Art Competitions and Juried Art Exhibitions

The Midwest Center for Photography in Wichita, Kansas seeks entries for a juried photography exhibition, August 4-25, 2023. Juror: Linda Robinson, Gallery Director, MWCP. Photographing the visual likeness of a person as well as capturing the genuine quality of someone is a decisive documentation to mark a moment in a persons life. One of the rewarding challenges of portrait photography is to have the ability to viscerally communicate observations of a person and translate that into the photograph. Recording the fleeting moments of mannerisms, expressions and gestures of someone is a compelling experience. $50 entry fee. Deadline: July 20, 2023. More info. Contact: email

Artists are invited to submit entries for the 2023 Great Northern Art Explosion, on exhibit August 25 – September 10, 2023 at the AuSable Artisan Village in Grayling, Michigan. $10,000 in awards. Juror: Amy Vos Dillinger. Open to all artists 18 years of age and older. This is an international show with no restrictions as to theme or media. $40 entry fee. Deadline: July 23, 2023. More info. Contact: email or call 989-745-6096.

The Cincinnati based non-profit arts organization and gallery, Manifest, invites visual artists and designers to submit original works of contemporary watercolor for the Season 20 opening exhibit! Open to all traditional and non-traditional approaches to the medium. Watercolor, gouache, ink wash, tempera, and other similar painting media are all eligible. Submissions can range from the most traditional to the most conceptual or experimental. $40 for up to 4 entries. $5 per each additional entry. Deadline: July 23, 2023. More info. Contact: email or call 513-861-3638.

The Cincinnati based non-profit arts organization and gallery, Manifest, invites visual artists and designers to submit original works of contemporary painting for the Season 20 opening exhibit! Painted is a gallery exhibit that calls for works of painting by artists around the world as they carry the tradition forward, or reform it for another day. Submissions can range from the most traditional to the most conceptual, abstract, or experimental, including those which push the boundaries of the common definition of what constitutes ‘painting’. $40 for up to 4 entries. $5 per each additional entry. Deadline: July 23, 2023. More info. Contact: email or call 513-861-3638.

Praxis Gallery | Photo Arts Center in Minneapolis, MN seeks entries for a juried photography exhibition, Sept. 16-30, 2023. A Juror’s Choice, three Honorable Mentions, and a Directors Choice will be awarded and featured in the exhibition. Juror: Jonathan Pavlica. Open to international artists, all accepted. All genres, capture types, color and black & white, traditional and non-traditional photographic and digital post-production processes are welcome. $35 for set of 5 images. $5 for each additional image. Deadline: July 31, 2023. More info. Contact: email or call 612-345-5571.

The EXibit Fine Art Center and Gallery announces a call to artists for the Liberty Arts Festival, August 19, 2023 on the Grundy County Courthouse Lawn in Morris, Illinois. 1st Place $200, 2nd Place $150, 3rd Place $75. Fine artists and creators are invited to demonstrate and showcase their work, with the ability to sell to festival attendees. Free for students with proof of school enrollment. Free for Non Profit 501(c)3 Art Organizations. $45 application fee. Deadline: August 5, 2023. More info. Contact: email or call 815-941-3685.

Artists are invited to apply for Art in the Park, held September 3, 2023 at Krape Park in Freeport, Illinois. All fine art media including painting, drawing, printmaking, sculpture, textiles, jewelry (original), photography, ceramics, mixed media. Emerging Artists encouraged. Art Guilds/Group booths accepted. $65 application fee. Deadline: August 14, 2023. More info. Contact: email or call 815-235-9755.

Mark Arts announces a call to artists for a juried watercolor exhibition, October 6 – December 16, 2023 in the Gladys and Karl T. Wiedemann Gallery at Mark Arts in Wichita, KS. $3000 in cash awards. Juror: Carrie Waller. Open to all artists living and working in the United States, both amateur and professional. Work must be ready to exhibit, created in the past three years, and not previously exhibited at Mark Arts. Each artist may enter up to four pieces. All artworks must be for sale. Only original paintings in water media on paper are acceptable. Each entry must be wholly designed and executed by the artist. Mark Arts encourages artists of diverse backgrounds and perspectives to submit work for consideration. $30 entry fee. Deadline: August 27, 2023. More info. Contact: email

The Northville Art House in Northville, MI announces a call to artists for a juried art exhibition, November 10 – December 16, 2023. $750 in cash and honorable mention awards. Artists, 18 and over and residing in the US, may submit a maximum of 6 original works of art created in any media within the last 5 years, and not previously exhibited at the Art House. The maximum size of all artworks is 16″ in any direction, including any frame. Artworks are required to be for sale. No electronic/sound and video/film. $40 ($30 for members). Deadline: September 11, 11:59 PM EST.. More info (PDF). Contact: email or call 248-344-0497 x102.