A juried group photo show on color photography at Black Box Gallery.
For more info: https://blackboxgallery.com/
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New Visionary Magazine: Issue 18, Curated by Michelle Brandt
New Visionary Magazine: Issue 18, Curated by Michelle Brandt
Deadline: August 2, 2026
New Visionary Magazine is a print and digital publication featuring contemporary artists, exclusive interviews with art world professionals, and valuable art career resources. Published by Visionary Art Collective, a New York City-based Contemporary Art & Artist Development company, our mission is to uplift artists through features, virtual exhibitions, podcast interviews, and mentorship programs. This issue will be curated by Michelle Brandt, Founder and Director of Brandt Gallery and Pecha Projects, a project space dedicated to immersive, culturally specific exhibitions and underrepresented voices. Through her work as a gallerist, curator, and arts advocate, Michelle has spent more than a decade supporting artists and fostering meaningful connections within the contemporary art community. A graduate of The Ohio State University, Brandt has served on the Short North Alliance Board of Directors, chaired public art projects throughout Columbus, juried numerous regional and national exhibitions, and curated major projects, including a 50-state veterans portrait exhibition at the National Veterans Memorial and Museum. She continues to champion inclusive, multigenerational artistic perspectives through her gallery programming, public art collaborations, and cultural initiatives.
Eligibility: This international opportunity is open to artists of all experience levels. Selected artists will receive a 2-page spread, which includes a Q&A and multiple images of their artwork.We accept all 2D & 3D mediums, includingpainting, drawing, photography, digital, prints, fiber art, collage, mixed media, sculpture, ceramics, and installation art.
Submission info:You may submit 3-4 images of your work for $30, 5-6 images for $35, or 7-8 images for $40.
Requirements:Please be sure to include high-quality images of your work, 300 DPI, minimum 800 pixels wideAll 2D images must be cropped to show only the artwork All 3D images must be photographed against a white background, except in the case of public art installationsBio, 300 words maxArtist Statement, 300 words maxFiles no larger than 10 MBArtists will be notified via Submittable within 4-6 weeks of the deadline.Visionary Art Collective’s mission is to uplift artists through magazine features, exhibitions, podcast interviews, and our mentorship programs. Submission fees go towards funding our platform, offsetting operational costs, and compensating our team and curators. These contributions enable us to continue offering a wide range of opportunities, programs, and resources for artists worldwide. Please note that submission fees are non-refundable. To learn more about our magazine, visit visionaryartcollective.com/magazine
Vibrant Colors International Art Competition
Submissions Now Open | Celebrate the energy, emotion, and impact of color in the Vibrant Colors International Art Competition. Blue Koi Gallery invites artists worldwide to submit artwork that embraces bold palettes, striking contrasts, and expressive use of color. Whether your work is abstract or representational, traditional or contemporary, we welcome art that captivates, inspires, and leaves a lasting impression.
Cash Award | Social Media Promotion | Email to Galleries, Art Admirers & Collectors | Certificate. All Winners: Featured in the Blue Koi Online Art Exhibition alongside the world’s best contemporary artists.
$20 for 2 images, $6 for each additional image. Deadline: September 4, 2026
Application: https://koisartistaward.com/vibrant-colors-art-competition-online/
Note: All artwork/images featured in the Blue Koi Gallery remain the intellectual property of the original artist/photographer.
L.A. PHOTO CURATOR ‘The Shape of a Father’ juried by Laurie Freitag
For the next L.A. Photo Curator competition, The Shape of a Father, I invite photographers to explore the many forms fatherhood can take.
When reviewing submissions, I will be looking for photographs that move beyond traditional portraits and familiar narratives. A father may be a source of love, protection, guidance, expectation, distance, loss, mystery, or memory. He may be present or absent. He may be a biological parent, stepfather, grandfather, mentor, teacher, or someone who shaped a life in unexpected ways.
I am interested in work that explores the complexity of fatherhood and its lasting impact. Images may be documentary, conceptual, autobiographical, archival, or symbolic. A father does not need to appear in the photograph.
Consider what fathers leave behind: stories, habits, objects, landscapes, traditions, beliefs, dreams, wounds, or gifts. What traces remain? How does a father continue to influence who we become?
I welcome diverse interpretations of this theme and encourage photographers to approach it with honesty, imagination, and personal vision.
Figures & Faces 2026 Art Competition
Fusion Art announces the Figures & Faces 2026 Art Competition.
For this competition, both 2D and 3D artists, worldwide, are invited to submit their best art and photography depicting the human form – both figures & faces. 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 August 1, 2026.
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.
Architecture and Collage Virtual Residency
Architecture & Collage is a four-week virtual/online collage artist residency from Kolaj Institute taking place 13 August-3 September 2026. The residency is intended for artists with a practice of collage and/or architecture who want to explore the intersections of the two mediums. Residencies are open to any artist over the age of 21 from anywhere in the world.
In this residency, artists will consider architecture as building technology, visual art, culture, history, storytelling, folklore, and preservation. Through presentations, discussion prompts, guest speakers, and collage-making activities, artists will explore how buildings, rooms, neighborhoods, and places shape relationships to memory, identity, and community. Activities may include photographing an element of place, creating a relationship map, building a material inventory, connecting one’s artist practice to architectural ideas, and developing a final artwork that speaks to the intersection of Architecture and Collage.
The residency is led by Seth Ter Haar, Managing Director of Kolaj Institute and 2024-2026 Fellow of Docomomo Wisconsin. Guest speakers will include Ric Kasini Kadour, Director of Kolaj Institute, and Clive Knights, collage artist and founding director of the School of Architecture at Portland State University. Sessions take place Thursday, 13 August; Thursday, 20 August; Thursday, 27 August; and Thursday, 3 September 2026, 7–9 PM EDT. Deadline to Apply: Tuesday, 14 July 2026. Final Deadline to Apply: Tuesday, 28 July 2026. The cost is $600 USD per artist, with a limited number of grants available to offset the cost for those in need. Apply at https://kolajmagazine.com/content/content/calls-for-artists/call-to-artists-architecture-and-collage-virtual-residency/
