Online Exhibitions, Art Publications, Art Contests and Grants

Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery announces the 15th Annual “Open” (No Theme) Online Art Competition. Cash prizes for Overall Top Winning Artist. Extensive online promotion for winning artists. Jurors: Chris & Valerie Hoffman. There is no theme for this open art competition so any subject matter and any media are acceptable for consideration. Both 2D & 3D artists (including photography & digital arts) are invited to submit their best representational and/or abstract art. $18 for 1-2 entries / $26 for 3-5 entries. Early entry and art student discounts. Deadline: October 27, 2025. More info. Contact: email

Artists worldwide are invited to submit entries for the Anthology Cover Art Competition. €500 award. The competition is open to multiple genres including painting, printmaking, mixed media, photography and digital media. Works entered must not have appeared on the cover of another publication and not entered simultaneously in any other contest or competition. Works previously exhibited or published on the artist’s website on the interior pages of a book or magazine are accepted. €18 entry fee. Deadline: October 31, 2025. More info.

TERAVARNA invites visual artists worldwide to submit entries for an online art competition celebrating the power and beauty of figurative art. $3,500 in awards. Whether it’s a single figure or a group, with precise details or just a basic outline, realistic or abstract figurative art, all kinds of figures are welcome in this art competition. You can depict humans, animals, or even imaginary beings. We accept artworks in any medium. $15 for each artwork. Deadline: October 31, 2025. More info. Contact: email or call +1 602 509 5809.

Artists worldwide are invited to submit entries for The Homiens Art Prize. 3 winners and 12 finalists will exhibit with Homiens, 200 artists highly commended. 3 awards of $1,000 USD, optional interview and letter of recommendation. Juror: Director of Homiens, Kita Das, and Ol James, PhD. All artists throughout the world may enter. We accept all artworks, mediums, and art forms. Artworks completed in any year are eligible. There are no theme or size restrictions. Entry fee: $25 USD. Deadline: October 31, 2025. More info. Contact: email

Decagon Gallery seeks entries for an online photography exhibition, November 15, 2025 – January 15, 2026. First Place: $500 cash prize and an online Solo exhibition, Second Place: $300 cash prize, Third Place: $200 cash prize. Juror’s Awards and Honorable Mentions. Juror: Andrew L. Moore. We welcome all photographers worldwide over 18 years of age. All images must be the creation of the photographer and not violate the rights of others. $24 for up to 4 entries, then $4 each additional entry. 2 free entries after 8 paid. Deadline: October 31, 2025. More info. Contact: email or call 917-658-5774.

The 15th Annual PleinAir Salon is an online art competition, open to a variety of mediums and styles, and not just for plein air painters! $2,250 is awarded monthly. All monthly winners are included in the Annual Competition where the Grand Prize winner receives $15,000 and has their painting featured on the cover of PleinAir Magazine. Early Bird entry fee: $29/$12, Regular: $40/$16. Deadline: October 31, 2025. More info. Contact: email or call 561-655-8778.

The Mary Blair Award for Art honors exceptional artists’ work across various media. With a prize of $1,000, this award is constantly seeking new and fresh artist perspectives to create a dialogue with our audience. Works can be stand-alone pieces or part of a larger series. Artists may submit up to 5 pieces of studio art, including photography, per submission. $20 entry fee. Deadline: November 1, 2025. More info.

Fusion Art announces the Everything Abstract 2025 Art Competition, November 5 – December 4, 2025. Choice of a cash prize or complimentary one-year membership to Fusion Art’s Members Gallery for Best in Show winners. Jurors: Chris & Valerie Hoffman. Both 2D and 3D artists, worldwide, are invited to submit their best nonobjective or nonrepresentational art. All artists, regardless of location or experience, are encouraged to submit their best abstract art and photography using any subject matter and any media. $25 for 1-2 images / $40 for up to 5 images. Deadline: November 1, 2025. More info. Contact: email

The New York Center for Photographic Art seeks entries for an online photography exhibition. $4,000 in awards. Juror: Roy Schweiger. Seeking all photography that fits the Animal Kingdom theme. $35 for 3 images, $10 for each add’l image. Deadline: November 2, 2025. More info. Contact: email or call 917-359-2642.

The Portrait Society of America seeks entries for the annual Members Only Competition. Five categories are offered, and members can submit up to one artwork per category: Commissioned Portrait, Non-Commissioned Portrait, Outside the Box, Animals as the Subject, and Landscape. First place winners in each category receive either complimentary tuition to the annual conference or a museum quality Sargent palette. All winners receive recognition in print and online publications. All work must be your own original design and concept, created independently, completed in the last three years and have never won an award in any previous art competition. All media is accepted including oil, pastel, watercolor, graphite, sculpture, etc. No electronic/computer generated or altered artwork, work done in a class, workshop or under supervision. $40 entry fee. Deadline: November 4, 2025. More info. Contact: email or call 850-878-9996.

Curatone.art seeks entries for an online art exhibition. $100 award. Jurors: Elizaveta Akimova, Germany; Mosaz (Zijun Zhao), New York, USA; Anastasia Mikhaylenko (Russia); Qichao An. Open to artists worldwide, 18 years and older. All visual art forms are welcome, including painting, drawing, photography, and digital art. $18 entry fee. Deadline: November 9, 2025. More info. Contact: email

Gallery NAT invites artists aged 18 and above from around the world to participate in the “Real Illusions – 2025 London Contemporary Art Review Exhibition”, an online art competition and showcase, November 21 – December 20, 2025. All award recipients will receive official honor certificates, and their works will be featured across major mainstream and art media outlets. Winners of the Grand Exhibition Prize and Gold Prize will have the opportunity to be represented by Gallery NAT, host a solo exhibition, or join the Academic Committee. Entries must align with the exhibition theme. Accepted mediums: Oil painting, acrylic painting, watercolor, ink art, mixed media, printmaking, photography, video art, sculpture, installation, ceramics, fiber art, collage, AI art, digital art, land art, and other original, high-quality works. No works containing pornographic, gambling, drug-related, blasphemous, or politically provocative content. Submissions must be entirely original works created by the artist. £33 for up to 5 artworks. Deadline: November 10, 2025 (midnight). More info. Contact: email

The Hopper Prize is accepting entries for Fall 2025 artist grants. For this open call, we have increased grant amounts to $4,500. We will be providing 6 grants totaling $13,000 USD. 2 artists will each receive $4,500 and 4 artists will each receive $1,000. This is an international open call. All media is eligible. Our open call provides you with a direct path to get your work in front of an international community of curators, artists, gallerists, and arts administrators. In addition to grants, 30 artists will be selected for a shortlist. Additional exposure is available via our online Journal as well as our Instagram feed, currently reaching an audience over 150k. $40 for 10 artworks. Deadline: November 11, 2025. More info.

Soul of Artists announces a call to artists for their 3rd annual art competition. All winners will be featured in a full-year online exhibition, February 28, 2026 – February 28, 2027. $7,000+ in Cash Awards. 3 Winners – $2,000 each. 6 Runners-up – $300 each. Any subject. Any style. If you’re a 2D artist who has poured time and effort into building an authentic body of work that feels true and alive then we want to see it. Artists from every country and culture are invited to submit. We are looking for exceptionalism of expression. Open to all artists aged 18+. Original 2D works only. No digital-only art. Entry fee: $36 USD. Deadline: November 14, 2025. More info. Contact: email or call (661) 450-8209.

Camelback Gallery announces a call to artists. Cash award to Best in Show, social and art media promotion, virtual award exhibition, award certificates. For this competition we are accepting entries for artwork of all visual arts that have autumn inspired, autumn themed, autumn colors, fall colors, (including abstracts), fall landscapes, Día de los Muertos, Halloween and Thanksgiving. All styles and subject matter allowed. $20 for 1-2 images. Deadline: November 14, 2025. More info.

Artist Grant invites international visual artists to apply for their $1200 unrestricted grant. Open to artists, age 18 and older, working in the following media: Painting, drawing, photography, sculpture, ceramics, mixed media, installation, and other new or alternative visual media. Please note: We do not accept submissions for music, theater, dance, or film/video. $30 application fee. Deadline: November 15, 2025. More info. Contact: email

The Colored Pencil Society of America (CPSA) seeks entries for an online juried art exhibition, opening February 1, 2026. $2,000 Best of Show, plus other cash and product awards for additional winners. Juror: Britany Salsbury. Open to all artists age 18 or older. Entries must be predominantly colored pencil and include one or more of the following: 1) some other medium such as ink, watercolor, pastel, acrylics, etc.; 2) collage; 3) artist-prepared surface; 4) 3-D surface; 5) any other technique, surface, or element that is not allowed for the CPSA International Exhibition. Artwork must be solely the original concept, design, and execution of the artist, completed in 2023 or after, and must not have appeared in any previous Explore This! exhibition. See prospectus for further details. $20 CPSA member, $25 non-CPSA member. Deadline: November 15, 2025. More info (PDF). Contact: email

Colors of Humanity Art Gallery seeks entries for an online art exhibition, December 1-30, 2025. Cash Award for Best of Show. Juror: Janelle Cogan. “Blue” is symbolic for many different things and emotions. It is most commonly associated with harmony, faithfulness, confidence, distance, infinity, the imagination, cold, and sometimes with sadness. It can be expressed many ways and we look forward to seeing your interpretation. We will be donating 10% of all entry fees to Natural High, a national nonprofit organization inspiring youth to discover and pursue their natural high so they have a reason to say no to drugs and alcohol. All artists 18 and over may enter. $20 for 1 or 2 pieces (You may enter more than once). Deadline: November 15, 2025. More info. Contact: email

Artists from around the world are invited to submit entries for Echoes of Impression Awards. Cash prizes for outstanding works ($1200 USD in total) and online exhibition opportunities. Fine Art Categories: Drawing & Painting, Sculpture, Ceramics & Glass, Photography, Comic Art & Cartoons. Design Categories: Visual Communication Design, UX/UI (Web & App), Fashion Design. Architecture & Interior Design Categories. Entry fee: $20 USD. Deadline: November 21, 2025. More info. Contact: email

Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery announces the 15th Annual “Nature” Online Art Competition. Cash prizes for Overall Top Winning Artist. Extensive online promotion for winning artists. Jurors: Chris & Valerie Hoffman. The theme is the artist’s interpretation and depiction of nature (geographical subjects, landscapes, natural objects, wildlife and natural environments). Both 2D & 3D artists (including photography & digital arts) are invited to submit their best representational and/or abstract art. $18 for 1-2 entries / $26 for 3-5 entries. Early entry and art student discounts. Deadline: November 27, 2025. More info. Contact: email

Part Crowd Art Gallery announces a call to artists for an online art exhibition, December 1-31, 2025. Artists are invited to submit any artwork that invites spontaneity, experimentation, or storytelling. We will accept artwork in any medium, from any year, and any size you are willing to ship to a potential buyer. Based in Toronto, Canada, Part Crowd Art Gallery is online only, so no need to ship your work(s) to us. $20 entry fee. Deadline: November 28, 2025. More info. Contact: email

TERAVARNA invites artists to submit entries for an online art competition. Unleash your imagination in the 15th Abstract International Juried Art Competition, where bold strokes meet boundless expression! Up to $3,500 in cash prizes along with a certificate of recognition. Let vibrant blues, dazzling pinks, and deep crimson flow freely across your canvas. Whether your work is abstract or figurative, 2D or 3D, all mediums are welcome. $15 per artwork. Deadline: November 30, 2025. More info. Contact: email or call +1 602-509-5809.

Decagon Gallery seeks entries for an online photography exhibition, December 15, 2025 – February 15, 2026. 1st Place: $500 and an online Solo exhibition; 2nd Place: $300; 3rd Place: $200; Juror’s Awards and Honorable Mention. Juror: Ovidiu Petca. Open to photographers worldwide. All forms of photographic practice are welcome, including digital, analog/film, color, and black & white. Both emerging and established photographers are encouraged to apply. $24 for up to 4 images. Deadline: November 30, 2025. More info. Contact: email

Fusion Art announces the Red 2025 Art Competition, December 5, 2025 – January 4, 2026. Choice of a cash prize or complimentary one-year membership to Fusion Art’s Members Gallery for Best in Show winners. Jurors: Chris & Valerie Hoffman. The color Red dominates human emotion as the color of passion, power, and intensity – from blazing anger to tender love. Both 2D and 3D artists, worldwide, are invited to submit their best art and photography using red as the primary color in their work to convey strong feelings and psychological depth. While red should be the predominant visual element, other colors can be used to enhance its emotional impact and meaning. $25 for 1-2 images / $40 for up to 5 images. Deadline: December 1, 2025. More info. Contact: email

Fusion Art announces the Light & Shadow 2025 Art Competition, December 15, 2025 – March 14, 2026. Choice of a cash prize or complimentary one-year membership to Fusion Art’s Members Gallery for Best in Show winners. Jurors: Chris & Valerie Hoffman. Both 2D & 3D artists, worldwide, are invited to submit their best artwork depicting light and shadow. Whether color or black and white, the artwork should focus on the dramatic placement and effects of light and shadow over the canvas or through the lens. $25 for 1-2 images / $40 for up to 5 images. Deadline: December 5, 2025. More info. Contact: email

Material Works Art announces a call to artists for a $2500.00 Purchase Award. We are currently accepting applications from visual artists worldwide working in painting, photography, installation, sculpture, drawing, printmaking, mixed-media, experimental, and conceptual art. $40 entry fee. Deadline: December 7, 2025. More info. Contact: email

Innovate Grant awards two $1,800 grants each quarter, one to an Artist and one to a Photographer, plus 12 Honorable Mentions. Visual Artists and Photographers 18 years and older, from all around the world, are eligible to apply. All media and genres are accepted. Application fee: $35 USD. Deadline: December 11, 2025. More info.

Camelback Gallery announces a call to artists. Cash award to Best in Show, social and art media promotion, virtual award exhibition, award certificates. Juror: Kassandra Kaye, Founder and Managing Editor. For this competition we are accepting entries in all styles & subject matter. Please send us what you feel is the best work you produced in 2025! Mediums allowed: All drawing and painting mediums, digital art, photography, sculpture and fiber. Please ask if your artwork does not fall into these categories. No AI. $25 for 1 image. Deadline: December 14, 2025. More info.

Want to sell your artworks on Artsy for free? With the Artsy International Juried Art Competition by TERAVARNA, your best works can invite all that you have ever dreamed of: success, global fame and credibility. The theme is open. Every $9 submission is more than an entry – it’s your gateway to Artsy, where selected artworks will be showcased to collectors worldwide. Deadline: December 15, 2025. More info. Contact: email

Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery announces the 15th Annual “All Women” Online Art Competition, January 1-31, 2026. Best in Show winner will receive a cash prize. Winners receive extensive worldwide publicity and promotion. Jurors: Chris & Valerie Hoffman. There is no theme for this competition, so any subject matter and any media are acceptable for consideration. Both 2D & 3D women artists only, worldwide, are invited to submit their best representational and/or abstract art. $18 for 1 to 2 entries / $26 for 3 to 5 entries. Deadline: December 27, 2025. More info. Contact: email

Girls Right the World is a literary journal inviting girls and young, gender-expansive writers and artists, ages 14-21, to submit work for the tenth annual issue. We believe girls’ voices transform the world for the better. We accept poetry, prose, and visual art of any style or theme. We ask to be the first to publish your work in North America; after publication, the rights return to you. Send your best art and/or writing, in English or English translation. Please include a note mentioning your age, where you’re from, and a bit about your submission. Deadline: December 31, 2025. More info. Contact: email

TERAVARNA announces a call to artists for their 12th International Online Portrait Competition. Compete for cash prizes of up to $3,500, along with a certificate of recognition. We invite artists to explore portraiture across 2D and 3D mediums and capture the depth, emotion, and story of the human face & form! Open to all styles – from hyper-realistic to abstract and everything in between. $15 per artwork. Deadline: December 31, 2025. More info. Contact: email