The Rio Grande Art Association (RGAA) is now accepting oil and acrylic category entries into the Standard Fine Art Division of the 26th Annual MasterWorks of New Mexico Fine Art Show. MasterWorks of New Mexico consists of four separately juried and judged shows. This call is for New Mexico residents only. It is a collaborative effort by Bardean LLC, New Mexico Watercolor Society, Pastel Society of New Mexico and the Rio Grande Art Association exhibiting together as MasterWorks of New Mexico to create a showcase highlighting the excellence of visual art in New Mexico. Awards given in the Standard Fine Art Division and Miniature categories include Best of Show, First Place, Second Place, Third Place, Honorable Mentions, and Awards of Excellence.

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.

Art Gym Gallery is inviting artists to submit work to the 6th Impressed national printmaking exhibit. Launched in 2016, Impressed celebrates a cross-section of both traditional and alternative printmaking methods being used in contemporary printmaking from artists of all professional levels.
This exhibition runs in conjunction with Denver’s Month of Printmaking (Mo’Print). Mo’Print is a celebration of the art of making original prints to inspire, educate and promote awareness through a variety of public events and exhibitions in Denver and the metropolitan region.

Award info: Four cash prizes will be awarded, selected by the juror and the Art Gym Gallery Curator.
1st Prize: $400
2nd Prize: $200
3rd Prize: $100
4th Prize: $50

Announcing the inaugural "Outsiders" international competition and virtual exhibition. Artists of all ages worldwide are invited to participate, with no limitations on medium or style. Submissions should align with the theme of "Outsiders." Entry is free, and only artists whose pieces are chosen as finalists will be required to pay a $45 participation fee. Finalists will showcase their work in the online exhibition and advance to the final round of judging for a chance to receive cash prizes up to $1,000. See website for full details.

Theme:

The "Outsiders" art competition challenges artists to explore the experiences of those on society's periphery, capturing emotions of isolation or resilience. It encourages reflections on societal norms, questioning stereotypes, and celebrating the unique perspectives outsiders bring. The theme aims to provoke conversations about inclusion and acceptance, providing a platform for artists to share diverse stories in a concise and impactful manner.

OPEN CALL FOR ARTISTS: IMMERSIVE, INTERACTIVE ART

Are you the fearless artist ready to create an immersive art experience? We are eager to hear your visionary ideas.

APPLY at: https://artist.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=12733

THE AH HAA HAHA

The Ah Haa School for the Arts annual summer fundraiser, the Ah Haa HAHA is a participatory and interactive community event that is a massive, building-wide immersive art installation where each space within the Ah Haa Silverjack building is taken over by a different artist.

The HAHA encourages all featured artists and visitors to lose themselves in the creative process (and product). A building-wide exhibition where art is an experience shared by everyone and creativity and excitement collide, HAHA celebrates each artist’s vision, and encourages all visitors to actively engage with the art. Designed to be accessible to participants of all ages, this immersive experience takes place annually over 3 days in July. 2024 event dates are the evenings of Friday, July 19th (for adults) and Saturday, July 20th (for adults) and the morning of Sunday, July 21st for kids. Over 2,000 participants visit the HAHA each year.

HAHA ARTISTS

HAHA artists are given logistical parameters, material stipend, and creative carte blanche to design and implement an immersive experience that fully reflects their creative practice. HAHA ’23 selected artists have been featured by National Public Radio, The Jealous Curator, The Los Angeles Times, TEDx, TAB, and in locations like The White House, community art centers and national and international museums.

ABOUT AH HAA SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS

The Ah Haa School for the Arts, an art school and gallery for all ages, lies in the heart of Telluride, Colorado. Nestled at the end of a Colorado box canyon, our little mountain town is home to a world-class ski resort, and hosts many incredible film, food, and music festivals bringing visitors from all over the world. Our 10,000-square-foot facility, specifically designed to foster community and creativity, features state-of-the-art studios and classrooms that are ready to host a surge of new opportunities for engagement and participation.

CALL FOR ARTISTS

Ah Haa School for the Arts is seeking artists, musicians, performers, designers, and creative thinkers of all backgrounds and abilities to propose work for our annual fundraiser/exhibition space, opening in 2024! We are committed to creating opportunities for a diverse group of makers to participate. HAHA is committed to supporting the creative freedom of local, national and international artists. Ah Haa celebrates equity and inclusion and encourages all marginalized folkx to apply.

Whether a single art piece, a full room installation, video and new media content, or a riveting story — we want to see it all. Show us your work and submit your brilliant ideas. We want to collaborate with you!

WHAT WE EXPECT

– All installations must be ADA-compliant
– All installations must include some interactive element to directly engage visitors. Installations may be
generative, may include participatory elements, may employ actors, or any other interpretation
of “interactive” as imagined by the artist. Priority will be given to submissions that encourage touch, play, and creation by viewers
– Artists must attend HAHA events throughout the week of July 15th - 22nd, as ambassadors for Ah Haa and their creative practices.

WHAT WE OFFER YOU

– A unique opportunity to engage in an international and national cultural network of participating artists
– Creative carte blanche to design and implement an immersive experience within a dedicated space
– An all-inclusive budget for the materials, shipping and production of your installation
– Ah Haa will cover all artist travel expenses to and from Telluride for the week of July 15th- 22nd, 2024
– Ah Haa will provide artist accommodations for the week of July 15th – 22nd 2024
– Experienced volunteer installation support will be provided

All information, ideas, concepts, and proposals provided by you in your artwork submission ("Submission”) is not confidential and will not be treated as proprietary. By providing any Submission through this form, you hereby grant us and our corporate affiliates, successors, licensees, designees and assigns (and their respective licensees, successors, and assigns) the right to use, reproduce, modify, perform, display, distribute, and otherwise disclose to third parties any such material for any purpose. You represent and warrant to Ah Haa that you alone own or control all rights and interest to your Submission (including the title) and no one else has any right or interest to your Submission. DUE TO THE LARGE VOLUME OF SUBMISSIONS, SUBMISSIONS COULD OVERLAP OR HAVE SIMILARITIES TO ONE ANOTHER. YOUR SUBMISSION DOES NOT PRECLUDE AH HAA FROM REVIEWING OTHER SUBMISSIONS, OR WORKING WITH OTHER PARTIES.

Las Laguna Art Gallery is pleased to present our Women in Art exhibition. Women artists are encouraged to apply.

Acceptable mediums include: Acrylic, Airbrush, Alcohol Ink, Ceramics, Charcoal, Collage, Color Pencil, Computer Art, Digital Art, Digital Photography, Drawings, Encaustic, Fiber Arts, Glass Art, Graphite, Gouache, Illustration, Mixed Media, New Media, Oil, Pastel, Pen and Ink, Photo Assemblage, Printmaking, Sculpture, Traditional Photography, Video, or Watercolor.​
Note: All artists who submit to this show will be accepted and have at least one of their submitted works posted and promoted on our website and to our client list. A select number of artists will be chosen to send their work to the gallery for the in-person exhibition at our brick and mortar gallery in Laguna Beach, California.

THE CROW SHOW 2024 is the celebratory 10th anniversary of the national exhibition of visual arts running March 1 - 30, 2024 at The Studio Door (San Diego, CA).  The Studio Door is seeking artwork that represents the many faces of the Crow in reality and fantasy.  Show us what the Crow means to you [Creative interpretations of all black birds, ravens and other Corvus species are acceptable]. 
Juror: Patric Stillman, The Studio Door Founder and Gallery Owner

The Recharge New Surrealist Prize is a $7,000 award for painters who are working in the New Surrealist Style and living in the United States and/or U.S. Territories. The award, formerly known as the Recharge Foundation Fellowship for New Surrealist Art, is administered by NYFA, with funding provided by the Gu Family of the Recharge Foundation.

The dual artistic mentoring program run by Tlaxcala 3 + Lab Program, facilitates a partnership to develop critical skills and sensitive tools, where the concept of archive is presented as an opportunity to experiment and reflect on the role of memory in artistic creation.

Studio Facilities are provided in collaboration with peer self-run art spaces in the city.
The Facilities are picked and agreed, according to the needs of each applicant and the atmosphere of each art space. This is a modality that encourage engagement with the wide and diverse art communities in Mexico City.
Tlaxcala3 is a self-run art space known for its dedication to supporting artistic practices that approach the concept of the archive in innovative ways, as well as for its commitment to promoting Latin American practices. The Lab Program since 2017, has established a strong mobility program, focused on artistic research, promoting tools and methodologies for addressing spatial narratives and site-specific practices.

The Blu-Sky Artist Award (BSAA) is an online international semi-annual prize put forward by Ten Moir Gallery. Through this award, the gallery aims to recognize and encourage upcoming talented artists from across the world and provide them with a platform to showcase their work. This award comes with an unrestricted financial reward. which allows aspiring talents to develop their skills and increase their chances of becoming successful professionally within the art field. Moreover, Ten Moir Gallery takes this award one step further by enhancing the careers of these artists through $500 cash prize, a published interview and dedicated artist profile.

Barbara Deming (1917-1984) was a feminist, lesbian, poet, writer and nonviolent activist in the civil rights, anti-war and women’s movements. She founded the Money for Women Fund in 1975 to give financial and moral support to creative women.

Money for Women is the oldest ongoing feminist granting agency. The Fund makes small artist support grants ( $500 – $1500 ) to individual feminist women in the arts who are citizens with primary residence in the U.S and Canada.

The PleinAir Salon Art Competition is a monthly online art competition that awards over $50,000 each year. There is $2,050 in Cash Prizes awarded each month, and $22,000 awarded at the Annual Competition each May. Each of the 23 monthly winners are included in the judging for the 13th Annual PleinAir Salon where we award the Grand Prize winner a check for $15,000 and feature their painting on the cover of PleinAir Magazine. The Annual Awards will be presented live at the Plein Air Convention & Expo in May 2024.

Because this competition is created by PleinAir magazine, which features not only plein air paintings, but also studio paintings, all types of paintings are eligible and do not need to have been completed in plein air. As we know, many studio paintings start with plein air sketches, and many plein air painters paint figures and still life. Our interest is in rewarding great paintings.

Join our inaugural coffee-themed art book, a celebration of the perfect blend of coffee, art, and community. Be part of the international showcase that brings together the global coffee culture!

The Coffee Table Art Book aims to celebrate unique and diverse artist perspectives by creating a community around one thing we have in common:
love for coffee.

We are seeking artwork for a new project created by and for art and coffee lovers featuring a curated selection of coffee-inspired artwork.
We want this project to be fun and reflect the artists' personalities.

Interested artists (worldwide) are encouraged to submit their work for consideration.

The Viali Art Competition is a showcase for emerging Canadian paint and sculpture artists. Three awards and 10 honourable mentions for each of the painting and sculpture categories. First- place $3000, second-place $2000, third-place $1000.
The VAC is all about you - the artist. Winners and honourable mentions receive an amazing promotion program including exhibition, exposure to Viali’s extensive art market, and highly skilled business coaching. Submissions from all accepted entries are posted on the VAC website and exposed to buyers from around the world. Should you choose to sell any of your works on our website, you receive 100% of the proceeds. No sales commissions.
VAC recognizes emerging Canadian artists for your talent and skills. Entering in the VAC means that you have a platform for sales of your works, with exposure to a large market of art enthusiasts and buyers. More than just a contest-the VAC is a platform to turn your talent and hard work into business success.

As artists, you have the freedom to interpret "Girl Power' in your own unique way, exploring the multifaceted dimensions of what it means to identify as a woman in today's world. We encourage you to reflect on the power, resilience, and complexities that encompass femininity and embrace the spirit of empowerment.
Artworks can encompass various mediums, including but not limited to painting, sculpture, photography, digital arts (if video, must supply own display), mixed media, and installations. 2D work must be gallery wrapped or framed and wired, no saw tooth hangers. Size is not to exceed 48" in any direction. 3D work may not exceed 36" in any direction and must stand free.

Pleiades Gallery announces an open call for art. Pleiades is one of the oldest and most well-established galleries in NYC. Founded in Soho in 1974 by a group of like-minded artists, the gallery has hosted some of the world’s finest artists including founding member William Behnken, and Renee e. Rubin--both of whom have works in MoMA, the Met, and Brooklyn Museum. Over the years the gallery has hosted notable presentations and panel discussions that have included such luminaries as John Cage, Christo, Merce Cunningham, Lucy Lippard, and art critic Harold Rosenberg.
Today, the gallery is located in Chelsea’s Landmark Arts Building, just steps away from the High Line, situated among the most prestigious galleries in Manhattan. Pleiades has become a Chelsea institution with high standards that are continuously refreshed by new artists representing a diversity of styles, ages, and viewpoints.
DURING THIS OPEN CALL: Both established and emerging artists may apply to become gallery members to have their works exhibited in group and solo exhibitions.
Each member is entitled to a 4-week solo exhibit every 18 -24 months, plus at least one group show every 12 months. Dates of solo shows are determined by lottery.
Pleiades is governed and operated by its artist members, who meet monthly and uphold the mission to create, maintain and perpetuate a community of highly talented and committed artists, with a handsome, professional gallery for the exhibition of their works. They seek to:

Provide a fresh alternative to the constraints and dictates of the commercial gallery system;
Encourage the highest standards of imagination and creativity;
Foster a collegial atmosphere for art discussions, explorations and debates;
Widely publicize the Gallery’s events, news and accomplishments;
Stimulate and stir the sensibilities of the visiting public, art lovers, collectors and critics;
Encourage the sale of the exhibited art works.
APPLY HERE: https://www.pleiadesgallery.com/membership
• Provide a fresh alternative to the constraints and dictates of the commercial gallery system;
• Encourage the highest standards of imagination and creativity;
• Foster a collegial atmosphere for art discussions, explorations and debates;
• Widely publicize the Gallery’s events, news and accomplishments;
• Stimulate and stir the sensibilities of the visiting public, art lovers, collectors and critics;
• Encourage the sale of the exhibited art works.

Ten Moir Gallery supports emerging and established artists by awarding grants of $500 twice a year. The theme for this cycle is artists' choice. Open to all levels, styles, media, and locations. If you are passionate about your art career and want to get your artwork in front of a global audience, then this grant is for you.

SlowArt Productions presents the twelfth Neoteric Abstract exhibition. This exhibition is exclusively for the abstract artist and will represent a full range of abstraction, from the geometric to the lyrical, from the precise to the raw. Entry is open to all artists working in any media. The exhibition will be held at Limner Gallery, April 4 - 27, 2024.

The Lab Program is a cross-disciplinary art-research laboratory based in Mexico City. Usually hosts one resident per month, regardless of their disciplinary background, origin, or artistic experience. Residents have the opportunity to share their work at public events, which are hosted in collaboration with partnered spaces in the city and its surroundings. The format of each presentation will depend on the nature of the developed project and the discipline and interests of the resident. The making of artist books as a way to democratize knowledge for each research process is highly recommended but not mandatory. The Lab Program offers the ideal space and the necessary time that some creative communities, whether artistic or not, need to renegotiate the way they inhabit and experiment with their own construction of knowledge.

Artists are invited to become part of the Bighorn Canyon Artist-in-Residence program. Managed by the Interpretation Division, this program is relatively new to Bighorn Canyon, but not new to the National Park Service. It is one of the longest running programs in the National Park system, and the work completed under this program contributes to the public understanding and appreciation of our national parks, creating a legacy preserved for future generations. To ensure the Artist-in-Residence program helps to promote the fundamental ideas, concepts, and inherent meanings of Bighorn Canyon, it is important that the artists understand the park themes and that their work and programs reflect those themes.

PETIT Studio is a BUDGET STUDIO, perfect for WRITERS, CURATORS, THINKER, PHOTOGRAPHERS, DESIGNERS who do not require a separate spacious studio. It is giving artists the opportunity to pursue their work free from distractions, outside demands and at cheaper costs.

Vancouver Visual Art Foundation announces its open call for the 8th edition of Art Vancouver International Art Fair, April 11 - 14, 2024. Held annually at a stunning waterfront venue, Art Vancouver attracts thousands of international buyers & art lovers to the show. The art fair provides an exceptional opportunity for unique, creative and high-end work. To apply, visit our website, www.artvancouver.net/registration.

The Artadia Awards provide financial support, exposure and recognition to artists. The awards are unrestricted, allowing artists to use the funds in any way they choose.

Each year, an open-call application is made available in each of the seven active partner cities. Supporting artists equitably is a critical part of the Artadia Award process: we consider the unique populations of each community and are proud to reflect our country’s diversity with an Awardee pool that is over 50 percent female and over 40 percent persons of color.

In addition to financial support, Awardees can participate in the Artadia Network to receive structured opportunities for valuable new connections and resource sharing as well as receive a dedicated webpage on Artadia’s online Artist Registry. Connections fostered by Artadia have facilitated major steps in Awardees’ careers, such as inclusion in prominent exhibitions (e.g. five Awardees were featured in the 2017 Whitney Biennial, and six in 2019).

Artists and artisans are invited to apply for the 2024 Palm Beach Fine Craft Show, held February 16-18 at the Palm Beach County Convention Center in West Palm Beach, Florida. Three artists will be awarded in the following categories: Best in Show, Best New Artist & Artist Choice. Eligible media: Basketry, ceramics, decorative fiber, furniture, glass, jewelry, leather, metal, mixed media, paper, wearable art, and wood.

The Virginia A. Groot Foundation established the Virginia A. Groot Foundation Grant in 1988 so that a ceramic sculpture or sculpture artist may have the opportunity to devote a substantial period of time to the development of their work. Each year, the Virginia A. Groot Foundation offers three grants (up to $60,000, $30,000, $20,000) to artists who have exceptional talent and demonstrated ability in ceramic sculpture or sculpture. Artists may be at any stage of career development, from emerging through mature.

One of the most robust residency programs of this nature in the country and serving as a national model, HARP provides a commission, developmental support, career planning, and an opportunity for a full production to hybrid artists within a collaborative environment of peers working across disparate art forms – including theatre, dance, music, puppetry, visual art, and new media. HARP provides significant long-term support, as well as at least $50,000 in cash and $50,000 in space, equipment, and services over 2-3 years to tailor each residency to each artist’s individual needs.

With a focus on early career BIPOC artists, this program offers studio and creation space, technical resources, training, and mentorship to a small cohort for the exploration, development, and expansion of their practice and a new artwork. The lab culminates in a series of in-process studio showings that invites our community into a conversation about process and innovation. Artists are required to be local in New York City and prepared for all in-person activities.

FANTASTIC FIBERS is an international competitive exhibition that seeks to showcase a wide range of outstanding works related to the fiber medium. One of Yeiser Art Center's most engaging and innovative international exhibits, Fantastic Fibers is an inspirational "must see" for fine artists, quilters and textile art enthusiasts around the globe.

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

De Ateliers is an artists’ institute open to talented artists at the beginning of their professional career. It offers a two-year studio and tutoring program that is best tailored to the needs of artists who wish to strengthen their artistic foundation, develop their ideas and deepen their practice in a focused, critical environment among peers from all around the globe.

Each De Ateliers participant receives a yearly stipend. The stipend is financed by the Ateliers Support Fund and the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science.

Calling all artists! Sitar Arts Center's 14th Annual Patricia Sitar Juried Exhibition 2024 theme is Life in Color! Imagine a scene where colors have the power to capture various aspects of life — emotions, experiences, and memories. Artists show us how you evoke emotions, play with dimension, and reimagine aspects of daily life with the use of color. We welcome artists from all backgrounds to participate and take advantage of this opportunity to let color take center stage. Join us as we explore the dynamic role of color in the world! Enter for the chance to win cash prizes and a solo exhibition here at Sitar Arts Center.

Dear Artists,

In light of this Great Call for a National Eucharistic Congress and the opportunity for God’s people to draw into a deeper intimacy with our Eucharistic Lord, St. Edmund’s Sacred Art Institute, in collaboration with the National Eucharistic Congress, is assembling what is sure to be one of the most beautiful (traveling) Exhibits of traditional, contemporary Sacred Artwork seen in recent times.

Our finest Artists from throughout the USA are invited to enter their best liturgical artwork(s) Artists are encouraged to exemplify a Eucharistic theme. Accepted works will be exhibited on a regional/National level. The juried artworks will be published in the 2024 catalog, along with a directory of sacred artists, as an ongoing resource for commissions and collectors.

DEADLINE FOR ENTRIES: Jan 25, 2024

Exhibitions:

- The exhibit will Open April 20, 2024 on Enders Island with a public reception to be announced.

- MUSEUM OF BLESSED MICHAEL MCGIVNEY CENTER IN NEW HAVEN, CT. ON MAY 11, - AUGUST 30 OF 2024

- JULY, 17-22, A SELECTION OF FEATURED WORKS WILL TRAVEL TO THE NATIONAL EUCHARISTIC CONFERENCE AT THE STADIUM IN INDIANAPOLIS FOR A SPECIAL EXHIBITION!!

Artist, please free to reach out to us with any questions.

We wish you all the best!

Thank you,

DAN DELOUISE
DEACON FRAN VALLIERE
THE ST. EDMUND'S SACRED ART INSTITUTE

PHONE: 860.536.0565

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Arkansas Art Shows invites artists to apply for the Tontitown Art Festival, held April 27-28, 2024 at Harry Sbanotto Park in Tontitown, Arkansas. Juror: Ronda Mills. Accepting artists displaying their original artwork in all mediums of fine art and fine craft, including 2 and 3-dimensional mixed media, batik, clay, glass, digital, fiber, jewelry, paintings in acrylic, oil, and watercolor, photography, sculpture, and wood

The Larson Gallery is located on the campus of Yakima Valley College. Yakima is in the heart of Washington's Wine Country– the same latitude as the great wine-producing regions of France, with magnificent vineyards and 60 wineries in the Yakima Valley appellation. The Larson Gallery was established in 1949 as one of the original buildings on the then-named Yakima Valley Junior College campus. In 2020, the Larson Gallery built a new facility with an adjoining wine-tasting room with wine produced by Yakima Valley College students. The Larson Gallery remains the largest and oldest continually operating non-commercial gallery in Central Washington. Its existence is a partnership between the Larson Gallery, the Larson Gallery Guild, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, and Yakima Valley College

The Larson Gallery is located on the campus of Yakima Valley College. Yakima is in the heart of Washington's Wine Country– the same latitude as the great wine-producing regions of France, with magnificent vineyards and 60 wineries in the Yakima Valley appellation. The Larson Gallery was established in 1949 as one of the original buildings on the then-named Yakima Valley Junior College campus. In 2020, the Larson Gallery built a new facility with an adjoining wine-tasting room with wine produced by Yakima Valley College students. The Larson Gallery remains the largest and oldest continually operating non-commercial gallery in Central Washington. Its existence is a partnership between the Larson Gallery, the Larson Gallery Guild, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, and Yakima Valley College

Center for the Arts Evergreen invites artists to submit sculptures to our 25th annual rotating Sculpture Walk of public art in Evergreen, Colorado, located in the foothills west of Denver. This is a juried exhibition of up to 16 large sculptures. Sculptures must be suitable for OUTDOOR INSTALLATION and must stand a minimum of 4 feet tall. Sculptures should be designed and fabricated to withstand wind gusts of up to 75 mph, which are common in Evergreen. Due to the nature of our sites, many require larger sculptures, and pieces standing between 4-12 feet in height have the best chance of being chosen. Sculptures will be on display for 1 year. The sculptures will be listed as available for purchase in our published brochure and on our website.