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Open calls for artists

Exhibitions and calls with a stated deadline. Facts from the organiser's page, checked weekly.

98 opportunities

Open call Deadline November 25, 2026

Bienal de Arte Contemporáneo SACO 1.3: El trópico de la llama

XHBT® · Antofagasta, CL

The 13th SACO Biennial in Antofagasta, Chile invites artists worldwide to propose site specific work for El tropico de la llama. Selected proposals become part of an exhibition.

  • Open to all countries
  • exhibition
Open call Deadline November 26, 2026

Debian 14 Forky Artwork Submissions

The Debian Project

The Debian Project invites artists to propose artwork for the look and feel of Debian 14 "Forky". Proposals are collected on the Debian wiki.

  • Open to all countries
Open call Deadline November 29, 2026

Open Call: GroundWork Gallery Spring 2027

GroundWork Gallery · King's Lynn, GB

GroundWork Gallery is inviting visual artists to submit work for a Spring 2027 exhibition exploring the theme of heat. The open call is open to all.

  • Open to all countries
  • exhibition
  • fee 10 GBP
Open call Deadline November 30, 2026

Call for artists and writers

Kreatif Magazine · Tryon, US

Kreatif Magazine is a quarterly print and digital publication seeking diverse, independent voices in literature and art. It provides a platform for women, multicultural creators, and historically excluded artists.

  • Open to all countries
Open call Deadline November 30, 2026

2027 Beam Camp Project Open Call

Beam Center · Strafford, US

Beam Center seeks proposals for a large public artwork to be built with youth at Beam Camp in Strafford, NH. Selected project proposers receive a $5,000 award.

  • Open to all countries
  • 5,000 USD
Open call Deadline November 30, 2026

Architecture of Thought - Jewellery & Silversmithing Exhibition

Victoria Coleman Fine Jewellery · Skipton, GB

Victoria Coleman Fine Jewellery is organising an open call for jewellers and silversmiths with aphantasia for the "Architecture of Thought" exhibition in Skipton, United Kingdom. The exhibition will take place from April to June 2027 and will showcase selected artists' work, which will be for sale.

  • Open to all countries
  • exhibition
Open call Deadline November 30, 2026

Zozobra III

Suture Zone · CA

Suture Zone is running an open call for artists to document the global push toward authoritarianism, dictatorships and fascism. The opportunity is open to artists worldwide over 18 and selected artists will participate in an online exhibition and receive a place in a publication.

  • Open to all countries
  • exhibition
  • fee 20 GBP
Open call Deadline November 30, 2026

Call For Recent Work: Limner Gallery

Limner Gallery · Hudson, US

Limner Gallery is holding an open call for "RECENT WORK v1", a thematic exhibition for artists working in any media and style. Work must be completed after January 1, 2025.

  • Open to all countries
  • exhibition
  • fee 35 USD
Open call Deadline December 01, 2026

4th Annual Juried Exhibition

Blah Blah Gallery · US

Blah Blah Gallery is calling for artworks for its 4th Annual Juried Exhibition. The exhibition is open to emerging and mid-career artists working in any medium.

  • Open to all countries
  • exhibition
  • fee 25 USD
Open call Deadline December 01, 2026

Flow Space Gallery Winter Open Call

Flow Space Gallery · New York, US

Flow Space Gallery is seeking emerging and mid-career artists who identify as women or queer for solo and group shows. All mediums are welcome, and selected works will be considered for future exhibition opportunities.

  • Open to all countries
  • exhibition
  • fee 20 USD
Open call Deadline December 03, 2026

Festival de Gerardmer 2027 Fantastic Art Open Call

Festival International du Film Fantastique de Gerardmer · Gerardmer, FR

The Festival International du Film Fantastique de Gerardmer seeks artists working in the fantastic genre for a free-entry visual art exhibition during its 34th edition. Artists are asked to send their application together with an artbook, either as an online portfolio or as a digital document.

  • Open to all countries
  • exhibition
Open call Deadline December 08, 2026

OPEN CALL FOR CURRENTS 2027 ART & TECH FESTIVAL

Parallel Studios Inc. / CURRENTS New Media · Santa Fe, US

Parallel Studios Inc. / CURRENTS New Media is accepting submissions for its annual 2027 Art and Technology Festival in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The festival presents new media artists from the USA and around the world.

  • Open to all countries
  • exhibition
  • fee 30 USD
Open call Deadline December 15, 2026

Open call for Artists

Monica Mardare · Madrid, ES

This is an open call for artists for the "Architecture of Silence" exhibition in Madrid, Spain. The exhibition is organised by independent curator Monica Mardare and focuses on works that engage with silence and stillness.

  • Open to all countries
  • exhibition
  • fee 300 GBP
Open call Deadline December 21, 2026

Yosemite Renaissance 42

Yosemite Renaissance · Oakhurst, US

Yosemite Renaissance is a non-profit art organization seeking artists for the Yosemite Renaissance Exhibition. The exhibition is open to artists worldwide and focuses on interpretations of Yosemite National Park and the surrounding Sierra Nevada region.

  • Open to all countries
  • 800 USD
  • exhibition
  • fee 25 USD
Open call Deadline December 21, 2026

Textile Art Biennial BIEN 2027

Textile Art Biennial BIEN · SI

The Textile Art Biennial BIEN is an open call for artists, designers, and researchers to participate in an event taking place in Slovenia between May and August 2027. Artists worldwide can submit up to three textile-based works created within the last three years.

  • Open to all countries
  • exhibition
  • stay
Open call Deadline December 30, 2026

LNR Art Vitrine 2027 Open Call

Les Nouveaux Riches · AT

Les Nouveaux Riches runs the LNR Art Vitrine open call for artists to display work in a street-facing vitrine. Accepted media include text art, painting, sculpture, photography, digital art, and illustration.

  • Open to all countries
  • exhibition
Open call Deadline December 31, 2026

Open Call for Writers: SECOND SIGHT Contemporary Art Reviews

Molend Art · Glasgow, GB

Molend Art, through its platform SECOND SIGHT, invites submissions of contemporary art reviews from writers internationally. The platform focuses on contemporary art, exhibitions, artistic practices, and curatorial practice.

  • Open to all countries
Open call Deadline January 10, 2027

Spore Collective

CuratorSpace · London, GB

Spore Collective is a peer-peer learning journey about art and ecology organised by CuratorSpace. It is for creatives, artists, writers, and makers in any field who are curious about the intersection of creativity and ecology.

  • Open to all countries
  • exhibition
Open call Deadline January 31, 2027

Call for Abstract art: Neoteric Abstract

Limner Gallery · Hudson, US

Limner Gallery is holding its fifteenth annual exhibition, Neoteric Abstract XV, dedicated to abstract art. The exhibition is open to artists working in any media and will be held at the Limner Gallery in Hudson, NY.

  • Open to all countries
  • exhibition
  • fee 35
Open call Deadline January 31, 2027

Architecture of Silence - Digital Exhibition, Madrid, Spain

Monica Mardare · Madrid, ES

Monica Mardare is organising a digital art exhibition in Madrid, Spain, titled "Architecture of Silence". The exhibition is open to artists working in digital art, AI, moving image, and photography.

  • Open to all countries
  • exhibition
  • fee 75 GBP
Open call Deadline February 04, 2027

Measure Twice Cut Once Collage Exhibition

La Luz de Jesus Gallery, Los Angeles · US

XHBT® is gathering submissions for the Measure Twice Cut Once exhibition of physical collage. The exhibition is open to collage artwork made by hand in a physical medium.

  • Open to all countries
  • exhibition
Open call Deadline February 19, 2027

Call to curators. Lea Bridge Gallery, London 2027

Lea Bridge Gallery · London, GB

Lea Bridge Gallery is inviting curators to submit proposals for a group exhibition. The primary focus of the gallery is painting, but all types of art are open. The hanging space works best with 2D artwork.

  • Open to all countries
  • exhibition
  • fee 50 GBP
Open call Deadline February 28, 2027

Call for Nature Inspired Art: Arte Natura

Limner Gallery · Hudson, US

Arte Natura is a thematic exhibition based on art inspired by the world of nature and biology, organized by Limner Gallery. It is open for entry to all artists working in any media.

  • Open to all countries
  • exhibition
  • fee 35

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