Waterscapes Art Competition / Calls & Submissions
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Submit artwork depicting water in any form—oceans, rivers, lakes, coastlines, or water as symbolic or conceptual element—in traditional or digital media.
Register as a vendor (artist, musician, maker, nonprofit, food vendor, or business) to secure a 10'x10' space and promotion at Open Streets Hennepin, a car-free street celebration in Uptown Minneapolis.
Early-career visual artists may apply for the Emerging Artist Program, which provides exhibition support, professional development, and community during East Bay Open Studios.
Submit small artworks 8 by 8 inches for a grid exhibition displayed during the holiday season.
Minnesota artists are commissioned to create work packaged and sold as art subscription shares to local collectors.
Submit up to 3 cardboard artworks (2D or 3D) for a juried summer show open to all ages.
Submit up to three 2D or 3D artworks, each no larger than 12″ x 12″ x 12", for a juried group exhibition.
Hire local artists to lead workshops or bring mobile art activities to your community events.
Visual art institutions presenting contemporary visual art are invited to apply for multi-year grants (2025-2028) to support innovative or experimental programmes lasting 2-4 years.
Apply to become a paid seasonal Teaching Artist or Lead Teaching Artist at 1001 Colors, mentoring young artists on public art projects for May–July.
Artists may apply for rolling art and sound commissions, a nano-neon small-scale luminary installation commission, or a yearly spatial intervention commission to transform the BAC's central hall.
Apply for a full-time Assistant Curator position supporting exhibition planning, research, curation, and editorial work at an international contemporary art institution.
Contemporary visual arts organisations without a collection may apply for grants to support their publicly accessible art venue programme across four categories (Start, Basic, Pro, Broad).
Curators and arts professionals should submit a proposal for an exhibition of visual art centered on Iranian culture and heritage, as expressed in Iran's contemporary art scene.
Submit artwork for an illumination-themed exhibition and auction to support mental health awareness and access.
A fair dedicated to zines and print art, celebrating DIY, experimental, and independent creative practices.
Submit up to 4 artworks (or series/bodies of work) engaging with the theme of plasticity—how systems, materials, bodies, and realities are shaped through formation, instability, and transformation—for consideration for exhibition in September 2026.
Art Jameel supports artists and creative communities through exhibitions, commissions, learning initiatives, and research programmes anchored at Jameel Arts Centre in Dubai and Hayy Jameel in Jeddah.
Polish artists are invited to submit their work for consideration to be presented to collectors in London and the UK in 2026.
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.
This is an educational program, not a call for artist submissions; applicants are enrolled as students in a one-year Post Baccalaureate in Studio Art.
Apply for MFA (2 years), MA (1 year), or PGDip (1 year) in Studio Art, culminating in a final exhibition and written work.
Apply for a one-year Post Baccalaureate (Higher Diploma) in Art & Ecology combining fine art studio practice with ecological and environmental studies.
Students develop an ecologically-focused artistic practice through studio and field-based work, engaging with theory, ecosystem science, and community-based initiatives leading to a final exhibition.
Submit artwork no larger than 12×12×12 inches for a juried exhibition celebrating small-scale art.