Call For Art
Denver International Airport Rotating Sculpture Program
Through a competitive selection process, artists will loan DEN an existing large-scale sculpture or installation to be temporarily displayed. The sculpture or installation should create a sense of place, elevate visitor experience, and create a memorable impression of Denver and the region for travelers and staff.
Deadline: September 21, 2025
Deadline: September 21, 2025
Submission Fee: Free
About the call: Through a competitive selection process, artists will loan DEN an existing large-scale sculpture or installation to be temporarily displayed. The sculpture or installation should create a sense of place, elevate visitor experience, and create a memorable impression of Denver and the region for travelers and staff.
What you get: Artists are provided with a budget of $7,500
Open Call: Hearth House
‘a space’ arts are pleased to announce a new public art project and now invite Expressions of Interest from artists. The project will introduce a series of exciting new works into new high quality academic accommodation on Hulse Road, Southampton. The vision is for a series of works to populate a number of open spaces across the development along with a signature/headline piece towards the front of the site. Collectively these work will bring a sense of intrigue and enhance the experience of living at Hearth House for its future residents.
Deadline: September 30, 2025
Deadline: September 30, 2025
Submission Fee: Free
About the call: ‘a space’ arts are pleased to announce a new public art project and now invite Expressions of Interest from artists. The project will introduce a series of exciting new works into new high quality academic accommodation on Hulse Road, Southampton. The vision is for a series of works to populate a number of open spaces across the development along with a signature/headline piece towards the front of the site. Collectively these work will bring a sense of intrigue and enhance the experience of living at Hearth House for its future residents.
Eligibility: Everybody
What you get: 4 artists will be selected from the Expressions of Interest stage receive a £500 Proposal Development fee. The artist selected from the Proposal Development Stage will have an total delivery budget of £25k to cover artist fees, materials, third party fabrication costs, travel, expenses and VAT (if applicable). Mentoring and Project Support from the ‘a space’ arts team will be available across the project and the organisations. Director will take on lead on working with the selected artist.
AMADEUS Festival International Design Competition 2025/2026
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.
Deadline: October 4, 2025
Deadline: 04 October 2025
Submission Fee: Free
About the call: 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.
Eligibility: Any nationality between the ages of 16 and 30 are eligible to enter. Participants with any level of experience, whether it is amateur or professional, are eligible as long as their work abides by the stipulated regulations.
What you get: The winner will receive €500, a diploma, and a double ticket to the Opening Gala of the AMADEUS Festival 2026. Their design will be featured in the Festival’s official promotion, with full credit in all materials. The Public Jury winner, chosen via social media impact, will be awarded €50, a diploma, and a double ticket to the Opening Gala.
Call For Artist: Sculpture Design Competition
Tun Razak Exchange is calling on artists to shape the future cityscape. Through bold, dynamic public sculptures, we 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.
Deadline: September 30, 2025
Deadline: 30 September 2025
Submission Fee: Free
Eligibility: Malaysian artists, designers, collectives, and studios. Malaysian students studying locally or abroad, or international students currently enrolled in Malaysian institutions (ages 16 and above).
About the call: Tun Razak Exchange is calling on artists to shape the future cityscape. Through bold, dynamic public sculptures, we 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.
The Theme: Intersection of Exchanges
We challenge artists to give form to the soul of Kuala Lumpur. Your work should reflect the diverse flows that define TRX — where people, ideas, cultures, and experiences meet. We’re seeking sculpture designs that are not just visually striking, but emotionally resonant and deeply connected to the public realm.
What you get: Prize range of RM2,500-50,0000. Beyond prize money, winning artworks may be brought to life and permanently installed at TRX — subject to feasibility and budget. All IP rights of selected works will be owned by TRX City Sdn Bhd.
Open Call For Emerging Artists
This Open Call invites young artists to participate in an exhibition at Europe House’s 12 Star Gallery in London, with artworks related to the theme of cross-cultural narratives of exchange. The exhibition will explore themes of (social, physical, temporal) (dis)connection, proximity and distance.
Deadline: September 20, 2025
Deadline: 20 September 2025
Submission Fee: Free
Eligibility: Open to UK based EU, EEA and UK nationals, currently enrolled in or recently graduated from EU or UK higher education in art and fine art.
About the call: This Open Call invites young artists to participate in an exhibition at Europe House’s 12 Star Gallery in London, with artworks related to the theme of cross-cultural narratives of exchange. The exhibition will explore themes of (social, physical, temporal) (dis)connection, proximity and distance.
Selected works will be showcased at the 12 Star Gallery in Europe House, London, in December 2025 – spring 2026. The exhibition is part of the Danish Presidency of the Council of the EU.
What you get: This is an opportunity to showcase your work in Central London, with support and network of the European Parliament Liaison Office in the UK, the Embassy of Denmark in the UK, and curatorial collective Kollektiv Collective; to gain exposure through institutional and public audiences and to connect with peers, curators, and cultural professionals. A stipend and transport support will be provided to selected artists.
Call for Papers: Voice/s in the Museum, Tate Museum
Museums have a responsibility to tell culturally inclusive stories of art, facing both internal and external pressures in the process. How might interpretation practice address the complex expectations placed on museums today?
Deadline: October 18, 2025
Deadline: October 13, 2025
Submission Fee: Free
About the call: Museums have a responsibility to tell culturally inclusive stories of art, facing both internal and external pressures in the process. How might interpretation practice address the complex expectations placed on museums today?
We are seeking contributions exploring the role of art museum interpretation in serving audiences, artists and institutions.
Eligibility: Students, artists, curators, researchers, editors
What you get: Research published in an online, peer-reviewed journal on art, its history and museum practice
Woman Scream Call for Poets, Artists and Storytellers
For fifteen years, the international Woman Scream cause has united voices from around the globe through poetry, art, and storytelling, amplifying awareness for women’s and girls’ rights. Join our next book!
Deadline: September 28, 2025
Deadline: 28 September 2025
About the call: For fifteen years, the international Woman Scream cause has united voices from around the globe through poetry, art, and storytelling, amplifying awareness for women’s and girls’ rights. Join our next book!
Who can apply:
Artists and writers over 18.
What you get:
Book publication.
Mural Competition – National Album Day 2025
National Album Day invites emerging creatives to design a mural capturing the spirit of rock. The winning artwork will be painted on The Gryphon, one of Bristol’s most iconic rock venues, in partnership with Black City Records.
Deadline: September 20, 2025
Deadline: 20 September 2025
Submission Fee: Free
About the call: National Album Day invites emerging creatives to design a mural capturing the spirit of rock. The winning artwork will be painted on The Gryphon, one of Bristol’s most iconic rock venues, in partnership with Black City Records.
Who can apply:
UK residents aged 18 and over.
What you get:
£500 cash prize, press and social media promotion, and media feature opportunities.
Ecco Awards 2025
Classical Roman Arts Foundation (CRAF) is proud to announce the Fifth Edition of the Ecco Echo Awards, dedicated to echoing, celebrating and reverberating Classical Roman arts. Its objective is recognition and appreciation of contemporary artists or researchers who work in the tradition of, are inspired by or reflect on the Classical Roman arts, techniques, styles and influences still amazing us today.
Deadline: September 30, 2025
Deadline: 30 September 2025
Eligibility: Any age, European or Online submission, all mediums, Classical Art or intepretations
About the call: Classical Roman Arts Foundation (CRAF) is proud to announce the Fifth Edition of the Ecco Echo Awards, dedicated to echoing, celebrating and reverberating Classical Roman arts. Its objective is recognition and appreciation of contemporary artists or researchers who work in the tradition of, are inspired by or reflect on the Classical Roman arts, techniques, styles and influences still amazing us today.
What you get: The first prize consists of 1,000.00 Euro [one thousand euro] and of 500 Euro for the second prize for the acquisition of certain rights - some or all - of one or more selected works. The awards go to the participant(s) that are more creative and technically vibrant while representing, reinterpreting and celebrating classical roman arts and techniques. Inspiration and reverberation are equally cherished values.
Open Call | Unveiled: Stories Behind The Silence | Firepit Art Gallery
Unveiled: Stories Behind the Silence” is a powerful exhibition revealing the hidden stories of domestic violence survivors — from pain and isolation to strength, healing, and hope. The exhibition is designed to guide visitors through the full emotional spectrum that survivors may experience on their path to recovery. This project aims to raise funds for Solace, a London-based charity that supports over 30,000 women and children each year in building lives free from abuse.
Deadline: September 15, 2025
Deadline: September 15, 2025
Submission Fee: Free
Eligibility: We are looking for artworks that reveal stories usually hidden behind a smile, pieces that express one or more emotions experienced during the healing journey. These may include fear, embarrassment, loneliness, vulnerability, courage, hope, empowerment, vitality, or others.
About the opportunity: “Unveiled: Stories Behind the Silence” is a powerful exhibition revealing the hidden stories of domestic violence survivors — from pain and isolation to strength, healing, and hope. The exhibition is designed to guide visitors through the full emotional spectrum that survivors may experience on their path to recovery. This project aims to raise funds for Solace, a London-based charity that supports over 30,000 women and children each year in building lives free from abuse.
What you get: Reveal a story hidden behind the smile, make it visible, and inspire those currently suffering from domestic violence to believe in the possibility of living a different life
International Call for Art - Divide Magazine Issue 16
Are you ready to showcase your art on a global stage? Divide Magazine, a leading Contemporary Art Magazine, is excited to announce our Open Call for Issue 16. With a dedicated annual readership of over 86,000+ and a vibrant Instagram community of 22,000+ followers at @dividemag, your work will be seen by thousands of art enthusiasts, collectors, and industry professionals from around the world.
Deadline: September 27, 2025
Deadline: September 27, 2025
Submission Fee: There is a £35 submission fee per application.
About the call: Are you ready to showcase your art on a global stage? Divide Magazine, a leading Contemporary Art Magazine, is excited to announce our Open Call for Issue 16. With a dedicated annual readership of over 86,000+ and a vibrant Instagram community of 22,000+ followers at @dividemag, your work will be seen by thousands of art enthusiasts, collectors, and industry professionals from around the world.
Why Submit?
Global Exposure: Your work will be featured alongside some of the most exciting emerging and established artists.
Influential Platform: Artists like the Popovy Sisters, Coderch & Malavia Sculptors, Erik Minter, and Annan Affotey have all graced our pages.
Instagram Features: Selected submissions may also be showcased on our Instagram, giving your work even more visibility.
ELIGIBILITY:
Artists from any country are welcome to apply with works in any medium: painting, sculpture, digital, printmaking, fiber, photography, mixed media, installation, crafts, fashion, illustration, and more. Selected artists will be featured in Issue 16 set to release November 8th 2025. Selected artists will be contacted via email for an interview.
There is no specific theme for this issue.
Must be 18 and over.
This is a juried competition, selected artists will be featured in Issue 16 of Divide Magazine.
HOW TO APPLY:
You may submit multiple entries for different projects/works, there is no limit.
Submission fees are non-refundable.
The deadline to submit all works is September 27th, 2025. Please note that submissions may close prior to this date if capacity is reached. We encourage artists to apply early, as space is limited and will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.
REQUIREMENTS:
Artists may submit up to 3 artworks per project submission
You can enter multiple times and in each submission you will have the opportunity to upload 3 items
Artists must ensure high quality of images, at least 300 dpi jpeg recommended.
Artwork images and bio must be uploaded directly ( we will not be accepting any works via email)
Bio must be under 300 words
Applications Now Open for Artist Project 2026!
Artist Project provides independent, contemporary artists with a professional platform to showcase and sell their work. Artist Project and its team strives to publicize and strategically market the fair to attract diverse, high-quality art buyers, curators and collectors.
Deadline: September 12, 2025
Deadline: September 12, 2025
Submission Fee: $40 CAD
Applications Now Open for Artist Project 2026!
Join us March 26-29, 2026, at the Enercare Centre in Toronto for an unparalleled opportunity to showcase and sell your work to a dedicated audience of art lovers, curators, and collectors. Artist Project offers independent, contemporary artists a professional platform to connect with fellow creatives and gain exposure to high-quality collectors.
Apply now to exhibit in one of our sections—Main, Untapped, or Installation—and be part of this vibrant art fair.
Artist Project provides independent, contemporary artists with a professional platform to showcase and sell their work. Artist Project and its team strives to publicize and strategically market the fair to attract diverse, high-quality art buyers, curators and collectors.
Meet over loyal base of art lovers & collectors
Exhibit your work in a gallery-style booth with 11' high white hard-walls
Control your sales—unlike other art fairs, no sales commission is taken
Feel championed by the fair's extensive marketing and communications campaigns including advertising, social media, online programs and much more
Showcase your artwork with a profile on the Artist Project website
Participate in an exclusive competition and grant programs
Be part of a community of hundreds of artists all supporting each other at the fair and beyond!
The Artist Project Jury: All applications will be reviewed by a selection committee made up of art professionals and design experts. Every year we invite a new group of jurors so that the fair continues to remain diverse, dynamic and fresh.
The jury selects exhibitors based on the following criteria:
Quality and skill level
Vision, originality and uniqueness
Portfolio presentation
Overall aesthetic appeal of the artwork
Once the jury made their selections, notifications are sent out with contracts and invoices. You can expect to hear from us in Fall 2025.
INCLUDED IN BOOTH FEE
Hard wall booth (11’ high, gallery-style white walls and artist signage)
Lighting package
Complimentary ticket package
Discount tickets for your mailing list
Online profile page on TheArtistProject.com
Listing in the official Show Guide
Organization & exhibition support
Marketing & advertising support
Open Call Mail Art: "Fragments of What Makes Us Alive"
Atelier Ghostbirds in Portugal invites artists, makers, and creative souls everywhere to our Mail-Art Exhibition. Send us the images, words, or objects that light up your world—and help us cover our gallery walls with the simple joys and profound treasures of life
Deadline: December 25, 2025
Deadline: 25 December 2025
About the opportunity: Atelier Ghostbirds in Portugal invites artists, makers, and creative souls everywhere to our Mail-Art Exhibition. Send us the images, words, or objects that light up your world—and help us cover our gallery walls with the simple joys and profound treasures of life
Eligibility: Artists, Maker, Crafter, and Creatives of all ages anywhere in the world
What you get: Exhibition opportunity at Atelier Ghostbirds in 2026. All the proceed will be donated to Global Fund for Human Rights
Playground for Remaking Worlds, University of Cambridge
The David Graeber Institute and LEAP Lab (University of Cambridge) invite you to help create a playground of radical possibility in London. Marking five years since the passing of anthropologist and Radical Optimist David Graeber (1961–2020), we’re seeking proposals for street performances, participatory workshops, and a reimagined catwalk of speculative futures. Think collective joy and anarchic dreaming, and bring the unexpected, the futuristic, the fun! Graeber believed the world could be re-made differently—so let’s get to work (or play) imagining how.
Deadline: September 10, 2025
Deadline: 10 September 2025
Submission Fee: Free
Eligibility: Artists, performers, fashion designers
Call for Contributions: The David Graeber Institute and LEAP Lab (University of Cambridge) invite you to help create a playground of radical possibility in London. Marking five years since the passing of anthropologist and Radical Optimist David Graeber (1961–2020), we’re seeking proposals for street performances, participatory workshops, and a reimagined catwalk of speculative futures. Think collective joy and anarchic dreaming, and bring the unexpected, the futuristic, the fun! Graeber believed the world could be re-made differently—so let’s get to work (or play) imagining how.
What you get: Networking, visibility, collaborating with like-minded people
Online Drawing Development Year from the Royal Drawing School
The Online Drawing Development Year (ODDY) is a year-long, flexible programme from the Royal Drawing School, designed to support arts graduates and practising artists in developing their drawing and studio practice through live online teaching.
Deadline: September 17, 2025
Deadline: 17 September 2025
Submission Fee: Free
About the program: The Online Drawing Development Year (ODDY) is a year-long, flexible programme from the Royal Drawing School, designed to support arts graduates and practising artists in developing their drawing and studio practice through live online teaching.
Eligibility:
Open to arts graduates and practising artists from all over the world who wish to develop their drawing skills and studio practice. Applicants should be able to commit to a flexible, year-long course taught live online (UK time, Daytime courses are 10am – 5pm and evening courses run 6pm – 9pm, students choose their own schedule combining daytime and evening classes).
What you get: Taught by professional artists, the course offers a rigorous combination of taught courses, peer discussion, 1:1 mentoring and critical dialogue across three terms.
Students curate their own programme from a broad range of online drawing courses, enabling them to tailor the year to their practice and personal schedule. The flexibility of the format makes it ideal for those based outside London or the UK, or anyone balancing artmaking with other commitments.
With dedicated mentoring and a focus on building community online, ODDY provides the structure, challenge and support to move your practice forward.
Socially Engaged Artists for Public Artwork at Forest Lane Park, Newham, UK
The London Borough of Newham invites expressions of interest (EOI) from socially engaged artists to present design proposals for a new, co-created permanent artwork installation in Forest Lane Park, Newham, London.
Deadline: September 21, 2025
Deadline: 21 September 2025
Submission Fee: Free
The London Borough of Newham invites expressions of interest (EOI) from socially engaged artists to present design proposals for a new, co-created permanent artwork installation in Forest Lane Park, Newham, London. Please see our full Artist’s Brief for more detailed information about this opportunity, or visit our project website at newhamco-create.co.uk/en/projects/forest-lane-park.
Who can apply:
Applicants must consider themselves an artist and be over 18 years old
Hold the right to work in the UK
Demonstrated technical and practical ability to deliver high-quality, robust public artwork to agreed timescales and budget
Past experience working collaboratively in community settings
Hold valid Public Liability Insurance for their activities, with a minimum cover of £10 million
We actively encourage expressions of interest from artists from Afro-Caribbean communities, in recognition of the cultural context of this commission
As this project is rooted in Newham, local artists who live or work in the borough will be prioritised for shortlisting
What you get:
£500 each to three shortlisted EOI submissions (total to include artist fee, workshops, fabrication and travel expenses)
A maximum budget of £37,500 will be available to deliver the project with the commissioned artist
Opportunity to work collaboratively with the local community, particularly with Afro-Caribbean communities, throughout the co-creation and production of the artwork
apexart Seeks Curatorial Proposals for Next Season of Exhibitions
apexart is now accepting proposals for its International Open Call from 1–31 October 2025. Five selected proposals will be realised as exhibitions at apexart’s Tribeca space in New York during the 2026–27 season.
Deadline: October 31, 2025
Deadline: 31 October 2025
Submission Fee: Free
About the call: apexart is now accepting proposals for its International Open Call from 1–31 October 2025. Five selected proposals will be realised as exhibitions at apexart’s Tribeca space in New York during the 2026–27 season.
This is an opportunity for curators, artists, writers, and creative individuals—regardless of location or prior experience—to present focused, idea-driven group exhibitions. Proposals must be submitted online in English.
Eligibility
Open to anyone—curators, artists, writers, and creatives of all backgrounds and experience levels. Proposals must:
Be submitted in English
Be no longer than 500 words
Focus on original, idea-driven group exhibitions
Specify the proposed country and city
Not include biographical information, CVs, links, or images
Submissions are anonymous and evaluated solely on the strength of the concept.
What You Get
A confirmed exhibition slot as part of apexart’s 2026–27 season
A production budget of up to $10,000
A professionally printed exhibition brochure, mailed to over 6,000 international recipients
Advertising in both major and local outlets
Curatorial and logistical support from the apexart team
Selected curators are expected to work within the provided budget to realise a compelling and locally relevant exhibition based on their original proposal.
Open Call: Spotlight 2025
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.
We’re looking for bold ideas, fresh perspectives, and artists ready to challenge norms and spark dialogue through their work.
Deadline: October 31, 2025
Deadline: 31 October 2025
Eligibility: Malaysian citizens and Permanent Residents of Malaysia aged between 18 and 35 years old
About the call: 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.
We’re looking for bold ideas, fresh perspectives, and artists ready to challenge norms and spark dialogue through their work.
What you get: The winner gets a solo exhibition, mentorship and RM5,000
HOUSE Open Call
County Hall Pottery invites ceramic artists from around the world to apply for HOUSE, our winter exhibition and curated marketplace. This showcase celebrates innovative and functional ceramic design created specifically for the home.
Deadline: August 30, 2025
Deadline: 30 August 2025
Eligibility: Open to emerging and established ceramic artists worldwide.
About the call: County Hall Pottery invites ceramic artists from around the world to apply for HOUSE, our winter exhibition and curated marketplace. This showcase celebrates innovative and functional ceramic design created specifically for the home.
What you get: Each selected maker will exhibit one key piece/collection and will be asked to produce a small number of editions of that object for us to keep in stock throughout the exhibition period. They will receive 60% of any sales and the gallery will take 40% so please take this into account when pricing your work.
Outdoor Sculpture Commission for an Art Trail at CourtX
We are inviting artists, creatives, and collectives to submit expressions of interest for a major new art initiative at CourtX in Southsea. This open call is for multiple site-specific sculptures and installations as part of the Art Trail at CourtX, a newly landscaped area designed to showcase outdoor artwork and offer an engaging, evolving visitor experience.
Deadline: September 30, 2025
Deadline: 30 September 2025
About the call: We are inviting artists, creatives, and collectives to submit expressions of interest for a major new art initiative at CourtX in Southsea. This open call is for multiple site-specific sculptures and installations as part of the Art Trail at CourtX, a newly landscaped area designed to showcase outdoor artwork and offer an engaging, evolving visitor experience.
Curated and produced by Natasja Jozsa, founder of Fine Line Art, the Art Trail will feature a range of works including sound, light, sculpture, kinetic elements, and more. Proposals may involve digital components, material-based pieces, or tactile installations, but all must be durable, weather-resilient, and safe for long-term outdoor public engagement.
Eligibility: Open to artists, creatives, and collectives from all backgrounds, disciplines, and career stages. Works must be durable, weather-resistant, and safe for long-term public display.
What you get: Multiple Commissions. Permanent, outdoor sculptures. Life-size or larger, or multiple smaller works.