Online Exhibitions, Art Publications, Art Contests and Grants

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.

Visionary Art Collective invites artists to submit to their virtual exhibition, Belonging, centered on the power of art to cultivate connection and community. Selected work will be featured in our print magazine, New Visionary. Transcending the limits of culture and language, visual art is a medium that connects us through our shared human experience – providing an opportunity to better understand ourselves and the world around us. We’re seeking work that fosters a sense of belonging between the artist and viewer by speaking to both our individual and collective experiences. Open to artists of all backgrounds and experience levels. We accept painting, drawing, photography, digital, prints, fiber art, collage, mixed media, sculpture, ceramics, and installation art. $22 for 1-2 pieces, $25 for 3-4, $28 for 5-6. Deadline: February 4, 2024 at 11:59pm ET. More info. Contact: email

The VAA Artists of the Year Awards is an inclusive online competition that celebrates creativity and talent at all stages. Prize package worth over £10,000. These awards honour artists’ dedication, passion, and unique visions. The competition features six categories, so whether you are a seasoned artist or an emerging creative, you will have an opportunity to showcase your talents. More than just accolades, we’re committed to nurturing your artistic passion and providing dedicated support to enhance and expand your practice. Seize this opportunity, share your masterpieces, and let the world witness the power of your art. Free for VAA Premium Members. Non-members and VAA Standard Members: £20 (up to 3 works). Deadline: February 5, 2024. More info. Contact: email

Blue Space Gallery introduces “Into the Dark”, an international competition and online exhibition. 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. This competition is open to artists of all ages internationally with no restrictions on media or style. Work must pertain to the theme of “Into the Dark”. Entry is free, only artists whose work is selected as finalists must pay the $35 participation fee. Deadline: February 6, 2024. More info.

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.

Contemporary Art Room Gallery is proud to announce their 7th “Open” Online Art Competition for the month of February 2024. First Place will be on the poster of the show. All selected artists will receive a digital award certificate. This is an international competition and artists from around the world are welcome to submit their work. There is no theme. All visual art mediums are acceptable (painting, drawing, photography, sculpture, digital, prints, fiber art, collage or installation art) except sound and video art. $20 for 2 images of artwork, $40 for 6, and $58 for up to 10 images. Deadline: February 8, 2024. More info. Contact: email

The New York Center for Photographic Art seeks entries for an online photography exhibition. $4000 in awards. Juror: Debra Klomp Ching. Open to any and all photography that fits the theme. $35/3, $10 each additional. Deadline: February 11, 2024. More info. Contact: email or call 917-359-2642.

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.

TERAVARNA seeks still-life submissions for their next international online art competition. $3500 in awards. Winners shall also receive a Certificate of Recognition. All 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: February 15, 2024. More info. Contact: email

Grey Cube Gallery proudly presents the fifth Animals online art contest for the month of February 2024. Best of Show will be on the poster of the show. All winning artists will receive a digital award certificate. Contest is open to all artists worldwide over 18 years of age. We invite artists and photographers to submit their best artworks related to the world of animals. A variety of interpretations can be submitted (representative, abstract, conceptional). All visual art mediums (except video and sound) are allowed. $20 for 2 images, $42 for 6 images and $60 for up to 10 images. Deadline: February 15, 2024. More info. Contact: email

The Curator’s Salon announces a call to artists to be featured in Art Seen, an international art publication delivered in print and digital formats. The platform exists to share art with new audiences and help artists expand their reach and visibility. Submissions are considered for various sections of the publication including interviews, profiles and studio visits. Seeking artists working in painting, drawing, sculpture, installation art, fiber art, mixed media and printmaking for the Summer 2024 issue. Entry fee: £30. Deadline: February 15, 2024. More info. Contact: email

Colors of Humanity seeks entries for an online art exhibition, March 1-31, 2024. Cash Award for Best of Show. Juror: Janelle Cogan. Theme- “Skies” The sky can tell us so much. You can look towards it for hope in seeing rainbows, in fear during storms, for comfort by the moon and stars, and find pictures written in the clouds. We will be donating 10% of all entry fees to SERRV International, a nonprofit organization with a mission to eradicate poverty wherever it resides by providing opportunity and support to artisans and farmers worldwide. All artists 18 and over may enter. $20 for 1 or 2 pieces (You may enter more than once). Deadline: February 15, 2024. More info. Contact: email

Art-Collide.com presents the “Ethereal Forms” international competition and online exhibition. Finalists will have their artwork showcased online and will be considered for cash prizes, including the grand prize of $1,000. “Ethereal Forms” beckons artists to explore the delicate and elusive aspects of shape, substance, and existence. Encouraging a journey beyond the tangible, this theme invites participants to delve into the ethereal and intangible nature of forms. Artists are prompted to interpret this theme through the representation of ephemeral shapes, abstract structures, or the embodiment of otherworldly entities. The theme aims to evoke wonder, contemplation, and fascination. Artists of all ages from around the world are invited to participate. Only artists selected as finalists will be required to pay a $35 participation fee. Deadline: February 15, 2024. More info.

Gallery Ring announces an online contest and exhibition which celebrates and brings together diverse geographical destinations. Artworks that depict locations around the globe – from humble and rural areas to famous cities and popular tourist attractions are suitable. 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 receive exposure and promotion on Gallery Ring’s Instagram and newsletter. All artistic styles from traditional to experimental are welcome. 2D artwork including photography/digital is eligible. $20 US for 1-3 artworks. Deadline: February 21, 2024. More info. Contact: email

Artist Space Gallery is pleased to announce their 2nd Nature online Art Competition for the month of February 2024. 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. The Nature theme may include everything that is nature related (landscapes, seascapes, skies, world of flora and fauna, etc). A variety of interpretations can be submitted (representative, abstract, conceptual). All forms of visual art are acceptable. $20 for two pieces of artwork. Deadline: February 21, 2024. More info. Contact: email

Contemporary Art Room Gallery is proud to announce their 3rd “Yellow” Online Art Competition for the month of February 2024. First Place will be on the poster of the show. All selected artists will receive a digital award certificate. All visual art mediums are acceptable (painting, drawing, photography, sculpture, digital, prints, fiber art, collage or installation art) except sound and video art. The theme may include any work with depiction of the color “Yellow” or shades of Yellow (beige, lemon yellow, canary yellow, golden yellow). $20 for 2 images, $40 for 6, and $58 for up to 10 images. Deadline: February 22, 2024. More info. Contact: email

Camelback Gallery announces a call to artists for their 7th annual Abstracts with Red Competition. Cash award for Best in Show, social and art media promotion, virtual award exhibition and award certificates. The artwork may have other colors, however, the main competition color Red must be prominent and the art must be abstract. Mediums including both 2D and 3D works, painting, sculpture, digital, printmaking, fiber, photography, digital, graphic, and mixed media are allowed. $19 for 1-2 images. Deadline: February 25, 2024. More info.

Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery announces an art call for the gallery’s 14th Annual “Figurative” Online Art Competition. Cash prize for Best in Show winner. Winners receive extensive worldwide publicity and promotion. Jurors: Chris & Valerie Hoffman. The gallery invites all 2D & 3D entries from around the world to submit art that fits the “Figurative” theme – either representational or abstract. Nude art is acceptable, but please, do not submit any erotic art. $18 for 1-2 entries / $26 for 3-5 entries. Early entry and art student discounts. Deadline: February 26, 2024. More info. Contact: email

Part Crowd Art Gallery seeks entries for an online art exhibition, March 1-31, 2024. Abstract art allows artists to express their vision in an array of techniques and styles. Abstract art also leaves room for vast interpretation. We invite artists to submit any abstract artwork that celebrates one of the most polarizing forms of art. 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: February 28, 2024. More info. Contact: email

The New England Sculptors Association seeks entries for their Fourth Annual Online Exhibition. Four Awards: $150 each. Juror: Jaisun Keane. The Equinox marks the movement from winter into spring and we feel this as the passage of darkness to light. Let this transition inspire you to create! This is an open call to all 3-D artists. Images must include a description of the work and how it relates to the theme in order to be accepted. $20 for up to 3 images for members; $45 for up to 3 images for non members. Deadline: February 28, 2024. More info. Contact: email or call 617-962-2162.

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 Louisiana Watercolor Society (LWS) hosts its 54th Annual International Exhibition this year with an online show (May 1-31, 2024) and workshop featuring juror of selection and judge of awards, Kathleen Giles! Over $4,000 total cash prizes plus additional merchandise awards. The competition is open to all water media artists 18 and older. Paintings must be original, water-based, and on paper only, without raised paint or collage. Up to 3 entries may be submitted. Read prospectus carefully for eligibility. $25 US/ $40 International for one entry; $40 US/ $55 Int for 3 entries. Deadline: February 29, 2024. More info. Contact: email or call 001-504-905-5907.

Open call for art submissions for Issue 54 of Artist Portfolio Magazine. We invite artists of all styles and mediums to submit their work for Issue 54. Free entry on IG. Deadline: February 29, 2024. More info.

Gallery Ring announces an online contest and exhibition which anticipates and celebrates the arrival of Spring! A Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald Award, 3 Crystal Awards and 12 Official Selections will be presented. Official Selections receive a digital Award Certificate and top winners also receive a special, digital Award Page. All selected artists will receive exposure and promotion on Gallery Ring’s Instagram and newsletter. Artworks with a bit of Spring in them are preferred. 2D artwork including photography/digital is eligible. All artistic styles from traditional to experimental are welcome. $20 US for 1-3 artworks. Deadline: February 29, 2024. More info. Contact: email

TERAVARNA invites artists to create a splash on the canvas with their “5th Water International Juried Art Competition.” It is your ultimate chance to interpret different forms of water through colors, clay, and brushes in 2D and 3D forms. Grab the chance to win cash prizes of up to $3500 and a certificate of recognition in this online competition. $15 per artwork. Deadline: February 29, 2024. More info. Contact: email

The PleinAir Salon is 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. Early Bird Discount if you enter by the 15th. Deadline: February 29, 2024. More info. Contact: email or call 561-655-8778.

Fusion Art invites submissions for the 9th Annual Artist’s Choice online art competition and exhibition during the month of March 2024. 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. For this open (no theme) competition, both 2D and 3D artists, worldwide, are invited to submit their best art and photography in any subject matter and any media. The artwork can range from realism to surrealism to abstraction and artists, regardless of experience, are encouraged to submit. $25 for 1-2 images / $40 for up to 5 images. Deadline: March 1, 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.

Gallery Ring announces an online contest and exhibition dedicated to abstract works of art. 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 will also receive a special, digital Award Page. All winners and random finalists will receive exposure and promotion on Gallery Ring’s Instagram and newsletter. Top artworks will be featured in a winners video on Gallery Ring’s Youtube Channel. 2D artwork including photography/digital is eligible. Artwork must be non-representational. $20 US for 1-3 artworks. Deadline: March 7, 2024. More info. Contact: email

Decagon Gallery seeks entries for an online photography exhibition, April 1 – May 31, 2024. First Place: $200 / Second Place $100 / Third Place $50. Photographers over the age of 18 are eligible. We are seeking photographic works that capture the dynamic interplay between action and reaction in our world. Photographers are invited to submit images that explore the cause-and-effect relationships, the moments of impact, and the chain reactions that shape our lives and environment. Whether it’s a split-second reaction to a decisive action or a series of events unfolding over time, we want to see your visual interpretations of this theme. $35 entry fee. Deadline: March 15, 2024. More info. Contact: email

The Chateau Gallery (TCG) seeks entries for an online photography exhibition, April 1 – May 1, 2024. Through bizarre and fantastical scenes, juxtaposition, or symbolism, we challenge you to capture and present images that defy logic and question the boundary of perception. Invite us to a realm where the conscious and unconscious blur and reality transform into the surreal. Open to photographers worldwide, ages 18 and older. $20 entry fee. Deadline: March 15, 2024. More info. Contact: email or call 502-414-3406.

TERAVARNA has announced its 9th Online International Juried Art Competition for the Landscape theme. Winners shall be awarded cash prizes of up to $3500 and a certificate of recognition for their excellence. The prizes for winners shall include the runner-ups, merit, and talent prize-winners. Grab this opportunity to paint different faces of landscapes in all 2D and 3D forms. 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: March 15, 2024. More info. Contact: email

Visual Artists and Photographers 18 years and older, from all around the world, are eligible to apply for Innovate Grants: 2 Grants of $1,800.00 USD and 12 Honorable Mentions. All media and genres are accepted. All applicants retain the right to the work they submit. $35 application fee. Deadline: March 21, 2024. More info.

Camelback Gallery announces a call to artists for their 7th annual Amazing Animals Art Competition. Cash award for Best in Show, social and art media promotion, virtual award exhibition and award certificates. Open call to artists worldwide, 18 years and older. We are looking for all artwork related to animals or pets. Many types of art styles may be submitted, including both 2D and 3D works, painting, sculpture, digital, printmaking, fiber, photography, graphic, and mixed media. $19 for 1-2 images. Deadline: March 24, 2024. More info.

Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery announces an art call for the gallery’s 15th Annual “Abstracts” Online Art Competition. Cash prize for Best in Show winner. Winners receive extensive worldwide publicity and promotion. Jurors: Chris & Valerie Hoffman. The gallery invites entries from both 2D and 3D artists (including photography & digital art), regardless of where they reside to apply to this competition by submitting their best non-objective and non-representational art. $18 for 1-2 entries / $26 for 3-5 entries. Early entry and art student discounts. Deadline: March 27, 2024. More info. Contact: email

Fusion Art invites submissions for the 8th Annual Black & White online art competition and exhibition during the month of April 2024. 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 art and photography using black & white & the nuanced shades in between. Any subject matter and any media are acceptable. The artwork can range from realism to surrealism to abstraction and all artists, regardless of experience, are encouraged to submit. $25 for 1-2 images / $40 for up to 5 images. Deadline: April 1, 2024. More info. Contact: email

Fusion Art invites submissions for the 5th Annual Still Life Art Competition. 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 encouraged to submit their best work depicting an arrangement of everyday inanimate objects. Subjects can range from a single object to a complex arrangement of objects. The work can range from realism to surrealism to abstraction and all artists, regardless of experience, are encouraged to submit. $25 for 1-2 images / $40 for up to 5 images. Deadline: April 5, 2024. More info. Contact: email

We Are Mammoth announces a call to artists for an online art exhibition. $1,500 in cash prizes. You must live in the United States. All ages are welcome. Works of all mediums will be accepted, including digital art, sculpting, painting, photography, 3D acrylic. However, A.I. generated digital art will not be accepted. All works must be original and not anyone else’s copyrighted work. Art work can be black-and-white or in color. More information is available on the website. $15 entry fee. Deadline: April 6, 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