Each year the Artwork Archive team goes on a mission to find the best art opportunities, grants, and calls-for-entry for the upcoming year.
Below you will find a list of the top artist residencies, international open calls, artist grants, exhibition opportunities and art competitions that we believe will benefit artists in 2025!
Remember, you can now save the important deadlines for your favorite opportunities right in your Artwork Archive account.
When you find a call that interests you, simply click ‘Add to Schedule' and the call's deadline will be automatically added to your Schedule. You'll also receive weekly reminders to keep you on top of your game.
We will be updating this list throughout the year, so make sure to bookmark the page, check back often, and let us know if there is an opportunity that should be listed!
October 31, 2025 1 day left
Spotlight 2025 by Penang Art District
Competition
- Submission Deadline: October 31, 2025
- Award Info: Solo exhibition, mentorship and RM5,000
- Eligibility: National
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
Penang Art District once again invites young and emerging artists (aged 35 and below) to apply for Spotlight 2025 — a transformative mentorship programme that empowers young artists to develop and exhibit a solo body of work. They’re looking for bold ideas, fresh perspectives, and artists ready to challenge norms and spark dialogue through their work.
October 31, 2025 1 day left
Sculpture Design Competition
Competition
- Submission Deadline: October 31, 2025
- Award Info: Prize range of RM2,500-50,0000
- Eligibility: National
- Categories: Sculpture
- Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Tun Razak Exchange is calling on artists to shape the future cityscape. Through bold, dynamic public sculptures, they invite you to express what it means to live at the intersection of global ambition and local spirit — a city where heritage and innovation, community and capital, architecture and nature all converge.
October 31, 2025 1 day left
The Homiens Art Prize
Competition
- Organization: Homiens
- Submission Deadline: October 31, 2025
- Entry Fee: $25
- Award Info: Each winning artist receives $1,000 USD, may participate in an optional interview, and may request a letter of recommendation.
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Online Only: Yes
The Homiens Art Prize, which awards over $12,000 USD annually to artists, is an internationally celebrated event that elevates art careers to new heights.
Homiens celebrates selected artists across their media, exhibiting their art online where it is viewed by artists and collectors throughout the world. The gallery sponsors a platform for artists to network and collaborate, reach a global audience of buyers and collectors, gain institutional validation, and locate opportunities in the professional artistic industries. This round, 3 winning artists and 12 finalists will exhibit with Homiens as part of their seasonal exhibition program.
Up to 200 artists per round are highly commended and celebrated across Homiens' media (including their website which receives 100,000+ annual visitors, and their extensive mailing list). Each entrant to the Homiens Art Prize receives a certificate of participation which can be used to contribute towards a demonstration of professional participation in the art industry. Entries close 11:59 p.m. ET Friday, October 31, 2025.
October 31, 2025 1 day left
October PleinAir Salon Online Art Competition
Competition
- Submission Deadline: October 31, 2025
- Event Dates: October 1, 2025 - October 31, 2025
- Entry Fee: Early Bird: $29/$12 Regular: $40/$16
- Award Info: $2,250 per month, $50,000 annually
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Drawing, Painting
- Online Only: Yes
The 15th Annual PleinAir Salon is an online art competition with 11 monthly cycles, and is open to a variety of mediums and styles. It’s not just for plein air painters! They 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 over $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 $40 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.
October 31, 2025 1 day left
SINWP Bird Photographer of the Year 2025
Competition
- Submission Deadline: October 31, 2025
- Entry Fee: A minimum donation of £1 per image
- Award Info: Multiple awards
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Photography
- Online Only: Yes
If you love taking pictures of birds then you are invited to enter the SINWP Bird Photographer of the Year 2025 Competition and help raise vital funds for The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB).
This is your chance to showcase your talent and help raise funds in aid of the RSPB.
A minimum donation of £1 per image is requested and 100% of the donations will go straight to the RSPB to help them protect wildlife and the wider countryside you love.
October 31, 2025 1 day left
New American Paintings - MFA Annual Competition
Competition
- Submission Deadline: October 31, 2025
- Award Info: The forty winners of each competition receive a four-page, full-color spread in New American Paintings.
- Eligibility: National
- Categories: Painting
- Online Only: Yes
They sponsor six juried competitions per year. The forty winners of each competition receive a four-page, full-color spread in New American Paintings. Five of the annual competitions focus on geographic regions (Northeast, South, Midwest, West and Pacific Coast), and the sixth is only open to current Masters of Fine Arts candidates who are attending schools based in the United States, and current year graduates.
November 1, 2025 2 days left
2025 Juneteenth National ART Competition & Exhibit
Competition
- Submission Deadline: November 1, 2025
- Event Dates: November 10, 2025 - November 20, 2025
- Eligibility: National
- Categories: Drawing, Painting, Sculpture
- Location: Texas, United States
KINDS OF CREATIVE EXPRESSION CATEGORIES: Sketch, painting, carving etc. Open to adults and Youth artists in Elementary or Primary School, Middle or Junior High School, and High or Secondary School. Artwork should not be larger than 12 x 18.
November 1, 2025 2 days left
2025 Holiday Art Competition
Competition
- Submission Deadline: November 1, 2025
- Entry Fee: $20
- Award Info: Judges’ Choice: A prize of $1,000
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting
- Location: Maryland, United States
The Holiday Art Competition is jointly presented by The Delaplaine Arts Center (the Delaplaine) and the Holiday Committee, a sub-committee of Celebrate Frederick Inc., a private, non-profit corporation working in partnership with the City of Frederick. The theme for the competition is a secular celebration of “The Holidays in Historic Frederick.” The artwork should be a way for people unfamiliar with Frederick to have an idea of the winter wonderland that awaits locals and tourists during the winter months. The selected artwork, or portions of the artwork, will be used by Celebrate Frederick in several “The Holidays” promotional pieces for the upcoming year. The finished product may include logos and/or copy added by Celebrate Frederick as needed.
November 1, 2025 2 days left
Everything Abstract 2025 Art Competition
Competition
- Organization: Fusion Art
- Submission Deadline: November 1, 2025
- Event Dates: November 5, 2025 - December 4, 2025
- Entry Fee: $25 for 1-2 images / $40 for up to 5 images
- Award Info: Choice of a cash prize or complimentary one-year membership to Fusion Art's Members Gallery for Best in Show winners. Winners and finalists are provided with extensive worldwide publicity and promotion.
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Online Only: Yes
Fusion Art announces the Everything Abstract 2025 Art Competition.
For this competition, both 2D and 3D artists, worldwide, are invited to submit their best nonobjective or nonrepresentational art. All artists, regardless of location or experience, are encouraged to submit their best abstract art and photography using any subject matter and any media.
November 2, 2025 3 days left
Summer Small Works Show & Prize 2025
Competition
- Submission Deadline: November 2, 2025
- Event Dates: November 21, 2025 - January 18, 2026
- Entry Fee: From $20
- Award Info: Over $2000 prize money, first prize is $1000
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Location: Brighton, Victoria 3186, Australia
The ‘Caelene nee Glen’ Art Gallery is nestled in the gorgeous Martin Street Village, Brighton in Victoria; and hosts solo and group exhibitions for contemporary artists. Artist applications open to Australian & NZ artists. Small works art prize with over $2000 prize money, first prize is $1000. 2025 THEME announced: 'UNDER THE SURFACE'
November 4, 2025 5 days left
ArtWorks Open Prize Award Show
Competition
- Submission Deadline: November 4, 2025
- Entry Fee: £12- £40
- Award Info: £2,000
- Eligibility: National
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
Fine artists working in 2D and 3D media are invited to submit work for the ArtWorks Open Prize Award Show. This annual platform supports emerging and mid-career UK artists, awarding cash prizes, exhibitions, and residencies. With Joseph and Piper as selectors, the 2025 show will likely showcase diverse, socially engaged art that foregrounds identity, dialogue, and impact.
November 9, 2025 10 days left
2026 Art Jewelry Forum Young Artist Award, supported by Karen and Michael Rotenberg
Competition
- Submission Deadline: November 9, 2025
- Entry Fee: $25.00
- Award Info: US$7,500 to the winner and US$1,000 to each of four finalists, plus a travel allowance to receive the prize
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Sculpture
The AJF Young Artist Award, generously supported by Karen and Michael Rotenberg, acknowledges promise, innovation, and individuality in the work of a jewelry artist who: is early in their career; has created an independent body of work; shows potential for continuing to create new work; and is rigorous in their approach to creating and producing new, exciting, thoughtful viewpoints. The award consists of an unrestricted cash award of US$7,500 to the winner and US$1,000 to each of four finalists, plus a travel allowance to receive the prize. Application deadline: November 9, 2025. Additional information about Art Jewelry Forum can be found on AJF’s website.
November 10, 2025 11 days left
Filling the Frame
Competition
- Organization: PhotoPlace Gallery
- Submission Deadline: November 10, 2025
- Event Dates: January 2, 2026 - January 31, 2026
- Entry Fee: Submission: $39 for the first 5 images, $6 each additional
- Award Info: Exhibition, Publication in exhibit book, distinctions for Juror’s Award, Director’s Award, Honorable Mention.
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Photography
- Location: Middlebury, Vermont 05753, United States
Filling the Frame
Deadline for submissions: Nov 10, 2025
Juror: Dallas Crow
Prints due: Dec 19, 2025
Exhibition: January 2 - January 31, 2026
https://bit.ly/PPG-Fillingtheframe
For FILLING THE FRAME, they invite photographers to celebrate more: layered compositions, intersecting subjects, overlapping lines, patterns, and textures that fill the space with intention. Think of street scenes bursting with energy, crowded markets, tangled forests, intricate still lifes, or abstractions that challenge people's sense of visual harmony.
Submission Fee: $39 for 5 images, $6 for each additional image
November 12, 2025 13 days left
Camera Work: Black and White
Competition
- Organization: Black Box Gallery
- Submission Deadline: November 12, 2025
- Event Dates: December 1, 2025 - December 25, 2025
- Entry Fee: 40.00
- Award Info: None
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Photography
- Location: Portland, Oregon 97214, United States
A juried group photo show on black and white photography at Black Box Gallery.
For more info: https://blackboxgallery.com
November 12, 2025 13 days left
41st Annual International Exhibition
Competition
- Submission Deadline: November 12, 2025
- Event Dates: January 20, 2026 - February 27, 2026
- Entry Fee: $35
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting
- Location: Tyler, Texas, United States
The 41st Annual International Exhibition is a juried visual art competition organized by the Department of Art and Art History at The University of Texas at Tyler. Internationally known artists, curators, and scholars have served as jurors selecting works for exhibition created by some of the best contemporary artists working today. The Department purchases three to six works from the exhibition each year; purchased works are added to our permanent collection. The permanent collection serves as an educational teaching resource; much of the permanent collection is exhibited throughout the UT Tyler main campus.
November 14, 2025 15 days left
$7,000+ Cash Awards - 3rd Online 2D Art International Exhibition - Soul of Artists
Competition
- Submission Deadline: November 14, 2025
- Event Dates: February 28, 2026 - February 28, 2027
- Entry Fee: $36.00 + $5 media fee
- Award Info: $7,000+ in Cash Awards
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting
- Location: Hawaii, United States
- Online Only: Yes
Soul of Artists proudly presents the 3rd Online 2D Art International Exhibition a global call for visionary artists ready to express something real, soulful, and human. All subjects, styles, and techniques are honored and considered: painting, drawing, fiber, mixed media, tapestry, encaustic, one-of-a-kind prints, and any other traditional or non-traditional techniques that produce unique 2D artworks.
November 15, 2025 16 days left
The Nature Photography Contest 2025
Competition
- Submission Deadline: November 15, 2025
- Entry Fee: €10 per photograph
- Award Info: 2ooo€ in awards
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Photography
- Online Only: Yes
The Nature Photography Contest has 10 categories for you to submit your images of natural landscapes, wildlife, macrophotography and more. You can win cash prizes and international recognition. The winner of the best photograph of the year will receive €1000, the winner of each category will receive €100 and the best photographer of the year will receive a trophy. In addition, for each participant, a tree will be planted in the country chosen by the winner.
November 17, 2025 18 days left
The Hylton Mackley Artist of the Year Award
Competition
- Submission Deadline: November 17, 2025
- Award Info: $17,000 art prize
- Eligibility: Regional
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Location: East Melbourne, Victoria 3002, Australia
The Victorian Artists Society announces 2025 Major Prize $17,000, the Hylton Mackley Artist of the Year Award. VAS invites new and existing members to enter the VAS Seasonal Select Exhibitions and be eligible for peer selection into this prestigious Artist of the Year Award. Artists must be a 2025 VAS Member and exhibit in at least 2 of their 3 seasonal shows to be eligible for peer vote into the Artist of the Year Exhibition. Each seasonal show also has its own $1500 prize: Autumn (27 March-13 April), Winter (17 July-7 August), Spring (4-21 September). Finalists will be invited to submit up to 3 works for the Artist of the Year Exhibition, 19 November-14 December.
November 24, 2025 25 days left
BBA Art Prize 2026
Competition
- Submission Deadline: November 24, 2025
- Entry Fee: 49€
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Location: Berlin, Germany
BBA Art Prize invite artists from around the world to apply for the BBA Artist Prize 2026. All mediums and themes are welcome, and the competition is open to anyone 18+, regardless of experience, education, or background.
November 27, 2025 28 days left
15th Annual “Nature” Online Art Competition
Competition
- Organization: Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery
- Submission Deadline: November 27, 2025
- Event Dates: December 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025
- Entry Fee: $18.00 for 1 to 2 entries / $26.00 for 3 to 5 entries. Early entry and art student discounts.
- Award Info: Best in Show winner will receive a cash prize. Winners receive extensive worldwide publicity and promotion.
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Online Only: Yes
Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery announces the 15th Annual “Nature” Online Art Competition. The “Nature” theme is the artist’s interpretation and depiction of nature art. Nature subjects include geographical subjects, landscapes, natural objects, wildlife and natural environments. Both 2D & 3D artists (including photography & digital arts) are invited to submit their best representational and/or abstract art.
November 30, 2025 31 days left
Anthology Photography Competition
Competition
- Submission Deadline: November 30, 2025
- Entry Fee: $18
- Award Info: €500 cash prize and editorial coverage in a future issue of Anthology magazine.
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Photography
Open to photographers working at any level, the Anthology Photography Competition celebrates outstanding standalone images. It also provides a platform for photographers to showcase their work through publication.
Images submitted must be on the theme of ‘The World As You See It’. Submissions will be judged on quality, creativity, originality, and visual/emotional impact.
Photography styles can include street photography, landscapes, natural world & wildlife, macro photography, lifestyle, object and still life and architectural. Technically manipulated images such as abstract, panoramic, stitched and composite are also permitted. Extra merit will be awarded to creative interpretation of the brief.
Entries are invited from photographers of all nationalities, living anywhere in the world. There is no limit to entries per person.
November 30, 2025 31 days left
Juried International Exhibition of Contemporary Drawing
Competition
- Organization: UNC Asheville
- Submission Deadline: November 30, 2025
- Event Dates: January 16, 2026 - February 13, 2026
- Entry Fee: 3 entries is $40, fee for 6 entries is $55
- Award Info: $2000 in cash prizes
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Drawing
- Location: Asheville, NC, United States
As part of an ongoing commitment to promote drawing practices in the visual arts, the University of North Carolina Asheville (UNC Asheville) invites artists to submit entries to a Juried International Exhibition of contemporary drawing. UNC Asheville seeks to examine drawing as it is practiced and defined by today’s artists. Such an exhibition will demonstrate the continued significance of drawing through conventional and innovative methods. Accepted work will be exhibited in UNC Asheville’s S. Tucker Cooke Gallery from January 16, 2026, through February 13, 2026.
December 1, 2025 32 days left
RED 2025 Art Competition
Competition
- Organization: Fusion Art
- Submission Deadline: December 1, 2025
- Event Dates: December 5, 2025 - January 4, 2026
- Entry Fee: $25 for 1-2 images / $40 for up to 5 images
- Award Info: Choice of a cash prize or complimentary one-year membership to Fusion Art's Members Gallery for Best in Show winners. Winners and finalists are provided with extensive worldwide publicity and promotion.
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Online Only: Yes
Fusion Art announces the RED 2025 Art Competition.
The color RED dominates human emotion as the color of passion, power, and intensity—from blazing anger to tender love. For this competition, both 2D and 3D artists, worldwide, are invited to submit their best art and photography using red as the primary color in their work to convey strong feelings and psychological depth.
While red should be the predominant visual element, other colors can be used to enhance its emotional impact and meaning.
December 5, 2025 36 days left
Light & Shadow 2025 Art Competition
Competition
- Organization: Fusion Art
- Submission Deadline: December 5, 2025
- Event Dates: December 15, 2025 - March 14, 2026
- Entry Fee: $25 for 1-2 images / $40 for up to 5 images
- Award Info: Choice of a cash prize or complimentary one-year membership to Fusion Art's Members Gallery for Best in Show winners. Winners and finalists are provided with extensive worldwide publicity and promotion.
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Online Only: Yes
Fusion Art announces the Light & Shadow 2025 Art Competition.
For this competition, both 2D & 3D artists, worldwide, are invited to submit their best artwork depicting light and shadow. Whether color or black and white, the artwork should focus on the dramatic placement and effects of light and shadow over the canvas or through the lens.
December 7, 2025 38 days left
MATERIAL WORKS ART AWARD 2025
Competition
- Organization: Material Works Art
- Submission Deadline: December 7, 2025
- Entry Fee: 40.00
- Award Info: $2,500.00 Purchase Award
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Online Only: Yes
The Material Works Art Award supports artists through a one-time $2500.00 grant in exchange for an original artwork that will join their growing contemporary art collection. This award recognizes artistic excellence and aims to promote career advancement through increasing visibility and exposure.
They are currently accepting applications from artists with contemporary art practices. Visual artists working worldwide in painting, photography, installation, sculpture, drawing, printmaking, mixed-media, experimental, and conceptual art are eligible to apply. Please note that submissions for music, writing/poetry, and time-based media are not being accepted at this time.
December 11, 2025 42 days left
🍁 FALL * $1,800.00 Innovate Grants for Art + Photo
Competition
- Organization: Innovate Grant
- Submission Deadline: December 11, 2025
- Entry Fee: $35 USD
- Award Info: 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
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Online Only: Yes
FALL 2025 OPEN FOR SUBMISSIONS — Innovate Grant is thrilled to introduce their 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 their 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.
Innovate Grant supports artists and photographers through quarterly grants. They've simplified the grant process, so that artists and photographers can focus on making their innovative work. The work should speak for itself and their application reflects that.
December 27, 2025 58 days left
15th Annual “All Women” Online Art Competition
Competition
- Organization: Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery
- Submission Deadline: December 27, 2025
- Event Dates: January 1, 2026 - January 31, 2026
- Entry Fee: $18.00 for 1 to 2 entries / $26.00 for 3 to 5 entries. Early entry and art student discounts.
- Award Info: Best in Show winner will receive a cash prize. Winners receive extensive worldwide publicity and promotion.
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
- Online Only: Yes
Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery announces the 15th Annual “All Women” Online Art Competition.
There is no theme for this competition, so any subject matter and any media are acceptable for consideration. Both 2D & 3D women artists only, worldwide, are invited to submit their best representational and/or abstract art.
December 29, 2025 60 days left
"This Is Home" - Juried Art Call For Entry
Competition
- Organization: Palette of Roses Art League
- Submission Deadline: December 29, 2025
- Event Dates: January 9, 2026 - March 2, 2026
- Entry Fee: $35.00
- Award Info: Submission Limit: 3 pieces per submission. Submission Fee: $35 Awards: 1) Best In Show Cash Award & Ribbon in the amount of $250 and a 2) People's Choice Cash Award & Ribbon in the amount of $150 The winner of the Best Of Show will be announced at the artist reception and awards ceremony held on Friday, January 9th from 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm. People's Choice Winner will be announced on Monday, March 9th Juror: A professional juror (TBA) will select participating works and award distinctions for excellence in concept and execution. IMPORTANT DATES: Entry Deadline: is 11:59pm December 29, 2025 Notification of Acceptance: January 2, 2025 Delivery of Accepted Work: January 7, 2025 Exhibition Dates: January 9 to March 2 Opening Reception: Friday January 9th, 6 to 8 pm at Gallery Main Street 110 W Erwin Street, Tyler, Texas 75702
- Eligibility: Local
- Location: Tyler, TX 75702, United States
- What does home look, sound, or feel like?
- How do migration, memory, or change shape our sense of home?
- In what ways can home be both sanctuary and limitation?
- Can home exist in language, tradition, or connection rather than place?
Sponsored by:
Palette of Rose Art League, Rose City Art Gallery, and the Tyler Arts & Culture Collective