Below is a current list of the competitions that many of our artists have entered in the past. This list is organic and will be updated as new opportunities are presented. If you have any competitions to add, please send me a message or post the link below in the comments section and we will add it to the list. Also, some of the links may be open entry pages that are expired/past–however, the links will often lead to the updated entry pages as new competition schedules/cycles begin.
CaFÉ (CallForEntry.org ), is the leading online application and adjudication system for managing calls for entry. Sophisticated yet easy-to-use, CaFÉ allows call administrators to streamline every step of the application and review process online. CaFÉ was designed for artists and arts administrators by artists and arts administrators to be intuitive, user friendly, and affordable and can be tailored to nearly any call-for-entry process thanks to a robust and flexible management system.
Launched in 2005, CaFÉ was designed with public art projects, artist fellowships, juried visual art competitions and exhibitions in mind but can accommodate nearly any type of call, including: art commissions, public art RFQs, invitationals, residencies, fellowships, mini grants, awards, and more!
ART RENEWAL CENTER INTERNATIONAL SALON
ARC International Salon 2024 (Please check ARC website view the newly updated prospectus and enter the 17th ARC Salon Competition, March 1 - June 13, 2024)
The most prestigious realist art competition in the Americas and perhaps the world, the International ARC Salon offers over $130.000 in cash awards and International recognition through partnerships with prestigious magazines, galleries, museum exhibitions, and a strong online presence.
DEADLINE TBA
Requirements: Digital Images
INTERNATIONAL ARTIST MAGAZINE COMPETITIONS
DEADLINE for Cityscapes Competition March 08, 2023
DEADLINE for Seascapes, Rivers & Lakes March 10, 2023
DEADLINE for Favorite Subjects July 12, 2023
DEADLINE for Still Life September 13, 2023
DEADLINE for People & Figures November 8, 2023
DEADLINE for Wildlife January 10, 2024
DEADLINE for Landscapes March 13, 2023
Requirements: Digital Images
25TH ANNUAL PASTEL 100 ART COMPETITION
DEADLINE April 25, 2023
Pastel Journal and Artists Network are pleased to present our 25th Annual Pastel 100 art competition! Don’t miss the opportunity to win cash prizes, premium art materials from our amazing sponsors, and publication in a magazine with a worldwide audience of passionate artists and pastel enthusiasts.
Requirements: Digital Images
ARTISTS MAGAZINE 40TH ANNUAL ART COMPETITION
DEADLINE April 18, 2023
The Artists Magazine 40th Annual Art Competition honors work from outstanding artists working in a variety of art media. Enter to win more than $20,000 in cash prizes. This year’s Grand Prize Award is $3,000 and the winning artwork will be featured on the cover of the Jan/Feb 2024 issue Artists Magazine!
Requirements: Digital Images
STROKES OF GENIUS 15 THE BEST OF DRAWING
DEADLINE May 16, 2023
Win prizes and publication by entering this exciting drawing competition, brought to you by Artists Network and Artists Magazine. Strokes of Genius 15 | The Best of Drawing is our only drawing-specific competition and your opportunity to be recognized as the best of the best in contemporary drawing!
Requirements: Digital Images
14TH ANNUAL WATERMEDIA SHOWCASE
DEADLINE March 24, 2022
Open to all watermedia artists across the world. Award-winners and honorable mentions will be published in the Spring 2023 issue of Watercolor Artist.
Requirements: Digital Images
NOAPS BEST OF AMERICA SMALL WORKS 2023
DEADLINE – See website
Celebrating its 6th Best of America Small Works International Juried Exhibition in 2023, the National Oil & Acrylic Painters’ Society (NOAPS) invites oil and acrylic painters from all across North America and International Artists to apply to our exhibit honoring the BEST in oil and acrylic painting. NOAPS has been showcasing the talents of oil and acrylic painters since 1991.
Requirements: Digital Images
THE INTERNATIONAL GUILD OF REALISM (IGOR), 17TH ANNUAL EXHIBITION
DEADLINE March 10, 2023
Requirements: Works must be for sale and in person
THE RICHESON75 INTERNATIONAL ART COMPETITIONS
DEADLINES VARY
Jack Richeson & Co. is a leading manufacturer and supplier of high-quality art materials. As part of thier mission to support the visual arts community, they operate the Richeson School of Art & Gallery and have created the Richeson75 International Art Competitions. The Richeson75 competitions are meant to offer a venue in which established and emerging artists may show their latest, best work to a wide and appreciative audience. The 75 finalists for each regular contest will exhibit their work in the beautiful Richeson Gallery and in the online exhibit. The Richeson75 online competitions also reach a wide audience with online exhibits of the 75 finalists’ work. All Richeson75 competitions are capped off with the publication of a collectible, limited-edition, full-color, hardcover exhibit book: These books include work of the finalists, and also feature other meritorious entries from the competition. Please see the prospectus for each show for specific rules and details.
DEADLINE for Still Life & Floral (Online) March 31, 2023
DEADLINE for Landscape, Seascape & Architecture (Online) May 19, 2023
DEADLINE for Figure/Portrait (Online) August 28, 2023
DEADLINE for Animals, Birds and Wildlife (Online) October 27, 2023
BOYNES EMERGING ARTIST AWARD
DEADLINES VARY – SEE WEBSITE
The Boynes Emerging Artist Award is an online art competition with a reward of cash, marketing, promotion and art supplies. We accept all 2D and 3D artworks such as paintings, drawings, photography, sculpture, etc. on any support such as canvas, wood, digital, etc.
BEAUTIFUL BIZARRE ART PRIZE 2023
DEADLINE Midnight 17 July 2023
The Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize is an annual international art prize that celebrates diversity and excellence in the representational visual arts, supporting all static mediums including Traditional Art media, Digital Art media and Photographic media, in all styles from realism and hyperrealism, to pop surrealism and lowbrow. The art prize recognizes the most skilled, creative and unique contemporary artists within their category, as well as one extraordinary overall winner.
PLEIN AIR SALON ART COMPETITION
DEADLINE March 31st, 2023
PleinAir magazine presents the 13th annual PleinAir Salon Art Competition.
Requirements: Digital Images
BOLDBRUSH ART CONTEST & EXHIBIT
DEADLINE March 31, 2023
From the website: "Your artwork is the star of this show! We want to have an easy online showcase to help art lovers find and connect with great artists. It would be nice if you won a little moola too. So we decided to hold an art competition. And, if all goes as planned, we’re going to do it every month.
As we learn from month to month and as you help us to spread the word, we may adjust the award amounts and entry fees. Of course, the ideal situation would be for the award amounts to go up and the entry fees to go down, so tell all your friends about us!"
FUSION ART
7th Annual Colors Art Competition
DEADLINE April 5, 2023
Fusion Art invites submissions for the 7th Annual Colors Art Competition for an online exhibition during the month of April 2023.
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.
This is an international open (no theme) competition so any subject matter and any media are acceptable. All artists, regardless of location or experience, are encouraged to submit their best representational and/or abstract work in any medium.
ALLIED ARTISTS OF AMERICA 110th Online Annual Exhibition
DEADLINE June 15, 2023
Open to all artists from around the world 18 years and older. You do not need to be a member of Allied Artists of America to enter the exhibition. Original 2 dimensional original artwork in oil, watercolor, pastel, acrylic, graphic, mixed media and sculpture, NO photography or digital art.