Art Competitions, Juried Exhibitions, Art Festivals and Shows

Steamboat Creates announces a call to artists for Art in the Park, July 13-14, 2024 at West Lincoln Park in Steamboat Springs, CO. Approximately 130 booth spaces. Applicants will be selected on the basis of quality, uniqueness of work and presentation. Categories: Clay (functional or sculptural), Fiber (sculptural, wearable, leather craft or other), Fine Art 2D (digital, mixed media, painting, pencil or photography), Glass (functional or sculptural), Jewelry, Kidspot (activity, apparel, toys or other), Metal (functional or sculptural), Wood (functional or sculptural), Food, Other. $75 application fee. Deadline: June 28, 2024. More info. Contact: email or call 970-879-9008.

Las Laguna Art Gallery in Laguna Beach, CA announces a call to artists for a juried art exhibition, August 1-29, 2024. For this exhibition we are seeking work that is Abstract in nature. Medium and Subject matter are open. All artists who submit will have at least one work selected for our online exhibition. A small group of work will be chosen for exhibition in our Laguna Beach gallery. $35 entry fee. Deadline: June 30, 2024. More info. Contact: email or call 949-505-0950.

The Lab on Santa Fe in Denver, Colorado announces a call to artists for a juried art exhibition, September 13 – October 12, 2024. Jurors: Lyndy Bush, Hyde Chrastina, Megan Morgan and Courtney Ronner. Open to all mediums. $28 entry fee. Deadline: June 30, 2024. More info. Contact: email or call 303-709-3178.

The Thompson Valley Art League announces a call to artists for a juried art exhibition, Sept 13-Oct 3, 2024 at the Lincoln Gallery in Loveland, CO. $2000 total awards. Juror: Michael Magrin. Categories: Oil, Acrylic, Drawing and Pastel, Mixed Media, 3-D, Watercolor. Open to all artists living in AK, AZ, CA, CO, HI, ID, KS, ND, NE, NM, NV, MT, OR, SD, TX, UT, WY and WA. $45 entry fee. Deadline: July 10, 2024. More info. Contact: email or call 970-663-2407.

Cole Gallery in Edmonds, WA invites you to apply for our 3rd annual juried invitational Edmonds & Beyond Plein Air Paint Out! Best in Show – $1000, 2nd Place – $500, 3rd Place – $250, People’s Choice – $250, Quick Draw Award – $250, plus art supply awards. Jurors: Denise Cole & Scott Jones. Accepted artists may paint between August 28th through September 8th. Each canvas, panel, or paper will be stamped at the gallery prior to painting. To apply, please submit three examples of your plein air paintings completed in the past two years. $45 entry fee. Deadline: July 10, 2024. More info. Contact: email or call 425-697-2787.

Oil Painters of America seeks entries for a juried art exhibition, October 12, 2024 – January 5, 2025 at the Phippen Museum in Prescott, AZ. $11,500 in cash & merchandise. Juror: Steve Atkinson OPA. Artists eligible to compete are residents – both natural born or otherwise – of the continent of North America who are 2024 OPA members. Oil paintings must be created in the traditional, representative style, painted on one flat substrate, framed, and wired for hanging. $35 entry fee. Deadline: July 12, 2024. More info. Contact: email or call 815-356-5987.

Black Box Gallery in Portland, Oregon seeks entries for a juried photography exhibition, August 1-25, 2024. Juror: Todd Johnson. 24 photographs will be selected for exhibiton at the gallery. An additional 30 photographs will be displayed online. Open to all photographers from around the world. $40 entry fee. Deadline: July 12, 2024. More info. Contact: email or call 503-804-5032.

The Carl Cherry Center for the Arts in Carmel by the Sea, California announces a call to artists for a juried art exhibition, September 6 – October 13, 2024. Awards: $300 first, $200 second, $150 third. Jurors: Jim Dultz, Ellen Osborne, Kris Swanson, Robin Winfield. All artwork styles and mediums are welcome. Photography will not be included in the exhibit. $40 entry fee. Deadline: July 15, 2024. More info. Contact: email or call 831-624-7491.

The City of Beverly Hills invites artists to apply for the Beverly Hills Art Show, held October 19 & 20, 2024 at Beverly Gardens Park in Beverly Hills, CA. $5100.00 in awards. Open to artists around the world. Ten art and craft categories are featured, with an emphasis on fine art. $35 application fee through July 17; $55 fee July 18-24. Deadline: July 24, 2024. More info. Contact: email or call 310-285-6830.

Peninsula Art League seeks entries for a juried art exhibition, Oct 5 – Nov 22, 2024 at the History Museum in Gig Harbor, WA. $3,900 in awards. Juror: Cathy Kimball. Artists must be 18 years or over. All entries must be original works of art, entirely the work of the entrant, executed in the last two years, and available for sale. No works produced in workshops or under supervision. No copies, in part or whole, of paintings or photography by other artists. Hand-pulled prints from intaglio, woodblock or serigraph are acceptable. PAL members: $60 for 1 to 3 pieces; Non-members: $70 for 1 to 3 pieces. Deadline: July 31, 2024. More info. Contact: email

The Main Street Gallery in Brighton, Colorado invites you to enter the 2024 Fine Art Show and Sale that runs October 11-23. $1200 in Awards. We are honored to have Colorado Fine Art Artist Sheri Farabaugh as our judge for the show. Open to regional artists working in the 6 following mediums: Oil, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Watercolor, Pastel/Drawing, and Scratchboard. 1-2 images: $35, 3rd image: $10. All accepted artworks must be hand delivered. Deadline: August 1, 2024 11:59pm MST. Apply online through CaFE. Contact: email or call 303-888-4521.

PenMet Parks and the Peninsula Art League announce a call to artists for a juried art exhibition, September 9, 2024 – March 6, 2025 at the PenMet Parks administration building in Gig Harbor, WA. Commissioners’ Choice Award. Juror: Sarah Kavage. Artists must be 18 years or over. All entries must be original works of art, entirely the work of the artist and completed within the last three years. Entries must not be prints or copies, in part or whole, of painting or photographs by other artists. All entries must be for sale – all sales will be handled by the artist. No commission will be charged by PAL or PenMet Parks on the sale of exhibit artwork. PAL members $60 for 1 to 3 pieces. Non-members $70 for 1 to 3 pieces. Deadline: August 5, 2024. More info. Contact: email

North Valley Art League announces a call to artists for a juried art exhibition, October 2 – November 2, 2024 at NVAL’s Carter House Gallery in Redding, CA. $1000 total awards. Juror: Dale Laitinen. Open to all artists 18 years old and over. Work must be original, both in concept and execution. Eligible Media: 0il, oil pastel, soft pastel, water media, drawing media, alcohol ink, printmaking, mixed media, collage. Non-Eligible Artwork: Sculpture, photography, computer-generated art, work done under supervision, copied work, work previously accepted into any NVAL juried show, work done more than two years before the entry date of this show, work larger than 40 inches including frame. $35 for 1-3 entries, $10 each for additional entries. Deadline: September 7, 2024. More info. Contact: email or call (530)243-1023.

Arc Gallery in San Francisco, CA seeks entries for a juried art exhibition, November 16, 2024 – January 11, 2025. $250 check, juror’s award ribbon, certificate, and exhibition catalog awarded to 3 artists. Jurors: Priscilla Otani & Karen Gutfreund. The exhibition seeks art that reflects joy and intends to share a diversity of euphoric experiences and the effects of positive emotion on the body. We ask artists to answer the question – what does happiness mean to you in the here and now? Works can range from realism to conceptual to abstract. Artists must reside in the U.S. Categories accepted: Sculpture, painting, drawing, photo, printmaking, ceramics, assemblage, collage, mixed media, fiber art, artist book. $35 for 3 works. Deadline: September 9, 2024. More info. Contact: email or call 415-606-7059.

The Fred Oldfield Western Heritage & Art Center inside the WA state Fairgrounds in Puyallup, WA seeks entries for a juried art exhibition, October 12-27, 2024. $850+ in awards. Juror: Ned Mueller. Join us for this exciting show of Northwest Fine Arts! Open to all artists working in Oil, Acrylic, Watercolor, Pastel, Photography and other Medias (scratchboard, pen & ink, pencil, multiple medias, 3D, etc). $25 for first entry, $20 for second and third entry. Deadline: September 26, 2024. More info. Contact: email or call 253-267-5582.