Combine24, The Finnish National Gallery

The Finnish National Gallery is hosting an open generative art competition Combine24. Participants are asked to create a new generative artwork that innovatively uses the copyright-free, CC0-licensed collection data of the Finnish National Gallery in its implementation.

From the initial submissions ten shortlisted works will be selected to compete for the three prizes and to be part of the competition exhibition, held in Helsinki in the autumn of 2024.

ELIGIBILITY
The competition is a general and open international generative art competition for all natural persons or working groups consisting of natural persons. By generative art, we refer to works that use an algorithm governed by artist-defined rules and parameters, and that generates dynamic variations.  The work must be created for the competition and the result of the creative work of a natural person or persons.

AWARDS
The competition has three prizes. One winner is selected for each prize:
1. First prize (€10,000)
2. Second prize (€8,000)
3. Audience favourite (€5,000)

APPLY ONLINE – No Entry Fee

Deadline: May 31, 2024

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Nude : International Call for Works Exploring the Uncovered Human Form

The Cincinnati based non-profit arts organization and gallery, Manifest, invites visual artists and designers to submit original works that address the uncovered human form.

The human body is a popular subject for many reasons, the most obvious being that it is us. Throughout history (and prehistory) the representation of the human form has been charged with tremendous energy. Whether it be a religious edict that one should not depict the human form—a taboo, or the glorious opposite—a revelation of mastery over form in the crafting of sensuous and life-like physical human beauty, the art of the body has moved us through time.

Through all the permutations art has experienced across history, work of the body persists. We use the human nude to master skill, understand ourselves, and push social and psychological buttons for the sake of expression (sensual, delicate, political, social, narrative, spiritual, and so on). We intend for Manifest’s ongoing annual NUDE project, now in its 16th year, to explore how our collective body is used today in art to achieve these goals and more.

On display August 16 thru September 13, 2024.

ELIGIBILITY
This year we are again happy to offer our invitation to artists worldwide to submit works in any media, of any style or genre (abstract, conceptual, realistic, etc.), and of any size, for consideration in Manifest’s 16th annual NUDE, an international competitive exhibit exploring the uncovered human form in current art.

HONORARIA
Marking Manifest’s 20th season, each participating exhibitor will receive a $50 honorarium. The honorarium has no strings attached (other than full participation in the relevant exhibit).

GRAND JURY AWARD
For season 20 the new Grand Jury Award format will result in the awarding of $1,000 to one work during each of our nine exhibition periods. This expands our support from one to up to nine artists each year, and allocates 80% more funding to recognize the merits of exhibited works… see more.

JURY & CURATOR
This exhibit will be juried by an anonymous several member panel of professional and academic advisors with a broad range of expertise relative to art and design. The jury will then pass along their recommendations to the exhibit curator who will make the final selections from the jury-approved pool.

PUBLICATION
Manifest Press will produce a high quality hard-cover publication documenting each entire season of exhibits, artists, and works shown. This continues Manifest’s commitment to long-term documentation and dissemination of our projects, and the expansion of physical exhibits into a broader geography and time frame, while also bringing all exhibits together under one cover each year to create a better product which will be more valuable to the public, teachers, libraries, and exhibiting artists.

ENTRY FEE
$40 for up to four entries submitted. $5 per each additional entry.

SALES
Artworks are not required to be for sale in order to be included in our exhibitions. All work, unless indicated as not for sale (NFS), will be available for sale during exhibit. Manifest Gallery will retain a commission of 30% of the sale price on artwork sold during the exhibition.

INSURANCE
Works will be insured while on gallery premises. Insurance covers theft, vandalism, damage caused by gallery patrons or staff.

Deadline: June 2nd, 2024

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CICA International Exhibition: Drawing Now 2024

CICA Museum invites artists worldwide to participate in the International Exhibition, “Drawing Now 2024.” We are open to digital drawings, animated/moving drawings, video documentation of drawing performance, interactive drawings, drawings on paper and mixed media, physical prints, and 3 dimensional drawings.

Exhibition Dates: December 11, 2024 – January 5, 2025.

This year’s categories include:

–2D Digital Drawings
Selected works will be printed on A3 (297 x 420 mm) foam poster board, and installed by our curators & assistants. If requested by the artist, works can be printed and framed in different sizes. Additional fees may apply. If a special printing process is required, the artist may print and frame the works, and ship them to us. Please refer to the “physical works” guidelines below.

–Animated/Moving Drawings/Documentations of Drawing Performances
We will provide projectors and DVD/DIVX players for the show. Multiple single-channel works will be screened through a projector. If the work is required to be screened through a projector exclusively, or more than two projectors/monitors are needed, please indicate the special requirements in the submission email. Additional fees may apply.

–Drawings on Paper and Mixed Media/Physical Prints/3 Dimensional Drawings (Physical Works)
The artist is responsible for the shipment and delivery of his/her physical work to and from CICA Museum, as well as all related expenses. The two-dimensional work should be no larger than 39 inch (1 m) on the longest side, and the installation piece should be no larger than 39x39x79 inches (1 x 1 x 2 m, w x l x h). The work that needs to be mounted on the wall should not exceed 10 kg. Please indicate in the submission email if you are interested in exhibiting works exceeding the size/weight limit.

FEES
If the artwork is selected, the artist will need to contribute $75 (USD) per piece to cover the show processing and maintenance expenses.

Deadline: May 15, 2024

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Ivyside Juried Art Competition

Misciagna Family Center for Performing Arts announces a call for artists for its upcoming Ivyside Juried Art Competition.

Artists will be selected from online submissions by a faculty committee. Up to four artists are awarded annually with a solo gallery exhibition in one of two gallery spaces (each approximately 13’ x 25’) at the Misciagna Family Center for Performing Arts at Penn State Altoona.

VENUE
Penn State Altoona
Misciagna Family Center for Performing Arts
3000 Ivyside Park
Altoona, Pennsylvania 16601

The Misciagna Family Center for Performing Arts contains the 400-seat Paul R. and Margery Wolf-Kuhn Theatre, a dance studio, costume shop, scene shop, two art studios, faculty offices, a Macintosh computer lab, and three conference rooms. The lobby area of the building also houses the McLanahan and Sheetz Art Galleries and the Titelman Study. The Misciagna Family Center for Performing Arts hosts cultural and performing art series and theater productions, as well as special events throughout the year.

ELIGIBILITY
Open to all visual artists in all media. Entries must have been completed within the last two years.

Artists creating original works of art in any media are encouraged to apply. If awarded, artwork must be suitable for installation and must not exceed eighty-four inches in any firm dimension. Two-dimensional works must not weigh more than sixty pounds, including the frame, and must be ready to hang with the appropriate attached hardware. Three-dimensional works weighing over eighty pounds must have a base that can be rolled or composed of elements that can be easily moved. Digital and non-traditional media will be considered.

ENTRY FEE
There is no entry fee.

APPLY ONLINE
Entry requirements:

1. Vitae—One copy, no more than two pages.

2. Artist Statement—One copy, no more than one page.

3. Images—A maximum of twenty-four images may be submitted for review. Video work will also be uploaded to for review.

Artists who are accepted will be notified by Monday, July 1, 2024. Artwork would be displayed for eight to ten between August and December. Accepted artists will be notified of gallery dates, promotional deadlines, and gallery after accepting the exhibition offer.

Deadline: June 21, 2024

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2024 Salon Show of Traditional Oils

OPA’s 2024 Salon Show is being hosted by James R. Ross Fine Art, located in Indianapolis, Indiana, July 25  through August 16, 2024. The Opening Reception will be held on Thursday, July 25 from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. with the awards presentation at 7:00 p.m.

July and August temperatures in Indianapolis make outdoor activities enjoyable, such as taking a walking tour of Lockerbie Square, the city’s oldest surviving neighborhood, dating back to the 1840’s. Or visit the 70 acre Indianapolis Zoo where you can play in the water with the dolphins or run with cheetahs. For indoor entertainment you might want to visit the Indianapolis Museum of Art, the Eiteljorg Museum of American Indian and Western Art, the Garfield Park Conservatory and Sunken Gardens, the NCAA Hall of Champions or the Rhythm! Discovery Center with hands-on exhibits where you can test your music making skills

Our goal is to assemble approximately 100 of the finest representational oil paintings by our Associate and Signature members, as well as paintings by our Master Signature artists. The focus in the jurying process will be to select paintings that show the highest quality in draftsmanship, color, and composition, emphasizing a diversity in representational style and subject matter.

The total awards will be approximately $12,000 in cash and merchandise.

The awarding juror will be OPA Master Signature member Robert Johnson.

Entry Fee: $35

Artists eligible to compete are citizens – both natural born or otherwise – of the continent of North America who are 2024 OPA members. Nonresident aliens who currently live on the continent of North America are eligible to participate provided that they have been physically present at the address provided to OPA for eight of the last twelve months and that the residency is considered to be their permanent domicile and that they are 2024 OPA members. Nonresident aliens whose North American residency is in question will be asked to provide proof of residency including, but not limited to, employment history, references, and utility bills in the individual’s name. The decision of the Board is final.

Jurors: The awarding juror will be OPA Master Signature member Robert Johnson.

Entry: Electronic applications will be accepted beginning Monday, March 18, 2024. Maximum canvas size may not exceed 432 square inches (unframed). Maximum file size is 5mb. Please upload a JPG,JPEG, PNG or HEIC with a filename that only contains alphanumeric characters. The minimum size for image uploads is 1400 pixels (px) in the longest dimension. However, for best results we recommend your image size be closer to the maximum size of 4000 pixels in the longest dimension.

General Information: Oil Painters of America is pleased to return to James R. Ross Fine Art, for its 2024 Salon Show. Located in Indianapolis, Indiana, the gallery will host the opening reception on Thursday, July 25 from 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. with the awards presentations at 7:00. The exhibition will run from July 25 through August 17. July and August temperatures in Indianapolis make outdoor activities enjoyable, such as taking a walking tour of Lockerbie Square, the city’s oldest surviving neighborhood, dating back to the 1840’s. Or visit the 70 acre Indianapolis Zoo where you can play in the water with the dolphins or run with cheetahs. For indoor entertainment you might want to visit the Indianapolis Museum of Art, the Eiteljorg Museum of American Indian and Western Art, the Garfield Park Conservatory and Sunken Gardens, the NCAA Hall of Champions or the Rhythm! Discovery Center with hands-on exhibits where you can test your music making skills.

Show Rules: SUBMISSIONS DUE: Friday, May 10, 2024 Canvas size: Maximum size not to exceed 432 square inches (unframed). Example: 18” height x 24” width = 432 sq. in. Maximum entries three (3). However only one (1) painting may be accepted. Paintings must be created on one singular flat substrate and framed and wired for hanging. Multiples are unacceptable – i.e., diptychs, triptychs. The substrate must not exceed the maximum size set forth in the prospectus. Be sure to read each prospectus carefully, as the acceptable size of the substrate changes depending on the gallery/museum. Copyright infringement of any kind is unacceptable. It is unethical and against OPA policy for artists to submit work created from another person’s drawing/painting/photo or other artwork. Purchased reference material that transfers copyright to the artist is unacceptable. Digital apps and programs may be used for cropping your reference photos, etc., but no digital, mechanical, photo, or other transferring to the substrate of any kind is acceptable. You must draw and/or paint the image on your substrate yourself. Your submission must be originally conceived: your own reference, your own drawing, your own concept and must have been self -painted. No direct copies of stock images, historic photos, or of any reference to which you do not hold total copyright are allowed. You must be able to provide signed documentation of total copyright should OPA request. Paintings created in an instructional setting, including but not limited to workshops and art classes are not considered original artwork. A painting created from a group photo shoot set-up by another artist is not considered original artwork. Paintings created in an open studio where artists share the model are acceptable provided there was no instruction being given of any kind. Painting must have been created within the last 3 years. An artist may not submit a painting for a Regional Exhibition that has previously been accepted into a Regional Exhibition, … Salon Show or an OPA National Exhibition. The artist retains copyright to his/her image(s). However, accepted images do become part of OPA archives and may be used for future OPA event promotion. All work must be for sale. No NFS. Paintings that do not reflect the artist’s current pricing structure may be disqualified from the competition. An artist who withdraws an entry after acceptance into the exhibition shall not be eligible to enter any OPA exhibitions for the next two years.

Deadline: May 10, 2024

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Call for Proposals: Pre-Qualified Artwork Inventory for Canada’s Capital Region 2024-2025

The Department of Canadian Heritage (PCH) is seeking professional Canadian artists who work with large-scale outdoor formats, including interactive and light installations. PCH wishes to showcase Canadian artistic excellence to enrich the visitor experience in Canada’s Capital Region. This is an opportunity for artists to present their art in highly visible locations in downtown Ottawa and Gatineau. Artists’ artworks that are retained in the inventory may be used for exhibitions at special events (such as Canada Day or Winterlude) or may be displayed at various locations in the National Capital Region for longer term exhibitions.

Evaluation Procedures

a. Proposals will be assessed in accordance with the entire requirement of the call for proposals

b. An evaluation team (jury) made up of Canadian representatives, arts, culture and artistic programming professionals will select artworks to be pre-qualified for the inventory. The final choice, number, programming and placement of artworks that have been selected for display is at the discretion of PCH.

Basis of Selection

To be declared responsive, a proposal must:
a. comply with all the requirement of the call for proposals;
b. meet all the mandatory requirements (see Annex « B »); and
c. meet the minimum required score for each of the point rated criteria (see Annex « B »).

Proposals not meeting above requirements will be declared non-responsive.

Responsive proposal obtaining the highest score will not be necessarily selected.

Artists should note that all contracts are subject to PCH’s internal approvals process, which includes a requirement to approve funding in the amount of any proposed contract. Notwithstanding that an artist may have been recommended for contract award, issuance of any contract will be contingent upon internal approval. If such approval is not given, no contract will be awarded.

Submissions of proposals
If you are interested in being considered for this project, please send your proposal by e-mail identified as follows:

Pre-Qualified Artwork Inventory #10231921 to artpublic-publicart@pch.gc.ca

It is the artist’s responsibility to ensure that their proposals are sent no later than time and date specified.

Only electronic proposals will be accepted.

Contract duration

The estimated contract period will be 12 month(s), with a proposed start date of 2024/06/04.

Deadline for Submissions: June 4, 2024, 2 pm (EDT)

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Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize 2024

The Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize, now in its 7th year, is an annual non-acquisitive international art prize that celebrates diversity and excellence in the representational visual arts. You can enter into one of five award categories: Traditional Art Award, Digital Art Award, Photography Award, Sculpture Award and Emerging Artist Award.

By entering the Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize 2024, artists will:

• have the opportunity to share in US$65,000 worth of cash and prizes.

• have the chance to see your entry shared on Beautiful Bizarre Magazine’s social media channels (1 million+ followers) and our art prize blogs.

• ensure that our Editor-in-Chief – who curates each issue of Beautiful Bizarre Magazine – will see your entry (Danijela personally goes through each entry herself!).

$65,000 USD in cash & prizes to be won - with a Grand Prize of USD$10,000 for the overall winner!

It accepts work in all static mediums including Traditional Art media, Digital Art media, and Photographic media; and all styles from realism and hyperrealism, to pop surrealism and lowbrow. The Prize seeks to inspire creatives from around the world to pursue a life and career in the arts, and to help careers grow through funding and increased exposure of their work to galleries, collectors and media globally.

From the finalists selected in each award category, a Grand Prize Award Winner will be chosen by the Jury Panel. The People’s Choice Award will then open for public voting on 23 August 2024 - so another chance to win!

2024 Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize Awards

• Musonium Grand Prize Award  $10,000 USD cash + prizes

• RAYMAR Traditional Art Award,  $6,500 USD cash + prizes

• Photography Award, $4,500 USD cash + prizes

• Digital Art Award,  $4,500 USD cash + prizes

• Yasha Young Projects Sculpture Award,  $4,500 USD cash + prizes

• 33PA Emerging Artist Award,  $5,500 USD + prizes

• Catherine K. Gyllerstrom People’s Choice Award $2,000 USD + prizes [public voting opens in August]

Entries Close: Midnight 17 July 2024 [Los Angeles, USA time]

Enter online via our website. The Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize is an online opportunity accessible internationally. Winners will however be invited to exhibit in the prestigious Beautiful Bizarre Magazine exhibition at Modern Eden Gallery, in San Francisco, USA, alongside 70+ of the world’s best contemporary representational artists in November 2024.

London Open Art

Eligibility: Artists from all countries are welcome to submit their works for consideration. You are welcome to submit works in any medium. (painting, photography, printmaking, video art, installation, films, sculpting, mixed media, poems, illustration, etc). The theme of the exhibition is OPEN. Any artist from any background can submit any of their work.

Fees: There is no charge to submit your application, please feel free to share your work with us. The participation fee is £180 (for two artworks) or £120 (for one artwork) for our physical shows

Location: Our London art gallery is based in one of the most vibrant and culturally diverse places in the country! Just a couple of minutes away from Dalston overground station in the heart of East London! All of our group art shows are ten day long with a private viewing hosted on a Friday from 19.30 - 22.00. You should expect an open bar (wine) & professional photography & videography

Deadline: May 13, 2024

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Art on Loop, Paris

The Holy Gallery: Artists from all countries are welcome to submit their works for consideration. You are welcome to submit works in any medium. (painting, photography, printmaking, video art, installation, films, sculpting, mixed media, poems, illustration, etc). The theme of the exhibition is OPEN. Any artist from any background can submit any of their work. There is no charge to submit your application, please feel free to share your work with us.

Deadline: Sep 01, 2024

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You Can Sit With Us: Dhaga calls for South Asian LGBTQIA+ Artists & Designers

In line with South Asian Heritage Month's theme this year 'Free to Be Me' we are curating a month-long exhibition at Swiss Cottage Gallery commissioned by Camden Council's Culture Team. We invite all South Asian LGBTQIA+ Artists & Designers to share their work in response to creating 'home' through a Queer and South Asian lens.

Eligibility: Artists and/or Designers of South Asian/Mixed South Asian heritage who identify as LGBTQIA+. Any visual art or design medium.

What you get: Selected applicants will be part of a group, month-long exhibition opportunity in London and will be featured across our social media and website.

Deadline: May 13, 2024

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InLight: Grounds for Clearing, 1708 Gallery

1708 Gallery is pleased to announce its call for proposals for its 17th annual 2-night exhibition of contemporary art outside. InLight: Grounds for Clearing, will take place November 8 thru 9, 2024 at Pine Camp Cultural Arts and Community Center, located at 4901 Old Brook Road in Richmond, Virginia.

InLight features new media, sound art, light-based media, sculpture, installation, performance, community-based works, and interactive and virtual projects that are experienced in the dark, and moves to a new location each year. Every year, InLight examines the complex and sometimes conflicted histories of Richmond’s public spaces, reflecting community dialogues about which stories are shared and how they are told.

CURATORS
This year’s InLight curators are Tiffany E. Barber and Nicole Pollard.

The curatorial team is especially interested in proposals that address ideas around rest and healing, isolation and exile, preservation and reclamation, and fresh air and nature as forms of respite and remedy.

THEME
Taking Pine Camp’s history and topography as inspiration, InLight: Grounds for Clearing will explore the material and metaphorical facets of open space. The Oxford Dictionary defines a clearing as “an open space in a forest, especially one cleared for cultivation;” in Toni Morrison’s novel Beloved, the clearing is a space for healing and for Black revival, a place for Black folks to love and care for themselves outside of the white gaze. When Pine Camp first came to be, it was a clearing – a space carved out of the pine woods, far outside of the city where people went to heal. A former farm and site of both a whites-only and separate Black Tuberculosis Hospital listed on the National Register of Historic Places, Pine Camp today is a multidisciplinary, multiracial community space that offers a theater, dance studio, art classes, darkroom, playground, basketball court, soccer field, walking trails, nature reserves, and public artworks.

ELIGIBILITY
For this year’s exhibition, 1708 invites regional, national, and international artists, collectives, and community organizations working in all media and disciplines to submit entries that engage with and respond to the histories that comprise Pine Camp and its surrounding terrain.

For InLight: Grounds for Clearing, artists are invited to propose projects that engage with and expand upon Pine Camp’s histories as well as the site’s current activities and uses. Successful projects will incorporate the site’s topography; its history surrounding race and public health; its wildlife as well as its native flora and fauna; weather and climate patterns as well as ecological and environmental change in the U.S. upper south; and Pine Camp’s current significance to its surrounding communities. Artists are encouraged to consult and incorporate extant digital archival photographs, site maps, and other materials into their proposals.

About:
Founded by artists in 1978, 1708 Gallery is a nonprofit art space committed to providing opportunities for artistic innovation and to expanding the understanding and appreciation of contemporary art. Our mission is to present exceptional new art.

Deadline: May 22, 2024

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NYC4PA Call for Artists: Portals

The New York Center for Photographic Art (NYC4PA) invites photographers world-wide to submit images using any photographic process (print, image transfer, emulsion transfer, encaustic, black and white, etc.).

Portals is one of our favourite themes. It allows for so much creativity capturing things that are all around wherever we may be.

Doors and windows and arches and frames and tunnels are so much a part of our lives. There are so many ways to think about them. We can look at them, or through them. We can poke our hand out the window to test the weather, or just see a wonderful scene a little differently when framed by an arch or array of tree limbs in a park.

For this call your images can focus on the “portal” itself like a closed door or a wonderful windowsill, or the view through the portal to the other side. Does it frame the main subject of the photograph or does it add another dimension, such as the distortions of old glass or reflections in windowpanes.

Winners will receive $4,000 in cash awards, be featured on the NYC4PA Online Gallery and in the winners catalog. The Grand Prize-winning image will be posted on the NYC4PA home page.

ELIGIBILITY
This Call for Entries is open worldwide to both amateur and professional photographers. NYC4PA invites photographers working in all mediums, styles and schools of thought to participate. Experimental and mixed techniques are welcome. Only 2-D work is eligible.

JUROR
Mark Sink, photographer, curator and teacher, has made his living from fine art photography since 1978. While living in NYC (through the 1980’s) he worked with and documented the lives and works of Andy Warhol, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Rene Ricard and other art luminaries of the 1980s.

In the early 1990s Sink was an inspiration and co-founder of the Museum of Contemporary Art Denver. More recently, Mark works as a private art consultant in Denver, independently curating a wide range of artists and shows. The most recent of note is the “Month of Photography Denver” that stirs up over 180 venues into one month of celebrating photography. Also, Big Picture Colorado is an international street art exchange featuring photography in the open air and in gallery spaces in over 50 cities worldwide… see more

EXHIBITION AND AWARDS

• Grand Prize: One photographer will receive $1,100. The image will be featured on the home page of the NYC4PA website.

• First Prize: 3 photographers will receive $400.

• Second Prize: 3 photographers will receive $325.

• Third Prize: 3 photographers will receive $250

ONLINE GALLERY, CATALOG and AWARD CERTIFICATE
All prizewinners will be included in both the online gallery and catalog and be presented with a certificate.

ENTRY FEE
The entry fee is $35 for the first three images. Additional images may be submitted for $10 each. There is no limit to the number of images submitted.

Deadline: May 19, 2024

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7th Biennial Fiber Options: Material Explorations

Maryland Federation of Art (MFA) invites all artists residing in the United States, Puerto Rico, Canada, and Mexico to enter its 7th biennial Fiber Options: Material Explorations exhibition.

Works selected will be on exhibit in MFA Circle Gallery, 18 State Circle, Annapolis, Maryland from July 31 – August 24, 2024.

ELIGIBILITY
Entry is open to all artists residing in the United States, Puerto Rico, Canada, and Mexico. All entries must be original and completed solely by the artist’s hand. All entries must be original and completed solely by the artist’s hand. A maximum of 6 original works created within the past 3 years may be entered.

AWARDS
Cash awards total $1000.00

JUROR
Sandra Sider, a past president of Studio Art Quilt Associates, recently retired after ten years as curator for the Texas Quilt Museum. She edited Art Quilt Quarterly for six years, and has published numerous articles and books on fiber and textile art for more than three decades, most recently “Fiber Art at the 59th Venice Biennale” for Fiber Art Now. A studio quilt artist since the late 1970s, she focuses on photographic processes in her work, embellished with surface design techniques, including hand embroidery.

Her art quilts have been acquired by several museums and corporate collections. She studied photography and printmaking in workshops at the School of Visual Arts (NYC) and Manhattan Graphics Center, and has an M.A. in art history from the Institute of Fine Arts, New York University… see more

ENTRY FEE
1 or 2 entries $45 (MFA Members $30). Up to 4 additional entries $6.75 each (MFA Members $4.50). Entry fees are non-refundable.

Deadline: May 08, 2024

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Photography 4 Humanity

The 2024 Photography 4 Humanity Global Prize Competition is now open for submissions. The 2024 Global Contest promotes climate justice. We believe climate change is a human rights issue, so we are looking for images that show people impacted by the escalating climate crisis. They include climate refuges, the very young, the very old, the disabled and injured, the poor, indigenous and island people, and women. Images of climate champions advocating for change, and those helping to mitigate and reverse climate change are welcome.

ELIGIBILITY
You must be at least 18 years of age or older to enter. All photography must relate to people being impacted by climate change, and/or people trying to reverse and/or mitigate climate change. Must include photographer name, title, date, location and description of each photograph submitted
All images must have been taken within between August 1, 2023 and August 1, 2024.

AWARDS

• The 2024 Global Prize Recipient will receive $5,000 USD

• The Global Prize Recipient, top 10 Finalists and 20 Honorable Mentions will be exhibited globally on December 10, 2024 – via UN.org.

• The Global Prize Recipient, top 10 Finalists, and 20 Honorable mentions will then have their work help open the 2025 Right Here, Right Now Global Climate Summit hosted by the University of Oxford on June 5, 2025 – UN World Environment Day.

About:
The United Nations supported project — Photography 4 Humanity is an international initiative that calls on photographers around the world to bring to life the power of human rights through their images. Highlighting the most compelling imagery — illustrating courage, despair, hope, injustice, compassion, human rights failures or victories in ways small and large, the images will serve to inspire people to personally get involved and take a stand for human rights.​

Deadline: Aug 1, 2024

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VisArts Call for Solo Exhibitions 2025

VisArts invites artists working in all media to apply for 2025 solo exhibitions in the Gibbs Street Gallery, Common Ground Gallery, and Concourse Gallery. Exhibitions in each of the galleries explore the breadth of contemporary art and feature emerging to mid-career artists. Exhibits reflect a wide range of media and experimental approaches that offer the viewer unexpected interactions with art.

VENUE
The Gibbs Street Gallery is approximately 1,100 square feet with 16-foot ceilings. It’s at street level with floor-to-ceiling windows along one wall.

The Common Ground Gallery is located on Floor 2 and is approximately 300 square feet. Artists must live in the Mid-Atlantic region to apply.

The Concourse Gallery is located on Floor 2 and is approximately 500 square feet. It has curved windows along one wall. International, national, and local artists are welcome to apply.

ELIGIBILITY
International, national, and local artists are welcome to apply. Open to all media. Applicants who’ve participated in a solo exhibition at VisArts within the past two years aren’t eligible to apply.

APPLY ONLINE – No Application Fee

Deadline: June 28, 2024

Call for Submissions: On The ’Brink Installation Art Festival

RiverBrink Art Museum is accepting proposals for our On The ’Brink Installation Art Festival, a two-day outdoor exhibition of installation art on the beautiful grounds of the art museum, overlooking the Niagara River. This event is the first of an annual showcase of installation art in the heart of Niagara. Artist participants will receive honorariums of $600.00 (each). On The ’Brink aims to celebrate the creativity and innovation of artists working in or about Niagara. The festival will provide an opportunity for members of the community to experience and learn about installation art, meet local artists and enjoy the stunning natural landscape at RiverBrink. Guests will enjoy local food trucks and musical entertainment, and admission will be free to the public.

Theme – ‘Land’
Land is a formative element of life and experience. While both access to land, and conflict over land, are omnipresent in today’s world, land can also be restorative and a source of great joy. For this festival, we are seeking proposals that explore the idea of land from a variety of perspectives. We invite installations that address how we see the land, make the familiar unfamiliar, and imagine new realities and futures for land.

Deadline: June 01, 2024

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Watao Art Festival: Call for Collectives and Collabs for Site-Specific Contribution

For the next edition of the Watao art festival, we aim for a Watou shaped by collectives and collabs, celebrating collaborative creation’s diversity and strength. The theme of this year’s open call, “The Smell of Grass is Changing”, represents the adaptation, transformation, and renewal we seek in art, inviting reflection on our changing world and its impact on our creative process and interactions. Internationally acclaimed artist Koen Vanmechelen invites artists for an in situ encampment as an immersive experiment.
We invite collectives or collabs (a minimum of 3 people) to participate in the next edition of Watou Arts Festival. Selected collectives or collabs will work in situ at one of the festival locations and transform that location with site-specific (indoor and/or outdoor) artistic contributions. Thus, collectives or collabs must be willing to visit the festival during the summer of 2024 (6 July – 1 September) to meet with the organisation and to develop their project afterward. Mixed teams with participants from fields other than visual arts are encouraged to apply. The Art Festival Watou is known as a festival where visual arts and poetry merge. Applicants must be at least 18 years old.

Deadline: May 31, 2024

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The Lumen Prize 2024

The Lumen Prize champions the innovative possibilities of technology-driven creativity. We provide the pre-eminent platform showcasing artists who are pioneering new visual languages at the intersection of art and technology. Lumen is affiliated with Lumen Studios, a UK-based digital arts champion which builds opportunities for Lumen artists by curating exhibitions, commissions and events for art venues, cultural institutions and public spaces around the world as well as delivering consultancy services for partners globally.

All art is eligible, as long as it engages with technology in some form and meets one of the five prize categories.

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Oil Painters Of America: 2024 Salon Show Juried Exhibition of Traditional Oils

The focus in the jurying process will be to select paintings that show the highest quality in draftsmanship, color, and composition, emphasizing a diversity in representational style and subject matter.

Artists eligible to compete are citizens – both natural born or otherwise – of the continent of North America who are 2024 OPA members. Nonresident aliens who currently live on the continent of North America are eligible to participate provided that they have been physically present at the address provided to OPA for eight of the last twelve months and that the residency is considered to be their permanent domicile and that they are 2024 OPA members. Nonresident aliens whose North American residency is in question will be asked to provide proof of residency including, but not limited to, employment history, references, and utility bills in the individual’s name. The decision of the Board is final.

Award: $12,000 in cash & merchandise with $4,000 best in show

Deadline: May 10th 2024

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Expressions of Humanity

Free Entry, $1,000 Award Competition

Blue Space Gallery - " Expressions of Humanity ", an international competition and virtual exhibition. Artists of all ages from around the world are invited to participate, with complete freedom in choosing their medium and style. Submissions should revolve around the central theme of " Expressions of Humanity”. Entry is free; only those artists whose submissions are chosen as finalists will be required to pay a $35 participation fee. Finalists will have their artwork showcased in the online exhibition and will advance to the final jurying round in consideration for cash prizes and the opportunity to win the grand prize of $1,000. Awards will be granted to those whose work demonstrates the greatest level of creativity and artistry.

Theme: "Expressions of Humanity" invites artists to explore the diverse facets of the human experience through their creative interpretations. This theme celebrates the essence of what it means to be human, encouraging participants to delve into the depths of emotions, relationships, struggles, triumphs, and the intricacies of our shared existence. Whether through portraiture, abstract representations, or narrative-driven works, this competition seeks to showcase the myriad ways in which artists perceive and express the essence of humanity, fostering empathy, connection, and understanding through the universal language of art.

Deadline: May 8th 2024

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