Online Exhibitions, Art Publications, Art Contests and Grants

Define Art Gallery and Studio seeks entries for an online art exhibition, January 2 – February 28, 2024. Best of Show $200, First Place $150, Second Place $100, (2) Merit, (3) Honorable Mentions (certificates). All visual artists from around the world are invited to submit their best artworks on the theme Vanguard [Leading the future of art]. Accepted artwork in Artificial Intelligence generated art, digital art, computer enhanced traditional art, or 3D printing. Artists are free to apply their own interpretation to subject, as well as representational and abstract concepts. Artists must be at least 18 years of age to participate. See prospectus for more information. $35 for up to 3 works. Deadline: December 5, 2023. More info.

Gallery Ring announces an online contest and exhibition. 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 and newsletter. The exhibition theme is animals from tame to wild and from sweet to ferocious, including birds, fish and all aquatic and amphibian life forms. 2D artwork including photography/digital is eligible. All artistic styles from traditional to experimental are welcome. $20 US for 1-3 artworks. Deadline: December 5, 2023. More info. Contact: email

Grey Cube Gallery proudly presents the second Grey online art contest for the month of December 2023. 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. Entries must include black and white or shades of gray as the primary focus. 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: December 7, 2023. More info. Contact: email

Enter the online Landscape art contest organized by Gallery 4% to showcase different shades of nature. $500 in cash prizes for First, Second, and Third positions. We accept artworks in 2D and 3D forms including every medium except for artworks that are either AI-generated or in audio or video format. $9 per artwork. Deadline: December 10, 2023. More info. Contact: email

Art Collide announces the inaugural “Beautiful | Grotesque” international competition and virtual exhibition. Finalists will have their artwork showcased in the online exhibition and will advance to the final jurying round in consideration for cash prizes and the opportunity to win the grand prize of $1,000. Awards will be granted to those whose works demonstrate the greatest level of creativity and artistry. Artists of all ages from around the world are invited to participate, with complete freedom in choosing their medium and style. Submissions should revolve around the central theme of “Beautiful | Grotesque.” Entry is free, and only those artists who are chosen will be required to pay a $35 participation fee. Deadline: December 12, 2023. More info.

b.j. spoke gallery seeks entries for a virtual exhibition, February 1 – March 31. First Place is $300, $200 for Second Place and $100 for Third Place. Juror: Emily Olek, Curatorial Assistant in the Department of Drawings and Prints at the MoMA, NYC. All fine arts media are acceptable (no crafts): watercolor, oils, acrylic, mixed media, printmaking, pastel, drawing, collage, sculpture, installation art, video (short), photography, original digital art, fiber art. $35 for up to 6 images and/or 2 videos. Deadline: December 13, 2023. More info. Contact: email or call 631-549-5106.

Artist Space Gallery is pleased to announce their 2nd Landscapes Online Art Competition for the month of December. In addition to the selected artists, the jury will select award winners in the following art categories: painting, photography, sculpture. All selected artists will receive a digital award certificate. The Best of Show will be displayed on the poster of the exhibition. The Landscape theme includes any form of art that depicts natural elements such as mountains, hills, valleys, deserts, forests, farmland, trees, rivers, lakes, polar regions, rainforests, islands and tropical landscapes. All forms of visual art are acceptable (painting, photography, drawing, sculpture, digital, fiber art, collage, and installation), except sound and video art. $20 for two pieces of artwork. Deadline: December 13, 2023. More info. Contact: email

Visual Artists and Photographers 18 years and older, from all around the world, are eligible to apply for Innovate Grant awards: $1,800.00 Grant to a Visual Artist + $1,800.00 Grant to a Photographer + 8 Honorable Mentions Interviews. All media and genres are accepted. $35 entry fee. Deadline: December 14, 2023. More info.

The Visual Artists Association seeks entries for an online art exhibition. £10,000 Prize Fund. Overall winner: £2,000 Cash prize. Category winners: £250 Cash prize. All mediums across 5 categories: Painting/Mixed Media/Printmaking – Illustration/Drawing – Sculpture – Photography/Digital – Young Artist (16 – 24 years old). Application Pricing: 1 Artwork = £20, 2 = £30, 3 = £40, 4 = £50, 5 = £60. *Discounted pricing for young artists under 24 years olds. Deadline: December 14, 2023. More info. Contact: email or call 02039042600.

Contemporary Art Room Gallery is proud to announce their 3rd “Trees & Fields” Online Art Competition for the month of December. First Place will be on the poster of the show. All selected artists will receive a digital award certificate. Artists and photographers around the world are invited to submit their best artworks related to the theme Trees and Fields (forests, farmlands, meadows, savannas). All visual art mediums are acceptable (painting, drawing, photography, sculpture, digital, prints, fiber art, collage or installation art) except sound and video art. $18 for 2 images, $28 for 4, and $40 for up to 6 images. Deadline: December 14, 2023. More info. Contact: email

TERAVARNA announces a call to artists for their virtual “6th Figurative International Juried Art Competition.” $3,500 in cash awards. All the winners shall also receive a Certificate of Recognition. All figurative-themed artworks in 2D and 3D forms are welcome. You can submit them in any medium including paintings, sculptures, graphic art, fiber art, printmaking, digital art, mixed media, photography, and installations. $15 per artwork. Deadline: December 15, 2023. More info. Contact: email

Colors of Humanity Art Gallery seeks entries for an online art exhibition, January 1-31, 2024. Cash award. Juror: Janelle Cogan. Theme- “Open” As one year closes and a new one begins, it opens all of us up to new possibilities, hopes, and dreams. Therefore, we want to give artists an opportunity to show their best work in any medium and style without barriers. We will be donating 10% of all entry fees to Feed the Children, an organization that provides nourishing meals every day to more than 350,000 children. All artists 18 and over may enter. Please do not submit work previously shown in any of our shows. $20 for 1 or 2 pieces (You may enter more than once.). Deadline: December 15, 2023. More info. Contact: email

TopArtAwards.com announces a call to artists for an International Online Juried Open Theme Contest. Cash, social media promotion, virtual award exhibition, award certificate. Open to all artists 18 years and older. Mediums to be considered but not limited to: Oil, Acrylic, Pastel, Watercolor, Encaustic, Mixed Media, Scratchboard, Gouache, Airbrush, Pen, Ink, Pencil, Charcoal, Graphite, Markers and Colored Pencil, Digital Art, Photography, Sculpture, Fiber. All subject matter and styles are allowed. $20 for 1-2 images. Deadline: December 15, 2023. More info. Contact: email

The Chateau Gallery (TCG) seeks entries for an online international photography exhibition, January 1 – February 1, 2024. The Abstract Image highlights the transformative power of abstraction in photography, allowing us to break free from reality and explore the myriad possibilities within non-representational states. This theme invites artists to push the boundaries of photographic art by exploring alternative, experimental, or even accidental elements of the captured image. Open to artists ages 18 and older. All forms of two-dimensional images, traditional, and non-conventional media, black and white, color, conventional, or non-traditional processes with a subjective analog or digital photographic base are welcome. $20 entry fee. Deadline: December 15, 2023. More info. Contact: email

Saint Louis Art Gallery Oxford seeks entries for an online photography exhibition, December 21, 2023 – January 11, 2024. This open call is for all international photographers. You can submit up to 3 artworks. The theme is Life and Hope. Entry fee: £35. Deadline: December 15, 2023. More info. Contact: email

The New York Center for Photographic Art seeks entries for an online photography exhibition. $4000 in awards. Juror: Lee Ann White. All photography accepted that fits the theme. $35/3, $10 each add’l. Deadline: December 17, 2023. More info. Contact: email or call 917-359-2642.

Camelback Gallery announces a call to artists worldwide, 18 years and older. Cash award, social and art media promotion, 3-month virtual award exhibition, top 14 award video, award certificates. Jurors: Kassandra Kaye and Marie McCallum. We are looking for artwork created and/or completed in 2023. Please submit what you feel as an artist is your Best Work of 2023. This is an open theme competition allowing all styles, subject matter and mediums. Artists may enter more than one artworks. $15 entry fee. Deadline: Deember 22, 2023. More info.

Photo Artfolio invites photographers worldwide to submit work to our online exhibit, Beauty Illuminated. 1st Place: $500, 2nd Place: $300, 3rd Place: $100. We invite photographers to submit work that explores the theme of beauty in all its forms… through abstract, conceptual, narrative, or portrait photography. We’re interested in seeing work that goes beyond the traditional and explores beauty in a way that surprises and excites us… photography that illuminates the extraordinary in the ordinary. Open to all forms and categories of photography with the exception of AI-generated work. $20 for first image, $5 for add’l images (up to 20). Deadline: December 22, 2023 11:59 MST. More info. Contact: email

If you do not care to represent realities with your artwork, then the Unreal and Non-representational i.e. Abstract online contest from Gallery 4% is looking for you. $500 worth of cash prizes. We accept all artworks in 2D and 3D forms for every medium except audio, video, and AI-generated artworks. $9 per artwork. Deadline: December 24, 2023. More info. Contact: email

Influence Gallery is accepting applications for a Juried Art Competition and online exhibition: December 2023. Money Prizes: 1st place-$500, 2nd-$200, 3rd-$100, Honorable Mentions-$40, Merit Awards-free entry vouchers. Other prizes: certificates of participation, features on social media, interview articles, one artwork will be selected to represent our next exhibition, all accepted work will be included in online exhibition & will receive extensive worldwide promotion. Juror: Inna Wars. Theme – “Open”, show your best 2D work in any medium and style, including video formats. This is an international competition and artists from around the world are welcome. $20 for 2 artworks. You may enter more than once. Deadline: December 24, 2023. More info. Contact: email

Are you a talented and innovative artist looking for a platform to showcase your work to a global audience? Here’s your chance to participate in SwaKarya International Art Competition 2023 and gain recognition for your creative talents! Winners receive cash prizes plus an online exhibition & art feature: February 2024 to May 2024. Juror: Dr. Ts. Nisa Omar. Categories: Digital Art, Painting, Anime Art, Photography. Entry Fee: USD15 per artwork (non-refundable). Deadline: December 25, 2023. More info. Contact: email or call +6 017 317 0442.

Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery announces an art call for the gallery’s 13th Annual “All Women” Online Juried Art Competition, January 1-31, 2024. Winners receive extensive worldwide publicity and promotion. Cash prize for Best in Show winner. Jurors: Chris & Valerie Hoffman. 2D and 3D women artists are invited to apply to this competition by submitting their best representational and/or abstract art (including photography & digital arts). There is no theme, so any subject matter and any media are acceptable. $18 for 1-2 entries / $26 for 3-5 entries. Early entry and art student discounts. Deadline: December 27, 2023. More info. Contact: email

Grey Cube Gallery proudly presents the third “Painting & Photography” online art contest for the month of January 2024. All winning artists (Merit Award & Honorable Mention) will receive a digital award certificate. Best of Show will be on the poster of the show. Artists from around the world are welcome to submit to this open theme exhibit. The Gallery will accept entries in 2 different categories (painting and photography). $20 for 2 images. Deadline: December 28, 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

Art Epic seeks entries for an online art exhibition. Art Epic Award ($100 USD); Director’s Choice; People’s Choice; Jury Favorites. Embark on a creative journey like no other with ‘Odyssey’ – an art contest that invites artists of all backgrounds to share their best artworks that express their adventures as an artist! Open to artists over the age of 18, worldwide, both amateur and professional. Online only – you will not have to provide the artwork physically. Artworks that have been sold or have won awards through other organizations are eligible to enter. Open to painting, drawing, sculpture, photography, digital art, and mixed media. $17 USD per entry. 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.

Ten Moir Gallery seeks entries for the “Forest and Mountains” international juried art competition. Cash prize for Best in Show. All winners will receive a professionally designed digital certificate, online exhibition, and worldwide recognition. Capture the serene landscapes, lush greenery, and majestic peaks in your artwork to celebrate the wonders of the great outdoors. Artists and photographers from around the world are welcome to apply. Open to all 2d and 3d mediums, styles, and backgrounds. Must be at least 18yrs old to apply. $25 for 3 entries. Deadline: December 31, 2023. More info. Contact: email

PleinAir Magazine announces a call to artists for The PleinAir Salon, an online art competition open to painters working in the traditional painting style. Awards: $2000 per month, over $50,000 annually. Juror: Camille Przewodek. 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: December 31, 2023. More info. Contact: email or call 561-655-8778.

Fusion Art invites submissions for the 9th Annual Colorful Abstractions art competition and online exhibition during the month of January 2024. Winners and finalists are provided with extensive worldwide publicity and promotion. 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 experience, are encouraged to submit their best abstract art and photography. $25 for 1-2 images / $40 for up to 5 images. Deadline: January 1, 2024. More info. Contact: email

Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery announces its 26th “Solo Art Series” Online Art Competition. This competition will result in an award of 4 monthly solo art exhibitions. In addition, the gallery will award the next 8 juried artists a feature in the gallery’s Artist Showcase Section. There is no theme for this art competition so any subject matter and any media are acceptable for consideration. Open to 2D and 3D professional or amateur artists, including photography & digital art, without any geographical restrictions. $26 entry fee. Deadline: January 5, 2024. More info. Contact: email

Fusion Art invites submissions for its 26th quarterly art competition – the Land, Sea & Sky, January 15 – April 14, 2024. Winners and finalists are provided with extensive worldwide publicity and promotion. Choice of a cash prize or complimentary one-year membership to Fusion Art’s Members Gallery for Best in Show winners. For this competition, both 2D and 3D artists, worldwide, are invited to submit their best representational and/or abstract work depicting the Land, Sea & Sky. $25 for 1-2 images / $40 for up to 5 images. Deadline: January 5, 2024. More info. Contact: email

HelvetArt gallery announces a call for a Juried Art Competition & Online Exhibition: January 2024 “Open”. Jurors: Square The Circle Marketing Team, Etienne Chambettaz – Art Historian, Inna Wars. Special Prize – the winner will receive Professional Artist Portfolio Design Package created by Square The Circle Marketing Team. Value of the package: $1000. Cash prizes: 1st Place – $400, 2nd Place – $200, 3rd Place – $100, Honorable Mentions – $40, Merit Award – free entry for the next shows. Accepting sculptures and 2D works in all media including photography/digital. All artistic styles from realistic to experimental are welcome. This is an international competition and artists from around the world are welcome. $35 for 2 artworks. You may enter more than once. Deadline: January 7, 2024. More info. Contact: email

Gallery 4 Percent is pleased to announce the launch of our online Still and Lifeless i.e. Still Life Art Contest, where every lifeless object comes to life. Winners get a chance to win cash prizes worth $500. All two and three-dimensional artworks in every medium, excluding audio, video, and AI-generated art, are welcome. $9 per artwork. Deadline: January 14, 2024. More info. Contact: email

The Chateau Gallery (TCG) seeks entries for an online photography exhibition, February 1 – March 1, 2024. Monochromatic is an international open call for photographers ages 18 and older. All forms of two-dimensional images, traditional and non-conventional media, and conventional or alternative processes with a subjective analog or digital photographic base are welcome for submission. $20 entry fee. Deadline: January 15, 2024. More info. Contact: email or call 502-414-3406.

Conversation with Artists invites all artists to submit artwork for possible inclusion in our online group exhibition “All About Color,” February 1st – March 31st, 2024. This show aims to celebrate the beauty, power, and diversity of color. We are accepting all types of 2D and 3D work. All artists are encouraged to apply regardless of where they reside. Artists who apply will also be considered for the blog. $25 entry fee. Deadline: January 20, 2024. More info. Contact: email

Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery seeks entries for the gallery’s 14th Annual “Botanicals” Online Juried Art Competition, February 1-29, 2024. Best in Show winner will receive a cash prize. Winners receive extensive worldwide publicity and promotion. Artists from around the world are invited to apply to this competition by submitting their best representational or abstract botanical and/or floral art: flowers, herbs, fruit, leaves, plants and related botanical and floral subjects. The gallery invites all 2D and 3D submissions (including photography & digital art). $18 for 1 to 2 entries / $26 for 3 to 5 entries. Early entry and art student discounts. Deadline: January 27, 2024. More info. Contact: email

Ten Moir Gallery announces a call to artists for the Blu Sky Artist Grant. 1 winner will receive: $500 Unrestricted Grant, A Published Interview, Dedicated Artist Profile, Social Media Spotlight, Winner’s Certificate. The theme is artists choice. Entrants must be 18 or older. The grant is open to emerging and professional artists worldwide. All submissions must be original works created by the submitting artist. $35 for 10 entries. Deadline: January 31, 2024. More info. Contact: email

Blue Koi Gallery announces a call to artists for an online art exhibition, starting February 9, 2024. First, second, and third place winners will be featured artist, all winners will receive certificates, month long exhibition. This contest is open worldwide. Artists must be 18 years old to enter. All backgrounds, skill levels, and styles accepted. $20 for 4 images. Deadline: January 31, 2024. More info. Contact: email

Fusion Art invites submissions for the 8th Annual Cityscapes online art competition, February 5 – March 4, 2024. Choice of a cash prize or complimentary one-year membership to Fusion Art’s Members Gallery for Best in Show winners. Both 2D and 3D artists, worldwide, are invited to submit their best art depicting cityscapes. The theme includes any art which depict cities, towns, urban scenes and/or any related metropolitan subjects. The artwork can range from realism to surrealism to abstraction and all artists are encouraged to submit their best art and photography. $25 for 1-2 images / $40 for up to 5 images. Deadline: February 1, 2024. More info. Contact: email

Artists worldwide are invited to submit entries for The 2024 Almenara Art Prize. More than 27000€ in cash and other prizes. Juried by a panel of 18 jurors. Work must be original work of the artist. We accept Figurative paintings in Hyperrealism, Photorealism, contemporary realism, imaginative Realism, Surrealism, Impressionism, Plein Air Painting and any kind of representational painting. Artworks can be for sale or not. If not for sale, they will not be chosen for acquisition awards. Entries must not violate any copyrights. No photography, digital or other media. No digitally manipulated work, painted giclee prints or any other type of reproductions, no painted over photos or prints. 45€ first entry. Additional entries:29€. Deadline: June 30, 2024. More info. Contact: email