites artists, photographers, printmakers and sculptors of all levels (emerging to established) to submit original artwork to this exhibition. This is a national call for entries featuring collages and collage-like artwork, including mixed media, digital, assemblage, photomontage, decoupage and other images that manipulate various materials, textures,...

Ghost Pepper Glass welcomes local artists (Central Texas) to submit their artwork for the CUP show, which will run at the Ghost Pepper Gallery from March 3 to April 4, 2026. We accept different mediums like glass, ceramic, wood, metal, fabric, acrylic, watercolor, mixed media, etc. No AI generated art will be accepted.

This is an exciting opportunity for solo artists or groups to present work that develops their practice and engages Logan audiences. EOIs are welcome across all art forms and practices, from emerging to established artists. They encourage applications from First Nations artists, culturally and linguistically diverse communities, artists with disability, LGBTQIA+ artists, and others who reflect...

The John Michael Kohler Arts Center's Arts/Industry program is accepting applications from January 1 to February 28, 2026, for 12 residency openings in 2027. This prestigious program has hosted hundreds of artists from 25 countries over more than 50 years. The program provides artists the opportunity to explore new ideas, processes, and perspectives while creating work using the resources,...

Paradise Center for the Arts is seeking submissions of recent work from visual artists for exhibitions in the Carlander Family Gallery, Lois Vranesh Boardroom Gallery, and K&M Gallery for 2026-2027. Eligible categories include Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, and Sculpture. Submissions will be juried by members of the...

The Bellevue Downtown Arts Market brings the original work of 120+ artists to Bellevue in an open-air showcase of sculpture, jewelry, home décor, wood and glass work, fabrics and more. The event houses an eclectic mix of outstanding arts and crafts and provides the opportunity to discover the perfect treasure from baskets and beadwork to paintings and pottery.

L7 Gallery invites contemporary artists to share their art that investigates and represents the concept of stillness. Being more than just quiet or calm, stillness in a moment can be filled with serene reflection, joyous possibility or anxious alertness. Stillness can be evoked through muted colors such as Giorgio Morandi's still lifes, Gwen John's various portraits and Agnes Martin's large...

The nation’s largest live bracket-style painting tournament is coming back to The Village of Wauwatosa, Wisconsin for the 5th year! ART 64 presented by North Shore Bank is a unique live painting tournament where 64 artists go head-to-head in a high-energy, bracket-style format. The twist? The public votes in real-time to decide who moves forward, and ultimately, who will take home the $20,000...

STAR BFA Portfolio Submissions is an application process for students seeking admission to the BFA program. Students who have completed Foundation 1, 2, 3, and ART 1010 will be given priority consideration. Applicants must submit a portfolio under one concentration area (Painting, Drawing, Photography, Visual Communication Design, 3D Studies, Multimedia Arts, or Art Education). The submission...

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. The fair showcases exceptional local and national designers, artists, and craftspeople. More than 150,000 visitors will shop from over 250 juried artists exhibiting unique, handmade crafts and art, representing modern,...

EXHIBIT26 is their curated exhibition programme designed to create well-timed, consistent opportunities for artists to be seen throughout the year — with purpose, context, and professional visibility.

The 2026-2027 Fellowship program period is July 2026 – June 2027. Artists must be able to schedule a residency during that time. The Fellowship group exhibition schedule is to be determined. Artists enrolled in a degree-granting program during the fellowship program period are not eligible for the Fellowship, but are eligible for the Artist-in-Residence program.

They are excited to launch a new Curatorial Fellowship this cycle at Kala. For the inaugural program we are accepting applications from Bay Area curators, artists, and cultural workers to provide research and exhibition development opportunities. The year-long program culminates in an 8-10 week exhibition in the Kala Gallery. For this pilot program, Kala will select and support one Curatorial...

The Art of Progress Prize is dsm-firmenich's inaugural global award supporting artists whose multi-sensory, environmentally conscious practices push creative boundaries. The competition invites artists aged 35 and under from anywhere in the world working across craft/traditional arts, photography, drawing, film/video/new media, mixed-media/multi-discipline, painting, and sculpture. Eligible...

Leeper Park Art Fair is known as one of the premier fine art fairs in the country, ranked #34 in Sunshine Artist Magazine's 2025 100 Fine Art and Design Festivals in the US. Situated in a picturesque park along the banks of the St. Joseph River in South Bend, IN, the fair attracts top-ranked artists and enthusiastic patrons year after year. The show is run by volunteers of the St.

The Harden Art Prize is a prestigious national acquisitive award recognising excellence in Australian landscape painting. Open to artists across the country, the Harden Art Prize offers $15,000 in prize money and the opportunity for national exposure. Accepted mediums include watercolour, acrylic, and oils. Finalists’ works will be exhibited in Harden–Murrumburrah, NSW, from 18–26 April 2026,...

This Public Art Mural Grant is a 2-week residency in which an artist will create an original work for WSW’s mural wall. The mural space at Women’s Studio Workshop faces the Wallkill Valley Rail Trail (WVRT), which is an active outdoor public trail used primarily for walking, running and cycling. It is estimated that approximately 3,000-5,000 WVRT users pass by the facilities on a monthly basis,...