UPCOMING OPPORTUNITIES

Deadline 12/3/25 Clover Mill Residency x Thom Oosterhof Projects, Open Call. This is a free to enter artist residency that can be applied for through Instagram. It is a 2 week residency as part of their international residency programme in The Netherlands. There will be an end of Residency presentation curated by @jennifersmithart & @thomoosterhofprojects. Residency dates are May 11-24th, 2026. To enter, follow and tag @clovermill_artist_residency, and tag new work with #ClovermillTOP. Learn more HERE.

Deadline 1/15/26 Pentimenti gallery, Pennsylvania Artist Open Call. Philadelphia, PA. This exhibition will reflect on who we are as we look back on 250 years of the United States. All media are welcome, painting, sculpture, photography, mixed media, and installation. This show will celebrate artists from across Pennsylvania, representing diverse generations, geographies, and identities. Click HERE for more information (and HERE if you don’t have a gmail account).

Deadline 2/3/26 Royal Society of Portrait Portrait Painters, Annual Open Call. Artists aged 18 and over, in the UK and internationally are welcome to submit portraits for this annual exhibition. Paintings, drawings and original prints are accepted. Selected artists will have their work exhibited in a prestigious showcase at Mall Galleries, London. Click HERE for more information.

Deadline 2/15/26 New Salem Museum of Fine Art International Painting Competition. Focusing on contemporary realism in painting, this yearly competition is intended to serve as a beacon for the highest standards in representational art, motivating the next generation of artists to reach for ever higher quality and impact in their work. All subject matter is welcome - figurative, landscape, still life, etc. This competition is for paintings only - check for eligibility online. Click HERE for more information.

Deadline 1/13/26 Gallery@OXO, Derwent Art Prize. London, UK. The Derwent Art Prize celebrates and rewards excellence in contemporary pencil art, inviting artists to submit the very best in 2D and 3D artworks created in any pencil, including color, water-soluble, pastel, graphite and charcoal pencils. Click HERE for more information.

ROLLING DEADLINE SUBMISSIONS

Pollock-Krasner Foundation, PKF Grant. The Foundation welcomes, throughout the year, applications from visual artists who are painters, sculptors and artists who work on paper, including printmakers. The Foundation will review expenditures relating to an artist's professional work and personal expenses and amounts range up to $50,000. Professional exhibition history will be taken into consideration. Artists must be actively exhibiting their current work in professional artistic venues, such as gallery and museum spaces. Click HERE for more information.

Visionary Art Collective Artist Interviews. VAC interviews contemporary artists from all over the globe, providing a wide range of creative individuals with a platform to share their journeys and discuss the evolution of their work. All interviews are promoted and shared to their social media platforms. Click HERE for more information.

SHRINE NYC Submissions Portal. New York, NY. SHRINE Gallery’s NYC location has opened up a portal for submissions on a rolling basis. Emerging, Mid-Career, and Established Artists are now invited to submit their work for consideration to the gallery. Submissions will be considered for exhibitions and other programming opportunities. They also invite curators and galleries interested in collaboration to apply with proposals. Click HERE for the submissions portal.

The Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grant. This is one of the most prestigious grants for emerging representational artists. Click HERE for more information.

Mineral House Media Digital Residency Program. Remote Residency Program. The residency includes a 2 week Instagram takeover, your artist statement and bio being highlighted in a landing page feature, a written interview, and an invitation to show work in a group exhibition. Click HERE for info & to submit a proposal.

Cycladic Arts Residency 2023. Paros, Greece. Cycladic Arts is an artist run space which aims to facilitate artistic creation in a newly renovated space in Alyki. Click HERE for more information.