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Open call1st Place: Prominent feature in virtual exhibition, published profile interview, priority placement on promotional materials, one free entry in next open call. 2nd & 3rd Places: Highlighting in virtual exhibition. All selected entries featured for at least one month with permanent archival presence.
Open callFive-year free IETM membership (2027–2031) with full benefits, online professional development and networking activities (January–May 2027), and funding to attend IETM Plenary Meeting 2027 in Cyprus (travel, accommodation, visa expenses)
Apply as a performing arts professional (artist, producer, manager, presenter, or cultural practitioner) to join a global network of 10 selected professionals for international professional development and networking.
Submit visual artworks engaging with geometry in ways that prioritize subjectivity, imperfection, and instability for an online-only exhibition on Artsy.net.
Applicants are contracted as independent researchers to update a Cultural Mobility Funding Guide for Africa by mapping funding schemes across African countries and documenting mobility opportunities.
Submit a 10-second video of movement/expression to be compiled into a Global Dance Circle video celebrating social change, shared on the winter solstice.
Submit one original visual artwork (existing work welcome) celebrating human-made creativity in the age of AI for a Canada-wide competition with community voting.
Open callWork considered for 2027 exhibitions including outdoor exhibition at New Orleans Healing Center, NOLA River Fest 2027 collage prints exhibition, and Kolaj Institute Gallery exhibition in September 2027; images and texts published in Kolaj Institute book (September 2027)
A four-week online program inviting artists to research and make collage art about the Mississippi River, its histories, and cultural meanings, with sessions, presentations, feedback, and work consideration for 2027 exhibitions.
Submit original paintings for monthly online juried competition with cash awards and potential publication in PleinAir or Fine Art Connoisseur magazine.
Submit nature photography images across 10 categories including natural landscapes, wildlife, and macrophotography for international juried competition.
Develop new work in dialogue with one of 27 local contexts worldwide, to be presented internationally in 2027 and in a group exhibition in Vienna in 2028.
Submit black and white artwork (painting, drawing, photography, digital art, mixed media, sculpture, or other 2D or 3D visual media) to an international online competition celebrating monochrome imagery.
Submit an artist application to be featured as a guest on the Canvas Commentary Podcast, where you'll discuss your creative journey, inspiration, artistic process, and current projects in a remote interview.