Grey Cube Gallery proudly presents the fifth Abstract online art contest for the month of January 2025. Contest is open to all artists worldwide over 18 years of age. The gallery invites artists and photographers from around the world to submit their best nonrepresentational artworks in all kinds of concepts and mediums. All visual art mediums (except video and sound) are allowed. Winning artwork (Best of Show) will be on the poster of the show. All winning artists will receive a digital award certificate. The deadline to submit entries is the December 26, 2024.
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International Art Competition Yellow
Contemporary Art Room Gallery is proud to announce their 4th “Yellow” Online Art Competition for the month of December 2024. This is an international competition and artists from around the world are welcome to submit their work. The theme may include any work with depiction of the color “Yellow” or shades of Yellow (beige, lemon yellow, canary yellow, golden yellow). All visual art mediums are acceptable (painting, drawing, photography, sculpture, digital, prints, fiber art, collage or installation art) except sound and video art. Winning artwork (First place) will be on the poster of the show. Depending on the number and quality of all submissions received, Merit awards and Honorable Mention awards may also be presented. The deadline to apply to this art competition is December 19, 2024.
Call For Photography: The Monochrome Image
Call For Entry: The Monochrome Image
International Submission Deadline:
January 15th, 2025 11:59 PST
The Monochrome Image invites photographers to explore the realms of tone, tint, and shade. Whether working with historical techniques such as cyanotype, sepia, or classic black and white, the monochrome image provokes the significance of the visual harmony of a singular color family.
The Monochrome Image is an international open call for photographers ages 18 and older. All forms of two-dimensional images, traditional and non-conventional media, and conventional or alternative processes with a subjective analog or digital photographic base are welcome for submission.
Into the Wild 2025 Art Competition
Fusion Art announces the 2025 Into the Wild Art Competition.
For this competition, both 2D and 3D artists, worldwide, are invited to submit their best art and photography depicting wildlife. The wildlife theme includes any undomesticated animal species including any wild mammal, wild fish, wild bird or wild reptile.
All artists, regardless of location or experience, are invited to submit their best representational and/or abstract art and photography.
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.
Entry Fees: $25 for 1-2 images / $40 for up to 5 images
The deadline to enter is February 5, 2025.
Please visit https://www.fusionartps.com/calls-for-artists/ for full competition guidelines and to submit.
About Fusion Art
Founded by Award winning artist, Chris and Valerie Hoffman, Fusion Art was envisioned and formed out of a passion for art and the artists who create it. The website promotes and connects new, emerging and established artists with collectors and art enthusiasts, while offering the opportunity to participate in art competitions, exhibitions and experiences.
Nature’s Wonder Art Competition
Calling All Nature-Inspired Artists and Photographers!
Are you captivated by the wonders of the natural world? Do you possess a unique artistic vision rooted in the beauty of nature? We invite you to showcase your artwork in the Nature’s Wonder Online Art Competition at Ten Moir Gallery by February 28th, 2025
Theme:
Nature – landscapes, flora, fauna, seasons, ecosystems, and environmental conservation.
Awards & Opportunities:
Best in Show: $150 Cash Prize, free entry in to the Blu Sky Artist Award with a chance to win $500!, will have their artwork used as the poster of the exhibition and more.
Open to All Creators:
2D & 3D Mediums: Paintings, Photography, Digital, Sculpture, Crafts, Mixed Media.
Submission Fees:
$12 per image
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2025 Innovation Grants for Artists
The City Council and Arts Commission recognizes and supports artists who push the boundaries of creative expression, anchor our Laguna Beach community, and advance the creative field. The Artistic Innovation Grants for Artists encourages the spirit of experimentation and exploration, exclusively engaging artists in Laguna Beach.
Deadline: January 10, 2025
This grant program offers grants between $5,000 and $30,000 to support the art-making process and premiere of these endeavors. This program has been made possible through the generous support of the lodging establishments and City of Laguna Beach.
Eligibility: pen to Emerging, Mid-Career and Established Artist who reside, work, or exhibit in Laguna Beach. Applicants must be 18 years and older by the application due date. Proof of eligibility will be required. Demonstrate through a professional resume detail of engagement in a creative practice prior to the application due date.
Artists may apply in one career tier only.
The judging panel may alter the applicants tier during the review process if believed based on submitted applications a reclassification is applicable.
Honorariums:
Emerging Artists – $5,000 – $10,000 Emerging artists are those in the beginning stages of making their work public and engaging the larger community in their practice. Individuals in this tier may have had a few public showings of their work but have demonstrated potential and vision with a strong commitment to artistic growth.
Mid-Career Artists – $10,000 – $20,000 Artists in this tier regularly make their work public and engage the larger community in their practice. Artists will have had several years of experience, demonstrated public engagement and have a clear impact of the proposed project on career development.
Established Artists – $20,000 – $30,000 Artists in this tier can identify a significant body of work, produced over a substantial period, that has engaged their communities and that has made a significant social impact. Artists must demonstrate artistic excellence, and their project make wide-reaching cultural and community impact.
The 2025 Innovation Grant for Artists project is one that has in-person experiences of art, art making, or artists at the heart of the initiative and introduces a new or original idea or product to the applicant’s audience. Engagement through feature presentation and outreach included but is not limited to performance, publication, lecture/demonstration, exhibition, masterclass and/or workshop.
Applications will be accepted through January 10, 2025, for project occurring between April 1, 2025, and April 30, 2027. Awards will be reviewed by the Arts Commission on March 10, 2025, and awards announced March 17, 2025 (these dates are subject to change.) Each applicant may submit one application. At the conclusion of the program grant recipients will be required to provide an overview of expenditures and brief description of the project undertaken and present to the Arts Commission at its regularly held meeting.
These grants aim to support artists holistically to build a more equitable Laguna Beach Arts ecosystem. By pushing the boundaries of creativity and expression Artists contribute to the evolution of culture and human understanding.
