Online Exhibitions, Art Publications, Art Contests and Grants

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

Gallery Ring announces an online contest and exhibition which celebrates colour. 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. All artistic styles from traditional to experimental are welcome. Intense, bold and vibrant colour must be the undeniable driving force behind the composition. 2D artwork including photography/digital is eligible. $20 US for 1-3 artworks. Deadline: January 4, 2024. More info. Contact: email

Contemporary Art Room Gallery is proud to announce their 6th “Colors” Online Art Competition for the month of January 2024. All selected artists will receive a digital award certificate. First Place will be on the poster of the show. This is an international competition and artists from around the world are welcome. A variety of interpretations of the Colors theme can be submitted (representative, abstract, conceptional). Artworks with one color or a multitude of colors will be accepted. 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: January 4, 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

Blue Space Gallery introduces “Passions”, an international competition and online exhibition. This competition is open to artists of all ages internationally with no restrictions on media or style. Work must pertain to the theme of “Passions”. Entry is free, only artists whose work is selected as finalists must pay the $35 participation fee. Finalists will have their work exhibited online and move on to the final round of jurying in consideration for cash prizes and the opportunity to win the grand prize of $1,000. Deadline: January 5, 2024. More info.

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

Camelback Gallery announces a call to artists. Cash award to Best in Show, social and art media promotion, virtual award exhibition, top 14 award video, award certificates. Open call to artists worldwide, 18 years and older. We are looking for artwork in shades of blue! The artwork may have other colors, however, the main competition colors must be prominent. All styles, subject matter and mediums allowed. $19 for 1-2 images. Deadline: January 7, 2024. More info.

Grey Cube Gallery proudly presents the fourth Portrait online art contest for the month of January 2024. All winning artists will receive a digital award certificate. Best of Show will be on the poster of the show. Open to all artists worldwide over 18 years of age. The Portrait theme may include any work related to the Portrait theme (a single person, a group, or self-portrait.) A variety of interpretations of the Portrait theme can be submitted. 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: January 11, 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

BROUHAHAART announces a call to artists worldwide for a virtual art exhibition, January 24 – February 24, 2024. 1st Prize – Solo virtual exhibition [up to 20 artworks]. We are now accepting submissions for our Virtual ‘Landscape artist of the year’ Exhibition. Any artist from any background can submit any of their work. Eligibility: Painting, Photography, Ink, Drawing, Digital. Do not send images of your work that contain watermarks or frames. There is no charge to submit your application. A small fee (£30) is applied per artist once they have been selected for the exhibition. Deadline: January 14, 2024 [6pm London time]. 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.

TERAVARNA is looking forward to the participation of all artists in its “2nd Nature Juried International Art Competition.” The total cash prize to be awarded to winners is $3500. All winning artists shall also receive a Certificate of Recognition. With this online competition, the organizers aim to discover artworks that depict the artistry of nature. Artists can submit their artworks in different mediums such as paintings, sculptures, graphic art, fiber art, printmaking, digital art, mixed media, photography, and installations. $15 per artwork. Deadline: January 15, 2024. More info. Contact: email

Colors of Humanity Art Gallery seeks entries for an online art exhibition, February 1-29, 2024. Cash prize for Best of Show. Juror: Janelle Cogan. Theme- “Red” This color is symbolic for many different things and emotions. It is most commonly associated with heat, activity, passion, sexuality, anger, love, joy, and, in some cultures, it is the color of happiness. We want to see your interpretation of Red. We will be donating 10% of all entry fees to the Red Cross, the world’s largest humanitarian organization, providing assistance without discrimination as to nationality, race, religious beliefs, class or political opinions. All artists 18 and over may enter. Please do not enter works previously shown in Colors of Humanity Art Gallery. $20 for 1 or 2 pieces (You may enter more than once). Deadline: January 15, 2024. More info. Contact: email

Art Collide announces a call to artists for their inaugural “Open Theme” international competition and online exhibition. Artists of all ages from around the world are invited to participate, with complete freedom in choosing their preferred media and style. The competition’s theme is “Open,” allowing participants to express their creativity by submitting artworks on any subject matter of their choice. Only artists whose works are selected as finalists will be required to pay a $35 participation fee. Finalists will have their artwork showcased online and advance to the final round of judging, where they will be considered for cash prizes, including the chance to win the grand prize of $1,000. Deadline: January 17, 2024. More info.

Japan Parade Inc. seeks entries for a poster contest. The winning entry will be used for Japan Parade 2024, held May 11th, 2024 at Central Park West in New York. Prizes include: Round-trip tickets to Japan for 2, One night stay at a Japanese style B&B, Brand Watches by CITIZEN, Salonpas OTC Pain Relieving Products. Please read the application guidelines carefully. Submissions should be in portrait format, and be a digital media or otherwise digital/scanned artwork that can be reprinted. No entry fee. Deadline: January 19, 2024. More info. Contact: email or call 212-398-7145.

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

Part Crowd Art Gallery announces a call to artists for an online-only art exhibition, February 1-29, 2024. The dissolving of a relationship not only impacts the involved parties, but it can also affect the lives of many others. Both negative and positive. For this online group exhibition, we invite artists to submit any artwork that illustrates the way a divorce, or end of any relationship, has altered their lives, or the lives of loved ones. 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: January 29, 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

The Visual Artists Association announces a call to artists for an online art competition. Overall Artist of the Year Winner: £1k, Art Supplies, Momentum Artist Accelerator Course, 12-month Mentorship Online Solo Expo & Lifetime VAA Membership. Additional prizes for other winners. Open to both amateur and professional artists, working in any visual art medium (i.e. drawing, printing, painting, photography, digital art, sculpture, mixed media). Free for VAA Premium members, £20 for Standard & Non-Members. Deadline: January 31, 2024. More info. Contact: email or call 02039042600.

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 eighth 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. Please include a note mentioning your age, where you’re from, and a bit about your submission. No entry fee. 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

Grand prize winners in each category will receive $2,500 and see their work featured on the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission’s 2024 Quail and Turkey Stamps. First and second runners-up will each receive $500 and $250, respectively. Additional pieces will be exhibited March 16 – April 27, 2024 at the Historic Cane Hill Gallery in Cane Hill, Arkansas. The stamp proceeds will be used for habitat restoration projects on public land. Artwork must be done on paper, canvas, or panel, and the design must measure exactly 18 inches wide by 13 inches tall. Consider the amount of detail to include in the artwork based on the finished stamp size of 1.75″ x 1.5″. Open to all U.S. residents 18 or older. Submit up to 3 entries. Deadline: February 3, 2024. More info (PDF). Contact: email or call 479-824-4455.

The Maryland Federation of Art announces a call to artists for a juried art exhibition, April 15 – May 31 in MFA’s online gallery, Curve Gallery. Cash awards total $500. Seeking works that will evoke thoughts of how we as artists can visually represent complex ideas, psychologically explore our minds, and intellectually engage with the breadth and depth of our thoughts. 1 or 2 entries are $45 ($30 for MFA Members). 4 additional entries are $6.75 each ($4.50). Deadline: February 7, 2024. More info (PDF). Contact: email or call 410-268-4566.

The Chateau Gallery (TCG) seeks entries for an online photography exhibition, March 1 – April 1, 2024. 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: February 15, 2024. More info. Contact: email or call 502-414-3406.

Homiens announces a call to artists for an online art exhibition, April – June, 2024. $4000 USD Prize pool, exhibition, and more. Jurors’ feedback available. 10 Winners, 18+ artists Shortlisted, 60 artists Longlisted. Jurors: Director of Homiens, Kita Das, and Ol James, PhD. Open to artists of all ages, nationalities, abilities and stages of career. Submissions from artists working in any media are encouraged. We consider all art forms and practices equal, and are excited to welcome artworks on any theme, and without any size restrictions. $20 USD (1-3 artworks), $5 USD per additional artwork. Deadline: February 29, 2024. More info. Contact: email

The National Sculpture Society is presenting a $2,500 grant to be awarded to a talented emerging sculptor who self-identifies as Black or African American. Applicants must be citizens of or residents in the United States with a social security number. Works inspired by nature are preferred. No application fee. Deadline: March 4, 2024. More info. Contact: email or call 212-764-5645.

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