Art Calls - February Deadlines

The International Summer Program unites a community of international artists for an annual creative intensive. Since 1992, the Summer Program has provided a unique opportunity for artists to develop new works alongside other emerging and established creative professionals, to forge an international community of collaborators across disciplines, and to push the boundaries of contemporary creative...

"Curiously Gorey" is an exhibition inspired by the eccentric charm and dark whimsy of Edward Gorey. The exhibition invites artists of all media to honor the peculiar brilliance of Edward Gorey—his meticulous draftsmanship, mordant wit, and gift for transforming the ordinary into the delightfully unsettling. Artists may draw inspiration from his precision of line, his stage-like compositions, or...

The 2026 Mandorla Art Award is a national competition open to artists working in Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, and Sculpture. The submission deadline is February 18, 2026, with an entry fee of $50. The competition offers a total prize pool of $63,000 plus a residency opportunity. The grand prize includes a one-month...

The Downtown Stuart Art Festival has become one of the premier art fairs in Martin County over the years. Located on Osceola Street, the proceeds from the Art Festival support the Stuart Main Street program. The charming downtown area features more than 70 gift shops, restaurants, and clothing boutiques, attracting both locals and visitors who seek to experience the warmth of a small town along...

Festival in the Park presents the 16th annual Kings Drive Art Walk, taking place Saturday, May 2, 2026 from 11:00 am – 6:00 pm and Sunday, May 3, 2026 from 11:00 am – 5:00 pm. This spring fine arts event will be held along the Little Sugar Creek Greenway between East Morehead Street and Pearle Street Bridge along Kings Drive, featuring beautiful arbors, spring gardens, a spectacular fountain and...

The East Grand Rapids Fine Art Fair takes place June 5-7, 2026, in the Gaslight District on Wealthy Street SE in East Grand Rapids, Michigan. The inaugural event will showcase approximately 100 jury-selected artists in fine art and fine craft disciplines. The fair is free to the public and includes art activities and live music. The venue is surrounded by convenient parking and located within...

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...

The Longboat Key Festival of the Arts takes place at Longboat Key Town Center Green, located near Publix on Bay Isles Road. The venue is specifically designed for hosting events and features a community park area for concerts and local festivals. The event runs Saturday and Sunday from 10am-5pm with free public admission and parking available near the show site. This competitive juried show...

The Downtown Melbourne Arts & Crafts Festival takes place along E New Haven Avenue, stretching from Livingston Street to the railroad tracks. This event transforms the core of Downtown Melbourne into a dynamic outdoor gallery, inviting skilled craft artisans and fine artists to display their creations. With backing from Melbourne Main Street and local businesses, the festival provides outstanding...

The Clearwater Craft Festival at Coachman Park is a vibrant event showcasing a variety of handcrafted goods. The festival is set in a beautiful waterfront area and aims to attract a high-end buying crowd.

Long Meadow Art Residency offers a solo residency set in a breathtaking and tranquil environment. Designed to provide artists with uninterrupted time to engage with their practice, the residency fosters artistic growth through reflection and exploration. LMAR awards residencies 6 weeks to 3 months in duration with a stipend of $3,000 per month and supply budget of up to $2,500. During their stay,...

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...

We invite you to submit work for consideration in our Drawing Rooms exhibit, “Flower Power Right On”. This exhibition seeks depictions of individual flowers or groups of flowers, from realistic to abstract, and aims to celebrate the beauty and significance of flowers in art and life.

OPEN CALL: Drawing Rooms Solo Project Space #5. We are looking for an exciting and compelling cohesive body of work or installation on any theme or concept and of any size or media for our Solo Project Space. MULTIPLE SOLO ARTISTS will be chosen by the curator: ONE artist for Project Space and Up to FOUR artists for additional solo gallery areas!

The 14th edition of the PhMuseum Photography Grant is now welcoming submissions. From today, you can present your projects to the open call that offers €10,000 in cash prizes to support photographers and recognise the importance of visual storytelling. Beyond the monetary prizes, your work will be considered for several opportunities to exhibit, get feedback, and exposure online and in print.

The Louisa Arts Center Gallery Committee invites artists to submit work for the Art of Color Open Show. Online registration is open from November 23, 2025 through February 19, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. In-person art submissions will be accepted on February 21, 2026 from 9-11 a.m. The opening reception is scheduled for February 27, 2026 from 6-8 p.m.

This boutique Art & Craft show will feature a maximum of 81 artists allowing for less competition, less crossover booths and more potential opportunities to connect with shoppers. This application is for Sarasota Bayfront Art in the Park - Holiday edition at JD Hamel Park, on the bay in downtown Sarasota. There is no music, no booze and no food putting the focus solely on art, craft and unique...

The Wilmington Art Association invites current members to submit original artwork for the 44th Annual Juried Spring Art Show and Sale, held April 3-12, 2026 at the Hannah Block Historic Community Arts Center, 120 S. Second Street in Wilmington, NC. The opening reception and awards ceremony takes place Friday, April 3 from 6-8 p.m. The show is open to the public April 4-12, 10 a.m.

SWA Fine Art Center is hosting the Mar/Apr Member Show. Members can submit up to 4 artworks with a fee of $20 for the first entry and $20 for each additional entry. All entries must be original and completed within the last three years.

Immerse yourself in the vibrant world of chalk art at the annual Kayenta Street Painting Festival presented by the Center for the Arts at Kayenta. This year’s festival will showcase the incredible talents of professional street painting artists from the region and students throughout Washington County and surrounding counties.

The Marlin and Regina Miller Art Gallery at Kutztown University of Pennsylvania is seeking proposals for a site-specific immersive gallery installation piece, culminating after a 4-week in-person artist residency. This artist residency provides artists with opportunities to dive deeply into their artistic research, practice, and creative endeavors. Proposals are encouraged from artists,...

The Sundance Institute Ignite program identifies and supports new voices and talent from the next generation of filmmakers by providing artistic and professional development to advance filmmakers to the next stage in their filmmaking.

Colorful Creatures 2026 is a virtual exhibition hosted by Wild Heart Gallery. The deadline for entries is February 20, 2026, with notification of jury results on or before March 2, 2026. The virtual show takes place in March 2026. Award recipients include: Best of Show (receives monetary award and promotion on Art Week, Wild Heart Gallery's social media and online media channels, eNewsletter, and...

Named one of Sunshine Artist magazine's 100 Best Fine Art & Design shows in 2025, Pearl Street Arts Fest is a celebration of visual art on display in an outdoor gallery nestled in the heart of downtown Boulder. Local artists will be joined by artists from around the country to showcase their work. The arts fest has been a "must do" event in Boulder for nearly 50 years, occurring in the height of...

On the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States, Americana Reimagined invites artists from across the greater Bay Area to explore, reinterpret, and reimagine the visual language of "Americana". This juried exhibition looks beyond nostalgia to examine how familiar symbols, stories, and styles evolve over time—bridging the past and present through creativity and craft. "Americana" has...

Celebrating our 70th Anniversary! This four day outdoor event attracts approximately 30,000 visitors and is free to the public. The Artist & Maker's Market at Fiesta is limited to 60 vendors. Artists living outside a 60 mile radius of the event are provided a subsidized single occupancy hotel room in walking distance to the event, with Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights totaling $200.

Kayenta Arts Foundation hosts the 2026 Kayenta Native Arts Market, formerly known as Festival of the Americas. The event will feature traditional and contemporary Native American art, including jewelry, pottery, textiles, paintings, and sculptures from artists throughout the Southwest. The market takes place Friday, May 1st through Sunday, May 3rd at the Kayenta Art Village. Artists are required...

The Morton Arboretum's annual Wine & Art Walk will take place near the main Visitor Center with booths positioned around a paved 0.6 mile trail surrounding Meadow Lake. Approximately 70 artists will be selected for this juried event based on submissions of nature-themed artwork. The event features multiple wine, beverage, and snack stations around the Meadow Lake Trail, live music each day, and...

In the Nude Volume No. 2 is a photography exhibition that strips away pretense to confront the raw, unapologetic beauty of the human body. From the divine proportions of antiquity to the stark vulnerability of contemporary flesh, these works expose the nude not as an object to be idealized, but as a living canvas of desire, defiance, and truth.

Texas National 2026 Art Competition & Exhibition. Exhibition Dates: April 17 – May 31, 2026.

The Art Base invites Colorado based artists to apply to our annual Open Call for exhibitions in our two Basalt galleries, and affiliate exhibition spaces. We welcome proposals for solo, two/three-person and group exhibitions across all media, with four week exhibition periods. Applicants may also opt into consideration for group exhibitions curated by our panel of jurors. Each proposal is...

This annual exhibition is a signature event for the Scottsdale Artists League (SAL). It is open to all Arizona residents, and membership in SAL is not required. The show’s award-winning paintings will be displayed at Canopy by Hilton Hotel and online via Scottsdaleartistsleague.com.

Information Session January 28, Center for the Arts Commons from 5-7PM. Updating Gregory Lane into a Complete Street was identified as a community need decades ago, and utility infrastructure upgrades are additionally necessary in this corridor. This project has been supported through a community vote to fund through the Specific Purpose Excise Tax (SPET), a penny sales tax to fund community...

Studio Montclair seeks entries for its 28th Annual Open Juried Exhibition “ViewPoints 2026”. This prestigious juried exhibition will run from April 24 to June 5 at Studio Montclair’s Leach Gallery. The Opening Reception and announcement of cash awards will take place on April 24, from 6 to 8pm.

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Tucson Pastel Society is hosting The Power of Pastel, a juried webshow running March 9 – July 1, 2026. The submission deadline is February 20, 2026. Eligibility Requirements: All work must be original pastel paintings completed since January 1, 2023, using dry pastel with at least 80% dry application on the top layer. No oil pastels are permitted.

The National Watercolor Society 2026 Member Exhibition is open to all Active NWS Members. This is an online virtual exhibition running May 1-June 30, 2026, with $10,000 in cash awards to honor NWS Past Presidents: Two $2,000 awards, Two $1,000 awards, Four $500 awards, Four $300 awards, Four $200 awards, and one ScholArtship Award. The juror of selection and awards is Kathleen Giles, NWS-M, AWS,...

This exhibition is open to all interpretations, from bold, gestural statements to subtle, deliberate details. Your “mark” might be physical, emotional, symbolic, or abstract.

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 18. Follow them on Instagram @dividemag.

Exhibit the eyes’ beauty, power, and mystery through art. EYES 2026 invites artists to explore this profound theme through their unique artistic lenses, interpreting eyes as more than mere sight—they are perception, intuition, and the very essence of being seen.

Thank you for your interest in the 2026 Beekman Street Art Fair to be held on Saratoga Springs, New York’s historic westside on Sunday June 14, 2026. Our family friendly event will feature high caliber artwork, musical performances coordinated by Caffe Lena and a wide variety of cuisine choices.

Artists may submit up to three (3) pieces of original art. All work must be submitted electronically. Time-based, electronic media, performance art, and installations will NOT be accepted. Giclee Prints of original artwork will NOT be accepted.

The Sidewalk Art Show takes place annually in Roanoke, Virginia, on the downtown streets near the Taubman Museum of Art. Celebrating 68 years of fine art, the Sidewalk Art Show will return Saturday and Sunday May 30-31, 2026. The show infuses downtown Roanoke with energy, excitement, and creativity! This annual event, which has become one of Southwest Virginia's most anticipated events, is a...

Appalachian Awakening invites artists to explore and celebrate the spirit, beauty, and resilience of Appalachia. This exhibition seeks works that reflect the region's renewal—its landscapes, people, traditions, and evolving creative voice. Works may be submitted in most forms of media including traditional media (paint, illustration, sculpture, mixed media, installations), digital and video...

In celebration of the United States’ 250th Anniversary, the Frankfort Community Public Library welcomes all U.S. artists, aged 18 and older, to submit works to our “Landscapes of America” Exhibition. From small-town country to big-city life and everything in between, we want to see what “Landscapes of America” means to you.

The Art Print & Pattern Pop-Up is an indoor market featuring textiles, photography, art canvases, and prints. The event takes place on Sunday, March 1, 2026 from 10 am to 6 pm at the Grand Rapids Downtown Market, located in the Market's second floor Banquet Room and Greenhouse. Accepted items include art on canvas or prints in all mediums, bookmarks, cards, felted goods, gift wrap, journals,...

The City of Beverly Hills warmly welcomes fine artists to apply to the Beverly Hills Art Show. The show attracts an estimated 40,000 patrons and features original art, outdoor dining, a wine & beer garden, live music, artist demonstrations, and an artists’ reception.

The New Members Show 2026 is a public art exhibition and sale featuring original works from new AOY members. The exhibition will take place at AOY Art Center from March 7 to March 22, 2026.

SEE ● TOUCH ● BUILD invites artists to submit works that transform observation into participation. The exhibition seeks work that shifts meaning when someone engages with it; work that responds to touch, motion, sound, or interaction. Designed for kids, adults, and everyone in between, this exhibition transforms the gallery into a playground for the senses, where visitors are encouraged to...