Fusion Art announces the Animal Kingdom 2026 Art Competition. For this competition, both 2D and 3D artists, worldwide, are invited to submit their best art and photography depicting animals, both domestic and wild. Choice of a cash prize or complimentary one-year membership to Fusion Art’s Members Gallery for Best in Show winners. $25 for 1-2 images / $40 for up to 5 images. Deadline is September 1, 2026.
International
Open Call: Flash, poetry, graphic novels, art
Sunspot Lit, an international magazine, seeks unique works. Accepts all genres and art forms. Submit flash, poetry, graphic novels, stories, CNF and art before September 30. See guidelines and submission form, along with the journal’s other open calls (including art), here: https://sunspotlit.submittable.com/submit.
Ethnic Ancestry | Juried Online Art Exhibition
We invite artists to submit work for “Ethnic Ancestry” — an exploration of heritage, roots, and the traditions carried across generations: the stories, symbols, and identities that shape who we are. This online exhibition welcomes all mediums and styles, offering artists a chance to share their vision with a global audience.
Submissions are open to all media, including painting, drawing, digital art, sculpture, printmaking, photography, textiles, and mixed media.
Awards: publication and interview opportunities in UPWARD’s print magazine and website, a digital certificate, and a personal artist page on the gallery website. The exhibition will also be promoted via our website and social media channels.
Fee: $15 for entry, $12 (2-4 entries), $10 (5 or more entries).
Deadline: September 12, 2026
Visit https://upwardgallery.com/ad/competitions/140/ethnic-ancestry for full information.
Founded in 2021, UPWARD Gallery connects artists with new audiences through a modern online platform. We help emerging artists get discovered — and established artists reach further.
The Shape of Sound | Juried Online Art Exhibition
We invite artists to submit work for “The Shape of Sound” — an exploration of how sound can be seen, felt, and translated into visual form: rhythm made visible, silence given weight, vibration turned into color and line. This online exhibition welcomes all mediums and styles, offering artists a chance to share their vision with a global audience.
Submissions are open to all media, including painting, drawing, digital art, sculpture, printmaking, photography, textiles, and mixed media.
Awards: publication and interview opportunities in UPWARD’s print magazine and website, a digital certificate, and a personal artist page on the gallery website. The exhibition will also be promoted via our website and social media channels.
Fee: $15 for entry, $12 (2-4 entries), $10 (5 or more entries).
Deadline: September 9, 2026
Visit https://upwardgallery.com/ad/competitions/139/shape-sound for full information.
Founded in 2021, UPWARD Gallery connects artists with new audiences through a modern online platform. We help emerging artists get discovered — and established artists reach further.
The Elements Art Competition & Exhibition
Earth. Water. Fire. Air. These ancient forces shape our world and stir the imagination. The Elements invites artists to explore these primal energies in all their forms: physical, symbolic, and emotional. Whether you focus on one element or the harmony between them, this theme invites a return to the foundation of life through your creative voice.
Eligibility:
Open to artists 18 and older worldwide
All visual mediums accepted: painting, photography, sculpture, digital art, textile, mixed media, etc.
Open to both emerging and established artists
Awards and Recognition
Overall Winner : $150 cash prize, The Moir Collectors Catalog feature, newsletter spotlight, social media promotion + free entry to the $500 Blu Sky Artist Award
Category Winners: free Blu Sky Award entry + Mini Catalog features + social media
Finalists: Selected for the curated online exhibition and promoted across Ten Moir Gallery platforms
Entry Fee: Starting at $18 for 2 images
Deadline: August 31, 2026
Apply Here:
https://tenmoirgallery.com/the-elements-2025-online-art-competition/
Call for Artists: CICA Contemporary Art Solo Show Series Spring 2027
CICA Museum invites artists worldwide to participate in the Contemporary Art Solo Show Series and the publication. Each selected artist will have a solo exhibition for a week (Wednesday–Sunday schedule) in the gallery space (approximately 44 m²). The artists will also be featured in the e-book, CICA Art Now 2027, which will be available via Amazon Kindle. A printed version will be available by order.
*The categories include:
-Painting
-Photography
-Sculpture and Installation Art
-Performance
-Video & New Media Art
*Timeline:
August 27, 2026: Close submissions
August 29 – September 15, 2026: Selection Results: Selected artists will be notified by email
Between January and June 2027: Contemporary Art Solo Show Series
August 1, 2027: Expected publication date of “CICA Art Now 2027”
*How to submit: Please visit our website for more information.
https://cicamuseum.com/call-for-artists-contemporary-art-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, and we will get back to you as soon as possible.
