Ebb and Flow 2026
Submit 2D and 3D artwork, photography, or printmaking featuring animals that live in or around water for a virtual exhibition.
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Get matched →- Deadline
- 48 days left
- Entry fee
- $18
- Award
- $350
- Location
- California
- Exhibition window
- Oct 2, 2026
- Applicants notified
- Oct 2, 2026
About
Overview
Ebb and Flow 2026 is an international virtual art call seeking 2D and 3D artwork, photography, and printmaking featuring animals that live in or around water. Wild Heart Gallery, based in Redlands, California, celebrates wildlife and animal art in all styles and mediums.
Theme
All animal species that fit the theme are welcome, including fish, crustaceans, shellfish, whales, dolphins, turtles, seals, octopuses, amphibians, frogs, crocodiles, water-dependent birds (ducks, geese, swans, eagles, shore birds), and semi-aquatic land animals (otters, platypi, hippos, beavers). Feel free to incorporate humans, objects, landscapes, or other elements, as long as the focus remains on the animal(s).
Media & Categories
- Drawing and Pastels
- Mixed Media
- Other Media
- Painting
- Photography
- Printmaking
- Sculpture
Key Dates
- Deadline for Entries: September 20, 2026, 5:59pm Pacific Time Zone / GMT -8:00
- Notification of Jury Results: October 2, 2026
- Virtual Show Dates: October 2026
Entry Requirements
All artwork must be the original work of the submitting artist. Artwork must NOT have been previously included in Wild Heart Gallery's shows on wildheartgallery.com. AI-generated art is not permitted.
Awards
- Best in Show: $350 cash award
- Overall Runner Up: $175 cash award
- Artivism Award: $75 (art-activism focused on animals and/or the environment)
- Overall Honorable Mentions
- Finalists
Exhibition
Selected work will be featured in a virtual exhibition on wildheartgallery.com and Wild Heart Gallery's social media channels in October 2026.
- Award
- Best in Show ($350 cash award), Overall Runner Up ($175 cash award), Artivism Award ($75), Overall Honorable Mentions, Finalists
- Theme
- Artwork featuring animals that live in or around water, including fish, crustaceans, aquatic mammals, water-dependent birds, amphibians, and semi-aquatic land animals; all styles welcome as long as the work centers on an animal fitting the theme.
- Eligibility
- International
- Audience
- International
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