Artist Grants & Opportunities with October Deadlines
At Praxis Center, we’re committed to finding the best grants and funding opportunities to help artists thrive.
This October, we’ve put together a curated list of top grants for artists—designed to support your creative work, fund new projects, and move your career forward.
Deadlines come fast, so stay organized and apply early. Keep track of the opportunities that fit you best and give yourself the strongest shot at success.
We’ll be updating this list throughout the month, so check back often—and if you know of a great grant we should add, feel free to let us know!
October 1, 2025
Artadia Atlanta - Unrestricted Financial Support for Practicing Artists, Students Grants & Fellowships
- Submission Deadline: October 1, 2025
- Award Info: Following the studio visits, the second round jury will designate three Awardees to receive unrestricted funds of $15,000*, as well as access to the Artadia Network. Awardees are determined based on the sole discretion of the jury. *The Marciano Artadia Award gives unrestricted funds of $25,000 to one artist in Los Angeles.
- Eligibility: State
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Location: Atlanta, Georgia, United States
- Online Only: Yes
Description
The Artadia Awards provide financial support, exposure and recognition to artists. The awards are unrestricted, allowing artists to use the funds in any way they choose.
Eligibility Info
Applicants must be a contemporary visual artist, making artwork for presentation in a contemporary art context: museum, galleries, arts non-profit, the public art realm, etc. Artadia does not fund filmmakers making films for distribution in cinematic venues, or those working in choreography presented outside of a contemporary art context. Applicants must be currently living and working within the city’s eligible counties and resided there for at least two years prior to the application deadline.
October 1, 2025
Downtown Putnam Permanent Sculpture Installation Public Art & Proposals
- Submission Deadline: October 1, 2025
- Entry Fee: $10.00
- Award Info: Budget: up to $4000 per sculpture
- Eligibility: National
- Categories: Sculpture
- Location: Putnam, Connecticut, United States
Description
The Town of Putnam, in collaboration with the Putnam Arts Council (PAC) and the Putnam Business Association (PBA), invites professional artists and artist teams to submit finished artwork or proposals for one of three permanent, site-specific outdoor sculptures in Downtown Putnam, Connecticut. This initiative is part of a joint effort to enhance the cultural vitality and visual landscape of the community through engaging and accessible public art. The three sculptures will be installed along Main Street, in locations that previously housed trees. These tree sites, now available for creative reuse, are embedded within a highly visible and walkable area, making them ideal for impactful public art. Given this context, proposals inspired by arboreal themes, natural forms, or ecological concepts are strongly encouraged as a way to artistically reintroduce elements of nature into the urban setting.
Eligibility Info
Artists must be 18 years of age or older to apply. Preference may be given to artists with a connection to Connecticut or the New England region. The artist must be available to assist with installation of the sculpture on-site.
October 1, 2025
Artist in Residence- Center for the Arts Evergreen Residency
- Organization: Center for the Arts Evergreen
- Submission Deadline: October 1, 2025
- Entry Fee: $35
- Eligibility: National
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Location: Evergreen , CO 80437, United States
Description
Center for the Arts Evergreen (CAE), located in Evergreen, Colorado is seeking applicants for its Artist in Residency Program (AIR). The Artist-in-Residence program offers the opportunity for emerging and established artists to foster creativity and community engagement while developing both new works and works-in-progress. Eligible artistic disciplines and media include drawing, painting, sculpture, dance, photography, film, video, new media, installation, fiction & nonfiction writing, music, spoken word/poetry, and interdisciplinary. All artist mediums are encouraged to apply. Please contact them for further clarification on your medium. Residents will be provided with housing, private studio space, a monthly stipend and teaching and sales opportunities in Evergreen, Colorado, a serene natural setting and a vibrant, creative community in the foothills of metro Denver. Twelve-week residencies are offered three times each year.
Eligibility Info
Eligible artistic disciplines and media include drawing, painting, sculpture, dance, photography, film, video, new media, installation, fiction & nonfiction writing, music, spoken word/poetry, and interdisciplinary. All artist mediums are encouraged to apply. Open to U.S. based artists.
October 1, 2025
Holiday Art Fair Call for Vendors 2025 Art fair
- Organization: Riverside Arts Center
- Submission Deadline: October 1, 2025
- Event Dates: November 22, 2025 - November 23, 2025
- Entry Fee: $12.00
- Location: Ypsilanti, Michigan 48197, United States
Description
Call for Vendors – Holiday Art Fair at Riverside Arts Center
Riverside Arts Center is now accepting vendor applications for our annual Holiday Art Fair, a vibrant indoor market celebrating handmade goods, vintage treasures, and small-batch artisan products. We’re looking for a diverse mix of artists, makers, collectors, and premade food vendors to join us for the third annual Holiday Art Fair. Space is limited, and vendor selection will be juried to ensure quality, variety, and fit with the spirit of the event. Early applications are encouraged. Ready to be part of a festive, high-quality holiday market in a beautiful, art-filled space? Apply below!
We welcome applications from vendors offering:
- Handmade art and craft (prints, ceramics, jewelry, textiles, etc.)
Vintage items (clothing, home goods, accessories, records, collectibles)
Home & body products (candles, soaps, skincare)
Small-batch packaged foods (baked goods, jams, teas, spice blends, etc.)
This is a non-commissioned event. Vendors pay a flat tabling fee and retain 100% of their sales.
Location: Riverside Arts Center, 76 N. Huron St. Ypsilanti, MI 48197
Event Dates/Times: Saturday, November 22, 2025 11AM-6PM and Sunday, November 23, 2025 11AM-4PM
Fee: $125 for a 6-foot table or $90 for a 4ft table
*A nonrefundable fee of $12 applies to all applications.
Your application and vendor fees are not just event costs. They directly power Riverside’s mission to sustain and grow the arts in Ypsilanti and Washtenaw County, supporting year-round exhibitions, classes, and artist opportunities.
October 1, 2025
Carolinas Rehab Art Gallery - 4th Quarter Exhibition
- Submission Deadline: October 1, 2025
- Eligibility: Regional
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Location: North Carolina, United States
Description
Carolinas Rehabilitation is looking for local and regional artists (North and South Carolina) to submit pieces to be hung in their newly renovated, high-traffic space. Every three months the gallery will be filled with new art, chosen by a committee. The artists chosen for each time period will be able to display 3 pieces of art. They are looking for art that creates a positive and welcome distraction for their patients and visitors.
This is a busy lobby and connects to their flagship hospital. The campus is 4 million square feet. This is a fantastic opportunity for local artists to showcase their talent while gaining tremendous exposure. Proposals for your submissions should inspire positive reflection with a focus on community; health, hope and healing.
Eligibility Info
Must be at least 18 years of age and reside in North Carolina
October 1, 2025
Prompt 26 Competition
- Submission Deadline: October 1, 2025
- Award Info: $30,000 USD in prize awards
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Online Only: Yes
Description
Welcome to Prompt 26! They are pondering the heroic within the human experience. Immersed in a world of AI, it takes a brave soul to pause and honestly ask, "Am I losing myself to ChatGPT?" In this polished world people are cornered at every turn to optimize more, to actually think less. Here at the crossroads, people must free themselves from artificial control. Being human today increasingly requires an act of will. They welcome art and personal statements made by humans only. AI generated or assisted works and statements will not be considered.
Eligibility Info
Open internationally.
October 1, 2025
Call for Artists 2026 Exhibition
- Submission Deadline: October 1, 2025
- Event Dates: January 13, 2026 - December 19, 2026
- Eligibility: State
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Location: Minnesota, United States
Description
This is a open call for artists who would like to exhibit in a professional setting in their galleries in 2026. They have two galleries in our facility (The Harguth Gallery, and the Beckmann Gallery), both are beautiful spaces to show your work in a professional setting. All Minnesota Visual Artists, are welcome to apply. 2026 exhibits begin January 13th- Dec 19th 2026.
Eligibility Info
All Minnesota Visual Artists, are welcome to apply.
October 1, 2025
2025 – Artist Residency Program – Casa de Mono Residency
- Submission Deadline: October 1, 2025
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Location: Cali, Colombia
Description
Following the principles of theFoundation, an NGO whose activities are based on ecosophical knowledge, this Artist Residency Program is conceived as an interchange platform between the artists-in-residency projects and the different practices that take place in the Foundation’s house, the city and the region. Mainly, the kind of practices that establish relationships with the environment based on sensitivity towards the planet, the protection of life, human freedoms and respect for individual differences.
This program is aimed at both artists (in a wide sense: from visual to performing arts, from music to writing) and cultural managers or agents interested in putting forward artistic projects aligned with discourses of ecological and social sustainability and, in general terms, with the knowledge and practices related to the values and objectives encouraged by Casa de Mono.
Eligibility Info
Open to artists internationally
October 1, 2025
Residency with a Glass Casting Technique Course – Autumn 2025 Residency
- Submission Deadline: October 1, 2025
- Award Info: 1 month residency
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Sculpture
Description
At the beginning of the residency, participants will be introduced to the specific technique of kiln-cast glass sculpture—melting glass shards into custom-made molds. Residents will create a clay model, produce a negative mold, and fill it with glass for casting. The finished piece can then be further refined through grinding, polishing, or sandblasting. Participants will have the opportunity to experience the entire process and create their own glass sculpture under expert guidance in a fully equipped workshop. The residency is open to both experienced glassmakers and complete beginners. All materials are included. At the end of the residency, participants will leave with their finished artwork.
Eligibility Info
The residency is open to both experienced glassmakers and complete beginners.
October 1, 2025
Funded Jewellery Residency for Emerging Artists in Germany Residency
- Submission Deadline: October 1, 2025
- Award Info: 4 month residency. Funded support: stipend (€700/month) and €500 travel allowance. Final public exhibition in Landsberg.
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Sculpture
- Location: Bavaria, Germany
Description
Apply now for the Kronenringe: Jewellery Residency for Emerging Artists! This unique programme in Germany offers jewellery artists not only a rare, fully equipped goldsmith’s workshop with historical continuity, but also direct access to a vibrant community of colleagues, customers and patrons.
Eligibility Info
Open to emerging jewellery artists
October 1, 2025
Showcase in Athens, Greece Exhibition
- Organization: The Holy Art Gallery
- Submission Deadline: October 1, 2025
- Event Dates: October 17, 2025 - October 19, 2025
- Entry Fee: From 45, Participation Fee: £80 incl. VAT for one artwork
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Location: Athens 105 55, Greece
Description
With over 10,000 artists exhibited and 500,000+ guests across 20+ cities worldwide, The Holy Art Gallery continues to showcase bold, brilliant, and boundary-pushing creativity.
🌍 Submissions are now open! They welcome artists from all countries and backgrounds to submit their work for their next major physical exhibition in Athens, Greece (17–19 October 2025).
📍 Location: Normanou 3, Athens 105 55, Greece
Their gallery is nestled between Monastiraki and the Acropolis/Parthenon—two of the most iconic and vibrant areas of Athens.
🎨 Theme: OPEN From painting to poetry, film to sculpture, all mediums are welcome.
🖼️ Participation Fee: £80 incl. VAT for one artwork💳 Flexible payment options available via Klarna, Afterpay/Clearpay, and Revolut Pay.
Eligibility Info
Open to artists internationally
October 1, 2025
Open Call: Artist in Residence (AiR) — January 2026 Residency
- Submission Deadline: October 1, 2025
- Event Dates: January 4, 2026 - January 31, 2026
- Entry Fee: $30 before May 1st, $40 May 1st - October 1st
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Location: Santa Monica, California, United States
Description
Dorado 806 Projects is excited to announce a four-week artist residency from January 4 – 31, 2026, taking place in our space in the heart of downtown Santa Monica — just minutes walk from the beach and a perfect setting to spend a winter month immersed in your creative practice. This residency culminates in a solo exhibition at the end of the program, offering the artist a platform to share their work with the community. Artists of all disciplines are welcome. They’re drawn to those who embrace experimentation, storytelling, and connection; artists eager to dive into their process, inspired by new environments and the rhythm of coastal life.
Eligibility Info
Open to artists internationally
October 1, 2025
25 x 25 Art Gene’s 25th Anniversary Residency #2 Residency
- Submission Deadline: October 1, 2025
- Award Info: £10,500 total budget
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Location: Barrow-in-Furness, United Kingdom
Description
This residency calls for creatives or collectives to design and develop a concept or reimagined work that responds to Art Gene’s physical spaces within the Nan Tait Centre – their studios, gallery, production areas (see below for more information on the Nan Tait Centre). They’re particularly interested in proposals that explore innovative, critical or imaginative ways to use or activate Art Gene’s indoor spaces – for example, by approaching new ways to host artist residencies, host workshops, or engage the wider community. This could be in the form of a structure such as an eco-pod, a project or intervention that sits within or outside of the building.
Eligibility Info
Open internationally.
October 1, 2025
Abstract Intentions 2025 Exhibition
- Submission Deadline: October 1, 2025
- Entry Fee: Members: $20 Non-Members: $25 per work
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Location: Carmichael, CA 95608, United States
Description
Sacramento Fine Arts Center invites artists to apply to their Abstract Intentions 2025 exhibition. Abstract art uses shape, form, color and line to create a composition which may exist with degrees of independence from visual references in the world. Sacramento Fine Arts Center welcome all media to join this exciting exhibition.
Eligibility Info
Open to all artists internationally
October 1, 2025
Animal Kingdom 2025 Art Competition Competition
- Organization: Fusion Art
- Submission Deadline: October 1, 2025
- Event Dates: October 5, 2025 - November 4, 2025
- Entry Fee: $25 for 1-2 images / $40 for up to 5 images
- Award Info: Choice of a cash prize or complimentary one-year membership to Fusion Art's Members Gallery for Best in Show winners.
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Online Only: Yes
Description
Fusion Art announces the Animal Kingdom 2025 Art Competition. For this competition, both 2D and 3D artists, worldwide, are invited to submit their best art and photography depicting animals, both domestic and wild. The artwork can include any animals that live on land, in the sea or in the air. All artists, regardless of location or experience, are invited to submit their best representational and/or abstract art and photography.
This is the 10th annual Animal Kingdom art competition that gallery has held.
Eligibility Info
Open to artists internationally
October 1, 2025
Small Works 2026 – Juried Exhibition Competition
- Organization: Strata Gallery
- Submission Deadline: October 1, 2025
- Event Dates: January 6, 2026 - January 23, 2026
- Entry Fee: $35
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Location: Santa Fe, NM, United States
Description
Strata Gallery invites artists from all backgrounds to submit their artwork for our juried exhibition, “Small Works.” This showcase aims to celebrate the power of small artworks that invites viewers to explore the intricacies of minute details. All media is welcome, including: painting, sculpture, printmaking, photography, textiles, mixed media, etc. Artwork must not exceed 16 inches in any dimension, including frame. Small Works is a juried exhibition held at Strata Gallery in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Eligibility Info
Open to all artists internationally
October 1, 2025
2925 CPA International Juried Exhibition Competition
- Submission Deadline: October 1, 2025
- Entry Fee: $45.00
- Award Info: over $5,000 in awards!
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Photography
- Location: Carmel, California
Description
The Center for Photographic Art (CPA) is excited to announce the 2025 International Juried Exhibition with over $5,000 in awards! Forty-five juror-selected photographs will be exhibited from December 6, 2025 through January 4, 2026 in historic gallery in Carmel, California, and vie for eight cash awards totaling more than $5,000. These photographs will also be featured in an online gallery on the CPA website along with an additional forty-five juror selected images. An exhibition catalog of the entire gallery and online exhibition will be available for purchase. An entry discount is available for new and current CPA members.
Eligibility Info
open to all living photographers, worldwide, over the age of 18, working in all still photographic media (no video).
October 1, 2025
8 Walls Gallery Solo Exhibitions Exhibition
- Organization: Maggie Spencer
- Submission Deadline: October 1, 2025
- Eligibility: Local
- Location: Ypsilanti, Michigan 48197, United States
Description
Riverside Arts Center is piloting our newest gallery program: Eight Wall Gallery. This gallery is located in the Off Center, utilizing our new portable gallery walls. This program is designed to serve individual artists working in 2D mediums, by providing solo exhibition space for either one to two days or four to six week periods.
October 2, 2025
The British Art Prize 2025 Competition
- Submission Deadline: October 2, 2025
- Entry Fee: £22
- Award Info: Cash Prizes
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Location: LONDON, United Kingdom
Description
Artists & Illustrators is delighted to be back with The British Art Prize 2025. Enter today for the chance to win bigger and better prizes than ever before, have your work exhibited at two major London galleries and be featured in this magazine. This major international art competition will expose winning artists of all levels to a far-reaching platform to gain valuable publicity and recognition for their work. Open to everyone – whether you’re an amateur, emerging or professional artist – all styles, media* and techniques will be considered.
Eligibility Info
Open internationally
October 2, 2025
In Light of the Climate Exhibition
- Organization: Gallery 86
- Submission Deadline: October 2, 2025
- Event Dates: October 11, 2025 - October 13, 2025
- Eligibility: State
- Location: Dallas, Texas 75217, United States
Description
The name of this two-part immigration art show is "In Light of the Climate." Subsequently, we're looking for artwork centered on immigration as a theme. This can mean addressing the concept of immigration abstractly, or immigrants themselves specifically. Artists are also granted artistic freedom to submit works that address other issues related to the political climate in the US surrounding immigration. We invite you to submit your most honest artwork as it relates to immigration and the current political climate in America.
Important Dates:
- Deadline: Thurs. Oct. 2nd at 1:00pm.
- Acceptance Notification: Friday, Oct. 3rd via email.
- Artwork Delivery: Monday, Oct. 6th between the hours of 11:30am to 6:30pm to Gallery 86:
- Address: 2084 N. Jim Miller Rd. Suite 102A, Dallas, TX 75217.
- Show Opening: Sat., Oct. 11th from 6-8pm at Gallery 86.
- Show Closing: Mon., Oct. 13th, from 6-8pm.
- Artwork Pick Up: Thurs., Oct. 16th between the hours of 11:30am to 6:30pm.
October 2, 2025
MySide Call for submissions Exhibition
- Submission Deadline: October 2, 2025
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Photography
- Online Only: Yes
Description
They’re inviting you to share your life and community through documentary photography as part of MySide, their new grassroots curatorial project. Every three months they’ll set a new theme, and right now they're looking for responses to the prompt “Places That Made Us”.
Eligibility Info
Open internationally.
October 2, 2025
United Way of the Midlands Anniversary Mural Public Art & Proposals
- Submission Deadline: October 2, 2025
- Award Info: Budget: $21,250
- Eligibility: Regional
- Categories: Painting
- Location: South Carolina, United States
Description
One Columbia for Arts and Culture and United Way of the Midlands is seeking an artist or artist team to create a vibrant public mural that celebrates the United Way of the Midland’s 100th anniversary and honors a century of service, collaboration, and community impact. For the past 100 years, their mission has remained rooted in the belief that people are stronger together—that by uniting across differences, people can build a thriving, equitable community for all. This mural should reflect that enduring spirit, with a strong focus on people, diversity, and the communities they serve across Calhoun, Fairfield, Lexington, Newberry, Orangeburg, and Richland counties.
Eligibility Info
Open only to artists or artist teams who are legal residents of South Carolina.
October 2, 2025
Monash Affordable Art Exhibition Exhibition
- Submission Deadline: October 2, 2025
- Event Dates: October 17, 2025 - October 26, 2025
- Entry Fee: From $15
- Award Info: AwardsMAAE 2025 will feature three art prizes, with a total prize pool of $1,000
- Eligibility: Local
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Location: Mount Waverley, Victoria 3149, Australia
Description
Open to MONCAS Members and non-members.
Eligibility Info
Acceptable mediums: 2D and 3D.
October 3, 2025
Squeaky Wheel Workspace Residency Residency
- Organization: Squeaky Wheel
- Submission Deadline: October 3, 2025
- Award Info: $1000 stipend, and additional support available
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Location: Buffalo, NY, United States
Description
Squeaky Wheel’s Workspace Residency supports artists and researchers working on media arts projects. The short-term residency is open to applicants from Buffalo and across the United States who are seeking resources, time, and support for ongoing projects or the creation of new work. Residents have tailored access to facilities, equipment, technical consultation, from Squeaky Wheel, as well as our partners Buffalo Game Space, The Foundry, Mirabo Press, and Silo City. Residents present on their work together in a public event, present a workshop for the Squeaky Wheel community, and participate in tailored activities, such as field trips, critiques, among others.
Eligibility Info
Open to all artists nationally
October 3, 2025
In Person Exhibition - Over $450,000 In Awards Available - Art Comes Alive 2025 Exhibition
- Organization: ADC Fine Art
- Submission Deadline: October 3, 2025
- Event Dates: November 15, 2025 - January 15, 2026
- Entry Fee: $25 per piece
- Award Info: Over $450,000 in Awards Available
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Location: Cincinnati, Ohio 45214, United States
Description
For over 30 years, it's been ADC's mission to support living artists, and ACA (Art Comes Alive) does just that. Now entering its 16th year, ACA has earned its reputation as the "Academy Awards for Art," and it's only getting bigger
Eligibility Info
Open internationally.
October 3, 2025
Wyndham Art Prize Competition
- Submission Deadline: October 3, 2025
- Award Info: First Prize: $15,000. Second Prize: $10,000. Third Prize: $8,000. Local Emerging Artist Prize (acquisitive): $5,000. People’s Choice Award: $2,500.
- Eligibility: National
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Location: Werribee, Victoria 3030, Australia
Description
Australia’s most inclusive and exciting contemporary art prize is back, bigger and bolder than ever, running 19 January to 22 March 2026. Whether you’re an emerging or an established artist, the Wyndham Art Prize (WAP) 2026 invites practitioners across Australia to submit their most powerful, thought-provoking, or unexpected work. With a growing prize pool and expanded categories, this year’s edition celebrates the full spectrum of artistic expression. The Wyndham Art Prize proudly champions inclusivity and welcomes works in a variety of artforms including painting, sculpture, photography, video, works on paper and digital media. Held at the newly refurbished Wyndham Art Gallery, the 2026 exhibition will showcase the finalists in a dynamic, high-profile public space.
Eligibility Info
Whether you’re an emerging or an established artist, the Wyndham Art Prize (WAP) 2026 invites practitioners across Australia to submit their most powerful, thought-provoking, or unexpected work.
October 3, 2025
Native American Artist in Residence Program Residency
- Submission Deadline: October 3, 2025
- Award Info: $30,000 grants; Travel stipend - up to $4,000 to visit and research other cultural knowledge bearers and institutions; other prizes
- Eligibility: Regional
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Location: Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
Description
The Native American Artist-in-Residence (NAAIR) Program was established in 2013 to support the continuation and recovery of traditional Native American arts by utilizing the Minnesota Historical Society’s collections. NAAIR is a 6 to 12 month residency. Artists are supported financially, gain open access to study the MNHS collections, and are provided with support to visit regional museums or knowledgeable peer artists or elders.
Eligibility Info
NAAIR is open to Native American artists residing in Minnesota, Wisconsin, North Dakota, and South Dakota who are currently permitted to work within the United States. Enrollment in a federally recognized tribe is not a requirement, but the artist must be recognized by their community and demonstrate significant artistic knowledge.
October 3, 2025
Creator Grant Application Grants & Felowships
- Organization: Causability
- Submission Deadline: October 3, 2025
- Eligibility: National
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Online Only: Yes
Description
They Empower Creators to Partner with Their Local Nonprofits.
Causability is one of the few U.S. nonprofits offering unrestricted grants to creators, enabling them to collaborate with local nonprofits to develop impactful programs that benefit both creators and their communities.
These grants support creators who may or may not yet be partnered with a nonprofit, providing opportunities to co-create initiatives that address underserved or socio-economically marginalized communities through the arts.
Eligibility Info
Open to U.S. based artists
October 3, 2025
Open Call for Art November Group Show Exhibition
- Submission Deadline: October 3, 2025
- Eligibility: Local
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Location: Berlin, Germany
Description
LiTE-HAUS seeks artists based in or near Berlin to exhibit artworks in a group show in November. There is no theme for this open call but it is temporarily titled “SPLASH”. They also accept proposals for artists who would like to exhibit in one or more of their three bright white rooms, if you prefer not to be part of a group show.
Eligibility Info
Artists based in or near Berlin.
October 3, 2025
Open Call Reinventing Photography Exhibition
- Submission Deadline: October 3, 2025
- Award Info: Cash prize of 4000€
- Eligibility: National
- Categories: Photography
- Location: Brussels, Belgium
Description
As part of the bicentenary celebration (September 2026 to September 2027) of le Point de vue du gras*, Hangar is launching a call for applications aimed at Belgian photographers and/or photographers residing in Belgium, on the theme "Reinventing Photography." In echo to the major photographic commission by the CNAP (National Centre for Visual Arts in France), Hangar’s commission will complement the selection of 15 photographers already chosen. The full body of work will be showcased in an exhibition at Hangar from September to December 2026.
Eligibility Info
Photographers from Belgium/based in Belgium.
October 3, 2025
Theatrical Outfit - Call for Performance Proposals for 2026, Not Limited to Dance Public Art & Proposals
- Submission Deadline: October 3, 2025
- Award Info: Each Artist/Team will be paid a total stipend of $3,000 which you can spend how you see fit. Any box office revenue over $3,000 will be split 50/50.
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Film/Video/New Media
- Location: Atlanta, Georgia 30303, United States
Description
In 1977, Theatrical Outfit was founded by nine young Atlanta theatre artists who wanted to shake things up and launch some electric new energy into the theatre scene. To continue the tradition, we launched a new festival to re-capture that energy, and launch a new generation of touring work that can light up stages in Atlanta, across Georgia, across the nation, or across the globe. They are providing four artists with a stipend, free rehearsal space, production and marketing support, and four guaranteed performances at Theatrical Outfit. They provide a simple, minimalist set, and a rep lighting and sound plot. The artist puts together their own creative team and their own timeline to make it happen.
Eligibility Info
Open to artists internationally.
October 4, 2025
AMADEUS Festival International Design Competition 2025/2026 Competition
- Submission Deadline: October 4, 2025
- Award Info: 50 EUR- 500 EUR
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting
- Online Only: Yes
Description
AMADEUS Festival Vienna launches its fourth International Design Competition 2025/26, celebrating emerging talent in visual arts and graphic design. Framed within the Festival’s communication strategy, the competition offers a platform to showcase creativity inspired by classical music while promoting the Festival’s international image. This year’s theme, Metamorphosis, invites artists to explore transformation and creativity, with the chance to gain recognition and visibility on a global stage. AMADEUS Festival International Design Competition 2025/2026 will award the best design of a poster promoting AMADEUS Festival Vienna for the year 2026. They welcome and value a variety of creative approaches and artistic points of view. The theme of this year’s competition is Metamorphosis.
Eligibility Info
Open internationally.
October 5, 2025
Windgate Artist Residency at University of Arkansas Little Rock Residenc
- Submission Deadline: October 5, 2025
- Award Info: $30,000, Housing, Material/Travel Fund, Private Studio, Access to extensive facilities
- Eligibility: National
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Location: Little Rock , Arkansas 72204, United States
Description
The Windgate Artist in Residence is made possible through a generous grant from the Windgate foundation. The Windgate Foundation, based in Little Rock Arkansas, is a private foundation established in 1993 whose purpose is to advance contemporary craft and strengthen visual arts education in the United States. Education, health, and community initiatives are an additional area of focus in Arkansas.
This residency offers the selected applicant the opportunity to create work and engage with the School of Art and Design community, as well as the greater Little Rock community. The primary goal of the residency program is to provide time to make and develop work, and the space to make it while interacting with their community.
Eligibility Info
Open nationally.
October 5, 2025
The W. Eugene Smith Grant Grants & Fellowships
- Submission Deadline: October 5, 2025
- Entry Fee: $50 (can request to be waived)
- Award Info: $30,000, and two additional $10,000 Finalist Grants will be awarded.
- Categories: Photography
Description
The W. Eugene Smith Grant is designed to encourage and support visual storytellers whose photographic work renews the tradition of W. Eugene Smith’s dedicated compassion as evidenced during his 45-year career as a photographic essayist. Special consideration will be given to work that promotes social change, that embraces new technologies and image distribution, and that seeks to integrate the tradition of photography and social change with contemporary practice. The judges will be looking for a photographer and project that seem most likely to use exemplary and compelling photojournalism and documentary photography (possibly supplemented by or incorporating multi-media) to address an issue of import and impact related to the human condition: social change, humanitarian concern, armed conflict, or other topics of interpersonal, psychological, cultural, social, environmental, scientific, medical and/or political significance, ideally expressing an underlying acknowledgement of our common humanity.
Eligibility Info
Open internationally to photographers (but no students)
October 5, 2025
W. Eugene Smith Student Grant Grants & Fellowships
- Submission Deadline: October 5, 2025
- Entry Fee: $10 USD (can request to be waived)
- Award Info: $5,000.00
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Photography
Description
The W. Eugene Smith Grant for Student Photographers is designed to encourage and support students whose photographic work renews the tradition of W. Eugene Smith’s dedicated compassion as evidenced during his 45-year career as a photographic essayist. Special consideration will be given to work that promotes social change, that embraces new technologies and image distribution, and that seeks to integrate the tradition of photography and social change with contemporary practice. The judges will be looking for a photographer and project that seem most likely to use exemplary and compelling photojournalism and documentary photography (possibly supplemented by or incorporating multi-media) to address an issue of import and impact related to the human condition: social change, humanitarian concern, armed conflict, or other topics of interpersonal, psychological, cultural, social, environmental, scientific, medical and/or political significance, ideally expressing an underlying acknowledgement of our common humanity.
Eligibility Info
Open internationally; you must be a fully matriculated student in the grant year and submit a JPG of your valid Student ID.
October 5, 2025
The Game Show - DEADLINE EXTENDED! Oct 5 Exhibition
- Organization: The Vestibule
- Submission Deadline: October 5, 2025
- Event Dates: December 12, 2025 - December 20, 2025
- Eligibility: Regional
- Location: Seattle, WA 98107
Description
The Vestibule invites submissions of new or completed work by single artists or small collectives for THE GAME SHOW, a playful, two weekend exhibition of objects, events and concepts from December 12-Dec 20, 2025.
What kind of games are right for the Game Show? Fun games, serious games, video games, board games, language games, conceptual games, games that can be played alone, games that can be played with the creator….
What kind of work is right for the game show? Written work, sculpted work, installation art, performance art, video art, video game art, poetry books, philosophy, books about games, books that art games, interactive art, inviting art…
October 5, 2025
Coburg Print Room: Open Call Exhibition
- Submission Deadline: October 5, 2025
- Eligibility: National
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline
- Location: Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Description
Coburg House Art Gallery is excited to announce an open call for their upcoming Coburg Print Room, showcasing the very best of Scottish and local printmaking. Coburg House is a building filled with 60+ artist studios, and they have a shop and gallery space that is open on weekends, Saturdays & Sundays, 11am - 4pm.
Eligibility Info
Open to Scotland based printmakers.
October 5, 2025
Call for Art: Beautiful World Exhibition
- Submission Deadline: October 5, 2025
- Event Dates: October 23, 2025 - November 23, 2025
- Entry Fee: Suggested fee of $10 but will consider all submissions regardless of entry free.
- Award Info: The band DEVO will also be selecting a “Best in Show” with an invitation to the meet and greet for the winner.
- Eligibility: National
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota 55409, United States
Description
Hang onto your energy domes, people! They are thrilled to announce they’re now accepting submissions for BEAUTIFUL WORLD. Inspired by a collaboration with DEVO Fine Art Prints, they’re seeking artwork that aligns with the concepts behind the influential and legendary band DEVO! Works selected for BEAUTIFUL WORLD will be displayed alongside a strictly limited-edition portfolio of rare or never-before-seen DEVO images by world-class photographers: Neal Preston, Ebet Roberts, Allan Tannenbaum, and Richard Alden Peterson. These highly collectible prints are of a set quantity, and each buyer of a print will receive an exclusive invitation to an intimate meet-and-greet with DEVO at Fresh Eye Gallery!(!!) The band will also be selecting a “Best in Show” with an invitation to the meet and greet for the winner.
Eligibility Info
Open to U.S. based artists
October 5, 2025
Scholarships of the HBK Braunschweig Grants & Fellowships
- Organization: Braunschweig Projects
- Submission Deadline: October 5, 2025
- Award Info: stipend 1,500€ per month
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
Description
Braunschweig Projects: Fellowships for Visual and Sound Artists. The program Braunschweig Projects, HBK Braunschweig offers 7 artistic fellowships on behalf of the State of Lower Saxony for the year 2026/27: Sound art (2 scholarships), Visual arts (5 scholarships). The program is aimed at artists, who would like to work on a project in the immediate vicinity of HBK Braunschweig. With their project proposal, fellows should make a significant contribution towards the further development of forms of artistic practice. All fellows will be assigned a mentor, who will help with the integration into university life. Mentors are fine arts professor and can be chosen by the fellows themselves. In addition, all professors of the fine arts department will be available for artistic discourse with the fellows.
Eligibility Info
Open internationally
October 5, 2025
City of Sarasota - Payne Park Tennis Center Courtyard Sculpture Public Art & Proposals
- Submission Deadline: October 5, 2025
- Award Info: Up to $25,000
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Sculpture
- Location: Florida, United States
Description
The City of Sarasota Public Art Program is commissioning a permanent sculpture for this location. The artwork must be original, visually compelling from multiple angles, durable for outdoor display in partial sun, and scaled appropriately to the site. Surrounding landscaping will be adapted to complement the selected piece. The artwork must be safe, stable, and designed so that it does not present hazards to the public or encourage climbing. Surfaces should be free of sharp points or abrasive textures, and materials must be vandal-resistant and suitable for long-term outdoor display in Sarasota’s climate.
Eligibility Info
Open internationally.
October 6, 2025
Save Art Spaces x SlowFactory - Artwork Visualizing Support for Gaza Exhibition
- Submission Deadline: October 6, 2025
- Event Dates: November 21, 2025
- Entry Fee: $29.99 for a single image; each additional image carries a $10 fee. All fees paid to SaveArtSpace are 100% tax deductible donations.
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Location: New York, New York, United States
- Online Only: Yes
Description
SaveArtSpace x Slow Factory is proud to present Feed Gaza / End the Genocide, a public art exhibition on billboard ad space in New York, NY, starting November 21, 2025, curated by Slow Factory. Focused on breaking the siege that is currently forcefully starving 2 million people in Gaza, 40,000 newborn, the billboards aim to raise immediate funding and support for SameerProject as well as a series of grassroots initiatives working tirelessly in feeding people in Gaza. They invite artists of all ages and talents to submit their artwork between August 25 and October 6, 2025 in order to be considered for the exhibition. This is an opportunity to have your work exhibited on billboard ad space in New York, NY.
Eligibility Info
The exhibition is open to all artists of any age, skill level or background. All art is accepted.
October 6, 2025
EOI: City of Charles Sturt Public Art Opportunities Public Art & Proposals
- Submission Deadline: October 6, 2025
- Award Info: Three shortlisted artists per opportunity will be invited, briefed and contracted to go on to Concept Design stage (paid opportunity).
- Eligibility: Regional
- Categories: Painting, Sculpture
- Location: South Australia 5000, Australia
Description
Guildhouse has been engaged by City of Charles Sturt to deliver two significant public artwork opportunities for South Australian artists: EOI Drayton Street Pocket Park Sculpture & EOI Chief Street Pocket Park Pavement Design. City of Charles Sturt is currently developing two small-medium plots of vacant land on Drayton Street, Bowden and Chief Street, Brompton into pocket parks. Drayton Street Pocket Park and Chief Street Pocket Park (yet to be formally named) are currently under construction and due to be completed in December 2025. Individual artists or artist teams are invited to submit their Expressions of Interest in either of these exciting opportunities. Artists are welcome to express their interest in both, however a different artist will be chosen for each pocket park. Artist are not required to be Guildhouse Members to apply. EOI close Monday 6 October, 11:59pm ACDT.
Eligibility Info
Open to artists based in South Australia
October 7, 2025
Music of Many Colours Exhibition
- Organization: Epicenter NYC
- Submission Deadline: October 7, 2025
- Event Dates: November 7, 2025 - December 7, 2025
- Eligibility: Regional
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Location: Long Island City, NY 111101, United States
Description
Epicenter NYC invites artists to submit work for their 2025 group exhibition Music of Many Colours — taking place at The Local NY in Long Island City from Nov. 7 - Dec. 7
The exhibition explores how music carries memory, identity, and resistance across cultures and generations. From ancestral sounds to subcultures and personal playlists, music serves as both archive and amplifier — shaping the way people remember, resist, and belong.
All submissions will be reviewed by special guest juror Sadaf Padder.
Epicenter NYC features the work of a New York area artist every week, sharing examples of their work, accomplishments, and helping generate buzz for upcoming projects.
Eligibility Info
Open regionally.
October 7, 2025
2025 Signal Box Beautification Program Public Art & Proposals
- Submission Deadline: October 7, 2025
- Award Info: Budget: $500.00
- Eligibility: Local
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting
- Location: Colorado, United States
Description
Each year the Lone Tree Arts Commission seeks to beautify the many traffic signal and utility boxes placed within the city through the selection of original designs from area artists. The selected designs will be printed on vinyl wrap and cover the boxes on all four sides. A third-party design fabricator will be used to print the vinyl wraps and will be installed by the same group.
Eligibility Info
Must be a Colorado resident.
October 7, 2025
Acquisitive Small Sculpture Prize 2025 Competition
- Submission Deadline: October 7, 2025
- Event Dates: November 9, 2025 - December 9, 2025
- Entry Fee: $25 per entry
- Award Info: Prizes available are Major Award $4,000, Local Award $2,000, First Nations Award $1,000, Peoples Choice Seppelt Wine Hamper, and Highly Commended Certificates.
- Eligibility: National
- Categories: Sculpture
- Location: Rainbow, Victoria 3424, Australia
Description
Turbo Gallery is situated in the rural town of Rainbow in North-West Victoria. Established in 2015, the gallery is a contemporary art space and an integral part of the creative culture in town. Rainbow is situated in a rich agricultural district, right on the edge of the Big Desert and its vast Mallee Wilderness areas. Nestled along the silo art trail,Rainbow is attracting an increasing number of visitors.
Eligibility Info
Open to artists based in Australia
October 7, 2025
Call for Public Outdoor Sculpture: Lighting the Spirit of America Public Art & Proposals
- Submission Deadline: October 7, 2025
- Award Info: A $30,000 Sculpture total award (including $2,500 for installation)
- Eligibility: State
- Categories: Sculpture
- Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Description
This proposal presents an opportunity for an emerging artist to create an impactful outdoor sculpture that draws inspiration from the rich cultural and historical landscape of America. The work will explore themes of national music identity, heritage, and community through visual language that honors traditional and contemporary symbols of Americana. By integrating lighting elements, the sculpture will bring a dynamic, immersive experience to the public space, allowing the piece to evolve with the time of day and season, highlighting the timeless nature of the American spirit. The sculpture installation site will be a public, outdoor green space that is part of a larger community that houses a barbecue restaurant, live music stage and kids gathering area. This sculpture will serve as an artistic focal point and contribute to the aesthetic experience for music lovers and families. The sculpture will be viewed year-round in an environment with variable weather conditions. The site is in North Minneapolis on Emerson Avenue.
Eligibility Info
Applicants must live in the state of Minnesota to be eligible.
October 8, 2025
Penland - Core Fellowship Program, One Year Work-Study Grants & Fellowships
- Submission Deadline: October 8, 2025
- Entry Fee: $30
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts
- Location: North Carolina, United States
Description
The Penland Core Fellowship Program is a one-year work-study fellowship for early career artists looking to expand technical skills and material fluency while working to support the day-to-day operations of a craft school. Artists of all backgrounds who want to advance their educational goals and explore their capacity to contribute to a thriving creative community are encouraged to apply. The goal of the program is to shape the future of contemporary craft by creating opportunity, connection, and immersive education for early career artists who bring a range of perspectives and goals to the school.
Eligibility Info
Open to artists internationally. Applicants must be 21 or older to be eligible for the Core Fellowship.
October 10, 2025
2026 New Mexico Arts Artist Residency - Sandia Mountain Natural History Center Residency
- Submission Deadline: October 10, 2025
- Award Info: Budget: $14,000
- Eligibility: National
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Location: New Mexico, United Kingdom
Description
Each residency will take place over a six-week period in which the artist resides and works in Cedar Crest, New Mexico. Artists will have access to and are encouraged to interact with the land, culture, visitor center and the surrounding area. The culmination of the residency centers the artist’s research and development of new work that showcases ideas and work created during their six-week stay at Sandia Mountain Natural History Center. Public engagement opportunities include, but are not limited to: an artist talk or exhibition, workshop, temporary site-specific installations, performances, etc. Artwork and community engagement should be safe and appropriate for both children and adults, ADA compliant, and should not permanently alter the environment when removed.
Eligibility Info
Open nationally.
October 10, 2025
Call for Submissions - "Extremely Minnesota" Juried Exhibition Exhibition
- Submission Deadline: October 10, 2025
- Event Dates: November 1, 2025 - December 7, 2025
- Award Info: Prize awards totaling $800.
- Eligibility: State
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Location: Robbinsdale, Minnesota 55422, United States
Description
30th Extremely Minnesota Fine Arts Exhibition – Call for Art
A show exclusively for Minnesota resident artists.
November 1 – December 7, 2025
Opening Reception and Awards Ceremony:
Saturday November 1 5:30-8 pm
Prize awards totaling $800. Entry ONLY through EntryThingy.com.
Online Entry OPENS Monday, September 1, at 9:00 am Central.
Online Entry CLOSES Friday, October 10, at 11:59 pm Central.
Email notification of Acceptance Monday, October 20.
Delivery to Robbin Gallery Sunday, October 26, 5 – 7 pm and Monday, October 27, 5 – 7 pm.
Eligibility Info
This call is exclusively for Minnesota resident artists.
October 10, 2025
Nacán Art Residency Residency
- Submission Deadline: October 10, 2025
- Award Info: 1 week - 3 month residency
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Location: El Valle, Samaná 23000, Dominican Republic
Description
Nacán Art Residency invites you to immerse yourself in the breathtaking surroundings of a pristine tropical forest with access to a stunning beach. During this residency, artists will have the opportunity to live and work in the lush and vibrant environment while engaging with the local community and their cultural traditions.
Eligibility Info
The residency is open to all artists and in the following disciplines: Visual Artists, Musicians, Producers, Writers, Thinkers, Photographers.
October 10, 2025
Solo or Two-Person Open Call 2026 Exhibition
- Organization: Tiger Strikes Asteroid
- Submission Deadline: October 10, 2025
- Event Dates: January 24, 2026 - February 28, 2026
- Entry Fee: $30
- Award Info: up to $700 reimbursement for exhibition costs
- Eligibility: National
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Location: Greenville, SC, United States
Description
Tiger Strikes Asteroid Greenville (TSA GVL) is pleased to announce their 2026 open call for a solo or two-person exhibition in the gallery space in Greenville, SC. This year’s call is broadly themed around boundaries, interpreted in the widest sense. TSA welcomes exhibition submissions from individual and two-person artist groups. As a national organization, Tiger Strikes Asteroid is committed to highlighting the breadth and range of artists within the community, and encourages historically underrepresented perspectives and viewpoints to apply. All applicants will be considered for future programming, with finalists being notified.
Eligibility Info
Open to all artists nationally
October 10, 2025
By Hand - An International Craft Nouveau Competition Competition
- Submission Deadline: October 10, 2025
- Event Dates: January 10, 2026 - February 21, 2025
- Entry Fee: $25
- Award Info: Over $3,000 in cash prizes
- Eligibility: National
- Categories: Sculpture
- Location: Roseville, California 95678, United States
Description
An international craft nouveau competition sponsored by the Creative Arts League of Sacramento featuring handcrafted items to include everything from furniture, elegant vases and jewelry boxes to wall hangings, pottery and sculpture made by hand from glass, clay, wood, metal and fiber.
Eligibility Info
Open to artists in the United States to apply
October 10, 2025
Royal Institute of Oil Painters Annual Exhibition 2025 Exhibition
- Submission Deadline: October 10, 2025
- Event Dates: November 27, 2025 - December 13, 2025
- Entry Fee: £14 - £20
- Award Info: Total prize fund exceeding £10,000
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Painting
- Location: London , United Kingdom
Description
The Royal Institute of Oil Painters (ROI) invites artists worldwide, aged 18 and over, to submit artwork for the ROI Annual Exhibition 2025 at Mall Galleries. Submission deadline: Friday 10 October 2025 at 12 noon. This year’s special theme is ‘HOME’ – with the ROI Themed Painting Prize awarded for the best interpretation. However, the theme is optional and represents just one aspect of a broader exhibition, which welcomes oil paintings on all subjects.
Eligibility Info
Open internationally.
October 10, 2025
Color: Photography Now Competition
- Organization: Black Box Gallery
- Submission Deadline: October 10, 2025
- Event Dates: November 1, 2025 - November 25, 2025
- Entry Fee: 40.00
- Award Info: None
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Photography
- Location: Portland, Oregon 97214, United States
Description
A juried group photo show on color photography at Black Box Gallery.
For more info: https://blackboxgallery.com
Eligibility Info
Open to photographers internationally
October 10, 2025
The Abbey Harris Mural Fund Public Art & Proposals
- Submission Deadline: October 10, 2025
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
Description
The Abbey Harris Mural Fund was established in 1926 to make grants to artists producing murals and work on walls in the UK, with a tradition of supporting serious and ambitious work. Since then, the Trustees of the Fund, who are all artists themselves, have been committed to funding high quality, artistically rigorous public art. The artistic sense of the proposed art work is the first criteria of selection. The Trustees study images and review the artist’s previous works to make their decisions. Additionally, the Trustees want to know who the audience is for theproject, what is its duration (min 3 months) and how the work relates to its site/demographic.
Eligibility Info
Open internationally
October 10, 2025
New Editions | Umbrella Studio Contemporary Arts Residency Residency
- Submission Deadline: October 10, 2025
- Award Info: Selected artists will receive an artist fee of $3,855 (ex GST). Umbrella will cover project material costs up to $1,000 (ex GST) per artist. Workshop materials will be purchased by Umbrella in consultation with participating artists and master printmakers.
- Eligibility: Regional
- Categories: Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline
- Location: Gurambilbarra (Townsville), Queensland 4810, Australia
Description
Building on four decades of cultivating a strong printmaking culture and legacy in North Queensland, New Editions will support four contemporary artists from the Gurambilbarra / Townsville region to develop and present ambitious new bodies of work. With guidance from a master printmaker, participating artists will extend their technical expertise, experiment with advanced processes, and create professional print editions that reflect the highest standards of contemporary practice. Together, these new works will expand the region’s printmaking legacies, offering audiences a bold, innovative and enduring cultural experience. Artists selected for New Editions will undertake an intensive three-week workshop with a master printmaker in The Studio during February or March 2026. The four artists will be supported to create a new body of work that will be exhibited by Umbrella and potentially selected for presentation at Sydney Contemporary and/or Cairns Indigenous Art Fair in 2026.
Eligibility Info
Umbrella invites artists based in the Gurambilbarra / Townsville region in Australia to apply for New Editions, an exciting printmaking project set to take place during 2026.
October 10, 2025
29th Luis Valtueña International Humanitarian Photography Award Competition
- Submission Deadline: October 10, 2025
- Award Info: €6,000
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Photography
Description
Médicos del Mundo Spain has opened the call for the 29th Luis Valtueña International Humanitarian Photography Award. This award honors powerful photo series that document social inequities, injustices, and human rights violations—or the conditions that perpetuate or challenge them.
Named in memory of photographer and humanitarian worker Luis Valtueña, as well as three other members of the organization who were killed while carrying out humanitarian work in Rwanda (1997) and Bosnia (1995), the award serves as a tribute to their legacy and the human values they stood for.
Eligible submissions must tell a visual story related to themes such as health, natural disasters, humanitarian work, international cooperation, social exclusion, human rights violations, armed conflict, vulnerable communities, and refugee and/or migrant experiences.
Eligibility Info
Open internationally to all photographers
October 10, 2025
Seeking Innovative Works to Transform Expansive Open-Air Spaces Public Art & Proposals
- Organization: Sensorio
- Submission Deadline: October 10, 2025
- Categories: Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Sculpture
- Location: Paso Robles, CA, United States
Description
Sensorio, the internationally acclaimed immersive art destination located in the scenic heart of California’s Central Coast, is officially inviting artists, designers, and creators to submit proposals for new groundbreaking outdoor installations. With over 20,000 square feet of open exhibit space available, Sensorio is seeking innovative works that fuse light with landscape, designed specifically for nighttime use. The multi-sensory experience looks forward to submissions from a wide range of creators in its first international, open call for exhibit proposals. These areas offer a rare opportunity to present large-scale, immersive experiences to tens of thousands of visitors under the stars. While artwork that could also be featured in potential future daytime tours is a plus, it is required that all proposals incorporate light as a primary medium and be fully activated at night.
Eligibility Info
Open to all artists internationally
October 12, 2025
The City Listens Back Exhibition
- Submission Deadline: October 12, 2025
- Entry Fee: £25
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Location: London , United Kingdom
Description
Microclimates, pigeons, algae on canal walls, ride-sharing data, soil sensors, CCTV acoustics, and people's own biometrics all co-produce a living feedback loop. THE CITY LISTENS BACK invites works that treat the city as a sentient mesh: code like mycelium, rivers as data pipes, bodies as antennas. We’re interested in practices that pair technology with organism — bio-sensing wearables, machine-learning trained on field recordings, e-waste turned habitat, speculative infrastructures that host both networks and nonhuman life. The show asks: when every surface is instrumented and every organism emits a signal, who is actually listening — and to whom?
Eligibility Info
Open internationally.
October 12, 2025
12th Fine Art Photography Awards Competition
- Submission Deadline: October 12, 2025
- Entry Fee: Professional - 29 USD, Amateur - 24 USD
- Award Info: Grand Prize Winner will receive $3000
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Photography
Description
The Fine Art Photography Awards return in 2025 as a celebration of bold vision and creative freedom. Open to both professionals and amateurs, the competition invites photographers who challenge convention and explore new artistic frontiers.
This international contest honors the power of personal perspective—welcoming work that spans simplicity to complexity, classic technique to contemporary expression. There are no rules, no required tools—only the image and the story it tells.
Entries will be judged across 20 diverse categories by a panel of esteemed industry professionals. The Fine Art Photography Awards are not about conformity—they’re about creation, experimentation, and making your mark.
Eligibility Info
Fine Art Photography Awards is an open competition for photographers whether professional or amateur. Entries are welcome from all countries.
October 12, 2025
M16 Artspace Drawing Prize 2025 - Entries Open Competition
- Submission Deadline: October 12, 2025
- Event Dates: November 29, 2025 - December 14, 2025
- Entry Fee: $45 for first entry, $40 for a second entry, $35 for a third entry. Entry is free for First Nations artists.
- Award Info: Total prize pool of over $15,000
- Eligibility: National
- Categories: Drawing
- Location: Griffith, Australian Capital Territory 2603, Australia
Description
The M16 Artspace Drawing Prize invites submissions in traditional drawing media and techniques, as well as innovative, experimental formats that extend and challenge understandings of what constitutes drawing in contemporary art practices. As a staple in their exhibition calendar since 2006, this prestigious prize celebrates the breadth and diversity of contemporary drawing practice, attracting hundreds of entries from across Australia.
Eligibility Info
Open to Australia based artists
October 13, 2025
Frozen: Cold, Quiet, Pure Competition
- Organization: PhotoPlace Gallery
- Submission Deadline: October 13, 2025
- Event Dates: December 5, 2025 - December 26, 2025
- Entry Fee: Submission: $39 for the first 5 images, $6 each additional
- Award Info: 35 images selected for exhibition; 40 images selected for online gallery. Juror’s Award, Director’s Award, Honorable Mention. All 75 images published in a book.
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Photography
- Location: Middlebury , Vermont, United States
Description
For FROZEN, they seek photography that captures the distilled essence of winter—its clean lines, soft textures, and silent spaces. Think snow-covered hills at dawn, delicate frost crystals, breath turning to mist, frozen rivers, or the quiet geometry of ice.
Whether stark and minimal or rich with detail, they welcome work that celebrates winter’s ability to transform the ordinary into the extraordinary. All photographic approaches are encouraged—black and white, color, traditional, experimental, and everything in between.
They look forward to seeing how you capture the frozen world.
Eligibility Info
Open internationally.
October 13, 2025
The Gilbert Bayes Award for early career sculptors Competition
- Submission Deadline: October 13, 2025
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Sculpture
- Location: London, United Kingdom
Description
The Gilbert Bayes Award for early career sculptors is given annually by the Society to a small group of outstandingly talented sculptors. Selected by the sculptor members of the Society’s Board and a guest judge, the award provides vital support during what can be a difficult transition from study to professional practice. The award is open to sculptors of any age or nationality, with or without formal training and working in any style of media. Award winners receive a year’s worth of professional development (including talks from guest speakers working in commercial galleries, art charities and private collections) and free membership of the Royal Society of Sculptors for a year.
Eligibility Info
Open internationally
October 13, 2025
Pendantic - 4 Week Residency in Pittsburgh, PA with Cohort Residency
- Submission Deadline: October 13, 2025
- Entry Fee: $20
- Award Info: 4 week residency. Residents will receive a $2,000 stipend to cover cost of living expenses, half of which will be given upon arrival and half upon completion of the term.
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Location: Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, United States
Description
Pedantic Arts Residency (Pedantic) re-embraces the significant impact that education, study, and structured contemplation can have on artistic output by emphasizing the art world tradition of interconnecting creators, organizers, and critics. Pedantic is an opportunity for exchange and inspiration between 3 such creatives who practice visual art, curating, and writing. It is a unique invitation to open greater and more cross-disciplinary dialogue within the arts where each singular, definitive role becomes part of a collective, exploratory experience.
Eligibility Info
Pedantic welcomes artists from all parts of the globe and has hosted many residents who are based outside of the United States. Pittsburgh-based creatives are not eligible to apply.
October 13, 2025
Travel Photographer of the Year awards Competition
- Submission Deadline: October 13, 2025
- Entry Fee: Entry fee varies
- Award Info: Awards Varies
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Photography
Description
Travel Photographer of the Year (TPOTY) 2025 is open for entries. There are lots of cash prizes and imaging software to be won, with additional prizes coming soon.
Eligibility Info
Open internationally to all artists
October 14, 2025
Studio Luce—Peaceful artist residency in Guatemalan National Park Residency
- Submission Deadline: October 14, 2025
- Award Info: Artist Residency (12 nights)
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Location: Escuintla, Guatemala
Description
Studio Luce is a self-directed artist residency set in the quiet fishing village of El Paredón, along Guatemala’s black sand Pacific coast. Hosted at the stunning Villa Rosa—a luxury home in a protected national park—the residency offers artists a serene, inspiring environment to create without deadlines or pressure. Whether you’re painting, sketching, taking photos, writing, composing or simply exploring new ideas, Studio Luce gives you the space and freedom to focus on your practice. This is a hands-off, self-funded residency: they trust that artists know what they need, and they’re there to support rather than direct.
Eligibility Info
Studio Luce is open to visual artists and creatives working in a variety of disciplines. They welcome:– Writers– Painters and illustrators– Photographers– Musicians– Interdisciplinary or conceptual artists– Emerging and established creatives
October 14, 2025
Aesthetic Dynamics Exhibition
- Organization: Loosen Art
- Submission Deadline: October 14, 2025
- Categories: Photography
- Location: Rome, Italy
Description
Photographers, visual designers and video artists are invited to submit 1 up to 3 works addressing the theme. The “Aesthetic Dynamics” call deals with a theme that inherits intellectual historical precepts from which, thanks to continuous scientific and technological development, it is still possible to provide new perceptions of reality. The aesthetic elaborations that turn their gaze towards formal dynamics have originated from the studies on the organic world. These have been being developed since the nineteenth century, thanks to scientific discoveries and technological inventions such as the microscope, x-rays, microphotography, etc., and all these are tools through which artists could also observe the natural world: in this cultural context Art Noveau develops as an artistic phenomenon characterized by a style that uses curved and sinuous lines to create fluid and dynamic shapes inspired by nature.
Eligibility Info
Open to all artists internationally
October 14, 2025
4th Van Wade Art Exhibition Exhibition
- Submission Deadline: October 14, 2025
- Eligibility: National
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Location: Chicago, Illinois 60620, United States
Description
Artists may submit up to four (4) works for consideration.
Eligibility Info
Open to U.S. based artists
October 14, 2025 15
Direct Purchase of Completed Work for University of Nebraska Lincoln Westbrook Music Building Public Art & Proposals
- Organization: Nebraska 1% for Public Art
- Submission Deadline: October 14, 2025
- Award Info: A maximum of $132,000 is allocated for this project. The Committee will have full discretion on which artworks will be selected for the building and where they will be located. The number of works that are purchased depends on the price for each piece; only submit works priced between $1,000 and $20,000. Framing and installation will be handled by a professional team, the listed price should breakdown the cost of the artwork and the delivery of artwork.
- Eligibility: National
- Location: Omaha, Nebraska 68102, United States
Description
The Westbrook Music Building is a facility within the Glenn Korff School of Music in the Hixson-Lied College of Fine & Performing Arts at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, which is Nebraska’s only land-grant university. The Glenn Korff School of Music is a professional, comprehensive arts institution devoted to the advancement of music and dance, the preparation of the next generation of arts professionals, and service to the arts professions/institutions. It holds the following key values: collaborative, inclusive, and creative.
The Glenn Korff School of Music brings the world to Nebraska, and represents Nebraska to the world, by bringing together students from a wide diversity of backgrounds to develop their excitement, knowledge, expertise, and practice of music and dance. There are currently more than 400 students enrolled, with areas of study ranging from composition/history/theory, conducting, dance, jazz studies, music education, performance, and more. The Music/Dance Faculty consists of an outstanding array of internationally acclaimed artists and scholars who care deeply about their students and who work in close collaboration to serve the mission of the Glenn Korff School of Music. For more information about the Glenn Korff School of Music: https://arts.unl.edu/music
The new Westbrook Music Building will house an array of rehearsal rooms, practice rooms, the library, a performance space, classrooms, and faculty offices/studios. It is also located in close proximity to the Lied Center for Performing Arts, The Sheldon Museum of Art and its noteworthy outdoor sculpture garden.
October 15, 2025
Grants for Artists: Community/Artist Partnership Grants & Fellowships
- Submission Deadline: October 15, 2025
- Award Info: Up to $1500
- Eligibility: State
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Location: Oklahoma, United States
- Online Only: Yes
Description
Community / Artist Partnership grants fund up to $1500 and are for initiating community-based projects leading to artwork creation. Applications are evaluated by measuring quality of work, community impact, concept, and ability to complete project.
Eligibility Info
Eligible artists must be 21 years or older, not currently enrolled in a BFA or MFA program, Oklahoma residents, and must not have received grant funding from OVAC within the past year.
October 15, 2025
The Visionary Roze Gift: An Open Call for Heart-Centered Artists Grants & Fellowships
- Organization: Roze Umbra
- Submission Deadline: October 15, 2025
- Award Info: Cash prize - Art residency - Podcast invitation - Spiritual mentorship
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Online Only: Yes
Description
This gift is for visionary artists and creators who draw from deep insights, dreams, and cosmic energy to bring fresh perspectives into the world. They see beyond the obvious, channeling transformative forces to inspire humanity’s growth. Whether artists, entrepreneurs, or innovators, they bridge abstract wisdom with everyday life, creating from the heart with conscious intention. Roze Umbra is a sanctuary and movement for those ready to move beyond surface aesthetics and connect with the vast, invisible consciousness behind true creation. They value vision, originality, authenticity, and long-term impact, supporting artists who craft work that resonates personally and universally. Together, they remember their purpose and build new mythologies through inspired, purposeful creation.
Eligibility Info
Open to artists internationally
October 15, 2025
Grants for Artists: Professional Basics Grants & Fellowships
- Submission Deadline: October 15, 2025
- Award Info: Up to $500
- Eligibility: State
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Location: Oklahoma, United States
Description
Professional Basics grants fund up to $500 and are for the essentials of an art practice such as quality artwork samples, display/framing, shipping, travel to professional events, website development, etc. Applications are evaluated by measuring the quality of the proposed project, ability to complete project, and relevance based on portfolio.
Eligibility Info
Eligible artists must be 21 years or older, not currently enrolled in a BFA or MFA program, Oklahoma residents, and must not have received grant funding from OVAC within the past year.
October 15, 2025
Henki Art Prize Competition
- Submission Deadline: October 15, 2025
- Award Info: $125 USD - $500 USD
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Online Only: Yes
Description
The 2025 Henki Art Prize invites artists worldwide to respond to the theme Camminare – Avanti, camminate sempre, inspired by Pope Francis’ words on the importance of movement and resilience. Submissions must relate to the theme Camminare and explore water in its physical, symbolic, cultural, or environmental dimensions. All media are welcome, including painting, sculpture, photography, and video (up to 5 minutes). Entries are free and limited to one original work created in the last two years.
Eligibility Info
Open internationally.
October 15, 2025
Grants for Artists: Education Assistance Grants & Fellowships
- Submission Deadline: October 15, 2025
- Award Info: Up to $500
- Eligibility: State
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Location: Oklahoma, United States
- Online Only: Yes
Description
Education Assistance grants fund up to $500 and are for educational opportunities such as: conferences, residencies, studio workshops, or study trips and can includes travel fees. Applications are evaluated by measuring the quality of educational opportunity, potential impact on practice/career, ability to complete project, and relevance based on portfolio.
Eligibility Info
Eligible artists must be 21 years or older, not currently enrolled in a BFA or MFA program, Oklahoma residents, and must not have received grant funding from OVAC within the past year.
October 15, 2025
Grants for Artists: Creative Projects Grants & Fellowships
- Submission Deadline: October 15, 2025
- Award Info: Up to $1500
- Eligibility: State
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Location: Oklahoma, United States
- Online Only: Yes
Description
Creative Projects grants fund up to $1500 and are for creating new work that will culminate in a public event focused on artist’s own work. Applications are evaluated by measuring career altering potential, quality of work, concept, and ability to complete project.
Eligibility Info
Eligible artists must be 21 years or older, not currently enrolled in a BFA or MFA program, Oklahoma residents, and must not have received grant funding from OVAC within the past year.
October 15, 2025
Cellar Press Artist-in-Residence Program Residency
- Submission Deadline: October 15, 2025
- Award Info: Paid opportunity ($300/week)
- Eligibility: National
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
Description
The Grand Center for Arts & Culture (GCAC) is pleased to announce their artist residency program for the calendar year 2026. They are inviting guest artists to apply for a residency with the opportunity to use our Cellar Press studios — letterpress, printmaking, and bookbinding — to create works of art or as an integral part of their artistic practice. Residencies last two–three weeks, and while artists are not required to live in New Ulm, they are expected to spend a significant amount of time in the studios gaining skills and producing work.
Eligibility Info
The selection committee may choose to award one residency to an out-of-state artist, however, our priority is supporting Minnesota artists.
October 15, 2025
Grant For Artists: Education Assistance Grants & Fellowships
- Submission Deadline: October 15, 2025
- Award Info: Up to $500 for educational purposes
- Eligibility: State
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Location: Oklahoma, United States
- Online Only: Yes
Description
The Grants for Artists program fosters Oklahoma’s visual artistic creative excellence. The grants committee supports the mission of OVAC and scores submissions based on the merit of each application according to the pertinent grant category and its associated criteria. Grants for Artists help individual Oklahoma artists create visual art for public presentation, develop their professional practices, and lead community projects. Grants are open to artists working in visual-based mediums, curation, and art writing.
Eligibility Info
Eligible artists must be 21 years or older, not currently enrolled in a BFA or MFA program, Oklahoma residents, and must not have received grant funding from OVAC within the past year.
October 15, 2025
2026-2027 Reseach Fellowships Grants & Fellowships
- Organization: Smithsonian American Art Museum
- Submission Deadline: October 15, 2025
- Award Info: $53,000
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Location: Washington, DC, United States
Description
The Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM) and its Renwick Gallery invites applications to its premier fellowship program, the oldest and largest in American art. Scholars from any discipline whose research engages the art, craft, and visual culture of the United States are encouraged to apply, as are those who foreground new perspectives, materials, and methodologies. Fellowships are residential and support full-time research in the Smithsonian collections. SAAM is devoted to advancing excellence in art history and encourages candidates from all backgrounds to apply. Each fellow is provided a carrel in SAAM’s Research and Scholars Center. There, they have access to the museum’s collection of over 46,500 works, specialized study collections and databases, the Smithsonian’s Archives of American Art, and an 180,000-volume branch library specializing in American art.
Eligibility Info
Scholars from any discipline who are pursuing research on topics that engage with American art, craft, and visual culture
October 15, 2025
Fotofestiwal Open Call 2026 Exhibition
- Submission Deadline: October 15, 2025
- Entry Fee: 15 EUR
- Award Info: 1000 euro
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Photography
- Location: Łódź, Poland
Description
An Open Call for Fotofestiwal Open Program gives you an opportunity to present your works to the audience of the International Festival of Photography held in June 2026 in Łódź (Poland). They are looking for artists with exceptional personalities and projects which present bold visions. The call for entries is open – with no thematic or age limits. They invite specialists from the world's most important media and photographic institutions to join the jury. From among the submitted projects, the jury will select six which, in cooperation with the curators of Fotofestiwal, will be presented in the form of an exhibition.
Eligibility Info
Open internationally.
October 16, 2025
Art Quilt Elements 2026 Exhibition
- Submission Deadline: October 16, 2025
- Event Dates: March 23, 2026 - April 25, 2026
- Entry Fee: $50
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts
- Location: Wayne, PA, United States
Description
Art Quilt Elements 2026, the 17th International Juried Exhibition of Contemporary Fine Art Quilts. Wayne Art Center seeks submissions for Art Quilt Elements 2026, an international juried group exhibition of contemporary fine art quilts. Selected works will be on display in both the Davenport and Ethel Sergeant Clark Smith Galleries of Wayne Art Center in Wayne, Pennsylvania.
Eligibility Info
Open to all artists internationally
October 17, 2025
Center for Craft - Grant Supporting New and Interdisciplinary Research on Craft Grants & Fellowships
- Submission Deadline: October 17, 2025
- Event Dates: January 1, 2026 - July 30, 2026
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts
- Location: Asheville, North Carolina, United States
Description
Grants up to $15,000 are awarded to support new and interdisciplinary research about craft in the United States. The Craft Research Fund is the Center for Craft's first and longest-running grant program dedicated to supporting new and interdisciplinary research about craft in the United States. Since 2005, the program has supported 255 projects in 41 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico by distributing over $1,900,000. In addition to receiving this prestigious award and funding, recipients of the Craft Research Fund will become members of the Center for Craft Alumni Network. This social platform is designed exclusively for current and previous grantees and offers valuable resources, networking opportunities, and ongoing support for craft research.
Eligibility Info
Proposals are welcome from applicants, including but not limited to organizations, curators, artist-researchers, independent and academic researchers, and scholars. Applicants must be able to receive taxable income in the U.S. for the duration of the grant and report this grant as income. Applicants must be 18 years of age or older.
October 17, 2025
Skowhegan Art Residency Residency
- Organization: Skowhegan School of Painting & Sculpture
- Submission Deadline: October 17, 2025
- Event Dates: June 6, 2026 - August 8, 2026
- Entry Fee: $20 USD and up
- Award Info: Scholarship funds available
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Location: ME, United States
Description
For eight decades, Skowhegan has offered artists the opportunity to engage within an experimental framework based on the idea of sharing knowledge and skills within and among artists. Applications will be accepted from September 1, 2025 through October 17, 2025. During the nine-week program, artists working across all disciplines have the opportunity to live as a community of peers on Skowhegan’s 350-acre campus in rural Maine. Participants dedicate time to their studio practices while engaging in a collective learning process through a variety of skill-sharing and theoretical workshops, group and individual studio visits, performances, lectures, and reading groups.
Eligibility Info
Open to all artists internationally
October 17, 2025
Modern Media Exhibition
- Organization: Art Scene West
- Submission Deadline: October 17, 2025
- Event Dates: November 10, 2025 - January 4, 2026
- Entry Fee: $35
- Award Info: Gallery Exhibition
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Photography, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Location: San Diego, CA 92101, United States
Description
Art Scene West invites artists worldwide to submit work for Modern Media, a curated exhibition celebrating innovative and non-traditional approaches in bringing their visions to life. This exhibition continues our commitment to spotlighting works that push boundaries and intrigues diverse audiences. Selected pieces will be displayed in our gallery in Seaport Village of San Diego, California—America’s Finest City.
If you create with acrylic, spray paint, collage, digital art, resin, wood, mixed media, photography, glass, fiber, or other non-traditional methods, this call is for you. Artists may enter up to 4 works, or a total of 4 images, per submission. Artworks are juried according to their originality, overall quality, and relevance to the exhibition theme, as determined by submitted images, compared to all other submissions.
Eligibility Info
Open to artists internationally
October 19, 2025
Small Works at Yellow Studio: An Open Call to Women Artists Exhibition
- Organization: Yellow Studio
- Submission Deadline: October 19, 2025
- Event Dates: October 6, 2025 - October 19, 2025
- Entry Fee: $25.00
- Eligibility: International
Description
Art makes the perfect gift – thoughtful, unique, and lasting. Yellow Studio’s “Small Works” celebrates the beauty of intimate scale, showcasing artwork that fits perfectly in any space and budget. This curated retail exhibition features works 11×14 inches and smaller, all priced at $500 or under, making original art accessible for gift-giving and collecting.
From delicate drawings to vibrant paintings, mixed media pieces to photography, “Small Works” brings together artists who understand that powerful impact doesn’t require grand scale. These perfectly sized pieces are ideal for first-time collectors, thoughtful gift-givers, or anyone who appreciates the charm of intimate artwork.
Yellow Studio invites women artists in the community to submit their small-format work – pieces that demonstrate how artistic vision and craftsmanship can create a profound impact within modest dimensions.
Submissions Open: Monday, October 6
Submissions Close: Sunday, October 19
October 19, 2025
Call for Artists: Winter Rituals, New and Old (Saint Paul, MN) Public Art & Proposals
- Submission Deadline: October 19, 2025
- Event Dates: January 17, 2026
- Award Info: Paid opportunity ($800)
- Eligibility: State
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Location: Saint Paul, Minnesota 55103, United States
Description
Springboard for the Arts is seeking artists in Saint Paul to propose modest projects that celebrate the magic of winter in Minnesota. Projects are encouraged to either enhance or reinvigorate existing community winter traditions, or try out entirely new ones – all with the goal to draw people outdoors, bring people together across generations, lift spirits, and highlight the unique beauty of winter. Potential projects might include performances on ice, installations that encourage people to explore nature, experiences that bring brightness to dark nights, creative games or competitions …or anything else that brings warmth, joy, and connection to the coldest season.
Eligibility Info
Artists need to be 18+ years of age. Applicants must live in or have a strong connection to Saint Paul, MN, USA. Open to all creative disciplines (visual, writing, performance, craft, culinary, digital, etc.).
October 19, 2025
The New Emergence Art Prize 2025 ($5000+ prize fund) Competition
- Organization: New Emergence Art
- Submission Deadline: October 19, 2025
- Entry Fee: £15 for 1 artwork; £25 for 2 artworks; £30 for 3 artworks.
- Award Info: • £1,000 Main Award • NG Art Creative Residency: Emerging Artist Award (2 week residency in Provence, France) • The Staedtler Award (£350+ worth of Staedtler products) • The Daler-Rowney Prize (£250 worth of Daler-Rowney materials) • The New Emergence Art Founder’s Prize (£150) • The GreatArt Prize (£75 worth of GreatArt materials)
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Online Only: Yes
Description
The New Emergence Art Prize 2025 is open to artists worldwide, has no set theme and welcomes all media. They want to champion emerging artists with meaningful recognition.
This year’s awards are as follows:
• £1,000 Main Award
• NG Art Creative Residency: Emerging Artist Award (2 week residency in Provence, France)
• The Staedtler Award (£350+ worth of Staedtler products)
• The Daler-Rowney Prize (£250 worth of Daler-Rowney materials)
• The New Emergence Art Founder’s Prize (£150)
• The GreatArt Prize (£75 worth of GreatArt materials)
Eligibility Info
Open to artists internationally
October 19, 2025
PADA INTERNATIONAL RESIDENCY 2026 Residency
- Submission Deadline: October 19, 2025
- Event Dates: April 7, 2026 - November 30, 2026
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Description
PADA Studios is an independent, not-for-profit, artist-led organisation based in Barreiro, on the south bank of Lisbon. The international residency at PADA welcomes applications from artists in a variety of media for a duration of 1 or 2 months. The residency is primarily self led and artists are expected to be self sufficient. The supplementary programme at PADA is designed to introduce artists to the area, to the Lisbon art scene and to encourage dialogue between those in residence. Artists are provided with large studio space and accommodation in a private double bedroom. The international residency hosts 10 artists at a time and the residency as a whole welcomes 13, including the other programmes.
Eligibility Info
Open to artists internationally
October 20, 2025
The NATIONAL ALTERNATIVE PRINT SHOW Exhibition
Organization: Rubber City Prints, Inc.
- Submission Deadline: October 20, 2025
- Event Dates: October 27, 2025 - November 26, 2025
- Eligibility: National
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Location: Canton, Ohio 44720, United States
Description
Accepted Mediums
Alternative Prints
Digital Art
Photography
Risograph
Giclée
Collage
Multimedia
🎨 What They're Looking For
Work that expands traditional definitions of print
Prints that use experimentation, technology, or material play
Drawings, paintings, and digital works that have been transformed into high-quality prints
Artworks that stand on their own rather than serving as simple reproductions
High Quality Photography, Collage, and MultiMedia
Eligibility Info
Open nationally.
October 20, 2025
Martha's Vineyard Drawing Prize 2025 Competition
- Organization: Martha's Vineyard Drawing Prize
- Submission Deadline: October 20, 2025
- Entry Fee: $15
- Award Info: Cash prizes 1st place: $500 2nd: $400 3rd: $300 plus other awards
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Drawing
- Online Only: Yes
Description
You are invited to enter the 6th annual Martha’s Vineyard Drawing Prize, a competition established to encourage the pursuit of excellence in drawing.
Application Requirements
• Entries may be created using graphite, charcoal, Conté, silverpoint, pen & ink, or other suitable drawing media including colored pencils and chalk.
• Each artist may submit up to 3 works for the $15 fee.
• Categories of drawing can include academic, realistic, contemporary, fantasy, historic, etc.
• This is an online-only competition, so no need to frame or send in your artwork. For that reason, please take your best photos of your artwork.
• Submissions must be entered through Artcall.org by Monday, October 20, 2025 at midnight EST.
Eligibility Info
Artist must be 18 years of age and older. Artist must be a resident of the USA or Canada (including territories).
October 22, 2025
Norwich Cathedral St Benedict Art Project Public Art & Proposals
- Submission Deadline: October 22, 2025
- Award Info: Grant of £3,000
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Sculpture
Description
They are seeking three socially engaged artists to each create site-specific works to be displayed outdoors at Norwich Cathedral, in collaboration with people in the communities of three local charities. They invite artists to engage with their Benedictine priorities of hospitality, wholeness and healing, and contemplative learning, to produce art work for temporary installation in parallel with an exhibition on the Rule of St Benedict by the Sainsbury Centre for the Visual Arts (University of East Anglia). Their art works will be displayed from May-October 2026.
Eligibility Info
Open internationally.
October 22, 2025
Lewisham Arthouse Graduate Award 2026 Competition
- Submission Deadline: October 22, 2025
- Award Info: £500 studio stipend, £1000 for mentorship, and £1000 for a final project
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Location: London, United Kingdom
Description
The Lewisham Arthouse Graduate Award is an exciting opportunity providing recent graduates from universities colleges and alternative art education programmes with a free studio space, a mentorship programme and production support for one year. The Graduate Award was started in 2010, to help artists who have recently left art school and were faced with an increasingly expensive and difficult task of continuing to make art. As an artist led cooperative, they understand the challenges of sustaining an art practice in London and decided collectively to dedicate one of their studios permanently as a free space for a recent graduate and to fund the project themselves.
Eligibility Info
Open internationally.
October 23, 2025
Art on the Street 2026 Call for Outdoor Sculptures Public Art & Proposals
- Submission Deadline: October 23, 2025
- Event Dates: October 17, 2026
- Award Info: $1,200 honorarium for the selected winner. Three additional prizes are awarded each year: the $1000 Jean Mellblom Award for Artistic Excellence; the $500 People's Choice Award; and the $500 Most Inspiring! Award.
- Eligibility: National
- Categories: Sculpture
- Location: Lafayette, Colorado, United States
Description
Exhibit your sculpture outdoors in downtown Lafayette, Colorado for one year. Artists who participate in Lafayette's Art on the Street (AOTS) sculpture on loan program tell them that we are one of the best programs they've experienced. They feature each sculpture on its own web page and brochures are printed in English and Spanish. If your sculpture is selected by the Public Art Committee the honorarium is $1,200 for a one year installation. Three additional prizes are awarded each year: the $1000 Jean Mellblom Award for Artistic Excellence; the $500 People's Choice Award; and the $500 Most Inspiring Award.
Eligibility Info
Open to sculptors based in the U.S.
October 24, 2025
2026 BAXTER ST Residency Residency
- Organization: Baxter St at the Camera Club of New York (CCNY)
- Submission Deadline: October 24, 2025
- Award Info: stipend of $1,000 per month
- Eligibility: Local
- Categories: Photography
- Location: New York City, NY, United States
Description
Each year, BAXTER ST invites emerging lens-based artists living in New York City to apply for the BAXTER ST Residency Program. This residency offers lens-based artists much-needed workspace in New York City as well as access to the BAXTER ST community and programs. Residents shall have the free use of the facilities and equipment at BAXTER ST for the duration of the Residency during respective hours of operation, as well as a materials fee to cover the cost of film, printing, or other costs related to the making of their work. Residents receive a monthly stipend appropriate to our W.A.G.E. certification level during the three months of workspace access, as well as an additional production fee to realize their exhibition.
Eligibility Info
Emerging lens-based artists living in New York City
October 25, 2025
🎨 Call for Artists: New York 2025! Competition
- Organization: The Holy Art Gallery
- Submission Deadline: October 25, 2025
- Event Dates: November 7, 2025 - November 10, 2025
- Entry Fee: From £120
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Location: New York NY 10007, United States
Description
Be part of Art On Loop & New York Open Art—a global showcase for artists of all styles and mediums! From paintings to video art, poetry to sculpture, this is your chance to shine in the heart of NYC. No theme limits—just pure creative freedom. Show your work in-person or digitally via our cutting-edge displays.
📍 72 Warren St, Tribeca, NYC
🗓 7–10 November 2025
Submit now and share your vision with the world. The Holy Art is waiting! 🌟
Eligibility Info
Open to artists internationally
October 26, 2025
Call for Artists: Pathways 2026: The Carlos Malamud Prize Competition
- Organization: UCF Art Gallery at University of Central Florida | Rollins Musuem of Art at Rollins College
- Submission Deadline: October 26, 2025
- Award Info: $10,000 cash prize
- Eligibility: State
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Location: Florida, United States
Description
The Rollins Museum of Art and the UCF Art Gallery invite submissions for Pathways 2026: The Carlos Malamud Prize. Pathways is a biennial, juried art competition and exhibition for emerging professional artists living in Florida. This edition will consist of a juried selection process resulting in a Summer 2026 group exhibition for the competition’s finalists. All exhibited artists will receive support and networking through a series of events and direct engagement with curators, museum and gallery professionals, faculty, and community to expand their connections in the art community. Participating artists will arrive at Pathways: The Carlos Malamud Prize from a variety of places within the state of Florida, with diverse professional experience, and have dynamic creative research and practice.
Eligibility Info
The exhibition and competition is open to all emerging artists who are residents of Florida.
October 26, 2025
Chromatic Photo Awards 2025 Competition
- Submission Deadline: October 26, 2025
- Entry Fee: $22/$27
- Award Info: Total Grand Prize: $3,000
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Photography
Description
Chromatic Awards is an international competition of color photography open to both professionals and amateurs. Participation in the Chromatic Awards offers not only prestige, but also the opportunity to win extra money for the development of passion.
As such, every professional and amateur photographer from every corner of the world is invited and urged to participate in the 8th edition of this international prestigious photographic competition dedicated to color photography where 20 categories will be adjudicated by an international jury composed of magazine editors, gallery curators, professional agents and other industry professionals.
Eligibility Info
Chromatic Awards is an international competition of color photography open to both professionals and amateurs.
October 27, 2025
15th Annual “Open” Online Art Competition Competition
- Organization: Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery
- Submission Deadline: October 27, 2025
- Event Dates: November 1, 2025 - November 30, 2025
- Entry Fee: $18.00 for 1 to 2 entries / $26.00 for 3 to 5 entries. Early entry and art student discounts.
- Award Info: Best in Show winner will receive a cash prize. Winners receive extensive worldwide publicity and promotion.
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Online Only: Yes
Description
Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery announces the 15th Annual “Open” (No Theme) Online Art Competition.
There is no theme for this open art competition so any subject matter and any media are acceptable for consideration. Both 2D & 3D artists (including photography & digital arts) are invited to submit their best representational and/or abstract art.
Eligibility Info
Open to artists internationally
October 27, 2025
Call for entries: subcultures Exhibition
- Submission Deadline: October 27, 2025
- Event Dates: December 5, 2025 - February 1, 2026
- Entry Fee: $20 non-refundable entry administration fee per each work entered
- Award Info: All exhibited works will be eligible for selection in the People’s Choice Award, $500 that will be announced at the conclusion of the exhibition.
- Eligibility: National
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Location: Belconnen, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Description
Creators from throughout Australia are invited to submit works into subcultures. They are inviting creators to explore the vibrant and often misunderstood world of subcultures, bringing to light the rich tapestry of alternative identities, communities, and expressions that flourish outside mainstream society. From punk and goth to skateboarding and street art, they encourage creators to celebrate the creativity, resistance, and innovation of those who carve out spaces of belonging in subversive ways. Through a mix of mediums including painting, photography, illustration, and collage, subcultures aims to reflect on how fashion, music, political ideals, and shared lifestyles converge to create powerful subcultural identities. They encourage creators to capture the unique aesthetic markers of these groups but also their stories of solidarity, marginalization, and rebellion. subcultures is a tribute to the underground movements that challenge the status quo and enrich the cultural landscape through their bold, alternative visions of community and identity.
Eligibility Info
Creators from throughout Australia may enter works. The works may be in any medium and must be ready for exhibition.
October 28, 2025
RAISE YOUR ZINE! 2025 - Photography Competition & Publishing Opportunity Competition
- Submission Deadline: October 28, 2025
- Entry Fee: €15
- Award Info: Production of a photographic fanzine and exhibition at the festival.
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Photography
- Location: Naples, Italy
Description
RAISE YOUR ZINE! is an annual photography competition organized by THE DOCKS, a cultural association specializing in photographic publishing and promoting emerging authors. The festival serves as a platform to support the development of editorial projects by talented photographers from around the world.
Eligibility Info
Open to photographers of all nationalities, genders, and ages. All photographic genres and techniques are accepted, including digital, analog, photomontage, and experimental approaches. The competition is open theme, welcoming both individual artists and collectives.
October 30, 2025
Open Call for Exhibition Ausländer Exhibition
- Submission Deadline: October 30, 2025
- Entry Fee: €0 – €50
- Eligibility: Local
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting
- Location: Berlin, Germany
Description
“Ausländer” celebrates the cultural impact of foreign artists on Berlin’s vibrant art scene. This group exhibition brings together 100 international voices that shape and enrich the city’s creative landscape. They invite foreign artists based in or connected to Berlin to apply for this unique opportunity to showcase their work in the heart of Neukölln.
Eligibility Info
Non-German artists living in Berlin or with a strong connection to the city.
October 30, 2025
Trailblazer art show Exhibition
- Organization: Nuwave Gallery
- Submission Deadline: October 30, 2025
- Event Dates: December 4, 2025 - March 2, 2026
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Location: Ellensburg, WA, United States
Description
Nuwave Gallery invites artists working in painting, drawing, photography, sculpture, mixed media, and digital works to submit to Trailblazers. Submissions should reflect the theme of pioneering spirit, exploration, or modern reinvention of the West. Both literal and abstract approaches are encouraged. From the rugged ranges of Central Washington to the vast Pacific shores, trailblazers have always shaped the way we see and experience the world. This show celebrates the spirit of those who forge new paths—whether cowboys and pioneers of the past, modern explorers pushing boundaries, or individuals who challenge convention in bold new ways.
Eligibility Info
Open to all artists internationally
October 30, 2025
Sonntag Grant for Photography Grants & Fellowships
- Submission Deadline: October 30, 2025
- Entry Fee: €10
- Award Info: €3,000
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Photography
Description
Launched in 2025 and based in Berlin, this annual photography grant aims at supporting FLINTA artists (female, lesbian, inter, non-binary, trans, agender). Each year, one artist is awarded €3,000 to develop a project. The focus is on giving time, support, and space to pursue new or ongoing work. We want to give visibility to artists who reflect on the world in thoughtful, critical, or imaginative ways. No expectations of finished work. Just the possibility of time, space, and focus.
Eligibility Info
Open to photographers internationally
October 31, 2025
SINWP Bird Photographer of the Year 2025 Competition
- Submission Deadline: October 31, 2025
- Entry Fee: A minimum donation of £1 per image
- Award Info: Multiple awards
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Photography
- Online Only: Yes
Description
If you love taking pictures of birds then you are invited to enter the SINWP Bird Photographer of the Year 2025 Competition and help raise vital funds for The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB).
This is your chance to showcase your talent and help raise funds in aid of the RSPB.
A minimum donation of £1 per image is requested and 100% of the donations will go straight to the RSPB to help them protect wildlife and the wider countryside you love.
Eligibility Info
Open internationally to all photographers. Members and nonmembers alike
October 31, 2025
2026 – 2028 Pre-Qualified Artist Pool: The Salt Lake City Arts Council’s Public Art Program Public Art & Proposals
- Submission Deadline: October 31, 2025
- Eligibility: State
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Location: Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
- Online Only: Yes
Description
The Salt Lake City Arts Council’s Public Art Program invites artists and artist-led teams residing in Utah to submit qualifications for potential inclusion in the 2026 – 2028 Pre-Qualified Artist Pool for upcoming public art opportunities located in Salt Lake City, Utah. The Pre-Qualified Artist Pool supports Utah-based public artists by integrating more artwork and artistic elements into citywide infrastructure. It also serves as a community resource for recommending artists for a variety of new public art commissions. In recent years, the Public Art Program has received increased interest from private developers, local businesses, other Salt Lake City divisions and departments, and community members seeking to collaborate with local artists. Artists in the Pool will be featured on a public roster that is publicly available to anyone looking to commission public art.
Eligibility Info
Emerging, mid-career, and established practicing artists or artist-led teams whose primary residential address is located in the State of Utah are eligible to apply. Artist teams of any size may apply; all applicants must reside in Utah. Artists who apply as part of a team may also apply as an individual artist, in a separate application.
October 31, 2025
2026/2027 Outdoor Sculpture Gallery Public Art & Proposals
- Submission Deadline: October 31, 2025
- Event Dates: March 27, 2026 - March 27, 2027
- Entry Fee: $25.00
- Award Info: $1,000 stipend
- Eligibility: National
- Categories: Sculpture
- Location: St. George, Utah, United States
Description
The Art Around the Corner Foundation (AACF) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting the arts, enriching the community, and bringing fine art to Southern Utah. AACF works in close partnership with the City of St. George to curate its nationally recognized annual outdoor sculpture show. Now in its 22nd year, AACF recruits world-class, professional artists to participate in a unique “art-on-loan” program. Each year, the Foundation solicits, selects, and installs approximately 35 new sculptures throughout Historic Downtown St. George, creating a vibrant cultural experience that is freely accessible to the public year-round. Sculptures are exhibited for one year and are available for sale or lease to public and private collectors. More than $1,000,000 in sales have been generated to date, including acquisitions by local businesses and the City of St. George for its permanent collection.
Eligibility Info
Open to sculptors based in the U.S.
October 31, 2025 32
Call for Art - GIVE ME FIVE Exhibition
- Organization: Art Fluent
- Submission Deadline: October 31, 2025
- Entry Fee: 35.00
- Award Info: 250.00
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Online Only: Yes
Description
Art Fluent invites artists worldwide to submit a series of artwork to their online exhibit, GIVE ME FIVE.
AF is turning 5, and they want your five! Five pieces. One vision. They’re curating a lineup of mini collections, and yours could be one of them. Five pieces that reflect an intentional, cohesive series that showcases your unique style. Think of it as a mini solo show within a group celebration. Show them GIVE ME FIVE from your perspective.
JPEGs due by Friday, October 31, 2025 at midnight (MST). All accepted artists will have their series displayed in their online gallery at www.art-fluent.com and will receive a cash prize of $250 each. Visit www.art-fluent.com/calls-for-art/give-me-five-prospectus/ for a full prospectus.
Eligibility Info
Open to artists internationally
October 31, 2025
New American Paintings - MFA Annual Competition Competition
- Submission Deadline: October 31, 2025
- Award Info: The forty winners of each competition receive a four-page, full-color spread in New American Paintings.
- Eligibility: National
- Categories: Painting
- Online Only: Yes
Description
They sponsor six juried competitions per year. The forty winners of each competition receive a four-page, full-color spread in New American Paintings. Five of the annual competitions focus on geographic regions (Northeast, South, Midwest, West and Pacific Coast), and the sixth is only open to current Masters of Fine Arts candidates who are attending schools based in the United States, and current year graduates.
Eligibility Info
All graduates current MFA candidates 2023-2025 working in painting as their medium
October 31, 2025
Apex Art - Call for Exhibition Proposals from Artists, Curators, and Other Professionals Public Art & Proposals
- Submission Deadline: October 31, 2025
- Award Info: $2,000 honorarium. For exhibitions outside NYC, apexart will match up to $1,000 for a location rental if necessary.
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Location: New York, New York 10013, United States
Description
apexart's Open Calls are opportunities for artists, curators, and other professionals to turn their curatorial idea into an apexart exhibition, combined with inviting apexart’s international community to collectively determine their programming through an online jury process. Winning proposals become part of apexart’s next exhibition season and receive funding and staff support. apexart is not a granting organization-all exhibitions are part of apexart’s programming.
Eligibility Info
Anyone, from anywhere can submit. There are no fees involved at any level. Creative people who have interesting exhibition ideas, trained and student curators, artists, writers, and creative individuals, regardless of experience level, background, or location can apply.
October 31, 2025
The Homiens Art Prize Competition
- Organization: Homiens
- Submission Deadline: October 31, 2025
- Entry Fee: $25
- Award Info: Each winning artist receives $1,000 USD, may participate in an optional interview, and may request a letter of recommendation.
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Online Only: Yes
Description
The Homiens Art Prize, which awards over $12,000 USD annually to artists, is an internationally celebrated event that elevates art careers to new heights.
Homiens celebrates selected artists across their media, exhibiting their art online where it is viewed by artists and collectors throughout the world. The gallery sponsors a platform for artists to network and collaborate, reach a global audience of buyers and collectors, gain institutional validation, and locate opportunities in the professional artistic industries. This round, 3 winning artists and 12 finalists will exhibit with Homiens as part of their seasonal exhibition program.
Up to 200 artists per round are highly commended and celebrated across Homiens' media (including their website which receives 100,000+ annual visitors, and their extensive mailing list). Each entrant to the Homiens Art Prize receives a certificate of participation which can be used to contribute towards a demonstration of professional participation in the art industry. Entries close 11:59 p.m. ET Friday, October 31, 2025.
Eligibility Info
Open to all art forms and artists internationally.
October 31, 2025
The Citadel Alumni Art Exhibition Fall 2025 Exhibition
- Organization: Tiffany Silverman
- Submission Deadline: October 31, 2025
- Event Dates: November 14, 2025 - November 16, 2025
Description
I am thrilled to invite all alumni to submit artwork for consideration for our FOURTH Alumni Art Exhibition to be held during Homecoming 2025 in the new Capers Hall. This special exhibit will be on view throughout Homecoming Weekend with a public reception from 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm on Friday, November 14th.
October 31, 2025
Sculpture Design Competition Competition
- Submission Deadline: October 31, 2025
- Award Info: Prize range of RM2,500-50,0000
- Eligibility: National
- Categories: Sculpture
- Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Description
Tun Razak Exchange is calling on artists to shape the future cityscape. Through bold, dynamic public sculptures, they invite you to express what it means to live at the intersection of global ambition and local spirit — a city where heritage and innovation, community and capital, architecture and nature all converge.
Eligibility Info
Open nationally.
October 31, 2025
Printmaking Residency in Chiang Mai, Thailand Residency
Organization: Timothy Pauszek
- Submission Deadline: October 31, 2025
- Event Dates: May 1, 2026 - December 31, 2026
- Eligibility: International
Description
Hello, Print Friend Studios is an artist-run printmaking residency located in the heart of Chiang Mai, Thailand, an ancient city known for its rich culture, vibrant art scene, and laid-back charm. The goal of the residency is to provide a welcoming, well-equipped space for printmakers and artists from around the world to create new work, explore cross-cultural exchange, and build lasting creative networks. Whether you’re developing an edition, experimenting with new techniques, or diving into collaborative work, our printshop and professional team are here to support your process. No previous experience in printmaking is required.
Chiang Mai is a lively, creative city with everything artists need for daily life: bustling markets, art supply stores, a wide range of cafes and restaurants, and a growing number of contemporary art spaces. The studio is located just outside the old city walls, close to nature yet within easy reach of temples, galleries, and artist-run initiatives. The region is known for its unique blend of traditional craft and modern innovation. From centuries-old woodblock techniques to cutting-edge contemporary printmaking, Northern Thailand offers endless inspiration. Optional activities include visits to local temples and museums, day trips to textile or ceramics villages, natural hot springs, waterfalls, and guided tours of Chiang Mai’s numerous print studios.
Duration of residency
Residencies run from 2 weeks to 2 months.
Accommodation
Directly behind the studio is a modern apartment complex. You will be roomed in a comfortable studio apartment with a balcony, private bathroom, desk, wardrobe, and small fridge. Partners and children are welcome, unfortunately pets are not allowed by the building.
Disciplines, work equipment and assistance
We welcome artists working in all media, as well as interdisciplinary artists incorporating print into installation, sculpture, or book arts. Artists from adjacent fields such as drawing, painting, and illustration are also encouraged to apply, especially those with an interest in print-based experimentation. No previous experience in printmaking is required.
Studio / Workspace
Our residency is equipped with a lithography press (56 x 76 cm) and an etching press (80 x 120 cm). We can produce and print editions of stone and plate lithography, relief prints, as well as drypoint etchings and monotypes. Adjacent to the studio is an exhibition space (85 square meters). Residents are welcome to propose events in this space. You will work one-on-one with our master printer, Tim Pauszek, MFA as much or as little as you like during working hours. He can assist you in producing your edition or teach you about the printmaking technique of your choosing.
Fees
Our residency program is priced at approximately $1,500 USD. This fee includes accommodations, all printmaking materials, and access to our master printer during working hours. Residents staying for three weeks or more are eligible for a weekly discount. If your goal is to produce an edition during your stay, you will retain the full edition, with the exception of a few artist proofs for our archive.
October 31, 2025
Spotlight 2025 by Penang Art District Competition
- Submission Deadline: October 31, 2025
- Award Info: Solo exhibition, mentorship and RM5,000
- Eligibility: National
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
Description
Penang Art District once again invites young and emerging artists (aged 35 and below) to apply for Spotlight 2025 — a transformative mentorship programme that empowers young artists to develop and exhibit a solo body of work. They’re looking for bold ideas, fresh perspectives, and artists ready to challenge norms and spark dialogue through their work.
Eligibility Info
Malaysian citizens and Permanent Residents of Malaysia.