Online Exhibitions, Art Publications, Art Contests and Grants

Professional photographers worldwide, regardless of their press affiliation, are eligible to enter the Istanbul Photo Awards provided their newsworthy photos were taken between Jan. 1 and Dec. 31, 2024. The contest will distribute $58,000 in prize money in total, 30 awards in 10 categories. Photographers may submit both published and unpublished work in all categories, with the responsibility of providing accurate personal and image details. Free entry. Deadline: January 10, 2025. More info. Contact: email

Snap Collective is looking for fresh talents, established artists, collectives and organizations to publish a wide range of high quality art books, from standalone single projects to retrospectives and group collaborations at no cost to creatives. We take care of every stage of the publishing process, from design to print and shipping, ensuring that the art book is produced to the highest standards and reflects the artist’s unique vision. SNAP Collective is an innovative unconventional publishing house based in Copenhagen. Our mission is to make art book publishing inclusive and accessible to all creative practitioners. Our authors retain full copyright and receive free copies or royalties. No Fee. Deadline: January 12, 2025. More info. Send your proposal to: https://app.snap-collective.com/#/sfw/artshow

HelvetArt announces a call to artists for “Return of Light”, a juried art competition and online exhibition taking place in January 2025. 1st Place Prize: $250, 2nd Place: $150, 3rd Place: $80, Merit Awards: Free entry vouchers. Additional prizes include participation certificates, social media features, interview articles, and worldwide promotion. All accepted artworks will be featured in the online exhibition. Theme: “Return of Light.” Submit your best work in any medium or style, including sculpture, photography, and digital art. Open to artists worldwide! $25 for 2 artworks (multiple entries allowed). Deadline: January 12, 2025. More info. Contact: email

Camelback Gallery announces a call to artists. Cash award to Best in Show, social and art media promotion for all, virtual award exhibition & award certificates. For this competition we are accepting entries in all visual arts. We are looking for artworks with Blue as the main theme or focal point. All subject matter and styles allowed! $20 for 1-2 images. Deadline: January 12, 2025. More info.

TERAVARNA announces a call to artists for an online art exhibition that intertwines water, paint, and paper. Participate in the 7th Water International Juried Art Competition catering to “water is life” across any medium. Win cash prizes of up to $3500 and a certificate of recognition. You can experiment with 2D and 3D, there are no restrictions. $15 per artwork. Deadline: January 15, 2025. More info. Contact: email

Decagon Gallery seeks entries for an online photography exhibition, February 1 – March 31. Open to all photographers over 18. Photography only. $20 for 4 images, $4 each additional. Deadline: January 15, 2025. More info. Contact: email

Colors of Humanity Art Gallery seeks entries for an online art exhibition, February 1-31, 2025. Cash Award. Juror: Janelle Cogan. The color “Red” 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, 2025. More info. Contact: email

Japan Day Inc. announces a call to artists for the 2025 Japan Parade Art Contest. The image will be used for Japan Parade 2025, Central Park West in New York. Prizes include: Round-trip Tickets to Japan for 2, Afternoon Tea Tickets for 2, Brand Watches, and a variety of Salonpas Products. Image should be JPEG format, portrait orientation, actual size H24″ x W18″. Initial submission must be under 2MB. Prize Winners will be later asked to send full resolution versions. 2D work only. Artwork must be the original creation of the artist. No photographs or “AI art.” Only one entry per artist. No entry fee. Deadline: January 17, 2025. More info. Contact: email or call 212-398-7145.

Brouhaha Art seeks submissions for their virtual ‘Animal portraiture’ exhibition, February 10 – March 15, 2025. 1st Prize – Solo virtual exhibition [up to 20 artworks]. 2nd Prize – Solo virtual exhibition [up to 15 artworks]. Animal portraiture in art serves as a profound medium through which artists express the unique essence and emotional depth of their subjects. This genre transcends mere representation, capturing the individuality of animals while often reflecting broader human experiences and emotions. Open to Painting, Photography, Ink, Drawing, Digital. Artists worldwide can submit entries at no charge. A small fee (£30) is applied per artist if selected. Deadline: January 25, 2025 [6pm London time]. More info. Contact: email or call 94431944.

Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery announces a call to artists for an online art exhibition, February 1-28, 2025. Best in Show winner will receive a cash prize. Winners receive extensive worldwide publicity and promotion. Jurors: Chris and Valerie Hoffman. The “Botanicals” theme is the artist’s interpretation and depiction of botanical and/or floral art: flowers, herbs, fruit, leaves, plants and related botanical and floral subjects. Both 2D & 3D artists (including photography & digital arts) are invited to submit their best representational and/or abstract art. $18 for 1 to 2 entries / $26 for 3 to 5 entries. Deadline: January 27, 2025. More info. Contact: email or call 888-490-3530.

All artists throughout the world are invited to submit entries for The Homiens Art Prize. 6 Winners and 12 Finalists exhibit online with Homiens. Winners receive $500 each, an optional interview, and more. 200 artists Highly Commended. Jurors: Kita Das and Ol James, PhD. We accept all artworks, mediums, and art forms. Artworks completed in any year are eligible. There are no theme or size restrictions. Selection is based on the images or links you upload. $20 for 1-3 artworks. Deadline: January 31, 2025. More info. Contact: email

American Art Awards announces a call to artists for an online art competition juried by 15 Art Collectors (listed at site). $5000 in awards: Most Wins Prize / Masterpiece Prize / Best Of Show Prize / 2nd Best Prize / 3rd Best Prize / 4th Best Prize. All 50 Categories will have 1st to 6th Place winners, so 300+ winners will get great press: 75 News Articles show winning images (as Best in Category and Best in Country). 50 Categories: Painting, sculpture, photography, digital… Oil, acrylic, watercolor, charcoal, pastel, realism, impressionism, naive, abstract, expressionism, human figure, animal, landscape, fantasy, surrealism, pop, portrait, self-portrait, political, erotic, cubism, floral, humor, spiritual. All artists are eligible. Entry fee: $29.95 or 7 for $99. Deadline: January 31, 2025. More info. Contact: email or call 909-436-9242.

The 14th Annual PleinAir Salon is an online art competition, open to a variety of mediums and styles, and not just for plein air painters! $2,150 is awarded monthly. All monthly winners are included in the Annual Competition where the Grand Prize winner receives $15,000 and has their painting featured on the cover of PleinAir Magazine. Early Bird: $29/$12. Regular: $38/$16. Get an Early Bird Discount if you enter by the 15th. Deadline: January 31, 2025. More info. Contact: email or call 561-655-8778.

TERAVARNA announces a call to artists for their 11th Landscape International Juried Art Competition. Win cash prizes of up to $3500 and a certificate of recognition. Artists are encouraged to interpret landscapes containing natural subjects in various forms, including 2D and 3D, we have no restrictions. $15 per artwork. Deadline: January 31, 2025. More info. Contact: email

Yosemite Sierra Artists announces a call to artists for an online art exhibition. Best of Show: $200 + Ribbon 1st Place: $100 + Ribbon 2nd Place: $50 + Ribbon 3rd Place: $25 + Ribbon Honorable Mentions: Ribbon. Jurors: Jennifer Moss, Wendy Denton. Open to all visual arts, including video. $20 first entry, $5 each additional entry. Deadline: January 31, 2025. More info. Contact: email

Fusion Art announces a call to artists for the Black & White 2025 Online Art Competition, February 5 – March 4, 2025. Choice of a cash prize or complimentary one-year membership to Fusion Art’s Members Gallery for Best in Show winners. Jurors: Chris and 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. $25 for 1-2 images / $40 for up to 5 images. Deadline: February 1, 2025. More info. Contact: email

Fusion Art announces a call to artists for an online art exhibition, February 15 – May 14, 2025. Choice of a cash prize or complimentary one-year membership to Fusion Art’s Members Gallery for Best in Show winners. Jurors: Chris and Valerie Hoffman. For this competition, both 2D and 3D artists, worldwide, are invited to submit their best art and photography depicting wildlife. All creators over 18 years of age. $25 for 1-2 images / $40 for up to 5 images. Deadline: February 5, 2025. More info. Contact: email or call 888-490-3530.

The New York Center for Photographic Art seeks entries for an online photography exhibition. $4,000 in awards. Juror: Debra Klomp Ching. All photographers worldwide are welcome to submit. $35 for 3 images, $10 each additional. Deadline: February 9, 2025. More info. Contact: email or call 917-359-2642.

Camelback Gallery announces a call to artists for a 3 month virtual award exhibition. The selection of artwork will be juried by 2-3 art industry professionals. Cash award to Best in Show, social and art media promotion for all. For this competition we are accepting entries for Abstract artwork. All non-figurative art, non-objective art, and non-representational art. All drawing and painting mediums, digital art, sculpture and fiber art (No AI). $20 for 1-2 images. Deadline: February 9, 2025. More info.

Artists are invited to submit entries for the Tartget Prize International Painting Contest. The exhibition will be held June 5-12, 2025 at the Ateneo Building in Madrid, Spain. More than € 50,000 in prizes. It is open to painters worldwide, welcoming all techniques and styles across various categories. Tartget will award prizes in 10 categories, spanning from figurative to abstract and conceptual art, accepting works from Hyperrealism to Impressionism, Surrealism, and Abstraction. €50 for the first artwork and €30 for each subsequent artwork or different category. Deadline: February 15, 2025. More info. Contact: email or call +34615171039.

Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery announces a call to artists for an online art exhibition, March 1-31, 2025. Best in Show winner will receive a cash prize. Winners receive extensive worldwide publicity and promotion. Jurors: Chris and Valerie Hoffman. The “Figurative” theme is the artist’s interpretation and depiction of the human form and human features. Both 2D & 3D artists (including photography & digital arts) are invited to submit their best representational and/or abstract art. Although nude art is acceptable, please, do not submit any erotic art. $18 for 1 to 2 entries / $26 for 3 to 5 entries. Deadline: February 25, 2025. More info. Contact: email or call 888-490-3530.

Fusion Art announces a call to artists for an online art exhibition, March 5 – April 4, 2025. Cash prize or complimentary one-year membership. Winners and finalists are provided with extensive worldwide publicity and promotion. Jurors: Chris and 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. $25 for 1-2 images / $40 for up to 5 images. Deadline: March 1, 2025. More info. Contact: email or call 888-490-3530.

Fusion Art announces a call to artists for an online art exhibition, April 5 – May 4, 2025. Cash prize or complimentary one-year membership. Winners and finalists are provided with extensive worldwide publicity and promotion. Jurors: Chris and Valerie Hoffman. For this competition, both 2D and 3D artists, worldwide, are invited to submit their best art and photography using a concentration of colors. One color or a multitude of colors meets the criteria for this competition. Any subject matter and any media are acceptable. $25 for 1-2 images / $40 for up to 5 images. Deadline: April 1, 2025. More info. Contact: email or call 888-490-3530.

FiKVA Foundation announces a call to artists for an online art exhibition, May 20 – Nov 20, 2025. Up to €5000 in awards. The jury for 2025 consists of twelve art professionals. The FiKVA Award is open to all 2D artists worldwide, 18 years of age or older. The work must be the artist’s original creation, produced solely by the artist between 2023 and 2025, with copyrights exclusively owned by the artist. Works do not need to be available for sale. Accepted Media: Oil, water-soluble oil paint, acrylic paint, watercolour, ink, gouache, tempera, and all traditional mediums on any support – canvas, board, paper, wood, panel, wall, aluminium, glass, etc. All works must be handmade; digital or mechanical works will not be considered. Entry fee: €32. Deadline: April 15, 2025, 12:00 AM (Brussels Time). More info (PDF). Contact: email or call 0496945283.