Online Exhibitions, Art Publications, Art Contests and Grants

Grey Cube Gallery proudly presents the fourth Patterns online art contest for the month of October. Best of Show will be on the poster of the show. All winning artists will receive a digital award certificate. Open to all artists worldwide over 18 years of age. Any work related to the Patterns theme (shapes, lines, textures) is eligible. All visual art mediums (except video and sound) are allowed. $20 for 2 images, $30 for 4, $42 for 6, and $50 for up to 8 images. Deadline: September 28, 2023. More info. Contact: email

Gallery Ring announces an online contest and exhibition which celebrates nature and the great outdoors in all its glory. Work that depicts land, water, sky, wildlife and plants, flowers and animals in a natural setting is acceptable. Many awards are available including Best In Show, Diamond Awards of Excellence, the Golden Trio Award, the Ruby, Emerald and Sapphire Awards, Crystal Awards and others. Winning artists receive a digital Award Certificate. Top winners also receive a special, digital Award Page. All winners and random finalists will receive exposure and promotion on Gallery Ring’s Instagram, newsletter and Art.Base. 2D artwork including photography/digital is eligible. All artistic styles from traditional to experimental are welcome. $20 US for 1-3 artworks. Deadline: September 28, 2023. More info. Contact: email

All artists are invited to apply for the Boynes Monthly Art Award. Prizes: $100 cash, published interview, winner’s certificate, feature in our newsletter reaching 40,000+ subscribers. Theme: Nature. Open to Paintings, Drawings, Photography, Mixed Media, and Sculpture. $10 application fee. Deadline: September 28, 2023. More info. Contact: email

PartCrowd.com announces a call to artists for an online group exhibition, October 1-31, 2023. We invite artists worldwide to submit any artwork that pays tribute to the most epic period in history, the 1990’s (1990-1999). From scrunchies, neon colours, to the OJ Simpson trial, this decade had it all. We will accept artwork in any medium, from any year, and any size you are willing to ship to a potential buyer. $20 entry fee. Deadline: September 29, 2023. More info. Contact: email

Art Epic announces a call to artists for an online art exhibition, beginning October 14th. Art Epic Award ($100 USD); Director’s Choice; People’s Choice; Jury Favorites. Faces and Figures is an exhibition showcasing a diverse range of portrait and figurative works from artists around the world. The human (and animal!) form has been a staple in art since the beginning of time, and this exhibition celebrates its significance and beauty. Open to paintings, drawings, digital artwork (excluding AI generated art), fine art photography, mixed media and sculpture. Entry fee: $12 USD. Deadline: September 29, 2023. More info.

Boynes Artist Award announces a call to artists for their Monthly Art Award. $100 cash, a published interview, newsletter features, and a winner’s certificate. Open to all 2D & 3D artists, we invite you to submit your art every month to a specific competition theme. Mark your calendars for our upcoming themes: Portrait for May, Your Voice for June, Abstraction for July, Realism for August, and Nature for September 2023. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to showcase your talent and gain recognition in the art community. Submit your art today! $10 entry fee. Deadline: September 30, 2023. More info. Contact: email

Blue Koi Gallery seeks entries for an online art exhibition. $200 in Awards & Prizes. Open to all artists, regardless of location. Participants must be 18 years or older. Submissions in various mediums and skill levels are encouraged to apply. $25 entry fee. Deadline: September 30, 2023. More info. Contact: email or call (314) 661-0171.

The Blue Koi Gallery is proud to announce an open call for their first annual artist grant. $500 in Awards & Prizes. Prizes included are a solo exhibition, cash awards, publication & global exposure. Open to all artists and photographers worldwide from all backgrounds and styles. The theme for this contest is Open with no limitations on theme or subject matter. All mediums and skill levels are encouraged to compete. $40 for 4 images. Deadline: September 30, 2023. More info. Contact: email or call 314-661-0171.

Purple Octopus Art, LLC is calling for 2D/3D art and expressive writing that is related to Mental Health Illnesses, such as Depression, Anxiety, BiPolar disorder, Schizophrenia, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Post-Partum Depression, etc. Winning entries will be published online and considered for an upcoming art book titled “Artful Expressions of the Mind.” Cash, Promotion & Publication. Jurors: Rajul Shah, Alina Ko, Teo Freytes. $15 for 1 entry, $30 for 3 entries. Deadline: September 30, 2023. More info. Contact: email or call 908-962-4135.

TERAVARNA announces their online Abstract Art Competition. Cash awards of up to $3,500 are considered for the First Prize, Runner-Up Prize, Merit Prize, and Talent Prize. Certificates of Recognition are given out to all artists, including Honorable Mention and Finalist awards. All visual artists from around the world are encouraged to submit their best artworks, including 2D & 3D, painting, sculpture, digital, printmaking, fiber, photography, graphic, mixed media, as well as experimental and installation works. Artists are free to apply their own interpretation to represent the overall theme. $15 artwork submission fee. Deadline: September 30, 2023. More info. Contact: email

PleinAir Magazine seeks entries for the September PleinAir Salon, an online art competition open to painters working in the traditional painting style. Awards: $2000 per month, over $50,000 annually. Plein air and studio paintings in a variety of mediums and subject matter are eligible. Early Bird: $29/$12, Regular: $38/$16. Get an Early Bird Discount if you enter by the 15th. Deadline: September 30, 2023. More info. Contact: email or call 561-655-8778.

Collage Artists of America announces a call to artists for a virtual exhibition, November 1 – December 31, 2023. First Place $500, Second Place $300, Third Place $200, Carolann Watterson Award $100, plus four Honorary Mentions. Juror: Kristine Schomaker. Two- or three-dimensional collage, mixed-media collage, assemblage and digital collage accepted. Any size is acceptable as this is a virtual online show. Work shown at any prior juried CAA exhibit is not allowed. Works done under direct supervision of an instructor are ineligible. Entries must be original and of the artist’s own execution. No artificially generated artwork is eligible-no AI. $40 for one entry ($30 for Members), $5 for each additional. Total 4 entries max. Deadline: October 1, 2023, 11:50 PM (PDT). More info. Contact: email

Fusion Art invites submissions for the 9th Annual Figures & Faces online art competition, October 5 – November 4, 2023. 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. All artists, regardless of location or experience, are invited to submit their best representational and/or abstract art and photography depicting the human form – both figures & faces. $25 for 1-2 images / $40 for up to 5 images. Deadline: October 1, 2023. More info. Contact: email

Sasse Museum of Art seeks entries for an online art exhibition. 100 artists will be selected to be featured in the online catalog. Jurors: Fatemeh Burnes, Niamh Cunningham, Maurice Quillinan. The exhibition will be a selection of artworks incorporating words or characters, creating a unique fusion of art and language. We welcome all types of visual art. Student, amateur and professional artists and photographers worldwide are invited to participate. All work must be original. First submission: $30, Additional submissions $15 each. Deadline: October 1, 2023. More info. Contact: email or call 909-941-3993.

The American Impressionist Society announces a call to artists for an online art exhibition, November 15 – December 31, 2023. $5,000 in awards. Award Judge: Peggi Kroll Roberts AISM. Must be an AIS member to enter. New memberships permitted. All accepted works will be posted in a special AIS online digital catalog and AIS Facebook pages. Artists receive 100% of commission! Artwork does not have to be for sale. No size limitations. No shipping. $20 for first entry, $10 each addt’l, up to five entries. Deadline: October 4, 2023. More info (PDF). Contact: email or call 231-881-7685.

Artist Space Gallery is pleased to announce our 2nd Abstract online Art Competition for the month of October 2023. The jury will select award winners in the following art categories: painting, photography, sculpture. All selected artists will receive a digital award certificate. Best of Show will be displayed on the poster of the exhibition. We invite artists to submit their best nonrepresentational artworks in all mediums and concepts. All forms of visual art are acceptable (painting, photography, drawing, sculpture, digital, fiber art, collage, and installation), except sound and video art. The jury will not consider artworks with pornographic or satanic content. $20 entry fee. Deadline: October 4, 2023. More info. Contact: email

Define Art Gallery and Studio seeks entries for an international juried online art competition, November 1 – December 30, 2023. Best of Show $300, Runner-up $200, (2) Merit $100, (2) Honorable Mentions. The theme is Limitless… Artistic interpretation without end or boundary. Artists are free to apply their own interpretation. Natural and artificial subject matters, as well as representational and abstract concepts will be considered. Many types of art styles may be submitted, including both 2D and 3D works, painting, sculpture, digital, printmaking, fiber, photography, graphic, and mixed media. (Sorry no video, AI or installation artwork) Artists must be at least 18 years of age. $35 for up to 3 works. Deadline: October 5, 2023. More info. Contact: email

Contemporary Art Room Gallery is proud to announce their 4th “Waters” Online Art Competition for the month of September 2023. First Place will be on the poster of the show. All selected artists will receive a digital award certificate. The gallery invites artists and photographers from around the world to submit their best artworks related with the theme Waters (seascapes, oceans, lakes, rivers, waterfalls, streams, ponds). A variety of interpretations can be submitted (representative, abstract, conceptional). All visual art mediums are acceptable (painting, drawing, photography, sculpture, digital, prints, fiber art, collage or installation art) except sound and video art. $18 entry fee. Deadline: October 5, 2023. More info. Contact: email

Gallery 4% is thrilled to invite you to our Online Portrait Art Contest, a celebration of creativity and talent. This event promises to be a canvas of imagination and expression where artists like you can shine. Showcase your portrait artistry to a global audience. Cash prizes of up to $500 will be given to First, Second, and Third prize winning artists. We accept all two- and three-dimensional artworks in any medium, except for audio, video, and AI art, from individual artists and institutions who own the right to present them. $9 per artwork. Deadline: October 8, 2023. More info. Contact: email

TERAVARNA is awarding Artist Grants of $2,000 four times a year, during Summer, Fall, Winter, and Spring. All grant money provided is unrestricted and may be used as desired. This is an incredible opportunity for global exposure, social media promotion, as well as sales to international collectors. Artists worldwide working in any media are invited to apply. $45 application fee. Deadline: October 8, 2023. More info. Contact: email

The National Sculpture Society announces a call to artists for its Newmark and Ettl Grants of $5,000 each. Awarded annually to a figurative, realist and/or animal sculptor who has demonstrated a commitment to sculpting and outstanding ability in his/her/their body of work. Deadline: October 9, 2023. More info. Contact: email or call 212-764-5645.

The Maryland Federation of Art invites artists to submit pieces that play with the dynamic between light and shadow for their 6th annual Light and Shadow exhibition, displayed online December 15, 2023 – January 31, 2024. $500 in awards. Juror: Jon-Phillip Sheridan. Whether an artist knows it or not, light and shadow are essential to all forms of art, either as the subject of the piece, or the material being used to create it. Open to all artists residing internationally. All original 2D or 3D artwork in any media is eligible. $35 entry fee. Deadline: October 11, 2023. More info (PDF). Contact: email or call 410-268-4566.

Art Collide announces an art competition open to artists of all ages internationally with no restrictions on media or style. Work must pertain to the theme of “Life, Death, Love”. Finalists will have their work exhibited online and move on to the final round of Jurying in consideration for cash prizes including the grand prize of $1,000. Entry is free, only artists whose work is selected as a finalist musts pay the $35 participation fee. Deadline: October 13, 2023. More info.

The Chateau Gallery announces a call to artists for an online art exhibition, November 1 – December 1, 2023. All forms of two-dimensional, traditional, and non-conventional art media (e.g., digital and film photography, video, oil painting, watercolor, acrylic, mixed media, collage, drawing media such as graphite, charcoal, pencils, pen and ink, arts and crafts, etc.) are welcome for submission. $20 entry fee. Deadline: October 15, 2023. More info. Contact: email

TERAVARNA announces their online Landscape Art Competition. Cash awards of $3,500 are considered for the First Prize, Runner-Up Prize, Merit Prize, and Talent Prize. Certificates of Recognition are given out to all artists, including Honorable Mention and Finalist awards. All visual artists from around the world are encouraged to submit their best artworks: painting, sculpture, digital, printmaking, fiber, photography, graphic, mixed media, and installation. In addition to scenes of cityscapes, water habitats, etc., you can rely on the broadest interpretation of the subject, so natural and artificial subject matters, as well as representational, surreal, and abstract concepts, will be considered. $15 submission fee. Deadline: October 15, 2023. More info. Contact: email

Camelback Gallery announces a call to artists for their 6th annual Realism Traditional painting and drawing virtual exhibition. The artwork is reviewed by three art industry professionals and those artworks that receive enough votes will be juried into our virtual art exhibition. Our #1 priority is to promote artists! If you are serious about having your work promoted, that’s what we do. We want buyers to find you! We are accepting artwork in all subject matter and all realism styles. $19 for 1-2 images. Deadline: October 15, 2023. More info.

Colors of Humanity Art Gallery announces a call to artists for an online art exhibition, November 1-30, 2023. Cash Award. Juror: Janelle Cogan. The animal theme can be expressed many ways and we look forward to seeing your interpretation. We will be donating 10% of all entry fees to the Humane Society. Our local center, Bedford County Humane Society (in Pennsylvania), receives no government funding and is not a United Way agency. Instead, the generosity of individual and corporate supporters allows the continued operation and growth of the many programs and services for more than 1000 animals each year. All artists 18 and over may enter. $20 for 1 or 2 pieces (You may enter more than once). Deadline: October 15, 2023. More info. Contact: email

Introducing the 2nd International Women In Art, competition and online exhibition. Cash prizes including the grand prize of $1,000. All women artists are encouraged to participate and submit their finest artworks for consideration. This competition is open-themed, providing a canvas for a rich tapestry of artistic expressions. Open to artists of all ages internationally with no restrictions on media or style. Entry is free, only artists whose work is selected as finalists must pay the $35 participation fee. Deadline: October 16, 2023. More info. Contact: email

Grey Cube Gallery proudly presents the third “Floral” online art contest for the month of October 2023. All winning artists (Merit Award & Honorable Mention) will receive a digital award certificate. The gallery invites artists and photographers from around the world to share their artistic vision using any work with interpretation of botanical and floral art (flowers, herbs, fruit, leaves, plants and related floral subjects). All visual art mediums (except video and sound) are allowed. $20 for 2 images of artwork. Deadline: October 19, 2023. More info. Contact: email

Camelback Gallery seeks entries for a juried virtual award exhibition. Best in Show, Gold Awards (up to 4), Bronze & Finalist Awards, based on award – promotions on Facebook, Instagram + much more! We are looking for artwork in black, white and gray! All styles, subject matter and mediums allowed. Open to artists worldwide, 18 years and older. $19 for 1-2 images. Deadline: October 22, 2023. More info.

Contemporary Art Room Gallery announces their 1st “Monochrome” Online Art Competition for the month of November. All selected artists will receive a digital award certificate. First, second and third place will be largely displayed with an article about the artist and their work. First Place will be on the poster of the show. This is an international competition and artists from around the world are welcome to submit. The primary focus must be black and white or shades of gray, but entries may also include a single color such as sepia, green, blue, red, and yellow. All visual art mediums are acceptable (painting, drawing, photography, sculpture, digital, prints, fiber art, collage or installation art) except sound and video art. $18 entry fee. Deadline: October 26, 2023. More info. Contact: email

Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery invites all 2D and 3D artists from around the world to submit entries for the Gallery’s November 2023 online group art exhibition, November 1-30, 2023. Cash prize for Best in Show winner. Winners receive extensive worldwide publicity and promotion. There is No Theme for this art competition so any subject matter and any media are acceptable. 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. Early entry and art student discounts. Deadline: October 27, 2023. More info. Contact: email

Part Crowd Art Gallery announces a call to artists for an online art exhibition, November 1-30, 2023. We invite artists to submit any artwork that shows love and admiration for the unsung heroes in our lives, pets. When they greet us at the door when we get home, or snuggle beside us during rainy nights, lets give the animal companions in our lives the shout-out they deserve! We will accept artwork in any medium, from any year, and any size you are willing to ship to a potential buyer. $20 entry fee. Deadline: October 29, 2023. More info. Contact: email

Las Laguna Art Gallery announces a call to artists for an online art exhibition, December 7-29, 2023. Seeking small works with big impact. There is no intended theme for the work; it just needs to fit the criteria of being “small art”. All mediums and subjects accepted. No works over 18 inches on either side, including frame, if framed. $35 entry fee. Deadline: October 30, 2023. More info. Contact: email or call 949-505-0951.

TERAVARNA announces their online Animal Art Competition. Cash prizes of $3,500 for First, Runner-Up, Merit, and Talent Prize winners. Certificates of Recognition will be given to all, including Honorable Mention and Finalist awards. For this theme, feel free to represent any animal, from the teeny-tiny insects to the massive blue whales, and even fictional, mythological, or imagined creatures. Representational and abstract ideas based broadly on the theme, in any media, will be considered: painting, sculpture, digital, printmaking, fiber, photography, graphic, mixed media, installation. Representational and abstract ideas based broadly on the theme will be considered. $15 submission fee. Deadline: October 31, 2023. More info. Contact: email

Limner Gallery in Hudson, NY announces a call to artists for a juried art exhibition, December 1-30, 2023. Juror: Limner Gallery director. Open for any work under 18 inches. No fee to apply. Deadline: October 31, 2023. More info. Contact: email or call 518-567-7858.

Fusion Art seeks entries for an online art exhibition, November 5 – December 4, 2023. Cash prizes and an invitation to Fusion Art’s Annual Group Show in Santa Fe, New Mexico in 2024 for Best in Show winners. Both 2D and 3D artists 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. The artwork can range from realism to surrealism to abstraction and all artists, regardless of location or experience, are invited to submit their best work. $25 for 1-2 images / $40 for up to 5 images. Deadline: November 1, 2023. More info. Contact: email

Gallery Ring announces an online art contest and exhibition all about green. The artwork must be driven by the colour green. It must occupy the majority of the territory or be the focal point, purpose, subject or meaning of the composition. Many awards are available: Best In Show, Diamond Awards of Excellence, 5 Emerald Awards, Crystal Awards and others. Winning artists receive a digital Award Certificate. Top winners also receive a special, digital Award Page. All winners and random finalists will receive exposure and promotion. 2D artwork including photography/digital is eligible. All artistic styles from traditional to experimental are welcome. $20 US for 1-3 artworks. Deadline: November 9, 2023. More info. Contact: email

Decagon Gallery seeks entries for an online photography exhibition, November 15 – December 31, 2023. $300 for First Place. This photography exhibition is open to all photographers over the age of 18. $30 for 5 images. $4 for each additional. Deadline: November 10, 2023. More info. Contact: email

Artists are invited to apply for Hopper Prize Artist Grants. $11,000 total awards. 2 artists will each receive $3,500 and 4 artists will each receive $1,000. Jurors: Laura Phipps, Assistant Curator, Whitney Museum of American Art + Rachel Winter, Assistant Curator, Broad Art Museum. This is an international open call, all visual art media is eligible. $40 to submit 10 images. Deadline: November 14, 2023. More info.

TERAVARNA announces their online Portrait Art Competition. Cash awards of $3,500 are considered for First, Runner-Up, Merit, and Talent Prize. Certificates of Recognition to all artists, including Honorable Mention and Finalist awards. Faces can convey a million feelings, and we invite you to explore the limits of these expressions. Anything that relates to faces, even faces of (non-human) animals, will be accepted. All artists from around the world are welcome to submit their best artworks: painting, sculpture, digital, printmaking, fiber, photography, graphic, mixed media, and installation. $15 submission fee. Deadline: November 15, 2023. More info. Contact: email

The Colored Pencil Society of America (CPSA) seeks entries for an online juried art exhibition, February 1, 2024 to January 31, 2025. $2,000 Best of Show and EXPY Award with lesser cash and product awards for other winners. Juror: Mark Ormond. Entries must be predominantly colored pencil, and include one or more of the following: 1) Some other medium such as ink, watercolor, pastel, acrylic, 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. See prospectus for further details. $15 members/ $20 non-members. Deadline: November 15, 2023. More info (PDF). Contact: email

The Chateau Gallery (TCG) announces a call to artists for an online art exhibition, December 1, 2023 – January 1, 2024. The Art of Food is an exhibition exploring the intersection of food, art, and culture in a rich and universal theme. All forms of two-dimensional, traditional, and non-conventional art media (e.g., digital and film photography, video, oil painting, watercolor, acrylic, mixed media, collage, drawing media such as graphite, charcoal, pencils, pen and ink, arts and crafts, etc.) are welcome for submission. $20 entrry fee. Deadline: November 15, 2023. More info. Contact: email

The Holy Art Gallery London is now accepting submissions for a virtual competition, January 25 – February 25, 2024. All participants will also be included in an art loop on a dedicated screen in our London art gallery. $1000 in total awards. Artists from all countries are welcome to submit their works in any medium (Painting, photography, printmaking, video art, installation, films, sculpting, mixed media, poems, illustration, etc). The theme of the exhibition is Open. $55 entry fee for up to 3 artworks. Deadline: December 29, 2023. More info. Contact: email

Artists are invited to apply for the Boynes Emerging Artist Award. Every month we will choose 3 artists to win $100 cash, a published interview with our Art Director & Founder Chantal Boynes, a winner’s certificate and a feature in our Newsletter going out to almost 40,000 artists and art lovers. All emerging artists practicing Painting, Drawing, Photography, Mixed Media, or Sculpture are welcome to apply. $10 appplication fee. Deadline: December 30, 2023. 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 consideration for the sixth 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 30, 2023. More info. Contact: email

ArtAscent seeks entries from artists and writers around the world for an online exhibition, March 15, 2024 to March 15, 2026. Emotion fills, lifts, erupts, freezes, floods, and empties us. Are we emotions, or are feelings simply impulses that appear and disappear from our consciousness? Does emotion take us to a higher plane of existence or simply along a preprogrammed path? What are we without these feelings? How do we express them? What in our environment triggers them? Are they contagious? Share your interpretation of what is or inspires Emotion. Entries may include all art mediums that can be represented in 2D and written explorations of up to 1,800 words. Submissions must be the original work of the applicant(s). Entry fee: $20+. Deadline: December 31, 2023. More info.