ROAR, The Art of Cats 2026

Important Dates Deadline for EntriesNovember 20, 2026 Notification of Jury ResultsOn or before December 2, 2026 Virtual Show DatesDecember 2026 ROAR, The ART of Cats, International Call for Art Prospectus Submit your art, sculpture, and photography that features cats. ROAR is about everything feline. Enter artwork of wild cats, stray cats, and/or pet cats. For this exhibition, we want to show artwork that fully embodies what it is to be a cat. Cats of all shapes, sizes, and feline species are welcome. They can roar, purr, play, prowl, nap, or simply be the epitome of Cat. Wild, domesticated, pet, feral, rural cats are all welcome! 2D and 3D artwork and photography desired for this virtual exhibition. Wild Heart Gallery's focus is on animal and wildlife artists. This art call and resulting virtual exhibition on wildheartgallery.com is focused on all animals species. About the Theme All cat species are welcome.Cats do not need to be literally roaring. We want to see your interpretation of "Cat"All entries must feature a cat and must be the original artwork of the submitting artist. About Entries 2D and 3D artwork, printmaking, sculpture, pastels, mixed media, ceramics, original digital art (no AI), photography, and moreAny style as long there is an animal in it that fits the themeAll entries must feature an animal and must be the original artwork of the submitting artistLooking for more information about the gallery before you submit? Head over to wildheartgallery.com to learn about us and see our exhibitions! Artwork can be paintings, drawings, pastels, mixed media, print-making, sculpture in any form, fiber arts, metal art, collage, mixed media, and more. We have a category called, "Other Media," for artwork that is outside a listed medium. When in doubt, make your viewer feel something. Feel free to submit any style of animal/wildlife art and photography. Wild Heart Gallery really does love showing a range of art styles inside the wildlife- and animal-art genres. The styles of art we show reflect what the artists submit to our art calls. If you work in a particular style that you'd like to see more of in wild Heart Gallery's online shows, please submit work in that style. Our award-winning entries in the past for our various art calls included Realism, assemblage, photography, Contemporary Art, Modernism, Abstract Art, Surrealism, Impressionism, Fauvism, Pop Art, Expressionism, Contemporary Wildlife Art, traditional bronze sculpture, print making, temporary installation art, and so much more. All entries must feature an animal and must be the original artwork of the submitting artist. No AI. Deadline for Entries: November 20, 2026 All animal species that fit the theme are welcome - wild animals.2D and 3D artwork, printmaking, sculpture, original digital art (no AI), photography, and moreAny style as long there is an animal in itAll entries must be the original artwork of the submitting artistThis art call is for a virtual art exhibition on wildheartgallery.com and our social media channelsTutorial for how to use this ArtCall site is at the bottom of this pageWild Heart Gallery recently moved to Redlands, California, and currently focuses on virtual exhibitions We embrace realism as fully as abstraction. We love loose brush strokes as much as highly detailed photographs. We live for finely crafted ceramics as much as mixed media experiments. We. Love. Art. We are looking for 2D and 3D artwork, sculpture, and photography that falls into a variety of art style and genre categories: Abstraction, Portraiture, Surrealism, Realism, Pop Art, Expressionism, Assemblage, and more! Our mission is to promote wildlife and animal art in both non-traditional and traditional forms. We exist to honor, promote, and uplift it. As always, art may include more than just animals. Feel free to incorporate humans, objects, landscapes, shapes, space, or anything else. The work needs to fit the theme, and the focus needs to be on the animal(s). Be as literal or as creative with the theme as you like.Originality is one of the components we use to score entries.AwardsBest in Show ($350 cash award)Best Wild Cat ($150 cash award) Best Domestic Cat ($150 cash award)Artivism Award ($75) Artivism is art-activism, in this case, specifically about animals and/or the environmentOverall Honorable MentionsFinalists For more information about our awards, please see the Awards page.CategoriesBe as accurate as you can with the category.* Category selection helps the judges quickly identify what they are looking at and assess a work appropriately. Drawing and PastelsMixed MediaOther MediaPaintingPhotographyPrintmakingSculpture *If you aren't sure what the best category is, use Other Media. We receive so few digital art entries, that we decided to remove that category; please use Other Media for any digital works (no AI allowed).It's okay if something is put into the wrong category on accident. It happens. It will not negatively impact your entry. Important Dates Deadline for Entries: November 20, 2026, 5:59pm Pacific Time Zone / GMT -8:00Notification of Jury Results: December 2, 2026Virtual Show Dates: December 2026 Artist Entry RequirementsArtwork must be the original art of the submitting artistArtwork MUST NOT HAVE BEEN INCLUDED in Wild Heart Gallery's shows on wildheartgallery.com previously. If the gallery showed your art piece only on artcall.org, you may submit that art piece againArtwork entered in this call for art is not required to be for saleWhen asked to input a price in the submission form, enter "0" if the piece is not for sale.Any inquiries about a piece will be directed to the artist. We do not take any commission for this call for art/exhibitionPlease submit a quality image of the work for jurying. Blur, poor cropping, glare, and other elements that distract from the art piece will negatively impact its scoreCompetitions are open to all artists age 18 or olderEntries must follow each individual competition them