Art Competitions, Contests, and Juried Exhibitions

The Maryland Federation of Art announces a call to artists for a juried art exhibition, July 12 – August 15 at the Martino Gallery at Maryland Hall in Annapolis, Maryland. $1000 in awards. Juror: Filipe Assunção. All entries must be original and completed solely by the artist’s hand. A maximum of 6 original works created within the past 3 years may be entered. 1 or 2 entries are $45 ($30 for MFA Members). 4 additional entries are $6.75 each ($4.50 for MFA Members). Deadline: May 8, 2024. More info (PDF). Contact: email or call 410-268-4566.

The Maryland Federation of Art announces a call to artists for a juried art exhibition, July 12 – August 15 at the Earl Gallery at Maryland Hall in Annapolis, Maryland. $1000 in awards. Juror: Cher Pruys. All entries must be original and completed solely by the artist’s hand. A maximum of 6 original works created within the past 3 years may be entered. 1 or 2 entries are $45 ($30 for MFA Members). 4 additional entries are $6.75 each ($4.50 for MFA Members). Deadline: May 8, 2024. More info (PDF). Contact: email or call 410-268-4566.

Maryland Federation of Art announces a call to artists for a juried art exhibition, July 31 – August 24 at the Circle Gallery in Annapolis, Maryland. Cash awards total $1,000. Juror: Sandra Sider. Any original 2D or 3D artwork created with fiber is eligible. 1 or 2 entries are $45 ($30 for MFA Members). 4 additional entries are $6.75 each ($4.50 for MFA Members). Deadline: May 8, 2024. More info (PDF). Contact: email or call 410-268-4566.

Submit your work to the NATO mural competition – an opportunity to showcase your talent and artistic vision of the future. NATO is calling on young artists (under 35) from across the Alliance to submit artwork featuring their interpretation of peace, security, unity and freedom for the celebration of the Alliance’s 75th anniversary. The winner will get to work with a street artist to feature their mural permanently on a wall in the city and top entries will be displayed at an exhibition at the 2024 NATO Summit venue in Washington D.C. This is NATO’s 2nd mural competition, back in January 2024, NATO unveiled its public mural, created by street artists in Vilnius, Lithuania to celebrate the summit held in the city in 2023 and symbolise NATO’s collective defence mission. No entry feee. Deadline: May 12, 2024. More info.

The Providence Art Club invites artists from across the United States to apply for its popular annual National Open Juried Exhibition, held June 23 – July 19, 2024 at The Providence Art Club in Providence, Rhode Island. $6,000 in Prizes, Top Award of $1,000. Juried by curator Michelle Millar Fisher, of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. The Art Club has received coveted Best of Rhode Island Awards for Best Art Gallery in Providence each year since 2019. This exhibition celebrates the best in contemporary art regardless of media, theme, or style. $35 for up to two artworks. Deadline: May 13, 2024. More info. Contact: email or call 401-331-1114.

Step into the spotlight and enter the 38th Chelsea International Fine Art Competition. Selected art will be displayed at Agora Gallery in New York, New York. Open to visual artists globally, the competition celebrates talent across painting, sculpture, photography, drawing, mixed media, and print. A panel of esteemed jurors will evaluate entries, offering over $70,000 in prizes. Open to artists at any career stage. $55 for up to 5 images, $5 for each additional image. (Use promo code: ArtShowCIFAC) Deadline: May 14, 2024. More info. Contact: email

The Photographic Resource Center seeks entries for a juried photography exhibition, August 9 – September 29, 2024 in Cambridge, MA. PRC Choice Awards, $1000 between 3 exhibitors. Juror: Samantha Johnston, Executive Director & Curator, Colorado Photographic Arts Center. Photographers working in a broad range of exhibition-ready bodies of work are encouraged to apply, including traditional and non-traditional approaches to photography. Applicant must be a current member of the Photographic Resource Center through October 2024. Entry Fee: $35 ~ Photographers may submit 3-6 images from a cohesive, exhibition-ready body of work, checklist information, artist statement, and resume. Deadline: May 15, 2024. Apply through CaFÉ. Contact: email or call 617-462-9353.

Prince Street Gallery in New York, NY announces a call to artists for a juried art exhibition, July 30 – August 17, 2024. Jurors: Renée Khatami, Diana Freedman-Shea, Preston Trombly. Open to artists 18+, living in the USA. Original paintings, drawings, prints and mixed media only. No giclées, digital prints, videos or photographs will be accepted. Non-refundable $40 for 1-3 works, $5 for each additional work, maximum 6 works for $55. Deadline: May 21, 2024. More info.

Upstream Gallery in Hastings on Hudson, NY announces a call to artists for a juried art exhibition, June 20 – July 14. Artists are invited to submit 2-D or 3-D work that is primarily paper based and made by hand, not digitally. Successful entries will demonstrate clear thematic relationships among two or more pieces. Photography is not eligible for this exhibition. $45 entry fee. Deadline: May 31, 2024. More info. Contact: email or call 914-674-8548.

Gallery 40 in Poughkeepsie, NY announces a call to artists for a juried art exhibition, July 5-28, 2024. $100 Juror’s Best in Show, $100 People’s Choice. Juror: Nansi Lent. Gallery 40 is seeking artwork that celebrates women’s fortitude, persistence, and strength in the face of adversity. Women ahead of their time… women who worked and persisted without the proper recognition… women who have been judged or misunderstood… women whose voices may yet be unacknowledged… women who carried the light in the shadow of the patriarchy… The artwork can represent the concept or depict specific famous or unknown women, historical or contemporary, factual or fictional, or a woman from your own community or family. This call is limited to 2-dimensional artwork. $30 for 3 artwork. $5 per each add’l, up to 5 total. Deadline: June 1, 6pm EST. More info. Contact: email or call (845) 320-2125.

Smithtown Township Arts Council seeks entries for a juried art exhibition, July 13 – August 11 at the Mills Pond Gallery in St. James, NY. $1600 in awards. Juror: David Reuss. Dreams, humor, fantasy, creativity are pursuits that keep the human spirit alive. Imagination makes possible our thinking about what is and what might be. We are looking for art that ignites curiosity and delights the senses! Submit 2D Painting, Drawing or Illustration in any style created in acrylic, watercolor, oil, pencil, gouache, pastel, ink, charcoal, or mixed media. No photography, no digital art. $45 entry fee. Deadline: June 5, 2024. More info. Contact: email or call 631-862-6575.

The Art Renewal Center seeks entries for an art exhibition at Sotheby’s in New York, NY. See Panel of Jurors. Over $130,000 in cash awards & international recognition through partnerships with prestigious magazines, galleries, museums, and more. Categories: Figurative, Portraiture, Imaginative Realism, Drawing, Landscape, Still Life, Plein Air Painting, Fully From Life, Sculpture, Animals, & a special category for teens. Acceptable mediums: oil, pastel, watercolor, graphite, acrylic paints, charcoal, clay, bronze, stone, marble and /or travertine, plaster, resin, scratch-board, gold-point, silver-point, ink, colored pencils, gouache, tempera and all traditional mediums. Fine quality realistic renderings in mosaic are also acceptable. $93 entry fee, addt’l work $73, same work addt’l category $53, teen categorory $28. Deadline: June 13, 2024. More info. Contact: email or call 732-636-2060.

The Rochester Contemporary Art Center in Rochester, NY announces a call to artists for a juried art exhibition, October 4 – November 16, 2024. We welcome 2D, 3D, and electronic media that showcases experiences, emotions, and thoughts on the evolving struggle for LGBTQIA+ rights and representation. Artists located in the United States of all backgrounds, identities, and those exploring all narratives of genderqueerness are invited to apply. Deadline: June 15, 2024. More info. Contact: email or call 585-461-2222.

Contemporary portrait artists, both abstract and representational, working in all mediums will be considered for a solo show, Sep-Oct 2024 at Aplomb Gallery in Dover, NH. Multimedia and 3D works are accepted but should be combined with ready to hang 2D work. $35 entry fee. Deadline: June 15, 2024. More info. Contact: email or call 603-208-3300.

Overlea ArtsFest, Inc. seeks entries for a juried art exhibition, August 9-31, 2024 at the Holt Park & Center for the Arts in Baltimore, MD. $100 and certificates for 1st place winners in each of 9 categories; certificates for 2nd & 3rd place winners. Curated by Markus Sanders. For Visual Art (any size): 2D Representational, 2D Abstract, 2D Illustration, Mixed Media, Photography, 3D Sculpture, 3D Fiber Art and 3D Ceramic Art. For Short Films (1 min to 15 min long): Narrative Shorts, Documentary Shorts, Animated Shorts, Experimental Shorts and Musical Shorts. Visual Artists must be 18 or older, and live, work or attend school in Maryland. Short Filmmakers must be 18 or older, but can live or work anywhere in the U.S. $20 per category entry (or 3 hours of volunteer time at the event). Deadline: June 23, 2024 at 11:59 PM. More info. Contact: email or call 410-961-6293.

Limner Gallery in Hudson, NY seeks entries for a juried art exhibition, September 5-28, 2024. Open to all media and styles of surreal and visionary art. $35 entry fee. Deadline: June 30, 2024. More info. Contact: email or call 518-567-7858.

Mad River Valley Arts in Waitsfield, VT announces their upcoming Artist Residency, August 1- Sept 1. Scholarships available; lodging & food stipend. All artists in the fields of contemporary art which include textiles, ceramics, photography, glass, painting, illustration, industrial arts, graphic design, fashion design, multimedia, sculpture or installation are eligible. Must be over 18 years old. Application fee: $40 + $5 (extra media fee). Deadline: June 30, 2024. More info. Contact: email or call 802-496-6682.

The Rehoboth Art League announces a call to artists for 2025 Solo and Group Exhibition Proposals. Open to members and non-members. This is a very competitive program as RAL can only accept a limited number of proposals each year. Artworks in any media will be reviewed. The RAL is situated in the town of Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, a highly traveled area not only by the residents of this and the expanding surrounding communities, but also by art patrons from the Washington DC, Philadelphia, Baltimore, and New York metropolitan areas. Over 29,000 people participate in Rehoboth Art League programs annually. Special exhibitions have played an important part of our programming since the league’s beginning, in1938. The RAL campus houses the Corkran, Tubbs, Ventures, and Homestead galleries. $25 for members / $45 for non-members. (non-refundable). Deadline: July 21, 2024 (midnight). More info. Contact: email or call 302-227-8408.

Limner Gallery in Hudson, NY announces a call to artists for a juried art exhibition, October 10 – November 2, 2024. Seeking work that includes and/or is based on the portrayal and interpretation of the human head. $35 entry fee. Deadline: July 31, 2024. More info. Contact: email or call 518-567-7858.

Wayne Art Center in Wayne, PA is seeking submissions for the 29th International Juried Exhibition of Contemporary Fine Craft, held December 7, 2024 – January 25, 2025. $10,000 in prize awards. Juror: Jo Lauria. The following mediums are eligible: basketry, ceramics, fiber, furniture, glass, jewelry, metal, mixed media, paper, wearable art, and wood. Work created utilizing CAD/CAM technologies and 3D printing tools also is eligible. $50 entry fee. Deadline: September 11, 2024. More info. Contact: email or call 610-688-3553.

Upstream Gallery in Hastings on Hudson, NY is currently welcoming membership applications from area artists. Submissions are reviewed each month. New members are voted into the gallery by a majority vote of the existing membership after an evaluation of work examined via the applicant’s website and actual examples of art submitted for review. Member artists are expected to participate in the operation of the gallery, which includes working at the gallery one or two days a month, installing, or taking down shows, helping with our newsletter or numerous other tasks and responsibilities. Current artist members work in a variety of media including painting, sculpture, collage/assemblage, printmaking, and photography. Deadline: December 31, 2024. More info (PDF). Contact: email or call 914-674-8548.