VISAGE: An International Call for Works of Portraiture - Indy Arts Council
Submit original works that address the portrait in any interpretation or exploration.
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Get matched →- Deadline
- 4 days left
- Entry fee
- $45
- Award
- $1,000
- Location
- Manifest, Cincinnati
About
Overview
Manifest, a Cincinnati-based non-profit arts organization and gallery, invites visual artists and designers to submit original works that address the portrait. All interpretations and explorations are welcome.
About the Theme
Throughout art history, the artist's ability to capture not only a likeness but the character and spirit of the subject has defined entire careers. The portrait remains one of art's most enduring and demanding subjects: a negotiation between observation and interpretation.
Submission & Fees
- $45 for up to three entries
- $5 per each additional entry
Awards
- Honorarium of $50 for each exhibiting artist
- Grand Jury Award of $1,000 for one jury-selected work
Key Dates
- Submission deadline: 08/02/2026
- Award
- Honorarium of $50 for each exhibiting artist and Grand Jury Award of $1,000 for one jury-selected work.
- Entry fee
- $45 for up to three entries; $5 per each additional entry.
- Theme
- Explorations of the portrait in all interpretations, celebrating the artist's ability to capture likeness, character, and spirit of the subject.
- Eligibility
- Open to visual artists and designers internationally.
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