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Open calls

Juried shows, grants, and residencies with deadlines coming up. Save a call with the heart to decide later, or track it and it lands in your Opportunities with its rules filled in, ready for a submission.

International
Call for Artists

Nov15

The Portrait

SE Center for Photography · Juried Show

Photography

Online juried portrait exhibition from the SE Center for Photography in Greenville, SC, juried by Aline Smithson. Open to photographers anywhere working in any analog, digital or historic process.

Due today

International
Call for Artists

Nov15

Artist's Book Residency Grant

Women's Studio Workshop · Residency

Printmaking

Residency in Kingston, NY. Awards: $350/week stipend, up to $1,000 for materials, up to $250 travel, free housing and 24/7 studio access.

Due today

International
Call for Artists

Nov15

Artist Grant (November cycle)

Artist Grant · Grant

Painting, Drawing, Sculpture, Ceramics, Printmaking, Photography, Mixed media

Grant, online. Entry: $30. Awards: One $1,200 unrestricted grant.

Due today

Open
Call for Artists

Nov15

12 x 12 Museum Fundraiser

Grants Pass Museum of Art · Other

All media

Other in Grants Pass, OR. Entry: None.

Due today

International
Call for Artists

Nov15

"Blue" 2026 Online Art Show

Colors of Humanity Art Gallery · Juried Show

All media

Juried Show, online. Entry: $20 for 1 or 2 pieces (may enter more than once). Awards: Cash award for Best of Show, plus cover placement and a feature article.

Due today

National
Call for Artists

Nov15

Tomorrow, Imagined: 17th Annual Patricia Sitar Juried Exhibition

Sitar Arts Center · Juried Show

All media

Juried Show in Washington, DC. Entry: Adults 22+: $15 for up to 3 pieces, $5 each for up to 2 more; free for ages 16-21. Awards: $1,200 in cash awards (adult, young adult and People's Choice).

Due today

International
Call for Artists

Nov16

ACRE Summer 2027 Residency

ACRE (Artists' Cooperative Residency & Exhibitions) · Residency

All media

Residency in Steuben, WI. Entry: $45 through Nov 6; $60 from Nov 7 to 16. Awards: Two-week residency; resident pays $700 (limited scholarships).

1 day left

Regional
Call for Artists

Nov17

Queens Arts Fund: New Work Grant (2027)

New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) · Grant

Painting

Grant in Queens, NY. Awards: Requests of $3,000 to $7,500.

2 days left

Open
Call for Artists

Nov20

America, Beautiful, and... Juried Exhibition 2027

Highfield Hall & Gardens · Juried Show

Painting, Drawing, Printmaking, Photography, Sculpture, Ceramics, Fiber & textile, Mixed media

A themed juried show for the US semiquincentennial at Highfield Hall in Falmouth, MA, asking artists to finish the phrase 'America, Beautiful, and...' in nearly any medium, including collage and mixed media. On view Mar 4 to May 30, 2027.

5 days left

National
Call for Artists

Nov20

Manship Artists Residency with NSS (Walker Hancock Sculptor-in-Residence)

National Sculpture Society / Manship Artists Residency · Residency

Sculpture

Two-week sculptor-in-residence at Paul Manship's former home and studio in Gloucester, MA, with lodging and a $2,000 award from the National Sculpture Society. For NSS members based in the US; no fee to apply.

5 days left

Open
Call for Artists

Nov20

Chicago Sculpture Exhibit 2027-28

Chicago Sculpture Exhibit · Juried Show

Sculpture

Year-long outdoor exhibition of at least 40 large-scale sculptures at public sites across Chicago, installed May 2027. No entry fee; each selected work earns a $2,000 honorarium.

5 days left

Regional
Call for Artists

Nov20

2027 Open Juried: Gallery Takeover

Woodstock Artists Association & Museum · Juried Show

All media

One artist or collective from the Woodstock area is chosen to take over WAAM's lower-level gallery with a site-specific installation in any media, backed by a $1,500 stipend.

5 days left

International
Call for Artists

Nov20

INT'L Paperworks 2027 (55th Annual Juried Exhibition)

Northwest Arts Center, Minot State University · Juried Show

Painting, Drawing, Printmaking, Photography, Mixed media, Sculpture, Digital & new media

Juried Show in Minot, ND. Entry: $30 for 2 entries; $5 each additional (max 5). Awards: $2,500 in cash and purchase awards; Best of Show gets a future solo show.

5 days left

International
Call for Artists

Nov20

Pastel Society Annual Exhibition 2027: Drawn To Colour

The Pastel Society (Mall Galleries) · Juried Show

Painting, Drawing

The Pastel Society's 128th annual show at Mall Galleries in London, themed around colour, runs January 27 to February 13, 2027. It welcomes pastel and other dry-media drawing from artists worldwide, with selected works offered for sale.

5 days left

Regional
Call for Artists

Nov21

OKI Regional Showcase

Manifest Creative Research Gallery and Drawing Center · Juried Show

All media

Juried Show in Cincinnati, OH. Entry: $45 for up to 3 entries, $5 each additional. Awards: $50 honorarium per exhibiting artist; $1,000 Grand Jury Award.

6 days left

International
Call for Artists

Nov22

Totally Open: An International Open-Theme Opportunity Exhibit

Manifest Creative Research Gallery and Drawing Center · Juried Show

All media

Juried Show in Cincinnati, OH. Entry: $10 per work. Awards: $50 honorarium per exhibiting artist; $1,000 Grand Jury Award.

7 days left

Open
Call for Artists

Nov23

Summer 2027 Communal Residency

Woodstock Byrdcliffe Guild · Residency

All media

Residency in Woodstock, NY. Awards: Merit and need-based fellowships available.

International
Call for Artists

Nov25

Color in Hand: The Art of Soft Pastel

Sebastopol Center for the Arts (co-sponsored by the Pastel Society of the West Coast) · Juried Show

Painting

Juried Show in Sebastopol, CA. Entry: $35 for the first entry; $10 each for a 2nd and 3rd. Awards: $400 Best of Show, $300 / $200 / $100, plus two $50 awards.

International
Call for Artists

Nov25

Women Artists 2026 Art Competition

Fusion Art · Juried Show

All media

Juried Show, online. Entry: $25 for 1-2 images, $40 for up to 5 images. Awards: Cash prize to Best in Show in each category, plus 2nd-5th place awards.

International
Call for Artists

Nov27

16th Annual "Open" Online Art Competition

Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery · Juried Show

All media

Juried Show, online. Entry: $18 for 1-2 entries, $26 for 3-5 entries (student rates lower). Awards: $100 cash Best in Show; top 12 artists get press and online promotion.

Regional
Call for Artists

Nov27

2027 WAAM Media Annual: Beyond the Surface

Woodstock Artists Association & Museum · Juried Show

Sculpture, Mixed media

WAAM's fifth medium-based annual focuses on relief and mixed-media work that pushes off the wall: encaustic, impasto, assemblage and found-object pieces, juried by Andrés San Millán for a winter 2027 show in the Main Gallery.

International
Call for Artists

Nov29

18th Annual International Drawing Discourse Exhibition

University of North Carolina Asheville · Juried Show

Drawing

Juried international survey of contemporary drawing at UNC Asheville's S. Tucker Cooke Gallery, January 15 to February 12, 2027, juried by Michael Grimaldi. Exhibited artists get a printed catalogue; $2,000 in prizes and a purchase award.

International
Call for Artists

Nov30

pinhole

A Smith Gallery · Juried Show

Photography

Online juried exhibition of pinhole photography, analog or digital, from the Texas-based A Smith Gallery. Selected images are shown online and 27 are published in a hardbound book.

International
Call for Artists

Nov30

Open AIR 2027/28 Place-Based Artist Residencies

Open AIR · Residency

All media

Residency in Missoula and other sites across Montana. Entry: $30 for up to 3 sites, plus $10 per extra site. Awards: Studio space at a host site, housing for out-of-town artists, $35/day stipend.

International
Call for Artists

Nov30

Recent Work v1

SlowArt Productions (Limner Gallery) · Juried Show

All media

Juried Show in Hudson, NY. Entry: $35 for 1 to 4 works, $5 each additional.

International
Call for Artists

Nov30

Color in Context: Green (SAQA Global Exhibition)

Studio Art Quilt Associates (SAQA) · Juried Show

Fiber & textile

A traveling SAQA exhibition of art quilts exploring the color green, opening at the European Patchwork Meeting in Alsace, France in September 2027 and touring through 2030.

International
Call for Artists

Nov30

FN 2027 International Textile & Fiber Art Competition: Eşik / Thresholds

FN International Textile & Fiber Art Competition · Juried Show

Fiber & textile

An international competition for textile, fiber and weaving-based work on the theme of thresholds. Thirty artists are shown in a digital exhibition and twelve go on to a physical show.

National
Call for Artists

Nov30

61st Annual CAIN National Show

Del Mar College, Joseph A. Cain Memorial Gallery · Juried Show

All media

Del Mar College's long-running national show, formerly its National Drawing and Small Sculpture Show, is now open to all media, with purchase awards that build the college's permanent collection. Juror is ceramic artist Jamie Bates, and the exhibition runs February 19 to April 19, 2027.

Open
Call for Artists

Nov30

Resilience

Yavapai College Prescott Art Gallery · Juried Show

All media

Juried Show in Prescott, AZ. Entry: $5.

International
Call for Artists

Dec1

Landscapes 2026 Art Competition

Fusion Art · Juried Show

All media

Juried Show, online. Entry: $25 for 1-2 images, $40 for up to 5 images. Awards: Cash prize to Best in Show in each category.

National
Call for Artists

Dec1

Intercollegiate Ceramics 2027

West Liberty University / Ceramics Take Over Wheeling · Juried Show

Ceramics

A national juried show of college students' ceramic work, hosted by West Liberty University as the opening event of the Ceramics Take Over Wheeling festival. The exhibition runs February 25 to April 10, 2027.

International
Call for Artists

Dec1

37th Annual Rockies West National Watercolor Exhibition

Western Colorado Watercolor Society · Juried Show

Painting

Juried Show in Grand Junction, CO. Entry: $40 ($35 for WCWS members). Awards: $1,000 Best of Show; place and memorial awards.

National
Call for Artists

Dec1

Earth & Fire 2027

Ceramics Take Over Wheeling (Friends of the Take Over) / Stifel Fine Arts Center · Juried Show

Ceramics

Fifth annual national juried ceramics exhibition at the Stifel Fine Arts Center in Wheeling, WV, juried by Benjamin Evans and Wayne Higby of the Alfred Ceramic Art Museum. Open to US clay artists 18+, with $7,000 in cash awards.

Open
Call for Artists

Dec6

Making Impressions: A Printmaking Showcase

Studio 23/The Arts Center · Juried Show

Printmaking

A Bay City gallery show opening 2027 with prints in a wide range of techniques and styles, on view January 21 to February 27, 2027. Artists hear back by December 22, 2026.

Statewide
Call for Artists

Dec6

2027 Juried Residencies

Constance Saltonstall Foundation for the Arts · Residency

All media

Residency in Ithaca, NY. Entry: None. Awards: $100 per week stipend plus need-based support; free housing and meals.

International
Call for Artists

Dec7

Faces & Figures

Fiber Art Now · Juried Show

Fiber & textile

Fiber Art Now's juried themed call for fiber and textile work depicting faces and figures. Selected work is published in the spring 2027 issue and is eligible for an on-site exhibition at the Springfield Museum of Art in Ohio in fall 2028.

International
Call for Artists

Dec8

CURRENTS 2027 Art & Technology Festival

Parallel Studios / CURRENTS New Media · Juried Show

Digital & new media

Annual art and technology festival in Santa Fe seeking new media work across seven categories, from interactive installations and VR to robotics and single-channel video. Selected artists may receive travel, lodging, shipping or equipment support depending on category.

International
Call for Artists

Dec9

Digital Explorations 2027

Maryland Federation of Art · Juried Show

Photography, Digital & new media

Online juried exhibition for work created or produced through digital software, from digitally made photography and painting to video and projection. Shown in the Maryland Federation of Art's virtual gallery in spring 2027.

International
Call for Artists

Dec10

Au Naturel: the Nude in the 21st Century 2027

Clatsop Community College, Royal Nebeker Art Gallery · Juried Show

Drawing, Painting, Printmaking

Juried Show in Astoria, OR. Entry: $45 for up to 3 images, $5 each additional. Awards: $1,000 in cash prizes; up to $2,000 in purchase awards.

International
Call for Artists

Dec11

Adirondack Experience Artist-in-Residence Program 2027

Adirondack Experience, The Museum on Blue Mountain Lake (ADKX) · Residency

All media

Residency in Blue Mountain Lake, NY. Awards: $5,000 stipend, $500 travel allowance, free on-site housing.

International
Call for Artists

Dec15

The Room Next Door

Decagon Gallery · Juried Show

Photography

Brooklyn-based Decagon Gallery's online juried photography call for images that hint at a space just out of reach. Juried by curator and writer Susan Bright, with $1,000 in cash awards and a published catalog.

International
Call for Artists

Dec17

28th International Open

Woman Made Gallery · Juried Show

All media

Woman Made Gallery's annual open-media juried show for women and non-binary artists from anywhere in the world, exhibited in Chicago in spring 2027 with cash prizes.

International
Call for Artists

Dec18

11th Open International Exhibition

Arizona Pastel Artists Association · Juried Show

Painting

Juried Show in Prescott, AZ. Entry: $55 non-members, $45 members (up to 3 works). Awards: About $10,000 in awards, including $1,000 Best in Show.

International
Call for Artists

Dec20

Yaddo Residency - Winter Application Cycle

Corporation of Yaddo · Residency

Painting, Drawing, Sculpture, Printmaking, Photography, Mixed media, Digital & new media

Residency in Saratoga Springs, NY. Entry: $35. Awards: Room, board and a studio for 2 weeks to 2 months.

International
Call for Artists

Dec21

Yosemite Renaissance 42

Yosemite Renaissance · Juried Show

Painting

Juried Show in Oakhurst, CA. Entry: $25 first entry, less for each additional (up to 8). Awards: $4,000 in cash awards.

International
Call for Artists

Dec28

17th Annual "Botanicals" Online Art Competition

Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery · Juried Show

All media

Juried Show, online. Entry: $18 for 1-2 entries, $26 for 3-5 entries (student rates lower). Awards: $100 cash Best in Show; top 12 artists get press and online promotion.

International
Call for Artists

Dec30

SE Center Open '27

SE Center for Photography · Juried Show

Photography

An open-theme photography call from the SE Center for Photography, juried by Ogden Museum photography curator Richard McCabe. Selected images hang in the center's virtual gallery from mid-January to early March 2027.

Regional
Call for Artists

Dec30

The Raia Project - Cycle 01

The Raia Project · Grant

All media

Grant in New York, NY. Awards: $50,000 for six months of living and working costs in NYC, plus a pop-up show; project keeps first look at some work and a share of sales.

International
Call for Artists

Jan1

Black & White 2027 Art Competition

Fusion Art · Juried Show

All media

Juried Show, online. Entry: $30 for up to 2 images, $45 for up to 5 images. Awards: Cash prizes for Best in Show in each category; 2nd-5th place awards.

National
Call for Artists

Jan4

PhotoSpiva 2027

Spiva Center for the Arts · Juried Show

Photography

A long-running national photography competition with no theme, juried this year by Louviere+Vanessa. Accepted work is exhibited in Joplin, Missouri from March 20 to May 29, 2027.

International
Call for Artists

Jan8

11th International Miniprint Biennale

Ottawa School of Art · Juried Show

Printmaking

A biennial juried survey of tiny original prints at the Ottawa School of Art's J.W. Stellick Gallery, March 4 to May 9, 2027. Entrants mail in their matted prints; selected artists appear in an international catalogue.

Regional
Call for Artists

Jan10

Being Seen 2027

TAG/The Artists Gallery · Juried Show

Painting, Drawing, Printmaking, Mixed media, Digital & new media, Photography, Sculpture

Juried Show in Frederick, MD. Entry: $35 for one work; $5 each additional (up to 3). Awards: $500 / $250 / $125 plus three $50 honorable mentions.

Open
Call for Artists

Jan10

14th Annual Juried Photography Show & Sale

Lodi Community Art Center · Juried Show

Photography

A juried photography show and sale in downtown Lodi with six categories, from landscapes and animals to heavily manipulated photo art. The show runs February 4 to 28, 2027.

International
Call for Artists

Jan12

2027 Anderson Center Residency Program

Anderson Center at Tower View · Residency

All media

Residency in Red Wing, MN. Entry: $30. Awards: Room, board, and a 15' x 26' studio for visual artists.

National
Call for Artists

Jan13

19th Annual National Juried Exhibition (Idaho Falls National)

Idaho Falls Arts Council · Juried Show

All media

Annual open-media national show at the Willard Arts Center in Idaho Falls, with cash awards, a printed color catalogue and a spring 2027 exhibition. Juror for 2027 is Idaho artist Kelsey Grafton.

Regional
Call for Artists

Jan15

Luminarts Fellowship - Visual Arts (2027)

Luminarts · Grant

Drawing, Painting, Photography, Printmaking, Mixed media, Sculpture, Digital & new media

Grant in Chicago, IL. Awards: $10,000 unrestricted fellowships; finalists get a $300 honorable mention.

Regional
Call for Artists

Jan15

Artist Support Grant (January 2027 round)

Region 2 Arts Council (Minnesota) · Grant

All media

Grant in Beltrami, Hubbard, Lake of the Woods, Clearwater & Mahnomen counties, MN. Awards: Up to $2,000 per project.

International
Call for Artists

Jan15

Monson Arts Residency - Spring 2027 Open Call

Monson Arts · Residency

All media

Residency in Monson, ME. Entry: Application fee via SlideRoom (amount not stated; waivers on request). Awards: Private studio, private bedroom in shared housing, all meals, $500 stipend ($250 for 2 weeks).

Open
Call for Artists

Jan15

Exhibition Proposals for 2028

Visions Museum of Textile Art (VMOTA) · Other

Fiber & textile

The San Diego textile museum is taking proposals for solo or group exhibitions of textile and fiber art in its galleries during 2028.

International
Call for Artists

Jan15

Hambidge Residency - Summer Session

The Hambidge Center · Residency

All media

Residency in Rabun Gap, GA. Entry: $30. Awards: Private studio and living space in north Georgia; residents pay $300/week; some fellowships cover a 2-week stay plus $700.

International
Call for Artists

Jan15

Individual Support Grant (2027 cycle)

Adolph & Esther Gottlieb Foundation · Grant

Painting, Sculpture, Printmaking

Grant. Awards: 20 grants a year (last cycle $25,000 each).

Regional
Call for Artists

Jan15

2027 Mid-Atlantic Juried Show

McGuffey Art Center · Juried Show

Painting, Drawing, Photography, Printmaking, Fiber & textile, Sculpture, Mixed media

Juried Show in Charlottesville, VA. Entry: $35 for up to 3 entries ($25 for McGuffey members).

International
Call for Artists

Jan16

50th International Watermedia Exhibition

Watercolor Art Society-Houston · Juried Show

Painting

Juried Show in Houston, TX. Entry: $40 for 1 entry, $55 for 2, $70 for 3. Awards: $10,000 in cash awards (1st place $2,500).

International
Call for Artists

Jan17

Montello Foundation Residency - 2027 Season

Montello Foundation · Residency

All media

Residency. Entry: $20. Awards: Free two-week stay at a desert retreat; travel and meals at your own cost.

International
Call for Artists

Jan18

Exceptional Women

Salmagundi Club · Juried Show

All media

Juried Show in New York, NY. Entry: $70 for 1 work, $10 each additional (free for members). Awards: $2,000 in prizes, including $1,000 Best in Show.

National
Call for Artists

Jan20

Nice Art Grant (2027)

Midwest Nice Art · Grant

All media

Grant in United States. Entry: $10. Awards: $500 unrestricted (at least two winners), plus extra prizes for shortlisted artists.

International
Call for Artists

Jan20

The Beauty in Decay

TCG Gallery · Juried Show

Photography

An online photography exhibition about weathering, wear and decay in objects, places and nature. Selected work goes into a curated online show, and artists can choose to offer pieces for sale.

Statewide
Call for Artists

Jan22

State of Clay 14th Biennial Exhibition

Lexington Arts & Crafts Society (LexArt) · Juried Show

Ceramics

A biennial juried ceramics show for artists with Massachusetts ties, held at LexArt's Molly Harding Nye Gallery from April 24 to May 23, 2027. Juror Paul Briggs picks the awards, and visitors vote for a People's Choice prize.

Open
Call for Artists

Jan22

ARTQUILTSstash

Professional Art Quilters Alliance-South (PAQA-South) · Juried Show

Fiber & textile

PAQA-South's 2027 juried art quilt exhibition asks fiber artists to build a layered fabric-and-thread work from their own stash, any theme or style. On view March 10 to May 1, 2027 at the Page-Walker Arts & History Center in Cary, North Carolina.

International
Call for Artists

Jan29

The 14th International Ceramics Exhibition Mino, Japan

International Ceramics Festival Mino, Japan Executive Committee · Juried Show

Ceramics

A long-running international ceramics competition themed on the potential of ceramics, with art and design categories. Two online image rounds lead to judging of the actual works, and about 200 selected pieces are shown at Ceramics Park MINO in fall 2027. There is no entry fee.

National
Call for Artists

Jan31

Chopsticks: 7th National Biennial Juried Exhibition

International Museum of Dinnerware Design · Juried Show

All media

A themed biennial at the dinnerware museum in Kingston, NY, inviting functional, sculptural and 2D work about chopsticks and the meals they go with. Ceramicist Beth Lo is the juror, and the show runs April 10 to July 11, 2027.

International
Call for Artists

Feb2

Fantastic Fibers 2027

Yeiser Art Center · Juried Show

Fiber & textile

A long-running international juried fiber show in Paducah, timed to coincide with AQS QuiltWeek. It welcomes quilts, weaving and other contemporary work where fiber is the main medium or idea.

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