DEADLINE: March 03, 2025

PH21 Gallery presents: Feminine / Masculine – A Curated International Photography Exhibition, May 3–27, 2025

Portrayals of femininity and masculinity are, without a doubt, central to numerous art forms, with photography being no exception. The past few decades have sparked often heated discussions and criticisms of past, recent, and current photographic practices due to their lack of reflection on the assumptions, stereotypes, and prejudices surrounding approaches to femininity and masculinity. Both fine art and commercial works have been critiqued for the potential consequences of their approach and presentation. Historically, femininity and masculinity have been conceived as oppositions, complements to each other, or positions on a continuum, among other perspectives. There are scarcely any ways of portraying femininity and masculinity that would not be considered trivial, conservative, pretentious, demeaning, distasteful, clichéd, or even offensive by some. It often seems that everything has been said and photographed on this subject; however, it is impossible to ignore the persistence of the theme in our contemporary visual culture. What can we still value and possibly revive from the rich history of photography? Are there any novel ways left to approach this subject with a fresh critical eye? PH21 Gallery invites photographers to submit their work for a group exhibition: Feminine / Masculine. We welcome submissions from all photographers interested in this subject, aiming to showcase their work to a broader international audience through the exposure provided by PH21 Gallery.

Website: https://www.ph21gallery.com

Prospectus: https://www.ph21gallery.com/cfe-feminine-masculine-25

DEADLINE: March 04, 2025

The Holy Art Gallery - Show Your Work in San Francisco

Hey artists! Don’t miss your chance to celebrate with us and share your art with a global audience! Submit your work today and become a part of The Holy Art Gallery’s ever-evolving story. We can’t wait to see how you’ll contribute to the vibrant tapestry of our artistic community. Artists from all countries are welcome to submit their works for consideration. You are welcome to submit works in any medium. (painting, photography, printmaking, video art, installation, films, sculpting, mixed media, poems, illustration, etc). The theme of the exhibition is OPEN.

Website: https://www.theholyart.com/san-francisco-open-art

Prospectus: https://www.theholyart.com/san-francisco-open-art

DEADLINE: March 10, 2025

PhotoPlace Gallery - Ruins and Remnants

Ruins and Remnants: Deadline for submissions: Mar 10, 2025. Juror: Aline Smithson. Prints due: Apr 18, 2025. Exhibition: May 2 - May 23, 2025. This exhibit explores the evocative theme of abandoned architecture and the traces left by humanity. We seek to showcase images that reveal the stories etched into architectural spaces and the objects left behind—the marks, structures, and artifacts that speak to our histories and inspire contemplation. From crumbling factories and forgotten homes to discarded tools and personal belongings, these remnants of human presence evoke a sense of time’s passage and humanity’s impermanence. This is a call to preserve these fleeting spaces and objects through photography before they fade, rot, or crumble into obscurity. PhotoPlace gallery would like to support those affected by wildfires in LA with a donation of 10% of submission fees for the exhibit. If you would like to donate or learn how to help you can visit the link below. https://www.gofundme.com/f/donate-to-la-photographers-impacted-by-fires We are honored to have Aline Smithson as juror for Ruins and Remnants. She will select up to 35 images for exhibition in our Middlebury, Vermont gallery and another 40 images for our Online Gallery. All 75 images will be reproduced in the exhibition catalog and remain permanently on our website, and be promoted on social media with links to photographer’s URL. Image: ©Marsha Henderson. @marshashenderson.photography

Website: https://www.photoplacegallery.com

Prospectus: https://bit.ly/PPG-RuinsandRemnants

DEADLINE: March 12, 2025

Black Box Gallery - Taking Pictures: 2025

A juried group photo show with an open theme at Black Box Gallery. Black Box Gallery is excited to announce an open themed juried group photo show. Show us your favorite photographic shots! Open to all themes and ideas, all styles and genres, all perspectives on crafsmanship and photographic creativity. Great opportunity for landscape, architecture, portraiture, documentary, fashion, still life, conceptual projects, street, color and black and white, nature, night photography. This will be an exciting exhibition with a great diversity of photographs!

Website: https://blackboxgallery.com

Prospectus: https://blackboxgallery.com/Taking%20Pictures%202025-CFE.html

DEADLINE: March 15, 2025

2025 Rockbrook Village Art Fair Applications Open

Artists nationwide are invited to apply to the Rockbrook Village Art Fair, a juried, two-day outdoor art fair held September 6 & 7, 2025 in Omaha, Nebraska. Nestled in the Rockbrook Village, an urban shopping center which is home to over fifty locally owned boutiques, restaurants, and neighborhood businesses, the art fair hosts 100 artists from around the country and attracts over 40,000 visitors from across the Midwest. The fair celebrates creativity through a variety of mediums and activities, delighting both exhibitors and attendees. Our art fair also features live music, local creative non-profits, free admission and free parking.

Website: https://rockbrookvillage.com/art-fair/

Prospectus: https://www.zapplication.org/event-info.php?ID=13014

DEADLINE: March 15, 2025

Colors of Humanity - "Human Nature" 2025 Call for Entry - Online Art Show

THEME- "Human Nature" This show is all about the human figure and portrait as well as referring to the distinguishing characteristics of humans—including ways of thinking, feeling and acting—which humans tend to have naturally, independently of the influence of culture. This is our 10th annual show, and we are excited to see your interpretation. PAY IT FORWARD- We will be donating 10% of all entry fees from this show to Your Safe Haven. YSH is a nonprofit agency, located in Bedford County, PA, that serves victims of all serious crimes and their families, including, but not limited to: domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, theft, homicide, robbery, physical assault, DUI related crimes, adult survivors of child sexual assault, etc. Colors of Humanity is not affiliated with Your Safe Haven. ELIGIBILITY- All artists 18 and over may enter. JUDGING CRITERIA- Originality, interpretation, quality, demonstration of ability, and usage of medium. JUROR- Janelle Cogan. ENTRY FEE- $20 for 1 or 2 pieces (You may enter more than once if you have additional works.) AWARDS- A Cash prize will be given to the Best of Show winner. Additionally, the Best of Show winner will be featured. His or her artwork will be on the cover of the show, and it will be largely displayed with an article about them and their work. The Best of Show winner will also receive a free one year Featured Artist Membership.

Website: https://www.colorsofhumanityartgallery.com/

Prospectus: https://www.colorsofhumanityartgallery.com/Human-Nature-2025/Human-Nature-2025-Prospectus-and-Entry/n-5mCkKF

DEADLINE: March 19, 2025

Art Scene West - Call For The Surreal Spectacle

We seek to lure those who delve into the weird and unknown crevices of their boundless imagination to bring forth a viewing spectacle that is oddly attractive. Those unafraid to portray the bizarre, counterculture truths hiding in the shadows of plain sight are encouraged to submit. We welcome all mediums of 2D and 3D art that are meant to challenge the viewer's mind and cause a stir of wonder and intrigue to the precipice of delirium. This call will showcase unusual sights from bright artists who are unashamed of their discontentment of the status quo. Conformity is not welcomed, for we wish to celebrate the timeless absurdity of Surrealism from contemporary artists, worldwide. Welcome to The Surreal Spectacle.

Website: https://www.artscenewest.com

Prospectus: https://artist.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=15054

DEADLINE: March 27, 2025

❄️ WINTER * $1,800.00 Innovate Grants for Art + Photo

WINTER 2025 OPEN FOR SUBMISSIONS — Innovate Grant is thrilled to introduce our newly increased award amounts of $1,800.00. ➡➡➡ Innovate Grant awards (2) $1,800.00 grants each quarter, to one Visual Artist and one Photographer. In addition, (12) honorable mentions (6 in art and 6 in photo), will be featured on our website and join a growing community of vibrant and talented artists. Innovate Grant's commitment extends beyond the grant cycle by promoting the work of selected winners and honorable mentions into the future. For more information and to apply visit https://innovateartistgrants.org ➡➡➡ Innovate Grant awards: ➡➡➡ + 1 x $1,800.00 Grant to a Visual Artist ➡➡➡ + 1 x $1,800.00 Grant to a Photographer ➡➡➡ + 12 x Honorable Mentions ➡➡➡ Explore the work of ALL Past Innovate Grant recipients and read their interviews at https://innovateartistgrants.org ➡➡➡ How to Apply: Visual Artists and Photographers 18 years and older, from all around the world, are eligible to apply. All media and genres are accepted. All applicants retain the right to the work they submit. Apply today at https://innovateartistgrants.org ➡➡➡ Category: Multiple disciplines and genres accepted ➡➡➡ Deadline: Thursday, March 27, 2025 – Submit by 11:59PM Pacific Standard Time ➡➡➡ Region: US & International ➡➡➡ Awards: 2 x $1,800.00 USD Grants // 12 x Honorable Mentions ➡➡➡ Apply Online Today ➡➡➡ https://innovateartistgrants.org

Website: https://innovateartistgrants.org

Prospectus: https://innovateartistgrants.org

DEADLINE: March 31, 2025

March PleinAir Salon Online Art Competition

The 14th Annual PleinAir Salon is an online art competition with 12 monthly cycles, and is open to a variety of mediums and styles. It’s not just for plein air painters! We invite a variety of top master artists, museum directors and gallery owners to judge each month. All monthly winners are automatically included in the Annual Competition where the Grand Prize winner receives $15,000 and has their painting featured on the cover of PleinAir Magazine, the #1 representational art magazine at Barnes & Noble. In addition to a total of $50,000 in ALL Cash Prizes, winners receive exposure and recognition through our various magazines, websites, newsletters and social media platforms. Early Bird Registration ends on the 15th. Enter before the deadline to receive 25% off every entry. The regular cost is $38 for the first entry, and just $16 for each additional entry. Artists are welcome to enter as many paintings as they like, in as many categories as they like. There are 19 categories in all.

Website: https://PleinAirSalon.com/list

Prospectus: https://PleinAirSalon.com/list

DEADLINE: March 31, 2025

PH21 Gallery presents: Significant Colour – A Curated International Photography Exhibition, May 31– June 24, 2025

There are two kinds of photographs with respect to the significance of their use of colours. On the one hand, ever since colour film technology became widely available, colour has become the default in most photographic practices. That is, some photographs are in colour not because their colours bear some special significance (compared, for instance, to their possible black and white counterparts) but simply because the available film or digital technology has long made colour the common method of capturing photographic images. We may think of these photographs as colour by default. On the other hand, colours are often central to the meaning of photographs for their emphatic, symbolic, psychological, social, compositional, etc. significance. These photographs would not work in black and white the same way, or they would not work at all. That they are in colour is not merely a technological given; rather, it is an integral, formative, and significant aspect of their photographic meaning. We may think of these photographs as colour by significance. PH21 Gallery invites photographers to submit their work for a group exhibition themed Significant Colour. We are looking for submissions from all photographers who are interested in the significance of any colour in photography and would like to share their work with a wider international audience through the exposure of PH21 Gallery. The theme is broadly construed.

Website: https://www.ph21gallery.com

Prospectus: https://www.ph21gallery.com/cfe-colour-25

DEADLINE: March 31, 2025

A Smith Gallery | Photographic Call for Entry "elsewhere"

elsewhere : somewhere, formerly, remote, outside, away, gone, abroad, hence, removed, far off, parts unknown, otherwhere, not here, away from …… "When times get tough or when the flu sets in or when I’m waiting in line to get my driver’s license renewed, I try to go elsewhere in my mind. I look forward to seeing the places you will go." Kevin Tully. Photographers of all levels are invited to submit work reflecting the theme "elsewhere" to A Smith Gallery by March 31, 2025. Entries of 13 or more images are eligible for a complementary review by the gallery directors. The entry fee is $40 for the first 5 images and $5 for each additional image. Forty seven images will be selected for exhibition and shown in the online gallery from April 25 to June 5, 2025. An exhibition catalogue will be available for purchase. 27 images from the total 47 images will be selected for “The 27”, a limited edition hardbound fine art book of the exhibition. The Juror’s and Directors’ award winners will each receive a copy of the limited edition hardbound fine art book. The Jurors’ and Director’s Award include a solo exhibition and GalleryTalk with gallery directors. The Visitors’ Award is $100 and is selected by most Instagram likes. Juror for "elsewhere" will be Kevin Tully, photographer, designer, writer and painter.

Website: https://asmithgallery.com

Prospectus: https://asmithgallery.com/main-gallery-call-for-entry/

DEADLINE: March 31, 2025

Decagon Gallery - Chiaroscuro: The Art of Light and Shadow

Call for Entry — Chiaroscuro: The Art of Light and Shadow. Photographers are invited to submit their work to "Chiaroscuro: The Art of Light and Shadow", a juried exhibition celebrating the evocative interplay of illumination and darkness. This exhibition will explore the timeless power of contrast, highlighting how light and shadow shape emotion, narrative, and visual impact. From dramatic silhouettes to delicate tonal gradations, we welcome a diverse range of interpretations that capture the essence of chiaroscuro in photography. In addition to being featured in our online exhibition, selected artists will receive digital badges, an opportunity to be included in a professionally produced exhibition catalog available on Blurb, and a short promotional video on our YouTube channel. The First Place winner will receive a $300 cash prize and a solo exhibition in the gallery's Featured section. This exhibition will be juried by Tom Chambers. This is your chance to share your unique vision and contribute to a striking exploration of light and shadow. Submit your work today and let your artistry shine!

Website: https://www.decagongallery.com

Prospectus: https://www.decagongallery.com/chiaroscuro-the-art-of-light-and-shadow-entry

DEADLINE: April 01, 2025

Yavapai College Art Gallery - One Gallery/Two Exhibitions

Prescott, Arizona– The Yavapai College Art Gallery in Prescott, Arizona seeks solo-exhibition proposals for its occasional series One Gallery/Two Exhibitions. All mediums will be considered. The YC Visual Arts Department Gallery Committee will select two exhibition proposals, and both solo exhibitions will be featured at Yavapai College’s Prescott Campus Art Gallery from June 11 to August 25, 2025. Each artist will fill about half of our 2,332 square feet of exhibition space (1792 sq/ft of gallery space with a 540 sq/ft movable wall system). The exhibitions will be separated with distinctive titles, labels, lettering and signage. The public exhibition at the YC Prescott Campus Gallery will include a joint opening reception and artist talks, as well as online and print-media promotion. Artists must submit a proposal letter and up to 20 high-quality JPGs. Submission includes a $10 fee, which will fund the design and printing of catalog booklets for each exhibition. Artists will be notified by April 8. Selected artists must deliver their work to the YC Prescott Campus Gallery by 5 p.m., May 30, 2025. PLEASE NOTE: The YC Prescott Art Gallery cannot pay to ship artwork. The artist is responsible for all shipping and return-shipping costs.

Website: https://ycvisualarts.com/

Prospectus: https://yavapaicollegeartgallery.submittable.com/submit

DEADLINE: April 07, 2025

PH21 Gallery presents: 'The (In)Organic' @ Barcelona – A Curated International Photography Exhibition, May 5 – 14, 2025

The organic and the inorganic shape our world, forming the essence of both natural landscapes and human-made environments. Their dynamic interaction – whether in harmony or contrast – defines our visual and conceptual experiences. The (In)Organic exhibition invites photographers to explore these dualities: the natural and the artificial, the living and the inanimate, the spontaneous and the constructed. Through photography, we seek to reveal the aesthetic, symbolic, and conceptual dialogues between these realms. From the human body to vast landscapes, from architectural structures to intimate interiors and still lifes, the exhibition welcomes both representational and abstract works that challenge, redefine, and reimagine the boundaries between organic and inorganic forms. PH21 Gallery invites photographers to submit their work for a group exhibition themed The (In)Organic. We are seeking submissions from all photographers who are interested in this theme and would like to share their work with a wider international audience through the exposure of PH21 Gallery. The theme is broadly defined; we welcome submissions from all photographic genres and styles, including abstract compositions. We are interested in all possible creative interpretations of photographic genres and styles. ​ Please note that this PH21 Gallery exhibition will be presented in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, in collaboration with Valid World Hall Gallery, a renowned centre for the visual arts.

Website: https://www.ph21gallery.com

Prospectus: https://www.ph21gallery.com/cfe-in-organic-barcelona-25

DEADLINE: April 14, 2025

Rochester Contemporary Art Center *FREE* International Call for Art - 6x6

Each summer Rochester Contemporary Art Center’s 6x6 exhibition brings together thousands of original artworks, made and donated by celebrities, international & local artists, designers, youth and YOU. Best of all, participation is free! Whether you’re an established artist or simply enjoy creating, this is your opportunity to share your unique vision in a globally celebrated exhibition! Artwork entries accepted now through April 12, 2025 Mail International Entries by April 1 / U.S. by April 14 How to Participate: - CREATE up to four 6”x6” artworks (15cm x 15cm) using any medium—just no glitter! Participating in 6x6 is absolutely free and all entries are accepted. - COMPLETE one entry form per artwork (printable forms on our site). - SHARE your art with us on social media, tagging us @RoCo137 and using #RoCo6x6. - DELIVER / MAIL your completed artwork to Rochester Contemporary Art Center. All artworks will be exhibited and for sale to the public for $20 each to benefit RoCo. Artists’ names will be revealed to the buyer upon purchase and all artworks remain on display through the end of the exhibition on July 20. Limit four artworks per school or school group (no limit for colleges). Participating in 6x6 makes an impact! Every donated artwork and its sale helps support RoCo’s mission to provide unique encounters for audiences and extraordinary opportunities for artists. 6x6 will be on view in person and online June - July 2025!

Website: https://roco6x6.org/

Prospectus: https://roco6x6.org/6x6_entryform.pdf

DEADLINE: April 14, 2025

Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum - Birds in Art 2025

The Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum invites submissions to its 50th annual juried Birds in Art exhibition. Birds in Art has showcased the remarkable talents of more than 1,100 international artists since 1976 and is recognized globally as the exhibition setting the standard for avian art. Artists working in all mediums other than photography and documentary can submit original two-dimensional, three-dimensional, and time-based media artworks interpreting birds and related subject matter for jury consideration for Birds in Art 2025. Deadline to submit: April 14, 2025. Exhibition on view: September 6, 2025 through January 4, 2026. Processing fee: $60 for up to 2 entries. Prospectus info: see Prospectus link below. Contact: 715.845.7010, bia@lywam.org or 700 N. 12th St., Wausau, WI 54403-5007.

Website: https://www.lywam.org/birds-in-art/

Prospectus: https://www.lywam.org/birds-in-art/prospectus/

DEADLINE: April 30, 2025

SlowArt Productions / Limner Gallery - Digital Art, Assemblage and Collage

This exhibition will focus on the various forms of digital art, collage and 3D assemblage. The exhibition will be held at the Limner Gallery from June 19 - July 12, 2025. Entry is open to all forms of digital art, collage, assemblages and combinations thereof. Traditional hand cut paper, digital and combined media collage are all acceptable.

Website: http://www.slowart.com/limner/

Prospectus: http://www.slowart.com/prospectus/digital_paper.htm

DEADLINE: April 30, 2025

The Homiens Art Prize

The Homiens Art Prize is an international, non-acquisitive art prize that is valued at $24,000 annually and is open to all artists. All art forms, mediums, and completion dates are eligible. We're excited to welcome artworks of all dimensions, on any theme. 6 Winning artists are exhibited by Homiens, each receive an unrestricted cash award of $500, may participate in an optional interview, and may request a letter of recommendation from our Jurors. 12 additional Finalists per round also exhibit with Homiens. Up to 200 artists are Highly Commended and celebrated across our media. All entrants are considered for exhibition and may apply to participate in our competitive, merit-based Meet the Artists initiative, or to become a Homiens Featured Artist. Entry fee: $30. Entries close 11:59 p.m. EDT Wednesday, April 30, 2025.

Website: https://homiens.com/homiens-art-prize/

Prospectus: https://homiens.com/homiens-art-prize/

DEADLINE: June 28, 2025

The Holy Art Gallery - Amsterdam Open Art

Our Amsterdam event is the perfect opportunity for you to showcase your art to the world. Our annual event offers discounted rates for artists to showcase their work.. This is a unique chance to have your art seen by people from around the world! We’re inviting artists from around the world to submit their work for our upcoming exhibition in Amsterdam! This is your chance to showcase your art in a prime space with high foot traffic and a vibrant atmosphere.

Website: https://www.theholyart.com/amsterdam-open-art

Prospectus: https://www.theholyart.com/amsterdam-open-art

DEADLINE: July 17, 2025

Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize 2025

The Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize, now in its 8th year, is an annual non-acquisitive international art prize that celebrates diversity and excellence in the representational visual arts. It includes all static mediums: Traditional Art media, Digital Art media, and Photographic media; and all styles from realism and hyperrealism, to pop surrealism and lowbrow. There are six award categories you can enter: Photography, Drawing, Painting, Sculpture, Digital Art, and the Emerging Artist award. All Finalists will also have the chance to win the People's Choice award, as voted for by the public. With a prize pool of over USD$70,000 in cash and prizes to be won, The Prize seeks to inspire creatives from around the world to pursue a life and career in the arts, and to help careers grow through funding and increased exposure of their work to galleries, collectors and media globally.

Website: https://beautifulbizarreartprize.art/

Prospectus: https://beautifulbizarreartprize.art/enter-beautiful-bizarre-art-prize/?v=0b3b97fa6688

DEADLINE: March 01, 2026

Aion Laboratory - 1st Aion Digital Art Prize

Aion Laboratory is a dedicated division of Ise-Shima Art Company, established with the mission of advancing and promoting digital art. Through innovative initiatives and support for creators, Aion Laboratory aims to foster the growth of digital artistic expression and its appreciation worldwide. We are organizing the digital art competition to showcase the fusion of artistic creativity and technology, providing a platform for innovative expressions in the digital realm. The competition embraces a broad definition of digital art, welcoming submissions across all forms of digital creation. This includes but is not limited to: • Computer Art: Works created entirely or in part using computer-generated imagery or algorithms. • Electronic Art: Artworks utilizing electronic technologies, such as digital installations or interactive systems. • Multimedia Art: Creations that integrate multiple digital media, such as text, images, audio, and video, into a cohesive artistic expression. • New Media Art: Innovative works that explore emerging technologies, such as augmented reality, virtual reality, or artificial intelligence.

Website: https://www.aionlabo.com/

Prospectus: https://www.aionlabo.com/blank-2