CALL FOR ENTRIES
Monmouth University – Diversity Lives Here: Representation Through Art
Deadline: March 1, 2023
Medium/Requirements: 2D artwork
Location: West Long Branch, New Jersey
…Student artists (from all backgrounds) are welcomed and encouraged to submit work that reflects on identity, diversity, representation, inclusion, power, equity – or to submit work that highlights historical figures who had to fight for the space to share their ideas and work. As the artwork will be displayed throughout Monmouth University’s campus, artwork coming from students is especially meaningful. All work should be submitted digitally. Selected digital artwork will be printed and hung throughout Monmouth University’s halls…
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MVA Gallery – TRIBUTE TO SMALL WORKS
Deadline: March 1, 2023
Medium: all
Location: York, Pennsylvania
…We celebrate art in its diminutive, compact and miniature forms because small works can reflect big ideas, big visions and big talent. Small art can tease our senses, challenge our perceptions, influence our thinking and arouse the strongest emotions. So artists, rejoice in this opportunity to submit your small art — traditional and non-traditional — no larger than 18 inches on the longest side…
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Red River Watercolor Society 30th Annual National Juried Watermedia Exhibition
Deadline: March 9
Medium: Watercolor
Location: North Dakota
30th Annual National Juried Watermedia Exhibition hosted by the Red River Watercolor Society. The exhibition runs June 1 through June 30, 2023, at West Acres in Fargo, ND. The Exhibition Juror and Workshop Instructor will be Ron Thurston…
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Art Fluent – BRILLIANCE
Deadline: March 10
Medium: all
Location: Online
Art plays with perceptions of light, which can challenge viewers with what they see and understand from each piece. Light can go beyond being just functional. It can also be deeply affecting. Uniquely used as both a tool and a subject to create certain effects and to elicit emotion. Light levels can directly influence our mood and the feeling of atmosphere within artwork. As light works with shadow, it lends a sense of depth; with this, the work can feel complete. We celebrate light and all it can do in its role in art. Show us BRILLIANCE from your perspective…
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Public Art Project at Gene Lynch Urban Park
Deadline: March 10
Medium: Public Art Installation
WHEATON, Md. – Montgomery Parks part of The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission, is seeking qualifications from artists who are interested in creating a new public art installation at Gene Lynch Urban Park. The newly completed .25-acre park is in downtown Silver Spring, Md., and includes an open lawn area, walls for seating, a pergola structure with bench swings, extensive landscape planting, irrigation, and lighting. A 10-foot by 13-foot concrete wall serves as a focal point of the park for the public artwork. Artists can view the scope of work and information about how to submit their qualifications on the Gene Lynch Urban Park webpage…
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Vestige Concept Gallery – Your Wildest Dreams
Deadline: March 11, 2023
Medium: All
Location: Pennsylvania
Exploring the frontiers of reality, fantasy, and perception, Your Wildest Dreams seeks to showcase the surreal, the bizarrely-imaginative, and the vibrant worlds in which the artist resides (or creates…) Spatial, visionary, trippy, sexual, limitless, and free, take a ride down the rabbit hole into the depths of the subconscious- brought to life in this brand new Spring showcase from Vestige Concept Gallery!…
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Hera Gallery – Oh, Mother
Deadline: March 18, 2023
Medium: All
Location: Wakefield, Rhode Island
…What does the word MOTHER mean to you? As a child of a mother? As a witness to a mother? As a mother, or a person who mothers? As a human being deeply connected to Mother Earth? As an artist, what images does the notion of motherhood conjure up in you? Are they generous and abundant, filled with nourishment and laughter? Or are they frail, overwhelming, and. Confusing. Are they filled with a sense of darkness, destruction, or a void? Hera Gallery looks for works which examine, unravel, deconstruct, and re-write the myths of motherhood. Dedicated to showcasing a broad and diverse range of perspectives, Hera Gallery invites and strongly encourages entries from all genders…
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Art Fluent – ANIMALIA
Deadline: April 14, 2023
Medium: All
Location: Online
…Animals have been depicted in art for thousands of years, representing a wide range of symbolism, from grace and speed to strength and nobility to transformation and freedom. But we can all agree that they are beautiful and captivating, and we will forever be drawn to their natural beauty and power. Show us ANIMALIA from your perspective…
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R Gallery – Glass and Wax
Deadline: April 16, 2023
Medium: Must include glass, wax, or both as main materials.
Location: Boulder, Colorado
Artists are invited to submit original artwork for the “Glass & Wax” exhibit to be held at the R Gallery in Boulder, Colorado. In this exhibit, we will be celebrating artwork made from either glass or wax, or both…
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CORE Art Space – Flower Power
Deadline: April 16, 2023
Medium: All except video
Location: Lakewood, Colorado
Floral imagery has a long history beginning with the Dutch Master’s realistic still lifes, then onto Monet’s light filled water lilies. In contemporary art there’s Frida Kahlo’s self portraits with flowers, Georgia O’Keefe’s enlarged sensual closeups and Joan Mitchell’s large abstract expressionist florals. The term Flower Power originated in the 60s where flowers were used to symbolize the passive resistance movement to war. Flowers have long symbolized romance even having its own language and also represents femininity, growth and lushness.
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Attleboro Arts Museum – USED
Deadline: April 23, 2023
Medium: All
Location: Attleboro, Massachusetts
…The Attleboro Arts Museum invites all U.S. artists to submit interpretations of “USED.” Open to all mediums, sizes and concepts. For instance: “I only read used books; she used me and broke my heart; that high-rise apartment used to be a lush garden; used clothing shops are my go-to; I’ve gotten used to their dry humor.”…
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Annmarie Garden
Deadline: Rolling
Medium: Sculpture
Annmarie Garden is accepting proposals for the exhibition of outdoor works in our beautiful sculpture garden located in Southern Maryland.
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Hamilton Arts Collective – Guest Artist Exhibition
Deadline: Rolling
Medium: Any
The Hamilton Arts Collective (HAC) and the Hamilton Gallery seek applications from artists for month-long Guest Artist exhibitions at Hamilton Gallery located at 5502 Harford Road, Baltimore, MD. The selected guest artists will be invited to exhibit a selection of their current work in Gallery I of the Hamilton Gallery. The Guest Artist exhibition is featured in Hamilton Gallery communications and will be promoted by the HAC and Hamilton Gallery. This is an open call to artists residing within 50 miles of Baltimore City. Baltimore residents are encouraged to apply.
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DCAC Exhibition Open Call – Artists
Deadline: Rolling
Medium: All
DC Arts Center accepts proposals from artists and curators on a rolling basis. Artists may submit their own work in order to be considered for a solo exhibition or inclusion in a group exhibition. Curators may submit proposals for solo or group exhibitions. If you are a curator interested in submitting an exhibition proposal, please submit your proposal through the curatorial proposal form.
Proposals are reviewed by DCAC’s Visual Arts Committee on quarterly basis. Once your proposal is received, our gallery manager may reach out to you to schedule a studio visit or meeting with members of the Visual Arts Committee. Entry fee.
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Featured Image Art Credit: Reunion, oil on canvas, Britt LoSacco, from Strokes of Genius 2022
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