Visual Arts

About this exhibit: This show is open to all media. Submissions must be black, white, and grey scale. No color, including framing will be accepted.

Lab art contest, is a call for submissions open to all kind of artists. Works allowed in the art competition are: drawings, paintings, sculptures, photographs, graphics, mix media and video. A great opportunity for the artists, which can win a cash prize, have the opportunity to exhibit the artworks in May 2026 in Milan and much more.

 

PRIZES: 5000,00€

– collaboration award for a new Malamegi collection

– artwork acquisition award

– cash prize

– monographic book prize

 

The following types of works are admitted: Painting, Sculpture, Photography, Mixed media, Digital, Video, Graphics, Net art, other (all visual works that can be reproduced through a picture are allowed).

 

The contest is addressed to professional and amateur artists, graphic designers, painters, photographers, etc. from all over the world.

 

Application deadline : April 9, 2026

You can find all the information about the contest on the official website: www.lab.malamegi.com

 

Final Exhibition: 14-28 May 2026 at

CMC – CENTRO CULTURALE MILANO

Largo Corsia dei Servi, 4, 20122 MILAN – Italy

www.centroculturaledimilano.it

CICA Museum invites Korean and Korean diaspora artists worldwide, as well as international artists residing in Korea, to participate in the Young Korean Artists Solo Show Series Fall 2026, including publication and presentation opportunities. Each selected artist will have a solo exhibition for one week (Wednesday–Sunday) in the gallery space (approximately 44 m²) at CICA Museum. The artists will be featured in the e-book series “CICA Art Now,” available on Amazon. Additionally, artists may optionally submit a 1–15 minute video presentation of their work, a selected recording of which may be shared on social media.

*The categories include:
– Painting
– Photography
– Sculpture and Installation Art
– Performance
– Video and New Media Art
– Design

*Timeline:
April 6, 2026: Submission deadline
April 8 – 30, 2026: Exhibition schedules will be arranged
July – December 2026: Young Korean Artists Solo Show Series
August 1, 2026: Expected publication date of CICA Art Now 2026
***Dates are subject to change.

*How to submit your work: Please visit our website for more information.
https://cicamuseum.com/call-for-artists-cica-young-korean-artists-solo-show-series/

We look forward to the participation of creative artists.
If you have any questions, please visit our “Contact Us” page (http://cicamuseum.com/contact) and leave a message.

The Atlas of Contemporary Women Artists is a new international publishing series by Women United ART MOVEMENT designed to map contemporary women artists across the world—continent by continent.

The first volume focuses on North America, bringing together artists working across diverse cultural, political, and geographic contexts. Rather than documenting careers or market trajectories, The Atlas explores the lived realities behind contemporary artistic practice—examining how place, history, identity, and power shape the work artists create. 

This publication aims to build a long-term global archive of contemporary women artists, foregrounding artists’ voices, reflections, and creative processes alongside their artwork.

 

WHO CAN APPLY

Submissions are open to:

• Women artists working in all visual art disciplines
• Emerging, mid-career, and established practitioners
• Artists working both inside and outside institutional frameworks

• Indigenous, diasporic, migrant, and locally rooted practices

• Artists based in North America, understood in this publication as: Indigenous Nations, Canada, the United States, Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean. 

 

Artists from urban, rural, and remote contexts are all encouraged to apply.

 

WHAT SELECTED ARTISTS RECEIVE

• Inclusion in The Atlas of Contemporary Women Artists – Volume I: North America (print and digital publication)

• A curated artist profile within a continental editorial framework

• Long-term visibility in an international research-oriented publication

• Editorial context prioritizing artists’ lived experiences and perspectives

• A digital copy of the publication

 

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Applicants will be asked to prepare:

• Artist bio (max 300 words)

• Artist statement (max 300 words)
• A short reflection on why this project is relevant to their practice (max 300 words)

• Headshot or studio image (high resolution, minimum 300 DPI)

• Up to 5 images of recent or representative artwork (minimum 300 DPI) 

 

SUBMISSION FEE STRUCTURE (SOLIDARITY-BASED)

To support accessibility across diverse economic realities, the project operates on a self-selected solidarity fee model:

 

Standard Fee: €25

For artists with stable income or institutional support.

 

Reduced Fee: €15

For early-career artists, freelancers, or artists with financial constraints.

 

Symbolic Fee: €5

For artists facing economic precarity or structural barriers.

 

Fee Waiver: €0

Available for artists unable to pay due to hardship or unsafe conditions.

 

Optional Donation: €10
Artists may contribute to help support fee waivers for others. 

 

KEY DATES

Submission Deadline: 15 April 2026

Selected Artists Announced: 30 April 2026
Publication Release: November 2026 

 

ABOUT THE EDITOR

The publication is curated and edited by Mona Lerch, founder of Women United ART MOVEMENT, Editor-in-Chief of Women United ART MAGAZINE, and creator of several international artist initiatives focused on visibility, mentorship, and professional development for women artists. 

 

APPLY

Artists shall submit their work through the official application page: https://www.womenunitedartmovement.com/the-atlas-north-america