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ExampleCoastal Light: Juried Landscape Exhibition
San Diego, CA · $35 entry · closes in 12 days
Strong fit: oil landscapes, 20 miles from your studio, entry fee under your cap.
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Scholars selected by partner organizations will participate in a 6-month virtual residency focused on researching and creating Wikipedia entries about Canadian IBPOC artists, communities, and arts movements.
Artists apply for a three-month online residency with curatorial support, mentoring, group meetings, workshops, and opportunities to exhibit work in virtual open studios.
Submit your work for consideration in an online 3D digital gallery showcase.
Enroll in a professional mentorship program for visual artists covering portfolio development, branding, marketing, business strategy, and artistic growth.
Join a four-week online programme to learn how to exhibit your artwork internationally across galleries, art fairs, and markets in the UK, Europe and beyond.
Submit representational or abstract 2D or 3D seascape art for an online competition.
Submit your original artworks or design items to be listed and sold on The Artling's online gallery platform, reaching a global audience of art collectors.
Answer 5 quick questions and every listing gets a fit score, with a lighter weekly shortlist and overlap checks across your show dates.
Enroll in a four-week online short course on building a sustainable art business, covering artist strategy, branding, income streams, and implementation.
Book a personalized 45-60 minute virtual business review session with an art marketing expert covering areas such as website audits, sales strategies, branding, and social media presence.
Submit up to three photographic or lens-based images engaging the four elements (earth, air, fire, water) directly, symbolically, abstractly, or experimentally.
Explore creativity through play in an online mixed-media class with guided sessions and hands-on creative exploration.
Submit a virtual music project for 2022, such as training events, concert cycles, festivals, music fairs, album recordings, or related initiatives, with required letters of commitment from co-participating agents.
Submit 1-6 high-quality images of your 2D or 3D artwork (painting, drawing, photography, digital, prints, fiber art, collage, mixed media, sculpture, ceramics, installation) along with a bio and artist statement for consideration in a virtual exhibition and print catalog.
Submit visual artwork for online gallery representation and inclusion in curated virtual exhibitions.
Submit 1–5 photographs of an everyday object you brought with you when migrating to another country, along with a short text (a few sentences to a short story) about its meaning and personal significance.
Create a free account to keep your shortlist in one place, get a weekly digest of new matches, and pick up where you left off on any device.
Arts & Sports within the framework of Paris 2024 Cultural Olympiad - La Maison des Artistes
Submit one to five artworks relating to sport and/or Olympism for an international virtual exhibition.
Submit a project proposal exploring the theme of 'Time' and digital art to receive a commission, mentoring from MIT experts, and online exhibition for at least six months.
A virtual residency program featuring artist Sofia Dona working with site-specific installations, videos, and sound works that reveal social, political, and economic conditions affecting specific places.
A cross-cultural dialogue featuring multidisciplinary artists working in photography, video, and sculpture exploring themes of identity, culture, diasporic experiences, mortality, and the intersection of ecology and feminism.
City agencies and nonprofits offering free services to district residents should submit materials and program information for consideration to be featured on CB14's website and newsletter.
Complete a free reflective self-assessment of your artistic practice and receive personalized written feedback on your strengths, obstacles, and next steps.
Submit up to 3 artworks (or up to 1,000 words of writing, or a combination) exploring eco materials—materials that are reclaimed, recycled, naturally sourced, or conceptually engage with sustainability, environmental ethics, and the intersection of materials, making, and ecology.
Submit art reflecting experiences related to suicide for a virtual exhibition during National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month.
This is an on-demand course for VAA members on face-to-face art sales techniques, not a call for artists to submit work.
Grants and residencies are not limited by where you live.
Answer 5 quick questions and every listing gets a fit score, with a lighter weekly shortlist and overlap checks across your show dates.
Visual artists are invited to apply for a 3-month residency (1 March – 1 June 2027) at Nesse in Terneuzen to conduct artistic research in the border region of Zeeland and Zeeuws-Vlaanderen, with a focus on global issues within local context.
Submit a proposal for a solo exhibition at The Kettering Health Art Gallery during the 2027 Exhibition Season, including a cover letter, artist's statement, resume, exhibition record, and 10 images.
Artists, designers, architects, and interdisciplinary practitioners are invited to submit site-responsive work responding to themes of memory, belonging, space, and transformation for exhibition at Peckham Rye Station, London during London Design Festival 2026.