UPCOMING OPPORTUNITIES

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 3/1/26 Sow True Seed, 2026 Call to Artists.
Each year, this worker-owned seed company commissions artists to design their seed packets and the cover of their annual catalog. US-based artists can submit work for consideration; those selected will receive $150–$1,000 and more. Click HERE for more information.

Deadline 3/3/26 Onassis, AiR Residency Program 2026-27. Athens, Greece. Participants in Onassis AiR’s artistic research and residency program in Athens, Greece, receive an artist’s fee, a research budget, housing, round-trip travel, mentoring, and other resources to support their work. Click HERE for more information.

Deadline 3/7/26 Interlude Artist Residency. Hudson, NY.
Visual artists who are parents can apply for fully funded three-week residencies. Sessions include private studio space, family accommodations, studio visits, catered meals, and a stipend. The application fee is $25. Click HERE for more information.

Deadline 3/22/26 Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts & Sciences, New Jersey – Works on Paper. Loveladies, NJ. Artists based in the continental US who practice drawing, painting on paper, prints, photography, digital works on paper, and 2D paper constructions can apply to this competition and exhibition juried by Joanna Sheers Seidenstein, Curator in the Department of Drawings and Prints at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The application fee is $35 for up to three entries. 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.