Juried Art Exhibitions, Competitions, and Contests

PhotoPlace Gallery in Middlebury, VT seeks entries for a juried photography exhibition, June 7-28, 2024. 35 images will be selected for exhibition in the gallery, and up to 40 for our Online Gallery. Distinctions for Juror’s Award, Director’s Award, Honorable Mention. Juror: Paula Tognarelli. Open to all photographers, ages 18 years and up. For this exhibition we seek abstract lens-based images made and modified in whatever way you choose. Submission fee: $39 for 5 images, $6 each additional. Deadline: June 10, 2024. More info. Contact: email or call 802-388-4500.

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.

TEMPOart seeks artists, architects, designers, and landscape architects to design and realize a temporary outdoor public work of art. The installation will be located at the plaza of City Hall on Congress Street in Portland, ME. The maximum budget is $25,000 (inclusive of artist fees and any associated travel). We seek work that will be a catalyst for our mission to spark dialogue, build community, and inspire our collective imagination. Teams and Collectives are invited to apply but must identify a single person in the application who will represent the work of the group. There is no applcation fee. RFQ Deadline: June 16, 2024. More info. Contact: email or call 617-967-7135.

The Maryland Federation of Art announces a call to artists for a juried printmaking exhibition, August 21 – September 25, 2024 at Maryland Hall in Annapolis, Maryland. Cash awards total $1000. Juror: Elizabeth Rudy. For this exhibition, MFA is seeking a variety of types of printmaking such as intaglio, monotype, linocut, and more. Open to artists residing in the United States, Puerto Rico, Canada, and Mexico. 1 or 2 entries: $30. Up to 4 additional entries: $4.50 each. Deadline: June 19, 2024. More info (PDF). Contact: email or call 410-268-4566.

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.

The Maryland Federation of Art seeks entries for a juried art exhibition, August 28 – September 21, 2024 at Maryland Hall in Annapolis, MD. Cash awards total $1000. Juror: Chan Chao. The Americas (North America, Hawaii, Central America, the Caribbean, and South America) are home to some of the world’s most powerful and striking landscapes. Whether urban, rural, or suburban, landscapes are always changing – sometimes the changes are welcome, and others can lead to unintended consequences. Landscapes are affected by development, restoration, natural disasters, the warming climate, and other natural and anthropogenic factors. Open to any original 2D or 3D work depicting a landscape from the Americas. 1 or 2 entries: $30. Up to 4 additional entries: $4.50 each. Deadline: June 26, 2024. More info (PDF). Contact: email or call 410-268-4566.

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.

Greenwich Art Society seeks entries for a juried art exhibition, July 31 – August 22, 2024 at Flinn Gallery in Greenwich, CT. $2000 in cash awards. Juror: Lauren Rosati / Associate Curator, Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC. Open only to G.A.S. members. Works are not eligible if previously accepted for one of our juried exhibitions; if they have been exhibited in the Flinn Gallery; or if completed prior to 2020. All work must be for sale. If a portrait, the price of a similar commission must be stated. No PORs. Categories: Oil, Acrylic, Drawing, Pastel, Watercolor, Sculpture, Photography, Original Digital Art, Fiber Arts, Mixed Media, Other Media, Printmaking (no digital prints). $75 for two entries / $100 for three entries. Deadline: June 30, 2024. More info. Contact: email or call 203.629.1533.

Upstream Gallery in Hastings on Hudson, NY announces a call to artists for a juried art exhibition, July 25 – August 18, 2024. Drawing, painting, printmaking, and sculpture are all eligible for this juried show. Successful entries will demonstrate clear thematic relationships among two or more pieces. Photography is not eligible for this exhibition; we hold a separate show for photographic work. Maximum framed size may not exceed 30 x 40 inches. Accepted pieces must be properly wired or mounted for hanging. 3-D work must be ready for wall-mounting or have a base included. The gallery reserves the right to reject poorly presented pieces. $45 entry fee. Deadline: July 5, 2024. More info. Contact: email or call 914-674-8548.

The New England Sculptors Association seeks entries for a juried art exhibition, August 15 – November 16, 2024 at The Cape Cod Museum of Art in Dennis, MA. 4 Awards of $150 each. Jurors: Benton Jones, Director Art at CCMoA and Samuel Tager, Executive Director of the Provincetown Public Art Foundation. All 3D artists are encouraged to apply. All mediums are welcome. The maximum size for freestanding sculpture is 72″h x 40″w x 40″d and the maximum size for pedestal sculpture is 40″h x 24″w x 24″d. $25 for up to 3 works. Deadline: July 15, 2024. More info. Contact: email or call 617-962-2162.

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.

Main Street Arts in Clifton Springs, NY seeks entries for a juried art exhibition, November 2 – December 21, 2024. A total of $2,000 in cash awards, “Best in Show” receives $1,000! Juror: Bradley Butler. Open to all U.S. residents 18 years or older, artists working in all media excluding video/sound and installation art. $35 entry fee. Deadline: August 24, 2024. More info. Contact: email or call 315-462-0210.

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.